Playboy's highly anticipated special edition, shot entirely by Terry Richardson, has finally hit the newsstands.
The 100-page issue, titled "California Dreamin'," was announced last July, despite longtime claims of sexual harassment and abuse against Richardson by young models.
Several brands, including Aldo Shoes, are distancing themselves from the photographer. But Playboy, along with Rolling Stone and Harper's Bazaar, seem less fazed.
Regardless, the revealing cover has been causing a stir online.
apparently, @playboy didn't get the memo that hiring terry richardson makes you the official worst.— sara zucker (@sbz) February 25, 2015
brb, just threw up in my mouth after looking at the pix from THE ISSUE OF PLAYBOY SHOT ENTIRELY BY TERRY RICHARDSON http://t.co/s2ymrgWmw0— meg clark ʅʕ•ᴥ•ʔʃ (@MC1RK) February 25, 2015
Excuse me as I take a million showers RT @Jezebel: Playboy's all-Terry Richardson issue is out http://t.co/3jpFF5q6Y6 pic.twitter.com/kGVnSAISBq— Jihan Forbes (@theREALJihan) February 25, 2015
THAT feeling of betrayal when your fave does a photoshoot with terry richardson— ️ (@vanwinegarden) February 23, 2015
lol are people just collectively forgetting that terry richardson is trash or— abbey (@abbeyminaj) February 25, 2015