André Leon Talley’s upcoming memoir, “The Chiffon Trenches,” has riled up one other Condé Nast alum.
Former Self-importance Honest author George Wayne advised Web page Six the writer paid him pennies for his well-liked column after which tossed him apart — simply as Talley claims it did to him.
“My wage was peanuts. They had been charging six figures a month to promote throughout from my web page, and my wage per 12 months was half of what they had been charging per 30 days!,” Wayne advised Web page Six. “André’s catharsis has triggered one in all my very own.”
In “Trenches,” Vogue veteran Talley claims Condé Nast was incapable of seeing “the world by black eyes.” “He’s proper. I used to be by no means handled pretty — even André by no means helped me,” mentioned Wayne, who's Jamaican.
“He by no means despatched me a notice or supplied something, however I perceive … He by no means mentored any of the black youngsters at Condé. I hate to speak in black and white, however info are info.”
Wayne has since launched his “Georgie Whirl” podcast and is penning a novel. A rep for Condé Nast didn't remark.
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