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HWI 587
🕑 Added 2025-05-13 16:33:53 +0000 UTCHollywood What If Chapter 587
After shopping for baby products, Kazir and Scarlett went to the parking lot. There were four bodyguards following behind them but the couple already forgot their presence.
This time, Kazir took the driver's seat while Scarlett was sitting in the front passenger seat. At the back seats were the baby products that couldn't fit in the trunk. The couple bought a lot. In fact, the bodyguards' car that followed them a few meters away also had its trunk full to the brim with baby products.
In this case, before the twins could be born, the couple probably had filled two rooms in their house with baby products. Some were toys, gear, some were essentials.
While Kazir was driving and having conversations with Scarlett, they passed by a filming location.
Hollywood, being the city where showbiz was prominent, had a lot of locations that could be used for filming. Some landlords and hotels even let studios rent their properties to film shows or movies.
While passing by, Kazir saw a glimpse of Mel Gibson lighting up a cigarette. The actor's appearance didn't look good and it was understandable why.
Mel Gibson had been blacklisted in Hollywood. The major factor why that happened was because of the things he said when he was arrested because of DUI. He made some anti-Semitic and misogynistic comments. That happened in 2002.
Despite being a talented and famous actor, Mel Gibson disappeared in Hollywood just like that. If you look at it carefully, it was scary. It was actually possible to destroy a person's career because he offended a group of people.
Of course, no one could defend what Mel Gibson said was right. Did he deserve to lose his job though? At the end of the day, it depends on how people would look at him. Some people said that Mel Gibson deserved it while others said he deserved a second chance.
Kazir returned his focus on driving. Mel Gibson's appearance showed that the actor was stressed and haggard.
'If I remember it right, Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years will file a divorce this month. Perhaps it already happened hence explained Mel's haggard face.' Kazir recalled.
The divorce cost around $400 million, probably spent by Mel Gibson. The further details were not disclosed but $400 million was surely a huge amount of money.
Mel Gibson had a hard time these past few years. A successful famous actor was now a nobody. Truly terrifying, Hollywood was running deep.
Suddenly, Kazir realized that what happened to Mel Gibson could also happen to him.
In fact, Kazir also suffered from scandals just like Mel Gibson. His scandal was even downright malicious, to destroy his career and image.
But unlike Mel Gibson, Kazir bounced back quickly. After so many scandals that were thrown at him, Kazir remained innocent. Perhaps that was also the reason why he didn't disappear from the limelight.
Even when Kazir was in hospital after the assassination, some studios still blamed him for the things he didn't do.
If his enemies won, he might have been gone now. He might be just like Mel Gibson, trying his best to live despite the cruel setbacks.
'Mel helped me and reminded me to stay away from disgusting people here in Hollywood, and I followed his opinion. I owe him that.'
Kazir could also relate to Mel Gibson because Kazir also experienced what it meant to live at the lowest point of his life. It wasn't easy at all. Some people did hurtful things to him, and even now, Kazir was still fighting it in his mind.
So, was Mel Gibson a good or bad person? Only people who knew could decide. But it also didn't stop strangers from making opinions about him. After all, Mel Gibson was an actor, basically a public figure. People were allowed to say the shitiest or goodest opinions about him, simple as that.
Scarlett noticed Kazir’s distant look and gently placed her hand on his.
“You okay?” she asked softly.
Kazir glanced at her, then gave a faint smile.
“Yeah, just thinking. I saw Mel Gibson earlier and it reminded me how fast things can change. One wrong move… and everything you've built can vanish.”
Scarlett nodded. She also saw Mel Gibson, but she didn't think much of it. But when she heard Kazir, she understood what he was talking about.
“But you're not alone, Kazir. You have me, the kids, and people who believe in you."
He tightened his grip on the wheel and smiled.
“I know. And that’s what keeps me going.”
They drove past the filming location, leaving Mel Gibson behind in the rearview mirror. But the image lingered in Kazir’s mind. This was a reminder of both the darkness of Hollywood and the strength it took to survive it.
'... Should I help Mel or not?' he thought to himself.
Kazir knew that Mel Gibson would make a comeback, but that would be around 2016. Mel Gibson was the director of Hacksaw Ridge and the movie was successful. It would take years but Mel would return.
As for the current movie that Mel Gibson starred in, it would be a failure. Mel Gibson thought Edge Of Darkness would help him return to Hollywood but he was wrong. When the movie was released next year(2010), scandals about him resurfaced again. At that time, his conversation with his girlfriend was recorded, where Mel Gibson said some derogatory stuff.
So yeah, Mel Gibson might not be a good person like some people believed.
So Kazir asked himself again.
'Should I help him?'
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[Yeah, I might make a poll tomorrow.]
