Saturday, July 3, 2010
Stupid John Fitzgerald Page's new business generates controversy, legal threats
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- CL File/Joeff Davis
In addition to being a Mensa member, John Fitzgerald Page is also the CEO of the talent agency Modern Models, Inc. in Atlanta ("We are striving for classy, not 'edgy'! Also, we prefer ONE of four hair colors - blonde, brown, black or red.") Except, according to one of his clients, it's a scam. What his agency does, it appears, is simply copy publicly listed casting calls and paste them into emails which he sends out to his clients—mostly young girls. Then he charges his "clients" a 20% commission for hooking them up with the role.A 19-year-old girl realized what was going on and sent a "reply all" message to one of his all-client emails last week, telling them they would be better off just cutting out Page and auditioning for these roles themselves. Shortly after, the girl—who I will call "Rebecca"—and her friend received a sprawling email from Page. Subject: "Your options: APOLOGIZE/SETTLE/GET SUED"
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Here's a promise, if "Rebecca" is sued, or even if she isn't, our firm would be glad to represent her for free.
www. TurkHadden.com
And I am not kidding.
Indeed I did, Johnp. (I'm not talking with the one and only JFP, am I?) Thanks for the catch.
This guy is still up to no good...he's posting a casting call for a Matt Damon/Lawrence Fishburne SAG day player, he claims you'll be on camera with Fishburne, however Fishburne has NOTHING working in Atlanta now or in the future...someone needs to shut this guy down......
I tried to submit to one of his things, and he was such a douche!
Things he said to me in an email: It said they needed someone 25-30. I'm 22 I submitted because I can play 25 easily. They want someone 30. Agents HATE submissions that don't fit what we ask for. The children in the ad are 5-13, you would look pretty dumb with a 13 year old on you lap, would you not? I have boys applying for girls roles, 46 year olds applying, etc. Just to help you, in the future, only apply if you fit what is asked for. Look at this way - do you want 40 year olds applying for your roles? I called him a jackass. APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY! I was nice ENOUGH to point out that YOU FUCKED UP, and even showed you WHY! I put the AGES of the KIDS in the ad! Do you know any 22 year olds with 13 year old kids? You are hearing SUBMIT FOR ANYTHING from TALENT - not from an AGENT! I am trying to HELP YOU! I have 100+ gorgeous talent, including MS. GA. You are lucky to get 10 seconds of my time. If you don't apologize IMMEDIATELY, I will forward your ema
il to EVERY legit agency in town. Do not EVER talk that way to any agent - we call all burn you in ten seconds. It's called NTBSA - look it up! Talent like you makes me want to scream! I said I appologized for cursing at him, but he was not all knowing. and that i had the right to apply for whatever i wanted. all he needed to do was ignore me and move on. am all knowing - I know all the legits agents in this town and can torch you with all of them. I was trying to help you. You can never win - I am the agent, you are the talent. ONE of me, 100 of you. I decide who gets submitted and who gets tossed in the trash. I tried to help you and this is the thanks I get. You only get ONE shot with an agent, and you blew yours big time. Some day, you will figure this out. A CD can call me and get 100 people or call you and get one - who will they ALWAYS call first?
He's an awful person:
Things he said to me in an email: It said they needed someone 25-30. I'm 22 I submitted because I can play 25 easily. They want someone 30. Agents HATE submissions that don't fit what we ask for. The children in the ad are 5-13, you would look pretty dumb with a 13 year old on you lap, would you not? I have boys applying for girls roles, 46 year olds applying, etc. Just to help you, in the future, only apply if you fit what is asked for. Look at this way - do you want 40 year olds applying for your roles? I called him a jackass. APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY! I was nice ENOUGH to point out that YOU FUCKED UP, and even showed you WHY! I put the AGES of the KIDS in the ad! Do you know any 22 year olds with 13 year old kids? You are hearing SUBMIT FOR ANYTHING from TALENT - not from an AGENT! I am trying to HELP YOU! I have 100+ gorgeous talent, including MS. GA. You are lucky to get 10 seconds of my time. If you don't apologize IMMEDIATELY, I will forward your ema
il to EVERY legit agency in town. Do not EVER talk that way to any agent - we call all burn you in ten seconds. It's called NTBSA - look it up! Talent like you makes me want to scream! I said I appologized for cursing at him, but he was not all knowing. and that i had the right to apply for whatever i wanted. all he needed to do was ignore me and move on. am all knowing - I know all the legits agents in this town and can torch you with all of them. I was trying to help you. You can never win - I am the agent, you are the talent. ONE of me, 100 of you. I decide who gets submitted and who gets tossed in the trash. I tried to help you and this is the thanks I get. You only get ONE shot with an agent, and you blew yours big time. Some day, you will figure this out. A CD can call me and get 100 people or call you and get one - who will they ALWAYS call first?
And now he's threatening me:
I would remove your CL blog post ASAP and get to working on your own problems - like being 45 lbs overweight.
Regards,
J
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