Divine Must Be Stopped Now!!!!!!
I'm Sharika Ellis, and I was scammed by Desmond Divine Houston AKA Shawn Divine Houston AKA Sass Magazine CEO. He's a professional scam artist that every model should be aware of. He ripped me off of 400$ and I havent recieved any of it back....I decided to share my story to MM as well.
In November of 2010 I was contacted by Desmond Divine Houston about being apart of his agency. Through our phone conversation he told me about how I had a fantastic look, and how we could get some great things started. He told me about all the money that I could be making with him. Then he told me how he did have a retainer fee of 800$. I almost dropped the phone at that moment but then he explained how I could do payments.
After we got off the phone, I did do my research, I couldnt find his name anywhere, and I mean nowhere! Other than some record deal he had in 1991. Now I did find another model once i googled his email, and she had just signed and told me to talk to Irene The Dream.
Little did I know, I wasnt chatting with Irene the Dream, I was chatting with him!(I found that out later). After having that conversation with her/him I signed the contract and sent him my 1st payment of 200$. Later on I sent him 100$ then 100$ in cash once I got to Atlanta to do a photoshoot.
A little after I left Atlanta I was contacted by a model who told me her experience with him and told me that it was something that I did not want to do, but not only did I stop talking to her, I was contacted by photographers and other models who have dealt with him and have been ripped off a few hundred to thousands of dollars.
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