After shopping for baby products, Kazir and Scarlett went to the parking lot. There were four bodyguards following behind them, but the couple had already forgotten their presence.
This ti, Kazir took the driver's seat while Scarlett sat in the front passenger seat. In the back seats were the baby products that couldn't fit in the trunk. The couple had bought a lot. In fact, the bodyguards' car that followed them a few ters away also had its trunk full to the brim with baby products.
In this case, before the twins could even be born, the couple had probably already filled two rooms in their house with baby products. So were toys, so were gear, and so were essentials.
While Kazir was driving and having conversations with Scarlett, they passed by a filming location.
Hollywood, being the city where showbiz was prominent, had a lot of locations that could be used for filming. So landlords and hotels even let studios rent their properties to film shows or movies.
While passing by, Kazir caught a glimpse of l Gibson lighting up a cigarette. The actor's appearance didn't look good, and it was understandable why.
l Gibson had been blacklisted in Hollywood. The major factor behind that was the things he said when he was arrested for DUI. He made so anti-Semitic and misogynistic comnts. That happened in 2002.
Despite being a talented and famous actor, l Gibson disappeared from Hollywood just like that. If you looked at it carefully, it was scary. It was actually possible to destroy a person's career because they offended a group of people.
Of course, no one could defend what l Gibson said as right. Did he deserve to lose his job, though? At the end of the day, it depends on how people look at him. So people said l Gibson deserved it, while others said he deserved a second chance.
Kazir returned his focus to driving. l Gibson's appearance showed that the actor was stressed and haggard.
'If I rember it right, l Gibson's wife of 28 years will file for divorce this month. Perhaps it already happened, which explains l's haggard face,' Kazir recalled.
The divorce cost around $400 million, probably paid by l Gibson. The further details were not disclosed, but $400 million was surely a huge amount of money.
l Gibson had a hard ti these past few years. A successful and famous actor was now a nobody. Truly terrifying, Hollywood ran deep.
Suddenly, Kazir realized that what happened to l Gibson could also happen to him.
In fact, Kazir had also suffered from scandals just like l Gibson. His scandal was even downright malicious, aid to destroy his career and image.
But unlike l Gibson, Kazir bounced back quickly. After so many scandals were thrown at him, Kazir remained innocent. Perhaps that was also the reason why he didn't disappear from the lilight.
Even when Kazir was in the hospital after the assassination attempt, so studios still blad him for things he didn't do.
If his enemies had won, he might have been gone by now. He might be just like l Gibson, trying his best to live despite the cruel setbacks.
'l helped and reminded to stay away from disgusting people here in Hollywood, and I followed his opinion. I owe him that.'
Kazir could also relate to l Gibson because he had experienced what it ant to live at the lowest point of his life. It wasn't easy at all. So people did hurtful things to him, and even now, Kazir was still fighting it in his mind.
So, was l Gibson a good or bad person? Only people who knew him could decide. But that didn't stop strangers from forming opinions about him. After all, l Gibson was an actor, basically a public figure. People were allowed to say the shittiest or kindest opinions about him, simple as that.
Scarlett noticed Kazir's distant look and gently placed her hand on his.
"You okay?" she asked softly.
Kazir glanced at her, then gave a faint smile.
"Yeah, just thinking. I saw l Gibson earlier, and it reminded how fast things can change. One wrong move… and everything you've built can vanish."
Scarlett nodded. She had also seen l Gibson, but she didn't think much of it. However, after hearing Kazir, she understood what he was talking about.
"But you're not alone, Kazir. You have , the kids, and people who believe in you."
He tightened his grip on the wheel and smiled.
"I know. And that's what keeps going."
They drove past the filming location, leaving l Gibson behind in the rearview mirror. But the image lingered in Kazir's mind. This was a reminder of both the darkness of Hollywood and the strength it took to survive it.
'...Should I help l or not?' he thought to himself.
Kazir knew that l Gibson would make a coback, but that would be around 2016. l Gibson would direct Hacksaw Ridge, and the movie would be successful. It would take years, but l would return.
As for the current movie that l Gibson starred in, it would be a failure. l Gibson thought Edge of Darkness would help him return to Hollywood, but he was wrong. When the movie was released next year (2010), scandals about him resurfaced again. At that ti, his conversation with his girlfriend was recorded, where l Gibson said so derogatory stuff.
So yeah, l Gibson might not be a good person, as so people believed.
So Kazir asked himself again:
'Should I help him?'
[Yeah, I might make a poll tomorrow.]
[Note: The poll ended. Patrons made a decision not to help l Gibson.]
Reviews
All reviews (0)