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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Muir

90s supermodel says she was ‘forced to say I had made up’ abuse claims that ended her career

Karen Mulder has said she was ‘locked away’ and ‘silenced’ after she made allegations of abuse against powerful individuals in 2001 - (Getty)

Dutch supermodel Karen Mulder has claimed she was silenced over the abuse allegations she made about the high-profile figures in the entertainment industry more than 20 years ago.

Mulder — one of the highest-paid models of the 1990s — claimed during a 2001 appearance on the French TV show Tout le monde en parle that she had been raped by high-profile figures in the modelling industry, as well as by European royalty, politicians and police officers.

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