"Frank Castle?!"
"Why is he backstage with the contestants?"
"Is he here to compete?"
"How can a jerk like that still show up?"
"The Voice of America has lost its mind! How dare they invite Frank Castle? Amelia's fans, let's storm the show's and Eastwick TV's social media accounts!"
When Frank Castle appeared on screen, the live chat on the online platform immediately exploded. Almost the entire screen was filled with insults directed at Frank, and expressions of shock and anger at The Voice of America for letting him participate. Amelia Quinn's fans, in particular, immediately rushed to the official social media accounts of The Voice of America and Eastwick TV to unleash their fury.
"Want to cash in on negative publicity, huh? Then you might as well shut down your show!"
"Kick Frank Castle off the show immediately, or we'll cleanse the entire entertainment industry!"
"The unscrupulous production team purposely brought Frank Castle here, knowing Amelia Quinn would be present. It's purely disgusting! Boycott!"
"Eastwick TV likes associating with scum, huh? Hope all the women in your families get abused daily!"
Soon, The Voice of America's and Eastwick TV's official social media accounts were flooded and crashed.
However, some regular viewers felt this was out of line.
"Amelia Quinn's fans are too extreme, aren't they? If Frank Castle is scum, insult Frank, but why attack the production team?"
"Exactly! Now Amelia Quinn is a mentor and Frank Castle is a contestant. Isn't this Amelia's chance to get revenge on her ex-husband?"
"I know the production team is just cashing in on negative publicity, but I really want to see an ex-wife as a mentor and an ex-husband as a contestant. It's too thrilling!"
Amelia Quinn's fans seemed to receive some kind of notification and quickly changed their target. They stopped attacking the production team and aimed all their firepower at Frank Castle. Frank had already been labeled with the infamous reputation of being a jealous and abusive husband. Coupled with the recent leaks of his repeated marital infidelities, the internet was now swamped with condemnations of Frank.
"Frank Castle can't even sing. No doubt, he'll be eliminated in the first two episodes!"
"The production team brought him here specifically for Amelia Quinn to personally deal with him, right?"
"I can't wait to see Frank Castle sing terribly and get lambasted by Amelia Quinn!"
"Same here, just thinking about that scene makes my blood pressure drop!"
"Excited!"
Eastwick, in a five-star hotel.
"Amelia, your fans have completely shifted their focus to Frank Castle. This way, we won't offend the production team." Liam Reed was saying to Amelia Quinn. During the day, they had helped Alex Stone practice singing. In the evening, back at the hotel, Liam brought a bottle of red wine to Amelia's room, and they watched the show together. Earlier, Amelia Quinn had been anxious when her fans saw Frank Castle appear and furiously attacked the production team and Eastwick TV. Her current status wasn't high enough to offend a behemoth like Eastwick TV. Liam Reed immediately had his studio contact the heads of Amelia Quinn's fan groups, rallying Amelia's fans to change their public narrative and direct all their attacks towards Frank Castle.
But Amelia's expression was still grim: "Did the production team agree to edit it according to our demands?" If the show aired exactly as it was recorded, it wouldn't be Amelia lambasting Frank; it would be Frank, as a contestant, verbally tearing into Amelia through his songs. So, the Liam & Amelia studio had privately approached Director Scott, asking him to minimize Frank Castle's screen time and downplay his presence during post-production.
"Director Scott said it's no problem. He said he already planned to eliminate Frank in the second episode anyway." Liam Reed smiled: "Don't worry, Frank Castle isn't even D-list. Director Scott wouldn't offend us for him."
Amelia sighed in relief: "That's good."
Liam Reed took Amelia's hand: "Amelia, don't worry, I've got everything covered."
Amelia gently pulled her hand back, returning a soft smile: "Thank you."
Liam Reed seemed not to notice being rejected by Amelia again, his smile remaining warm and gentle: "No problem, Amelia, as long as you're happy. I'll go grab some food."
Liam Reed left the room, the smile vanishing from his face. He walked to a secluded spot and made a phone call: "Once the show is over, keep releasing negative stories about Frank Castle."
A deep male voice replied from the other end: "Mr. Reed, there's nothing left to dig up on Frank Castle. The cheating photos from a few days ago were all fabricated. If his reputation weren't so bad already, no one would have believed them."
Liam Reed's face turned grim: "Since fabricated ones are believed, then keep fabricating! I want Frank Castle to completely disappear from the entertainment industry!"
"Alright, it'll cost extra."
"No problem!"
Liam Reed hung up, bought a few bags of snacks randomly from outside, and put on his warm, humble smile again before entering Amelia Quinn's room.
"Frank Castle, get out of entertainment!"
"Scum doesn't deserve the stage!"
Lynn Evans sat on the sofa, gritting her teeth and furiously typing on her phone, constantly sending out comments cursing Frank Castle. Mr. Evans sat beside her, shaking his head helplessly.
Luckily, the show's screen returned to the mentor's seats. Just then, Cecilia Rhodes made her appearance. The sweet and adorable UK Pop Princess's arrival immediately triggered cheers from the entire audience.
"Wow! It's my Ceci!"
"The Voice of America actually invited our sweet Ceci!"
"From the UK to the States, Ceci's the greatest!"
Cecilia Rhodes's fans were very surprised and quickly flooded the internet with comments, largely pushing back the insults directed at Frank Castle by Amelia Quinn's fans. Some people began to compare:
"I noticed the cheers from the audience were even louder for Cecilia Rhodes than for Amelia Quinn!"
"Although Cecilia Rhodes is a bit quirky, she has far more hit songs than Amelia Quinn!"
"Beautiful and quirky, she's cuter than Amelia Quinn!"
"Heh, 'cute' my foot. She's clearly faking it. These people are so stupid!" Lynn, seeing Cecilia Rhodes steal Amelia Quinn's thunder the moment she appeared, immediately felt hostile towards Cecilia.
Mr. Evans said: "I think this young lady is quite cute. She doesn't seem to be faking it."
"Dad, you don't understand. The entertainment industry is a mess. There are hardly any good people!" Mr. Evans thought, If the entertainment industry is such a mess, then why is your idol still in it? But he didn't dare say that out loud.
After Cecilia Rhodes, Zach Mountain, the Rock King, made his entrance, immediately causing a sensation. #ZachMountainTheVoiceOfAmerica# immediately topped the trending topics, ranking above #FrankCastleGetOutOfEntertainment#.
Before the audience's excitement could subside, Celeste Monroe appeared.
"Oh my god!!" Lynn directly jumped off the sofa, even more excited than when she saw her idol Amelia Quinn.
"It's The Untouchable Diva!"
"Diva Queen Celeste never participates in variety shows! How did the production team manage to invite her?"
"I get it! It's Amelia! Diva Queen Celeste is Amelia's aunt; she must have come because of Amelia! Our Amelia is so amazing!"
Lynn, like many of Amelia Quinn's fans, believed that Celeste Monroe was invited by Amelia. They were all very proud. Our Amelia is truly powerful; even the number one Diva Queen in the music industry has to give her respect!
Soon, #CelesteMonroeVarietyShowDebut[HOT]# immediately soared to the top of the trending list. Screenshots of Celeste Monroe in her white top and black skirt quickly spread across the internet. Countless people marveled, Truly worthy of being the number one Diva Queen in America, the most beautiful woman in the world. Her mere appearance was enough to dominate the entire stage.
And in the second trending spot was an interesting phrase:
#ExWifeAndExWifesAunt#