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Bogus web sites are abundant on the internet but this one takes the cake. Modelblender.com is nothing more than a cheesy website created with a cookie cutter website builder called 2.0 Studios and hosted on a free website host called Fanfuse. Most of the content listing model profiles have been stolen from Model Mayhem. No care has been taken to even make it accurate. Some male photographers are listed as female models.

What makes this fraud remarkable is that Modelblender.com was able to talk some sucker in Los Angles to put their logo on the background for some party they called the launch party. In reality, it was an event called “Stars for the Stars” - A Rockin’ Party Benefiting Tiny Stars. Want to know who the “stars” were? Well here’s a list of celebrities who attended. Alana Curry, Bobby Trendy, Steed, Jill-Michele Melean, Phoebe Price, Porscha Coleman. Who the hell are these people? The only name I recognize is Bobby Trendy, the flaming interior designer who was fired by Anna Nicole. Talk about a washed up list. They’re not even F listers. These are the former assistants to the F listers.

A quick Whois search reveals Modelblender.com is hosted by fanfuse.net.

Registrant:
J Blackington
52 Riley Road #204
Celebration, Florida 34747
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: MODELBLENDER.COM
Created on: 18-Sep-08
Expires on: 18-Sep-09
Last Updated on: 18-Sep-08

Administrative Contact:
Blackington, J admin@breakthrunetwork.com
52 Riley Road #204
Celebration, Florida 34747
United States
(321) 443-0480 Fax –

Technical Contact:
Blackington, J admin@breakthrunetwork.com
52 Riley Road #204
Celebration, Florida 34747
United States
(321) 443-0480 Fax –

Domain servers in listed order:
DNS1.FANFUSE.NET
DNS2.FANFUSE.NET

It’s doubtful Fanfuse.net has anything to do with this so admin@modelblender.com would be a good starting point for sending those DMCA take down notices.

To read more about the profiles her stole to create this fraudulent website, go to this thread on Model Mayhem.

Edit October 24, 2008: I received this email from J Blackington. I asked him a bunch of questions. His answers will determine if we need to nominate a new douchebag for this mess.

Hey Pat,

Just fyi, Ben Decker doesn’t have anything to do with ModelBlender.com, they just sponsored his event.

If you want to put anyone “on blast” via blog, you can put me (I host the site). From what I understand, they paid someone to promote the site and these fake profiles were created in the proccess. Any questions/problems regarding the fake profiles can be sent to admin@modelblender.com.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks,
J Blackington
BreakthruNetwork.com / FanFuse.com

Naomi Campbell has been charged with three counts of assaulting a police officer over an alleged air rage incident at Heathrow back in April 2008. Each of the police assault allegations carries a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment.

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Tarah B

Credits:

Photographer: Pat Yuen

Model: Tarah B

MUA: Lauren Warner

Designer: Verrieres & Sako

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The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Australia’s Classification Board has cleared Russh magazine for printing this topless photos of 16 year old model Zippora Seven.

Technically, the magazine was not cleared but the Classification Board ruled that Russh magazine was not subject to their ruling since Russh magazine is not considered a submittable publication. According to their web site, a submittable publication is one that is likely to be restricted to adults because it:

• contains depictions or descriptions likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, or
• is unsuitable for a minor to see or read, or
• is likely to be refused classification.

Russh magazine is targeted to women readers between 18-39. After deliberating, Classification Board director Donald McDonald said: “The board has now considered the matter andis of the view that this publication is not a submittable publication and therefore does not need to be classified.”

The Herald Sun is reporting that Russh magazine is being investigated by Australia’s Classification Board for two editorial pieces that depicted 16 year old model Zippora Seven topless. The first piece was published in March and shows Seven riding a horse topless. The second editorial featured a topless Seven with 16-year-old male model Levi Clarke in a bathtub with Moet champagne in the foreground. The title of the editorial piece, photographed by Derek Henderson, was titled “We Got It Bad” and was inspired by Johnny Depp and Kate Moss according to Russh editor Natalie Shukur. Seven’s Australian agent, Priscilla Leighton-Clark, said the photo shoot had gone too far saying “Had I known it was to be a topless shoot, (Seven) would never have done it.”

This first topless piece was published in March

This latest editorial piece features Zippora Seven topless in a tub with 16-year-old male model Levi Clarke

Editorial piece from March issue of Russh magazine

“We Got It Bad” editorial piece photographed by Derek Henderson

Australia is no stranger to the young model controversy. Last month, controversy erupted over a decision to use 14 year old model Monika Jagaciak as the face of Australian Fashion Week. The decision was reversed after protest from editors of Vogue and Elle magazine.

May 17, 2008: Australia’s classification board clears Russh magazine for printing topless photos of 16 year old Zippora Seven.