0

Warning – Creep Posing As Film Director

This is a heads up for models and actresses to be cautious if approached by an alleged film director that goes by the name of Hassooni.

He initially approached me saying he was from ‘Get Out Entertainment’ and asked if I was interested in a film role. I asked him to send the script across which he did with a brief stating that it was a Hollywood movie starring Andy Garcia, Mark Zammit and Agnes Bruckner. The first thing that struck me was how poorly written and badly formatted the scenes were. The scenes were not written in Final Draft or even formatted in the way a script normally would be. I decided to give him a chance though to see what he had to say so agreed that Hassooni could call me to discuss.

This chap certainly had a lot to say and seemed to talk himself round in circles. He admitted that he did not yet have funding but that the film was happening so he wanted to start rehearsals. It was obvious to me from this point that big stars would not be interested in a movie that had no funding….still I let him keep talking and digging himself in deeper. He name dropped a great deal and told me that we would need to rehearse sex scenes in a hotel and that “Not to worry but the funding might be late” as he claimed he was waiting on a payment from The British Film Institute.

When I asked where he found me he stuttered and fumbled for words, then tried to cover by this saying it must be his production team or his casting agents. He stated that he had 40 casting people working for him including the agency 20/20 which made no sense as a casting agency isn’t going to work for free! I was about to ask him why he was calling me himself then instead of the casting agency, but decided to bite my tongue for the time being. If you give someone enough rope they will eventually hang themselves.

I asked him when the auditions would be and he said there was no auditions just rehearsals. This was rapidly becoming like a pantomime, he must have detected something in my voice as he became more desperate and blurted out that I could have both roles but ‘would be made to look different for each!’ This was so ridiculously laughable. As if a director with big actors in his movie is going to cost his reputation by casting unknown actors without auditioning them first!

My journalistic streak kicked in hard and I decided to do some detective work. To be honest it wasn’t difficult. A simple search for @hasooni88 on Twitter pulled up plenty of incriminating details!

For starters there were many very inappropriate and sexually laden messages to a great number of porn stars and models, which most people would deem a very unprofessional and unproductive use of a film Director’s time. That is… if he were an actual film director and not a delusional fan boy!

As I scrolled further down the newsfeed I came across a warning from Marc Zammit on twitter who advised others to steer clear of this guy! I dropped Marc a dm on Twitter asking him about the situation and he was kind enough to take the time to reply. He advised me that he definitely has nothing at all to do with this guy and that he has received other warnings about Hassooni.  Marc was understandably absolutely furious that this guy is claiming to be associated with him and is now taking legal action. He has also reported this as an unsafe casting.

Warning

Hassooni may be delusional but harmless. Then again there may be something far more sinister behind his actions…especially when you consider that he is asking girls to rehearse sex scenes with him It does sound like a rather seedy ploy to get up close and personal to girls in the industry. Whilst I could see through his veil of lies, someone younger and more vulnerable might get taken in and find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation.

So please share this blog and pass it on to ensure that no one falls victim to this ominous character. And ladies, always keep your wits about you and go with your gut instinct.

Thanks guys, be safe and have a great weekend!

Kaz x

 

 

 

 

Kaz B

Writer, podcaster, creator

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *