--- title: Guess Co-Founder Steps Down After Harassment Allegations description: Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the company until the sexual misconduct investigation is complete. canonical: https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-20T18:15:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:21:46.350Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Steps Down After Kate Upton's Sexual Harassment Allegations og:description: Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the company og:url: https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fa5935e26ab1eaa/6988fa5a22fb85490ae24955/guess-paul-marciano.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GUESS Celebrates 35 Years with Opening of Exhibition at the FIDM Museum & Galleries og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Steps Down After Kate Upton's Sexual Harassment Allegations twitter:description: Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the company twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fa5935e26ab1eaa/6988fa5a22fb85490ae24955/guess-paul-marciano.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Steps Down After Kate Upton's Sexual Harassment Allegations > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Colleen Kratofil / PEOPLE](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Colleen Kratofil / PEOPLE Contributor Feb 20, 2018 6:15 PM UTC  Fashion designer and co-founder of Guess? Inc. Paul Marciano speaks at GUESS Celebrates 35 Years with Opening of Exhibition at the FIDM Museum & Galleries at FIDM Museum & Galleries on the Park on June 5, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Fashion designer and co-founder of Guess? Inc. Paul Marciano speaks at GUESS Celebrates 35 Years with Opening of Exhibition at the FIDM Museum & Galleries at FIDM Museum & Galleries on the Park on June 5, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Emma McIntyre—Getty Images for GUESS, Inc. by [Colleen Kratofil / PEOPLE](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Colleen Kratofil / PEOPLE Contributor Feb 20, 2018 6:15 PM UTC Two weeks after model Kate Upton came forward with details [alleging designer Paul Marciano of sexual harassment](http://people.com/style/kate-upton-alleged-sexual-harassment-paul-marciano/), the Guess co-founder is stepping down from his title. According to [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/20/guess-co-founder-ousted-following-sexual-harassment-allegations.html), Guess? Inc announced that Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the company until the sexual misconduct investigation is complete. “I have pledged my full cooperation to the Company, and I have the utmost confidence in our CEO, Victor Herrero, to continue leading the Company during this time,” Marciano said in a [statement](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/20/guess-co-founder-ousted-following-sexual-harassment-allegations.html). Earlier this month, Upton [alleged that Marciano inappropriately touched](http://people.com/style/kate-upton-alleged-sexual-harassment-paul-marciano/) her on her first day of shooting with the brand in 2010. “After the first day of shooting the Guess Lingerie campaign \[on July 25, 2010\], Paul Marciano said he wanted to meet with me. As soon as I walked in with photographer Yu Tsai, Paul came straight up to me, forcibly grabbed my breasts and started feeling them — playing with them actually,” [Upton told TIME](http://time.com/5137456/kate-upton-paul-marciano-interview/). “After I pushed him away, he said, ‘I’m making sure they’re real.’” She also accused the designer of asking the photographer to leave him alone with Upton in the room. “I was able to send a quick text to Yu Tsai asking him to stay. He did, but that did not stop Paul’s constant grabbing,” Kate said. “I was extremely shaken, surprised and scared.” TIME reported that Yu Tsai “corroborated details of her allegations.” **_RELATED:_** [**_Kate Upton Details Alleged Sexual Harassment by Paul Marciano: ‘He Forcibly Grabbed My Breasts’_**](http://people.com/style/kate-upton-alleged-sexual-harassment-paul-marciano/) Marciano denied the model’s accusations in a statement to PEOPLE. “The claim that I groped Kate Upton the first time I ever met her and in front of dozens of people in a busy hotel lobby is preposterous. I have never been alone with Kate Upton,” he said. “I have never touched her inappropriately. Nor would I ever refer to a Guess model in such a derogatory manner.” He explained that he will fully cooperate with the investigation. “I fully support the #metoo movement. At the same time, I will not allow others to defame me and tarnish my reputation. I have pledged to Guess and its Board of Directors my full support and cooperation with a fair and impartial investigation.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/style/guess-paul-marciano-steps-down-kate-upton-sexual-harassment-allegations/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/"},"headline":"Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Steps Down After Kate Upton's Sexual Harassment Allegations","datePublished":"2018-02-20T18:15:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:21:46.350Z","description":"Marciano will give up his day-to-day responsibilities at the company","url":"https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/","keywords":["fashion","sexual harassment","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fa5935e26ab1eaa/6988fa5a22fb85490ae24955/guess-paul-marciano.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Colleen Kratofil / PEOPLE"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8fa5935e26ab1eaa/6988fa5a22fb85490ae24955/guess-paul-marciano.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GUESS Celebrates 35 Years with Opening of Exhibition at the FIDM Museum & Galleries","caption":"GUESS Celebrates 35 Years with Opening of Exhibition at the FIDM Museum & Galleries","creditText":"Emma McIntyre—Getty Images for GUESS, Inc.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fashion/","name":"fashion"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5167066/paul-marciano-guess-allegation-kate-upton/","name":"Guess Co-Founder Paul Marciano Steps Down After Kate Upton's Sexual Harassment Allegations"}}]}] ```