C3 Award show

At seven pm the next day, Juan was present at the award show. This wasn't the award show in which he had been nominated for the best actor, that most anticipated award show was supposed to hold the next month.

He couldn't wait to claim the fruit of his labour, yet again, during the award show next month.

His tuxedo was perfectly tailored and it oozed chic and finesse as he graced the red carpet, his manager following him behind.

He had been invited to this award show to present an award to someone, that was why he made sure he wore a million dollar tuxedo.

The show went on and he presented an award to the best rookie actor. Soon, the show came to an end and it was time for him to leave.

As usual, his path was crowded with paparazzi of different sorts and his manager, with the help of a few bodyguards had to push them away for him to pass.

"Mr Juan Gonzalez, is it true that you're working on a new movie role?" One of the journalists asked

"You're portraying the character of a misogynist in this new movie. Surely that wouldn't be hard to act since that's your true nature in real life. Is that true, Mr Juan?" Another journalist asked and his head snapped towards that direction. What? Misogynist? Who spread such baseless rumours about him?

"Is it true that you're a homosexual, Mr Juan Gonzalez? That's why you've never committed in a long term relationship?"

"Is it true that you have no value for women, that's why you haven't committed in a long term relationship, Mr Juan?"

It was on the tip of his tongue to spew derogatory remarks at these journalists, but that wouldn't do good to his career, so he quickened his pace, although that didn't stop them from badgering him with their offensive questions.

"Is it true that the charming male protagonist you portray in all your movies is just for show because you are the opposite in real life?" Another journalist asked

"Please drop one comment, Mr Juan Gonzalez"

"Just one comment!" The journalists screamed as he got into his car

"Say something!"

He heard their screams as his car drove off.

He let out a relieved sigh. Finally he'd gotten those pests off his hair. These were one of the perks of being a darned celebrity, you never know when an arrow is shot at your hard won reputation. Now he wondered who was responsible for spreading such lies about him. He had to put a stop to it because if it escalated, then his best actor award would be in jeopardy. He would watch the prize slip from his fingers then he'd bid goodbye to the global recognition which he'd always desired.

He couldn't let that happen!

Whatever threat this rumours posed, he had to nip it from the bud and do it asap!

"Vincent!" He barked out his manager's name.

"Yes sir" replied Vincent

"Find out where these rumours about me are coming from. Trace down whatever site and stop whosoever is trying to ruin my reputation!"

"Yes sir!"

"I need it done now! Use whatever help you can, the cost is covered!"

He'd fought hard to build his image and career from the scratch and he wasn't going to let his efforts go down the drain, all because of some ridiculous rumours!

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Xena Drakos took a bite from her chips and gurgled down soda as she sat in front of the computer wearing nothing but her pajamas. Her room was a mess but she didn't care because she had a goal to attain this weekend.

She had to make at least ten thousand dollars from bringing Juan Gonzalez down. She wanted more followers, more activity on her page, more hate comments and more recognition which meant money.

The thought of making money from ridiculing a celebrity that deserved it just appealed strongly to her. She once worked in an entertainment agency. She worked with the PR team which was responsible for cleaning up the messes created by celebrities. Once Juan Gonzalez had gotten into a scandal and it was left for her team to clean it up but she just happened to run into him while he was degrading and talking down on a woman.

She was about to enter her car and Juan Gonzalez's agency bus was just a little distance away. She heard him complaining bitterly about a woman, his fellow actress who probably wasn't doing her job right or wanted to mix business with pleasure. But suddenly, Juan began to generalize the actress's flaws. Objectifying and downgrading women in the process. When Xena couldn't take it anymore, she began to video him from a distance.

She got the evidence on a video and made an appeal to her boss to change her line of work. She didn't want to work in the PR team anymore because it just went against her feminist morals. She couldn't clean up the mess of anyone who saw women that way, it meant she was on the same side with them.

So she begged her boss to assign her to another job in the entertainment industry, showing him the video she'd taken as her reason, but her boss insisted on her working with the PR team and in the process of the arguments and appeals, she lost her job entirely.

Broken and filled with vengeance, she opened a site and began to troll Juan Gonzalez. The engagements she got surprised her because she thought that the actor had more fans than anti fans.

The engagements motivated her to open an anti fan club for Juan Gonzalez where she and a bunch of other people who shared the same vision as her trolled the life out of him and made up rumours about him.

She didn't care if she was causing harm to the celebrity, not like he didn't deserve it. He'd already caused harm to her by making her lose her job.

So if ruining his reputation was going to bring her money then she was all in.