Just a thought here. As you say JUST before the show she was told mrs. Edwards would call.
Now what would have happened if she had refused that call. Do you think that would have gone unnoticed or unreported?
What real choice did she have>
I disagree with you, she was trapped, no two ways about it.
I think until and unless you hear Ann herself complain that she was trapped, you can’t arrive at that conclusion. This confrontation has made Ann lots of money. I’m sure Ann knew that it would, and she quickly agreed to the call.
Ann’s a big girl. She has enough cojones to tell this producer “no” if she didn’t want to take the call and get into a confrontation with Mrs. Edwards.
Again, ANN HASN’T SAID she was blindsided or caught by surprise, which is very telling.