Answer:
Cordial
Explanation:
From the question, we can see that the word "contradictory" was used to describe the relationship between the reception (media) and the demeanor (the artist). In this light we can say that an artist having an unpleasant demeanor is properly received by the media in a self-contradictory way. The word "least" in the sentence also goes to predict that the choice of answer will be positive and thus eliminates all negative options.
