To summarize it to my best degree, the next chapter of this book, named Destruction is basically about Roseâs experiences with her current ex boyfriend/fiancĂŠ. She called him âRR.â This chapter is the longest chapter in the book, Iâm pretty sure, so Iâm only going to mention the significant details. She met RR at a fancy party in France. Instead of partying, they were both sitting alone on the couch. Naturally, they started to talk. It was pretty much love at first sight for Rose, but RR was a director, and as an actress, she didn't want people thinking that she was simply sucking up to him in order to get a movie role or something. After the party, they didn't talk again for many weeks, until one day, they coincidentally texted each other at the same time. Rose saw this as some kind of sign, and from then on they were pretty much inseparable. Things went super fast. She reflects on this, saying, âPlease take heed: when someone tries to insert himself into your life very quickly and rushes to tell you he loves you, that should be a big warning sign.â Unfortunately, Rose didn't realize this at the time, and when RRâs true identity started to show, she was too blinded to see it. They moved in together, and the relationship quickly became toxic. For starters, he already had a wife. Because of this, Rose was constantly afraid of him leaving and going back to her. She did anything and everything to keep him happy. He would become outraged if even just the name of one of Roseâs exes was mentioned in the media. He encouraged her to cut off all contact with her friends and family, and she did. He told her to cover up, and she did.
Being a director, RR wrote a movie that Rose would star in. The movie is called Planet Terror. RR promised Rose that he would save her career. He was always telling her that she was lucky to be with him, and she believed it. Once they started filming, Rose was put under a lot of stress. At the time, she was also still filming the T.V. show, Charmed. She was constantly going back and forth, from L.A. to Texas. She barely got any rest. It didnât help that the two roles she had to balance were completely different. On the set of Planet Terror, she had to perform her own stunts, all while wearing high heels on one foot, and a giant, uncomfortable cast on the other (long story, yes her leg was okay). Over time RR would get meaner, and meaner. He wrote in scenes that forced Rose to relive her traumatic experiences, knowing what had happened. Rose had lost a lot of weight from stress. At one point, RR accused Rose of cheating on him (she didnât). He said he was going to fire her. Rose had a full on panic-attack, of course. She was afraid of losing her job, and the guy she loved. He forced her to take a lie detector test. The results were inconclusive.
Later that day, back on set, Rose was forced to do a stunt that ended up giving her permanent nerve damage. She told RR that she couldnât do it, but he still made her push harder. She felt her arm snap. She felt like she was going to faint from the pain. Despite that, she still continued to film for the rest of the day. She talks about how acting can ruin a person. âAs an actor, you trick and abuse your emotions, bringing pain up only to have to shove it back down when you hear, âCUT!â I believe acting, dramatic acting, is a form of self-abuse.â I thought this was really interesting because Iâve never considered it this way. RR didnât help Rose pay for the surgeries for her arm. She ended up having three. It cost her thousands of dollars, and she still suffers from pain today.
