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Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 788 - 570: Link’s Scandal
In early September, Taylor's fifth album "1989" released its first promotional single "Shake It Off".
This single, co-written by Link and Taylor, topped the charts in 24 countries and regions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, and Hungary within weeks of its release, and maintained the number one spot for six weeks and the runner-up position for eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
The single sold 6.2 million copies in the United States within the first month of release, surpassing the year's previous best-selling single "Happy", and is likely to become a 'diamond single'.
With the promotional single becoming a huge hit, "1989" was soon to hit the shelves, and Taylor began promotions everywhere, her schedule packed, leaving no time to stay home with the kids and the responsibility of taking care of Alexander and Cynthia fell into Link's hands.
Fortunately, he didn't have much work during this time and stayed home with the three kids, training for boxing and preparing for the upcoming boxing competition.
However, being in the entertainment industry and a big star like Link, even if he does nothing, scandals will find their way to him.
For example, in early September, "Hollywood Gossip Queen" Lindsay Lohan revealed on an entertainment show that she had intimate relationships with '36 men', including Justin Timberlake, Zac Efron, James Franco, Colin Farrell, Orlando Bloom, Ashton Kutcher and other hot Hollywood male stars, earning her the media's title of 'Hollywood's stamp-collector queen'.
In the show, when asked about Link, who was also a playboy and had crossed paths with Lindsay several times, such as during Link's release of "The Woman I Love" and the 'fake fall rich-showoff incident,' Lindsay was also involved.
When queried by the host, Lindsay hesitated for two seconds before denying any intimate relationship, stating they were friends who had attended several of Link's parties.
Although Lindsay Lohan clarified in time, her pause before responding made netizens speculate after the show aired, suggesting there was an improper relationship between them.
Regarding such matters, Link could not come forward to explain himself; given his status and influence, the more he would explain, the bigger the issue would become. He could only explain to Ivanka and Taylor at home that there was absolutely nothing between him and Lindsay Lohan.
Ivanka believed him; the 'fake fall rich-showoff incident' was orchestrated by her, and Lindsay Lohan was a celebrity brought in by Paris Hilton, hardly related to Link.
However, Taylor didn't believe him, accusing him of having no taste and not being picky, even trying to hook up with someone like Lindsay Lohan, consequently becoming part of her collection - she asked him how it felt?
Without a way to clarify, Link could only let Taylor nitpick.
Lindsay Lohan's self-exposed scandal caused quite a stir. Once, when Jennifer Lawrence was interviewed by "Vanity Fair", and asked about this incident, she snorted and said it was false. If Lindsay Lohan had had an intimate relationship with Link, 'she wouldn't need to use such methods to become famous now'.
Although Jennifer Lawrence's response absolved Link, after media promotion, this statement sparked even bigger news.
The media investigated and found that the female stars who had rumored relationships or dated Link in the past were all doing well now.
Firstly, there's Taylor, the pop diva; Jennifer Lawrence is an Academy Award-winning actress and a leading actress ranked among the top three in income among actresses for two consecutive years; Dadalio is the Scream Queen, with increasingly good resources and an income over tens of millions.
Marion Cotillard, France's number one actress and a shareholder of Paris Rose Films, has had a good couple of years with assets worth tens of millions of euros.
Emma Watson, although not frequently in the United States in recent years, is still a popular actress in the circle.
Amber Heard is now Johnny Depp's wife.
Supermodel Doutzen Kroes briefly dated Link, and now she is a wealthy lady and became a mother in July.
Also, Emma Stone, who had a rumored affair with Link, is now a leading actress.
Including Link's official wife, Miss Ivanka, who this year has a net worth exceeding one billion dollars; it seems like the closer you are to Link, the better your career prospects.
In conclusion, everyone believes Jennifer Lawrence was right; Lindsay Lohan really doesn't have anything to do with Link, otherwise, she wouldn't be progressively fading into obscurity, and Link's rumored girlfriends seem well regarded, unlike Lindsay Lohan who frequently makes messy headlines.
Meanwhile, media also noticed that Link, once known as the top playboy of the entertainment industry, might have been rather misrepresented.
Link is a global superstar, a sexy male idol, a wealthy tycoon, who in his many years in the entertainment circle has had fewer than ten rumored partners, while Leonardo, James Franco, Ashton Kutcher, and others have had many more, sometimes changing numerous female companions in a single year.
Compared to them, Link really doesn't qualify as a playboy.
Moreover, over the years, the women associated with Link's scandals are just those few, indicating that Link is very loyal.
Amidst all this media portrayal, Link inadvertently became the clear stream in the entertainment industry, the perfect good man.
"Is our PR team guiding public opinion?"
Link, holding the newspaper and reading the news, was incredulous, thinking that with so many rumored girlfriends, even if he isn't a scumbag, he's far from a good man, yet the media says he's a good man; this could only be the work of the PR team trying to manage his image.
Ivanka, with a slight smile, put down her coffee cup and said, "The PR department hasn't reported this work recently, it shouldn't be their doing."