God he's still at it! I've heard from a reliable source that he is playing on his illness, getting people to support him (which in and of itself isn't a bad thing for people with mental illness of course, but when it's Wayne, there's always an ulterior motive), guilting people into working with him, and scamming money/grants for his "art". It's just sick when he owes thousands and thousands of dollars, that he can get tax-payer money to continue his disgraceful fraud, when the people he's ripped off get nothing. Shameful.

Hi Charlie,

any updates on the situation?
thank you

OMG I can't believe this is still going! Surely there is something the police or the courts could do about him?!?!?! The system is truly screwed :-(

Also add this phone number to it - his mobile: 0430 564 401

Click here to find more complaints and to leave your own! Please don't be embarrassed - he needs to be stopped! http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/(07) 3846 7555

I am sooo glad for all your comments! I just had an interview with Wayne and gave me a contract and a promise of heaps of work. I decided to google him before signing it and im so glad I did. Thanks for posting all your stories.

Wayne Jaye is not his birth name .He was born Wayne Jeffery Kerslake. He change it some number of years ago .To avoid prosecution and debt amongst other issues,He has defrauded countless people in Adelaide.His parents Live in Burton South Australia.(The family avoids phone calls) He has two Sisters. He went to school in Tintinara.He has relatives in Wallaroo South Australia.He has a son in Victoria aged about 16 to 17 years.He sustained an accident 3-5 years ago, A car run him over in Queensland. He claims memory loss and has sustained sensory loss. He now has bipolar. These are facts. Theses facts can be used as tools to assist  the authorities that you employ or engage to apprehend him and take legal action.He may also head for South Australia for Xmas 2011 .

I have met with three modelling agencies and have worked as a marketing assistant at another. Epatant was one of these agencies. I brought the contract home and was immediately greeted by my housemates with a "it's a joke". I got very upset at first thinking they were mocking me, but in reality it was them mocking him. The contract was one page long, his so called "discounts" had to be written by hand (IN GREEN INK!). A professional who is making an appeal to someone for money puts in more effort you would think? Also, during my interview I asked Wayne about the jobs the models had of recent and he told me they get good jobs. Didn't tell me what jobs they were. ICK! how did i even contemplate signing? honestly! As I left the interview he gave me a magazine, it was a gesture that I was "important" etc etc. But the magazine dated back to mid 2009! He gives me the creeps and what's worse is there are more agencies popping up in Brisbane who don't have the credibility either.If you are serious about modelling got to Dallys or Viviens castings; or do it yourself. Apply to boutiques, shops and websites who publish photoshoots instead of meeting with scammers such as Wayne.

God he's still at it! I've heard from a reliable source that he is playing on his illness, getting people to support him (which in and of itself isn't a bad thing for people with mental illness of course, but when it's Wayne, there's always an ulterior motive), guilting people into working with him, and scamming money/grants for his "art". It's just sick when he owes thousands and thousands of dollars, that he can get tax-payer money to continue his disgraceful fraud, when the people he's ripped off get nothing. Shameful.

Unfortunately, this is still dragging on! Guess what everyone? He has a new Agency Manager "Anna Wojcik". I'm afraid that he's going to do exactly what he's done to the rest of us and scam us out of our hard earned money and our precious time.

Anna, if you are reading this - be smart and get as far away from epatant as you can, don't fall for his pity party. Any agency that goes through 4 managers in a year is one to be very very wary of. Let alone an agency who posts a job ad (for managing the agency) on FACEBOOK? Seriously - Wayne "Jaye" is as classless and cheap as epatants reputation. OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE.  I've met half of these people in person to offer advice to those who have had bad encounters. It's only a matter of time before he is exposed in QLD. Let's just say, right now his every move is being watched - closely.

Anna, taking money from naive and gullible young models (and their parents)  is WRONG. Do not become involved with this blatant crime. Real modelling agencies DO NOT CHARGE. They DON'T have to, because they EARN money through COMMISSIONS. Wayne Jaye's photos are worth JACK S**T in a portfolio. One of his models told me that a well known casting agent actually pulled them out of her portfolio and tore them up because they were so bad. If you want a picture at your local park or in some creeps garage, by all means go ahead with epatant - because that is all you will get. Epatant, does not even have offices. Wayne Jaye runs epatant out of his dodgy share apartment that he shares with fellow headcases - which is supplied (cheaply) by the hospital. EPATANT is NOT at LIGHTSPACE - as indicated on the website. Feel free to call lightspace up and find out for yourself - they kicked the Agency out due to his reputation in the industry.

I cannot even count how many of you I warned in the beginning and how very few believed what I had to say... But I believe you had to learn your lesson the hard way - and I'm sorry that it was the only way that helped you to see the truth.

Lucky: Thats really lucky I am happy for you! I am glad that more and more people finally knows about him! I am at exactly same situation. My contract expired long time ago, however, my photos are still on the web!!!!!75% of all girls and guys on the web would love their pix to be removed. However, Wayne wont do it. If he ever approach you to work for him PLEASE PLEASE think 10 times!!!!!