WEBVTT - Patriots Coach “Takes Accountability” After More Photos Released, Going Back 6 Years

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, they're folks. It is Friday, April twenty fourth, and

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Rabel keeps talking, So that means everybody else keeps

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this scandal between the new England Patriots coach

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<v Speaker 1>and a now former NFL reporter. With that welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>this episode of Amy and TJ aprol If this has

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<v Speaker 1>become a tap Lloyd story. Their headlines all over the place.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's talking, but Mike Rabel seems to want to keep

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<v Speaker 1>talking as well. We heard from him again last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, this was a little surprising.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you remember last week when we said, wow, do

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<v Speaker 3>you know the one person we're not talking about, the

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<v Speaker 3>one name we're not saying Mike Rabel, Because all we

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<v Speaker 3>were talking about was the female the NFL reporter, Diana Racini,

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<v Speaker 3>and even another female sideline reporter NFL reporter who ended

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<v Speaker 3>up getting fired for making negative comments about Diana Rossini.

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<v Speaker 3>So we weren't talking about Mike Rabel. But man, things

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<v Speaker 3>have changed this week, and namely because he has been

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<v Speaker 3>addressing photographs. There have been more photographs that have been released,

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<v Speaker 3>and some people have blamed him by not admitting it,

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<v Speaker 3>by not fully acknowledging it that now Internet sleuts are

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<v Speaker 3>trying to trap him and find more reasons to keep

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<v Speaker 3>his name in the headlines. But he has yes made

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<v Speaker 3>another public statement right before the NFL Draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night, and he had to do this. He spoke

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week and essentially just address and folks, you're

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<v Speaker 1>up on the story by now coach Mike Brabel, the

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<v Speaker 1>second year head coach of the New England Patriots, was

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<v Speaker 1>seen in some without a doubt, compromising photos with former

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<v Speaker 1>NFL reporter Diana Russini, who was working with the athletic

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<v Speaker 1>She has since resigned. But both of these are married

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<v Speaker 1>people with kids, married to other people. But it's clear

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<v Speaker 1>in the photos this was more than just colleagues. Those

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<v Speaker 1>are things we can just state as facts. The rest

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<v Speaker 1>of it and the speculation and all that, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to get into all that, but those are just facts.

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<v Speaker 1>They have never come out and just flat out She

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<v Speaker 1>certainly didn't Robes Russini flat out come out and say

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<v Speaker 1>that they did something wrong. In her resignation letter, she

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<v Speaker 1>talked about a false narrative and all this stuff. He

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<v Speaker 1>was the one earlier this week when we finally heard

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<v Speaker 1>from him Robes who said he had done wrong without

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<v Speaker 1>saying I'm sorry or exactly saying what he had done wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he said he had difficult conversations with his family.

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<v Speaker 3>Is pretty much how he put it. His first response

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<v Speaker 3>was that the pictures or a response was laughable. He

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<v Speaker 3>has very much changed his tune since that moment, and

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<v Speaker 3>he was specifically asked about his initial comment when he

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<v Speaker 3>made his latest presser at least before the NFL draft,

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<v Speaker 3>and he addressed that.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, now he has gone.

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<v Speaker 3>So far as to say that he is acknowledging that

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<v Speaker 3>he basically has had bad behavior. So he's taken it

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<v Speaker 3>a step further. But this was because more pictures were

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<v Speaker 3>released on yesterday that date back to twenty twenty. There

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<v Speaker 3>was a photo of Rabel and Racini in a New

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<v Speaker 3>York City in twenty twenty where they just seem very friendly.

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<v Speaker 3>His hand is on her leg, I believe, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think there was a pack or a kiss. And then

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<v Speaker 3>there was another photo of them at a twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 3>four in twenty twenty four at a casino where they

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<v Speaker 3>just looked like they were having a good time. And

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<v Speaker 3>so because of those two photos, it seems that Mike

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<v Speaker 3>Rabel felt the need to then stand in front of

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<v Speaker 3>reporters and the press and a microphone and speak again

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<v Speaker 3>about his behavior.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't say anything. He said as much this time

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<v Speaker 1>as he said the first time, again not much, saying

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<v Speaker 1>he's taking accountability for his behavior, but not exactly saying

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<v Speaker 1>what that behavior is. No one has acknowledged that these

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<v Speaker 1>two were in a relationship of some kind, a romantic one.

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<v Speaker 1>They have not confirmed that at all. If that's their business,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what they're doing, that is fine. However, robes the

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<v Speaker 1>issue when people either you don't talk, but if you're talking,

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<v Speaker 1>you better clear up the questions if people have and

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<v Speaker 1>the reason the story keeps going robes is. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the first time he spoke earlier this week at a

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<v Speaker 1>press conference, essentially saying the same things, I didn't act right.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't hold myself to the right standard. We even

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<v Speaker 1>when he said earlier this week, why did he have

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<v Speaker 1>to see this. He's not under investigation, he's not being punished.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't necessarily have to do this. Your estimation was

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<v Speaker 1>it was either coming from his wife or two he

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<v Speaker 1>knew something else was coming in certain something else was.

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<v Speaker 3>It seems like maybe it was both, because yes, you

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<v Speaker 3>had you have I'm sure a wife who has been quiet,

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<v Speaker 3>who has been silent. He's been married to her for

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<v Speaker 3>twenty six years in counting. He has two adult sons

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<v Speaker 3>with his wife, Jen, and so yes, my speculation was

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<v Speaker 3>that she wanted him to put a public face on

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<v Speaker 3>it and to acknowledge his misstep and to basically be

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<v Speaker 3>respectful of her and their children together by publicly acknowledging

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<v Speaker 3>this without getting specific.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, there were more pictures that came out.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't know if he knew it was coming out,

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<v Speaker 3>but he again now took to the microphone.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like he tried to take it a little

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<v Speaker 2>step further.

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<v Speaker 3>He hasn't acknowledged anything specific that is true, but he's

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<v Speaker 3>talking about his actions, taking accountability for his actions.

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<v Speaker 2>He's talking about being a distraction. But he has not.

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<v Speaker 3>And he did start it off by saying, I understand

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<v Speaker 3>that there are a lot of questions well, and.

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<v Speaker 1>One has not been it's I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 1>being asked. It is being assumed that these two were

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<v Speaker 1>having an affair. They have not denied that outside of

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<v Speaker 1>their initial statements, which actually didn't deny it, just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of brushed it off. All this is laughable, that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thing, But neither one of them have acknowledged. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to for my sake at all. They don't

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<v Speaker 1>need you to do anything.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you want the internet sleuths, the tabloid magazines,

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<v Speaker 3>the folks who are trying to get you caught, you gotcha.

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<v Speaker 3>The only way you put that to bed is if

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<v Speaker 3>you go ahead and say what needs to be said,

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<v Speaker 3>and there's nothing less to find out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because he's essentially I guess what, Robes. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>said anything but the suggestion. Now that again another set

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<v Speaker 1>of pictures from six years ago, showing them in once

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<v Speaker 1>again a compromising position to where there are more than

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<v Speaker 1>just colleagues. Okay, he doesn't have to answer that. He

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<v Speaker 1>has to answer that to his family, to his wife,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe to his team. But Robes, if he keeps

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<v Speaker 1>speaking to the press, you gotta say something that answers

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<v Speaker 1>the questions that are in the press. He keeps saying

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<v Speaker 1>thank you all for being respectful to my family, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you all to these reporters in the room. But Robes,

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't said I'm sorry, and he hasn't used the

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<v Speaker 1>word apologize in public. I'm not saying he has to.

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<v Speaker 1>But if he's trying to do some pr which seems

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<v Speaker 1>like he's trying to do, it's making it worse.

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<v Speaker 3>It is making it worse because when you decide to

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<v Speaker 3>speak camera like, you decide to speak to the press

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<v Speaker 3>and you don't directly address the photographs.

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<v Speaker 2>That have everyone asking you questions.

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<v Speaker 3>If you don't address the nature of your relationship with Rassini,

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<v Speaker 3>when you talk to the press about the photos about

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<v Speaker 3>this relationship, you're just going to continue to fuel more speculation,

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<v Speaker 3>more digging into your past life because either don't talk

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<v Speaker 3>at all or say something that actually directly addresses the issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, one or the other.

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<v Speaker 2>He's trying to do something in between, and it's not working.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't thread that needle. You just can't in this

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<v Speaker 1>age of social media, this age of internet sluts, as

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<v Speaker 1>you say. But here he was last night. We knew

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<v Speaker 1>this had to happen because this was the NFL Draft

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<v Speaker 1>got started last night. So he's there with his team

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<v Speaker 1>in Pittsburgh for the draft, so he had to do

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<v Speaker 1>all these coaches do a press conference. So he did

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<v Speaker 1>a press conference, stepped out, and the first thing they

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<v Speaker 1>said is it's going to make a comment then take

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<v Speaker 1>some questions, and at the end of his comments, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be all I'm gonna say, essentially trying

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<v Speaker 1>to tell the room don't ask me nothing after I

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<v Speaker 1>get done with my statement. So he made about a

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<v Speaker 1>three minute statement, but this was the relevant part. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>play for you here. Now it's a little low, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can make it out. But this is, I guess Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the strongest part of his statement in addressing

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<v Speaker 1>all that's been going on.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, my previous actions don't meet the standard that

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<v Speaker 4>that I hold myself to. They don't. And what I

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<v Speaker 4>believe is best for the two most important things in

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<v Speaker 4>my life, my family and his football team, is for

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<v Speaker 4>us to take the necessary steps to work together and

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<v Speaker 4>to give them what I told them I'd give them,

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<v Speaker 4>which the best version of me. And that's what we're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna do. And that's going to start. That has started,

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<v Speaker 4>that'll that'll continue this weekend, and it'll continue for however

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<v Speaker 4>long it takes for me to give them complete that

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<v Speaker 4>promise of given giving them the best version of me possible.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's what's going to happen. And that's what's been happening.

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<v Speaker 1>However long it takes. I guess Robes perked some years.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, A lot of people wrote about that, saying that

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<v Speaker 3>he's basically leaving space for him to take a leave

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<v Speaker 3>or to not be as present on the football field

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<v Speaker 3>or with the Patriots if his family needs him to

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<v Speaker 3>be focused on something else. So he gave himself room

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<v Speaker 3>to prioritize his family over football.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that was I don't know if I had

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<v Speaker 1>it in this sound bite, but it was a part

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<v Speaker 1>of something he said earlier, the two most important things

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<v Speaker 1>in his life family and football in that order. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's but he said moving forward, he is going to

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<v Speaker 1>find a better balance that he has found. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably real because the Robes from college to the pros,

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<v Speaker 1>we've been around a bunch of coaches, a bunch of programs.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing, you, man, these guys are so committed to

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<v Speaker 1>that job and head coaching, it just consumes their lives.

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<v Speaker 3>Right And now, given what's been exposed, I would imagine

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<v Speaker 3>what's going on in his home with his wife. She's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>so now now let's talk about balance. Now let's talk

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<v Speaker 3>about having you be a part of this family in

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<v Speaker 3>a way that maybe you haven't, which allowed for perhaps

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<v Speaker 3>what we saw in these pictures to occur.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, we don't know what's going on with

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<v Speaker 1>his life. We piece it together. I'm just thinking how

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<v Speaker 1>stressful his life. He's been a pro player, went into coaching,

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<v Speaker 1>another head coaching gig, he went to the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Robes the dedication, the sacrifice, his entire but he has

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<v Speaker 1>two grown sons, they're on their twenties, props. The sacrifice

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<v Speaker 1>is that entire family has made for him to be successful.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a it was a group thing. But we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. But these things robes that balance. We talk

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<v Speaker 1>about how that can He's acknowledging it has contributed to

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<v Speaker 1>some failings of his and his household. I hated to

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<v Speaker 1>hear that part. That was the realist part. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard from Mike Rabel in all of this.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, look and look, and the point being

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<v Speaker 3>is we may not hear from him again on this,

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<v Speaker 3>and maybe let's hope we don't, because if he's not

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<v Speaker 3>going to say anything that's going to clear up and

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<v Speaker 3>get specific with all of these rumors, then he probably

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<v Speaker 3>shouldn't say anything at all. Because look, we heard from

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<v Speaker 3>NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last night again, he told ESPN

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<v Speaker 3>that rabel is not any of his actions or any

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<v Speaker 3>of this controversy doesn't fall under the league's personal conduct policy.

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<v Speaker 2>He said that it is a team.

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<v Speaker 3>Matters, that the NFL is not looking into disciplining him.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not looking into investigating him. They are just cheering

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<v Speaker 3>him on and supporting him. So he has no professional issues. No,

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<v Speaker 3>so he doesn't need to speak again.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as they start winning, he will have further

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<v Speaker 1>no professional issues. I took him to a super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>in his first year as coach, his team, the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see their statement yesterday, Robes, They put out

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<v Speaker 1>a statement. I have never seen a more full throated

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<v Speaker 1>support of a guy in scandal from his employer ever, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever, He's gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that was incredible. Again, no crime is alleged here,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing criminal. He's not being investigated for anything. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is just something Robes right now that they want to

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<v Speaker 1>go away that it looks bad. It is a personal matter,

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<v Speaker 1>but it becomes so public now. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL is it just a does it hurt the league?

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<v Speaker 1>Does it hurt the team?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably not?

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<v Speaker 1>Ask me.

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<v Speaker 3>Week four there's no morality clause in the NFL contracts.

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<v Speaker 1>Boy, that would be a really crappy product to watch

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. There's a morality clause. But stay with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Robes was talking about just a moment ago. There. For

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<v Speaker 1>a while, at least the first week or so, it

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like all we were talking about were women involved

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<v Speaker 1>in this particular case. Now, finally all the attention seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be on Brabel, but we are getting updates from

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<v Speaker 1>the woman at the center of this scandal as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Diana Rossini, has made some moves.

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<v Speaker 3>Stay here, Welcome back everyone to this episode of Amy

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<v Speaker 3>and TJ. Mike Rabel keeps standing in front of a

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<v Speaker 3>microphone and not saying much while he's trying to put

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<v Speaker 3>to bed this controversy that has not let go for

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<v Speaker 3>the past couple of weeks. More photos emerging between Mike

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<v Speaker 3>Rabel and former NFL reporter who was once working for

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<v Speaker 3>the Athletic The New York Times reporter Diana Rossini. She

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<v Speaker 3>has since resigned, but now we're looking at photos that

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<v Speaker 3>date back to twenty twenty. So the allegations are that

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<v Speaker 3>this relationship, whatever it was, may have been going on

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<v Speaker 3>for six years. Plus, so while we aren't getting any

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<v Speaker 3>clarification from Vrabel, we are getting some very interesting moves

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<v Speaker 3>from Diana Rassini. She has dramatically altered her social media presence,

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<v Speaker 3>they can put it that way. On Thursday, when these

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<v Speaker 3>new photos emerged, she turned her Instagram into a private account.

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<v Speaker 3>She has two hundred and four thousand followers. You no

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<v Speaker 3>longer can follow her if you want to, and she

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<v Speaker 3>can decide who comes.

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<v Speaker 2>And who goes.

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<v Speaker 3>And then perhaps the most dramatic thing she did, she

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<v Speaker 3>completely deleted her ex account.

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<v Speaker 2>And I saw some folks who.

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<v Speaker 3>Are NFL, who report on the NFL, they say, this

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<v Speaker 3>the X that is like a NFL reporter's like blood.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how you communicate.

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<v Speaker 3>That's how you get instant information out to fans, to viewers,

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<v Speaker 3>to supporters. And this is kind of your communication basically

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<v Speaker 3>with the people who follow you for the latest and

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<v Speaker 3>greatest information. For her to delete this X account signify

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<v Speaker 3>something very significant.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it just rose. Is there an uglier place for

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<v Speaker 1>discourse than X? I mean it is. It is awful, babe.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been off X for ten years.

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<v Speaker 3>I do not I have an account like just to

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<v Speaker 3>look at other people's accounts. But this is like when

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<v Speaker 3>I was at Good Morning America a long time ago.

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<v Speaker 3>You can go down this horrible rabbit hole a feeling

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<v Speaker 3>awful about yourself because pretty much people just use that forum.

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<v Speaker 2>To lambast you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it can be that was the right thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's brutal.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the right call for her, and I understand that. Rose.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't know what's next or what else is coming.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about Rabel. He is off on Saturday, at

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<v Speaker 1>least with the team. The NFL Draft goes through Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>but he has already announced he will not be with

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<v Speaker 1>the team on Saturday. Instead, Robes found a counselor working

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<v Speaker 1>on a Saturday, but he told us he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to start start counseling, but the sound by yesterday sounded

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<v Speaker 1>like he's already started.

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<v Speaker 3>It did sound like it, and his family seems to

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<v Speaker 3>possibly be involved as well, because he said he was

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<v Speaker 3>going to be spending the weekend yes in counseling, but

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<v Speaker 3>also with his family. So this could be a personal journey,

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<v Speaker 3>he could also be a collective journey. They may be

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<v Speaker 3>having family counseling, couples counseling. There may be a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of therapy going on in the Raable household, and look

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<v Speaker 3>if that puts them on and puts him on a

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<v Speaker 3>better path. Sometimes, Look it's it's hard to see it

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<v Speaker 3>and feel it when you're in the midst of something

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<v Speaker 3>like this, as public and awful as it feels, this

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<v Speaker 3>could be the beginning of something really beautiful and new,

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<v Speaker 3>a new start for him, a new way forward, a

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<v Speaker 3>better way of living and being, and so that could

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<v Speaker 3>actually this could all end up being a really positive,

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<v Speaker 3>incredible thing for him and for his family.

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<v Speaker 1>And be kind if you can throughout. I know how

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<v Speaker 1>it is robes and how people are, but just please

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<v Speaker 1>take a beat and be kind before you hit send

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<v Speaker 1>on whatever you're saying and whatever rumor you're putting out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever speculation you're having about it. I know you

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<v Speaker 1>think Rabel and you think Russini are the worst people

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<v Speaker 1>in the world, and they deserve everything coming to them.

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<v Speaker 1>But these people got families. These people have kids who

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<v Speaker 1>are reading this stuff, who are still going to school,

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<v Speaker 1>who still have their own circles, who still have their

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<v Speaker 1>own family. There's just so many people touching this thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and we know that people are hurting right now. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>know who's respond you want to lay blame. I understand,

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<v Speaker 1>but Rose, this is just horrible for a family to

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<v Speaker 1>go through privately. It is almost unbearable to think about

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<v Speaker 1>going through it this publicly. So just that to your folks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lot of stuff being said out there. Just

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<v Speaker 1>take a beat and be as kind as you can

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<v Speaker 1>to people who that you, even though ones you think

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<v Speaker 1>have done terrible things. Just take a beat. Yea, it

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<v Speaker 1>hits in.

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<v Speaker 3>There's always a level of understanding that we'll never get,

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<v Speaker 3>that we'll never know, We don't ever know what it's

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<v Speaker 3>like to walk in someone else's shoes. Always try to

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<v Speaker 3>remember that a certainly before hitting send and without everyone,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you for joining us. We always appreciate you. On

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<v Speaker 3>Amy Robach alongside TJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Holmes. We will talk to you soon.