The public outcry online blew up. Before James' public relations team could do any damage control, several anonymous comments appeared under Huxton's long article one after another. They all claimed that James had harassed them when they worked together previously.
James' scandal continued to gain traction online. Even Ralph revealed that although he had not been harassed, he claimed that James would be unnecessarily intimate with some of his gestures to show that their characters had a deep friendship in the drama.
At that moment, James was livid as he looked at the news on the Internet. He had completely forgotten that he was still filming a live show. His eyes widened in fury, and he shot up from his seat.
He exclaimed, "What is this nonsense? I did no such things!"
After saying that, he turned to his cast members and tried to get one of them to vouch for him. "Don't believe what is said on the Internet. How can I be that kind of person? I'm not! This is malicious slander!"
However, not one of the cast members said anything. They all remembered what Shannon had said before. Compared to James, they were more inclined to believe in Shannon's judgment.
Whether it was Soren, Madeline, or even Irvin, Shannon had been spot-on every single time.
The cast kept mum, but Percy couldn't stay silent since he was the host. "James, calm down first. We're still live right now."
James couldn't calm down. He never thought that Huxton would dare to speak out against him. Wasn't he scared of facing backlash from the Internet or being looked upon judgmentally?
The reason why James dared to make a move against minors was because they had little to no influence and wouldn't cause much controversy. In contrast, he didn't dare behave inappropriately toward someone like Ralph, who was more or less his equal.
What on earth was happening now?
Everything happened too suddenly. The production crew was stunned. The audience watching the livestream was equally dumbfounded.
Before any of the audience could react, the livestream ended. The production crew had no choice but to cut the livestream off because of Kai's assault.
Carlos had ordered for the livestream to be suspended immediately. He glanced at Kai a little helplessly, but he didn't really intend to berate the young man.
After all, James had started it first. He had dared to touch Kai inappropriately when the show was on air. Carlos thought Kai's reaction was understandable.
"Take James away and tend to him first. Ask his manager to come over and discuss how we should go about this," Carlos instructed.
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