Early Saturday morning, images published in gossip newspapers like American Rumors were even more exaggerated, with Kardashian looking like a crazed fangirl about to devour Martin.
The caption read, "Kim Kardashian's most admired person."
Other gossip publications added, "Hollywood's rising star Martin Davis, the man Kim Kardashian secretly adores!"
Martin had essentially created a new category for himself by manufacturing a persona that he then capitalized on for notoriety.
Bruce, that unrefined scoundrel, even suggested that Kardashian and Martin should enter the same hotel one after the other that very night.
Fortunately, Martin had slightly better principles than Old Cloth and didn't agree.
In this era, even the best works needed to be paired with promotions to gain significant fame.
Even so-called artists like Daniel Day Lewis and Meryl Streep would go all out to generate news when their works were released.