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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,711 --> 00:00:05,297 Fred, what happened? 2 00:00:05,299 --> 00:00:09,385 Good morning. Mitch Kessler, my cohost and partner of 15 years, 3 00:00:09,387 --> 00:00:11,470 was fired today for sexual misconduct. 4 00:00:11,472 --> 00:00:16,767 My on-air partner, my TV husband, is a sexual predator now? 5 00:00:16,769 --> 00:00:22,106 I didn't rape anybody! 6 00:00:22,108 --> 00:00:24,691 Hannah, you said you were looking for stories about strong women tomorrow. 7 00:00:24,693 --> 00:00:26,610 Well, check this out. 8 00:00:26,612 --> 00:00:27,694 Yeah? 9 00:00:27,696 --> 00:00:30,196 You know you have over a million views on your video? 10 00:00:30,198 --> 00:00:33,242 We wanna interview you about why the video is going viral. 11 00:00:33,244 --> 00:00:34,785 The Morning Show? 12 00:00:34,787 --> 00:00:36,662 I'm exhausted! 13 00:00:36,664 --> 00:00:38,747 You seem a lot more relaxed today. 14 00:00:38,749 --> 00:00:41,458 Yeah, well, this is a whole lot nicer than a coal mine protest, 15 00:00:41,460 --> 00:00:42,960 I'm not gonna lie. 16 00:00:42,962 --> 00:00:44,712 I think people want to trust that the person 17 00:00:44,714 --> 00:00:48,132 that is telling them the truth about the world is an honest person. 18 00:00:48,134 --> 00:00:51,385 This is Cory Ellison. I'm the president of the UBA network. 19 00:00:51,387 --> 00:00:53,512 How would you like to come and meet me for a drink 20 00:00:53,514 --> 00:00:55,097 and talk about your future? 21 00:00:55,099 --> 00:00:56,974 Alex, they were going to replace you. 22 00:00:56,976 --> 00:00:58,183 - What? - He came to me. 23 00:00:58,185 --> 00:00:59,893 They said they wanted to make a change. 24 00:00:59,895 --> 00:01:11,188 I don't believe you. 25 00:02:47,722 --> 00:02:52,722 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 26 00:04:06,317 --> 00:04:10,110 Bradley Jackson. Thank you so much for coming to meet me on such short notice. 27 00:04:10,112 --> 00:04:12,904 Come on. You're the head of two divisions of a network. 28 00:04:12,906 --> 00:04:16,783 You don't have to pretend to appreciate me dropping everything to show up. 29 00:04:16,785 --> 00:04:18,827 You expect that, right? 30 00:04:18,829 --> 00:04:22,956 I'll have bourbon on the rocks. Thanks. 31 00:04:22,958 --> 00:04:27,836 So, what's this about? Late night meeting at a hotel... 32 00:04:27,838 --> 00:04:30,672 No, you see, sorry, I'm one of those strange guys 33 00:04:30,674 --> 00:04:33,300 who only likes sleeping with women who are actually attracted to him. 34 00:04:33,302 --> 00:04:34,676 So, no, I'm not hitting on you. 35 00:04:34,678 --> 00:04:36,303 - You see that woman over there? - Yeah. 36 00:04:36,305 --> 00:04:39,765 That's Cecily. She's my New York assistant. 37 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:41,808 I'm sleeping with her. 38 00:04:41,810 --> 00:04:43,352 Okay. 39 00:04:43,354 --> 00:04:46,104 That was a joke. 40 00:04:46,106 --> 00:04:48,106 I'm not worried. I don't scare easily. 41 00:04:48,108 --> 00:04:50,192 - Well, that's abundantly clear. - Thank you. 42 00:04:50,194 --> 00:04:52,235 - Thank you. - I guess they know you here. 43 00:04:52,237 --> 00:04:54,529 Yeah, I come here a lot. 44 00:04:54,531 --> 00:04:58,033 So, Bradley, what is your story? 45 00:04:58,035 --> 00:04:59,409 - My story? - Yeah. 46 00:04:59,411 --> 00:05:02,788 Who knows? I mean, it's probably the same as a lot of people's stories. 47 00:05:02,790 --> 00:05:05,832 Kid grows up in the country around a bunch of cows and cornfields 48 00:05:05,834 --> 00:05:10,962 and dreams of a life that's less about manure and more about ideas, 49 00:05:10,964 --> 00:05:12,839 things that matter. 50 00:05:12,841 --> 00:05:18,387 Only to grow up and realize manure matters a whole lot. 51 00:05:18,389 --> 00:05:22,975 Actually, I don't think that's the same as a lot of stories at all. 52 00:05:22,977 --> 00:05:25,686 What's your story? 53 00:05:25,688 --> 00:05:27,562 I'm probably not supposed to ask you questions 54 00:05:27,564 --> 00:05:31,900 'cause you're technically important, but... What the hell? You know? 55 00:05:31,902 --> 00:05:34,111 Wow, being "technically important" is about the best description 56 00:05:34,113 --> 00:05:36,238 of a network executive I've ever heard. 57 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,200 What is my story? Smart kid, dad left, I took care of my mom, 58 00:05:40,202 --> 00:05:45,038 I vowed to own the world one day and kick everyone's ass into submission. 59 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,040 How's that working out for you? 60 00:05:47,042 --> 00:05:49,626 Pretty well, actually. 61 00:05:49,628 --> 00:05:50,711 Well, cheers to that. 62 00:05:50,713 --> 00:05:54,548 Hell, yeah. 63 00:05:54,550 --> 00:05:57,342 So, what do you want from me? 64 00:05:57,344 --> 00:05:58,927 Do you treat every business meeting 65 00:05:58,929 --> 00:06:00,887 like you're being interrogated by an enemy camp? 66 00:06:00,889 --> 00:06:04,766 If you're even a little smart, you know that's what all business meetings are. 67 00:06:04,768 --> 00:06:10,814 Then why aren't you further along in your career at this point, if you're so savvy? 68 00:06:10,816 --> 00:06:14,401 "At this point"? You mean I'm too old to be the young, feisty journalist? 69 00:06:14,403 --> 00:06:17,154 I should have landed somewhere more substantial by now? 70 00:06:17,156 --> 00:06:19,281 Maybe. 71 00:06:19,283 --> 00:06:21,366 You're incredibly smart, you're interesting, 72 00:06:21,368 --> 00:06:24,036 you've got that "it" thing we're always looking for in this business. 73 00:06:24,038 --> 00:06:28,457 What is it? What's held you back? 74 00:06:28,459 --> 00:06:30,042 I don't know. 75 00:06:30,044 --> 00:06:32,961 I mean, probably what you see as something "fresh" in me 76 00:06:32,963 --> 00:06:35,172 is probably what held me back. 77 00:06:35,174 --> 00:06:37,632 I don't think like other people. 78 00:06:37,634 --> 00:06:41,720 I say whatever I mean. I don't play games. I don't fit the mold. 79 00:06:41,722 --> 00:06:43,305 What mold is that? 80 00:06:43,307 --> 00:06:44,598 Any mold, really. 81 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,725 Oh, right. A weirdo. 82 00:06:46,727 --> 00:06:50,520 - What? - I don't mean that in a bad way. 83 00:06:50,522 --> 00:06:55,734 You just wanted to meet me in person to see if I was crazy or not. 84 00:06:55,736 --> 00:06:57,736 I can see why you do good interviews. 85 00:06:57,738 --> 00:06:59,196 Thanks, I do. 86 00:06:59,198 --> 00:07:02,032 So, aside from wondering if you were crazy, 87 00:07:02,034 --> 00:07:04,117 here's the other reason that I wanted to meet you: 88 00:07:04,119 --> 00:07:10,874 I think we might be able to use you as a field correspondent on The Morning Show. 89 00:07:10,876 --> 00:07:12,751 What, you might be able to? 90 00:07:12,753 --> 00:07:15,796 Well, I've looked into your past a little bit. 91 00:07:15,798 --> 00:07:20,217 You have moved jobs a lot. You have a bit of a colorful local history... 92 00:07:20,219 --> 00:07:23,929 Okay, Two-Fucks Jackson is... I can explain that... 93 00:07:23,931 --> 00:07:25,597 "Two-Fucks" what? 94 00:07:25,599 --> 00:07:27,849 - What? - What? No, I said it first. 95 00:07:27,851 --> 00:07:29,685 No, I was just kidding. 96 00:07:29,687 --> 00:07:31,770 I definitely wanna hear about Two-Fucks Jackson. 97 00:07:31,772 --> 00:07:33,313 But right now... 98 00:07:33,315 --> 00:07:37,526 right now I'm just trying to decide if I should give you a chance. 99 00:07:37,528 --> 00:07:41,154 I wanna use this Mitch Kessler scandal to reinvent ourselves. 100 00:07:41,156 --> 00:07:44,282 I want smart people with fresh perspectives. 101 00:07:44,284 --> 00:07:46,410 Are you offering me a job right now? 102 00:07:46,412 --> 00:07:48,912 Well, I don't wanna step on my producer's toes, 103 00:07:48,914 --> 00:07:51,832 but I have arranged a meeting for you with Charlie Black tomorrow. 104 00:07:51,834 --> 00:07:53,500 He's the executive producer of The Morning Show. 105 00:07:53,502 --> 00:07:55,085 - I know who he is. - Course you do. 106 00:07:55,087 --> 00:07:58,255 Can you be ready for a 9:30 meeting tomorrow morning? 107 00:07:58,257 --> 00:08:01,925 I can do that. 108 00:08:01,927 --> 00:08:03,093 Good. 109 00:08:03,095 --> 00:08:04,261 Thank you for this. 110 00:08:04,263 --> 00:08:06,430 That's it? I don't get to hear about Two-Fucks Jackson? 111 00:08:06,432 --> 00:08:10,017 Another night. I gotta start prepping. I take my work really seriously. 112 00:08:10,019 --> 00:08:12,352 - I knew I liked you. - Hey. 113 00:08:12,354 --> 00:08:23,689 You don't know me. 114 00:08:39,006 --> 00:08:41,006 Jason. 115 00:08:41,008 --> 00:08:42,549 What are you doing here? 116 00:08:42,551 --> 00:08:45,135 You cannot just come over like this anymore. 117 00:08:45,137 --> 00:08:46,511 Alex, for fuck's sake, 118 00:08:46,513 --> 00:08:49,389 I have had our daughter on the phone, freaking out, 119 00:08:49,391 --> 00:08:51,933 asking if I know where you are. 120 00:08:51,935 --> 00:08:54,144 Okay, well, here I am. 121 00:08:54,146 --> 00:08:56,188 I'm home, and I'm fine. 122 00:08:56,190 --> 00:08:59,232 I'll call Lizzy, and I'll tell her that I'm fine. Thank you. 123 00:08:59,234 --> 00:09:01,485 Where have you been? 124 00:09:01,487 --> 00:09:04,196 I was just... I couldn't sleep. 125 00:09:04,198 --> 00:09:09,743 I couldn't sleep, so I just went for a walk in the park. 126 00:09:09,745 --> 00:09:11,870 You went for a walk in the park in the middle of the night? 127 00:09:11,872 --> 00:09:13,455 - Yeah. - In the rain? 128 00:09:13,457 --> 00:09:15,290 Well... 129 00:09:15,292 --> 00:09:17,376 - What is going on with you, Alex? - What... 130 00:09:17,378 --> 00:09:20,379 - Are you okay? - Yes. I'm okay. 131 00:09:20,381 --> 00:09:23,715 I went for a walk in the middle of the night. 132 00:09:23,717 --> 00:09:27,469 When else can I go for a walk in the park without anybody bothering me? 133 00:09:27,471 --> 00:09:29,221 Why are you looking at me like that? I... 134 00:09:29,223 --> 00:09:32,516 Please, I've had the worst day of my life. 135 00:09:32,518 --> 00:09:36,478 I haven't had a chance to process anything. So I went for a fucking walk. 136 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,814 - Okay, okay. Good. Yes. - It's fine. 137 00:09:38,816 --> 00:09:43,652 I will see you tomorrow night for the event. 138 00:09:43,654 --> 00:09:44,861 The fucking event. 139 00:09:44,863 --> 00:09:47,197 Yes. I'm looking forward to it as well. 140 00:09:47,199 --> 00:09:58,701 - Are you? - Yeah. Good night. 141 00:11:40,604 --> 00:11:42,938 Okay. 142 00:11:42,940 --> 00:11:54,650 Oh, fuck. 143 00:12:05,713 --> 00:12:15,387 Oh, God. 144 00:12:15,389 --> 00:12:17,097 I pushed all your calls because after the show 145 00:12:17,099 --> 00:12:19,808 you'll meet with the UBA PR team to review your speech for tonight. 146 00:12:19,810 --> 00:12:21,893 - They reviewed that last week. - It's from Fred's office. 147 00:12:21,895 --> 00:12:24,438 Can't wait to see you get that award. I just got a new dress for it. 148 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,981 I can't wait to see it. 149 00:12:25,983 --> 00:12:28,317 Hair and makeup at your house at 3:00. I put it in your calendar. 150 00:12:28,319 --> 00:12:30,068 I don't care if it came from Fred's office. 151 00:12:30,070 --> 00:12:32,821 I know what I wanna say, and I don't need them rewriting it today. 152 00:12:32,823 --> 00:12:34,614 Please go call them. 153 00:12:34,616 --> 00:12:37,242 You can't blame them for being a little nervous about your speech. 154 00:12:37,244 --> 00:12:39,911 This is the first time you're in public since this whole thing happened. 155 00:12:39,913 --> 00:12:43,457 Wait. What? You mean you think accepting an award for leadership in journalism 156 00:12:43,459 --> 00:12:49,463 two days after my cohost of 15 years is fired for predatory behavior is touchy? 157 00:12:49,465 --> 00:12:52,758 That event is gonna be a roomful of vultures waiting for you to fuck up... 158 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,844 Why are you stressing me out like this? Honestly. 159 00:12:55,846 --> 00:12:58,388 Why don't you just give me a stroke by 7:00? Then I won't have to go. 160 00:12:58,390 --> 00:12:59,723 I need to get out of this! 161 00:12:59,725 --> 00:13:01,099 I understand. But I... 162 00:13:01,101 --> 00:13:05,520 - I need this. - Okay. 163 00:13:05,522 --> 00:13:06,605 Hey, Sarah. 164 00:13:06,607 --> 00:13:08,273 Did you call me at 4:00 this morning? 165 00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:11,401 I just woke up and saw this message flashing. 166 00:13:11,403 --> 00:13:13,028 Yeah. 167 00:13:13,030 --> 00:13:18,283 Okay... I need to ask you something. 168 00:13:18,285 --> 00:13:20,494 In your opinion, 169 00:13:20,496 --> 00:13:26,208 the way that the network has been dragging their feet on closing my new deal... 170 00:13:26,210 --> 00:13:29,503 does that suggest... 171 00:13:29,505 --> 00:13:33,090 anything unusual going on? 172 00:13:33,092 --> 00:13:35,509 Like what? 173 00:13:35,511 --> 00:13:37,928 Like... 174 00:13:37,930 --> 00:13:41,390 them trying to replace me? 175 00:13:41,392 --> 00:13:43,225 Or thinking about replacing me? 176 00:13:43,227 --> 00:13:45,936 Well, it's never a good thing. 177 00:13:45,938 --> 00:13:49,773 But it doesn't necessarily mean anything like that. 178 00:13:49,775 --> 00:13:52,442 The good news is you have them by the short hairs now. 179 00:13:52,444 --> 00:13:55,487 They need you in a big way. 180 00:13:55,489 --> 00:14:01,410 Okay, you gotta get that deal closed. And I want every single thing we asked for. 181 00:14:01,412 --> 00:14:02,494 Are you all right? 182 00:14:02,496 --> 00:14:03,829 I'm fine. I'm fine. 183 00:14:03,831 --> 00:14:05,872 Why does everyone keep asking me that? 184 00:14:05,874 --> 00:14:08,959 I just want what I asked for. 185 00:14:08,961 --> 00:14:12,838 And the most important thing is cohost approval. 186 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,590 Sarah, I just need to be able to control the narrative 187 00:14:15,592 --> 00:14:18,218 so that I'm not written out of it. 188 00:14:18,220 --> 00:14:20,429 Alex, why are you afraid of this all of a sudden? 189 00:14:20,431 --> 00:14:22,014 It's just a feeling. 190 00:14:22,016 --> 00:14:24,558 But it is really, really important. 191 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,643 Cohost approval. 192 00:14:26,645 --> 00:14:29,021 You gotta push that through. And I mean it. 193 00:14:29,023 --> 00:14:30,605 Get that. 194 00:14:30,607 --> 00:14:33,191 And I wanna hear the minute that you hear back from them 195 00:14:33,193 --> 00:14:36,486 and not when you feel that I can hear it. 196 00:14:36,488 --> 00:14:37,571 Okay? 197 00:14:37,573 --> 00:14:44,411 Okay. 198 00:14:44,413 --> 00:14:45,495 Yeah. Right. 199 00:14:45,497 --> 00:14:48,373 I never sent a message that I thought was inappropriate. 200 00:14:48,375 --> 00:14:51,084 These women who have come forward did think it was inappropriate. 201 00:14:51,086 --> 00:14:55,922 Do you think that that's valid? Do you think their response is valid? 202 00:14:55,924 --> 00:14:57,758 Of course. 203 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,219 But these women never complained to me about this behavior. 204 00:15:01,221 --> 00:15:02,721 Yes, but you were their boss. 205 00:15:02,723 --> 00:15:04,931 You were in a position of authority. 206 00:15:04,933 --> 00:15:07,601 Do you think that you created an environment 207 00:15:07,603 --> 00:15:12,397 where they felt comfortable coming forward? 208 00:15:12,399 --> 00:15:16,068 Hey. What are you... No, no. 209 00:15:16,070 --> 00:15:18,362 - We can't do this here. - But, Daddy, I want it now. 210 00:15:18,364 --> 00:15:20,364 - Come on, no. - Give it to me, Daddy. 211 00:15:20,366 --> 00:15:23,450 - Please, Daddy. - Come on, no Veruca Salt today. Not here. 212 00:15:23,452 --> 00:15:26,870 - Come on. - Give me what I want. Give me... 213 00:15:26,872 --> 00:15:28,997 Claire. 214 00:15:28,999 --> 00:15:31,625 - You don't get to say no, remember? - Claire, please. 215 00:15:31,627 --> 00:15:34,044 You want me to stop, you're gonna have to use the safe word. 216 00:15:34,046 --> 00:15:38,340 Okay, "climate change." 217 00:15:38,342 --> 00:15:49,893 - You are serious. - I am. I'm dead serious. All right? 218 00:15:49,895 --> 00:15:51,395 Okay. Come on. 219 00:15:51,397 --> 00:15:54,064 No locked doors, okay? You know how bad that would look with you... 220 00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:55,941 Couldn't we be having a private conversation? 221 00:15:55,943 --> 00:15:58,360 - Come on. - You know, I need advice about my career. 222 00:15:58,362 --> 00:15:59,820 You don't need a locked door for that. 223 00:15:59,822 --> 00:16:02,948 You don't need a locked door except for one thing. 224 00:16:02,950 --> 00:16:05,575 You know you and I are something different from... Right? 225 00:16:05,577 --> 00:16:11,039 I know that, and you know that. Nobody else would know that. 226 00:16:11,041 --> 00:16:15,085 Come on, we have to be so fucking careful. 227 00:16:15,087 --> 00:16:17,629 Or we go to HR right now and just tell 'em. 228 00:16:17,631 --> 00:16:20,632 Well, that would be mortifying. 229 00:16:20,634 --> 00:16:24,177 I mean, what would it look like? 230 00:16:24,179 --> 00:16:28,557 You mean that I'm having a serious relationship 231 00:16:28,559 --> 00:16:31,351 with a woman half my age who is the PA? 232 00:16:31,353 --> 00:16:35,856 You think that might seem bad? 233 00:16:35,858 --> 00:16:38,275 What are you saying? 234 00:16:38,277 --> 00:16:40,319 - Hey. What's up? Good morning. - Morning. 235 00:16:40,321 --> 00:16:42,696 - You ready for me? - Yeah, of course. Come on in. 236 00:16:42,698 --> 00:16:44,698 Come on and get... Thank you. You can leave that here. 237 00:16:44,700 --> 00:16:45,782 Oh, yeah. Of course. 238 00:16:45,784 --> 00:16:48,327 Thanks for researching the volcano info. I really appreciate that. 239 00:16:48,329 --> 00:16:52,247 Yeah, cool. Let me know if anything else erupts that you need me to do research on. 240 00:16:52,249 --> 00:16:54,791 - Will do. You got it. - Good. 241 00:16:54,793 --> 00:16:57,419 But more importantly, and most importantly, 242 00:16:57,421 --> 00:16:59,212 we want to ensure a safe working environment 243 00:16:59,214 --> 00:17:02,341 for everyone who works on The Morning Show. 244 00:17:02,343 --> 00:17:05,469 No one here knew what was going on right under our noses. 245 00:17:05,471 --> 00:17:08,096 The next few weeks are gonna be rough. We are clearly in triage. 246 00:17:08,098 --> 00:17:11,725 We need to be stabilized by the time sweeps start. That's in... 247 00:17:11,727 --> 00:17:13,935 - Three weeks. - Right. 248 00:17:13,937 --> 00:17:16,355 I won't lie to you, we are in a bad place. 249 00:17:16,357 --> 00:17:18,190 Jobs, the show, 250 00:17:18,192 --> 00:17:21,109 the network itself literally hang in the balance. 251 00:17:21,111 --> 00:17:24,446 - It's not, though. - These guys, Your Day, America... 252 00:17:24,448 --> 00:17:26,948 Dangerously close to us in the ratings. 253 00:17:26,950 --> 00:17:30,452 And that isn't bullshit, that is ad money. 254 00:17:30,454 --> 00:17:33,747 Ad money that supports this network, supports your jobs... 255 00:17:33,749 --> 00:17:36,249 supports your families. 256 00:17:36,251 --> 00:17:39,961 We're gonna be working round the clock at the network to find America's new family, 257 00:17:39,963 --> 00:17:45,175 and I expect all and everything from each one of you in the meantime. 258 00:17:45,177 --> 00:17:53,433 Great, thank you so much, Fred. All right, everybody, let's get to it. 259 00:17:53,435 --> 00:17:55,102 Where are we with her deal? 260 00:17:55,104 --> 00:17:57,980 She's holding on cohost approval. But we're handling it. 261 00:17:57,982 --> 00:18:00,565 Jesus. She's delusional. 262 00:18:00,567 --> 00:18:03,735 Start putting together a list of names, men who can sit next to Alex for now 263 00:18:03,737 --> 00:18:06,947 and also work with someone younger once she's gone. 264 00:18:06,949 --> 00:18:09,574 Maybe a couple of women too, for optics in case it leaks. 265 00:18:09,576 --> 00:18:16,206 Couple of days ahead of you. The list is already in progress. Anything else? 266 00:18:16,208 --> 00:18:19,001 You know, when you were assigned the news division, 267 00:18:19,003 --> 00:18:23,547 we didn't know we would be facing the biggest crisis in our history. 268 00:18:23,549 --> 00:18:28,260 Some people would say maybe you should have. 269 00:18:28,262 --> 00:18:30,052 I know what you're doing. 270 00:18:30,054 --> 00:18:33,598 The fact that you just started here doesn't give you the leverage you think. 271 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,311 I'm not looking for leverage, Fred, I'm just stating the obvious. 272 00:18:37,313 --> 00:18:41,815 It would have been better if we knew, so we could have stopped it. 273 00:18:41,817 --> 00:18:47,446 But we didn't know. Right? 274 00:18:47,448 --> 00:18:58,574 Right. 275 00:18:59,084 --> 00:19:01,376 - Fucker. - Hey, I got something good. 276 00:19:01,378 --> 00:19:02,461 Yeah? What's up? 277 00:19:02,463 --> 00:19:07,466 I got some insider info. YDA booked one of Mitch's victims for next week. 278 00:19:07,468 --> 00:19:09,760 - Who? - Ashley Brown. 279 00:19:09,762 --> 00:19:12,095 Ashley in sound tech? Jesus, it's been a while. 280 00:19:12,097 --> 00:19:13,722 You think you can get her back here after all that? 281 00:19:13,724 --> 00:19:15,849 I'm gonna pull out all the stops. 282 00:19:15,851 --> 00:19:19,186 I know this is huge for us. You have no idea what I already did to get this info. 283 00:19:19,188 --> 00:19:21,563 You know what? Please don't tell me that. I really don't want... 284 00:19:21,565 --> 00:19:23,440 Okay, fine. I found it in a fortune cookie. 285 00:19:23,442 --> 00:19:27,152 Sorry. You're right. This is obviously huge. 286 00:19:27,154 --> 00:19:32,199 YDA can't be booking one of our victims for a million fucking reasons. 287 00:19:32,201 --> 00:19:33,700 Do whatever you have to do. 288 00:19:33,702 --> 00:19:34,785 I'm on it, boss. 289 00:19:34,787 --> 00:19:37,287 - Rena. - Yes? 290 00:19:37,289 --> 00:19:39,873 Where is today's schedule? 291 00:19:39,875 --> 00:19:40,957 I'm looking for it... 292 00:19:40,959 --> 00:19:43,835 You mean this one that says "today's schedule"? 293 00:19:43,837 --> 00:19:46,129 - Yes. Fuck you very much. - No problem. 294 00:19:46,131 --> 00:19:48,006 Thank you. 295 00:19:48,008 --> 00:19:50,550 "Seven..." Why are we doing this in sev... 296 00:19:50,552 --> 00:19:52,260 Rena, can you get Mia? 297 00:19:52,262 --> 00:19:54,346 Only seven fucking minutes to do this... 298 00:19:54,348 --> 00:19:56,264 Hey, how you hanging in there? 299 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:58,308 I can't feel my body I'm so stressed out. 300 00:19:58,310 --> 00:20:01,603 I'm like a brain floating in space with a phone in my hand. 301 00:20:01,605 --> 00:20:04,815 That sounds about right. Listen, I want you to meet Bradley Jackson today. 302 00:20:04,817 --> 00:20:09,152 Wait. Bradley Jackson who did the show yesterday? What the hell for? 303 00:20:09,154 --> 00:20:12,030 We're gonna be grooming some new people, trying different things. 304 00:20:12,032 --> 00:20:14,366 It is a good time to start grooming some new people, 305 00:20:14,368 --> 00:20:18,161 and I think she'd be a good correspondent, possibly. 306 00:20:18,163 --> 00:20:21,748 Yeah. No, I understand it's always good to be grooming people, but... 307 00:20:21,750 --> 00:20:23,709 I mean, right now? 308 00:20:23,711 --> 00:20:27,087 Plus, you saw her viral video, right? I mean, a correspondent? I don't... 309 00:20:27,089 --> 00:20:29,339 I did see it. 310 00:20:29,341 --> 00:20:31,508 I saw it, and so did five million other people, 311 00:20:31,510 --> 00:20:33,927 because it was incredibly fucking entertaining. 312 00:20:33,929 --> 00:20:36,722 She also went toe-to-toe with Alex Levy. 313 00:20:36,724 --> 00:20:40,517 Not easy to do. We need to open our minds, Chipper. 314 00:20:40,519 --> 00:20:44,229 Come on. What's worked in the past isn't working now. 315 00:20:44,231 --> 00:20:49,192 My office set it for 9:30. Let me know how it goes. 316 00:20:49,194 --> 00:20:56,742 - Great. - Good. 317 00:20:56,744 --> 00:21:01,788 Yep. 318 00:21:01,790 --> 00:21:05,125 No. 319 00:21:05,127 --> 00:21:08,962 Push back. 320 00:21:08,964 --> 00:21:13,550 No coanchor approval. 321 00:21:13,552 --> 00:21:21,058 It's never gonna happen. 322 00:21:21,060 --> 00:21:25,103 No. We're still on schedule. I'm gonna get your car to take you for your mani-pedi. 323 00:21:25,105 --> 00:21:26,605 - Okay, good. - You like Julie, right? 324 00:21:26,607 --> 00:21:28,106 - Yeah, she's fine. - She does great work. 325 00:21:28,108 --> 00:21:30,734 And is Lizzy all set for after school? 326 00:21:30,736 --> 00:21:33,737 Yes, she is. She's gonna meet you there and she's very excited. 327 00:21:33,739 --> 00:21:34,821 Okay, good. 328 00:21:34,823 --> 00:21:35,947 - Last looks! - Hi, good morning. 329 00:21:35,949 --> 00:21:37,199 Revised pages. Here. 330 00:21:37,201 --> 00:21:39,201 - Sarah calling. Now? No? - Thank you. 331 00:21:39,203 --> 00:21:40,285 - Sorry? - Here's Sarah. 332 00:21:40,287 --> 00:21:42,329 Oh, yes, now. 333 00:21:42,331 --> 00:21:44,581 Sorry. Thank you. 334 00:21:44,583 --> 00:21:47,751 Hey, Sarah, I'm just about to go on air. Did they cave? 335 00:21:47,753 --> 00:21:50,003 No. They're sticking to their guns. 336 00:21:50,005 --> 00:21:53,131 No cohost approval. 337 00:21:53,133 --> 00:21:57,844 I'm gonna call you back after the show. 338 00:21:57,846 --> 00:22:09,139 Can you hold that? 339 00:22:10,025 --> 00:22:11,441 Alex, where are you going? 340 00:22:11,443 --> 00:22:13,610 Alex, do you need something? 341 00:22:13,612 --> 00:22:16,446 - Is everything okay? - I'm all good. 342 00:22:16,448 --> 00:22:19,199 - Okay, well, he can't go from... - Hey. 343 00:22:19,201 --> 00:22:20,993 What are you doing? We're live in 90 seconds. 344 00:22:20,995 --> 00:22:23,578 I need to talk to Chip. I need to talk to you. 345 00:22:23,580 --> 00:22:25,914 What is happening? 'Cause you're supposed to be on the air in, like, a minute. 346 00:22:25,916 --> 00:22:28,375 - Yeah, listen. Hey, hey... - What? 347 00:22:28,377 --> 00:22:32,129 I need your word that you will wrap up my negotiation. 348 00:22:32,131 --> 00:22:33,255 I know you're scared, okay. 349 00:22:33,257 --> 00:22:35,382 The whole Mitch thing has turned everything upside down... 350 00:22:35,384 --> 00:22:37,968 Can I... Why does no one get this? 351 00:22:37,970 --> 00:22:41,138 The Mitch days... They're over, all right? 352 00:22:41,140 --> 00:22:44,391 I would like hands-on control from this point on. 353 00:22:44,393 --> 00:22:46,977 I want cohost approval. 354 00:22:46,979 --> 00:22:52,149 Otherwise, I'm not going on the air. 355 00:22:52,151 --> 00:22:54,735 Let's walk to the stage. We'll just walk. 356 00:22:54,737 --> 00:22:56,236 - We can walk. - We'll walk, okay? 357 00:22:56,238 --> 00:22:58,447 But I'm not going on air unless you promise me. 358 00:22:58,449 --> 00:23:00,115 - Can I explain something to you? - Sure. 359 00:23:00,117 --> 00:23:01,825 You pulling this stunt, with the network right now, 360 00:23:01,827 --> 00:23:03,285 is not gonna make them promise you anything. 361 00:23:03,287 --> 00:23:05,203 It's gonna make them think you are fucking losing it. 362 00:23:05,205 --> 00:23:10,834 Well, maybe you have to lose it sometimes to get people to take you seriously. 363 00:23:10,836 --> 00:23:13,086 I've known you 15 years, Chip. 364 00:23:13,088 --> 00:23:16,757 We came up the ranks together. For better, for worse. 365 00:23:16,759 --> 00:23:20,052 Lately it's been for worse, but whatever. 366 00:23:20,054 --> 00:23:24,431 You are the only person that I know that can push this through for me. 367 00:23:24,433 --> 00:23:26,808 And I know if you promise me, you'll do it. 368 00:23:26,810 --> 00:23:29,561 So, you've gotta promise me, Chip. 369 00:23:29,563 --> 00:23:31,480 Thirty seconds, guys. 370 00:23:31,482 --> 00:23:35,442 I am trying to protect you, but you are putting me in an impossible situation. 371 00:23:35,444 --> 00:23:38,028 I can't promise you I can push this through! I can't. I just... 372 00:23:38,030 --> 00:23:41,031 You got Alison and Yanko. Let them go on. 373 00:23:41,033 --> 00:23:42,491 I'm not going on. 374 00:23:42,493 --> 00:23:46,119 And I don't want you to protect me, I'd like you to respect me. 375 00:23:46,121 --> 00:23:47,996 What, did you read this on a card? What are you... 376 00:23:47,998 --> 00:23:49,247 Twenty seconds. 377 00:23:49,249 --> 00:23:51,500 I'm ready to fill in. 378 00:23:51,502 --> 00:23:54,503 - There, Alison. There you go. - No. 379 00:23:54,505 --> 00:23:57,172 They're... They're gonna think you are crazy. 380 00:23:57,174 --> 00:23:58,715 I'm not going on air. 381 00:23:58,717 --> 00:24:01,051 Ten seconds. 382 00:24:01,053 --> 00:24:03,637 Nine... 383 00:24:03,639 --> 00:24:05,764 eight... 384 00:24:05,766 --> 00:24:07,557 seven... 385 00:24:07,559 --> 00:24:11,853 All right, I promise... Fine, fine! Go! Sit, butt in chair! 386 00:24:11,855 --> 00:24:18,610 Five, four, three, two... 387 00:24:18,612 --> 00:24:21,279 Good morning. I'm Alex Levy. 388 00:24:21,281 --> 00:24:22,823 And I'm Daniel Henderson. 389 00:24:22,825 --> 00:24:33,834 And here are our top stories. 390 00:24:33,836 --> 00:24:36,795 Hey, Bradley Jackson. 391 00:24:36,797 --> 00:24:39,965 Have a meeting with Charlie Black. 392 00:24:39,967 --> 00:24:42,384 Does he go by Chip, or Charlie, or? 393 00:24:42,386 --> 00:24:45,387 Well, Charlie is his professional name, but he does go by Chip. 394 00:24:45,389 --> 00:24:53,437 Okay, okay. Well, then I have a meeting with Charlie Chip. 395 00:24:53,439 --> 00:24:56,606 Hey. Hey, Chip, you looking for me? 396 00:24:56,608 --> 00:24:58,650 Yeah. Can you walk with me? 397 00:24:58,652 --> 00:25:01,194 Second day in the anchor chair, I think it went pretty well. 398 00:25:01,196 --> 00:25:02,904 I'm really excited about The Twist today. 399 00:25:02,906 --> 00:25:04,906 - Can I give you some advice? - Sure. 400 00:25:04,908 --> 00:25:07,284 - There are opportunities opening up here. - Yeah. 401 00:25:07,286 --> 00:25:09,369 You know what Mitch had going for him? 402 00:25:09,371 --> 00:25:12,998 He was that guy you didn't mind being stuck at the DMV next to, you know. 403 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,084 Easygoing, light touch, smart, yes, but easy. 404 00:25:16,086 --> 00:25:17,586 Now, I think you're great. 405 00:25:17,588 --> 00:25:20,130 Probably the best real journalist we have in the building. 406 00:25:20,132 --> 00:25:22,341 But I overheard you having this debate in the hall. 407 00:25:22,343 --> 00:25:25,218 I know how you feel about the Gilmore Girls musical 408 00:25:25,220 --> 00:25:28,930 being neo-pro-life rights propaganda, and I get it. 409 00:25:28,932 --> 00:25:31,308 All I'm gonna say is, don't fucking say it. 410 00:25:31,310 --> 00:25:34,061 That shit is not gonna get you the coanchor chair, okay? 411 00:25:34,063 --> 00:25:35,937 You got a lot going for yourself in this race. 412 00:25:35,939 --> 00:25:38,982 The brass is looking at everybody closely. 413 00:25:38,984 --> 00:25:41,485 Don't ruin it for yourself by being too serious, okay? 414 00:25:41,487 --> 00:25:47,240 Try being a little... softer. A little more accessible, you know? 415 00:25:47,242 --> 00:25:49,159 You telling me to be less black? 416 00:25:49,161 --> 00:25:51,286 Jesus, that's what you just heard? Really, Daniel? 417 00:25:51,288 --> 00:25:52,871 - That's basically what you're saying. - Fuck... 418 00:25:52,873 --> 00:25:56,249 You don't even know you're saying it. This is what I had to deal with my whole life. 419 00:25:56,251 --> 00:25:59,461 Don't be smarter than other people. Don't come off too strong, too opinionated. 420 00:25:59,463 --> 00:26:01,421 Daniel, that's not being black. 421 00:26:01,423 --> 00:26:04,049 It's being fucking Morning Show, Daniel, okay? 422 00:26:04,051 --> 00:26:08,345 Jesus, I'm on your side here. This has nothing to do with you being black. 423 00:26:08,347 --> 00:26:11,848 That's what you guys always say. 424 00:26:11,850 --> 00:26:13,350 Shit, okay. You know what? 425 00:26:13,352 --> 00:26:15,936 Just do yourself a favor tonight at the event. 426 00:26:15,938 --> 00:26:18,313 Press the flesh. Schmooze the executives. 427 00:26:18,315 --> 00:26:20,315 Pretend you're the dad that everybody wants 428 00:26:20,317 --> 00:26:22,442 and don't go after the beloved Gilmore Girls. 429 00:26:22,444 --> 00:26:27,030 Hey, hey, this chair could be yours. 430 00:26:27,032 --> 00:26:28,740 Okay? 431 00:26:28,742 --> 00:26:31,326 - I hear you. - Thank you. 432 00:26:31,328 --> 00:26:33,412 - Thank you. Thank you. - You're welcome. You're welcome. 433 00:26:33,414 --> 00:26:34,663 Yes. 434 00:26:34,665 --> 00:26:37,290 The coal woman is here. 435 00:26:37,292 --> 00:26:39,292 Jesus. Do we have to do this meeting right now? 436 00:26:39,294 --> 00:26:41,336 Like I don't have a million more important things to do. 437 00:26:41,338 --> 00:26:43,797 Is Cory Ellison fucking this woman or... 438 00:26:43,799 --> 00:26:46,341 Fucking waste of time. That's it. 439 00:26:46,343 --> 00:26:50,929 I wanna thank you for taking the time to see me. I know you've got a lot going on. 440 00:26:50,931 --> 00:26:52,973 Sure, it's no problem. Not busy at all. 441 00:26:52,975 --> 00:26:55,267 - I looked at your reel. It was good. - Thank you. 442 00:26:55,269 --> 00:26:58,687 I noticed you have moved around last couple of years. 443 00:26:58,689 --> 00:27:02,482 Three years at SENN, then BDC six months before that... 444 00:27:02,484 --> 00:27:06,069 Yeah, yeah. I understand. I've been some places. 445 00:27:06,071 --> 00:27:09,197 But really, I'm looking for a platform where I can get my ideas across. 446 00:27:09,199 --> 00:27:12,826 - Speaking of which, I brought some today... - Wait, I'm sorry. What do you mean ideas? 447 00:27:12,828 --> 00:27:15,495 I've worked up some stories I think would be good for The Morning Show. 448 00:27:15,497 --> 00:27:18,665 I'm sorry. I'm maybe a little confused. 449 00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:21,668 You're interviewing to be a correspondent, right? Not a producer. 450 00:27:21,670 --> 00:27:25,213 'Cause correspondents normally just present the ideas that producers wrote. 451 00:27:25,215 --> 00:27:28,342 Yeah, I like to do my own producing, 452 00:27:28,344 --> 00:27:31,928 and I think I have some stories that would do really well on TMS. 453 00:27:31,930 --> 00:27:33,680 So, why don't I just jump in? 454 00:27:33,682 --> 00:27:34,973 Sure, yeah. Okay. 455 00:27:34,975 --> 00:27:37,309 So, there's a mom-and-pop store in Chicago. 456 00:27:37,311 --> 00:27:39,561 It's about to be replaced by a Target. 457 00:27:39,563 --> 00:27:42,189 The historical society is trying to block it. 458 00:27:42,191 --> 00:27:43,357 But here's the twist. 459 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,485 The mom and the pop are angry at the historical society 460 00:27:46,487 --> 00:27:49,196 because they're getting in the way of them amassing a small fortune. 461 00:27:49,198 --> 00:27:52,074 So, I have a source on the inside that can tell me... 462 00:27:52,076 --> 00:27:55,118 It's okay. I get the concept. 463 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:58,455 Okay, well, college admissions. Not the diversity angle... 464 00:27:58,457 --> 00:28:02,167 Fuck me. 465 00:28:02,169 --> 00:28:03,251 - Sorry. - College admissions. 466 00:28:03,253 --> 00:28:05,921 But not the diversity angle, the money angle. 467 00:28:05,923 --> 00:28:07,297 No. 468 00:28:07,299 --> 00:28:10,634 No? Okay. 469 00:28:10,636 --> 00:28:14,012 You know, right here in New York City they are trying to dedicate a memorial 470 00:28:14,014 --> 00:28:17,474 to the immigrants who died in the Triangle Fire in 1911. 471 00:28:17,476 --> 00:28:19,434 And the thing about dedicating it this summer... 472 00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:21,687 You said 1911? 473 00:28:21,689 --> 00:28:24,898 Yeah, that's when it happened, 1911. 474 00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:26,233 Okay. 475 00:28:26,235 --> 00:28:29,653 I don't know how to say this without being rude, but you're wasting your time here. 476 00:28:29,655 --> 00:28:31,113 Your stories aren't right for us. 477 00:28:31,115 --> 00:28:35,033 It's not even ostensibly what you're here to discuss anyway, so... 478 00:28:35,035 --> 00:28:37,911 The stories aren't right for you? 479 00:28:37,913 --> 00:28:38,996 I'm sorry. 480 00:28:38,998 --> 00:28:42,290 Were you even listening? 'Cause you look like you were distracted the entire time. 481 00:28:42,292 --> 00:28:44,209 You didn't even ask me a question. 482 00:28:44,211 --> 00:28:46,128 How are they not right for you? 483 00:28:46,130 --> 00:28:49,214 Are you... You're being serious right now? 484 00:28:49,216 --> 00:28:50,382 Yeah. 485 00:28:50,384 --> 00:28:51,967 Okay. 486 00:28:51,969 --> 00:28:55,429 They're not interesting. This meeting is over. 487 00:28:55,431 --> 00:28:57,931 You mean they're not interesting to you? 488 00:28:57,933 --> 00:29:00,600 - Have you seen your show lately, sir? - Please. 489 00:29:00,602 --> 00:29:04,563 I'm sorry, but this week alone, I think I saw twins who met on Bumble, 490 00:29:04,565 --> 00:29:08,692 a woman got busted for selling fake emotional support animal licenses. 491 00:29:08,694 --> 00:29:12,863 And how many ice-cream flavors are there really? Need I go on? 492 00:29:12,865 --> 00:29:14,364 No, you need to leave. 493 00:29:14,366 --> 00:29:16,908 - Your show sucks. - Thank you! Thank you. 494 00:29:16,910 --> 00:29:18,160 It's barely news. 495 00:29:18,162 --> 00:29:21,246 You have downgraded it to try and get some of the Your Day, America audience, 496 00:29:21,248 --> 00:29:22,748 to your own detriment. 497 00:29:22,750 --> 00:29:24,750 You really think this is gonna help you get a job? 498 00:29:24,752 --> 00:29:26,543 The stories that I brought you are good. 499 00:29:26,545 --> 00:29:28,920 They're human, they're political, they're engaging. 500 00:29:28,922 --> 00:29:31,757 The Triangle Fire story is so timely right now, 501 00:29:31,759 --> 00:29:33,717 with immigration issues that are going on. 502 00:29:33,719 --> 00:29:37,846 I'm sorry if lives of teenage immigrant girls burning alive in a sweatshop 503 00:29:37,848 --> 00:29:39,598 holds no current value to you, 504 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,683 but it might lead you to do an actual news story 505 00:29:41,685 --> 00:29:44,978 about the sweatshops that exist all over the city right now. 506 00:29:44,980 --> 00:29:49,066 But God forbid you do that at Morning Show. It's not feel-good bad news, is it? 507 00:29:49,068 --> 00:29:50,776 You want me to call security? That's what you want? 508 00:29:50,778 --> 00:29:53,070 - Why? Are you scared of me? - I want you to leave! 509 00:29:53,072 --> 00:29:56,907 You know what? People like you are the reason broadcast news is what it is. 510 00:29:56,909 --> 00:30:00,827 Thanks for your time, Chip Charlie Chip. Whatever your fuckin' name is. 511 00:30:00,829 --> 00:30:02,913 You sound like an ice-cream flavor. 512 00:30:02,915 --> 00:30:10,253 Hey, why don't you put that in your hard news exposé? 513 00:30:10,255 --> 00:30:11,630 What the fuck? 514 00:30:11,632 --> 00:30:25,427 UBA 515 00:30:49,878 --> 00:30:54,006 I'm gonna be straight with you, Mitch. Financially, this is gonna be tough. 516 00:30:54,008 --> 00:30:56,299 It's okay. It's fine. I can tighten my belt a little... 517 00:30:56,301 --> 00:30:58,176 It kind of goes beyond that. 518 00:30:58,178 --> 00:31:01,763 UBA is not going to pay out the rest of your contract. 519 00:31:01,765 --> 00:31:03,265 - They said that? - Yes. 520 00:31:03,267 --> 00:31:05,934 Legal sent a violation of contract document this morning 521 00:31:05,936 --> 00:31:07,311 that made it very clear. 522 00:31:07,313 --> 00:31:11,481 How can I be in violation of my contract? 523 00:31:11,483 --> 00:31:13,442 It was consensual. 524 00:31:13,444 --> 00:31:15,986 - All I can say is that for the... - Lisa, it was consensual. 525 00:31:15,988 --> 00:31:19,990 For the foreseeable future, you're not gonna have any income. 526 00:31:19,992 --> 00:31:22,951 Okay. 527 00:31:22,953 --> 00:31:24,703 All right. 528 00:31:24,705 --> 00:31:26,496 Well, what do you propose I do? 529 00:31:26,498 --> 00:31:29,041 You're gonna have to start making choices. 530 00:31:29,043 --> 00:31:33,879 You got the Southampton house, the Aspen property, your New York apartment. Which... 531 00:31:33,881 --> 00:31:36,631 I'm not giving up that apartment. 532 00:31:36,633 --> 00:31:41,053 You could probably keep it going at this level for two years, tops. 533 00:31:41,055 --> 00:31:45,807 How is that even possible? I've made more money than God. Right? 534 00:31:45,809 --> 00:31:47,893 God didn't violate his morals clause. 535 00:31:47,895 --> 00:31:50,687 Morals clause, really? 536 00:31:50,689 --> 00:31:52,648 Oh, wow! 537 00:31:52,650 --> 00:31:54,066 Fuck. 538 00:31:54,068 --> 00:31:56,151 That. What a crock of shit. 539 00:31:56,153 --> 00:31:58,445 Morals clause! 540 00:31:58,447 --> 00:32:00,739 These people back up the Brinks truck 541 00:32:00,741 --> 00:32:05,243 and give you everything that you've always wanted except for one thing: 542 00:32:05,245 --> 00:32:07,788 there's gonna be a morals clause in your contract. 543 00:32:07,790 --> 00:32:10,832 Okay. Well, you're not an idiot. 544 00:32:10,834 --> 00:32:14,127 And everybody's telling you they won't trigger it. They never trigger it. 545 00:32:14,129 --> 00:32:16,046 That's not even... They're just covering their asses. 546 00:32:16,048 --> 00:32:18,924 And these guys? You've known them forever. 547 00:32:18,926 --> 00:32:24,346 You have worked with them. And they more than approve of your behavior. 548 00:32:24,348 --> 00:32:27,516 It's fine with them, as is evidenced by the fact 549 00:32:27,518 --> 00:32:32,270 that they just gave you the most lucrative deal in the history of morning news. 550 00:32:32,272 --> 00:32:34,231 And you don't want to be that guy who says, 551 00:32:34,233 --> 00:32:37,734 "No, take the morals clause out, then I'll sign it," 'cause that sends a bad message. 552 00:32:37,736 --> 00:32:40,195 You know what a morals clause is? 553 00:32:40,197 --> 00:32:42,406 It's a moving fucking target! 554 00:32:42,408 --> 00:32:44,491 It's anything they want it to be! 555 00:32:44,493 --> 00:32:49,913 Yeah? It's as the wind blows. 556 00:32:49,915 --> 00:32:54,418 Oh, wow. 557 00:32:54,420 --> 00:33:00,090 Mitch, I'm your business manager, not your lawyer. 558 00:33:00,092 --> 00:33:12,803 Morals clause. Morals clause. 559 00:33:13,063 --> 00:33:15,480 Rapist! 560 00:33:15,482 --> 00:33:18,859 What did you say to me? What did you call me? 561 00:33:18,861 --> 00:33:22,321 Don't walk away from me. You're calling me a ra...? I'm not even accused of rape. 562 00:33:22,323 --> 00:33:24,656 Sexual misconduct is what I'm being accused of. 563 00:33:24,658 --> 00:33:27,492 Don't you wave your fucking hand at me! 564 00:33:27,494 --> 00:33:39,788 Have a nice day, you fucking asshole. 565 00:33:47,348 --> 00:33:48,597 Yes? 566 00:33:48,599 --> 00:33:50,641 Hi, Ashley. I'm Hannah Shoenfeld. 567 00:33:50,643 --> 00:33:51,933 I'm with The Morning Show. 568 00:33:51,935 --> 00:33:56,146 Don't worry. It's nothing bad. We think it's great you want to tell your story. 569 00:33:56,148 --> 00:33:58,023 Then why are you here? 570 00:33:58,025 --> 00:34:00,734 Can I come in? I promise I'll be real quick. 571 00:34:00,736 --> 00:34:06,782 - I really don't think that's a good idea. - Five minutes. You can time me. 572 00:34:06,784 --> 00:34:08,450 Look, you have a story to tell. 573 00:34:08,452 --> 00:34:12,496 The entire country needs to hear it, and we want to give you the platform. 574 00:34:12,498 --> 00:34:14,122 On The Morning Show? 575 00:34:14,124 --> 00:34:15,624 Yes. 576 00:34:15,626 --> 00:34:17,709 Why would I ever go back there? That place is... 577 00:34:17,711 --> 00:34:22,339 The scene of the crime. I know. And going back, that takes real fucking courage. 578 00:34:22,341 --> 00:34:26,093 Which you have. Or you wouldn't be speaking out in the first place. 579 00:34:26,095 --> 00:34:30,138 Look, I find stories for a living. That's what I do. 580 00:34:30,140 --> 00:34:33,976 And when I look at you, I can see that story. 581 00:34:33,978 --> 00:34:36,645 The brave woman knocked back by a powerful man, 582 00:34:36,647 --> 00:34:39,523 reclaiming her power on national TV. 583 00:34:39,525 --> 00:34:44,027 But if you go on YDA, that's not the story that'll be told. 584 00:34:44,029 --> 00:34:48,156 Yes, it is. It doesn't matter where I tell it. 585 00:34:48,158 --> 00:34:52,703 I am done with this conversation. I'm not going back there. 586 00:34:52,705 --> 00:34:54,329 Do I have to call security? 587 00:34:54,331 --> 00:34:56,873 Fine. I'll leave. 588 00:34:56,875 --> 00:35:01,628 But it does matter where you tell it. 589 00:35:01,630 --> 00:35:04,673 You're making a huge mistake. 590 00:35:04,675 --> 00:35:05,757 Why? 591 00:35:05,759 --> 00:35:10,554 Because this is television, not a women's studies seminar at Vassar. 592 00:35:10,556 --> 00:35:14,474 A lot of people watching are gonna have ignorant, knee-jerk reactions. 593 00:35:14,476 --> 00:35:16,518 How you tell the story is the whole fucking ball game. 594 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:22,774 And if you do it on YDA, you'll be the angry woman. 595 00:35:22,776 --> 00:35:24,109 Why? 596 00:35:24,111 --> 00:35:28,739 Because YDA's our enemy, and everyone who watches these shows knows it. 597 00:35:28,741 --> 00:35:32,993 They'll see you as a bitch, scorned by a powerful network, 598 00:35:32,995 --> 00:35:35,370 rejected by a powerful man, 599 00:35:35,372 --> 00:35:38,415 bitter about her career, her life, 600 00:35:38,417 --> 00:35:40,042 looking for a payback, 601 00:35:40,044 --> 00:35:42,210 desperate to hurt the people who hurt her, 602 00:35:42,212 --> 00:35:46,131 manipulated by a rival show that just wants to fuck over their opponent, 603 00:35:46,133 --> 00:35:48,132 trotted out like a piece of meat, 604 00:35:48,134 --> 00:35:51,469 and then discarded when you aren't needed anymore. 605 00:35:51,471 --> 00:35:53,429 And then it's done, and nobody cares. 606 00:35:53,431 --> 00:35:55,431 On to the next story. 607 00:35:55,433 --> 00:36:00,145 No, I can't do this. I mean, I shouldn't be doing this at all. 608 00:36:00,147 --> 00:36:04,190 Yes, you should. 609 00:36:04,192 --> 00:36:06,942 But if you are gonna do it... 610 00:36:06,944 --> 00:36:12,324 if you are gonna blow the whistle on Mitch Kessler for being the predator he is... 611 00:36:12,326 --> 00:36:16,495 you have to have the balls to do it in his own house. 612 00:36:16,497 --> 00:36:23,210 It won't mean anything otherwise. 613 00:36:23,212 --> 00:36:26,463 Come on The Morning Show. 614 00:36:26,465 --> 00:36:29,257 Come back to the killing floor. 615 00:36:29,259 --> 00:36:32,719 Show everyone you have the nerve... 616 00:36:32,721 --> 00:36:44,848 but especially him. 617 00:36:45,067 --> 00:36:51,405 Thanks. 618 00:36:51,407 --> 00:36:53,073 - Hello? - Hello, Bradley. 619 00:36:53,075 --> 00:36:55,993 This is Cecily from Cory Ellison's office. 620 00:36:55,995 --> 00:36:59,454 Cory would like for you to be at the Leadership in Journalism event tonight. 621 00:36:59,456 --> 00:37:01,665 It's black-tie. 622 00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:04,584 That's really nice, but I'm headed to the airport. 623 00:37:04,586 --> 00:37:07,713 We'll take care of rearranging your flight. 624 00:37:07,715 --> 00:37:09,798 A car will pick you up at your hotel. 625 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:13,010 Okay, I didn't pack anything I could wear to a black-tie event. 626 00:37:13,012 --> 00:37:15,804 We're sending a few gowns over. 627 00:37:15,806 --> 00:37:17,806 Okay, Cecily, I'm confused. 628 00:37:17,808 --> 00:37:21,560 I had a meeting with Chip Charlie Black, and it did not go well. 629 00:37:21,562 --> 00:37:23,478 I'm pretty sure he's not hiring me. 630 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,273 All I know is Cory asked me to call you. 631 00:37:26,275 --> 00:37:32,321 So, between you and me, I'd show up. 632 00:37:32,323 --> 00:37:34,448 Okay, yeah. I'll be there. 633 00:37:34,450 --> 00:37:45,534 Fantastic. 634 00:37:48,047 --> 00:37:54,509 Go around the side. Get the shot. Come out this side. 635 00:37:54,511 --> 00:37:58,472 - Why are you here? - Is he going back on air? 636 00:37:58,474 --> 00:38:04,144 What's the latest news on Mitch? 637 00:38:04,146 --> 00:38:07,773 Hey, Mitch. 638 00:38:07,775 --> 00:38:09,900 To what do I owe this pleasure? 639 00:38:09,902 --> 00:38:13,195 Is it already time for my chemical castration? 640 00:38:13,197 --> 00:38:15,238 No, I got that slotted in for next Thursday. 641 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:16,657 Oh, yeah. 642 00:38:16,659 --> 00:38:20,577 Maybe we can fit it in between my tar and feathering and being burnt at the stake. 643 00:38:20,579 --> 00:38:22,329 You got it. 644 00:38:22,331 --> 00:38:28,835 And by the way, fuck you. 645 00:38:28,837 --> 00:38:31,588 Mitch, you gotta stop calling reporters. 646 00:38:31,590 --> 00:38:34,299 Looks like somebody got an illegal wiretap kit for Christmas. 647 00:38:34,301 --> 00:38:36,051 No, somebody got slipped the information 648 00:38:36,053 --> 00:38:39,012 that Mitch Kessler has been calling reporters all over New York City 649 00:38:39,014 --> 00:38:42,557 looking for someone to tell his side of the story. 650 00:38:42,559 --> 00:38:45,268 What the fuck, Mitch? I mean, you know you can't do that. 651 00:38:45,270 --> 00:38:47,854 You're toxic, and you're gonna be for a while, so... 652 00:38:47,856 --> 00:38:53,527 How long do I have to sit around while I take my punishment like a man? 653 00:38:53,529 --> 00:38:57,364 I don't know. I don't know what the half-life is on this, but it's not a day. 654 00:38:57,366 --> 00:38:58,782 It's years. 655 00:38:58,784 --> 00:39:00,826 So, you need to hibernate. 656 00:39:00,828 --> 00:39:04,454 I have covered enough of these stories over the past couple of years 657 00:39:04,456 --> 00:39:07,624 to know that when the Me Too mob comes knocking at your door 658 00:39:07,626 --> 00:39:08,709 you have two choices. 659 00:39:08,711 --> 00:39:14,506 You can either be contrite and cry puddles of crocodile tears 660 00:39:14,508 --> 00:39:19,011 and pray till you're blue in the balls that it'll just magically disappear, 661 00:39:19,013 --> 00:39:22,389 or you can fight back. 662 00:39:22,391 --> 00:39:25,350 And that's what I intend to do, Chip. 663 00:39:25,352 --> 00:39:27,644 I think that's my best course of action. 664 00:39:27,646 --> 00:39:29,354 I'm going to hire a new attorney, 665 00:39:29,356 --> 00:39:32,399 I'm going to get my face out there, 666 00:39:32,401 --> 00:39:36,403 and I'm not gonna hide in shame. 667 00:39:36,405 --> 00:39:37,946 It's gonna work. 668 00:39:37,948 --> 00:39:42,284 Do not show your face tonight. Do not do that to Alex. 669 00:39:42,286 --> 00:39:44,286 My tux is pressed. 670 00:39:44,288 --> 00:39:46,330 - I can't unpress my tux. - Yeah. 671 00:39:46,332 --> 00:39:50,584 So, I'm going. And those goddamn two-faced New York reporters... 672 00:39:50,586 --> 00:39:54,129 I'm gonna walk in and look those motherfuckers in their beady little eyes, 673 00:39:54,131 --> 00:39:57,966 and I'm gonna say, "I'm here. I can see you." 674 00:39:57,968 --> 00:39:59,217 Yeah, that's suicide. 675 00:39:59,219 --> 00:40:01,887 And by the way, did I see you yelling at some woman on the street? 676 00:40:01,889 --> 00:40:04,598 Because it's on Twitter. You can't fucking do this shit, man! 677 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,142 I have to fight back! 678 00:40:07,144 --> 00:40:10,187 I'm not going to let somebody slander me again in public. 679 00:40:10,189 --> 00:40:12,981 I get it! You're angry! You're upset! You're defensive, okay? 680 00:40:12,983 --> 00:40:17,903 But I'm telling you, you are way too emotionally volatile to walk in there 681 00:40:17,905 --> 00:40:20,030 and make a convincing argument, okay? 682 00:40:20,032 --> 00:40:22,616 And you need to drop this innocent act, at least in front of me. 683 00:40:22,618 --> 00:40:26,203 I am as innocent as any straight, middle-aged man there is. 684 00:40:26,205 --> 00:40:29,081 The only problem is, that seems to be illegal these days. 685 00:40:29,083 --> 00:40:31,458 This is McCarthyism, you know it. 686 00:40:31,460 --> 00:40:32,542 Everybody knows it 687 00:40:32,544 --> 00:40:35,671 but people just don't have the intestinal fortitude to say it out loud. 688 00:40:35,673 --> 00:40:39,132 I'll say it. We're being too fast to judge men in the court of public opinion. 689 00:40:39,134 --> 00:40:40,592 I agree with you, okay? 690 00:40:40,594 --> 00:40:43,387 The whole Me Too movement is probably an overcorrection 691 00:40:43,389 --> 00:40:45,055 for centuries of bad behavior 692 00:40:45,057 --> 00:40:47,474 that more enlightened men like you and me had nothing to do with. 693 00:40:47,476 --> 00:40:52,604 But, Mitch, do you really want a detailed probe into your private life? 694 00:40:52,606 --> 00:40:55,399 You think that's gonna exonerate you? 695 00:40:55,401 --> 00:40:58,026 - At first they came for the rapists. - What are you... 696 00:40:58,028 --> 00:41:01,613 And I did not speak up because I am not a rapist. 697 00:41:01,615 --> 00:41:04,074 And then they came for the powerful men, 698 00:41:04,076 --> 00:41:06,785 and you did not speak up because you are not a powerful man. 699 00:41:06,787 --> 00:41:08,870 But what are you going to do 700 00:41:08,872 --> 00:41:15,168 when they come for the ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill creep like you, Chip? 701 00:41:15,170 --> 00:41:20,007 Who's gonna be left to speak up for you? 702 00:41:20,009 --> 00:41:24,011 I'm gonna go now, okay? 703 00:41:24,013 --> 00:41:26,304 Do not show up tonight. 704 00:41:26,306 --> 00:41:28,473 Stop talking. 705 00:41:28,475 --> 00:41:33,395 Start fucking listening, and do it from home. 706 00:41:33,397 --> 00:41:36,064 Who leaked this to the Times? 707 00:41:36,066 --> 00:41:39,818 Stop talking, Mitch. 708 00:41:39,820 --> 00:41:45,240 And who did you have to blow to keep your job? 709 00:41:45,242 --> 00:41:55,625 All right. See you in a couple of hours. 710 00:41:55,627 --> 00:42:00,964 I need this. I need my makeup so I can look like a princess all night. 711 00:42:00,966 --> 00:42:03,925 That's not gonna fit. I need my mints. I need my phone, 712 00:42:03,927 --> 00:42:08,013 and I need my eye drops, none of which fit in this teeny little thing! 713 00:42:08,015 --> 00:42:09,348 I can take your phone. 714 00:42:09,350 --> 00:42:12,392 Why would you take my phone? That's ridiculous, Jason. 715 00:42:12,394 --> 00:42:13,977 You're getting worked up about nothing... 716 00:42:13,979 --> 00:42:17,022 Really? About nothing? I'm sorry. I need all this stupid shit. 717 00:42:17,024 --> 00:42:18,940 Alex, it's fine. Let me just... Give me... 718 00:42:18,942 --> 00:42:21,777 - I said I would get it. I can shut it. - Jesus Christ. 719 00:42:21,779 --> 00:42:22,778 Thank you. 720 00:42:22,780 --> 00:42:23,862 - Mom? - What? 721 00:42:23,864 --> 00:42:25,864 - It's gonna be okay. - No, it's not, honey. 722 00:42:25,866 --> 00:42:27,532 Okay, it's just an event. 723 00:42:27,534 --> 00:42:30,035 Really? Just an event? Only with the worst timing ever. 724 00:42:30,037 --> 00:42:33,038 I would rather stick daggers into my eyeballs! 725 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:35,374 - Alex. Alex. - What? 726 00:42:35,376 --> 00:42:39,836 How about you pretend to have food poisoning and just don't go? 727 00:42:39,838 --> 00:42:41,922 I cannot do that. 728 00:42:41,924 --> 00:42:45,342 Everyone in there will know that I'm lying, that I'm uncomfortable and afraid. 729 00:42:45,344 --> 00:42:48,929 That I'm afraid of what's gonna happen to me on the show in the wake of Mitch. 730 00:42:48,931 --> 00:42:53,141 Everyone in there is press. They think they know everything. 731 00:42:53,143 --> 00:42:55,018 Half of them hate me because I'm too successful, 732 00:42:55,020 --> 00:42:57,187 and the other half hate me because, I don't know, 733 00:42:57,189 --> 00:42:59,606 their hearts are at home in a fucking jar! 734 00:42:59,608 --> 00:43:03,235 Oh, God! 735 00:43:03,237 --> 00:43:05,821 Oh, Jesus, I can't cry! 736 00:43:05,823 --> 00:43:07,864 Jesus! 737 00:43:07,866 --> 00:43:09,533 Oh, God. 738 00:43:09,535 --> 00:43:12,077 - No, stop it, stop it! - Mom. 739 00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:16,957 - Yeah, well, you can't go out like this. - I know that! 740 00:43:16,959 --> 00:43:20,210 - Alex, Alex! - Ms. Levy! Right here! 741 00:43:20,212 --> 00:43:25,298 Hi. 742 00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:26,591 - Okay? - Yep. 743 00:43:26,593 --> 00:43:41,724 Let's go do this fucking event so I can go home and just die. 744 00:43:52,328 --> 00:43:58,874 I really appreciate it. 745 00:43:58,876 --> 00:44:01,626 Hey, Alex. Congratulations on being honored tonight. 746 00:44:01,628 --> 00:44:03,253 - Thank you. - How does it feel? 747 00:44:03,255 --> 00:44:06,965 It's so meaningful to be honored by such prestigious company, 748 00:44:06,967 --> 00:44:10,677 and I'm thrilled to be here to support quality journalism in this day and... 749 00:44:10,679 --> 00:44:15,057 May I just add The Morning Show is very important. 750 00:44:15,059 --> 00:44:18,060 It's iconic and beloved, and it is about real journalism 751 00:44:18,062 --> 00:44:19,936 and no one person can change that. 752 00:44:19,938 --> 00:44:22,898 We will survive this disgrace, 753 00:44:22,900 --> 00:44:25,942 and we're gonna help America get through it like a family. 754 00:44:25,944 --> 00:44:29,655 - Thank you. - Thank you. 755 00:44:29,657 --> 00:44:33,158 Hey, let's get a picture. 756 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:36,703 You forgot the part about how I'm the one that will be pulling America through this. 757 00:44:36,705 --> 00:44:39,790 Well, I think that was implied. 758 00:44:39,792 --> 00:44:42,626 You think a lot is implied. 759 00:44:42,628 --> 00:44:49,216 That's where you hide. In the implications. 760 00:44:49,218 --> 00:44:52,469 I'm really honored. 761 00:44:52,471 --> 00:44:53,553 Who are you? 762 00:44:53,555 --> 00:44:55,681 Being this personable is exhausting. 763 00:44:55,683 --> 00:44:58,016 I don't think I can keep doing it for much longer. 764 00:44:58,018 --> 00:45:00,686 Let me take you to the bar and give you a minute to be an intense, 765 00:45:00,688 --> 00:45:02,896 overly educated, sexy grouch, huh? 766 00:45:02,898 --> 00:45:06,525 I'm feeling good. I'm starting to feel like I might really have a shot at this. 767 00:45:06,527 --> 00:45:10,320 Keep pressing that flesh. 768 00:45:10,322 --> 00:45:12,114 Hey, Cory? 769 00:45:12,116 --> 00:45:16,451 So, your friend... Bradley Jackson, bit of a train wreck. 770 00:45:16,453 --> 00:45:19,371 You're gonna be sorry if you go down this road. I'd like to report otherwise, 771 00:45:19,373 --> 00:45:22,874 but that's my gut feeling. 772 00:45:22,876 --> 00:45:24,584 Fine. 773 00:45:24,586 --> 00:45:30,173 Okay, good. 774 00:45:30,175 --> 00:45:31,883 Mom, did Hal go to his meeting? 775 00:45:31,885 --> 00:45:34,803 He was supposed to call me after, and I haven't heard a word from him. 776 00:45:34,805 --> 00:45:38,390 I don't know. He's not home yet. He left about 1:00 to go to it. 777 00:45:38,392 --> 00:45:40,183 He's been out for seven hours? 778 00:45:40,185 --> 00:45:43,687 Well, he said he was gonna go by Brandon's afterwards. 779 00:45:43,689 --> 00:45:45,689 Mom, you can't let him see Brandon. 780 00:45:45,691 --> 00:45:47,566 That's like putting heroin right in front of him. 781 00:45:47,568 --> 00:45:49,359 Bradley, I'm worried now. 782 00:45:49,361 --> 00:45:51,862 I'll call you later. I just have to do one stupid thing 783 00:45:51,864 --> 00:45:54,573 and then I'm gonna come home, and I'll deal with this myself. 784 00:45:54,575 --> 00:45:56,950 Okay, I gotta go. All right, bye. 785 00:45:56,952 --> 00:45:58,910 - Hey! - Glad you could make it. 786 00:45:58,912 --> 00:46:00,912 I'm going to show you to your seat. 787 00:46:00,914 --> 00:46:02,748 You got demoted to usher? 788 00:46:02,750 --> 00:46:05,375 No, I just moved you to a different table. It'll be fun. 789 00:46:05,377 --> 00:46:09,087 Well, it is thrilling to be here to support Alex Levy tonight, 790 00:46:09,089 --> 00:46:12,299 even though our shows are ratings rivals. 791 00:46:12,301 --> 00:46:14,760 I mean, when it comes to supporting women in this business, 792 00:46:14,762 --> 00:46:17,637 we're all in the same boat. 793 00:46:17,639 --> 00:46:20,098 What happened to her was humiliating. 794 00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:23,101 I could never show up at an event like this. 795 00:46:23,103 --> 00:46:25,854 I mean, to work with a sexual predator... 796 00:46:25,856 --> 00:46:27,939 I don't know what I would do. 797 00:46:27,941 --> 00:46:34,321 Thank God that's not me. 798 00:46:34,323 --> 00:46:36,281 - This is my mom. - Hi. 799 00:46:36,283 --> 00:46:38,617 - Congratulations. Very nice to meet you. - Thank you. Real nice to meet you. 800 00:46:38,619 --> 00:46:41,036 For the Gram. It's a boomerang. 801 00:46:41,038 --> 00:46:43,038 It is, yeah. That's so cute. 802 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:44,206 That's fine. It was great. 803 00:46:44,208 --> 00:46:46,708 - Hi, thank you for coming. - You look gorgeous. 804 00:46:46,710 --> 00:46:48,126 Thank you, so do you. 805 00:46:48,128 --> 00:46:52,047 Congratulations. How are you, honey? Good to see you. 806 00:46:52,049 --> 00:46:57,135 We should probably take a seat. 807 00:46:57,137 --> 00:46:58,804 - Thank you. - There we go. 808 00:46:58,806 --> 00:47:00,055 Okay, and you guys are here. 809 00:47:00,057 --> 00:47:04,476 - Yeah. Lizzy's there, and that's where... - Okay. And you're here. 810 00:47:04,478 --> 00:47:06,019 - I think that's Chip, right? - I think so. 811 00:47:06,021 --> 00:47:08,605 Chip. Come here. 812 00:47:08,607 --> 00:47:10,983 - What? - Hi. 813 00:47:10,985 --> 00:47:13,110 - That your seat? - Yeah. Why? 814 00:47:13,112 --> 00:47:15,278 There's two extra seats here. 815 00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:18,198 Do you think that they forgot to take away Mitch and Paige? 816 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:20,534 I hope that's the worst of our problems tonight. 817 00:47:20,536 --> 00:47:22,577 Why? Why do you say that? What are our problems? 818 00:47:22,579 --> 00:47:24,287 Nothing, don't worry. I got it. 819 00:47:24,289 --> 00:47:25,872 Chip, you have to... 820 00:47:25,874 --> 00:47:32,546 Hi, gang. You remember Bradley Jackson? 821 00:47:32,548 --> 00:47:34,214 Here's your seat. 822 00:47:34,216 --> 00:47:36,049 This can't be right. 823 00:47:36,051 --> 00:47:39,594 Last I checked I was the head of the network. It's right. 824 00:47:39,596 --> 00:47:46,101 - Oh, my God. - Have a seat. 825 00:47:46,103 --> 00:47:47,436 Okay. 826 00:47:47,438 --> 00:47:58,439 Hey. 827 00:47:58,699 --> 00:48:01,742 I'm not with him, with him, to be very clear. 828 00:48:01,744 --> 00:48:05,329 Well, that's good news for you. 829 00:48:05,331 --> 00:48:07,998 I actually don't even know what I'm doing here. 830 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,667 Well, that makes two of us. 831 00:48:10,669 --> 00:48:13,420 I didn't wanna bother you. The... 832 00:48:13,422 --> 00:48:20,135 - What are you doing at this table? - I don't know. Cory Ellison sat me here. 833 00:48:20,137 --> 00:48:21,803 Okay. 834 00:48:21,805 --> 00:48:27,601 Double? Got it. 835 00:48:27,603 --> 00:48:32,564 Cory, did we not just, moments ago, talk about how Bradley Jackson is a disaster? 836 00:48:32,566 --> 00:48:34,191 We did. That's correct. 837 00:48:34,193 --> 00:48:37,944 So why is she sitting at that table over there with our people? 838 00:48:37,946 --> 00:48:43,784 I just thought it might be a good little wake-up call for Alex. 839 00:48:43,786 --> 00:48:55,079 I see. 840 00:49:06,767 --> 00:49:18,477 Take me home, please. 841 00:49:22,616 --> 00:49:24,282 - Alex. - Hi. 842 00:49:24,284 --> 00:49:26,785 Congratulations. You look gorgeous. 843 00:49:26,787 --> 00:49:29,579 Thank you, Audra. Thank you. 844 00:49:29,581 --> 00:49:33,625 And I'm so sorry about everything. 845 00:49:33,627 --> 00:49:39,506 Why, Audra? I didn't fuck anyone. 846 00:49:39,508 --> 00:49:41,550 Looking forward to your speech. 847 00:49:41,552 --> 00:49:45,303 Thank you. 848 00:49:45,305 --> 00:49:56,064 Oh, God. 849 00:49:56,066 --> 00:50:01,028 Look, I know it's weird that I'm at the table with you guys. I... 850 00:50:01,030 --> 00:50:04,531 I don't know what Cory's doing, but I feel really stupid, 851 00:50:04,533 --> 00:50:09,786 and I feel like I've been thrown around like a yo-yo by these guys all day. 852 00:50:09,788 --> 00:50:12,789 What guys? 853 00:50:12,791 --> 00:50:15,667 Cory Ellison. I met with him last night 854 00:50:15,669 --> 00:50:20,005 and he wanted me to meet Chip Black about a correspondent position today, 855 00:50:20,007 --> 00:50:25,886 and now I'm here, for what reason, I don't know, and then they sat me at your table. 856 00:50:25,888 --> 00:50:29,931 He sat you at my table to fuck with me. 857 00:50:29,933 --> 00:50:31,391 Me fuck with you? 858 00:50:31,393 --> 00:50:33,310 I don't think so. That's just funny. 859 00:50:33,312 --> 00:50:38,482 Yeah, it's funny. They're funny. 860 00:50:38,484 --> 00:50:40,150 Let me ask you a question. 861 00:50:40,152 --> 00:50:43,153 - Yeah? - Why did you stay? 862 00:50:43,155 --> 00:50:46,531 - Stay where? - At the table. 863 00:50:46,533 --> 00:50:52,037 If it was so uncomfortable for you, why didn't you leave? 864 00:50:52,039 --> 00:51:00,128 You're an adult, you have agency. Why did you stay? 865 00:51:00,130 --> 00:51:04,549 I don't have the right to tell the head of the network to fuck off. 866 00:51:04,551 --> 00:51:06,593 I'm a nobody. 867 00:51:06,595 --> 00:51:17,930 I'm not you. 868 00:51:18,148 --> 00:51:24,861 Well, hello, Alex. Are you ready for your big speech? 869 00:51:24,863 --> 00:51:28,824 You know what, Cory? Let's just cut through the second-party bullshit. 870 00:51:28,826 --> 00:51:31,660 I know we're supposed to go through our agents and legal 871 00:51:31,662 --> 00:51:34,037 and stab each other off-screen, 872 00:51:34,039 --> 00:51:37,874 but I just wanna say this to your face. 873 00:51:37,876 --> 00:51:44,715 I'm not closing without cohost approval. 874 00:51:44,717 --> 00:51:47,968 Well, I'm sorry to hear that, because you're not getting it. 875 00:51:47,970 --> 00:51:50,804 We're not breaking precedent. 876 00:51:50,806 --> 00:51:57,602 I'm not putting the network at risk for future deals. 877 00:51:57,604 --> 00:52:02,316 Then I'll walk. 878 00:52:02,318 --> 00:52:05,610 Then walk, Alex. 879 00:52:05,612 --> 00:52:11,825 I don't want you to be unhappy. 880 00:52:11,827 --> 00:52:25,331 By the way, we bought this award for you. 881 00:52:41,273 --> 00:52:45,692 Alex Levy is synonymous with integrity. 882 00:52:45,694 --> 00:52:48,487 She embodies the vital role of our profession, 883 00:52:48,489 --> 00:52:53,742 not just in the politics of the nation or the business of the nation, 884 00:52:53,744 --> 00:52:58,038 but in the everyday lives of the American people. 885 00:52:58,040 --> 00:53:00,957 Ladies and gentlemen, the star of The Morning Show 886 00:53:00,959 --> 00:53:06,421 and this year's recipient of the Leadership in Journalism Award, Alex Levy! 887 00:53:06,423 --> 00:53:17,841 Come on up. 888 00:53:45,754 --> 00:53:50,173 Thank you. Thank you, Maggie, for those kind and beautiful words, 889 00:53:50,175 --> 00:53:53,176 and thank you to the New York Media Foundation 890 00:53:53,178 --> 00:53:56,972 for this tremendous, tremendous honor. 891 00:53:56,974 --> 00:54:00,809 But first, I want to take this opportunity 892 00:54:00,811 --> 00:54:07,649 to apologize to all of the women who were victimized at The Morning Show. 893 00:54:07,651 --> 00:54:11,820 I am so deeply sorry that we did not see what was happening, 894 00:54:11,822 --> 00:54:16,199 and truth be told, it feels a bit strange 895 00:54:16,201 --> 00:54:20,996 to be accepting an award for leadership in journalism 896 00:54:20,998 --> 00:54:26,168 when apparently this was going on right under our noses. 897 00:54:26,170 --> 00:54:27,753 To that end, 898 00:54:27,755 --> 00:54:39,056 I would like to dedicate this award to those women. 899 00:54:39,058 --> 00:54:41,600 And secondly, secondly, 900 00:54:41,602 --> 00:54:46,146 this is gonna be a new era for The Morning Show 901 00:54:46,148 --> 00:54:52,402 and for women, for all women, and unheard voices. 902 00:54:52,404 --> 00:54:57,658 Things are going to be quite different from now on. 903 00:54:57,660 --> 00:55:03,580 So, I have some exciting news to share with all of you tonight. 904 00:55:03,582 --> 00:55:06,958 Get out your phones. 905 00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:09,711 I would like to take this moment 906 00:55:09,713 --> 00:55:15,175 to announce my new Morning Show cohost... 907 00:55:15,177 --> 00:55:26,637 Bradley Jackson. 908 00:55:38,620 --> 00:55:43,620 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 74329

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