>>1207935I like to think of it this way: would I have told the truth and lose my idolfag public leading to a slower incline, or sneak in a little lie about a literal nothingburger? Turns out a lot of people, even the ones that wouldn't have cared in the first place didn't buy it, which is why it scalated to a huge scandal and lost a bigger audience instead.
Could've avoided it? Yes.
Was lying a bad choice? Yes.
But not everyone is perfect, and she more than anyone learned her lesson and is way more careful today.