Chapter 22 - My recording leaks
Not from me.
That matters.
A cousin of one party guest obtained a copy of a guest’s video showing part of the hose incident and posted it.
Then a local entertainment account found it.
Then someone synchronized snippets with audio reportedly from another recording.
Not mine initially.
Eventually reporters learned I had recorded too.
My attorney advised me to say nothing.
I did.
Ethan released one statement:
My mother was treated in a way no guest, employee, vendor, stranger, or family member should be treated. We are addressing private and business matters through appropriate channels.
Good.
No:
They attacked my mom because she was poor.
Though they had treated me as if I were.
No:
My fiancée is evil.
No:
The Mitchells tried to steal our company.
Not supported.
Accuracy preserved room for credibility.
Vanessa’s public statement was also careful:
I deeply regret my conduct toward Ms. Carter and the assumptions I made that afternoon.
Assumptions.
At least she named them.
People still fought online for weeks.
May you like
Then moved to something else.
The internet is efficient that way.
