The more concrete the evidence became, the fiercer the counterattacks. Farinas filed suits alleging defamation and invasion of privacy. He produced a set of emails that suggested some communications were consensual and aboveboard, arguing the tape was taken out of context. A PR onslaught painted Vivian as biased, and several advertisers pulled their support from her outlet for fear of association.
(Dela Cruz, 2023)
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Rudy leaned back. “No. Because someone else wants this tape. Not a collector. A producer. From a streaming service called Reel Justice . They want to make a docuseries. ‘The Betamax Hit.’ They’ll pay us both. But they want you on camera. For the first time in thirty-seven years.” The more concrete the evidence became, the fiercer
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