1 00:00:01,827 --> 00:00:03,742 Previously onRun the World... 2 00:00:03,873 --> 00:00:06,180 Apparently, he's been floating the entire band, 3 00:00:06,310 --> 00:00:08,965 paying for studio time, equipment, all of it. 4 00:00:09,096 --> 00:00:11,272 - No! My marriage is over. - Okay. Oh, no. 5 00:00:11,402 --> 00:00:13,274 Miss Sondi Hill. 6 00:00:13,404 --> 00:00:15,928 She is one of my PhD advisees in African American Studies. 7 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:17,365 Anderson? 8 00:00:24,676 --> 00:00:26,591 - No. - You look good, girl. 9 00:00:26,678 --> 00:00:27,786 You lucky I been tryin' to holla at you 10 00:00:27,810 --> 00:00:28,985 since we was interns. 11 00:00:29,116 --> 00:00:29,986 - Come on. Come on. 12 00:00:30,117 --> 00:00:31,117 What's wrong? 13 00:00:31,205 --> 00:00:32,380 I got whiskey dick. 14 00:00:32,510 --> 00:00:34,077 Hey, Whitney. 15 00:00:34,208 --> 00:00:35,315 Are you seriously standing me up again? 16 00:00:35,339 --> 00:00:36,949 I'm sorry. I'm still working. 17 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,125 Hey. 18 00:00:38,255 --> 00:00:39,255 Hey. 19 00:00:40,649 --> 00:00:42,259 I'm not sure I should be getting married. 20 00:00:53,488 --> 00:00:54,880 All right, let's go. 21 00:00:55,011 --> 00:00:56,447 All I'm saying is, 22 00:00:56,534 --> 00:00:57,946 I don't think Dominicans should say the N-word. 23 00:00:57,970 --> 00:00:59,146 It offends me. 24 00:00:59,276 --> 00:01:01,061 It offends my Nigerian Americanness. 25 00:01:01,191 --> 00:01:02,540 I don't have a problem with it 26 00:01:02,671 --> 00:01:04,064 as long as there's true commitment. 27 00:01:04,194 --> 00:01:05,476 So you can't just be a nigga at barbecues 28 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:06,849 and DaBaby concerts 29 00:01:06,979 --> 00:01:09,852 but when police show up, all of a sudden, 30 00:01:09,982 --> 00:01:12,333 "Lo siento, no-no speak Inglés." 31 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:13,658 - Stop. You're stupid. - What up, y'all? 32 00:01:13,682 --> 00:01:15,423 Hey! 33 00:01:15,553 --> 00:01:17,773 Yo. What's good, man? It's good to see you. 34 00:01:17,903 --> 00:01:19,533 - You back from the dead? - In the flesh. 35 00:01:20,950 --> 00:01:22,386 Can we get this man a beer? 36 00:01:22,517 --> 00:01:23,537 - All right, coming up. - Thank you. 37 00:01:23,561 --> 00:01:25,172 - I heard you were back. - I bet. 38 00:01:25,302 --> 00:01:27,324 Last time I saw your wife, she was giving me the business. 39 00:01:27,348 --> 00:01:28,760 Oh, the business is what my future ex-wife does. 40 00:01:28,784 --> 00:01:30,742 Oh, man. 41 00:01:30,873 --> 00:01:32,048 Bro, I didn't even know. 42 00:01:32,179 --> 00:01:33,721 - I'm sorry to hear that. - It's all good. 43 00:01:33,745 --> 00:01:36,008 Renee's a little aggressive for my taste, but 44 00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:37,334 damn it if the girl ain't witty. 45 00:01:37,358 --> 00:01:39,708 It's for the best, man, you know. 46 00:01:39,838 --> 00:01:42,058 Honestly, it's been brewing for a long time. 47 00:01:42,189 --> 00:01:43,755 A lot of hurt feelings, loss of trust. 48 00:01:43,842 --> 00:01:45,366 Sometimes you just stop... 49 00:01:45,496 --> 00:01:46,995 Yo, are we watching football or Dr. Phil? 50 00:01:47,019 --> 00:01:48,736 Man, let this Black man talk about his feelings, bro. 51 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:49,848 Thank you. I got a lot. 52 00:01:49,979 --> 00:01:51,087 I have been listening to every feeling 53 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:52,808 this Black man has for weeks. 54 00:01:52,938 --> 00:01:53,765 I get the picture. 55 00:01:55,332 --> 00:01:57,291 Oh! 56 00:01:57,421 --> 00:01:59,119 Okay. 57 00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:15,047 Yo, y'all see what I see? 58 00:02:15,178 --> 00:02:16,701 I know. It was a beautiful thing. 59 00:02:16,832 --> 00:02:18,486 I'm getting married. I saw nothing. 60 00:02:18,616 --> 00:02:20,140 Oh, congrats. That's what's up. 61 00:02:20,227 --> 00:02:22,490 - Yo, Black love and all that. 62 00:02:22,620 --> 00:02:26,058 I'm just saying, though, that ass... is a masterpiece. 63 00:02:26,189 --> 00:02:28,148 In the words of a very talented man 64 00:02:28,278 --> 00:02:30,933 that we call The-Dream, 65 00:02:31,063 --> 00:02:31,934 "Shawty was a ten." 66 00:02:32,064 --> 00:02:33,064 Cheers to the booty. 67 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:35,981 - A'ight. 68 00:02:36,112 --> 00:02:37,655 Hey, what are y'all getting into this weekend? 69 00:02:37,679 --> 00:02:39,526 You know your girl's birthday is tomorrow night. 70 00:02:39,550 --> 00:02:41,291 I do know this. Is she having a party? 71 00:02:41,422 --> 00:02:43,022 Yeah, she's doing a little karaoke thing. 72 00:02:43,075 --> 00:02:43,946 Of course she is. 73 00:02:44,076 --> 00:02:45,077 Girl can't sing for shit, 74 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:46,296 but she loves karaoke. 75 00:02:47,819 --> 00:02:49,778 - You going? - Oh, yeah. 76 00:02:49,908 --> 00:02:51,475 Oh, nah, I've been excommunicated. 77 00:02:51,606 --> 00:02:54,435 Yeah, me too. 78 00:02:54,565 --> 00:02:56,132 Hey, you-you know they call me Satan? 79 00:02:56,263 --> 00:02:57,414 Yeah, they do-they do call you that. 80 00:02:57,438 --> 00:02:58,545 They've been doing that for a long time. 81 00:02:58,569 --> 00:02:59,222 Oh, thanks for having my back, man. 82 00:02:59,309 --> 00:03:01,093 Appreciate you. 83 00:03:01,224 --> 00:03:02,941 Look, I think you and Ella just need to talk, man. 84 00:03:02,965 --> 00:03:06,142 She wouldn't hate you so much if she didn't still love you. 85 00:03:06,229 --> 00:03:07,970 You should come, shoot your shot. 86 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:09,537 Fuck that. 87 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:11,974 We are handsome Black men with advanced degrees, 88 00:03:12,061 --> 00:03:13,889 no roommates, and no kids. 89 00:03:14,019 --> 00:03:15,978 We are the prize in the Black man sweepstakes. 90 00:03:16,108 --> 00:03:17,806 No going back. 91 00:03:17,936 --> 00:03:19,764 Jason, you know I fucks with you, right? 92 00:03:19,895 --> 00:03:21,331 Hell yeah. 93 00:03:21,462 --> 00:03:23,004 But you... you sound a little bitter, bro. 94 00:03:23,028 --> 00:03:24,508 You do. You sound bitter, brother. 95 00:03:24,595 --> 00:03:26,118 Little bit. 96 00:03:26,249 --> 00:03:27,400 You sound like a nigga scorned or some shit. 97 00:03:27,424 --> 00:03:28,077 - Scorned? - Yeah, brother. 98 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:29,034 That's passion. 99 00:03:30,166 --> 00:03:31,689 Oh! 100 00:03:50,099 --> 00:03:51,187 Hey. 101 00:03:56,932 --> 00:03:58,150 Stop. 102 00:03:59,630 --> 00:04:00,892 Thank you. 103 00:04:01,023 --> 00:04:02,720 Are you sad-walking on your birthday? 104 00:04:02,851 --> 00:04:05,506 At least I choose to feel sorry for myself in private. 105 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:07,092 Get your shit together, 'cause tonight 106 00:04:07,116 --> 00:04:08,683 we got food, we got booze, 107 00:04:08,813 --> 00:04:11,033 and we got over 10,000 songs to choose from, girl. 108 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,296 Thirty-two is just such a non-important number. 109 00:04:13,427 --> 00:04:14,602 And it sounds awful. 110 00:04:14,732 --> 00:04:17,735 "Ella McFair, comma, 32, 111 00:04:17,822 --> 00:04:20,172 "peaked at 29 after a failed attempt at becoming an author. 112 00:04:20,303 --> 00:04:21,478 "Spends the rest of her time 113 00:04:21,609 --> 00:04:23,567 single, in transition, and drunk." 114 00:04:23,654 --> 00:04:25,830 Yeah, yeah, that sounds depressing. 115 00:04:25,917 --> 00:04:27,677 It's a good thing nobody's writing about you. 116 00:04:27,702 --> 00:04:28,877 Oh, gotta go. 117 00:04:29,007 --> 00:04:31,445 Okay. Bye. 118 00:04:31,575 --> 00:04:32,596 Yes, there you go. 119 00:04:32,620 --> 00:04:33,969 Good. Good. Good. I wanna see. 120 00:04:34,099 --> 00:04:35,299 Smile. Bigger, bigger, bigger. 121 00:04:35,362 --> 00:04:37,102 Abby, 122 00:04:37,233 --> 00:04:39,714 is it possible that she can look slightly less elated? 123 00:04:39,844 --> 00:04:41,444 We're selling yogurt that makes you shit. 124 00:04:41,542 --> 00:04:43,108 It doesn't give you eternal life. 125 00:04:43,239 --> 00:04:44,695 Oh, my God, I was totally thinking that. 126 00:04:44,719 --> 00:04:46,131 No, it's like those depression commercials 127 00:04:46,155 --> 00:04:48,375 where all the women seem so freaking happy. 128 00:04:48,505 --> 00:04:50,570 I literally watch them like, "Maybe I should get depressed 129 00:04:50,594 --> 00:04:51,900 "so that I can wear a white dress 130 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:53,667 "and Hula-Hoop with my daughter in the park 131 00:04:53,728 --> 00:04:56,078 and find it blissful instead of exhausting." 132 00:04:56,208 --> 00:04:57,993 Right? And chicks with plaque psoriasis 133 00:04:58,123 --> 00:05:01,431 are living their best life, just flaking everywhere. 134 00:05:01,562 --> 00:05:02,930 Blow your mouth. Blow. Blow from mouth. 135 00:05:02,954 --> 00:05:05,566 Ooh, yes, that's it. Ooh. Yeah. 136 00:05:05,696 --> 00:05:07,437 - Hey, Marcos. - Mm, there. Ooh. 137 00:05:07,568 --> 00:05:09,067 - Hey, Marcos. - Mm. 138 00:05:09,091 --> 00:05:10,658 - Marcos. - Go. 139 00:05:10,788 --> 00:05:12,094 Hi, um, do you think you could 140 00:05:12,224 --> 00:05:13,504 tone down the happy a little bit? 141 00:05:18,143 --> 00:05:19,275 Sure, Abby. 142 00:05:19,406 --> 00:05:20,972 It's your campaign. 143 00:05:21,103 --> 00:05:22,931 - That was rude. - Very. 144 00:05:23,061 --> 00:05:24,672 Give me dead face. Dead face. 145 00:05:24,802 --> 00:05:27,196 Oh, by the way, 146 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:31,548 I'm still interested in the VP of brand strategy role. 147 00:05:31,635 --> 00:05:34,464 I mean, Tantric is overlooking a large consumer segment 148 00:05:34,551 --> 00:05:36,771 not speaking to AA, and there's a huge uptick 149 00:05:36,901 --> 00:05:38,599 of Black interest in health and wellness. 150 00:05:38,729 --> 00:05:41,689 Renee 151 00:05:41,819 --> 00:05:43,604 you do not have to pitch me. 152 00:05:43,734 --> 00:05:45,780 You're my day-one number one. 153 00:05:45,910 --> 00:05:47,347 I'm gonna talk to Tom and Peter. 154 00:05:47,477 --> 00:05:49,479 Thank you. 155 00:05:49,566 --> 00:05:52,090 But are you sure that you're, like, up for that right now 156 00:05:52,221 --> 00:05:53,744 with everything you got going on? 157 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:55,224 Who, me? 158 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:57,835 - Yeah. - I'm-I'm great. 159 00:05:57,966 --> 00:05:59,228 I'm-I'm fine. 160 00:05:59,315 --> 00:06:01,230 What, I don't look great? I mean... 161 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:04,189 No, I'm just saying that my first three divorces 162 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:05,669 were way heavy. 163 00:06:05,756 --> 00:06:06,864 Divorce can be like a death. 164 00:06:08,803 --> 00:06:10,694 Dorinda Medley says you're not supposed to say that. 165 00:06:10,718 --> 00:06:12,589 But I'm fine, really. 166 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,722 You know, my grandfather always told me 167 00:06:14,852 --> 00:06:17,986 there's only one direction, and that's straight ahead. 168 00:06:18,116 --> 00:06:20,510 Also, I still look good in lingerie, 169 00:06:20,597 --> 00:06:22,817 and that gives me peace, okay? 170 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:24,514 The best way to get over a man 171 00:06:24,645 --> 00:06:26,734 is to get on a private jet with another one. 172 00:06:27,517 --> 00:06:28,886 That's what my grandfather always said. 173 00:06:30,172 --> 00:06:31,521 I know that's right. 174 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:33,218 Is your grandfather single? 175 00:06:37,832 --> 00:06:39,679 Hey, babe, we're doing Nelly and Kelly tonight, right? 176 00:06:39,703 --> 00:06:41,052 Yeah, babe. 177 00:06:41,183 --> 00:06:43,098 Babe, you have got me spoiled now. 178 00:06:43,185 --> 00:06:45,796 The hospital lotion doesn't have shit on this. 179 00:06:45,927 --> 00:06:49,104 It's like that stuff intentionally causes ash. 180 00:06:49,191 --> 00:06:51,802 I feel like I need to bring Kiehl's to the masses. 181 00:06:51,933 --> 00:06:54,085 Oh, you wouldn't feel that way if you knew how much it cost. 182 00:06:54,109 --> 00:06:56,000 Hey, I see... you better not be buying more pillows. 183 00:06:56,024 --> 00:06:57,678 I'm not. 184 00:06:57,808 --> 00:06:59,351 I swear I just saw a pillow on that screen. 185 00:06:59,375 --> 00:07:00,724 I'm not buying pillows. 186 00:07:00,855 --> 00:07:02,267 I'm looking for a birthday present for Ella. 187 00:07:02,291 --> 00:07:03,379 Uh-huh. 188 00:07:05,599 --> 00:07:07,119 Hey, babe, let's get our registry done. 189 00:07:08,253 --> 00:07:09,298 Yeah, okay. 190 00:07:14,216 --> 00:07:17,785 Ola, you did not seriously register for a treadmill. 191 00:07:17,915 --> 00:07:19,719 That is not something you ask other people to pay for. 192 00:07:19,743 --> 00:07:21,266 Okay, and it's totally normal 193 00:07:21,353 --> 00:07:23,747 to ask people to buy us a Dutch oven? 194 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,203 You don't even know what a Dutch oven is. 195 00:07:25,227 --> 00:07:26,227 Mm-mm. 196 00:07:26,315 --> 00:07:27,315 No. 197 00:07:27,359 --> 00:07:29,231 No. 198 00:07:29,361 --> 00:07:31,973 But I'd like to put my Dutch in your oven. 199 00:07:32,103 --> 00:07:35,063 - Oh. - Come here. 200 00:07:38,327 --> 00:07:40,111 Hey, how about we get some china 201 00:07:40,242 --> 00:07:42,940 for Christmas dinners with your parents, my parents, 202 00:07:43,071 --> 00:07:45,465 and our four kids? 203 00:07:45,595 --> 00:07:46,422 - Four? - Mm-hmm. 204 00:07:46,553 --> 00:07:48,293 What? 205 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:49,251 Oh, you don't hear that? 206 00:07:49,381 --> 00:07:50,426 Listen. 207 00:07:50,557 --> 00:07:54,256 That's our firstborn son. 208 00:07:54,386 --> 00:07:57,346 He's saying, "Mommy, Daddy, fertilize me." 209 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:59,435 You realize this is not a turn-on. 210 00:08:01,045 --> 00:08:02,220 Okay. 211 00:08:02,307 --> 00:08:04,222 How about this? 212 00:08:04,353 --> 00:08:06,311 Mm-hmm. 213 00:08:09,663 --> 00:08:11,273 - Is that better? - Yeah. 214 00:08:14,711 --> 00:08:15,711 I love you. 215 00:08:17,105 --> 00:08:19,499 I love you. 216 00:08:46,221 --> 00:08:47,309 Hey there. 217 00:08:47,439 --> 00:08:48,484 - Come on, man. 218 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:50,442 Don't do me like that. 219 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:51,530 You know I'm humiliated. 220 00:08:51,574 --> 00:08:52,880 Don't be. 221 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:53,750 You've only been trying to fuck me 222 00:08:53,837 --> 00:08:55,056 for, like, eight years. 223 00:08:55,186 --> 00:08:56,468 Well, I'm probably the last person 224 00:08:56,492 --> 00:08:58,494 that you wanna see on your birthday, huh? 225 00:08:58,625 --> 00:09:00,452 - How did you know it was my... - Facebook. 226 00:09:00,583 --> 00:09:02,063 I've got to delete that account. 227 00:09:02,193 --> 00:09:04,369 - So you got big plans? - Yeah, karaoke party tonight. 228 00:09:04,456 --> 00:09:05,806 You should come. 229 00:09:05,936 --> 00:09:08,112 Low-key, I fucking love karaoke. 230 00:09:08,243 --> 00:09:09,679 - Oh. - But I gotta 231 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:11,463 cover this red carpet for Sneaker Pimps. 232 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,161 Boo, red carpet. 233 00:09:13,248 --> 00:09:14,423 I know. 234 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:15,598 - Brian. - Hmm? 235 00:09:15,729 --> 00:09:17,208 You're Access Hollywood, right? 236 00:09:17,339 --> 00:09:19,776 We'll be ready for you in about 15. 237 00:09:19,907 --> 00:09:21,169 What outlet are you with? 238 00:09:21,299 --> 00:09:22,474 Hot Tea Digest. 239 00:09:22,605 --> 00:09:24,389 Oh. 240 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,130 Right. 241 00:09:26,217 --> 00:09:28,176 So it looks like your slot isn't until 10:30, 242 00:09:28,263 --> 00:09:31,005 but we're running late, so, like, closer to 11:15. 243 00:09:31,135 --> 00:09:33,921 Online outlets go last, after TV, 244 00:09:34,051 --> 00:09:34,922 and print. 245 00:09:35,052 --> 00:09:36,314 I'm aware. 246 00:09:42,494 --> 00:09:45,497 All right, men's group meets at FCDC on Tuesday nights. 247 00:09:45,628 --> 00:09:47,587 Cool. I'll be there. 248 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,766 Uh, hello. 249 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:54,376 Can I get a hello? 250 00:09:54,506 --> 00:09:55,527 Well, you're always talking 251 00:09:55,551 --> 00:09:57,597 about being more discreet. 252 00:09:57,684 --> 00:09:59,120 Okay, well, saying hello 253 00:09:59,250 --> 00:10:02,253 isn't exactly straddling your face in the cafeteria. 254 00:10:02,340 --> 00:10:05,256 Okay, fine, I'll say hello next time. 255 00:10:05,387 --> 00:10:06,606 Hello. 256 00:10:07,345 --> 00:10:10,218 So update: I confirmed my interviews 257 00:10:10,348 --> 00:10:12,176 with those East New York high school boys. 258 00:10:12,307 --> 00:10:14,309 Eighty-five percent of these kids' fathers 259 00:10:14,396 --> 00:10:16,441 and grandfathers have done serious time. 260 00:10:16,572 --> 00:10:19,880 A bunch of them checked life expectancy under 25. 261 00:10:20,010 --> 00:10:21,335 You know, maybe I should join you for this discussion. 262 00:10:21,359 --> 00:10:23,318 No. I got this. 263 00:10:23,405 --> 00:10:26,147 But are you still coming with me to Ella's tonight? 264 00:10:26,277 --> 00:10:29,237 Yes, I'm coming, although I still don't quite understand 265 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:31,239 how all of a sudden, you're cool with us 266 00:10:31,369 --> 00:10:32,608 gallivanting in the New York streets 267 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:33,676 on a Friday night. 268 00:10:33,763 --> 00:10:34,871 We're gonna be in a tiny room 269 00:10:34,895 --> 00:10:37,375 in some sketchy building in Koreatown. 270 00:10:37,506 --> 00:10:38,786 I hardly call that gallivanting. 271 00:10:38,855 --> 00:10:40,180 Yeah, I still think we could avoid 272 00:10:40,204 --> 00:10:42,337 a lot of this stupid sneaking-around nonsense 273 00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:45,383 if we just disclose our relationship to the university. 274 00:10:45,514 --> 00:10:48,343 - You could finally move in. - Matthew. 275 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:49,866 You know what people are gonna say. 276 00:10:49,997 --> 00:10:51,278 You're a freaking Fulbright Scholar, 277 00:10:51,302 --> 00:10:52,826 for God's sake. 278 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:54,586 You were well on your way before you ever met me. 279 00:10:54,610 --> 00:10:57,526 I know who I am, and I know how I got here. 280 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,050 But as soon as this comes out, 281 00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:01,811 people are going to think that you're the reason. 282 00:11:01,835 --> 00:11:03,837 Okay, and do you know what's gonna happen to me? 283 00:11:03,967 --> 00:11:05,099 Shit, I'll be lucky if it 284 00:11:05,229 --> 00:11:06,927 doesn't affect my getting tenure. 285 00:11:07,057 --> 00:11:09,712 But bottom line, I'm willing to risk that for you. 286 00:11:09,843 --> 00:11:11,453 Sondi, I love you. 287 00:11:11,583 --> 00:11:13,063 You love me. 288 00:11:13,194 --> 00:11:14,586 We're in a committed relationship. 289 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,327 There's nothing wrong with that. 290 00:11:16,458 --> 00:11:18,286 OK, I hear you. 291 00:11:18,373 --> 00:11:20,375 I do. I do. 292 00:11:20,505 --> 00:11:22,507 And I promise you, 293 00:11:22,594 --> 00:11:26,511 I'm almost ready to blow up my entire life for you. 294 00:11:26,598 --> 00:11:30,602 But right now, I'm simply asking you 295 00:11:30,733 --> 00:11:31,884 to come to karaoke with me tonight 296 00:11:31,908 --> 00:11:34,737 and be the Pip to my Gladys. 297 00:11:34,868 --> 00:11:36,391 - Can you do that? - Oh, yeah. Watch. 298 00:11:36,521 --> 00:11:37,961 - I've been practicing. - Oh, really? 299 00:11:39,437 --> 00:11:41,309 Ooh, hey. 300 00:11:46,836 --> 00:11:48,185 You don't have to wait. 301 00:11:48,316 --> 00:11:50,116 Oh, it's the least I can do for your birthday. 302 00:11:50,187 --> 00:11:51,338 What'd you think about the movie? 303 00:11:51,362 --> 00:11:53,103 I thought it was reductive. 304 00:11:53,234 --> 00:11:54,714 Single woman freezes her eggs 305 00:11:54,844 --> 00:11:57,020 and accidentally falls in love with her sperm donor 306 00:11:57,151 --> 00:11:59,327 at a coffee shop, blah, blah, blah. 307 00:11:59,457 --> 00:12:01,546 And the whole "successful Black woman 308 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:03,033 "who has a closet full of Louboutins 309 00:12:03,157 --> 00:12:05,594 "and can't get a man" thing is so played out. 310 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,291 Don't know about any of that, 311 00:12:07,422 --> 00:12:09,816 but I have had a crush on Ilfenesh since Baywatch. 312 00:12:09,946 --> 00:12:11,992 Of course you saw the new Baywatch. 313 00:12:12,122 --> 00:12:13,482 Okay, uh, Hot Tea whatever, 314 00:12:13,602 --> 00:12:14,882 we're-we're ready for you, okay? 315 00:12:18,389 --> 00:12:19,829 Take it easy on her, slugger. 316 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:23,873 Hope you an amazing day, Ella McFair. 317 00:12:24,004 --> 00:12:25,396 I'm trying. 318 00:12:25,527 --> 00:12:28,791 Hi, I'm Ella McFair with Hot Tea Digest. 319 00:12:28,922 --> 00:12:30,967 I really enjoyed you in the film. 320 00:12:31,098 --> 00:12:32,577 I guess I wanna start by asking, 321 00:12:32,708 --> 00:12:33,988 do you think that we're promoting 322 00:12:34,014 --> 00:12:35,972 a little bit of hysteria with all this talk 323 00:12:36,059 --> 00:12:38,540 about egg freezing and sperm stealing? 324 00:12:38,670 --> 00:12:40,126 For centuries, women have been ashamed 325 00:12:40,150 --> 00:12:42,239 to discuss fertility at all. 326 00:12:42,370 --> 00:12:44,938 I think by bringing these conversations into the open, 327 00:12:45,068 --> 00:12:47,070 we allow women to see that they have options. 328 00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:48,985 Totally get that. 329 00:12:49,116 --> 00:12:50,180 But don't you think that the film 330 00:12:50,204 --> 00:12:52,380 is reinforcing the notion 331 00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:55,644 that Black women who are ambitious 332 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,211 are incapable of finding love? 333 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:58,995 Can I ask how old you are? 334 00:12:59,126 --> 00:13:00,431 Thirty-two today, actually. 335 00:13:00,562 --> 00:13:02,607 Happy birthday! 336 00:13:02,738 --> 00:13:05,741 But do you know there are women our age who are perimenopausal? 337 00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:08,222 I met one who only had five eggs left. 338 00:13:08,352 --> 00:13:09,963 When it comes to our bodies, 339 00:13:10,093 --> 00:13:12,792 we can't just close our eyes and hope for the best. 340 00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:14,794 We have to be able to step back 341 00:13:14,924 --> 00:13:17,405 and take an honest look at the state of Black women. 342 00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:27,676 Am I in a state? 343 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:29,504 Like, right now or generally? 344 00:13:29,634 --> 00:13:31,723 I mean are Black women in a state? 345 00:13:31,854 --> 00:13:34,509 Is there a state of Black women? 346 00:13:34,639 --> 00:13:36,443 Well, I'm trying to be in a state of relaxation, 347 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,121 and you're killing my vibe. 348 00:13:38,252 --> 00:13:40,012 Are you guys thinking about freezing your eggs? 349 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,082 You know I don't want kids. 350 00:13:42,212 --> 00:13:44,301 And plus, that shit costs a billion dollars. 351 00:13:44,432 --> 00:13:46,651 Yeah, I plan on making babies the old-fashioned way, 352 00:13:46,782 --> 00:13:49,002 - by fucking. 353 00:13:49,132 --> 00:13:50,936 - What if you can't? - I'm not worried about it. 354 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,832 My grandma had my mom when she was, like, 40. 355 00:13:52,962 --> 00:13:55,269 That's my timeline. I am in no rush. 356 00:13:55,399 --> 00:13:56,899 You know Ola plays with strangers' kids 357 00:13:56,923 --> 00:13:58,489 in grocery stores, right? 358 00:13:58,620 --> 00:13:59,360 And remember a few weeks ago 359 00:13:59,490 --> 00:14:00,840 when we spent an entire day 360 00:14:00,970 --> 00:14:03,010 assuring you that having cold feet is totally normal 361 00:14:03,103 --> 00:14:04,543 and you're definitely gonna marry Ola 362 00:14:04,669 --> 00:14:05,821 because he's the love of your life 363 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:07,803 and thinks the sun rises inside your asshole? 364 00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:09,631 We're still there, right? 365 00:14:09,761 --> 00:14:12,416 We are. 366 00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:14,786 Obviously, I was struggling with some premarital jitters, 367 00:14:14,810 --> 00:14:16,638 which have since subsided. 368 00:14:16,768 --> 00:14:18,311 So I'd appreciate it if we could all move on 369 00:14:18,335 --> 00:14:19,206 like it never happened. 370 00:14:19,336 --> 00:14:21,382 That said, getting married 371 00:14:21,512 --> 00:14:22,968 does not mean kids are immediately next. 372 00:14:22,992 --> 00:14:24,776 Are we old? I feel old. 373 00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:26,648 I'm not old. 374 00:14:26,735 --> 00:14:28,147 I mean, y'all can be old if you want to, but... 375 00:14:28,171 --> 00:14:29,694 I'm not signing up for that. 376 00:14:29,781 --> 00:14:31,087 It's my birthday 377 00:14:31,218 --> 00:14:33,002 and we're talking about delayed fertility. 378 00:14:33,133 --> 00:14:35,613 No, you're talking about delayed fertility. 379 00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:37,964 We are trying to relax. 380 00:14:38,094 --> 00:14:39,922 I'm just saying, I want my life romcom 381 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:42,185 to be about the guy who follows you around the world, 382 00:14:42,316 --> 00:14:44,753 not the cryo center that stores his sperm. 383 00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:45,904 Can you keep the sperm talk down? 384 00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:47,582 'Cause we have an audience. 385 00:14:47,712 --> 00:14:49,168 Girl, ain't nobody thinking about them. 386 00:14:49,192 --> 00:14:52,935 - Sperm! 387 00:14:53,022 --> 00:14:55,285 Okay, Ella, stop birthday freaking out. 388 00:14:55,416 --> 00:14:56,678 It is beneath you. 389 00:14:56,808 --> 00:14:58,941 Happy birthday. I love you. 390 00:14:59,028 --> 00:15:00,595 - You are not old. - Your eggs are. 391 00:15:00,682 --> 00:15:01,857 Shut up, Renee. 392 00:15:03,728 --> 00:15:05,905 Happy birthday, Ella. Cheers. 393 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:08,342 Happy birthday. 394 00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:25,359 It's a bit claustro, isn't it? 395 00:15:25,489 --> 00:15:28,318 I mean, we used to do karaoke in bars 396 00:15:28,449 --> 00:15:30,755 where everybody could see you. 397 00:15:30,886 --> 00:15:33,149 That's why you only invited your white friends, 398 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,499 'cause the blacks, they all had hidden singing skills. 399 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:37,327 When your little friends coming? 400 00:15:37,458 --> 00:15:39,764 I don't know. 401 00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:45,118 Oh, oh! 402 00:15:45,205 --> 00:15:47,076 Now I'ma show you. Let-let me do this. 403 00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:49,165 Move out the way. Move out the way. 404 00:15:49,296 --> 00:15:51,602 Let's go. Watch and learn. 405 00:15:51,733 --> 00:15:52,995 Yeah, that long buildup. 406 00:15:53,082 --> 00:15:54,431 Come on. Here we go. 407 00:16:07,183 --> 00:16:08,489 Hey! 408 00:16:08,619 --> 00:16:10,186 Oh, thank God! 409 00:16:10,317 --> 00:16:11,337 I thought no one was gonna show up. 410 00:16:11,361 --> 00:16:12,884 What? 411 00:16:16,714 --> 00:16:18,064 Whoo! Come on. 412 00:16:18,194 --> 00:16:19,761 Barb. 413 00:16:19,891 --> 00:16:21,086 - Hey, what's up, girl? - What's up, girl? 414 00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:22,633 What's up, girl? 415 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,071 All right, all right, bye. Thank you. 416 00:16:25,201 --> 00:16:27,203 - She's living her best life. - She is. 417 00:16:30,032 --> 00:16:31,164 - Hey, happy birthday! - Hey! 418 00:16:31,294 --> 00:16:32,948 Happy birthday! 419 00:16:37,257 --> 00:16:40,173 Oh, my God. You guys look so good. 420 00:16:44,699 --> 00:16:45,700 What is happening? 421 00:16:45,830 --> 00:16:48,398 - Uh, we got next. 422 00:16:48,529 --> 00:16:50,810 - Kelly Rowland is in the house. - She's here. She's here. 423 00:16:50,879 --> 00:16:53,664 This generation really does have something wrong with it. 424 00:16:55,405 --> 00:16:57,233 Ow! 425 00:17:10,072 --> 00:17:12,466 - Thank you for coming. - Oh, you're welcome. 426 00:17:12,596 --> 00:17:14,357 I just want the record to show that I love you enough 427 00:17:14,381 --> 00:17:16,339 to go below 110th on a Friday night 428 00:17:16,470 --> 00:17:20,778 and go to my first karaoke party since 2002. 429 00:17:20,909 --> 00:17:22,147 And I just want the record to show 430 00:17:22,171 --> 00:17:25,522 that in 2002, I was 14. 431 00:17:25,653 --> 00:17:27,872 Oh, come on, you're killing me with this shit. 432 00:17:52,593 --> 00:17:54,116 - That's incredible. - Yeah. 433 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:55,857 Who's gonna follow that? 434 00:18:23,841 --> 00:18:25,384 - What is he doing here? - I invited him. 435 00:18:25,408 --> 00:18:27,149 What were you thinking? 436 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,934 I was thinking I'm newly single and could use some sex. 437 00:18:30,065 --> 00:18:32,198 And since I've already fucked him, it's economical. 438 00:18:32,328 --> 00:18:34,461 Keeping my body count down. 439 00:18:34,591 --> 00:18:36,158 I never forget a face. 440 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:37,812 You, uh... you Eagles, right? 441 00:18:37,942 --> 00:18:39,814 Uh, yeah, yeah, man. Black love. 442 00:18:39,944 --> 00:18:41,990 - Hey. 443 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,121 Small world, man. 444 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:44,297 Yeah, too small. 445 00:18:51,521 --> 00:18:53,088 Um... 446 00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:54,611 I fucked that guy. 447 00:18:54,742 --> 00:18:56,047 You fucked what? 448 00:18:56,178 --> 00:18:57,919 I fucked that community peen guy 449 00:18:58,049 --> 00:18:59,355 after the Soulja Boy party. 450 00:18:59,486 --> 00:19:00,506 Well, don't look at me like that. 451 00:19:00,530 --> 00:19:01,966 I'm sorry. 452 00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:02,924 I don't even know what look I'm making. 453 00:19:03,011 --> 00:19:04,491 I lost control of my face. 454 00:19:04,621 --> 00:19:05,901 Well, I don't need your judgment 455 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:06,754 'cause I already feel like a piece of shit. 456 00:19:06,884 --> 00:19:08,035 So what do you want me to do? 457 00:19:08,059 --> 00:19:09,800 I don't... 458 00:19:09,931 --> 00:19:11,082 I'm sorry. It's your birthday. 459 00:19:11,106 --> 00:19:11,933 I shouldn't have told you. 460 00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:14,327 Probably not tonight, no. 461 00:19:42,746 --> 00:19:45,140 So how you been? 462 00:19:45,271 --> 00:19:47,664 Hi... 463 00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:50,537 - Chris. - Chris. Right. 464 00:19:52,278 --> 00:19:53,496 You remember me. 465 00:19:53,627 --> 00:19:56,151 Uh 466 00:19:56,282 --> 00:19:59,502 Um, that never should have happened, so 467 00:19:59,589 --> 00:20:01,678 forget you ever met me, I beg of you. 468 00:20:01,809 --> 00:20:04,028 This one goes out to my beautiful fiancée, 469 00:20:04,115 --> 00:20:05,726 the Kelly to my Nelly. 470 00:20:07,467 --> 00:20:10,905 Whitney, baby, 471 00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:12,602 I knew from the moment I met you 472 00:20:12,733 --> 00:20:15,083 that if I ever got you, 473 00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:16,606 I'd never let you go. 474 00:20:16,737 --> 00:20:19,087 Oh, God, what a sap. 475 00:20:47,855 --> 00:20:49,335 Come on, let me see them hands, y'all. 476 00:20:50,510 --> 00:20:52,207 Ow! 477 00:21:09,006 --> 00:21:10,051 Go ahead, baby. 478 00:21:10,181 --> 00:21:11,487 Yeah, we see you. We see you. 479 00:21:11,618 --> 00:21:13,489 - Yeah! - Yeah! 480 00:21:23,804 --> 00:21:25,153 Let's do Ace of Base. 481 00:21:25,284 --> 00:21:27,895 - No Ace of Base. 482 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:30,071 Hey, thank you for inviting me to this. 483 00:21:30,201 --> 00:21:31,321 I actually had a lot of fun. 484 00:21:31,420 --> 00:21:33,292 No, you guys can't leave yet. 485 00:21:33,379 --> 00:21:35,250 Yes, boo. 486 00:21:35,381 --> 00:21:37,034 It's sleepy time. 487 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:39,776 - So much fun. - So fun. 488 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:45,391 Anderson? 489 00:21:45,521 --> 00:21:46,827 Good to see you. What's up? 490 00:21:46,957 --> 00:21:48,481 What's good, bro? 491 00:21:48,611 --> 00:21:49,482 - Y'all heading out? - Yeah, yeah. 492 00:21:49,612 --> 00:21:50,265 They're still in there, though. 493 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:51,919 A'ight, bet. 494 00:21:52,049 --> 00:21:53,312 I guess I'll see you soon. 495 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,227 Yeah. See you soon. 496 00:21:59,361 --> 00:22:02,059 Okay, I know he couldn't have been invi... 497 00:22:02,190 --> 00:22:03,409 Is he supposed to be here? 498 00:22:03,539 --> 00:22:05,846 No. 499 00:22:05,976 --> 00:22:08,196 He's supposed to be in his assigned seat in purgatory. 500 00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:35,484 Go, girl. 501 00:22:42,926 --> 00:22:44,711 Oh, hell no. 502 00:22:44,841 --> 00:22:46,253 Satan, what the hell are you doing here? 503 00:22:46,277 --> 00:22:48,410 I was in the neighborhood. 504 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,066 Hey. 505 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:53,459 You made it. What's good? 506 00:22:53,589 --> 00:22:54,721 Did you do this? 507 00:22:56,244 --> 00:22:58,333 - Jesus, Ola. - What? 508 00:23:53,170 --> 00:23:54,520 I'm starving. 509 00:24:05,313 --> 00:24:06,880 Hey, hey, you two. 510 00:24:16,063 --> 00:24:18,413 Hey, it's been a minute since y'all have been here. 511 00:24:18,544 --> 00:24:20,241 Now, Ella, 512 00:24:20,371 --> 00:24:22,635 I hear it's your birthday. 513 00:24:22,765 --> 00:24:24,071 It's over now, 514 00:24:24,201 --> 00:24:26,813 but I am officially well into my 30s. 515 00:24:32,122 --> 00:24:34,342 - There you go. 516 00:24:34,429 --> 00:24:37,954 Well, you're lucky, uh, your boy hit me up, 'cause 517 00:24:38,085 --> 00:24:39,608 that was our last plate. 518 00:24:41,610 --> 00:24:42,610 Mmm! 519 00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:48,399 Mmm. Oh, my God. I love you so much right now. 520 00:24:49,488 --> 00:24:51,620 Him, not you. 521 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,710 Mmm. 522 00:24:56,190 --> 00:24:57,470 I'd like to see if I can get you 523 00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,323 to hate me a little less. 524 00:24:59,454 --> 00:25:01,432 You should have thought about that before you left me. 525 00:25:01,456 --> 00:25:03,371 Ella, 526 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:05,504 South Africa was a great opportunity for me. 527 00:25:05,634 --> 00:25:07,680 You told me seven days before you left, 528 00:25:07,810 --> 00:25:09,899 a whole seven fucking days. 529 00:25:10,030 --> 00:25:11,466 I know. 530 00:25:11,597 --> 00:25:12,597 And that wasn't cool. 531 00:25:13,903 --> 00:25:15,122 But you were so depressed 532 00:25:15,252 --> 00:25:16,572 after your publishers dropped you, 533 00:25:16,645 --> 00:25:18,081 I didn't wanna make it worse. 534 00:25:18,212 --> 00:25:20,736 You think what you did was better? 535 00:25:20,867 --> 00:25:24,000 "Hey, I'm out tomorrow. I'm leaving you forever." 536 00:25:24,087 --> 00:25:26,699 It was a summer job. I was coming back. 537 00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:28,744 So why did you stay for two years? 538 00:25:28,831 --> 00:25:30,093 Because they asked me to 539 00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:32,139 and I loved the work that I was doing. 540 00:25:32,269 --> 00:25:33,629 And you stopped answering my calls. 541 00:25:35,838 --> 00:25:37,840 What was I rushing home for? 542 00:25:37,971 --> 00:25:40,408 For me. 543 00:25:40,495 --> 00:25:41,975 You could have come home for me. 544 00:25:43,324 --> 00:25:45,369 Ella, 545 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:46,893 what do you think I'm doing here? 546 00:25:47,023 --> 00:25:49,809 All right, all right. 547 00:25:49,939 --> 00:25:52,594 Here you go, birthday girl. 548 00:25:54,683 --> 00:25:56,076 Happy birthday. 549 00:25:57,904 --> 00:25:59,558 Make a wish, baby. 550 00:27:06,755 --> 00:27:07,795 Whoo-hoo!