Following theTimes'report,Conde Nast artistic director Anna Wintour said the magazine company had suspended any future work with the two photographers,whom she described as personal friends.
"I believe strongly in the value of remorse and forgiveness,but I take the allegations very seriously,and we at Conde Nast have decided to put our working relationship with both photographers on hold for the foreseeable future,"Wintour,who is also editor in chief ofVogue magazine,said in a statement.
Lawyers for both photographers denied the allegations and said that the pair was surprised and dismayed by them. Neither Weber,Testino nor their accusers could immediately be reached for further comment.
"We never had sex or anything,but a lot of things happened. A lot of touching. A lot of molestation,"theTimes quoted model Robyn Sinclair as saying of Weber.
Sinclair was among 15 current and former male models whom the newspaper said described harassment by Weber,71,whose fashion clients have included Calvin Klein and Abercrombie&Fitch.
Through his lawyers,Weber denied the accusations in a statement to The Times,saying:"I'm completely shocked and saddened by the outrageous claims being made against me,which I absolutely deny."