So he's going with the "I did nothing illegal" defense.
If other women come out against him, he's dead in the water. Dangerous game to play.
Here's the thing:
Other women might not come out against him. I honestly doubt that Chloe has video/audio evidence of being sexually assaulted by him. He's viciously putting her words against his. This wasn't Chloe demanding Hardwick money, this wasn't a lawsuit. All she was asking for was an apology - and you know, not have her professional life blacklisted -, like she expressed with her own words.
Hardwick could avoid this situation by apologizing to her. Instead, he released a "statement" to the trades that read like a press release from both Deadline and THR. This reeks lawyer ready "joint statement" because it is one, we still haven't seen an actual full statement by him because what he has released was to the press and carefully reviewed.
It's like the title of her post: he's describing their relationship with rose-colored glasses and saying he's shocked, while coily claiming that she didn't accept the end of the relationship, basically playing the crazy ex card. She has finally put to words what hurted her on their relationship. She isn't asking for his career to be over, she's asking for closure and that he stops fucking with her own career, that's not too much to ask, I think .
From Chloe's post:
This story, post, whatever this is, serves as both closure for me as I say farewell to my twenties and stumble my way into my thirties, and it serves as a warning for every single one of you, regardless of gender. One of my favorite quotes comes from Bojack Horseman:
"You know, it's funny; when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
Please, please, keep an eye out for those red flags.
Now put this part of his stand up in context:
I don't think Chloe is out for revenge or fucking over Hardwick's career. She wants closure and for him to stop abusing her fucking over her career, which has continued since she has several friends coming forward confirming that he did blacklist her. She wanted an apology and that the blacklisting stopped. This asshole wants war. Thankfully, the time for people that think like him - and give him the benefit of the doubt when it's obvious lawyer ready drivel - is up.
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