Designer Michael Costello Faked DMs Between Them

• Designer Michael Costello accused Chrissy Teigen of bullying him in purported Instagram DMs.
• The designer said Teigen’s purported messages and blacklisting caused him to want to kill himself.
• A member of Teigen’s team says the messages Costello posted are fake. The screenshots appear to be manipulated.
• Read more of Insider’s digital culture coverage here. 

Chrissy Teigen’s team is pushing back against bullying claims made by designer Michael Costello. A team representative for Teigen told Insider that the purported Instagram direct messages from her in 2014, posted by Costello on June 14, are fake.

Costello — who rose to prominence on season 8 of “Project Runway” and has since dressed celebrities like Beyoncé — posted the purported messages amid backlash against Teigen, who has apologized for…

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