Invested $60,000 in July of 2008 for a September concert to be held in New York City. Return on investment was to be $80,000 within one week of the concert's conclusion. It is now February of 2009 and I have not received a penny from Bennie Barnes nor The Cly'Dester Music Group. I understand that he is now putting together another investor package and seeking capital funding from other sources. I would advise against entering into such an arrangement.

Fong t

Monterey Park, California

U.S.A.

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Stephanie actress

United States of America

DANA WRIGHT DANA WRIGHT POSTED THIS

#2Consumer Comment

Mon, January 02, 2012

Just to let everyone know that Bennie barnes is in jail for the next 6 to 10 years for manslaughter. Yes it's been two months now. Two men lost their lives behind some BS and I want to put it out there. They attacked him first and he took their life away. Now he has to sit in jail. Please look up Nicky Barnes and you will see what type of family this is. They do not play! Bennie never ripped off anyone in his life. It's people like Dana Wright who has posted this stuff......oh Dana Wright is a guy who sponsors woman into prositution. He lives in Conn. He reached out to a lot of people to try to get Bennie in trouble and they all told him about it. Mad n***a! He is the one who posted that he was being harassed by a girl and she didn't get a part because she didn't sleep with him? Bennie sitting in jail. So three lives were lost. That n***a Dana Wright........This s**t started with a china man over something else. The concert is on YouTube and nobody came because it was a storm that day so how can it be a ripoff? d**n 6 to 10 years is a long time....

Stephanie actress

United States of America

DANA WRIGHT?? HE DID THIS?

#3Consumer Comment

Sun, January 01, 2012

It is so easy to post here! Hello everyone in LIE land. This is the Bennie barnes show! Welcome...
so what whould you like to talk about? Did he ever pee in the bed? No...but this internet site is something else. You could really lie about someone and get people to read. wow....
bennie bennie bennie they say you rip people off...rip rip rip rip....they say the FBI was looking for you...in this day of age they would have found you long ago.....this was easy...i wish i can find someone to hate to blast lies on the internet....oh well everyone...hope you enjoyed the bennie barnes show...can't get your money back from reading...oh oh, you got ripped off lol...rip rip rip rip rip rip rip....run bennie run...run run run....lol...this is silly and so is this site....

Disgruntled Actor

New York,
USA

I was harassed by Bennie Barnes and he still has not paid me

#4REBUTTAL Individual responds

Mon, May 30, 2011

Bennie promised me a part in a show. When I wouldn't sleep with him, he stopped giving me work and refused to put me in a show. If you are a female please be careful with this character. DO NOT be alone with him! He also owes money to his investors. Do NOT give any money to him! Please stay away from this man. He is a liar and a thief. DO NOT trust this person!

Harassed Actress

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Disgruntled Actor

New York,
USA

Bennie Barnes is Full Of It

#5General Comment

Fri, March 11, 2011

Manhattan D.A.'s office is now looking into Bennie Barnes for ripping off actors and investors.

FBI is also looking into Bennie Barnes!

Hide your face Bennie!

Wear that gangsta hat to cover yourself!

Cover it up!

Bennie's on the run!

Run! Bennie! Run!

Fong t

Monterey Park,
California,
U.S.A.

New Alias

#6Author of original report

Sat, July 31, 2010

Now goes by the name of Bennie Showtime

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Anonymous

Jacksonville,
Tennessee,
United States of America

BMG is a rip off

#7General Comment

Wed, May 12, 2010

I know first hand how unprofessional BMG is. They've already taken off their website. They claimed to have TV deals with Verizon, Time Warner and Direct TV but have none of those. Bennie had contracts sent to actors for shows they weren't even in, but those actors refused to sign them. Actors were told the shows would be AFTRA and then at meetings told they would not be union. Bennie tried to rip off show writers. Bennie was rude at meetings...not to mention stupid! He herded in nearly one hundred inexperienced actors to take $50 for each of them. Proceeded to have "acting classes" with them, but spent most of the time out of the room. He held a pathetic "how to" seminar where he said he would be presenting contracts. Working for Bennie and BMG is a huge waste of time and even more than that, it's frustrating. He promises magic beans. Beware!

Fong t

Monterey Park,
California,
U.S.A.

Update as of 03/09/09 - Cly'Dester Music Group - Brooklyn New York

#8Author of original report

Mon, March 09, 2009

Email from company. Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:02 PM Dear Mr Fong, we've had a report that you've posted something on the internet about our company. However it will never affect us as a company but we can sue YOU for online defamation of character. Our show Sept 6 DID go on! So there was no Scam as you put it!!!! And we have proof that we sent you final box office details!!!! Along with contracts from the venue!!! Your money has also went into the accounts of the artist of the evening!! The show date had a very big storm...look it up in the forcast for Sept 6.....!!! Mr Bennie is no Scam artist because we ALL lost money that day!!!! But he made it clear that things will be worked out with you! There was a personal problem that he had to take care of that slowed the communications with you. There was NO Scam as you posted! We are not working with any Investors for our upcoming projects! Any Investment funds that is owed to you will be sent after this online post lie has been removed!! Mr Bennie did everything he could to show that he is honest! He is not the company! There are over 50 people here who work hard everyday!!!!! WE didn't Scam $60K!!!!! You MUST have this posting removed under Mr Bennie's name! Then returns will be sent!!! There is no proof to this online posting!!! Bennie B Williams Phil Babcock

Christiana

Cincinnati,
Ohio,
U.S.A.