The millionaire film producer and husband of model Emily Ratajkowski has been accused of exploiting a legal loophole to live rent-free in a loft in one of Manhattan's most fashionable districts.

The New York Post reports that Sebastian Bear-McClard, who is reportedly worth nearly $12 million (£9 million), is accused of owing $120,000 for living in the 1,100 square feet apartment in Greenwich Village.

Mr Bear-McClard, 31, who married "Ms Ratajkowski, 27, last year, sublet the flat in 2013. However, it is alleged, he has not paid any rent since the lease expired in 2017.

It is alleged that he has exploited a loophole in what is known as the "Loft Law", legislation enacted in 1982, which banned landlords from evicting low-income tenants – in many cases artists – living in lofts in commercial buildings.

Under the law, tenants could not be evicted from buildings which had neither a certificate of occupancy nor fire safety protection.