WEBVTT - RSMS Hour 4 | Target Removes Offensive Halloween Custom 

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<v Speaker 1>Front page right here.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning, Ricky. It's Tuesday, August 25th. Here's what's going

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<v Speaker 3>on in the news.

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<v Speaker 4>The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Iran,

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<v Speaker 4>this time through its wallet.

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<v Speaker 3>Treasury Secretary Scott Besant.

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<v Speaker 4>Announced Operation Economic Outcast, which is an aggressive.

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<v Speaker 3>Sanctions campaign against Iran.

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<v Speaker 4>Aimed at cutting off Iran's oil sales, trade, and financial

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<v Speaker 4>connections worldwide. But as that pressure builds overseas, there could

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<v Speaker 4>be a leadership shakeup at home. The Wall Street Journal

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<v Speaker 4>reports Army Secretary Dan Driscoll may step down by year's

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<v Speaker 4>end after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegsath.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, listen, Ricky, you ready for Halloween? I know you

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<v Speaker 3>do the most.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, you already know.

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<v Speaker 3>I know you do the most. But guess what? Target

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<v Speaker 3>is not.

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<v Speaker 4>Target is pulling a Halloween costume after people called it

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<v Speaker 4>offensive and hurtful to the black community. Target did not

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<v Speaker 4>name the costume in his statement, but reports say it

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<v Speaker 4>was the kids' glow-under-black-light circus clown outfit. Target says removing

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<v Speaker 4>it is only the first step, and now the company

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<v Speaker 4>is trying to figure out how it made it into

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<v Speaker 4>shelves in the first place and what needs to change

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<v Speaker 4>so that something like this does not happen again. You

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<v Speaker 4>would think Target would be careful about stuff when it

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<v Speaker 4>comes to.

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<v Speaker 2>Black people right now. They just don't get it. They

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<v Speaker 2>don't get it. That's why I haven't been.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>So, Ricky, I got some good news, especially for me

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<v Speaker 3>and you.

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<v Speaker 4>Emory University student Malia Wakashajwang turned her own struggle with

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<v Speaker 4>ADHD into something that could help thousands of students. Her

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<v Speaker 4>new AI-powered app called Asoma pulls together school assignments, picks

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<v Speaker 4>the three biggest priorities, and breaks overwhelming projects into smaller,

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<v Speaker 4>doable steps. I could use this in my everyday life.

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<v Speaker 4>I know you could, too, Ricky. Now, she built it

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<v Speaker 4>using lessons from her own life, her psychology studies, and

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<v Speaker 4>techniques her mother taught her.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, if we had this in high school, we might

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<v Speaker 3>be the president of the United States.

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<v Speaker 6>Come on now. And we got our cousin Kurt Franklin

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<v Speaker 6>sitting up here. I know you got ADHD, too. Boy,

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<v Speaker 6>I know I got bad.

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<v Speaker 2>I got bad.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you think it makes you a better performer on

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<v Speaker 4>stage because you can juggle a million things at once?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, I think that the pluses and minuses with just

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of things are always that— It's kind of

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<v Speaker 7>that yin and yang to life.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, like when you when you have ADHD, you're

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<v Speaker 7>very impulsive.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>And so you can do things on the spot. But

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<v Speaker 7>then when it's time to sit down and pay attention

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<v Speaker 7>and try to be engaged. It takes a little bit

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<v Speaker 7>of work. And I didn't do well in school. And then,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, coming up in the 80s, they just called

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<v Speaker 7>you stupid.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know?

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<v Speaker 3>Busybody.

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<v Speaker 2>They did. They just called you stupid. Straight down. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't give you. Hey, Kurt. They don't even have a

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<v Speaker 2>special name. They put an extra teacher.

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<v Speaker 6>In the room.

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<v Speaker 2>All the way down to the hall. I didn't go

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<v Speaker 2>down to the hallway, but no.

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<v Speaker 6>You didn't go to the hallway.

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<v Speaker 2>That was something else going on. I'm so dumb. That

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<v Speaker 2>boy dumb.

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<v Speaker 2>We weren't on the bus. We weren't on the bus.

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<v Speaker 2>We weren't on the little short bus. Hey, Kurt, somebody

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<v Speaker 2>told me y'all went to lunch at 930. Y.T., the

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<v Speaker 2>sports genius, is in the building. Hey, Kurt. Hey, Kurt. Hey, Kurt.

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<v Speaker 2>They went to lunch at 930 because they got out

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<v Speaker 2>at 12. This is.

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<v Speaker 8>Awful.

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<v Speaker 2>Just awful, guys. That ain't the ADHD kids. That's something else.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what's dumb.

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<v Speaker 4>He's trying to lump us in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Oh, man. Oh, flat chest. They just like our 20s.

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<v Speaker 2>Kurt just said you're so short you can sit on

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<v Speaker 2>a dime and swing your legs. Now what is going

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<v Speaker 2>on here?

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<v Speaker 3>What has this turned into?

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<v Speaker 2>What's going on? Oh, Kurt. Oh, my God. Dumb.

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<v Speaker 6>No. You're going to do sports right there, Kurt. Kurt's

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<v Speaker 6>going to get us fired.

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<v Speaker 8>All right, so the Cleveland Browns, man, they named Deshaun

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<v Speaker 8>Watson as the starting quarterback to start the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Shocking. Shocked the sports world.

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<v Speaker 8>Shocked the Cleveland Browns fans. I'm not so sure if

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<v Speaker 8>this is a football decision based off performance because I

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<v Speaker 8>watched the two preseason games, and I think Shador Sanders

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<v Speaker 8>won the spot. But here's what Deshaun said. to the

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<v Speaker 8>Browns fans a couple days ago.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the whole world knows it has nothing to

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<v Speaker 5>do about the performance. It's a little bit personal than that,

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<v Speaker 5>so I think that's a disrespectful thing. Last time I

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<v Speaker 5>played on this field, I tore my Achilles. And that

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<v Speaker 5>same fan base, they cheered when I got hurt. It's

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<v Speaker 5>a mental battle every day. I feel like I get

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<v Speaker 5>more love on road games than I do home games, so..

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<v Speaker 2>So, look, here's the deal, man, real quick. I'm rooting.

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<v Speaker 2>I want people to win. I want people to win.

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<v Speaker 8>I hope Deshaun get out there, and I hope he

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<v Speaker 8>has an all-pro season. But at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>But he under a lot of pressure. He got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of pressure. And the fans don't like it. The

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<v Speaker 1>fans boo him every time he hit the fence. They

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't boo him, man. That's not cool. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>coaches have a right to make the decision or whatever.

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<v Speaker 6>But I think Shadua is really setting himself up to

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<v Speaker 6>win because if he don't perform, then they're going to

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<v Speaker 6>put Shadua in.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just going to go from there. Because, you know, would.

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<v Speaker 6>You rather, you know what I'm saying? You don't want

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<v Speaker 6>him to have all that pressure because to do it

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<v Speaker 6>is only going into his second season. So, you know

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<v Speaker 6>what I'm saying? The best quarterbacks were backup quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 2>The best. Ask Tom Brady. Look at every single great

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback they were backup. Yes, indeed. So we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>see what happens, man. But Cleveland Browns, boy, they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have a tough season.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, look at Kirk Franklin. He was the backup

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<v Speaker 6>for Alvin and the Chipmunks. Hey, let me tell y'all something.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm so tired. I've been attacked this morning by Erykah

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<v Speaker 6>Badu and Kirk Franklin. Hey, this is what we do.

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<v Speaker 6>This is what we do. We don't do nothing but roast.

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<v Speaker 6>We don't take nothing serious. Y'all better be glad John P.

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<v Speaker 6>Key ain't on here because it would have been worse.

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<v Speaker 6>It would have been worse. All right, what you got, Brett?

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<v Speaker 9>He'd be singing about sugar don't go on grits, Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm your girl, Brat Tat Tat, and this is the

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<v Speaker 2>Where we bring you music, movies, and more.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's get on off into it.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, y'all, Jafar Jackson is speaking out about the sequel

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<v Speaker 9>to Michael. He says the upcoming sequel to the biopic

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<v Speaker 9>will address the sexual child abuse allegations and provide insight.

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<v Speaker 2>From his late uncle's perspective.

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<v Speaker 9>And he explains that the family's main issue has been

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<v Speaker 9>that Michael's own voice was.

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<v Speaker 3>Never truly heard as it relates to the allegations.

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<v Speaker 9>Now, Jafar also reflected on Michael's character during his later years,

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<v Speaker 9>saying he never stopped treating people with kindness. And I

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<v Speaker 9>hope that that is felt in the second movie. Lionsgate

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<v Speaker 9>is reportedly starting production at the end of this year

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<v Speaker 9>or at the beginning of 2027. What do y'all want

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<v Speaker 9>to see about these allegations in the movie? Anything or

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<v Speaker 9>how Michael Jackson felt or whatever?

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<v Speaker 7>I really don't want to see it. Yeah, I don't

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<v Speaker 7>want to see it. Let's let the movie end. It

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<v Speaker 7>don't even need to come back. I'm shocked that it's

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<v Speaker 7>coming back because when you've hit all the highlights like

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<v Speaker 7>the Motown event, the thriller, you know, in my humble

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<v Speaker 7>opinion now, Brett just said something that I didn't know.

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<v Speaker 7>I didn't know that Lionsgate is already greenlit. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>it's because, you know... It made so much money.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. Highlighted all the good positivity.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I don't know how that script is

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<v Speaker 2>going to really pan out, so we'll see.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, I think because his family and his son is

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<v Speaker 9>a part of it, hopefully they keep things, well, lighthearted,

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<v Speaker 9>and it's going to be from, I guess, how Michael

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<v Speaker 9>Jackson felt since his family feels like they wanted the

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<v Speaker 9>world to know how he felt from his perspective.

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<v Speaker 5>So.

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<v Speaker 9>Hopefully they hit it good and they do a great

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<v Speaker 9>job because I don't want to see nothing else negative

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<v Speaker 9>about Michael Jackson. I don't. I'm sick of it. I

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<v Speaker 9>love them, point blank, period. I will ride or die

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<v Speaker 9>for them. I got his tattoo on my full right leg.

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<v Speaker 9>Is that the one next to mine?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord.

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to wrap.

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<v Speaker 9>Up the hot spot on that note.

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