Revenge Begins: Reincarnated as a Hated Idol!-Chapter 79: The Storm of Backlash
After the news broadcast, Sun News uploaded the full news broadcast video to their ViewTube channel, allowing viewers to watch it in case they had missed the live news.
Along with that, they released Lucian’s chats with the other three actresses who were involved in the incident.
They didn’t reveal their identities, blurring their names in the chat screenshots, addressing them as actresses A, B, and C.
Netizens wondered about the actresses’ identities; however, it wasn’t difficult to find out after some searching. They just had to narrow down their search to the actresses who had recently joined Titan Crest Entertainment and were young and beautiful.
By the next morning, multiple marketing accounts and media houses covered this story, turning it into a national scandal. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
’Sleep with me, or I will end your career—Actress Lisa Vern threatened by the son-in-law of Titan Crest Entertainment’s chairman.’
Netizens flooded social media, expressing their anger, contempt, and frustration over the situation.
New hashtags climbed the trending topics.
And for the first time in many years, all the trending hashtags belonged to a single topic.
#ArrestLucianValcourt#
This specific hashtag took first place. Every user who expressed their opinion on the matter demanded this same thing.
Other hashtags were:
#BoycottTitanCrest#
#ShameOnTheEntertainmentIndustry#
#LisaScandal#
#TitanCrestCastingCouch#
#JusticeForLisa#
Eventually, Lucian was arrested again under the pressure from the masses.
Articles promptly appeared informing everyone about it.
All news networks ran this exact same story, updating the viewers on every little update related to the scandal.
Some covered the netizens’ reactions, displaying their posts and anger on the matter, while some held debates, inviting reputable figures of the entertainment industry to ask for their opinions.
Even when Lucian was arrested, multiple news reporters followed the cops to question Lucian while he was being dragged away.
Lucian, however, chose to remain silent, as if aware that nothing he said would make a difference. His expression was of a defeated man, aware of the punishment awaiting him.
In the comment section of videos of him being dragged away, the vibe was mixed:
[This scum is a disease to the world. He should be killed.]
[Yes, finally he is arrested. I couldn’t rest easy knowing he was free despite doing those horrible things.]
[No, this isn’t enough. I want him to suffer a thousand times worse for what he did.]
Until Lucian was arrested, all the major hate and criticism had been directed solely towards him.
However, after he was arrested, the attention and hate shifted to Titan Crest Entertainment.
[It’s because Titan Crest Entertainment appointed Lucian as the head of the acting department that Lisa had to suffer so much, along with those three actresses. I can’t forgive them.]
[In the broadcast, it was mentioned that Lucian is the son in law of Titan Crest Entertainment’s chairman. Maybe the chairman was in on it. Maybe he also abused his power in this way. Just never got caught.]
[I say everyone in Titan Crest Entertainment should be investigated.]
[Guys, I’m shocked. I just searched and found out that many top stars are signed with them. Ethan Starfall, Adrian Jones, Jullian Crestfall, Cassian Law—all these big names are signed with their agency. I haven’t even mentioned, but there are close to a hundred recognizable heavyweights under them. Not to mention, Kira Slet and Yuri Best, both top female idols, are from their agency.]
[+1. Only after this scandal did I find out how big they are. No wonder Lucian had the confidence to commit such acts. He had Titan Crest Entertainment behind him after all.]
[No matter how much of a big-shot agency it is, the authorities should take action against it. At least investigate them; otherwise, such incidents might happen in the future.]
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Titan Crest was suffering deeply because of the ongoing scandal. Their reputation was being drawn through the mud.
For an entertainment agency, reputation was one of the most important things. If their reputation was lacking, no talent would sign with them.
Moreover, they offered unfair contracts to rookie actors, snatching away their creative freedom and charging higher commissions than other agencies.
Even then, young actors and actresses rushed to sign with them.
Why?
It was because of their reputation and grandeur.
Titan Crest Entertainment was like a sparkling peak in the minds of these young actors—the peak that their idols and top actors had climbed.
However, after this scandalous news, that image was getting shattered by hammers.
Their name was getting associated with filth, crime, and fraud.
If such an image was established in everyone’s mind, no new talent would sign with them, and that wasn’t all; their existing stars might leave as well.
This was the worst thing that could happen to them.
Neil also recognized this and thus had prepared a plan to execute that evening.
A live press conference was held by Neil, inviting every news network except Sun News to ask questions and air the conference on their channel.
Reporters rushed at this opportunity like hyenas. After all, this was the hottest topic in the country right now. All eyes were on it.
In that moment, every news channel other than Sun News aired the same press conference.
It was even being aired live on ViewTube channels.
Aren, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, lay on his bed, watching the broadcast on his phone.
On the screen, Neil, Iris, and a few other executives of Titan Crest Entertainment could be seen sitting in a row with mics placed in front of them on the table.
There was a host standing on the left side behind a podium, explaining the situation and the purpose of that conference.
Soon, he invited Neil to the podium to share their side of the story.
Neil walked up to the podium calmly, and with a regretful sigh, he began:
"It’s already shameful that we need to have this press conference. I let a demon like Lucian marry my beloved daughter... I cannot be more ashamed as a father."
He shook his head slowly, covering his face with his palm.
Wiping off his fake tears from the corner of his eyes, he continued: "When Aren Frost, my deceased friend, and I started Titan Crest Entertainment, we never thought our dream company would be used by scum like Lucian to commit heinous crimes like threatening actresses to sleep with them. I’m deeply saddened and hurt by this revelation. I cannot help but think maybe I’ve let down my friend, Aren. How will I show my face to him in the afterlife? It took countless years to build the reputation of Titan Crest Entertainment, and it is crumbling down in an instant."
He paused and then looked straight at the camera, his eyes shining with the righteousness of a hero.
He yelled: "I will not allow Lucian to go unpunished for what he has done. He has not only destroyed the lives of those innocent actresses using my Titan Crest Entertainment’s name, but he has also destroyed the life of my beloved daughter, Iris!"
He clutched the podium and proclaimed:
"I, Neil Valcourt, am standing on the side of the victims of this incident. I won’t sit still until Lucian, that scum, has been punished severely. Titan Crest Entertainment will offer appropriate compensation to the victims to pay for our ignorance."
He lowered his head: "I admit that Titan Crest Entertainment is also at fault, and thus, I will not shy away from apologizing."
He walked to the front, moving to the center as Iris and other executives rose up from their seats.
In unison, they bent forward 90 degrees, yelling:
"WE ARE SORRY!"
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)
