Chapter 111: Unqualified Opponent
A long red carpet stretched out in front of the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, flanked by throngs of paparazzi and reporters. Hollywood stars and celebrities, dressed to the nines, stepped onto the carpet in pairs, showing off their best sides amid the relentless flash of camera lenses.
This was the Warner Brothers anniversary party, and its sheer scale rivaled even last month's Oscars.
"Director Rosenberg, is Miss Watts your girlfriend?"
"Rumors have been circulating that Miss Watts snatched the lead role in Independence Day from Nicole Kidman because of your backing. Is it true?"
Walking the red carpet arm in arm with Naomi Watts, Duke heard the reporters' frantic questions but had no interest in answering. Ever since last year, tabloids had been hyping rumors that he and Naomi were dating. He had never bothered to clarify. This kind of gossip would only keep popping up in the future, so why bother explaining?
Besides, it also served as free publicity for the movie.
Since he had no interest in dealing with the media, Duke walked down the red carpet at a brisk pace. Naomi Watts was a different story. She continuously waved to the surrounding reporters, wishing every camera lens were trained on her.
Hurrying off the red carpet, the two arrived in front of the hotel. Even more reporters had gathered here, but fortunately, they were fairly orderly. The guests obligingly stopped to sign autographs and pose for photos in front of the Warner Brothers backdrop.
"Looks like a friend of yours."