Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion
Chapter 325: The Entire Network CriticizingAs he put away his phone, Anna came over and told him that Link Music’s public relations department had just communicated with YouTube, requesting them to take down the video.
However, the YouTube representatives said the video didn’t expose any nudity, contained no prohibited content, and since he and Emma were public figures, their intimate video also fell into the category of news topics and didn’t infringe on their rights.
Link Music also had no authority to interfere with the content published on their platform.
"Tell them the video is fake, and they need to be responsible for reporting fake news,"
Link said frustratedly.
In fact, he had the contact information for the current CEO of YouTube and could call him directly to request a discussion with the subordinate department, but doing so was against the business etiquette in Europe and America, and being rejected would be very embarrassing.
After Anna made the call, she told him with a tone of regret that YouTube had already communicated with the video review department head, but unfortunately, they were too late, and the staff had already left for the day. To block the video, they would have to wait until tomorrow morning.
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Link felt helpless. It was only five in the afternoon, and those capitalists weren’t afraid of starving to death.
Moreover, with the current spread rate of the video, he feared the whole internet would have it in twelve hours, and taking it down then would be pointless.Link could only log onto Twitter and post a tweet.
"The short film is exciting, but from 3:12 onwards, the plot is not performed by me. Please keep your eyes peeled!"
Immediately after the tweet was posted, it exploded with hundreds of comments.
Someone asked, What short film?
Someone claimed, It’s definitely real; I’ve watched it ten times. The people behind the curtain are definitely Link and Emma Watson. It’s too sensational. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you do.
Someone argued, It’s clearly fake. At 3 minutes and 10 seconds there’s a poster of Link on the wardrobe. At 3 minutes and 14 seconds, at the same spot, the poster vanishes. Additionally, in September, the trees outside the window in London are still green, but at 3 minutes and 16 seconds, the leaves are yellow. Plus, the floor and background sounds are clearly edited into the video.
Another commented, Even if the latter part is fake, the initial part where he is kissing Emma is real. Cheating when he has a girlfriend, what a scumbag!
Yet another remarked, The media had recently hailed you as the best man in the world, and now you cheat. How could you do this to Taylor? Scumbag, just die!
Within five minutes after the tweet was posted, the number of people calling him a scumbag increased, flooding the screen at a rate of more than ten comments per second.
They were all ’Link is a scumbag, the worst man in the world,’ ’Taylor, don’t cry, scumbag, just die,’ almost drowning out those rational analyses of the video’s authenticity.
Ten minutes after posting, the tweet had over 67,000 likes, 22,000 retweets, and the comments had surged to 200,000, 99% of which were abusive.
Link could only set the comment section to a restricted mode.
After Link Studio and Link Music both posted tweets clarifying the situation, their comment sections were also overwhelmed with abusive comments.
"Boss, these comments are just spam from internet trolls, don’t worry too much,"
Anna advised him.
Link nodded. He wasn’t worried about the comments online; no matter how much those people cursed, it wouldn’t affect his boxing, releasing albums, making money. What he really cared about was Taylor, and he didn’t know if she would forgive him this time.
Ding-dong!
His phone received a message from Lady Gaga, saying the video was good but a pity it was fake, and asked him to release a real one sometime for her to see.
She was teasing him.
Link shook his head, asking her how the preparation for her new album was going.
Lady Gaga said there was no rush, his album sales were too strong, and releasing an album now would mean nobody would buy it.
Link just wanted to tell her she was being too humble. Even if he was hotter at the moment, he still was a notch below the phenomenon-level superstar Lady Gaga, and his album sales would likely drop a lot this week due to the private video.
Besides Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Emma Roberts, Emma Stone, Paul Walker, and others sent messages, some teasing, some comforting, some telling him not to worry, that this would soon pass, and Christine straight-up called him a scumbag.
Ding dong!
His phone received another message, from Emma Watson.
Link secretly blamed himself, too preoccupied with worrying about Taylor, he had forgotten to contact this involved party.
Emma Watson said the video was fake, the voyeur was despicable, and asked if it would affect his new album.
Link said it wouldn’t affect much, and advised her not to go out these days, to wait until the situation cleared up before making a public response.
After chatting with Emma for a few moments, he called Taylor again, still getting no response.
Link felt helpless. Originally, he had planned to return to Los Angeles right after the game, but Daniel from the neighboring hotdog shop was getting married tomorrow, so he had to stay another day here.
Going back a day later, he didn’t know what his house would turn into.
"Link, it’s a disaster, someone posted your and Emma Watson’s sex tape online, you better come and see,"
Inside Baker’s small shop, chubby James stood at the door, holding a laptop, and shouted loudly at him.
"Really? Where? Let me critique it."
Michael from the neighboring shop dropped the surfboard he was repairing, rushed to the door, and took the laptop to watch the video.
"Link, I’m not lying, come and see."
James’s cheeks turned red as he called out anxiously.
"I’ve seen it, it’s a fake video, the end part is fake."
Link shrugged his shoulders and settled back into the wicker chair.
"Link, there are a lot of people online calling you a scumbag, saying they will never support you again. Can you still be a singer like this?"
James asked, blinking his small eyes.
"Of course! I’m a big star, this kind of scandal doesn’t affect me much."
Link leaned back in his chair, swinging his leg.
Meanwhile, Simmons from the Miami Herald, sitting in the seat across, watched the video on his computer, wiped his sweaty wig, and asked Link, "This video was taken last September, why didn’t the photographer release it at that time?"
Link thought for a moment, last September, the British paparazzi scandal was a fuss, and even entering the airport with Taylor didn’t quell the speculations; later, the paparazzo died in jail, which unfairly caused him a lot of controversy.
At that time, releasing a video of him and Emma Watson passionately kissing would indeed attract some attention, but he heard that Kunas had spent a million pounds to buy this video, probably the photographer wanted to swindle some money with it.
"I don’t know, it’s still unclear who released the video."
"Link, facing this kind of situation, what do you plan to do next?"
Simmons asked, holding a notebook.
"First, make a clarification, then pursue the responsibilities of the photographer and the publisher, try to recover the damage to the reputation, that’s all I can do for now."
Link spread his hands and said.
Simmons pondered for a moment, mentioned that he and Emma Watson were rumored in 2008, and wanted to inquire about the process of their relationship.
Link didn’t answer, now was a sensitive time, and if Taylor saw this news, it would be even harder to clear things up.
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