I'm glad this is finally coming to light.
I'm an actress in Hollywood and was actually fooled into thinking that myself and 3 other actresses were shooting a music video for Guns N Roses in March 2009.
We actually shot the music video, put it on our resumes, and shared the good news with many professional contacts.
Turns out it was all a lie, and Tara Sutphen was behind this.
She's been claiming for over 3 years now, that she was dating the singer for GNR, and convinced a well-respected music video director that this project was for Axl.
As the truth has come out, Mrs. Sutphen is quickly losing friends and credibility.
In fact, the director of the music video, and a long-time friend of Mrs. Sutphen's cut off all contact with her, when he discovered that she had duped him into this project. I'm also told that his attorney has sent a letter of resolution for $2500 to Mrs. Sutphen which to this day goes unanswered.
The truth is, there was a young lady in Finland, pretending to be Axl Rose online, she has since come forth and confessed, however Mrs. Sutphen has known the truth since about 2008 maybe earlier, that she was speaking to a young girl in Finland.. and continued the deception.
Even on a few occasions prompting the girl in Finland to CONTINUE with the deception, particularly that involving the filming of the music video. The young lady in Finland never meant for it to be more then a fanpage, yet Mrs. Sutphen convinced her to carry on the deception, and to proceed with the music video!
I can only speculate as to what must have been going on in Tara Sutphen's head to continue this deception, and what material gains or popularity points she hoped to win by claiming to be dating a rock n roll icon. She even introduced her friends and her children into this online deceit.. and had them befriend this "fake axl" on facebook, knowing full-well that it was not him.
She seems to be a well-respected person amongst her community and her peers, and it really saddens me and sickens me, to find out that she in fact, was behind this massive scam, that has involved and hurt many people.
Many fans of GNR were fooled into thinking they were speaking with their idol, (some as long as four years now, have been fooled), fans have shown up at concerts wanting to meet their "online friend", fans have sent gifts to his house, and a music video was shot all in the name of Guns N Roses.
Personally, I received a phone-call from Mrs. Sutphen's daughter-in-law in January 2010, claiming that Tara had uncovered the truth in Sept 2009, and reported it to the real Axl Rose.
Turns out, Mrs. Sutphen continues to lie to her children, and has known about this for years, yet continued the deception. I've been in touch with Mr. Rose's management team, personal assistants, and legal representation.
Up until my contact with them, no one had heard of Tara Sutphen.
I have reported all of this, and more to the proper authorities. Who knows if anything will come of it, but the consumers should definitely know that Tara Sutphen is capable of lies, deceit, and deception on a major scale.. that alone is enough for me to question her psychic abilities and/or her business as a whole.
Sincerely,
Leah Cevoli
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1859539/