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Tonight we open at Don't Ask. 11 00:01:23,817 --> 00:01:25,317 [crowd cheering] 12 00:01:27,487 --> 00:01:31,557 [Candace] But I remember that Nick had to leave in the middle of the run. 13 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,262 He told me that he was going to New York. 14 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:40,399 And the night before he was to leave we had dinner together. 15 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:46,472 I have a picture of us together that night. 16 00:01:46,474 --> 00:01:48,974 We toasted one another with wine. 17 00:01:50,410 --> 00:01:51,777 He left me in charge. 18 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:53,579 And he went to New York 19 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:57,049 in April of 1987. 20 00:02:04,190 --> 00:02:08,160 [line ringing] 21 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:10,162 [man speaking 1] 22 00:02:10,164 --> 00:02:12,164 [woman speaking] 23 00:02:12,166 --> 00:02:14,133 [man 1 speaking] 24 00:02:14,135 --> 00:02:15,067 [man 2 speaking] 25 00:02:15,069 --> 00:02:17,503 [man 1 speaking] 26 00:02:17,505 --> 00:02:18,871 [man 2 speaking] 27 00:02:18,873 --> 00:02:23,375 [man 1 speaking] 28 00:02:23,377 --> 00:02:25,244 [woman speaking] 29 00:02:25,246 --> 00:02:28,514 [man 1 speaking] 30 00:02:28,516 --> 00:02:29,448 [woman] Oh, wow. 31 00:02:46,032 --> 00:02:47,466 [phone ringing] 32 00:02:48,935 --> 00:02:51,537 [Geddes] I was at my desk, and I received a phone call. 33 00:02:51,539 --> 00:02:54,973 That there's been a shooting, at West 40th Street. 34 00:02:54,975 --> 00:02:56,742 And it appears to be a homicide, 35 00:02:56,744 --> 00:02:59,611 and they need the detectives over there forthwith. 36 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:03,482 So me and my partners get up rushed out, jumped in our car, 37 00:03:03,484 --> 00:03:07,386 and proceeded to go to the scene of the crime. 38 00:03:08,922 --> 00:03:12,391 We turned the corner, onto 40th Street 39 00:03:12,393 --> 00:03:15,027 you could see there was a police presence there already. 40 00:03:18,097 --> 00:03:22,501 One of the officers told us there's someone shot up on the 15th floor. 41 00:03:26,439 --> 00:03:29,141 We got on the elevator and went up to the 15th floor. 42 00:03:30,009 --> 00:03:32,611 We were met by some uniformed officers, 43 00:03:32,613 --> 00:03:36,248 who directed us to the office, where the shooting occurred. 44 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:47,292 The victim was laying on the floor with a bullet hole in his head. 45 00:03:47,927 --> 00:03:49,661 And the gentleman was dead. 46 00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:55,100 I was informed that he was one of the owners of Chippendales. 47 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:02,574 [Candace] Nick is in New York. 48 00:04:03,876 --> 00:04:05,244 And I get a phone call, 49 00:04:06,646 --> 00:04:07,713 from a good friend of Nick's 50 00:04:08,181 --> 00:04:09,281 and tells me... 51 00:04:10,550 --> 00:04:12,150 that Nick had been 52 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:14,319 shot in the head, 53 00:04:17,390 --> 00:04:18,557 in his office. 54 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:23,228 That a man had walked into the office and shot him dead. 55 00:04:26,599 --> 00:04:28,467 I don't remember hanging up the call. 56 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,204 I just... 57 00:04:33,740 --> 00:04:34,640 was dead. 58 00:04:35,908 --> 00:04:37,242 My world came to an end. 59 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:41,747 This was incomprehensible. 60 00:04:41,749 --> 00:04:43,949 New York City Police are trying to determine the motive 61 00:04:43,951 --> 00:04:47,352 in the murder of an award-winning television producer and choreographer. 62 00:04:47,354 --> 00:04:50,555 The victim, Nicholas De Noia, was shot to death in his office. 63 00:04:50,557 --> 00:04:54,026 Investigators say there was no sign of a robbery or struggle. 64 00:04:54,028 --> 00:04:56,928 Steve called me on the phone and told me, 65 00:04:56,930 --> 00:04:58,597 that Nick had been shot and killed. 66 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,700 My mouth was hanging open... 67 00:05:02,201 --> 00:05:03,235 just shocked. 68 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:05,504 I couldn't believe that 69 00:05:06,105 --> 00:05:08,040 tragedy struck again. 70 00:05:09,275 --> 00:05:10,776 I didn't wanna... 71 00:05:13,146 --> 00:05:16,948 believe that, that it really happened. I thought it was a joke at first. 72 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:19,051 [reporter on TV] De Noia staged the original dance routines 73 00:05:19,053 --> 00:05:20,385 of the Chippendale male strippers. 74 00:05:20,387 --> 00:05:24,089 It was devastating to, you know, to have a friend... 75 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:28,293 get shot like that. That was just, you know... 76 00:05:28,295 --> 00:05:31,196 That was shameful. It was just sad. 77 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:44,209 [Geddes] One of the officers introduced us to a gentleman by the name of Will Mott. 78 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:48,146 He was the only witness that we had 79 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:50,716 at the scene when Mr. De Noia was killed. 80 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:55,687 You could see he was upset. 81 00:05:57,523 --> 00:06:00,959 He said that a gentleman came into the office, 82 00:06:00,961 --> 00:06:02,961 male, Hispanic, around 5'9" or so. 83 00:06:03,496 --> 00:06:05,564 And said, "Are you Nick?" 84 00:06:05,566 --> 00:06:07,766 He said, "No, Nick is in the other office." 85 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:12,371 Then Mr. Mott went to the bathroom, 86 00:06:12,373 --> 00:06:14,573 which was located right down the end of the hall. 87 00:06:16,242 --> 00:06:18,810 And he said, "I heard what appeared to be a gunshot." 88 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:21,313 Like a loud bang. 89 00:06:21,315 --> 00:06:25,016 Then he hears the exit door, open and close. 90 00:06:25,018 --> 00:06:27,152 He ran into the office, 91 00:06:27,154 --> 00:06:30,589 and found Nick, lying on the floor with a gunshot wound. 92 00:06:30,591 --> 00:06:32,457 And immediately called 911. 93 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:48,607 [Candace] That night... 94 00:06:49,942 --> 00:06:51,209 I decided 95 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:52,544 the show would go on. 96 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:57,282 There's no question, this is what Nick would want. 97 00:06:57,284 --> 00:07:00,852 They are scheduled to perform and they will perform. As you can see, 98 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:02,421 the ladies are already lined up. 99 00:07:02,423 --> 00:07:04,589 They go down this line and then down... 100 00:07:04,591 --> 00:07:07,726 There's a moment in the show however... 101 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:10,495 when the Perfect Man, 102 00:07:11,964 --> 00:07:13,064 is revealed... 103 00:07:13,733 --> 00:07:15,467 [audience cheering] 104 00:07:16,369 --> 00:07:18,069 [Candace] ...and I was in the back of the house 105 00:07:18,871 --> 00:07:21,306 and that moment my mouth dropped open. 106 00:07:22,608 --> 00:07:25,777 And I just started to scream 107 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:28,079 and howl. 108 00:07:28,614 --> 00:07:32,083 Like a dying, wounded animal. 109 00:07:33,319 --> 00:07:35,387 It was just primal. 110 00:07:37,223 --> 00:07:39,257 And nobody heard me. 111 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:44,596 I walked the club like a zombie. 112 00:07:44,598 --> 00:07:47,232 Immediately after the show, 113 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:50,035 the press was descending upon the club. 114 00:07:50,037 --> 00:07:52,504 Our thoughts are with his family right now. 115 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:54,973 And that's about all we are able to think about at this moment 116 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:56,475 are his parents... 117 00:07:56,477 --> 00:08:00,479 and his brother, and his sister-in-law and the rest of his extended family. 118 00:08:00,481 --> 00:08:03,048 [Candace] I felt like I was bleeding from my pores. 119 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,586 All the air is knocked out of me. 120 00:08:07,588 --> 00:08:11,323 Nick is my friend, he's my mentor, he's my companion. 121 00:08:12,191 --> 00:08:13,158 And he's... 122 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:14,559 snatched. 123 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:16,661 And gone. 124 00:08:18,464 --> 00:08:20,298 And the flashbulbs are in your eyes. 125 00:08:21,634 --> 00:08:22,667 And they're asking... 126 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:26,104 "Do you know who did it?" 127 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:31,142 And I was convinced 128 00:08:31,144 --> 00:08:32,577 that it was Steve Banerjee. 129 00:08:33,746 --> 00:08:36,114 But of course I answer, "I don't know." 130 00:08:36,116 --> 00:08:37,549 "I don't know." "I don't know." 131 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:42,821 [Dan] That was not Steve at all. 132 00:08:42,823 --> 00:08:44,022 That was not him. 133 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:46,825 And people who say it was him, didn't know him. 134 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:50,095 Steve was blackmailed by one of the guys at the club. 135 00:08:50,097 --> 00:08:52,464 And instead of making a stink about it 136 00:08:52,466 --> 00:08:54,232 and suing and doing all this stuff 137 00:08:54,234 --> 00:08:56,401 Steve paid him off and let him stay at the club. 138 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:58,603 Come on, that's not an aggressive person. 139 00:09:01,073 --> 00:09:04,242 [Read] I couldn't envision him being that person. 140 00:09:05,077 --> 00:09:07,012 He was too mousy. 141 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:12,417 He let Nick De Noia berate him in front of every employee all the time. 142 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:15,020 And he didn't do anything about it. 143 00:09:15,022 --> 00:09:19,291 That's not who I would think from those interactions, would do it. 144 00:09:20,893 --> 00:09:22,761 [Bruce] When Steve told me Nick had been shot, 145 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,064 he said to me, "I wonder who did this." 146 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:30,302 Was it someone personal to Nick? 147 00:09:30,304 --> 00:09:33,572 Was it something tied with Chippendales? 148 00:09:33,574 --> 00:09:36,241 An altercation he had with a club owner? 149 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,077 We just didn't know at that moment. 150 00:09:41,147 --> 00:09:44,616 [Roger] Everybody had their own ideas of who could have done this. 151 00:09:45,618 --> 00:09:46,952 It could have been anyone. 152 00:09:47,753 --> 00:09:49,554 Especially in New York City 153 00:09:49,556 --> 00:09:51,656 the way the crime rate was very high. 154 00:09:54,226 --> 00:09:58,163 Police said De Noia was killed by a large-caliber gun, perhaps a .45. 155 00:09:58,165 --> 00:10:01,132 They're looking for a possible suspect who was seen in the vicinity 156 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:02,601 following the shooting. 157 00:10:02,603 --> 00:10:07,606 He's described as about 35 years old, 5'6", 145 pounds. Wearing jeans, 158 00:10:07,608 --> 00:10:09,207 and a brown and tan jacket. 159 00:10:09,209 --> 00:10:10,775 [siren wailing] 160 00:10:13,412 --> 00:10:15,747 [Geddes] We looked into Banerjee's criminal history 161 00:10:15,749 --> 00:10:17,015 and there was nothing there. 162 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:19,684 People would say, 163 00:10:19,719 --> 00:10:22,120 "You know, they were always arguing in the business and everything." 164 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:25,357 You know, you have to take that with a grain of salt too because, 165 00:10:25,359 --> 00:10:27,025 you know, business owners argue. 166 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:31,229 Banerjee wasn't the only person, 167 00:10:31,231 --> 00:10:32,764 that Nick De Noia had 168 00:10:33,366 --> 00:10:35,367 business confrontations with. 169 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:40,338 [Michael] I gotta tell you, a lot of people had the potential 170 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:42,007 of murdering Nick because, 171 00:10:42,009 --> 00:10:44,309 he was really hard to work with. 172 00:10:44,311 --> 00:10:47,145 And I don't know many people he rubbed the wrong way. 173 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,414 You know, he was very, very strict, 174 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:52,450 and you know, very a control freak and he was getting worse. 175 00:10:54,553 --> 00:10:56,988 [Geddes] We interviewed the manager of the club here in New York. 176 00:10:57,423 --> 00:10:59,057 We interviewed the dancers. 177 00:10:59,059 --> 00:11:02,727 We interviewed some friends that he was associated with. 178 00:11:02,729 --> 00:11:05,330 But there was nothing to tie them together at all. 179 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:11,636 We found out that his family relationships were very good. 180 00:11:11,638 --> 00:11:13,872 Nick got along with everybody in the family, 181 00:11:13,874 --> 00:11:15,907 everybody in the family got along with Nick. 182 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,275 They were just devastated. 183 00:11:19,211 --> 00:11:21,246 It was gonna be a tough case and we knew that. 184 00:11:25,117 --> 00:11:27,285 [Candace] Nick was a private person. 185 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:30,655 And so if there were someone in his past 186 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:32,991 that he's done wrong, 187 00:11:33,826 --> 00:11:35,994 I didn't know anything about it. 188 00:11:35,996 --> 00:11:39,097 I thought Steve wanted Nick's touring rights. 189 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:41,332 I felt this was Banerjee's motive. 190 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:43,234 That was my personal opinion. 191 00:11:44,770 --> 00:11:45,904 [reporter] Shortly after the shooting 192 00:11:45,906 --> 00:11:48,106 witnesses say they saw a man leaving the building 193 00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:49,974 A man who had no reason to be there. 194 00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:52,410 And so far that is the only lead police have. 195 00:11:59,151 --> 00:12:00,719 [Geddes] This investigation, 196 00:12:00,721 --> 00:12:03,555 was basically built on people's opinions. 197 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,057 There was no gun evidence, 198 00:12:06,625 --> 00:12:08,259 no fingerprint evidence, 199 00:12:08,627 --> 00:12:10,361 no picture evidence. 200 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:12,597 There was no evidence whatsoever. 201 00:12:16,402 --> 00:12:20,405 All we had was a description of a man who came into the office. 202 00:12:22,007 --> 00:12:23,208 And that's all we had. 203 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:25,443 We were just... 204 00:12:26,112 --> 00:12:28,313 brick-walled. 205 00:12:28,315 --> 00:12:35,353 I have no idea how the New York Police Department investigated Nick's death. 206 00:12:35,355 --> 00:12:38,757 They didn't contact one person that was on the road with Nick. Not me, 207 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:40,558 none of the dancers. 208 00:12:40,893 --> 00:12:42,727 Nobody. 209 00:12:42,729 --> 00:12:47,565 The whole thing of Nick's murder and who did it became very frustrating to me. 210 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,269 So, we started a reward fund 211 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:55,874 'cause detective Geddes was telling us that he hadn't been getting enough tips. 212 00:12:55,876 --> 00:13:00,311 And when I called Steve to get a contribution, he said, 213 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:04,048 "I'm not giving anything, I should pay the guy who did it. He did me a favor." 214 00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:11,923 [Geddes] After a certain period of time, 215 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:13,458 there's only so much you can do. 216 00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:15,260 You can't work on a case forever. 217 00:13:15,861 --> 00:13:17,295 You feel terrible. 218 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:18,997 You feel like, "Can I do more?" 219 00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:22,467 "Is there something else here I'm missing." 220 00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:26,471 But at that point, our case was what you would call a cold case. 221 00:13:27,873 --> 00:13:30,008 The only hope that we had was that, 222 00:13:30,010 --> 00:13:33,444 somebody would flip and lead us to the killer. 223 00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:36,381 There's only three Chippendales in the country. In New York City, 224 00:13:36,383 --> 00:13:38,316 in Los Angeles and this one, the best by far. 225 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:39,918 This is the best by far. 226 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,319 [audience cheering] 227 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:43,988 [Candace] When Nick died, he did not have a will. 228 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:47,458 And under law, everything then passed to his siblings 229 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:50,428 since he also did not have a spouse or children. 230 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:53,164 And they sold the rights that Nick had... 231 00:13:56,035 --> 00:13:57,202 to Steve Banerjee. 232 00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:03,441 So I knew my time with Chippendales was over. 233 00:14:07,646 --> 00:14:09,747 [Bruce] After Nick was murdered, 234 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:12,150 Steve took over managing the show himself. 235 00:14:14,353 --> 00:14:17,655 I wasn't sure that he had the charisma necessary, 236 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:18,990 as Nick did. 237 00:14:21,493 --> 00:14:22,527 But, you know... 238 00:14:24,129 --> 00:14:25,263 the show must go on. 239 00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:31,569 [news anchor speaking] 240 00:14:49,288 --> 00:14:54,559 [emcee] Put your hands together for the men of Chippendales! 241 00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:57,195 Roger Menache! 242 00:14:57,197 --> 00:15:00,198 ♪ Chippendales The place to meet Uh-huh! ♪ 243 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,033 ♪ Ladies in The driver's seat... ♪ 244 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:06,404 [Roger] After being a full time dancer for many many years 245 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:10,742 I felt like my time was maybe starting to... 246 00:15:11,143 --> 00:15:12,477 come to an end. 247 00:15:12,479 --> 00:15:18,883 And I noticed Steve hiring fresher, younger guys, new looks. 248 00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:20,985 And I had a talk with him one day 249 00:15:20,987 --> 00:15:25,890 and I said, "Steve I'm getting a little older I feel that it's my time 250 00:15:25,892 --> 00:15:30,028 to pursue different endeavors and opportunities." 251 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:32,363 And he totally respected that. 252 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:35,099 And he says you're gonna be the new manager. 253 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:38,102 I said, "Steve, I don't know anything about managing." 254 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:43,007 He says, "You'll learn. The guys respect you, you were one of the dancers. 255 00:15:43,009 --> 00:15:46,377 And you know what it takes to be a manager." 256 00:15:46,379 --> 00:15:51,883 So, here I was now on the business side of Chippendales. 257 00:15:51,885 --> 00:15:53,551 [crowd cheering] 258 00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:04,195 By 1988 we had both clubs running at full capacity and two touring groups. 259 00:16:07,066 --> 00:16:13,037 We were in every major city in the US, including Canada. 260 00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:27,218 Give yourselves a round of applause. 261 00:16:28,287 --> 00:16:30,188 We became huge. 262 00:16:31,156 --> 00:16:33,191 [crowd cheering] 263 00:16:35,027 --> 00:16:36,527 We love Philly! 264 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:38,262 We'll see you soon. 265 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:46,504 We were expanding, we knew what we were doing, we were having our tours. 266 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,940 But Steve wasn't satisfied. 267 00:16:48,942 --> 00:16:53,177 Many entrepreneurs are like that. He wanted more. 268 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:58,516 So, once we conquered America extensively, we went overseas. 269 00:17:03,255 --> 00:17:07,125 We were well-received everywhere, everywhere! 270 00:17:07,127 --> 00:17:10,895 Women all over the world loved Chippendales. 271 00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:14,932 I don't see it as a strip show it's just art and pure lust and smashing. [laughs] 272 00:17:16,335 --> 00:17:19,570 [speaking other language] 273 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:29,514 Yes. 274 00:17:29,681 --> 00:17:32,116 Good evening, ladies, and welcome. We're gonna lock those doors 275 00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:36,120 and nobody gets out of here until... 276 00:17:36,122 --> 00:17:40,458 I was in Hawaii, Australia, Philippines and New Zealand. 277 00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:43,161 And it was just packed houses after packed houses. 278 00:17:43,163 --> 00:17:48,066 I mean it was just money after money after money. Selling out merchandise... 279 00:17:48,068 --> 00:17:52,970 They went crazy over-- I mean they just literally went crazy over the tour. 280 00:17:56,241 --> 00:18:03,748 [Roger] Things had evolved from a small club in west LA, to this huge empire. 281 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:09,153 And Steve was sitting at the helm of a multi-million dollar operation. 282 00:18:11,056 --> 00:18:16,594 It was amazing to me knowing how we'd started back in '79 283 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:20,098 and this is where it was at now, it was worldwide, 284 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:23,468 it was performing for 3,000 women a night. 285 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:26,070 But it was the first time in my life that I'd seen 286 00:18:26,072 --> 00:18:29,340 women going to a strip club with binoculars. 287 00:18:29,342 --> 00:18:33,344 They're so far away, they had to watch the show through binoculars 288 00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:47,558 And as far as the intimacy and quality of the experience for the women 289 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:52,964 I think was better in the old days when Nick was in charge of it. 290 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:56,100 It was more special. 291 00:19:00,472 --> 00:19:02,607 [Bruce] We were bigger than ever. 292 00:19:03,442 --> 00:19:09,347 But after Nick died the electricity was gone. 293 00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:13,351 And it became more of a routine. 294 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:18,990 Now it felt factory. We were punching out franchises. 295 00:19:18,992 --> 00:19:24,061 Doing touring shows. No longer experimenting. 296 00:19:24,663 --> 00:19:27,465 We were institutionalized. 297 00:19:27,467 --> 00:19:31,335 Just seemed like the energy had disappeared. 298 00:19:34,039 --> 00:19:37,742 Even though he hated him, De Noia's death 299 00:19:37,744 --> 00:19:42,146 had some kind of effect on Steve. 300 00:19:43,715 --> 00:19:48,352 One day, I was sitting in my office which was exactly next door to Steve's office. 301 00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:52,723 And I had the door closed and Steve opens the door and comes in. 302 00:19:52,725 --> 00:19:58,462 And, he said, "I can't believe Nick is gone." 303 00:19:58,464 --> 00:20:03,634 And I said, "Yeah." He goes, "I really miss the guy." 304 00:20:04,937 --> 00:20:07,939 And then turns around and walks out the door. 305 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,220 His name is Michael Rapp and he is so hot 306 00:20:22,222 --> 00:20:25,690 that he does a number every night entitled "The Perfect Man." 307 00:20:25,692 --> 00:20:27,758 Well, we checked out his claim. 308 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:33,998 You know this guy, he's the man who's become the ultimate Chippendale. 309 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,436 The man who has the style in a show that's sold-out, Michael Rapp. 310 00:20:40,038 --> 00:20:42,240 Which of the Chippendale men is your favorite? 311 00:20:42,242 --> 00:20:43,374 Michael. 312 00:20:43,376 --> 00:20:44,408 - [crowd cheering] - Why? 313 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:46,244 Just look at him. 314 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,617 I was the star of the show New York city during the '80s. 315 00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:54,852 I mean it was the Wild Wild West. 316 00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:57,321 I mean, you just had fun. 317 00:20:57,323 --> 00:21:01,058 ♪ Relax, don't do it When you want to go to it ♪ 318 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:02,760 ♪ Relax, don't do it... ♪ 319 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,997 I just wanted to ask what your wives or girlfriends think of this? 320 00:21:05,999 --> 00:21:07,365 Do they mind? 321 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:09,166 Actually it gives me a pretty secure ego, 322 00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:11,302 so I don't have any jealousy problems with that. 323 00:21:11,304 --> 00:21:14,739 And my wife she's a beautiful woman, she's a model herself, 324 00:21:14,741 --> 00:21:18,309 so she's understanding of the whole thing. 325 00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:22,947 [Michael on video] There is my beautiful wife. Nice legs. 326 00:21:22,949 --> 00:21:26,717 But as time went on, Chippendales became my identity. 327 00:21:29,554 --> 00:21:35,226 Pretty soon the Michael Rapp, that quiet kid, you know, 328 00:21:35,228 --> 00:21:38,195 and the guy onstage started to blur. 329 00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:45,303 There wasn't that separation anymore. I started losing the real person 330 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:47,772 and becoming the stage person. 331 00:21:47,774 --> 00:21:51,108 There was something about stepping up on that stage 332 00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:55,546 that cured everything, that made all my worries all my problems go away 333 00:21:55,548 --> 00:21:58,382 for those five minutes that I was performing. 334 00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:01,185 You know, yeah, that was my safe place. 335 00:22:01,187 --> 00:22:04,155 That was the only place that I had control over. 336 00:22:07,225 --> 00:22:11,629 Because after about two years in New York, I was completely out of control. 337 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:23,607 [Nancy] This was the era of drugs and craziness, partying all night. 338 00:22:23,609 --> 00:22:27,244 You know, after we had our son, 339 00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:29,780 I wasn't partying like he was, 340 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:31,582 [child speaking] 341 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:35,720 Maybe, once on a weekend I would go out and party a little bit 342 00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:37,488 For him, it was everyday. 343 00:22:39,991 --> 00:22:44,862 He started lying about doing it. Like, one night he came home and 344 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,998 I go, "You've been doing blow, haven't you?" And he said, "No, I haven't." 345 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,301 And he had a big white ring around his nose. 346 00:22:51,503 --> 00:22:55,272 So then it started becoming a problem. 347 00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:04,315 I begged him all the time to "Please stop, don't do any blow tonight. 348 00:23:04,317 --> 00:23:08,486 Please come home." I constantly begged him. 349 00:23:08,488 --> 00:23:12,456 I would call Chippendales when he wasn't home by, say, midnight. 350 00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:14,959 And sometimes they'd go and find him in the club 351 00:23:14,961 --> 00:23:17,695 and sometimes they'd tell me he left. 352 00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:25,936 The night times became the nightmare, you know. 353 00:23:26,738 --> 00:23:29,607 I would lay in bed and cry, cry all night. 354 00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:37,748 I would lay there and think about getting a can of gasoline, 355 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:40,151 pouring it around the whole club. 356 00:23:40,153 --> 00:23:43,387 I wanted to burn the place down. I hated it. 357 00:23:43,389 --> 00:23:44,555 I hated it. 358 00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:47,925 [crowd clapping] 359 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:51,495 When I was at Chippendales I would forget all about my responsibilities. 360 00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:55,266 I would forget all about, you know, the people that I loved and cared for, 361 00:23:55,268 --> 00:23:58,569 the people who were expecting me to be home and to be there for them. 362 00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:00,271 Say, "Hi, Daddy." 363 00:24:00,273 --> 00:24:03,941 - Daddy. - Daddy. Say, "I love you!" 364 00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:07,945 But, yet, from the outside, you know, people would probably look at it 365 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:11,449 and say, "Wow, what a great marriage, beautiful couple, happy family." 366 00:24:11,451 --> 00:24:15,886 We were living that lie of happiness and the perfect couple 367 00:24:15,888 --> 00:24:17,087 [man] What about infidelity? 368 00:24:18,723 --> 00:24:20,191 You want to remain... 369 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:21,492 Absolutely. 370 00:24:21,494 --> 00:24:23,160 - Absolutely, for you? - [Michael] Yeah. 371 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:24,295 Okay, you're married for how long, Mike? 372 00:24:24,297 --> 00:24:25,763 - Five years. - Five years. 373 00:24:25,765 --> 00:24:28,098 - And you have-- - And we lived together three years before that. 374 00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,467 And you have no desire 375 00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:31,469 - to ever be with any other woman? - No. 376 00:24:31,471 --> 00:24:35,606 Well, I mean, I love to look, don't get me wrong. I'm in the business of flirting. 377 00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:40,845 [Nancy] I started feeling like he was cheating. 378 00:24:40,847 --> 00:24:47,084 I would see girls at the club, the way they looked at me and him, 379 00:24:47,086 --> 00:24:50,721 it was just an intuition, I knew he probably had been with them. 380 00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:55,659 I wanted to hear him deny it. 381 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:59,396 To just make myself try to believe it. 382 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:02,099 Because he still acted like he loved me. 383 00:25:03,768 --> 00:25:08,472 But one time I'd found a phone number in his pocket and I called it. 384 00:25:08,474 --> 00:25:14,144 And the girl answered and I told her, "I found your phone number in my husband's pocket. 385 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:17,214 I know he's cheating on me with you." 386 00:25:17,916 --> 00:25:21,619 And she finally owned up to it 387 00:25:25,390 --> 00:25:27,725 I mean, it was the ultimate betrayal. 388 00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:37,134 [Michael] I'm the star of the biggest male show that there is 389 00:25:37,136 --> 00:25:40,471 and people are just giving you things, people are just throwing themselves at you, 390 00:25:40,473 --> 00:25:44,041 you know, and you've never had this before. 391 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:48,779 To turn it down would be ridiculous, you know? I mean, it would be crazy. 392 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:52,917 So, I would do the drugs, 393 00:25:52,919 --> 00:25:56,587 that would lead to the women and then the moment that I climaxed 394 00:25:57,355 --> 00:25:59,557 the guilt just come over me. 395 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:06,163 I couldn't get dressed fast enough. I remember coming home, 396 00:26:06,165 --> 00:26:09,333 you know, the sun coming up, people going to work and feeling just like... 397 00:26:09,335 --> 00:26:10,768 And I was gonna have to lie. 398 00:26:13,038 --> 00:26:16,473 And the very next day I would do it all over again. 399 00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:24,281 [Nancy] It just got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore. 400 00:26:25,951 --> 00:26:30,921 And I told him, "You know I have to. I can't stay here anymore. 401 00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:33,524 I can't live this anymore." 402 00:26:33,526 --> 00:26:36,360 [inaudible] 403 00:26:36,362 --> 00:26:41,432 I knew that I loved her and she would probably be better off without me, you know? 404 00:26:43,902 --> 00:26:47,771 [Nancy, voice breaking] We sat down and told our son. 405 00:26:47,773 --> 00:26:51,775 We told him it wasn't his fault, he had nothing to do with it. 406 00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:57,214 And our son cried and it was just a really horrible time. 407 00:26:57,216 --> 00:26:59,416 [Michael on video] Say Merry Christmas to everybody. 408 00:26:59,418 --> 00:27:02,586 - Come on, Daddy. - Say Merry Christmas. 409 00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:04,288 [Michael] I lost my family. 410 00:27:06,524 --> 00:27:09,526 I had chosen Chippendales over my family. 411 00:27:12,230 --> 00:27:16,900 And it took me to a dark place and probably 412 00:27:16,902 --> 00:27:23,107 started giving me a perfect excuse to start doing more drugs and to go drinking. 413 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:38,889 [reporter] What goes on inside Chippendales makes for some hot conversation, 414 00:27:38,891 --> 00:27:43,861 almost as hot as the legal problems that seem to engulf the nightclub. 415 00:27:43,863 --> 00:27:47,564 But sometimes showbusiness isn't all it's cracked up to be. 416 00:27:49,868 --> 00:27:54,471 [Bruce] From the outside, we were a hugely successful multi-million dollar business, 417 00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:57,908 but the bigger we got the more the problems piled up. 418 00:27:57,910 --> 00:28:02,246 [man] In spite of repeatedly being fined and brought into court 419 00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:07,418 and being put on probation and being notified by my people with notices and 420 00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:12,523 being shut down for the night. They have repeatedly not paid any attention to that. 421 00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:16,727 Whether it was something that happened through a government agency, 422 00:28:16,729 --> 00:28:19,863 the fire department or the police department. 423 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:22,332 The Los Angeles Fire Department is threatening now to take action 424 00:28:22,334 --> 00:28:25,135 to try and shut down Chippendales... 425 00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:30,340 There was also one occasion where a gender discrimination lawsuit was filed. 426 00:28:30,342 --> 00:28:33,277 We're seeking general damages, according to proof, for trial, 427 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:37,314 attorney's fees and a permanent injunction preventing Chippendales 428 00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:42,386 from refusing to admit men to the male strip shows based on their sex. 429 00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:46,123 [Bruce] In the past we were able to shrug all these things off. 430 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:51,862 But now our LA club faced real threats of closure and that really frustrated Steve. 431 00:28:51,864 --> 00:28:57,401 The city thinks a male revue for women is immoral. 432 00:28:57,403 --> 00:29:02,706 Various city agencies have been trying to close us down the past nine years. 433 00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:09,513 And I think they are trying to legislate morality. 434 00:29:09,515 --> 00:29:13,717 And I'm sure once this goes to court our legal counsel... 435 00:29:15,553 --> 00:29:21,191 [Roger] When I wasn't on tour, I was in the LA office mounting the next show. 436 00:29:21,193 --> 00:29:25,295 I could feel the tension and Steve being stressed out. 437 00:29:25,297 --> 00:29:29,533 And that's when I noticed the big change in his personality. 438 00:29:30,869 --> 00:29:34,438 It was always about money and lawsuits. 439 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,241 Steve was not the happy-going guy anymore. 440 00:29:39,944 --> 00:29:42,346 [Bruce] Steve had achieved the American dream. 441 00:29:42,348 --> 00:29:46,016 But it was really built on shaky foundations. 442 00:29:46,018 --> 00:29:47,985 And there was one lawsuit in particular 443 00:29:47,987 --> 00:29:51,588 that was becoming problematic for Chippendales. 444 00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:53,991 These people will be given notice 445 00:29:53,993 --> 00:29:56,593 of their right to file a claim... 446 00:29:56,595 --> 00:29:59,229 [Bruce] What happened was, after the show was over 447 00:29:59,231 --> 00:30:01,398 Steve would open the doors to men 448 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,001 and Chippendales would become a regular nightclub. 449 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:09,239 One night, a young man, well-dressed, 450 00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:13,210 tried to get into the club and the doorman found 451 00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:15,512 some excuse not to allow him in. 452 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,347 Even though he saw 453 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:21,318 less well-dressed, less well-behaved men come in. 454 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,622 The problem with this young individual 455 00:30:25,624 --> 00:30:29,893 was he was also a law clerk for the head judge 456 00:30:29,895 --> 00:30:31,395 of the US District Court. 457 00:30:32,864 --> 00:30:35,265 A discrimination lawsuit was filed. 458 00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:39,703 Except this wasn't a gender discrimination case. 459 00:30:40,638 --> 00:30:43,340 Steve did not let this young man in 460 00:30:43,342 --> 00:30:44,441 'cause he was Black. 461 00:31:04,596 --> 00:31:08,498 [interviewer speaking] 462 00:31:19,944 --> 00:31:21,311 [interviewer] Young... 463 00:31:21,346 --> 00:31:25,883 [Bruce] Steve and I were as close as Steve would allow intimacy. 464 00:31:25,885 --> 00:31:28,518 He just wasn't really a deep person, 465 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,387 as far as talking about 466 00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:33,123 his issues and his problems. 467 00:31:33,125 --> 00:31:35,158 We talked business most of the time 468 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,426 when we got together. 469 00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:38,862 But over time, 470 00:31:38,864 --> 00:31:42,766 little tidbits of information allowed me to get 471 00:31:42,768 --> 00:31:46,370 a more total outlook of who Steve was. 472 00:31:50,375 --> 00:31:51,675 You don't know the ways, 473 00:31:53,177 --> 00:31:55,345 [Eric] We'd spend a lot of time together 474 00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:57,848 if we were driving somewhere he would talk, 475 00:31:57,850 --> 00:32:00,250 you know, occasionally about his father. 476 00:32:00,252 --> 00:32:03,086 He was very careful about who he opened that door with. 477 00:32:03,721 --> 00:32:05,188 The only time I actually, 478 00:32:05,190 --> 00:32:07,324 in the eight years I worked for him, 479 00:32:08,326 --> 00:32:11,428 got a feeling of a personal connection was... 480 00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:16,400 when I saw that interview video of him. 481 00:32:16,402 --> 00:32:17,367 [interviewer speaking] 482 00:32:19,170 --> 00:32:21,338 [Bruce] Steve's real name is Somen. 483 00:32:21,340 --> 00:32:24,341 He called himself Steve instead of Somen, 484 00:32:24,343 --> 00:32:26,476 because it made him sound American. 485 00:32:28,313 --> 00:32:32,749 From what I understand, Steve came from a middle-class family. 486 00:32:32,751 --> 00:32:35,018 His father earned a good living. 487 00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:36,920 [interviewer speaking] 488 00:32:36,922 --> 00:32:38,388 [Steve] Yeah, but my father always told me, 489 00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:39,957 "Get the hell out of here. 490 00:32:39,959 --> 00:32:41,491 Find somewhere better to work." 491 00:32:45,730 --> 00:32:49,466 [Bruce] I think Steve always wanted his father's approval. 492 00:32:49,468 --> 00:32:53,770 To have his father think his decision to come to America 493 00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:55,739 was a wise decision. 494 00:32:55,741 --> 00:32:58,208 [interviewer speaking] 495 00:33:10,254 --> 00:33:12,122 My mother said, "Go ahead and be a doctor." 496 00:33:12,124 --> 00:33:13,924 My father would say, "Why do you wanna be a doctor? 497 00:33:13,926 --> 00:33:17,294 You can buy a damn hospital, have a hundred of them working for you." 498 00:33:17,296 --> 00:33:20,130 In Steve's mind it wasn't about a nightclub, 499 00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:21,999 it was to be the next Hugh Hefner. 500 00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:24,134 It was always Hugh Hefner. 501 00:33:24,136 --> 00:33:27,537 [interviewer speaking] 502 00:33:31,909 --> 00:33:36,179 [Bruce] But Steve believed, that while he can have the money and the control, 503 00:33:36,181 --> 00:33:39,216 he couldn't be the Hugh Hefner public image. 504 00:33:43,421 --> 00:33:46,223 [Eric] I was hired to focus on the after 10:00 market. 505 00:33:47,358 --> 00:33:49,760 So we advertised for schlubs like me, 506 00:33:49,762 --> 00:33:53,263 to bring in guys to the club, to meet the hot-looking girls. 507 00:33:54,399 --> 00:33:58,101 And Banerjee would stand at the door after the show. 508 00:33:58,103 --> 00:34:00,203 To see the kind of men coming in the door 509 00:34:00,571 --> 00:34:03,240 and if a guy was Black, 510 00:34:03,242 --> 00:34:04,841 he would just give a nod to the doorman. 511 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,977 And the doorman would come up with some excuse 512 00:34:06,979 --> 00:34:09,279 to not let the guy in, like "We have a dress code here." 513 00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:12,416 And then a white guy that wasn't well-dressed at all 514 00:34:12,418 --> 00:34:14,684 who was just a total jerk, would be allowed right in. 515 00:34:15,353 --> 00:34:18,021 He believed, as a fact, 516 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:22,292 that Black men drove out white women. 517 00:34:22,294 --> 00:34:27,464 My recollection is that there was probably never more than one Black dancer at a time. 518 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,468 Maybe there was one Black calendar person. 519 00:34:31,470 --> 00:34:33,370 Maybe not even. 520 00:34:33,372 --> 00:34:38,942 But I think that Steve wanted Chippendales to be a white brand. 521 00:34:38,944 --> 00:34:45,449 [Eric] The calendars were scrubbed to just have mostly white guys. 522 00:34:45,451 --> 00:34:51,755 His view was a legitimate sex symbol would be white. 523 00:34:53,124 --> 00:34:55,158 And so, Banerjee was scared to death 524 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:59,096 of being seen as the head of Chippendales. 525 00:34:59,098 --> 00:35:03,200 He would say, "Look, if we had to sell Chippendales with me, we'd be out of business. 526 00:35:03,202 --> 00:35:05,268 No one's going to pay to see me." 527 00:35:05,270 --> 00:35:08,772 He studied the culture of America. 528 00:35:08,774 --> 00:35:12,109 And then comes here and figures us out as Americans. 529 00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:18,949 How to sell to American women, male sexuality. 530 00:35:18,951 --> 00:35:24,955 His whole goal was to monetize sex in the most optimum way. 531 00:35:24,957 --> 00:35:27,757 And he saw that through racial... 532 00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:29,326 You know, discrimination. 533 00:35:32,330 --> 00:35:35,132 He was perpetuating an image of white America. 534 00:35:35,933 --> 00:35:37,234 And he capitalized on it. 535 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:41,838 I think we've proved that there's still illegal conduct 536 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,874 being carried on by businesses. 537 00:35:43,876 --> 00:35:46,343 That society hasn't risen to the level 538 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:47,878 where everyone is able to recognize 539 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,779 that everyone should be treated equally and with dignity. 540 00:35:55,953 --> 00:35:59,556 [Bruce] As a result of the numerous lawsuits we had against us, 541 00:36:00,057 --> 00:36:02,893 we lost our liquor license. 542 00:36:02,895 --> 00:36:06,963 And we were unable to continue to operate the club in LA. 543 00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:11,968 Steve was angry, 544 00:36:11,970 --> 00:36:15,305 and I wasn't about to tell him it's his own fault. 545 00:36:16,374 --> 00:36:19,976 [reporter] Steve Banerjee is pouring his last drink here 546 00:36:19,978 --> 00:36:23,813 because last week, the state revoked his liquor license. 547 00:36:23,815 --> 00:36:26,850 I think they should pick up their business and find another place, 548 00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:31,588 move it elsewhere, because this is a great place for a lot of fun and crazy women. 549 00:36:32,723 --> 00:36:35,792 [Bruce] We had lost our Los Angeles club, 550 00:36:35,794 --> 00:36:38,028 which was the heart of Chippendales. 551 00:36:41,332 --> 00:36:45,135 And this, basically, was a foretelling of our future. 552 00:36:48,272 --> 00:36:50,373 It was the beginning of the end. 553 00:37:06,023 --> 00:37:08,692 [Read] When the LA club finally got closed down, 554 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:13,096 Banerjee had to find places that the show could go on. 555 00:37:14,966 --> 00:37:17,601 We found a theatre on Wilshire Avenue. 556 00:37:17,603 --> 00:37:19,469 An old theatre they turned into a nightclub. 557 00:37:19,471 --> 00:37:21,404 And then we moved to a restaurant 558 00:37:21,406 --> 00:37:24,074 called Carlos' N Charlie's right off of Sunset Avenue. 559 00:37:24,408 --> 00:37:26,309 And literally, we were 560 00:37:26,311 --> 00:37:28,245 changing back in the old kitchen. 561 00:37:30,948 --> 00:37:32,449 You know, it was sad. 562 00:37:32,451 --> 00:37:35,585 The morale was low, it wasn't like the days of, 563 00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:37,587 "Hey, we're the hottest thing in town." 564 00:37:37,589 --> 00:37:39,956 It almost became 565 00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:42,892 kind of laughable. 566 00:37:42,894 --> 00:37:45,362 Every night was like a battle, "Oh, I'm going to Chippendales 567 00:37:45,364 --> 00:37:49,332 and dance for 50 ladies instead of 500. 568 00:37:49,334 --> 00:37:53,370 Or 2,000," I mean, it got difficult. 569 00:37:53,372 --> 00:37:55,438 Tonight's show, ladies and gentlemen, 570 00:37:56,107 --> 00:37:59,309 male strippers. 571 00:37:59,311 --> 00:38:03,580 And at that time, knockoff groups started happening. 572 00:38:04,348 --> 00:38:07,217 Those started popping up everywhere. 573 00:38:07,219 --> 00:38:11,187 And a lot of them would try to take the name of Chippendales. 574 00:38:11,189 --> 00:38:13,523 And if Steve Banerjee found out, 575 00:38:13,525 --> 00:38:15,525 oh, you would have hell to pay. 576 00:38:15,527 --> 00:38:17,227 It got crazy. 577 00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:23,466 [Roger] While I was in the LA office, 578 00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:26,002 I overheard a few conversations. 579 00:38:26,004 --> 00:38:30,573 These copycat shows, nightclubs stealing his ideas. 580 00:38:32,209 --> 00:38:34,477 I told them Chippendales was the Rolls-Royce 581 00:38:34,479 --> 00:38:36,146 of male dancing. 582 00:38:36,148 --> 00:38:38,948 And all these other clubs will probably not make it. 583 00:38:43,954 --> 00:38:45,889 But one of these copycats 584 00:38:45,891 --> 00:38:52,028 were former Chippendale dancers and choreographers that branched out 585 00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:55,332 and started their own group. And they called it Adonis. 586 00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:02,372 Adonis was the newest, freshest 587 00:39:02,374 --> 00:39:07,043 hippest show, you know, with the most incredible cast of talented singers and dancers. 588 00:39:07,045 --> 00:39:09,512 [upbeat pop music playing] 589 00:39:16,020 --> 00:39:18,355 [Read] I didn't know who was behind the show 590 00:39:18,357 --> 00:39:20,757 but I knew that they had already sold out 591 00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:23,760 more than 500,000 seats. 592 00:39:23,762 --> 00:39:28,231 They raked in tons of money. Almost 200 shows sold out. 593 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:31,434 So it was huge competition for the first time. 594 00:39:33,904 --> 00:39:36,306 [Bruce] Steve got very angry. 595 00:39:36,308 --> 00:39:40,009 But I kept explaining to him, he doesn't own the idea. 596 00:39:40,011 --> 00:39:43,213 We can't stop other people from having male dancing. 597 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:50,086 [Eric] His personality became more manic 598 00:39:50,088 --> 00:39:52,088 and he was really difficult to talk to. 599 00:39:52,590 --> 00:39:55,191 I mean, he would call me at night, 600 00:39:55,193 --> 00:39:58,061 like at midnight, to talk business 601 00:39:58,063 --> 00:39:58,962 and I would have to play the, 602 00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:01,064 "Hello, the line's a little weak here. 603 00:40:01,066 --> 00:40:02,766 Hello? Can you hear me, Steve?" 604 00:40:02,768 --> 00:40:04,300 And hang up. 605 00:40:04,302 --> 00:40:07,170 It was just getting wilder and wilder and, I think, 606 00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:08,738 a lot of it was driven by coke. 607 00:40:11,008 --> 00:40:13,209 [Bruce] It made him paranoiac. 608 00:40:13,211 --> 00:40:16,913 Made him more untrustworthy, if you can imagine. 609 00:40:16,915 --> 00:40:18,815 Very hyper. 610 00:40:18,817 --> 00:40:22,652 And there were times that, it took over. 611 00:40:25,222 --> 00:40:28,625 [Eric] In the morning he'd come in, really clogged up. 612 00:40:28,627 --> 00:40:30,026 And he'd be bitchy. 613 00:40:30,028 --> 00:40:31,161 Like yelling about stuff, 614 00:40:31,163 --> 00:40:33,062 you know, "I'm not gonna pay this or that." 615 00:40:33,064 --> 00:40:38,201 I really believe that cocaine pushed him to a point where, he didn't give a fuck. 616 00:40:40,471 --> 00:40:44,007 The fun things about the job were evaporating. 617 00:40:44,009 --> 00:40:47,343 It became more of a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride 618 00:40:47,345 --> 00:40:49,446 in paranoia land with Steve Banerjee. 619 00:40:50,347 --> 00:40:53,183 So, I just faxed in my resignation. 620 00:40:53,185 --> 00:40:56,252 And that was the end of it. 621 00:40:57,888 --> 00:41:02,258 [Bruce] It was increasingly more and more lawyers around, 622 00:41:02,260 --> 00:41:07,997 that Steve was talking to and both my professional and personal relationship 623 00:41:08,766 --> 00:41:10,567 with Steve became estranged. 624 00:41:10,569 --> 00:41:12,569 And I was no longer involved. 625 00:41:14,238 --> 00:41:17,207 [man] 5, 6, 7, 8. And 1, 2, 3, 4... 626 00:41:17,209 --> 00:41:21,678 [Read] I got a call from one of the producers and promoters of Adonis. 627 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:26,516 And they said, "Hey, would you be interested in taking on a role in the show?" 628 00:41:26,518 --> 00:41:30,720 And I said, "Yeah, I would love that, but I wanna move to the next level. 629 00:41:30,722 --> 00:41:32,188 I wanna be part of the show. 630 00:41:32,190 --> 00:41:33,890 I wanna direct, I wanna create." 631 00:41:33,892 --> 00:41:35,959 He said, "Well, you could do that." 632 00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:40,330 So we kind of agreed on becoming a partner of the show, Adonis. 633 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:44,734 I flew over to England. 634 00:41:44,736 --> 00:41:49,305 To join the Adonis group and start the next phase 635 00:41:49,307 --> 00:41:54,677 of, hopefully, my career as a director and producer of the next Chippendales. 636 00:41:55,746 --> 00:41:58,281 And that's where it got a little interesting. 637 00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:18,268 I was in Blackpool with Adonis 638 00:42:18,270 --> 00:42:22,872 doing a show at the Winter Gardens for three to four weeks. 639 00:42:22,874 --> 00:42:24,741 you ladies think you could go for something like that 640 00:42:24,743 --> 00:42:28,411 right now, right here, with American Adonis? 641 00:42:28,413 --> 00:42:33,483 I got one or two shows under my belt as the emcee. 642 00:42:33,485 --> 00:42:36,019 We are gonna show you things you have never seen... 643 00:42:36,021 --> 00:42:39,155 [Read] One night, I was just getting into the show 644 00:42:39,157 --> 00:42:42,258 and all of a sudden, the producer and the promoter of the show 645 00:42:42,260 --> 00:42:45,128 comes over and he asks me to step down off the stage. 646 00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:47,263 He said, "You need to come down, we got to talk." 647 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:52,569 We walk into this little office space. 648 00:42:52,571 --> 00:42:55,071 And there are two gentlemen and they're in plainclothes, 649 00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:57,407 suits and ties very professional-looking. 650 00:42:59,376 --> 00:43:04,047 They introduced themselves as detectives for the Blackpool area. 651 00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:10,353 And they said, "We've been notified 652 00:43:10,355 --> 00:43:13,089 that there is a plot. 653 00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:19,095 That men have been sent over here 654 00:43:19,097 --> 00:43:20,964 to assassinate you." 655 00:43:24,435 --> 00:43:25,635 Wait, what? 656 00:43:28,305 --> 00:43:30,306 [theme music playing] 54224

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