Hello lovelies! Happy Friday. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. It feels like wonderful things are just around the corner. But everything isn't ok for one beautiful model. Just when her future seemed so bright, the gray skies start rolling in. Earlier this week, blonde cutie Constance Jablonski was hit with a $3.3 million bomb from her old agency for breach of contract. Burn baby, burn! Talk about a bad divorce. So, what's the real deal behind the hefty price tag? Let's investigate.
In 2008, a young "virtually unknown" Constance Jablonski signed with Marilyn Model Management. A few years later, her pretty face lands her work for Estee Lauder, Dior and Victoria's Secret. The getting's good, so Constance extends her contract with Marilyn through September 2014. She's making bank raking in nearly $5 million dollars and Marilyn gets its 20 percent cut. But somewhere down the line the milk went sour, and Constance decided to jump ship and go to DNA Models. Now Marilyn is ticked, and is suing for tons of dough and asking for an injunction banning DNA from representing Constance.
Models switch agencies all the time, so it's no surprise that Constance would do the same. But with her lucrative campaign deals, she's hitting her old agency where it hurts the most. Constance was a big investment that really paid off. So losing her from the roster means losing literally millions. Marilyn Models did the leg work of developing her and getting her name out there, but DNA will reap the benefits.
In response to the lawsuit, Jablonski posted this comment on twitter: “With a New Year comes new beginnings. After my bookers, many of those I began with at Marilyn and my dearest Marilyn Gaultier left the agency this past year, I decided to move on to DNA. I’m very excited with the move and I hope you are too!! Wishing all my friends from Marilyn all the best with their new beginnings. Thank you to all of you followers and fans, for always supporting me!!”
Obviously, Constance Jablonski is doing what she feels is best for her career. I totally understand. But her old agency feels like she's biting the hand that fed her. Marilyn was counting on making money off her for well over another year, so the agency is also suing for future earnings. No wonder I have a contract phobia. So how do these situations get handled? After consulting with a friend and mentor here's what will most likely happen: If Constance has a good lawyer, the parties will settle out of court. The agencies will probably end up splitting the commission for a period of time so that Marilyn's losses are covered.
We may not all be high earning supermodels, but there's a lesson you can learn from this. Read your contracts carefully. You may not know what the future will hold, but you've still got to prepare for it. Think of your modeling contract as a pre-nuptial agreement. Make sure there's an exit clause that guarantees you won't get screwed. So you've got to protect your neck and make sure your pretty little butt is covered in case of emergency. Like Biggie said "More money more problems."
Remember dears, if you've got questions I've got answers. Your Fairy Model Mother will waive her wand and sprinkle a little fairy dust on your problems. The hotline is always open.
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