At midnight, Gwenda was sleeping when she vaguely heard her phone ring. Irritated, she scratched her head, groped towards the dim light, and picked up her phone. "Hello?"

"Gwenda, something's happened!" Hattie's voice was anxious. "Karter's been accused of molesting female guests on the show. The internet's in an uproar."

Gwenda was instantly awake. "Word's spread?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, it's trending."

"Get someone to take it down and release an announcement. Have you contacted Eloise?"

Gwenda got out of bed.

"Yes, Eloise will handle the announcement and is contacting Karter."

"Okay, let her handle Karter. I'm heading to the company now."

Ending the call, Gwenda checked the time: 3:00 AM. "Damn it! Do these netizens need sleep? What a pain in the ass!"

She rushed to the bathroom for a quick shower, changed clothes, and drove to the studio. Eloise called on the way. Gwenda stopped her from rushing to the studio. "Find Karter first. Paparazzi will be at his door in the morning. Get him to stay home. I'll handle this."

"Gwenda, how do you know the paparazzi will find him?" Eloise doubted; paparazzi rarely knew celebrities' addresses.

Gwenda didn't have time to explain. "Just get him to stay home. I suggest pulling him from the rest of the show."

Eloise, unable to argue with her boss, agreed. "Okay."

After hanging up, Gwenda hurried to the studio. After midnight, things worsened. Netizens dug up old, blurry photos of Karter allegedly molesting other female celebrities. His image plummeted. The internet was filled with angry comments:

"I can't believe I was a fan. How could he be such an asshole?"

"That's disgusting! Where's the justice?"

"I feel sorry for Joyce. This is causing her serious secondary damage."

"His behavior is despicable."

Karter's fans were heartbroken, silent or unfollowing him on Twitter. Gwenda's attempts to control the narrative further angered them. Seeing the hashtag decline, they targeted M Studio:

"What's the point of taking down the hashtag? Admit your faults! Make Karter apologize to Joyce!"

"You can't just leave this be!"

"I demand justice for Joyce! Karter Hogan must apologize!!"

Near dawn, M Studio's Twitter was overwhelmed. Hattie frowned, reading the comments.

"Gwenda, what do we do? Still post the announcement?"

"Post it," Gwenda said resolutely.

"But it's not an apology. Won't that anger fans?"

"Why should Karter apologize for something he didn't do?" Gwenda countered.

Hattie hesitated. "How do you know he didn't?"

Gwenda glared. Hattie quickly apologized.

"I believe Karter. He's not that kind of person. And he didn't do it." In her past life, Karter had been wrongly accused for two months, almost ruining his career. He was cleared only after Joyce's own scandals surfaced. Gwenda couldn't apologize now; she had to expose Joyce's secrets.

"I'll post the announcement."

Half an hour later, the internet exploded again. Netizens accused them of condoning Karter's actions – worse than the alleged crime itself. Public opinion reached a fever pitch.

At dawn, Joyce tweeted: "I'm sure it was an honest mistake. Let it go, guys."

This only made things worse. Netizens believed she was forced into silence and attacked Karter's Twitter furiously: "Son of a bitch! Apologize!!"

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