Chapter 282: Too Much Pressure
In a reception room at the Brooklyn bureau.
Accompanied by the crew's co-producer, Damien, and the crew's lawyers, the NYPD made routine victim transcripts to Martin, Bruce, and Aniston.
Except for the part that slightly exaggerates Aniston, the rest of the three, the three Martins only need to retell it in its original form.
Even Aniston's part, the facts, are not left alone.
"Mr. Davis, Ms. Aniston." The police officer who made the record shook hands with the two of them one by one: "Thank you very much for your cooperation, if there is any situation in the future, I will contact the two of you in time." β
Martin's face was serious: "I've always heard that the NYPD is known for being fair and fair, and I'm sure you'll handle this matter properly." β
The officer smiled, "Of course." β
The people involved are not ordinary people, but the situation is clear and clear, there is an Australian star on one side, and an American hero and the first sweetheart on the other, just deal with it impartially.
Aniston had been hiding from Martin's side and seemed particularly helpless.
America's No. 1 sweetheart was too influential, and when the police officer saw her overly frightened appearance, he felt that it was not too much to deal with the perpetrators.
Coming out of the reception room, Ward, the crew's lawyer, went to understand the situation.
When he returned, he whispered to Martin and Aniston: "The NYPD found a prescription drug, a prohibited drug, on Heath Ledger's body, and the amount he possessed seriously exceeded the prescribed standard, and the preliminary urine test was positive, and further blood tests will not be taken until tomorrow, according to New York regulations, after taking those two drugs, he is not allowed to drive." β
Martin didn't hesitate to buckle his hat: "He almost hit me and Jen in the parking lot, is he suspected of dangerous driving?" β
"If you insist on holding him accountable, he's going to be in trouble," Ward said. β
Aniston looked at Martin and whispered, "I'll kill him!" β
There are many people like Heath Ledger in Hollywood, but those people have no relationship with her, and Heath Ledger really threatens her safety.
Martin's cell phone rang, and when it was connected, Thomas's voice came from the earpiece: "I'm on my way to the airport, and I'll be in New York in the early morning." β
When the client encounters something, the agent rushes over as soon as possible, and Thomas is impeccable in his attitude.
Aniston also received a call from the agent, found Martin and said: "The agent told me not to face the media until he comes." β
Martin was thoughtful and asked something important: "Heath Ledger is also a CAA customer?" β
Aniston didn't know, called and asked, "Yes." β
Martin said, "We'll go back and talk about it." β
He needed time to think and plan how to maximize the value of this emergency.
When something happens, it is natural to deal with it, and if the other party is unlucky, what practical benefits can you get?
As soon as he entered the hall, Martin noticed two women approaching him.
One is Blanchett and the other is the famous actress Michelle Williams.
"Jane, Martin, this is Ledger's fiancΓ©e, Michelle." Blanchett made a brief introduction: "A few words alone? β
Michelle bowed to the two of them, very sincere: "What Heath did, I'm very sorry, I'm sorry. β
Martin said directly: "Madam, if you have something to say, say it as soon as possible." β
Michelle understood the situation and knew that it was very important to obtain the understanding of the two people, and after bowing and apologizing again, he said: "Hiss definitely didn't mean anything about you, he is a very good person, it was an accident in the afternoon, it was the ...... of those drugs"
Both Martin and Aniston believe the afternoon was an accident, but that's not the point.
Michelle speaks skillfully: "Just over two months ago, Heath just became a father, I had a lovely daughter with him, he was under a lot of pressure after the birth of his daughter, he was not fully used to being a father, he had to be separated from his daughter to work, and the pressure of awards season was all on him, causing him to have to go to the doctor to take medication to avoid mental problems. β
Daughters, fathers, stress and mental illness are all easy to sympathize.
But Martin didn't eat this set: "It turns out that the culprit is the celebrity father who is under too much pressure!" He glanced at Aniston: "Let's go?" β
"Let's go." Aniston took Martin's arm and walked out.
"Both!" Michelle was in a hurry and wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Bruce.
Lao Bu muttered in his heart: With a salary of millions of dollars, the celebrities who enjoy the benefits of the actors' union are under so much pressure that they are addicted to drugs, and they openly use this as a reason to excuse themselves, do ordinary people who work a few jobs or work overtime for more than ten hours a day go crazy?
Even he, a super rotten person, scoffs at this.
Martin and his party got into the car.
Before the car reached the Brooklyn Bridge, Bruce received a phone call and said to Martin, "There's a car that's been following us." β
Aniston was a little nervous, after all, she had just met Heath Ledger and this kind of thing.
Martin had been in too many bad situations and said, "Figure out who they are." β
Ever since the studio uniformed Heath Ledger, he's been thinking about the next steps.
Heath Ledger is not alone.
The Australian gang Martin doesn't care, those people can't do anything too big because of Heath Ledger, he's still a member of the face gang and the jerk trio.
Martin is considering Heath Ledger's agency, the production and distribution company behind the project.
"Brokeback Mountain" is being released, Heath Ledger is the leading actor, and he was nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards that ended a few days ago.
That is, the CAA, the producers, and the distributors may be working on an Oscar nomination for him.
The car soon arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan, and into the hotel lobby, Bruce said to Martin: "Figured it out, a team of reporters from the News of the World, they may have heard the wind and wanted to get the first thing." β
Martin said as he walked, "News of the World, old friend. β
While in Washington, it was the News of the World reporter's team that sneaked into his room.
Upstairs, Bruce first carefully inspected the room where Martin was staying to make sure there was nothing unusual before letting Martin and Aniston in.
Aniston went to take a shower, and Martin looked through the address book and found the business card of Mockridge, the editor-in-chief of the News of the World.
Martin had negotiated with him about the manuscript and remuneration.
Similar to Heath Ledger's behavior, if it weren't for Martin and Aniston, it would be nothing in Hollywood, from the crew to the investors.
In the context of capital's pursuit of profit, he will even take the initiative to help celebrities press down.
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The reception room of the Brooklyn bureau was still busy.
The crew of "I'm Not There" not only notified the producer, but also the distributor Weinstein Pictures, which is headquartered in New York.
Shams, the producer of the crew of "Brokeback Mountain", happened to be doing public relations in New York, and representatives of Paramount Pictures, another major producer, rushed over as soon as possible.
The film, which won many awards such as Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the just-concluded Golden Globe Awards, has already sparked a hot release, and they will not let the actor fall into the abyss.
Heath Ledger's agency is also CAA, and Kevin Howayne, the lead agent and a senior partner at CAA, is on a flight.
Whether Brokeback Mountain, or I'm not there, there are many companies in the circle involved.
In this year's awards season, CAA has invested a lot of resources in Heath Ledger, which has already helped him get a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor is also very likely.
Similar to Martin, an actor who is becoming popular has all kinds of interests involved behind him.
Kevin Howayne spoke on the phone with Harvey Weinstein: "Harvey, if Heath Ledger goes to jail at this time, we will all suffer huge losses, New York is your home turf, find a way as soon as possible." β
Harvey came out of the bedroom and said, "Focus Pictures and Paramount Pictures have invested a lot in Brokeback Mountain, and they are about to pay off, and they won't allow this kind of thing to happen, you call them and ask them to communicate with Warner Bros., and I contact Warner, it will only make things worse." β
"I've spoken with these two and it's agreed that I'll be in New York early tomorrow morning," Kevin said. β
Harvey thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow we will go and meet the other party together." β
"I'm Not There" filmed a lot of scenes in Minnesota before moving to New York, and replacing Heath Ledger at this time was too much of a loss.
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Outside the Brooklyn studio, a very ordinary car was parked.
The people in the car were waiting for news.
Hazard, who was in the co-pilot's seat, glanced at the "News of the World" work card, put it away again, and asked his companion who had just finished the call: "Is there any news from the NYPD?" β
Lukaku shook his head: "I can only be sure that today is close to the end of work, there is a conflict in the Brooklyn studio, involving many Hollywood stars including Martin, Aniston, Bale, Blanchett and Heath Ledger, the specific content is not known for the time being." β
Hazard looked through the car window at the studio: "There's a lot of bad stuff going on around Martin Davis, he must know it. β
Lukaku reminded: "Don't be impulsive, think about the weird Washington espionage incident!" β
Although Hazard doesn't know what happened in Washington, there are some rumors inside, and there is a special message above not to use those bad means to provoke Martin Davis.
Just as he was thinking about this, a man in the usual dark coat and a plain cotton hat walked past the car, and a large envelope tucked under his arm fell with a click.
Hazard heard the voice and looked back, and the envelope fell by the back door, and he beckoned: "Hey, man, you dropped something." β
The man didn't stop at all, walked to the front intersection and turned into a laneway.
Hazard realized something, immediately opened the door and got out of the car, picked up the envelope and opened it, inside was the usual A4 printing paper, on which were densely printed with words.
There are also a few photos of a person all over the place.
Heath Ledger was handcuffed by the NYPD and put in a police car.
(End of chapter)