Page 7 of Beauty & Chaos

Milly glances up quickly. “I’ll be five more minutes. Don’t leave without me.”

“I’ll go freshen up,” I say, climbing out of my chair then turning to Scott. “Say hi to Jada for me.”

“Will do.” Scott pulls his satchel over his head and pockets his phone. “I’ll work on the Taylor case over the weekend and see what else I can dig up.”

I wave goodbye over my head and walk down to the bathroom.

This story bothers me.

We didn’t air anything until Susan filed a complaint, and we independently confirmed a few of the facts she told us. I believe Susan, but whether there’s a bigger story here, I’m not sure.

Except...why do my Spidey senses get triggered every time I think about the famous actor?

Leo has been nominated for his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and the decision will be made next month. Listeners have been demanding that his nomination be rejected.

That’s outside my control...but not my influence. I’m almost certain the Chambers Board of Directors will now be watching the show since it went viral.

And if he’s guilty, then I agree, he shouldn’t get it.

The final decision is with the City of Los Angeles, so it's anyone’s guess what they’d do if it got to that level.

He meets the other criteria: over five years’ experience and a history of charitable contributions. I don’t know the man, but that’s likely part of the reason why he did it.

Yes, I’m cynical.

Clearly, it’s important to him. The fee to cover the star, ceremony, and installation is over seventy-five thousand dollars.

So, if Taylor is guilty, one woman complaining probably won’t get enough mainstream media attention to stop the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce from proceeding. Especially given the number of celebrities being accused of this, that, and the other thing on social media.

But they might be wary.

We will see how it unfolds in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, the team and I plan to keep researching and digging through listener comments and emails.

Was Susan the only one?

I suspect not.

“The guy doesn’t deserve it if he’s guilty.” Scott shook his head yesterday after insisting we keep going with the story. “If someone hurt my little girls, no matter how old they were, I don’t know what I’d do.”

While he wasn’t a large man or someone I’d refer to as physically strong, Scott loves his family. I know he’d fight in one way or another to protect his girls.

He wouldn’t be silent, that’s for sure.

“He deserves to be locked up if he’s guilty,” Scott added.

“Well, we aren’t the judge and jury; we need to remember that,” I told him. “But I hear you, and I agree. No one else is looking into this, and it would be a slap in the face for his victims watching him be celebrated publicly. Still, they need to speak up.”

“Yeah, they do.” He nodded and walked off.

The truth was important. More than one big player in the movie industry has been destroyed because of sexual abuse claims. Some untrue.

I take that responsibility very seriously.

My father is a doctor, and if someone accused him of something that was untrue, it would impact my entire family enormously.

It wasn’t just that. As an investigative journalist, not just apodcaster,I make sure we stick to the truth and do quality research. My reputation, career, and business are important.