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Previously on Empire...
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I wanna play Lucious
in the Empire movie.
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I'm playing my father, Lucious Lyon.
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You have signed us a silent singer.
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Why is she not better? Oh, my God!
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Fans are heated
about me being pro-life,
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so I'm not apologizing.
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Why are you doing this?
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It's Damon Cross.
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You got two hours
to bring me my damn laptop!
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Is this what you want?
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- Fetch!
- Hey, hey, oh!
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Ah!
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Meet your grandson Walker Lyon.
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Oh, my God, I wonder what that is,
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a spoon or a rattle?
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Anything's better than that
sterling silver bubble blower.
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Well, can you pawn baby gifts,
or is that rude?
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- Oh, my...
- It's sterling silver.
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It means so much to us,
Lucious, that you're here.
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Well, it's nice to be here
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and have the Feds off
my back for a minute.
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And Damon Cross is still underground?
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I wish he was six feet underground.
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- Oh, not in the church.
- Okay.
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Godfather is here.
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Godfather's late, as usual.
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Well, there was problems
with the rehearsal, so...
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we need to talk.
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Hey, hello, handsome, over here.
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Can you conduct movie business
somewhere else?
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You fake-ass Denzel.
Where's your gift?
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- Um...
- "Um..."
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Go sit your ass down.
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It's probably gonna show up via Venmo.
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Later, disrespectful ass.
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I gotta take this. Excuse me.
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You know, you and Lucious
been looking awful cozy.
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I even saw you giggle.
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You know how uncomfortable
that makes me, right?
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You know we are here to focus
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on my beautiful, perfect
little grandbaby, right?
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And not your drama, Wendy.
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I'm just saying...
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Look, we gotta get started.
Where is Lucious?
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I'm sure you will, 'cause you petty.
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It's just starting.
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Yeah, that won't be a problem.
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Okay, meet me there. I'm on my way.
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Where you going? You can't leave.
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Babies ain't committed no sins
that need to be forgiven.
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It's us.
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Mm.
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To concretize this rite
of admission into Christianity,
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we have a special performance.
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♪ I know I'm not always right ♪
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♪ I'm not saying
that I'm perfect, no ♪
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♪ When you came into my life ♪
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♪ You gave me a sense of purpose, oh ♪
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♪ I ran away from love ♪
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♪ And I never know why ♪
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♪ 'Cause it made all of my darkness ♪
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♪ Turn into light ♪
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♪ Light ♪
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♪ All my mistakes, all of my pride ♪
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♪ All of the pain that I held inside ♪
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♪ You wiped the slate ♪
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♪ When you opened your eyes, yeah ♪
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♪ Everything is new again ♪
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It's not as intimate as I would like.
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What, Lucious Lyon scared
to catch a charge?
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We're all headed to hell anyway,
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but I don't like people paying
visits on my grandchildren.
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How's your family?
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My family? My family's fine.
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How 'bout some diplomacy?
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You stay away from my family,
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and yours will keep breathing.
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That's a deal.
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♪ 'Cause it made all of my darkness ♪
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♪ Turn into light ♪
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♪ Light ♪
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What's up with Cookie?
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She walking better?
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You couldn't pull her
on your best day, Damon.
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Eh, that's just me realizing
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you two share
the same misunderstanding.
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That's all that is.
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♪ Everything is new again ♪
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And I realize you don't
throw pearls before swine.
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♪ You gave me the answers ♪
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♪ You gave second chances ♪
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♪ And it's more than I deserve ♪
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♪ Got what it takes
with you on my side, oh ♪
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♪ Everything is new again ♪
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I didn't see this
on Teri's laminated schedule.
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I didn't mean to wake him.
I just wanted to check on him.
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See if he's still breathing?
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Yeah, I been doing that
since he came home.
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Yeah, I been doing it since 'Keem.
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He was so little
when they drug you off, uh...
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I was terrified of messing up,
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thinking he wasn't gonna
get something you gave
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Andre or Jamal and...
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So instead, you gave him mommy issues?
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Yeah.
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Andre did so good, didn't he?
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Yes, he did.
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I'm just so glad
he's around to see it...
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Enjoy this little bundle.
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Yeah, in spite of me.
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That's not what I meant, Lucious.
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It just feels good
to have a full house again.
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How long before
you're done getting ready?
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I wanna get some stuff
for the guest room.
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Just come on through.
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It's not like you haven't
seen it all before.
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Lucious, we can still talk.
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I wanna give you your space.
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Your granddaddy is crazy.
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Let's just hope
you ain't get them genes.
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Pop?
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I'm sorry I had to skip out
on that baptism.
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Um, I had a little business
I had to take care of.
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Well, I hope you're staying off
the Feds' radar.
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You know, Conway dropped your charges,
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but she's not gonna take
that loss lying down.
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Tell me about it.
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On a good note,
I hear congrats are in order.
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You closed that deal with Fox.
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They got short little arms
and deep pockets.
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Well done.
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Thank you, Pop. I appreciate it.
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Now, am I reading this correctly,
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that you have appointed yourself
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as the permanent CEO of Empire?
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Yes, sir.
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Empire needed to be cleaner
than the Board of Health
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to get that deal through, Pop, so...
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No, Empire needed a king,
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and you rose to the occasion.
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So now, in order for us
keep up appearances...
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we gonna need you
to stay in the throne.
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You sure?
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Very sure.
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Okay.
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It fits you, but remember,
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you know I'm back, man.
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Yes, sir.
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Uh, Pop, can you come to the rehearsal
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for the Empire film?
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No, we have to renegotiate
Tiana's contract first.
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That's handled, Pop,
but the film needs you.
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And I'm thinking,
who better to spearhead it
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than the man who took the company
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from pavement to penthouse?
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That film represents
Empire's legacy, Pop.
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You need to protect it.
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Damn right I do.
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Done.
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Send me over the writer
and the director's info.
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I wanna have a word with them.
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Yes, sir.
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Thank you, Pop.
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No, thank you, son.
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♪ Got that boom, got that pop ♪
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♪ Make it on my own,
I get in my zone ♪
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♪ Trying to take me off my phone ♪
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♪ And I turn ya into stone ♪
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♪ Well, you said high,
I choose it low ♪
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I can't tell if I'm sweating
or crying.
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That's how you know it's working.
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If you have time to gossip,
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you don't have enough resistance on.
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No, it wasn't me. It was her.
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She new here.
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♪ Got that boom, boom, boom ♪
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♪ I got that boom, I got that boom ♪
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All together now.
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♪ Uh, uh, uh ♪
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Did you smoke some crack
before you came in?
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Shut up. This is Lala's song playing.
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♪ Yeah, I know that my body ♪
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Good spin is like good sex.
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You need to keep your partner's beat.
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Right, left, right, left,
right, left, right, left.
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Right, left, right, left.
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Get in sync. Right, left...
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I am in sync.
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You're not in sync!
Right, left, right...
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- Shut up!
- Don't be mad.
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Be mad at them calories.
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Be mad at that pound cake
you had for breakfast.
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I'm done, and it was brunch.
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Ooh, I feel good.
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♪ Making you want a bit more ♪
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You going to Zumba with me next?
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What? No.
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You're not gonna come to Zumba?
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Why, Becky?
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Wow. Okay.
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Hey.
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You're still taking
too many water breaks.
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I be thirsty, okay?
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Also, thank you so much
for playing Lala's song.
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It was a hit in here.
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The beat is catchy, and it builds.
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And whoever produced it was
hitting the same clubs as me
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in the '90s.
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Okay, so that means
that you're gonna add it
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to your public playlist
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and then play it in every class,
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especially the ones
with the influencers?
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I can test it out
in our afternoon classes
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and see how it catches on organically.
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Okay? That's how I made Lizzo, so...
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Yeah, sure, you did.
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Uh, here's the thing, though.
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I really don't have time for organic.
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I need some hormones.
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So what if I got, like,
a bigger feature artist
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to go on the track?
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Somebody like maybe Tiana?
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If you can get Tiana on a track
as a cosign,
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I can have her playing
across all of our studios...
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- Oh!
- In every class.
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Okay, good to know,
because I can get Tiana.
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- All right.
- Watch me get Tiana.
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- Go get Tiana.
- Remember you said that.
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♪ Have you ever met a girl ♪
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♪ That you tried to date ♪
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♪ But a year to make love,
she wanted you to wait ♪
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♪ Let me tell ya story
of my situation ♪
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♪ I was talking to this girl
from the U.S. nation ♪
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Perfect. Cue Cookie.
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♪ The way that I met her
was on tour at a concert ♪
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♪ She had long hair
and a short miniskirt ♪
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♪ I just got onstage,
dripping, pouring with sweat ♪
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♪ I was walking through the crowd ♪
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♪ And guess who I met ♪
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♪ I whispered in her ear ♪
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♪ "Come to the picture booth ♪
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♪ "So I can ask you some questions ♪
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♪ To see if you 100 proof" ♪
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♪ I asked her name ♪
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♪ She said, "Blah, blah, blah" ♪
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♪ She had 9/10 pants
and a very big bra ♪
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♪ I took a couple of flicks
and she was enthused ♪
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♪ I said, "How do you like the show" ♪
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♪ She said, "I was very amused" ♪
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- ♪ I started throwing ♪
- Cut, cut, cut!
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Wrong! Wrong!
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Who in the hell put this
dumb-ass chain on my son?
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I would never wear something
that damn corny.
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And you in the glasses,
you look like a damn fool.
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Take 'em off.
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And, baby girl,
I don't know who taught you
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how to do the wop or the Roger Rabbit,
260
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but you look like
a damn wounded animal.
261
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Lucious, we are so honored
to have you here.
262
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Why don't I have you go talk to an AD
263
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about some of these suggestions?
264
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Man, don't be trying to placate me,
265
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having me talk to your assistant.
266
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I invented that move.
267
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We can make these
superficial changes later
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after rehearsal.
269
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No, what's superficial is your vision.
270
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Apparently, you don't
understand that Empire
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was built on specificity, on details.
272
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It's the details that made it sing,
273
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and this is not details.
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From here on out,
275
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this is now a Lucious Lyon joint,
276
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and it will be shot like that.
277
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And we will do it right.
278
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Come here.
279
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He's just tripping right now.
280
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I don't know who the hell hired
that girl to be Cookie,
281
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but that's a stand-in.
282
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I wanna get a real Cookie.
283
00:12:37,577 --> 00:12:39,488
You know, in fact,
I wanna... I wanna talk
284
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to the writer!
285
00:12:40,613 --> 00:12:41,791
- Actually...
- Where's the damn writer?
286
00:12:41,815 --> 00:12:42,925
Actually, I wrote it.
287
00:12:42,949 --> 00:12:44,660
- You wrote this?
- Yeah.
288
00:12:44,684 --> 00:12:47,329
Where's the script?
289
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♪ Ooh ♪
290
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- You okay?
- Yeah.
291
00:12:54,728 --> 00:12:56,439
All right, don't be nervous, okay?
292
00:12:56,463 --> 00:12:57,940
There's no need for all of that.
293
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Empire's thrilled to offer you
the richest deal
294
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for a female artist
in the label's history.
295
00:13:03,436 --> 00:13:05,448
Cheers.
296
00:13:05,472 --> 00:13:06,649
Andre, it feels amazing
297
00:13:06,673 --> 00:13:07,883
to still have your support, really.
298
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We'll sign those contracts
right after your show tonight
299
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for the cosmetic executives.
300
00:13:11,845 --> 00:13:13,556
But we need you to make
a public statement
301
00:13:13,580 --> 00:13:14,890
clarifying what you said
about abortion.
302
00:13:14,914 --> 00:13:17,660
You know, publicity's already
taken that thing wild,
303
00:13:17,684 --> 00:13:19,295
and we don't need the problem...
304
00:13:19,319 --> 00:13:21,469
I was pretty clear.
305
00:13:22,589 --> 00:13:24,300
You were caught up
in a moment of crisis...
306
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- Hmm.
- My crisis.
307
00:13:25,191 --> 00:13:27,503
And emotion caused you
to say something
308
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you didn't fully understand.
309
00:13:28,595 --> 00:13:29,839
The last time someone assumed
310
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I didn't know
what I was talking about...
311
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I lost a baby,
312
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your brother's baby.
313
00:13:41,541 --> 00:13:43,324
I understand that.
314
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We've all suffered because of things
315
00:13:45,845 --> 00:13:48,524
outside of our control, okay?
316
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This is something you can control
317
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before it derails your career.
318
00:13:54,220 --> 00:13:55,331
Wow.
319
00:13:55,355 --> 00:13:58,701
Andre, I thought you out
of all people would understand.
320
00:13:58,725 --> 00:14:02,204
I mean, your wife
has a Bible verse ready
321
00:14:02,228 --> 00:14:03,272
for every occasion.
322
00:14:03,296 --> 00:14:04,640
My wife is an ER nurse
323
00:14:04,664 --> 00:14:07,843
for a low-income hospital
for a decade.
324
00:14:07,867 --> 00:14:09,578
She's actually witnessed the horrors
325
00:14:09,602 --> 00:14:11,614
of women being denied
reproductive health care.
326
00:14:11,638 --> 00:14:13,482
There's nothing Christian about that.
327
00:14:15,608 --> 00:14:18,392
I need you to make this right, Tiana.
328
00:14:19,546 --> 00:14:22,191
You've earned this.
329
00:14:24,417 --> 00:14:25,567
Okay?
330
00:14:27,387 --> 00:14:30,438
It's good to have you back.
331
00:14:31,024 --> 00:14:33,636
It was my grandson's baptism, child.
332
00:14:33,660 --> 00:14:35,471
The producers saw photos
of you and Lucious
333
00:14:35,495 --> 00:14:37,339
looking awfully close at the ceremony.
334
00:14:37,363 --> 00:14:38,541
The optics concerned them.
335
00:14:38,565 --> 00:14:40,643
Well, your producers
need to be concerned
336
00:14:40,667 --> 00:14:41,844
about the paparazzi taking pictures
337
00:14:41,868 --> 00:14:43,779
of my family's private service.
338
00:14:43,803 --> 00:14:44,847
Okay, this is still over, right?
339
00:14:44,871 --> 00:14:46,649
I don't have to worry
about "Coocious" 4.0?
340
00:14:46,673 --> 00:14:49,418
Okay, look, I'm not some
infectious disease,
341
00:14:49,442 --> 00:14:50,486
and Lucious has been cleared.
342
00:14:50,510 --> 00:14:51,520
So what's your point?
343
00:14:51,544 --> 00:14:52,588
Okay, that's not a no.
344
00:14:52,612 --> 00:14:54,323
Is playing coy
really worth jeopardizing
345
00:14:54,347 --> 00:14:55,457
everything we've built?
346
00:14:55,481 --> 00:14:57,393
Lucious and I are complicated.
347
00:14:57,417 --> 00:14:58,594
Don't try and figure us out.
348
00:14:58,618 --> 00:14:59,829
- Teeth.
- All clear.
349
00:14:59,853 --> 00:15:02,464
Bye, child. I got a show to do.
350
00:15:03,790 --> 00:15:06,235
Getting caught cheating
with a Playboy model
351
00:15:06,259 --> 00:15:07,403
at a drive-through?
352
00:15:07,427 --> 00:15:09,271
Nobody told 'em about Postmates?
353
00:15:10,763 --> 00:15:13,709
Now, Cookie, didn't you and Lucious
354
00:15:13,733 --> 00:15:15,811
vacation with Jackson
and his wife in Greece?
355
00:15:15,835 --> 00:15:19,448
Now, was he cheating,
or are they swingers?
356
00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,384
You know, we're just all
trying to make it.
357
00:15:22,408 --> 00:15:24,653
Well, you have an opinion
358
00:15:24,677 --> 00:15:26,889
on Skye Summers
selling her nudes to TMI.
359
00:15:26,913 --> 00:15:28,724
Oh, yeah, well, I think she's smart
360
00:15:28,748 --> 00:15:31,560
for leaking her own photos
instead of being blackmailed.
361
00:15:31,584 --> 00:15:32,795
Oh, well, you'd know
all about that, wouldn't you?
362
00:15:32,819 --> 00:15:34,663
I mean, who here hasn't seen
Cookie's cookies?
363
00:15:37,690 --> 00:15:41,203
Well, at least my dough
still gets something rising.
364
00:15:42,428 --> 00:15:43,606
Who was that nude for?
365
00:15:43,630 --> 00:15:45,007
Was it for Lucious or one
of your other boyfriends?
366
00:15:45,031 --> 00:15:47,476
It's just so hard to keep track
of when you two crazy felons
367
00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:49,778
are trying to make it work.
368
00:15:49,802 --> 00:15:51,513
Is it smart for any celebrity
369
00:15:51,537 --> 00:15:52,815
to be taking naked photos
of themselves?
370
00:15:52,839 --> 00:15:54,650
She had to know
they were gonna get out.
371
00:15:54,674 --> 00:15:56,585
I bet she wanted to get hacked.
372
00:15:56,609 --> 00:15:58,354
Okay, you know absolutely nothing
373
00:15:58,378 --> 00:15:59,588
about her circumstances.
374
00:15:59,612 --> 00:16:00,990
This is someone's real life here,
375
00:16:01,014 --> 00:16:03,826
not a chance for you to make
yourself feel superior.
376
00:16:03,850 --> 00:16:05,661
I have a question for you, Lizzie.
377
00:16:05,685 --> 00:16:07,529
When's the last time
your musty-ass husband
378
00:16:07,553 --> 00:16:10,332
asked for nudes of you?
379
00:16:10,356 --> 00:16:11,433
Huh? What's that?
380
00:16:11,457 --> 00:16:13,302
Oh, oh.
381
00:16:13,326 --> 00:16:14,904
Oh, cat got your tongue?
382
00:16:14,928 --> 00:16:17,506
Well, there you have it, folks.
383
00:16:17,530 --> 00:16:18,641
You know what that means
384
00:16:18,665 --> 00:16:20,609
when your husband doesn't want
to see pictures
385
00:16:20,633 --> 00:16:22,411
of your lumpy ass anymore, right?
386
00:16:24,604 --> 00:16:25,881
Yes, I do.
387
00:16:25,905 --> 00:16:28,584
My husband left me
for the nanny six months ago.
388
00:16:28,608 --> 00:16:30,386
Bingo.
389
00:16:30,410 --> 00:16:32,288
And that's the tea!
390
00:16:34,380 --> 00:16:36,525
Go to commercial.
391
00:16:36,549 --> 00:16:37,526
Why do you gotta be so mean?
392
00:16:37,550 --> 00:16:38,794
Why? That bitch came for me!
393
00:16:38,818 --> 00:16:41,363
- That was too far.
- I take it too far?
394
00:16:41,387 --> 00:16:42,531
Bitch, see me outside.
395
00:16:42,555 --> 00:16:43,766
And there she goes.
396
00:16:43,790 --> 00:16:46,474
Look, kiss my ass.
397
00:16:50,894 --> 00:16:52,403
Why don't you just shoot a puppy
398
00:16:52,404 --> 00:16:54,204
live on air next time?
399
00:16:54,206 --> 00:16:55,739
She gets under my skin.
400
00:16:55,741 --> 00:16:59,143
I'll just get her
an apology gift or something.
401
00:16:59,145 --> 00:17:00,477
Okay, that sounds like an impulse
402
00:17:00,479 --> 00:17:02,479
that's fertile territory
for your new therapist.
403
00:17:02,481 --> 00:17:04,181
Um, no, therapy's
for white people, girl.
404
00:17:04,183 --> 00:17:05,382
Okay, the producers are gonna
405
00:17:05,384 --> 00:17:07,084
have a problem with you
if you don't go.
406
00:17:07,086 --> 00:17:08,218
Well, I'm not going.
407
00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:09,486
Cookie, I don't know what happened
408
00:17:09,488 --> 00:17:11,388
with you and Lucious,
but you need to deal with it.
409
00:17:11,390 --> 00:17:12,723
I see you trying to hide this limp,
410
00:17:12,725 --> 00:17:15,392
and everybody here thinks
you've been an irritable...
411
00:17:15,394 --> 00:17:17,327
Ah, ah! I wish you would.
412
00:17:17,329 --> 00:17:20,430
I was about to say "bitter."
See how you overreacted?
413
00:17:20,432 --> 00:17:22,499
Go handle this before you get fired
414
00:17:22,501 --> 00:17:25,302
and move from Tea Talk panelist
to punch line.
415
00:17:28,607 --> 00:17:31,341
Oh, and cold cocktails
whenever you need it,
416
00:17:31,343 --> 00:17:32,743
and I know you need it
every now and then.
417
00:17:32,745 --> 00:17:37,247
Bespoke furniture,
and the thermostat never dips
418
00:17:37,249 --> 00:17:38,482
below 72 degrees.
419
00:17:38,484 --> 00:17:40,317
It's so cute in here, y'all.
420
00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:41,451
Like, I just wanna touch everything.
421
00:17:41,453 --> 00:17:42,686
Well, it's not just accoutrement.
422
00:17:42,688 --> 00:17:45,556
Bossy is run by women, for women.
423
00:17:45,558 --> 00:17:48,425
Which is why it would be so wonderful
424
00:17:48,427 --> 00:17:50,460
to have you...
an empowered, brilliant,
425
00:17:50,462 --> 00:17:52,563
beautiful, strong woman...
help us introduce
426
00:17:52,565 --> 00:17:55,098
our new artist, Lala, to the world.
427
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:56,633
Absolutely.
428
00:17:56,635 --> 00:17:58,368
We were thinking, hoping,
wishing, and...
429
00:17:58,370 --> 00:17:59,469
Praying...
430
00:17:59,471 --> 00:18:03,407
That you would record a verse
on her debut single.
431
00:18:03,409 --> 00:18:06,376
I'd help, but Andre has me on lockdown
432
00:18:06,378 --> 00:18:09,413
until this abortion mess is resolved.
433
00:18:09,415 --> 00:18:11,248
Apparently, what I think
can't be trusted
434
00:18:11,250 --> 00:18:12,649
until a man clears it, so...
435
00:18:12,651 --> 00:18:15,185
Yeah, that actually sounds
like more of Lucious thing
436
00:18:15,187 --> 00:18:16,253
than an Andre thing.
437
00:18:16,255 --> 00:18:18,488
Hmm, tell me about it. Oh, shoot.
438
00:18:18,490 --> 00:18:20,424
Sorry to disappoint and run,
but I have to go get onstage
439
00:18:20,426 --> 00:18:22,359
and apologize for having an opinion.
440
00:18:22,361 --> 00:18:25,162
Mm-hmm. An ignorant,
backwoods opinion.
441
00:18:25,164 --> 00:18:26,563
Let me talk to you for a minute.
442
00:18:26,565 --> 00:18:29,433
♪ Makes me smile,
and he can try to fight it ♪
443
00:18:29,435 --> 00:18:32,536
Those Empire men, they can
make you get on that stage,
444
00:18:32,538 --> 00:18:34,371
but they can't make you say anything
445
00:18:34,373 --> 00:18:35,539
that you don't believe.
446
00:18:35,541 --> 00:18:37,341
♪ 'Cause you're deeply ♪
447
00:18:37,343 --> 00:18:39,860
You understand?
448
00:18:40,379 --> 00:18:42,112
Yeah, thank you.
449
00:18:42,114 --> 00:18:43,347
Bye, guys.
450
00:18:43,349 --> 00:18:44,448
- Bye.
- See you later.
451
00:18:44,450 --> 00:18:46,280
- Bye.
- Thanks for coming.
452
00:18:47,353 --> 00:18:50,721
Page 17, that has to be cut.
453
00:18:50,723 --> 00:18:54,725
The stuff on 19... I don't know
what you were thinking.
454
00:18:54,727 --> 00:18:59,930
You cannot be giving Cookie
credit for my idea.
455
00:18:59,932 --> 00:19:02,249
No, this is out.
456
00:19:03,335 --> 00:19:05,102
What was that?
457
00:19:05,104 --> 00:19:06,436
You can't say any of that
458
00:19:06,438 --> 00:19:08,472
without somebody losing their life.
459
00:19:08,474 --> 00:19:09,673
And as a matter of fact,
460
00:19:09,675 --> 00:19:12,643
how the hell did you hear
about Philly Street?
461
00:19:12,645 --> 00:19:15,379
He's one of the game's
biggest what-ifs.
462
00:19:15,381 --> 00:19:16,613
I can't take him out.
463
00:19:16,615 --> 00:19:21,485
There ain't nobody coming
to hear about no Philly Street.
464
00:19:21,487 --> 00:19:25,489
They wanna hear
about the Empire story.
465
00:19:25,491 --> 00:19:28,959
I mean, they wanna hear
the flesh and blood
466
00:19:28,961 --> 00:19:29,993
intone from me.
467
00:19:29,995 --> 00:19:33,297
I started selling drugs
when I was nine years old
468
00:19:33,299 --> 00:19:34,364
because I needed to eat.
469
00:19:34,366 --> 00:19:37,367
But it was the music that saved you.
470
00:19:37,369 --> 00:19:38,502
Now you're onto something.
471
00:19:38,504 --> 00:19:41,121
I'll give you the new notes next.
472
00:19:44,209 --> 00:19:46,343
Back in the flesh.
473
00:19:46,345 --> 00:19:47,778
You are looking good, Lucious.
474
00:19:47,780 --> 00:19:51,515
That script making you
nostalgic for the old days?
475
00:19:51,517 --> 00:19:53,517
You know, I have a couple
of notes of my own.
476
00:19:53,519 --> 00:19:56,520
Like, where the hell am I
in the damn script?
477
00:19:56,522 --> 00:19:59,289
Well, unfortunately,
we are all filled up
478
00:19:59,291 --> 00:20:01,058
with Philly crackheads.
479
00:20:02,328 --> 00:20:03,560
You can't treat me like that
480
00:20:03,562 --> 00:20:05,395
now that I have a stake
in the company.
481
00:20:05,397 --> 00:20:07,464
How did it go when Cookie
told you the price
482
00:20:07,466 --> 00:20:09,232
of a heart these days?
483
00:20:09,234 --> 00:20:10,334
Hmm?
484
00:20:10,336 --> 00:20:13,103
I bet you two been fighting for months
485
00:20:13,105 --> 00:20:14,271
over her cutting me in.
486
00:20:14,273 --> 00:20:15,372
As a matter of fact,
487
00:20:15,374 --> 00:20:17,107
we haven't even mentioned you, Tracy.
488
00:20:17,109 --> 00:20:18,308
Oh.
489
00:20:18,310 --> 00:20:20,577
And something you should keep in mind,
490
00:20:20,579 --> 00:20:23,447
if Eddie Barker or Shine Johnson
491
00:20:23,449 --> 00:20:25,615
couldn't frighten me,
what do you think
492
00:20:25,617 --> 00:20:28,518
a little bottle blonde is gonna do?
493
00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,322
Oh, sweetie, I'm just
a little five-foot white girl
494
00:20:32,324 --> 00:20:34,491
who thrived on the streets
of North Philly.
495
00:20:34,493 --> 00:20:37,194
Eddie and Shine ain't got
nothing on me.
496
00:20:37,196 --> 00:20:38,695
Oh, and guess what.
497
00:20:38,697 --> 00:20:41,531
Our son left me more money than God.
498
00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:45,469
I'm here to stay.
Can't erase me, Lucious.
499
00:20:57,349 --> 00:20:58,582
How do I know those are legit
500
00:20:58,584 --> 00:21:00,617
and you didn't Full House your way in?
501
00:21:00,619 --> 00:21:04,304
Last time I looked in a mirror,
I was still black.
502
00:21:06,291 --> 00:21:07,391
What brings you here today?
503
00:21:07,393 --> 00:21:09,393
A town car.
504
00:21:09,395 --> 00:21:12,229
What are the challenges
you'd like to discuss?
505
00:21:12,231 --> 00:21:14,364
I don't have any chall...
506
00:21:14,366 --> 00:21:16,566
I don't even know why I'm here, okay?
507
00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:19,052
I came 'cause of my stupid agent.
508
00:21:24,543 --> 00:21:27,210
Oh, you really fast
with your little fingers
509
00:21:27,212 --> 00:21:28,645
in that search bar, right?
510
00:21:28,647 --> 00:21:32,416
Oh, I can search, too,
with my fingers.
511
00:21:32,418 --> 00:21:33,750
Let me see.
512
00:21:33,752 --> 00:21:37,154
Let me see what we have here, Doctor.
513
00:21:37,156 --> 00:21:38,789
Mm-hmm.
514
00:21:38,791 --> 00:21:44,161
Well, who is this tall,
dark drink of chocolate?
515
00:21:44,163 --> 00:21:45,395
That's my brother.
516
00:21:45,397 --> 00:21:47,597
Oh, is he single, girl?
517
00:21:47,599 --> 00:21:50,734
My wife is in the next picture.
518
00:21:50,736 --> 00:21:52,469
Jamal's version
of "You're So Beautiful"
519
00:21:52,471 --> 00:21:54,671
was actually our first dance.
520
00:21:54,673 --> 00:21:57,407
Our two-year-old twins
have put a little strain
521
00:21:57,409 --> 00:22:01,912
on our sex life,
but we are five years strong.
522
00:22:01,914 --> 00:22:02,646
Hmm.
523
00:22:02,648 --> 00:22:06,032
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
524
00:22:07,319 --> 00:22:09,970
How's your marriage going?
525
00:22:11,723 --> 00:22:15,292
I made some big changes
in the last six months.
526
00:22:15,294 --> 00:22:17,427
Big, big ones, honey.
527
00:22:17,429 --> 00:22:18,462
And do you stand by them?
528
00:22:18,464 --> 00:22:21,114
I'm on TV every morning, aren't I?
529
00:22:23,335 --> 00:22:26,603
Yes, Lucious being back
has been a test.
530
00:22:26,605 --> 00:22:30,640
And yes, today it's a possibility
531
00:22:30,642 --> 00:22:33,343
that I may have gone a little too far,
532
00:22:33,345 --> 00:22:34,678
but it's for a reason.
533
00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,163
I don't like that simple bitch, okay?
534
00:22:38,617 --> 00:22:41,718
Look, girl, can we just
call this 20 minutes an hour
535
00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,488
so we can both go home
and watch Real Housewives
536
00:22:44,490 --> 00:22:46,122
in some soft pants?
537
00:22:46,124 --> 00:22:46,923
It's your time.
538
00:22:46,925 --> 00:22:48,258
I get paid the same either way.
539
00:22:48,260 --> 00:22:50,260
Okay, well, great,
'cause I'm rich, honey.
540
00:22:50,262 --> 00:22:51,428
You have a good day.
541
00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:53,430
Before you go, though, I did notice
542
00:22:53,432 --> 00:22:55,432
those Birkin-sized bags
under your eyes.
543
00:22:59,104 --> 00:23:00,303
How are you sleeping?
544
00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:04,991
Better than my makeup
artist is about to.
545
00:23:05,978 --> 00:23:07,210
Bitch.
546
00:23:08,447 --> 00:23:10,280
♪ So what, I got a attitude ♪
547
00:23:10,282 --> 00:23:11,615
♪ Uh, I got a attitude ♪
548
00:23:11,617 --> 00:23:13,450
♪ So what, I got a attitude ♪
549
00:23:13,452 --> 00:23:15,185
♪ Uh, I got a, I don't sleep ♪
550
00:23:15,187 --> 00:23:16,753
Cheers.
551
00:23:16,755 --> 00:23:18,388
♪ Too much money out that door ♪
552
00:23:18,390 --> 00:23:19,656
♪ On my way to go to work ♪
553
00:23:19,658 --> 00:23:21,658
Thanks for giving our girl
another shot.
554
00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:24,561
Hey, we were happy
to hear that Tiana's comments
555
00:23:24,563 --> 00:23:26,263
were taken out of context.
556
00:23:26,265 --> 00:23:27,597
Well, cancel culture leaves no room
557
00:23:27,599 --> 00:23:29,366
for nuance or forgiveness.
558
00:23:29,368 --> 00:23:31,101
I want to thank Technique New York
559
00:23:31,103 --> 00:23:32,035
for having me.
560
00:23:32,037 --> 00:23:35,372
Tonight was supposed to be
a celebration
561
00:23:35,374 --> 00:23:38,208
of high cheekbones,
562
00:23:38,210 --> 00:23:41,611
of full lips, of broad noses,
563
00:23:41,613 --> 00:23:45,348
of beauty in all forms, of inclusion.
564
00:23:45,350 --> 00:23:46,783
We love you!
565
00:23:46,785 --> 00:23:49,452
But apparently,
inclusion only gets celebrated
566
00:23:49,454 --> 00:23:51,354
when it's convenient
567
00:23:51,356 --> 00:23:53,423
or when it doesn't overshadow
568
00:23:53,425 --> 00:23:55,525
a multimillion-dollar product drop.
569
00:23:58,630 --> 00:24:02,365
Listen, a bunch of men wanted
me to come up here tonight
570
00:24:02,367 --> 00:24:03,633
and tell you that I misspoke
571
00:24:03,635 --> 00:24:06,102
when I said
that all life was precious.
572
00:24:06,104 --> 00:24:09,139
But I believe in you,
573
00:24:09,141 --> 00:24:10,407
my fans,
574
00:24:10,409 --> 00:24:12,709
to hear an uncomfortable truth,
575
00:24:12,711 --> 00:24:17,314
because I said what I said,
and I meant it.
576
00:24:17,316 --> 00:24:19,382
I am pro-life.
577
00:24:27,526 --> 00:24:29,526
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
578
00:24:29,528 --> 00:24:31,661
♪ Put a picture of me up on the wall ♪
579
00:24:31,663 --> 00:24:34,497
♪ You can't tell me
that I can't have it all ♪
580
00:24:34,499 --> 00:24:35,732
♪ I'm the one making the calls ♪
581
00:24:35,734 --> 00:24:38,568
♪ Sit back and watch
how the dominoes fall ♪
582
00:24:38,570 --> 00:24:40,704
♪ Give me props,
I'm a little bit litty ♪
583
00:24:40,706 --> 00:24:43,640
♪ My life hasn't always been pretty ♪
584
00:24:43,642 --> 00:24:45,408
♪ Ain't nothing I haven't seen ♪
585
00:24:45,410 --> 00:24:46,643
There's been some type of mistake.
586
00:24:46,645 --> 00:24:49,479
Yeah, you wasting my time twice.
587
00:24:49,481 --> 00:24:51,127
Guys, come on. Let's go.
588
00:24:52,547 --> 00:24:56,519
♪ I'm doing me all the way this time ♪
589
00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,655
♪ Yeah, can't tell me
nothing about it ♪
590
00:24:58,657 --> 00:25:01,391
♪ Hold my head high, I crown it ♪
591
00:25:01,393 --> 00:25:03,293
♪ I don't feel bad about it ♪
592
00:25:03,295 --> 00:25:06,196
♪ I don't feel bad ♪
593
00:25:06,198 --> 00:25:07,631
♪ My shine, I'm all about it ♪
594
00:25:07,633 --> 00:25:10,433
♪ I don't need you around it ♪
595
00:25:10,435 --> 00:25:12,369
♪ I don't feel bad about it ♪
596
00:25:12,371 --> 00:25:15,138
♪ I don't feel bad ♪
597
00:25:15,140 --> 00:25:16,473
You put her up to this?
598
00:25:16,475 --> 00:25:18,308
♪ I know how to treat ♪
599
00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:20,343
Tiana's her own woman.
600
00:25:20,345 --> 00:25:22,646
That's what she's trying to tell you.
601
00:25:22,648 --> 00:25:26,349
♪ Can't tell me nothing about it ♪
602
00:25:26,351 --> 00:25:28,385
♪ Hold my head high, I crown it ♪
603
00:25:28,387 --> 00:25:30,587
♪ I don't feel bad about it ♪
604
00:25:30,589 --> 00:25:33,323
♪ I don't feel bad ♪
605
00:25:33,325 --> 00:25:35,358
♪ My shine, I'm all about it ♪
606
00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:37,427
♪ I don't need you around it ♪
607
00:25:37,429 --> 00:25:39,429
♪ I don't feel bad about it ♪
608
00:25:39,431 --> 00:25:41,431
♪ I don't feel bad ♪
609
00:25:48,460 --> 00:25:50,531
Gladys, Hey.
610
00:25:50,532 --> 00:25:51,464
Don't say hi to Gladys.
611
00:25:51,466 --> 00:25:52,532
We don't work at Empire anymore.
612
00:25:52,534 --> 00:25:53,633
We run Bossy Media, remember?
613
00:25:53,635 --> 00:25:54,667
Excuse you, I was well-loved here.
614
00:25:54,669 --> 00:25:55,833
But she's not your coworker anymore.
615
00:25:55,837 --> 00:25:57,370
I know, we are the competition.
616
00:25:57,372 --> 00:25:58,504
This is a negotiation,
617
00:25:58,506 --> 00:26:00,643
so when Andre tries
to pat our heads...
618
00:26:00,644 --> 00:26:02,577
- No one's patting my head.
- Shut that condescension down.
619
00:26:02,579 --> 00:26:04,579
That's right.
Shut it down, shut it down.
620
00:26:04,581 --> 00:26:06,415
- Hi.
- This meeting and deal are off.
621
00:26:06,417 --> 00:26:08,250
Okay, not what I was expecting.
622
00:26:08,252 --> 00:26:09,451
What's going on, Andre?
623
00:26:09,453 --> 00:26:11,586
Your fingerprints are all over
that stunt Tiana pulled.
624
00:26:11,588 --> 00:26:14,790
You met with her unsanctioned
and put a battery in her back.
625
00:26:14,792 --> 00:26:17,392
Because that was our
bright idea to get you to agree
626
00:26:17,394 --> 00:26:18,527
to a collab with our artist?
627
00:26:18,529 --> 00:26:20,362
Exactly, and you know
this collab is gonna
628
00:26:20,364 --> 00:26:21,496
rehab Tiana's career.
629
00:26:21,498 --> 00:26:23,565
You've seen me do this
with artists for years.
630
00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:24,766
I'll get Tiana back on track
631
00:26:24,768 --> 00:26:26,635
without the help of your little label.
632
00:26:26,637 --> 00:26:28,570
- Oh...
- Little label.
633
00:26:28,572 --> 00:26:30,439
Which won't be working with Tiana
634
00:26:30,441 --> 00:26:33,241
or any Empire artist ever.
635
00:26:36,380 --> 00:26:38,380
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
636
00:26:38,382 --> 00:26:39,514
Of course I am.
637
00:26:39,516 --> 00:26:40,782
Let's get a brick and bust
all these windows.
638
00:26:40,784 --> 00:26:43,685
Or we just sign Tiana
right from under him.
639
00:26:43,687 --> 00:26:46,188
I'm actually not thinking that at all.
640
00:26:46,190 --> 00:26:49,191
Giselle. Hey, sis!
641
00:26:49,193 --> 00:26:50,292
Looking good.
642
00:26:50,294 --> 00:26:51,393
Back at ya.
643
00:26:58,202 --> 00:26:59,534
Oh, it has to happen.
644
00:26:59,536 --> 00:27:02,204
Tiana will be reeled in by Andre
645
00:27:02,206 --> 00:27:05,390
or my... or me my damn self.
646
00:27:06,443 --> 00:27:08,477
I spend half a year gone,
647
00:27:08,479 --> 00:27:10,779
and everybody here forgets
how to do their damn job.
648
00:27:10,781 --> 00:27:14,549
You need to calm down.
Andre's doing just fine.
649
00:27:14,551 --> 00:27:17,319
Yeah, he's doing terrific.
650
00:27:17,321 --> 00:27:18,787
You know what?
I got a really great idea.
651
00:27:18,789 --> 00:27:22,557
Why don't we get White Tracy
to be the next CEO of Empire?
652
00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:25,010
- Thank you very much.
- You're welcome.
653
00:27:25,462 --> 00:27:27,529
Dad, who the hell is Philly Street?
654
00:27:27,531 --> 00:27:29,764
Oh, Philly Street used to be
hot back in the day
655
00:27:29,766 --> 00:27:32,534
until your father came along
and stole his thunder.
656
00:27:32,536 --> 00:27:34,369
- He's a nobody.
- What?
657
00:27:34,371 --> 00:27:36,538
Dad, the writer said he's special.
658
00:27:36,540 --> 00:27:38,473
Why you kick him out the movie?
659
00:27:38,475 --> 00:27:41,543
Who are you going to trust
to know more about Empire,
660
00:27:41,545 --> 00:27:43,545
me or some has-been?
661
00:27:43,547 --> 00:27:45,514
We just got the baby down.
662
00:27:45,516 --> 00:27:46,882
Ah, and you didn't forget the monitor.
663
00:27:46,884 --> 00:27:50,218
Great, and I'm sure you didn't
forget to put little Walker
664
00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:51,319
down on his back?
665
00:27:51,321 --> 00:27:52,420
Of course not, Cookie.
666
00:27:52,422 --> 00:27:54,089
You know this isn't
my first baby, right?
667
00:27:54,091 --> 00:27:54,890
I know it's not,
668
00:27:54,892 --> 00:27:55,991
but they're so far apart in years,
669
00:27:55,993 --> 00:27:58,393
I just wanna make sure
you didn't forget anything.
670
00:27:58,395 --> 00:28:01,396
Andre, can you bless the table?
671
00:28:01,398 --> 00:28:03,298
Yes, ma'am.
672
00:28:12,709 --> 00:28:15,777
Father God, please bless this meal.
673
00:28:15,779 --> 00:28:18,313
Our family has endured
its share of lows,
674
00:28:18,315 --> 00:28:19,748
but we gather together, stand united,
675
00:28:19,750 --> 00:28:22,150
and are rewarded
with moments like this.
676
00:28:22,152 --> 00:28:23,018
Thank you, Lord. Amen.
677
00:28:23,020 --> 00:28:25,520
Amen, and God bless my baby, Jamal.
678
00:28:25,522 --> 00:28:29,190
You know what?
I like the sound of that,
679
00:28:29,192 --> 00:28:31,660
"united," like family.
680
00:28:31,662 --> 00:28:35,030
Come to think of it,
isn't Tiana family?
681
00:28:35,032 --> 00:28:35,964
God.
682
00:28:35,966 --> 00:28:37,332
No, I mean... I mean, she's the mother
683
00:28:37,334 --> 00:28:38,400
of my grandchildren.
684
00:28:38,402 --> 00:28:41,269
Hakeem made her family.
We made her a star.
685
00:28:41,271 --> 00:28:43,338
Why is that no one seems to be able
686
00:28:43,340 --> 00:28:44,673
to get her to control her damn mouth?
687
00:28:44,675 --> 00:28:45,941
- Damn, Pop.
- Okay.
688
00:28:45,943 --> 00:28:49,578
So trying to control Tiana
or any woman, for that matter,
689
00:28:49,580 --> 00:28:51,446
is the wrong strategy.
690
00:28:51,448 --> 00:28:52,747
Why don't you try to respect her?
691
00:28:52,749 --> 00:28:55,684
No, her mouth is about to cost us
692
00:28:55,686 --> 00:28:57,752
a multimillion-dollar contract.
693
00:28:57,754 --> 00:28:59,487
Okay, so what? She can't speak?
694
00:28:59,489 --> 00:29:00,589
She can't have her own opinion?
695
00:29:00,591 --> 00:29:02,557
She gotta be told what to do
by some man?
696
00:29:02,559 --> 00:29:04,559
You know what? Let's just eat.
697
00:29:04,561 --> 00:29:05,594
I'm handling it, Pop.
698
00:29:05,596 --> 00:29:07,562
No, more like mishandling it, son.
699
00:29:07,564 --> 00:29:08,763
The way I see it,
700
00:29:08,765 --> 00:29:10,332
we're at the bottom
of the ninth right now,
701
00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:11,566
and you done struck out twice.
702
00:29:11,568 --> 00:29:13,468
And I'm gonna have
to sweep on in there
703
00:29:13,470 --> 00:29:16,171
so that you don't strike us out
as a family.
704
00:29:16,173 --> 00:29:17,005
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.
705
00:29:17,007 --> 00:29:19,107
Sit down, Andre. Ignore your father.
706
00:29:19,109 --> 00:29:19,975
Ignore me?
707
00:29:19,977 --> 00:29:21,576
- Yes.
- You gonna ignore me, Cookie?
708
00:29:21,578 --> 00:29:23,612
I sure am. Watch me.
709
00:29:23,614 --> 00:29:25,647
Y'all spend a whole lot of time
trying to prove
710
00:29:25,649 --> 00:29:27,282
that y'all can do this without me.
711
00:29:27,284 --> 00:29:28,516
Well, you can't.
712
00:29:34,291 --> 00:29:37,258
Now you know what it feels like.
713
00:29:41,531 --> 00:29:44,566
Well, at least I got food
on my plate still.
714
00:29:52,488 --> 00:29:55,367
And I thought Cookie
was a lot to contend with,
715
00:29:55,391 --> 00:29:58,203
but your dad, he takes the cake.
716
00:29:58,227 --> 00:29:59,705
Lucious is a drama king.
717
00:29:59,729 --> 00:30:02,507
I mean, couldn't he have waited
till after we ate
718
00:30:02,531 --> 00:30:04,609
to dump everything on the floor?
719
00:30:04,633 --> 00:30:07,412
He said I mishandled the company.
720
00:30:07,436 --> 00:30:08,680
You don't believe that, do you?
721
00:30:08,704 --> 00:30:10,449
You think he wants me
to succeed, right?
722
00:30:10,473 --> 00:30:11,550
He sure doesn't want you to eat.
723
00:30:11,574 --> 00:30:14,586
Andre, I'm hungry.
724
00:30:14,610 --> 00:30:17,194
I'm sorry, Teri, all right?
I don't have any food.
725
00:30:18,481 --> 00:30:22,094
I can run this company
better than he ever did.
726
00:30:22,118 --> 00:30:23,428
I can. I can.
727
00:30:23,452 --> 00:30:25,197
- Don't wait up for me.
- What?
728
00:30:25,221 --> 00:30:26,498
Where are you going?
729
00:30:26,522 --> 00:30:28,100
I have to get on the phone with Tiana.
730
00:30:28,124 --> 00:30:29,201
I have to make this right.
731
00:30:31,627 --> 00:30:32,738
The thing is... no, no, no.
732
00:30:32,762 --> 00:30:34,973
Start-up life is not glamorous...
733
00:30:34,997 --> 00:30:36,174
No.
734
00:30:36,198 --> 00:30:38,276
But the one advantage we have
over Empire is not having
735
00:30:38,300 --> 00:30:39,611
to deal with Tiana's ignorant ass.
736
00:30:39,635 --> 00:30:40,846
Oh, that's the ignorant ass?
737
00:30:40,870 --> 00:30:42,781
You wanted to launch a singer
who doesn't know how to sing.
738
00:30:42,805 --> 00:30:45,684
Lala can sing, okay?
We're done with that argument.
739
00:30:45,708 --> 00:30:50,188
The argument at hand
is about signing Tiana,
740
00:30:50,212 --> 00:30:52,157
and we shouldn't!
741
00:30:52,181 --> 00:30:53,759
We'd get her at a bargain.
742
00:30:53,783 --> 00:30:56,194
That's like getting LeBron
at a discount.
743
00:30:56,218 --> 00:30:57,362
- LeBron?
- Yeah.
744
00:30:57,386 --> 00:30:59,397
For real, LeBron?
745
00:30:59,421 --> 00:31:02,334
Maybe if LeBron thought
that Uncle Sam should have
746
00:31:02,358 --> 00:31:05,070
a say-so in what goes on
in your vagina.
747
00:31:05,094 --> 00:31:06,538
Okay?
748
00:31:06,562 --> 00:31:10,342
Twitter is dragging Tiana
to hell and back.
749
00:31:10,366 --> 00:31:12,110
Her fans are about to cancel her
750
00:31:12,134 --> 00:31:13,278
like she's MAGA Kanye.
751
00:31:13,302 --> 00:31:14,412
Everybody likes a comeback, though.
752
00:31:14,436 --> 00:31:18,350
I just see this for what it is.
753
00:31:18,374 --> 00:31:20,051
It's a business opportunity.
754
00:31:20,075 --> 00:31:21,419
It's not just...
755
00:31:23,212 --> 00:31:25,257
Listen, it is personal for me.
756
00:31:25,281 --> 00:31:26,358
Why?
757
00:31:26,382 --> 00:31:30,195
Because... I had an abortion.
758
00:31:33,222 --> 00:31:34,432
I'm sorry, Becky.
759
00:31:34,456 --> 00:31:36,368
It was a hard decision,
760
00:31:36,392 --> 00:31:39,337
but it was still my decision to make.
761
00:31:39,361 --> 00:31:40,372
Okay.
762
00:31:40,396 --> 00:31:41,406
If we sign Tiana,
763
00:31:41,430 --> 00:31:43,542
I'm gonna feel like a hypocrite.
764
00:31:43,566 --> 00:31:45,410
Okay, full disclosure.
765
00:31:45,434 --> 00:31:47,646
I had an abortion too, okay?
766
00:31:47,670 --> 00:31:50,549
It was during
a very rough patch with Eddie.
767
00:31:50,573 --> 00:31:53,185
I thought my marriage was over
and it would be...
768
00:31:53,209 --> 00:31:55,153
Well, then you should get it.
769
00:31:55,177 --> 00:31:58,290
What I get is, Tiana is lucky,
770
00:31:58,314 --> 00:31:59,724
privileged, and entitled,
771
00:31:59,748 --> 00:32:01,760
but she's not sitting
on anybody's Congress.
772
00:32:01,784 --> 00:32:04,629
She's definitely not on
anybody's Supreme Court bench,
773
00:32:04,653 --> 00:32:06,731
and she damn sure not making any laws.
774
00:32:06,755 --> 00:32:09,434
She simply has an opinion
that's different than yours,
775
00:32:09,458 --> 00:32:11,469
and we don't have
to agree on everything.
776
00:32:11,493 --> 00:32:13,605
This is not about a difference
of opinion, okay?
777
00:32:13,629 --> 00:32:17,375
This is about losing control
over our bodies.
778
00:32:17,399 --> 00:32:20,745
This company was built
to empower women,
779
00:32:20,769 --> 00:32:23,715
and Tiana is the exact
opposite of that.
780
00:32:23,739 --> 00:32:27,986
If this company was built
on empowering women,
781
00:32:28,010 --> 00:32:29,487
all women,
782
00:32:29,511 --> 00:32:31,256
then she has a right to be heard.
783
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,592
- Mm, no, no, no.
- Right?
784
00:32:33,616 --> 00:32:36,333
You don't get it. That's clear.
785
00:32:37,453 --> 00:32:39,431
Becky.
786
00:32:50,532 --> 00:32:51,576
Why do I have a feeling
787
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,345
that your little performance at dinner
788
00:32:53,369 --> 00:32:55,413
has more to do about me than Andre?
789
00:32:55,437 --> 00:32:57,954
'Cause you think too much of yourself.
790
00:32:58,407 --> 00:33:00,118
We need to talk, Lucious.
791
00:33:00,142 --> 00:33:02,059
What do we have to talk about?
792
00:33:04,313 --> 00:33:05,624
Look, I don't have time...
793
00:33:05,648 --> 00:33:07,392
What don't we have time to talk about?
794
00:33:07,416 --> 00:33:10,128
Look, Lucious, I forgive you, okay?
795
00:33:10,152 --> 00:33:12,130
Wait. You forgive me?
796
00:33:12,154 --> 00:33:14,165
- Yes.
- For what?
797
00:33:15,658 --> 00:33:19,142
For trying to help Andre kill himself.
798
00:33:20,029 --> 00:33:20,939
Look...
799
00:33:20,963 --> 00:33:24,509
I spent these last six months
without you,
800
00:33:24,533 --> 00:33:26,578
and it wasn't easy.
801
00:33:26,602 --> 00:33:29,381
And I thought about you and...
802
00:33:29,405 --> 00:33:32,355
thought about what you must
have been going through.
803
00:33:34,777 --> 00:33:37,489
And I know you have
your Lucious Lyon way
804
00:33:37,513 --> 00:33:40,425
of showing love,
but you should have told me
805
00:33:40,449 --> 00:33:42,560
what was going on with Andre.
806
00:33:42,584 --> 00:33:46,269
You should have. I'm his mother.
807
00:33:47,456 --> 00:33:49,668
But for the sake of us moving on,
808
00:33:49,692 --> 00:33:54,211
I'm willing to put it behind us.
809
00:33:54,630 --> 00:33:56,341
Yeah, well, I don't forgive you.
810
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,313
Because you should have got on
that damn helicopter with me.
811
00:34:01,337 --> 00:34:04,482
But instead, you let me think
812
00:34:04,506 --> 00:34:07,891
you were sleeping with that man.
813
00:34:09,044 --> 00:34:10,121
Why?
814
00:34:10,145 --> 00:34:11,356
I don't know, Lu...
815
00:34:11,380 --> 00:34:13,491
No, you said you wanted to talk,
816
00:34:13,515 --> 00:34:15,327
so let's talk right now.
817
00:34:15,351 --> 00:34:17,529
- Why?
- Because I was tired.
818
00:34:17,553 --> 00:34:20,465
Because I was hurt and angry.
819
00:34:20,489 --> 00:34:24,169
Because I needed to get off of
your emotional roller coaster
820
00:34:24,193 --> 00:34:26,143
and catch my breath.
821
00:34:27,096 --> 00:34:28,273
And now you can't sleep,
822
00:34:28,297 --> 00:34:32,077
because that guilt is eating you up.
823
00:34:32,101 --> 00:34:35,246
No, not guilt.
824
00:34:35,270 --> 00:34:37,248
I'm not feeling guilty about nothing.
825
00:34:41,677 --> 00:34:45,557
You know, when I asked you
to marry me again, Cookie,
826
00:34:45,581 --> 00:34:48,560
I took our vows to heart.
827
00:34:48,584 --> 00:34:51,830
I did everything within my power
828
00:34:51,854 --> 00:34:54,566
to become the man that you said
you needed me to be.
829
00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:58,069
I got you the community center.
I was being good.
830
00:34:58,093 --> 00:35:00,071
I did everything right!
831
00:35:00,095 --> 00:35:02,540
You didn't do everything...
832
00:35:02,564 --> 00:35:06,049
you didn't do everything right,
Lucious.
833
00:35:07,369 --> 00:35:10,048
You went behind my back.
834
00:35:10,072 --> 00:35:11,116
Like you did with Damon.
835
00:35:11,140 --> 00:35:12,517
I did not sleep with...
836
00:35:12,541 --> 00:35:16,960
You let me think you did
for six damn months!
837
00:35:21,250 --> 00:35:22,794
Haven't I been punished enough
for this?
838
00:35:22,818 --> 00:35:27,298
What I'm trying to say is,
I don't wanna give up on us.
839
00:35:27,322 --> 00:35:30,207
I mean, we still
love each other, right?
840
00:35:32,461 --> 00:35:36,079
You know, I've had a lot
of time to think too.
841
00:35:37,299 --> 00:35:39,177
I thought about what you said
842
00:35:39,201 --> 00:35:42,347
concerning love in that hangar.
843
00:35:46,542 --> 00:35:48,286
Maybe we broke it.
844
00:36:01,313 --> 00:36:03,448
Tell marketing that contrary to
these blogs
845
00:36:03,449 --> 00:36:05,383
Empire's not a sinking ship
under my control.
846
00:36:05,385 --> 00:36:06,651
It is an ocean liner changing course.
847
00:36:06,653 --> 00:36:07,752
I wanna see that in print,
848
00:36:07,754 --> 00:36:09,287
and tell the other departments
to gather
849
00:36:09,289 --> 00:36:10,454
in the conference room.
850
00:36:13,793 --> 00:36:16,093
Oh, they've been in there
the last 30 minutes.
851
00:36:19,332 --> 00:36:21,332
Who called the meeting?
852
00:36:24,637 --> 00:36:26,504
That's really incredible news.
853
00:36:26,506 --> 00:36:28,272
I'm gonna go tell my partner
right now.
854
00:36:28,274 --> 00:36:29,407
Thank you. Okay, bye.
855
00:36:29,409 --> 00:36:32,677
Ooh.
856
00:36:32,679 --> 00:36:34,679
- Okay.
- Oh, my God!
857
00:36:34,681 --> 00:36:38,182
Okay, okay, I'm okay. Okay, so...
858
00:36:39,519 --> 00:36:41,419
Even without a featured artist,
859
00:36:41,421 --> 00:36:45,193
Lala's bop is the number one
requested song
860
00:36:45,194 --> 00:36:48,195
in Joseph's class, which means
that by this time next week,
861
00:36:48,197 --> 00:36:51,531
we're gonna be on every single
new playlist possible,
862
00:36:51,533 --> 00:36:52,599
'cause we did it.
863
00:36:52,601 --> 00:36:53,834
- Yes!
- We did it.
864
00:36:53,836 --> 00:36:55,535
- We did it.
- We did it.
865
00:36:55,537 --> 00:36:58,338
Hey, can I get paid now, though?
866
00:36:58,340 --> 00:36:59,639
Yeah, we did it.
867
00:36:59,641 --> 00:37:01,641
When I was your age,
I got paid in experience.
868
00:37:01,643 --> 00:37:02,742
Humble thyself.
869
00:37:02,744 --> 00:37:07,330
Okay.
870
00:37:07,716 --> 00:37:10,550
Mm. There she is.
871
00:37:10,552 --> 00:37:12,586
Girl, get a glass, 'cause guess what.
872
00:37:12,588 --> 00:37:14,821
I'm a Bossy lady now.
873
00:37:14,823 --> 00:37:17,557
Becky, I was just
trying to text you, girl.
874
00:37:17,559 --> 00:37:19,492
Tiana came in...
875
00:37:19,494 --> 00:37:20,594
I... I barged in.
876
00:37:20,596 --> 00:37:22,062
I mean, look, because who else
877
00:37:22,064 --> 00:37:26,766
is gonna have my back for real
besides a female-led label?
878
00:37:27,769 --> 00:37:28,969
- Yeah, who?
- Right?
879
00:37:28,971 --> 00:37:30,904
Grab a glass, girl.
This champagne is good.
880
00:37:30,906 --> 00:37:33,773
I just need the entire bottle.
881
00:37:33,775 --> 00:37:35,008
- Can I talk to you outside...
- No.
882
00:37:35,010 --> 00:37:36,576
Can I talk to you outside
for a minute?
883
00:37:36,578 --> 00:37:37,978
- Take it easy.
- May I add?
884
00:37:37,980 --> 00:37:42,515
I own all my own masters,
so Bossy Bosses.
885
00:37:42,517 --> 00:37:43,683
We'll be right back.
886
00:37:43,685 --> 00:37:45,485
Just a second, Bossy Boss.
887
00:37:45,487 --> 00:37:48,288
Bossy, eh!
888
00:37:48,957 --> 00:37:51,524
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm. You...
889
00:37:51,526 --> 00:37:52,692
- See...
- No.
890
00:37:52,694 --> 00:37:53,927
You signed her behind my back.
891
00:37:53,929 --> 00:37:56,529
I seized an opportunity the same way
892
00:37:56,531 --> 00:37:57,864
you signed Lala behind my back.
893
00:37:57,866 --> 00:38:00,066
You seized an opportunity
to make it crystal clear to me
894
00:38:00,068 --> 00:38:02,535
that you own more
of this company than I do.
895
00:38:02,537 --> 00:38:04,004
This was not a power move, Becky.
896
00:38:04,006 --> 00:38:08,508
We can have our five-year plan
happen in one year
897
00:38:08,510 --> 00:38:10,644
if we rehab Tiana's image.
898
00:38:10,646 --> 00:38:12,462
Come on.
899
00:38:15,717 --> 00:38:19,853
I promise you, Becky, we're partners.
900
00:38:27,362 --> 00:38:28,695
- I know.
- Okay.
901
00:38:28,697 --> 00:38:30,630
Congratulations, partner.
902
00:38:32,734 --> 00:38:33,800
I got you.
903
00:38:33,802 --> 00:38:36,836
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
904
00:38:40,642 --> 00:38:45,045
♪ You, you got what I need ♪
905
00:38:45,047 --> 00:38:48,148
♪ But you say, "He's just a friend" ♪
906
00:38:48,150 --> 00:38:50,650
♪ And you say, "He's just a friend" ♪
907
00:38:50,652 --> 00:38:53,486
♪ Oh, baby, you ♪
908
00:38:53,488 --> 00:38:56,056
♪ You got what I need ♪
909
00:38:56,058 --> 00:38:59,793
♪ But you say, "He's just a friend" ♪
910
00:38:59,795 --> 00:39:02,629
Did all the notes to the letter.
911
00:39:02,631 --> 00:39:05,448
This is your vision
fade in to fade out.
912
00:39:06,535 --> 00:39:11,338
Wow, this is like watching
Empire being built
913
00:39:11,340 --> 00:39:12,339
all over again.
914
00:39:12,341 --> 00:39:14,574
Unfortunately, we still gotta
find a replacement
915
00:39:14,576 --> 00:39:15,976
for that Cookie.
916
00:39:15,978 --> 00:39:18,778
Casting's putting together
a session tomorrow.
917
00:39:18,780 --> 00:39:20,814
I wanna be there.
918
00:39:20,816 --> 00:39:22,115
♪ And I was on my way ♪
919
00:39:22,117 --> 00:39:25,385
♪ To see my baby doll,
I was happy to say ♪
920
00:39:26,822 --> 00:39:30,423
Well, I missed all this
the first time around.
921
00:39:30,425 --> 00:39:32,325
Now I have a front-row seat.
922
00:39:32,327 --> 00:39:33,560
Oh, my God.
923
00:39:33,562 --> 00:39:35,762
Tracy, you're like the herpes virus.
924
00:39:35,764 --> 00:39:36,997
You just keep coming back.
925
00:39:36,999 --> 00:39:40,734
Oh, Lucious, I know
that's your convoluted way
926
00:39:40,736 --> 00:39:42,002
towards a compliment.
927
00:39:42,004 --> 00:39:44,838
We really should stop
getting off on the wrong foot.
928
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:47,474
I do have value, Lucious.
929
00:39:47,476 --> 00:39:49,392
Please.
930
00:39:49,778 --> 00:39:51,678
I heard you ripped
Philly Street from the script
931
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:52,746
like you did me.
932
00:39:52,748 --> 00:39:53,947
I remember hearing about him.
933
00:39:53,949 --> 00:39:57,083
I had some friends
who knew his friends.
934
00:39:57,085 --> 00:40:00,587
As always, Tracy, you know
what you're talking about,
935
00:40:00,589 --> 00:40:02,756
but nobody else on this planet does.
936
00:40:02,758 --> 00:40:04,758
For the sake of the film
937
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,760
and the authenticity you wanted,
938
00:40:06,762 --> 00:40:10,430
I asked around and I found him.
939
00:40:10,432 --> 00:40:12,665
Philly Street.
940
00:40:18,373 --> 00:40:20,540
Lucious Lyon,
941
00:40:20,542 --> 00:40:23,443
I heard you been talking about me.
942
00:40:26,048 --> 00:40:29,697
The universe is poisoning men
against me, and I just...
943
00:40:29,698 --> 00:40:31,023
Oh, girl, I'll buy you a Chanel bag
944
00:40:31,024 --> 00:40:32,190
and open up a Raya account for you.
945
00:40:32,192 --> 00:40:33,258
I need to talk to the doc.
946
00:40:33,260 --> 00:40:34,993
This is uncalled for, even for you.
947
00:40:34,995 --> 00:40:37,328
- I'm sorry.
- I'm sold.
948
00:40:37,330 --> 00:40:39,063
Can I also get tickets to Tea Talk?
949
00:40:39,065 --> 00:40:40,098
Love you on that.
950
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:41,199
And I love you for it.
951
00:40:41,201 --> 00:40:43,301
Here, look, why don't you call
my office,
952
00:40:43,303 --> 00:40:44,669
and I will hook that up.
953
00:40:44,671 --> 00:40:47,305
Hey, sister, keep your head up
and forget about them men.
954
00:40:47,307 --> 00:40:50,158
They ain't worth it, child. Huh.
955
00:40:50,977 --> 00:40:52,210
Why are you here?
956
00:40:52,212 --> 00:40:54,379
Well, I was thinking
about something you said...
957
00:40:54,381 --> 00:40:57,048
You can think from home.
958
00:40:57,050 --> 00:40:58,850
Why are you here?
959
00:40:58,852 --> 00:41:01,736
I... well, I... uh...
960
00:41:03,056 --> 00:41:05,924
I want the... I want... I want to try.
961
00:41:05,926 --> 00:41:07,158
I wanna try therapy.
962
00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:08,359
And I wanna dip a toe in, you know,
963
00:41:08,361 --> 00:41:11,195
see if it's for me, you know.
964
00:41:11,197 --> 00:41:13,097
But I got some guidelines,
965
00:41:13,099 --> 00:41:14,866
'cause I ain't no snitch, bitch.
966
00:41:14,868 --> 00:41:16,200
So I'm not snitching,
967
00:41:16,202 --> 00:41:19,103
and... and I'm not in
for all that chanting
968
00:41:19,105 --> 00:41:20,104
and the "om, om."
969
00:41:20,106 --> 00:41:21,306
I don't want that.
970
00:41:21,308 --> 00:41:23,508
And I'm not signing up
for one of those
971
00:41:23,510 --> 00:41:26,511
weird-ass space religions
in Hollywood, okay?
972
00:41:26,513 --> 00:41:29,864
You must have mistaken me for a fan.
973
00:41:30,250 --> 00:41:33,117
I'm not here to gush over you, Cookie.
974
00:41:33,119 --> 00:41:36,254
You don't set the terms.
You do the work.
975
00:41:36,256 --> 00:41:40,174
And these early impressions
suggest lengthy work.
976
00:41:41,995 --> 00:41:43,261
I knew this was a mistake.
977
00:41:43,263 --> 00:41:45,129
Well, you know where the door is.
978
00:41:49,235 --> 00:41:52,103
Eh. Mm-mm.
979
00:41:52,105 --> 00:41:53,905
I can't do this. I can't...
980
00:42:15,295 --> 00:42:18,012
Been through a lot.
981
00:42:21,134 --> 00:42:23,301
Lord knows I've been through way more
982
00:42:23,303 --> 00:42:24,369
than what I've been going through
983
00:42:24,371 --> 00:42:26,104
these last couple of weeks, but...
984
00:42:27,374 --> 00:42:30,691
I can't sleep.
985
00:42:33,013 --> 00:42:35,079
Why can't I sleep?
986
00:42:38,184 --> 00:42:40,818
Let's find out why.
987
00:42:40,820 --> 00:42:43,321
You ready?
988
00:42:43,323 --> 00:42:44,389
Some people tell you
989
00:42:44,391 --> 00:42:46,991
to close your eyes and sleep...
990
00:42:49,162 --> 00:42:51,329
I say keep your damn eyes open.
991
00:42:53,533 --> 00:42:57,135
'Cause when they caught me napping,
992
00:42:57,137 --> 00:42:59,103
that was the day I died.
993
00:43:11,873 --> 00:43:18,023
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