Give me some more.
No rice for me.
-Why not? -I don't want it.
POLICE
What's this about?
-Hello. -Hello.
We're the cyber crimes unit.
Is Ruhiye Demir here?
She is.
We need to take her down to the station.
What did you do?
Sir, could we talk to Ruhiye Demir in person?
Sure.
AS THE CROW FLIES
Thanks.
Lale Kıran?
Ma'am.
Ruhiye Demir?
That's me.
Why did you do it, Ruhiye, dear?
How did you hear about it?
Hear what?
We found out that you're the admin
for the Rolling account.
Aren't you?
Let's see what you wrote.
"Follow me for the dirty secrets of the TV world, my birdies."
"I'll let you into their vile world."
That's the bio. Now, the part about me.
"My scandal-loving birdies,
here's the juiciest and the nastiest dirt of all."
"Now, listen carefully."
"We've all seen the footage
where Lale-bird was escorting Emre-bird out of a hotel the other day."
"Here's what you don't know."
"Lale-bird slept with Emre-bird that night."
"It was a crazy night."
"The 'don't ask, don't tell' kind."
"And here's the bomb."
"All that wild, hardcore action was caught on video!"
"You heard right!"
"There's a video of that hardcore night,
and it's already on certain platforms!"
"Feast your eyes on it
and witness firsthand the nasty fantasies of the woman
you've admired for years."
"Enjoy the show."
"And mind your mental health, birdies."
"Let's keep Rolling."
I'll ask again.
Why did you do it, dear?
Just tell us.
-Lale, ma'am, I just-- -Just what?
When you post stuff like that, you get so many followers.
You might even get ads.
A chance to make real money.
Lale, I actually love you so much!
I watch you all the time.
Okay, just calm down. Stop crying.
Look, c'mon, let's just start with who you are. Okay?
Tell us about yourself.
I'm-- Well…
I'm in tailoring school.
My mom's a seamstress.
And what you told us…
I got it, Kenan.
We got it.
You made it all up, didn't you?
Yes.
I don't really know anyone.
So I don't know anything.
But people believe me.
They say…
Lale, ma'am, I'm truly so sorry!
What do you think?
I don't know.
Are we pressing charges?
Against that little girl, Kenan?
Mila.
Good morning.
Where are you going? Come here.
Good morning, baby. Come with me. Come.
Come here, honey.
Sit with me. Come here, my flower.
Are you mad at me?
No. I'm not mad.
I know it's not your fault.
But…
But?
-I'm ashamed. -Ashamed?
Why are you ashamed, honey?
There's nothing to be ashamed of. Especially for you.
Right?
It's nothing but a social media frenzy.
-They're saying things at school too. -Like what?
Weird things.
Such as?
They saw…
Tell me, honey.
Just say it.
They saw your underwear.
And what color was my underwear?
I don't know.
See?
Mom, I know you didn't do it.
I know, honey.
-And I know it's not true. -Yes.
They know it too.
Ask them at school.
"What color was my mom's underwear, guys?" Ask them that.
They know it's not true too.
But sadly, they just think it's more fun
to pretend it's true.
What they're doing is bullying.
You know that, don't you?
Come on.
What do you say we go make an omelet together?
My flower.
Come on.
Really? Is that it?
She set up a gossip account
to get followers and make some money.
She's young too. Older than you, but…
But I can't really blame her.
I don't think I'm gonna press charges.
I don't get it.
You'll not charge her?
She's not gonna be punished?
Well, honey…
It's obvious she won't do it again.
Seriously?
I have a phone too, Mom.
Can I just set up an account and badmouth someone's mom too?
There's no punishment, right?
ASLI TUNA AND YUSUF TUNCA THE OTHER SIDE
They found the person who did this to Lale.
Some poor small-town girl.
They arrested her yesterday. My contact called me.
Whoa!
Such a twist!
Let's break the news tonight. All right?
Could we get her on?
No, I didn't mean it as a story.
I mean, I did, but…
we can't do it without Lale's consent.
What do you mean?
It's been trending every day, and we're not gonna talk about it?
Aslı! You realize, we know Lale.
We used to work with her.
It's the humane thing to do, in case you didn't know.
Check with me before doing anything.
I'm gonna call Lale.
Okay.
I said, no!
We're not doing anything until I call Lale!
I said okay, Yusuf!
By the way…
I was really worried it was you.
Because the truth would have come out eventually.
Blown up in our faces.
Then you guessed wrong.
Honestly, I thought it was you.
Really? You seriously believed that?
No.
I just wanted to give you a hard time.
Why would you--
I mean, why would you do that?
Out of boredom, Yusuf.
Am I not allowed to get bored sometimes?
Right.
Okay, then.
Okay.
Bora called me. You're still pressing charges?
I had to.
Good morning. A bit early, isn't it?
No matter.
I'm guessing you'll make a statement on air tonight?
This is what we, as the network, think is the best approach.
Okay, leave it.
I'll have a look later, Gül.
Okay.
-Gül. -See you--
Why am I making a statement?
Why me and not Emre?
I don't understand. This is to clear your name.
Sorry?
Wait a second.
Why is my name the dirty one?
Huh? Isn't it unfair to Emre?
The guy couldn't go on air. He had to take time off.
Let's clear his name.
-Look, Lale. You-- -What, Kenan?
You're gonna say I'm a mother?
That I'm a woman?
What else could explain this?
Well, I consider my part done, having delivered the papers.
So I'm off.
You guys handle this between yourselves.
Right. It's to clear my name. Great!
Enough, Lale!
Such nonsense.
And last night?
I stayed with the girls, Kenan.
I had to.
"You had to," again. Okay.
-Talk to me, I'm all ears. -There's nothing to say.
What am I to you, Lale?
Why are you fighting me?
I'm not your enemy, okay?
I'm not looking for a friend or an enemy, Kenan.
Got it?
I'm just telling you I need to be alone.
-This is a decision I must make-- -Okay, be alone, then!
I won't go to the meeting.
So you can relax.
Could you just stop?
-I'm not going into the meeting. -Fine!
Okay?
Because I'm not ready.
For once, I'm the one who's not ready.
Is that okay? For once? Is that possible?
The crown is heavy.
The world forgets that it's just a single soul
carrying the burden alone.
And attacks are relentless.
The lion is forced to survive at all costs
instead of trying to make no mistakes.
Sometimes that means attacking those closest to it,
without holding back.
Mom!
Can I just set up an account and badmouth someone's mom too?
There's no punishment, right?
-Mom! I'm gonna fall! -Careful there!
Come here. Are you guys okay?
Yeah.
I'm so tired.
-Mom, I can't do it. It won't open. -You're all sweaty. Wait.
Here.
So, what now, Mom?
What do you mean, honey?
We want to know what you're gonna do about it.
You have to say something on air, so…
Well…
Anything I say would add to this ugliness.
It's not true after all, is it?
What do you mean? I don't get it.
You're gonna say, "I swear, I didn't do it"?
No.
Well…
You know none of it's true, right, hon?
And if it were?
What do you mean?
If it were true? Is that what you mean?
Yeah.
If it were true,
would you apologize?
You think I should?
Did you do something wrong?
What do you guys think?
Mom, Melisa doesn't know. Dad banned everything.
That's not true! I do know!
-Calm down. -Mom.
It's about your job, right?
I mean, not exactly, honey.
Why talk about it at work, then?
There you go. See, Mommy?
And what do you think?
If what they say were true,
would that make me guilty?
Well, if it were true…
The incident, I mean.
Would you have hurt someone?
Yes!
Using Mom's words against her.
"If you've hurt someone, what you've done might be wrong."
Stop kidding around.
I'm not! It's you who's kidding around!
Mom, can we skate for five more minutes?
Okay.
She's been gone all day.
I told her earlier where we stood, but we don't know what she'll do.
What do you mean, we don't know? I'm the management!
I mean, there's a protocol, right?
It's a huge network!
And she'll be on air soon, Gül!
Are we to wait and see what Lale feels like doing?
Müge, could you calm down, sweetie?
This job isn't about bossing people around or attacking them.
There will be times when you have to lie back and take it.
And no matter how you look at it,
Lale's a huge star.
-What's that supposed to mean? -It means I'll handle it.
And I will.
That light's yellow. Have it looked at.
Sure, I'm on it, Kenan.
Kenan, Lale isn't here.
-Is she going to-- -Don't ask me. I don't know.
Yes, sir.
Where's our girl?
I don't know, Gül.
What do you mean, Kenan?
Gül, I don't know!
What are you, a child?
You're the producer. Where's Lale?
Gül, I don't know!
Got it?
Now, either fire me or move.
Gül, ma'am.
Hi, dear. My name is Gül Simin, and I'm a kindergarten teacher.
Sorry? What do you mean, you won't report on Lale?
Huh?
Yes, darling, Aslı told me. But you didn't feel the need to!
I called Lale.
I'm waiting for her to call back.
I won't report on it without her consent.
I'm gonna lose it!
We need the subject's consent! A new era!
It's not like that.
This is an exception.
Let me at least do that for my colleague and my mentor, Güliz!
You must really like Lale.
I do.
More than you like me?
Güliz, not now.
No, tell me. I'm curious.
-I can step out for-- -Stay.
Yusuf.
Lale is my mentor.
And me?
You're my girlfriend.
But regardless of our relationship, I have to hold on to my integrity, Güliz.
This isn't about being true to yourself.
You don't respect me!
I think we're maybe losing focus here.
What are we doing about the story?
I'll move you up by 15 minutes.
You'll start early,
so Lale can't break the news before you.
We can't do that, Güliz! The audience would switch over to Lale!
Yusuf!
Actually, he might have a point.
Sorry? What did you just say?
Maybe it's a game we've already lost and we should move on.
Lale basically is the news.
She'll be the center of attention until it's resolved.
So you're siding with Yusuf? Is that it?
Never! I said no such thing.
You know fully well how much I trust your instincts.
But, I dunno…
I just think he made an interesting mistake.
-I'm leaving. -No, you're not!
You're not!
Güliz, dear.
Are you okay, hon?
I'm not! I'm about to lose it!
He doesn't care about me!
I'm Güliz, for fuck's sake!
But he's into someone else!
There's a dark spot in his heart, and I can't find it!
I just can't! And it's driving me insane!
I'll order you something to drink.
Do you know who it is?
I mean, since you guys are old acquaintances…
Maybe she's from that time.
No.
We've never been close enough to talk about his private life.
Could it be the Akyol girl?
She's been tweeting idiotic stuff about Yusuf. The tall one, you know?
They were really gross.
Honey.
I got a fantastic drink in my room.
I'll bring it over, okay? Just wait here.
What are you looking at?
You're slackers, all of you!
She's in for a real treat! Go bring ice.
-Actually-- -Don't make excuses.
My dear, poor Güliz!
Come with me.
Come on.
What's going on, Aslı?
Yusuf, let's just report on it, please.
Enough! I'm sick of this greed of yours!
It's not greed, Yusuf.
Güliz said--
Whatever. Let's just serve the news.
What did she say?
You're gonna love it.
Go tell him this.
If he doesn't report on Lale tonight, he'll be fired.
Come on. Don't be like this.
Just focus on being okay.
That's my decision.
Just tell me what she said.
What is it?
Calculating your odds, are you?
To see what's better for you?
The Aslı I knew was faster.
I see you've gotten slow.
She says she'll fire you.
I just didn't want to rile you up.
Fire me?
I guess you have nothing to worry about. Wouldn't that be good for you?
Stop it, please.
Of course I'm thinking about myself.
Don't ruin this. Let's just break the news.
Thanks, Nermin.
Lale, dear.
-Gül, dear. -Make the statement.
It's the network's order, from the highest ranks.
This is bigger than Müge now. Do you understand?
In fact, take a look.
-The board is asking for this. -I got it, Gül.
-I got it. -All right.
Good luck.
Thanks, sweetie.
Three, two,
one, and we're on air.
-Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. -Good evening, dear viewers.
Last night, finally,
the allegations about Lale Kıran were resolved.
-Actually-- -Yes, my dear partner.
As Lale Kıran is a valued mentor of yours,
you'd like to break this relieving news yourself.
But as she's an influence to all of us,
please allow me to continue.
We've all heard the rumblings of late.
The groundless allegations,
I'm not going to soften it up with news lingo,
the outright disgusting gossip about Lale Kıran
has been debunked.
-Thanks, Altan. -You're welcome.
Lale, sound check.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Mornings, evenings, happy days.
How long?
Five seconds.
Four, three, two, one.
We're on you, Lale.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
It'll be a lengthier opening tonight than you're used to.
First, I'll talk about a certain issue
you're all expecting me to clarify.
Let's take a step back and give you a summary of the issue.
A few days ago, news about some footage me and a colleague,
allegedly filmed together in a hotel room,
caused quite a stir and spread all over social media.
And it's still being talked about.
It seems this news was quite amusing,
because it's not dying down.
The allegations about such a video existing
are untrue.
There is no such video.
I guess this might upset some people,
but there isn't.
However…
For me, it doesn't feel right to talk about
whether we are together or not,
and what we did as two single people.
Because it's not newsworthy.
And why not?
Because it shouldn't be.
The private lives of,
and the relationship between, two single people
shouldn't be anyone's business,
no matter who those two people are.
And after talking to two distinguished ladies today,
I saw it all the more clearly that women shouldn't have to…
WE GOT IT, LALE
…answer to anyone about their private lives.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU DID IT
You see, my colleague didn't have to explain himself.
WAIT A SECOND, I DON'T GET IT
LALE, CUT TO THE CHASE
My colleague, the other person in question,
didn't have to make a "defense."
WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT, LALE?
SHE SAYS EVERYONE HAVE SEX
I use the word "defense" intentionally,
because there can be a defense
only if there is a crime.
Therefore, I have no obligation
to defend myself here before you tonight.
Young girls, young people,
let none of us answer to anyone
about our private lives, okay?
Why should we?
And it's definitely not newsworthy.
WAY TO GO, LALE
IS SHE SAYING "I'LL DO ANYTHING I WANT"?
ONE THING IS CERTAIN SHE DID IT!
Fucking hell, Lale. Fuck.
-Let's move on to more important news. -Out of the way.
Or-- One moment, please.
-They're signaling at me. -Cut the feed!
Yes, it seems
we're going on a commercial break, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be back shortly.
Yes, what is it, Müge?
Let's just end the show now, dear.
Because I'm firing you.
I have to.
That's how it works. You just forced my hand.
Okay, sure. It's totally fine by me.
I hope you understand there is more to life than this one day.
And I hope you get yourself some real goals. Okay, Müge, dear?
Thank you so much, everyone.
I hope you all go on to have stellar careers.
But most importantly,
I wish you all a life with a purpose,
a life that serves a cause.
So I want to thank you all.
Thank you for everything.
Lale, dear.
-Yes? -You could at least react.
You don't have to be so calm.
Just do something, pal! Hello? You're fired!
I did.
I did react.
Pal.
What's wrong?
Are you sweating?
It's that spotlight.
I'm used to it by now.
Thank you so much, everyone. Take care.
That's it from us tonight on The Other Side.
Goodbye.
And we're off.
Good work.
Come with me.
What's going on?
You knew I was gonna do it!
-Come with me! -Jeez!
Let me go!
Yusuf, what are you doing? Let me go.
Yusuf, what's going on?
Just follow me.
Get in, Aslı.
What the hell are you doing?
What were you thinking, you psycho?
Stop acting like a lunatic! What did I tell you?
What? You say jump and I say how high?
Look, Aslı--
Subtitle translation by: Bilge Gündüz