Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 448 - 375: The New MTV_2

Although there were many big stars at the venue, when Link arrived, everyone's attention inadvertently shifted to him, mainly because he had become extremely popular that year.

Lady Gaga, who was hailed as a global superstar, had only half as much media coverage in the United States as him from the beginning to the end of the year, and her number of trending searches was only a fifth of his, according to data from Nielsen.

If Lady Gaga was considered a global phenomenon, Link was the most dazzling star in the United States this year.

"Vanity Fair" described him as the 'sun', whose news could be seen every time you turned on the TV or the internet, and his aura was so intense that the combined brightness was blinding.

"Link, why are you walking the red carpet alone? You don't think this will stop people from seeing you as a jerk, do you?"

Katy Perry teased.

The people around laughed when they heard her words.

Before April, everyone said Link was a good man, the most perfect man in the world.

After April, everyone cursed him as a jerk.

Yet, due to his status, no one dared to call him that to his face.

Now, hearing Katy Perry calling him a jerk, everyone found it amusing and also looked at Link to see his reaction.

Link just smiled gently, naturally showing no reaction. He hugged Katy Perry, and then greeted nearby celebrities like Lady Gaga, Kesha, and Eminem.

He explained that he was supposed to walk the red carpet with Selena, but she abandoned him halfway because she detested his bad reputation, so he had to walk the red carpet alone.

The crowd laughed again at his self-deprecating humor.

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"How could this be?"

In the second row of the hall, Kanye West watched Link and Katy Perry, frowning as he said, "Last week Katy Perry and the others publicly supported Taylor, cursing Link as a jerk, and now they are acting as if nothing happened?"

Lil Wayne, T.I., and Chris Brown were also puzzled.

At that time, not only were netizens across the internet cursing Link and demanding he leave the entertainment industry, but dozens of popular actors and singers also called Link a jerk and expressed their support for Taylor.

Seeing everyone cursing Link, Kanye West and the others could not resist stepping on him a few more times, praised Taylor a bit, and even helped promote Taylor's new album to strike at Link.

"Hollywood Reporter" even published a comment that "Link has become an outcast in the entertainment industry, without a solid standing, and perhaps it would be a good decision to retire from the music scene ahead of time."

At that time, Link was virtually a street rat, despised by everyone.

Seeing Link in such a state made Kanye West feel as if his bipolar disorder had healed without medication.

Lil Wayne, T.I., and the others were also pleased; since last year, they had been humiliated by Link many times and had suffered a lot. Now, they finally got their revenge.

However, the subsequent changes left them stunned.

The first was that Link's scandal was overshadowed by other news.

Then, following the public listing of Tesla, jerk Link transformed into billionaire Link, rumored to have a net worth of over a billion US dollars, ranking within the top 300 on the "Forbes" list of wealthiest Americans.

Even though Jay-Z and Beyonce's total assets also amounted to a billion, their assets were mainly in the music industry, which paled in potential compared to a wealthy stock owner like Link.

After Link became a billionaire, the media's negative reports about him melted like snow under the scorching sun.

On one hand, the netizens' attitude towards him shifted; many went from dislike to admiration and veneration, and even those who still disliked him did so out of envy rather than disapproval of his philandering.

On the other hand, the media's vulnerability became apparent when facing capital; they would automatically sidestep some issues and word their statements more cautiously to avoid provoking someone so influential.

Seeing the change in both netizens and the media, Kanye West and the others could only grudgingly shut their mouths, silently cursing Link for his dumb luck, managing to resurrect despite being blacklisted across the internet, decreeing him too tough to beat.

Now, seeing Katy Perry and the others treating Link warmly as before, and Link reciprocating unchanged, it felt like they had fallen into a trap.

Could this be another of Link's schemes?

They were not alone in their thoughts; nearby, the Jonas brothers, John Mayer, and other singers who had publicly stomped on Link were also puzzled as they looked toward Katy Perry's group.

Wasn't Link supposed to be an outcast? How come he was suddenly all friendly again?

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Could it be that all those previous scenes of trashing Link were prearranged, with only they, oblivious, getting too into their roles and becoming clowns?

Kanye West held his forehead, leaning back in his seat exhaustedly; Link, that bastard, was always laying traps, making them almost impossible to guard against, and one might not even know when they had fallen into one.

In the future, when dealing with him, they must be more cautious to avoid falling fatally into his traps.

Sitting next to him, Jay-Z's face turned even darker; the last time Link was attacked across the internet, it was he, with the likes of big-mouth dad, little Epstein, and Peter Peltz, who orchestrated it.

They spent over six hundred thousand US dollars hiring a massive number of trolls to attack Link from various platforms continuously creating dark material, calling for netizens to cyberbully him, aiming to turn Link into a nobody.

Their hope was to force him out of the music industry while simultaneously suppressing the market value of his music.

Initially, the plan was going smoothly; Link was criticized so heavily he couldn't raise his head and had to hide in his villa for refuge.