Astonishing details about the tempestuous marriage between the glamorous “Killer Plot” rider and the estranged husband she allegedly tried to murder for $2 million can now be revealed by .
According to a former business partner of the divorcing Southern California couple, Tatyana Remley dominated the relationship and forced her older wealthy spouse Mark to act “like a scared puppy” around her.
She was so desperate to always be the center of attention that she constantly acted like a catwalk queen, added noted Las Vegas-based equestrian showman Erik Martonovich.
“Tatyana ran everything. Whatever she said went. And he just followed her. “Mark was like a whiny, scared puppy,” said Martonovich, 44. “And I never saw Mark say no to her.”
can reveal the inner workings of the marriage between glamorous equestrian Tatyana Remley and her estranged husband Mark Remley. Tatyana is pictured holding a belt around Mark’s neck and leading him through a party
Las Vegas-based horse actor Erik Martonovich (left) told : “Tatyana ran everything.” Whatever she said went. And he just followed her. “Mark was like a crying, scared puppy.” Martonovich is pictured with Tatjana and Mark
Martonovich is pictured with Tatjana and Mark. He said Tatjana “constantly hit on me – I brushed it off.” “Apparently Mark and Tatyana wanted me to come to San Diego and sleep with her while he watched. “It was crazy,” he added
“She was very, look how pretty I am.” The personality she wanted to show the world was that she was like a beautiful Russian supermodel. And maybe a supermodel with a touch of Barbie,” Martonovich said.
“I don’t think she’s really Russian, and she’s not a supermodel. But I’m pretty sure she’s good at being a gold digger.”
Martonovich also revealed that Tatjana “constantly hit on me – I brushed it off.”
And years after he ended his business relationship with the couple, he discovered that the couple had allegedly hatched a plan to get him to sleep with Tatyana while Mark watched. “I was stunned and would never have been interested,” he said.
Martonovich became linked to the feuding couple after they asked him to produce their disastrous multimillion-dollar “horse-human acrobatic show” in 2012
Martonovich spoke out as Tatyana, 42, remains in jail in San Diego after she was arrested on August 2 following a police raid at a Starbucks where she met a detective who posed as a hitman for her “plan.” to kill 57-year-old Mark.
She is accused of asking a friend to arrange a $2 million hit amid a bitter divorce battle in which she told a court she used to spend $50,000 a month but her wealthy, estranged husband cut her off financially.
The couple lived a life of ostentatious luxury in their $5.3 million hillside retreat in Del Mar, north of San Diego – but had an 11-year, volatile marriage, according to divorce papers Tatyana filed in July.
She claims Mark held a gun to her head in her villa and also accuses him of chasing her around the house with a knife. Furthermore, she claims that her husband was present when she was sexually abused by one of his friends.
revealed this week that Mark has disappeared after being rushed to hospital last month claiming he was having a seizure.
Martonovich became associated with the feuding pair after they approached him in 2012 to produce their ultimately disastrous multimillion-dollar “horse-human acrobatic show” called Valitar.
He had distanced himself from the project when it failed spectacularly with just three of a planned 45 performances at the prestigious Del Mar Fairgrounds – leaving a trail of angry creditors in its wake.
But the experience gave him a unique insight into the couple’s relationship and personality.
“Mark is very awkward in social situations. “He’s just not good at talking to people,” said Martonovich, who now runs the equestrian event Gladius The Show — known as “Cirque du Soleil meets Mad Max on horses.”
“Pretty much the only thing that defines his personality is that he has money – so he used that to get people to talk to him.”
“Plus, he’s really bad at communicating with women.” At least the ones he finds attractive. He always had this shaky, strange look.
“Tatyana is fake nice.” She was nice to you, but if you don’t do exactly what I want, then fuck you.
“I heard her allegations that Mark held a gun to her head. I don’t believe it for a second because I never saw him even say no to her, let alone fight back in any way.’
Martonovich said Tatyana was so desperate to always be the center of attention that she constantly preened like a catwalk queen
Tatyana, 42, remains in prison in San Diego after she was arrested last month when she met a detective posing as a hit man for her “plan” to kill Mark, 57
Martonovich revealed: “I know she attacked him sometimes.” And I think I saw that at their house once. It stopped when they realized I was there.
“When I came in she was screaming something and suddenly everything stopped and he had a mark on his face. “It wasn’t blood, it looked like she might have hit him.
“I find it really, really hard to believe that he did anything that she said. I’m not trying to defend him and say he’s a great person because he’s an idiot.
“I could imagine he would fight back if you cornered him hard enough, but I can’t imagine him initiating anything.”
Martonovich continued: “She was fickle.” But well hidden. In any case, she looked like a happy Barbie model. But she had no compassion for anything, not even the horses.
“Of course she’s innocent until proven guilty, but her current situation didn’t surprise me one bit.”
The horse show producer, who works at the ranch with his wife Lisa, said he originally used the name Valitar for his production but dropped it after his experience with the Remleys.
He said the couple contacted him out of the blue about putting together a spectacular show similar to one he had worked on called “Cavalia.”
“And honestly, I just thought they were idiots because they were talking so loudly,” he said. “Then two days later they showed up at my ranch in a limo, which was kind of silly.
“She talked the whole time, he just followed her around and didn’t say much.” They kept trying to tell me that they wanted to do a show like Cavalia, but hotter. I didn’t know what they were babbling about.’
Eventually, the showman and the couple agreed to move forward after he said the production would cost at least $10 million. Mark originally wanted to do it for half the money.
But that was just the beginning of a bizarre and unpredictable nightmare for Martonovich.
“Tatyana started texting me up to 20 times a day and going over things. And he came up with higher numbers, eventually mentioning $11 million.
“I drove to San Diego that evening to meet her in the morning. At some point that evening she stopped texting me, which was bizarre because she had never stopped texting me before.
“In the morning I couldn’t reach anyone. I finally got a hold of a secretary who said, “Well, that’s not going to happen.” Mark doesn’t have the money.
“And then she called me and screamed while complaining about Mark and screaming about the whole situation. I don’t remember the exact details.’
Remley, of Del Mar, California, allegedly tried to orchestrate a murder plot against her estranged millionaire husband Mark
The accused wife brought a cash deposit for the attack and three guns to a Starbucks meeting, police said
Tatjana was arrested after admitting that she planned to kill him and have his body turned over to an undercover officer, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said
The organizer was disappointed and attributed it to experience. But a month later Mark called him and said he had the $11 million and said again they should meet.
“And then I don’t hear from them again.” Two days later he calls and says, “Hey, me and Tatyana broke up, but I still want to be on the show.”
“And I thought she was a pain in the ass, so it would be much better for me if she wasn’t there.”
Again, Martonovich took it a step further, purchasing horses, sending in artists and designing the creative side of the show at a rented training facility in San Diego.
“Then Mark suddenly says Tatjana is back in the picture. “And I thought, that’s going to be painful,” he said.
“All of a sudden she starts attending meetings she wasn’t supposed to attend, and now she’s coming to rehearsals and she wants to be there.”
“They start to pull, well, it’s our money, so we have to find a place for Tatjana.” And then she wants to throw out some of my actors and put herself in her shoes.
“I tempered it for a second with the idea of watching her fail miserably, which would have been kind of funny.” But it culminates in him deciding to fire me because I didn’t want to make her a star.
“They opened and it played two nights, three shows.” “It was a massive failure because they didn’t have enough time and they made her a star, which was a terrible idea.”
Before parting, Martonovich witnessed another example of Tatyana dominating her husband.
“We had a cast party one night and she ended up with his belt around his neck, leading him around and trying to get guys to give him lap dances.” “Keeping him on a leash and making him doing strange things that he didn’t want to do,” he said.
And three years after escaping the disaster, the show producer witnessed even more of the couple’s turbulent lifestyle.
“I had nothing to do with them and all of a sudden Mark contacted me and said he just wanted to hang out,” he said. “I didn’t manage it.
“I thought maybe he wanted to make things financially right for everyone who lost money.” But he kept avoiding the conversations, so I stopped communicating.
“Then I told a friend who knew her about it and he said, ‘Oh, I know exactly what it’s about.’
“Apparently Mark and Tatyana wanted me to come to San Diego and sleep with her while he watched. It was crazy.’
The couple’s $5.3 million home is in ritzy Del Mar, California. Mark – who reportedly inherited $26 million from his parents – moved into the current Del Mar estate with Tatyana
Remley was seen posing with her estranged husband’s luxury sports car
Martonovich reflected, “The strange thing about the whole thing is that Tatjana finally got what she wanted. “Now everyone will know who she is.”
Ferrari driver Mark eventually filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy for his company, Equustria Development Inc., which he used for the Valitar show, after owing millions – including $1 million to the sound engineers alone.
Tatyana, who has her estranged husband’s name tattooed on her stomach, was arrested after admitting she planned to kill him and have his body turned over to an undercover detective, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said.
The accused wife brought a cash deposit for the attack and three guns to the Starbucks meeting near her home, it said. “She gave detailed information about how she wanted her husband killed and his body disposed of,” a spokesman said.
The Sheriff’s Department has not revealed how it knew about the “conspiracy.” However, it was reported that Tatyana contacted a friend of the couple about the alleged plan and the police were later informed.
Tatjana is charged with incitement to murder and two counts of weapons possession; carrying and concealing firearms not registered in their name in a vehicle and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place not registered in their name.
She pleaded not guilty during her arraignment in Vista Superior Court two days after her arrest. A request to be released on $50,000 bail was rejected by the judge and she remains at the Las Colinas Detention Center.