Business ProfileforUrban Talent Management

On Thursday, May 25th, 2023 at 11:30 AM, I was influenced to sign a modeling contract with Urban Talent modeling agency. The terms of the contract were not fully or clearly explained to me. A couple of hours on the same day (May 25th, at 1:21 PM), I sent messages as well as a voicemail after the agency did not answer me, and tried to cancel the contract with the signing agent. She would not allow me to rescind the contract and informed me that I will have to pay the mandatory monthly "training" fees of the contract no matter what, which in total amounts to $2,000. On June 5th, I emailed the agency notifying them that my contract is rescinded on the basis that no payment has been made and no services have been rendered. On July 10th, I got a short response from the agency denying this and saying that there are no cancellations or refunds. For the next month, I considered the contract null and void. I did not interact with the agency, sign up for any of their "training," nor interact with the business, and therefore no services were rendered. I continually tried to explain that I did not want to associate or have business with the agency. To no success, they tried relentlessly via email and phone to get me to pay for a service that was not provided to me. On July 14th they informed me that they cannot accommodate requests for refunds or cancellations. However, the director explained that I was approved for a "settlement agreement" that I had to pay to cancel the contract. This settlement agreement is said to amount to $400. I responded that I did not need to sign a settlement agreement or pay anything because no services have been rendered, and because I tried to rescind my contract the day I signed it but they did not allow me to. On July 17th, I got response back from them stating that my monthly "training" fees have been sent to collections. Now I have been contacted again by some random salesperson in their scheme, pressuring me again to pay the settlement.