Financial Times defends Adjaye sexual misconduct reporting after London CEO calls it "unfair"
The Financial Times has said it stands by its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against David Adjaye, describing it as "carefully prepared", following criticism of its reporting by Adjaye Associates London CEO Lucy Tilley.
Tilley described the reporting by the Financial Times (FT) as "really unfair" and said that "there are two sides to a story" in an interview with UK architecture publication Building Design (BD).
In response to Tilley's remarks, the FT made it clear that it stood by its investigation.
"Our investigation is carefully prepared," an FT spokesperson told Dezeen. "We stand by our reporting."
Tilley critical of FT reporting
Published last year, the FT investigation outlined accounts of alleged sexual misconduct by Adjaye towards three women in Adjaye Associates' Accra office. Adjaye denies the allegations. At the time he said: "I absolutely reject any claims of sexual misconduct, abuse or criminal wrongdoing. These allegations are untrue, distressing for me and my family and run counter to everything I stand for."
Read: David Adjaye accused of sexual misconduct by three women
In its original article, the FT set out the methods it used to corroborate the allegations made by the three women. According to the FT, this included "interviewing colleagues, family members and friends who were confided in by the women, as well as reviewing cont...
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