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UK photographer David Hamilton dies at 83 amid rape scandal | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
The controversial British photographer David Hamilton, best known for nude images of young girls, has died in Paris at the age of 83. | |
He was found unconscious at his flat and died shortly afterwards. Police say the case is an apparent suicide. | |
Hamilton had recently denied accusations that he had in the past raped some of his teenage models. | Hamilton had recently denied accusations that he had in the past raped some of his teenage models. |
He made his name in the 1960s with soft-focus pictures of young girls published by major magazines. | He made his name in the 1960s with soft-focus pictures of young girls published by major magazines. |
The emergency services were called to his apartment in the French capital's 6th district (arrondissement) shortly after 20:30 local time (19:30 GMT) on Friday, where he was found unresponsive. | |
Results of a post mortem will be available in the coming days. | |
His death comes after a book published last month in which prominent TV presenter Flavie Flament described being raped at the age of 13 in the 1980s by a famous photographer, without giving a name. | |
In an interview with L'Obs weekly last week, Flament named Hamilton as her attacker. Other women then levelled similar accusations. | In an interview with L'Obs weekly last week, Flament named Hamilton as her attacker. Other women then levelled similar accusations. |
Hamilton, whose work has long raised questions about where art ends and pornography begins, strongly denied the allegations, and said he would sue for defamation. | Hamilton, whose work has long raised questions about where art ends and pornography begins, strongly denied the allegations, and said he would sue for defamation. |
Flament was left "devastated" by the news of his death on Friday, her editor Karina Hocine told AFP news agency. | Flament was left "devastated" by the news of his death on Friday, her editor Karina Hocine told AFP news agency. |
"Naturally, we feel horrified and, at the same time, really disgusted that there was not enough time for justice to run its course," she added. | "Naturally, we feel horrified and, at the same time, really disgusted that there was not enough time for justice to run its course," she added. |
Born in London in 1933, Hamilton settled in France after leaving Britain in the 1950s. | Born in London in 1933, Hamilton settled in France after leaving Britain in the 1950s. |