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You are so cocky.
You just think I'm gonna do this?
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I know you're going to do this.
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We're gonna make her think that she's won,
but we're gonna let this "nobody" in
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and finally push Alex Levy
off the shelf for good
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when we don't have to look like
the bad guys.
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We are doing this my way.
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Because, frankly, I've let you bozos
handle this long enough.
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Not the apology you were expecting?
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So, people, we've got 48 hours to define
the character of Bradley Jackson.
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Seriously, you guys? This is garbage.
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I don't call my mother "Mama,"
and she's also a terrible cook.
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"Try not to be so confrontational.
Men don't wanna fuck you.
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Don't be so angry. Women feel criticized."
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But here, here I'm gonna become
the Mother Teresa of the morning news.
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I snaked a Mitch accuser from YDA.
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Come on The Morning Show.
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Show everyone you have the nerve,
but especially him.
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- You are doing the interview with Ashley.
- What?
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Why are you giving me the interview?
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Because it's better for the show.
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Why are you doing this to me?
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Bradley, I don't have a fucking clue
what I'm doing.
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- You don't?
- I honestly don't know why I picked you.
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- But I do know that I think I like you.
- But I do know that I think I like you.
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Don't fuck it up.
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The Russians put the first man
on the moon.
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I thought it was about being first.
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Turns out
the stakes are much bigger than that.
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Now we can get back to work.
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Three, two...
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Ignition.
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You are astronaut candidates.
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- It's dangerous. -I want this.
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We will be reaching into space
for all of mankind.
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{\an8}Good morning.
Welcome back and thank you for joining us.
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{\an8}While we are still reeling
from the shock of last week,
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{\an8}today is a very special day
here at The Morning Show
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{\an8}because of this gal
sitting right next to me.
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{\an8}Wait, wait, hold on a second.
Where is she? Bradley?
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Send her in. Take four.
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Now. Go, go, go.
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- Stand by, one. Take it, one.
- Bradley Jackson.
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You're not going to have a heart attack.
You're not.
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I feel so empowered. Do I look empowered?
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- I feel empowered.
- You look great.
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- Hello, Bradley.
- Hey there.
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"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change."
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{\an8}-Oh, my gosh. Wow!
- Come on. Sit up on your throne.
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{\an8}This is amazing. Okay.
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{\an8}Something about Kelly's pipes makes you
feel like you can do anything. Am I right?
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{\an8}You are absolutely right.
I love me some Kelly.
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{\an8}But, listen, Miss Bradley,
this is about you right now.
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{\an8}You have arrived.
Welcome, Bradley Jackson.
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{\an8}Thank you so much, Alex.
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{\an8}Wow, I can't even begin to express
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{\an8}how thrilled I am to be sitting
in this iconic studio next to you.
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{\an8}Talk about dreams come true.
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{\an8}I am living proof that
that is more than just a cliché.
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{\an8}I've been watching this show
since I was toddling around in a onesie.
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Oh, my gosh.
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To be sitting side-by-side with you.
I mean, somebody pinch me.
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Well, let me just tell you
the feeling is mutual.
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When we did our interview last week,
I just felt this instant connection.
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Fucking bitch.
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- Yes, I had the same feeling.
- Yeah.
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Journalistic kismet or something.
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I like that. Yes.
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Like when you go on a first date
and it just sparks so easily...
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Does this feel like total,
bland bullshit to you?
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You mean, does it feel like the show? Yes.
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{\an8}Very single.
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{\an8}Not for long. Not for long.
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{\an8}So, what would we consider this to be?
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{\an8}I guess our...
Would this be our second date?
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{\an8}I don't want to scare you, Alex,
but I think we've already moved in.
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{\an8}Oh, my gosh, that was fast.
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Well, here's hoping
you get to the bedroom soon.
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{\an8}We have a little surprise for you,
Bradley.
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{\an8}-You do?
- Yes, we do.
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- All set with the feed?
- Ready to go.
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And for our audience,
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Bradley's mom is checking in on us
from West Virginia.
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{\an8}Sandy Jackson, are you there?
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Hi there. Hello, everybody.
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Hello, Sandy.
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Hi, Mom.
I'm on The Morning Show. How about this?
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I'm just so proud.
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Well, as you should be.
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Bradley is pretty amazing.
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{\an8}What was it like watching her grow up?
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{\an8}Oh, it was just wonderful.
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{\an8}She was always so smart and sassy
and funny and just so much fun.
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{\an8}It was a wonderful time for our family,
and so much love and happiness.
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{\an8}And we always knew
that Bradley was something special.
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{\an8}You were always a great mom.
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{\an8}Sandy, when did you first start seeing
Bradley's potential?
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{\an8}Oh, very early on.
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{\an8}She was always the smartest in her class
and worked so hard at everything she did.
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She wrote for the school paper.
Won every spelling bee.
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Helped out at the soup kitchen.
And was always ready to lend me a hand.
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We cooked together every night.
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{\an8}Just such a happy time for our family.
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You better get your shit together, girl,
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or you're gonna end up
sucking dicks under the promenade.
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Well, family is everything.
Isn't it, Sandy?
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Family is a whole lot of things.
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Oh, hey, and I hear
that you put together a little clip
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of Bradley growing up
that you would like to share.
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{\an8}Yes, I did.
I worked on it really late last night.
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- Ready X.
- Should we roll it?
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Let's do it, America.
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- Roll X, take X.
- Let's do it.
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I feel like I'm at my own wake.
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Producers did a really good job with this.
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They changed the script on my mother.
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Did they?
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Yes. The one they showed me
reflected some sort of reality.
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This is just based on a snow globe.
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It was flat.
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- Do not overreact. Just go with it.
- And we're back.
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- Five, four...
- You'll get used to this.
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Three, two...
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So great to meet your mom, Bradley.
And what an amazing place you grew up in.
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Yes, West Virginia is amazing.
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But it wasn't all as perfect
as that made it seem.
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She's going off script.
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That's what America loves about you,
Bradley.
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You're real.
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{\an8}Yeah, just to be real,
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{\an8}I don't want young women out there
watching the show to think
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{\an8}you have to have some perfect childhood
to be successful.
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{\an8}Right.
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There were hard times,
and I did a lot of stupid things.
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Of course. We all did.
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Yeah, yeah, no. I'm not talking about
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just accepting a dare to jump off
the roof of a barn, 'cause I did that.
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I got suspended multiple times.
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I cost my high school track team
a championship
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because I got caught with alcohol on me.
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Heck, had an abortion
when I was 15 years old.
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- She did not.
- Oh, my God.
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Mother of fuck!
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Yes.
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Bradley had an abortion?
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Oh, Jesus.
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That's a lot... for a 15-year-old.
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Yeah, it was. It was.
And that's what I mean.
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Life is hard
and people get through things and...
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Let's go to weather.
We're evacuating this shitshow.
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Somebody get Yanko to the stage
right fucking now.
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It's not just sunshine and roses.
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Get me Cory Ellison!
Get me Charlie Black now!
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But you can grow.
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- Twitter's fucking blowing up.
- Should we cut it for the West Coast feed?
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We can't. The women's groups
are going to skewer us if we cut it.
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What do we do?
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Leave it in.
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Go to Yanko now.
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What shaped me
and gave me my view of the world.
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Because this is my day
to introduce myself to America, right?
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Yes.
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I just thought I should be transparent
with them, with you guys.
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You certainly have been.
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And thank you for opening up, Bradley.
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Yanko. Go, go! Okay, throw to Yanko.
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All right, let's get an update
on the weather, Yanko.
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What is today looking like?
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{\an8}Amazing. Amazing.
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{\an8}Grab the kids. Head to the park this week.
It is gonna be sunny days, folks.
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It's gonna be beautiful. But don't forget
to put a sun hat on that baby, okay?
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And lather up that sunscreen.
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SPF 30 and over,
especially for the little ones.
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Somebody get in Yanko's ear
and tell him no more kid references.
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Entire weekend.
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If you don't have kids,
you should also wear sunscreen.
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Can you pull something out from later
in the week and fill the time with it?
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Let's put Alison and the Marcus Samuelsson
cooking segment along with Alex,
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and you guys just rework it.
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Make it work. Lighten it up.
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Chip, maybe it was a slipup.
It's her first day.
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That was not a slipup.
That was deliberate.
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We are minimizing her
for the rest of the show. No more risk.
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I do not want Bradley Jackson near
anything where she can say anything
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about anything
that isn't air fucking tight!
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- Chip!
- What?
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I have Fred on the phone
and he says he needs to talk to...
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Tell Fred to go fuck himself! Thank you!
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As most of you in DC know.
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This year, I'm happy to report
the festival will go on sans rain.
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And to all my sailor friends,
down in Norfolk,
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if you're gonna throw a few back this
weekend, make sure you throw on that zinc.
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Friends in the south, on the other hand,
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they're gonna be seeing clouds rolling in
throughout the entire weekend.
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It looks like the sun won't be
showing itself there till Tuesday morning.
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And that's what's happening
across the country, folks.
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Let's see how it's looking where you live.
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And we're out.
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Did you fuck up just now,
or was that intentional?
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I don't actually know.
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She's a Category Five.
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I think she's amazing.
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I'll come back in a bit.
We're gonna have a talk.
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Okay.
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It's been less than a minute,
we've already had two advertisers call
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and pull their spots for tomorrow.
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I know. It's a mess.
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We'll have to figure out
how to manage the fallout.
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No. You have to figure out
how to manage the fucking fallout!
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This is on you, Cory!
It's your failed goddamn experiment!
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I said she was a mistake.
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She was untested and unpredictable
and unvetted, and I was right.
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She barely made it ten minutes
without announcing
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her teenage fucking abortion
to Middle America.
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Bradley Jackson's revelation
has gone viral
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and sparked a national firestorm.
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The Pro-Life Action League
issued a condemnation of UBA
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and The Morning Show,
while Planned Parenthood tweeted that...
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- Okay, can you just turn that off, please?
- Sure.
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Oh, God. Oh, fuck me.
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Fuck me. Fuck. Shit, shit.
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Okay, okay.
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Well, I'm sorry. It's the truth.
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I can't believe that happened
when you were 15.
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Did you just make that up
to be controversial?
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No, I didn't make it up!
Jesus, why would I do that?
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You should have told me.
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I could have had a grandchild.
I could have raised it.
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Oh, 'cause you did such a great job
with me and Hal?
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You think I'd bring that kind of problem
into our crazy environment?
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Our house?
You think I would possibly do that?
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You don't understand!
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Fuck.
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Fuck.
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{\an8}Oh, my God.
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Oh, God.
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Good morning, Bradley.
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Get in the car.
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Okay.
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So, is this the part where you take me out
to a warehouse and shoot me?
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Worse.
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I'm taking you down to the studio.
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You're gonna get back on that horse,
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and you're gonna do the show
like yesterday never happened.
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This is a really fucked-up job.
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Yeah. All jobs are fucked up.
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You do things
you don't necessarily choose to do
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in exchange for relevance and money,
and you cannot let it kill you.
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Why are you even talking to me right now?
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I am talking to you, Bradley,
because I have to make this work.
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I chose you,
and everything is on the line for me.
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And I can't let this beat me.
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"This" meaning me? My mouth?
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Who I am at my very core?
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- Those things?
- Yes.
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If you want to put it that way,
you can put it however way you want.
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But we are gonna win this.
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You can escape. You know that, right?
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The people in America
don't know that you chose me.
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They can just blame the network
when I get fired.
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No. People on the inside know.
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Chip knows. Cory Ellison knows.
Fred Micklen knows.
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Motherfuckers.
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Those motherfuckers.
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And I am not gonna let them
walk away thinking they were right.
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I would die first.
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Okay.
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I understand.
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I'll try.
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Good. Thank you.
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{\an8}Before we jump into today's top stories,
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{\an8}Bradley, I know that you wanted
to address America yourself.
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{\an8}-Yes. Thank you, Alex.
- Of course.
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{\an8}I understand that many of you
were insulted yesterday
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{\an8}when I referenced
an abortion I had as a teen.
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{\an8}While I am not sorry
for the life choices I've made,
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{\an8}I'm very sorry
for so casually discussing an issue
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{\an8}that is so personal to many Americans.
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{\an8}I promise
that as I embark on my new role here,
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I will work hard every day
to earn your forgiveness,
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as well as your trust and support.
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Thank you.
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Thank you. Well said, Bradley.
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Well, it comes from my heart.
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And we're out. Back in two minutes.
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No. No, she is not interviewing
the Mitch victim.
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Well, Fred, that's an extreme reaction.
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She's popping. You can't deny that.
Her ratings for Monday...
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Of course the ratings were strong.
We promoted the shit out of it.
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But after what she did yesterday? No.
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I would like to point out that no one
is talking about Mitch right now.
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Oh, that's our standard?
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Getting fucked by a new scandal
so the old one pulls out?
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What Bradley did yesterday
was core shaking.
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It undercuts our integrity in
an entirely different way than Mitch did.
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UBA has a reputation as a fair
and impartial actor in the news business,
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and in one fucking sentence
she politicized us.
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Bradley is interviewing Ashley Brown
on Friday.
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- I beg your pardon?
- We have already run the promos.
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We did a big end-of-the-week blitz.
That's got a hook. It's compelling.
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Bradley will bring authenticity,
transparency, to the interview,
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which is what we need right now.
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We cannot look like
we just changed our minds.
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We've got to stay bold. God.
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We can respond to what happened yesterday
by taking the interview away.
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It'll actually look
like someone's running things.
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All right, Fred, here it is.
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Half the country hates her,
but half the country loves her.
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We pull her from the Ashley interview
mid-promotional stream,
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those lefty blogs are gonna shoot their
condescending, politically correct wad
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all over the Internet's fucking face.
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Before you know it, we become an example
of everything that they stand against.
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The powerful patriarchy silencing a woman
for talking about her uterus.
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And Woke Twitter will never forgive us.
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You sound like an asshole
when you say "Woke Twitter."
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- You know that?
- I did. I heard it. I know.
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Look, Fred,
we have already course corrected here.
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Why don't we just
give this a chance to work?
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Because we're still bleeding advertisers.
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They'll come back. They always do.
Especially if the ratings are up.
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It's the beauty of capitalism, right?
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In one day,
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Bradley Jackson re-branded morning news
as personal, unexpected, exciting.
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You should be thanking her.
And you will be.
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Now let's just everybody calm down
and get on this ride.
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It's gonna be a good one.
Bradley Jackson is going to save us.
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That's why I picked her.
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You're welcome.
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{\an8}Friday, a Morning Show exclusive.
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{\an8}Former TMS staffer, Ashley Brown,
sits down with Bradley Jackson live
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{\an8}to discuss Brown's accusations
against Mitch Kessler.
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{\an8}A no-holds-barred interview
you don't want to miss.
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Only on The Morning Show.
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Mia.
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Bradley's still doing the interview,
but let's prepare our contingency plan.
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Fred is like a ticking bomb right now.
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- What?
- She's here.
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- She's here. Great.
- Wait, who's here?
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It's the investigator that
the network hired from Stern and Young.
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Can't we delay that?
This week is already insane.
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It's optics. We can't wait.
Look, it's gonna be fine.
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We just need to be careful.
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More is gonna come out about Mitch.
That is inevitable.
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And we need to have each other's backs
so we can survive,
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then we will right the ship.
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We need to... protect that.
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Protect the show.
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Yes. "Protect the show." Thank you.
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My name is Vicki Manderly.
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I'm from Stern and Young,
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and I'm going to be heading up
the investigation on Mitch Kessler.
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I will be having private conversations
with you all, individually.
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I don't want you to feel scared or anxious
about any of this, okay?
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We're just talking.
It is all confidential. You are safe.
354
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I'm only here to try and understand
the culture at The Morning Show
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that allowed Mitch Kessler's
inappropriate behavior to go unchecked.
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We want to find out
where the blind spots are.
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So we can work together
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to make this a safe,
highly-functioning workplace for everyone.
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So whatever you can do
to help facilitate this process
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would be greatly appreciated.
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You got it, Vicki. We're here to help,
so... whatever you need.
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The fact that he actually screwed around
with people on the show?
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I mean, yes, there was gossip,
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but I never let myself believe
that it was actually true.
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What about now, post Mitch?
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Do you think this is an environment
that condones sexual misconduct,
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inappropriate sexual relationships?
368
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Do you know of any misconduct?
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No, God, no. No, not at all. None.
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{\an8}They actually did a good thing for once
and hired a conservative.
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00:21:34,014 --> 00:21:36,809
{\an8}But now, of course, they're just using her
to push their agenda.
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{\an8}How?
She just stated that she had an abortion.
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{\an8}They're sending the message
that Planned Parenthood
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{\an8}and other organizations
that are funded by our government...
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They're completely missing the point.
She's not a conservative or a liberal.
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00:21:47,403 --> 00:21:50,114
No. No, she's a performance artist.
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00:21:50,197 --> 00:21:53,617
It's like watching somebody burn
the American flag every single morning.
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But less political and more controversial.
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I know. Isn't it great?
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00:22:00,124 --> 00:22:04,253
Well, yeah, if you think
watching a star explode into a supernova
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and leave a black hole in its place
is great.
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- I do.
- Well, yeah, of course you do.
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You get me, don't you? I love that.
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Hey, hey.
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00:22:24,774 --> 00:22:25,900
Claire, wait, wait.
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00:22:25,983 --> 00:22:30,154
- What?
- Did I do those things to you?
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00:22:30,738 --> 00:22:31,822
What things?
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00:22:32,948 --> 00:22:36,827
You know, those... Like what Mitch did.
Did I do that to you?
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00:22:36,911 --> 00:22:37,953
Oh, God.
390
00:22:38,037 --> 00:22:43,042
You think because you're older than me
and technically my superior at work,
391
00:22:43,125 --> 00:22:46,837
I can't have decided to fuck you
without being taken advantage of?
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00:22:47,338 --> 00:22:49,381
What, because you're the big,
powerful weatherman,
393
00:22:49,465 --> 00:22:51,425
I lose all agency in my sexual choices?
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00:22:51,509 --> 00:22:52,885
I don't know.
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00:22:55,262 --> 00:22:59,350
I mean,
I know what I feel when I'm with you.
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I know what I feel
when it's just you and me.
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I don't need anything but you, so...
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- Are you answering your own question?
- I'm not.
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00:23:10,528 --> 00:23:13,656
Claire, the investigator kept talking
about power imbalances
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and inequitable sexual dynamics.
401
00:23:15,533 --> 00:23:17,368
- That's this... That's us.
- Yanko, darling.
402
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:22,832
My family could buy and sell you
and your entire family tree
403
00:23:22,915 --> 00:23:24,708
a dozen times over.
404
00:23:24,792 --> 00:23:26,794
My father has nothing to do with UBA,
405
00:23:26,877 --> 00:23:29,296
but he could still have you fired
with one phone call.
406
00:23:30,214 --> 00:23:32,109
If there's a power imbalance
in this relationship,
407
00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:35,094
it's the one I have over you.
408
00:23:42,685 --> 00:23:45,729
And I don't plan to stop
taking advantage of you anytime soon,
409
00:23:45,813 --> 00:23:49,942
so you better find another outlet
for this bullshit you're peddling.
410
00:23:51,777 --> 00:23:53,112
Okay.
411
00:23:53,195 --> 00:23:54,822
It's just you and me, okay?
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
413
00:24:08,753 --> 00:24:10,087
And when we come back,
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00:24:10,171 --> 00:24:15,551
W Magazine accessories director of
our favorite sunglass guru, Delilah Frye,
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shows us
the hottest new trends for summer.
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00:24:18,179 --> 00:24:21,640
{\an8}I am so excited for that.
I moved here, and I forgot my sunglasses.
417
00:24:21,724 --> 00:24:23,559
{\an8}-What were you thinking?
- I don't know.
418
00:24:23,642 --> 00:24:25,936
{\an8}Don't worry.
Delilah's gonna take care of that for you.
419
00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:27,104
{\an8}Well, I can't wait.
420
00:24:27,188 --> 00:24:30,357
{\an8}And later in the hour,
Alison and I will sit down with the author
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{\an8}of the newest "ya" sensation.
422
00:24:36,155 --> 00:24:39,909
{\an8}Excuse me. I meant to say "YA sensation."
423
00:24:41,076 --> 00:24:42,244
{\an8}Okay there, Bradley?
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00:24:42,328 --> 00:24:44,497
{\an8}I know I'm "ya."
425
00:24:44,580 --> 00:24:48,084
{\an8}I'm okay, but I'm sorry
'cause I'm so tired right now,
426
00:24:48,167 --> 00:24:49,376
I can barely see straight.
427
00:24:49,460 --> 00:24:50,669
All right, we're a mess.
428
00:24:50,753 --> 00:24:54,006
{\an8}We need to sleep tonight so we can pull it
together for Kelly Clarkson tomorrow.
429
00:24:54,090 --> 00:24:56,300
{\an8}Oh, my gosh, Kelly is going to be here.
430
00:24:56,383 --> 00:24:58,844
{\an8}-What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
- That's right.
431
00:24:58,928 --> 00:25:01,097
{\an8}-I'm the biggest Kelly Clarkson fan.
- I know you are.
432
00:25:01,180 --> 00:25:03,766
- I'm probably not gonna sleep tonight.
- You need to sleep.
433
00:25:03,849 --> 00:25:06,644
We'll cover your sleepy eyes
with Delilah's sunglasses.
434
00:25:06,727 --> 00:25:07,937
She'll take care of that.
435
00:25:08,020 --> 00:25:09,939
Her summer styles are up next.
436
00:25:10,022 --> 00:25:14,068
And later, Alison and I are going to talk
to Allegra Jameson about her new book.
437
00:25:14,151 --> 00:25:16,195
{\an8}So don't go away.
438
00:25:16,278 --> 00:25:19,240
- My body, my choice!
- Abortion stops a beating heart.
439
00:25:19,323 --> 00:25:21,617
Oh, my God, this isn't going away, is it?
440
00:25:21,700 --> 00:25:25,830
Two news cycles and counting.
The moon landing only gets one in 2019.
441
00:25:26,205 --> 00:25:28,499
She'll be the death of us all.
Or at least Alex and Chip.
442
00:25:28,582 --> 00:25:30,418
Over my dead body.
443
00:25:30,501 --> 00:25:32,795
Actually, nobody up there
would even notice my dead body.
444
00:25:32,878 --> 00:25:36,257
They'd just have to step over
my rotting corpse to do the show.
445
00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:39,427
This place runs on human sacrifice.
We'll all end up on the altar eventually.
446
00:25:43,472 --> 00:25:48,227
No. No, I never saw or heard anything.
447
00:25:49,770 --> 00:25:51,939
Why? Did someone say that I did?
448
00:25:52,022 --> 00:25:54,984
I never slept with him.
That Page Six article was bullshit.
449
00:25:55,067 --> 00:25:59,947
Mitch was a flirt, pretty good one.
I am too, to be fair. So is Alex.
450
00:26:00,030 --> 00:26:02,616
I've only been here about 18 months,
451
00:26:02,700 --> 00:26:04,928
so I'm probably not the best person
to speak to the culture
452
00:26:04,952 --> 00:26:06,954
over a long period of time,
453
00:26:07,037 --> 00:26:10,583
but everything I've observed
has been aboveboard.
454
00:26:10,666 --> 00:26:14,253
Honestly, I liked having him around.
He was fun. I miss him.
455
00:26:15,671 --> 00:26:18,883
Next, we have an inspiring story
coming out of Mississippi,
456
00:26:18,966 --> 00:26:21,086
where high school girls
are walking out of class today
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to show their support for Bradley Jackson,
the new coanchor of The Morning Show,
458
00:26:25,222 --> 00:26:27,433
after the governor
tried to reintroduce legislation
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{\an8}that would ban abortions after six weeks.
460
00:26:29,769 --> 00:26:33,314
{\an8}This action comes after a controversial
comment he made earlier this week
461
00:26:33,397 --> 00:26:37,234
{\an8}calling The Morning Show's Bradley Jackson
"a dangerous threat to America."
462
00:26:37,318 --> 00:26:40,529
{\an8}Mississippi already has some of
the nation's strictest abortion laws.
463
00:26:40,613 --> 00:26:44,200
{\an8}In southern parts of the state,
walkouts have lasted nearly six hours,
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which represents
how long it would take a student
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to drive to the state's
only remaining abortion clinic.
466
00:26:49,079 --> 00:26:50,790
This footage is remarkable.
467
00:26:50,873 --> 00:26:52,708
The power of social media on display.
468
00:26:52,792 --> 00:26:54,627
Not to mention Bradley Jackson.
469
00:26:54,710 --> 00:26:58,214
Her comment has lit a fire
under the abortion debate nationwide.
470
00:26:58,297 --> 00:27:01,967
And the governor's attempt to use Jackson
as a lightning rod to push his agenda
471
00:27:02,051 --> 00:27:03,636
appears to have backfired.
472
00:27:03,719 --> 00:27:04,720
I agree.
473
00:27:04,804 --> 00:27:08,557
I'd also argue that these walkouts
go beyond just the abortion bill.
474
00:27:08,641 --> 00:27:11,435
They're happening because people
heard Bradley's story and thought,
475
00:27:11,519 --> 00:27:12,561
"That could be me.
476
00:27:12,645 --> 00:27:16,148
And I want to make my own choice
about my future like she did."
477
00:27:16,232 --> 00:27:18,734
Okay, we're now getting word
from our source on the ground
478
00:27:18,818 --> 00:27:20,778
that a staggering 37 school...
479
00:27:32,832 --> 00:27:34,333
Stand by, three. Take it, three.
480
00:27:53,185 --> 00:27:54,979
Come on.
Bradley Jackson, get on over here.
481
00:27:55,062 --> 00:27:57,898
- Oh, my God, me?
- Go, yes. Go, go.
482
00:27:57,982 --> 00:27:59,942
Okay. Coming.
483
00:28:00,860 --> 00:28:03,737
{\an8}All right, girl, I know
that it has been a crazy week.
484
00:28:03,821 --> 00:28:05,239
{\an8}-Oh, my gosh.
- All right?
485
00:28:05,322 --> 00:28:08,200
{\an8}But you are a truth teller,
Bradley Jackson.
486
00:28:08,284 --> 00:28:11,078
{\an8}You're honest,
I love you, and I stand with you.
487
00:28:11,162 --> 00:28:13,038
All right, come on. Dance with me.
488
00:28:27,261 --> 00:28:29,263
We've been growing steadily all week,
489
00:28:29,346 --> 00:28:31,223
especially in the 18-to-34 demo,
490
00:28:31,307 --> 00:28:33,851
which is hitting live numbers
we haven't seen in years.
491
00:28:47,156 --> 00:28:48,741
{\an8}Kelly Clarkson, everybody!
492
00:28:49,784 --> 00:28:53,245
{\an8}Thank you so much for being here.
You made my day.
493
00:28:54,079 --> 00:28:55,956
Thank you, everyone.
That's our show for today.
494
00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:57,792
Stay tuned for The Twist.
495
00:28:58,417 --> 00:28:59,835
The culture is fine.
496
00:29:00,294 --> 00:29:02,880
And as for Mitch, everyone loved him here.
497
00:29:03,798 --> 00:29:07,343
He lit up the room.
He made everyone feel like family.
498
00:29:07,676 --> 00:29:10,888
Well, I don't have a whole ton
to say about Mitch.
499
00:29:11,847 --> 00:29:14,141
He was the king of the world,
and he knew it.
500
00:29:14,558 --> 00:29:19,897
I saw the way he talked to people,
how he hugged women hello.
501
00:29:19,980 --> 00:29:22,191
Yeah, he just thought
he's pretty untouchable.
502
00:29:28,447 --> 00:29:32,159
There she is.
Kelly Clarkson's truth teller.
503
00:29:33,244 --> 00:29:36,497
This is all just so weird.
Why are you here?
504
00:29:36,831 --> 00:29:40,292
I've got a meeting with Fred upstairs.
I just wanted to stop in and say hello.
505
00:29:41,460 --> 00:29:44,547
You going to join the chorus of people
telling me to keep behaving myself?
506
00:29:45,005 --> 00:29:46,340
Have you met me?
507
00:29:47,675 --> 00:29:49,218
Yes, I have.
508
00:29:49,301 --> 00:29:51,303
You know you're killing this, right?
509
00:29:51,387 --> 00:29:52,388
Am I?
510
00:29:53,264 --> 00:29:54,432
I don't know.
511
00:29:55,558 --> 00:29:58,602
Right now I'm just prepping
for this Ashley interview tomorrow.
512
00:30:02,690 --> 00:30:05,526
God, is it ever strange
being in his old dressing room?
513
00:30:06,068 --> 00:30:10,448
I hardly have a chance to get used to it,
but... yeah, sometimes it's weird.
514
00:30:11,866 --> 00:30:14,285
I wonder what happened in here
on a regular basis.
515
00:30:16,579 --> 00:30:18,914
Yeah, I wonder that.
516
00:30:21,208 --> 00:30:25,796
Between us, I also wonder who knew.
517
00:30:31,135 --> 00:30:33,137
All right, I'll leave you to it.
518
00:30:47,818 --> 00:30:48,819
Come in.
519
00:30:51,781 --> 00:30:54,033
Hey, you got a minute?
520
00:30:54,492 --> 00:30:55,493
Sure.
521
00:30:56,786 --> 00:31:00,748
- I just wanted to say that...
- Oh, God, I'm fine.
522
00:31:01,290 --> 00:31:02,708
You don't have to do this.
523
00:31:02,792 --> 00:31:04,960
I literally didn't do anything yet.
524
00:31:05,878 --> 00:31:07,797
We've known each other long enough, Chip.
525
00:31:08,214 --> 00:31:09,381
I know you know me.
526
00:31:10,466 --> 00:31:13,010
Kelly Clarkson likes Bradley
more than she likes me.
527
00:31:13,094 --> 00:31:14,386
I'm gonna live.
528
00:31:16,305 --> 00:31:19,934
You know, obviously she's new.
She created a stir this week.
529
00:31:20,017 --> 00:31:23,145
- It's gonna die down soon.
- Why? We don't want it to die down.
530
00:31:23,229 --> 00:31:24,480
It's great.
531
00:31:26,565 --> 00:31:29,902
I mean, I made her, right?
532
00:31:29,985 --> 00:31:31,153
Yeah.
533
00:31:31,237 --> 00:31:35,074
I'm her Dr. Frankenstein.
She's my monster.
534
00:31:35,866 --> 00:31:40,037
And if I'm being honest,
she's actually exceeding my expectations.
535
00:31:40,121 --> 00:31:42,873
And listen, would I like a little credit?
536
00:31:43,833 --> 00:31:44,834
Sure.
537
00:31:45,251 --> 00:31:47,729
But that's also not surprising,
'cause people are disappointing,
538
00:31:47,753 --> 00:31:50,506
and you just can't let it get to you.
539
00:31:52,925 --> 00:31:56,220
Well, that is... I'm really proud of you.
540
00:31:56,303 --> 00:31:58,973
Oh, my God, stop.
541
00:31:59,056 --> 00:32:01,267
- What?
- It's embarrassing.
542
00:32:01,350 --> 00:32:04,270
You really don't do sincere emotion well.
It's kind of painful.
543
00:32:04,353 --> 00:32:06,564
Okay. All true.
544
00:32:06,647 --> 00:32:07,815
Yeah.
545
00:32:07,898 --> 00:32:09,108
Still, I'm...
546
00:32:10,734 --> 00:32:11,944
proud of you.
547
00:32:15,239 --> 00:32:16,490
Thank you.
548
00:32:19,034 --> 00:32:21,954
There's one little thing
I do want to run by you.
549
00:32:22,955 --> 00:32:23,956
Go on.
550
00:32:24,039 --> 00:32:25,499
New York Magazine called.
551
00:32:26,208 --> 00:32:30,004
Maggie Brener
wants to do a feature piece on Bradley.
552
00:32:33,549 --> 00:32:34,675
Maggie Brener?
553
00:32:39,346 --> 00:32:42,391
That's good. That's good.
554
00:32:45,436 --> 00:32:48,272
It really takes the focus
off Mitch being gone, huh?
555
00:32:50,483 --> 00:32:51,901
- Yeah, that's true.
- Yeah.
556
00:32:51,984 --> 00:32:53,611
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
557
00:32:59,033 --> 00:33:00,201
Well, okay.
558
00:33:17,093 --> 00:33:18,469
So, he seduced you?
559
00:33:19,011 --> 00:33:21,097
It did not feel that way at the time.
560
00:33:23,265 --> 00:33:25,684
We had this easy working relationship
561
00:33:25,768 --> 00:33:27,746
where we could
almost finish each other's sentences.
562
00:33:27,770 --> 00:33:29,230
He could read my mind.
563
00:33:31,190 --> 00:33:33,400
It became very attractive.
564
00:33:35,194 --> 00:33:37,863
And then he started
to talk about his marital issues.
565
00:33:38,572 --> 00:33:41,992
He and his wife fought all the time.
It was hard raising kids.
566
00:33:42,076 --> 00:33:43,911
They never had sex. On and on.
567
00:33:45,204 --> 00:33:47,081
Mitch was genuinely lonely.
568
00:33:48,124 --> 00:33:49,333
So was I.
569
00:33:50,626 --> 00:33:52,920
Our world was this job.
570
00:33:56,257 --> 00:33:57,466
And he let me in.
571
00:33:59,176 --> 00:34:04,056
He created this intimacy
where I felt seen.
572
00:34:06,142 --> 00:34:10,688
Respected.
I admired him so much. He knew it.
573
00:34:11,689 --> 00:34:13,315
He knew it. And then...
574
00:34:16,068 --> 00:34:20,114
we didn't sleep together
until right before the election.
575
00:34:22,491 --> 00:34:23,784
How long did it last?
576
00:34:23,868 --> 00:34:26,245
The affair? About a year.
577
00:34:27,872 --> 00:34:30,791
- And which one of you...
- Me. I ended it.
578
00:34:31,876 --> 00:34:32,877
Why?
579
00:34:34,044 --> 00:34:35,504
It got too complicated.
580
00:34:37,089 --> 00:34:38,674
And what about after?
581
00:34:39,175 --> 00:34:41,719
- "After?"
- After you broke up with him.
582
00:34:42,219 --> 00:34:46,390
What was it like for you?
Were there any repercussions?
583
00:34:46,474 --> 00:34:49,435
No. Not at all.
We were perfectly professional.
584
00:34:50,728 --> 00:34:52,480
This is a lot to carry with you.
585
00:34:53,314 --> 00:34:55,357
I understand
why you decided to tell the Times.
586
00:34:55,983 --> 00:34:57,193
What? No.
587
00:34:57,777 --> 00:34:59,737
No. I did not leak it to the Times.
588
00:34:59,820 --> 00:35:03,657
Oh. You didn't? Oh, I'm sorry. I just...
589
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,328
Since you made the complaint to HR
a week before his termination,
590
00:35:07,411 --> 00:35:09,431
the one that the network
was investigating, I assumed...
591
00:35:09,455 --> 00:35:12,792
I made a complaint 'cause I couldn't stand
watching Mitch report on Me Too anymore
592
00:35:12,875 --> 00:35:15,711
with that empathetic, dad-next-door smile.
593
00:35:15,795 --> 00:35:17,338
That had to end.
594
00:35:18,005 --> 00:35:21,592
But it was never my intention
that he get fired.
595
00:35:23,594 --> 00:35:27,598
I won't get into specifics over the phone,
but, so far, you're safe.
596
00:35:27,681 --> 00:35:29,891
Nobody's implicated the show
or the network yet.
597
00:35:29,974 --> 00:35:30,976
Just Mitch.
598
00:35:31,060 --> 00:35:33,436
Okay, good. What's the next move?
599
00:35:33,521 --> 00:35:35,523
I conduct my investigation.
Talk to everyone.
600
00:35:35,606 --> 00:35:38,608
Find out where you're vulnerable.
You're not out of the woods yet.
601
00:35:38,692 --> 00:35:40,694
All right. Keep me posted.
602
00:35:47,243 --> 00:35:52,331
{\an8}Tomorrow. Bradley Jackson's live sit-down
with former TMS staffer Ashley Brown.
603
00:35:52,414 --> 00:35:55,543
{\an8}The painful truth
about the Mitch Kessler no one knew.
604
00:35:55,626 --> 00:35:57,795
The interview
everyone will be talking about.
605
00:35:57,878 --> 00:35:59,170
Only on The Morning Show.
606
00:36:00,089 --> 00:36:03,342
Well, shit. That feels
sort of incongruous, doesn't it?
607
00:36:03,426 --> 00:36:04,802
What? What's incongruous?
608
00:36:04,885 --> 00:36:07,054
What they're selling
and what we're prepping.
609
00:36:07,805 --> 00:36:10,516
No. Marketing is doing their job.
We need eyeballs.
610
00:36:10,599 --> 00:36:12,810
I just hope
we don't disappoint a lot of eyeballs.
611
00:36:12,893 --> 00:36:14,395
This thing could backfire on us.
612
00:36:14,478 --> 00:36:17,064
This is a strong interview, Bradley.
Ashley is ready.
613
00:36:17,148 --> 00:36:18,983
Which is not something
I could say a week ago.
614
00:36:19,066 --> 00:36:20,526
We have done good work.
615
00:36:20,609 --> 00:36:22,069
Yeah. I guess so.
616
00:36:22,153 --> 00:36:25,781
I just can't help but feel like
it's a little bit safe.
617
00:36:25,865 --> 00:36:27,783
"Safe"? What are you... It's not "safe."
618
00:36:27,867 --> 00:36:30,035
Yeah. Safe. Soft.
619
00:36:30,119 --> 00:36:33,205
Ashley and Mitch
have this flirtatious workplace dynamic.
620
00:36:33,664 --> 00:36:35,374
Mitch pushes it too far.
621
00:36:35,458 --> 00:36:37,460
It never crosses the line,
622
00:36:37,543 --> 00:36:40,337
but Ashley feels all this pressure,
and she quits.
623
00:36:40,421 --> 00:36:42,798
- That's it?
- Yeah, that's not nothing.
624
00:36:42,882 --> 00:36:44,884
No, it's not nothing. It's awful.
625
00:36:44,967 --> 00:36:48,554
And I give her so much credit
for coming back on the show.
626
00:36:48,637 --> 00:36:52,433
I just can't help but feel
like I'm pushing someone else's agenda.
627
00:36:52,516 --> 00:36:56,187
No. You're helping to tell Ashley's story.
Her truth.
628
00:36:56,270 --> 00:36:57,980
Well, it's a truth.
629
00:36:58,063 --> 00:37:00,983
It's a truth that's been poked
and prodded and vetted
630
00:37:01,066 --> 00:37:05,279
by rooms full of lawyers and executives
and crisis management specialists,
631
00:37:05,362 --> 00:37:08,157
all trying to minimize the damage
to the network.
632
00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:11,702
And, you know,
UBA's exposure here is very low.
633
00:37:11,786 --> 00:37:14,473
Otherwise they would never let this
interview happen. You and I know that.
634
00:37:14,497 --> 00:37:15,498
Okay, okay.
635
00:37:15,581 --> 00:37:18,459
It's like the illusion of transparency
without any of the actual risk.
636
00:37:18,542 --> 00:37:21,295
Okay, fine. You're not wrong.
UBA is a business. Right?
637
00:37:21,378 --> 00:37:23,732
They're not gonna stab themselves
in the face for the greater good.
638
00:37:23,756 --> 00:37:24,757
Right.
639
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,384
But it doesn't mean this interview
isn't important.
640
00:37:27,468 --> 00:37:29,136
Ashley's experience is common.
641
00:37:29,220 --> 00:37:34,100
It's sexual misconduct
at an insidiously routine level.
642
00:37:34,183 --> 00:37:35,226
That shit matters.
643
00:37:36,102 --> 00:37:37,394
It's relatable.
644
00:37:37,478 --> 00:37:39,522
It's gonna mean something to our audience.
645
00:37:41,899 --> 00:37:43,192
Okay.
646
00:37:43,275 --> 00:37:46,195
- I hope you're right.
- No, look. I'm totally right.
647
00:37:46,612 --> 00:37:49,824
Look, you had a long week.
It's been a bumpy ride.
648
00:37:50,950 --> 00:37:51,951
But you've done great.
649
00:37:52,034 --> 00:37:55,538
You're coming out of this strong as shit,
so let's just focus.
650
00:37:55,621 --> 00:37:57,289
Bring this one home. Okay?
651
00:37:57,373 --> 00:37:58,374
Okay.
652
00:37:59,083 --> 00:38:00,167
I hear you.
653
00:38:22,523 --> 00:38:24,024
Let's go right to camera two.
654
00:38:24,567 --> 00:38:26,610
- So, just, no jib.
- Yeah.
655
00:38:27,027 --> 00:38:28,904
- I'm fine with that.
- Hi, everybody.
656
00:38:28,988 --> 00:38:32,283
Wow. TGIF, am I right? What a week!
657
00:38:32,366 --> 00:38:33,951
Look who it is. It's Cory.
658
00:38:34,034 --> 00:38:36,704
Big, big day.
I wanted to catch the show live.
659
00:38:36,787 --> 00:38:38,664
- How are you doing?
- Oh, yeah. Welcome.
660
00:38:38,747 --> 00:38:40,124
- Thank you.
- Yes.
661
00:38:41,709 --> 00:38:43,002
Did you know he was coming?
662
00:38:43,085 --> 00:38:44,170
No fucking clue.
663
00:38:45,963 --> 00:38:49,258
{\an8}And when we come back,
I sit down with Ashley Brown,
664
00:38:49,341 --> 00:38:52,762
{\an8}a former Morning Show staffer
with an emotional story to tell
665
00:38:52,845 --> 00:38:55,765
{\an8}about her experiences with Mitch Kessler.
666
00:38:55,848 --> 00:38:56,849
{\an8}Stay with us.
667
00:38:58,184 --> 00:39:00,603
And we're out. Back in two minutes.
668
00:39:01,645 --> 00:39:03,397
All right. Here I go.
669
00:39:03,481 --> 00:39:07,443
Hey. You're going to be great.
You're ready.
670
00:39:07,860 --> 00:39:09,945
Just stick to the script, okay?
671
00:39:10,029 --> 00:39:12,615
And just remember,
I'm with you the whole time.
672
00:39:12,948 --> 00:39:13,991
- Okay.
- Okay?
673
00:39:14,074 --> 00:39:15,576
- Thanks, Alex.
- Yeah.
674
00:39:22,416 --> 00:39:23,709
We're back in 30.
675
00:39:37,139 --> 00:39:38,432
Hi, Ashley.
676
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:41,435
Bradley Jackson. So nice to meet you.
677
00:39:41,519 --> 00:39:43,938
I'm so nervous.
I hope my mike doesn't pick it up.
678
00:39:44,021 --> 00:39:46,357
Oh, it's gonna be okay.
We're in this together.
679
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:47,775
- Okay.
- All right?
680
00:39:47,858 --> 00:39:49,360
You want to take a seat?
681
00:39:50,903 --> 00:39:56,158
And we're back in four, three, two...
682
00:39:56,575 --> 00:39:57,743
Cue her.
683
00:40:00,830 --> 00:40:03,416
{\an8}So, by this point, you were working
in the audio department.
684
00:40:03,499 --> 00:40:07,336
{\an8}Yeah.
So, I was the person who miked everyone.
685
00:40:07,420 --> 00:40:09,547
{\an8}It's a quick but intimate job.
686
00:40:10,089 --> 00:40:12,466
{\an8}So, of course
I was around Mitch every day.
687
00:40:12,550 --> 00:40:17,388
{\an8}And he liked to tease me when
I would slide the mike down his shirt.
688
00:40:18,055 --> 00:40:19,807
{\an8}You know, flirty stuff.
689
00:40:19,890 --> 00:40:23,602
{\an8}And I guess I thought he was fun...
690
00:40:24,687 --> 00:40:27,815
{\an8}and I liked the attention
from the star of the show.
691
00:40:28,482 --> 00:40:30,609
{\an8}If I'm honest, I flirted back.
692
00:40:31,402 --> 00:40:35,114
{\an8}But I never intended for it
to take the turn that it did.
693
00:40:35,906 --> 00:40:37,324
{\an8}And when did that happen?
694
00:40:38,868 --> 00:40:41,162
{\an8}I'm... sorry. This is all just...
695
00:40:41,245 --> 00:40:43,622
{\an8}It's okay. Take your time, Ashley.
696
00:40:47,877 --> 00:40:52,298
It was 2009,
and there was a big production meeting.
697
00:40:52,381 --> 00:40:53,674
Everyone was there.
698
00:40:54,508 --> 00:40:58,637
I wound up sitting next to Mitch,
which... he made sure of.
699
00:40:59,138 --> 00:41:00,806
And he sat down next to me.
700
00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:03,517
So, we were all in this meeting,
701
00:41:03,601 --> 00:41:07,938
and I felt a hand on my thigh,
under the table...
702
00:41:09,398 --> 00:41:10,566
and it was him.
703
00:41:11,358 --> 00:41:12,985
His hand lingered there.
704
00:41:14,069 --> 00:41:17,656
Then I felt him squeeze my thigh
in a way that felt...
705
00:41:19,241 --> 00:41:21,911
Loaded. Sexual.
706
00:41:22,453 --> 00:41:25,164
And what was going through your head
when that happened?
707
00:41:26,665 --> 00:41:30,753
{\an8}If I'm honest with myself,
it was exciting.
708
00:41:31,962 --> 00:41:33,214
{\an8}Really exciting.
709
00:41:34,548 --> 00:41:39,428
But also shocking and overwhelming.
710
00:41:40,221 --> 00:41:41,263
Confusing.
711
00:41:42,223 --> 00:41:44,100
How did you react in the moment?
712
00:41:44,767 --> 00:41:47,478
I didn't. I should have.
713
00:41:48,562 --> 00:41:52,608
But it all happened so fast,
and it was so public.
714
00:41:53,192 --> 00:41:56,320
I didn't have time to think,
and so I did nothing.
715
00:41:57,947 --> 00:41:59,615
And that opened a door.
716
00:41:59,990 --> 00:42:06,038
And that flirty thing that we had,
it increased.
717
00:42:06,664 --> 00:42:12,294
{\an8}A lot. And it became... consuming.
718
00:42:13,337 --> 00:42:16,173
{\an8}"Consuming"? Describe what you mean.
719
00:42:17,508 --> 00:42:19,510
{\an8}I couldn't focus on my job.
720
00:42:20,177 --> 00:42:26,058
{\an8}All I could think about was what sexual
innuendo Mitch would throw my way.
721
00:42:26,142 --> 00:42:30,354
{\an8}And... I knew what he wanted.
722
00:42:31,313 --> 00:42:37,528
{\an8}There was a question in my head of,
"Should I give it to him?"
723
00:42:38,070 --> 00:42:40,281
{\an8}Or what would happen if you didn't?
724
00:42:40,698 --> 00:42:43,492
{\an8}Yeah. That crossed my mind.
725
00:42:44,493 --> 00:42:47,997
But I never did. But I was still scared.
726
00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:54,712
I felt like my entire career
was in the hands of this one person.
727
00:42:55,796 --> 00:43:00,843
I was very confused.
I didn't know how I felt about anything.
728
00:43:01,802 --> 00:43:05,973
And eventually it just became too much.
729
00:43:07,141 --> 00:43:08,726
And so I quit.
730
00:43:11,771 --> 00:43:16,484
Did you ever open up to anyone,
tell them what you were going through?
731
00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:20,571
{\an8}No, I didn't.
732
00:43:22,031 --> 00:43:23,657
{\an8}Did you report to HR?
733
00:43:25,117 --> 00:43:26,744
{\an8}About Mitch? No.
734
00:43:29,622 --> 00:43:30,706
Why didn't you?
735
00:43:33,250 --> 00:43:37,046
I guess I just... felt embarrassed.
736
00:43:39,965 --> 00:43:42,551
I didn't want Mitch to know
that I was complaining.
737
00:43:46,055 --> 00:43:49,975
So you felt
it would somehow get back to Mitch.
738
00:43:52,061 --> 00:43:53,562
No, I...
739
00:43:57,858 --> 00:43:59,819
Wait. That question wasn't vetted.
740
00:44:01,028 --> 00:44:02,530
I guess that...
741
00:44:03,531 --> 00:44:06,325
- Where are you going with this, Bradley?
- It's okay, Ashley.
742
00:44:07,409 --> 00:44:11,163
I know it's uncomfortable being back here
with all the people you used to work with
743
00:44:11,247 --> 00:44:12,873
in the studio and...
744
00:44:13,541 --> 00:44:15,418
I guess what I'm asking is:
745
00:44:15,501 --> 00:44:20,506
Was there something about the culture
at this network, at this show,
746
00:44:20,589 --> 00:44:23,551
that made it feel impossible to complain?
747
00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:25,928
No.
748
00:44:26,011 --> 00:44:27,388
What the hell is she doing?
749
00:44:29,682 --> 00:44:30,891
No, I...
750
00:44:31,559 --> 00:44:36,105
I didn't say anything
because I didn't want anyone to know.
751
00:44:38,065 --> 00:44:39,358
Know what?
752
00:44:43,112 --> 00:44:45,156
People had to know
Mitch was flirting with you.
753
00:44:45,239 --> 00:44:46,866
You said he did it publicly.
754
00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:57,334
I'm not talking about flirting.
I'm talking about what happened.
755
00:45:00,588 --> 00:45:02,089
Did she hint at this during prep?
756
00:45:02,173 --> 00:45:04,592
- No. She never...
- Tell her to stop.
757
00:45:04,675 --> 00:45:08,471
- Bradley.
- Mia. Don't stop her.
758
00:45:13,851 --> 00:45:14,894
Ashley, I'm here.
759
00:45:16,103 --> 00:45:17,104
You're safe.
760
00:45:17,188 --> 00:45:20,274
I don't want you to say anything
that you don't feel comfortable saying.
761
00:45:22,902 --> 00:45:24,820
- Bradley.
- But the truth matters.
762
00:45:24,904 --> 00:45:25,988
Pull it back.
763
00:45:26,071 --> 00:45:28,866
Sometimes it's the only weapon
that we have
764
00:45:28,949 --> 00:45:31,410
against the powerful men
who are trying to shut us up.
765
00:45:31,494 --> 00:45:33,954
Bradley, stop this right now.
766
00:45:34,038 --> 00:45:39,001
And your truth, Ashley.
Your truth could help so many other women.
767
00:45:40,878 --> 00:45:42,254
Fred is on the phone.
768
00:45:53,766 --> 00:45:57,686
{\an8}Mitch and I did cross the line...
769
00:45:59,939 --> 00:46:01,232
{\an8}a few times.
770
00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:04,944
{\an8}In his dressing room.
771
00:46:08,781 --> 00:46:12,493
{\an8}He would call me in.
We would start kissing.
772
00:46:13,911 --> 00:46:15,704
{\an8}I would give him oral sex.
773
00:46:25,464 --> 00:46:28,592
He never forced me, ever.
774
00:46:30,177 --> 00:46:31,512
But I guess I...
775
00:46:33,305 --> 00:46:34,515
I still just...
776
00:46:36,767 --> 00:46:40,980
didn't really know
how not to go through with it.
777
00:46:43,816 --> 00:46:46,485
And I never told anybody, but...
778
00:46:48,028 --> 00:46:49,321
everybody knew.
779
00:46:50,489 --> 00:46:51,740
He's not picking up.
780
00:46:52,199 --> 00:46:53,200
Fuck!
781
00:46:53,284 --> 00:46:54,702
I could feel it.
782
00:46:55,744 --> 00:46:57,037
I could feel...
783
00:46:58,747 --> 00:47:04,628
these people that I... respected
looking at me different.
784
00:47:06,088 --> 00:47:07,506
Losing respect for me.
785
00:47:08,507 --> 00:47:10,301
That must've been so hard for you.
786
00:47:10,718 --> 00:47:11,761
It was.
787
00:47:16,056 --> 00:47:21,228
I felt like I was...
watching myself from the outside.
788
00:47:22,605 --> 00:47:26,066
And I saw myself
the way everyone else saw me.
789
00:47:26,150 --> 00:47:31,822
This... slut sleeping with Mitch
to help her career.
790
00:47:33,449 --> 00:47:36,869
And I didn't... know who that person was.
791
00:47:37,870 --> 00:47:42,666
I didn't recognize myself.
And he did that to me.
792
00:47:43,417 --> 00:47:44,877
He branded me.
793
00:47:45,336 --> 00:47:49,215
He stole my confidence, my self-worth.
794
00:47:51,467 --> 00:47:53,636
And then I was... drowning,
795
00:47:53,719 --> 00:47:56,430
and there was no one
to throw me a lifeline.
796
00:47:56,514 --> 00:47:57,723
No one.
797
00:48:00,142 --> 00:48:03,521
I was alone. So alone.
798
00:48:05,397 --> 00:48:07,733
Surrounded by people, but...
799
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:10,027
Isolated.
800
00:48:15,866 --> 00:48:20,204
Thank you so much, Ashley.
Thank you for telling us your truth.
801
00:48:20,955 --> 00:48:23,207
You're an incredibly brave woman.
802
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:29,338
We'll be right back.
803
00:48:33,217 --> 00:48:34,593
And we're out.
804
00:48:38,806 --> 00:48:41,225
Thank you. Can I give you a hug?
805
00:48:47,565 --> 00:48:49,066
Can I get you a tissue?
806
00:48:49,650 --> 00:48:50,776
I'll be right back.
807
00:48:57,575 --> 00:48:59,326
What the fuck was that?
808
00:49:01,287 --> 00:49:03,581
I brought you in. I bet on you.
809
00:49:03,664 --> 00:49:05,374
I dragged you up out of nowhere
810
00:49:05,458 --> 00:49:08,669
and gave you
the opportunity of a fucking lifetime.
811
00:49:09,754 --> 00:49:11,714
What you just did was reckless.
812
00:49:12,381 --> 00:49:14,842
You just put this show
and everyone who works here at risk.
813
00:49:14,925 --> 00:49:16,469
Did you know?
814
00:49:21,766 --> 00:49:22,933
Excuse me?
815
00:49:23,017 --> 00:49:24,393
About Mitch.
816
00:49:25,186 --> 00:49:27,605
About what was going on
in his dressing room.
817
00:49:28,731 --> 00:49:29,774
Did you?
818
00:49:31,275 --> 00:49:32,526
How dare you?
819
00:49:44,747 --> 00:49:49,019
- Excellent interview, Chip. I can't wait for the rest of the show.
- Excellent interview, Chip. I can't wait for the rest of the show.
820
00:49:49,043 --> 00:49:50,669
I'm gonna grab some more tea.