America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 331 Nanny Gate

The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles.

Filippo from Rome looked at the wall clock and saw that it was still early for the appointment. He sat in front of the computer and enjoyed various celebrity news on American websites.

Partner Simeone said: "The Hollywood awards season has begun, and it's extraordinarily lively."

Filippo asked: "Will Pitt win the Oscar for Best Actor?"

"It's difficult." Simone, as the head of the Brioni brand in Los Angeles, knows this place better and said an objective fact: "With or without an Oscar, he is one of the few superstars in Hollywood."

Brioni is a top menswear luxury brand from Italy, famous for its high-end customization, and has a large number of fans among politicians, businessmen and celebrities.

In addition, the brand is also a sponsor of the Bond series. In the past ten years, all James Bond costumes have been provided by Brioni.

The contract of the previous spokesperson, Brosnan, expired, and Briony believed that the new Bond lacked qualities such as elegance and wisdom, and did not fit the brand positioning.

Filippo came from Rome this time to sign a contract with Brad Pitt and make him the global spokesperson for the brand.

Simone reminded: "The last Avalon Bar Gate incident had a significant impact on Pete, but Pete has withstood the impact due to his years of accumulation."

Filippo didn't care much: "Jealousy among stars is just a small matter. Most people who like American sweethearts like Aniston are ordinary Americans, and they are not potential customers of Brioni."

Simeone said nothing more and sat in front of his laptop to read the news.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the study door from outside and his assistant came in hurriedly.

Simeone asked: "What happened?"

The assistant lowered his voice: "Look at the TMZ website, there is news about Pitt."

When Simeone heard the name TMZ, his heart tightened for a moment. It was this website that first disclosed the Brad Pitt and Martin Davis bar scandal last year.

Since then, TMZ has become famous and has exposed many explosive revelations, whose authenticity is close to 100%.

When Simeone visited the TMZ website, the first thing he saw was a large black close-up - several domestic nannies accused Brad Pitt of molestation, assault and seduction...

Here’s the video, which was posted just a few minutes ago.

The first person to show up was a Latin American woman with an average appearance, though not ugly.

"I worked for the Pitt family for a while in 2002. It was normal at the beginning, but after a while I felt something was wrong. Brad Pitt always stared at me when the hostess was not at home. About a month after I started working, Pitt blocked me at home while the hostess was out shooting."

"He took out $1000 and tempted me to have sex with him and asked me to kneel down and serve him, but I refused. But Pete threatened me that if I didn't do as he asked, he would fire me and call my company to let it notify the entire Los Angeles industry... Woo woo..."

"I have three children to raise and have been doing housework. I don't have any other skills. I can't lose my job, so I had to agree to Pete. This relationship didn't last for a few times. I found that Pete had violent and manic tendencies and hurt me several times. I secretly hinted to the hostess, and the hostess was very nice. She gave me some money and let me go."

Behind her was a white nanny who looked very ordinary. She was obviously selected by the employer, but she couldn't stop Pete who was passionate about being a domestic nanny.

"Brad Pitt is a scumbag. He seduced me with money, threatened me with work, and had sex with me behind my mistress's back... I had no choice, really no choice. I didn't agree and he beat me! My mistress was very good to me, and I felt sorry for her, so I took the initiative to resign..."

There are two more videos with the same accusation, both of which feature real appearances of female nannies and real-name accusations.

Just to the side of these four side-by-side videos, there is another video with a larger window.

It was a video secretly filmed by a nanny with Pitt. Although there was no sound, it could be seen from the video that Pitt slapped the nanny, and then the nanny squatted down.

Violent coercion!

Simeone has been based in Los Angeles and knows that Pitt will face a huge storm, and even if he can settle it later, his reputation will be greatly damaged.

He picked up his laptop, walked over to Filippo, and said, "Look at these videos. TMZ just broke the news today."

Filippo glanced through it and immediately realized the problem. He made a prompt decision: "Brad Pitt's risk has increased sharply. We need to make changes and postpone the meeting with him and the endorsement negotiations..."

Simeone said: "I agree, let's see what happens next."

The assistant came in again and said, "Brad Pitt and his agent are here."

Simeone looked at Filippo, who thought for a moment and said, "Things haven't been finalized yet, let's go meet someone first."

The two of them went downstairs at the same time and went to the business reception room on the fourth floor.

In the reception room, Pitt and his agent Maggie Dakshire were already waiting.

The latter is full of confidence in this cooperation: "Brioni is among the top men's clothing brands that are relatively popular, which will help expand your influence."

Pitt nodded. The endorsement fee of $700 million a year basically satisfied him.

Maggie went on to say, "This sponsorship contract was signed just in time for the awards season. It will attract a lot of attention and help you get an Oscar nomination."

"Just a nomination?" Pete wanted more: "I want to win the golden statue."

Maggie was more sober: "It's difficult to win the award. Let's take it step by step. After all, you will have plenty of opportunities in the future."

Peter thought of the old men in the academy and said, "I'm not old enough. It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work this year, we can continue next year."

The door to the reception room opened from the outside, and Filippo and Simone came in one after another. After greeting each other, Maggie quickly got to the point: "For this endorsement, Briony chose Peter..."

Filippo interrupted her and said, "Ms. Darkhill, Mr. Peter, there are some problems in the company. I need to return to Rome urgently. The endorsement contract will have to be postponed for a while. I am very sorry for this."

Upon hearing this, Pete and Maggie's first reaction was that something was wrong.

Maggie asked tentatively, "Can you tell me what happened?"

Simeone was vague: "Please give us some time to deal with internal affairs."

Pete wanted to speak, but Maggie stopped him with a look. There were changes in the endorsement negotiations that she didn't understand.

First clarify the situation, then talk about other things.

Filippo and Simone exchanged a few polite words, and Pete and Maggie said goodbye and left.

Coming downstairs, Pete was quite angry and said, "What is Briony doing? Is she playing a trick on us?"

Maggie said: "When we contacted each other this morning, everything was normal. It's impossible for this change to happen for no reason. Let me find out the situation first."

Pete spun in circles, his hands on his waist: "They lack the proper respect for me!"

Maggie and Pete's phones rang one after another.

After the two connected, they only heard one sentence, and hurried to the secluded place.

After listening to what their respective assistants said, they hung up the phone almost at the same time.

Maggie asked, "TMZ?"

Peter's face was extremely serious: "Yes."

Maggie asked again, "What's going on?"

Of course, Pete would not tell the truth and gave a limited answer: "Those domestic nannies always like to seduce me. Sometimes I can't help myself and can't help making some mistakes that men would make."

He added: "I gave them compensation and signed a confidentiality agreement!"

"It's no use talking about this now." Maggie called him, "Call your publicist and ask him to meet up at the company."

TMZ is gaining popularity in the industry, and its reports are known to be credible. She also knows her clients well, so this is a very troublesome matter: "Call your lawyer, too."

While talking on the phone, Pete followed Maggie out of the hotel.

Before we reached the parking area, a group of people came towards us, and the person leading the group looked vaguely familiar.

Maggie was still recalling when the man stopped a few meters ahead, showed his ID and related documents, and said to Pitt, "Mr. Brad Pitt, we have received reports from multiple women... We are now summoning you to assist in the investigation..."

He said the routine words and motioned to the police car parked nearby: "Mr. Pete, please cooperate."

"This is slander!" Pete was furious: "You should arrest them for defamation!"

The man said again: "Please cooperate."

Maggie had read the paperwork and knew she couldn't refuse, so she said to Pete, "You go first, and don't say anything until the lawyer arrives."

Pete, expressionless, followed the men into the car and went to the police station.

Nearby, five photographers from TMZ, holding cameras and video cameras, captured the scene of Pitt being taken into the police car from different angles.

After the police car sped away, three people continued to chase and film on motorcycles, while the other two got into a nearby car.

In the driver's seat, Jody had already opened his laptop and connected the data cable. He said, "Hurry up and upload the pictures and articles. Be truthful and don't exaggerate."

One of the male subordinates took the notebook and started working without saying a word.

At the floor-to-ceiling window of the business reception room on the fourth floor, Simone and Filippo, who were discussing something, saw Brad Pitt being escorted into a police car by the LAPD.

Simone said: "This is probably true. Without sufficient evidence, the LAPD will not easily summon a wealthy person or celebrity like Pete."

Filippo nodded slightly and said, "The invitation of Peter to be the spokesperson has been cancelled. Let's choose other suitable candidates. I will go back to Rome first. Please recommend a few as appropriate."

Simeone frowned: "There are only a few Hollywood superstars. Leonardo already has a clothing endorsement, Johnny Depp doesn't match our style at all, Will Smith is black, George Clooney has signed an Armani contract, and Keanu Reeves is too decadent in his daily life..."

Filippo said: "Take your time to look for it, there will always be a suitable one."

This was an ordinary day in December, and another day that caught the attention of the public.

Just when other media had not yet reacted, and those who had reacted were still verifying the truth of the "Nanny Gate", Brad Pitt made the headlines of TMZ again.

This time, there were photos and videos of him being taken away by the LAPD.

The whole city of Los Angeles is in a frenzy!
(End of this chapter)