WEBVTT - Tyler Perry UPDATE:  Accuser Has Some Explaining To Do After Newly Revealed Texts

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, that folks.

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<v Speaker 2>Sit is Tuesday, December thirtieth, and we have an update

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<v Speaker 2>on the Christmas Day sexual assault lawsuit filed against Tyler Perry.

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<v Speaker 1>After some newly revealed.

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<v Speaker 2>Text messages have made their way to the public, his

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<v Speaker 2>accuser has some explaining to do, and he is explaining

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<v Speaker 2>himself and with that, welcome to this episode of Amy

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<v Speaker 2>and TJ Roates.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does this change the story?

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen this plenty sexual assault accusers, Right, they make

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<v Speaker 2>an accusation and then something comes out where they remained

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<v Speaker 2>friendly with their alleged accuser.

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<v Speaker 1>How does this change a story like this?

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't think that because the texts are friendly,

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<v Speaker 3>that that changes anything, because you are correct. We have

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<v Speaker 3>seen this plenty of times, and we've heard from experts

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<v Speaker 3>who say this is common behavior from people who have

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<v Speaker 3>been victimized. They for some reason try to maintain a

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<v Speaker 3>cordial relationship with their accused abuser. But to me, these

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<v Speaker 3>texts reveal something a little bit more than that, because

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<v Speaker 3>in them, he's painting a sad picture of his life.

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<v Speaker 3>He's asking for money, so it shows his state of

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<v Speaker 3>mind as recently as August.

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<v Speaker 4>Of this year.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a problem because He claimed in his lawsuit

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<v Speaker 2>that he cut off he cut off communication with Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>Perry years ago because.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the alleged abuse.

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<v Speaker 2>So we will get into those very big points, but

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<v Speaker 2>I guess worlds, we need to go back for folks

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<v Speaker 2>who aren't familiar. Christmas Day, Tyler Perry gets hit with

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<v Speaker 2>a seventy seven million dollar lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, this is an aspiring actor and model. His name

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<v Speaker 3>is Mario Rodriguez. He claims that from twenty fifteen to

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<v Speaker 3>twenty nineteen, Tyler Perry made unwanted sexual advances towards him.

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<v Speaker 4>He says that he was sexually.

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<v Speaker 3>Making claims of sexual abuse and sexual battery, and he

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<v Speaker 3>claims at one point that Tyler Perry even reached down

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<v Speaker 3>into his pants and grabbed his penis and then shoved

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<v Speaker 3>five thousand dollars in his I guess.

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<v Speaker 4>Pockets as he was leaving, putting him in an uber.

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<v Speaker 3>So he describes this awful thing, and eventually after that

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<v Speaker 3>incident boom, he cuts off communication with Tyler Perry. And

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<v Speaker 3>he said Tyler Perry occasionally would text him over the

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<v Speaker 3>years beyond that. But the text messages that we just

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<v Speaker 3>were shown show a very different story. It shows Mario

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<v Speaker 3>Rodriguez reaching out to Tyler Perry, not the other way around.

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<v Speaker 2>And again that flies in the face of credibility and

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<v Speaker 2>a lawsuit that already maybe had some issues, including misspelling

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<v Speaker 2>the movie studio that you're also accusing in this lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>So this just flies in the face of credibility. But Robes,

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<v Speaker 2>we do have to make the point that we have

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<v Speaker 2>seen things like this before that is not uncommon.

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<v Speaker 1>To But let's go through now.

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<v Speaker 2>We will share with you the text and we should

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<v Speaker 2>also say where these are coming from. The Associated Press

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<v Speaker 2>that they got their hands on these. They're not revealing

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<v Speaker 2>their source, but these are screen grabs from text messages

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<v Speaker 2>that they've seen again the AP. And again we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about who the accuser is because the accuser has put

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<v Speaker 2>his name on this lawsuit. It's not something we normally do.

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<v Speaker 2>But Mario Rodriguez, but these are the text messages now

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<v Speaker 2>that have come out and are in question. And it

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<v Speaker 2>should be said, I mean he's acknowledging that these are real.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yes, he's not denying that these are real.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, he made a statement about these text messages

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<v Speaker 3>particularly so yes, actually, if you want to, he confirmed

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<v Speaker 3>essentially the validity of them by reacting to them and

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<v Speaker 3>actually defending them.

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<v Speaker 1>But how many in total do we have?

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<v Speaker 5>I have?

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<v Speaker 3>So there's an exchange from Thanksgiving of twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 3>and then there's basically a bunch of texts from Mario

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<v Speaker 3>Rodriguez to Tyler Perry on August thirty first of this year.

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<v Speaker 4>So two different text exchanges. The first one we'll start.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess we'll just do kron a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanksgiving of twenty twenty four, So just a year ago,

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<v Speaker 3>Mario Rodriguez wrote this to Tyler Perry. You know that

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<v Speaker 3>I love you and I thank you for everything. I

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate you to the moon. You got my Mexican ass

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<v Speaker 3>out of a lot of bad places, and I just

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<v Speaker 3>want to tell you thank you. I can't buy you anything,

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<v Speaker 3>but I just want to tell you that your boy

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<v Speaker 3>right here appreciates you more than anything. Straight from my heart. Bro,

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing I wouldn't do for you.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyways, enjoy your time and I hope to see you

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<v Speaker 3>again soon.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, from all accounts, this is unsolicitou It's not

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<v Speaker 2>like he's responding to something from Tyler Perry. And again

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<v Speaker 2>his lawsuit, he claims he stopped reaching out to the gap.

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<v Speaker 4>That is correct.

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<v Speaker 3>So this flies in the face of that, because again,

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<v Speaker 3>this is Thanksgiving of twenty twenty four. Tyler Perry responds

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<v Speaker 3>in this text exchange and says, happy Thanksgiving, my friend. Yep,

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<v Speaker 3>you've been through it. I'm glad you're doing well. You

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<v Speaker 3>don't have to give me a thing or pay me

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<v Speaker 3>a thing. I'm just glad you're good. And then Mario

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<v Speaker 3>Rodriguez responds, I'm still going through it, but you know me, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a survivor just like you are. And I'm glad

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<v Speaker 3>that you're my friend and I love you, bro respectfully.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, again, you look at that, and somebody's accusing

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<v Speaker 2>someone and asking them for demanding seventy seven million dollars,

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<v Speaker 2>that text exchange will be brought up in a lawsuit

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<v Speaker 2>in a courtroom and go to his state of mind. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>both sides will argue differently, right, but that is clearly

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<v Speaker 2>what friendly.

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<v Speaker 1>It was unsolicited.

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<v Speaker 3>I would say it's more than friendly. It was loving,

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<v Speaker 3>It was grateful, it was appreciative. Look and look if

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<v Speaker 3>he says he took cut off all communication in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 3>this is twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 4>This is five years later, So I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I take more issue with that discrepancy versus what's in

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<v Speaker 2>the content of this, Because how many freaking messages did

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<v Speaker 2>we go through in the damn Diddy trial? How many

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<v Speaker 2>times do we read loving messages that came periods in

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<v Speaker 2>time and years after he's physically abusing people. So I

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<v Speaker 2>guess the content's not surprising, but the time is.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm scratching my head.

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<v Speaker 4>Bout correct correct? I agree?

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<v Speaker 3>And then as recently as August thirty first, twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 3>this is the text message. Actually, the effusive one wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>as big of a deal to me. This one is.

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<v Speaker 3>So this was just from a few months ago. This

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<v Speaker 3>is from Mario Rodriguez to Tyler Perry. Brother, haven't been

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<v Speaker 3>feeling okay, confused and ill, nauseous?

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<v Speaker 4>I got blood work.

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<v Speaker 3>Thinks it's my teeth. I know it's none of your business, IDK,

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<v Speaker 3>what do I know? I promise you I would never

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<v Speaker 3>ask you for anything. But if it is what I

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<v Speaker 3>think it is, I don't think I could do it

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<v Speaker 3>on my own because I can barely pay my bills.

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<v Speaker 4>Scared a f.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to get sepsis like my dad and

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<v Speaker 3>pass away. I don't even want to mention it because

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to make it real.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel sick most days.

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<v Speaker 3>Never told anybody this, but my mom and everybody is

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<v Speaker 3>starting to notice my broke ass.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't have insurance.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd never like, I'd never lie to you, but I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's what's wrong. My dentist is supposed to take

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<v Speaker 3>care of it in Beverly Hills, but he's in prison

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<v Speaker 3>for fraud. I've always been healthy, but lately I've been

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<v Speaker 3>waking up confused and dizzy.

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<v Speaker 4>And a bunch of stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>I just can't go to the doctor because I can't

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<v Speaker 3>even afford it. I don't want anything. I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to be Okay, scared brother, was there a.

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<v Speaker 1>Response that they knew from.

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<v Speaker 3>So if Tyler Perry stopped responding to him, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if that's the case, But if there was no

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<v Speaker 3>response and then a lawsuit comes a few months later,

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<v Speaker 3>that's problematic.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you gotta give and we always, always, always right,

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<v Speaker 2>want to give space for the accuser and what their

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<v Speaker 2>experience might have been, and that's fine.

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<v Speaker 1>We will leave that open.

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<v Speaker 2>We have to put together a very big butt here,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're talking about August thirty, first of this year.

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<v Speaker 2>The other lawsuit was what June that the other actor,

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<v Speaker 2>Dickson two hundred and what sixty.

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<v Speaker 1>Million or something on a lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, this guy, Mario Rodriguez, has admitted that once he

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<v Speaker 2>saw that lawsuit filed, that is what put him in

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<v Speaker 2>the mindset of, Wow, this is happening to other people.

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<v Speaker 2>I need to speak out, I need to say something.

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<v Speaker 2>But you had three months and in that three months

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<v Speaker 2>you asked Tyler Perry for something. You asked him for

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<v Speaker 2>financial help in that time.

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<v Speaker 1>Rose. That doesn't bode well, it doesn't look.

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<v Speaker 4>And we don't know what happened.

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<v Speaker 3>The only two people who know what happened are Mario

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<v Speaker 3>Rodriguez and Tyler Perry. But these text messages are a

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<v Speaker 3>window into at least his mindset in August, and it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't jibe with what he is saying in his lawsuit

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<v Speaker 3>in terms of what his mindset was when he first

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<v Speaker 3>saw the news about Derek Dixon's lawsuit in June and

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<v Speaker 3>what we're hearing from him now on Christmas Day when

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<v Speaker 3>he filed this lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything he filed in that lawsuit, even if it's true,

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<v Speaker 2>this looks bad for your argument was moved because this

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<v Speaker 2>is happening to other young men, So I need to

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<v Speaker 2>speak out, I need to say something, And.

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<v Speaker 1>You're the thing he was thinking about first though he knew.

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<v Speaker 4>About the lawsuit, of course in.

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<v Speaker 2>Junely he's got three four months that he knows about

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<v Speaker 2>this lawsuit, and he didn't think about filing his own.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't think about other young men, He didn't what

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<v Speaker 2>not at that time at least, or maybe he was

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<v Speaker 2>maybe this was a way to maybe maybe he'll hook

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<v Speaker 2>me up. Maybe this was his way of, now, let

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<v Speaker 2>me stop saying maybe ropes that is just for an attorney.

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<v Speaker 2>They are going to hold on through that text messag.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, it looks like a fishing expedition after you see

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<v Speaker 3>that somebody is already now vulnerable and now not wanting

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<v Speaker 3>probably any more negative press or certainly anything that would

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<v Speaker 3>act as though this was a pattern of behavior. So yes,

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<v Speaker 3>he reached out at a time where clearly Tyler Perry

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<v Speaker 3>was vulnerable and talked about his own vulnerability, talked about

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<v Speaker 3>his own needs medically and financially, and that can't be ignored.

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<v Speaker 2>Or I'm laughing because I stopped myself. I'm like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm never mind and you flat out said it, So

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<v Speaker 2>this is a fishing expedition. That is exactly the thing

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<v Speaker 2>I stopped, and I wasn't gonna speculate and then you

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<v Speaker 2>just boom. But no, that's the point it's gonna come

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<v Speaker 2>off to somebody like he's testing the waters, correct, right,

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<v Speaker 2>This is he knows and maybe I can do something

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<v Speaker 2>to him. So let me just kind of drop this

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<v Speaker 2>to That is how it's going to be spun by

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<v Speaker 2>his attorney. And his attorney has been talking and talking plenty.

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<v Speaker 2>He's talking again about these new revelations.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the.

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<v Speaker 2>Thing, folks, he ain't saying a whole lot different than

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<v Speaker 2>he said the first time that this is a flat

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<v Speaker 2>out money grabbing scam. Stay here, all right, folks, we

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<v Speaker 2>continue here on Amy and TJ. I guess I should

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<v Speaker 2>probably just let you take it from here. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to tiptoe and be careful with my words. You are

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely saying it and keeping it real and saying what

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people are thinking. Robes and dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>these stories are very difficult because you want to you

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<v Speaker 2>have to leave room for the accuser and what they

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<v Speaker 2>possibly went through. But when you're talking about destroying a

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<v Speaker 2>man's reputation. You're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>He's on the line for Yes, there is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be scrutiny and there should be right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I believe so, and I do think I've said

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<v Speaker 3>this before, and I understand that it takes time and

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<v Speaker 3>this isn't an easy thing to do for someone to

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<v Speaker 3>come forward. But when you come forward in a civil

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<v Speaker 3>lawsuit versus a criminal proceeding where you take it to

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<v Speaker 3>the police versus taking it to a lawyer, I do

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<v Speaker 3>think there is a different level of scrutiny involved as well,

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<v Speaker 3>just in terms of people's skepticism as to the intent

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<v Speaker 3>or why you're asking for such a large sum of

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<v Speaker 3>money versus going to the police and seeking some sort

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<v Speaker 3>of justice through our criminal justice system. Now we should

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<v Speaker 3>mention Mario Rodriguez has come out we mentioned before the

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<v Speaker 3>break and spoken out about these text messages. He's not

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<v Speaker 3>denying them, he is not saying they're not real. He's

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<v Speaker 3>actually defending them. And here's what he said. People are

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<v Speaker 3>pointing to messages where I was polite, grateful or vulnerable

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<v Speaker 3>and trying to use that to discredit me. Survivors often

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<v Speaker 3>stay cordial. They often ask for help when they feel desperate.

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<v Speaker 3>That doesn't mean that abuse didn't happen. Those messages were

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<v Speaker 3>sent to Perry at a time when I was especially vulnerable,

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<v Speaker 3>as can be seen from the context. He went on

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<v Speaker 3>to say, continued financial support and access are not inconsistent

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<v Speaker 3>with abuse. They are often part of the power dynamics

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<v Speaker 3>that follow it.

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<v Speaker 1>True. Yes, agreed, everything he said is true.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone else could look at that and say he's well

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<v Speaker 2>trying to cover his bases.

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<v Speaker 1>Correct, He's explaining things.

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<v Speaker 2>Away to a certain degree, looks fine line between an

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<v Speaker 2>excuse and a reason, and this will come off as

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<v Speaker 2>he's just making excuses for it and using a legitimate

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<v Speaker 2>reason that other people often have.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, because I don't think anyone.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think most people are now at this point

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<v Speaker 3>with all that we've seen in trials and things coming

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<v Speaker 3>out from the Me too movement, we all understand that

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<v Speaker 3>that is true that someone or an alleged victim or

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<v Speaker 3>a victim being cordial with their abuser.

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<v Speaker 4>That we have absolutely seen cases of that.

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<v Speaker 3>But I don't think that's what the problem is for

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<v Speaker 3>him with these texts. It's not about him being cordial.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not about him being grateful. It's not even about

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<v Speaker 3>him expressing love or gratitude. We've seen that all before.

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<v Speaker 3>This is about the inconsistency of what he said in

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<v Speaker 3>his lawsuit about what he did that he cut off

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<v Speaker 3>ties that Tyler Perry was.

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<v Speaker 4>Reaching back out to him.

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<v Speaker 3>This basically reveals something very different than what he was

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<v Speaker 3>describing in his lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he gave us this is a different direction. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a different story. We had one idea in our

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<v Speaker 2>mind about how this thing possibly went, and he told

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<v Speaker 2>one story. This is a very big detail to leave

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<v Speaker 2>out of your story, wrote, he had to know. He

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<v Speaker 2>knew what he had done the past several months. He

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<v Speaker 2>knew he reached out in August. I mean he might

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<v Speaker 2>have reached out more recently. And this has now come

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<v Speaker 2>out and we don't know where it came from. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you think do you have an idea maybe where this

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<v Speaker 2>had come from.

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<v Speaker 3>I would think if I were Tyler Perry, I would

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<v Speaker 3>want those texts to come out for sure. I would

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<v Speaker 3>want the other side to be shown. I would want

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<v Speaker 3>people to have a fuller picture of the experience he had. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>Tyler Perry hasn't said anything correct about this in particular,

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<v Speaker 3>just through his chance through his.

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<v Speaker 4>Attorney, who I love what Alex Spiro said. I said

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<v Speaker 4>it before and I'll say it again.

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<v Speaker 3>This is nothing but a seventy seven million dollar money

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<v Speaker 3>grab scam.

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<v Speaker 1>End of statement period. What else you need to know?

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<v Speaker 1>That is all they're saying.

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<v Speaker 2>And this guy remind me it was Alec Baldwin jay

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<v Speaker 2>Z who this guy has defended.

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<v Speaker 3>He has some incredible experience with some heavy hitters being

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<v Speaker 3>accused of some pretty heinous things.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know where this goes from here. Again, it

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<v Speaker 2>was filed on Christmas Day. It's just a coincidence. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure that it was filed on that day, seventy seven

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars. But these are difficult stories. Will continue to

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<v Speaker 2>speak on this one. And this is another Weinstein. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not comparing these two in any way, but I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Perry is at a height and at a level

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<v Speaker 2>of success, and they are empires and people and networks

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<v Speaker 2>and careers that could end if he goes down in

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<v Speaker 2>some way.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a huge This can't be a bigger name out

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<v Speaker 2>there that for something like this to start happening to

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<v Speaker 2>And again, I want to be clear of a comparison.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not trying to see yes, he is in any

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<v Speaker 2>way guilty of the same heinous things that how Weinstein is.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm saying that the type of collapse something like

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<v Speaker 2>this causes.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't just a celebrity.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a guy who has created shows, he has

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<v Speaker 2>created movies, he has created careers. He's created a studio

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta, a whole studio.

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<v Speaker 4>He has a movie empire.

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<v Speaker 2>He does, and so this is a very important story.

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<v Speaker 2>We will keep our eye on. We just wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>get you this update that it came in yesterday, and

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<v Speaker 2>over nights we'll keep an eye on to stay with

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<v Speaker 2>us here on Amy and TJ. Our feed will be

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<v Speaker 2>full of all kinds of updates during the day. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>our morning run coming your way, hear me. Just a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of hours you can look for that. And what's

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<v Speaker 2>the other. We have a crazy, crazy story to update

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<v Speaker 2>you about, especially at a time when people are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>About the holidays.

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<v Speaker 2>Robes drinking alone has been banned in a bar. Yes, folks,

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<v Speaker 2>we had a full day here on Amy and DJ

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<v Speaker 2>is a by all means, stick with us. We always

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you spending some time, but for now I'm TJ

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<v Speaker 2>holmes On, behalf of my dar Amy Robot.

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<v Speaker 5>We will talk to y'alls

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<v Speaker 2>M