Designer Michael Costello has been linked to some of the world’s most famous stars. A list that includes Beyonce, The Kardashians, and Tamar Braxton and many more but now that is being overshadowed by yet another accusation of him being racist.
Recently we received word about a designer who goes by Maxine James who has now joined the long list of people that has accused Costello of being a racist.
In a recent Instagram post, the victim accuses the famed designer of not only calling her the N- word but for also breaking her phone. She also videos a witness where he backs up the claims:
Ironically enough this isn’t the first time he and Maxine have been in a situation similar to this like she stated in her Instagram post. Last year, we posted about Maxine also accusing the Project Runway designer of calling her the N-word after she felt as though Michael tried to steal her design.
It was confirmed by his partner Stephanie that she did indeed purchase the dress from Maxine but only because she realized that that design was stolen from a dress that they created a year earlier. The dress was posted on social media as a way to put other imitations on blast for using their design. The argument got so ugly that fans even attached Beyonce for working with him. Michael never really apologized for the incident and we guess that’s why tensions have boiled over once again.
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