Chapter 959: Chapter 959 It’s not me_1
The director wasn’t actually sick, just didn’t want to go back and face Tiffany Lynch, for fear of losing his temper and insulting her, which would ultimately offend Jimmy Simmons.
Another reason was that the scene where Tiffany physically attacked someone was just too violent. After giving it some thought, the director figured he wouldn’t last a single move against her before hitting the ground.
After all, he was getting on in years and was no match for her.
He might as well take a leave of absence and let the assistant director take over.
*
The online discourse about Hannah buying bots to smear Tiffany continued to ferment.
But those with a keen eye would notice that the leading comments always came from the same few accounts.
Tiffany, of course, was pleased to see this happening. She was happy that her own issues were being resolved smoothly, but if she could also take this opportunity to step on Hannah, she would be even happier.
However, before she could enjoy her triumph for barely a day, her agent called her.
He said that several marketing accounts and bot commenters closely associated with their studio had been served with legal letters.
If these legal letters had come from someone else, they wouldn’t have been too worried, as legal letters had somehow become the so-called "weapon of choice" for debunking rumors.
They might fool the public, but people in the industry wouldn’t take it seriously.
But the problem was, the legal letters came from Hannah’s studio.
In the industry, Hannah Winter’s legal department was known to be an oddity.
If they said they were going to sue, they really meant it.
It didn’t matter who was behind it, whether they had taken money or acted out of extreme personal feelings, there was no negotiating a lawsuit from them.
"What can I even say to you, just when this was about to blow over, why did you have to drag Hannah Winter into it? Don’t you know her situation better than I do? Why did you have to provoke her?"
"I...I didn’t mean to." Tiffany suddenly started to feel a little scared but still tried to bravado through, "It’s not like I started this. It was those fans imagining things on their own. They insisted this was related to Hannah. All I did was add fuel to the fire."
Indeed, it was the fans who had initiated the uproar, probably feeling embarrassed for too long after a "seek and you shall find" incident, and seizing the opportunity to lash out once they got the chance to counterattack.
Instead of targeting a lesser-known artist like Sophie Taylor, they thought it better to aim at a bigger target.
The agent felt utterly overwhelmed, "Right now, Hannah Winter’s studio is very determined. Several of your fans are on the list of people being sued. What do you suggest we do?"
"So they sue, it’s not like they’re suing me."
"You say that, but the online community won’t see it that way. They only recognize the name Tiffany Lynch, and when the time comes..."
Tiffany was thoroughly impatient, "So what do you want me to do then, apologize for them? I’m not the one who insulted anyone, and I don’t lack these few fans!"
Having said that, she didn’t wait for a response from her agent and hung up the call.
The agent was also annoyed. Although it wasn’t Tiffany who got her hands dirty directly, there was no denying her role in leading the charge.
Luckily, the fans these days were "tolerant," so it probably wouldn’t have much of an impact.
*
Hayes Edwards found a rare opportunity to spend some alone time with Hannah, under the guise of discussing the script and working on their scenes.
But in reality, they were sitting together playing games and gossiping instead.
"How about that, I treat you well, don’t I? I downloaded this video early in the morning. Just look at that action, those screams. So intense, so unbearable... Tsk, tsk, tsk... I can hardly bear to watch."
Holding his phone in one hand, Hayes covered his eyes with the other.
