The Loudest Voice (2019): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript
Tonight we close
one chapter in history
and we begin another.
We're gonna do it.
I understand the responsibility
of carrying the mantle,
and I will never,
ever let you down.
Come on.
It's unbelievable.
- Can you believe this shit?
- What?
What's happening?
Manafort has him
on teleprompter.
Proud of your party.
Donald's not a politician.
He's a reality TV star.
People like
to hear him say crazy shit
about Muslims and Mexicans.
That's his charm.
That I'm beating
Hillary Clinton...
You know, it's two weeks
from the convention.
It's time to amp shit
up, not tone it down.
Mistakes that she's made,
and she has made
tremendous mistakes.
What's that?
Eh.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, Roger, no.
Well, don't put it there
if I can't eat it.
- You can eat it after the sandwich.
- I don't want to eat
- the fucking sandwich.
- Nobody starts with dess...
What's that?
That's not even bread.
That happens,
and then that happens.
- It's healthy.
- Well, it looks like shit to me.
Irena.
"Severe and pervasive
sexual harassment."
What does that even mean?
"Ailes injected sexual and/or
sexist comments and innuendo
into their conversations
by, among other things,
ogling Carlson in his office
and asking her to turn around
so he could view her posterior."
Is that it?
"When Carlson met
with Ailes to discuss
the discriminatory treatment to
which she was being subjected,
Ailes stated, 'I think you and I
should have had
a sexual relationship
a long time ago, and then
you'd be good and better,
and I'd be good
and better.'"
Fucking lies.
Uh, "In his conversations
with Carlson,
Ailes lamented that marriage was
boring, hard and not much fun."
I have never said that.
I've never said that.
Gretchen suing you in New Jersey
instead of New York
is never gonna fly.
I'll file a change of venue
back to Manhattan.
That'll force the case
into arbitration.
- So it'll be dismissed?
- Yes.
And then I'll sue her
ambulance-chasing lawyer
for filing an illegal lawsuit.
And by the time
this is over, Roger,
Gretchen will be paying you.
Ha!
Finally.
Rupert.
Roger.
It's a hell of a morning.
Gretchen Carlson
is a disgruntled former employee
who is bitter because Fox
did not renew her contract.
It's a two-day story, tops.
But we have
to get out forcefully
and immediately,
so people don't think there's
any daylight between us.
Okay, I'll have comms
put out a statement:
We stand behind you,
et cetera, et cetera.
Julie'll run it over
to you, okay?
Great. Thank you, Rupert.
We can't do that.
- Who's that?
- Lachlan.
This is
a personal matter, Roger.
Gretchen sued you, not Fox News.
I am Fox News.
Easy, Roger.
We can't be issuing
glowing press releases
until we know our exposure.
This is a $60 billion dollar
public company.
We have shareholders,
SEC compliance.
The board will want to weigh in.
What are you trying to say?
If you want to defend yourself,
the statement comes from you,
not corporate.
And legal suggests we bring in
outside counsel to investi...
You hire lawyers,
and you make me look guilty.
Rupert, are you
just gonna sit there
while your son tries
to railroad me
with his half-assed
Ivy League bullshit semantics?
I'm protecting the company.
You can't even
protect yourself, sonny.
Enough!
Lachlan, no lawyers.
You start looking under
rocks, you never know
what you're gonna find.
- Exactly.
- Roger...
you put out a statement.
Uh, just know
you have my full support.
Hopefully this will
blow over soon, as you said,
and we'll reconvene once
we're back at the office.
Okay?
Fuck Lachlan.
And fuck Gretchen.
I mean, you made her.
Kept her on the air for years
past her prime, and this is
how she thinks she's gonna get
what she wants?
I mean, it's...
No, it's-it's sad,
really, it's...
I'm sorry to drag you
out here so late at night.
I-I thought we should talk in
light of the new information.
Okay.
My phone
has been ringing off the hook.
Women have been calling
from all over the country.
Going back decades.
- What are they saying?
- Ailes...
sexually harassed some of them,
sexually assaulted others.
Since the beginning
of his career.
Since the beginning.
A few of them want
to go on record.
I sent them to Gabe Sherman
at New York magazine.
Will that help us?
In the court of public opinion.
Which more and more is the court
companies seem to care about.
Good.
You want to hear them?
I saw Gretchen Carlson's
lawsuit in the newspaper.
I'm calling because
it happened to me, too.
I met Roger Ailes
in the winter of 1967
at The Mike Douglas Show.
I was 16.
My modeling agency
sent me in for an audition.
Roger took me
into his office and...
locked the door.
Then he...
he assaulted me.
I've never told anyone.
Not even my husband.
Roger Ailes destroyed
everything I worked for.
My marriage collapsed.
I tried suicide.
It's like he's always there,
haunting me.
I had no power, no voice.
So I'm grateful
Gretchen Carlson is using hers.
No comment.
- This is my house.
- Miss America...
- Good morning.
- Morning. There he is.
How are you all?
Good.
So, one question:
we all read it?
These women
in Sherman's article...
no one will believe them.
Sherman is obsessed with you.
He can't let it go.
The kid's a fucking punk.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah, well, we haven't got time
to dick around with him.
We'll get back to Sherman
later on.
We win this situation
by bringing a bazooka
to a knife fight.
Irena...
get me recent photographs
of these accusers
and get them out there,
all right?
They're a bunch
of whining grandmas.
When people see what they
actually look like,
they won't give a shit.
You know?
Get me, uh, driver's license
photos, passport photos,
the crappier the better.
Now, Bo...
we're gonna need a little bit
of your magic.
Yes, sir.
Like you did on the Mackris case
for O'Reilly.
I want deep,
deep background on Gretchen.
I want to have a look
at credit card debt.
I want to have a look
at drug use.
Guys she used to fuck,
girls she used to fuck...
I mean, she always
looked like a dyke to me.
And, Bill,
let's get some Fox women
out there in the press
defending me.
Especially Megyn.
- Megyn hates Gretchen.
- She does.
All right.
Let's get to work.
Thank you all very much.
I hope it's not too punishing,
the drive back in.
No, it'll be fine.
Have a good day.
All right, so we're looking...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wait till you know they've left
and then bring me
the wheelchair, please.
Of course.
Thank you
for joining us, Mercedes.
You are, uh, a legal analyst
- at Fox News.
- I am.
What is your view
on these allegations
that Gretchen Carlson is making?
Oh, I mean, th-they're
completely false.
I've seen Gretchen
dozens of times,
hundreds of times
over the years.
Never an issue whatsoever.
There is absolutely
no indication
whatsoever that
she is being subjected
to any of the allegations
that she's set forth...
Why do you think
she's doing it, then?
Well, frankly?
Because we're do... we're here
because her contract
wasn't renewed.
- Fuck you.
- It wasn't anything to do
with any reality. If her...
Now, it's important
to keep your normal schedule
for your first day back.
Do you think it's a coincidence
that Gretchen sues me
two weeks from the
Republican convention?
No.
The Clintons are behind this.
Oh, good Lord.
Probably footing
her legal bill as well.
They know... that Hillary,
she cannot beat Trump
unless they destroy me.
It is wicked. Wicked.
They're all in on it.
- Obama.
- Ugh.
Soros, Brian Lewis,
- Joe.
- Joe.
Little fucking Joe Lindsley.
Lachlan. Rupert. James.
These people hate America.
They are my enemies.
I still do not understand
why I have not
heard back from Megyn.
Respectfully, do our viewers
give a shit about Brexit?
It does seem... right?
It seems like a little bit more
- of a-a European issue.
- That's fair.
I'll just see you in the office
- in a minute, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
Yeah. Okay.
Morning.
No. Come on.
Okay, okay.
I'll make sure someone sues me
every week, then.
Give me the rundown.
Okay, we have, uh, Trump
in Kentucky rallying
coal country.
Miners love him.
What the miners love
is the idea of looking at
Melania for the next four years.
Hannity's got him in
the "A" block tonight.
- Exclusive.
- Good. Good.
Uh, Hillary's doing
a fund-raiser
at Haim Saban's
in Beverly Hills.
Hollywood and Hillary.
Now, that's a shit sandwich
our audience will eat up.
Okay, Moody, what
are you hearing from D.C.
about these Never Trumpers?
There are lawyers
in the upstairs conference room.
- Murdoch sent them.
- Okay.
But Manafort claims that he has
the delegates locked down.
Mm.
You know, just
my personal opinion...
I think Manafort's
a fucking idiot.
I also think
he's a fucking liar.
So let's just double-check that
lying fucking idiot's numbers,
shall we?
We'll do it.
We'll do it.
Fucking Lachlan.
He's coming after me.
Like a corpse coming
back from the dead.
Get Peter into my office now.
Dismiss it this week.
Roger Ailes.
How can I help you?
Mr. Ailes,
Michele Hirshman,
partner at Paul Weiss.
Why are there
Paul Weiss lawyers here?
I don't... I...
They're fucking upstairs!
In the conference room!
Ms. Hirshman.
We're here at the request
of the Murdochs
to conduct an inquiry into
Gretchen Carlson's allegations.
You're not fucking this up,
are you, Peter?
'Cause it feels, right now,
like you're fucking this up.
We're an open book here.
Talk to my people.
Let's put this to rest.
And if I can be of any help...
Thank you.
We appreciate transparency.
- Great word.
- Roger, no, no, no.
Not at all, not at all.
These, um...
these investigations
are designed
to protect the client.
- Stay calm.
- I would feel a lot calmer
if I felt my lawyer knew
what the fuck was going on.
So get the fuck out of here
and get on top of it!
I don't like this, Roger.
I mean, what if people lie?
They can tell the
lawyers anything.
Look, let me talk
to the lawyers.
I worked for you.
I know what kind of man you are.
You're my wife.
A little biased,
don't you think?
I can talk to them.
- No, I don't think...
- That's a great idea.
Thank you, Judy.
Everything's
gonna be fine, okay?
Look, it's all gonna be fine.
It's all a bit...
unusual right now,
but it will all be fine.
Ms. Laterza,
we'd like you to start
by describing
your experience with Mr. Ailes.
Mr. Ailes is a visionary.
Within seven seconds
of meeting a person,
he knows everything about them.
When I first met Mr. Ailes,
he told me
he saw a fierce loyalty
coursing through my blood.
It's the truest thing
anyone has ever said to me.
Ever since he chose me
to be his executive assistant
at Ailes Communications,
I've never had another boss.
I've never wanted one.
Where he's gone, I've followed.
In all this time,
has Mr. Ailes behaved at all
inappropriately toward you?
Never.
And other women?
Have you witnessed
or heard accounts
of inappropriate behavior?
There's no one who knows
Mr. Ailes better than I do.
Every person that goes in
and out of his office,
I know their names, their...
backgrounds, their agendas.
That's my job.
And...
if he was mistreating anyone,
I would know about it.
And I can tell you
that it has not happened.
Roger's the best boss I've had.
It's an honor to work for him.
Tell us about Mr. Ailes.
As a producer,
I've always found him easy
to work with.
He's a gentleman.
Very considerate.
And a family man.
He makes all of us
at Fox feel important.
I was hired as an assistant
to the head of booking.
Do you often interact
professionally with Mr. Ailes?
Yes.
What are the tenor
of those interactions?
Uh, well,
my interactions with Mr. Ailes
have... always been professional
and cordial.
He's supported my career
every step of the way.
It's gonna be fine.
Everything's gonna be fine.
Anything else?
No. That's all, Judy.
Roger and I are going to dinner.
Why don't we take you with us?
Why don't we take Judy
to dinner?
Oh, Roger,
that's not fair.
We can't take Judy upstate
with us.
- How would she get home?
- Hmm.
Beth's right.
But thank you.
And I'll be here
if you need anything.
Good night.
Night.
Fuck the Murdochs.
I'm done with them.
Roger, don't do anything rash.
No, Beth.
You know, fuck them.
All right?
The money I've made
for these people.
I should just call Donald.
Manafort is a moron.
If Donald wants to win,
he should just let me
run the campaign.
Zac.
Zac.
- Zac.
- Dad.
Life is not a game, son.
The dangers we face are real.
The threats against us are real.
We need to be ready.
If an actual event
took place here,
right now,
what would you do?
H-Here?
Yes, here.
Look around.
The busboys, the waiters.
For all you know, they
could be planning an attack.
What would you do?
What would you do?
Look, we stick together,
all right?
There's strength in numbers.
Priority number one,
getting your mother to safety.
Oh.
Well, what about Jimmy?
He'd help.
Of course he would.
But if he uses his weapon,
he'll draw their fire.
Hmm? It'll buy us
some time, but...
he'll probably get
himself killed.
Yeah.
Good point.
That witch!
It's Megyn.
"Beth, I will not be making
a statement on Roger's behalf.
Sorry."
Why won't she defend you?
It's so ungrateful.
Somebody must have got to her.
The left are trying
to take me out.
Liberals, you know?
So much hate.
So much rage.
I will not be complacent
while my enemies try
to spread their lies about me.
Eat.
Excuse me.
You know I couldn't say
anything in there, right?
No one could.
He has cameras everywhere.
You gotta be kidding me.
When are they
gonna go away, Mom?
I don't know.
Are you okay?
Hey, Kaia.
Will you go upstairs
for a minute, baby?
I should go talk to her.
Yeah, you should,
but first talk to me.
How long are you prepared
to drag us through this?
Drag us through it?
That's not fair, Case.
You wanna talk about fair?
Come on, babe.
We knew this would be tough.
Yeah, which is why
you decided to settle.
Before you decided to not settle
and turn this
into some crusade or vendetta
- or some fucking thing.
- You said
- you were okay with the lawsuit.
- I said
you should do
what you have to do.
- I never said I was okay.
- That is bullshit.
If you had issues,
you should've just told me.
I did. You know I did.
What the fuck am I gonna do now?
Tell me.
I'm gonna take the kids
to California early.
Take 'em to Disneyland.
Get 'em away from this circus.
You can join us next week
for Jeter's wedding.
No, we're-we're not going
to the wedding.
Not with everything
that's going on.
We have to go.
I understand you do,
but...
Taking the kids
to California's a good idea.
But I have to stay here.
I can't leave right now.
I can't leave.
Casey's gonna take the kids
to Disneyland.
That's not the worst idea.
Change of scenery.
Get them out of the limelight.
Yeah.
The things people are saying.
I went online, and...
Oh, you got to stay off.
Mm. I know.
Look, no one has brought down
a man as powerful as Ailes.
If he goes down,
when he goes down,
I think it's gonna inspire a lot
of other women to speak up.
Which is terrifying
for people with a lot to lose.
And how long until that happens?
Should've listened to Casey.
Should've just dropped
this whole thing.
Yeah, well,
that's entirely up to you.
But I do have some news.
So, the internal
Fox investigation,
the one
the Murdochs are running,
has been moved
to the Paul Weiss offices.
Roger won't let that happen.
Oh, he doesn't know.
It's corporate.
He's totally out of the loop.
- No.
- They asked you to come in.
He will know.
He'll know everything we have.
Yeah, but so will the Murdochs.
If they know
that we have Ailes
harassing you on tape,
my guess is they're gonna offer
you a-a huge settlement
to lock it down.
A settlement
is what Casey wanted, right?
Yes.
A settlement
could happen quickly.
A court case could take years.
But that means signing an NDA.
Yeah, and a non-disparagement.
So no one'll ever know.
Just pay me off and shut me up.
A trial will at least
put everything on the record.
Yeah, but a trial
could last years,
with no guarantee you would win.
And Roger
could walk away innocent,
and you could walk away
with nothing.
You could do whatever you want
with that money... a foundation,
a nonprofit.
But to keep those Ailes
recordings under wraps,
I think Fox's offer
will be sizable.
I still want my apology.
And I will not settle
until I get one.
Roger Ailes assaulted me
the first time we met alone
in his office.
These assaults continued
throughout my professional
career at Fox News.
Can you be more specific?
My old boss
took me into Roger's office.
He said he wanted
to talk about my career.
But it quickly...
When he kissed me,
it was like...
kissing your grandfather,
wet and gross.
I wanted to scream.
But it was Roger A-Ailes.
So what are you supposed to do?
Roger was just talking.
And then he put his hand
up my skirt.
Roger told me
I would never work in TV again
if I didn't...
go down on him.
"You want to play
with the big boys,
you got to lay
with the big boys."
Roger literally said that.
When the door was closed.
And we were alone?
He unzipped his pants
like it was nothing.
And the first time
he exposed himself,
it was like raw...
hamburger meat.
Disgusting.
And he made me...
Like I told you before.
I tried to go to HR.
But they gave me the runaround.
Of course I reported it.
Shine told me I needed
to let this one go.
I thought that going
to a woman would help,
but Suzanne Scott said I needed
to get on "team Roger."
Dianne Brandi
said the only way
to make it stop
was to leave.
Take the money, sign the NDA.
Megyn Kelly's here.
Don.
No, no.
Thanks for returning my call.
No, I feel swell. Yeah.
I sent the new speech over.
I don't know
what Manafort was trying
to fucking do, actually,
you know.
What?
You know, Don,
it doesn't matter if he's free.
You need stronger advice.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Ah, well, you know,
I'm taking
a little incoming fire,
but they haven't got me yet.
Oh, that would be great.
If you did that,
it would drive Rupert batshit.
Yeah.
Well, you know, uh,
just say I'm a stand-up guy
and Gretchen's full of shit,
that kind of thing.
Yeah.
Yeah. That's right.
Yeah. Her pussy's full
of icicles.
Say that on The View
for me if you don't mind.
He's been a friend of mine
for a long time,
and I can tell you
that some of the women
that are complaining,
I know how much
he's helped them,
and even recently.
And when they write books,
that were fairly
recently released,
and they say wonderful things
about him,
and now, all of a sudden,
they're saying these
horrible things about him,
it's very sad because
he's a very good person.
I've always found him
to be just a very, ver...
Now, remember, they're gonna
go through everything.
Your entire history.
Every time you've gone
to Human Resources,
everything.
Case?
I thought you were...
Where...?
Where are the kids?
My mom flew out to watch them.
I wanted to be here for you.
Oh, my God.
You're doing the right thing.
Just tell your story.
That's all you have to do.
You're doing the right thing.
I knew I had to do something.
So I did what any journalist
would do.
Took notes and made tapes.
You brought copies
of those tapes for us to review?
Great.
You know, Roger...
always made me feel
that I was wrong.
How I looked was wrong.
How I sounded, wrong.
What I wanted, my ambition,
my confidence...
my belief in myself, all wrong.
And that...
that gets in your head.
And then you're criticized
for being...
uh, too careful,
too self-conscious.
Not myself enough.
But how the fuck
am I supposed to be myself
when all I'm ever told is,
no matter what I do
or achieve or try to believe
about myself,
is that I'm just... plain wrong.
And as for the physical part...
It's hard to explain, but...
When I was a kid, I...
I burned my arm here...
very badly.
I was taking a pan
out of the oven,
but I could feel that burn
on my skin for months.
And that's what it's like.
Long after, you can still feel
their hands
where they touched you.
And those...
words.
Those eyes.
That look.
That feeling, it doesn't...
It's still there.
It doesn't go away.
Eh. Oh, they don't bobble
like they used to, huh?
Hmm.
Made in China.
Who's this speech for?
- The delegates.
- No, that's wrong.
This speech is for the guy
who is sitting at home
on his couch,
he's half asleep,
he's staring across
at his wife, and he's thinking,
"Fuck me,
I married that."
That's who it's for.
Every single thing on this stage
has got to pop for the screen.
This sign, it's got to be huge.
And everything should light up
like a Broadway marquee.
Roger, the convention
opens in two days.
We can't rebuild this.
I don't give a fuck, you know.
Two days is plenty of time.
This is a TV show,
and I'm producing it.
And in TV, Paul,
we make magic happen.
That's what we do.
So just get it fucking done.
I've got to take
this call. Sorry.
Yeah.
The Southern District
hasn't ruled on our change
- of venue motion.
- Yeah.
Uh, i-it means
that Gretchen's suit
is moving forward.
I know what it means,
you fucking retard.
In conclusion,
based on our findings,
it's the firm's
strong recommendation
that Mr. Ailes be terminated.
Thank you, Michele.
Well, I think we all agree
it's a fucking nightmare.
Gerson, what's our exposure?
On a first read?
Class-action litigation.
Shareholder suits.
Settlement claims into
the hundreds of millions.
Not to mention Roger used
corporate funds for his payoffs.
SEC is gonna kill us on that.
I warned you, Lachlan.
No lawyers.
You put the entire firm at risk.
Oh, come off it.
Roger's been
a ticking time bomb for years.
But everyone in this room
looked the other way
because profits were good.
Gerson, I need options.
At this point,
our only public liability
is the Carlson lawsuit.
If we get Roger to resign,
and settle with Gretchen,
we can shut her down with an NDA
and probably silo
everything else.
Resign? No.
We should fire him for cause.
Yeah, this is bigger than Roger.
We need to consider a
wholesale housecleaning.
I won't do anything
that'll jeopardize Fox News.
And if you won't think
of the shareholders,
at least you think
of your inheritance.
Fine.
We let Roger go,
we save Fox News.
Cut off the limb
to save the body.
Now there's a new story out
from New York magazine,
uh, from Gabriel Sherman.
New York magazine
broke the news Monday.
One source told
New York magazine
Ailes is expected to be fired.
We're talking about a network
that Roger Ailes built
from scratch 20 years ago.
Ailes is Fox.
And Fox is Ailes.
If you know anything about
the intersection of media
and politics,
uh, you'll know that
that is just a seismic event.
- I need to see Rupert.
- Mr. Murdoch is on a call
with our North American
affiliates.
Roger Ailes is more
important than America.
We need to talk
to him right now.
I will pass along your message.
Here's another message
you can pass along.
He gets access. That's
the way it works
if you build a company
from the ground up.
This is unacceptable.
Unacceptable and disrespectful
on top of it.
It's outrageous.
That's not what we're doing.
Not a word about this
until you hear from me, okay?
Irena. We're gonna
put out a press statement
saying this Sherman article
is full of shit.
Get a pen, you take this down.
Roger Ailes,
- chairman of... chair...
- Um... Roger.
I have been told that corporate
is handling all media.
Well, fuck corporate.
You work for me.
Actually, I work for Fox.
- Roger, I'm sorry.
- You...
ingrate.
Roger trusted you...
taught you...
made you.
And this is how you repay him
when he needs you most?
- You are disgusting.
- Beth.
- Disgusting.
- No.
I don't need a press release.
Because I...
can go on the air...
and I can tell
the people myself.
This is a witch hunt.
It's a smear campaign
designed to destroy me.
Why?
Because the left hate
the fact that I have
given the silent majority
in this country
a voice.
And the media...
they hate the patriotic
Americans who love Fox News.
They hate the fact
that we love freedom,
they hate the fact
that we worship
a Christian God.
They hate the fact
that we honor our families,
respect our troops.
And they hate the fact
that we think that this
is the greatest country
the world has ever known.
Now, I'm not perfect.
I have my regrets.
But I have done nothing wrong.
No.
And real Americans...
they're smart enough
to know that.
Let's go. Let's go
to the studio.
Let's get on air.
Let's tell it how it is.
I want to go live.
Holy shit, what's he doing?
You hear me? We're going live.
Excuse me, Mr. Ailes.
- We're in programming.
- I don't care.
Cut the feed.
Send a crew in.
You know me...
not as a newsman.
I sit before you today...
as, uh, just a man...
wrongly accused.
Okay. I'm ready.
A man wrongly accused.
I said I'm ready.
Uh, Roger, it's Bill.
Shine, good.
Good.
Uh, tell me when
we're five seconds.
Sometimes you find yourself...
Roger, it's not gonna happen.
Well, we could go
in, uh, a minute,
whatever, commercial break,
whatever you need, Bill.
Just tell me when we're going.
He's nuts.
Fuck.
I sit before you...
a man like any other man.
Roger.
I, uh... I'm sorry. I, uh...
I've been instructed by Gerson
not to talk to you.
You, too?
I don't... I don't... I don't
know what to say here.
Um...
Rupert wants to see you
at his apartment immediately.
Of course
he does.
Rupert wants to see me
in his apartment.
- You know what that means?
- What?
Rupert blinked.
You know, the thing
about Rupert...
at the end of the day,
he's reasonable.
Bottom line, for him,
it's money.
And I've made him the most.
You two will hash it out.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, we will.
Yeah.
Yeah, just check
me. Check me.
I'm gonna shit-can Shine.
Irena, too.
Yeah. All of 'em, you know.
I'll start a new
Fox, better Fox.
What are they doing here?
I just came to watch.
Rupert, we need
to put out a statement...
It's, uh, over, Roger.
The board voted.
You're no longer
the CEO of Fox News.
Bullshit.
Bullshit!
I've done nothing wrong.
There's no evidence.
You're gonna take the word
of that fucking stupid
Carlson cow?!
The exit package is generous.
Your resignation
guarantees 40 million.
In return, there's a
five-year non-compete
and a non-disparagement
- for both parties.
- No, no.
- Take it, Roger.
- No.
- Or we'll fire you.
- No.
You can't!
I have a contract.
- So sue us.
- Rupert,
where is the due process?
It's my word over theirs,
and they're all fucking liars!
All of them!
There is no proof!
We have tapes, Roger.
Gretchen recorded you.
For over a year.
There is proof.
You're done, mate.
If you do this...
you won't have a network.
I will take the entire lineup
with me and start something new.
Shep,
Greta, O'Reilly, Hannity.
They're all loyal... to me.
To me! And they will walk.
And I have a list
of 50 other names,
- and they will walk, too!
- Roger.
You think about this, Rupert.
- Roger.
- You think about it!
You really want to blow up
a $20 billion dollar asset
because your trust fund babies
got their panties in a wad
- over my politics?!
- Roger!
What?!
We need to go.
Ms. Laterza, it's time.
I just need to get my coat.
Okay.
You know,
Donald called.
He wants me to go to Bedminster
on the weekend.
He's gonna need me
in the White House.
Of course.
We're gonna be fine, you know.
We will be fine.
Even if he loses, he's gonna
start his own network,
and he's gonna
need me to run it.
And Trump TV is gonna be
bigger than Fox News.
I can tell you that.
And then you and I get to
fuck Rupert and Lachlan back.
Can you pass me the remote?
Today the man who created
conservative-leaning Fox News
two decades ago was forced out
over allegations
of sexual harassment.
No. Come on, Beth, here.
Roger Ailes, a giant figure
behind the scenes
in television and the GO...
stepping down amid allegations
of sexual harassment...
- Please don't.
- He filled a void in television
- for better or worse...
- Can I have the remote?
Beth?
Fuck.
Beth?
Beth?
Beth?
Beth, we can get through this.
Beth?
Let me in.
Come on.
I'll be right there.
We're a team.
You and me.
The two of us.
You know I love you.
Our convention occurs
at a moment of crisis
for our nation.
Not only have
our citizens endured
domestic disaster,
but they've lived through one
international humiliation
after another.
One after another!
So, to every parent
who dreams for their child
and every child
who dreams for their future,
I say these words
to you tonight.
I am with you,
I will fight for you,
and I will win for you.
I think he can win.
I really think he can win.
Right?
Hey.
Beth.
To all Americans tonight...
Beth.
In all of our cities
and in all of our towns,
we will make
America strong again.
We will make
America proud again.
We will make America safe again.
And we will make
America great again!
God bless you!
And good night. I love you.
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
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one chapter in history
and we begin another.
We're gonna do it.
I understand the responsibility
of carrying the mantle,
and I will never,
ever let you down.
Come on.
It's unbelievable.
- Can you believe this shit?
- What?
What's happening?
Manafort has him
on teleprompter.
Proud of your party.
Donald's not a politician.
He's a reality TV star.
People like
to hear him say crazy shit
about Muslims and Mexicans.
That's his charm.
That I'm beating
Hillary Clinton...
You know, it's two weeks
from the convention.
It's time to amp shit
up, not tone it down.
Mistakes that she's made,
and she has made
tremendous mistakes.
What's that?
Eh.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, Roger, no.
Well, don't put it there
if I can't eat it.
- You can eat it after the sandwich.
- I don't want to eat
- the fucking sandwich.
- Nobody starts with dess...
What's that?
That's not even bread.
That happens,
and then that happens.
- It's healthy.
- Well, it looks like shit to me.
Irena.
"Severe and pervasive
sexual harassment."
What does that even mean?
"Ailes injected sexual and/or
sexist comments and innuendo
into their conversations
by, among other things,
ogling Carlson in his office
and asking her to turn around
so he could view her posterior."
Is that it?
"When Carlson met
with Ailes to discuss
the discriminatory treatment to
which she was being subjected,
Ailes stated, 'I think you and I
should have had
a sexual relationship
a long time ago, and then
you'd be good and better,
and I'd be good
and better.'"
Fucking lies.
Uh, "In his conversations
with Carlson,
Ailes lamented that marriage was
boring, hard and not much fun."
I have never said that.
I've never said that.
Gretchen suing you in New Jersey
instead of New York
is never gonna fly.
I'll file a change of venue
back to Manhattan.
That'll force the case
into arbitration.
- So it'll be dismissed?
- Yes.
And then I'll sue her
ambulance-chasing lawyer
for filing an illegal lawsuit.
And by the time
this is over, Roger,
Gretchen will be paying you.
Ha!
Finally.
Rupert.
Roger.
It's a hell of a morning.
Gretchen Carlson
is a disgruntled former employee
who is bitter because Fox
did not renew her contract.
It's a two-day story, tops.
But we have
to get out forcefully
and immediately,
so people don't think there's
any daylight between us.
Okay, I'll have comms
put out a statement:
We stand behind you,
et cetera, et cetera.
Julie'll run it over
to you, okay?
Great. Thank you, Rupert.
We can't do that.
- Who's that?
- Lachlan.
This is
a personal matter, Roger.
Gretchen sued you, not Fox News.
I am Fox News.
Easy, Roger.
We can't be issuing
glowing press releases
until we know our exposure.
This is a $60 billion dollar
public company.
We have shareholders,
SEC compliance.
The board will want to weigh in.
What are you trying to say?
If you want to defend yourself,
the statement comes from you,
not corporate.
And legal suggests we bring in
outside counsel to investi...
You hire lawyers,
and you make me look guilty.
Rupert, are you
just gonna sit there
while your son tries
to railroad me
with his half-assed
Ivy League bullshit semantics?
I'm protecting the company.
You can't even
protect yourself, sonny.
Enough!
Lachlan, no lawyers.
You start looking under
rocks, you never know
what you're gonna find.
- Exactly.
- Roger...
you put out a statement.
Uh, just know
you have my full support.
Hopefully this will
blow over soon, as you said,
and we'll reconvene once
we're back at the office.
Okay?
Fuck Lachlan.
And fuck Gretchen.
I mean, you made her.
Kept her on the air for years
past her prime, and this is
how she thinks she's gonna get
what she wants?
I mean, it's...
No, it's-it's sad,
really, it's...
I'm sorry to drag you
out here so late at night.
I-I thought we should talk in
light of the new information.
Okay.
My phone
has been ringing off the hook.
Women have been calling
from all over the country.
Going back decades.
- What are they saying?
- Ailes...
sexually harassed some of them,
sexually assaulted others.
Since the beginning
of his career.
Since the beginning.
A few of them want
to go on record.
I sent them to Gabe Sherman
at New York magazine.
Will that help us?
In the court of public opinion.
Which more and more is the court
companies seem to care about.
Good.
You want to hear them?
I saw Gretchen Carlson's
lawsuit in the newspaper.
I'm calling because
it happened to me, too.
I met Roger Ailes
in the winter of 1967
at The Mike Douglas Show.
I was 16.
My modeling agency
sent me in for an audition.
Roger took me
into his office and...
locked the door.
Then he...
he assaulted me.
I've never told anyone.
Not even my husband.
Roger Ailes destroyed
everything I worked for.
My marriage collapsed.
I tried suicide.
It's like he's always there,
haunting me.
I had no power, no voice.
So I'm grateful
Gretchen Carlson is using hers.
No comment.
- This is my house.
- Miss America...
- Good morning.
- Morning. There he is.
How are you all?
Good.
So, one question:
we all read it?
These women
in Sherman's article...
no one will believe them.
Sherman is obsessed with you.
He can't let it go.
The kid's a fucking punk.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah, well, we haven't got time
to dick around with him.
We'll get back to Sherman
later on.
We win this situation
by bringing a bazooka
to a knife fight.
Irena...
get me recent photographs
of these accusers
and get them out there,
all right?
They're a bunch
of whining grandmas.
When people see what they
actually look like,
they won't give a shit.
You know?
Get me, uh, driver's license
photos, passport photos,
the crappier the better.
Now, Bo...
we're gonna need a little bit
of your magic.
Yes, sir.
Like you did on the Mackris case
for O'Reilly.
I want deep,
deep background on Gretchen.
I want to have a look
at credit card debt.
I want to have a look
at drug use.
Guys she used to fuck,
girls she used to fuck...
I mean, she always
looked like a dyke to me.
And, Bill,
let's get some Fox women
out there in the press
defending me.
Especially Megyn.
- Megyn hates Gretchen.
- She does.
All right.
Let's get to work.
Thank you all very much.
I hope it's not too punishing,
the drive back in.
No, it'll be fine.
Have a good day.
All right, so we're looking...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wait till you know they've left
and then bring me
the wheelchair, please.
Of course.
Thank you
for joining us, Mercedes.
You are, uh, a legal analyst
- at Fox News.
- I am.
What is your view
on these allegations
that Gretchen Carlson is making?
Oh, I mean, th-they're
completely false.
I've seen Gretchen
dozens of times,
hundreds of times
over the years.
Never an issue whatsoever.
There is absolutely
no indication
whatsoever that
she is being subjected
to any of the allegations
that she's set forth...
Why do you think
she's doing it, then?
Well, frankly?
Because we're do... we're here
because her contract
wasn't renewed.
- Fuck you.
- It wasn't anything to do
with any reality. If her...
Now, it's important
to keep your normal schedule
for your first day back.
Do you think it's a coincidence
that Gretchen sues me
two weeks from the
Republican convention?
No.
The Clintons are behind this.
Oh, good Lord.
Probably footing
her legal bill as well.
They know... that Hillary,
she cannot beat Trump
unless they destroy me.
It is wicked. Wicked.
They're all in on it.
- Obama.
- Ugh.
Soros, Brian Lewis,
- Joe.
- Joe.
Little fucking Joe Lindsley.
Lachlan. Rupert. James.
These people hate America.
They are my enemies.
I still do not understand
why I have not
heard back from Megyn.
Respectfully, do our viewers
give a shit about Brexit?
It does seem... right?
It seems like a little bit more
- of a-a European issue.
- That's fair.
I'll just see you in the office
- in a minute, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
Yeah. Okay.
Morning.
No. Come on.
Okay, okay.
I'll make sure someone sues me
every week, then.
Give me the rundown.
Okay, we have, uh, Trump
in Kentucky rallying
coal country.
Miners love him.
What the miners love
is the idea of looking at
Melania for the next four years.
Hannity's got him in
the "A" block tonight.
- Exclusive.
- Good. Good.
Uh, Hillary's doing
a fund-raiser
at Haim Saban's
in Beverly Hills.
Hollywood and Hillary.
Now, that's a shit sandwich
our audience will eat up.
Okay, Moody, what
are you hearing from D.C.
about these Never Trumpers?
There are lawyers
in the upstairs conference room.
- Murdoch sent them.
- Okay.
But Manafort claims that he has
the delegates locked down.
Mm.
You know, just
my personal opinion...
I think Manafort's
a fucking idiot.
I also think
he's a fucking liar.
So let's just double-check that
lying fucking idiot's numbers,
shall we?
We'll do it.
We'll do it.
Fucking Lachlan.
He's coming after me.
Like a corpse coming
back from the dead.
Get Peter into my office now.
Dismiss it this week.
Roger Ailes.
How can I help you?
Mr. Ailes,
Michele Hirshman,
partner at Paul Weiss.
Why are there
Paul Weiss lawyers here?
I don't... I...
They're fucking upstairs!
In the conference room!
Ms. Hirshman.
We're here at the request
of the Murdochs
to conduct an inquiry into
Gretchen Carlson's allegations.
You're not fucking this up,
are you, Peter?
'Cause it feels, right now,
like you're fucking this up.
We're an open book here.
Talk to my people.
Let's put this to rest.
And if I can be of any help...
Thank you.
We appreciate transparency.
- Great word.
- Roger, no, no, no.
Not at all, not at all.
These, um...
these investigations
are designed
to protect the client.
- Stay calm.
- I would feel a lot calmer
if I felt my lawyer knew
what the fuck was going on.
So get the fuck out of here
and get on top of it!
I don't like this, Roger.
I mean, what if people lie?
They can tell the
lawyers anything.
Look, let me talk
to the lawyers.
I worked for you.
I know what kind of man you are.
You're my wife.
A little biased,
don't you think?
I can talk to them.
- No, I don't think...
- That's a great idea.
Thank you, Judy.
Everything's
gonna be fine, okay?
Look, it's all gonna be fine.
It's all a bit...
unusual right now,
but it will all be fine.
Ms. Laterza,
we'd like you to start
by describing
your experience with Mr. Ailes.
Mr. Ailes is a visionary.
Within seven seconds
of meeting a person,
he knows everything about them.
When I first met Mr. Ailes,
he told me
he saw a fierce loyalty
coursing through my blood.
It's the truest thing
anyone has ever said to me.
Ever since he chose me
to be his executive assistant
at Ailes Communications,
I've never had another boss.
I've never wanted one.
Where he's gone, I've followed.
In all this time,
has Mr. Ailes behaved at all
inappropriately toward you?
Never.
And other women?
Have you witnessed
or heard accounts
of inappropriate behavior?
There's no one who knows
Mr. Ailes better than I do.
Every person that goes in
and out of his office,
I know their names, their...
backgrounds, their agendas.
That's my job.
And...
if he was mistreating anyone,
I would know about it.
And I can tell you
that it has not happened.
Roger's the best boss I've had.
It's an honor to work for him.
Tell us about Mr. Ailes.
As a producer,
I've always found him easy
to work with.
He's a gentleman.
Very considerate.
And a family man.
He makes all of us
at Fox feel important.
I was hired as an assistant
to the head of booking.
Do you often interact
professionally with Mr. Ailes?
Yes.
What are the tenor
of those interactions?
Uh, well,
my interactions with Mr. Ailes
have... always been professional
and cordial.
He's supported my career
every step of the way.
It's gonna be fine.
Everything's gonna be fine.
Anything else?
No. That's all, Judy.
Roger and I are going to dinner.
Why don't we take you with us?
Why don't we take Judy
to dinner?
Oh, Roger,
that's not fair.
We can't take Judy upstate
with us.
- How would she get home?
- Hmm.
Beth's right.
But thank you.
And I'll be here
if you need anything.
Good night.
Night.
Fuck the Murdochs.
I'm done with them.
Roger, don't do anything rash.
No, Beth.
You know, fuck them.
All right?
The money I've made
for these people.
I should just call Donald.
Manafort is a moron.
If Donald wants to win,
he should just let me
run the campaign.
Zac.
Zac.
- Zac.
- Dad.
Life is not a game, son.
The dangers we face are real.
The threats against us are real.
We need to be ready.
If an actual event
took place here,
right now,
what would you do?
H-Here?
Yes, here.
Look around.
The busboys, the waiters.
For all you know, they
could be planning an attack.
What would you do?
What would you do?
Look, we stick together,
all right?
There's strength in numbers.
Priority number one,
getting your mother to safety.
Oh.
Well, what about Jimmy?
He'd help.
Of course he would.
But if he uses his weapon,
he'll draw their fire.
Hmm? It'll buy us
some time, but...
he'll probably get
himself killed.
Yeah.
Good point.
That witch!
It's Megyn.
"Beth, I will not be making
a statement on Roger's behalf.
Sorry."
Why won't she defend you?
It's so ungrateful.
Somebody must have got to her.
The left are trying
to take me out.
Liberals, you know?
So much hate.
So much rage.
I will not be complacent
while my enemies try
to spread their lies about me.
Eat.
Excuse me.
You know I couldn't say
anything in there, right?
No one could.
He has cameras everywhere.
You gotta be kidding me.
When are they
gonna go away, Mom?
I don't know.
Are you okay?
Hey, Kaia.
Will you go upstairs
for a minute, baby?
I should go talk to her.
Yeah, you should,
but first talk to me.
How long are you prepared
to drag us through this?
Drag us through it?
That's not fair, Case.
You wanna talk about fair?
Come on, babe.
We knew this would be tough.
Yeah, which is why
you decided to settle.
Before you decided to not settle
and turn this
into some crusade or vendetta
- or some fucking thing.
- You said
- you were okay with the lawsuit.
- I said
you should do
what you have to do.
- I never said I was okay.
- That is bullshit.
If you had issues,
you should've just told me.
I did. You know I did.
What the fuck am I gonna do now?
Tell me.
I'm gonna take the kids
to California early.
Take 'em to Disneyland.
Get 'em away from this circus.
You can join us next week
for Jeter's wedding.
No, we're-we're not going
to the wedding.
Not with everything
that's going on.
We have to go.
I understand you do,
but...
Taking the kids
to California's a good idea.
But I have to stay here.
I can't leave right now.
I can't leave.
Casey's gonna take the kids
to Disneyland.
That's not the worst idea.
Change of scenery.
Get them out of the limelight.
Yeah.
The things people are saying.
I went online, and...
Oh, you got to stay off.
Mm. I know.
Look, no one has brought down
a man as powerful as Ailes.
If he goes down,
when he goes down,
I think it's gonna inspire a lot
of other women to speak up.
Which is terrifying
for people with a lot to lose.
And how long until that happens?
Should've listened to Casey.
Should've just dropped
this whole thing.
Yeah, well,
that's entirely up to you.
But I do have some news.
So, the internal
Fox investigation,
the one
the Murdochs are running,
has been moved
to the Paul Weiss offices.
Roger won't let that happen.
Oh, he doesn't know.
It's corporate.
He's totally out of the loop.
- No.
- They asked you to come in.
He will know.
He'll know everything we have.
Yeah, but so will the Murdochs.
If they know
that we have Ailes
harassing you on tape,
my guess is they're gonna offer
you a-a huge settlement
to lock it down.
A settlement
is what Casey wanted, right?
Yes.
A settlement
could happen quickly.
A court case could take years.
But that means signing an NDA.
Yeah, and a non-disparagement.
So no one'll ever know.
Just pay me off and shut me up.
A trial will at least
put everything on the record.
Yeah, but a trial
could last years,
with no guarantee you would win.
And Roger
could walk away innocent,
and you could walk away
with nothing.
You could do whatever you want
with that money... a foundation,
a nonprofit.
But to keep those Ailes
recordings under wraps,
I think Fox's offer
will be sizable.
I still want my apology.
And I will not settle
until I get one.
Roger Ailes assaulted me
the first time we met alone
in his office.
These assaults continued
throughout my professional
career at Fox News.
Can you be more specific?
My old boss
took me into Roger's office.
He said he wanted
to talk about my career.
But it quickly...
When he kissed me,
it was like...
kissing your grandfather,
wet and gross.
I wanted to scream.
But it was Roger A-Ailes.
So what are you supposed to do?
Roger was just talking.
And then he put his hand
up my skirt.
Roger told me
I would never work in TV again
if I didn't...
go down on him.
"You want to play
with the big boys,
you got to lay
with the big boys."
Roger literally said that.
When the door was closed.
And we were alone?
He unzipped his pants
like it was nothing.
And the first time
he exposed himself,
it was like raw...
hamburger meat.
Disgusting.
And he made me...
Like I told you before.
I tried to go to HR.
But they gave me the runaround.
Of course I reported it.
Shine told me I needed
to let this one go.
I thought that going
to a woman would help,
but Suzanne Scott said I needed
to get on "team Roger."
Dianne Brandi
said the only way
to make it stop
was to leave.
Take the money, sign the NDA.
Megyn Kelly's here.
Don.
No, no.
Thanks for returning my call.
No, I feel swell. Yeah.
I sent the new speech over.
I don't know
what Manafort was trying
to fucking do, actually,
you know.
What?
You know, Don,
it doesn't matter if he's free.
You need stronger advice.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Ah, well, you know,
I'm taking
a little incoming fire,
but they haven't got me yet.
Oh, that would be great.
If you did that,
it would drive Rupert batshit.
Yeah.
Well, you know, uh,
just say I'm a stand-up guy
and Gretchen's full of shit,
that kind of thing.
Yeah.
Yeah. That's right.
Yeah. Her pussy's full
of icicles.
Say that on The View
for me if you don't mind.
He's been a friend of mine
for a long time,
and I can tell you
that some of the women
that are complaining,
I know how much
he's helped them,
and even recently.
And when they write books,
that were fairly
recently released,
and they say wonderful things
about him,
and now, all of a sudden,
they're saying these
horrible things about him,
it's very sad because
he's a very good person.
I've always found him
to be just a very, ver...
Now, remember, they're gonna
go through everything.
Your entire history.
Every time you've gone
to Human Resources,
everything.
Case?
I thought you were...
Where...?
Where are the kids?
My mom flew out to watch them.
I wanted to be here for you.
Oh, my God.
You're doing the right thing.
Just tell your story.
That's all you have to do.
You're doing the right thing.
I knew I had to do something.
So I did what any journalist
would do.
Took notes and made tapes.
You brought copies
of those tapes for us to review?
Great.
You know, Roger...
always made me feel
that I was wrong.
How I looked was wrong.
How I sounded, wrong.
What I wanted, my ambition,
my confidence...
my belief in myself, all wrong.
And that...
that gets in your head.
And then you're criticized
for being...
uh, too careful,
too self-conscious.
Not myself enough.
But how the fuck
am I supposed to be myself
when all I'm ever told is,
no matter what I do
or achieve or try to believe
about myself,
is that I'm just... plain wrong.
And as for the physical part...
It's hard to explain, but...
When I was a kid, I...
I burned my arm here...
very badly.
I was taking a pan
out of the oven,
but I could feel that burn
on my skin for months.
And that's what it's like.
Long after, you can still feel
their hands
where they touched you.
And those...
words.
Those eyes.
That look.
That feeling, it doesn't...
It's still there.
It doesn't go away.
Eh. Oh, they don't bobble
like they used to, huh?
Hmm.
Made in China.
Who's this speech for?
- The delegates.
- No, that's wrong.
This speech is for the guy
who is sitting at home
on his couch,
he's half asleep,
he's staring across
at his wife, and he's thinking,
"Fuck me,
I married that."
That's who it's for.
Every single thing on this stage
has got to pop for the screen.
This sign, it's got to be huge.
And everything should light up
like a Broadway marquee.
Roger, the convention
opens in two days.
We can't rebuild this.
I don't give a fuck, you know.
Two days is plenty of time.
This is a TV show,
and I'm producing it.
And in TV, Paul,
we make magic happen.
That's what we do.
So just get it fucking done.
I've got to take
this call. Sorry.
Yeah.
The Southern District
hasn't ruled on our change
- of venue motion.
- Yeah.
Uh, i-it means
that Gretchen's suit
is moving forward.
I know what it means,
you fucking retard.
In conclusion,
based on our findings,
it's the firm's
strong recommendation
that Mr. Ailes be terminated.
Thank you, Michele.
Well, I think we all agree
it's a fucking nightmare.
Gerson, what's our exposure?
On a first read?
Class-action litigation.
Shareholder suits.
Settlement claims into
the hundreds of millions.
Not to mention Roger used
corporate funds for his payoffs.
SEC is gonna kill us on that.
I warned you, Lachlan.
No lawyers.
You put the entire firm at risk.
Oh, come off it.
Roger's been
a ticking time bomb for years.
But everyone in this room
looked the other way
because profits were good.
Gerson, I need options.
At this point,
our only public liability
is the Carlson lawsuit.
If we get Roger to resign,
and settle with Gretchen,
we can shut her down with an NDA
and probably silo
everything else.
Resign? No.
We should fire him for cause.
Yeah, this is bigger than Roger.
We need to consider a
wholesale housecleaning.
I won't do anything
that'll jeopardize Fox News.
And if you won't think
of the shareholders,
at least you think
of your inheritance.
Fine.
We let Roger go,
we save Fox News.
Cut off the limb
to save the body.
Now there's a new story out
from New York magazine,
uh, from Gabriel Sherman.
New York magazine
broke the news Monday.
One source told
New York magazine
Ailes is expected to be fired.
We're talking about a network
that Roger Ailes built
from scratch 20 years ago.
Ailes is Fox.
And Fox is Ailes.
If you know anything about
the intersection of media
and politics,
uh, you'll know that
that is just a seismic event.
- I need to see Rupert.
- Mr. Murdoch is on a call
with our North American
affiliates.
Roger Ailes is more
important than America.
We need to talk
to him right now.
I will pass along your message.
Here's another message
you can pass along.
He gets access. That's
the way it works
if you build a company
from the ground up.
This is unacceptable.
Unacceptable and disrespectful
on top of it.
It's outrageous.
That's not what we're doing.
Not a word about this
until you hear from me, okay?
Irena. We're gonna
put out a press statement
saying this Sherman article
is full of shit.
Get a pen, you take this down.
Roger Ailes,
- chairman of... chair...
- Um... Roger.
I have been told that corporate
is handling all media.
Well, fuck corporate.
You work for me.
Actually, I work for Fox.
- Roger, I'm sorry.
- You...
ingrate.
Roger trusted you...
taught you...
made you.
And this is how you repay him
when he needs you most?
- You are disgusting.
- Beth.
- Disgusting.
- No.
I don't need a press release.
Because I...
can go on the air...
and I can tell
the people myself.
This is a witch hunt.
It's a smear campaign
designed to destroy me.
Why?
Because the left hate
the fact that I have
given the silent majority
in this country
a voice.
And the media...
they hate the patriotic
Americans who love Fox News.
They hate the fact
that we love freedom,
they hate the fact
that we worship
a Christian God.
They hate the fact
that we honor our families,
respect our troops.
And they hate the fact
that we think that this
is the greatest country
the world has ever known.
Now, I'm not perfect.
I have my regrets.
But I have done nothing wrong.
No.
And real Americans...
they're smart enough
to know that.
Let's go. Let's go
to the studio.
Let's get on air.
Let's tell it how it is.
I want to go live.
Holy shit, what's he doing?
You hear me? We're going live.
Excuse me, Mr. Ailes.
- We're in programming.
- I don't care.
Cut the feed.
Send a crew in.
You know me...
not as a newsman.
I sit before you today...
as, uh, just a man...
wrongly accused.
Okay. I'm ready.
A man wrongly accused.
I said I'm ready.
Uh, Roger, it's Bill.
Shine, good.
Good.
Uh, tell me when
we're five seconds.
Sometimes you find yourself...
Roger, it's not gonna happen.
Well, we could go
in, uh, a minute,
whatever, commercial break,
whatever you need, Bill.
Just tell me when we're going.
He's nuts.
Fuck.
I sit before you...
a man like any other man.
Roger.
I, uh... I'm sorry. I, uh...
I've been instructed by Gerson
not to talk to you.
You, too?
I don't... I don't... I don't
know what to say here.
Um...
Rupert wants to see you
at his apartment immediately.
Of course
he does.
Rupert wants to see me
in his apartment.
- You know what that means?
- What?
Rupert blinked.
You know, the thing
about Rupert...
at the end of the day,
he's reasonable.
Bottom line, for him,
it's money.
And I've made him the most.
You two will hash it out.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, we will.
Yeah.
Yeah, just check
me. Check me.
I'm gonna shit-can Shine.
Irena, too.
Yeah. All of 'em, you know.
I'll start a new
Fox, better Fox.
What are they doing here?
I just came to watch.
Rupert, we need
to put out a statement...
It's, uh, over, Roger.
The board voted.
You're no longer
the CEO of Fox News.
Bullshit.
Bullshit!
I've done nothing wrong.
There's no evidence.
You're gonna take the word
of that fucking stupid
Carlson cow?!
The exit package is generous.
Your resignation
guarantees 40 million.
In return, there's a
five-year non-compete
and a non-disparagement
- for both parties.
- No, no.
- Take it, Roger.
- No.
- Or we'll fire you.
- No.
You can't!
I have a contract.
- So sue us.
- Rupert,
where is the due process?
It's my word over theirs,
and they're all fucking liars!
All of them!
There is no proof!
We have tapes, Roger.
Gretchen recorded you.
For over a year.
There is proof.
You're done, mate.
If you do this...
you won't have a network.
I will take the entire lineup
with me and start something new.
Shep,
Greta, O'Reilly, Hannity.
They're all loyal... to me.
To me! And they will walk.
And I have a list
of 50 other names,
- and they will walk, too!
- Roger.
You think about this, Rupert.
- Roger.
- You think about it!
You really want to blow up
a $20 billion dollar asset
because your trust fund babies
got their panties in a wad
- over my politics?!
- Roger!
What?!
We need to go.
Ms. Laterza, it's time.
I just need to get my coat.
Okay.
You know,
Donald called.
He wants me to go to Bedminster
on the weekend.
He's gonna need me
in the White House.
Of course.
We're gonna be fine, you know.
We will be fine.
Even if he loses, he's gonna
start his own network,
and he's gonna
need me to run it.
And Trump TV is gonna be
bigger than Fox News.
I can tell you that.
And then you and I get to
fuck Rupert and Lachlan back.
Can you pass me the remote?
Today the man who created
conservative-leaning Fox News
two decades ago was forced out
over allegations
of sexual harassment.
No. Come on, Beth, here.
Roger Ailes, a giant figure
behind the scenes
in television and the GO...
stepping down amid allegations
of sexual harassment...
- Please don't.
- He filled a void in television
- for better or worse...
- Can I have the remote?
Beth?
Fuck.
Beth?
Beth?
Beth?
Beth, we can get through this.
Beth?
Let me in.
Come on.
I'll be right there.
We're a team.
You and me.
The two of us.
You know I love you.
Our convention occurs
at a moment of crisis
for our nation.
Not only have
our citizens endured
domestic disaster,
but they've lived through one
international humiliation
after another.
One after another!
So, to every parent
who dreams for their child
and every child
who dreams for their future,
I say these words
to you tonight.
I am with you,
I will fight for you,
and I will win for you.
I think he can win.
I really think he can win.
Right?
Hey.
Beth.
To all Americans tonight...
Beth.
In all of our cities
and in all of our towns,
we will make
America strong again.
We will make
America proud again.
We will make America safe again.
And we will make
America great again!
God bless you!
And good night. I love you.
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
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