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There was never any STD testing done.

That's a cool question.

If I can't have both, I'd pick the lawyer.

Like I said before, I never want another girl's live to be ruined because of GDP.

Good point!

Man, me too. Wouldn't that be nice?

Someone just gave me this advice:

If what you are saying is completely true and you have reason to believe many (although not necessarily most) of the other models were treated similarly, you should talk to a personal injury attorney attorney who would be willing to take the case on contingency. If your attorney asks for a copy of your contract, I'm sure they will provide it quickly.

It is probably true that the contract is airtight. But that does not make it legal for them to lie to you and tell you verbally things that are contrary to what the contract says. This is particular true when you had no part in negotiating the contract. They wrote it and told you to sign it. Any ambiguity would be resolved by the court in your favor. You would need a couple key points to prevail.

You must be telling the exact truth--no exaggeration or wishful thinking. You need corroborating evidence. This would mean other models--hopefully a lot--that were treated similar to or at least consistent with your claims. The WILL be able to probably show many models that were treated "fairly" to demonstrate you're making it up, and they will be able to provide evidence that you or other models that make similar claims are not telling the truth--this would include videos and email--so make sure the other models joining you are not lying and just trying to get in on some money.

Your attorney will be able to depose them under oath with detailed questions about their business practices. If they lie under oath (and it can be proven) that's perjury which helps your case and could send them to jail. If you or your witnesses lie, the same applies to you. The deposition will likely be painful and embarrassing to you and your witnesses, but it is also something GDP would want to avoid because it would generally be made public. This alone could entice them to settle and change their business practices.

Alternately, you could sue them for up to $7500 in California small claims court. In that case you don't get to have an attorney present your case--but neither do they! A group of aggrieved models could each do this at the same time (with an attorney's help behind the scenes). But GDP will get better at defending themselves after each case.

I would think that a bunch of pretty teenagers whose lives were ruined would be very sympathetic plaintiffs.