Michael Costello Alleges Chrissy Teigen Bullying Left Him Suicidal: 'I Am Still Traumatized'

Designer Michael Costello has accused Chrissy Teigen of getting him blacklisted in the fashion industry, alleging that he nearly took his own life due to the trauma.

On Monday, the "Project Runway" star posted a lengthy note on Instagram in which he detailed the alleged bullying he suffered and the "deep, unhealed trauma" he has been living with for the past seven years.

"In 2014, I received a public comment from Chrissy Teigen on my Instagram page, accusing me of being a racist," Costello explained. "She apparently formed her own opinion of me based on a photoshopped comment floating around the internet which has now been proved to be false by Instagram and since taken down."

The designer claimed he attempted to clarify the misunderstanding to Teigen, but she allegedly "told me that my career was over and that all my doors will be shut from there on."

Costello went on to detail how he struggled to book jobs and how his gigs would get canceled at the last minute without any explanation. The designer claimed that he was told by fashion industry colleagues and friends that Teigen and her stylist Monica Rose had allegedly "gone out of their way to threaten people and brands that if they were in any shape or form associated with me, they would not work with any of them."

"Each time I have pleaded with Chriss Teigen or Monica Rose to see the whole story before believing a false narrative a former disgruntled employee cast upon me, they didn't give me the time of day," he added.

According to the designer, the alleged incidents eventually led to him "wanting to kill myself."

"I didn't see the point of living. There was no way I can ever escape from being the target of the powerful elites in Hollywood, who actually do have powers to close doors with a single text. Not only was I the target of cyber defamation, I was also getting blocklisted in real life," he explained.

Costello also shared screenshots of his alleged exchange with Teigen via direct messages seven years ago. In the messages, Teigen allegedly told him, "Racist people like you deserve to suffer and die. You might as well be dead. Your career is over, just watch."

Teigen and Rose have yet to comment on Costello's claims.

The designer said that to this day, he is still "traumatized, depressed and have thoughts of suicide" and believes he "may never be okay," but he is "choosing to speak my truth."

"These bullies could've reached out to me anytime, but they refused. Instead, they would much rather see me suffer and laugh at my demise," Costello alleged.

However, in the caption of his post, Costello noted, "You do not have to say anything mean or hurtful about them in the comments I am trying every day to love myself and forget this [happened]. This is step 1."

Teigen's bullying controversy began after Courtney Stodden shared in her interview with The Daily Beast in May that the model allegedly DM-ed her and told her to "kill myself." John Legend's wife issued an apology to Stodden following the interview saying she regretted the way she treated her.

Teigen issued another apology Monday via Instagram after she was also called out for allegedly bullying other celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Farrah Abraham.

"There is simply no excuse for my past horrible tweets. My targets didn’t deserve them. No one does. Many of them needed empathy, kindness, understanding, and support, not my meanness masquerading as a kind of casual, edgy humor," she wrote. "I was a troll, full stop. And I am so sorry."