Hollywood What If-Chapter 388

"Ugh... That motherfucker..."

Tobey Maguire cursed under his breath while applying a cold compress to his head.

His neck had a small cut, and his head had a bump from the scuffle earlier.

He slowly touched the bandage on his neck, the sensation of his throat almost being sliced still lingering. Thankfully, Tobey trained three times a week for his role as Spider-Man, so his reaction time was quite fast.

"Tobey, our situation isn't great."

A woman in her forties entered the hospital room. She sighed as she looked at Tobey's appearance.

"It's a good thing your face doesn't have any scratches. You'll still be shooting tomorrow."

"I don't even know if the shoot will happen tomorrow," he replied.

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The woman shook her head. This incident had happened so quickly that she didn't have time to respond.

The woman was Tobey's agent. Her name was Diana Taylor.

"Tobey, be honest with me. What you did was self-defense, right?"

The female agent asked.

"What the fuck, Diana? I'm not lying to you! That fucker attacked me first!" Tobey roared.

"I know, I know."

The agent tried to calm the actor down. Diana asked the question because she knew Tobey had some anger issues, especially when he was drunk. Though lately, Diana could see that Tobey was changing for the better. He rarely went to clubs anymore. If he had to get drunk, he'd just invite some of his friends and party at his own property.

But still, the situation was against them.

"Okay, Tobey, tell me the story—"

"I also want to hear it."

"Kazir!"

Kazir appeared with Jezebel. The two were the ones responsible for Spider-Man 2.

Jezebel briefly glanced at Diana before looking at Tobey. Diana knew that the female producer had issues with other women, so she decided to stay silent.

Agents had thick skin. As long as they made more money, they would do almost anything.

'Besides, keeping quiet is easier than twerking on the table...' Diana thought to herself.

As for why she made that comparison, it was probably based on her experience...

So the agent sat in the corner, waiting for Tobey's full story.

"Director, I swear, I'm not the bad guy. I'm the victim here! I was just trying to protect myself!"

Tobey's face flushed red, perhaps from shame or hatred toward the reporter.

"Tobey, I trust you."

Kazir nodded, reassuring the actor. Kazir had witnessed Tobey's gradual change. There was probably more to the story about why Tobey attacked the reporter.

"Wait, really!?"

Tobey was stunned. He couldn't believe Kazir would easily believe him.

"I know you're doing great and changing to be a better person. I'm proud of you."

"..."

Hearing Kazir's response, Tobey suddenly wanted to cry. Damn, that was the greatest thing he'd heard all day. Everyone who heard the story believed Tobey was the bad guy, but Kazir was different.

"Kazir... Thank you so much."

"Tobey, don't cry on me... I'm not comfortable with men crying on me." Kazir could see the tears building up in Tobey's eyes.

"Y- Yeah, hehe, sorry sorry." Tobey snorted and then laughed, forcing himself not to cry.

He wiped his eyes and began telling the story.

"First of all, that guy isn't a reporter! He's a paparazzi! A stalker! He'd been following me from the studio yesterday. His car followed me everywhere I went. I got irritated, so I decided to confront him. Instead of asking me questions, he started taking pictures, and the flashes of his camera almost blinded me. It was already 6 p.m. at that time, so it was dark."

"Because I was mad, I decided to give him the middle finger! That bastard smirked instead and kept taking pictures. At first, I wanted to beat him, but I controlled myself. I returned to my car and decided to go home and relax, hoping to forget about it."

"You did the right thing," Kazir nodded.

The story should have ended there. Unfortunately, the paparazzi kept following him.

When Tobey reached Beverly Hills, he thought the paparazzi would stop stalking him. Beverly Hills was a safe neighborhood where many celebrities lived. This neighborhood had strong security to protect the privacy of its residents.

The stalker should have been stopped by the guards right at the gate of the subdivision where Tobey lived.

However, things didn't go as planned. For some reason, the stalker got into the neighborhood where Tobey lived!

And you know what happened next? The stalker even entered the house where Tobey was living. He found Tobey opening a bottle of whiskey, and that's where the scuffle occurred.

Tobey easily overpowered the stalker... smashing his face badly. Tobey was already mad at the stalker, and he used this chance to teach him a lesson.

He called the police and reported that someone had trespassed on his property and tried to harm him.

"This isn't the first time this has happened. Some paparazzi have been pestering me lately, and I don't know why. They're asking me stupid questions, and I'm slowly losing my mind. The last person received all of my wrath."

The stalker was sent to the hospital.

Tobey thought everything would be over after that.

However, just minutes after the incident, breaking news was released by NBC, a TV network affiliated with Universal Pictures.

The headline was that Tobey Maguire beat up a poor reporter to death after the reporter allegedly asked him some questions.

Now, that was the stupidest thing. Yet almost everyone believed the news without even hearing his side of the story or the police report!

How many people lost their jobs due to false allegations? Probably a lot.

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[Author's Note: Since today is April 1, I decided to post two more chapters later. And no, this is not an April Fool's joke. I missed a few days, so this is my way of making it fair. Also, I'll announce something later.]