Numerous models have complained about Eddie Coates (Sun Devil Angels), here are but a few samples:
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I had asked eddie coates to take a picture of me and my boyfriend together so we'd have a sexy naked picture for our own personal viewing... and he did.. well... like i said when i first met eddie coates, he made me fear the porn world and think it was nothing but a bunch of creepy asshole scumbags..
So after getting to know him a little better, yep my first impression stayed correct.. and shortly after meeting him i wanted nothing to do with him.... and right after i made that clear, eddie coates went and posted that personal picture of my boyfriend and i on craigslist!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, that fucking scumbag posted my personal picture on craigslist along with my real number at the time!!! so for at least a week straight i was getting crazy calls from people and had to change my number.....
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The guy from SunDevilsAngels has a worse reputation than the G**** modeling guy. Funny that one scumbag would post about another scumbag.
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I recently met a model that said she shot with Eddie for ------- (a company, not FTV, that Eddie no longer works for). She said a lot of not nice things about him and that her experience with him was horrible.
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As I recall there was even a video on YouTube of a model talking about her bad experience working with Eddie.
Then there is the troubling issue of Eddie being arrested and jailed repeatedly for theft related crimes. That is a red flag if there ever was one (although Eddie always pathologically blames most of his numerous problems on others).
If I were a model or affiliate, I would find a reputable photographer and program to work with, and not risk doing business with a repeat offender that has such a poor reputation in the industry, and amongst his peers.
If a program wanted to hire Eddie to shoot, they will have to take into account his negative reputation in the industry (his well-documented lying, harrassing and threatening people via ICQ/phone, etc), how he has badmouthed former employers (since he will possibly do the same to them if he eventually has a meltdown with them), and his overall mental/emotional unstability.
There are additional other employer liability issues, as well as the potential for Eddie to go back to jail for several more years for a probabtion violation or new crimes, etc. All things which should be carefully considered when taking Eddie's past record into account.
Prosepective employers may think that they can muzzle Eddie, but past employers, some of the top shooters, and others in the industry, have tried to counsel him repeatedly to just STFU, but he does not have the self-control to do so, as evidenced in this thread.
Caveat emptor...
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