[Did you buy X? Why won't you just leave? Hmph! Mandy Brown is pulling her usual stunt again. Didn't she post a fawning message about Bonnie Wesley today?]
The number of comments kept climbing. Mandy only responded to the hate comment: "When did I ever fawn over her? Complimenting her once is called fawning now? I already regret it! Just shut your mouth!"
Cathy Jones suddenly frowned, a bad feeling creeping in. Was Mandy throwing shade at Bonnie?
Sure enough, the comments quickly shifted tone.
[What do you mean by 'regret'? Was Bonnie the one who humiliated you?]
[Whoa… this feels like a lot of drama for a passerby like me.]
[Don't be afraid, Mandy. Whatever it is, just say it. We fans are behind you!]
[Bonnie totally gives off fake vibes. Mandy never stood a chance. She must've been seriously wronged. My heart aches for her.]
…
The comments kept pouring in, and as the situation began spiraling out of control, Mandy posted a new X update to calm things down:
Mandy Brown : "Everyone, please stop speculating. It's not what you think. Good night."
Cathy couldn't take it anymore. "Wow, how can someone be like this?"
Throwing shade while pretending to be a victim.
Bonnie turned her head, her voice soft and melodic. "What's wrong?"
Cathy shoved her phone in front of her, fuming. "See for yourself."
Bonnie skimmed it briefly, grasped the situation, and lazily shut her eyes again. "Let her be."
But Cathy wasn't nearly as calm. Seeing Bonnie being attacked by Mandy's fans thanks to that response, she immediately logged into her alt account and jumped into the comment war, her lightning-speed typing matching the internet trolls blow for blow.
Bonnie finished her massage, turned around, and found Cathy still engaged in online battle. Chuckling, she gently pulled the phone from her hand. "That's enough. Wash up and go to sleep. We're staying here tonight."
Still fuming, Cathy reluctantly turned off the lights.
The next morning, #MandyBrownClapsBackAtTrolls# shot to the top of trending.
The comment section was full of praise for celebrities standing up to trolls. Most netizens agreed that celebrities are people too and shouldn't have to tolerate bullying. Following Mandy's vague statement, Bonnie naturally got dragged into the spotlight. Although Mandy insisted it wasn't what people thought, netizens, with their top-tier gossip radar, were convinced something juicy was going on. There was no stopping the gossip train.
Words like "humiliation," "want to die," and "regret complimenting Bonnie Wesley" kept fueling the fire, pushing the online buzz to new heights. Bonnie glanced at the comments briefly, noted the increasing volume of wild speculation, and simply closed the app to focus on work.
By evening, a bombshell rumor broke.
GossipDaily : Insider info: the reason Mandy Brown posted that cryptic X update is because she was horribly bullied! Word is, the bully is someone powerful in the industry, way out of Mandy's league…
Soon after, netizens uncovered that Bonnie and Mandy had attended the same event two days ago. Mandy had left shortly after arriving, visibly upset, as if she'd been crying.
The timeline matched perfectly. People were quick to conclude. It had to be Bonnie!
Before the internet could even digest this, an even more explosive headline dropped.
Mandy Brown attempted suicide by slashing her wrists!
Within minutes, the topic shot to #1 on trending. A local resident from her neighborhood even leaked footage of her being taken away by an ambulance with blood on the ground.
[Holy crap, she attempted suicide!!]
[????]
[How is she now?]
[My friend lives in the same complex—heard she was in serious condition, completely unconscious when they took her away.]
[God... I suddenly feel really heavy, no idea why...]
[Same. I never even liked Mandy Brown that much, but now my hands and feet are ice cold... I actually feel like crying.]
[Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay!]
[So what she said was true? No one jokes about this kind of thing. What the hell did Bonnie Wesley do to her?!]
[Does Bonnie think just because she's rich she can do whatever she wants? Driving someone to this point. She's a damn menace!]
[Bonnie the menace, come out and face your consequences @BonnieWesley]
[Guys, let's not jump to conclusions. We still don't know the full story. I just hope Mandy's okay.]
[Stop playing saint. If this really has something to do with Bonnie, I swear I'll tear her apart! Just because people praised her a bit lately, she thinks she's untouchable?!]
[Tear her apart +1]
...
An hour later, Mandy Brown's studio finally released a statement: Thankfully, she's safe.
Just one short sentence. So simple it was heartbreaking.
But it also ignited the internet's fury. Sure, she's safe, but what did Bonnie Wesley do that almost pushed a young actress to death?
Caught off guard, Bonnie instantly became the public's punching bag.
Her X page was flooded. Yesterday's compliments about her looks were buried under a tidal wave of vicious hate.
Bonnie never had a great public image to begin with, and now, she had become a full-on outlet for online rage.
By the time she clocked out of work, even her coworkers had heard and were sneaking glances at her.
She got a call from Cathy Jones, who was practically panicking. Bonnie comforted her briefly, hung up, and then calmly posted:
Bonnie Wesley : It has nothing to do with me.
She closed the app without reading the replies.
But at midnight, a gossip account suddenly posted a gif that set the internet ablaze.
In the gif, Mandy slapped herself hard across the face, looking like she was begging for mercy.
The gossip account, well aware of how netizens operate, didn't release everything at once. It dragged the timeline out until 8 a.m. the next morning, and just as the topic peaked, it dropped two more images.
One showed Mandy collapsed on the floor in a tight dress, clearly trying to preserve some modesty in a messy state. The other showed Bonnie coldly pushing someone over.
Those two pictures painted a perfect image of cruelty and arrogance.
Netizens completely exploded.
[Unbelievable! I can't believe Bonnie's really this kind of person. Go to hell!]
[Making someone slap themselves? That's beyond humiliating. Mandy's a rising star. I'd break down too.]
[When is Bonnie dying? @BonnieWesley]
[I'm shaking with rage. If these weren't exposed, her true colors would've stayed hidden forever!]
[So what if she's rich? Boycott Bonnie! Boycott the Wesley Corporation!]
As more and more people joined the frenzy, the backlash against Bonnie grew louder. Worse, the two images enraged feminist groups.
How could one woman do this to another? Was she happy letting Mandy be ogled by those men? She had zero empathy for what Mandy was going through. No understanding at all of a woman's fear and helplessness in that moment!