Chapter 5

I immediately got the PR team and legal on board and told them exactly what needed to be done.

"Draft an official statement right away. Clarify that our company holds all rights to the script," I said. "Do everything possible to minimize the impact on the movie.

"Also, make it clear that Wyatt, as director, seriously breached his contract. He swapped out the lead actor without approval, ignored the project schedule and started shooting early, and signed Chloe in violation of company policy.

"Refute his false accusations on social media about being unfairly targeted. State clearly that his comments amount…