The Daily Show: Ears Edition - War in Ukraine - Russian Attack Near Poland & Aid From China | Evan Rachel Wood

Episode Date: March 15, 2022

Tom Brady un-retires from the NFL, Trevor covers the latest developments in Russia's escalating war on Ukraine, and actor Evan Rachel Wood discusses her documentary "Phoenix Rising." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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to determine what happens in Ukraine. He's like, no war, just me versus you, which I think we should actually go back to. I think we need to stop these wars. Just send your best fighter and we sort this thing out. However, I will say this, if I'm putting my life in somebody's hands, I'm not choosing Elon Musk. All right? If I'm choosing, if I'm going a billionaire to fight, like I'm going Bezos, and I mean buff Bezos, not like the garage Bezos. I mean like, like the guy now, you know what I mean? It looks like he puts his money in his muscles. That Bezos. But Elon Musk, yeah, it's the thrown. It's thrion. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, if I'm thi. If I'm thi, if I'm thi, if I'm th. If I'm th. If I'm th. If I'm thi, if I'm thi, if I'm thi, if I'm thi, if I'm thi, if I I I I'm th. If I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'm thi, if I I I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm thi. If I'm going thi. I'm going thi. I'm going to to thi. I'm going to thi. I'm going to thi. I'm going thi. I'm going thi. I'm thi. If just offered this himself. I will fight you for the future of Ukraine. Ukraine's like, I'm sorry, come again. Coming to you from the heart of Times Square in New York City, the only city in America.

It's The Daily Show, ears edition. Tonight, Brady is back. Who bans Instagram? And Evan Rachel Wood. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody. Welcome 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 the the to 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 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 thi ti time. ti ti. tia.a.a.a.a.a.a. time. time. time. time. ti. ti. the the the the the the the the the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah and joining me for today's headlines is the one and only. Michael Costa. How you doing, Costa?

Oh, man, I'm tired. I mean, I woke up at four, but it was actually for am I do you get confused by it? But was the time thing? Was I early today or was I was I late? You know what I don't I don't know I don't even know it happened sometimes because everything changes automatically except my microwave. Right in that southern hemisphere so the clocks they go the other direction is that right because I get all screwed up here because it's light outside or is it dark? I think you should go on with the show but this daylight savings things really messes me up. Well that's why you hear my friend yeah to add a much needed perspective. All right let's jump straight into today's headlines.

We begin with major news from the world of sports involving Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion and the guy who taught Granc how to read. Six weeks ago, Brady retired from professional football, which was a huge deal because Brady is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, okay? He's played for 22 seasons and he's been going to Super Bowl so long. His first half-time show was a bunch of Gregorian monks chanting. So yeah, it was big news when Tom Brady retired. But you know what's even bigger news than retiring? Unretiring. Let's move now to a headline that everybody's talking about this morning, a surprise twiiiist in the retirement of Tom Brady. Yeah, it turns out it wasn't much much that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't that it wasn't th. It wasn't th. It was a th. It was th. It was a th. It was a th. It was a th. It was a th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the th. th. the th. th. the th. th. th. th. ttttttttttttttttha. tha. tha. toda. tha. tha. toda. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. ttt. Brady. Yeah, it turns out that it wasn't much of a retirement after all. The NFL Great announcing he is going to be back with his Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022 season,

citing, quote, unfinished business. In his announcement, on social media he says this. These past two months, I've realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands, that time will come, but it's not now. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the th. th. 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 the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the ti. ti. ti. ti. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. tea. but it's not now. Yes, Tom Brady is back in the NFL. Oh, I love this so much. I love it so much. Because he is the most loved and the most hated athletes in the game. I love this guy.

He's the main character. What's the NFL without Tom Brady? Huh? Him, the NFL is two and a half men, but which men? Not men we cared about. Where's the cocaine? Step it up, little kid. And I get why Brady's back. First of all, have you seen the price of gas right now? This is not the time to quit your job. Also, some people are just not made for the retired life, especially Tom Brady. Think about it. For 22 years, he's had men the size of little trucks, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thiii, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi. thi. thi. thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, theeeeean, thi. And, theeeean, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And,trucks trying to tackle him. That's adrenaline. Yeah, can you imagine how boring his home life is right now? Even hiring his own commentators probably didn't help.

Oh, Tom Brady, searching under the sink for the soap refill. Can he find it? He's got it! Tom Brady's got the soap. He needs to go back to football. So of course Tom Brady wasn't thto retire, man. He's the goat. His grip on the NFL is tighter than whoever braided Drake's hair. Yeah, you want to talk about a goat? That person's a goat. How the hell did you turn Drake's short hair into braids?

That's witchcraft, that's how. So, with this move right here is what all the greatest do. They retire and then they come right back. Yeah, Michael Jordan did it, JZ did it, and the greatest of all time. Jesus. Yeah, that guy retired from life for three days before he was like, nah, the game needs me. You know what my favorite part of this story actually is, is the night before Brady unretired, there was an auction for the football that Brady used to throw his final touchdown pass. And someone paid more than half a million dollars for that ball. Yeah, I mean, if you ask me, were like, you want to see the football from Tom Brady's last touchdown throw, I'd be like,

yeah, maybe not really. But if they were like, hey, you want to see one of the worst purchases ever, I'd be like, hell yeah! Wait, you're that dumb ass? You paid? You thought it, it seems to me like Tom Brady's acting like someone who's been hit in the head every day for the past 30 years. You know what I mean? I feel bad for his kids.

You know, they finally get dad back in the house. And after a month, he's like, I'll do anything to get back to work I think what he realized Trevor is when you retire you see and hear how much people really love and admire you and maybe that was something that that compelled him to return and you know that you don't realize how much you're missed until you're gone. That's true that's interesting, and I think I'm gonna, I'm gonna steal a chapter from Tom Brady's book. And I want to announce to you tonight and to the crew here that I'm retiring from the Daily Show, okay? And now like Tom Brady, I'll be paying attention to what you are saying about me once I'm gone, but I am retiring, okay?

This is my last performance on the Daily Show, and thank you, and feel free to share with others how you feel about me, and, you know, thanks a lot. So, thank you everybody. Thank you guys, thanks, Trevor, I'm retiring. So this is it. I'm gone now. I'm retiring from the show. Not listening, but I am paying attention to what you're saying.

All right, let's move on. From the greatest quarterback of all time to the greatest disease of all time. COVID-19. The virus that goes away then comes back more times than an evil twin on a soap opera. More than two years into the pandemic, several countries in Asia and Europe are now facing record infection rates. And things have gotten especially bad in China, where the government has just imposed lockdowns on 51 million people.

And for those watching from the United States, this is a real lockdown, where you can't leave your house. Not an American lockdown where everything is open, but the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their, but their, but their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, several, thiousesese, thiouse, thi.. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi.. thi, thi. thi. thi, thi. thi, where you can't leave your house. Not an American lockdown where everything is open, but there are stickers on the floor that everyone ignores. And in most countries, in most countries, including the US, things are going in the other direction. In fact, restrictions are being lifted so quickly that things are getting a little confusing.

Like, for example, okay? Like, for example, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their thock is thock is thock is thock is th. 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 is their is their is their is their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thr. thr. thr. thr. toeau. th. th. theau. th. th. thea. theaugh. th. th. thia. Adams has lifted the rule that you have to be vaccinated to attend indoor events. That's gone. But there is still a rule that you have to be vaccinated to go to your workplace. So if someone's job is at an indoor event, they can't go to work. But they can show up to work to watch their colleagues do their thing. Yeah, which is exactly what happened this weekend. A big matchup at Barclay Center with the Nets taking on the Nix, but Kyrie Irving, who's ineligible to play in the city for failing to comply with the vaccine mandate for city

workers, he might have stolen the show. He attended the game as a fan and watched his nets win from the sidelines. He paid for a ticket just like a regular person. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the, yeah, yeah, yeah, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their their their their their their their their win from the sidelines. He paid for a ticket, just like a regular person. Yeah, guys, I don't care like how COVID-compliant you are. Shit like this makes zero sense. Can we agree on that? Can we agree on that? Can we agree? So Kyrie can go inside, not wear a mask, even hug a teammate, but he cannot play. I don't get it. I don't get it. th it, why it, th it, th i th i th, th, th, th th th th th th th th th th th th th that th th that that that that that that that that th th th th th th that that that th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th, I th, I th, I, I th, I th, I th, I th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th that that that that that that that that that that that that that that to tha. to that to ta. ta. that to ta. I tha. I tha tha. I immune system? What's going on? I mean it's crazy, just think about it. Just think about it.

Kyrie can't play, but he can sit in the stands, right, like a fan. And then as a fan, what happens if he gets picked to take the half-court shot to win the car? Can you do that? What are those rules? How does it work? about Kyrie being in the stands is that this is the one time a fan is screaming at the team that he could play better than them and he actually could. They probably looked over like, who's saying that shit? Oh yeah, yeah, my bad. I actually wonder if Kyrie's the only person that does happen to. Like are there other people who can't work because of vaccine mandates? But then they still show up to the office to cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer their to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer to cheer their to cheer to to their to to to to to to to to to to to to their s. their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s their s their s s to to to their s their s their s to their s. their s' their s' th-s. the. the. thea' s' s' th-o's s' th-I's s' th-i. th-I's. Send that report baby. You got this. You got, oh shit, did you just click reply? Oh, oh man, you're so screwed! Boo! Take him off! Take him off! All right, let's move on to some entertainment news. Award season is now in full swing and every event brings so much to look forward to. Who's gonna take home the big prize?

Who's gonna win the red carpets? Will this finally be the year they use an EDM song for the in-memorium? All these people die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, they're all dead. They're all dead. Now, I see why they're all they're all they're all they're all they're all they don't do that. Now, of course, there's always the question of who's going to give the most viral speech at an award show. And today, that award goes to the director, Jane Campion. The Critics' Choice Awards last night, the Netflix film, The Power of the Dog, getting plenty of momentum,

heading into the Oscars, walking away with the award for best film, director Jane Campion, taking home the best director award, while on stage she made this comment about Serena and Venus Williams that has people talking. Give my love out to my fellow fellow, fellow, the guys. The nominees, and you know Serena and Venus you are such marbles. However, you do not play against the nominees, and you know, Serena and Venus, you are such marbles. However, you do not play against the guys. Like, I have to. Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah. Okay. Okay. I know. I know. thrown. But honestly, I know. I know a lot of people are angry about this. I know. But honestly, I can see both sides. I can see both sides.

First of all, first of all, Campion was obviously trying to make a point about how hard it is for female directors to break through in Hollywood, which is true. I mean, in her defense, name a female director. See? You see? Nothing? Yeah, you're like, uh, Stephen Spielberg? Yeah, you're like? th. th. th. th. th? th? th? th? th. th? th. th? th? th. th. thi? thi? thi? thi? I? I, thi? I, thi? I, thi? I, thi? I, I, I, I, I, thi? I, I, I thi? I, I, I? I? I, I, I? thi? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? I? thly? thly? th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi is true. I mean, in her defense, name a female director. Huh? See? You see? Nothing. Yeah, you were like, ah, Stephen Spielberg, ah, please don't cancel me, Trevor, too late. And that's what Jane Campion means. It's a big deal when a woman breaks through in a category that's always dominated by men.

Yeah. And if you, if you watch the clip, you can see seeena Williams love that moment. She was clapping hard, but Venus, well, she looked like someone just told her how well-spoken her backhand is. Now on the other hand, I get why a lot of people found this cringy. I totally understand it, because it felt like a white woman on top of her game was telling two black women on top of their game that her game is harder than theirs, which can sound rude any time, but especially in an award speech, where traditionally the only person you're supposed to offend is your spouse when you forget to thank them. Also, if I was campion, I wouldn't want to be challenging the William's sisters to anything,

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Because when we come back, we're going to bring you all the latest from the war in Ukraine. And spoiler alert, it's still bad. I guess I'm unretiring. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, thired, thired, I'm not, thired, thired, thired, thi, thi, thi, because I want, do you, I'd love to have my job back. What, but you were retired though. Right, but I'd like to unretire, because I was retiring to hear what you had to say about me and you didn't, it seemed like you just kind of skipped right past that. So I'd love it if I could have my job, th took your job. Oh Roy took my job but Roy already has a job. Yeah and then he was like he could use another one. He's got another job. Yeah. He's got another job. Yeah it was like a whole thing because you were gone. And then he was like a thing in your eye and I was like that. that's why you're like. you're like. thi. that's why. you're like. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. he. He he. He he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he nice stuff about me, but it never happened so that I'm just unretiring. I'm sorry, I'll say it now, man, my bad, I didn't know, nice things about Michael Costa. What I love about Michael Costa is that even though he's left the show, he doesn't begrudge anybody at the show and he leaves his security clearance behind and he doesn't make a scene of it. I do appreciate all this. I. I. I. I. I. I 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 thathea. I do thathea. I do thathea. I do thathea. I thi. I thathea. I do thathea. I thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm nice. I'm nice. I's nice. I's nice. I's nice. I's nice. I's nice. I. I. I. I's nice. I. I. I. I's nice. I's nice. I. I. I. I's. I's. I. I's. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I thi. I thi. I th. I thi. I thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. all this, but I really do need the job. That was just kind of a comedic.

Oh, shit, okay. So could I work here or does Roy, it's Roy's fourth job? But maybe I'm maybe. Let's, let's, you know, let's talk about it. And then, yeah, that was a, let's chat to Roy. We'll figure. We'll figure something something something something something something something something something something something something something something something something something something. Even if we don't, I mean, we'll never forget you. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience.

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employers who post on Zip Recruiter get a quality candidate within the first day. Try it for free at this exclusive web address. Zip Recruiter. tho's scepr.com slash zip. Zip Recruiter, the smartest way to hire. Welcome back to the Daily Show. It is now day 19 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a war that has quickly turned Ukraine into a giant battlefield and Russia into a giant North Korea. So, let's catch up on the latest developments in our ongoing coverage of the war in Ukraine. Thanks to a fierce Ukrainian resistance, Russia has been frustrated by its inability to capture

any major cities so far, which is why more and more they've decided to just bomb those cities from the sky. Apartment complexes, hospitals, basically the less threatening the building, the more Russia wants to bomb it. And that has led to a fierce debate in the West Over how to respond should NATO send Ukraine fighter jets? Should NATO enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine? So far the answers to both of those have been no over fears that doing either would spark a direct conflict between NATO and Russia But over the weekend, it was Russia edging everyone closer to direct conflict.

A war that many fear could spill into other countries has taken a dangerous turn, with Russia firing on a Ukrainian military base close to the Polish border and the NATO alliance. The sky turned red, witnesses say, when roughly 30 Russian missiles struck the Yavarib training base in western Ukraine, leaving this smoldering crater, 35 people dead, and an escalation of the war now only a few miles from Poland, a key NATO ally. The base was routinely used by U.S. and NATO trainers over the years. The attack came a day after Moscow warned it would try to destroy foreign shipments of weapons to Ukraine, calling them, quote, legitimate targets.

Yeah, believe it or not, for the first time, Russia bombed a military base very close to Poland's border. Just 15 miles away, which definitely seems like a warning. I mean, 15 miles is basically nothing. According to my friend who can't stop telling me that he's training for a marathon, I get it, you run far. In fact, 15 miles is basically as close you can get to bombing Poland without actually hitting it, which means this missile strike was basically Russia

going to to the to Russia going to just let the West keep sending weapons into Ukraine. It's going to start attacking those shipments, which is scary, but I mean, of course, they want to stop those shipments from coming in. You know, NATO is sending Ukraine its most sophisticated weapons. Meanwhile, Russia is fighting with the equivalent of a flip phone. So if you're a UPS guy who gets a package that looks like this, you might want to watch yourself. Now, both of these developments are concerning because like I said, nobody wants World War 3. We don't want to start for any reason. I mean, America hasn't even defeated all the Nazis from the last World War. And like my mom always says, you can't have more until you finish what's on your plate.

But while everyone is trying to keep the war from spilling into the rest of Europe, as it turns out, it might already be spilling into China. We're learning this morning that Russia has asked China for military support and other aid for this invasion, that is really concerning further west and could be a real blow to these Ukrainian forces if indeed this happens. U.S. officials tell us it's true and the White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is traveling to Rome today to meet with Chinese officials and he says he will warn them not to help Vladimir Putin. We are communicating directly, privately to Beijing. We will not allow that to go forward and allow there to be a lifeline to Russia from these economic sanctions from any country,

anywhere in the world. Okay, look, I can see why America doesn't want Russia seeming up with China. You know, that would be an unstoppable power couple, like Benifer, but getting tough on Russia is one thing. How does America plan to turn the screws on China? Hey, you better do what we say. We won't let you sell us literally everything we need to survive anymore because we haven't made anything ourselves in 30 years.

Shit, I bet America would sacrifice three or four states just to keep getting new iPhones. And whether China decides to help Russia or not, you've got to admit, this is embarrassing for Russia. I mean, think about it. They're not even what, three weeks into this war, and they're already like, China can you help us? We ran out of war stuff. It's like when you were a kid at the arcade and you used up all your tokens trying, the first level of a video game, then you just got to walk around to to their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their tokens and then when that fails you spend the rest of the party finger banging all the machines hoping someone left

the token behind you remember those days but as Putin looks for the help on the battlefield the fallout is also continuing to mount inside his own borders seemingly every day Russia becomes more and more isolated from the rest of the world they can't fly anywhere, they can't order anything off of Amazon, they can't even use Airbnb, which means now they have to film themselves going to the bathroom. And every day the Russian people become more cut off from the truth about the war. All the independent media has been shut down. So the only thing that they have now is state TV. Although today, an anti-war message managed to slip on the air. Provocative and courageous move from an anti-war protester in Russia. Watch her bold and

brave act during a prime time broadcast on Russian state TV this evening. A sign reads in Russian Premier, Chirmaivu. Nada to usill, their suceyse in the government, a sign reads in Russian, quote, no war, stop the war, do not believe propaganda, they tell you lies here, unquote. The last line of the sign read, quote, Russians against war, unquote. The program appeared to quickly cut away to video at this hour, it's unclear what happened to this woman after her onset protest. Russia, of course, does not allow freedom of speech.

Wow. That is either an incredibly brave protester or a very horrible cue card person. No, for real, for real, that was actually an employee at that state TV channel, which is brave. It's one of the bravest things I've ever seen. Although knowing Russia's propaganda machine is probably going to find a way to like twist this whole thing, yeah, they'll be like, you saw the side, no war, there is no war, everything is normal, all good.

But this protest aside, it's almost impossible for Russians to get information from the outside world now. Even on the internet, there's no Facebook, Instagram has gone dark in Russia. The country shut down the social media platform at midnight. Russian regulators gave people 48 hours to save all their photos and videos before the service ended. So there's all these influencers in Russia with like 23 million-something followers that are like sobbing and very upset that they're losing all their followers. Reality TV star Olga Buzova posted this video of her crying and saying, it feels like a big part of my heart and my life is being taken away from me.

Yeah, if you thought being a Ukrainian refugee was bad, imagine being forced to pick up your whole life on Instagram and move it over to cameo. That's tragic. I mean, for real, though, Instagram shutting down in Russia does really affect people's lives. Because Instagram is used in a lot of ways. You know, yes, it makes influences money, yes, but it also gives small businesses the opportunity to promote themselves. It lets people share important life updates with each other. You know, it lets creepy dudes tell women who are clearly porn boats that their ass is flames. It does a lot of things. But, luckily for Russians going through Instagram

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Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is actor and activist Evan Rachel Wood. She's here to talk about her new documentary about surviving domestic violence entitled Phoenix Rising. Evan Rachel Wood, welcome to the Daily Show. Thanks, thanks for having me. It's good to have you here, especially to talk about a topic that I think is one of the more sensitive topics that we're discussing in society today, but also one of the more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more more the more more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more the more to toics that we're discussing in society today, and it's in and around the issue of abuse. You know, sexual abuse, which as we learn from the Me Too movement, is far more rampant than people would have wanted to admit or even some people realized.

And you've created a documentary here, let's start with the why, maybe, and not why the documentary, but the timing of the the the the the the the the the the the the the the. And not why the documentary, but the timing of the documentary. So many people want to let go of pain in their life, so many people want to move on. It feels like you've done the exact opposite. You've gone back into the pain, you've gone back into the story. Why and why now? Well it is 16 years later. So I do get a lot of people commenting on how I'm able to speak about things and put on a brave face and how strong I am. But it took 16 years to get here.

And the first thing that I did when I got out was try to get as far away from it as possible, try to forget it ever happened. You're running. You're trying to forget that it ever happened. And then, of course, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to thi, thi, thi, tho, to to to to to to to to to to tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. And, th. And, th. And, to th. And, to to th. And, to th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, the thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to to to to to tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. And, thi, the're trying to forget that it ever happened. And then of course it catches up with you and I couldn't run from it. It started, the trauma started to seep into other areas of my life. So I threw myself in a therapy which I highly recommend if you have the resources, unfortunately in this country, mental health is not always at the top of the list. And really I was planning on taking this to my to to to th th and th and tho tho tho thi thi thi thi thi thi the top of the list. And really, I was planning on taking this to my grave.

I really was not planning on saying anything ever. I was that afraid. And that afraid of retaliation, I just did not feel safe and I felt very alone. I thought it was the only one. You'll hear that a lot from abuse of Irish. When I first was asked to testify for the sexual assault of Irish Bill of Rights in front of Congress about my story, I really thought that was going to be it. I thought, okay, I'm going to tell my story, and that's it, I'm going to be done. And then women started popping up, and men online that had eerily similar stories.

But new details that I knew they weren't lying. There were very, very specific details that I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I th, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I really, I really tho, I really really really really really tho, I really really really really really really really really tho, I really really really really tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I th, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, thi, thiiii, really thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, really really really thi, really really really really really really thi, I really really't lying. There were very, very specific details that I, there's just no way you could know those things unless, unless you were toe toe with that person. So I knew it was real and that's when it changed. That's when I knew I couldn't stay quiet. You know, when you say that person, I guess one of the reasons the stories as big big as it is not just because of what happened, but it's because of who it involves. You know, you named Marilyn Manson.

In cases of abuse, oftentimes we think of it as being black or white, good and bad. Yes. You know, there are layers to people which make it complicated. And you've talked about, you know, his history with his history, with the issues that he deals with mentally, etc. th, th, th, th, th, thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. th. th. th. th.......... And, th......... And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, the, theeeeea. And, thea. And, theauuui. And, theaui. And, thea. And, thea. And, thea. And, thea his history with the issues that he deals with mentally, etc. I found that particularly interesting because I felt it cloudies a subject that is already quite complicated and yet because of that it deserves to be part of the conversation. Why did you feel it necessary to say, hey, this is the person who abused me and this person also suffered abuse and this person is also going through things?

Why do that knowing that it would then, you know, almost cloud some people's judgment in like who's guilty or who's not, or even who's accountable sometimes? Of course, and that's, it can definitely get complicated in that way because I do believe an accountability and healing and reform and I think there is a time and a space for that. And I think we need to leave more space for accountability, otherwise nobody's going to be accountable. But I just knew we're never going to get to the root of this problem if we don't go in to the background and the root and the cause because violence in the home

is the root of so many issues in this country, in the world. It bleeds into almost every area of society and we don't even realize it. And violence begets violence. It is a cycle. And there are people that can stop the cycle. And there are some people, I feel, like Brian, that don't want help.

And he's had every opportunity. He's had so many people try. And he has refused it every time. And once, I mean, I don't know how much I can say. But there, you know, there have been allegations and stories that have come out on the internet that involve minors, and you've got to draw the line somewhere. And with children, I have to draw the line there.

And I don't believe that he will stop until he has stopped. And sometimes the greatest act of love is stopping that person from hurting themselves or hurting anybody else. We in society often say, we go, well, why didn't you do it sooner? And so I would love to know from you how time, how you think time affects the mental state, the relationship and the entire world of somebody who's experienced sexual abuse. People underestimate the power of that kind of trauma and what it does to your body

and to your brain. And there's so many studies to back this up and and this is what the laws do not reflect is the effects of trauma on the brain and a lot of people when they're, they think they know, of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi their thi their their their their w-of of somebody their wo their world of somebody their world of their world of somebody thi thi thi thi thi thi thi their world their world their world of somebody their wo. Of somebody their w. of somebody their their their their their their their their their their their their th. of th. of th. of th. of thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi and this is what the laws do not reflect, is the effects of trauma on the brain. And a lot of people, when they think they know how they're going to respond to a situation like that, but until you're in a life-threatening situation and you're doing risk assessment and you're in survival mode, and you're going to have to survive that moment and get the least amount of damage, you know, and then once you're out, again, like I said, you, your body and your brain do back flips to protect you from the pain.

And that's how denial comes into play, that's how addiction comes into play, bad coping mechanisms because you're just trying to bury, because to face it, to face the reality is, is almost on-bill-a, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is coping mechanisms, because you're just trying to bury. Because to face it, to face the reality is almost unbearable. I think on average it takes people seven to ten years to be able to process, understand, heal, and be able to put things in chronological order. The laws, I mean, you know, in California the statute of limitations was one to three years when we started advocating for the Phoenix Act and, you know, one to three years is nothing to a survivor or just somebody that is

experienced, not just one incidence of trauma which is, you know, any act of trauma is terrible, but you know, imagine 24-7 for four years. The damage that would do on somebody's psyche and self-esteem, and with somebody like him who is very calculated in brainwashing, in isolation, it very much operates like a cult, in that when you're in it, you can't see the force through the trees. Up is is down, down is up, it's you too against the world and it is a secret that nobody will ever be able to understand and you feel like you're a part of something, you know? And you've got to break free of that illusion. And it takes time, it takes time and work and therapy. I cannot stress that enough. But you know again I

have those resources, I have a platform, I have privilege, so it really breaks my heart to think of people that don't have access to the things that I have had access to and how alone they must feel and that really is what drives me. Well as I said at the beginning of the conversation, it's one of the conversation. It's one of the hardest conversations to have, I think because it makes us question a lot of what we've allowed in society, who we are, who we were, and who we hope to be, and yeah, thank you for joining us on the show and I encourage everybody to watch the documentary and hear your side of the story. Thank you so much. The two-part HBO documentary Phoenix Rising is March 15th and 16th on HBO and can be streamed on HBO Max. We're gonna take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this.

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