Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 192 Driving a Car and Hitting Someone

Link hugged Jennifer Aniston and looked at Robert Downey Jr. with sympathy, "You are too innocent and naive, you don't even know you are being used.

If you had pulled out a pistol just now, you would have been shot into a fishing net by now, but before you died, you would not know who made you like this.

After you die, your so-called good friend can openly use your father's pension money, using your father's money to pick up girls while scolding you for being a fool and helping others make money after being sold."

"Shut up! Shut up!"

Robert Downey Jr. had a ferocious look on his face and looked at him viciously, but he never rushed up.

He glanced at the two bodyguards, took out his cell phone from his pocket and called Michael Ovitz, asking him how many times Richard Gere had collected money and how much each time.
Michael Ovitz's answer was three times, 1000 million each for the first two times and 500 million for the third time. Because the hope of winning was slim, he didn't charge any extra money for the third time, as everything was voluntary.

Ask him why he asks this?
Robert Downey Jr. hung up the phone, gritted his teeth, and the expression on his face became even more ferocious.

Woo-la~ Woo-la~
The police car arrived and two patrol officers came out with guns drawn, pointed them at Robert Downey Jr., and asked him to lie on the ground for inspection.

"Link, don't be complacent. I'll let you go this time, but I won't let you go easily the next time. I bet you won't have an easy time."

Robert Downey Jr. glared at Link and laid on the ground with his hands outstretched.

The police walked up to him, searched his body, found a pistol, and took him away.

Link took the frightened Jennifer back to the Manhattan Hotel to rest.

The next day, while filming, Link got the news that Robert Downey Jr. was bailed out by Robert Downey Sr.

At the same time, the police issued a restraining order to Robert Downey Jr.: he was not allowed to harass Link again and was not allowed to move within 500 meters around Link.

The next evening, Link received a call from Liu Xiaoli in Los Angeles.

Half an hour ago, Robert Downey Jr. was drunk and knocked down Richard Gere with his car in front of the Viper House bar. Richard Gere was knocked more than ten meters away on the spot and was then sent to an ambulance. His life or death is unknown.

The next day, almost all media in the United States reported this big news.

Robert Downey Jr., a popular Hollywood star who was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar at the beginning of the year, committed a crime in the street at 6:24 pm yesterday and hit another big star Richard Gere with his car.

Richard Gere is currently being treated in the ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center due to his serious injuries. It is said that he has dozens of bone fractures throughout his body, the most serious of which are in the spine and skull. It is still unknown whether he can be rescued.

Robert Downey Jr. was arrested by the police on the spot.

This news was so explosive that almost all newspapers in New York reported it.

There are not only detailed reports, but also many high-definition photos, and the situation at the scene is very tragic.

At the same time, the Los Angeles Times published an in-depth investigative article, explaining the whole process of the conflict between Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Gere, some of which were facts and some were speculations.

According to Richard Gere's wife, supermodel Cindy Crawford, before the incident, Robert Downey Jr. had visited Richard Gere in the villa and the two sides had a fierce conflict and even a fight.

Robert Downey Jr. was kicked out of the villa by bodyguards.

Less than three hours after being kicked out of the villa, Robert Downey Jr. hit Richard Gere on the street while speeding.

Reporters asked Cindy Crawford if she knew the reason for the conflict between Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Gere, and Cindy Crawford said she didn't know.

According to insiders in the circle, before this incident, Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Gere had a very good relationship, and many people had seen the two chatting happily in bars or other parties.

So why did the two former friends suddenly become enemies and even fight to the death?
This incident has aroused the curiosity of people across the United States and even the world.

In the report on the second day, the Los Angeles Times continued to publish a long article analyzing the reasons for the conflict between the two.

The newspaper quoted a report from the New York Daily News, saying that two days before Robert Downey Jr. hit Richard Gere with his car, he was taken away by the New York police for investigation. The reason was that Robert Downey Jr. flew from Los Angeles to New York specifically to cause trouble for Link, carrying a pistol with him, but was stopped by Link's bodyguards.

So why did Robert Downey Jr. bring a gun to cause trouble for Link one day and run over Richard Gere with his car the next day?
Robert Downey Jr., Richard Gere, and the famous director Link.

What exactly happened between these three big stars?
Is Link related to the incident in which Robert Downey Jr. knocked Richard Gere away? Please stay tuned for the next report.

Because the Los Angeles Times' reports were so slow, with more than 5,000 words a day, like a long serial novel, many hungry spectators could not wait any longer and ran to other newspapers to get the inside story.

Many newspapers reported the news that day. Although not as detailed as the Los Angeles Times, some inside information of the case can still be glimpsed from these reports.

According to an investigative article by The Hollywood Reporter, a major event occurred in the entertainment industry before Robert Downey Jr. clashed with Link and Richard Gere.

The box office of Link's third film "Final Destination" reached 2.09 million US dollars in the first fifteen weeks, surpassing Tom Cruise's "Trap", and temporarily ranked second in the annual box office rankings.

And what does the fact that "Final Destination" surpassed "Trap" in box office have to do with Robert Downey Jr. hitting Richard Gere with his car?

This matter started with a bet agreement.

In July, Robert Downey Jr. and Link made a bet in a bar about which of Link's new movie "Final Destination" and Tom Cruise's new movie "Trap". Later, for the convenience of statistics, they changed it to which movie had a higher box office in North America 15 weeks after its release.

Initially, the two sides bet $1000 million.

Later, Richard Gere, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and many senior executives of CAA agency participated in the bet. The total amount of the bet reached 1.44 million US dollars, which was a gamble.

In order to ensure that "The Trap" was a box office success, CAA raised funds to promote the film after its release, and even many celebrities paid to attend the screenings, with a total cost of more than 40 million US dollars.

Most of these funds came from contributions from Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Robert Downey Jr. and others.

Ultimately, "The Trap" grossed $15 million in 2.02 weeks.

Originally everyone thought that Tom Cruise and others would win for sure, but after the release of "Final Destination", the box office continued to rise, and in less than four weeks, the North American box office exceeded $100 million.

It is said that after the box office of "Final Destination" exceeded 100 million yuan, in order to suppress the box office of this movie, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. and others continued to raise funds and spread negative news about "Final Destination" and the main creative staff through entertainment tabloids.

Unfortunately, Final Destination has great box office potential, and Link’s methods of promoting the film were very clever.

Despite the huge pressure from public opinion, the box office continued to grow. After 13 weeks of release, the box office exceeded 2 million US dollars. After 15 weeks of release, the North American box office reached 2.09 million US dollars, successfully surpassing the box office of "Trap".

As a result, Link won the bet and earned $1.44 million including principal and interest.

However, in this gamble, in order to win, CAA stars raised tens of millions of dollars three times to hype "The Final Destination" and suppress the box office of "Final Destination".

Robert Downey Jr. paid more than $800 million, plus the $500 million bet, a total of 1300 million.

Due to Robert Downey Jr.'s average financial situation, 900 million of the money was borrowed from the bank and 300 million came from Robert Downey Sr.

After losing the bet, Robert Jr. went bankrupt and became a pauper.

This is why Robert Jr. threatened Link with a gun.

As for the reason why Robert Downey Jr. hit Richard Gere with his car, according to people familiar with the matter, when CAA was raising funds, Michael Ovitz arranged for Richard Gere to collect the debt.

As a result, Richard Gere falsified the figures, causing Robert Downey Jr. to pay millions of dollars more, which made Robert Downey Jr.'s already tight financial situation even worse.

When Robert Jr. learned about this, he held a grudge against her."

When everyone saw this, they understood that Robert Jr. picked trouble with Link because he couldn't afford to lose, and he drove his car and hit Richard Gere because he couldn't stand his friend stabbing him in the back, so he did this crazy thing in a rage.

After learning this, everyone understood that in this matter, neither Robert Downey Jr., who was imprisoned, nor Richard Gere, who was seriously injured, was innocent.

Including Link, who was threatened by Robert Downey Jr., he made a profit of more than 70 million US dollars in this bet, which is a sum of money that many people cannot earn in their entire lives, so it is normal for him to be threatened.

He is so not innocent.

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