During the performance, there were interactive sessions where Tawanna chatted with the audience. Surprisingly, despite having ten such moments over the three-and-a-half-hour show, she did not mention LGBT support even once.


    This unexpected silence shocked her general fans and deeply disappointed her LGBT supporters. Many had eagerly awaited her usual expressions of solidarity, but the night ended without a single word addressing them.


    After the concert, frustrated fans who felt abandoned took to social media to vent their anger. They used Tawanna of betrayal,beling her a coward and a hypocrite who shifted with the wind. Some imed her previous support for LGBT causes had merely been a strategy to gain poprity, and now that the political tides had shifted, she had conveniently dropped her stance.


    These criticisms gained traction, and soon Tawanna was the target of widespread online bacsh.


    Backstage, Tawanna had barely returned from her performance when her agent approached her, visibly anxious.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    “Tawanna, what’s going on with you tonight? Do you realize the inte is exploding with people calling you a fence-sitter? Why didn’t you say anything to support the LGBTmunity?” the agent asked.


    Expressionless, Tawanna replied, “From now on, I’ll do only what an artist should do in public. I won’t voice support for or opposition to any controversial issues anymore.”


    The agent’s eyes widened in shock. “You don’t understand! Society overwhelmingly supports them. It’s not about your personal beliefs—if you don’t speak up, you’ll be a public enemy!”


    Growing more frantic, the agent added, “We need to issue a statement to calm your fans down and address this before it gets worse.”


    Tawanna shook her head. “It doesn’t matter. I don’t feel the need to exin myself to anyone—not to my fans and not even to you.”


    Turning to her makeup artist, she said, “Please help me remove my makeup.”


    Her makeup artist, an openly queer individual and longtime supporter of Tawanna, couldn’t contain his disappointment. “Tawanna, do you realize how many people look up to you? How many people in difficult situations see you as a beacon of hope? You let them down! The inte is in an uproar because they feel you’ve abandoned them!”


    Tawanna’sposure finally broke. After a long day of suppressing her emotions, she erupted in frustration.


    Walking up to the makeup artist, she said sharply, “First of all, I haven’t betrayed anyone. I used to speak out because I chose to, and now I choose to remain silent. My mouth, my voice—they belong to me. Just because I’ve spoken for someone before doesn’t mean I’ve signed my life over to them!”


    Her voice grew louder as she continued, “Secondly, everyone has the freedom to make their own choices. I’ve always respected you and your identity, and that hasn’t changed. But do you respect mine? You’ve worked with me for years, and I’ve supported you in every way I could. Now that I’m tired and want to step back, you use me of betrayal? How is that fair?”<fnc711> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? find{n}ovel</fnc711>


    The makeup artist was stunned by Tawanna’s outburst. He hadn’t expected such an impassioned response.