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Bailey Agency Gets Accused of Fraud

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey gets accused of running a shady business. Her Bailey Agency has come under fire.

CelebNMusic247.com has now learned that Peter Thomas wife Cynthia Bailey’s “Bailey Agency” is being accused of shady practices. The breaking news comes from a consumer who is claiming that Cynthia is allegedly accepting money but not following through with her end of the bargain.

Here is what CBS is reporting on the Real Houswives star and her modeling agency:

The customer, Dorothy Lewis, claims she submitted a photo of her daughter to the Bailey Agency’s website and paid a fee so her daughter could enter to be featured on the website and get some promotion. But apparently the site hasn’t been updated in months, although Cynthia is allegedly still accepting money and photos.

So after seeing Bailey on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Lewis looked up her agency and found a photo contest for babies and kids.

“The only thing I had to do was submit her photo and then I had to submit an entry fee on the website,” Lewis explained.

Lewis paid $20 to enter Paris into the “big kid” category for the month of January.

The Bailey Agency promise? Each month a winner will be chosen in each category with the winners featured on TheBaileyAgencySchoolofFashion.com.

“To me it’s like playing the lottery. Your chances are slim but what if? That would be exciting if you win,” Lewis said.

The problem? The Bailey Agency hasn’t updated the winners since October 2013, but the site has continued to collect money.

“It’s just not right to be advertising that you’re going to do one thing and take people’s money from around the country and you’re not following through on what you’re saying,” Lewis said.

To make matters worse, CBS did some digging and found out that it states on the company’s website that the Bailey Agency is supposed to donate some of the proceeds made to the Atlanta Diaper Relief. but, the non profit folded about six months ago.

Since the accusations, Cynthia Bailey has clapped back saying that the she feels she is being put on blast was a negative approach to handle a situation. Cynthia doesn’t feel is as bad as it’s being made out to be.

She tells CBS:

“First of all I think that’s a very negative approach to the whole situation, that’s not like their $20 wasn’t being used for what it was intended for. It’s just a matter of us being in transition on our side and we were just behind on the website. But now it’s updated.”

Bailey has also released the following statement to CBS:

“The program is not revenue driven. The Bailey Babies Contest was created in the spirit of giving moms with young babies a platform to give their children exposure. This was a fun & inexpensive way to involve young babies in the school since they are obviously too young to participate in any of the other school programs that are offered. The program was also developed for the purpose of extending our brand out to people outside of the Atlanta area that support and want to be a part of The Bailey Agency. I apologize for any negligence on my part as far as my staff not keeping the website properly updated. I hope after receiving all the correct and updated information from me personally, you can appreciate the sincerity of my intentions. I appreciate you for bringing this important matter to my attention. I can assure The Bailey Babies mommies that this will not be an issue going forward. Thank you for providing the opportunity to address this matter.”