Italian luxury brand Trussardi has parted ways with designer Umit Benan, who was appointed creative director in 2011, Business of Fashion is reporting.

This wouldn’t necessarily be big news–Trussardi, despite being a popular heritage brand in Italy, flies relatively under the radar on the international scene, and the brand released a statement saying the split was mutual–except that Benan has exacerbated the situation with some telling tweets. You see, it seems the departure was not as amicable as Trussardi’s official statement made it seem–a fact, which Benan has made clear on Twitter.

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