Chapter 308: Why Apologize
Early the next morning, the tabloids were full of voices condemning Murphy, and the tabloids were still more restrained and cautious, and did not report indiscriminately before there was specific news, but the tabloids were different, they liked the news that could stimulate the nerves of readers, and this incident was undoubtedly one of them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Racist ......"
"Shameful discriminators......"
"Lack of the most basic respect for women, there is a serious ...... of gender discrimination"
Similar titles, as if they don't want money, are thrown at Murphy's head one after another, which is even sharper than the attacks of Natalie Portman fans on the Internet.
It seems that without pulling Murphy into the abyss, these tabloids will not be satisfied.
Sitting in Bill Rosis's car, Murphy put down the tabloid in his hand, his mood was very stable, he didn't expect that Gal Gadot would have such a crucial piece of evidence in his hands, but he was not in a hurry to release it, and after watching it last night, he called Carla Firth and a head of the propaganda department of Twentieth Century Fox to Santa Monica, ready to create the first wave of publicity for the film in preparation while fighting back.
Of course, the promotion will not reveal the specific name and content of the film, and will only focus on Murphy Stanton's new film.
And after returning last night, Twentieth Century Fox also actively mobilized some resources, and some newspapers and networks today appeared in news such as 'Natalie Portman's desire to participate in Murphy Stanton's new film was frustrated'.
Murphy was really angry at Natalie Portman, and she was pushing him down the path of Mel Gibson.
He really didn't expect that Natalie Portman would do this, if it weren't for Gal Gadot who had been on guard against her early and wanted to shoot something to disgust her face, I'm afraid it would have been really troublesome this time.
Maybe she didn't play according to Hollywood's routines, which really hurt her self-esteem?
Murphy shook his head and smiled, but he also had to praise Natalie Portman for being really smart, although her words were seductive, she didn't directly say that he was racist or anything like that, and the rest was the hype that the media automatically followed.
Such a woman should not be in Hollywood, but should go to Washington and participate in that more shameless campaign game.
"There are also Jewish activist groups that have issued statements," said Bill Rossis, who was driving, "and wants you to apologize immediately." ”
Murphy snorted coldly and did not speak.
The car had just stopped at the door of the warehouse set, and immediately a bunch of paparazzi reporters surrounded it, but fortunately, there were already security personnel from the crew waiting here to help Murphy cut off a fairly safe passage.
"Director Stanton, are you a racist?"
The reporter couldn't squeeze around him, but was able to ask loudly, "Don't you respond to Miss Natalie Portman's remarks?" ”
"You discriminate against Jews, what does your girlfriend think?"
Hearing this question, Murphy really wanted to ask if there was something wrong with these guys' heads, and if he really discriminated against Jews, would he ask Gal Gadot to be his girlfriend?
But some people only want to see what they want to see.
Just as Murphy was about to walk through the door of the warehouse set, a reporter wearing glasses crowded into the neighborhood and asked loudly, "Don't you think you should apologize?" ”
Murphy suddenly stopped, turned to look at the reporter, and said sharply, "Why should I apologize?" To whom to apologize? Who did I hurt? By one word alone, you are ready to condemn me? ”
Seeing his response, the surrounding reporters rushed up like crazy, but Murphy stopped speaking and went straight to the door.
The remarks on the media and the Internet also affected the crew to some extent, and Murphy did not give any explanation to anyone, and still carried out his own preparations step by step.
These people who have been following Murphy for a long time know him well, and they themselves have been affected very little, and the normal work of the crew has not been affected much.
The most obvious impact is the negotiation of the actress candidate, Charlize Theron participated in an audition, Murphy decided in principle that she would play Amy, and the negotiations between the two sides also went relatively smoothly, basically determining that the salary of South African diamonds is composed of a basic remuneration of 5 million US dollars plus a 5% North American ticket dividend.
Originally, they were ready to sign a contract in the past few days, but when Murphy and Bill Rotheses came to the set, they received a call from Charlize Theron's agent, who temporarily postponed the signing on the pretext that Charlize Theron's advertising endorsement was temporary.
This is a very normal situation, Charlize Theron is not a friend of Murphy, and at a time when such a racial scandal suddenly broke out and the specific situation was unclear, he would definitely not want to wade into this troubled water.
Murphy himself would do the same.
But his friends are trying to support him, even if they don't know the real situation.
"I don't think Murphy would say that kind of thing and do these things." James Franco faced the microphone of reporters and took a very clear position, "Someone lied about this. ”
In an interview, Jonah Hill said directly, "We are on the heroine, we are thinking about big-name actors like Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman has never been in the scope of our consideration, it is her dead face who wants to post on our crew, and after we refuse, she said some inexplicable things, she is the most vicious woman I have ever seen." ”
"Suffice it to say that some people look glamorous on the outside." Robert Downey Jr. gave a special interview in Europe, "The inside stinks worse than rotten meat." ”
Seth Rogen also appeared in front of reporters, "Some people lie and can't even blink an eye, and Hollywood knows that there is a woman who graduated from Harvard who is famously inconsistent." ”
There were even reporters and paparazzi blocking Gal Gadot at the entrance of UCLA.
"She never considered me a friend, and I don't have any such friends." Gal Gadot directly used Murphy's words, "Real **** likes to pretend to be innocent, pretend to be innocent, like to be shy, only a woman can see who the real **** is." ”
After seeing that scene from her office on set, she no longer hid her dislike for Natalie Portman.
The media and the public love such topics, especially tabloids and major gossip websites, which like to attract attention with such things, and they are tacitly divided into two factions.
One faction sided with Natalie Portman, accusing Murphy of being a racist and excluding Natalie Portman as the heroine of the new film because of her Jewish identity.
The other faction sided with Murphy and thought Natalie Portman was lying......
They don't really take sides with Murphy or Natalie Portman, but they do the best to attract the public's attention.
In addition, along with the controversy, there is also Murphy Stanton's new film, which seems to be very secretive, with only one codename "G".
This has also attracted the attention of many fans, what kind of character and what kind of crew can lead Natalie Portman and Murphy Stanton to tear apart nakedly.
The incident must have attracted the attention of those Jewish bigwigs in Hollywood, and several senior Jewish officials at the CAA also called Murphy to ask what was going on, but after Bill Rothes sent a copy, he chose to ignore and remain silent.
This attitude was quickly passed on by the CAA, and Murphy is now able to generate a large amount of profit for the CAA every year, and since they didn't say those words, they certainly wouldn't see their most promising young directors reversed by it.
At the same time, Kara Firth, Murphy's staunchest ally, was also active within Twentieth Century Fox, actively preparing for a counterattack.
Twentieth Century Fox would not let one man's remarks ruin a large amount of his own investment, given the evidence.
The media hyped and argued for three days in a row, and the topic of the new film was hot, and it was impossible for Murphy to let such a topic continue without compulsion, and the harassment of many reporters and paparazzi gathered at the door of the set every day was okay, but from noon on the third day, some sporadic protest crowds also began to appear, with banners and signs, attracting more people to participate.
If it continues, it will inevitably seriously affect the preparation of the crew.
On the afternoon of the third day, Bill Rossis and Grace sent invitations to major North American media outlets on behalf of the CAA, inviting them to participate in Murphy's upcoming press conference, saying that Murphy would respond to the "racial discrimination" incident.
The press conference was attended not only by print media, but also by online media and television, and from a propaganda point of view in the fight for Kara Firth and Twentieth Century Fox, Fox TV announced that it would broadcast the press conference live on the entertainment channel.
There is also Murphy's blog and the official blog codenamed "G", which will also be livestreamed simultaneously.
"They're going to have a press conference?"
In the suite at the Hilton Hotel, Natalie Portman looked angry, "They still want to argue about it? Martin ......"
She looked at his agent, Martin Miller, who had just entered the door, "Can these things be explained clearly?" Didn't you contact the Jewish organizations in your circle? What do they have to say? ”
Martin Miller's face was very serious, "They have chosen to be silent. ”
"Why?" Natalie Portman's voice appears very sharp.
"Some of them looked at something at the CAA, so they decided to keep quiet." Martin Miller looked at Natalie Portman, "Nat, you're telling me the truth, did Murphy Stanton say those things?" Or have you shown relevant intent? ”
He knew that his client was not the average difficult person to handle.
Natalie Portman opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
Martin Miller added, "Murphy Stanton clearly has evidence, and you'd better go and apologize to him and reach a settlement." (To be continued.) )