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Is Fox News Anchor Clayton Morris A FRAUD? (Video Released)

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Posted Oct 3 2019, 18:54

For those of you following the Clayton Morris / Morris Invest House of Cards starting to fall thread or other various threads I'd like to move the conversation over to this thread. As many of you know my team has been working on a full length film going over the story of the investors who have made fraud allegations against Clayton Morris and his company Morris Invest and their dealings with Bert Whalen and his company Oceanpointe. 

The video is still in production and is scheduled to be released soon. For now though I'd like you all to take a sneak peak at the trailer.

Is Fox News Anchor Clayton Morris A FRAUD? - Landlords From Hell 2 - #ThisIsHoltonWise Trailer

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#ThisIsHoltonWise is video series consisting of short clips that highlight the things we do & talk about here at Holton Wise. These clips are intended to give viewers a sneak peak at what they can expect when working with our team or viewing our full length video content.

Episode 2 of The Landlords From Hell Show is about the many stories circulating the news cycle alleging that former Fox News Anchor Clayton Morris and his company Morris Invest worked with Bert Whalen and his company Oceanpointe Investments to defraud investors in what has been called a real estate Ponzi scheme. In addition to providing insight into the media coverage James Wise speaks with alleged victims of Clayton Morris, Clayton Morris himself and other industry professionals including Jay Hinrichs, Meet Kevin, Indianapolis Property Managers and much more.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 18:56

@Todd Burton @Jay Hinrichs @Russell Brazil @Ryan Dossey @Son D.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 18:58

@Account Closed 

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 19:02

I tagged a few folks who where either in the video, helped me with the video or where really active in some of the other Clayton Morris threads. If anyone knows or is colleagues with anyone else who's got an interest in this story or been active in other threads feel free to tag them in here. Note as this video has been produced by my film company and is not affiliated with bigger pockets I have posted it here in the marketplace so you will need to be a pro member to be able to comment on this thread. However, anyone can comment on the video directly on Youtube should they want to.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 19:26
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Todd Burton @Jay Hinrichs @Russell Brazil @Ryan Dossey @Son D.

all I can say is Wow and Indy sure has it share of these bad actors.. these guys are not the only ones.

amazing you got him on the phone..   

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 19:41
Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Todd Burton @Jay Hinrichs @Russell Brazil @Ryan Dossey @Son D.

all I can say is Wow and Indy sure has it share of these bad actors.. these guys are not the only ones.

amazing you got him on the phone..   

Wow is right. The trailer is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 19:55
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Todd Burton @Jay Hinrichs @Russell Brazil @Ryan Dossey @Son D.

all I can say is Wow and Indy sure has it share of these bad actors.. these guys are not the only ones.

amazing you got him on the phone..   

Wow is right. The trailer is only the tip of the iceberg.

Looks like you beat American greed to the punch on this one.

I noted he mentioned me by name.. I was calling him out and I really thought I would hear from his lawyer at some point.. but never did.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 20:11
Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Todd Burton @Jay Hinrichs @Russell Brazil @Ryan Dossey @Son D.

all I can say is Wow and Indy sure has it share of these bad actors.. these guys are not the only ones.

amazing you got him on the phone..   

Wow is right. The trailer is only the tip of the iceberg.

Looks like you beat American greed to the punch on this one.

I noted he mentioned me by name.. I was calling him out and I really thought I would hear from his lawyer at some point.. but never did.

Yea he's not a big fan of yours. @Todd Burton either. He also had some pretty wild things to say about Bigger Pockets in general. 

Nice thing is for those of you out there that think you aren't being heard by anyone, you are. Clayton Morris sees what is being said on these forums.

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 20:56

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 21:07

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Oh I'm looking forward to this! Cant believe people lost their life savings thats just sad.... thanks for the tag James

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Replied Oct 3 2019, 21:24
Originally posted by @Junior Soares:

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Oh I'm looking forward to this! Cant believe people lost their life savings thats just sad.... thanks for the tag James

Lol, based on your comments in previous threads I figured you'd be interested in this.

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I just want to know if it's true or not. I honestly followed Clayton for a long time and loved what he was doing, loved that he said he was all for the people and speaking directly to the middle class, etc etc and for it to end like this if hes guilty would be a damn shame.

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 04:22

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

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Thanks for posting this

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 07:38
Originally posted by @James Wise:

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

Can you post a download link? 

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 08:23
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

Can you post a download link? 

 

Not at this time....Ya see the first thing I think everyone needs to know is this wasn't a fly by night project. We've been working on it for the better half of 2019. Prior to making this video we discussed the legalities of it all with our legal team as Clayton's been in the media business a long time and we anticipated that he might not be happy with all of the coverage that's included in the video. With that said, I am of the opinion that Clayton's copyright claim is totally bogus and holds no water. I also believe that Youtube is the proper hosting platform for the film and I am confident that we will have the footage back on Youtube within a reasonable time frame.

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 10:12
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

Can you post a download link? 

 

Not at this time....Ya see the first thing I think everyone needs to know is this wasn't a fly by night project. We've been working on it for the better half of 2019. Prior to making this video we discussed the legalities of it all with our legal team as Clayton's been in the media business a long time and we anticipated that he might not be happy with all of the coverage that's included in the video. With that said, I am of the opinion that Clayton's copyright claim is totally bogus and holds no water. I also believe that Youtube is the proper hosting platform for the film and I am confident that we will have the footage back on Youtube within a reasonable time frame.

I look forward to seeing it! 

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 10:42
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

Can you post a download link? 

 

Not at this time....Ya see the first thing I think everyone needs to know is this wasn't a fly by night project. We've been working on it for the better half of 2019. Prior to making this video we discussed the legalities of it all with our legal team as Clayton's been in the media business a long time and we anticipated that he might not be happy with all of the coverage that's included in the video. With that said, I am of the opinion that Clayton's copyright claim is totally bogus and holds no water. I also believe that Youtube is the proper hosting platform for the film and I am confident that we will have the footage back on Youtube within a reasonable time frame.

I look forward to seeing it! 

 Glad we can count on you tuning in when I get it back up. Don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe to HoltonWiseTV so they get the notification that the trailer is up again and of course when the full 2-3 hour film goes up.

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ModeratorReplied Oct 4 2019, 14:48
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:
Originally posted by @Nick Giulioni:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

You may have noticed that the video above has been taken down (for the moment) due to a copyright claim.

It looks like myself and Clayton Morris are going to have to duke this one out because I have no intention of backing down. I will be getting all of that footage out to the public again.

Can you post a download link? 

 

Not at this time....Ya see the first thing I think everyone needs to know is this wasn't a fly by night project. We've been working on it for the better half of 2019. Prior to making this video we discussed the legalities of it all with our legal team as Clayton's been in the media business a long time and we anticipated that he might not be happy with all of the coverage that's included in the video. With that said, I am of the opinion that Clayton's copyright claim is totally bogus and holds no water. I also believe that Youtube is the proper hosting platform for the film and I am confident that we will have the footage back on Youtube within a reasonable time frame.

I look forward to seeing it! 

 Glad we can count on you tuning in when I get it back up. Don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe to HoltonWiseTV so they get the notification that the trailer is up again and of course when the full 2-3 hour film goes up.

 Hey James....just went ti check it out and it looks like the video gotten taken down?

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ModeratorReplied Oct 4 2019, 14:50

Just read through the thread and saw you are aware it was taken down. 

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Replied Oct 4 2019, 15:38
Originally posted by @Russell Brazil:

Just read through the thread and saw you are aware it was taken down. 

For now..........

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Replied Oct 5 2019, 09:11

@Nick Giulioni @Russell Brazil @Junior Soares @Jay Hinrichs @Judy Parker @Todd Burton @Account Closed 

I know a lot of folks are upset that the video is down. Many have suggested that I upload the trailer to other platforms while the dispute takes place. I am not going to do that. There is no better platform to host this video than Youtube. With that said I am going to do whatever needs to be done and spend whatever amount of money is necessary to keep Clayton Morris and his legal team from suppressing the film. 

I'd like you guys to help the fight by buying some of these T-Shirts and spreading that link to all who would be interested. These are limited edition T-shirts that will be available until the copyrighted content claim Clayton Morris filed against #HoltonWiseTV is resolved. All proceeds will go to fund the fight to keep Clayton Morris from suppressing the #HoltonWiseTV documentary about all of those who claim they lost money investing with the Clayton Morris Real Estate program that has been called a Ponzi Scheme.


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Lol, I bought one. This will be a great conversation starter with people at real estate events.

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Replied Oct 5 2019, 09:16
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Lol, I bought one. This will be a great conversation starter with people at real estate events.

Hell yeah! Thank you for your support Russell! 

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Replied Oct 5 2019, 09:16
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Nick Giulioni @Russell Brazil @Junior Soares @Jay Hinrichs @Judy Parker @Todd Burton @Account Closed @Eric Li 

I know a lot of folks are upset that the video is down. Many have suggested that I upload the trailer to other platforms while the dispute takes place. I am not going to do that. There is no better platform to host this video than Youtube. With that said I am going to do whatever needs to be done and spend whatever amount of money is necessary to keep Clayton Morris and his legal team from suppressing the film. 

I'd like you guys to help the fight by buying some of these T-Shirts and spreading that link to all who would be interested. These are limited edition T-shirts that will be available until the copyrighted content claim Clayton Morris filed against #HoltonWiseTV is resolved. All proceeds will go to fund the fight to keep Clayton Morris from suppressing the #HoltonWiseTV documentary about all of those who claim they lost money investing with the Clayton Morris Real Estate program that has been called a Ponzi Scheme.


CLICK HERE TO BUY A SHIRT

 U should have a table at the big BP event  !!!

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Replied Oct 5 2019, 09:51
Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
Originally posted by @James Wise:

@Nick Giulioni @Russell Brazil @Junior Soares @Jay Hinrichs @Judy Parker @Todd Burton @Account Closed @Eric Li 

I know a lot of folks are upset that the video is down. Many have suggested that I upload the trailer to other platforms while the dispute takes place. I am not going to do that. There is no better platform to host this video than Youtube. With that said I am going to do whatever needs to be done and spend whatever amount of money is necessary to keep Clayton Morris and his legal team from suppressing the film. 

I'd like you guys to help the fight by buying some of these T-Shirts and spreading that link to all who would be interested. These are limited edition T-shirts that will be available until the copyrighted content claim Clayton Morris filed against #HoltonWiseTV is resolved. All proceeds will go to fund the fight to keep Clayton Morris from suppressing the #HoltonWiseTV documentary about all of those who claim they lost money investing with the Clayton Morris Real Estate program that has been called a Ponzi Scheme.


CLICK HERE TO BUY A SHIRT

 U should have a table at the big BP event  !!!

 Lol not a bad idea. Although doing pretty well with just eCommerce. Already have some steady sales on it since it's release 30 min ago lol.