Hired this nut two years after I'd interviewed (in person) him. Dressed nicely. Seemed quiet and well-spoken. Told him that we (my financier and I) just wanted a budget for a film we were not planning to shoot right away because we were still putting together the funding. He was hired because the line producer I usally worked with was busy. I told Silberman that I understood that the budget was supposed to come from the script (I've been a writer, producer and director for over 30 years) but I wanted him to craft the budget to $1.5 million. I told him the price I would pay, he agreed to it and I sent him the money. I also told him not to hire anyone as there was no more money. He said he understood. SO HE GOT PAID UPFRONT.
As he was doing the budget, he started making disparaging remarks about me, my financier and other things. I told my co-producer about the crap and he looked Silberman up on the IMDB.COM (I had already done that) but he went farther to call everyone he had listed online that he had worked for. None of those films have been made - especially not the five million dollar production he has on there. If they haven't been made - he can't prove he's a good line producer because it is during the filmmaking that the budget comes into play. Then Silberman hired a SFX makeup person to get her input about how much her services would cost - even though I told him there was no money. Unfortuneately, I had left the clause in the contract that he could do that. I thought our discussion had been clear and that we were professionals and that he could be trusted - NOT!
Finally, he turned in the budget, scheduling, et al., that he had been hired to do and it came to two million bucks. When I pointed out he was supposed to craft it to $1.5 he replied: Your financier can afford it. Turns out he's an arm chair line producer (as I call people with no practical experience). He punches in the info into an budget app and goes by what comes up. I could have done that! I thought I was hiring experience! It would have been cheaper to plug into my own software instead of hiring him. So I fired Silberman. I also had to get my financier to pay the FX woman. We went straight to her because we didn't trust Silberman at this point.
This is when he turned into a PSYCHO STALKER. Calling dozens and dozens of times per day. Me. My financier, his place of business. Sixty times in an hour! I blocked him and then when the call came over as "NO CALLER I.D." I'd let it go to voicemail which I simply deleted. This angered him more. He began calling everyone I've ever worked for, with or known in the entertainment business by going off my IMDB, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. He called them and said disparaging things about me. Said he was going to drive me out of the film industry. He told my financier he wanted me fired or he wouldn't stop harassing them. He said filthy things to the people who answered the calls at their place of business. Started saying vile things about their special needs son and called his wife a w***e, etc. REMEMBER THIS GUY GOT PAID UPFRONT! What was he complaining about? I hadn't even made any money off the film at that time.
Called the police. He was in another state so there was nothing that could be done. HE NOW CALLS PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME AND HARASSES THEM! When does this guy have time to make a living? Do people pay him to go away? I noticed the retraction of the other complaint on this website and I believe he made a deal with them that if they retracted their statement - he would stop harassing THEM.
This seems never-ending, but you just have to move on and NEVER take anything at face value. Investigate thoroughly so you can avoid the MICHAEL SIBLERMANS of the world. He's dangerous. He's mentally disturbed. And one day, he's going to pick on the wrong person and they will end his harassment.
Michael
Pasadena ,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Tue, May 22, 2018
Jordan Rivers who has little to no experience in the area she references has fabricated this entire story with misinformation and hearsay. She, and her so called "exec producer” Randy Ebert and another associate Bob Cook have ripped off many others in terms of theft of material services, breach of contract and theft of intellectual property. There is absolutely no merit in these claims and any person whom wishes to know what happened can contact Michael directly to show direct evidence of their malfeasance. Once again, this website is being misused by those whom are outright libelous and psychologically projecting the truth of the situation and how Michael and many others have been exploited by them. It’s a horrible situation when the person posting here against someone else is the very person whom actually provoked and engaged in something dishonest, leaving the true victim to be victimized twice. Once by the original author and secondary, by those whom do not know better. Jordan Rivers previously of Riverside, California and now living for free at a "campground” may have a wild imagination to write formulaic exploitation horror films, but what she does NOT have is experience, integrity or any sense of reality. Do not believe everyone you read-especially if it’s coming from a place of projection and hatred on the part of the author, promoting tremendous errors and omissions on Jordan Rivers part. She writes a complaint like a bad screenplay - full of bulls*** and story holes. By the way, Jeremiah Vaughn, whom authored the retraction on other postings, is civil with Michael, professional and is taking active and full responsibility for his previous libelous actions via this website and has regular civil conversation with him and can verify this fact directly.