1 00:00:00,398 --> 00:00:03,137 Fred, what happened? 2 00:00:05,034 --> 00:00:09,228 Good morning. Mitch Kessler, my cohost and partner of 15 years, 3 00:00:09,231 --> 00:00:11,395 was fired today for sexual misconduct. 4 00:00:11,397 --> 00:00:15,401 My on-air partner, my TV husband, is a sexual predator now? 5 00:00:16,694 --> 00:00:18,237 I didn't rape anybody! 6 00:00:21,843 --> 00:00:23,319 Hannah, you said you were looking for stories 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:24,616 about strong women tomorrow. 8 00:00:24,618 --> 00:00:26,222 Well, check this out. 9 00:00:26,225 --> 00:00:27,307 Yeah? 10 00:00:27,310 --> 00:00:29,948 You know you have over a million views on your video? 11 00:00:29,951 --> 00:00:32,995 We wanna interview you about why the video is going viral. 12 00:00:32,998 --> 00:00:34,539 The Morning Show? 13 00:00:34,542 --> 00:00:36,417 I'm exhausted! 14 00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:38,503 You seem a lot more relaxed today. 15 00:00:38,506 --> 00:00:41,215 Yeah, well, this is a whole lot nicer than a coal mine protest, 16 00:00:41,218 --> 00:00:42,351 I'm not gonna lie. 17 00:00:42,354 --> 00:00:44,335 I think people want to trust that the person 18 00:00:44,338 --> 00:00:47,867 that is telling them the truth about the world is an honest person. 19 00:00:47,870 --> 00:00:51,309 This is Cory Ellison. I'm the president of the UBA network. 20 00:00:51,312 --> 00:00:53,281 How would you like to come and meet me for a drink 21 00:00:53,284 --> 00:00:54,867 and talk about your future? 22 00:00:54,870 --> 00:00:56,789 Alex, they were going to replace you. 23 00:00:56,792 --> 00:00:57,984 - What? - He came to me. 24 00:00:57,987 --> 00:00:59,840 They said they wanted to make a change. 25 00:00:59,843 --> 00:01:01,640 I don't believe you. 26 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:48,617 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.Addic7ed.com -- 27 00:04:06,291 --> 00:04:07,585 Bradley Jackson. 28 00:04:07,586 --> 00:04:10,085 Thank you so much for coming to meet me on such short notice. 29 00:04:10,087 --> 00:04:12,879 Come on. You're the head of two divisions of a network. 30 00:04:12,881 --> 00:04:16,508 You don't have to pretend to appreciate me dropping everything to show up. 31 00:04:16,510 --> 00:04:18,802 - Mmm. - You expect that, right? 32 00:04:18,804 --> 00:04:21,849 I'll have bourbon on the rocks. Thanks. 33 00:04:22,933 --> 00:04:26,585 So, what's this about? Late night meeting at a hotel... 34 00:04:26,588 --> 00:04:27,811 Oh. 35 00:04:27,813 --> 00:04:30,647 No, you see, sorry, I'm one of those strange guys 36 00:04:30,649 --> 00:04:33,275 who only likes sleeping with women who are actually attracted to him. 37 00:04:33,277 --> 00:04:34,651 So, no, I'm not hitting on you. 38 00:04:34,653 --> 00:04:36,278 - You see that woman over there? - Yeah. 39 00:04:36,280 --> 00:04:38,437 That's Cecily. She's my New York assistant. 40 00:04:39,625 --> 00:04:40,826 I'm sleeping with her. 41 00:04:41,785 --> 00:04:43,327 Okay. 42 00:04:43,329 --> 00:04:44,620 That was a joke. 43 00:04:44,622 --> 00:04:46,079 Ha-ha. 44 00:04:46,081 --> 00:04:48,081 I'm not worried. I don't scare easily. 45 00:04:48,083 --> 00:04:50,167 - Well, that's abundantly clear. - Thank you. 46 00:04:50,169 --> 00:04:52,210 - Thank you. - I guess they know you here. 47 00:04:52,212 --> 00:04:53,881 Yeah, I come here a lot. 48 00:04:54,506 --> 00:04:57,343 So, Bradley, what is your story? 49 00:04:58,010 --> 00:04:59,384 - My story? - Yeah. 50 00:04:59,386 --> 00:05:02,763 Who knows? I mean, it's probably the same as a lot of people's stories. 51 00:05:02,765 --> 00:05:05,807 Kid grows up in the country around a bunch of cows and cornfields 52 00:05:05,809 --> 00:05:10,937 and dreams of a life that's less about manure and more about ideas, 53 00:05:10,939 --> 00:05:12,107 things that matter. 54 00:05:12,816 --> 00:05:16,904 Only to grow up and realize manure matters a whole lot. 55 00:05:18,270 --> 00:05:21,147 Actually, I don't think that's the same as a lot of stories at all. 56 00:05:22,952 --> 00:05:25,661 - What's your story? - Um... 57 00:05:25,663 --> 00:05:27,537 I'm probably not supposed to ask you questions 58 00:05:27,539 --> 00:05:31,875 'cause you're technically important, but... What the hell? You know? 59 00:05:31,877 --> 00:05:34,086 Wow, being "technically important" is about the best description 60 00:05:34,088 --> 00:05:36,213 of a network executive I've ever heard. 61 00:05:36,215 --> 00:05:40,175 What is my story? Smart kid, dad left, I took care of my mom, 62 00:05:40,177 --> 00:05:41,695 I vowed to own the world one day and 63 00:05:41,698 --> 00:05:43,599 kick everyone's ass into submission. 64 00:05:45,015 --> 00:05:47,015 How's that working out for you? 65 00:05:47,017 --> 00:05:48,352 Pretty well, actually. 66 00:05:49,603 --> 00:05:50,686 Well, cheers to that. 67 00:05:50,688 --> 00:05:51,981 Hell, yeah. 68 00:05:54,525 --> 00:05:56,443 So, what do you want from me? 69 00:05:57,318 --> 00:05:58,901 Do you treat every business meeting 70 00:05:58,904 --> 00:06:00,862 like you're being interrogated by an enemy camp? 71 00:06:00,864 --> 00:06:02,867 If you're even a little smart, 72 00:06:02,868 --> 00:06:04,741 you know that's what all business meetings are. 73 00:06:04,743 --> 00:06:07,040 Then why aren't you further along in your career at this point, 74 00:06:07,042 --> 00:06:08,309 if you're so savvy? 75 00:06:10,791 --> 00:06:12,632 "At this point"? You mean I'm too old 76 00:06:12,635 --> 00:06:14,376 to be the young, feisty journalist? 77 00:06:14,378 --> 00:06:17,129 I should have landed somewhere more substantial by now? 78 00:06:17,131 --> 00:06:18,340 Maybe. 79 00:06:19,031 --> 00:06:21,114 You're incredibly smart, you're interesting, 80 00:06:21,117 --> 00:06:24,010 you've got that "it" thing we're always looking for in this business. 81 00:06:24,013 --> 00:06:26,140 What is it? What's held you back? 82 00:06:28,434 --> 00:06:30,017 I don't know. 83 00:06:30,019 --> 00:06:32,936 I mean, probably what you see as something "fresh" in me 84 00:06:32,938 --> 00:06:35,147 is probably what held me back. 85 00:06:35,149 --> 00:06:37,607 I don't think like other people. 86 00:06:37,609 --> 00:06:41,695 I say whatever I mean. I don't play games. I don't fit the mold. 87 00:06:41,697 --> 00:06:43,280 What mold is that? 88 00:06:43,282 --> 00:06:44,573 Any mold, really. 89 00:06:44,575 --> 00:06:46,523 Oh, right. A weirdo. 90 00:06:46,526 --> 00:06:48,882 - What? - I don't mean that in a bad way. 91 00:06:50,497 --> 00:06:54,460 You just wanted to meet me in person to see if I was crazy or not. 92 00:06:55,711 --> 00:06:57,711 I can see why you do good interviews. 93 00:06:57,713 --> 00:06:59,171 Thanks, I do. 94 00:06:59,173 --> 00:07:02,007 So, aside from wondering if you were crazy, 95 00:07:02,009 --> 00:07:04,092 here's the other reason that I wanted to meet you: 96 00:07:04,094 --> 00:07:06,284 I think we might be able to use you as a 97 00:07:06,287 --> 00:07:08,546 field correspondent on The Morning Show. 98 00:07:10,851 --> 00:07:12,726 What, you might be able to? 99 00:07:12,728 --> 00:07:15,771 Well, I've looked into your past a little bit. 100 00:07:15,773 --> 00:07:18,442 - You have moved jobs a lot. - Yeah. 101 00:07:18,443 --> 00:07:20,192 You have a bit of a colorful local history... 102 00:07:20,194 --> 00:07:23,904 Okay, Two-Fucks Jackson is... I can explain that... 103 00:07:23,906 --> 00:07:24,948 "Two-Fucks" what? 104 00:07:25,574 --> 00:07:27,824 - What? - What? No, I said it first. 105 00:07:27,826 --> 00:07:29,523 No, I was just kidding. 106 00:07:29,526 --> 00:07:31,745 I definitely wanna hear about Two-Fucks Jackson. 107 00:07:31,747 --> 00:07:33,288 But right now... 108 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:36,502 right now I'm just trying to decide if I should give you a chance. 109 00:07:37,503 --> 00:07:41,129 I wanna use this Mitch Kessler scandal to reinvent ourselves. 110 00:07:41,131 --> 00:07:44,256 I want smart people with fresh perspectives. 111 00:07:44,259 --> 00:07:46,385 Are you offering me a job right now? 112 00:07:46,387 --> 00:07:48,887 Well, I don't wanna step on my producer's toes, 113 00:07:48,889 --> 00:07:51,807 but I have arranged a meeting for you with Charlie Black tomorrow. 114 00:07:51,809 --> 00:07:53,475 He's the executive producer of The Morning Show. 115 00:07:53,477 --> 00:07:55,060 - I know who he is. - Course you do. 116 00:07:55,062 --> 00:07:58,230 Can you be ready for a 9:30 meeting tomorrow morning? 117 00:07:58,232 --> 00:07:59,525 I can do that. 118 00:08:01,902 --> 00:08:03,068 - Good. - Mm. 119 00:08:03,070 --> 00:08:04,236 Thank you for this. 120 00:08:04,238 --> 00:08:06,405 That's it? I don't get to hear about Two-Fucks Jackson? 121 00:08:06,407 --> 00:08:09,992 Another night. I gotta start prepping. I take my work really seriously. 122 00:08:09,994 --> 00:08:12,327 - I knew I liked you. - Hey. 123 00:08:12,329 --> 00:08:13,664 You don't know me. 124 00:08:38,981 --> 00:08:40,274 Jason. 125 00:08:40,983 --> 00:08:42,524 What are you doing here? 126 00:08:42,526 --> 00:08:45,110 You cannot just come over like this anymore. 127 00:08:45,112 --> 00:08:46,486 Alex, for fuck's sake, 128 00:08:46,488 --> 00:08:49,364 I have had our daughter on the phone, freaking out, 129 00:08:49,366 --> 00:08:51,908 asking if I know where you are. 130 00:08:51,910 --> 00:08:54,119 Okay, well, here I am. 131 00:08:54,121 --> 00:08:56,162 I'm home, and I'm fine. 132 00:08:56,165 --> 00:08:59,207 I'll call Lizzy, and I'll tell her that I'm fine. Thank you. 133 00:08:59,209 --> 00:09:00,544 Where have you been? 134 00:09:01,462 --> 00:09:04,171 I was just... I couldn't sleep. 135 00:09:04,173 --> 00:09:08,091 I couldn't sleep, so I just went for a walk in the park. 136 00:09:09,510 --> 00:09:11,845 You went for a walk in the park in the middle of the night? 137 00:09:11,847 --> 00:09:13,430 - Yeah. - In the rain? 138 00:09:13,432 --> 00:09:14,516 Well... 139 00:09:15,267 --> 00:09:17,351 - What is going on with you, Alex? - What... 140 00:09:17,353 --> 00:09:20,354 - Are you okay? - Yes. I'm okay. 141 00:09:20,356 --> 00:09:23,690 I went for a walk in the middle of the night. 142 00:09:23,692 --> 00:09:27,444 When else can I go for a walk in the park without anybody bothering me? 143 00:09:27,446 --> 00:09:29,196 Why are you looking at me like that? I... 144 00:09:29,198 --> 00:09:32,491 Please, I've had the worst day of my life. 145 00:09:32,493 --> 00:09:34,578 I haven't had a chance to process anything. 146 00:09:34,579 --> 00:09:36,453 So I went for a fucking walk. 147 00:09:36,455 --> 00:09:38,789 - Okay, okay. Good. Yes. - It's fine. 148 00:09:38,791 --> 00:09:41,919 I will see you tomorrow night for the event. 149 00:09:43,629 --> 00:09:44,836 The fucking event. 150 00:09:44,838 --> 00:09:47,172 Yes. I'm looking forward to it as well. 151 00:09:47,174 --> 00:09:48,676 - Are you? - Yeah. Good night. 152 00:11:40,376 --> 00:11:41,625 Okay. 153 00:11:42,915 --> 00:11:44,625 Oh, fuck. 154 00:12:05,688 --> 00:12:06,981 Oh, God. 155 00:12:15,123 --> 00:12:17,072 I pushed all your calls because after the show 156 00:12:17,074 --> 00:12:19,783 you'll meet with the UBA PR team to review your speech for tonight. 157 00:12:19,785 --> 00:12:21,868 - They reviewed that last week. - It's from Fred's office. 158 00:12:21,870 --> 00:12:24,413 Can't wait to see you get that award. I just got a new dress for it. 159 00:12:24,415 --> 00:12:25,803 I can't wait to see it. 160 00:12:25,806 --> 00:12:28,292 Hair and makeup at your house at 3:00. I put it in your calendar. 161 00:12:28,294 --> 00:12:30,043 I don't care if it came from Fred's office. 162 00:12:30,045 --> 00:12:32,796 I know what I wanna say, and I don't need them rewriting it today. 163 00:12:32,798 --> 00:12:34,589 Please go call them. 164 00:12:34,591 --> 00:12:37,217 You can't blame them for being a little nervous about your speech. 165 00:12:37,219 --> 00:12:39,886 This is the first time you're in public since this whole thing happened. 166 00:12:39,888 --> 00:12:41,727 Wait. What? You mean you think accepting an 167 00:12:41,730 --> 00:12:43,432 award for leadership in journalism 168 00:12:43,434 --> 00:12:46,256 two days after my cohost of 15 years is 169 00:12:46,259 --> 00:12:49,438 fired for predatory behavior is touchy? 170 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,021 That event is gonna be a roomful of 171 00:12:51,024 --> 00:12:52,733 vultures waiting for you to fuck up... 172 00:12:52,735 --> 00:12:55,608 Why are you stressing me out like this? Honestly. 173 00:12:55,611 --> 00:12:58,363 Why don't you just give me a stroke by 7:00? Then I won't have to go. 174 00:12:58,365 --> 00:12:59,698 I need to get out of this! 175 00:12:59,700 --> 00:13:01,074 I understand. But I... 176 00:13:01,076 --> 00:13:02,618 - I need this. - Okay. 177 00:13:05,497 --> 00:13:06,580 Hey, Sarah. 178 00:13:06,582 --> 00:13:08,248 Did you call me at 4:00 this morning? 179 00:13:08,250 --> 00:13:11,376 I just woke up and saw this message flashing. 180 00:13:11,378 --> 00:13:13,003 Yeah. 181 00:13:13,005 --> 00:13:15,799 Okay... I need to ask you something. 182 00:13:18,244 --> 00:13:20,070 In your opinion, 183 00:13:20,073 --> 00:13:22,494 the way that the network has been dragging 184 00:13:22,497 --> 00:13:24,977 their feet on closing my new deal... 185 00:13:26,185 --> 00:13:27,853 does that suggest... 186 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,774 anything unusual going on? 187 00:13:33,066 --> 00:13:34,440 Like what? 188 00:13:34,443 --> 00:13:36,612 Um, like, um... 189 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,115 them trying to replace me? 190 00:13:41,367 --> 00:13:43,200 Or thinking about replacing me? 191 00:13:43,202 --> 00:13:45,623 Well, it's never a good thing. 192 00:13:45,626 --> 00:13:48,248 But it doesn't necessarily mean anything like that. 193 00:13:49,750 --> 00:13:52,417 The good news is you have them by the short hairs now. 194 00:13:52,419 --> 00:13:54,044 They need you in a big way. 195 00:13:54,046 --> 00:13:55,462 Mm-hmm. 196 00:13:55,464 --> 00:13:57,490 Okay, you gotta get that deal closed. 197 00:13:57,493 --> 00:14:00,262 And I want every single thing we asked for. 198 00:14:01,387 --> 00:14:02,469 Are you all right? 199 00:14:02,471 --> 00:14:03,804 I'm fine. I'm fine. 200 00:14:03,806 --> 00:14:05,847 Why does everyone keep asking me that? 201 00:14:05,849 --> 00:14:07,851 I just want what I asked for. 202 00:14:08,936 --> 00:14:11,855 And the most important thing is cohost approval. 203 00:14:12,815 --> 00:14:15,565 Sarah, I just need to be able to control the narrative 204 00:14:15,567 --> 00:14:17,236 so that I'm not written out of it. 205 00:14:18,195 --> 00:14:20,404 Alex, why are you afraid of this all of a sudden? 206 00:14:20,406 --> 00:14:21,989 It's just a feeling. 207 00:14:21,991 --> 00:14:24,533 But it is really, really important. 208 00:14:24,535 --> 00:14:26,618 Cohost approval. 209 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:28,996 You gotta push that through. And I mean it. 210 00:14:28,998 --> 00:14:30,580 Get that. 211 00:14:30,582 --> 00:14:33,166 And I wanna hear the minute that you hear back from them 212 00:14:33,168 --> 00:14:35,129 and not when you feel that I can hear it. 213 00:14:36,463 --> 00:14:37,546 Okay? 214 00:14:37,548 --> 00:14:38,674 Okay. 215 00:14:44,388 --> 00:14:45,470 Yeah. Right. 216 00:14:45,472 --> 00:14:48,348 I never sent a message that I thought was inappropriate. 217 00:14:48,350 --> 00:14:51,059 These women who have come forward did think it was inappropriate. 218 00:14:51,061 --> 00:14:54,271 Do you think that that's valid? Do you think their response is valid? 219 00:14:55,899 --> 00:14:57,067 Of course. 220 00:14:57,735 --> 00:15:01,194 But these women never complained to me about this behavior. 221 00:15:01,196 --> 00:15:02,696 Yes, but you were their boss. 222 00:15:02,698 --> 00:15:04,906 You were in a position of authority. 223 00:15:04,908 --> 00:15:07,576 Do you think that you created an environment 224 00:15:07,578 --> 00:15:09,286 where they felt comfortable coming forward? 225 00:15:12,374 --> 00:15:16,043 Hey. What are you... No, no. 226 00:15:16,045 --> 00:15:18,337 - We can't do this here. - But, Daddy, I want it now. 227 00:15:18,339 --> 00:15:20,339 - Come on, no. - Give it to me, Daddy. 228 00:15:20,341 --> 00:15:23,425 - Please, Daddy. - Come on, no Veruca Salt today. Not here. 229 00:15:23,427 --> 00:15:26,511 - Come on. - Give me what I want. Give me... 230 00:15:26,513 --> 00:15:28,223 - Oh! - Claire. 231 00:15:28,974 --> 00:15:31,600 - You don't get to say no, remember? - Claire, please. 232 00:15:31,602 --> 00:15:34,019 You want me to stop, you're gonna have to use the safe word. 233 00:15:34,021 --> 00:15:35,272 Okay, "climate change." 234 00:15:36,940 --> 00:15:38,315 Huh. 235 00:15:38,317 --> 00:15:41,320 - You are serious. - I am. I'm dead serious. All right? 236 00:15:49,870 --> 00:15:51,370 Okay. Come on. 237 00:15:51,372 --> 00:15:54,039 No locked doors, okay? You know how bad that would look with you... 238 00:15:54,041 --> 00:15:55,916 Couldn't we be having a private conversation? 239 00:15:55,918 --> 00:15:58,335 - Come on. - You know, I need advice about my career. 240 00:15:58,337 --> 00:15:59,795 You don't need a locked door for that. 241 00:15:59,797 --> 00:16:02,257 You don't need a locked door except for one thing. 242 00:16:02,260 --> 00:16:05,550 You know you and I are something different from... Right? 243 00:16:05,552 --> 00:16:07,930 I know that, and you know that. Nobody else would know that. 244 00:16:11,016 --> 00:16:14,311 Come on, we have to be so fucking careful. 245 00:16:15,062 --> 00:16:17,604 Or we go to HR right now and just tell 'em. 246 00:16:17,606 --> 00:16:19,108 Well, that would be mortifying. 247 00:16:20,609 --> 00:16:22,277 I mean, what would it look like? 248 00:16:24,154 --> 00:16:28,532 You mean that I'm having a serious relationship 249 00:16:28,534 --> 00:16:31,326 with a woman half my age who is the PA? 250 00:16:31,328 --> 00:16:32,955 You think that might seem bad? 251 00:16:35,833 --> 00:16:36,915 What are you saying? 252 00:16:38,252 --> 00:16:40,294 - Hey. What's up? Good morning. - Morning. 253 00:16:40,296 --> 00:16:42,671 - You ready for me? - Yeah, of course. Come on in. 254 00:16:42,673 --> 00:16:44,673 Come on and get... Thank you. You can leave that here. 255 00:16:44,675 --> 00:16:45,757 Oh, yeah. Of course. 256 00:16:45,759 --> 00:16:48,302 Thanks for researching the volcano info. I really appreciate that. 257 00:16:48,304 --> 00:16:50,216 Yeah, cool. Let me know if anything else 258 00:16:50,219 --> 00:16:52,222 erupts that you need me to do research on. 259 00:16:52,224 --> 00:16:53,684 - Will do. You got it. - Good. 260 00:16:54,768 --> 00:16:57,224 But more importantly, and most importantly, 261 00:16:57,227 --> 00:16:59,187 we want to ensure a safe working environment 262 00:16:59,189 --> 00:17:01,525 for everyone who works on The Morning Show. 263 00:17:02,318 --> 00:17:05,444 No one here knew what was going on right under our noses. 264 00:17:05,446 --> 00:17:08,071 The next few weeks are gonna be rough. We are clearly in triage. 265 00:17:08,073 --> 00:17:11,700 We need to be stabilized by the time sweeps start. That's in... 266 00:17:11,702 --> 00:17:13,620 - Three weeks. - Right. 267 00:17:13,623 --> 00:17:16,041 I won't lie to you, we are in a bad place. 268 00:17:16,044 --> 00:17:18,164 Jobs, the show, 269 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:21,084 the network itself literally hang in the balance. 270 00:17:21,086 --> 00:17:23,672 - It's not, though. - These guys, Your Day, America... 271 00:17:24,465 --> 00:17:26,923 Dangerously close to us in the ratings. 272 00:17:26,925 --> 00:17:29,678 And that isn't bullshit, that is ad money. 273 00:17:30,429 --> 00:17:33,722 Ad money that supports this network, supports your jobs... 274 00:17:33,724 --> 00:17:34,933 supports your families. 275 00:17:36,226 --> 00:17:38,081 We're gonna be working round the clock at 276 00:17:38,084 --> 00:17:39,936 the network to find America's new family, 277 00:17:39,938 --> 00:17:44,318 and I expect all and everything from each one of you in the meantime. 278 00:17:45,152 --> 00:17:48,197 Great, thank you so much, Fred. All right, everybody, let's get to it. 279 00:17:53,410 --> 00:17:55,077 Where are we with her deal? 280 00:17:55,079 --> 00:17:57,955 She's holding on cohost approval. But we're handling it. 281 00:17:57,957 --> 00:17:59,625 Jesus. She's delusional. 282 00:18:00,542 --> 00:18:02,188 Start putting together a list of names, 283 00:18:02,191 --> 00:18:03,710 men who can sit next to Alex for now 284 00:18:03,712 --> 00:18:06,922 and also work with someone younger once she's gone. 285 00:18:06,924 --> 00:18:09,549 Maybe a couple of women too, for optics in case it leaks. 286 00:18:09,551 --> 00:18:12,095 Couple of days ahead of you. The list is already in progress. 287 00:18:12,096 --> 00:18:13,271 Anything else? 288 00:18:16,183 --> 00:18:18,919 You know, when you were assigned the news division, 289 00:18:18,922 --> 00:18:21,911 we didn't know we would be facing the biggest crisis in our history. 290 00:18:23,524 --> 00:18:26,026 Some people would say maybe you should have. 291 00:18:28,237 --> 00:18:30,027 I know what you're doing. 292 00:18:30,029 --> 00:18:31,686 The fact that you just started here 293 00:18:31,689 --> 00:18:33,573 doesn't give you the leverage you think. 294 00:18:33,575 --> 00:18:37,286 I'm not looking for leverage, Fred, I'm just stating the obvious. 295 00:18:37,288 --> 00:18:40,124 It would have been better if we knew, so we could have stopped it. 296 00:18:41,792 --> 00:18:44,378 But we didn't know. Right? 297 00:18:47,423 --> 00:18:48,549 Right. 298 00:18:59,059 --> 00:19:01,351 - Fucker. - Hey, I got something good. 299 00:19:01,353 --> 00:19:02,436 Yeah? What's up? 300 00:19:02,438 --> 00:19:04,523 I got some insider info. 301 00:19:04,524 --> 00:19:07,441 YDA booked one of Mitch's victims for next week. 302 00:19:07,443 --> 00:19:09,552 - Who? - Ashley Brown. 303 00:19:09,555 --> 00:19:12,070 Ashley in sound tech? Jesus, it's been a while. 304 00:19:12,072 --> 00:19:13,697 You think you can get her back here after all that? 305 00:19:13,699 --> 00:19:15,560 I'm gonna pull out all the stops. 306 00:19:15,563 --> 00:19:16,910 I know this is huge for us. 307 00:19:16,911 --> 00:19:19,161 You have no idea what I already did to get this info. 308 00:19:19,163 --> 00:19:21,538 You know what? Please don't tell me that. I really don't want... 309 00:19:21,540 --> 00:19:23,415 Okay, fine. I found it in a fortune cookie. 310 00:19:23,417 --> 00:19:26,295 Sorry. You're right. This is obviously huge. 311 00:19:27,129 --> 00:19:30,507 YDA can't be booking one of our victims for a million fucking reasons. 312 00:19:32,176 --> 00:19:33,675 Do whatever you have to do. 313 00:19:33,677 --> 00:19:34,760 I'm on it, boss. 314 00:19:34,762 --> 00:19:36,347 - Rena. - Yes? 315 00:19:37,264 --> 00:19:39,848 Where is today's schedule? 316 00:19:39,850 --> 00:19:40,932 I'm looking for it... 317 00:19:40,934 --> 00:19:42,978 You mean this one that says "today's schedule"? 318 00:19:43,812 --> 00:19:46,104 - Yes. Fuck you very much. - No problem. 319 00:19:46,106 --> 00:19:47,274 Thank you. 320 00:19:47,983 --> 00:19:50,525 "Seven..." Why are we doing this in sev... 321 00:19:50,527 --> 00:19:52,235 Rena, can you get Mia? 322 00:19:52,237 --> 00:19:54,321 Only seven fucking minutes to do this... 323 00:19:54,323 --> 00:19:55,656 Hey, how you hanging in there? 324 00:19:55,658 --> 00:19:58,283 Um, I can't feel my body I'm so stressed out. 325 00:19:58,285 --> 00:20:01,247 I'm like a brain floating in space with a phone in my hand. 326 00:20:01,250 --> 00:20:03,205 That sounds about right. Listen, I want you 327 00:20:03,208 --> 00:20:04,789 to meet Bradley Jackson today. 328 00:20:04,792 --> 00:20:09,127 Wait. Bradley Jackson who did the show yesterday? What the hell for? 329 00:20:09,129 --> 00:20:12,005 We're gonna be grooming some new people, trying different things. 330 00:20:12,007 --> 00:20:14,341 It is a good time to start grooming some new people, 331 00:20:14,343 --> 00:20:16,887 and I think she'd be a good correspondent, possibly. 332 00:20:18,138 --> 00:20:21,723 Yeah. No, I understand it's always good to be grooming people, but... 333 00:20:21,725 --> 00:20:23,684 I mean, right now? 334 00:20:23,686 --> 00:20:25,627 Plus, you saw her viral video, right? 335 00:20:25,630 --> 00:20:27,268 I mean, a correspondent? I don't... 336 00:20:27,271 --> 00:20:29,314 I did see it. 337 00:20:29,316 --> 00:20:31,483 I saw it, and so did five million other people, 338 00:20:31,485 --> 00:20:33,902 because it was incredibly fucking entertaining. 339 00:20:33,904 --> 00:20:36,697 She also went toe-to-toe with Alex Levy. 340 00:20:36,699 --> 00:20:40,492 Not easy to do. We need to open our minds, Chipper. 341 00:20:40,494 --> 00:20:43,330 Come on. What's worked in the past isn't working now. 342 00:20:44,078 --> 00:20:46,750 My office set it for 9:30. Let me know how it goes. 343 00:20:49,169 --> 00:20:50,587 - Great. - Good. 344 00:20:56,617 --> 00:20:57,720 Yep. 345 00:21:01,772 --> 00:21:02,815 No. 346 00:21:05,102 --> 00:21:06,687 Push back. 347 00:21:08,939 --> 00:21:11,608 No coanchor approval. 348 00:21:13,527 --> 00:21:14,945 It's never gonna happen. 349 00:21:21,035 --> 00:21:25,078 No. We're still on schedule. I'm gonna get your car to take you for your mani-pedi. 350 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,580 - Okay, good. - You like Julie, right? 351 00:21:26,582 --> 00:21:28,081 - Yeah, she's fine. - She does great work. 352 00:21:28,083 --> 00:21:30,709 And is Lizzy all set for after school? 353 00:21:30,711 --> 00:21:33,712 Yes, she is. She's gonna meet you there and she's very excited. 354 00:21:33,714 --> 00:21:34,796 Okay, good. 355 00:21:34,798 --> 00:21:35,922 - Last looks! - Hi, good morning. 356 00:21:35,924 --> 00:21:37,174 Revised pages. Here. 357 00:21:37,176 --> 00:21:39,176 - Sarah calling. Now? No? - Thank you. 358 00:21:39,178 --> 00:21:40,260 - Sorry? - Here's Sarah. 359 00:21:40,262 --> 00:21:41,597 Oh, yes, now. 360 00:21:42,306 --> 00:21:44,556 Sorry. Thank you. 361 00:21:44,558 --> 00:21:47,726 Hey, Sarah, I'm just about to go on air. Did they cave? 362 00:21:47,728 --> 00:21:49,978 No. They're sticking to their guns. 363 00:21:49,980 --> 00:21:53,106 No cohost approval. 364 00:21:53,108 --> 00:21:55,110 I'm gonna call you back after the show. 365 00:21:57,821 --> 00:21:59,114 Can you hold that? 366 00:22:09,890 --> 00:22:11,306 Alex, where are you going? 367 00:22:11,309 --> 00:22:12,711 Alex, do you need something? 368 00:22:13,587 --> 00:22:15,130 - Is everything okay? - I'm all good. 369 00:22:16,423 --> 00:22:19,174 - Okay, well, he can't go from... - Hey. 370 00:22:19,176 --> 00:22:20,968 What are you doing? We're live in 90 seconds. 371 00:22:20,970 --> 00:22:23,406 I need to talk to Chip. I need to talk to you. 372 00:22:23,409 --> 00:22:24,651 What is happening? 'Cause you're supposed 373 00:22:24,653 --> 00:22:25,889 to be on the air in, like, a minute. 374 00:22:25,891 --> 00:22:28,350 - Yeah, listen. Hey, hey... - What? 375 00:22:28,352 --> 00:22:32,104 I need your word that you will wrap up my negotiation. 376 00:22:32,106 --> 00:22:33,230 I know you're scared, okay. 377 00:22:33,232 --> 00:22:35,357 The whole Mitch thing has turned everything upside down... 378 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,943 Can I... Why does no one get this? 379 00:22:37,945 --> 00:22:41,113 The Mitch days... They're over, all right? 380 00:22:41,115 --> 00:22:44,366 I would like hands-on control from this point on. 381 00:22:44,368 --> 00:22:46,952 - I want cohost approval. - Mm-hmm. 382 00:22:46,954 --> 00:22:49,498 Otherwise, I'm not going on the air. 383 00:22:52,126 --> 00:22:54,710 Let's walk to the stage. We'll just walk. 384 00:22:54,712 --> 00:22:56,211 - We can walk. - We'll walk, okay? 385 00:22:56,213 --> 00:22:58,422 But I'm not going on air unless you promise me. 386 00:22:58,424 --> 00:23:00,090 - Can I explain something to you? - Sure. 387 00:23:00,092 --> 00:23:01,800 You pulling this stunt, with the network right now, 388 00:23:01,802 --> 00:23:03,260 is not gonna make them promise you anything. 389 00:23:03,262 --> 00:23:05,178 It's gonna make them think you are fucking losing it. 390 00:23:05,180 --> 00:23:07,309 Well, maybe you have to lose it sometimes 391 00:23:07,312 --> 00:23:09,186 to get people to take you seriously. 392 00:23:10,811 --> 00:23:13,061 I've known you 15 years, Chip. 393 00:23:13,063 --> 00:23:16,419 We came up the ranks together. For better, for worse. 394 00:23:16,422 --> 00:23:18,992 Lately it's been for worse, but whatever. 395 00:23:20,029 --> 00:23:23,490 You are the only person that I know that can push this through for me. 396 00:23:24,408 --> 00:23:26,640 And I know if you promise me, you'll do it. 397 00:23:26,643 --> 00:23:28,621 So, you've gotta promise me, Chip. 398 00:23:29,398 --> 00:23:30,789 Thirty seconds, guys. 399 00:23:30,792 --> 00:23:32,666 I am trying to protect you, 400 00:23:32,667 --> 00:23:35,417 but you are putting me in an impossible situation. 401 00:23:35,419 --> 00:23:38,003 I can't promise you I can push this through! I can't. I just... 402 00:23:38,005 --> 00:23:41,006 You got Alison and Yanko. Let them go on. 403 00:23:41,008 --> 00:23:42,466 I'm not going on. 404 00:23:42,468 --> 00:23:45,922 And I don't want you to protect me, I'd like you to respect me. 405 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:47,857 What, did you read this on a card? What are you... 406 00:23:47,859 --> 00:23:49,222 Twenty seconds. 407 00:23:49,224 --> 00:23:50,768 I'm ready to fill in. 408 00:23:51,477 --> 00:23:53,854 - There, Alison. There you go. - No. 409 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,147 They're... They're gonna think you are crazy. 410 00:23:57,149 --> 00:23:58,690 I'm not going on air. 411 00:23:58,692 --> 00:24:00,317 Ten seconds. 412 00:24:00,319 --> 00:24:02,112 Nine... 413 00:24:03,614 --> 00:24:04,740 eight... 414 00:24:05,741 --> 00:24:06,825 seven... 415 00:24:07,534 --> 00:24:11,828 All right, I promise... Fine, fine! Go! Sit, butt in chair! 416 00:24:11,830 --> 00:24:16,502 Five, four, three, two... 417 00:24:18,587 --> 00:24:21,254 Good morning. I'm Alex Levy. 418 00:24:21,256 --> 00:24:22,798 And I'm Daniel Henderson. 419 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,258 And here are our top stories. 420 00:24:33,811 --> 00:24:36,021 Hey, Bradley Jackson. 421 00:24:36,772 --> 00:24:39,274 Uh, have a meeting with Charlie Black. 422 00:24:39,942 --> 00:24:42,359 Does he go by Chip, or Charlie, or? 423 00:24:42,361 --> 00:24:45,362 Well, Charlie is his professional name, but he does go by Chip. 424 00:24:45,364 --> 00:24:48,156 Okay, okay. Well, then I have a meeting with Charlie Chip. 425 00:24:53,414 --> 00:24:55,706 Hey. Hey, Chip, you looking for me? 426 00:24:55,708 --> 00:24:58,625 Uh, yeah. Can you walk with me? 427 00:24:58,627 --> 00:25:01,169 Second day in the anchor chair, I think it went pretty well. 428 00:25:01,171 --> 00:25:02,879 I'm really excited about The Twist today. 429 00:25:02,881 --> 00:25:04,881 - Can I give you some advice? - Sure. 430 00:25:04,883 --> 00:25:07,259 - There are opportunities opening up here. - Yeah. 431 00:25:07,261 --> 00:25:09,344 You know what Mitch had going for him? 432 00:25:09,346 --> 00:25:11,209 He was that guy you didn't mind being 433 00:25:11,212 --> 00:25:12,973 stuck at the DMV next to, you know. 434 00:25:12,975 --> 00:25:16,059 Easygoing, light touch, smart, yes, but easy. 435 00:25:16,061 --> 00:25:17,561 Now, I think you're great. 436 00:25:17,563 --> 00:25:20,105 Probably the best real journalist we have in the building. 437 00:25:20,107 --> 00:25:22,316 But I overheard you having this debate in the hall. 438 00:25:22,318 --> 00:25:25,193 I know how you feel about the Gilmore Girls musical 439 00:25:25,195 --> 00:25:28,905 being neo-pro-life rights propaganda, and I get it. 440 00:25:28,907 --> 00:25:31,283 All I'm gonna say is, don't fucking say it. 441 00:25:31,285 --> 00:25:34,036 That shit is not gonna get you the coanchor chair, okay? 442 00:25:34,038 --> 00:25:35,912 You got a lot going for yourself in this race. 443 00:25:35,914 --> 00:25:38,957 The brass is looking at everybody closely. 444 00:25:38,959 --> 00:25:41,460 Don't ruin it for yourself by being too serious, okay? 445 00:25:41,462 --> 00:25:45,507 Try being a little... softer. A little more accessible, you know? 446 00:25:47,214 --> 00:25:49,134 You telling me to be less black? 447 00:25:49,136 --> 00:25:51,261 Jesus, that's what you just heard? Really, Daniel? 448 00:25:51,263 --> 00:25:52,846 - That's basically what you're saying. - Fuck... 449 00:25:52,848 --> 00:25:54,357 You don't even know you're saying it. 450 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:56,224 This is what I had to deal with my whole life. 451 00:25:56,226 --> 00:25:57,671 Don't be smarter than other people. 452 00:25:57,674 --> 00:25:59,436 Don't come off too strong, too opinionated. 453 00:25:59,438 --> 00:26:01,396 Daniel, that's not being black. 454 00:26:01,398 --> 00:26:04,024 It's being fucking Morning Show, Daniel, okay? 455 00:26:04,026 --> 00:26:05,817 Jesus, I'm on your side here. 456 00:26:05,820 --> 00:26:07,943 This has nothing to do with you being black. 457 00:26:07,946 --> 00:26:10,362 That's what you guys always say. 458 00:26:11,825 --> 00:26:13,325 Shit, okay. You know what? 459 00:26:13,327 --> 00:26:15,911 Just do yourself a favor tonight at the event. 460 00:26:15,913 --> 00:26:18,288 Press the flesh. Schmooze the executives. 461 00:26:18,290 --> 00:26:20,290 Pretend you're the dad that everybody wants 462 00:26:20,292 --> 00:26:22,417 and don't go after the beloved Gilmore Girls. 463 00:26:22,419 --> 00:26:25,457 Hey, hey, this chair could be yours. 464 00:26:27,007 --> 00:26:28,715 Okay? 465 00:26:28,717 --> 00:26:31,082 - I hear you. - Thank you. 466 00:26:31,085 --> 00:26:33,387 - Thank you. Thank you. - You're welcome. You're welcome. 467 00:26:33,389 --> 00:26:34,638 Yes. 468 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:35,886 The coal woman is here. 469 00:26:37,267 --> 00:26:39,267 Jesus. Do we have to do this meeting right now? 470 00:26:39,269 --> 00:26:41,311 Like I don't have a million more important things to do. 471 00:26:41,313 --> 00:26:43,772 Is Cory Ellison fucking this woman or... 472 00:26:43,774 --> 00:26:46,316 Fucking waste of time. That's it. 473 00:26:46,318 --> 00:26:48,279 I wanna thank you for taking the time to see me. 474 00:26:48,282 --> 00:26:50,482 I know you've got a lot going on. 475 00:26:50,485 --> 00:26:52,699 Sure, it's no problem. Not busy at all. 476 00:26:52,702 --> 00:26:55,241 - Ah, I looked at your reel. It was good. - Thank you. 477 00:26:55,244 --> 00:26:58,662 I noticed you have moved around last couple of years. 478 00:26:58,664 --> 00:27:02,457 Three years at SENN, then BDC six months before that... 479 00:27:02,459 --> 00:27:05,839 Yeah, yeah. I understand. I've been some places. 480 00:27:05,842 --> 00:27:09,172 But really, I'm looking for a platform where I can get my ideas across. 481 00:27:09,174 --> 00:27:12,801 - Speaking of which, I brought some today... - Wait, I'm sorry. What do you mean ideas? 482 00:27:12,803 --> 00:27:15,470 I've worked up some stories I think would be good for The Morning Show. 483 00:27:15,472 --> 00:27:18,640 I'm sorry. I'm maybe a little confused. 484 00:27:18,642 --> 00:27:21,643 You're interviewing to be a correspondent, right? Not a producer. 485 00:27:21,645 --> 00:27:23,105 'Cause correspondents normally just 486 00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:25,187 present the ideas that producers wrote. 487 00:27:25,190 --> 00:27:28,043 Yeah, I like to do my own producing, 488 00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:31,903 and I think I have some stories that would do really well on TMS. 489 00:27:31,905 --> 00:27:33,655 So, why don't I just jump in? 490 00:27:33,657 --> 00:27:34,824 Sure, yeah. Okay. 491 00:27:34,827 --> 00:27:37,284 So, there's a mom-and-pop store in Chicago. 492 00:27:37,286 --> 00:27:39,536 It's about to be replaced by a Target. 493 00:27:39,538 --> 00:27:42,164 The historical society is trying to block it. 494 00:27:42,166 --> 00:27:43,332 But here's the twist. 495 00:27:43,334 --> 00:27:46,460 The mom and the pop are angry at the historical society 496 00:27:46,462 --> 00:27:49,171 because they're getting in the way of them amassing a small fortune. 497 00:27:49,173 --> 00:27:52,049 So, I have a source on the inside that can tell me... 498 00:27:52,051 --> 00:27:53,824 It's okay. I get the concept. 499 00:27:54,954 --> 00:27:58,429 Okay, well, college admissions. Not the diversity angle... 500 00:27:58,432 --> 00:27:59,558 Fuck me. 501 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:03,225 - Sorry. - College admissions. 502 00:28:03,228 --> 00:28:05,896 But not the diversity angle, the money angle. 503 00:28:05,898 --> 00:28:07,272 No. 504 00:28:07,274 --> 00:28:08,942 No? Okay, um... 505 00:28:10,611 --> 00:28:12,277 You know, right here in New York City 506 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:13,987 they are trying to dedicate a memorial 507 00:28:13,989 --> 00:28:17,449 to the immigrants who died in the Triangle Fire in 1911. 508 00:28:17,451 --> 00:28:19,409 And the thing about dedicating it this summer... 509 00:28:19,411 --> 00:28:21,662 You said 1911? 510 00:28:21,664 --> 00:28:24,496 Yeah, that's when it happened, 1911. 511 00:28:24,499 --> 00:28:25,699 Okay. 512 00:28:25,702 --> 00:28:27,710 I don't know how to say this without being rude, 513 00:28:27,711 --> 00:28:29,628 but you're wasting your time here. 514 00:28:29,630 --> 00:28:31,088 Your stories aren't right for us. 515 00:28:31,090 --> 00:28:35,008 It's not even ostensibly what you're here to discuss anyway, so... 516 00:28:35,010 --> 00:28:36,802 The stories aren't right for you? 517 00:28:36,804 --> 00:28:38,886 I'm... I'm sorry. 518 00:28:38,889 --> 00:28:40,098 Were you even listening? 519 00:28:40,099 --> 00:28:42,265 'Cause you look like you were distracted the entire time. 520 00:28:42,267 --> 00:28:44,184 You didn't even ask me a question. 521 00:28:44,186 --> 00:28:46,103 How are they not right for you? 522 00:28:46,105 --> 00:28:48,440 Are you... You're being serious right now? 523 00:28:49,191 --> 00:28:50,357 Yeah. 524 00:28:50,359 --> 00:28:51,942 Okay. 525 00:28:51,944 --> 00:28:55,404 They're not interesting. This meeting is over. 526 00:28:55,406 --> 00:28:57,906 Oh. You mean they're not interesting to you? 527 00:28:57,908 --> 00:29:00,575 - Have you seen your show lately, sir? - Please. 528 00:29:00,577 --> 00:29:04,538 I'm sorry, but this week alone, I think I saw twins who met on Bumble, 529 00:29:04,540 --> 00:29:08,667 a woman got busted for selling fake emotional support animal licenses. 530 00:29:08,669 --> 00:29:12,838 And how many ice-cream flavors are there really? Need I go on? 531 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:14,339 No, you need to leave. 532 00:29:14,341 --> 00:29:16,883 - Your show sucks. - Thank you! Thank you. 533 00:29:16,885 --> 00:29:18,135 It's barely news. 534 00:29:18,137 --> 00:29:19,639 You have downgraded it to try and get 535 00:29:19,642 --> 00:29:21,221 some of the Your Day, America audience, 536 00:29:21,223 --> 00:29:22,723 to your own detriment. 537 00:29:22,725 --> 00:29:24,725 You really think this is gonna help you get a job? 538 00:29:24,727 --> 00:29:26,518 The stories that I brought you are good. 539 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,895 They're human, they're political, they're engaging. 540 00:29:28,897 --> 00:29:31,732 The Triangle Fire story is so timely right now, 541 00:29:31,734 --> 00:29:33,692 with immigration issues that are going on. 542 00:29:33,694 --> 00:29:35,895 I'm sorry if lives of teenage immigrant 543 00:29:35,898 --> 00:29:37,821 girls burning alive in a sweatshop 544 00:29:37,823 --> 00:29:39,573 holds no current value to you, 545 00:29:39,575 --> 00:29:41,658 but it might lead you to do an actual news story 546 00:29:41,660 --> 00:29:44,847 about the sweatshops that exist all over the city right now. 547 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:46,789 But God forbid you do that at Morning Show. 548 00:29:46,790 --> 00:29:49,040 It's not feel-good bad news, is it? 549 00:29:49,043 --> 00:29:50,751 You want me to call security? That's what you want me to do? 550 00:29:50,753 --> 00:29:53,045 - Why? Are you scared of me? - I want you to leave! 551 00:29:53,048 --> 00:29:54,427 You know what? People like you are the 552 00:29:54,429 --> 00:29:56,882 reason broadcast news is what it is. 553 00:29:56,884 --> 00:30:00,802 Thanks for your time, Chip Charlie Chip. Whatever your fuckin' name is. 554 00:30:00,804 --> 00:30:02,888 You sound like an ice-cream flavor. 555 00:30:02,890 --> 00:30:06,560 Hey, why don't you put that in your hard news expos�? 556 00:30:10,230 --> 00:30:11,523 What the fuck? 557 00:30:49,854 --> 00:30:51,627 I'm gonna be straight with you, Mitch. 558 00:30:51,630 --> 00:30:53,981 Financially, this is gonna be tough. 559 00:30:53,983 --> 00:30:56,274 It's okay. It's fine. I can tighten my belt a little... 560 00:30:56,276 --> 00:30:57,962 It kind of goes beyond that. 561 00:30:57,965 --> 00:31:01,738 UBA is not going to pay out the rest of your contract. 562 00:31:01,740 --> 00:31:03,126 - They said that? - Yes. 563 00:31:03,129 --> 00:31:05,909 Legal sent a violation of contract document this morning 564 00:31:05,911 --> 00:31:07,286 that made it very clear. 565 00:31:07,288 --> 00:31:10,791 How can I be in violation of my contract? 566 00:31:11,458 --> 00:31:12,587 It was consensual. 567 00:31:13,419 --> 00:31:15,961 - All I can say is that for the... - Lisa, it was consensual. 568 00:31:15,963 --> 00:31:19,965 For the foreseeable future, you're not gonna have any income. 569 00:31:19,967 --> 00:31:21,510 Okay. 570 00:31:22,798 --> 00:31:23,971 All right. 571 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,471 Well, what do you propose I do? 572 00:31:26,473 --> 00:31:29,016 You're gonna have to start making choices. 573 00:31:29,018 --> 00:31:30,685 You got the Southampton house, 574 00:31:30,686 --> 00:31:33,854 the Aspen property, your New York apartment. Which... 575 00:31:33,856 --> 00:31:36,606 I'm not giving up that apartment. 576 00:31:36,608 --> 00:31:41,028 You could probably keep it going at this level for two years, tops. 577 00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:45,782 How is that even possible? I've made more money than God. Right? 578 00:31:45,784 --> 00:31:47,868 God didn't violate his morals clause. 579 00:31:47,870 --> 00:31:50,662 Morals clause, really? 580 00:31:50,664 --> 00:31:52,623 Oh, wow! 581 00:31:52,625 --> 00:31:54,041 Fuck. 582 00:31:54,043 --> 00:31:56,126 That. What a crock of shit. 583 00:31:56,128 --> 00:31:57,546 Morals clause! 584 00:31:58,421 --> 00:32:00,713 These people back up the Brinks truck 585 00:32:00,716 --> 00:32:05,218 and give you everything that you've always wanted except for one thing: 586 00:32:05,220 --> 00:32:07,763 there's gonna be a morals clause in your contract. 587 00:32:07,765 --> 00:32:10,658 Okay. Well, you're not an idiot. 588 00:32:10,661 --> 00:32:12,685 And everybody's telling you they won't trigger it. 589 00:32:12,686 --> 00:32:13,939 They never trigger it. 590 00:32:13,942 --> 00:32:16,021 That's not even... They're just covering their asses. 591 00:32:16,023 --> 00:32:18,899 And these guys? You've known them forever. 592 00:32:18,902 --> 00:32:20,580 You have worked with them. And they 593 00:32:20,583 --> 00:32:24,320 more than approve of your behavior. 594 00:32:24,323 --> 00:32:27,491 It's fine with them, as is evidenced by the fact 595 00:32:27,493 --> 00:32:29,166 that they just gave you the most lucrative 596 00:32:29,168 --> 00:32:31,822 deal in the history of morning news. 597 00:32:31,825 --> 00:32:34,206 And you don't want to be that guy who says, 598 00:32:34,208 --> 00:32:36,292 "No, take the morals clause out, then I'll sign it," 599 00:32:36,293 --> 00:32:37,709 'cause that sends a bad message. 600 00:32:37,712 --> 00:32:39,422 You know what a morals clause is? 601 00:32:40,172 --> 00:32:42,381 It's a moving fucking target! 602 00:32:42,383 --> 00:32:44,466 It's anything they want it to be! 603 00:32:44,468 --> 00:32:47,221 Yeah? It's as the wind blows. 604 00:32:49,899 --> 00:32:54,392 Oh, wow. 605 00:32:54,395 --> 00:32:57,145 Mitch, I'm your business manager, not your lawyer. 606 00:33:00,067 --> 00:33:02,778 Morals clause. Morals clause. 607 00:33:13,038 --> 00:33:14,248 Rapist! 608 00:33:15,457 --> 00:33:18,197 What did you say to me? What did you call me? 609 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,751 Don't walk away from me. 610 00:33:19,754 --> 00:33:22,296 You're calling me a ra...? I'm not even accused of rape. 611 00:33:22,298 --> 00:33:24,631 Sexual misconduct is what I'm being accused of. 612 00:33:24,633 --> 00:33:26,802 Don't you wave your fucking hand at me! 613 00:33:27,469 --> 00:33:29,763 Have a nice day, you fucking asshole. 614 00:33:47,323 --> 00:33:48,572 Yes? 615 00:33:48,574 --> 00:33:50,616 Hi, Ashley. I'm Hannah Shoenfeld. 616 00:33:50,618 --> 00:33:51,908 I'm with The Morning Show. 617 00:33:51,910 --> 00:33:53,911 Don't worry. It's nothing bad. 618 00:33:53,912 --> 00:33:56,121 We think it's great you want to tell your story. 619 00:33:56,123 --> 00:33:57,998 Then why are you here? 620 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,709 Can I come in? I promise I'll be real quick. 621 00:34:00,711 --> 00:34:04,506 - I really don't think that's a good idea. - Five minutes. You can time me. 622 00:34:06,759 --> 00:34:08,425 Look, you have a story to tell. 623 00:34:08,427 --> 00:34:09,890 The entire country needs to hear it, 624 00:34:09,893 --> 00:34:12,360 and we want to give you the platform. 625 00:34:12,363 --> 00:34:13,913 On The Morning Show? 626 00:34:13,916 --> 00:34:15,599 Yes. 627 00:34:15,601 --> 00:34:17,684 Why would I ever go back there? That place is... 628 00:34:17,686 --> 00:34:20,104 The scene of the crime. I know. And going back, 629 00:34:20,105 --> 00:34:22,238 that takes real fucking courage. 630 00:34:22,241 --> 00:34:25,233 Which you have. Or you wouldn't be speaking out in the first place. 631 00:34:26,070 --> 00:34:30,113 Look, I find stories for a living. That's what I do. 632 00:34:30,115 --> 00:34:33,951 And when I look at you, I can see that story. 633 00:34:33,953 --> 00:34:36,620 The brave woman knocked back by a powerful man, 634 00:34:36,622 --> 00:34:39,498 reclaiming her power on national TV. 635 00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:43,337 But if you go on YDA, that's not the story that'll be told. 636 00:34:44,004 --> 00:34:47,460 Yes, it is. It doesn't matter where I tell it. 637 00:34:48,133 --> 00:34:50,928 I am done with this conversation. I'm not going back there. 638 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,304 Do I have to call security? 639 00:34:54,306 --> 00:34:55,808 Fine. I'll leave. 640 00:34:56,850 --> 00:35:00,104 But it does matter where you tell it. 641 00:35:01,605 --> 00:35:03,315 You're making a huge mistake. 642 00:35:04,650 --> 00:35:05,732 Why? 643 00:35:05,734 --> 00:35:09,697 Because this is television, not a women's studies seminar at Vassar. 644 00:35:10,531 --> 00:35:14,335 A lot of people watching are gonna have ignorant, knee-jerk reactions. 645 00:35:14,338 --> 00:35:16,493 How you tell the story is the whole fucking ball game. 646 00:35:16,495 --> 00:35:19,790 And if you do it on YDA, you'll be the angry woman. 647 00:35:22,751 --> 00:35:24,084 Why? 648 00:35:24,086 --> 00:35:25,670 Because YDA's our enemy, 649 00:35:25,671 --> 00:35:28,714 and everyone who watches these shows knows it. 650 00:35:28,716 --> 00:35:32,968 They'll see you as a bitch, scorned by a powerful network, 651 00:35:32,970 --> 00:35:35,345 rejected by a powerful man, 652 00:35:35,347 --> 00:35:38,390 bitter about her career, her life, 653 00:35:38,392 --> 00:35:39,866 looking for a payback, 654 00:35:39,869 --> 00:35:42,035 desperate to hurt the people who hurt her, 655 00:35:42,038 --> 00:35:43,937 manipulated by a rival show that just 656 00:35:43,940 --> 00:35:46,106 wants to fuck over their opponent, 657 00:35:46,108 --> 00:35:47,952 trotted out like a piece of meat, 658 00:35:47,955 --> 00:35:50,439 and then discarded when you aren't needed anymore. 659 00:35:51,446 --> 00:35:53,404 And then it's done, and nobody cares. 660 00:35:53,406 --> 00:35:54,783 On to the next story. 661 00:35:55,408 --> 00:36:00,120 No, I can't do this. I mean, I shouldn't be doing this at all. 662 00:36:00,122 --> 00:36:02,416 Yes, you should. 663 00:36:04,167 --> 00:36:05,836 But if you are gonna do it... 664 00:36:06,919 --> 00:36:09,422 if you are gonna blow the whistle on Mitch Kessler 665 00:36:09,423 --> 00:36:11,331 for being the predator he is... 666 00:36:12,301 --> 00:36:15,179 you have to have the balls to do it in his own house. 667 00:36:16,472 --> 00:36:18,307 It won't mean anything otherwise. 668 00:36:23,187 --> 00:36:24,855 Come on The Morning Show. 669 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,233 Come back to the killing floor. 670 00:36:29,234 --> 00:36:31,570 Show everyone you have the nerve... 671 00:36:32,696 --> 00:36:34,823 but especially him. 672 00:36:45,042 --> 00:36:46,708 Thanks. 673 00:36:51,382 --> 00:36:53,048 - Hello? - Hello, Bradley. 674 00:36:53,050 --> 00:36:55,968 This is Cecily from Cory Ellison's office. 675 00:36:55,970 --> 00:36:57,632 Cory would like for you to be at the 676 00:36:57,635 --> 00:36:59,429 Leadership in Journalism event tonight. 677 00:36:59,431 --> 00:37:00,849 It's black-tie. 678 00:37:01,642 --> 00:37:04,559 That's really nice, but I'm headed to the airport. 679 00:37:04,561 --> 00:37:07,688 We'll take care of rearranging your flight. 680 00:37:07,690 --> 00:37:09,773 A car will pick you up at your hotel. 681 00:37:09,775 --> 00:37:12,985 Okay, I didn't pack anything I could wear to a black-tie event. 682 00:37:12,987 --> 00:37:15,114 We're sending a few gowns over. 683 00:37:15,781 --> 00:37:17,781 Okay, Cecily, I'm confused. 684 00:37:17,783 --> 00:37:21,535 I had a meeting with Chip Charlie Black, and it did not go well. 685 00:37:21,537 --> 00:37:23,453 I'm pretty sure he's not hiring me. 686 00:37:23,455 --> 00:37:26,248 All I know is Cory asked me to call you. 687 00:37:26,250 --> 00:37:29,586 So, between you and me, I'd show up. 688 00:37:32,298 --> 00:37:34,423 Okay, yeah. I'll be there. 689 00:37:34,425 --> 00:37:35,509 Fantastic. 690 00:37:48,022 --> 00:37:50,542 Go around the side. Get the shot. Come out this side. 691 00:37:54,486 --> 00:37:58,447 - Why are you here? - Is he going back on air? 692 00:37:58,449 --> 00:38:00,209 What's the latest news on Mitch? 693 00:38:03,992 --> 00:38:05,205 Hey, Mitch. 694 00:38:07,750 --> 00:38:09,875 To what do I owe this pleasure? 695 00:38:09,877 --> 00:38:13,170 Is it already time for my chemical castration? 696 00:38:13,172 --> 00:38:15,213 No, I got that slotted in for next Thursday. 697 00:38:15,215 --> 00:38:16,632 Oh, yeah. 698 00:38:16,634 --> 00:38:18,884 Maybe we can fit it in between my tar and feathering 699 00:38:18,885 --> 00:38:20,552 and being burnt at the stake. 700 00:38:20,554 --> 00:38:22,304 You got it. 701 00:38:22,306 --> 00:38:25,476 And by the way, fuck you. 702 00:38:28,688 --> 00:38:30,758 Mitch, you gotta stop calling reporters. 703 00:38:31,565 --> 00:38:34,274 Looks like somebody got an illegal wiretap kit for Christmas. 704 00:38:34,276 --> 00:38:36,026 No, somebody got slipped the information 705 00:38:36,028 --> 00:38:38,987 that Mitch Kessler has been calling reporters all over New York City 706 00:38:38,989 --> 00:38:41,867 looking for someone to tell his side of the story. 707 00:38:42,534 --> 00:38:45,243 What the fuck, Mitch? I mean, you know you can't do that. 708 00:38:45,245 --> 00:38:47,829 You're toxic, and you're gonna be for a while, so... 709 00:38:47,831 --> 00:38:52,002 How long do I have to sit around while I take my punishment like a man? 710 00:38:53,503 --> 00:38:55,836 I don't know. I don't know what the half-life is on this, 711 00:38:55,839 --> 00:38:57,342 but it's not a day. 712 00:38:57,344 --> 00:38:58,757 It's years. 713 00:38:58,759 --> 00:39:00,656 So, you need to hibernate. 714 00:39:00,659 --> 00:39:04,429 I have covered enough of these stories over the past couple of years 715 00:39:04,431 --> 00:39:07,599 to know that when the Me Too mob comes knocking at your door 716 00:39:07,601 --> 00:39:08,684 you have two choices. 717 00:39:08,686 --> 00:39:14,481 You can either be contrite and cry puddles of crocodile tears 718 00:39:14,483 --> 00:39:16,794 and pray till you're blue in the balls 719 00:39:16,797 --> 00:39:18,986 that it'll just magically disappear, 720 00:39:18,988 --> 00:39:20,990 or you can fight back. 721 00:39:22,366 --> 00:39:24,702 And that's what I intend to do, Chip. 722 00:39:25,327 --> 00:39:27,619 I think that's my best course of action. 723 00:39:27,621 --> 00:39:29,329 I'm going to hire a new attorney, 724 00:39:29,331 --> 00:39:32,374 I'm going to get my face out there, 725 00:39:32,376 --> 00:39:35,170 and I'm not gonna hide in shame. 726 00:39:36,380 --> 00:39:37,921 It's gonna work. 727 00:39:37,923 --> 00:39:42,259 Do not show your face tonight. Do not do that to Alex. 728 00:39:42,261 --> 00:39:44,261 My tux is pressed. 729 00:39:44,263 --> 00:39:46,305 - I can't unpress my tux. - Yeah. 730 00:39:46,307 --> 00:39:49,810 So, I'm going. And those goddamn two-faced New York reporters... 731 00:39:49,813 --> 00:39:52,070 I'm gonna walk in there and look those 732 00:39:52,073 --> 00:39:54,103 motherfuckers in their beady little eyes, 733 00:39:54,106 --> 00:39:57,524 and I'm gonna say, "I'm here. I can see you." 734 00:39:57,526 --> 00:39:59,192 Mm-hmm. Yeah, that's suicide. 735 00:39:59,194 --> 00:40:01,862 And by the way, did I see you yelling at some woman on the street? 736 00:40:01,864 --> 00:40:04,573 Because it's on Twitter. You can't fucking do this shit, man! 737 00:40:04,575 --> 00:40:07,117 I have to fight back! 738 00:40:07,119 --> 00:40:10,162 I'm not going to let somebody slander me again in public. 739 00:40:10,164 --> 00:40:12,956 I get it! You're angry! You're upset! You're defensive, okay? 740 00:40:12,958 --> 00:40:14,500 But I'm telling you, 741 00:40:14,501 --> 00:40:17,878 you are way too emotionally volatile to walk in there 742 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,005 and make a convincing argument, okay? 743 00:40:20,007 --> 00:40:22,591 And you need to drop this innocent act, at least in front of me. 744 00:40:22,593 --> 00:40:26,178 I am as innocent as any straight, middle-aged man there is. 745 00:40:26,180 --> 00:40:29,056 The only problem is, that seems to be illegal these days. 746 00:40:29,058 --> 00:40:31,433 This is McCarthyism, you know it. 747 00:40:31,435 --> 00:40:32,517 Everybody knows it 748 00:40:32,519 --> 00:40:35,646 but people just don't have the intestinal fortitude to say it out loud. 749 00:40:35,648 --> 00:40:37,268 I'll say it. We're being too fast to 750 00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:39,107 judge men in the court of public opinion. 751 00:40:39,109 --> 00:40:40,451 I agree with you, okay? 752 00:40:40,454 --> 00:40:43,362 The whole Me Too movement is probably an overcorrection 753 00:40:43,364 --> 00:40:44,920 for centuries of bad behavior 754 00:40:44,923 --> 00:40:47,449 that more enlightened men like you and me had nothing to do with. 755 00:40:47,451 --> 00:40:52,579 But, Mitch, do you really want a detailed probe into your private life? 756 00:40:52,581 --> 00:40:54,416 You think that's gonna exonerate you? 757 00:40:55,376 --> 00:40:58,001 - At first they came for the rapists. - What are you... 758 00:40:58,003 --> 00:41:00,714 And I did not speak up because I am not a rapist. 759 00:41:01,590 --> 00:41:03,904 And then they came for the powerful men, 760 00:41:03,907 --> 00:41:06,760 and you did not speak up because you are not a powerful man. 761 00:41:06,762 --> 00:41:08,845 But what are you going to do 762 00:41:08,847 --> 00:41:10,857 when they come for the ordinary, everyday, 763 00:41:10,860 --> 00:41:13,229 run-of-the-mill creep like you, Chip? 764 00:41:15,145 --> 00:41:17,147 Who's gonna be left to speak up for you? 765 00:41:18,357 --> 00:41:19,982 Um... 766 00:41:19,984 --> 00:41:21,652 I'm gonna go now, okay? 767 00:41:23,988 --> 00:41:26,279 Do not show up tonight. 768 00:41:26,281 --> 00:41:28,448 Stop talking. 769 00:41:28,450 --> 00:41:32,162 Start fucking listening, and do it from home. 770 00:41:33,249 --> 00:41:35,082 Who leaked this to the Times? 771 00:41:36,041 --> 00:41:37,751 Stop talking, Mitch. 772 00:41:39,795 --> 00:41:42,673 And who did you have to blow to keep your job? 773 00:41:45,217 --> 00:41:48,512 All right. See you in a couple of hours. 774 00:41:55,602 --> 00:41:59,565 I need this. I need my makeup so I can look like a princess all night. 775 00:42:00,941 --> 00:42:03,780 That's not gonna fit. I need my mints. I need my phone, 776 00:42:03,783 --> 00:42:07,988 and I need my eye drops, none of which fit in this teeny little thing! 777 00:42:07,990 --> 00:42:09,202 I can take your phone. 778 00:42:09,205 --> 00:42:12,218 Why would you take my phone? That's ridiculous, Jason. 779 00:42:12,221 --> 00:42:13,952 You're getting worked up about nothing... 780 00:42:13,954 --> 00:42:16,997 Really? About nothing? I'm sorry. I need all this stupid shit. 781 00:42:16,999 --> 00:42:18,915 Alex, it's fine. Let me just... Give me... 782 00:42:18,917 --> 00:42:21,752 - I said I would get it. I can shut it. - Jesus Christ. 783 00:42:21,754 --> 00:42:22,753 Thank you. 784 00:42:22,755 --> 00:42:23,837 - Mom? - What? 785 00:42:23,839 --> 00:42:25,839 - It's gonna be okay. - No, it's not, honey. 786 00:42:25,841 --> 00:42:27,507 Okay, it's just an event. 787 00:42:27,509 --> 00:42:30,010 Really? Just an event? Only with the worst timing ever. 788 00:42:30,012 --> 00:42:33,013 I would rather stick daggers into my eyeballs! 789 00:42:33,015 --> 00:42:35,349 - Alex. Alex. - What? 790 00:42:35,351 --> 00:42:39,811 How about you pretend to have food poisoning and just don't go? 791 00:42:39,813 --> 00:42:41,897 I cannot do that. 792 00:42:41,899 --> 00:42:43,607 Everyone in there will know that I'm lying, 793 00:42:43,608 --> 00:42:45,225 that I'm uncomfortable and afraid. 794 00:42:45,228 --> 00:42:47,582 That I'm afraid of what's gonna happen to me on the show 795 00:42:47,585 --> 00:42:48,903 in the wake of Mitch. 796 00:42:48,906 --> 00:42:51,909 Everyone in there is press. They think they know everything. 797 00:42:52,803 --> 00:42:54,993 Half of them hate me because I'm too successful, 798 00:42:54,995 --> 00:42:57,162 and the other half hate me because, I don't know, 799 00:42:57,164 --> 00:42:59,581 their hearts are at home in a fucking jar! 800 00:42:59,583 --> 00:43:01,585 Oh, God! 801 00:43:03,212 --> 00:43:05,130 Oh, Jesus, I can't cry! 802 00:43:05,798 --> 00:43:07,839 Jesus! 803 00:43:07,841 --> 00:43:09,508 Oh, God. 804 00:43:09,510 --> 00:43:12,052 - No, stop it, stop it! - Mom. 805 00:43:12,054 --> 00:43:14,972 - Yeah, well, you can't go out like this. - I know that! 806 00:43:16,934 --> 00:43:19,334 - Alex, Alex! - Ms. Levy! Right here! 807 00:43:20,043 --> 00:43:21,230 Hi. 808 00:43:25,275 --> 00:43:26,566 - Okay? - Yep. 809 00:43:26,568 --> 00:43:31,699 Let's go do this fucking event so I can go home and just die. 810 00:43:52,303 --> 00:43:53,885 I really appreciate it. 811 00:43:58,851 --> 00:44:01,601 Hey, Alex. Congratulations on being honored tonight. 812 00:44:01,603 --> 00:44:03,228 - Thank you. - How does it feel? 813 00:44:03,230 --> 00:44:06,709 It's so meaningful to be honored by such prestigious company, 814 00:44:06,712 --> 00:44:08,381 and I'm thrilled to be here to support 815 00:44:08,384 --> 00:44:10,440 quality journalism in this day and... 816 00:44:10,443 --> 00:44:15,032 May I just add The Morning Show is very important. 817 00:44:15,034 --> 00:44:18,035 It's iconic and beloved, and it is about real journalism 818 00:44:18,037 --> 00:44:19,911 and no one person can change that. 819 00:44:19,913 --> 00:44:22,873 We will survive this disgrace, 820 00:44:22,875 --> 00:44:25,771 and we're gonna help America get through it like a family. 821 00:44:25,774 --> 00:44:26,920 - Thank you. - Thank you. 822 00:44:29,482 --> 00:44:30,924 Hey, let's get a picture. 823 00:44:32,865 --> 00:44:34,749 You forgot the part about how I'm the one 824 00:44:34,752 --> 00:44:36,678 that will be pulling America through this. 825 00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:38,388 Well, I think that was implied. 826 00:44:38,390 --> 00:44:39,765 Mm. 827 00:44:39,767 --> 00:44:41,727 You think a lot is implied. 828 00:44:42,603 --> 00:44:46,065 That's where you hide. In the implications. 829 00:44:49,006 --> 00:44:50,361 I'm really honored. 830 00:44:52,446 --> 00:44:53,528 Who are you? 831 00:44:53,530 --> 00:44:55,656 Being this personable is exhausting. 832 00:44:55,658 --> 00:44:57,991 I don't think I can keep doing it for much longer. 833 00:44:57,993 --> 00:45:00,661 Let me take you to the bar and give you a minute to be an intense, 834 00:45:00,663 --> 00:45:02,871 overly educated, sexy grouch, huh? 835 00:45:02,873 --> 00:45:04,641 I'm feeling good. I'm starting to feel 836 00:45:04,644 --> 00:45:06,500 like I might really have a shot at this. 837 00:45:06,502 --> 00:45:08,087 Keep pressing that flesh. 838 00:45:10,297 --> 00:45:12,089 Hey, Cory? 839 00:45:12,091 --> 00:45:16,216 So, your friend... Bradley Jackson, bit of a train wreck. 840 00:45:16,219 --> 00:45:17,475 You're gonna be sorry if you go down 841 00:45:17,477 --> 00:45:19,346 this road. I'd like to report otherwise, 842 00:45:19,348 --> 00:45:20,849 but that's my gut feeling. 843 00:45:22,609 --> 00:45:24,317 Fine. 844 00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:25,613 Okay, good. 845 00:45:29,908 --> 00:45:31,616 Mom, did Hal go to his meeting? 846 00:45:31,619 --> 00:45:34,537 He was supposed to call me after, and I haven't heard a word from him. 847 00:45:34,540 --> 00:45:38,125 I don't know. He's not home yet. He left about 1:00 to go to it. 848 00:45:38,128 --> 00:45:39,974 He's been out for seven hours? 849 00:45:39,977 --> 00:45:43,479 Well, he said he was gonna go by Brandon's afterwards. 850 00:45:43,482 --> 00:45:45,521 Mom, you can't let him see Brandon. 851 00:45:45,524 --> 00:45:47,541 That's like putting heroin right in front of him. 852 00:45:47,543 --> 00:45:49,334 Bradley, I'm worried now. 853 00:45:49,336 --> 00:45:51,837 I'll call you later. I just have to do one stupid thing 854 00:45:51,839 --> 00:45:54,548 and then I'm gonna come home, and I'll deal with this myself. 855 00:45:54,550 --> 00:45:56,260 Okay, I gotta go. All right, bye. 856 00:45:56,927 --> 00:45:58,885 - Hey! - Glad you could make it. 857 00:45:58,887 --> 00:46:00,887 I'm going to show you to your seat. 858 00:46:00,889 --> 00:46:02,568 You got demoted to usher? 859 00:46:02,571 --> 00:46:05,196 No, I just moved you to a different table. It'll be fun. 860 00:46:05,199 --> 00:46:09,062 Well, it is thrilling to be here to support Alex Levy tonight, 861 00:46:09,064 --> 00:46:12,274 even though our shows are ratings rivals. 862 00:46:12,276 --> 00:46:14,735 I mean, when it comes to supporting women in this business, 863 00:46:14,737 --> 00:46:17,419 we're all in the same boat. 864 00:46:17,422 --> 00:46:20,072 What happened to her was humiliating. 865 00:46:20,075 --> 00:46:23,076 I could never show up at an event like this. 866 00:46:23,078 --> 00:46:25,829 I mean, to work with a sexual predator... 867 00:46:25,831 --> 00:46:27,802 I don't know what I would do. 868 00:46:27,805 --> 00:46:29,802 Thank God that's not me. 869 00:46:34,055 --> 00:46:36,013 - This is my mom. - Hi. 870 00:46:36,016 --> 00:46:38,592 - Congratulations. Very nice to meet you. - Thank you. Real nice to meet you. 871 00:46:38,594 --> 00:46:40,817 For the Gram. It's a boomerang. 872 00:46:40,820 --> 00:46:42,820 It is, yeah. That's so cute. 873 00:46:42,823 --> 00:46:44,180 That's fine. It was great. 874 00:46:44,183 --> 00:46:46,683 - Hi, thank you for coming. - You look gorgeous. 875 00:46:46,685 --> 00:46:48,101 Thank you, so do you. 876 00:46:48,103 --> 00:46:50,856 Congratulations. How are you, honey? Good to see you. 877 00:46:52,024 --> 00:46:54,943 We should probably take a seat. 878 00:46:57,112 --> 00:46:58,614 - Thank you. - There we go. 879 00:46:58,617 --> 00:47:00,030 Okay, and you guys are here. 880 00:47:00,032 --> 00:47:03,118 - Yeah. Lizzy's there, and that's where... - Okay. And you're here. 881 00:47:04,138 --> 00:47:05,994 - I think that's Chip, right? - I think so. 882 00:47:05,996 --> 00:47:08,580 Chip. Come here. 883 00:47:08,582 --> 00:47:10,958 - What? - Hi. 884 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:12,919 - That your seat? - Yeah. Why? 885 00:47:12,922 --> 00:47:14,422 There's two extra seats here. 886 00:47:15,004 --> 00:47:17,922 Do you think that they forgot to take away Mitch and Paige? 887 00:47:17,925 --> 00:47:20,259 I hope that's the worst of our problems tonight. 888 00:47:20,262 --> 00:47:22,551 Why? Why do you say that? What are our problems? 889 00:47:22,554 --> 00:47:24,262 Nothing, don't worry. I got it. 890 00:47:24,264 --> 00:47:25,847 Chip, you have to... 891 00:47:25,849 --> 00:47:28,755 Hi, gang. You remember Bradley Jackson? 892 00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:33,946 Here's your seat. 893 00:47:33,949 --> 00:47:35,629 This can't be right. 894 00:47:35,632 --> 00:47:39,568 Last I checked I was the head of the network. It's right. 895 00:47:39,571 --> 00:47:41,240 - Oh, my God. - Have a seat. 896 00:47:45,804 --> 00:47:47,137 Okay. 897 00:47:47,140 --> 00:47:48,316 Hey. 898 00:47:58,415 --> 00:48:01,458 I'm not with him, with him, to be very clear. 899 00:48:01,461 --> 00:48:03,713 Well, that's good news for you. 900 00:48:05,056 --> 00:48:07,707 I actually don't even know what I'm doing here. 901 00:48:07,710 --> 00:48:09,797 Well, that makes two of us. 902 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,199 I didn't wanna bother you. The... 903 00:48:12,764 --> 00:48:14,382 What are you doing at this table? 904 00:48:14,385 --> 00:48:16,478 I don't know. Cory Ellison sat me here. 905 00:48:20,112 --> 00:48:21,527 Okay. 906 00:48:21,530 --> 00:48:23,308 - Double? Got it. - Mm-hmm. 907 00:48:27,289 --> 00:48:29,626 Cory, did we not just, moments ago, 908 00:48:29,629 --> 00:48:32,252 talk about how Bradley Jackson is a disaster? 909 00:48:32,255 --> 00:48:34,047 - We did. That's correct. - Mm-hmm. 910 00:48:34,050 --> 00:48:37,919 So why is she sitting at that table over there with our people? 911 00:48:37,921 --> 00:48:41,216 I just thought it might be a good little wake-up call for Alex. 912 00:48:43,761 --> 00:48:45,054 - I see. - Hmm. 913 00:49:06,601 --> 00:49:08,311 Take me home, please. 914 00:49:21,507 --> 00:49:22,589 Oh. 915 00:49:22,591 --> 00:49:24,257 - Alex. - Hi. 916 00:49:24,259 --> 00:49:26,760 Congratulations. You look gorgeous. 917 00:49:26,762 --> 00:49:29,347 Thank you, Audra. Thank you. 918 00:49:29,350 --> 00:49:33,394 And I'm so sorry about everything. 919 00:49:33,397 --> 00:49:36,650 Why, Audra? I didn't fuck anyone. 920 00:49:39,483 --> 00:49:41,024 Looking forward to your speech. 921 00:49:41,026 --> 00:49:42,933 Thank you. 922 00:49:45,061 --> 00:49:46,582 Oh, God. 923 00:49:56,041 --> 00:49:59,962 Look, I know it's weird that I'm at the table with you guys. I... 924 00:50:00,817 --> 00:50:04,318 I don't know what Cory's doing, but I feel really stupid, 925 00:50:04,321 --> 00:50:06,075 and I feel like I've been thrown around 926 00:50:06,078 --> 00:50:08,160 like a yo-yo by these guys all day. 927 00:50:09,567 --> 00:50:10,902 What guys? 928 00:50:12,766 --> 00:50:15,341 Cory Ellison. I met with him last night 929 00:50:15,344 --> 00:50:17,685 and he wanted me to meet Chip Black 930 00:50:17,692 --> 00:50:19,979 about a correspondent position today, 931 00:50:19,982 --> 00:50:22,200 and now I'm here, for what reason, 932 00:50:22,203 --> 00:50:25,858 I don't know, and then they sat me at your table. 933 00:50:25,863 --> 00:50:28,958 He sat you at my table to fuck with me. 934 00:50:29,786 --> 00:50:31,224 Me fuck with you? 935 00:50:31,227 --> 00:50:33,285 - I don't think so. That's just funny. - Mm-hmm. 936 00:50:33,287 --> 00:50:36,686 Yeah, it's funny. They're funny. 937 00:50:36,689 --> 00:50:38,105 Um... 938 00:50:38,108 --> 00:50:39,872 Let me ask you a question. 939 00:50:39,875 --> 00:50:41,837 - Yeah? - Why did you stay? 940 00:50:43,130 --> 00:50:45,132 - Stay where? - At the table. 941 00:50:46,335 --> 00:50:50,715 If it was so uncomfortable for you, why didn't you leave? 942 00:50:52,014 --> 00:50:54,850 You're an adult, you have agency. Why did you stay? 943 00:51:00,105 --> 00:51:03,192 I don't have the right to tell the head of the network to fuck off. 944 00:51:04,364 --> 00:51:05,819 I'm a nobody. 945 00:51:06,403 --> 00:51:07,905 I'm not you. 946 00:51:17,958 --> 00:51:21,502 Well, hello, Alex. Are you ready for your big speech? 947 00:51:24,572 --> 00:51:28,668 You know what, Cory? Let's just cut through the second-party bullshit. 948 00:51:28,671 --> 00:51:31,635 I know we're supposed to go through our agents and legal 949 00:51:31,637 --> 00:51:33,676 and stab each other off-screen, 950 00:51:33,679 --> 00:51:35,766 but I just wanna say this to your face. 951 00:51:37,851 --> 00:51:41,230 I'm not closing without cohost approval. 952 00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:47,111 Well, I'm sorry to hear that, because you're not getting it. 953 00:51:47,945 --> 00:51:50,614 We're not breaking precedent. 954 00:51:50,617 --> 00:51:53,409 I'm not putting the network at risk for future deals. 955 00:51:57,367 --> 00:51:58,786 Then I'll walk. 956 00:52:02,293 --> 00:52:05,048 Then walk, Alex. 957 00:52:05,051 --> 00:52:07,214 I don't want you to be unhappy. 958 00:52:11,598 --> 00:52:15,102 By the way, we bought this award for you. 959 00:52:41,045 --> 00:52:45,464 Alex Levy is synonymous with integrity. 960 00:52:45,467 --> 00:52:48,461 She embodies the vital role of our profession, 961 00:52:48,464 --> 00:52:53,717 not just in the politics of the nation or the business of the nation, 962 00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:58,013 but in the everyday lives of the American people. 963 00:52:58,015 --> 00:53:00,932 Ladies and gentlemen, the star of The Morning Show 964 00:53:00,934 --> 00:53:02,536 and this year's recipient of the 965 00:53:02,539 --> 00:53:06,395 Leadership in Journalism Award, Alex Levy! 966 00:53:06,398 --> 00:53:07,816 Come on up. Whoo! 967 00:53:45,729 --> 00:53:50,148 Thank you. Thank you, Maggie, for those kind and beautiful words, 968 00:53:50,150 --> 00:53:53,151 and thank you to the New York Media Foundation 969 00:53:53,153 --> 00:53:56,947 for this tremendous, tremendous honor. 970 00:53:56,949 --> 00:54:00,784 But first, I want to take this opportunity 971 00:54:00,786 --> 00:54:04,065 to apologize to all of the women who 972 00:54:04,068 --> 00:54:07,357 were victimized at The Morning Show. 973 00:54:07,360 --> 00:54:11,794 I am so deeply sorry that we did not see what was happening, 974 00:54:11,797 --> 00:54:16,174 and truth be told, it feels a bit strange 975 00:54:16,176 --> 00:54:20,971 to be accepting an award for leadership in journalism 976 00:54:20,974 --> 00:54:24,811 when apparently this was going on right under our noses. 977 00:54:25,940 --> 00:54:27,720 To that end, 978 00:54:27,730 --> 00:54:31,815 I would like to dedicate this award to those women. 979 00:54:39,033 --> 00:54:41,379 And secondly, secondly, 980 00:54:41,382 --> 00:54:45,926 this is gonna be a new era for The Morning Show 981 00:54:45,929 --> 00:54:51,378 and for women, for all women, and unheard voices. 982 00:54:52,254 --> 00:54:56,133 Things are going to be quite different from now on. 983 00:54:57,635 --> 00:55:03,393 So, I have some exciting news to share with all of you tonight. 984 00:55:03,396 --> 00:55:04,848 Get out your phones. 985 00:55:06,716 --> 00:55:09,467 I would like to take this moment 986 00:55:09,470 --> 00:55:14,830 to announce my new Morning Show cohost... 987 00:55:14,833 --> 00:55:16,692 Bradley Jackson. 988 00:55:38,587 --> 00:55:45,729 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - --