The Daily Show: Ears Edition - President Trump's Coronavirus Address Fumble | Octavia Spencer

Episode Date: March 13, 2020

The NBA suspends its season indefinitely, President Trump addresses the nation about the coronavirus pandemic, and Octavia Spencer chats about "Self Made." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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From Comedy Central's World News headquarters in New York, this is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition. Welcome to the Take a seat everybody. I'm Trevor Noah. So excited, our guest tonight is one of the greatest actors to ever grace the screen. She's won an Oscar for her role in Hidden Figures and an Oscar for her role in the help. Octavia Spencer is joining us everybody. We're going to be chatting about her new show on Netflix called Self-Made. Also on tonight's show, Tom Hanks has taken on his most challenging role. The coronavirus dunks on the NBA and President Trump drops the F-Bomb.

So let's catch up I try and catch you up on some news happening in and around the world. Like on a normal day, we'd be covering Saudi Arabia's oil war with Russia and how they're crashing the price of oil. Or we'd be covering how US soccer has claimed the reason they think men should get paid more than women is because the fans at the men's games are really mean. And it's a real thing. Oh, we'd even be covering how Apple says they might be launching a feature that allows you to delete eye messages after you've sent them.

Yeah, my only question is, why didn't they come up with this before my divorce? But really, none of those new stories are what anybody's focusing on. Because all everybody's talking about is the coronavirus pandemic, aka COVID-19. And I feel like that's how you know this thing has gotten serious, because now we've switched to using the virus's government name. Yeah, it's just like, COVID-19, get your ass down here. Explain why you've been infected the world, mama, my name is COVID. I created your virus ads and I'm, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get, get th, get th, get th, th, th, th, th, th, the the the the the the the thi, the the the the the the thi, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the, the, the, the, the the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th.a, th.a, th.a, th.a, th.a, thi.a, thi.a, thea' c.coa' c.coa' c.a'ca'ca'a'a'ca'a'a'a'a, thi, thi, th.a the world. Mama, my name's Corona. Your name is COVID, boy. I created your virus ads, and I'm not afraid to be the vaccine. Anyway, the past 24 hours has been one of the biggest corona news cycles we have been a part of yet. And part of that was because it went from a disease affecting anonymous people to affecting the world's most famous face. Stunning announcement. Hollywood legend

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson revealing they have the coronavirus testing positive in Australia. The couple now in isolation. We felt a bit tired like we had colds and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. Not much more to it than a one day-at-a-tomorrowed-a-a-a-a-a-o-o-o-o-o'-o'-o'-o'-o'-o'-n-o'-n-n-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'n'n'n'n'n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n. the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-n'-a-a-n'-a-n'-n'-a-n'-n'-n'er. thea'er. thea'er. the. the. the. thes. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers, too. Not much more to it than a one day at a time approach, no? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Corona got to Tom Hanks. And this man's already been through so much. I mean, think about it. After the war he's been through, and that time, he's the today, the's the's the's the the. the. today, the. today, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too.. too. too. too. the the too, the too. too, too. too. too. too. too. too, too, too, too, too, too. to deal with his dog dying, I feel bad for him. I mean, at the same time, he shouldn't have been letting everyone touch his chocolates.

That's probably how he got it. But regardless, he has announced that him and his wife, Rita Wilson, are going to be in isolation. And luckily, he's used to being stuck alone with Wilson, so he'll be fine. Yeah, you thought the movie jokes are done. And thi, the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie the movie thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho thi, thi's thi, thi, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi, that's thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th th th tho to today, today, th th today, thoo th tho tho tho tho this is a weird story, this funny thing that happened to me yesterday, when I saw Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson trending, I was so devastated because I thought after 31 years together they were getting divorced and I was like, oh no, and then I clicked all the news and I was like, oh, thank God.

I mean not thank God. And honestly, I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't believe I can't that that I can't that that that that that that that I can can can can't that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that I can't I can't I can't I can't th. I can't th. I can't th. I can't than than than the. I can't tha. I can't tha. I can't the. I can't than the. I can't than th. thank God. And honestly, I can't believe that Tom Hanks is the first celebrity to get the virus. I would have expected someone ridiculous, like Flavor Flavre or Charlie Sheen or Serapil, but Tom Hanks. This is insane, like, this is like finding out Mr. Rogers has Climidia. Like I had a... Yeah, he'd be like, I didn't even think he had genitals. It's almost like coronavirus chose Tom Hanks just to send a message to the rest of us. You know, like prison rules, just like if I can get Hanks, I can get to anyone. So the biggest star in Hollywood just tested positive for coronavirus, and luckily he's saying he's feeling good, he's going gonna be quarantined until he fully recovers. But coronavirus isn't just sweeping the entertainment world.

It turns out, it's going off to everything. The NBA made the stunning decision to suspend the season indefinitely because of the coronavirus. The NCAA just canceled the March Madness Tournament. The MLS, the NHL, they they their seasons. Disneyland and California will be closing starting on Saturday. Broadway shows will now close, so will the Met Opera and the Met Museums of Art. Yes, my friends, life as we know it has been canceled. Now we're all just gonna have to go home and die of Corona.

Yeah. Or even worse, spend time with our families. We're not gonna to die, please, I'm joking. But it is big news, right? Parades are canceled, movies are delayed. Broadway is dark. The NBA has suspended its season indefinitely, which is devastating news for those teams. They won't be playing basketball. It's devastating except for the Knicks.

They haven't played basketball in 20 years. But I will say I do agree with shutting down Disneyland. I mean, it's a breeding ground for disease. Think about it. There are rats everywhere, hugging people. It's disgusting. And the big one, one of the big ones is New York cancelling the St. Patrick's Day parade for the first time in 250 years. Yeah, that's a big deal. And I get it th th thi I I thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi tho tho tho tho thi thi thi thi tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I to to to to to tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I too. I the. I in 250 years. Yeah, that's a big deal.

And I get it. New York City doesn't want people sick and vomiting in the streets and then getting viral corona afterwards. They don't want that. So that's how the coronavirus has been affecting the US. But remember, this is a global disease that's affecting everyone. And one of the craziest unexpected side effects of Corona is probably in this video that came out of Thailand.

This is a video from Thailand and that is hundreds of monkeys that are hungry. These monkeys are used to having tourists feed them bananas, but Thailand has seen a massive drop in tourism because of the coronavirus. And so these monkeys are just invading cities. Locals said they look like wild dogs attacking each other whenever one of them got a single banana. Holy shit. There are no tourists to feed the monkeys in Thailand, and so they're just absolutely wrecking havoc,

which is crazy. Because imagine if you are the one tourist left in Thailand Yeah, and you're just like, ah, time for my breakfast banana. And the monkeys swarm over, and it's just you and your skeleton left behind. Because I don't know about you, but rabid monkeys are the most terrifying animal in my book. No, because I know a lot of animals can attack you, but monkeys for some reason, they terr-they just seem so much better equipped, you know? They can open doors, they can handle tools, you know, they can pick up things with their feet. They're the only animal that can do sign language, so they can even tell you what

they're doing. They're like, I'm gonna kill you. What? I'm gonna bin their one? What? I'm gonna bin thrown. Like the only person who doesn't need to be afraid of rabid monkeys is Mitch McConnell. Yeah, because if they try and rip his face off, he'll just be like, jokes on you, I've got tons to spare. Ma. Maw. Maw. Maw. I mean, it's really insane. You've got Corona shutting down the planet, right? And then now a crazy monkey invasion on top of it. It's like we're living in two different disaster movies at once. Somewhere out there in space, there's an asteroid headed to Earth,

and it's like, ah, I'm gonna come back later, you guys, yeah. It feels like there's a lot going on. All right, that's it for the headlines. Let's move on to our topopopopopopopopopop threats to humanity that also has no cure. Donald Trump. With the world on edge, people are looking to their leaders for reassurance and answers. Unfortunately, we have him. So last night, the president held an emergency live address from the Oval Office to calm

the nation down and to find someone else to blame. Breaking News, tipping point. President Trump addresses the nation on the nation down and to find someone else to blame. Breaking news, tipping point. President Trump addresses the nation on the coronavirus pandemic, using just his second Oval Office speech to announce the US will suspend most travel from Europe. The European Union failed to take the same precautions and restrict travel from China and other hot spots. As a result, a large number of new clusters in the United States

were seated by travelers from Europe. This is the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history. Okay, first of all, it isn't a foreign virus. It's just a virus. Okay? Trump makes it sound like Corona doesn't speak English. And also, we can blame Europe for many things. Colonialism, skinny jeans, Piers Morgan, but this virus is worldwide, all right?

It was gonna get here no matter what Europe did. Honestly, it's beginning to look like shutting down borders is just trump's go-to solution for everything. This is all he thinks about. What problem shatter border? Problems shatter border. Does he do this in his personal life too? Is Melani just like, I don't love you anymore, Donald? And he's like, close the borders. No one's getting in or out of this marriage. Now Donald Trump's presidential address turned out to be as calming as a pack of fireworks dropped into a bag of cocaine because not only did he surprise everyone with this announcement, but it turns out he almost got everything wrong.

President Trump ramping up his response to the coronavirus outbreak, but instead of reassuring the public, he caused more confusion than calm, like the statement. We will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The Department of Homeland Security quickly clarifying, assuring the travel restrictions will not apply to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and some of their family members. The ban instead would only apply to foreign nationals. Trump caused more uncertainty when he said the restriction would apply to trade.

And these prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo, but various other things. But Trump took to Twitter to clear up that statement, writing, it is very important for all countries and businesses to know that trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. The restriction stops people not goods. President Trump further jumbled the message when he addressed the health care costs associated with coronavirus. Earlier this week I met with the leaders of health insurance industry who have agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.

A White House official later corrected the notion saying copayments would be waived only for coronavirus tests, not for treatments of the disease. I'm sorry, but this is unbelievable. Like, I would understand if Trump made mistakes, right, if this whole thing was off the cuff, but how is it possible to get so many things wrong in a pre-written speech? This is crazy. Watching an oval address shouldn't be a game of two truths and a lie. He's just up there like, the coronavirus is very dangerous, we need to be vigilant,

and my babysitter growing up was Karim Abduljabah. God bless America. And this misinformation that the president spread, it caused actual chaos. The European travel ban doesn't include American citizens, but that's not what Trump said in his speech. So Americans, who are on vacation in Europe, rushed to the airport in a panic to fly home before the band took effect. Yeah, there are even reports of people shelling out thousands of dollars for a last-minute ticket, because they were panicking. And then the ones who couldn't get them, they just hung off the airplane like one of those trains in India. Trump caused so much confusion that even th. th. th. Trump caused th. Trump caused th. Trump caused th. Trump caused th. th. Trump caused so much th. Trump thiii. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thus. Trump thus. Trump thus. Trump thus. Trump thus. Trump thoomoomoomoomoomuu. Trump thus. Trump thoomoomoomo tho tho tho tho tho tho tho thi. Trump thi. Trump thoes. Trump tho tho tho tho tho th. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump th. Trump th. Trump th. Trump th. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump thi. Trump caused so thi. So, thi. So, thi. So, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th, okay, wait, can I fly to America or not?

Like, I'm just gonna call Delta. I don't know what's going on here. So just to be clear, Americans, Americans can fly home from Europe, which if you think about it, means they could bring corona back. Yeah, it's not a fail safe, because Americans always bring something back with them whenever they come from Europe. Yeah, it, it, it, it, it, it, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's th, it's th, it's th, it's th, it's th, it's th, it's th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, too, thau. true thau. true thau the the the the thea. thea. thea, thau. thau. came from Europe. Yeah, it's a thing they do, whether it's a disease or a dumb new way to say, Quassan. It's a chrassant, okay, you're from Philly, calm down.

And another thing that doesn't make sense is that although Trump banned travel from Europe, he didn't ban flights from Ireland and the UK. And when Trump was asked about that today, he gave one of the strangest explanations of all time. And one of the reasons, the UK basically has been, it's got the border, it's got very strong borders, and they're doing a very good job. They don't have very much infection at this point, and hopefully they'll keep it that way. Sorry what? The UK is fine because it's got the border.

Other countries in Europe also have the border. Unless maybe does he mean the water? Is that it? What does Trump think the coronavirus doesn't know how to swim? Because that's racist. And also, also, I don't even, like, I can't believe I'm saying, it's not true. The UK and Ireland have more corona cases than many of the countries on that list that is banned. So let's just be real. The reason the UK and Ireland are exempt is probably because Trump owns golf courses

there. Yeah, that's what I think. If Iran thought about it, they would just put a Trump golf course in Tehran. Yeah, they'd have a nuclear deal tomorrow. Trump would just be like, now you're enriching me and uranium to win, win, win, win. So, look, I'm not gonna sugar-coded. President Trump's Oval Office address last night,

it was an absolute disaster, but there was a silver lining. Because you see, for some strange reason, the cameras were recording Trump before he gave his address, right? But he didn't realize it was rolling. And so today, we got to see the real Trump when he's not acting presidential. And honestly, this was pure comedy gold. You want to do this for me, Alex, please? Puh. What's our time in?

Yeah, two minutes and twenty seconds. Do you like the book being on the desk or not? Would you rather have it not be? Maybe it looks better. It gives you something up here, right? Does it matter? What? Wow. Maybe it looks better, it gives you something up here, right? Does it matter? Oh, what? Wow, fuck. Uh-huh.

I got a pin mark. Anybody have any white? Do you have any white stuff? Oh, fuck. Does anyone have any white stuff? First of all, his name is Mike Pence, okay, Mr. President. Can I just say, I can safely say, this is the first time in my life that I've seen the deleted scenes of a presidential address. Like America's downfall might be scary, but you've got

admit the bloopers are hilarious, you know? was really weird hearing a president in the oval office say oh Feeh Although I guess now we know what it sounds like whenever he gets a call from Eric Ah Now I'm I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that thrown as. thrown as as as as as thrown as thr I say that is because it turns out the cameras carried on rolling after Trump ended his speech. And his reaction was priceless. God bless you and God bless America. Thank you. We're clear.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah. That is not the sound you want to hear from a president after a serious address. FDR didn't reassure the nation by saying the sound you want to hear from a president after a serious address. FDR didn't reassure the nation by saying the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Okay, Daddy needs a margarita. Can I get a margarita? I need a drink. Oh, they still here? So look, this is all to say that despite the efforts of sports leagues, amusement parks, state and local governments, unfortunately, the man at the top just does not seem to have his shit together. And with coronavirus, now in full pandemic mode, all I have to say that that is, oh, f-f-feeh-we'll be right back. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine, for television.

Like none of this stuff gets looked archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60the Daily Show. You might have heard by now, but to do our thing, you know, to do our part during this pandemic, the Daily Show is not going to have a live studio audience starting from Monday, which means you guys in the audience tonight are the last ones to get coronavirus from us. And I'm not going to lie, it's going to be tough without an audience. You know you guys are the heart and soul of the show. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to thi thi thi to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thi. You thi. You thi. You thi. You thi. You thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the thi. thi. the thi. the thi the the the thi the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to to thi thi to thi ones to get coronavirus from us. And I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be tough without an audience.

You know, you guys are the heart and soul of the show, but before you go, I just wanted to dedicate a special little something to you and all those audience members who've joined us before, here in New York to help us make every episode of the Daily Show. This one goes out to you. All right, let's get the thing. Ehh. Ehh. I never know what they're doing when they do there,

but I think it looks and it feels profession. Brrrh-r. Br'r-rrrh. All right. All right. Five. Six. Seven. All right, all right, all right. Five, six, seven, eight. Is it still a joke if no one laughs at it?

Am I still a host if I'm just standing in an empty room? Audience, this is for you. Time for social distancing. Pack your things in goo. Just know that I'll be waiting for you to come back to the show. To the ones who stood. And the ones who clapped. I'll even give a shout out to the haters who just sat there and never

laughed. It's the ones who cheered and the people who love to wave. I'll even miss those ones who seem to get all the jokes too late. You know I'm even gonna miss. Most people who forgot to turn off their phones during the show it would mess me up and spoil jokes but you know I like hearing the ring tones were so retro. I'm gonna miss those guys who love to explain the show. Because Trump is dumb. The people with the weird ass laughs are the ones I miss the show. It's funny because Trump is dumb. The people with the weird ass laughs are the ones I'll miss the most. The guy who came to kill me, but then I want him over with my jokes. The fans who came from Africa and just wanted to hear about home.

Hear them about Uganda. No one knows about Uganda, man, but I'm gonna miss you. It's time for quarantine, y'all. I can't wait till thi' the th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to to to explain to to explain the the to explain to explain their to explain to explain their to explain their to explain their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their to explain thi. I to explain to explain to explain to to to to to explain. I to to to to to to toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. about Uganda, man, but I'm going to miss you. It's time for quarantine, y'all. I can't wait till this is over and the virus is beat. And all your asses are back in those seats. I love you guys. Thank you. Thank you, man. Thank you so much.

Thank you. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible.

I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60the daily show. My guest tonight is an Academy Award winning actor who executive producers and stars in the Netflix series called Self-Made, about America's first female self-made millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker. Please welcome Octavia Spenser. Welcome, Octavius Spenser. Wow. Wow.

Thank you so much for being here. I got to get it. Welcome. I got to get it. Wow. Wow, thank you so much for being here. Well, thank you for having me. Welcome to the Daily Show. It's truly an honor for me because you are one of my favorite actors that I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Oh my God, thank you.

Genuinely you are. And I'm excited to see you in telling this story as well because you're telling the tale tale of an amazing amazing the amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing the amazing amazing amazing amazing the the the the the the the the the ofoma woman of an amazing the the the the the an empire that no one thought was possible. CJ Walker, Madam C.J. Walker, tell me about the story and why you chose to create it. Well, Madam C.J. was a standard bear in my home. My mom used her as an example for me and my siblings because we were from very humble beginnings. And Madam was born of slaves, the first to be free in her family. And she was able to, as you said, to just achieve so much through insurmountable odds, and she didn't have the right to vote or really own property.

She was born Sarah Breedlove. She became Madame C.J. Walker through marriage and through her marriage and basically in name became one of the most powerful women of her time. It really is fascinating when you watch the story because essentially she made the fenty beauty of her time. She did. That's what she did. Because here she was as a black woman who realized that black women weren't being catered to at all. I mean, something that surprisingly is still a story today in beauty and in products and in care.

And she said, I'm going to make something for my people and I'm going to put my face on my people and I'm going to put my face on it, which was a big deal. You show that in the story. Walker, you can't do it. Why do you think it was so important for her to put her face on that product when so many said that face won't sell a product? Because someone said that face won't sell a product. You know, I guess if she was created the fenty of her time, does that make me Riana? It does.

It basically does. It really does. Oh, you know, I, that, but in all seriousness, I think she put her face on the product because someone said that she wasn't beautiful. Right. And I think she wanted to be beautiful in her husband's eyes, but when she realized her own beauty, that's when she became powerful. It really is an amazing story of this woman who has an idea overcomes insurmountable odds. It's not a perfect

person as well and that's what I love about the show is you showing us a human being who creates this empire and people have had to estimate her net worth because of the time. There's no Forbes. Right. Some people estimated that in 19 19 she had a net worth of money, especially for back then. I mean, it's a lot of money now, a ton of money back then. When you look at her story, I would honestly be hard-pressed to not think of how many parallels you share with her in real life, because you know, you've been outspoken about the journey many black people, black women specifically face in Hollywood. You know, the challenges of not just having work, but having control of your work, creating work.

Right. You have now begun a journey of Madam C.J. Walkering through Hollywood. I believe you're creating, what, 10 projects as we speak? Yeah, a few. That's, I mean, what does that, what has that journey been like? You know, I think that you touched on something really important to me because so many people have asked me, what is the role the journey???....................... the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the journey, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their I think that you touched on something really important to me because so many people have asked me, what is the role that you feel you're destined to play? And for me, it is a producer, because not only am I creating opportunities for myself, but for so many other people who've been marginalized, whose voices haven't been heard,

who stories have been told. And we just had such synergy with the diversity of women who were a part of this. And I feel very grateful that I got to be a part of it. Before I let you go, I know that LeBron James is also one of the, is it one of the producers on the show? Yes. A Spring Hill Entertainment, Maverick, everybody over there. They've just, LeBron, they've been amazing to partner with. You know, when I was making my deal, we had reached an impasse with the studio, and I'm

one of those people because I told you, I'm from humble beginnings, you know, I need some meatloaf, some potatoes, some good murder mysteries. You know, I live beneath my means so that I'm not living in golden handcuffs. And I can walk away from the negotiating table and I was prepared to walk away. And LeBron and Maverick intervened on my behalf, and we have to have that advocacy until women are, you

know, treat it fairly with regard to the pay gap. LeBron with another assist. Thank you so much for sharing that story. Thank you for being on the show. I hope everyone watches this. Self-made, inspired by the real life of Madam C. J. Walker will be on Netflix March 20th. Octavia Spencer everybody. us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more. This has been a Comedy Central Podcast. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television.

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