1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm a homegrowl that knows a little bit about everything 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: and everybody, you know, if. 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 2: You don't lie about that, right, la Hey, y'all, what's up. 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: It's Lauren Rosa and this is the Latest with Lauren 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: de Rosa. This is your deadly digging all things pop culture, entertainment, 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,919 Speaker 1: news and all of the conversations that shake the room. 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 2: Baby. 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: So we're checking in behind the scenes of the Grind. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: Just got back to. 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: New York from oh I was in so many places. Okay, 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: so we were at south By Southwest. Please go check 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: out the previous episode of The Latest with Laura Rosa 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: where we host a live conversation with Sierra and on 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: behalf of iHeart and Gilead, you know, who are partners 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: with iHeart. And it's like an advacy conversation. It's like 16 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: an advocacy conversation. It's really a dope space to be 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: in to be able to like learn things yourself and 18 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: it also imparts them on others through platform. And that's 19 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: what that conversation a lot was about, you know, health 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: and in science and prevention and you know, specifically when 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: it comes to HIV and the taboo conversations around in 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: our communities and how music connects to that. And then 23 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: I was also in North Carolina for the Big Southern 24 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: Classic HBCU Battle of the Bands. It was my first 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: time in Charlotte, my first time at the event. Energy 26 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: was crazy. There was like thousands of people there, like 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: the HBCU space. I swear when I went to a 28 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: HBCU I had no idea what I was embarking on, 29 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: like longevity wise, but I'm happy to be ganged. 30 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: Like the HBCU space is just. 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: Always so full and so feeling and so welcoming and 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: it's just a good time. We did get stuck or 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: like a delayed a bit in North Carolina for a 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: few hours because there was like a huge tornado watch 35 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: and shut down everything and TSA, Oh my god, y'all. 36 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: TSA was crazy leaving Texas to go to North Carolina. 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: The lines were like hours and hours long. 38 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: My videographer actually missed his flight, not because we weren't 39 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: on time. 40 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: We were on like regular time. 41 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: We didn't know we were going to be like the 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: lines were outside of the airport. Like that's how insane 43 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: it was. But he's home now, and he's good. 44 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: I'm back in New York. 45 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's time to you know, just I'm gonna 46 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: settle in a bit. I'm about to just got to 47 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: decompressed and then start getting ready for the rest of 48 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: the week. A lot to come, because there's always a 49 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: lot happening in the latest, so let's get on into it. 50 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: So Tiata Taylor, you know, has had an amazing award 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: season topped it off at the Oscars, even though she 52 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: did not win Best Supporting Actress, her energy was everything 53 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: and again on our last episode, please go take a 54 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: listen if you have not already, I talked briefly about 55 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: just the joy that you felt watching her because everyone 56 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: has followed her story, her and Michael Jordan, but also 57 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: the joy that you felt watching her because she was 58 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: just so excited, so happy, so full of love for everybody, 59 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of that is like, man, when you're 60 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: in alignment and. 61 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: You get to a good space of purpose and and. 62 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: Like just all of these things, you can't help but 63 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: to be happy for people, for everyone around you, just 64 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: just everything, you know what I mean. 65 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: There was a few moments that that happened. 66 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: So you know, when Paul Thomas Anderson, who you know 67 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: led the film One batter after another went up on 68 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: stage to accepted the Best Picture. Tianna Taylor was excited 69 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: they went on stage together. She's jumping up and down 70 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: and she puts them in like a headlock. But like 71 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of given. Like she's growing down real quick, 72 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: right Yo? Why is that a viral conversation now? And 73 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: then you know, Tiana Taylor had to tell the security 74 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: guard to not put his hands on her following the 75 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: oscars that she's headed back up to take a photo 76 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: for Best Play with her team. So now there's a 77 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: conversation that's happening about how we as black people should 78 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: act in these various spaces, which I think is bus 79 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: But let's get. 80 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: Into, you know, kind of where we are with this 81 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: right now. 82 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: So Sianna Taylor has been She responded to some of 83 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: the criticisms just about people who are telling her how 84 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: she should have acted when they won the award and 85 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: she shouldn't have put Paul Thomas Anderson in a headlock, 86 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: and you know, just her excitement for people. So she 87 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: posted the X the world holds so much misery that 88 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: miserable hearts forget the face of happiness. They grow comfortable 89 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 1: beings or losers, so when they see real sportsmanship, it 90 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: unsettles them, like holy word, are touching a demon because 91 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: clapping for someone else's victory requires something that many people 92 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: never learn, how to win with grace and pure joy, 93 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: and how to lose with grace, chin up and dignity. 94 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: Like it's crazy to me that people are making this 95 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: a thing. When I saw it, I was so happy 96 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: for it was literally like it doesn't matter. Tiana Taylor 97 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: still won. Like that's how I felt watching her. I 98 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: don't know how anybody could grab anything negative or create 99 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: any type of conversation negatively around her excitement for other people, 100 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: even in the category that. 101 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: She did not win. 102 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: When they announced amy from Weapons, Tianna was one of 103 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: the first people up on her feet, so happy, so excited. Right, 104 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: it's just weird, like the things that people tend to 105 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: like pick and like hold on to. 106 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: It's just it's like that's what y'all got from that. 107 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: But I mean, hey, maybe it's like she said, some 108 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: people are just so miserable that being in a good space. 109 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: It's like it's a posturing conversation. Like and you know, 110 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: y'all know I talk about God a lot on his 111 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: podcast and faith. And one of the things that you 112 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: learn in your walk with you know God and getting 113 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: closer to your faith is that posture in the season 114 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: of winning or losing is so important about how your 115 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: favor comes into your life. And that's why we're watching 116 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: her be blessed because she understands that disconnected from a 117 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: lot of people, though, and I am very confused as 118 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: to why. But there was a moment that happened in 119 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: the hallway that I mentioned earlier, where Tiana had to 120 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: verbally tell and at first when we saw this video, 121 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: we didn't know who she was talking to. And then 122 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: reports surface and there was a video of her actually 123 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: where she was talking about what happened. That she was 124 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: talking to a security guard who you know, shoved her 125 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: in a way that she did not like. So let's 126 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: a listen to the moment that happened, just so we 127 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: can move forward into all the new things. 128 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 2: All I say, you're because you only shoved me. 129 00:06:51,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 3: He was shoved, she said, it's important, don't know. 130 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: So TMS got Tiana Taylor out after the Oscars and 131 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: here's what she had to say about the best the video. 132 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Whether this guy put hands on you or something to 133 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: you that you haven't. 134 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 2: They can't stop your shine. 135 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 4: You don't you already know that stout shining. 136 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 2: Everybody's having a good time, and you know security was 137 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: just doing a lot they were doing. There were being 138 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: extra day. Yeah, a lot of people were wondering. I mean, 139 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 2: it's nothing to wonder. I think the first thing people 140 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: do is definitely, you know, make assumption at the end 141 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: of the day. I just don't tolerate disrespects as when 142 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 2: it's unwarranted and it's unprovoked. 143 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, And the Academy actually issued a statement as well 144 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: as the security company issued a statement too, But the 145 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: Academy says we were extremely upset to learn about the 146 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: experience endured by Tiana Taylor at the end of the 147 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: Oscar ceremony last night. 148 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: We have worked with. 149 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: Tiana over the last several months during award season and 150 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: she has been nothing short of remarkable, supportive, con and 151 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: all about community. Though the incident was with our outside 152 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: security firm, cys or Sis, the experience of every single 153 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: guest is our responsibility. We have made it clear to 154 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: them that this behavior is not acceptable. We want to 155 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: thank Tiana for show our remarkable grace and for taking 156 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: the appropriate measures to ensure this does not happen again. 157 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: When I saw the video, I'm like, how can you 158 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 1: be upset at Tianna Taylor. 159 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 2: Like for setting a boundary? No, don't put your hands 160 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 2: on me and you a grown man. No, don't do that. 161 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: I don't care where she is. Don't do that at all, period. Now. 162 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: The security company also spoke out and released a statement 163 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: on the incident, because you know what it was given 164 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: Instantly when I saw it, I'm like, here go these 165 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: these spaces where you know everybody else is protected but us, 166 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: but you hate to turn it into that, but it's like, 167 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: here we go. So I'm glad they spoke out on 168 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: her behalf and in her defense, because yeah, this is 169 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: one of your stars. You gotta protect your stars. So, 170 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: following the incident, the security company spoke out and they said, 171 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: there was a brief interaction involving Miss Teller, the member 172 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: of our security team during the show last evening. Our 173 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: security personnel were working to manage the crowded area and 174 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: ensure the safety of all guests. During the interaction, there 175 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: was incidental contact. 176 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 2: We regret that. We regret that the situation escalated. This 177 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: is not the. 178 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: Standard of professionalism we expect from our team, and we 179 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: have addressed the matter internally to help ensure situations like 180 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: this do not happen again. 181 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,719 Speaker 2: There we have it in the story like like end 182 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 2: of story. 183 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: I've seen this story on every media outlet, and it's 184 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: like the conversations are being had so many different ways. 185 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: Keep your hands to yourself, protect your star, and to 186 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: be honest, I saw some people saying like, well, she 187 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: should have handled it differently. She shouldn't have said or 188 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: she shouldn't have raised her voice because look where she's at, 189 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: or you should have had competent security who understood that 190 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: this is one of the leading stars of the award 191 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: season period, respect her as such. She's not asking for 192 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: somebody bow down, kiss the ring. She's just asking not 193 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: to be shoved out of the way by a man 194 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: who's obviously physically stronger than her, because if she didn't 195 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: feel intimidated by that, she wouldn't have said anything. 196 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 2: Now and other ask your news. Michael B. 197 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: Jordan, who we know to come to the Award for 198 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: Lead Actor for Sinners. During his acceptance speech, he thinks 199 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: well and kind of things, Jamie Fox, Will Smith, Sidney Potier, 200 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: and the men that came before him, the five men 201 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: that came before him in the lead actor role, because 202 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: he is now the sixth black men to win the 203 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: Lead Actor award at the Oscars, right, in all ninety 204 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: eight years of. 205 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 2: The Oscars, right, he made history for that. 206 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: So some of those guys have responded, including Jamie Fox. 207 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: Jamie Fox was one as well too. So let's take 208 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: a listen to what Michael B. Jordan said at the 209 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: award show first, throwing it back to that. 210 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 4: Because of the people that came before me, Sidney Poitier, 211 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 4: Denzel Washington, Holly Day, Jamie Fox, Forrest Whitaker, Will Smith, 212 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 4: and to be amongst those giants, amongst those great greats, 213 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 4: amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys, thank you, everybody in 214 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 4: this room and everybody at home for supporting me over 215 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 4: my career. 216 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 2: I feel it. 217 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 4: I know you guys want me to do well, and 218 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 4: I want to do that because you guys bet on me. 219 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 4: So thank you for keeping for keep betting on me. 220 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: So Jamie Fox responded and said, I can barely breathe 221 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: right now. You were absolutely incredible in this film, an 222 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: amazing actor director. Truly, all of the above. Tonight we 223 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: celebrate you, your talent, your mystique, and your incredible passion for 224 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: the craft. Honestly, you deserve two Oscars for this one. 225 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: When I sat down to watch the movie, I already 226 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: knew it was going to be special the moment I 227 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: saw a pair of Jordan's on the screen. The first 228 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: line are you guys twins? And you hit us with 229 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: gnoe cousins men. I was locked in from there. Congratulations 230 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: to my brother Michael B. 231 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 2: Jordan. 232 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: You're operating in rare era right now. Celebrated to the fullest, 233 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: and trust me that after party is going to be crazy. 234 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: This was supposed by Jamie Fox last night, and Will 235 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: Smith says, congrats, beloved making history. 236 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 2: And I think you know, I'm glad that he took. 237 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: The moment to acknowledge all of the men that came 238 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: before him, specifically glad that he did not omit Will 239 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: Smith's name because of christad would have been a whole thing. 240 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: But I say that because you know, there's always been 241 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: this conversation amongst people that are not us for real 242 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: in my opinion, but maybe it's not a race thing, 243 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: but I've always felt like when I hear white people 244 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: talk about the Oscar slap and everything that happened Will Smith, 245 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: not just white people when I hear non cultured people 246 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: who don't understand Will Smith's legacy, his cultural relevance, his 247 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: cultural importance to us as black people, but to the 248 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: world in general, just as a person who told stories 249 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: the way he did from Fresh Prince all the way through, 250 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, his whole career. Right the way did they 251 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: talk about the Oscar slap is as if he every 252 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: it just disintegrated everything. And yes, it was a big 253 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: moment in time, and it was a big stage and 254 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: it was talked about. 255 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: But Will Smith is still Will Smith. Will Smith still. 256 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: Broke barriers, you know what I mean, Like we needed 257 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: to have a Will Smith and a Jamie Fox in 258 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: order for us to get a Michael B. Jordan, and 259 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: some of us will never forget that. And I'm glad 260 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: that Michael by Jordan. 261 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, So that is it, guys. 262 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: In the latest, just you know, a few quick updates 263 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: around this Oscar conversation, man, And I'm just so happy 264 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: for everybody, just so happy to see people achieving and 265 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: living in that rare era that Jamie Fox talked about. 266 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: And it really does inspire me as a creative because 267 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: sometimes it feels like talent, real talent isn't recognized. 268 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 2: On the stages that it deserves. 269 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: And I know people like to say things about you know, 270 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: and we talked about this in the last episode as 271 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: well too, not caring about accolades and not caring about 272 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: trophies or invites in the rooms or whatever. And it's like, yes, 273 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: I get all of that, but at the same time, 274 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: it does feel good to see people celebrated for doing 275 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: good work, not about followers, not about you know. And 276 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: I don't take away from that either, like that followers 277 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:50,479 Speaker 1: and keeping those takes. There's a certain level of consistency 278 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: in business and all of the things that go into that. 279 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: But like when you it's just a good feeling to 280 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: see real talent rewarded on all stages. So that has 281 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: been another episode of the Latest with Manda Rosa. I'll 282 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: tell you, guys, every single episode y'all could be anywhere 283 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: with anybody talking about all of these things, which y'all 284 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: choose to be right here with me. I appreciate you 285 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: guys so much for that. My lotw Riders, I'll catch 286 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: you on my next episode.