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The S.C.D Entertainment Starlight Gala was the event of the century that drew the crème de la crème of society to its glittering red carpet.

The air was electric with anticipation as fans and paparazzi lined the velvet ropes, their excited chatter rising to a fever pitch each time a new limousine or luxury car pulled up to the entrance of the grand event center.

The red carpet stretched out like a crimson river, flanked by towering topiary sculptures and twinkling fairy lights.

Security personnel in neat black suits maintained a watchful presence, their earpieces buzzing with hushed communications from time to time.

The arrivals started flooding the place in earnest as the golden hour drew near.

A sleek silver Rolls-Royce Phantom glided to a stop, and one of the media moguls, Jasper Sinclair, emerged. His salt-and-pepper hair was perfectly coiffed and the mask required for the occasion framed his face.

He adjusted his designer suit, flashing his million-dollar smile at the cameras