Yesterday, we posted about how Mob Wives Natalie Guercio's movie "Black Point" was being renamed "Alter the Girl" with a whole new cast. Only this time around, Guercio is not going to be a part of it, despite what she's been telling her fans on twitter this week. After we posted this on our blog, I got a surprising message from the director and executive producer Chloe Finch on our twitter seen above. I was very surprised that she had been reading our blog. I was even more surprised that she actually likes our blog. In fact, she decided that she wanted to tell her side of the story to us about what really happened between her and Natalie Guercio with the movie. I must say that this interview (seen below) was very interesting. I want to make it very clear that Chloe reached out me first. I also want to be clear that (as I promised to Chloe) I didn't change any of her answers. This is all in words and from her point of view.
Thank you for reading my blog Chloe, I'm glad you like it. I'm also happy and surprised that you reached out to me to tell your side of the story of what exactly happened between you and Natalie Guercio.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I fully understood you wanting to get to the truth about Natalie regarding my film Black Point which has since been renamed Alter the Girl. I think it is important to tell the truth as it has been brought to light to me that Natalie is still telling people via social media that she is still cast in my film. Perhaps she is referring to another film, but one would think that the title of the film said would be released by now to avoid misunderstandings.
Natalie and I have never met. Two weeks prior I was working on a film with a friend of mine who is a producer. The premise of that film was about a reality tv star trying to break through to acting. It was a spoof off of reality tv that would cater to a broad audience i.e. those who watch reality tv and those who do not. Natalie Guercio was one of the prospects we were considering and had contacted. Within the duration of time it took for a reply from her or her manager Jason Swanson the film concept had already been dropped. At that point, I had a micro budget locked in that I was waiting on for months to do the film Black Point. The initial email that was sent out to her didn't go into detail of how it was a spoof off a reality tv star as we had to be tactful and not risk offending. If there was a reply, then we would've explained the premise more so. However, we did not receive a reply until weeks later and I thought the best way to handle it would be to talk to her manager, as he was the only one who I was in contact with and gracefully bow out, explaining to him why Natalie was not going to work for the new project. This would have happened the first day he was texting me but he was avoiding anything to do with the film. I was being sent photos of him and his newborn baby plus a multitude of other photos of him in other countries. Of course this would set off alarms every time I tried to talk to him about the film he would have a reason not to. By the third day we were in contact I was asking him about Natalie so I could finally tell him why his client was not going to work out. I received a text saying he wanted to send me something but that it could not change our business relationship. The next thing I received was a very explicit photo of him. I was shocked and disgusted and when he asked me what I thought of it I told him I wasn't going to comment because this was strictly a business relationship. I was trying to directly talk to Natalie but she couldn't seem to find time to talk to me. By the time I actually had a proper phone conversation with Natalie I was already in a full fledged sexual harassment situation with her manager Keep in mind, at the time I was in heavy pre-production and because his harassment was on a daily and nightly basis I had decided to collect enough evidence which I had more than enough of for a sexual harassment suit. Unfortunately those two things became my priority. Nothing was moving ahead with Natalie and I also made a terrible mistake of allowing her manager to do the social media for Black Point before he started harassing me. At that point I realized that my film had to be put on hold and my main priority was going to have to be damage control. I looked all over social media and realized that the situation regarding my film and Natalie's involvement was very serious. I was also getting so much contact from her fans who I couldn't tell the truth to that I had to go along with her being part of the cast in the film until I could make a public statement. This is my public statement: After talking to Natalie a couple of times in which by the way there was no talk about the film on at all on her part, I finally decided that I was going to tell her everything that had transpired with her manager. I also thought this would be a good way to cut ties. I was asked by her and her boyfriend London to send screen shots of all the texts I received from her manager. She received them and couldn't believe he did this to her. Not once did Natalie offer up her sympathy or apology for a man she claimed to be her best friend for what he actually did to me. For a woman such as Natalie who is so anti-domestic violence I really thought she would offer up her condolences to a woman who was being sexually harassed let alone by her beloved manager. I did see the first season that Natalie was on and thats why she was initially one of the reality stars contacted. It was obvious that she was using the show as a platform for exposure.
Natalie's manager Jason Swanson was in charge of the facebook page and doing all of the social media on it. As soon as I saw his post about Natalie being more black than African Americans because she is Sicilian, I told him to take it down immediately but of course he didn't. Also at this time after I did Natalie a huge favor by exposing her manager for what he is really doing which reflects on her I had already sent 4 letters of termination to her manager.He was non-compliant and it escalated the harassment. Natalie couldn't also be considered as part of the cast because there was not so much as a deal memo but I was fine with that because it wasn't going to work out anyway. Keep in mind that I was still not able to tell her why she was initially contacted because she was so involved with feeling sorry for herself regarding what her manager did that she had the audacity to tell me I was being selfish and one-sided. I found that preposterous considering my movie was being put on hold. I was being sexually harassed by her manager and received vicious attacks because people thought that I had cast her. That night I sent her a 5th letter of termination and I haven't heard from her since. I recently joined twitter again and it was brought to my attention that she was claiming that was coming to LA. and that she was still on the movie and was going to tell people when it was out. If this was another movie you would think she would be talking about this new movie or even mentioning a title to avoid misunderstandings.
Yes I do love your blog. To clarify, Natalie was never officially cast as Alexandra Rowen. She was going to be cast as a reality star trying to make it in Hollywood which in fact she was a prospect for because she is trying to make it in "Hollywood", Actually the character of Alexandra isn't a cop caller. She is clairvoyant helping the NYPD solve a serial murder case and in turn becomes the serial killer's victim.In our conversations it was very clear that Natalie just wants to see herself on the big screen. I even mentioned to her that she should take acting lessons and get an acting coach as she has never acted before and she said she didn't need to. I feel that speaks volumes and is also extremely offensive to hard working actresses and actors who spend their time trying to perfect their craft. The lead for this film is going to be an actual actress who can take on such a demanding role.
Yes and thank you for giving me the opportunity on your blog. I would like to clarify the comments that were made about me online. The site IMDB shows all the production one has been involved in. You can also make a resume of anything from films you have done, to scripts. On my resume I wrote a script called Tears of the Sun which has nothing to do with Bruce Willis movie under the same title. That was a script production company said they could
fund the budget for and it never happened. This is very common as film industry is at a very financially low point. I
also put a script called Dark Skies on my resume and that has nothing to do with Keri Russell Sci-fi/Horror film. That was just a script form under non-legitimate film company and it never went ahead. In fact all the titles under production companies on that resume were all in script form under poor production companies that never went ahead. The only one that did go ahead was Skeletons in the Closet which was used on a festival circuit to raise money for feature films it was a short film.There was also a dispute about who the real Chloe Finch was. The pictures of me were outdated and at the time I was blonde and was much heavier. Since then I broke my nose in a softball incident and although I don't think it changed my appearance that much I can see how people got skeptical of what I looked like. There was also a Black Point Twitter page that was set up before everything happened with her manager. Nothing had been done with the page up until Natalie contacted me because someone said something bad about her using the movie title. I wrote a couple of tweets on it to keep Natalie from contacting me further about people saying bad things about her. Honestly the only other person who had the password to that twitter account was her manager so all of the other tweets that went up were most likely from him. In closing this was a really stressful situation over just one person. I can't believe all this could ensure from just one person. I suffered, my movie suffered and I'm just an independent filmaker working on a micro-budget film trying to make my film. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify what really is the truth. I look forward to continually read your blog.
Thank you for reading my blog Chloe, I'm glad you like it. I'm also happy and surprised that you reached out to me to tell your side of the story of what exactly happened between you and Natalie Guercio.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. I fully understood you wanting to get to the truth about Natalie regarding my film Black Point which has since been renamed Alter the Girl. I think it is important to tell the truth as it has been brought to light to me that Natalie is still telling people via social media that she is still cast in my film. Perhaps she is referring to another film, but one would think that the title of the film said would be released by now to avoid misunderstandings.
When did you meet Natalie Guercio? You had said that you have never met her in person but that you spoke on the phone with her two times? How did you guys meet? Had you ever watch her on Mob Wives before?
Natalie and I have never met. Two weeks prior I was working on a film with a friend of mine who is a producer. The premise of that film was about a reality tv star trying to break through to acting. It was a spoof off of reality tv that would cater to a broad audience i.e. those who watch reality tv and those who do not. Natalie Guercio was one of the prospects we were considering and had contacted. Within the duration of time it took for a reply from her or her manager Jason Swanson the film concept had already been dropped. At that point, I had a micro budget locked in that I was waiting on for months to do the film Black Point. The initial email that was sent out to her didn't go into detail of how it was a spoof off a reality tv star as we had to be tactful and not risk offending. If there was a reply, then we would've explained the premise more so. However, we did not receive a reply until weeks later and I thought the best way to handle it would be to talk to her manager, as he was the only one who I was in contact with and gracefully bow out, explaining to him why Natalie was not going to work for the new project. This would have happened the first day he was texting me but he was avoiding anything to do with the film. I was being sent photos of him and his newborn baby plus a multitude of other photos of him in other countries. Of course this would set off alarms every time I tried to talk to him about the film he would have a reason not to. By the third day we were in contact I was asking him about Natalie so I could finally tell him why his client was not going to work out. I received a text saying he wanted to send me something but that it could not change our business relationship. The next thing I received was a very explicit photo of him. I was shocked and disgusted and when he asked me what I thought of it I told him I wasn't going to comment because this was strictly a business relationship. I was trying to directly talk to Natalie but she couldn't seem to find time to talk to me. By the time I actually had a proper phone conversation with Natalie I was already in a full fledged sexual harassment situation with her manager Keep in mind, at the time I was in heavy pre-production and because his harassment was on a daily and nightly basis I had decided to collect enough evidence which I had more than enough of for a sexual harassment suit. Unfortunately those two things became my priority. Nothing was moving ahead with Natalie and I also made a terrible mistake of allowing her manager to do the social media for Black Point before he started harassing me. At that point I realized that my film had to be put on hold and my main priority was going to have to be damage control. I looked all over social media and realized that the situation regarding my film and Natalie's involvement was very serious. I was also getting so much contact from her fans who I couldn't tell the truth to that I had to go along with her being part of the cast in the film until I could make a public statement. This is my public statement: After talking to Natalie a couple of times in which by the way there was no talk about the film on at all on her part, I finally decided that I was going to tell her everything that had transpired with her manager. I also thought this would be a good way to cut ties. I was asked by her and her boyfriend London to send screen shots of all the texts I received from her manager. She received them and couldn't believe he did this to her. Not once did Natalie offer up her sympathy or apology for a man she claimed to be her best friend for what he actually did to me. For a woman such as Natalie who is so anti-domestic violence I really thought she would offer up her condolences to a woman who was being sexually harassed let alone by her beloved manager. I did see the first season that Natalie was on and thats why she was initially one of the reality stars contacted. It was obvious that she was using the show as a platform for exposure.
You were also telling me that her manager Jason Swanson had offered to make the facebook page for "Black Point" under your budget is that correct?
Natalie's manager Jason Swanson was in charge of the facebook page and doing all of the social media on it. As soon as I saw his post about Natalie being more black than African Americans because she is Sicilian, I told him to take it down immediately but of course he didn't. Also at this time after I did Natalie a huge favor by exposing her manager for what he is really doing which reflects on her I had already sent 4 letters of termination to her manager.He was non-compliant and it escalated the harassment. Natalie couldn't also be considered as part of the cast because there was not so much as a deal memo but I was fine with that because it wasn't going to work out anyway. Keep in mind that I was still not able to tell her why she was initially contacted because she was so involved with feeling sorry for herself regarding what her manager did that she had the audacity to tell me I was being selfish and one-sided. I found that preposterous considering my movie was being put on hold. I was being sexually harassed by her manager and received vicious attacks because people thought that I had cast her. That night I sent her a 5th letter of termination and I haven't heard from her since. I recently joined twitter again and it was brought to my attention that she was claiming that was coming to LA. and that she was still on the movie and was going to tell people when it was out. If this was another movie you would think she would be talking about this new movie or even mentioning a title to avoid misunderstandings.
I know you had said that you read my blog and love it, is there anything that you would like to clear up about anything that we wrote about the movie as far as what Natalie's character would have been? I noticed that her character Alexandra Rowen was a lot like Natalie being that she is known for being a cop caller? Was that why you chose her to play this type of character in the movie?
Yes I do love your blog. To clarify, Natalie was never officially cast as Alexandra Rowen. She was going to be cast as a reality star trying to make it in Hollywood which in fact she was a prospect for because she is trying to make it in "Hollywood", Actually the character of Alexandra isn't a cop caller. She is clairvoyant helping the NYPD solve a serial murder case and in turn becomes the serial killer's victim.In our conversations it was very clear that Natalie just wants to see herself on the big screen. I even mentioned to her that she should take acting lessons and get an acting coach as she has never acted before and she said she didn't need to. I feel that speaks volumes and is also extremely offensive to hard working actresses and actors who spend their time trying to perfect their craft. The lead for this film is going to be an actual actress who can take on such a demanding role.
Anything else you would like to tell us.
Yes and thank you for giving me the opportunity on your blog. I would like to clarify the comments that were made about me online. The site IMDB shows all the production one has been involved in. You can also make a resume of anything from films you have done, to scripts. On my resume I wrote a script called Tears of the Sun which has nothing to do with Bruce Willis movie under the same title. That was a script production company said they could
fund the budget for and it never happened. This is very common as film industry is at a very financially low point. I
also put a script called Dark Skies on my resume and that has nothing to do with Keri Russell Sci-fi/Horror film. That was just a script form under non-legitimate film company and it never went ahead. In fact all the titles under production companies on that resume were all in script form under poor production companies that never went ahead. The only one that did go ahead was Skeletons in the Closet which was used on a festival circuit to raise money for feature films it was a short film.There was also a dispute about who the real Chloe Finch was. The pictures of me were outdated and at the time I was blonde and was much heavier. Since then I broke my nose in a softball incident and although I don't think it changed my appearance that much I can see how people got skeptical of what I looked like. There was also a Black Point Twitter page that was set up before everything happened with her manager. Nothing had been done with the page up until Natalie contacted me because someone said something bad about her using the movie title. I wrote a couple of tweets on it to keep Natalie from contacting me further about people saying bad things about her. Honestly the only other person who had the password to that twitter account was her manager so all of the other tweets that went up were most likely from him. In closing this was a really stressful situation over just one person. I can't believe all this could ensure from just one person. I suffered, my movie suffered and I'm just an independent filmaker working on a micro-budget film trying to make my film. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify what really is the truth. I look forward to continually read your blog.
Good luck with the rest of the movie "Alter the Girl" I hope it works out for you.
Thank you so much and I will keep you posted on the film which is slated to start filming in August since sadly it needed to be pushed back. Always protect yourself and your passion. Best to all.
Thank you so much and I will keep you posted on the film which is slated to start filming in August since sadly it needed to be pushed back. Always protect yourself and your passion. Best to all.