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• Business: Arts and Entertainment: Models: Hosting  (61)

• 'American Idol' It Isn't - "The organizer of a nationwide talent competition has denied allegations that it misled winners with promises of 'more than $100,000 in contracts' as models, actors or singers." [AP/CBS News] (April 21, 2004)
• High Priced Talent - Family was going to pay to list 14-year-old, but changed their mind after consulting the Internet about the company. By Michelle Mauch. Free registration required to view article. [KRIS-TV] (February 26, 2003)
• Council Member Questions Pearlman's Dealings - Brief article regarding Orlando city Commissioner Vicki Vargo's concerns about the city's possible partnership with entertainment king Lou Pearlman to revitalize Church Street Station. By Jill Krueger. [Orlando Business Journal] (February 14, 2003)
• Hidden Cameras Expose Talent Agency Scam - "Hidden cameras exposed the conniving side of the catwalk inside Transcontinental Talent's Ferndale office, Ruth Spencer reported." [NBC 4 Detroit] (November 15, 2002)
• Trans Continental Talent: An I-Team Investigation - Followup report on new name, Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, and protest by former client outside Atlanta office handing out copies of company's unsatisfactory Better Business Bureau record. [Fox 5 Atlanta] (November 14, 2002)
• Alleged Unethical and Illegal Behavior Practiced by Options Talent Group - In Los Angeles, Options Talent employees do not need to show any identification when recruiting child and adult models, posing a potential threat to other employees and the community. [PR Web] (June 26, 2002)
• Options Talent Group: An I-Team Investigation - Special report after undercover investigation by I-Team reporter Randy Travis on the modeling scouting company based in Orlando, Florida, called Options Talent, previously known as eModel.com. [Fox 5 Atlanta] (May 14, 2002)
• Hunting for Models - Investigative report of allegations of bogus model scouting. Interview with former employee, BBB president, general manager. Company president's previous convictions for fraud. [New Times Broward-Palm Beach] (September 6, 2001)