novelraw Chapter 332
Chapter 332
After Caroline's voice fell, Josie and Jim caught off guard and exchanged a look, but quickly looked away at the same time.
In fact, apart from the novel written by Josie's former assistant, Ryan Gao, the major Hollywood newspapers seem to have suddenly paid a lot of attention to her private life during this time.
Not only are at least [-] paparazzi of Mexican descent guarding her tracks every day, but there are also various special reports on her previous boyfriends and rumored objects, from the famous Wall Street financier to the extras in "Secret Belle" fall.
All this inevitably had some downsides.
Among them is the relationship between Josie and Jim, which has already entered an awkward period.
Intellectually, Jim knew that in this special period, he had to support his girlfriend very firmly, but emotionally, he couldn't ignore those gossips.
And he felt so clearly that Josie's feeling for herself was gradually disappearing, which added to his worry.
His existence, to her, is not as important as she imagined.
Before that disgusting novel was officially put on sale in major bookstores across the United States, people called Josie one after another and offered to help.
Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Matt Damon, etc., all of Hollywood's most popular stars are so generous and kind Some people even wished to suffer all this for her.
There are also Heath Ledger, Brad Renfro, Brittany Murphy and other fast-rising new-generation actors supporting Josie under the lens of the reporter. There seems to be a huge net behind her, Most of the new forces in Hollywood today are all included in the period.
Jim also wondered why he had to let things happen instead of stopping everything from the source.
Josie replied lightly: The essence of the matter is not gossip, but a stance within Hollywood.
At this moment, Jim suddenly saw the sharp ambition belonging to Josie, and also understood more deeply that he and Josie did not belong to the same world.
She is a bird soaring in the sky forever, with a free and powerful soul, it is impossible to live in the warm nest he expected, and it is impossible to change her direction because of his existence.
It's a bit of a shame, to be honest.
But more, it is a kind of pride that arises spontaneously.
Yes, what a beautiful, powerful and shining girl, he was lucky enough to be favored by her for a short time, what could be more proud than this?
Thinking about it this way, the anxiety and melancholy brought about by the end of this relationship faded a lot.
In any case, he still hopes that she will be happy and happy, even though he may not be the one who will accompany her in the future.
In the meeting room, Jim looked at Josie lingeringly, and said to Caroline, "Ms. Mills, can you give us some alone time?"
Of course Caroline would not refuse, she even intimately closed the door of the conference room for the two of them.
After she left, she just stood by the door with her arms folded, her eyes sweeping over the busy scene of the company this morning.
About 2 minutes later, Eve brought the printed public relations statement to Caroline for review, and asked casually, "What's going on inside?"
Caroline lowered her eyes and glanced at Eve, took the manuscript and browsed quickly, and replied in a flat tone: "The rabbit is going back to its rabbit hole, maybe after this matter is completely over, we still need to prepare A public relations plan about the breakup of the relationship—it's ready, it can be sent out."
"Oh, why am I not surprised at all?" Eve raised her eyebrows, turned around and walked quickly to her office.
Ten minutes later, the Hollywood couple seemed to have reconciled as before, and appeared in front of everyone with a sweet gesture that did not show any trace.
They first accepted an interview with "People" magazine, and then had lunch with friends at a street restaurant, and the paparazzi flocked as expected, including several magazines that Eve had communicated with in advance.
At the same time, she and Robin were also watching the development of the matter in the restaurant, ordered a cup of coffee each, and pretended to casually observe the pair of lovebirds not far away that were clearly arranged.
"Comeon, there must be sparks, and some physical contact will bring more sense of the picture."
"Yeah, that's it, give him a bite of your ice cream, honey, it's great!"
"Oh, the corner of his mouth is stained with ice cream, lower your head, lower your head quickly, let her wipe it for you."
"Then you make eye contact... well done, Best Actress!"
"Just perfect!"
Eve swung her fist vigorously. Before looking away, she habitually touched the vibrating BlackBerry on the table, and pressed the answer button without looking at the screen.
The voice belonging to barrister Harvey Spector came from the phone: "Hi, ma'am, I just finished a meeting with your boss and I'm going to meet some friends of mine in Los Angeles."
"Oh, yes, what about the case?" Eve pointed to her mobile phone and exchanged glances with Robin.
"It's all under control. The lawyer hired by the other party for Ryan Gao will definitely insist that it is just a fictional novel, and it is impossible to admit who he is alluding to." Harvey Spector's voice smiled slightly , making people feel his strong self-confidence, "But it doesn't change anything. My investigators have already obtained key evidence from the publishing house, which is enough to prove that they deliberately used Josie's name for propaganda from the beginning. "
"Okay, aren't you going to sue in Colorado or Florida?" Eve asked.
——According to the different laws and regulations of each state, only in [-] states such as Colorado and Florida, the crime of defamation is a criminal case, not a civil case that only requires a fine.
"What do you think?" Harvey Spector asked back. "By the way, our common boss prefers to use money to solve problems."
"Okay, hang up, I'm busy." Eve suddenly lost interest.
As we all know, in the existing legal system of the United States, the crime of defamation is difficult to establish.
The set of standards, known as the Sullivan criteria, is as follows:
is factually false;
is defamatory;
related to the plaintiff;
Release to third parties without privilege or authorization;
Negligence or actual malice;
harm to the plaintiff.
Only when all these criteria are met can the charge be convicted.
Josie's reason for suing Ryan Gao was that anyone who read "The Truth Behind Pride" would associate the heroine Jackie with Josie herself. This was a huge damage to the public figure's reputation.
The contention is that Ryan Gao did not name Josie in any way in the novel or in other reports, so it is likely that this allegation is based on an unsupported assumption that the statement has nothing to do with the plaintiff.
But it's different now.
Harvey Specter already has sufficient evidence to prove the establishment of this assumption. According to Josie's own wishes, these people will face a huge compensation of up to 2000 million U.S. dollars after losing the lawsuit, even if the final judgment The amount is different, this time the other party has to take off a layer of skin.
Don't forget, David Geffen, one of the masterminds behind the scenes, is a miser who can even send a thank you letter from MJ to the auction.
As for the other two participants, Michael Ovitz and Edgar Bronfman Jr., money is just a string of numbers, not enough to cause real pain, so the rewards that Josie prepared for them should be more exciting , which will not be described here.
That night, the Los Angeles premiere of "Return to Glory" was star-studded.
Famous director and actor Robert Redford walked on the red carpet with Matt Damon, Will Smith, Charlize Theron and many other film creators. Celebrities big and small came to join in.
Among them, the ones that really sparked the craze were undoubtedly the popular actress Josie Horton who appeared in the middle of the red carpet and her current boyfriend, Italian actor Jim Ross Stewart.
The star who has been on the cusp of the storm recently and whose private life has caused controversy does not seem to be affected by the release of the new book of his former assistant today. screaming, and even a few people were too excited, with expressions on their faces that they were about to faint.
"She is really charming. Isn't it normal to be admired?"
"Look at the sweet couple, that shitty novel is all slander!"
"Oh, I love this couple even if it's really just an open relationship, it looks like a work of art made by God."
"I will always love Sissy!"
"For God's sake, she's with Charlize for my imagination!"
Charlize Theron, the heroine of "Return to Glory", stepped forward to hug Josie with a smile, and said, "God, you are so beautiful tonight, no wonder everyone is crazy about you!"
"Including you, Charlie?" Josie blinked and smiled at the South African diamond in front of her.
"Yes, of course." Charlize Theron was stunned for a moment, then deepened the smile on her face, and then turned to Jim and said, "Hey, Jim, after seeing you, I suddenly don't know what to envy you. who's in it."
"You're so funny, Charlie." Jim also joked, "But to be honest, even I am jealous of myself sometimes, after all, the lady next to me is so beautiful."
As soon as he finished speaking, under the reflection of countless spotlights on the red carpet of the premiere, he looked affectionately at Qiao Qian who was standing on his right, his eyes were extremely gentle and full of love, and there was a calm and peaceful smile on his face .
Josie looked back at the past with the same sweetness. At this moment, the red carpet seemed to be the highlight moment of a romantic movie. It would be more perfect if there was some lyrical soundtrack.
Eve, who was watching secretly, quietly clenched her fists for them and breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, she saw tonight's leading actor, Matt Damon, with a slightly shy but extraordinarily bright smile that was difficult to imitate, and he took the initiative to say hello.
"Hey, Josie, Jim, I'm so glad you're here," Matt said with a smile.
At the same time, he clearly felt that all eyes were on them. Of course, it was not just because of the hero and heroine, but because many people were watching, trying to find out the ambiguity between him and Josie. clues of the relationship.
Frankly, Matt also skimmed through that book for the first time -- just three and ten minutes before tonight's premiere -- and while reading it was at times bewildered, he was also keenly aware of it. It turned out to be such a bad book full of all kinds of logical incomprehension and exaggeration, just because of the name "Josie Horton", it caused a lot of discussion within 10 hours after it was released.
She is one of the hottest stars in Hollywood today.
no doubt.
Matt's eyelids drooped slightly, and his smiling blue eyes showed a friendly signal to Josie in front of him, as well as a little bit of appreciation, "The dress is very beautiful, especially on you."
"Thank you, and you too." Josie smiled, a very standard Hollywood smile.
The interaction between the two caught the attention of the reporters present, the spotlights kept flashing, and some reporters scrambled forward to raise the recording pen or the radio microphone.
The on-site staff in charge of scheduling hurried forward to maintain order, but Josie's smile remained unchanged, and in the anticipation of everyone, she ordered a Fox News female reporter to come out.
The female reporter was so excited that her face turned red, she hurriedly called her cameraman to get out of the crowd, and almost held her breath, she asked, "Josie, I want to know, have you read the new book by former assistant Ryan Gao?"
"Ryan? Which Ryan?" With that said, Josie turned her head and whispered something to Eve beside her, and then pretended to have suddenly realized, still smiling perfectly, "Oh, sorry, I remembered, you What do you want to know, Miss Reporter?"
"You mean, you are not familiar with?" The female reporter continued to ask.
Josie shrugged slightly, her expression more helpless: "I have several assistants, it's not a secret, the one you mentioned should be the one who used to manage the cloakroom for me. Ryan Gao? Yes, he is a very shy Shy South Korean lad."
"Oh, I'm sorry, but I still have to tell you that the shy guy you think has written a 'novel' that largely insinuates your private life." Blinking and staring at Josie's face, "Your fans must be as curious as I am. You are really like the heroine in the novel. You have countless lovers in Hollywood, and this list even includes tonight's premiere." A star at the ceremony?"