In the wake of Amie Harwick’s recent death, her and Gareth Pursehouse’s tumultuous history is coming to light, including a recent troubling encounter that took place this past January on the red carpet. While Harwick was reportedly excited for the night, it didn’t go exactly as planned. Another therapist and friend of Harwick’s, Hernando Chaves, told People that she was attending an adult industry awards show at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles when Pursehouse, a photographer at the event, confronted her.
“Initially, he reacted with anger and hostility and he was yelling and she kind of jumped into therapist mode,” Chaves told the magazine. But, Harwick was “taught and trained to deescalate and she had to do her best to deescalate the moment.” Chaves claimed that Pursehouse later approached Harwick once more. “It was a very tense, very anxious and very fearful night for her in many respects,” he said, “I’m sure it was one of the most difficult nights of her life.”
Now, those in Harwick’s life are calling for change, so that a similar tragedy won’t happen.
Written by: Nicki