Originally, Stephanie Clifford, the author of the story, felt the same. “Coming from a news background, I was a little surprised,” Clifford told Intelligencer of the accompanying photo shoot. “It makes sense; it’s a fashion magazine in part. Reading the credits, it’s a little jarring to see the fashion next to a question about somebody dating someone in prison. But I get it.” She also told the publication that she purposely brought the story to Elle, as opposed to a newspaper like The New York Times, because she believed it to have a “really strong history of telling sensitive stories about women.” 
By: Eliza Huber