The director wasn't actually sick, just didn't want to go back and face Tiffany Lynch, for fear of losing his temper and insulting her, which would ultimately offend Jimmy Simmons.
Another reason was that the scene where Tiffany physically attacked someone was just too violent. After giving it some thought, the director figured he wouldn't last a single move against her before hitting the ground.
After all, he was getting on in years and was no match for her.
He might as well take a leave of absence and let the assistant director take over.
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The online discourse about Hannah buying bots to smear Tiffany continued to ferment.
But those with a keen eye would notice that the leading comments always came from the same few accounts.
Tiffany, of course, was pleased to see this happening. She was happy that her own issues were being resolved smoothly, but if she could also take this opportunity to step on Hannah, she would be even happier.
