According to journalist Louis Pisano, the designer’s legal team has filed a motion to depose Italian singer Mahmood (Alessandro Mahmoud), who was allegedly present the night of the assault and brought plaintiff Patrick Cooper the drink he claims was drugged, invoking the Hague Convention to question him under oath from Italy.
Full legal filing is [here](https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2025cv04758/643834/37/0.pdf?ts=1764867061&\\\_\\\_cf\\\_chl\\\_rt\\\_tk=pYgBR9f9gT8l7XSdbBXSUF9yTtm1e2EUVKfSSK7aL1U-1779262837-1.0.1.1-lGETPNuK04u6060xVIRBiWbUwTGSO.IrJgF7OfTogZI/).
Prior to his sexual assault trial, Riccardo Tisci was best known for his years as designer for Givenchy and Burberry. He also dressed Madonna and Rihanna in 2008 and 2013 for their respective world tours, Beyoncé and Jay-Z for the On The Run Tour, collaborated with Jay-Z et al. for the cover of “Watch the Throne”, and had multiple design collaborations with Nike.
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