brand name "Gasoline" while the Marciano brothers received the brand "Diesel." Paul Marciano first handled advertising and public relations and later became president and chief operating officer of the company in 1993. In 2004, Paul and Maurice Marciano together owned close to 70 percent of the 44 million shares. In June 2018, Paul Marciano stepped down as the CEO of Guess following allegations of sexual assault by Kate Upton and four other women which were settled for $500,000. Marciano had previously been accused of sexual harassment in 2008 and 2009, after model Lindsay Ring filed a suit that stated Marciano "began to create a hostile work environment for Ms. Ring by making sexual comments to her, repeatedly touching her inappropriately and without her consent, and attempting on at least two occasions to fondle her sexually after taking her to a private area at the worksite." He became Executive Chairman and remained Guess' chief creative officer. Other business activities Along with his brother Maurice, Paul Marciano joined forces in 2013 with Steve Tisch and World Wrestling Entertainment in backing Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles entertainment start-up. Philanthropy In 2013, the Maurice and Paul Marciano Art Foundation paid $8 million to buy the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Wilshire Boulevard, which the two brothers plan to turn into a private museum designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast. With over four floors, it is almost as large as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and intended to house the Marcianos' 1,000-piece collection. In order to avoid any conflicts of interest with Maurice Marciano's subsequent co-chairmanship of MOCA, the project was temporarily put on hold. The museum opened in 2017. On 1 November 2019, A petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to represent about 70 visitor services associates and other employees at the foundation, seeking a raise from the California minimum wage. On 7 November, all Visitor Services associates were laid off and the museum closed. Labor organizers then wrote to the NLRB, stating the foundation of "...illegally discriminated against its employees by laying off employees en masse and/or closing its facility." In 2014, Paul and his brother Maurice donated $5.2 million to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Politics Prior to 2016 Marciano donated primarily to Democratic political candidates. However, since 2016 he has stopped supporting Democrats and made over $20,000 in donations to Republican candidates