Julian Assange Gets a Modeling Gig

Julian Assange Gets a Modeling Gig

Published: July 5, 2014 | By: American Luxury Staff

Controversial figure Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks and wanted man for extradition to Sweden on sex-assault charges, will make his modeling debut in September.

Assange will be modeling clothes inspired by the movie The Good, The Bad And The Ugly starring Clint Eastwood. Ben Westwood is putting on the show in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London where Assange currently resides.

“Julian’s been in the embassy for two years and it’s important that he doesn’t slip into obscurity,” Ben Westwood said. “I want to highlight Julian Assange’s plight. What happened to him is totally unfair. I’ve designed something for him along those and will be getting him to wear it… I’ve got another garment with a Julian Assange print.”

Assange will walk the runway with six other models, none of whom as polarizing as he is, however.

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Photo credit: Reuters

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