America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 460 Brothers United

The sun had just risen, and Martin was still jogging when an old, extended Lincoln pulled up in front of his house and sped up to the front of the villa.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Nicholson jumped out and shouted, "Martin, the bullet hit the target!"

Martin ran over and called out, "Let's go inside and talk."

The two went into the study on the first floor together, and Martin immediately went to turn on the computer.

Nicholson said, "Go to TMZ. They posted about it this morning. It's out of our control, but TMZ is very reliable."

Martin opened his browser, and the homepage was the TMZ website.

Everyone enjoys watching the drama unfold.

Right in the most prominent position on the TMZ homepage, there is a huge line of black text with the title.

"Ben Affleck accused of bullying actress, who suffered severe sexual harassment and abuse!"

Martin clicked the link, ignored the text, and went straight to watching the video.

A beautiful blonde girl showed the camera her James and Ben's acting school student ID, payment receipt, and a group photo of the students with their teacher, Ben Affleck.

"My name is Hailee Porter. A week ago, I started studying in Ben Affleck's acting masterclass. I thought it was the beginning of my acting dream, but it turned out to be the start of a nightmare."

Facing the camera, the blonde girl broke down in tears, recounting her horrific experience: "But teaching courses was just an excuse; he was just using it to satisfy his own desires. The courses I experienced were mostly about teaching actresses how to create beautiful, original films."

She described everything she had personally experienced: "He loved to push students down in class and make us perform creative plays and group plays in front of him. According to the rules, these plays should have protective measures, but he demanded that we remove them all, or we would be kicked out of the classroom."

"The scariest thing is that Ben Affleck will personally get involved, using his hands and fingers under the guise of 'teaching by hand'..."

If it's just verbal accusations from actresses, given the current state of Hollywood, it's nothing serious and not very damaging.

But following the actress's interview video were a series of videos and audio recordings, all related to Ben Affleck.

Although all the female trainees in the video were blurred out, those who watched it found that the video was much more serious than the actress's accusations.

In many situations, it's not just harassment, it's outright violation!

Nicholson chuckled and said, "How about that? I told you everything was under my control, wasn't I?"

Martin gave a thumbs-up: "Jack, you're an excellent commander."

Nicholson felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction, a feeling that Jennifer Lawrence, an eighteen-year-old girl, could never experience.

He boasted, "When I was making waves with Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty, you weren't even born in Atlanta yet."

The Sunset Boulevard trio were no ordinary people either.

Martin acknowledged this: "The boss really does have the decisiveness and control of a boss."

Less than an hour after the news was released, the comment section below was already buzzing.

When these things aren't exposed, everyone treats them as a source of amusement.

Once exposed, it will inevitably be condemned by everyone.

"Why am I not surprised at all when I see it's Ben Affleck?"

"Because he's Casey Affleck's brother?"

"This is absolutely disgusting!"

"Those actresses should call the police!"

"We must call the police!"

Perhaps encouraged by netizens, or perhaps he had come to his senses, just as Martin refreshed the webpage, TMZ published a new news item: the victim had officially filed a police report with the LAPD.

After reading the news, Nicholson chuckled and said, "I heard the Affleck brothers have a great relationship; that's what you call brothers working together."

Nobody thinks that old bastard is a good person: "I still remember the arrogant look on the Affleck brothers' faces when they faced the three of us at the Oscars. Did they really think that with Harvey Weinstein as their backer, nobody could mess with them? What a joke!"

Martin said, "Jack, you can handle this yourself, it'll be a piece of cake."

Nicholson retorted, "You have a good eye for people. You predicted Ben would run into trouble, and sure enough, he did." He then asked, "What was your basis for that judgment?"

Martin shrugged. He couldn't very well tell Nicholson that he vaguely remembered Ben as someone who was also a nanny and a student enthusiast, could he?

Nicholson then added, "I get it, because we're all rotten people like that."

"Jack, you really are rotten." Martin denied it without hesitation: "I'm not that kind of rotten person."

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Ben Affleck, who had been dead drunk the night before, was still fast asleep when Jennifer Garner, who was tidying up the children's clothes, suddenly heard a commotion outside the door.

She went up to the rooftop and looked around, only to find a large number of reporters and paparazzi gathered at the entrance.

It's strange that the couple's career has been mediocre in the past two years, with no outstanding works and they rarely receive the treatment of being surrounded by media reporters.

Especially recently, the two of them have not produced any works or participated in any activities.

While Ghana was wondering what was going on, Sandra Block, who lived next door, also went up to the roof to see what was happening.

Sandra saw the confusion on Ghana's face and knew she probably didn't know the situation.

This American woman is very kind-hearted, especially towards women, and she walked towards Ghana.

Ghana saw her too and quickly went over to her.

The two were about twenty meters apart when Sandra shouted, "Jenny, go watch TMZ! TMZ!"

Ghana nodded, gestured to the other side, hurriedly ran downstairs, turned on his computer, and went to the TMZ website.

The headline on the homepage is so eye-catching, the number of videos is ridiculously large, and the victims are making scathing accusations.

As a Hollywood actress, Garner was no stranger to this kind of thing, but she never expected that her husband, a former victim, would also become one of the perpetrators.

When Ghana heard the victim, Hailey, recount how her husband forced other actresses to go to hotels and what happened afterward, he had no doubts whatsoever.

This is all perfectly normal.

But "normal" doesn't mean she can accept it.

Ghana got up and went to the kitchen. The first thing he saw was a kitchen knife. He took one out, but then, thinking of the children, he put it back in the knife.

She opened the refrigerator, saw a large bucket of ice water, picked it up and went upstairs, then kicked open the bedroom door.

That awful smell of stale alcohol made me want to vomit.

Ghana quickly came to the bedside, glanced at Ben's long face covered with a thick beard, picked up the bucket, and poured the cold water over Ben's head.

Big Ben snapped to attention and instinctively got up. Before he could figure out what was happening, a bucket of water was slammed down on his head.

"Notify your lawyer to prepare for a divorce!" Ghana said without further ado, then turned and left.

Ben pulled down the bucket, shivering from the cold. He grabbed a towel to dry himself and yelled, "Are you fucking crazy? What's wrong with you?!"

No one answered, as if he were the only person in the house.

Ben roared a few times but received no response. He suppressed his anger, took a leisurely hot shower in the bathroom, changed into dry clothes, and then came downstairs.

The roar of a car engine could be heard outside, and Ben saw Jennifer Garner drive out of the house with the children.

"What's wrong with this woman?" he said angrily.

Big Ben suddenly noticed wet footprints emerging from the ground. He rushed to the underground storage room and found that the huge safe was almost empty, as if it had been ransacked.

It couldn't have been robbed; it could only have been Jennifer Garner.

Big Ben came up, cursing and swearing, to get the cordless phone to call Ghana's mobile phone, when his eyes fell on the computer screen.

The computer was on, so he went over and tapped the keyboard. The black screen lit up, and the TMZ website appeared.

After carefully reading the shocking news, Da Ben felt colder than if a bucket of water had been poured over his head.

The video and audio recordings looked so familiar.

Because he did all of them.

Ben, ignoring Ghana, picked up the phone and dialed Damon's number. Once the call connected, he said, "I'm in trouble."

"What's going on?" Damon was still unaware of what was happening, as things had just begun.

Ben quickly repeated it, while Damon went to check the computer.

Not long after, Damon said, "You find that Hailey right now and shut her up. I'll call TMZ and have them take down the news."

"I'll warn that bitch to shut her up!" Ben was used to doing things this way.

Damon yelled, "Are you crazy? Hurry up and pay her to sign the settlement agreement. If this drags on any longer, you'll have endless trouble."

He emphasized, "Think about Pete! If this gets out of hand, those female trainees will turn into ravenous wolves, like Pete's nannies, and pounce on you!"

Da Ben replied, "I understand, I'll do it right away."

I had just hung up the phone when the doorbell rang; it was the LAPD visiting.

Ben called his lawyer and agent before opening the door.

As soon as the door opened, the lead PD showed the summons and said, "Mr. Affleck, you are suspected of committing a crime and need to cooperate with our investigation."

Reporters were snapping photos frantically around them.

As requested by his lawyer, Ben cooperated with the LAPD in their investigation.

Less than ten minutes later, a video of Ben Affleck being invited to coffee by the LAPD appeared on TMZ's website.

In Burbank, Jody arranged to meet with her classmate Tina.

After the news broke on TMZ, everything became very simple.

Jody opened her iPhone and showed Tina a video of Ben Affleck being invited to "coffee" by the LAPD, saying, "We should get back all the humiliation he inflicted on us. Hailey has already stood up for us and chosen to call the police."

Tina, who had spent some time in the Los Angeles acting scene, was very direct: "How much money can I get if I step forward?"

"The victims of the Pete nanny scandal, all in all, received an average of $69 in damages," Jody said, intentionally reminding her, "The more concrete evidence you can obtain, the higher the compensation you'll receive."

Hearing this, Tina laughed: "I have a pair of pants with some stuff on them. Ben made a lot of promises to me back then, and I was afraid he would go back on his word, so I kept them as a keepsake."

Anyone who has been in the acting industry knows how difficult it is to make it big. Rather than risking an uncertain future, it's better to take a million dollars and live a carefree life.

That same day, Tina took the pants and other evidence to the LAPD to file a report.

He then gave an interview to TMZ.

The performance scandal has completely erupted.

With these two precedents and the work done by Jodi, more female students have stepped forward.

Of all the celebrities, Jennifer Garner was the first to publicly announce her divorce from Ben Affleck.

Those videos are enough to cause Ben Affleck countless troubles.

James Franco couldn't wait to hold a press conference, solemnly announcing his withdrawal from the acting school collaboration with Ben Affleck and that he would not work with Affleck in the future.

He also visited the girls who had already spoken out, sincerely apologized to them, offered them some financial compensation, and said he would provide any assistance they could.

James Franco naturally wanted to distance himself first, to avoid getting involved, before making any further comments.

Originally, Ben Affleck was trying to win the supporting role in Universal Pictures' "National Security Case".

The production team quickly denied the rumors, stating that they had never considered Ben Affleck for the role.

After the public outcry, the three opinion leaders of #MeToo, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston, and Angelina Jolie, also spoke out in a timely manner, expressing their concern for the matter. They even visited several of the girls who had been hurt, shed tears with them, and gave a speech on the spot targeting Ben Affleck.

Then, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pitt's ex-girlfriend and also Ben Affleck's ex-girlfriend, jumped in to grab attention, once again taking a jab at her ex-boyfriend: "I'm not surprised at all. Ben seduced underage girls while we were dating. I warned the girl, and that's why I broke up with Ben!"

Perhaps Ben Affleck was just too much of a jerk, because his ex-girlfriends teamed up to attack him. Latin pop star Jennifer Lopez also spoke out publicly, saying that after they broke up a few years ago, Affleck repeatedly said how disgusting she was because she ruined his career and called her a jinx.

The media attention also put considerable pressure on the LAPD. After a preliminary investigation, the LAPD released some results, such as the fact that TMZ's video was not fabricated and was entirely based on real footage.

For example, the evidence provided to the victim contained Oda's DNA.

When things haven't happened yet, people are always full of concerns, but once they do happen and they find that there are profits to be made, they can't wait to join in.

In addition to actresses from the acting class, women who had previously worked with Ben Affleck in the same production team also stood up and loudly proclaimed #MeToo.

In the past, Ben Affleck had bullied far too many women on set.

Although many people remain silent for the sake of the future, the number of those who have stepped forward is already quite large.

Ben Affleck was bailed out by Matt Damon and had just returned home when hundreds of protesters gathered at his door.

These people, under the banner of #MeToo, sat in front of his house for a long time, both to support the victims and to condemn the perpetrators.

Ben Affleck began paying the price for his actions, his wife filed for divorce, the LAPD imposed travel restrictions on him, the media launched a collective condemnation, and the victims filed huge claims...

When his patron Harvey Weinstein sent someone to visit him, he brought a message: Ben Affleck should keep his mouth shut.

Ben Wallace has always kept quiet about this, after all, Harvey is one of the few people who can help him.

The previous chapter was under review, which scared me so much that I quickly checked the second chapter carefully. I really couldn't find any sensitive content in either of these two chapters, so I'll leave it at that. Hopefully, it won't be under review again.

(End of this chapter)