Definition: Given a real-life anecdote of a complex ethical situation, generate a suitable title that describes the main event/root cause of the situation. Imagine that the given text is a social media post, and you have to write the title of the post, so the users can decide to read the main text or not.
Input: The photography &amp; creative community can feel pretty small at times, especially when drama starts to brew. I’ve been friends with a male photographer for a few years, when he still in the beginning of his career. We met through Tinder and became friends but as he improved, many more models were working with him. 

However, as of towards last year, a story from one of his ex friends started popping up on my Instagram story feed. When I messaged him about what happened, he called me about it and explained how the allegations with his ex friend was exaggerated and how they had digitally manipulated the screenshots. He also explained that another story tag wasHis ex friend took down the story after she was exposed. I initially decided to stay neutral and informed him about it but other model stories started coming out. 

Yesterday, I saw a story from a particular model who has worked with him in the past blasting him for posting a photo of her on his Instagram page without credit while she was blocked by him. I’m quoting from her social media, “After all of it, he continued to reach out to me and other models in *took out the location because privacy purposes* (especially in my living environment) in order to gain credibility. None of us have responded and since, and thus, he continues to disrespect us down the line...Plenty of girls who have worked with him have been sexually harassed during his shoots, as well as manipulated into shooting implieds in order to get them into these situations. I do not want our new generation of models to think this is okay.” (For non-photographers: implied means photos where nudity is suggested but not specifically showing the state of undress) 

With all of the allegations coming out of the woodwork, I feel conflicted now as to whether or not I should cut him off and even just how to do so if I chose to. I don’t want my professionalism to be compromised by supporting this photographer but we’ve been friends for several years. 

TLDR: A friend has multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him in the creative community. I don’t know if I’d be the asshole for cutting him off.  



cutting off a friend who has sexual harassment claims against him