> The rest of the first paragraph describe an interaction that sounds to me like she was probably trying to deflect his interest. And the remaining ~200 paragr

> The rest of the first paragraph describe an interaction that sounds to me like she was probably trying to deflect his interest. And the remaining ~200 paragraphs describe an interaction that sounds to me very much like a director and producer collaborating on a doomed Hollywood production with one of his staff and the investors she brought on to the production. The context provided by the entire rest of the piece is pretty important.