Since the Department of Justice has released 3.5 million new documents every day. Jeffrey Epstein case On January 30th, it was revealed that another powerful person was in contact with a convicted sex offender and people in his network. Late last week, Peter Thomas Ross’ name surfaced. The skin care brand’s founder was in contact with Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell from 2004 to 2018, according to what appear to be emails included in the Justice Department’s release. Influencers and content creators are now publicly disavowing the Ross brand and, along with some general consumers, are calling for a boycott based on this information.
Although there is nothing in the files to suggest that Ross was involved in any criminal activity, Ross exchanged many friendly e-mails with Epstein and Maxwell long after the latter pleaded guilty in 2008 to felony charges of solicitation of prostitution and pimping a person under 18. One report said that in September 2017, Ross went to Epstein’s home to “instruct all the girls about skin creams, cleansers, etc.” email. That same month, Ross dispatched Epstein 13 gift bags It’s full of products. in another emaildated August 2018, Ross sent a link to Epstein. New York Post article with headings Steve Bannon tries to get on disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s good side“That’s a great photo!!!” Mr. Epstein replied, “It’s fun,” and Mr. Ross responded with three thumbs up emojis. Epstein was later indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019.
Ross launched her skin care line in 1993 after struggling to find products to treat acne. The brand is currently carried at Sephora, Ulta, and QVC. In a statement sent to allurea representative for Peter Thomas Roth said that Roth “relinquished day-to-day operations of his namesake brand in 2016.” According to the brand’s website, Ross “leads all research and development activities.” He’s still the CEO.
On February 8th, skincare influencer Hiram Yarbro posted a 26-minute post. YouTube video In it, he said he would no longer promote the brand. He said he has introduced the company’s products in “hundreds” of his videos. “Today I learned that one of my favorite skin care brands, Peter Thomas Roth, which I have featured in hundreds of videos since the beginning of my channel, is all included in the Epstein file,” Yarbro said in the video. “Personally, I will no longer support him or the brand.” As of press time, the video has been viewed more than 230,000 times and has more than 2,000 comments, with some saying they plan to boycott Ulta and Sephora as long as they continue to carry the brand.
Content creator JC Dombrowski also said, video The company said it is severing ties with the brand, requesting that all previous videos promoting the brand’s products be removed, and that it be removed from its public relations team’s mailing list. “I’m especially disappointed, violated and appalled that my content helped raise money for someone or a brand like that,” he wrote in the caption, explaining that he too is a survivor of abuse.
The same goes for people with far fewer followers on the internet, such as Reddit. blame ross and his brandis calling on others to stop purchasing his products. “I’m really disgusted and angry about this. PTR makes one of my favorite moisturizers and I won’t be buying any more after this,” one user posted. /BeautyGuruChatter subreddit.
when allure When we reached out to brand representatives at Peter Thomas Roth for comment, they pointed out to us: statement Ross posted on both his Instagram profile and the brand’s profile on February 5th. In it, Mr. Epstein said he was a physics teacher at the Dalton School in New York City in the early ’70s. “We remained in casual contact for nearly 50 years,” he writes. “I am horrified by the crimes he committed and the lasting impact they have had on his victims, and I deeply regret continuing to be associated with him after he left Dalton.”
Source: Allure – www.allure.com
