Were Michael Costellos bullying accusations against Chrissy Teigen fake?
CHRISSY Teigen is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Chrissy Teigen's latest alleged cyberbullying victim is Michael Costello. Underfire, Chrissy Teigen's team has been pushing back against bullying allegations while her husband, John Legend, stands by her side. Project Runway star Michael posted pictures of Instagram messages sent from Chrissy to him back in 2014 that show her bullying him, however, Chrissy's legal team says that is fake. "In 2014, I received a public comment from Chrissy Teigen on my Instagram page, accusing me of being a racist," Costello said along with the attachment of photos of the alleged messages. 5 Alleged Instagram messages between Chrissy Teigen and Michael Costello Credit: Instagram  5 Alleged Instagram messages between Chirssy Teigen and Michael Costello Credit: Instagram  Media outlet Insider did an investigation into the messages shown and found some inconsistencies that potentially show the messages were falsified. Insider pointed out that in the photos, Teigen's account is not verified, which would be accurate for the time frame as the platform did not introduce blue checkmark verification until 2015, however, the messages in the images have purple and blue backgrounds, which was a design change that wasn't implemented until 2020, when the account would have been verified. Also shown in the pictures is a video chat icon, another feature that had not yet been introduced back in 2014 when the alleged messages were sent. However, Instagram did not have video chatting until 2018. Costello, 38, is an American fashion designer from Los Angeles, California. He appeared in the eighth season of Project Runway and then went back to the franchise on the first season of Project Runway All-Stars. Throughout his career, he has designed clothes for some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities, including Beyonce. Costello is currently dating his partner, Richard Galvin, and the two have been together since 2006. He also has two children, Giovanni and Coco, from a previously arranged marriage that ended February 28, 2006. I come from a culture that believes in arranged marriages, so I was married when I was 18, he previously told NewNowNext. We had two children, a boy and a girl, thirteen months apart.  Costello also revealed that since their separation, he has custody of his son but had not seen his daughter, nor does he even know where she lives. "[She] doesnt even call to wish our son a happy birthday or Merry Christmas. And they dont want me to call my daughter, or let me know where they live. I send presents and get updates through her grandmother, but its really sad. Back in 2014, Costello alleges that Teigen accused him of being racist. Costello stated that he felt, "traumatized, depressed and was having thoughts of suicide after the alleged bullying. Chrissy Teigen's rep suggests designer Michael Costello FAKED 'bullying' DMs  "She told me that my career was over and that all my doors will be shut from now on," Costello said. "You might as well be dead. Your career is over, just watch." Teigen has not addressed these allegations directly but has discussed wanting to get an interview with Oprah Winfrey to clear her name.