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Velvet, this is for you. I recently spoke with Craig who is still out of town. All checks will be cut by the accountant on Monday and sent out to the appropriate parties. Hopefully this will stop all this bull. it seems as if this so called agent is starting to create shit that doesn't't really exist unless it's in her mind. She was totally informed about pay schedules so she has no room to bitch. All I am is the mediator, I hate to have my name drawn into this shit. her problem was with Craig not me. If she has a problem with me than she can confront me in person if she wants. If she proceeds to bash me on the web than things will take a different turn and she will have to face the wrath of STEVE. Hopefully, this will;l stop all the bull. check will be sent certified to the address the girls have given on their paperwork, we will not send checks directly to the agent as Ms. Stephens has suggested.




So this is what I say with the best of intentions to all parties concerned. I think if there is all of the necessary legal paperwork and it is not totally written in legal jargon…..that the PW should be advised about the payment schedule on film while they are holding up their ID’s for technical compliance of 2257’s. There you would have them verbally agreeing and you could even add an additional form notifying them in PLAIN ENGLISH/SPANISH that they will NOT receive any monies until 30 days after the PAYROLL DEPT has their CURRENT info and its been processed and that they should list another friend or family members address that hasn’t moved in the last 6 months…..so you can send it there…end of story. Kind of like a backup system for anything…..primary address, alternate address and then finally if those two don’t work you can give it over to the talent manager who brought them over to you in the first place…..I would also get a signed statement from the manager that you released the check over to that individual so it not your responsibility anymore. These are just some simple logical operating procedures that can be seen on a daily basis in life……if a UPS driver hands you some type of package they will get your information…so when someone decides to bitch and say they never received their item….UPS can come back and say….Mr. X signed for that package…..see where I am going with that. The certified mail route is the right thing to do…all the attorneys use it…and it seems to work for them pretty well. Sure its a little more time, effort and money wasted but it will cost you with less in bullshit in the long run! Now come on you guys...you aint amateurs to this game…you have been around the block enough times to have seen this coming a mile away…..don’t let some newbie….PW or manager play you…..trust me it doesn’t really look good on your resume.

I agree with you totally Steve you don’t need to be dragged through the mud unless you were a co-conspirator or an accomplice when or while these transactions had taken place. It may just be a case of being at right place but at wrong time.