Alessandra Ambrosio 'creeped out' by new Maxim owner who lurked on set for entire two-day photo shoot and insisted on posing with the supermodel in one of the pictures
- Sources tell the New York Post that the Brazilian model was 'creeped out' when Maxim owner Sardar Biglari hung around set for her photo shoot
- She also reportedly agreed to take a picture with the new owner, on the condition that it would not be published in the magazine
- However, the magazine appears to have gone against her wishes in printing the photo as a two-page spread this month
- Officially, Ambrosio's spokesman says she has 'no comment' about the picture
Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is apparently furious after the new owner of Maxim published a picture of them together without her permission.
The December cover girl shot a spread for the men's magazine in Monte Carlo this summer, and sources tell the New York Post that she was 'creeped out' by new owner Sardar Biglari, who 'hung around on the set' for the entire two-day shoot.
During the course of the shoot, the 34-year-old Brazilian stunner was reportedly asked to pose for a picture with Biglari, and an insider told the Post that she only agreed on the condition that fashion director Wayne Gross promise not to publish the picture.
But she received a shock this month when she found the picture printed as a two-page spread in the magazine.
The photo shows Ambrosio, leaning against a balcony at the Hotel de Paris in a short black dress while Biglari sits at a nearby table puffing on a cigar.
Typically, the magazine's editor in chief would shown Ambrosio the selected photos before publishing, but editorial change-ups this fall meant that Kate Lanphear stepped down from her role as editor in October, following Gross in September. It's unclear if either had relayed Ambrosio's wishes for the photo spread to the rest of the staff.
While sources told the Post that Ambrosio was upset with the photo shoot, officially a spokesman for the model says they have 'no comment on that'.
Milos Blagojevic, at Full Picture Management, pointed out that the model had no trouble with the cover photo, something she tweeted about proudly.
The photographer of the shoot has also denied there was any trouble between Ambrosio and Biglari on the set.
'In absolutely no way did the described situation occur,' Gilles Bensimmon said in a statement issued through Maxim. 'Alessandra was a dream to work with and enjoyed the photo shoot. She was incredibly pleased with both her cover and the spread.'
Biglari, an Iranian-born investor, purchased Maxim in 2014 for $12million, and insiders say he had been boasting about the photo shoot with Ambrosio for weeks.
I shall pick this up, could've done without the cover model though. Anyway, Glenn said his fully edit will be March, but he's done a few tweaks until then. Something about him just feels right, and, you know, he's a man and he actually understand his demographic. I don't think he'll turn it into an ersatz GQ actually.
