 Wahida Clark and Editor Depart
by Taylor Nix
August 2009
After months of diligently working together, establishing a permanent brand and producing optimum reading material, national bestselling author and publisher Wahida Clark—creator of the Thug Love series and commander in chief of Wahida Clark Presents—has parted ways with her longstanding editor and assistant Tobias A. Fox.
It was after an employee meeting that Tobias would arrive at the conclusion it was time for him to leave and explore his own ventures. However, according to Clark, Tobias did not leave empty handed: he deleted several files and documents from her office computer; he stole manuscripts along with publishing contracts and a Rolodex filled with a considerable amount of  contacts.“Tobias left with the office key and didn't return it. He didn't answer or return any ofmy phone calls, so I sent him a text and still nothing. I had to call him from someone else’s phone to reach him. It was obvious he was trying to avoid me,” Clark explains. “He started calling up my employees stating that ‘he made me.’ He also called up my authors and tried to get them to basically leave my company and follow him. And he even went up to a few prisons to visit and talk it up with authors who were in the mix of signing with me. All this along with emails he sent to my other authors as well.”
In an email provided by Wahida Clark, Tobias writes the following to an author signed to Wahida Clark Presents:
"Hey you! Okay, here's your updated contract. I can do this all day. Seriously, just keep in mind that they know longer have the original contract on file. All you have to do is take the signature page from the contract that you have and add it to the attached updated contract. Don't worry, either way you're going to be okay. We got each other's back."
We contacted Tobias A. Fox for his side of the story and here is what he said:
"This false accusation is not only ridiculous, but seems to be snowballing into a more serious matter. Once this is no longer a court matter I will gladly share my side of the story in its full detail . . . It's very unfortunate that [our] relationship has come to this . . . I should also add that if Wahida Clark doesn’t want to get sued for defamation of character she should let the courts deal with this matter."
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WTF.
Also, if you know what you are talking about then you know the case she filed against Tobias was DISMISSED. DISMISSED means there is NO MERIT to the allegations.
Also- to the fake Tobias Fox- stop it. You sound dumb and Tobias doesn't even talk like that and isn't even a street dude.
For the record..People who are about their business, do them.
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Coxsackie, yeah I went there after getting kicked out of Greene (the actual dates are in the book and upon the documents.) You do know they are across the street.
Cayuga was the place I went home from my last parole violation so the the last place you are incarccerated at in NYS is where they keep your records and where you have to send F.O.I.L. requests. If you don't know the law then you will not know what F.O.I.L. means...
Anyway its whatever...I'm not going to be on here messing up someone elses interview back and fourth.
Get the book, then research the facts...
Cauyga? DOG. You cant be serious. Now I know you lying about your life. Nigga you the new RICK ROSS.
Like I said I've already sold 200 copies out in Long Island the last 4 weeks. The book has documents to back up anything I speak about. You can also send a F.O.I.L request to the Cayuga Corr. if you think they are fake.
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My social network pages have my event dates and locations. I been started selling my autobiography 200 copies, 4 weeks ago. In it there is documents from NYS corrections, sentencing and prison infractions. Pictures of customers will be up on my site within a week after they finish adding a photo gallery and some pages.
As far as my radio show, I have about 20 shows aired-lol.
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No I'm no i'm no gangster. I'm a survivor If I need to chill, I chill. If I'm somewhere and I have to turn it up then I'll do this.
maybe we can have you on next month or Oct. The show is the third Wednesday of the month. My audience consists of readers as well folks involved in community and religious affairs.