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People get it. My fans get it.”
    Emily took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice even. “Okay, maybe. But some fans might not. The Jewish ones in particular. Or anyone who was not in favor of the Holocaust, which is probably a lot of people. Certainly your sponsors—Uniqlo, Lexus, SmartWater—won’t be thrilled. And I don’t imagine Sony will be either. So I’ve come up with a plan to extricate you from all this ugliness. One hundred percent clean, a do-over. As long as you listen and play your part well, this will all go away, I promise.”
    Rizzo didn’t appear particularly impressed, but he looked at her and waited.
    â€œI’ll call all my contacts at the usuals: the Post , HuffPo , TMZ, Variety , etcetera, and explain how you thought the swastika was an ancient Buddhist symbol of peace. We’ll play the idiot card. Just a role, but important to play up: you’re young and inexperienced and horrified that you offended anyone. You read about the symbol in a Buddhist text you were studying for a meditation class and really connected with its peaceful message.”
    â€œYoung and inexperienced?”
    â€œYou’re not, of course,” Emily said. “That’s just the part you’re going to play.” When he didn’t say anything, she continued, “You willmake yourself available for all respectable interviews, where you’ll be contrite and apologetic. You’ll make a massive donation to the ADL. You’ll pay a very public visit to the Holocaust Museum in D.C., where you’ll meet with Jewish clergy and issue a formal statement stressing that this was all a mistake and a misunderstanding and not at all representative of who you are. You’ll repeat it a thousand times, or however many it takes, with genuine sincerity, until the story shifts gears and you suddenly become a champion of peace and a defender of persecuted peoples everywhere. Trust me, we can get there so long as we all follow the script.”
    â€œThat’s smart,” Helene said, nodding. “Emily’s plan sounds like exactly what we need.”
    Rizzo snorted. “Really? I think it sounds asinine. I’m supposed to go out there and pretend like I’m some sort of idiot?”
    Emily could feel Helene trying just as hard as she was not to exchange any glances.
    â€œI mean, this is all such bullshit. Total overkill.”
    â€œDo you have another suggestion?” Emily asked, her voice as neutral as she could manage. He really was as huge a fucking idiot as she’d imagined he would be.
    â€œYeah, dude, I’ll post an explanation—that I was just having fun on New Year’s and never wanted to piss anyone off. I mean, I don’t have anything against Jews. My agent is Jewish. My accountant is Jewish. Hell, all of my lawyers are Jewish. My fans know I’m not a hater.”
    â€œRizzo, I can’t express strongly enough that the best response is definitely not ‘some of my best friends are Jewish,’ ” Emily said. “I really don’t think you can get away with Snapchatting a ‘my bad’ and expect it all to go away. Because it won’t.”
    â€œIf I post it to Linger, that’s exactly what will happen.”
    Emily had no idea what Linger was, but she wasn’t about to admit it. “Rizzo, this is what I do. Affleck after the nanny. Bieber after the wanker pictures. Kevin Spacey after the fourteen-year-old. DUIs. Drunkenrants at cops. Political rants at Oscars. Shoplifting. More sex tapes than I could ever count. I can help you.”
    â€œCool,” he said. “I’ll think about it and get back to you.” And before Emily could mask her shock, he strolled out of the gym and closed the door behind him.
    Emily looked to Helene, who shrugged. “He’s just like that,” she said. “He knows you’re right.”
    â€œReally? I didn’t get that