
Passage: The media has recently been flooded with gossip about a celebrity, which puts the celebrity in an awkward position: if she doesn't come forward to clarify and refute, those rumors will be believed by the public; if she comes forward to clarify and refute, it will attract more people's attention and make those gossip news spread faster and more widely. Maybe that's the price a celebrity has to pay.
Question: If the statement from the above is true, which of the followings must be true?
A. A.The celebrity was virtually incapable of preventing the damage to her personal reputation from the gossip.
B. B.A celebrity's reputation is not affected by gossip in the media.
C. C.When faced with gossip, the celebrity's best strategy is to clarify the truth.
D. D.Some of the celebrity's friends came forward to praise her, which backfired.
Answer: