1 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:22,661 - Morning, Mia. - Good morning, Rena. 2 00:03:27,791 --> 00:03:30,544 Well, well, well, America, 3 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:33,755 it's been a wild two weeks for our friends at UBA. 4 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:36,550 Thousands of hacked emails. It's like Christmas everyday. 5 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:40,971 {\an8}I don't know about you, but I live to search ubaleaks.com 6 00:03:40,971 --> 00:03:44,016 {\an8}for my daily drip-drop of their embarrassments. 7 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:52,316 This is one day's worth of our liabilities for the hack? It looks like War and Peace. 8 00:03:52,316 --> 00:03:55,694 Page 85 of the unreleased emails. 9 00:04:07,206 --> 00:04:10,792 Well, Earl. You spoil me. 10 00:04:10,792 --> 00:04:15,130 Just call me Tolstoy. Let me know what you wanna do with that. 11 00:04:27,476 --> 00:04:28,685 You're welcome, Cory. 12 00:04:28,685 --> 00:04:29,770 For what? 13 00:04:30,312 --> 00:04:31,396 Boosting your stock price. 14 00:04:31,396 --> 00:04:33,857 That tends to happen with companies I'm rumored to be acquiring. 15 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:36,276 Well, I'd say it's more than a rumor. 16 00:04:37,402 --> 00:04:39,613 - That's news. - Well, here's more news. 17 00:04:41,073 --> 00:04:44,910 Your original offer works for me. At the price you first pitched. 18 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:46,370 Let's get this done. 19 00:04:48,205 --> 00:04:50,207 - What about your board? - Leave that to me. 20 00:05:01,176 --> 00:05:02,177 Pull the trigger. 21 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:11,061 - Guys, we gotta-- We gotta-- I'm sorry. - Oh! 22 00:05:11,061 --> 00:05:12,396 We gotta rethink these selfies. 23 00:05:12,396 --> 00:05:15,148 Look at-- I don't care what app you're on. You're on Tinder, 24 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:18,026 420 Singles, Kingsnake After Dark. We can't be doing this. 25 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:20,571 {\an8}- Angles, people. This, really? - Yes. Come on. 26 00:05:20,571 --> 00:05:23,615 {\an8}- No one's hot for your under chin. - And why do guys think this works? 27 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:25,576 {\an8}- I don't understand why they-- - I have no idea. 28 00:05:25,576 --> 00:05:27,619 {\an8}Well, Chris how-- how did your husband break through? 29 00:05:28,287 --> 00:05:30,455 {\an8}Not on an app, but you know, it's a long story. 30 00:05:30,455 --> 00:05:32,541 Oh, please, highlights. Give us the highlights. 31 00:05:32,541 --> 00:05:33,625 You got a minute. 32 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:37,337 {\an8}Oh, okay. For you. 33 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:38,797 {\an8}- Yes. - 8:55 version. 34 00:05:38,797 --> 00:05:42,050 {\an8}I'm at my first Olympic trials, and there's a guy. 35 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:45,637 {\an8}He's cute, and he has these eyes. And I'm like, "Don't look at me like that, 36 00:05:45,637 --> 00:05:46,805 {\an8}you're making me nervous." 37 00:05:46,805 --> 00:05:50,058 {\an8}Anyway. He reps my nemesis, who's competing with me for Nike. 38 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,143 Oh, wow. 39 00:05:51,143 --> 00:05:53,520 And they only wanna sign one American in track and field. 40 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,608 {\an8}So, I'm in my hotel room, and I get a surprise delivery. 41 00:05:57,608 --> 00:06:00,736 Tiffany blue dunks in my size. 42 00:06:00,736 --> 00:06:02,070 - Those are sneakers. - Gosh. 43 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:06,658 {\an8}And there's a note with Marcus's number, and it just says, "You're it." 44 00:06:06,658 --> 00:06:07,868 {\an8}Oh, wow. 45 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:09,578 {\an8}- What can I say, the man can close. - And-- 46 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:11,455 {\an8}- That's ex-- So impressive. - Yeah. Yeah. Or-- 47 00:06:11,455 --> 00:06:12,748 {\an8}Or he's just looking to connect. 48 00:06:12,748 --> 00:06:16,376 {\an8}And now it's time to connect you to The Twist right after this break. 49 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:18,921 {\an8}And we're clear. 50 00:06:18,921 --> 00:06:20,422 Cut to commercial. 51 00:06:21,632 --> 00:06:22,674 Great show, everybody. 52 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:23,634 Connect? 53 00:06:23,634 --> 00:06:25,969 - Connect, connect. - I know you mean, like, as people. 54 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:28,138 - You know-- Exactly. Nice segue. - I do. That's very sweet. 55 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:30,182 - We did that. - Moving to The Twist package. 56 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:31,266 - Oh, God. - Here you go. 57 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:32,935 - Thank you, dear. - You were right. 58 00:06:32,935 --> 00:06:34,895 Those dating pics were tragic. 59 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:36,230 I know. 60 00:06:36,230 --> 00:06:38,649 Not everybody can find love in their boss's apartment. 61 00:06:43,278 --> 00:06:44,488 I like that smile. 62 00:06:44,488 --> 00:06:46,823 We just gained another 30,000 on YDA. 63 00:06:46,823 --> 00:06:50,494 Shut up. Who knew getting hacked would put us back on top? 64 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:53,497 Hey, Layla. Post these numbers at the next segment meeting. 65 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:55,290 We could all use the morale boost. 66 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:58,961 - Layla, can you hear me? - Look at Eagle News. 67 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:02,756 {\an8}...missteps of a top talent at UBA, when the real drama 68 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,925 {\an8}- is from their hate speech. - Turn that up. 69 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:09,054 And the struggle for racial equality at UBA just took another step back. 70 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:13,600 We've just received a cache of emails and found a doozy. 71 00:07:14,810 --> 00:07:19,690 {\an8}Cybil Reynolds, legend of the industry and UBA board president, 72 00:07:19,690 --> 00:07:22,776 {\an8}referred to The Morning Show co-anchor, Christina Hunter, 73 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:27,406 {\an8}as Aunt Jemima in an email about her hiring. 74 00:07:27,406 --> 00:07:32,661 {\an8}Yeah, you heard that right. Aunt Jemima. 75 00:07:35,914 --> 00:07:37,040 Kyle, get me legal. 76 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,418 Call Leonard and set up a dinner for us tomorrow night, 77 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:42,004 and then get me Chris. 78 00:08:57,663 --> 00:08:58,664 Hello? 79 00:09:04,795 --> 00:09:05,921 I found the email. 80 00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:10,676 Cybil's talking to the rest of the board about Q3 financials in 2020, 81 00:09:10,676 --> 00:09:14,346 and she's pissed that UBA spent so much money on a two-year deal with Chris. 82 00:09:14,346 --> 00:09:18,392 Somebody points out that Chris would still be making less than Bradley 83 00:09:18,392 --> 00:09:20,644 when she was hired. "We got her at a steal. 84 00:09:20,644 --> 00:09:24,439 After all, Chris is popular enough to be on cereal boxes." 85 00:09:24,439 --> 00:09:26,859 - I don't see what's so bad. - It's in Cybil's reply. She wrote back, 86 00:09:26,859 --> 00:09:30,070 "Aunt Jemima was on cereal boxes too 87 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,197 and no one's buying her anymore." 88 00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:36,285 - Mia-- - Buying her? What is wrong with Cybil? 89 00:09:39,162 --> 00:09:42,124 - Did Chris leave yet? - Cory called her to his office. 90 00:09:57,806 --> 00:09:58,932 You can go on in. 91 00:10:03,228 --> 00:10:05,189 Chris. Hi. 92 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:09,234 Never been up to this floor. It's classy. 93 00:10:09,234 --> 00:10:13,739 Yeah. Right? The decor. Top-notch. 94 00:10:13,739 --> 00:10:15,699 - You want a painting? - What? 95 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,662 Oh, God. Stupid joke. 96 00:10:22,247 --> 00:10:25,709 - Sorry. How are you? - I'm still catching my breath. 97 00:10:25,709 --> 00:10:28,754 Yeah. Listen, I know you don't know Cybil, 98 00:10:28,754 --> 00:10:31,381 but she has been a fixture here for a long time. 99 00:10:31,381 --> 00:10:34,718 But in any house, fixtures need replacing. 100 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:36,386 I see. 101 00:10:37,888 --> 00:10:39,014 You don't want me to sue. 102 00:10:39,014 --> 00:10:41,183 Of course, we don't want it to get to that point. 103 00:10:41,183 --> 00:10:43,519 My team's already working on how to make it right with you. 104 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:45,812 Favored nations with Bradley, of course. 105 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:48,315 A bonus in recognition of your terrific work. 106 00:10:49,566 --> 00:10:53,570 But I would love to keep this in-house. 107 00:10:54,696 --> 00:11:00,035 We should do the news, not be the news. Right? 108 00:11:04,748 --> 00:11:06,542 We'll get back to you by the end of the day. 109 00:11:08,210 --> 00:11:13,006 Thank you for stopping by. I wanted you to know how valued you are. 110 00:11:14,550 --> 00:11:16,051 And I think I'm learning how much. 111 00:12:08,312 --> 00:12:09,313 You're hiding. 112 00:12:11,023 --> 00:12:12,107 Thanks for meeting me. 113 00:12:12,608 --> 00:12:14,902 Yeah. We'll have to make this quick. 114 00:12:14,902 --> 00:12:17,196 Gotta get back to my full-time job at the teacup. 115 00:12:17,196 --> 00:12:20,657 Thank you for honoring your commitments. 116 00:12:20,657 --> 00:12:21,783 Of course. 117 00:12:23,202 --> 00:12:26,747 I'm wondering about how people are reacting around the building. 118 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:29,541 You mean what Cory's doing? 119 00:12:30,292 --> 00:12:31,710 Well, if I had to guess I assume 120 00:12:31,710 --> 00:12:33,545 he's having his lawyers draw up a statement. 121 00:12:33,545 --> 00:12:37,424 Yeah, I figured as much. So, just-- You haven't heard anything else? 122 00:12:39,009 --> 00:12:41,136 I'm not a spy, Cybil. 123 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:44,264 I don't need a spy, Alex. I need an advocate. 124 00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:47,226 I don't know what to tell you. It's all right there in black-and-white. 125 00:12:47,226 --> 00:12:49,478 Yes, I know how it looks. 126 00:12:49,478 --> 00:12:53,065 I asked you here so we could figure out the fastest way out of this. 127 00:12:53,065 --> 00:12:54,274 I'm sorry. We? 128 00:12:54,983 --> 00:13:00,280 Well, what if you interviewed me on Alex Unfiltered? 129 00:13:01,532 --> 00:13:04,076 Wow. Why? 130 00:13:04,076 --> 00:13:06,787 I would like to speak on my own behalf. 131 00:13:06,787 --> 00:13:11,124 I just don't think that going on television right now is the thing to do. 132 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:13,377 Are you telling me I need media training 133 00:13:13,377 --> 00:13:15,963 after 45 years at the network my grandfather founded? 134 00:13:15,963 --> 00:13:18,549 I never said that. I'm just saying this is a lot trickier 135 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:21,301 than talking about UBA's stock price. 136 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:23,428 I was thrilled when we hired Chris. 137 00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:27,349 Yes, she was inexperienced, but it was the right thing to do. 138 00:13:27,349 --> 00:13:30,853 This is ridiculous. 139 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:32,479 It's a complete misunderstanding. 140 00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:34,439 Yeah, well, whether it's a misunderstanding or not, 141 00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:37,985 I just-- I don't want any part of it. I just don't. 142 00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:41,905 You? Of all people. 143 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:46,535 What is that supposed to mean? 144 00:13:49,705 --> 00:13:51,665 You know they all wanted you gone. 145 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:56,170 Cory, Fred. All of them. 146 00:13:56,670 --> 00:14:00,215 I had your back, because I know what it's like 147 00:14:00,215 --> 00:14:03,093 when a bunch of men decide a woman's sell-by date. 148 00:14:03,093 --> 00:14:06,972 I had your back, and now you need to have mine. 149 00:14:08,140 --> 00:14:10,017 If I go down for this, 150 00:14:10,934 --> 00:14:15,898 do you think whoever replaces me is going to care about you 151 00:14:17,024 --> 00:14:19,193 or what you want? 152 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:24,114 Let's face it. It'll be Cory or one of his toadies. 153 00:14:24,740 --> 00:14:28,285 And how has Cory looked out for you so far? 154 00:14:28,285 --> 00:14:29,786 Yes. I know, Cybil. 155 00:14:29,786 --> 00:14:32,122 I have actually felt your support over the years. 156 00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:36,960 It's funny how now all of a sudden it becomes about sisterhood 157 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,672 and solidarity, because now you need something. 158 00:14:40,672 --> 00:14:42,549 Alex, this is how the world works. 159 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:43,759 - Wow. - You know that. 160 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:46,595 I have no angle here. 161 00:14:46,595 --> 00:14:50,933 I just want a chance to set the goddamn record straight. 162 00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,812 I've given my life to this place. 163 00:14:57,314 --> 00:15:00,025 I won't be canceled over this. 164 00:15:02,486 --> 00:15:04,154 It happens to the best of us. 165 00:15:39,523 --> 00:15:43,360 You only breathe like that when you're anxious. 166 00:15:45,571 --> 00:15:48,949 Babe, it's gonna blow over, I promise. 167 00:15:50,242 --> 00:15:51,827 But you gotta get your sleep. 168 00:15:52,536 --> 00:15:55,622 3:30 is right around the corner. 169 00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:07,050 Look, it's Cybil's family's company. 170 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:09,845 You can understand why she'd try to, like, use us to bail her out. 171 00:16:09,845 --> 00:16:14,975 Come on. UBA's been a publicly traded company for decades. 172 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:16,435 We don't belong to her. 173 00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:19,438 Besides, everything on TV, it gets canceled sooner or later. 174 00:16:19,438 --> 00:16:21,481 I don't know why Cybil should be any different. 175 00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:22,983 She's not gonna stay quiet. 176 00:16:22,983 --> 00:16:26,987 Well, let her get loud. That doesn't mean we have to 177 00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:29,990 put a resident daughter of the confederacy on Alex Unfiltered. 178 00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:34,077 Cory, trust me. I am not crazy about this idea at all, 179 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:38,415 but that tired statement from the suits, that just makes us look worse. 180 00:16:38,415 --> 00:16:42,085 Cybil has an NDA. She's not gonna be able to tell her story to anyone, 181 00:16:42,085 --> 00:16:44,963 and this has to be addressed and we're the only ones who can do it. 182 00:16:44,963 --> 00:16:47,382 - Period. - Okay. How's Chris doing? 183 00:16:47,382 --> 00:16:50,344 She seemed fine at the show today, but I can't imagine she is. 184 00:16:50,344 --> 00:16:53,305 I mean, from what I could see, she was a total pro. 185 00:16:53,305 --> 00:16:56,266 Yeah. She was great. She came in, she did her job. 186 00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:59,144 She didn't wanna talk about it, which I completely understand, 187 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:00,896 because it's our mess to clean up. 188 00:17:00,896 --> 00:17:03,398 - It's not her mess. - The mess is already cleaned up. 189 00:17:03,398 --> 00:17:06,568 We issued a statement. I'm not sure why you guys wanna chum the waters. 190 00:17:06,568 --> 00:17:09,154 I'm not excusing what Cybil did, but I understand the ask. 191 00:17:09,154 --> 00:17:11,781 Sounds like she wants a chance to defend her reputation. 192 00:17:11,781 --> 00:17:16,161 What about UBA's reputation? Let her go on Eagle News. 193 00:17:16,161 --> 00:17:18,372 I don't care about the NDA. I'll waive it. 194 00:17:18,372 --> 00:17:24,377 This is not gossip. This is newsworthy, and everybody is talking about it. 195 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,046 If we ignore it, how do we look? 196 00:17:26,672 --> 00:17:29,925 Also, Cory, isn't this, like, your thing? 197 00:17:29,925 --> 00:17:32,177 Like, the ratings, the whole circus? 198 00:17:32,177 --> 00:17:34,721 I don't like being leveraged by someone who I know 199 00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,890 is gonna be playing shuffleboard in Boca in a week. 200 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:40,477 She is a dead man walking. Her own board won't even talk to her. 201 00:17:46,692 --> 00:17:49,069 Sorry, Cory, but there is a solid argument here. 202 00:17:49,653 --> 00:17:52,698 An interview on Alex Unfiltered would show that we're taking this seriously. 203 00:17:52,698 --> 00:17:55,576 And given how UBA covered up Mitch Kessler's behavior, 204 00:17:55,576 --> 00:17:57,995 not to mention the racial issues around that behavior, 205 00:17:57,995 --> 00:18:00,372 our best move is to get ahead of this ourselves. 206 00:18:09,006 --> 00:18:11,884 Fine, but I'd like to see first cut. 207 00:18:11,884 --> 00:18:15,470 And if it's a circle jerk, we're not airing it. 208 00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:18,473 Circle jerk? Ex-- What? 209 00:18:18,473 --> 00:18:21,018 Is it just me, or is he in a hurry to bury the body? 210 00:18:30,027 --> 00:18:31,028 The fuck? 211 00:18:31,820 --> 00:18:32,821 Rena, come here. 212 00:18:36,116 --> 00:18:39,119 - What am I looking at? - Salaries from the hack website. 213 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:44,041 It's not just Chris being lowballed, it's all of us. Well, maybe not all of us. 214 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:46,418 So, you're saying it's a pattern. 215 00:18:46,418 --> 00:18:48,629 Wait, what? Seriously? 216 00:18:48,629 --> 00:18:51,548 I've been digging through the data dump from the hack. It ain't pretty. 217 00:18:51,548 --> 00:18:53,175 - Oh, my God. - This is crazy. 218 00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:56,929 All the junior staff have had racist shit said and done to us forever, 219 00:18:56,929 --> 00:18:58,555 but now everybody cares because it's Chris? 220 00:18:58,555 --> 00:18:59,765 This is bullshit. 221 00:18:59,765 --> 00:19:02,059 I swear to God, what's the point of even working here? 222 00:19:02,059 --> 00:19:06,605 Layla, can we review copy for tomorrow in my office? 223 00:19:09,650 --> 00:19:10,776 I'm gonna... 224 00:19:18,742 --> 00:19:20,202 Here's a copy for tomorrow. 225 00:19:22,621 --> 00:19:23,622 Forget the copy. 226 00:19:26,834 --> 00:19:29,503 What's going on, Layla? Help me out. 227 00:19:32,089 --> 00:19:34,758 First those god-awful performance reviews, and now this? 228 00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:37,803 It took the leak of an email about a famous person, 229 00:19:37,803 --> 00:19:39,721 a rich and famous person, 230 00:19:39,721 --> 00:19:43,267 to make anyone care about the inequality that's baked into this place. 231 00:19:43,267 --> 00:19:45,853 - And we're pissed. - How pissed? 232 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:48,814 You might not have a staff by tomorrow. 233 00:19:52,526 --> 00:19:54,403 Okay. Thank you for your honesty. 234 00:19:56,238 --> 00:19:57,239 I appreciate it. 235 00:20:07,749 --> 00:20:11,336 Hey, Stella, we need an all-hands. 236 00:20:12,629 --> 00:20:14,381 All right, everybody. Thank you for coming. 237 00:20:16,717 --> 00:20:20,888 We know that Cybil Reynolds' email, and some unfortunate pay inequities 238 00:20:20,888 --> 00:20:23,140 have made a lot of you upset, and rightfully so. 239 00:20:23,932 --> 00:20:26,101 We've all been through a lot. 240 00:20:26,101 --> 00:20:28,729 We just wanted to get everybody together and talk about it. 241 00:20:28,729 --> 00:20:33,233 Talk about what The Morning Show can do to make things right. Anybody? 242 00:20:36,028 --> 00:20:37,613 They're all looking at me, aren't they? 243 00:20:37,613 --> 00:20:39,823 Well, they're not not looking at you. 244 00:20:39,823 --> 00:20:44,369 Yeah, so anyone, anyone can talk. Talk about how you feel. 245 00:20:46,121 --> 00:20:48,165 - You're free to say anything... - That's right. 246 00:20:48,165 --> 00:20:49,333 ...without fear of reprisal. 247 00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:53,712 - Management will not retaliate, okay? - Right, this is a completely safe space. 248 00:20:53,712 --> 00:20:55,214 All right, fuck it. 249 00:20:56,715 --> 00:20:58,425 Of course, you can't fire us for speaking out. 250 00:20:58,425 --> 00:20:59,635 But you know what you can do? 251 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:03,514 Ice us out of assignments, pass us over for promotions, 252 00:21:03,514 --> 00:21:07,851 make it so unpleasant that we'll quit on our own. That way you stay clean. 253 00:21:07,851 --> 00:21:10,687 Okay, Layla, I am not going to let that happen to you. 254 00:21:10,687 --> 00:21:13,023 But where's Cory? Where's Cybil? 255 00:21:14,775 --> 00:21:17,110 They're not here because they don't have to be here. 256 00:21:18,237 --> 00:21:21,657 Look, they're betting that we're either going to just shut the fuck up 257 00:21:21,657 --> 00:21:24,451 and, you know, remain in our place. 258 00:21:25,244 --> 00:21:28,330 All the talent that comes in here who's Black and vocal, 259 00:21:29,289 --> 00:21:32,626 they either quiet down or they leave. 260 00:21:32,626 --> 00:21:35,420 Julia, remember our place? 261 00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:37,214 Really? You're amazing at what you do. 262 00:21:37,214 --> 00:21:39,800 Why would you play into the hands of people 263 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,635 who want you to see yourself as a victim? 264 00:21:41,635 --> 00:21:43,887 I mean, you don't see how disempowering that is? 265 00:21:43,887 --> 00:21:45,681 I don't think I was doing that, Yanko. 266 00:21:45,681 --> 00:21:48,100 All right, look. Guys, bottom line, race-- 267 00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:49,726 First of all, it's a fiction, okay? 268 00:21:49,726 --> 00:21:51,895 And it's being weaponized, okay? We all know that. 269 00:21:51,895 --> 00:21:56,483 Do we? Do we all know that? I'm not sure... 270 00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:58,277 We're having the wrong conversation, okay? 271 00:21:58,277 --> 00:22:00,112 - Well, we're-- - Can I speak now? 272 00:22:00,112 --> 00:22:02,531 - I mean, is it safe? - Go ahead. Yeah. 273 00:22:02,531 --> 00:22:04,658 All we're doing, Mia, right now is checking boxes. 274 00:22:04,658 --> 00:22:07,119 We're checking boxes, we're scoring diversity points 275 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,038 on some spreadsheet, for what? So that we can all feel better? 276 00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:12,165 I mean, the thing that we were railing against, 277 00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:14,126 adjudicating on the basis of skin color-- 278 00:22:14,126 --> 00:22:18,046 I mean, and if that thing alone isn't screwed up on so many levels, 279 00:22:18,046 --> 00:22:21,592 then we're also being forced to choose one racial identity when we're all mutts. 280 00:22:21,592 --> 00:22:26,013 Look at me. No, I mean, I pass for Sephardic Jew, I pass for Persian, 281 00:22:26,013 --> 00:22:27,347 I pass for Armenian. 282 00:22:27,347 --> 00:22:29,308 But because both my parents, they're from Cuba, 283 00:22:29,308 --> 00:22:31,518 you're gonna tell me now that I'm just brown? 284 00:22:31,518 --> 00:22:35,272 - Yanko, aren't you third-generation Cuban? - Yes, but you're missing the point. 285 00:22:35,272 --> 00:22:36,648 No-- Laugh all you want. 286 00:22:36,648 --> 00:22:39,151 It's true. You're right, it's funny, but-- I'll get you a better example. 287 00:22:39,151 --> 00:22:40,152 - Alex. - What? 288 00:22:40,152 --> 00:22:42,112 No, let's say that, that you spit in a tube, 289 00:22:42,112 --> 00:22:44,406 and you find out that your great-grandfather is Black. 290 00:22:44,406 --> 00:22:46,617 Okay, would that all of a sudden make you Black? 291 00:22:46,617 --> 00:22:47,659 He's got a point. 292 00:22:47,659 --> 00:22:48,869 Oh, my God. 293 00:22:52,664 --> 00:22:54,666 If you were to send your DNA to one of those places, 294 00:22:54,666 --> 00:22:57,711 and you find out today that great-grandfather's Black, 295 00:22:57,711 --> 00:23:00,506 all of a sudden, Alex Levy, she's Black? Is she Black? 296 00:23:00,506 --> 00:23:02,341 Yanko, you're turning this into a stunt. 297 00:23:02,341 --> 00:23:05,010 I'm pointing out the absurdity of this. You don't see that? 298 00:23:05,010 --> 00:23:07,554 - Come on. You know it's not helping. - What? No. 299 00:23:07,554 --> 00:23:08,889 - At all. - It's the wokeness. 300 00:23:08,889 --> 00:23:09,932 That's what's not helping, Alex. 301 00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:13,602 Would you do-- Take this over, and I'll be right back. 302 00:23:13,602 --> 00:23:15,187 - I'm worrying-- - Yeah. Keep talking. 303 00:23:15,187 --> 00:23:17,898 We're getting ourselves derailed here. 304 00:23:17,898 --> 00:23:20,442 We are all well-meaning and... 305 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:22,194 Chris, wait. 306 00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:25,572 What was the point of that back there? 307 00:23:26,698 --> 00:23:29,159 I thought it would help to talk it out in the open. 308 00:23:29,159 --> 00:23:31,578 Before you put Cybil on Alex Unfiltered? 309 00:23:32,746 --> 00:23:35,040 Show what a friend she is to brown people? 310 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,667 That decision's above my pay grade. 311 00:23:36,667 --> 00:23:39,419 Sounds like we both need higher pay grades then. 312 00:23:39,419 --> 00:23:40,629 Yeah. 313 00:23:42,965 --> 00:23:46,468 Don't let Cybil or this whole corporate machine 314 00:23:46,468 --> 00:23:48,136 make you doubt your worth. 315 00:23:48,136 --> 00:23:50,556 I never doubted my worth. I just didn't know other people did. 316 00:23:52,474 --> 00:23:53,642 I'm not one of those people. 317 00:23:53,642 --> 00:23:56,228 Then why haven't you found me a new anchor producer? 318 00:23:57,187 --> 00:23:59,106 It's been hard to attract high-level producers. 319 00:23:59,106 --> 00:24:00,482 I can't imagine why. 320 00:24:14,121 --> 00:24:17,708 - What happened to the meeting? - I ended it. We weren't getting anywhere. 321 00:24:19,543 --> 00:24:20,377 How's Chris? 322 00:24:20,377 --> 00:24:22,129 How would you be if you were her right now? 323 00:24:22,129 --> 00:24:24,965 Yeah, we're gonna have a lot of shitty days until this goes away. 324 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:26,925 Will it, though? Go away? 325 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,846 Wringing our hands over one email from Cybil 326 00:24:30,846 --> 00:24:32,973 is like trying to put a Band-Aid on cancer. 327 00:24:33,682 --> 00:24:36,101 And, Stella, by the way, it was our fucking job to know 328 00:24:36,101 --> 00:24:38,812 that Chris and a hundred other people were being lowballed 329 00:24:38,812 --> 00:24:40,189 in the name of budget cuts. 330 00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:44,193 And I'm the one who has to look at Julia and Layla and everybody else 331 00:24:44,193 --> 00:24:48,113 who's overworked, underappreciated, underpaid on my watch. 332 00:24:48,113 --> 00:24:50,282 But yeah. No, don't look over there, you know? 333 00:24:50,282 --> 00:24:53,952 Keep the show lean and mean. Do more with less. Get creative. 334 00:24:53,952 --> 00:24:55,287 Win the fucking ratings war. 335 00:24:55,287 --> 00:24:57,289 Sleep in your office, if that's what it takes. 336 00:24:57,289 --> 00:25:00,834 'Cause that is what it takes to keep the lights on during a pandemic. 337 00:25:01,668 --> 00:25:03,879 To literally keep the lights on during a hack. 338 00:25:03,879 --> 00:25:06,215 How fucked up is it, Stella, 339 00:25:06,215 --> 00:25:10,219 that I'm supposed to be running the machine, and I am a goddamn cog? 340 00:25:11,428 --> 00:25:14,556 Maybe UBA is a plantation, just with dental insurance. 341 00:25:16,850 --> 00:25:18,769 - Yeah, you're right. - I know I'm right. 342 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,022 But what does that say about me, that I'm still here? 343 00:25:22,022 --> 00:25:26,360 We're getting out of here. We're getting drunk tonight. 344 00:25:27,486 --> 00:25:31,156 - Stella, no. I don't have time. - Do not make me pull rank. 345 00:25:31,156 --> 00:25:32,324 That's an order. 346 00:25:32,324 --> 00:25:33,575 We're getting out of here, 347 00:25:33,575 --> 00:25:36,745 and we're drinking until we can't see straight. 348 00:25:36,745 --> 00:25:41,458 And I'm expensing all of it, and we're inviting Chris. 349 00:25:43,460 --> 00:25:45,212 - Now tell me, what color is it? - Red. 350 00:25:45,963 --> 00:25:48,215 Red. Good job, Naima. 351 00:25:48,215 --> 00:25:52,261 Here, here. There you-- Hey! What color is this? 352 00:25:52,261 --> 00:25:55,973 - Orange. - Orange! So amazing. 353 00:25:58,684 --> 00:25:59,852 You know what's next, huh? 354 00:25:59,852 --> 00:26:01,895 You getting ahead of me, huh? 355 00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:05,065 Oh, wow. Look at this. Green. 356 00:26:05,065 --> 00:26:08,235 What's that? Hey! High-five, high-five. 357 00:26:10,195 --> 00:26:11,947 Okay, you're being ridiculous. Get off the floor. 358 00:26:14,074 --> 00:26:15,659 "How has your week been, honey?" 359 00:26:15,659 --> 00:26:18,871 "Well, I had to read a racist email about me, 360 00:26:18,871 --> 00:26:21,832 sent by someone I met exactly once. 361 00:26:21,832 --> 00:26:24,710 Then our CEO offered me ho money 362 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:26,503 - to stay quiet. - Stop. 363 00:26:26,503 --> 00:26:29,673 And some reporter asked me what I was gonna do about all of this. 364 00:26:29,673 --> 00:26:33,969 And then my Black boss told me that I should keep calm and carry on." 365 00:26:35,012 --> 00:26:36,388 So you wanna quit? 366 00:26:38,307 --> 00:26:39,725 You know I don't quit anything. 367 00:26:39,725 --> 00:26:42,144 I mean, you've put in enough time. 368 00:26:42,644 --> 00:26:44,813 The Morning Show wasn't supposed to be forever. 369 00:26:44,813 --> 00:26:46,273 Come here, come here. 370 00:26:48,108 --> 00:26:49,359 You know, we were fine. 371 00:26:49,860 --> 00:26:52,029 We had enough in endorsements to tide us over, 372 00:26:52,029 --> 00:26:56,658 - and I let you talk me into this job. - I didn't talk you into this. 373 00:26:56,658 --> 00:26:58,744 I told you I felt like they were lowballing me, 374 00:26:58,744 --> 00:27:01,205 - and you said we shouldn't push it. - No, no, no, no, 375 00:27:01,205 --> 00:27:02,623 I'm not gonna let you blame me for this 376 00:27:02,623 --> 00:27:04,416 because these white folks have lost their minds. 377 00:27:04,416 --> 00:27:06,001 We should've taken them for every dime they had. 378 00:27:06,001 --> 00:27:07,878 - And now we can. - No. 379 00:27:07,878 --> 00:27:10,964 You sue once, you are forever the woman who sues. 380 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:13,342 Yeah? 381 00:27:19,848 --> 00:27:20,933 I'm sorry. 382 00:27:20,933 --> 00:27:23,060 - If that's a reporter-- - I'll handle it. 383 00:27:27,022 --> 00:27:28,190 It's Alex. 384 00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:30,484 Yeah, okay. Mommy will be right back. 385 00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:33,529 This better not take long. 386 00:27:37,074 --> 00:27:38,367 I'll take care of her, baby. 387 00:27:41,370 --> 00:27:42,579 - Alex. - Hi. 388 00:27:43,121 --> 00:27:46,124 I'm sorry to drop by unannounced. 389 00:27:46,124 --> 00:27:47,417 I actually did try to announce, 390 00:27:47,417 --> 00:27:50,170 but you weren't picking up your phone or answering your texts. 391 00:27:51,380 --> 00:27:53,048 - It's fine. Come in. - Great. 392 00:27:54,466 --> 00:27:55,467 Hey, Marcus. 393 00:27:55,968 --> 00:27:57,469 Hey, Alex. Good to see you. 394 00:28:16,697 --> 00:28:19,533 Veal marsala, amazing. 395 00:28:20,242 --> 00:28:21,785 I do feel bad for the baby cows, 396 00:28:21,785 --> 00:28:23,745 spending their all-too-short lives caged up, 397 00:28:23,745 --> 00:28:25,539 never knowing the hellscape that awaits them. 398 00:28:25,539 --> 00:28:27,249 It tugs at the heartstrings, really, 399 00:28:27,249 --> 00:28:32,421 but here, the veal marsala, it tests the limits of my sympathy. 400 00:28:32,421 --> 00:28:35,799 Let's cut the shit, Cory. Why am I so far uptown? 401 00:28:35,799 --> 00:28:39,178 Leonard, you know there's a world beyond the Upper East Side. 402 00:28:39,678 --> 00:28:42,973 Yes, which is why I live on the Upper East Side. 403 00:28:44,183 --> 00:28:45,934 We needed a little privacy, 404 00:28:45,934 --> 00:28:49,563 away from prying eyes and the hot takes of reporters. 405 00:28:49,563 --> 00:28:53,942 So, what's the board thinking about Paul's offer, 406 00:28:53,942 --> 00:28:56,612 now that Cybil's email has been leaked? 407 00:28:57,404 --> 00:28:58,822 We're over the moon. 408 00:28:58,822 --> 00:29:02,993 I mean, racial scandals. Great for business. 409 00:29:02,993 --> 00:29:04,077 Point taken. 410 00:29:05,245 --> 00:29:07,122 Let's dispense with pleasantries. 411 00:29:07,789 --> 00:29:10,709 I opposed your appointment as CEO. 412 00:29:10,709 --> 00:29:13,378 Since then, you've had some wins. 413 00:29:14,379 --> 00:29:18,800 But you thrive on chaos, and I don't and neither does UBA. 414 00:29:19,384 --> 00:29:22,387 With that said, of course, I would support Mussolini 415 00:29:22,387 --> 00:29:25,349 if he brought me a deal from Paul Marks. 416 00:29:26,016 --> 00:29:28,810 Never took you for a fascist, Leonard. 417 00:29:29,811 --> 00:29:32,773 But you don't have the votes yet. 418 00:29:33,315 --> 00:29:35,442 I can't publicly support you. 419 00:29:35,442 --> 00:29:38,070 Do you really think Cybil is the best the board can do? 420 00:29:40,989 --> 00:29:43,784 Well, that non-answer is all the answer I need. 421 00:29:44,409 --> 00:29:48,455 And if Cybil is gone, someone will have to take over. 422 00:29:48,455 --> 00:29:51,500 Nature abhors a vacuum. 423 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:53,794 I've sat on a lot of boards, Cory. 424 00:29:53,794 --> 00:29:59,633 And if the headache you'd give me is half the aneurysm you've given Cybil, 425 00:30:00,342 --> 00:30:01,552 then I'm not interested. 426 00:30:02,803 --> 00:30:05,222 Did you know my father was a binman? 427 00:30:06,139 --> 00:30:07,933 I'm sorry, a binman? 428 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:13,105 Whatever you call them here. Sanitary worker, rubbish collector. 429 00:30:13,105 --> 00:30:19,152 I watched him spend his entire adult existence waist-deep 430 00:30:19,152 --> 00:30:22,030 in the putrid detritus of other people's lives, 431 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:27,995 and he did it without complaint so that I wouldn't have to be a binman. 432 00:30:27,995 --> 00:30:32,082 I have never been a binman. I won't start now. 433 00:30:32,666 --> 00:30:36,211 So, Cory, either you clean up your own mess, 434 00:30:37,379 --> 00:30:39,298 or you get the fuck out of the way. 435 00:30:45,846 --> 00:30:48,849 - Another round? Yeah! - Hell yeah. 436 00:30:50,058 --> 00:30:51,351 Your chest is blowing up. 437 00:30:51,351 --> 00:30:52,519 What? 438 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:55,772 Your bra. Someone's calling your bra. 439 00:30:56,815 --> 00:31:00,611 - I bet it's Chris. - Tell her to get her ass down here. 440 00:31:01,445 --> 00:31:02,446 It's Bradley. 441 00:31:02,446 --> 00:31:05,324 Does she want her white guilt assuaged? 442 00:31:05,324 --> 00:31:08,243 I know she means well, but after Yanko's genealogy lesson, 443 00:31:08,243 --> 00:31:12,122 I can't do another after-school special with the talent. 444 00:31:12,122 --> 00:31:14,416 Sorry, Bradley Jackson. 445 00:31:14,416 --> 00:31:16,919 Oh, Yanko. 446 00:31:18,212 --> 00:31:20,255 Remember when he punched that guy in the street? 447 00:31:20,255 --> 00:31:21,632 Yes, I do. 448 00:31:21,632 --> 00:31:27,387 Okay, I know I'm not allowed to say it because of toxic masculinity, 449 00:31:27,387 --> 00:31:29,306 but that was hot. 450 00:31:29,806 --> 00:31:31,058 It was kinda hot. 451 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,436 Yanko can be problematic 452 00:31:34,436 --> 00:31:36,313 - and also hot. - And also hot. 453 00:31:36,313 --> 00:31:37,856 - Did we say that out loud? - Oh, no. 454 00:31:37,856 --> 00:31:39,775 Is my phone listening? 455 00:31:45,072 --> 00:31:46,198 I'm getting more drinks. 456 00:31:46,198 --> 00:31:48,242 Hi, can I-- Yeah, thanks. 457 00:31:48,825 --> 00:31:49,660 Hey. 458 00:31:50,244 --> 00:31:52,412 Wait, is that-- is that Kyle? 459 00:31:53,705 --> 00:31:54,831 Oh, God, it is. 460 00:31:58,001 --> 00:31:59,920 I'm gonna go talk to him and find out what Cory's up to. 461 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,046 - No! You can't-- - Yes. 462 00:32:04,424 --> 00:32:07,386 - Kyle? Oh, my God. - Stella? 463 00:32:07,386 --> 00:32:09,179 - Come on. Bring it in. - Hi. Hi. 464 00:32:09,179 --> 00:32:10,556 - Hi. - What's up? 465 00:32:10,556 --> 00:32:12,474 - This is crazy. - Yeah. 466 00:32:13,225 --> 00:32:14,893 Cory's meeting with the board right now. 467 00:32:14,893 --> 00:32:17,104 He doesn't give a shit about reforming UBA. 468 00:32:17,104 --> 00:32:20,691 He's at war with Cybil, and we-- We're just pawns. 469 00:32:22,818 --> 00:32:25,863 - What? - I am a pawn. You're in the game. 470 00:32:25,863 --> 00:32:28,115 What? What is that supposed to mean? 471 00:32:28,115 --> 00:32:30,158 Cybil is your girl, right? 472 00:32:30,158 --> 00:32:32,119 Or, I don't know... 473 00:32:32,119 --> 00:32:33,537 Wait, what? 474 00:32:33,537 --> 00:32:37,291 You think that I'm protecting her, that I'm-- that I'm complicit in this? 475 00:32:37,291 --> 00:32:40,169 Stella, I'm confused, why are you taking her side? 476 00:32:41,003 --> 00:32:44,047 It's like you're attaching yourself to power wherever it is. 477 00:32:44,047 --> 00:32:45,382 That's not my style. 478 00:32:46,133 --> 00:32:47,593 Cybil may have issues, 479 00:32:47,593 --> 00:32:52,556 but at least she's not trying to sell us to Paul Marks like Cory is. 480 00:32:52,556 --> 00:32:56,476 Well, Paul may be another overlord, but at least he's writing checks. 481 00:32:57,227 --> 00:33:00,397 Aren't you tired of everybody in the C-suite crying poor? 482 00:33:06,945 --> 00:33:07,946 What? 483 00:33:08,739 --> 00:33:09,907 What aren't you saying? 484 00:33:09,907 --> 00:33:13,660 Paul and I, we used to work together. 485 00:33:14,411 --> 00:33:16,955 We have a history, and it's not a good one. 486 00:33:16,955 --> 00:33:20,417 - Did he do something-- - No, no, it's nothing like that. 487 00:33:20,417 --> 00:33:21,502 He's too smart. 488 00:33:22,002 --> 00:33:23,795 If there's one thing about Paul... 489 00:33:27,341 --> 00:33:28,175 he's ruthless. 490 00:33:30,344 --> 00:33:32,304 - Did you tell Cory? - He doesn't care. 491 00:33:33,472 --> 00:33:35,516 And who can you trust in that building? 492 00:33:35,516 --> 00:33:37,351 The only way UBA can sell trust 493 00:33:37,351 --> 00:33:41,104 is by putting it in all caps under Alex Levy's face on a billboard. 494 00:33:46,818 --> 00:33:47,819 You came. 495 00:33:48,737 --> 00:33:50,572 Looks like I missed a fun night. 496 00:33:50,572 --> 00:33:53,742 - Hey. - Hey, Chris, how are you holding up? 497 00:33:53,742 --> 00:33:56,453 Yeah, I look like I'm in the witness protection program, so... 498 00:33:56,453 --> 00:33:57,955 Do you want to duck into someplace quiet? 499 00:33:57,955 --> 00:33:59,873 - I mean, there's a-- - I'm done with quiet. 500 00:34:00,916 --> 00:34:03,752 I want to interview Cybil on TMS. 501 00:34:06,797 --> 00:34:08,966 - Really? - Alex and I talked about it, 502 00:34:10,132 --> 00:34:11,134 and it should be me. 503 00:34:14,888 --> 00:34:15,889 Okay. 504 00:34:17,014 --> 00:34:18,766 - Only do this if you are sure. - Yeah. 505 00:34:18,766 --> 00:34:20,686 You don't have anything to prove here. 506 00:34:20,686 --> 00:34:21,728 I know. 507 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:26,525 And trust me, the last thing I wanna do is talk to Cybil, but I'm gonna do it. 508 00:34:28,068 --> 00:34:30,987 Hey, imagine the ratings. 509 00:34:30,987 --> 00:34:33,197 The ratings, yes. 510 00:34:33,197 --> 00:34:35,242 Absolutely not. She's not doing it. 511 00:34:35,242 --> 00:34:38,745 Alex Unfiltered is one thing, but nobody is tuning into 512 00:34:38,745 --> 00:34:41,206 The Morning Show's version of Obama's "Beer Summit". 513 00:34:41,206 --> 00:34:44,208 If he couldn't make it work, we sure as hell can't. 514 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:48,338 I love the Hail Mary, but no. 515 00:34:48,839 --> 00:34:52,467 I love Hail Marys too. I especially love a Hail Mary 516 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:55,179 where a network's CEO leaks an embarrassing email 517 00:34:55,179 --> 00:34:58,515 to knock out his board chair and, you know, 518 00:34:58,515 --> 00:35:02,686 casually weaponizes 400 years of racism to close a deal with a billionaire. 519 00:35:24,666 --> 00:35:26,877 That's quite the accusation, Stella. 520 00:35:26,877 --> 00:35:28,587 Before you tell me I'm wrong, 521 00:35:28,587 --> 00:35:30,923 just know that your left eye twitches when you're lying. 522 00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:36,720 You let this get away from you, Cory. 523 00:35:40,182 --> 00:35:45,395 No, no, no. Nope, I can't do it. I cannot go on The Morning Show. 524 00:35:45,395 --> 00:35:47,564 Cybil, you have to do this. 525 00:35:47,564 --> 00:35:51,777 It's what Chris wants, and she deserves to have her say too. 526 00:35:51,777 --> 00:35:56,615 It's time for you to stop behaving like some fragile white woman. 527 00:35:56,615 --> 00:35:58,075 I'm fragile? 528 00:35:58,784 --> 00:36:00,661 Could you have survived the '70s? 529 00:36:02,746 --> 00:36:05,582 We are aware that you're formidable. 530 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:18,220 I keep running it back in my mind over and over and over. 531 00:36:20,222 --> 00:36:21,765 I can't believe I wrote that. 532 00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:28,772 I-- I would never undermine another woman at work. 533 00:36:31,024 --> 00:36:33,360 - Why would I do that? - I don't know. 534 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,697 And I think you're just gonna have to answer that on TMS. 535 00:36:36,697 --> 00:36:39,533 Why? They've-- They've decided who I am. 536 00:36:40,117 --> 00:36:43,120 And you watch, after I'm gone, 537 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,623 they'll all pretend that... solved the problem. 538 00:36:47,583 --> 00:36:50,460 And they'll still just cross to the other side of the street 539 00:36:50,460 --> 00:36:52,004 if they see a person of color. 540 00:36:53,088 --> 00:36:56,466 I would-- I would not say that part on air. 541 00:36:56,967 --> 00:36:58,051 Oh, God. 542 00:37:00,179 --> 00:37:01,180 I made a joke. 543 00:37:03,891 --> 00:37:05,267 A tasteless joke. 544 00:37:05,267 --> 00:37:09,438 And now that joke is my legacy? 545 00:37:09,438 --> 00:37:11,356 My family's legacy? 546 00:37:12,232 --> 00:37:17,404 Eighty years of all that we built is just wiped out by a-- 547 00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:19,698 by a thoughtless email? 548 00:37:19,698 --> 00:37:22,743 Cybil, it's so much more than one email. 549 00:37:22,743 --> 00:37:28,707 You paid a Black woman less than a white woman for the exact same job. 550 00:37:28,707 --> 00:37:33,045 And I understand that you don't think that this is reflective of who you are, 551 00:37:33,045 --> 00:37:37,716 but this is your chance to own it, and you're gonna redefine it. 552 00:37:40,594 --> 00:37:43,722 Still to come, we'll follow up with Marge and Kathy, 553 00:37:43,722 --> 00:37:47,351 identical twins reunited after a chance run-in 554 00:37:47,351 --> 00:37:49,603 at the Cider Days pie eating contest. 555 00:37:49,603 --> 00:37:51,522 {\an8}Can you imagine that? You're just sampling 556 00:37:51,522 --> 00:37:53,232 {\an8}a slice of strawberry rhubarb and then, 557 00:37:53,232 --> 00:37:54,650 {\an8}- wham, your twin. - I know. 558 00:37:54,650 --> 00:37:56,944 {\an8}It's competitive eating, it's full of surprises. 559 00:37:56,944 --> 00:37:58,403 {\an8}Up next, 560 00:37:58,403 --> 00:38:01,114 {\an8}a conversation about race in corporate America 561 00:38:01,114 --> 00:38:03,659 {\an8}with UBA Board Chair, Cybil Reynolds, 562 00:38:03,659 --> 00:38:08,080 {\an8}and our very own Chris Hunter. We'll be right back after this break. 563 00:38:08,580 --> 00:38:09,873 And we're clear. 564 00:38:09,873 --> 00:38:11,625 - Oh, my God. Fucking tough pivot. - God. 565 00:38:11,625 --> 00:38:13,377 - No shit. - Holy-- Jesus Christ. 566 00:38:13,377 --> 00:38:15,671 And Chris has-- Chris has got a lot of guts, taking this on. 567 00:38:15,671 --> 00:38:17,130 Yeah, she does. She sure does. 568 00:38:18,090 --> 00:38:19,800 Okay. We're three minutes out. 569 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,719 You're gonna stay on point. Remember to breathe, right? 570 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,222 Remember, it's a four-minute segment, 571 00:38:25,222 --> 00:38:27,391 and they might go just a little longer. 572 00:38:27,391 --> 00:38:30,477 Well, the great thing about a live broadcast they have to cut away 573 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:32,521 - to commercial at some point, so-- - Gotta pay those bills. 574 00:38:32,521 --> 00:38:33,564 It'll be all right. 575 00:38:33,564 --> 00:38:35,774 Just wanna do a touch-up before you head out there. 576 00:38:35,774 --> 00:38:37,484 Those lights can be harsh. 577 00:38:37,484 --> 00:38:39,695 I was thinking we'll do a quick contour right at the cheekbone. 578 00:38:39,695 --> 00:38:42,406 - Thank you. - A little color. Don't wanna wash you out. 579 00:38:42,406 --> 00:38:45,033 And listen, you control the answers. 580 00:38:45,033 --> 00:38:46,577 She does not control the answers. 581 00:38:55,252 --> 00:38:56,253 One... 582 00:38:59,047 --> 00:39:01,091 two... 583 00:39:03,802 --> 00:39:05,262 three. 584 00:39:07,139 --> 00:39:09,141 Hey. Hello, babe. 585 00:39:10,976 --> 00:39:12,352 This is not a race. 586 00:39:16,481 --> 00:39:17,482 You're gonna be great. 587 00:39:19,067 --> 00:39:20,319 You were born great. 588 00:39:21,069 --> 00:39:22,571 What if I embarrass myself? 589 00:39:24,781 --> 00:39:26,825 What if I do this and all anyone sees 590 00:39:26,825 --> 00:39:31,496 is an angry Black woman beating up on a defenseless little white lady... 591 00:39:31,496 --> 00:39:33,081 - That's not gonna happen. - ...and-- 592 00:39:33,081 --> 00:39:36,168 You got Mia in your ear and me right offside. 593 00:40:03,278 --> 00:40:04,279 Come on, girl. 594 00:41:01,628 --> 00:41:03,213 - Oh, dear, would you hold this? - Yep. 595 00:41:03,213 --> 00:41:05,674 - Ms. Reynolds, come with me please. - Thank you. 596 00:41:17,060 --> 00:41:19,062 - Okay, watch your step. - Thank you. 597 00:41:26,445 --> 00:41:27,738 God Almighty. 598 00:41:28,238 --> 00:41:30,407 Let's make sure we don't have any audible delay. 599 00:41:30,407 --> 00:41:32,242 Copy that. No delay. 600 00:41:32,242 --> 00:41:34,620 - Good to go for audio. No delay. - Check. 601 00:41:34,620 --> 00:41:36,955 Okay, everyone, let's keep this tight. 602 00:41:37,873 --> 00:41:40,626 Jim, I want you to stay closer. 603 00:41:55,557 --> 00:41:56,642 You got this, Chris. 604 00:41:58,352 --> 00:42:02,105 And in five, four, three... 605 00:42:05,275 --> 00:42:06,109 Welcome back. 606 00:42:06,693 --> 00:42:09,738 {\an8}A few days ago, a racially insensitive email surfaced 607 00:42:09,738 --> 00:42:11,907 {\an8}from UBA board president, Cybil Reynolds. 608 00:42:12,824 --> 00:42:18,330 {\an8}The email contained comments about me. I haven't spoken out in public until now. 609 00:42:18,330 --> 00:42:22,000 {\an8}And here to join me as I do so is the woman who wrote those comments. 610 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,920 {\an8}UBA board president, Cybil Reynolds, thank you for being here. 611 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:26,213 Thank you for having me on. 612 00:42:26,839 --> 00:42:30,759 Now I know there was some furor, well deserved, 613 00:42:30,759 --> 00:42:34,388 over the statement that UBA issued some days ago. 614 00:42:35,180 --> 00:42:39,017 It was inadequate, to say the very least. 615 00:42:39,017 --> 00:42:44,523 The mistake was mine and mine alone, and I'm here to apologize in person. 616 00:42:45,691 --> 00:42:50,112 Chris, I'm-- I am deeply sorry for what I said. 617 00:42:50,696 --> 00:42:53,448 Even in the heat of a contentious hiring decision, 618 00:42:53,448 --> 00:42:56,785 nothing can excuse what I said. 619 00:42:56,785 --> 00:42:58,745 You mean calling me Aunt Jemima? 620 00:42:59,872 --> 00:43:02,249 I didn't exactly call you Aunt-- 621 00:43:02,958 --> 00:43:04,334 I wanna set the record straight. 622 00:43:05,210 --> 00:43:09,840 You know that Aunt Jemima was on boxes of pancake mix and not cereal, right? 623 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:11,383 I guess I know that now. 624 00:43:12,092 --> 00:43:16,388 But this is about more than just an offhand comment. 625 00:43:16,388 --> 00:43:20,392 The irony of your joke is that the Pearl Milling Company 626 00:43:20,392 --> 00:43:24,396 used the image and likeness of a Black woman to sell a brand, 627 00:43:24,396 --> 00:43:26,815 I'm sure, with no profit participation. 628 00:43:26,815 --> 00:43:30,777 My question is what brand am I helping UBA to sell, in your eyes? 629 00:43:30,777 --> 00:43:35,532 Look, words matter. Actions matter more. 630 00:43:35,532 --> 00:43:40,245 And UBA has been sorely inactive when it comes to equity and inclusion. 631 00:43:40,829 --> 00:43:44,583 {\an8}Now, the board isn't involved with day-to-day operations. 632 00:43:44,583 --> 00:43:48,003 {\an8}We leave that to the capable leadership of our CEO. 633 00:43:49,338 --> 00:43:55,469 {\an8}But when that leadership falters, I have a duty to step in. 634 00:43:55,469 --> 00:43:58,055 Don't you fucking dare. 635 00:43:59,223 --> 00:44:01,934 - She firing shots at Cory? - He deserves them. 636 00:44:02,434 --> 00:44:04,186 I'm not sure you're answering my question. 637 00:44:04,186 --> 00:44:06,980 - Oh. - But let's talk about stepping in. 638 00:44:06,980 --> 00:44:08,315 What would that look like? 639 00:44:08,315 --> 00:44:11,610 Do you even think it's possible to win back the trust of UBA's employees? 640 00:44:12,110 --> 00:44:15,030 {\an8}You know something? I do. 641 00:44:16,198 --> 00:44:17,407 {\an8}I do think it's possible. 642 00:44:17,407 --> 00:44:22,204 {\an8}And it'll start with a dialogue between UBA employees and the board. 643 00:44:22,204 --> 00:44:28,168 {\an8}From now on, you all will have a voice at every single board meeting. 644 00:44:28,168 --> 00:44:30,170 Now is the time for transparency. 645 00:44:30,170 --> 00:44:31,672 That's great to hear, truly. 646 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:35,551 In the interest of transparency, 647 00:44:36,385 --> 00:44:41,265 was I hired for a permanent anchor position because I am Black? 648 00:44:43,767 --> 00:44:45,394 Obviously not. No. 649 00:44:45,394 --> 00:44:47,104 But you see my confusion, right? 650 00:44:47,104 --> 00:44:51,441 Because you used a clumsy racist comment 651 00:44:51,441 --> 00:44:53,569 to complain about my hiring. 652 00:44:53,569 --> 00:44:56,280 Did you think I wasn't qualified, was that it? 653 00:44:57,614 --> 00:45:00,617 Well, now in point of fact, at that time, 654 00:45:00,617 --> 00:45:02,828 I did not believe you were qualified. 655 00:45:02,828 --> 00:45:06,456 Let me rephrase. You were untested. 656 00:45:06,456 --> 00:45:08,166 Well, that's not exactly true. 657 00:45:08,166 --> 00:45:10,419 Were you aware that I was cue tested 658 00:45:11,253 --> 00:45:15,507 more than any other person who has ever anchored this show? 659 00:45:16,091 --> 00:45:18,427 That I had to have eight different approval meetings 660 00:45:18,427 --> 00:45:21,638 in addition to the strategy discussions about my hair? 661 00:45:21,638 --> 00:45:23,015 I was unaware. 662 00:45:23,015 --> 00:45:28,437 And I still found time to spend weekends with four former anchors, 663 00:45:28,437 --> 00:45:30,814 developing my on-air skills. 664 00:45:30,814 --> 00:45:33,817 Well, now that-that is impressive. That's very admirable. 665 00:45:33,817 --> 00:45:36,278 That aside, I don't understand why you used 666 00:45:36,278 --> 00:45:38,572 a racialized image when discussing me. 667 00:45:39,823 --> 00:45:41,116 Is that how you see me? 668 00:45:42,284 --> 00:45:45,329 Is that how you see us? 669 00:45:56,590 --> 00:46:02,095 Would you want your entire career reduced to one unthinking, 670 00:46:02,095 --> 00:46:04,431 bone-headed thing you said in an email? 671 00:46:04,431 --> 00:46:08,852 Haven't you ever said anything that later you came to regret 672 00:46:08,852 --> 00:46:10,521 when speaking casually? 673 00:46:10,521 --> 00:46:13,190 You're in a leadership position at this network. 674 00:46:13,190 --> 00:46:14,733 And on your watch, 675 00:46:15,275 --> 00:46:20,280 you let employees of color be systematically devalued. 676 00:46:21,532 --> 00:46:23,283 Is that something to be casual about? 677 00:46:23,867 --> 00:46:25,619 Donny, tell the camera to push in on Cybil, 678 00:46:25,619 --> 00:46:28,372 - and keep pushing until I see her pores. - We're supposed to break. 679 00:46:28,372 --> 00:46:30,415 - You want me to cut-- - No. No. 680 00:46:30,415 --> 00:46:33,502 Okay. Camera two, push in. Closer. 681 00:46:33,502 --> 00:46:34,586 No. 682 00:46:36,255 --> 00:46:38,715 I was careless, and there isn't any excuse. 683 00:46:38,715 --> 00:46:41,301 But you have to understand. 684 00:46:41,301 --> 00:46:44,888 We don't just give this opportunity to anyone. 685 00:46:45,514 --> 00:46:49,935 Anyone who sits in that chair has to be grateful-- 686 00:46:49,935 --> 00:46:51,019 I sh-- 687 00:46:51,603 --> 00:46:52,646 There it is. 688 00:46:53,772 --> 00:46:54,773 I should be grateful? 689 00:46:54,773 --> 00:46:58,485 Well, that your job is so very hard to get. 690 00:47:02,739 --> 00:47:06,785 I want to say, as for UBA as an institution, 691 00:47:06,785 --> 00:47:08,704 going forward, I think we've-- 692 00:47:08,704 --> 00:47:13,792 We should move on from this climate where racial divisions are exploited. 693 00:47:13,792 --> 00:47:15,961 But that's every climate though, wouldn't you say? 694 00:47:20,966 --> 00:47:22,301 Shit. 695 00:47:24,803 --> 00:47:29,224 {\an8}But yes, we will move on from institutional racism 696 00:47:29,224 --> 00:47:30,517 {\an8}right after this break. 697 00:47:31,476 --> 00:47:32,477 {\an8}Keep it here. 698 00:47:33,270 --> 00:47:35,898 And we're out. Wow. 699 00:47:39,526 --> 00:47:40,777 Is that... 700 00:47:44,781 --> 00:47:46,575 Right. Of course, of course. 701 00:47:52,998 --> 00:47:54,541 - Ready? - Thank you. 702 00:47:59,630 --> 00:48:00,797 Oh, my God. 703 00:48:03,091 --> 00:48:04,092 Let's go. 704 00:48:05,010 --> 00:48:08,722 That was a crash and burn. 705 00:48:10,349 --> 00:48:11,391 Mia, it's Cory. 706 00:48:11,391 --> 00:48:14,353 - What? Seriously? - I'll take it. It's fine. 707 00:48:17,022 --> 00:48:18,148 What can I do for you, Cory? 708 00:48:18,148 --> 00:48:21,735 Well, I just wanna say congrats on that great segment. 709 00:48:21,735 --> 00:48:25,072 And by the way, we'll eat the cost of delaying that break. 710 00:48:25,072 --> 00:48:27,157 I'll make it up to the advertisers at upfronts. 711 00:48:27,157 --> 00:48:28,325 Yeah, I have no doubt. 712 00:48:28,325 --> 00:48:30,702 Just let me know when those ratings numbers come in. 713 00:48:34,331 --> 00:48:38,335 Layla, aren't you gonna congratulate Chris on a great segment? 714 00:48:39,086 --> 00:48:40,337 Me? Why? 715 00:48:40,337 --> 00:48:43,507 That's what anchor producers do. Now get going. 716 00:48:43,507 --> 00:48:45,259 You're not serious. 717 00:48:45,259 --> 00:48:46,343 It's long overdue. 718 00:48:47,386 --> 00:48:48,387 Go. 719 00:48:49,096 --> 00:48:51,807 - You got it. Congratulations. - Congratulations. 720 00:48:55,602 --> 00:48:56,728 {\an8}Folks, 721 00:48:56,728 --> 00:49:01,191 {\an8}there are train wrecks and then there's whatever that was on The Morning Show. 722 00:49:01,191 --> 00:49:04,903 {\an8}Cybil Reynolds didn't just step in it, she danced a foxtrot. 723 00:49:06,113 --> 00:49:10,576 With that, I call our vote of no confidence to order. 724 00:49:10,576 --> 00:49:13,620 All those in favor, please raise your hand. 725 00:49:42,149 --> 00:49:45,152 Kyle, get me Paul Marks now. 726 00:49:45,152 --> 00:49:46,820 And I don't care if he's back on that rocket, 727 00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:49,948 and I don't care if that rocket has reached Jupiter. 728 00:49:49,948 --> 00:49:51,950 You will charter me transport to Jupiter. 729 00:49:51,950 --> 00:49:55,913 You'll get me an UberComet, whatever the hell that is. 730 00:49:55,913 --> 00:49:58,123 My friends in the assistant mafia say he's in SoHo. 731 00:49:58,832 --> 00:49:59,958 Well, that's closer. 732 00:49:59,958 --> 00:50:01,502 Yeah, I'll get the driver. 733 00:50:10,427 --> 00:50:12,221 Hey, thank you so much for coming. 734 00:50:13,138 --> 00:50:14,389 Well, enjoy your evening. 735 00:50:15,432 --> 00:50:17,643 - Cory. - Amanda. 736 00:50:17,643 --> 00:50:19,394 You got some pep in your step. 737 00:50:19,394 --> 00:50:22,105 Recharged after sleeping in your coffin all day? 738 00:50:23,273 --> 00:50:25,442 You and your power suit never disappoint. 739 00:50:26,068 --> 00:50:27,653 This event is private. 740 00:50:27,653 --> 00:50:33,575 While I'm intrigued by your new bouncer cosplay, but Paul's expecting me. 741 00:50:33,575 --> 00:50:35,702 If he were expecting you, I'd know about it. 742 00:50:35,702 --> 00:50:41,542 I know that you're paid to be Paul's guard dog, but don't toy with me, Amanda. 743 00:50:42,334 --> 00:50:44,253 I'm not a fidget spinner. 744 00:50:45,921 --> 00:50:48,257 - Cory. - Nice to see you, Paul. 745 00:50:50,259 --> 00:50:52,219 - Do we have something on the books? - No. 746 00:50:52,219 --> 00:50:55,848 Cybil's out. We got the votes. Path is clear. 747 00:50:57,558 --> 00:51:00,143 - I'll take it from here. - Copy. 748 00:51:01,770 --> 00:51:03,397 Look, Cory, I appreciate you coming by, 749 00:51:03,397 --> 00:51:05,816 but does this-this deal have to be this hard? 750 00:51:07,734 --> 00:51:10,612 Are you telling me you got to where you are by doing easy deals? 751 00:51:10,612 --> 00:51:13,907 I wanted to buy a legacy media company. 752 00:51:13,907 --> 00:51:18,871 Legacy media means brand safety. UBA is no longer safe. It's a shit show. 753 00:51:18,871 --> 00:51:21,748 UBA is number one again, Paul. 754 00:51:21,748 --> 00:51:25,210 Yeah, well, any car crash is gonna gather a lot of eyeballs. 755 00:51:25,794 --> 00:51:28,463 But here's the thing about car crashes. They're fuck ups. 756 00:51:29,298 --> 00:51:31,008 They're mistakes. They're accidents. 757 00:51:31,008 --> 00:51:34,303 And I know you look at your fuck ups as opportunities, 758 00:51:34,303 --> 00:51:35,387 but I got an idea for you. 759 00:51:35,387 --> 00:51:37,848 Maybe you don't fuck up in the first place. 760 00:51:38,515 --> 00:51:39,975 Where else are you gonna go? 761 00:51:39,975 --> 00:51:42,436 NBN, is that who you're meeting with in there? 762 00:51:42,436 --> 00:51:46,815 I have options. UBA, no longer one of them. 763 00:51:47,941 --> 00:51:49,401 Thanks for coming by.