The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2335

Margot muttered under her breath, a clear undercurrent of anger in her voice.

Ivy understood all too well that Margot’s frustration didn’t materialize out of thin air.

Actors, after all, were no strangers to the sting of public scrutiny, especially when caught in the throes of a full-blown media backlash.

Ivy let out a weary sigh, “I knew when I decided to pursue acting that not everyone in the world would be a fan. But when you’re suddenly facing a tidal wave of malice, it can still knock you off your feet. We’re mostly strangers to these people. They only see us on the silver screen. I just don’t get where all the hate comes from.”

Ivy’s question was one that every public figure had pondered at some point.

game for their vitriol,” Ryan chimed in, his own experience with online attacks being less severe than that

actresses were particularly vicious and often more personal than those directed at male actors.

well she couldn’t just wave her pay stub at the faceless masses and

of comfort, “Let it go, girl. We don’t need to justify ourselves to them. After all, we’ve never even met these people. If they think we’re rolling in it, then let’s just hope one day we actually will be. This injustice is just for tonight. By tomorrow, the tide

room felt a touch lighter.

came in two folds. First, from the knowledge that they had been unfairly maligned for bullying they hadn’t committed-no one wanted to bear that cross. Second, they could try to ignore it, but their families certainly cared about their

been tiptoeing around, urging them to stay out of trouble. In front of relatives and friends, the questions were inevitable. Had their child

could proudly claim their innocence.

seek special treatment from the online crowd-just fairness. They wished to be judged impartially, at least until they wrapped up filming, without