1 00:03:07,647 --> 00:03:08,899 Are you in trouble? 2 00:03:11,651 --> 00:03:15,447 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come to your office. 3 00:03:15,530 --> 00:03:17,240 I shouldn't have done that. 4 00:03:17,324 --> 00:03:19,451 I just wasn't in my right mind, you know? 5 00:03:22,579 --> 00:03:24,873 What you were doing, it just hurt me so much. 6 00:03:25,457 --> 00:03:28,251 Well, then, I guess I should apologize to you? 7 00:03:29,252 --> 00:03:30,420 Where are my manners? 8 00:03:34,216 --> 00:03:35,258 I'm sorry. 9 00:03:38,637 --> 00:03:39,721 I'm an idiot. 10 00:03:42,224 --> 00:03:45,060 I wanted to hurt you. 11 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,273 I wanted to see you hurt the way that you hurt me. 12 00:03:53,860 --> 00:03:55,612 Because I'm pathetic. 13 00:03:58,490 --> 00:04:02,410 I know I don't deserve another chance, 14 00:04:02,494 --> 00:04:04,079 but please give me one anyway. 15 00:04:07,624 --> 00:04:08,917 I'll go to rehab. 16 00:04:10,377 --> 00:04:15,590 I'll swallow whatever little bit of pride that I have left. 17 00:04:15,674 --> 00:04:17,716 I will let you pay-- I will stay. 18 00:04:18,884 --> 00:04:22,430 I won't let Mom pull me out. 19 00:04:29,062 --> 00:04:30,438 I will fix it. 20 00:04:36,570 --> 00:04:37,654 Please. 21 00:04:59,801 --> 00:05:01,761 Look, there's nothing to be nervous about. 22 00:05:01,845 --> 00:05:03,263 It's fine. 23 00:05:03,930 --> 00:05:06,057 Just gotta sit there and take your lumps. 24 00:05:06,141 --> 00:05:07,893 I know what I need to say. 25 00:05:07,976 --> 00:05:09,561 Please let me do the talking. 26 00:05:10,186 --> 00:05:11,980 Hey, can you pull us around back? 27 00:05:12,063 --> 00:05:15,692 -This is fine. This is fine. This is fine. -It's a zoo out here. 28 00:05:15,775 --> 00:05:19,446 Alex, Alex, right here. How do you feel about Mitch's death? 29 00:05:21,281 --> 00:05:23,617 When was the last time you spoke with Mitch? 30 00:05:31,082 --> 00:05:33,126 -Alex! Alex! -Alex! 31 00:05:33,209 --> 00:05:34,294 Alex! Alex! 32 00:05:34,377 --> 00:05:37,505 Alex, I'm very sorry for your loss. 33 00:05:37,589 --> 00:05:39,758 I know you and Mitch had a complicated relationship. 34 00:05:39,841 --> 00:05:41,968 It wasn't complicated. They were partners. 35 00:05:42,052 --> 00:05:44,304 One of them was a sexual predator who was fired, 36 00:05:44,387 --> 00:05:46,181 and one of them suffered the consequences. 37 00:05:46,264 --> 00:05:48,141 And she just visited him? In Italy? 38 00:05:48,225 --> 00:05:50,060 It's a private matter, whatever it is. 39 00:05:50,143 --> 00:05:52,979 And you never would've known if your employees hadn't committed fraud 40 00:05:53,063 --> 00:05:54,940 and hacked into her credit card and email. 41 00:05:55,023 --> 00:05:56,024 It's fine. It's fi-- 42 00:05:56,107 --> 00:05:58,026 Alex has time off written into her contract. 43 00:05:58,109 --> 00:06:00,737 It's unorthodox to have taken it so early, but it's kosher. 44 00:06:00,820 --> 00:06:04,241 Doug, either you let us talk, or you're going out in the hall. 45 00:06:06,159 --> 00:06:08,411 Alex, you're family. 46 00:06:08,495 --> 00:06:12,123 Well, you're closer than family, really, because we chose to be related. 47 00:06:12,207 --> 00:06:14,084 And we'd never pay our family 25 million per. 48 00:06:14,167 --> 00:06:17,128 That means we love you, no matter what. 49 00:06:18,380 --> 00:06:22,133 If there is any backlash, we will support you, 50 00:06:22,217 --> 00:06:24,219 and we will get you through this. 51 00:06:25,470 --> 00:06:26,471 Good. 52 00:06:27,347 --> 00:06:28,598 I'm giving it back. 53 00:06:28,682 --> 00:06:30,308 We're not asking for it back. 54 00:06:30,392 --> 00:06:32,185 Wait, what are you giving back? 55 00:06:32,269 --> 00:06:34,354 The money. I'm giving back the money. 56 00:06:34,437 --> 00:06:38,775 Coming back here was a big mistake, and I can see that now. 57 00:06:38,858 --> 00:06:40,777 This isn't a decision you should make while you're still-- 58 00:06:40,860 --> 00:06:43,029 My mind is made up, Doug. Okay? 59 00:06:44,030 --> 00:06:47,784 I mean, keep your commission. Absolutely understand that, but 60 00:06:48,702 --> 00:06:51,538 March 16th will be my last day at TMS. 61 00:06:51,621 --> 00:06:53,123 What about prime time? 62 00:06:53,206 --> 00:06:54,457 What am I missing? 63 00:06:54,541 --> 00:06:57,460 Maggie Brener's book comes out on the 17th. 64 00:06:57,544 --> 00:07:00,964 And there's going to be some damning information in there on me. 65 00:07:12,100 --> 00:07:13,977 Do you feel comfortable sharing? 66 00:07:19,566 --> 00:07:22,360 She doesn't. And there's a chance that it never sees the light of day. 67 00:07:22,444 --> 00:07:24,529 YDA shelved their interview with Maggie, so… 68 00:07:24,613 --> 00:07:27,240 Doug, Stella, 69 00:07:27,324 --> 00:07:29,409 would you give Alex and I a minute alone, please? 70 00:07:29,492 --> 00:07:30,493 Okay. 71 00:07:32,829 --> 00:07:34,205 Look, Alex, you didn't-- 72 00:07:34,289 --> 00:07:36,374 Doug. Come on. Outside. 73 00:07:37,167 --> 00:07:38,168 Thank you. 74 00:07:56,853 --> 00:07:58,230 I'm gonna be canceled… 75 00:08:00,190 --> 00:08:02,275 Cory, for things that I did. 76 00:08:03,318 --> 00:08:07,280 Well, unless I hear that you hurled racial epithets or homophobic slurs, 77 00:08:07,364 --> 00:08:09,991 I'm not voiding your contract. Dude, no. 78 00:08:10,075 --> 00:08:13,203 So, why don't you go get the back surgery out of the way? 79 00:08:13,286 --> 00:08:14,788 We'll let Laura fill in for you, 80 00:08:14,871 --> 00:08:17,999 and then you make this triumphant return to prime time. 81 00:08:18,083 --> 00:08:19,918 I slept with Mitch. 82 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,217 Okay. Well, we have no idea how this book's gonna play out. 83 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:29,344 He is a sexual predator. 84 00:08:29,886 --> 00:08:33,640 Your feminist hero slept with the enemy. 85 00:08:34,765 --> 00:08:35,892 Did it on purpose, 86 00:08:36,976 --> 00:08:38,061 not coerced, 87 00:08:38,979 --> 00:08:40,313 while married. 88 00:08:40,397 --> 00:08:43,441 And she doesn't regret it one bit. 89 00:08:44,776 --> 00:08:46,194 That's who I am. 90 00:08:46,278 --> 00:08:49,781 I don't want the money. I'm done. I'm just done. 91 00:08:49,864 --> 00:08:52,742 You can give it to charity, but you can't force me to take it back. 92 00:08:52,826 --> 00:08:54,619 Oh, God, Cory. 93 00:08:56,705 --> 00:08:59,207 You ever played pinball, Alex? Pinball. 94 00:08:59,291 --> 00:09:01,918 There are those bumpers on there. 95 00:09:02,002 --> 00:09:04,838 Their only purpose is to knock the crap out of your ball 96 00:09:04,921 --> 00:09:06,089 and put you off your game. 97 00:09:06,172 --> 00:09:08,925 Now, the more punishment you take, the more points you can rack up, 98 00:09:09,009 --> 00:09:11,887 but you can't pay attention to them. 99 00:09:12,470 --> 00:09:13,638 It's just noise. 100 00:09:13,722 --> 00:09:15,932 You gotta steel your nerves, keep your eye on the ball 101 00:09:16,016 --> 00:09:18,768 because the game, it's actually down at the flippers. 102 00:09:18,852 --> 00:09:20,937 And the flippers, they can send that ball 103 00:09:21,021 --> 00:09:23,106 flying up the ramp so fast, it'll make your head spin 104 00:09:23,189 --> 00:09:26,651 and that's where you score the real points. 105 00:09:26,735 --> 00:09:29,529 You just have to let the flippers do the work. 106 00:09:32,908 --> 00:09:35,076 Thank you for the very weird pep talk, Cory. 107 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,703 Okay, but sometimes, 108 00:09:36,786 --> 00:09:40,415 and just call it your dumb, silly luck, 109 00:09:40,498 --> 00:09:43,126 you realize that ball is heading straight down the drain. 110 00:09:43,209 --> 00:09:45,170 It's completely out of the reach of the flippers, 111 00:09:45,253 --> 00:09:49,216 and you think, "All right, well, I guess that's the end of the road." Right? 112 00:09:49,299 --> 00:09:52,010 "It's my last ball, and I'm plumb out of quarters." 113 00:09:52,093 --> 00:09:56,932 That's the moment you conjure the strength of a mother 114 00:09:57,015 --> 00:09:59,059 whose baby is trapped beneath a Pontiac, 115 00:09:59,142 --> 00:10:02,604 and you tilt the fuck outta that machine because you can. 116 00:10:02,687 --> 00:10:05,315 I am not taking the money back. 117 00:10:05,398 --> 00:10:09,361 I put my quarters in, and nobody's gonna forget that I pulled the plunger. 118 00:10:10,111 --> 00:10:12,072 And I got balls left to play. 119 00:10:17,702 --> 00:10:20,330 You'll always have balls left to play, Cory. 120 00:10:20,413 --> 00:10:21,539 It's who you are. 121 00:10:25,126 --> 00:10:27,796 I just wanna finish out my days at The Morning Show, 122 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,175 and as I said, I'll be leaving the day before the book comes out. 123 00:10:32,759 --> 00:10:33,843 So just take care. 124 00:10:33,927 --> 00:10:36,846 Take care of the show and yourself. 125 00:10:37,514 --> 00:10:38,640 Do what you need to do. 126 00:10:50,151 --> 00:10:51,361 Welcome back, Alex. 127 00:10:52,862 --> 00:10:54,114 Thanks, Jimbo. 128 00:11:05,041 --> 00:11:06,042 Okay. 129 00:11:08,378 --> 00:11:09,462 Oh, God. 130 00:11:11,423 --> 00:11:12,507 Yep? 131 00:11:13,884 --> 00:11:14,885 Hello. 132 00:11:16,136 --> 00:11:17,137 Hey. 133 00:11:17,220 --> 00:11:19,973 -Can I come in for a second? -Yeah, of course. 134 00:11:20,891 --> 00:11:23,518 I'm sorry I left so abruptly. 135 00:11:23,602 --> 00:11:26,313 -Thanks for covering. -Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's okay. 136 00:11:26,980 --> 00:11:28,648 -Yeah. -How are you? 137 00:11:29,316 --> 00:11:31,902 I'm good. I'll be back Monday. 138 00:11:33,528 --> 00:11:35,822 Are you sure you don't need a little more time? 139 00:11:35,906 --> 00:11:38,158 No. You know, they advertised you and me, 140 00:11:38,241 --> 00:11:40,619 and I think we should give them you and me. 141 00:11:41,202 --> 00:11:42,203 Okay. 142 00:11:42,913 --> 00:11:44,456 I just-- I'm not here on Monday. 143 00:11:44,539 --> 00:11:45,916 I… 144 00:11:45,999 --> 00:11:48,376 I have to drop off my brother at rehab. 145 00:11:48,460 --> 00:11:49,961 No. 146 00:11:50,045 --> 00:11:52,380 I am so sorry you have to deal with that again. 147 00:11:52,464 --> 00:11:53,924 Yeah. Thanks. 148 00:11:55,133 --> 00:11:57,302 Okay, so that means it'll be me and Daniel. 149 00:11:58,345 --> 00:12:01,514 Well, Laura offered to fill in for me on Monday, 150 00:12:01,598 --> 00:12:04,851 so maybe you wanna consider coming back Tuesday instead? 151 00:12:06,061 --> 00:12:07,938 No, I'll be there. 152 00:12:08,021 --> 00:12:10,398 -I'll be there. I'll see you Tuesday. -Okay. 153 00:12:11,858 --> 00:12:15,153 And maybe we could go get a drink or something next week? 154 00:12:15,237 --> 00:12:17,614 I just-- I feel like when you came back, 155 00:12:17,697 --> 00:12:20,825 I had all these barriers up, and it just wasn't fair. 156 00:12:23,745 --> 00:12:26,164 I would really love that. I would. 157 00:12:27,082 --> 00:12:31,878 But you might wanna distance yourself from me a little. 158 00:12:32,837 --> 00:12:34,130 Distance? 159 00:12:35,590 --> 00:12:36,841 It's for your own-- 160 00:12:37,717 --> 00:12:39,219 Yeah, just trust me. 161 00:12:41,763 --> 00:12:43,014 Are you okay? 162 00:12:43,098 --> 00:12:46,560 I'm gonna be fine. Thanks. 163 00:12:46,643 --> 00:12:48,353 -Have a good weekend. -Okay. 164 00:12:48,436 --> 00:12:49,437 Okay. 165 00:13:00,490 --> 00:13:02,534 Ms. Kessler, I'm sorry for your loss. 166 00:13:03,368 --> 00:13:05,120 That's very nice. Thank you. 167 00:13:13,795 --> 00:13:15,797 -People do know I'm coming, right? -They do. 168 00:13:15,881 --> 00:13:18,216 Some people will be there, and some people won't. 169 00:13:20,594 --> 00:13:22,929 I have to do this, but it does feel weird. 170 00:13:24,306 --> 00:13:27,559 Hey, at least you're not wearing a mask. I feel like Michael Jackson. 171 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:30,645 You have an excuse for being cautious. 172 00:13:36,067 --> 00:13:37,402 Is Mia avoiding me? 173 00:13:37,485 --> 00:13:39,154 She just had somewhere else to be. 174 00:13:39,237 --> 00:13:41,531 Hello, everyone, can I have your attention? 175 00:13:44,409 --> 00:13:46,578 Thank you for letting me come in and talk to you. 176 00:13:47,370 --> 00:13:53,168 For those of you who don't know me, my name is Paige Jacobs, formerly Kessler. 177 00:13:53,919 --> 00:13:57,047 I know this is odd. An imposition. 178 00:13:57,130 --> 00:14:02,928 And I spent the last day planning a memorial for someone I hate, 179 00:14:03,511 --> 00:14:06,556 calling the people I thought might actually attend. 180 00:14:07,474 --> 00:14:08,475 Yeah. 181 00:14:08,558 --> 00:14:15,398 But my youngest asked me this morning if all of Dad's friends would be there. 182 00:14:19,152 --> 00:14:21,613 Anyway, I'm here because I am a mother. 183 00:14:23,031 --> 00:14:27,744 Mitch's body is still in Italy, so if that makes it easier. 184 00:14:28,453 --> 00:14:30,622 It'll be a week from Monday. 185 00:14:32,457 --> 00:14:37,045 I apologize if I offended anyone by being here. Thank you. 186 00:14:37,629 --> 00:14:39,256 I know my way out. 187 00:15:27,554 --> 00:15:30,181 Why aren't we talking to Biden? We should be talking to the winner. 188 00:15:30,265 --> 00:15:33,393 He did the Sunday show, so we got Greg Schultz. 189 00:15:33,476 --> 00:15:34,895 Greg Schultz. 190 00:15:34,978 --> 00:15:36,563 Alex, welcome back. 191 00:15:36,646 --> 00:15:38,273 -Hi. -Hey. 192 00:15:38,356 --> 00:15:39,733 Quick heads-up. 193 00:15:39,816 --> 00:15:41,401 Trying to get ahead of this coronavirus thing, 194 00:15:41,484 --> 00:15:43,778 so we're going to put studios in everybody's places. 195 00:15:46,615 --> 00:15:47,991 Studios in our homes? 196 00:15:48,074 --> 00:15:50,035 Yeah. It's just in case the virus gets bad, 197 00:15:50,118 --> 00:15:51,828 -and it's not gonna be intrusive. -Oh, God. 198 00:15:53,955 --> 00:15:57,542 Well, I just don't think it's necessary. 199 00:15:57,626 --> 00:16:00,045 But-- Excuse me. 200 00:16:00,128 --> 00:16:01,296 Sure. 201 00:16:02,881 --> 00:16:04,424 -Hey. -Hey there. 202 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,219 So, I… 203 00:16:16,019 --> 00:16:19,731 I didn't expect to see you today. I hadn't heard from you. 204 00:16:22,067 --> 00:16:23,735 I wonder how that feels. 205 00:16:27,656 --> 00:16:32,369 Look, I'm gonna stick around until you find someone new to produce you. 206 00:16:33,161 --> 00:16:34,287 Okay. 207 00:16:34,371 --> 00:16:37,958 Or until you get canceled. You know, whatever happens first. 208 00:16:41,044 --> 00:16:43,588 -Hey, Alex. -Hi. 209 00:16:43,672 --> 00:16:46,800 I just wanna make sure before we head out there. 210 00:16:46,883 --> 00:16:48,301 We're professionals, right? 211 00:16:49,761 --> 00:16:50,762 Of course. 212 00:16:50,845 --> 00:16:53,223 -Great. I will see you out there. -Okay. 213 00:16:53,932 --> 00:16:55,058 Oh, God. 214 00:17:08,154 --> 00:17:11,157 All right. Here we go. 215 00:17:11,241 --> 00:17:12,534 Yes indeed. 216 00:17:14,660 --> 00:17:17,622 I have a story that happened this weekend. 217 00:17:17,706 --> 00:17:20,500 So, if you don't mind just teeing me up? 218 00:17:20,583 --> 00:17:21,709 Definitely. Of course. 219 00:17:21,793 --> 00:17:23,253 Okay, people. 220 00:17:23,335 --> 00:17:26,381 In five, four, three… 221 00:17:29,384 --> 00:17:30,427 Roll 12. 222 00:17:30,510 --> 00:17:33,597 We just won, and we've won big because of you. 223 00:17:34,306 --> 00:17:36,308 Good morning. Breaking news last night. 224 00:17:36,391 --> 00:17:40,979 After Joe Biden's decisive victory in the South Carolina primary this weekend, 225 00:17:41,062 --> 00:17:43,982 former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, 226 00:17:44,065 --> 00:17:45,984 dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination… 227 00:17:46,067 --> 00:17:49,362 Standby to roll, A. Roll A. 228 00:17:49,446 --> 00:17:53,909 …that I'm delighted to endorse and support Joe Biden for president. 229 00:17:53,992 --> 00:17:56,912 Breaking overnight, the second death linked to coronavirus 230 00:17:56,995 --> 00:17:59,331 on US soil has been confirmed. 231 00:18:00,498 --> 00:18:03,335 This doesn't even seem real, this coronavirus. 232 00:18:03,418 --> 00:18:05,170 -It's out of control. -I mean-- 233 00:18:05,253 --> 00:18:08,632 You know, in '89, Ebola hit US soil, and we never knew about it. 234 00:18:08,715 --> 00:18:10,175 It was in Richard Preston's book. 235 00:18:10,258 --> 00:18:12,052 -Yeah. -It's unbelievable. 236 00:18:12,135 --> 00:18:15,013 Can you imagine if we have to live through that all over again? 237 00:18:15,096 --> 00:18:17,682 -…with Alex Levy… -Camera two, get ready to make your move. 238 00:18:17,766 --> 00:18:21,061 -…and special guest host, Laura Peterson. -And cue Alex. 239 00:18:21,144 --> 00:18:23,939 Thank you all for joining us this Monday morning. 240 00:18:24,022 --> 00:18:26,816 And thank you, Laura, for joining us again. 241 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:29,236 Finally getting my turn to sit next to you. 242 00:18:29,319 --> 00:18:31,529 Well, it's a pleasure for me too. 243 00:18:31,613 --> 00:18:33,198 A busy news weekend. 244 00:18:33,281 --> 00:18:36,201 We're coming up empty on those COVID-19 tests. 245 00:18:36,284 --> 00:18:37,827 What are you getting COVID tests for? 246 00:18:37,911 --> 00:18:39,788 Do you watch the news? 247 00:18:39,871 --> 00:18:44,501 And here to tell us what we can be doing to help control the spread of coronavirus 248 00:18:44,584 --> 00:18:48,838 is UBA's chief medical correspondent Dr. Gwen Zeegers-Bottum. 249 00:18:48,922 --> 00:18:50,549 -Hi. -Hi. 250 00:18:50,632 --> 00:18:52,217 So the Surgeon General is right. 251 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:54,261 Some people are surprised to find out 252 00:18:54,344 --> 00:18:56,096 how long they should be washing their hands. 253 00:18:56,179 --> 00:18:57,973 So, let's do a demonstration. 254 00:18:58,056 --> 00:19:00,392 -Grab a little bit of soap. -Okay. 255 00:19:00,475 --> 00:19:02,519 Get in there and really scrub. It's-- 256 00:19:02,602 --> 00:19:04,229 You wanna get in the crevices. 257 00:19:04,312 --> 00:19:08,316 So the CDC recommends we wash our hands for about 20 seconds. 258 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,401 For 20 seconds? 259 00:19:09,484 --> 00:19:12,904 And that's about the same length as singing "Happy Birthday" twice. 260 00:19:12,988 --> 00:19:15,699 That is-- Laura looks shocked. 261 00:19:15,782 --> 00:19:18,076 Well, I mean, I am. That's a really long time. 262 00:19:18,159 --> 00:19:20,203 It's a lo-- How long have you been washing your hands? 263 00:19:20,287 --> 00:19:22,497 -Thirty years, at least. -Well, then you're-- 264 00:19:22,581 --> 00:19:24,082 you're good. 265 00:19:24,165 --> 00:19:26,918 Hell has frozen over. 266 00:19:27,002 --> 00:19:30,046 Yeah. Well, why don't we make up our own handwashing song, 267 00:19:30,130 --> 00:19:32,716 -and then we'll be royalty-free? -Gosh. Okay, hit it. 268 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:34,801 -Okay. -You start. 269 00:19:34,885 --> 00:19:37,137 Washing our hands on The Morning Show 270 00:19:37,220 --> 00:19:40,098 Clean, clean hands is the way to go 271 00:19:41,725 --> 00:19:44,185 When Dr. Gwen says to scrub 272 00:19:44,269 --> 00:19:46,187 You don't ever say "no" 273 00:19:46,271 --> 00:19:48,273 Yes! So now let's get on with the show 274 00:19:48,356 --> 00:19:49,482 -One more time. -Oh, my gosh. 275 00:19:49,566 --> 00:19:51,568 Washing our hands on The Morning Show 276 00:19:51,651 --> 00:19:53,486 Clean, clean hands is the way to go 277 00:19:53,570 --> 00:19:56,740 When Dr. Gwen says scrub 278 00:19:56,823 --> 00:19:59,159 -Don't say "no" -Don't you ever, ever say "no" 279 00:19:59,242 --> 00:20:01,578 Now let's get on with the show 280 00:20:01,661 --> 00:20:03,663 Well done. Let's keep our day jobs. 281 00:20:20,472 --> 00:20:21,932 What do you think about this? 282 00:20:22,015 --> 00:20:26,061 I get out of treatment, we go to Disney World. 283 00:20:26,144 --> 00:20:29,773 -That's for kids, Hal. -Yeah, but we never got to be kids. 284 00:20:30,357 --> 00:20:33,526 I was just thinking about it in the car. 285 00:20:33,610 --> 00:20:35,987 You remember the one vacation that we ever tried to take? 286 00:20:36,071 --> 00:20:39,449 Yeah, it was a nightmare. Mom and Dad got wasted at Epcot. 287 00:20:39,532 --> 00:20:43,536 Yeah, but we'd do it right. I mean, I won't be drinking. 288 00:20:43,620 --> 00:20:45,789 I can't get away like that. You know that. 289 00:20:45,872 --> 00:20:48,166 It was really hard for me to get today off. 290 00:20:48,250 --> 00:20:50,544 -And I got Super Tuesday coming up and-- -I understand. 291 00:20:50,627 --> 00:20:52,671 It doesn't have to be that exactly. 292 00:20:52,754 --> 00:20:55,549 We'll just take, like, a long weekend, you know? 293 00:20:55,632 --> 00:20:57,551 Cooperstown's around here. 294 00:20:57,634 --> 00:20:59,261 We could go to the beach. 295 00:20:59,344 --> 00:21:02,097 Okay, it would just give me something to look forward to. 296 00:21:02,180 --> 00:21:03,515 Hal, can you just stop? 297 00:21:05,934 --> 00:21:09,479 I love you, but I'm not gonna be able to see you when you get out. 298 00:21:10,855 --> 00:21:13,358 I'm not gonna be able to talk to you when you get out. 299 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,027 I just can't. I can't go backwards. 300 00:21:16,111 --> 00:21:19,155 It was hard enough for me to get where I'm at, and I just-- I can't. 301 00:21:19,239 --> 00:21:21,783 And I can't even fix my own problems. 302 00:21:21,866 --> 00:21:26,204 And I want good things for you and for Mom, but I just-- 303 00:21:27,289 --> 00:21:29,332 I just don't think it's a good idea to talk. 304 00:21:31,835 --> 00:21:33,128 No, you can't-- 305 00:21:33,670 --> 00:21:36,047 You can't do that. You can't leave me here. 306 00:21:36,131 --> 00:21:38,800 You said you wanted to get better. This place is the best. 307 00:21:38,884 --> 00:21:41,428 I did all the fucking research. Go in and get better. 308 00:21:41,511 --> 00:21:43,930 No, what is the fucking point of going to rehab 309 00:21:44,014 --> 00:21:46,308 if my family's not even gonna be here when I get out? 310 00:21:46,391 --> 00:21:48,518 What is the point of getting clean? Fuck you! 311 00:21:48,602 --> 00:21:50,854 -Hal, I'm leaving. Don't follow me! -I am not staying here! 312 00:21:50,937 --> 00:21:52,314 No, hey, hey. Hey! 313 00:21:52,397 --> 00:21:53,648 -I'm not fucking going in! -Look-- 314 00:21:54,232 --> 00:21:56,610 -God. -I'm not fucking going inside. 315 00:21:56,693 --> 00:21:58,862 I can't make you go to rehab. I hope you do. 316 00:21:58,945 --> 00:22:02,282 I want you to get healthy, but I can't make you do anything. 317 00:22:02,365 --> 00:22:03,950 You are a grown man. 318 00:22:04,034 --> 00:22:06,286 I have paid for this fucking place. Just-- 319 00:22:06,369 --> 00:22:08,955 Just figure it out. I'm leaving, and you can't come with me. 320 00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:11,625 So, what, you're just gonna fucking strand me? 321 00:22:11,708 --> 00:22:13,084 -I'm not gonna strand you. -Your fucking brother! 322 00:22:13,168 --> 00:22:15,045 What do you want? You want money? I have money. 323 00:22:15,128 --> 00:22:17,005 -No-- -Take it. Here's a few hundred dollars. 324 00:22:17,088 --> 00:22:19,758 I don't care about fucking money. Just go home or something. 325 00:22:19,841 --> 00:22:23,428 Hey, how about I take this fucking money, and I use it to buy drugs and OD. 326 00:22:23,511 --> 00:22:24,971 You'll never have to fucking see me again 327 00:22:25,055 --> 00:22:27,015 -because I'll be dead! -Stop threatening me! 328 00:22:27,098 --> 00:22:30,018 Stop it! This is your life! 329 00:22:35,106 --> 00:22:37,150 Go in, don't go in. I don't kn-- 330 00:22:37,234 --> 00:22:38,485 Just… 331 00:22:38,568 --> 00:22:39,778 This is your life. 332 00:22:43,073 --> 00:22:45,242 Figure out what you wanna do with it. 333 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,093 -The real at-risk group is the elderly. -Sorry. 334 00:23:03,718 --> 00:23:06,513 And I want you to call me if that back starts acting up again. 335 00:23:06,596 --> 00:23:09,266 I will. I will. Thank you so much, Gwen. 336 00:23:10,850 --> 00:23:13,311 -Do you mind? -No. Be my guest. 337 00:23:15,897 --> 00:23:17,023 So… 338 00:23:22,153 --> 00:23:24,781 So, are you going to the Mitch thing? 339 00:23:27,492 --> 00:23:30,036 Do you remember that night when a bunch of us went to see 340 00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:31,997 Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk? 341 00:23:34,958 --> 00:23:38,920 It was you, and it was me, and, Joe, Sydney… 342 00:23:40,213 --> 00:23:42,883 -Maggie-- -No, yeah. I remember. 343 00:23:46,761 --> 00:23:47,929 That was fun. 344 00:23:50,307 --> 00:23:52,559 Yeah. It was. 345 00:23:56,104 --> 00:23:59,274 Why don't you like me? What did I do? 346 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:04,362 You have no idea? 347 00:24:04,446 --> 00:24:06,573 No. No. 348 00:24:07,949 --> 00:24:10,869 All I know is one day, you and I were friends, 349 00:24:10,952 --> 00:24:14,456 and then the next day, you pretended like you didn't even know me. 350 00:24:14,539 --> 00:24:17,417 Really? 'Cause one day I suddenly didn't like you anymore? 351 00:24:18,126 --> 00:24:21,213 Do you remember what was happening around that time? 352 00:24:21,963 --> 00:24:26,176 Yes. I do. And it was really hard for you. 353 00:24:26,259 --> 00:24:28,053 And you needed your space. 354 00:24:28,136 --> 00:24:31,640 I needed my space? Did I tell you that? 355 00:24:33,516 --> 00:24:34,517 No. 356 00:24:36,353 --> 00:24:38,813 But we weren't really that close. 357 00:24:38,897 --> 00:24:42,317 Well, we were close enough to go and see Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. 358 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,070 I mean, you came to my house for dinner a bunch that summer. 359 00:24:47,614 --> 00:24:50,116 Well, I was friends with your friends. 360 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,954 And I had just moved to New York. I just knew that I had liked you. 361 00:24:55,789 --> 00:24:57,499 I was successful. 362 00:24:58,208 --> 00:25:00,544 That was pretty much your only prerequisite. 363 00:25:05,131 --> 00:25:06,967 Wow. Do you really believe that? 364 00:25:07,676 --> 00:25:11,513 Well, we weren't really friends anymore 365 00:25:11,596 --> 00:25:14,391 after things went south for me, were we? 366 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:22,482 So all I know is that you moseyed in on my friends, and you like to talk. 367 00:25:22,566 --> 00:25:26,361 And voilà, the world knows all my private business. 368 00:25:30,824 --> 00:25:31,866 Yeah. 369 00:25:32,701 --> 00:25:37,038 I guess you're right. I did talk about it. 370 00:25:37,706 --> 00:25:38,957 It was gossip. 371 00:25:40,959 --> 00:25:42,419 Everybody talked about it. 372 00:25:45,547 --> 00:25:48,967 Boy, gossip seemed so much less vicious back then. 373 00:25:50,635 --> 00:25:53,805 Well, that's because nobody was gossiping about you yet. 374 00:25:56,892 --> 00:25:59,561 And I imagine that you had no ill intent, but… 375 00:26:01,271 --> 00:26:02,564 we are our actions. 376 00:26:08,194 --> 00:26:09,195 Yeah. 377 00:26:14,451 --> 00:26:17,621 I wish we had straightened that out sooner. 378 00:26:20,498 --> 00:26:21,708 What would you have said? 379 00:26:23,043 --> 00:26:27,214 If I asked you back then if you were gossiping? 380 00:26:31,509 --> 00:26:33,637 I probably would have denied it. 381 00:26:36,514 --> 00:26:37,515 Yeah. 382 00:26:39,142 --> 00:26:42,562 Well, I really enjoyed doing the show with you today. 383 00:26:46,107 --> 00:26:47,108 Really did. 384 00:26:48,151 --> 00:26:49,527 And it would've been fun 385 00:26:50,487 --> 00:26:52,697 to have been friends over the last few years. 386 00:26:53,198 --> 00:26:54,908 I'm really sorry I screwed that up. 387 00:26:56,117 --> 00:26:57,118 Hey. 388 00:27:00,247 --> 00:27:01,831 I said shit about you too. 389 00:27:04,751 --> 00:27:06,753 Well, thank you for that. 390 00:28:28,627 --> 00:28:32,464 And in five, four, three… 391 00:28:35,091 --> 00:28:40,138 It's Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020, and what a Super Tuesday it is. 392 00:28:44,809 --> 00:28:47,562 Now, my first guest is a giant of television, 393 00:28:47,646 --> 00:28:49,606 a visionary, a humanitarian, 394 00:28:49,689 --> 00:28:52,651 and like all network executives, a pinhead, 395 00:28:52,734 --> 00:28:53,985 but he's our pinhead. 396 00:28:54,069 --> 00:28:56,863 So please welcome UBA CEO and the man who locked the door, 397 00:28:56,947 --> 00:28:57,948 Cory Ellison. 398 00:29:01,868 --> 00:29:03,119 That's right. 399 00:29:05,205 --> 00:29:06,831 Well… 400 00:29:06,915 --> 00:29:08,833 Swing it, daddy. Cory, welcome. 401 00:29:08,917 --> 00:29:10,627 Just shaking a leg for you. 402 00:29:10,710 --> 00:29:13,129 -Cory, I'm gonna jump right into this. -Okay. 403 00:29:13,213 --> 00:29:16,299 Now, why a streaming service, and why now? 404 00:29:16,383 --> 00:29:18,843 -Why now? Well, now is when I live. -Yeah. 405 00:29:18,927 --> 00:29:21,763 -And why a streaming service at UBA? -Yeah. 406 00:29:21,846 --> 00:29:26,184 Because I believe in what we do, Peter, and the power of content compels me. 407 00:29:26,268 --> 00:29:29,479 Wow. Well, Reverend, can I ask you this question, then? 408 00:29:29,563 --> 00:29:31,856 Why is it that some people refuse to get on board, 409 00:29:31,940 --> 00:29:33,942 -like this nitwit right here? -Well… 410 00:29:34,025 --> 00:29:35,569 Is it just sour grapes, do you think? 411 00:29:35,652 --> 00:29:38,280 Everybody's entitled to their own opinion. 412 00:29:38,363 --> 00:29:40,198 -That's a shame. -Yeah, but I do believe-- 413 00:29:40,282 --> 00:29:41,950 Do you know the story The Princess and the Pea? 414 00:29:42,033 --> 00:29:43,493 -Of course I do. -Yeah. 415 00:29:43,577 --> 00:29:45,745 Yeah, that's the title of the Donald Trump Russian sex tape. 416 00:29:47,163 --> 00:29:48,164 Right? 417 00:29:48,248 --> 00:29:49,749 This is a different one that I'm thinking of. 418 00:29:49,833 --> 00:29:52,127 It's like all of these columnists 419 00:29:52,210 --> 00:29:54,963 think there's someone out there hiding peas across the land. 420 00:29:55,046 --> 00:29:57,173 And if only they can be the one to spot the pea 421 00:29:57,257 --> 00:29:58,717 and prove that they're so sensitive, 422 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:00,635 that it bruised them and kept them up all night, 423 00:30:00,719 --> 00:30:02,888 then they can make the world believe they're royalty. 424 00:30:02,971 --> 00:30:05,265 Only, they don't know where the peas are, 425 00:30:05,348 --> 00:30:09,185 so they just act bruised by everything and hope they guess right one time. 426 00:30:09,269 --> 00:30:11,605 Well, you just took the words right out of my mouth. 427 00:30:12,188 --> 00:30:15,525 Cory, are you at all concerned about this Maggie Brener book? 428 00:30:15,609 --> 00:30:18,904 From what I've read, it's unfortunate, to put it mildly. 429 00:30:18,987 --> 00:30:20,947 But as a network, I'm not concerned. 430 00:30:21,031 --> 00:30:22,032 In fact… 431 00:30:23,116 --> 00:30:27,120 I'd like to invite Maggie on UBA or UBANC for an interview. 432 00:30:27,203 --> 00:30:29,581 We'd be happy to have her anytime. 433 00:30:30,665 --> 00:30:32,876 You heard it here, folks. Think that's a scoop. 434 00:30:32,959 --> 00:30:35,128 And I don't even think we're allowed to do those. 435 00:30:35,212 --> 00:30:37,714 We're gonna continue to be in a lot of trouble, 436 00:30:37,797 --> 00:30:39,591 and there's gonna be a lot of hurt. 437 00:30:42,886 --> 00:30:45,472 Oh, my God. Meredith. 438 00:30:45,555 --> 00:30:48,934 Two times in two months, Meredith? I mean-- What, are you stalking me now? 439 00:30:49,017 --> 00:30:51,436 Hey. Yeah, funny. 440 00:30:51,519 --> 00:30:52,854 How you been? You be-- 441 00:30:55,732 --> 00:30:57,025 Yanko. 442 00:30:58,401 --> 00:30:59,402 What? 443 00:31:00,070 --> 00:31:02,072 I mean, I can't believe I'm running into you here. 444 00:31:02,155 --> 00:31:05,325 What? I'm the one who told you about this place. 445 00:31:07,744 --> 00:31:10,455 So, what are you-- I mean, what are you guys up to? 446 00:31:10,538 --> 00:31:12,415 We're about to head uptown. 447 00:31:12,499 --> 00:31:15,502 You know, it's okay. I can meet up with you later. 448 00:31:15,585 --> 00:31:16,670 Unless you're busy? 449 00:31:20,507 --> 00:31:22,842 …for less than ten dollars. 450 00:31:22,926 --> 00:31:26,388 All right, so you're gonna receive 12 Whitetail Cutlery. 451 00:31:26,471 --> 00:31:28,598 It's been in our line for decades. 452 00:31:28,682 --> 00:31:31,726 I actually first started selling them when I was doing shows. 453 00:31:35,063 --> 00:31:36,147 Hey. 454 00:31:37,274 --> 00:31:39,317 Do you want me to ask why you're not okay? 455 00:31:40,610 --> 00:31:42,404 No. Not really. 456 00:31:43,530 --> 00:31:46,157 I saw you on Bullard. You were really good. 457 00:31:46,241 --> 00:31:47,367 Thank you for noticing. 458 00:31:47,450 --> 00:31:49,536 So you know how I offered to have Maggie on. 459 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:51,288 Yeah. She accepted? 460 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,206 Will you do it? 461 00:31:54,124 --> 00:31:56,251 Interview her Monday night? 462 00:31:56,751 --> 00:31:57,878 The book's coming out, 463 00:31:57,961 --> 00:31:59,921 and I know I said I'm not concerned about it, 464 00:32:00,964 --> 00:32:01,965 but I am. 465 00:32:02,549 --> 00:32:04,801 And I know Alex is too. 466 00:32:04,885 --> 00:32:07,429 We haven't read it yet, but you'd get an advance copy. 467 00:32:08,513 --> 00:32:09,639 Why me? 468 00:32:11,516 --> 00:32:14,769 Because, Bradley, I know you'll be fair. 469 00:32:18,857 --> 00:32:20,233 Okay. I can do it. 470 00:32:21,985 --> 00:32:24,905 Thank you. I'll set it up. 471 00:32:24,988 --> 00:32:25,989 Bye. 472 00:32:33,872 --> 00:32:35,457 -Especially here. -What time is it? 473 00:32:35,540 --> 00:32:37,375 -I don't know. -I should go. 474 00:32:37,459 --> 00:32:40,086 Wow. I guess it got late. 475 00:32:40,170 --> 00:32:41,922 -I leave town next week. -Come on. 476 00:32:42,005 --> 00:32:44,549 But do you maybe want to get together again? 477 00:32:44,633 --> 00:32:46,468 -I don't know. -It would have to be Monday. 478 00:32:46,551 --> 00:32:49,095 No. I can't Monday. I can do Tuesday. 479 00:32:49,179 --> 00:32:50,722 -No, that's the only day I can do. -No. 480 00:32:50,805 --> 00:32:52,515 -Can you not reschedule? -No, I really can't. 481 00:32:53,141 --> 00:32:55,227 Come on. What's so important? 482 00:32:56,061 --> 00:32:58,605 I'm going to a memorial service. 483 00:33:01,775 --> 00:33:04,110 You're not going to Mitch Kessler's memorial, are you? 484 00:33:06,655 --> 00:33:07,864 I am. 485 00:33:07,948 --> 00:33:09,407 I am. I worked with him a long time. 486 00:33:09,491 --> 00:33:11,660 He raped my friend. 487 00:33:12,369 --> 00:33:15,872 -Okay. I'm sorry, all right? -He raped Hannah. 488 00:33:15,956 --> 00:33:17,916 And you're memorializing him? 489 00:33:17,999 --> 00:33:19,751 I knew this was gonna be a loaded subject. 490 00:33:19,834 --> 00:33:21,795 That's why I didn't wanna bring him up. Okay? 491 00:33:21,878 --> 00:33:23,880 How does not telling me make it any better? 492 00:33:23,964 --> 00:33:26,216 No, it doesn't, but I-- Where you going? 493 00:33:26,299 --> 00:33:28,301 I can explain why it's important if you give me a minute. 494 00:33:28,385 --> 00:33:30,053 He killed my friend! 495 00:33:30,136 --> 00:33:32,764 -He didn't kill her. She OD'd. -I'm glad he's dead. 496 00:33:32,847 --> 00:33:37,477 I should only hope that Fred Micklen and his 119.2 million aren't far behind. 497 00:33:37,561 --> 00:33:38,979 He might have to give all that back 498 00:33:39,062 --> 00:33:40,730 'cause Hannah's dad's suing him and the network. 499 00:33:40,814 --> 00:33:43,775 I know. Who do you think's paying for it? Hannah's dad? 500 00:33:45,402 --> 00:33:47,362 What? What are you saying? 501 00:33:47,445 --> 00:33:49,781 I was so horrible to her the night she died. 502 00:33:49,864 --> 00:33:51,700 -I had to do something. -Claire. 503 00:33:51,783 --> 00:33:53,577 You can't blame yourself for what happened. 504 00:33:53,660 --> 00:33:57,080 -Don't tell me what to do. Thank you. -What are you doing? 505 00:33:57,163 --> 00:33:59,791 What are you doing? Where you going? Claire? Claire, come on! 506 00:34:10,385 --> 00:34:11,760 Buzz us if you need anything. 507 00:34:12,345 --> 00:34:15,097 And if you need to take a break, we'll have someone walk you outside. 508 00:34:15,181 --> 00:34:16,432 Okay, great. Thank you. 509 00:34:42,208 --> 00:34:44,794 "Hurricane Alex wasn't just the stuff of legend. 510 00:34:44,878 --> 00:34:48,465 It was the stuff of campfire horror story. 511 00:34:48,965 --> 00:34:52,469 Mitch Kessler and Alex Levy were inseparable. 512 00:34:52,552 --> 00:34:57,432 Levy had a blind spot for him. If Kessler did it, it couldn't be wrong. 513 00:34:57,515 --> 00:35:02,020 Nobody could have expected what Levy saw when she opened his dressing room door." 514 00:35:02,103 --> 00:35:03,605 Oh, my God. 515 00:35:03,688 --> 00:35:06,524 "And it was in that Chilean hotel room 516 00:35:06,608 --> 00:35:11,780 that Kessler and Levy consummated their on-air and off-air sexual tension. 517 00:35:12,864 --> 00:35:18,286 Everybody is flawed, but Levy is damaged." 518 00:35:24,501 --> 00:35:27,003 Do you know if they're still doing Mitch's memorial? 519 00:35:27,087 --> 00:35:28,380 As far as I know. 520 00:35:29,965 --> 00:35:31,925 You know, I don't think it's a good idea 521 00:35:32,008 --> 00:35:34,052 for you to be in a crowded place right now. 522 00:35:34,135 --> 00:35:36,304 And I don't think you owe it to Mitch. 523 00:35:36,388 --> 00:35:38,807 It's not your job to protect me anymore. 524 00:35:48,483 --> 00:35:50,986 Mitch never stopped loving baseball. 525 00:35:52,237 --> 00:35:56,366 And I'd like to think that's he's with his mom and dad now… 526 00:35:58,451 --> 00:35:59,452 stealing home. 527 00:36:00,912 --> 00:36:04,124 Let's all celebrate. 528 00:36:04,207 --> 00:36:06,543 Be happy remembering Mitch. 529 00:36:09,546 --> 00:36:10,881 God bless you, Mitchy. 530 00:36:15,427 --> 00:36:16,845 With love, Uncle Mike. 531 00:36:27,606 --> 00:36:30,817 You know, I know everyone wants to pretend 532 00:36:32,110 --> 00:36:38,491 that death isn't the most profoundly sad thing to befall a life. 533 00:36:39,659 --> 00:36:44,581 And everyone wants to laugh and dance and sing and have fun, and-- 534 00:36:45,832 --> 00:36:47,876 'Cause Mitch would've wanted it that way. 535 00:36:49,127 --> 00:36:51,671 This is a celebration of life, isn't it? 536 00:36:53,340 --> 00:36:54,799 I have to tell you… 537 00:36:56,676 --> 00:36:58,803 that it turns my stomach. 538 00:37:02,182 --> 00:37:05,227 Because if any of you had cared 539 00:37:06,311 --> 00:37:09,773 remotely what Mitch wanted, 540 00:37:11,608 --> 00:37:14,319 do you know when the time would've been to share it? 541 00:37:16,488 --> 00:37:19,241 I don't know. How about when he was still alive? 542 00:37:19,324 --> 00:37:21,910 -That's enough! -A heckler. 543 00:37:23,245 --> 00:37:27,249 Why are you so scared of someone speaking his mind? 544 00:37:27,749 --> 00:37:28,959 Now, 545 00:37:30,335 --> 00:37:35,340 listen, Mitch was not a perfect person. 546 00:37:37,217 --> 00:37:39,928 He wasn't a great driver, for example. 547 00:37:42,889 --> 00:37:45,225 Oh, boy. I know. Too soon. 548 00:37:47,519 --> 00:37:49,688 You know who would've laughed at that? 549 00:37:52,983 --> 00:37:55,610 Young Mitchell would've laughed at that. 550 00:37:57,487 --> 00:38:01,032 Maybe the world has to stop playing games with people's lives. 551 00:38:01,616 --> 00:38:04,119 Maybe they have to stop judging people 552 00:38:04,953 --> 00:38:09,207 for ordering something from a different page of the sexual menu. 553 00:38:10,750 --> 00:38:14,421 Stop treating people like single-use plastic, 554 00:38:14,504 --> 00:38:16,423 because you may never see them again. 555 00:38:17,924 --> 00:38:24,306 But there is a mountain of dead reprobates somewhere in the Orient. 556 00:38:24,973 --> 00:38:30,186 And, someday, each and every one of our death certificates will read, 557 00:38:30,270 --> 00:38:34,900 "Cause of death: cancel culture." 558 00:38:35,901 --> 00:38:36,902 God. 559 00:38:38,778 --> 00:38:42,115 I'm so sorry this happened to you, Mitch. 560 00:38:46,202 --> 00:38:47,621 I'm so sorry… 561 00:38:52,167 --> 00:38:57,797 that we never got to make our peace. 562 00:39:00,175 --> 00:39:01,676 You were a good friend to me… 563 00:39:04,095 --> 00:39:05,597 for a long time. 564 00:39:07,891 --> 00:39:09,392 A long time. 565 00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:18,443 Fuck 'em! 566 00:40:07,075 --> 00:40:08,076 Hi. 567 00:40:09,828 --> 00:40:12,664 Paola. I'm so glad you made it. 568 00:40:12,747 --> 00:40:15,458 -Thank you. Thank you for the flight. -Of course. 569 00:40:15,542 --> 00:40:19,921 It feels sort of funny to be here at his funeral when he isn't. 570 00:40:20,672 --> 00:40:24,634 Crazy world, but I'm glad there is one friendly face. 571 00:40:27,721 --> 00:40:29,848 Actually, Mitch-- 572 00:40:29,931 --> 00:40:30,932 I promised Mitch 573 00:40:31,016 --> 00:40:35,687 that I would introduce you to the right people in the business 574 00:40:35,770 --> 00:40:36,938 when you're ready. 575 00:40:37,022 --> 00:40:41,651 Well, I've thrown myself into my work since Mitch died. 576 00:40:41,735 --> 00:40:43,653 But I'm not ready yet. 577 00:40:44,863 --> 00:40:47,073 It's been a very emotional time, 578 00:40:47,157 --> 00:40:49,618 and I'll let you know when I come up for air. 579 00:40:50,452 --> 00:40:52,579 Okay. Well, I just don't know 580 00:40:53,413 --> 00:40:55,832 how long people are gonna be returning my phone calls. 581 00:40:55,916 --> 00:40:59,211 So you might wanna come up for air a little bit quicker. 582 00:40:59,294 --> 00:41:00,962 Okay. Thank you. 583 00:41:01,046 --> 00:41:03,340 -Excuse me for a second, okay? -Of course. Of course. 584 00:41:07,594 --> 00:41:08,595 Excuse me. 585 00:41:09,971 --> 00:41:12,515 I'm so sorry to interrupt. 586 00:41:15,936 --> 00:41:17,187 I wasn't gonna come, but 587 00:41:18,772 --> 00:41:22,025 I just kept feeling that I had to 588 00:41:23,902 --> 00:41:29,282 and to say a few words about Mitch 589 00:41:29,991 --> 00:41:31,534 and what he meant to me. 590 00:41:32,661 --> 00:41:34,329 Paige, please bear with me. 591 00:41:45,257 --> 00:41:46,633 Some-- 592 00:41:51,888 --> 00:41:53,014 Sorry. 593 00:41:55,433 --> 00:41:57,644 Some people are just never satisfied. 594 00:41:59,479 --> 00:42:00,480 And… 595 00:42:03,108 --> 00:42:05,068 by satisfied, I mean fulfilled. 596 00:42:05,652 --> 00:42:08,488 I include myself in that group. 597 00:42:17,622 --> 00:42:18,665 You should-- 598 00:42:18,748 --> 00:42:21,376 And it's always a "should." It always starts with a "should." 599 00:42:22,544 --> 00:42:24,963 You should always be striving for more. 600 00:42:25,046 --> 00:42:29,009 You should always strive to get to that next rung of the ladder. 601 00:42:29,676 --> 00:42:33,346 Should always just keep wanting more. 602 00:42:38,852 --> 00:42:44,691 But if you just spend all of your time wanting more, striving for more, 603 00:42:46,026 --> 00:42:48,320 you don't spend any of your time… 604 00:42:50,697 --> 00:42:51,698 living. 605 00:43:00,332 --> 00:43:05,962 Mitch made unforgivable choices. 606 00:43:09,007 --> 00:43:10,091 And… 607 00:43:12,093 --> 00:43:14,179 Yes. Yeah. 608 00:43:14,262 --> 00:43:17,098 I went to see Mitch in Italy. 609 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:24,231 I saw him the day he died. 610 00:43:28,526 --> 00:43:30,237 And I wanted you to know that 611 00:43:31,571 --> 00:43:36,201 he was really starting to understand the effects of his actions. 612 00:43:39,037 --> 00:43:42,165 He was remorseful. 613 00:43:45,961 --> 00:43:49,089 He wanted to do better. He wanted to be better. 614 00:43:51,550 --> 00:43:55,971 And I know that's not enough. And it will never, ever be enough. Ever. 615 00:43:57,055 --> 00:43:59,599 But I just wanted you to know that. 616 00:44:04,854 --> 00:44:07,691 And I also wanted him to be remembered for that too. 617 00:44:13,029 --> 00:44:15,657 Mitch had a beautiful family 618 00:44:15,740 --> 00:44:18,702 with two beautiful boys and a wife he knew he did not deserve. 619 00:44:21,246 --> 00:44:22,247 Paige. 620 00:44:24,165 --> 00:44:26,126 I'm just so sorry for all of it. 621 00:44:39,389 --> 00:44:41,182 Well, you tell me. 622 00:44:41,266 --> 00:44:46,271 That day I interviewed you last year, I also went to a fundraiser at Alex Levy's 623 00:44:46,354 --> 00:44:49,482 where she told me that she had coached you 624 00:44:49,566 --> 00:44:52,360 on how best to get to Ashley Brown's truth. 625 00:44:52,444 --> 00:44:56,990 She was positioning herself as sort of a paragon of feminism. 626 00:44:57,490 --> 00:44:59,701 You're the truth-teller. Was that true? 627 00:45:01,828 --> 00:45:02,996 Not exactly. 628 00:45:04,414 --> 00:45:05,624 There you go. 629 00:45:05,707 --> 00:45:07,834 Are you watching this? Alex? 630 00:45:08,460 --> 00:45:10,879 Alex? You've gotta call me back. 631 00:45:13,632 --> 00:45:15,300 Do you know how I got this job? 632 00:45:16,384 --> 00:45:18,511 I have some sense of it. 633 00:45:18,595 --> 00:45:20,472 Yeah, I think you do. 634 00:45:20,555 --> 00:45:21,973 But you didn't put it in the book. 635 00:45:22,057 --> 00:45:24,184 Well, you can't include everything. 636 00:45:24,768 --> 00:45:26,561 I was actually kinda disappointed. 637 00:45:26,645 --> 00:45:28,688 I wonder if you wanna break it here. 638 00:45:28,772 --> 00:45:30,857 It's a pretty interesting story, don't you think? 639 00:45:30,941 --> 00:45:33,235 Please, feel free. In your own words. 640 00:45:33,318 --> 00:45:37,239 Okay. In my vaguest recollection, 641 00:45:37,322 --> 00:45:41,952 you were not even of the remotest consideration to replace Mitch. 642 00:45:42,577 --> 00:45:45,080 -And then what happened? -And then Alex Levy, 643 00:45:45,163 --> 00:45:48,458 in a game of cat and mouse that she often believes she's playing, 644 00:45:48,541 --> 00:45:52,963 announced you completely out of nowhere to be her coanchor. 645 00:45:53,505 --> 00:45:57,300 And it absolutely shocked everybody at the network, 646 00:45:57,384 --> 00:46:00,595 but Alex had backed them all into a corner, 647 00:46:00,679 --> 00:46:03,265 and there was nothing they could do to get rid of you. So… 648 00:46:04,224 --> 00:46:06,434 See, that's an interesting story. 649 00:46:06,935 --> 00:46:07,936 And it's true. 650 00:46:08,853 --> 00:46:10,105 So, why didn't you print it? 651 00:46:10,188 --> 00:46:12,983 Okay. If you wanna do this. 652 00:46:13,483 --> 00:46:15,610 You did lie when I interviewed you. 653 00:46:15,694 --> 00:46:20,615 You didn't say any of what I just said, which you are now admitting to be true. 654 00:46:21,324 --> 00:46:23,493 No, you're right. I guess I lied. 655 00:46:23,577 --> 00:46:26,079 And I didn't want people knowing my private business. 656 00:46:26,162 --> 00:46:28,832 -Yeah, well… -Doesn't make me look very good right now. 657 00:46:29,583 --> 00:46:32,002 But I do think I've been doing a pretty good job, 658 00:46:32,085 --> 00:46:35,005 and I wouldn't have had that opportunity if it wasn't for her. 659 00:46:38,174 --> 00:46:40,719 I wonder why so much of your book is dedicated 660 00:46:40,802 --> 00:46:44,431 to Alex and Mitch Kessler's consensual relationship. 661 00:46:45,015 --> 00:46:48,018 I mean, sure, it's an extramarital affair. I see that. 662 00:46:48,101 --> 00:46:51,104 But, at this point, that feels sort of quaint. 663 00:46:51,187 --> 00:46:54,482 And there are a myriad terrible things that Mitch has done that you say in here, 664 00:46:54,566 --> 00:46:56,484 and those seem like fair game. 665 00:46:58,153 --> 00:47:00,238 But why rope Alex into it? 666 00:47:00,780 --> 00:47:03,992 I mean, did you have something personal against Alex Levy? 667 00:47:04,075 --> 00:47:05,619 No, no, no. No, I don't. 668 00:47:06,411 --> 00:47:07,704 In fact, I… 669 00:47:08,496 --> 00:47:11,750 I held some things back because they seemed unkind. 670 00:47:11,833 --> 00:47:13,376 Really? Wow. I mean, 671 00:47:13,460 --> 00:47:16,671 -I hear you saying that, but-- -Okay, you wanna push me? 672 00:47:16,755 --> 00:47:18,048 I'll play. 673 00:47:18,131 --> 00:47:21,051 Just last month, I was in Las Vegas, where I know you were too. 674 00:47:21,134 --> 00:47:23,053 -Good job on the debate, by the way. -Thank you. 675 00:47:23,136 --> 00:47:25,805 And I was sitting in my hotel room late at night, 676 00:47:25,889 --> 00:47:30,268 this is the night before the debate, just minding my own business, 677 00:47:31,186 --> 00:47:35,440 when suddenly, your coanchor began knocking on my door, 678 00:47:36,107 --> 00:47:38,026 losing her mind. 679 00:47:41,947 --> 00:47:42,948 Alex? 680 00:47:43,990 --> 00:47:46,826 -She was losing her mind? -Losing her mind. 681 00:47:47,369 --> 00:47:49,913 I say that with no judgment. It was a fact. 682 00:47:52,666 --> 00:47:54,918 She wanted to know if I had an extra copy of my book. 683 00:47:55,001 --> 00:47:56,169 I said I did not. 684 00:47:57,879 --> 00:47:59,923 Well, did she say why? 685 00:48:00,674 --> 00:48:02,217 She wanted to know if I had included 686 00:48:02,300 --> 00:48:04,803 the part about her sleeping with Mitch Kessler. 687 00:48:05,804 --> 00:48:07,973 I told her I had. 688 00:48:09,015 --> 00:48:11,017 And what did she want you to do? 689 00:48:11,601 --> 00:48:12,894 To take it out. 690 00:48:18,483 --> 00:48:21,861 So, a woman that you have known for a very long time 691 00:48:21,945 --> 00:48:25,490 came to you in major distress over a mistake 692 00:48:25,574 --> 00:48:27,409 that she made how many years ago? 693 00:48:27,492 --> 00:48:29,035 Ten, but she's a journalist. So… 694 00:48:29,119 --> 00:48:32,914 Okay. Well, it was a mistake that happened ten years ago. 695 00:48:33,498 --> 00:48:37,544 And she was in major distress, and she asked you to take it out, 696 00:48:37,627 --> 00:48:39,713 and you published it anyway? 697 00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:44,050 Who's the worst person you ever slept with, Maggie? 698 00:48:44,134 --> 00:48:45,176 I'm just curious. 699 00:48:45,260 --> 00:48:46,970 How terrible of a person are you? 700 00:48:49,556 --> 00:48:50,557 Bradley, 701 00:48:51,308 --> 00:48:57,689 my book is about a corrupt network hiding sexual misconduct. 702 00:48:57,772 --> 00:49:01,109 Just a litany of inappropriate behavior. 703 00:49:01,192 --> 00:49:06,448 And, yes, there are plenty of stories that also show you the real Alex Levy. 704 00:49:06,531 --> 00:49:09,659 I agree. And you do hold the network accountable, 705 00:49:09,743 --> 00:49:13,288 but it's interesting that Alex is the cover of this book. 706 00:49:13,997 --> 00:49:17,500 And this Alex Levy is the woman who gave me my career. 707 00:49:17,584 --> 00:49:18,877 Pretty nice of her, isn't it? 708 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:21,671 But she didn't do it for you, Bradley. She did it for her. 709 00:49:21,755 --> 00:49:25,175 Well, you don't get to where she is by making other people's lunch. 710 00:49:25,258 --> 00:49:26,509 I know you know that. 711 00:49:27,093 --> 00:49:28,637 I mean, you're sitting here 712 00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:31,973 because you are publicizing a very high-profile book 713 00:49:32,057 --> 00:49:36,519 with stories from five, ten, 15 years ago. 714 00:49:36,603 --> 00:49:40,857 But the one story you didn't publish was the story of a changed woman, 715 00:49:40,941 --> 00:49:45,987 who came to you and begged for mercy, and you declined. 716 00:49:47,030 --> 00:49:50,951 Instead, you put her on the cover of your book. 717 00:49:52,494 --> 00:49:55,038 Now, you do know that Alex and I broke the story 718 00:49:55,121 --> 00:49:57,666 about Fred Micklen right here on this network. 719 00:49:57,749 --> 00:50:01,002 That we risked our careers just to get the truth out there. 720 00:50:02,629 --> 00:50:05,632 Yeah, I know you know because we scooped you, didn't we? 721 00:50:05,715 --> 00:50:07,008 Rightly so. 722 00:50:09,010 --> 00:50:11,346 There's a lot of stories about Alex Levy in this book, 723 00:50:12,347 --> 00:50:14,474 but I think that's the old Alex Levy. 724 00:50:15,058 --> 00:50:17,811 And I think that people change. 725 00:50:18,895 --> 00:50:20,230 I think people grow. 726 00:50:20,814 --> 00:50:24,317 I know I'm evolving. I wonder if you are. 727 00:50:27,112 --> 00:50:29,864 I'm being told that it's time for a commercial. 728 00:50:29,948 --> 00:50:33,285 But we will be back with more Maggie Brener. 729 00:50:47,716 --> 00:50:50,218 What on earth? 730 00:50:58,935 --> 00:51:00,270 You gotta be kidding me. 731 00:51:04,816 --> 00:51:06,276 Thank God. 732 00:51:07,068 --> 00:51:08,320 Oh, God. 733 00:51:14,159 --> 00:51:15,952 Oh, God. 734 00:51:16,036 --> 00:51:18,163 You're an interesting girl, Bradley. 735 00:51:19,372 --> 00:51:21,249 What's so interesting about me? 736 00:51:22,083 --> 00:51:24,419 Well, you know, a couple of months ago when we first met, 737 00:51:24,502 --> 00:51:28,632 all you talked about was how much you didn't like Alex 738 00:51:28,715 --> 00:51:29,883 and that she was unfair. 739 00:51:29,966 --> 00:51:32,260 No. I didn't say I didn't like Alex. 740 00:51:32,344 --> 00:51:33,511 Well, close enough. 741 00:51:33,595 --> 00:51:37,766 But the point is, tonight you had the chance to bury her, 742 00:51:38,266 --> 00:51:41,645 but instead, you went so far out of your way to defend her. 743 00:51:41,728 --> 00:51:44,064 And in the process, you buried the person who wrote the book 744 00:51:44,147 --> 00:51:46,316 that had everything in it you wanted exposed. 745 00:51:47,317 --> 00:51:49,194 How does any of that make sense? 746 00:51:49,277 --> 00:51:51,363 Well, I do believe everything I said. 747 00:51:51,988 --> 00:51:55,158 I just-- I really don't feel like Maggie was being fair. 748 00:51:55,242 --> 00:51:58,411 And how I feel about Alex is of minor relevance. 749 00:51:58,995 --> 00:52:01,581 Well, it was pretty goddamn impressive. 750 00:52:02,082 --> 00:52:04,167 You are impressive in a lot of ways. 751 00:52:04,751 --> 00:52:07,003 Thank you. That's better than interesting. 752 00:52:13,051 --> 00:52:17,681 You know, with my heart condition and COVID, 753 00:52:17,764 --> 00:52:23,103 I'm gonna go to my place in Montana for a month or two, 754 00:52:23,186 --> 00:52:25,146 whenever this is over. 755 00:52:25,772 --> 00:52:30,819 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure. That makes sense. 756 00:52:32,821 --> 00:52:35,657 But I'm gonna miss you. A lot. 757 00:52:38,910 --> 00:52:41,079 You should think about coming out to stay with me. 758 00:52:43,206 --> 00:52:45,375 But I'm on TV five days a week. 759 00:52:46,710 --> 00:52:49,170 So, give it up. For me. 760 00:52:50,755 --> 00:52:52,883 I don't like it when my woman works. 761 00:52:53,466 --> 00:52:54,718 Are you serious? 762 00:52:56,011 --> 00:52:58,013 No, I'm not serious. 763 00:52:58,096 --> 00:52:59,973 I have a little studio on the ranch. 764 00:53:00,056 --> 00:53:01,933 No. Not that. 765 00:53:04,269 --> 00:53:05,729 Am I your woman? 766 00:53:09,107 --> 00:53:12,569 Well, I'm not gonna lie to you. 767 00:53:12,652 --> 00:53:15,280 You do scare me a little. 768 00:53:15,947 --> 00:53:17,073 Okay. 769 00:53:17,574 --> 00:53:19,659 But, yeah. 770 00:53:21,620 --> 00:53:22,787 Something like that. 771 00:53:34,174 --> 00:53:37,010 -Wow, really? That's timing. -I'll be right back. 772 00:53:37,093 --> 00:53:39,721 Okay. I'll be in the bedroom. 773 00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:46,478 -Hey, Harry. What can I do for you? -Someone dropped this off earlier. 774 00:53:46,561 --> 00:53:48,897 Thanks. I'll get you something, just a minute. 775 00:53:55,570 --> 00:53:57,030 When did they drop this off? 776 00:53:57,113 --> 00:54:00,700 I'm not sure. It was before my shift. Maybe five or six hours ago. 777 00:54:00,784 --> 00:54:02,535 Can you find out? It's really important. 778 00:54:02,619 --> 00:54:04,079 -Of course. -Thank you. 779 00:54:23,098 --> 00:54:24,307 Oh, God. 780 00:54:43,535 --> 00:54:44,619 No. 781 00:54:45,245 --> 00:54:46,246 No. 782 00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:48,081 No. 783 00:54:51,668 --> 00:54:52,669 Fuck. 784 00:54:53,753 --> 00:54:54,754 Fuck. 785 00:54:57,757 --> 00:55:01,136 I mean, what can you say, other than, "Wow"? 786 00:55:01,219 --> 00:55:03,430 Bradley Jackson did a hell of a job convincing us 787 00:55:03,513 --> 00:55:05,724 that Alex Levy was a changed person 788 00:55:05,807 --> 00:55:07,767 and that we shouldn't hold her past against her. 789 00:55:07,851 --> 00:55:09,978 But this just happened. 790 00:55:10,061 --> 00:55:12,230 I went to see Mitch in Italy. 791 00:55:12,981 --> 00:55:14,733 I saw him the day that he died. 792 00:55:14,816 --> 00:55:16,443 -The day that he died? -Oh, God. 793 00:55:16,526 --> 00:55:19,195 I thought she wasn't in a relationship with him anymore. 794 00:55:19,279 --> 00:55:21,323 That was supposed to be ten years ago. 795 00:55:21,406 --> 00:55:24,868 Not to mention she endangered her coworkers with a deadly virus. 796 00:55:24,951 --> 00:55:27,621 It brings up some very uncomfortable questions. 797 00:55:27,704 --> 00:55:30,123 Why was she involved with a known sexual abuser? 798 00:55:30,206 --> 00:55:32,083 And how did Kessler really die? 799 00:55:32,167 --> 00:55:33,418 First Jeffrey Epstein-- 800 00:55:47,307 --> 00:55:48,308 Oh, God. 801 00:55:50,518 --> 00:55:53,104 What? What the fuck? 802 00:55:53,188 --> 00:55:55,148 There's no room inside the hospital. 803 00:55:55,232 --> 00:55:57,609 We are making tents outside the hospital 804 00:55:57,692 --> 00:56:00,153 to care for patients and… 805 00:56:00,237 --> 00:56:01,238 Oh, God. 806 00:56:04,532 --> 00:56:06,368 Doug, what the fuck? What's happening? 807 00:56:06,451 --> 00:56:08,119 Good to hear your voice. 808 00:56:08,203 --> 00:56:10,080 You fell and hit your head during the night. 809 00:56:10,163 --> 00:56:11,498 Chip found you. 810 00:56:11,581 --> 00:56:14,209 Minor concussion. And sorry about the other thing. 811 00:56:14,292 --> 00:56:16,044 Yeah. I got canceled. 812 00:56:16,127 --> 00:56:17,754 Well, yeah. But… 813 00:56:18,630 --> 00:56:20,048 They haven't told you? 814 00:56:21,007 --> 00:56:22,300 What? Told me what? 815 00:56:22,384 --> 00:56:23,969 I should let the doctor tell you. 816 00:56:24,052 --> 00:56:26,304 No, no. Come on, Doug. You're scaring me. Come on. 817 00:56:26,388 --> 00:56:29,057 They tested you in the emergency room, 818 00:56:29,140 --> 00:56:33,270 and you tested positive for COVID. 819 00:56:34,187 --> 00:56:35,480 Fuck. 820 00:56:36,439 --> 00:56:37,732 Fuck.