1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Twist. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 2: I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 2: and everybody. 4 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: You don't know if you don't lie about that, right, 5 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Lauren can't. 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 2: Hey, y'all, it's Laura l. Rosa and this is the 7 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 2: Latest with Laura L. 8 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Roza. 9 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 2: Y'all know, this is a daily dig on all things 10 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: pop culture, entertainment, news, exclusive and breaking news. But more importantly, 11 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: the conversations that shake the room. Baby, were gonna get 12 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: on into them all the time. I'm Laura la Rosa. 13 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: I'm your host. Thank you guys for joining me for 14 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: another episode. If this is your first episode, don't go anywhere. 15 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: Please make sure you become a Lowrider, which is our 16 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 2: podcast community, and stick right here with me for everything breaking, 17 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: everything trending now on the podcast. You guys know, when 18 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: we open it up, we do the behind the scenes 19 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: of the grind. 20 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: Which is a check in. 21 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: Because I said all the time, when you move in 22 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: and when you shake in, a lot of times you 23 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: don't take the time to just make sure you're good. 24 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: People don't ask you are you okay? Because you always 25 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: appeared to be okay. And I am one of those 26 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 2: people when people say check on your strong friend. I 27 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: am the strong friends, so friends, low riders. Thank y'all 28 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: for being here with me and checking in on me 29 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 2: during this behind the scenes of the grind checking. 30 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: And today I am feeling unsure a bit. 31 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: If I'm being honest, and I'm not unsure about you know, 32 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: life and career and like all the things I think 33 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: right now, my my unsureeness or like my uncertainty unsureness, 34 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 2: I don't even if that's a word, y'all know, I'll 35 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: be making up words. My uncertainty comes from, you know, 36 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: being at a point in life, career and all these 37 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: things where I'm experiencing things for the first time. In 38 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: first generation college student HBC, you graduate, So walking into 39 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: a dark room and having to find a light switch 40 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 2: I am very familiar with. But I think when you're 41 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: doing it in career, when you're doing it in love, 42 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: when you're doing it in relationship, whether that's you know, 43 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: a platonic friendship or like you're you know, a person 44 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: you're trying to be with, all the things. Right now 45 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: in my life, I'm experiencing things and people at heights 46 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: and in volumes that I've never done it before. So 47 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: right now I'm blessed that I have people around me 48 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: who've already been here, done this, and are operating at 49 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 2: such a high level that can guide me, that can 50 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: give me, you know, education, that can pull me up, 51 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 2: that can call me out, that can remind me of responsibility, 52 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: that can remind me to say sharp, that can remind 53 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 2: me that you know, all of. 54 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: The things because it's needed. 55 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: And the feeling of uncertainty that I'm referencing, I'm not 56 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: upset about. 57 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: It ain't making me nervous. I'm not, you know what 58 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean. 59 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: It's it's more of like, if I'm being honest, this 60 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: is a this is a new space for me. You know, 61 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: these are new levels, these are new things that are happening, 62 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 2: and I'm always one to say I want to make 63 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: sure I'm doing it right because I might not get 64 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: a second chance at it. I don't have the shot. 65 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: You know that a lot of women who don't look 66 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: like me as a black woman. When I get on 67 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: a platform, when I'm whether I'm having a good time 68 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 2: or I'm being that like serious you know person bringing 69 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 2: you the story and the facts in the details, I 70 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 2: take everything really serious and really personal because I might 71 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 2: not get to do it again. 72 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: I gotta work three times. 73 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: It's hard, honestly, I say six, and I also have 74 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 2: to do it all while showing up effortlessly. And now 75 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: I'm beginning to learn to deal with the critiques and 76 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 2: the criticisms, and I take it all in stride because 77 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: for me, I look at those things as metrics of like, okay, 78 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: you know, if I'm more in talking with her marketing degree, 79 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: these are ways to kind of look at your performance, 80 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: look at how people are perceiving you, look at how 81 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: your audience, you know, digest you and breaks you down 82 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: to better and be sharper. So I'm grateful to even 83 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: have that understanding and that way of thinking about it. 84 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: But it's here, that is the feeling, that is where 85 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: I'm at right now. I don't know how you guys 86 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: are feeling today and in this time, but you know, 87 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: always feel free to share with me. I'm at Lauren 88 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: la Rosa everywhere including Twitter and Instagram. But let's get 89 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: on end to the latest right now, because one thing 90 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: I'm sure about is there is always a lot going on. Now. 91 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: When I saw this story that we're about. 92 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: To get into, it really touched me because I talk 93 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: about it a lot on all of my platforms having 94 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: to take a leave of word to help my mother 95 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: get through a stage for a cancer battle, and you 96 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: know what the pressure and the anxiety and the uncertainty 97 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: of that actually felt like, you know, and being on 98 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 2: a platform and you know, feeling like, hey, I might 99 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 2: not get another shot at this again at the time. 100 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 2: But Holda from The Today Show actually back in January, 101 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 2: decided to leave The Today Show now the Today Show. 102 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: And you know, Holda's career a very coveted spot. She 103 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 2: it built her way into a very coveted position and 104 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: all of the things right, very successful and very accomplished. 105 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: But for a lot of people, you don't get to 106 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 2: that place in your life and be like, you know what, 107 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,119 Speaker 2: I'm going to just exit and remove myself from this show, 108 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 2: from this platform, from this daily grind, from this daily hustle. 109 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 2: Normally it's like networks will say, hey, we're going in 110 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 2: a different direction, or your show is cancelled or things 111 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: of that nature. But to voluntarily do it and not 112 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: announce something else, bigger, another show, another job, another something 113 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: makes people wonder. So Holda actually sat down with People 114 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 2: magazine and they published this article on her where she 115 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: actually went into more detail about why she decided to 116 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 2: step away from the Today's Show, and Holda revealed that 117 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,239 Speaker 2: her daughter, Hope, who was six years old, was actually 118 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: diagnosed with type one diabetes back in twenty twenty three, 119 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: and because of that, Holda says, I really wanted to 120 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: and needed to be here to watch over her. So 121 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: she stepped away from The Today Show and decided to 122 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: do other things with her life and her career so 123 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: that she could do that. Now, I think anybody who 124 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: hears that line alone of what I just said, instantly, 125 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 2: you don't need any other further explanation. You understand as 126 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: a parent, You understand as a person. You just understand. 127 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: Whether you're not a parent. I'm not a parent, but 128 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: I get it. Anyone who has ever dealt with a 129 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: loved one who was experiencing something as traumatic as you know, 130 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: an illness that can grow to be terminal if not 131 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: managed well and all those things, one hundred percent get it. 132 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: But even if not, you understand. Now, when Holda decided 133 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 2: that she was going to take a step away, they 134 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 2: had this huge episode for her and everybody that she 135 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: had worked with, she had known, she had loved, decided 136 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: to come on the show and just give her her 137 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 2: flowers and make her feel good. Upon her departure, there 138 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: was like a parade of people, Maria Shiver, Simone Bios, 139 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 2: Andy Cohen, Kathylee Gifford, Jimmy Fallon, all of these people 140 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 2: showed up to say goodbye, to hold m and it 141 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 2: was it was a very emotional episode. Her co host 142 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: Jenna Bush Hagger burst into tears as they did this 143 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 2: huge glass of champagne toast to hold upon her exit. 144 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 2: Her daughter's Haley who was eight years old, and Hope 145 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 2: who was six, which is her daughter who was actually 146 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 2: diagnosed with the type one diabetes, also joined them on 147 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 2: set as well. 148 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: It was a beautiful moment. 149 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: It was very emotional because she's been a part of 150 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: this show and a part of this brand for so long. 151 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: But watching that back now, understanding and knowing everything that 152 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 2: we know now, it definitely makes you think a lot about, 153 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: you know, as a woman, or as a parent, or 154 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: as a person learning how to or figuring out when 155 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 2: it's time to balance life more over career. And I 156 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: think I'm always struggling with that because of you know, 157 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: just being a caregiver for my mother and my grandmother, 158 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: and the things that I talk about a lot here 159 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: on the podcast and on my YouTube channel, Laura on 160 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: the Roads of TV. 161 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: But hearing her. 162 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: Story, I'm like, man, all of these months and all 163 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: of this time, and it's no one's job to have 164 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 2: to tell us why, especially when it comes to something 165 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: like this, you know, illness or you know, anything medically 166 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 2: that you have to you know, now watch and keep 167 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: up with. But you just never know what people are 168 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 2: going through. You just never know people are going through. 169 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: You never know what they're experiencing. It doesn't matter at 170 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: what point in their career, how high they're operating, or anything. 171 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 2: Since then, it's been five months since Holda walked away 172 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: from The Today Show, and in that time, she's been 173 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: doing a bunch of new stuff. She created like a 174 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: whole life for herself, a new life for herself, and 175 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: she's actually had, of course more time to spend with 176 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: her daughters and be able to you know, plan for 177 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 2: their future and like figure out, you know, best health 178 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 2: care for her daughter. But she's also launched a wellness 179 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 2: company is called Joy one on one and that wellness 180 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: company comes with an app, and within that app, you know, 181 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: of course they're giving you information and education and resources. 182 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: But she also is going to couple that with live events. 183 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 2: There's a subscription newsletter that will cent her like all 184 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 2: around joy and mindfulness, meditation and wealthness and things that 185 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 2: really can impact your self care and your health care 186 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: as well. But I think the biggest thing that I 187 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 2: took from this article there was a quote from Holda 188 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 2: where she talked about the small things now that feel 189 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: her day. And I think when you're a person who 190 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: lives such a big life in front of the world, 191 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 2: a lot of times you don't get a chance to 192 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: enjoy the small things. And if you're enjoying the small things, 193 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 2: you don't feel the impact of that joy at all. 194 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 2: It's so different when you don't have the noise and 195 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: the hustle and bustle of having to be here and 196 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 2: do this and prepare for this and do that. And 197 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 2: she's getting to feel that now at age sixty. And 198 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 2: I'm really happy for her. Number one, because of course 199 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: she gets to prioritize her daughter's health. But number two, 200 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 2: I think being able to enjoy those small things after 201 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: not being able to it gives you just this refreshing 202 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 2: and replenishing look on life and on career and on. 203 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: You know your priorities and where you put them that 204 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 2: I think every person honestly deserves to experience. Hopefully it 205 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: doesn't come from, you know, finding out that you know 206 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 2: a loved one is ill or is battling, you know, 207 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: something with that can potentially impact their life if not 208 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: managed well. But it is a good thing to be 209 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 2: able to have something just remind you to kind of 210 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 2: like sit in, smell the roses. Right, So Holda says, 211 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: it's really cool to just realize that there's so much 212 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 2: more to life. I wasn't able to bear witness to 213 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: my kids daily lives because of what I was doing. 214 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: I got to see Helly sing with a wonderful world 215 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 2: at nine to fifty a m. I would have missed 216 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 2: that I used to have to. I used to think 217 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 2: life was the big things, but it's really all about 218 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 2: the stuff that happens in between. I can't tell you 219 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 2: guys enough how I feel like my life, my decision making, 220 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 2: my prioritization was altered by being able to take the 221 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 2: time off of work. I took almost I would say, 222 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 2: like four to six months off of my job when 223 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 2: I was at TMZ to just solely figure out what 224 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 2: was about to happen with my mom, and it was 225 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: really scary. 226 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: It was really dark. 227 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: People don't understand what you're dealing with, and it's something 228 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 2: sometimes that you can't really talk to people about because. 229 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: They don't really get it. 230 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 2: So send them some love and some prayers and some 231 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: comfort and hugs and all of the things. Shoda and 232 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: her family, you can't do that enough being a person 233 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 2: in that position, regardless of you know how she's been 234 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: able to turn things around for herself and find new 235 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 2: spaces in career and life and experience the beauty of 236 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 2: experiencing these new moments, it's still a very different place for. 237 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: Her and her family and her baby girls. So sending 238 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: them some love. Now. 239 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: In other news, here on the latest Motown legend, Smokey Robinson. 240 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: So, there was. 241 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: This lawsuit that it dropped accusing the singer of sexual assault. 242 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 2: Now moving forward, Smokey Robinson has decided to fight back. 243 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 2: He's filed a five hundred million dollar defamation lawsuit against 244 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: the four former housekeepers. 245 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: Who accused him. 246 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 2: Accused the singer of the sexual assault. Now, this case 247 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: was actually filed by Smokey Robinson and his wife Francis 248 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 2: this week in California, and it accused these housekeepers of 249 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: fabricating the sexual assault allegations as in a part of 250 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 2: an extortion Lawsuitkie Robinson says that the alleged victims who 251 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: filed their case anonymously went on family holidays with a couple, 252 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 2: went on family holidays with Smokey Robinson and their family 253 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: celebrated holidays together and all of the things. 254 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: Now. 255 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: Smokey Robinson, who was also under criminal investigation now in 256 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 2: Los Angeles over the accusations of sexual assault of sexual assault, 257 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: has denied all these allegations from the jump. Even when 258 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 2: I reported this on the Breakfast Club, they made it 259 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 2: very clear that he had denied these allegations and that 260 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: they felt and believed and alleged that this was just 261 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 2: a shakedown for money. Now, Smokey Robinson's attorney says that, 262 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: like I said, the allegations were a money thing. 263 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: Now. 264 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: Smokey Robinson's attorneys also filed a motion to dismiss the 265 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: woman's lawsuit or the original lawsuit against him, arguing that 266 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: they should have not been granted the ability to remain anonymous. 267 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 2: And that's been a conversation around a lot of these 268 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 2: recent sexual assault, sexual harassment, and these various lawsuits. 269 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: When it comes to these big. 270 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 2: Names, is knowing that you know these big names are 271 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 2: involved and knowing that it will pick up in headlines, 272 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: and whether this person is found guilty or not, whether 273 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 2: the charges are dismissed or not. These people who are 274 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 2: names face very serious consequences in the midst of all 275 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 2: of that because of public perception, because of brands wanting 276 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 2: to back away even before these things are settled. And 277 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: when I say settled, I don't mean like a settlement 278 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 2: paid out, but I mean like whether a judge rules 279 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: guilty or not, and sometimes even if there are settlements 280 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 2: behind the scenes or not, because brands don't like mess 281 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: So there's been a big conversation around like should that 282 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 2: be allowed, because you know, on one end, you have 283 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: these names who they're facing the consequences in real time. 284 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: But then you have the accusers who are granted this 285 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: level of protection because they're able to remain anonymous and 286 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 2: file as Jane Doe's or John Doe's and things of 287 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: that nature. Now, the lawsuit that Smokey Robinson file says 288 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: that the Robinson's did not abuse, harm or take advantage 289 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: of the plaintiffs. They treated the plaintiffs with the utmost 290 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 2: kindness and generosity. Now to give you guys some background 291 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 2: information on the original laws who that was filed. The 292 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: women filed this lawsuit in La Superior Court earlier in 293 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 2: May of this year under the pseudonyms of Jane Doe, 294 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 2: Jane Doe one, Jane DO two, Jane O three, and 295 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: Jane Do four. It was a twenty seven page legal 296 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: action and they alleged several different incidents that they say 297 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 2: dated back all the way to two thousand and six, 298 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 2: which accused Smokey Robinson of pressuring them into sex. 299 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: All four women, who are Hispanic. 300 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 2: Say that they had not come forward until now because 301 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 2: they feared losing their livelihoods. You know, they didn't want 302 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 2: any retaliation against their family, and they were afraid that 303 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 2: they would be embarrassed. Now some were embarrassed, there was 304 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 2: not embarrassed. Some of these women also said that they 305 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 2: were afraid that if they came up with the allegations, 306 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 2: their immigration said this could be affected because this is 307 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 2: their place of employment. Now, the women themselves are seeking 308 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: fifty million dollars in damages and they want a jury child. Now, 309 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 2: the La County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation, a criminal 310 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: investigation into this after this lawsuit was filed, which Smokey 311 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 2: Robinson said at the time that he welcomed because he's like, YO, 312 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 2: the more exposure to this, the more exposure to the 313 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: truth that's powerful. 314 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: So bring it. Let's do it. 315 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 2: And if you guys remember when this happened with jay Z, 316 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: when there was that woman who accused jay Z and 317 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 2: Diddy of sexually abusing her after the bna's some years ago, 318 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 2: back in the early two thousands, jay Z said the 319 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 2: same thing. He said, let's not even talk civil bring 320 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 2: a criminal case. Let's really look on the inside of 321 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 2: this because the more exposure the better. 322 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: Because jay Z. 323 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 2: Then was standing on, hey, I didn't do this, and 324 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: y'all not about to play with me like I did. 325 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: Smokey Robinson has taking the same stance now, mister Robinson, 326 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 2: Smokey Robinson, I don't even have to I shouldn't have 327 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 2: to remind you guys, but you know he was Motown's 328 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 2: first hit maker. He wrote, you know, number one records 329 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 2: like Mary Well's My Guy and the Temptations, My Girl 330 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 2: and Powerhouse in all of this, So of course he's 331 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 2: fighting back to preserve his legacy, to preserve his career. 332 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 2: You know, he has family and his wife that was 333 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 2: also named in the woman's original lawsuit that. 334 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: He's also trying to protect. 335 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 2: And you know, accusers have the right to say what 336 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 2: they believe happened to them and you know, try and 337 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 2: bring you know, what they believe should be proper action 338 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 2: or consequence if you know they did go through these things. 339 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: But he's Smokey Robinson is fighting back, and I think 340 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 2: that it's fair that both sides are able to speak 341 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 2: on their own, behalfs defend themselves. Question for you guys, though, 342 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: do you think it's fair in these circumstances or not 343 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 2: even you know, just with big names like a Smokey 344 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 2: Robinson or a Jay Z who also said that same 345 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: conversation of like, Yo, this whole Jane Doe thing is 346 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 2: unfair because I'm facing consequences of real time. So should 347 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 2: this person not consequences, but the same public scrutiny I'm 348 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 2: having to endure. It should be a fair even ground 349 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 2: of like, if we're gonna do this, we're gonna do it. 350 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: Do you guys think it's fair that Jane Doe John 351 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: Doe can be a thing in these type of lawsuits. 352 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 2: And I do understand, and I've said this on air 353 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 2: even when we cover these things on a breakfast club 354 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 2: that a lot of times, you know, if you are 355 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 2: a victim of sexual abuse or harassment and these different things, 356 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: the retaliation from you know, fans of these big, major 357 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 2: names and you know, things that the celebrities themselves might 358 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: not send your way, but just because of the fandom 359 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 2: around them, it might be triggering for victims. It might 360 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 2: be too much for victims who are not these names, 361 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: they are regular people to handle. So I know that 362 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 2: the ability to do the pseudonyms leans into that. 363 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: But we've seen a lot of these cases be dropped. 364 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 2: A lot of these cases kind of tumble and come 365 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: out to be faulty and not thoroughly investigated before the 366 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 2: claims are brought. So it's creating a new conversation. I 367 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 2: would love to have it with you guys, So please 368 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 2: pase tag me on social and let me know what 369 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 2: you think. Jane Doe, John Doe? Is that still a thing? 370 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: Should that still be a thing, especially in these very 371 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 2: high volume, highly platformed cases when you're talking about it man, 372 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 2: like a smokey Robinson. So tweet me let's have the conversation. 373 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 2: I'm Laura l Rosa. This is the latest with Laura 374 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 2: la Rosa. And at the end of the day, man, 375 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: there's always so much to talk about. I tell you 376 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 2: guys this every episode on Low Riders. Every single time 377 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 2: you guys are here and talking about it with me, 378 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 2: I appreciate you. 379 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: I'll see you guys in my next episode.