Balenciaga sacks casting agents over alleged ‘sadistic model abuse'

Balenciaga has announced that it has cut all ties with casting agents Maida Gregori Boina and Rami Fernandes after a fellow casting director voiced concerns over alleged “sadistic and cruel” working conditions.

A figure that has campaigned for more diversity and better treatment of models, James Scully took to Instagram to publicly address the alleged incident at a recent Balenciaga casting.

Here, he says more than 150 girls were reportedly left waiting for over three hours in a dark staircase without light while Maida and Rami ate their lunch.