Ralph Lauren Photograph Controversy
In 2009 Hamilton appeared in a Ralph Lauren advertisement which had been used only in Japan and digitally edited to make her appear improbably thin, with hips and a waist smaller than her head. The ad was widely circulated and ridiculed on various blogs, especially after Ralph Lauren attempted to use DMCA notices to prevent its publication. Ralph Lauren subsequently apologized for the image, which was posted all over the internet and on television, saying "We have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman’s body."
Shortly after the photoshopping controversy, Hamilton announced that she had been fired for being "too fat", saying the issue had moved her to speak out. On "Today," she claimed to have received a letter stating "We’re terminating your services because you don’t fit into the sample clothes that you need to wear." Ralph Lauren, however, denied the accusation that they fired her because she was too large, saying that she was released "as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us." A thin and fit Hamilton countered by saying she was very professional and considered the people at Ralph Lauren her "second family." She was asked if she would sue Ralph Lauren, and she replied that "she wasn't sure."
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