Alexandra Gucci Zarini

Alexandra Gucci Zarini
Born	Alexandra Gucci 1985 (age 39–40) New York City, US
Known for	Founder & Chairman of Luxury Fashion House AGCF, Designer, Children's Advocate
Relatives	Patricia Gucci (mother) Aldo Gucci (grandfather) Guccio Gucci (great-grandfather)
Family	Gucci family

Alexandra Gucci Zarini (born 1985) is the founder of the purpose-driven luxury fashion house AGCF, ^{[1] [2] [3]} a children's advocate and founder of the Alexandra Gucci Children's Foundation. ^{[4] [5]} She is the daughter of Patricia Gucci, the granddaughter of Aldo Gucci, and great-granddaughter of Guccio Gucci, and a member and heiress of the Gucci family. ^[6]

AGCF (Luxury Fashion House)

Alexandra Gucci founded AGCF (A.G. Creative Framework). ^[7] With the launch of AGCF, Alexandra Gucci opened a flagship store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. ^{[1] [8] [2] [3]}

Alexandra Gucci Children's Foundation

Alexandra is the founder and board chair of the Alexandra Gucci Children's Foundation and an advocate for the safeguarding of children around the world. ^{[9] [4] [10]}

Lawsuit

In September 2020, she filed a lawsuit accusing her stepfather Joseph Ruffalo of sexually assaulting her over a period of 16 years from the age of 6 to the age of 22. ^{[11] [12]} She further claimed that her mother, Patricia Gucci, and her grandmother, Bruna Palombo, knew of the abuse and that both women threatened to disinherit her if she was not to remain quiet about it. Alexandra claimed that she believes Ruffalo blackmailed her mother Patricia and that her mothers fear of facing the same fate as her grandfather Aldo Gucci (going to prison for tax evasion) may have guided her decision to stay quiet. ^[4]

In addition to the civil lawsuit against Patricia Gucci, Joseph Ruffalo and Bruna Palombo, Alexandra filed complaints with the Beverly Hills Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in California, and the Thames Valley Police in England. All three of these criminal investigations are still ongoing. ^{[9] [13] [14]}

References

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4. "Gucci granddaughter: Child sexual abuse can happen to anyone. I am living proof of it". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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7. "About AGCF". AGCF. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
8. "AGCF Gives Gucci a Nod With Rodeo Drive Address - JCK" . Retrieved 2024-04-19.
9. Friedman, Vanessa (2020-09-09). "Gucci Heir Alleges Child Sexual Abuse". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-04-27.
10. "Gucci heiress files lawsuit alleging stepfather sexually abused her". TheGuardian.com . 10 September 2020.
11. Friedman, Vanessa (2021-05-28). "A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-04.
12. "A Gucci family secret: Heiress alleges she was sexually abused from age 6 onward". Los Angeles Times. 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
13. Bannerman, Lucy; Phillips, Natasha (September 11, 2020). "Gucci family rocked by Alexandra Zarini's claims of sexual abuse and cover-up". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2021-05-07.
14. Stuart, Gwynedd (2020-10-08). "Gucci Heiress Comes Forward with Harrowing Child Abuse Allegations". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-01.