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Kendall Jenner is being sued for $1.8 million. An Italian fashion brand has claimed that the supermodel blew off a job they’d hired her for, and are now suing for damages.
The fashion house, Liu Jo, said that they made a deal with Jenner in early 2019 for two photoshoots: one for their Spring/Summer 2020 campaign and another for Fall/Winter 2020. Jenner would be paid a total of $1.5 million plus a 20% service fee.
While the first of the two shoots happened as planned back in July 2019, the second was postponed due to the pandemic. It had been scheduled for March 2020 in London.
Jenner had been paid $1.35 million by February 2020, yet according to Liu Jo, has not agreed to any rescheduling for the second photo shoot.
So now Liu Jo is suing Jenner for $1.8 million.
Liu Jo's court filing states, “Due to Ms. Jenner’s refusal to negotiate in good faith, Liu Jo was forced to find replacement models and restructure its entire Spring/Summer 2021 photoshoot [sic] — at great expense to Liu Jo, due to Ms. Jenner’s refusal to uphold her end of the bargain.”
The filing also mentions that Jenner had offered to reschedule the shoot for October 2020, though she "continued to fail to respond to urgent requests and communications relating to the logistics."
Jenner did end up traveling to Italy in October and participated in a photo shoot for Versace.
Jenner's team does not acknowledge any credibility of Liu Jo's claims. A spokesperson for her model management company The Society Management, told E! News, "This suit is without merit. The Society Management, on behalf of Ms. Kendall Jenner, has continually offered Liu Jo alternative dates and locations to fulfill an agreement that was forced to be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic."
While $1.8 million seems like a lot of money to most of us - definitely not worth blowing off a photo shoot and a trip to Italy - maybe Kendall Jenner doesn't see it the same way.
According to Forbes, the 25-year-old was the highest-paid model in the world in 2018, with an estimated annual earnings of $22.5 million.
And this isn't the first time Jenner has had to repay money from a mishap with a modeling gig. Last year, she had to pay back $90,000 for promoting the infamous Fyre Fest.
