Hey fellow board members

I have a confusing experience and wanted some other thoughts on if this is a normal occurace as I am new to this genre.

I posted on another board, that i was looking for a particular porn star.  Two well known agencies emailed me saying they would have her in august.  I replied back with the intent of booking.. and then the porn star herself also emailed me from seeing my post and said I can book her direct. I replied back mentioning the agencies and she said they were falsely claiming she was with them.

is this common with the porn escorts and agencies?   I would not want to send money to an agencey only to find out the girl doenst work for them.

Thanks