Austin didn’t realize what a shit storm had been stirred up by Irving being fired. Now, everyone wants a piece of him, but not in a fun way.
When he turned his phone on the next morning, there were 30 new messages, mostly from networks wanting comments about Irving. He also heard from Irving’s lawyers, saying that he’d defamed Irving’s character and they were filing charges against him. He heard from the network lawyers wanting to know what he’d said to or about Irving. Radio and TV stations wanted him to do interviews. The last few messages were from Liat, Dwight and Elaine. He chose to call Liat first.
“Austin? Oh, thank God! Can you believe the shit storm that’s sprung up?”
“No. I’m stunned. I never said a word about him to anyone. He may be a turd, but I’m not going to bad mouth him.”
“He says you…
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