1 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:03,737 NARRATOR: Coming to you from New York City, 2 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:05,672 the only city in America. 3 00:00:05,772 --> 00:00:07,341 It's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,441 --> 00:00:12,613 Tonight-- controversy at the World Cup, Trump's 5 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:16,950 dinner party, and Will Smith. 6 00:00:17,050 --> 00:00:20,654 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 7 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:27,728 [applause, cheering] 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,469 What's going on, everybody? Welcome to The Daily Show. 9 00:00:35,569 --> 00:00:36,470 I'm Trevor Noah. 10 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:38,238 Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:38,338 --> 00:00:39,606 Thank you for coming on in person! 12 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:42,009 Good to see you, everybody! 13 00:00:42,109 --> 00:00:43,277 Welcome back! 14 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:44,378 We're back! We're back! 15 00:00:44,478 --> 00:00:45,379 Take a seat. 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,513 Take a seat. 17 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:49,149 We have got a jampacked show for you tonight. 18 00:00:49,249 --> 00:00:50,851 The Daily Show is going to the World Cup. 19 00:00:50,951 --> 00:00:52,953 If you have monkeypox, you're racist, 20 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:55,923 and Donald Trump somehow has beef with Kanye West. 21 00:00:56,023 --> 00:00:57,624 Plus, the one and only Will Smith 22 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:59,092 is joining us on today's show. 23 00:00:59,193 --> 00:01:00,160 That's going to be a ton of fun. 24 00:01:00,260 --> 00:01:01,261 So let's do this, people. 25 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:03,463 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 26 00:01:03,564 --> 00:01:10,571 [applause, cheering] 27 00:01:13,373 --> 00:01:14,942 All right. 28 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:16,343 Before we get into the big stories, 29 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:18,779 let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world, 30 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:21,215 starting with monkeypox. 31 00:01:21,315 --> 00:01:23,750 This morning, the World Health Organization 32 00:01:23,851 --> 00:01:26,453 announced that because of concerns 33 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:30,624 that the word, monkeypox, is racist and stigmatizing, 34 00:01:30,724 --> 00:01:37,297 the disease will officially be renamed Mpox. 35 00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:41,101 Now, I don't know who this is for. 36 00:01:41,134 --> 00:01:42,402 This sounds like they were trying 37 00:01:42,503 --> 00:01:47,341 so hard not to be racist, that they ended up being racist. 38 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:50,177 Some guy was like, we can't use "monkey." 39 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:54,114 That immediately makes me think of, you know. 40 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:55,983 Right? Come on. 41 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,117 We're all thinking it, right? 42 00:01:57,217 --> 00:01:58,685 Am I the only one? 43 00:01:58,785 --> 00:01:59,887 Because here's the thing. 44 00:02:00,053 --> 00:02:01,321 If you're really trying to get rid of the stigma, 45 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:02,723 just give it a completely different name. 46 00:02:02,823 --> 00:02:04,124 Right? 47 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:05,492 Because you realize you're just abbreviating the word that you 48 00:02:05,592 --> 00:02:07,728 don't want people to think about, which works, 49 00:02:07,828 --> 00:02:10,898 until someone says, what does the M stand for? 50 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:13,300 Ah! 51 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,203 In international news, a French court has officially ruled 52 00:02:16,303 --> 00:02:21,074 that companies cannot require employees to have fun at work, 53 00:02:21,108 --> 00:02:24,278 after one man was fired for refusing to participate 54 00:02:24,378 --> 00:02:26,079 in office parties. 55 00:02:26,146 --> 00:02:27,080 Yeah. 56 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,081 And I'll tell you now. 57 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:29,483 I am with this guy. Yeah. 58 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,084 If you ask me, companies require way 59 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:32,352 too much of their employees. 60 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:34,821 You're making them go to office parties, team buildings. 61 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:36,156 You're forcing them to wash their hands 62 00:02:36,256 --> 00:02:37,157 after going to the bathroom. 63 00:02:37,257 --> 00:02:38,525 It's too much! 64 00:02:38,625 --> 00:02:40,294 You've got to pick one. 65 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:42,696 Oh, in some news out of the Pentagon, 66 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:45,766 the US Defense department just failed a government audit, 67 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:47,534 with officials saying that they are 68 00:02:47,634 --> 00:02:50,971 unable to account for more than 60% 69 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:55,342 of the military's $3.5 trillion in assets. 70 00:02:55,442 --> 00:02:56,343 Yeah. 71 00:02:56,443 --> 00:02:58,812 They just don't know where it is. 72 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:01,682 And I don't even know how it's possible to lose 73 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:03,183 track of that much money. 74 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:04,418 Like, what, are they waterboarding 75 00:03:04,518 --> 00:03:05,419 people with Cristal? 76 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:07,621 What are they doing there? 77 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:08,789 And honestly, the Pentagon deserves 78 00:03:08,889 --> 00:03:10,724 to be punished for this. 79 00:03:10,824 --> 00:03:12,226 Unfortunately, they happen to have 80 00:03:12,326 --> 00:03:15,162 all the missiles, so we'll let it slide this time, Pentagon! 81 00:03:15,262 --> 00:03:16,296 Oh, but next time! 82 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:17,631 All right. 83 00:03:17,731 --> 00:03:19,132 Let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day, 84 00:03:19,233 --> 00:03:22,336 starting with China, America's loan shark. 85 00:03:22,436 --> 00:03:23,770 Ever since the coronavirus originated 86 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:26,473 in one of China's major cities, Xi Jinping's government 87 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:30,177 has been doing everything it can to clamp down on COVID 19. 88 00:03:30,277 --> 00:03:33,080 But after three years of some of the strictest lockdowns 89 00:03:33,146 --> 00:03:35,382 in the world, it looks like the Chinese people 90 00:03:35,482 --> 00:03:37,551 have officially had enough. 91 00:03:37,651 --> 00:03:40,954 REPORTER: Protests are spreading across that country. 92 00:03:41,088 --> 00:03:42,656 Thousands are taking to the streets, some 93 00:03:42,756 --> 00:03:45,359 even calling for China's president to step down-- 94 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:48,095 all of this, amid rising frustration 95 00:03:48,128 --> 00:03:51,098 over the government's zero COVID strategy. 96 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:54,401 REPORTER: Crowds swelled in defiance, spilling 97 00:03:54,501 --> 00:04:00,741 over to the heart of Beijing. 98 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:02,809 REPORTER: Chanting for freedom from the grip 99 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:05,112 of a COVID policy that protesters 100 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:07,247 say has worn on too long. 101 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:10,817 They're calling for the end of lockdowns, the end of testing, 102 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,954 all of the zero-COVID measures that have rural daily 103 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:15,189 life here. 104 00:04:15,289 --> 00:04:16,290 Yeah, that's right. 105 00:04:16,390 --> 00:04:17,558 People in China are taking to the streets 106 00:04:17,658 --> 00:04:20,460 to protest the government's draconian COVID policies, 107 00:04:20,561 --> 00:04:24,431 which is a big deal, because remember, China is not one 108 00:04:24,531 --> 00:04:27,100 of those chill countries, where you just talk trash 109 00:04:27,201 --> 00:04:29,536 about the government, or storm the Capitol, 110 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:30,838 or plot to kidnap a governor. 111 00:04:30,938 --> 00:04:32,606 No, no, no. 112 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:33,607 No. 113 00:04:33,707 --> 00:04:36,076 Protesting in China is a big deal. 114 00:04:36,143 --> 00:04:38,145 It's like growing up in an African family 115 00:04:38,245 --> 00:04:40,180 and trying to tell your parents that you don't think 116 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,783 Noah's Ark is real, you know? 117 00:04:42,883 --> 00:04:43,817 Like, I'm just saying, Mom! 118 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:44,985 Think about it! 119 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:46,553 How can they fit all those animals on one boat? 120 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:48,555 She'd be like, the same way I'm going to fit all this foot 121 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:50,157 on your backside, eh? 122 00:04:50,257 --> 00:04:52,326 Are you saying the Bible is not real? 123 00:04:52,426 --> 00:04:53,994 Are you saying the Bible-- 124 00:04:54,094 --> 00:04:58,098 Jesus, help this child now. 125 00:04:58,131 --> 00:05:00,234 Now, there are many reasons why China has been so 126 00:05:00,334 --> 00:05:01,602 hardcore with its lockdowns. 127 00:05:01,702 --> 00:05:04,137 Less than 1/2 of the elderly population is vaccinated, 128 00:05:04,238 --> 00:05:06,807 the Chinese vaccine isn't particularly effective, 129 00:05:06,907 --> 00:05:09,510 and the Communist government has refused 130 00:05:09,610 --> 00:05:12,613 to bring in outside vaccines, obviously because they think 131 00:05:12,713 --> 00:05:14,147 it will make them look bad. 132 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:15,916 It's the same reason I was reluctant to bring 133 00:05:16,049 --> 00:05:16,950 a dildo into my relationship. 134 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:18,085 Yeah. 135 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:20,487 No, I don't mind that you use it, but the fact 136 00:05:20,587 --> 00:05:21,755 that you cuddle with it afterwards-- 137 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:23,123 that's what hurts me, Candace! 138 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:24,758 That's what hurts me! 139 00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:30,864 [applause, cheering] 140 00:05:30,964 --> 00:05:32,533 And almost three years into this pandemic, 141 00:05:32,633 --> 00:05:34,401 it is still crazy to see the range of responses 142 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:36,270 from different countries around the world, right? 143 00:05:36,370 --> 00:05:40,073 China shuts down an entire city if one person coughs. 144 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:43,677 Meanwhile, Americans are like, hey, guys, I tested positive 145 00:05:43,777 --> 00:05:46,146 for COVID, so I'm just going to play 146 00:05:46,246 --> 00:05:48,849 the first few rounds of Spin the Bottle tonight, OK? 147 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:49,850 Let's be responsible. 148 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:54,488 Ahhhh. 149 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:55,589 But let's move on. 150 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:57,624 From a dictatorship to someone who wishes 151 00:05:57,724 --> 00:05:58,625 they could start their own-- 152 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:01,929 Donald, "you're making me crazy" Trump. 153 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:04,198 Ever since Donald Trump announced that he would be 154 00:06:04,298 --> 00:06:07,301 running for election in 2024, many have been wondering, 155 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:12,806 will this finally be the moment when he becomes presidential? 156 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:15,676 Well, judging by his recent dinner party with Kanye West, 157 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:17,311 the computer says, no. 158 00:06:17,411 --> 00:06:19,713 Former President Donald Trump is facing fierce criticism 159 00:06:19,813 --> 00:06:21,615 tonight, even from his own allies, 160 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:24,084 for having dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate with 161 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:27,120 controversial musician Kanye West and white 162 00:06:27,221 --> 00:06:28,589 supremacist Nick Fuentes. 163 00:06:28,689 --> 00:06:29,823 REPORTER: If you're not familiar, 164 00:06:29,923 --> 00:06:32,526 Fuentes is this high-profile figure on the far right, 165 00:06:32,626 --> 00:06:34,394 a Holocaust denier, but he's best 166 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:37,431 known for running the America First organization, which, 167 00:06:37,531 --> 00:06:39,266 according to the ADL, quote, "seeks 168 00:06:39,366 --> 00:06:41,735 to forge a white nationalist alternative 169 00:06:41,835 --> 00:06:43,337 to the mainstream GOP." 170 00:06:43,437 --> 00:06:46,840 Even for Donald Trump, this was outrageous. 171 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:48,642 OK, first of all-- 172 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:50,844 first of all, this whole story sounds like the setup to one 173 00:06:50,944 --> 00:06:53,714 of those jokes that your uncle tells you at dinner, you know? 174 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:55,883 Like, OK, so a racist billionaire 175 00:06:55,983 --> 00:06:58,452 and anti-Semitic rapper and a white supremacist 176 00:06:58,552 --> 00:07:00,254 walk into a bar. 177 00:07:00,354 --> 00:07:01,522 And then, what happens? 178 00:07:01,622 --> 00:07:03,123 Hold on, the Black waiter is coming. 179 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:04,525 A Diet Coke, please. 180 00:07:04,625 --> 00:07:06,126 Thank you. 181 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:07,461 Thank you. 182 00:07:07,561 --> 00:07:12,933 [applause, cheering] 183 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,936 Secondly, why do journalists still 184 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:20,507 act surprised when Donald Trump does Donald Trump stuff? 185 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:22,476 Even for Donald Trump, this is-- what do you 186 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:24,077 mean, even for Donald Trump? 187 00:07:24,178 --> 00:07:25,646 It's Donald Trump doing Donald Trump. 188 00:07:25,746 --> 00:07:27,948 Trump having dinner with Nazis is not outrageous. 189 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:29,116 If he had dinner with vegetables, 190 00:07:29,216 --> 00:07:30,717 that would be outrageous. That would be crazy. 191 00:07:30,817 --> 00:07:31,718 What? 192 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:32,853 Yeah, and he was spelling words. 193 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:36,557 What? 194 00:07:36,657 --> 00:07:38,659 But because of this dinner, Trump has taken a lot of flak 195 00:07:38,759 --> 00:07:39,660 from all sides. 196 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,228 And so in classic Trump style, he 197 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:43,964 sends out a few posts about why, as per usual, 198 00:07:44,064 --> 00:07:47,234 he isn't to blame for anything that he did. 199 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:50,537 REPORTER: But Mr. Trump tried distancing himself, posting 200 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:54,141 on social media that "West called me to have dinner," 201 00:07:54,241 --> 00:07:57,411 "expressed no anti-Semitism," and claimed, 202 00:07:57,511 --> 00:07:58,879 "I didn't know Nick Fuentes." 203 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:00,547 Yeah. Yeah. 204 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:01,615 Yeah. 205 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:02,916 In Trump's defense, I mean, how would he 206 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:04,585 know that the guy Kanye rolls with could 207 00:08:04,685 --> 00:08:05,686 be a white supremacist? 208 00:08:05,786 --> 00:08:07,154 I mean, I get what he's saying. 209 00:08:07,254 --> 00:08:08,322 He's like, I just wanted to have 210 00:08:08,422 --> 00:08:09,656 dinner with this anti-Semite. 211 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:13,393 I didn't know he was going to bring a friend! 212 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:14,828 Because I love how Trump tries to immunize 213 00:08:14,928 --> 00:08:18,265 himself by saying Kanye "expressed no anti-Semitism" 214 00:08:18,365 --> 00:08:19,533 at the dinner. 215 00:08:19,633 --> 00:08:20,601 And then, what? 216 00:08:20,701 --> 00:08:22,169 I'm also sure he didn't rap at the dinner, 217 00:08:22,269 --> 00:08:25,172 but you still know that he's a rapper. 218 00:08:25,272 --> 00:08:28,675 Now, you might be wondering, if Kanye didn't want 219 00:08:28,775 --> 00:08:30,811 to talk anti-Semitism at the dinner table, what 220 00:08:30,911 --> 00:08:32,112 did he want to talk about? 221 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:35,048 Well, apparently, he was trying to convince 222 00:08:35,082 --> 00:08:39,286 Trump to not run for president, but not in the way you think. 223 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:41,855 REPORTER: The dinner was not completely amiable. 224 00:08:41,955 --> 00:08:45,492 Trump became angry when West asked the 2024 225 00:08:45,592 --> 00:08:48,328 presidential candidate to serve as running 226 00:08:48,428 --> 00:08:50,631 mate for West's own newly-announced 227 00:08:50,731 --> 00:08:52,432 presidential bid. 228 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:55,335 REPORTER: Ye posting this video to Twitter, titled, 229 00:08:55,435 --> 00:08:58,305 "Mar-a-Lago Debrief," explaining he asked 230 00:08:58,405 --> 00:09:00,674 if Trump would be his vice-presidential 231 00:09:00,774 --> 00:09:01,909 running mate at the dinner. 232 00:09:02,009 --> 00:09:03,243 KANYE WEST: I think the thing that Trump 233 00:09:03,343 --> 00:09:05,312 was most perturbed about-- 234 00:09:05,412 --> 00:09:07,648 me asking him to be my vice president. 235 00:09:07,748 --> 00:09:13,820 But then, he goes on to say that Kim is a [bleep].. 236 00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:15,556 You could tell her I said that. 237 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:17,758 And I was thinking, like, that's the mother 238 00:09:17,858 --> 00:09:19,092 of my children. 239 00:09:19,193 --> 00:09:22,029 Trump started, basically, screaming at me at the table, 240 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:23,497 telling me I was going to lose. 241 00:09:23,597 --> 00:09:26,200 I mean, has that ever worked for anyone in history? 242 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:27,201 [laughter] 243 00:09:27,301 --> 00:09:29,336 "You're going to lose." 244 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:31,238 I'm like, whoa, whoa, hold on, hold on, Trump. 245 00:09:31,338 --> 00:09:32,840 You're talking to Ye. 246 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:39,947 [laughter] 247 00:09:41,515 --> 00:09:42,416 OK. 248 00:09:42,516 --> 00:09:45,485 First of all, Kanye-- 249 00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:48,722 whoever made his video-- they bleeped him when he said 250 00:09:48,822 --> 00:09:50,791 the thing that Trump said. 251 00:09:50,891 --> 00:09:54,328 And I'm going, you have people that bleep you. 252 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:57,865 Why don't you use them more? 253 00:09:57,965 --> 00:10:01,401 You should be like, here's what I think about the-- boooop. 254 00:10:01,502 --> 00:10:04,371 Boooop, boooop, boooop. 255 00:10:04,471 --> 00:10:07,241 And also, the fact that Trump got so mad at Kanye 256 00:10:07,341 --> 00:10:09,543 just shows you, like, where his priorities are. 257 00:10:09,643 --> 00:10:11,044 He has no problem hosting a guy who 258 00:10:11,144 --> 00:10:14,548 wants to go DEFCON 3 on the Jews or the Holocaust denier 259 00:10:14,648 --> 00:10:16,750 that he brought to dinner with him, who he got along with. 260 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:18,485 But if you ever suggest he should 261 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:20,387 be number two on someone's ticket, 262 00:10:20,487 --> 00:10:22,956 Trump would be like, you disgust me, sir! 263 00:10:23,056 --> 00:10:25,158 Talk like that, there's no place in America. 264 00:10:25,259 --> 00:10:28,862 We don't talk like that in this country. 265 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:30,097 And I get where Trump is coming from. 266 00:10:30,197 --> 00:10:33,267 Kanye is asking Trump to be his Mike Pence, 267 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:36,036 and Trump is probably like, ew, I could never be Mike Pence. 268 00:10:36,136 --> 00:10:38,772 I have sex with my eyes open. 269 00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:40,240 All right. That's it for the headlines. 270 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:41,375 But before we go to a quick break, 271 00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:42,576 let's check in on the stock market 272 00:10:42,676 --> 00:10:44,745 with our finance expert, Michael Kosta, everybody! 273 00:10:44,845 --> 00:10:50,884 [applause, cheering] 274 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:52,986 Michael, good to see you, man. 275 00:10:53,086 --> 00:10:54,254 Good to see you. 276 00:10:54,354 --> 00:10:56,156 What on earth is happening in the market today, man? 277 00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:57,624 I'm crushing it, Trevor. 278 00:10:57,724 --> 00:11:00,427 I am crushing it, and I got a hot tip for you. 279 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:01,428 I got a hot tip for you. 280 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:02,496 So pay attention, OK? 281 00:11:02,596 --> 00:11:04,932 Now, today, the Dow was down big. 282 00:11:05,065 --> 00:11:05,933 All right? 283 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:07,234 But I don't care, all right? 284 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:10,204 Because today is Cyber Monday, right? 285 00:11:10,304 --> 00:11:13,807 Not to be confused with Black Friday, or Small Business 286 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:16,376 Saturday, or Giving Tuesday. 287 00:11:16,476 --> 00:11:20,280 It's not Thirsty Thursdays or Taco Tuesdays 288 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:22,549 or Sunday, Bloody Sunday. 289 00:11:22,649 --> 00:11:26,086 It's Cyber Monday, the day George 290 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:29,256 Washington declared 30% off of all plasma-screen TVs, 291 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:30,591 all right? 292 00:11:30,691 --> 00:11:35,529 So the way I'm crushing it today, Trevor, is by spending. 293 00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:36,897 All right? 294 00:11:36,997 --> 00:11:40,200 Experts like me know you got to spend money to make money, 295 00:11:40,300 --> 00:11:43,637 which is why today, I am making boatloads of money, all right? 296 00:11:43,737 --> 00:11:46,106 Now, let me show you what I'm buying. 297 00:11:46,173 --> 00:11:50,744 First thing in my cart-- a "Stocks for Dummies" book. 298 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:53,514 Look, I don't know shit about stocks, all right? 299 00:11:53,614 --> 00:11:55,649 Yeah, I crush it, and I make tons of money, 300 00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:57,484 but I don't understand any of it. 301 00:11:57,584 --> 00:12:00,153 So as soon as I learn to read, this book 302 00:12:00,254 --> 00:12:02,055 is going to be super helpful. 303 00:12:02,155 --> 00:12:05,959 Now, speaking of helpful, the next thing in my cart-- 304 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:07,794 seven breast pumps. 305 00:12:07,895 --> 00:12:09,329 Now, look. 306 00:12:09,429 --> 00:12:13,233 Little known fact-- they can pump anything, OK? 307 00:12:13,333 --> 00:12:15,269 You got a flooded basement? 308 00:12:15,369 --> 00:12:17,070 You need to put air in your bicycle 309 00:12:17,104 --> 00:12:18,972 tires, muscle definition-- 310 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:20,274 OK? 311 00:12:20,374 --> 00:12:22,743 How do you think I got these fat baby twins, all right? 312 00:12:22,843 --> 00:12:24,711 By borrowing my sister's breast pump. 313 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:25,846 All right? 314 00:12:25,946 --> 00:12:27,381 And now, I'm going to have seven of my own. 315 00:12:27,481 --> 00:12:29,116 Next item in my cart-- 316 00:12:29,216 --> 00:12:30,117 a picture frame. 317 00:12:30,217 --> 00:12:32,486 Look, I don't need a picture frame. 318 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:35,856 But this is a family that I want to be a part of. 319 00:12:35,956 --> 00:12:37,391 Look at that. 320 00:12:37,491 --> 00:12:40,427 Innocent, pure, together-- 321 00:12:40,527 --> 00:12:42,763 I bet this family doesn't think my mashed potatoes are 322 00:12:42,863 --> 00:12:43,764 too salty. 323 00:12:43,864 --> 00:12:45,132 You ever think about that? 324 00:12:45,232 --> 00:12:46,366 My family? 325 00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:47,367 Ugly. 326 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:48,669 OK, next one. 327 00:12:48,769 --> 00:12:50,237 I always wanted to get a guitar, 328 00:12:50,337 --> 00:12:51,738 so I put a guitar in my cart. 329 00:12:51,839 --> 00:12:53,607 And I was going to get a real guitar, 330 00:12:53,707 --> 00:12:55,475 but I got this Fisher Price one, 331 00:12:55,576 --> 00:12:57,644 cheap, no strings attached. 332 00:12:57,744 --> 00:13:03,350 Also, no strings attached, so very easy to learn to play. 333 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:06,887 Now, somber note-- on my next item in my cart, 334 00:13:07,054 --> 00:13:08,755 it's an adult casket, OK? 335 00:13:08,856 --> 00:13:11,325 Now, look, I'm not planning on dying anytime soon, 336 00:13:11,425 --> 00:13:15,062 but I ate a bad egg sandwich on a WestJet flight, 337 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:17,164 coming back from my ugly family's Thanksgiving, 338 00:13:17,264 --> 00:13:19,066 and I was contemplating my own death. 339 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:20,267 And during that time, I thought, 340 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:22,903 holy shit, I haven't planned for my funeral! 341 00:13:23,070 --> 00:13:24,071 So I got a good deal. 342 00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:27,407 Also, caskets-- great place for storage 343 00:13:27,508 --> 00:13:34,314 while you're still alive-- paper towels, kids toys. 344 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,417 New Yorkers, you get it. 345 00:13:37,518 --> 00:13:40,787 Smaller caskets, plus bonus-- when my wife says, 346 00:13:40,888 --> 00:13:42,789 go sleep on the couch, I say, OK, no problem. 347 00:13:42,890 --> 00:13:45,993 But secretly, I sleep in the casket. 348 00:13:46,093 --> 00:13:47,294 Joke's on her. 349 00:13:47,394 --> 00:13:50,097 And with the extra storage space, I got plenty of room 350 00:13:50,130 --> 00:13:53,567 for my last item-- seven more breast pumps, just in case 351 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:54,935 my first seven break. 352 00:13:55,102 --> 00:13:56,203 That's why I'm the expert. All right. 353 00:13:56,303 --> 00:13:57,704 I promised you a hot tip, remember? 354 00:13:57,804 --> 00:13:58,705 All right? 355 00:13:58,805 --> 00:14:00,374 Hot tip-- stop watching this right now, 356 00:14:00,474 --> 00:14:02,042 and start online shopping. 357 00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:04,478 You can't buy any of this any other day. 358 00:14:04,578 --> 00:14:05,479 Back to you, Trevor. 359 00:14:05,579 --> 00:14:06,480 Let's go. 360 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:09,316 Michael Kosta, everybody. 361 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:10,851 Don't stop watching this. Keep watching this. 362 00:14:10,951 --> 00:14:12,152 You can buy the things whenever you want. 363 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:13,153 All right, when we come back, we're going 364 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:14,454 to catch up on the World Cup. 365 00:14:14,555 --> 00:14:16,056 Plus, Will Smith is going to be joining us on the show, 366 00:14:16,156 --> 00:14:17,057 so don't go away. 367 00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:20,360 [applause, cheering] 368 00:14:28,014 --> 00:14:35,021 [cheering] 369 00:14:36,389 --> 00:14:39,259 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 370 00:14:39,359 --> 00:14:42,061 Let's take a moment to talk about the World Cup. 371 00:14:42,162 --> 00:14:46,900 It's the world's biggest soccer tournament, when every four 372 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,835 years the best players from the best countries 373 00:14:48,935 --> 00:14:51,538 gather to compete until one team is declared champion 374 00:14:51,638 --> 00:14:53,439 of the world, or until someone kicks 375 00:14:53,540 --> 00:14:55,608 the ball through the neighbor's window, and we all run home. 376 00:14:55,708 --> 00:14:58,511 Now, because I'm from the world, I love the World Cup. 377 00:14:58,611 --> 00:15:01,214 So let's catch up on everything happening in Qatar 378 00:15:01,314 --> 00:15:03,716 with a new installment of our World Cup coverage. 379 00:15:03,817 --> 00:15:07,187 [music playing] 380 00:15:07,287 --> 00:15:10,156 [cheering] 381 00:15:10,256 --> 00:15:13,193 The 2022 World Cup is being hosted by Qatar, 382 00:15:13,293 --> 00:15:15,361 a Middle Eastern country with a deep and rich 383 00:15:15,461 --> 00:15:16,863 history of having oil. 384 00:15:16,963 --> 00:15:19,132 And if you've been following the news, you know 385 00:15:19,232 --> 00:15:21,334 that there's been some controversies over Qatar 386 00:15:21,434 --> 00:15:23,937 hosting the World Cup, like, did Qatar offer 387 00:15:24,037 --> 00:15:25,805 bribes to FIFA to be the host? 388 00:15:25,905 --> 00:15:27,540 Did Qatar exploit migrant workers 389 00:15:27,707 --> 00:15:28,775 to build the soccer stadiums? 390 00:15:28,875 --> 00:15:31,110 Are we pronouncing Qatar right? 391 00:15:31,211 --> 00:15:34,113 Is it Qatar or is it "Cutter" or is it "Cut-her"? 392 00:15:34,214 --> 00:15:35,982 And if we mumble it, do you think they'll notice? 393 00:15:36,082 --> 00:15:37,617 All of these are questions. 394 00:15:37,717 --> 00:15:41,421 But one of the biggest controversies that Qatar has 395 00:15:41,521 --> 00:15:42,722 has been the fact that they have 396 00:15:42,755 --> 00:15:45,725 very strict laws prohibiting same-sex relationships. 397 00:15:45,758 --> 00:15:47,827 And these anti-gay policies are causing 398 00:15:47,927 --> 00:15:49,762 some tension on the pitch. 399 00:15:49,863 --> 00:15:52,499 REPORTER: Amid the cheers of World Cup fans, 400 00:15:52,599 --> 00:15:54,534 controversy is simmering. 401 00:15:54,634 --> 00:15:57,504 It's over the host country Qatar and other nations' 402 00:15:57,604 --> 00:16:00,206 treatment of LGBTQ people. 403 00:16:00,306 --> 00:16:03,009 REPORTER: Rainbow imagery, a sudden flashpoint after FIFA 404 00:16:03,109 --> 00:16:05,645 demanded the captains of seven European teams 405 00:16:05,745 --> 00:16:09,749 not wear this armband in support of LGBTQ causes, 406 00:16:09,782 --> 00:16:12,785 insisting the captains wear FIFA-sanctioned bands. 407 00:16:12,886 --> 00:16:14,754 REPORTER: The team captains of several countries 408 00:16:14,854 --> 00:16:17,657 say they will not be wearing the rainbow-colored 1 Love 409 00:16:17,757 --> 00:16:20,260 armbands as they had intended after FIFA 410 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:22,996 threatened to give players yellow cards just 411 00:16:23,096 --> 00:16:24,097 for doing so. 412 00:16:24,197 --> 00:16:25,798 After receiving two yellow cards, of course, 413 00:16:25,899 --> 00:16:28,001 a player will face a one-match suspension. 414 00:16:28,101 --> 00:16:29,002 Yeah, that's right. 415 00:16:29,102 --> 00:16:30,870 The captains of seven European teams 416 00:16:30,970 --> 00:16:34,207 planned to show their support of the LGBTQ community 417 00:16:34,307 --> 00:16:35,742 by wearing rainbow armbands. 418 00:16:35,842 --> 00:16:39,179 But then, when FIFA threatened them with yellow cards, 419 00:16:39,279 --> 00:16:42,849 they scrapped the idea, which, in my opinion, 420 00:16:42,949 --> 00:16:46,152 shows that you're not the ally you claim to be, right? 421 00:16:46,252 --> 00:16:47,887 You're just like, hey, I support your right 422 00:16:47,987 --> 00:16:51,191 to live free from persecution unless I get a warning 423 00:16:51,291 --> 00:16:52,625 in a game where I kick a ball. Then I'm out. 424 00:16:52,725 --> 00:16:53,626 You gays are on your own. 425 00:16:53,726 --> 00:16:55,461 I'm just saying, that's a yellow card. 426 00:16:55,562 --> 00:16:56,763 I mean-- [laughs] 427 00:16:56,863 --> 00:16:59,632 [applause] 428 00:16:59,732 --> 00:17:00,733 It's like a yellow card. 429 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:01,734 It's not even like you're out. 430 00:17:01,835 --> 00:17:03,069 Just a warning, and you're like, yeah, 431 00:17:03,169 --> 00:17:04,571 no, [laughs] no, I can't. 432 00:17:04,737 --> 00:17:06,472 I tried. 433 00:17:06,573 --> 00:17:08,341 And, by the way, the rainbow ban has got to be 434 00:17:08,441 --> 00:17:09,609 hard for the referees too. 435 00:17:09,742 --> 00:17:11,010 That's risky. 436 00:17:11,110 --> 00:17:12,278 Because the referees are out there, 437 00:17:12,378 --> 00:17:13,947 and they're like, yellow card! 438 00:17:14,047 --> 00:17:14,948 Red card! 439 00:17:15,048 --> 00:17:16,649 Oh, wait, we just started a rainbow. 440 00:17:16,749 --> 00:17:18,351 No! 441 00:17:18,451 --> 00:17:22,088 Don't take me away! 442 00:17:22,188 --> 00:17:23,590 Oh, a little crazy story as well, 443 00:17:23,756 --> 00:17:27,093 if you happen to be in China watching the World Cup, 444 00:17:27,193 --> 00:17:28,595 you probably are missing some things. 445 00:17:28,695 --> 00:17:30,697 Because on the government TV network, 446 00:17:30,797 --> 00:17:33,967 you'll barely see any footage of the fans at all. 447 00:17:34,067 --> 00:17:36,703 Yeah, because China doesn't want its citizens 448 00:17:36,736 --> 00:17:40,006 to see people from every other country enjoying themselves 449 00:17:40,106 --> 00:17:41,875 without wearing masks. 450 00:17:41,975 --> 00:17:44,611 Yeah, because they're like-- they just don't want them 451 00:17:44,711 --> 00:17:46,980 to know that that's possible. 452 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,214 You know? 453 00:17:48,314 --> 00:17:49,949 And, I mean, it sounds crazy, but it's the same way 454 00:17:50,049 --> 00:17:52,552 Canadian TV censors their footage so it'll never 455 00:17:52,719 --> 00:17:53,586 show fans behaving rudely. 456 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:54,854 Because then Canadians will be like, 457 00:17:54,954 --> 00:17:57,023 wait, other people are telling others to [bleep] off? 458 00:17:57,123 --> 00:17:58,591 We didn't know we could do that. 459 00:17:58,725 --> 00:18:00,994 Hey! 460 00:18:01,094 --> 00:18:02,428 But maybe my favorite part of the World Cup 461 00:18:02,529 --> 00:18:04,230 is seeing how people from different parts of the world 462 00:18:04,330 --> 00:18:06,299 find ways to yell at each other. 463 00:18:06,399 --> 00:18:07,500 Because, remember, a lot of the teams 464 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,302 have coaches who are not from their country. 465 00:18:09,402 --> 00:18:11,104 You know, like, for instance, Saudi Arabia's coach 466 00:18:11,204 --> 00:18:12,272 is actually French. 467 00:18:12,372 --> 00:18:13,840 He doesn't speak Arabic. 468 00:18:13,940 --> 00:18:18,111 But the Saudi translator doesn't speak French. 469 00:18:18,211 --> 00:18:21,548 So when the coach got mad at the team's performance 470 00:18:21,648 --> 00:18:24,818 in the first half, he had to yell at them in English 471 00:18:24,918 --> 00:18:31,925 so that the translator could yell at them in Arabic. 472 00:18:35,929 --> 00:18:42,936 TRANSLATOR: [speaking arabic] 473 00:18:48,541 --> 00:18:53,580 TRANSLATOR: [speaking arabic] 474 00:18:53,713 --> 00:18:57,016 TRANSLATOR: [speaking arabic] 475 00:18:57,116 --> 00:19:00,286 [laughter] 476 00:19:00,386 --> 00:19:01,254 Oh, wow. 477 00:19:01,354 --> 00:19:03,723 [applause] 478 00:19:03,756 --> 00:19:05,725 Oh. 479 00:19:05,758 --> 00:19:08,595 You see, this is the magic of the World Cup, people, 480 00:19:08,728 --> 00:19:11,731 a French man yelling in English to a group of Saudis 481 00:19:11,831 --> 00:19:12,799 about a British sport. 482 00:19:12,899 --> 00:19:14,901 It's beautiful. 483 00:19:15,001 --> 00:19:16,202 I also wonder if the translator is 484 00:19:16,302 --> 00:19:18,538 augmenting the message so he doesn't lose any friends. 485 00:19:18,638 --> 00:19:19,739 He's just like, you are terrible! 486 00:19:19,772 --> 00:19:20,907 You all suck! 487 00:19:21,007 --> 00:19:23,109 You should be ashamed of yourself-- is what he said. 488 00:19:23,209 --> 00:19:24,410 [laughter] 489 00:19:24,511 --> 00:19:26,179 Because you know me, Mahmoud. I love you guys, eh? 490 00:19:26,279 --> 00:19:27,680 I thought you were great in the first half. 491 00:19:27,714 --> 00:19:29,716 I thought you guys were great. 492 00:19:29,816 --> 00:19:31,951 Now, so far, this World Cup has had a lot of great moments. 493 00:19:32,051 --> 00:19:34,154 You know, Saudi Arabia pulled off a huge upset 494 00:19:34,254 --> 00:19:35,355 over powerhouse Argentina. 495 00:19:35,455 --> 00:19:37,824 Mexico had a heroic penalty save against Poland. 496 00:19:37,924 --> 00:19:39,726 Wales proved to the whole world that they 497 00:19:39,826 --> 00:19:41,327 are a different country than England. 498 00:19:41,427 --> 00:19:43,263 And one of the most exciting moments 499 00:19:43,363 --> 00:19:46,299 was when Japan defeated Germany in an incredible match. 500 00:19:46,399 --> 00:19:48,067 But my favorite part of that game 501 00:19:48,168 --> 00:19:50,970 was what the Japanese fans did after it. 502 00:19:51,070 --> 00:19:52,805 REPORTER: When Japan beat Germany, 503 00:19:52,906 --> 00:19:54,040 fans were ecstatic, right? 504 00:19:54,140 --> 00:19:56,476 But instead of leaving after the match to celebrate, 505 00:19:56,576 --> 00:19:59,479 hundreds of Japanese fans stayed in the stadium 506 00:19:59,579 --> 00:20:03,483 and picked up the trash that other fans left behind. 507 00:20:03,583 --> 00:20:06,486 Pictures on social media show the Japanese fans threading 508 00:20:06,586 --> 00:20:08,822 their way through the seats, making sure the stadium 509 00:20:08,922 --> 00:20:10,857 was tidy before leaving. 510 00:20:10,957 --> 00:20:12,759 Some online comments calling them 511 00:20:12,859 --> 00:20:15,361 the best guests in the world. 512 00:20:15,461 --> 00:20:18,798 Wow, that is amazing. 513 00:20:18,898 --> 00:20:20,733 Unfortunately, all of those Japanese fans 514 00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:22,735 were arrested because the Qatari 515 00:20:22,769 --> 00:20:24,237 police deemed the act of tidying up, 516 00:20:24,337 --> 00:20:25,605 quote, "kind of gay." 517 00:20:25,738 --> 00:20:28,741 [laughter] 518 00:20:28,842 --> 00:20:31,311 Now I'm not going to lie. 519 00:20:31,411 --> 00:20:32,846 This is one of the most amazing things to see. 520 00:20:32,946 --> 00:20:33,880 And you see it at every World Cup. 521 00:20:33,980 --> 00:20:35,515 It'll be Japan. It'll be South Korea. 522 00:20:35,682 --> 00:20:38,351 And I think it's a valuable lesson to all of us. 523 00:20:38,451 --> 00:20:40,320 If you are throwing a party, make sure you invite 524 00:20:40,420 --> 00:20:42,088 Japanese fans to your house. 525 00:20:42,188 --> 00:20:43,456 Because then you don't have to clean up. 526 00:20:43,556 --> 00:20:45,525 And if you ask me, though, this is a huge flex 527 00:20:45,692 --> 00:20:46,526 from the Japanese fans. 528 00:20:46,693 --> 00:20:47,827 Everyone's like, oh, it's so humble. 529 00:20:47,927 --> 00:20:49,162 No, it's a flex. 530 00:20:49,262 --> 00:20:52,732 What is a more baller move than beating somebody, and then 531 00:20:52,832 --> 00:20:54,968 cleaning up after them? 532 00:20:55,068 --> 00:20:56,069 Yeah. 533 00:20:56,169 --> 00:20:58,404 Like, here, oh, let me take out your trash. 534 00:20:58,505 --> 00:20:59,405 Oh. 535 00:20:59,506 --> 00:21:00,707 Oh, did you drop this? 536 00:21:00,807 --> 00:21:02,008 Did you drop this? Oh, yeah. 537 00:21:02,108 --> 00:21:03,710 No, no, no. We'll clean up. 538 00:21:03,776 --> 00:21:05,712 You guys can go and figure out how to play soccer. 539 00:21:05,745 --> 00:21:06,779 Yeah, we'll just do that. 540 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,181 All right, we're going to take a quick break. 541 00:21:08,281 --> 00:21:09,382 But stay tuned because when we come back, 542 00:21:09,482 --> 00:21:10,884 the one and only Will Smith will be joining 543 00:21:10,984 --> 00:21:11,985 me right here on the show. 544 00:21:12,085 --> 00:21:12,986 Don't go away. 545 00:21:13,086 --> 00:21:16,623 [cheering] 546 00:21:24,063 --> 00:21:29,602 [applause] 547 00:21:29,702 --> 00:21:31,771 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 548 00:21:31,871 --> 00:21:35,608 My guest tonight is an Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy 549 00:21:35,708 --> 00:21:37,076 award-winning rapper. 550 00:21:37,176 --> 00:21:39,712 He's going to talk about his new film, Emancipation, 551 00:21:39,812 --> 00:21:41,047 which will be in select theaters 552 00:21:41,147 --> 00:21:45,051 this Friday and streaming on Apple TV+ December 9. 553 00:21:45,151 --> 00:21:47,620 I heard it myself. 554 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,957 Slaves are free. 555 00:21:51,057 --> 00:21:55,094 Free? 556 00:21:55,194 --> 00:21:56,963 Says who? 557 00:21:57,063 --> 00:21:58,397 Lincoln. 558 00:21:58,498 --> 00:22:00,266 We must get to Baton Rouge. 559 00:22:00,366 --> 00:22:04,137 Lincoln's army is there. 560 00:22:04,237 --> 00:22:05,638 It's true. 561 00:22:05,738 --> 00:22:11,144 I heard it also. 562 00:22:11,244 --> 00:22:15,748 So where is Baton Rouge? 563 00:22:15,848 --> 00:22:19,719 Five days from the swamp. 564 00:22:19,819 --> 00:22:22,822 There are many ways to die in a swamp. 565 00:22:22,922 --> 00:22:25,291 There are many ways to die here. 566 00:22:25,391 --> 00:22:26,793 Please welcome Will Smith. 567 00:22:26,893 --> 00:22:33,833 [applause] 568 00:22:34,834 --> 00:22:38,104 [inaudible] 569 00:22:38,204 --> 00:22:39,105 Thank you. 570 00:22:39,205 --> 00:22:40,573 Thank you. 571 00:22:40,673 --> 00:22:43,042 How we doing? 572 00:22:43,142 --> 00:22:45,011 Oh. 573 00:22:45,111 --> 00:22:48,314 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 574 00:22:48,414 --> 00:22:49,315 Oh, man. 575 00:22:49,415 --> 00:22:51,818 Mr. Will Smith. 576 00:22:51,918 --> 00:22:53,486 Welcome back to The Daily Show. - Kind sir. 577 00:22:53,586 --> 00:22:54,487 How are you? 578 00:22:54,587 --> 00:22:55,521 I am so good. 579 00:22:55,688 --> 00:22:57,824 I flew 30 hours to be here with you. 580 00:22:57,924 --> 00:22:58,991 - Where were you? - Yes. 581 00:22:59,091 --> 00:22:59,992 Where were you? 582 00:23:00,092 --> 00:23:01,694 In Bhutan. 583 00:23:01,727 --> 00:23:02,695 What are you doing there? 584 00:23:02,728 --> 00:23:04,964 Bhutan, The Nat Geo show. 585 00:23:05,064 --> 00:23:06,265 So you're traveling around the world. 586 00:23:06,365 --> 00:23:07,567 Traveling around the world. 587 00:23:07,700 --> 00:23:08,801 Just like-- 588 00:23:08,901 --> 00:23:10,736 Finding the secrets of life. 589 00:23:10,837 --> 00:23:12,071 And are you finding them? 590 00:23:12,171 --> 00:23:14,107 No, not yet, not yet. 591 00:23:14,207 --> 00:23:15,508 Yeah, because we've seen you everywhere. 592 00:23:15,608 --> 00:23:17,143 I mean, you've been everywhere in the world. 593 00:23:17,243 --> 00:23:19,712 You say Bhutan, you travel the Middle East and Africa. 594 00:23:19,779 --> 00:23:21,214 And where are you going next, South Pole? 595 00:23:21,314 --> 00:23:22,949 - South Pole, yes. - That's a real thing. 596 00:23:23,049 --> 00:23:24,517 - Yes. - But why? 597 00:23:24,650 --> 00:23:25,518 Why? 598 00:23:25,651 --> 00:23:26,652 Yeah. 599 00:23:26,752 --> 00:23:28,087 Like, what are you hoping to discover there? 600 00:23:28,187 --> 00:23:29,355 That Black people don't like the cold? 601 00:23:29,455 --> 00:23:30,456 What do you, doing? 602 00:23:30,556 --> 00:23:31,991 Like, what do you, why are you there, Will? 603 00:23:32,091 --> 00:23:34,060 No, so the show is, I don't know 604 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,394 if I'm supposed to be announcing it yet, 605 00:23:35,495 --> 00:23:36,829 but the show is called Pole to Pole. 606 00:23:36,929 --> 00:23:38,064 OK. 607 00:23:38,164 --> 00:23:40,767 So we're going from the South Pole to the North Pole 608 00:23:40,867 --> 00:23:42,902 and all the stops along the way. 609 00:23:43,002 --> 00:23:47,240 And we are, it's called Other People's Wisdom. 610 00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:49,342 So we're seeking the wisdom. 611 00:23:49,442 --> 00:23:50,810 There are people who live at the South Pole, 612 00:23:50,910 --> 00:23:52,044 they're researchers. 613 00:23:52,145 --> 00:23:53,246 So we're going there, we're going to talk to them. 614 00:23:53,346 --> 00:23:54,247 Right. All the scientists. 615 00:23:54,347 --> 00:23:55,581 All the scientists. 616 00:23:55,681 --> 00:23:57,283 Basically they say like the world's knowledge is stored 617 00:23:57,383 --> 00:23:58,284 at the South Pole essentially. 618 00:23:58,384 --> 00:24:00,086 - Yes, absolutely. - Right. 619 00:24:00,186 --> 00:24:01,687 You got me crying, you're making me cry already. 620 00:24:01,788 --> 00:24:03,089 When we're talking about the South Pole? 621 00:24:03,189 --> 00:24:05,057 Yeah, we're talking about, just, 622 00:24:05,158 --> 00:24:06,826 the South Pole is just such a. 623 00:24:06,926 --> 00:24:09,562 [laughs] 624 00:24:09,695 --> 00:24:13,166 When I think about all that cold. 625 00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:14,700 I'm surprised you're awake, man, thank you. 626 00:24:14,767 --> 00:24:16,502 The guy who discovered the South 627 00:24:16,602 --> 00:24:18,471 Pole is named Will Smith. 628 00:24:18,571 --> 00:24:19,472 For real? 629 00:24:19,572 --> 00:24:21,507 Yeah, that's true. 630 00:24:21,607 --> 00:24:22,708 You said that so I don't even know 631 00:24:22,809 --> 00:24:23,776 if you're lying right now. 632 00:24:23,876 --> 00:24:26,045 You said, you said that's so convincingly. 633 00:24:26,145 --> 00:24:27,413 I know, no, it's true, it's true. 634 00:24:27,513 --> 00:24:29,849 You'll be, somebody can Google it, somebody can Google it. 635 00:24:29,949 --> 00:24:31,684 OK, all right, I'll just believe you. 636 00:24:31,784 --> 00:24:32,919 So you're traveling around the world. 637 00:24:33,019 --> 00:24:33,920 Yeah. 638 00:24:34,020 --> 00:24:34,921 Emancipation. 639 00:24:35,021 --> 00:24:36,722 I just, I just watched it. 640 00:24:36,823 --> 00:24:41,260 It is a, I mean, it's so hard to describe movies like this, 641 00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:43,496 because people see it in the clip, 642 00:24:43,663 --> 00:24:47,433 but you play one of the most famous 643 00:24:47,533 --> 00:24:49,669 unknown people, surprisingly, and you know what I mean. 644 00:24:49,702 --> 00:24:50,570 Absolutely. 645 00:24:50,670 --> 00:24:52,238 From America's history. 646 00:24:52,338 --> 00:24:56,242 A man whose picture went around the world that basically 647 00:24:56,342 --> 00:24:58,344 showed many people who didn't know 648 00:24:58,444 --> 00:25:01,047 innately how brutal slavery was. 649 00:25:01,147 --> 00:25:02,448 Let's talk about this first of all. 650 00:25:02,548 --> 00:25:03,916 Emancipation is not the kind of film 651 00:25:04,016 --> 00:25:06,319 we would expect to see you in immediately as Will Smith. 652 00:25:06,419 --> 00:25:07,320 Yeah, yeah. 653 00:25:07,420 --> 00:25:08,387 So why this project? 654 00:25:08,488 --> 00:25:09,589 Why get into the story? 655 00:25:09,689 --> 00:25:11,390 And why this story in particular? 656 00:25:11,491 --> 00:25:16,028 When I read this script, man, it's like, you've 657 00:25:16,129 --> 00:25:18,064 probably seen the image. 658 00:25:18,164 --> 00:25:23,269 It's of a Black man and it's his back and his arm 659 00:25:23,369 --> 00:25:24,270 and he's sitting. 660 00:25:24,370 --> 00:25:25,538 So it's a pretty famous picture. 661 00:25:25,638 --> 00:25:26,539 I think we have that image here. 662 00:25:26,639 --> 00:25:27,640 Yeah. 663 00:25:27,740 --> 00:25:28,541 I think it's one of the famous ones, yes. 664 00:25:28,641 --> 00:25:29,542 Right. 665 00:25:29,642 --> 00:25:31,911 Yeah, so it's that image. 666 00:25:32,011 --> 00:25:35,681 And first, seeing that image was one of the things that 667 00:25:35,782 --> 00:25:40,653 really got me excited to explore this, 668 00:25:40,753 --> 00:25:43,389 because you see the image, but you don't know who he is, you 669 00:25:43,489 --> 00:25:44,490 don't know what the story is. 670 00:25:44,657 --> 00:25:47,293 And then as I started to do the research, 671 00:25:47,393 --> 00:25:54,400 and it's American slavery was one of the most brutal aspects 672 00:25:57,670 --> 00:25:58,838 of human history. - Right. 673 00:25:58,938 --> 00:26:00,173 You know. 674 00:26:00,273 --> 00:26:06,679 It was something that was so incomprehensible, you know. 675 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,982 It was just so, it's hard to understand 676 00:26:10,082 --> 00:26:14,187 the level of human cruelty. 677 00:26:14,287 --> 00:26:16,556 And the screenplay was spectacular. 678 00:26:16,689 --> 00:26:17,857 Uh-huh. 679 00:26:17,957 --> 00:26:23,029 And Antoine Fuqua just, he did his thing on this, man. 680 00:26:23,129 --> 00:26:24,030 And you know-- 681 00:26:24,130 --> 00:26:25,331 It's gripping the whole way through, 682 00:26:25,431 --> 00:26:26,499 I'll tell you that much. 683 00:26:26,632 --> 00:26:27,633 It's scary. 684 00:26:27,733 --> 00:26:29,102 It is gripping. 685 00:26:29,202 --> 00:26:30,636 It is not glamorizing. 686 00:26:30,703 --> 00:26:35,208 Because it is the story of how the Union is moving 687 00:26:35,308 --> 00:26:38,177 and people start hearing whispers of Lincoln 688 00:26:38,277 --> 00:26:40,780 has declared that slavery is abolished. 689 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:41,981 He's freed the slaves. 690 00:26:42,081 --> 00:26:43,182 Yes. 691 00:26:43,282 --> 00:26:45,017 But then you see how many people haven't received 692 00:26:45,118 --> 00:26:47,019 that news and you see how that news doesn't change 693 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:48,054 everybody's lives overnight. 694 00:26:48,154 --> 00:26:49,055 Yeah. 695 00:26:49,155 --> 00:26:50,957 So the Emancipation was January 1. 696 00:26:51,057 --> 00:26:51,991 Right. 697 00:26:52,091 --> 00:26:55,194 And slaves weren't free until June 19. 698 00:26:55,294 --> 00:26:56,195 Right. 699 00:26:56,295 --> 00:26:58,030 So the period of the Emancipation-- 700 00:26:58,131 --> 00:26:59,031 '65, right? 701 00:26:59,132 --> 00:27:00,233 1865 I think, yeah. 702 00:27:00,333 --> 00:27:01,667 1865, yeah. 703 00:27:01,734 --> 00:27:07,306 So January 1, slaves were free, but the South refused to allow 704 00:27:07,406 --> 00:27:08,441 the slaves to be free. 705 00:27:08,541 --> 00:27:11,878 So the enslaved people started trying to run 706 00:27:11,978 --> 00:27:14,080 to get to Lincoln's army. 707 00:27:14,180 --> 00:27:17,250 And in Baton Rouge is where Lincoln's army was 708 00:27:17,350 --> 00:27:19,685 from this place in Louisiana. 709 00:27:19,786 --> 00:27:24,290 So it's about that period where the slaves were free, 710 00:27:24,390 --> 00:27:25,925 but they weren't being freed. 711 00:27:26,025 --> 00:27:31,397 So it is a beautiful, beautiful movie. 712 00:27:31,497 --> 00:27:34,767 You know, my daughter asked me, she's like, Daddy, 713 00:27:34,867 --> 00:27:37,270 do we really need another slave movie, 714 00:27:37,370 --> 00:27:38,371 when I was thinking about it. 715 00:27:38,471 --> 00:27:41,007 And I was like, I said, baby, I promise you 716 00:27:41,107 --> 00:27:42,842 I wouldn't make a slave movie. 717 00:27:42,942 --> 00:27:44,644 This is a freedom movie, you know. 718 00:27:44,744 --> 00:27:46,345 - Oh, wow. - You know. 719 00:27:46,446 --> 00:27:47,513 Oh, wow. 720 00:27:47,647 --> 00:27:48,714 Yeah, you know. 721 00:27:48,815 --> 00:27:49,982 Wow. 722 00:27:50,082 --> 00:27:51,484 Yeah. 723 00:27:51,651 --> 00:27:52,952 It is interesting that you say that. 724 00:27:53,052 --> 00:27:54,253 Yeah. 725 00:27:54,353 --> 00:27:56,456 It is interesting that you say that, because the story, 726 00:27:56,556 --> 00:27:58,458 one of my favorite lines in the movie 727 00:27:58,558 --> 00:28:01,294 is when I think it's one of the, 728 00:28:01,394 --> 00:28:02,662 he's leading one of the battalions 729 00:28:02,695 --> 00:28:04,297 and he talks to your character, right, he's 730 00:28:04,397 --> 00:28:06,799 like a general commando, and he says to your character, 731 00:28:06,899 --> 00:28:08,101 he says, I was born free. 732 00:28:08,201 --> 00:28:09,669 And he says we're allowed to own houses, 733 00:28:09,769 --> 00:28:11,170 we're allowed to do this-- - We're allowed, yeah, yeah. 734 00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:12,171 --we're allowed. 735 00:28:12,271 --> 00:28:13,506 And your character says to him. 736 00:28:13,673 --> 00:28:17,310 If someone must allow you to do it, are you really free. 737 00:28:17,410 --> 00:28:18,311 Right. 738 00:28:18,411 --> 00:28:19,545 You know. 739 00:28:19,679 --> 00:28:24,617 And this film, what's really interesting about it 740 00:28:24,717 --> 00:28:30,423 is, it centers on faith and the power of faith 741 00:28:30,523 --> 00:28:34,460 to be able to endure anything. 742 00:28:34,627 --> 00:28:40,199 And this character is just, what he had to endure 743 00:28:40,299 --> 00:28:47,140 and what he had to survive, only God could make a man when 744 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,742 you look at those marks on his back, 745 00:28:49,842 --> 00:28:56,182 only God could make that possible, you know. 746 00:28:56,282 --> 00:28:58,985 He talks about a period, in doing the research, 747 00:28:59,085 --> 00:29:03,322 he talks about he was whipped into a coma. 748 00:29:03,422 --> 00:29:06,125 And he was in a coma for three months. 749 00:29:06,225 --> 00:29:11,330 And he said that he met God while he was in the coma. 750 00:29:11,431 --> 00:29:15,001 And when he came out, he believed in a way 751 00:29:15,101 --> 00:29:16,569 that he had never believed before. 752 00:29:16,669 --> 00:29:17,737 Wow. 753 00:29:17,837 --> 00:29:21,774 And I learned the difference between faith and 754 00:29:21,874 --> 00:29:23,743 revelation, right? 755 00:29:23,843 --> 00:29:24,977 Right. 756 00:29:25,077 --> 00:29:27,046 So faith is one thing, when you have to have faith. 757 00:29:27,146 --> 00:29:29,248 I'm not crying, dude, my eyes, you know, I just got tired. 758 00:29:29,348 --> 00:29:30,950 I got airplane eyes, I got airplane eyes. 759 00:29:31,050 --> 00:29:32,218 You've been on a plane for 30 hours. 760 00:29:32,318 --> 00:29:33,920 Yeah, I got airplane eyes, you know. 761 00:29:34,020 --> 00:29:37,890 But the difference between faith and revelation 762 00:29:37,990 --> 00:29:43,863 that he walked in the world with a knowledge 763 00:29:43,963 --> 00:29:46,899 of the divine, with a knowledge of God that 764 00:29:46,999 --> 00:29:49,035 was just something I desperately wanted 765 00:29:49,135 --> 00:29:50,269 to understand and explore. 766 00:29:50,369 --> 00:29:52,171 Yeah, I mean, you watch the film, 767 00:29:52,271 --> 00:29:54,774 you wonder, you know it's one of those movies where you 768 00:29:54,874 --> 00:29:57,477 watch it and you go, this is harrowing, this is gripping, 769 00:29:57,643 --> 00:29:59,011 this is, it's wild. 770 00:29:59,112 --> 00:30:00,413 It seems unbelievable. 771 00:30:00,513 --> 00:30:04,650 And then you see the images of the real person and your mind 772 00:30:04,684 --> 00:30:06,953 cannot comprehend that it was possible 773 00:30:07,053 --> 00:30:08,221 for this to happen to a human being 774 00:30:08,321 --> 00:30:10,089 and that they actually exist. 775 00:30:10,189 --> 00:30:12,992 It's a story that goes beyond everything. 776 00:30:13,092 --> 00:30:15,228 And I'd love to know, like in the telling 777 00:30:15,328 --> 00:30:18,498 of the story beyond faith, beyond revelation, 778 00:30:18,664 --> 00:30:20,700 what is the biggest thing you took away from it? 779 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:22,502 Because it's interesting, you know, I get 780 00:30:22,668 --> 00:30:23,469 what your daughter was saying. 781 00:30:23,603 --> 00:30:24,604 Do we need another slave movie? 782 00:30:24,637 --> 00:30:25,671 Yeah. 783 00:30:25,772 --> 00:30:27,073 And I understand what you're saying about it 784 00:30:27,173 --> 00:30:28,407 being a freedom movie. 785 00:30:28,508 --> 00:30:30,143 But I feel like each story has a different message. 786 00:30:30,243 --> 00:30:31,210 Yes. 787 00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:32,645 Because it's a movement. It's a revolution. 788 00:30:32,745 --> 00:30:34,013 - Absolutely. - It's a quest for freedom. 789 00:30:34,113 --> 00:30:35,348 What do you think was the biggest lesson 790 00:30:35,448 --> 00:30:36,682 you took away from the story? 791 00:30:36,783 --> 00:30:40,653 You know, I think that as an actor, any time 792 00:30:40,753 --> 00:30:44,390 you go into these characters and you 793 00:30:44,490 --> 00:30:48,928 go this deep into these roles, it 794 00:30:49,028 --> 00:30:50,430 changes something about you. 795 00:30:50,530 --> 00:30:55,067 You understand something that you didn't understand before. 796 00:30:55,168 --> 00:31:00,406 And I guess the major thing that 797 00:31:00,506 --> 00:31:06,312 came through for me with Peter is the power 798 00:31:06,412 --> 00:31:09,015 of the direction of love. 799 00:31:09,115 --> 00:31:12,852 So this is, he's trying to get back to his family. 800 00:31:12,952 --> 00:31:18,191 And that comprehension of love and how love actually 801 00:31:18,291 --> 00:31:19,692 is a superpower. 802 00:31:19,792 --> 00:31:23,329 When you can fill your heart with that kind of love, 803 00:31:23,429 --> 00:31:27,433 it's a propulsion that is unlike any other thing. 804 00:31:27,533 --> 00:31:29,902 It's stronger than fear, it's stronger than hate, 805 00:31:30,002 --> 00:31:33,139 it's stronger than tired. 806 00:31:33,239 --> 00:31:38,111 It's like, when you can really latch into and fill your heart 807 00:31:38,211 --> 00:31:42,482 with love in a way, it really is shield and armor 808 00:31:42,582 --> 00:31:45,218 unlike anything that exists. 809 00:31:45,318 --> 00:31:47,620 That's beautiful. 810 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:48,921 It really is. Congrats again. 811 00:31:49,021 --> 00:31:50,256 Yeah. 812 00:31:50,356 --> 00:31:53,526 You know, congrats on the movie, great seeing you again. 813 00:31:53,626 --> 00:31:55,528 It's been a while since I last, so it's been a while 814 00:31:55,628 --> 00:31:57,063 since many people have seen you, you know. 815 00:31:57,163 --> 00:31:58,064 Yeah. 816 00:31:58,164 --> 00:32:01,300 I've been away. 817 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,237 What y'all been doing? 818 00:32:04,337 --> 00:32:05,404 Thank you, baby. 819 00:32:05,505 --> 00:32:09,175 It's, yeah, it's been, I can only imagine 820 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:10,643 what it's been like for you. 821 00:32:10,743 --> 00:32:12,712 Because it has been weird for many of us. 822 00:32:12,812 --> 00:32:14,747 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 823 00:32:14,847 --> 00:32:15,748 You're Will Smith. 824 00:32:15,848 --> 00:32:17,183 Yeah. 825 00:32:17,283 --> 00:32:20,553 No, you are, you know, you're Will Smith. 826 00:32:20,653 --> 00:32:21,788 Yeah. 827 00:32:21,888 --> 00:32:24,257 You are you are one of the biggest movie stars that 828 00:32:24,357 --> 00:32:26,826 has ever existed, one of my favorite people 829 00:32:26,926 --> 00:32:28,261 that I've ever seen inhabit a screen. 830 00:32:28,361 --> 00:32:29,295 Thank you, man. 831 00:32:29,395 --> 00:32:31,464 You know, and then you had the Oscars. 832 00:32:31,564 --> 00:32:32,465 Yeah. 833 00:32:32,565 --> 00:32:34,667 Where in one night, you-- 834 00:32:34,734 --> 00:32:37,270 I have no independent recollection of the-- 835 00:32:37,370 --> 00:32:41,374 I can only imagine, because you won, 836 00:32:41,474 --> 00:32:43,376 you won your first Oscar that night. 837 00:32:43,476 --> 00:32:44,811 Well deserved Oscar that night. 838 00:32:44,911 --> 00:32:48,681 But it is simultaneously in many ways, not the worst, 839 00:32:48,714 --> 00:32:50,683 I won't say the worse, because I know the life you've lived, 840 00:32:50,716 --> 00:32:51,717 I've read the book. 841 00:32:51,818 --> 00:32:54,153 But it is one of the best days of your life 842 00:32:54,253 --> 00:32:56,522 and one of the worst days of your life. 843 00:32:56,689 --> 00:32:59,692 And I would I'd love to know, I mean, just us talking. 844 00:32:59,725 --> 00:33:03,362 First of all, what has the journey 845 00:33:03,463 --> 00:33:05,198 been like since that day? 846 00:33:05,298 --> 00:33:07,967 Like, because we, everyone speculates, 847 00:33:08,067 --> 00:33:10,169 everyone just see it and goes, I think this, I think this, 848 00:33:10,269 --> 00:33:11,170 I think that. 849 00:33:11,270 --> 00:33:12,438 What has it been like for you? 850 00:33:12,538 --> 00:33:19,045 Yeah, that was a horrific night, as you can imagine. 851 00:33:20,313 --> 00:33:26,752 There's many nuances and complexities to it, you know. 852 00:33:28,054 --> 00:33:32,158 But at the end of the day, I just I lost it, you know. 853 00:33:32,258 --> 00:33:38,931 And I guess what I would say, you just never know 854 00:33:39,932 --> 00:33:41,968 what somebody's going through. 855 00:33:42,068 --> 00:33:46,005 In the audience right now, you're sitting 856 00:33:46,105 --> 00:33:49,709 next to strangers, you know. 857 00:33:49,809 --> 00:33:55,081 And somebody's mother died last week, you know. 858 00:33:55,181 --> 00:33:58,551 Somebody's child is sick, you know. 859 00:33:58,684 --> 00:34:00,920 Somebody just lost their job. 860 00:34:01,020 --> 00:34:03,222 Somebody just found out their spouse cheated, you know. 861 00:34:03,322 --> 00:34:07,760 It's like there's all these things and there's strangers 862 00:34:07,860 --> 00:34:12,231 and you just don't know what's going on with people. 863 00:34:12,331 --> 00:34:16,502 And I was going through something that night, 864 00:34:16,602 --> 00:34:18,905 you know. 865 00:34:19,005 --> 00:34:22,108 Not that justifies my behavior at all. 866 00:34:22,208 --> 00:34:23,910 I would just say, you're asking what 867 00:34:24,010 --> 00:34:30,116 did I learn, and it's that we just 868 00:34:30,216 --> 00:34:31,884 got to be nice to each other, man, you know. 869 00:34:31,984 --> 00:34:34,720 It's like, it's hard. 870 00:34:34,821 --> 00:34:38,024 And I guess the thing that was most painful for me 871 00:34:38,124 --> 00:34:42,462 is I took my heart and made it hard for other people, 872 00:34:42,562 --> 00:34:43,663 you know. 873 00:34:43,729 --> 00:34:45,531 And it's like I understood the idea where they 874 00:34:45,665 --> 00:34:47,166 say hurt people hurt people. - Yeah, yeah. 875 00:34:47,266 --> 00:34:48,167 You know? 876 00:34:48,267 --> 00:34:50,269 And it's like-- 877 00:34:50,369 --> 00:34:52,705 You know, it's interesting. 878 00:34:52,805 --> 00:34:55,374 I remember, again, everybody is speculating. 879 00:34:55,475 --> 00:34:57,276 And one of my friends called me and we're talking, 880 00:34:57,376 --> 00:34:58,811 we're talking, everyone's got these opinions, 881 00:34:58,911 --> 00:35:02,014 and then someone said, I feel like we saw the real Will 882 00:35:02,115 --> 00:35:03,416 Smith in that moment. 883 00:35:03,516 --> 00:35:05,685 Because this is a guy who's so full of love and so positive, 884 00:35:05,718 --> 00:35:08,020 but I feel like in that moment we saw the real Will Smith. 885 00:35:08,121 --> 00:35:11,691 And I said, and not because I know you, 886 00:35:11,724 --> 00:35:14,060 but I said honestly, I said no, if anything, 887 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:15,561 I feel like it was the opposite. 888 00:35:15,695 --> 00:35:19,799 Like, you talk in your book about growing up so afraid 889 00:35:19,899 --> 00:35:20,800 of conflict. 890 00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:22,001 You grow up in your book talking 891 00:35:22,101 --> 00:35:24,904 about how you were always afraid to fight with, 892 00:35:25,004 --> 00:35:26,639 how you were afraid to. 893 00:35:26,672 --> 00:35:28,708 For me it felt like in watching that moment, 894 00:35:28,808 --> 00:35:32,411 I felt like you were like, is, it's like in a way 895 00:35:32,512 --> 00:35:34,547 it was like you stood up for the wrong thing 896 00:35:34,647 --> 00:35:36,349 at the wrong time in a way. 897 00:35:36,449 --> 00:35:38,217 - Yeah, yeah. - You know what I'm saying? 898 00:35:38,317 --> 00:35:39,519 It felt like you're taking everything. 899 00:35:39,652 --> 00:35:42,388 Because here we are, human to human, man to man. 900 00:35:42,488 --> 00:35:45,258 But like people have said some shitty things 901 00:35:45,358 --> 00:35:46,993 about you and your family. - Absolutely. 902 00:35:47,093 --> 00:35:48,461 You know. You're a human being. 903 00:35:48,561 --> 00:35:50,663 It felt like, and I would say this, 904 00:35:50,730 --> 00:35:52,665 because like it is it's becoming 905 00:35:52,698 --> 00:35:54,700 relentlessly shitty now. 906 00:35:54,801 --> 00:35:56,269 And people think it's OK. - Yes. 907 00:35:56,369 --> 00:35:57,270 That's the thing. People think it's OK. 908 00:35:57,370 --> 00:35:58,471 And not Chris, by the way. 909 00:35:58,571 --> 00:36:00,873 I'm talking about people, the internet, et cetera. 910 00:36:00,973 --> 00:36:04,377 But it felt like this was Will Smith 911 00:36:04,477 --> 00:36:06,779 for the first time going, OK, is this how 912 00:36:06,879 --> 00:36:08,748 you want me to respond or not. 913 00:36:08,848 --> 00:36:12,285 Yeah, no, it was a lot of things. 914 00:36:12,385 --> 00:36:15,488 It was the little boy that watched his father 915 00:36:15,588 --> 00:36:18,691 beat up his mother, you know. 916 00:36:18,758 --> 00:36:24,931 All of that just bubbled up in that moment. 917 00:36:25,031 --> 00:36:28,668 You know, I just, that's not who I want to be. 918 00:36:28,768 --> 00:36:29,669 Right. 919 00:36:29,769 --> 00:36:31,471 You've known me for a long time, 920 00:36:31,637 --> 00:36:34,273 so you know me personally, so you know. 921 00:36:34,373 --> 00:36:38,878 But you know, y'all might not know. 922 00:36:38,978 --> 00:36:41,781 It's like, that's not who I want to be, man. 923 00:36:41,881 --> 00:36:43,449 I'm trying to, I'm trying to-- 924 00:36:43,549 --> 00:36:44,951 But I also think that's not who you are. 925 00:36:45,051 --> 00:36:45,952 I'll be honest with you. 926 00:36:46,052 --> 00:36:47,120 I think it's not who you are. 927 00:36:47,220 --> 00:36:49,722 I think everybody can make a mistake. 928 00:36:49,822 --> 00:36:54,360 And I think, I think in my honest opinion, 929 00:36:54,460 --> 00:36:58,364 I think how I think of living my life, as I say. 930 00:36:58,464 --> 00:36:59,432 Now I'm crying for real, OK? 931 00:36:59,532 --> 00:37:00,666 No, no, no. 932 00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:03,236 No, but I mean, but I mean, I mean this honestly. 933 00:37:03,336 --> 00:37:04,303 I'll tell you why. 934 00:37:04,403 --> 00:37:05,671 But I'll tell you why. 935 00:37:05,738 --> 00:37:06,672 I'll tell you why. 936 00:37:06,739 --> 00:37:07,774 I'll tell you why. 937 00:37:07,874 --> 00:37:12,345 Because so on my side as a human being, I go, 938 00:37:12,445 --> 00:37:13,946 the reason it was shocking is because that's 939 00:37:14,046 --> 00:37:15,248 not who you are. - Yeah. 940 00:37:15,348 --> 00:37:16,382 - Does that make sense? - Exactly. 941 00:37:16,482 --> 00:37:18,317 Like I saw, for instance, there 942 00:37:18,417 --> 00:37:19,685 was an article that was written, 943 00:37:19,752 --> 00:37:20,953 I think it was a Hollywood Reporter 944 00:37:21,053 --> 00:37:22,688 or whatever, they had a list of like problematic actors 945 00:37:22,755 --> 00:37:24,056 or whatever. 946 00:37:24,157 --> 00:37:26,325 I was personally offended for you and Leticia, funny enough, 947 00:37:26,425 --> 00:37:27,627 for different reasons. 948 00:37:27,660 --> 00:37:29,896 But they had guys in a list where I was like, wait, 949 00:37:29,996 --> 00:37:31,531 some of these people are here for sleeping 950 00:37:31,631 --> 00:37:32,732 with under-age kids. 951 00:37:32,832 --> 00:37:34,734 These people are here for abusing their spouses. 952 00:37:34,834 --> 00:37:36,202 And again, what you did was [bleep] up. 953 00:37:36,302 --> 00:37:37,203 I always tell you that. 954 00:37:37,303 --> 00:37:38,771 I love Chris, I'm friends with him. 955 00:37:38,871 --> 00:37:41,507 I love you, I'm friends, but I was like, this is [bleep] up. 956 00:37:41,641 --> 00:37:44,010 But I was like, but it's not the same world. 957 00:37:44,110 --> 00:37:46,813 And that's why it was weird, especially I find, 958 00:37:46,913 --> 00:37:48,881 because there were all these dynamics. 959 00:37:48,981 --> 00:37:51,651 So I know that as Black people, Black people will be together 960 00:37:51,751 --> 00:37:53,085 and be like, what was Will doing, 961 00:37:53,186 --> 00:37:54,854 what the hell happened here, right? 962 00:37:54,954 --> 00:37:57,123 But then I know a lot of Black people were like, 963 00:37:57,223 --> 00:37:59,659 people came out and they were like, he should go to jail. 964 00:37:59,759 --> 00:38:02,028 We were like, you need to relax yourself. 965 00:38:02,128 --> 00:38:05,665 It was a weird, like some people were overreacting, 966 00:38:05,731 --> 00:38:07,133 which made some people under-react. 967 00:38:07,233 --> 00:38:08,134 Yeah, yeah. 968 00:38:08,234 --> 00:38:09,135 You know? 969 00:38:09,235 --> 00:38:14,507 No, it's the, I understand how shocking 970 00:38:14,674 --> 00:38:15,808 that was for people, man. 971 00:38:15,908 --> 00:38:16,809 Right. 972 00:38:16,909 --> 00:38:18,811 On that stage. 973 00:38:18,911 --> 00:38:20,246 You seemed a little dazed afterwards, 974 00:38:20,346 --> 00:38:21,380 I'm not going to lie. 975 00:38:21,481 --> 00:38:25,351 Yeah, I was gone, dude, I was gone, I was gone. 976 00:38:25,451 --> 00:38:29,655 I was, that was a rage that had been bottled 977 00:38:29,755 --> 00:38:31,057 for a really long time. 978 00:38:31,157 --> 00:38:33,126 Right. 979 00:38:33,226 --> 00:38:39,432 And, you know, but it's, I understand the pain, you know. 980 00:38:39,532 --> 00:38:45,638 It was like my little nephew, Dom is nine. 981 00:38:45,705 --> 00:38:49,542 And he is the sweetest little boy. 982 00:38:49,642 --> 00:38:52,879 He's like, we came home and it's 983 00:38:52,979 --> 00:38:56,883 like he had stayed up late to see his Uncle Will, you know. 984 00:38:56,983 --> 00:39:00,353 And we're sitting in my kitchen and he's on my lap 985 00:39:00,453 --> 00:39:03,289 and he's holding the Oscar. 986 00:39:03,389 --> 00:39:07,527 And he's just like, why did you hit that man, Uncle Will, 987 00:39:07,660 --> 00:39:08,528 you know. 988 00:39:08,661 --> 00:39:10,763 Damn it! 989 00:39:10,863 --> 00:39:12,532 Why are you trying to Oprah me? 990 00:39:12,665 --> 00:39:14,000 No, I'm not. 991 00:39:14,100 --> 00:39:15,001 [laughs] 992 00:39:15,101 --> 00:39:19,372 [applause] 993 00:39:19,472 --> 00:39:21,874 Yeah, and he's carrying, he's sitting on your lap. 994 00:39:21,974 --> 00:39:26,512 Yeah, you know, so yeah, it was, I was like-- 995 00:39:26,612 --> 00:39:28,781 [growls] it was a mess, you know? 996 00:39:28,881 --> 00:39:30,783 I don't want to go too far into it to give 997 00:39:30,883 --> 00:39:32,618 people more to misunderstand. 998 00:39:32,652 --> 00:39:34,120 Is it hard? 999 00:39:34,220 --> 00:39:36,355 You have lived, I realized this morning 1000 00:39:36,456 --> 00:39:38,891 when I was thinking about you coming on the show, 1001 00:39:38,991 --> 00:39:40,960 you are one of the rare breed of human 1002 00:39:41,060 --> 00:39:43,663 who has lived more of your life in the spotlight 1003 00:39:43,763 --> 00:39:44,664 than out of it. 1004 00:39:44,764 --> 00:39:45,665 Yeah. 1005 00:39:45,765 --> 00:39:47,133 You got into this industry as a kid. 1006 00:39:47,233 --> 00:39:49,502 You grew up and blew up into it as a young man. 1007 00:39:49,635 --> 00:39:50,636 Yeah. 1008 00:39:50,670 --> 00:39:52,705 You had your tax issues, you had your life, 1009 00:39:52,805 --> 00:39:55,041 you had your family, you had, but you 1010 00:39:55,141 --> 00:39:58,544 have lived in this world for, so it's funny again. 1011 00:39:58,644 --> 00:40:00,313 I realized chatting to friends and I was like, 1012 00:40:00,413 --> 00:40:02,381 you know what's interesting here is, 1013 00:40:02,482 --> 00:40:04,317 for us, this is the Oscars. 1014 00:40:04,417 --> 00:40:05,351 Yeah, yeah. 1015 00:40:05,451 --> 00:40:07,186 For Will Smith, this is like a cookout. 1016 00:40:07,286 --> 00:40:08,187 Right. 1017 00:40:08,287 --> 00:40:09,655 [laughs] 1018 00:40:09,689 --> 00:40:11,657 And I'm not diminishing the Oscars, 1019 00:40:11,757 --> 00:40:13,659 but I'm like, those are your people, that's your world. 1020 00:40:13,759 --> 00:40:15,294 This is like, you know, and I was 1021 00:40:15,394 --> 00:40:17,130 like, I was saying I think that is part 1022 00:40:17,230 --> 00:40:18,765 of the reason many of us with that 1023 00:40:18,865 --> 00:40:20,900 show, because like it's this lauded event, 1024 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,603 it's bigger than life, whereas many movie stars are 1025 00:40:23,636 --> 00:40:25,071 at the Oscars like, oh, nice to see you again, 1026 00:40:25,171 --> 00:40:26,739 hey, good to be here, good to be back. 1027 00:40:26,839 --> 00:40:28,741 And I feel like that was part of the disconnect. 1028 00:40:28,841 --> 00:40:29,842 I feel like that was part of it. 1029 00:40:29,942 --> 00:40:34,013 But the one thing that's killing me, you know, 1030 00:40:34,113 --> 00:40:39,118 so Emancipation is Antoine's masterpiece. 1031 00:40:39,218 --> 00:40:40,386 That's what I want to ask you about. 1032 00:40:40,486 --> 00:40:45,091 He has created an absolute masterpiece. 1033 00:40:45,191 --> 00:40:49,695 Bob Richardson, the DP, and Ben Foster and just all the way 1034 00:40:49,796 --> 00:40:53,266 down, it's like these top artists in the world 1035 00:40:53,366 --> 00:40:56,235 have done some of the best work of their career. 1036 00:40:56,335 --> 00:40:57,503 Yeah. 1037 00:40:57,637 --> 00:41:01,641 And the idea that they might be denied because of me 1038 00:41:01,741 --> 00:41:04,644 is like, oh! 1039 00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:10,349 It's like, that is killing me dead, you know. 1040 00:41:10,450 --> 00:41:16,656 And it's like the thing that is so critical for me is 1041 00:41:16,689 --> 00:41:20,827 that these people came and they trusted me and they were down 1042 00:41:20,927 --> 00:41:27,900 for me, and you know, I just, I hope that their work will be 1043 00:41:30,103 --> 00:41:31,804 honored and their work will not be 1044 00:41:31,904 --> 00:41:36,676 tainted based on a horrific decision on my part. 1045 00:41:36,776 --> 00:41:43,416 I honestly hope, and I don't think that that'll happen. 1046 00:41:44,717 --> 00:41:46,119 I have conversations with people all the time about-- 1047 00:41:46,219 --> 00:41:47,120 Really? 1048 00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:48,454 --Restorative justice. 1049 00:41:48,554 --> 00:41:51,691 You have conversations with people? 1050 00:41:51,791 --> 00:41:54,794 About restorative justice, about like atonement, 1051 00:41:54,894 --> 00:41:56,095 about, we have all these conversations. 1052 00:41:56,195 --> 00:41:57,830 We have them at the highest levels often. 1053 00:41:57,930 --> 00:42:00,967 And what I realize is, we often don't have these conversations 1054 00:42:01,067 --> 00:42:01,968 as they pertain to daily life. 1055 00:42:02,068 --> 00:42:03,169 Yeah. 1056 00:42:03,269 --> 00:42:04,804 You know, what somebody says, what somebody does. 1057 00:42:04,904 --> 00:42:06,706 And especially in isolation. 1058 00:42:06,806 --> 00:42:08,341 That's why I say the sum of a person 1059 00:42:08,441 --> 00:42:11,644 is oftentimes how I define them as opposed to a moment. 1060 00:42:11,744 --> 00:42:15,782 And on a personal level, I think I speak for many people. 1061 00:42:15,882 --> 00:42:17,950 If I don't, forgive me, but obviously 1062 00:42:18,050 --> 00:42:20,620 people were hurt, because we love 1063 00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:22,588 you and we love what you do. 1064 00:42:22,688 --> 00:42:24,957 People were shocked, because it's Will Smith, 1065 00:42:25,057 --> 00:42:25,958 it's Chris Rock, you know. 1066 00:42:26,058 --> 00:42:28,694 So Oscars, all these things. 1067 00:42:28,795 --> 00:42:31,864 But I also think I speak for people when I say like, I 1068 00:42:31,964 --> 00:42:33,199 don't want that to define you. 1069 00:42:33,299 --> 00:42:34,867 I don't think it should define you, you know what I mean? 1070 00:42:34,967 --> 00:42:36,502 Yeah. Thank you, thank you. 1071 00:42:36,669 --> 00:42:37,503 I don't think-- 1072 00:42:37,670 --> 00:42:39,505 Yeah, yeah. 1073 00:42:39,672 --> 00:42:42,842 I don't think any one of us, I don't think 1074 00:42:42,942 --> 00:42:44,877 any one of us in life deserves to be 1075 00:42:44,977 --> 00:42:46,712 defined by our [bleep] up. 1076 00:42:46,813 --> 00:42:48,347 Like the [bleep] up. 1077 00:42:48,448 --> 00:42:51,350 If anything, I mean, like you and Chris have the biggest 1078 00:42:51,451 --> 00:42:53,119 story to handle on your own. 1079 00:42:53,219 --> 00:42:54,821 It's not our foray. 1080 00:42:54,921 --> 00:42:58,124 But yeah, man, I hope you don't stay hidden forever. 1081 00:42:58,224 --> 00:42:59,125 No, no, not at all. 1082 00:42:59,225 --> 00:43:00,927 I hope you know that you don't 1083 00:43:01,027 --> 00:43:02,161 always have to bottle it up. 1084 00:43:02,261 --> 00:43:05,531 I hope you know that you not being perfect is 1085 00:43:05,698 --> 00:43:07,166 what'll make you perfect. You're Will Smith, man. 1086 00:43:07,266 --> 00:43:08,167 Yeah. 1087 00:43:08,267 --> 00:43:09,302 Do you know what I mean? 1088 00:43:09,402 --> 00:43:10,470 You're that dude. 1089 00:43:10,570 --> 00:43:12,438 We love you, for real. 1090 00:43:12,538 --> 00:43:13,439 I think-- 1091 00:43:13,539 --> 00:43:16,576 You're that dude, you know? 1092 00:43:16,709 --> 00:43:19,178 I think that was one of the big things for me 1093 00:43:19,278 --> 00:43:22,381 over this last couple of months, you know. 1094 00:43:22,482 --> 00:43:28,187 That I had to forgive myself for being human, you know. 1095 00:43:28,287 --> 00:43:30,957 And it's like, trust me, there's 1096 00:43:31,057 --> 00:43:33,659 nobody that hates the fact that I'm human more than me. 1097 00:43:33,726 --> 00:43:34,927 Yeah, I know that. 1098 00:43:35,027 --> 00:43:35,895 But I know that. 1099 00:43:35,995 --> 00:43:37,697 You know? 1100 00:43:37,797 --> 00:43:44,670 And just finding that space for myself within myself 1101 00:43:44,737 --> 00:43:45,938 to be human, you know. 1102 00:43:46,038 --> 00:43:47,206 Right. 1103 00:43:47,306 --> 00:43:50,209 It's like, I want, I've always wanted to be Superman. 1104 00:43:50,309 --> 00:43:54,847 I've always wanted to swoop in and save the damsel 1105 00:43:54,947 --> 00:43:57,517 in distress, you know. 1106 00:43:57,683 --> 00:44:04,157 And I had to humble down, you know, and realize that I'm 1107 00:44:05,324 --> 00:44:10,696 a flawed human and I still have an opportunity 1108 00:44:10,797 --> 00:44:14,267 to go out in the world and contribute 1109 00:44:14,367 --> 00:44:16,803 in a way that fills my heart, and hopefully 1110 00:44:16,903 --> 00:44:18,304 helps other people. 1111 00:44:18,404 --> 00:44:21,874 [applause] 1112 00:44:21,974 --> 00:44:23,176 I appreciate it. 1113 00:44:23,276 --> 00:44:24,177 Appreciate you, man. 1114 00:44:24,277 --> 00:44:26,212 Thank you, man. 1115 00:44:26,312 --> 00:44:27,914 [inaudible] 1116 00:44:28,014 --> 00:44:28,915 Good to talk to you. 1117 00:44:29,015 --> 00:44:29,982 Thank you, thank you. 1118 00:44:30,082 --> 00:44:32,351 We'll take a break, we'll be right back. 1119 00:44:32,452 --> 00:44:33,352 No, man, for real. 1120 00:44:33,453 --> 00:44:37,089 [cheering] 1121 00:44:43,395 --> 00:44:46,965 [cheering] 1122 00:44:47,065 --> 00:44:48,200 Well, that's our show for tonight. 1123 00:44:48,300 --> 00:44:50,436 But before we go, before we go, I 1124 00:44:50,536 --> 00:44:53,705 just want to remind you tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. 1125 00:44:53,806 --> 00:44:57,209 So please consider donating to One Simple Wish, a charity 1126 00:44:57,309 --> 00:45:00,145 that grants wishes to kids and young adults in foster care. 1127 00:45:00,245 --> 00:45:02,047 If you wanna help grant a wish or donate 1128 00:45:02,147 --> 00:45:03,415 towards their holiday wish fund, 1129 00:45:03,515 --> 00:45:05,117 then please do so at the link below. 1130 00:45:05,217 --> 00:45:06,919 Until next time, stay safe out there. 1131 00:45:07,019 --> 00:45:09,788 And remember, it's not called monkeypox anymore. 1132 00:45:09,888 --> 00:45:10,789 [laughter] 1133 00:45:10,889 --> 00:45:12,591 Now we just say the M word. 1134 00:45:12,691 --> 00:45:13,926 Now, here it is, your moment of zen. 1135 00:45:14,026 --> 00:45:14,927 [cheering] 1136 00:45:15,027 --> 00:45:16,962 OK, from football to fútbol. 1137 00:45:17,062 --> 00:45:19,832 We've got football and fútbol going on. 1138 00:45:19,932 --> 00:45:21,366 Football to fútbol. 1139 00:45:21,467 --> 00:45:22,801 Fútbol and football. 1140 00:45:22,901 --> 00:45:23,802 This isn't football. 1141 00:45:23,902 --> 00:45:25,337 This is fútbol. 1142 00:45:25,437 --> 00:45:27,072 Football to fútbol. 1143 00:45:27,172 --> 00:45:28,173 See what I did there? 1144 00:45:28,273 --> 00:45:30,843 [music playing]