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Plot of America's Favorite Ex-Husband
An aspiring writer’s life is turned upside down when he rescues an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet. Ten years later, Daniel’s the house husband to America’s Sweetheart, ignored and invisible to the paparazzi and his own family. When a megastar old flame comes back to seduce his wife, Daniel’s life reaches a new level of hell and he realizes he must do the unthinkable: divorce America’s Sweetheart! By the time his famous wife realizes what she’s lost, it may be too late to win him back.
Richard Sharrah
Elisabeth Montanaro
Elyse Mirto
Evan Faunce
Female
Drama
Family Drama
Modern
Love Triangle
Emotional
Dysfunctional-Family
Bittersweet
Tortured Genius
USA
Mansion
Hospital
Studio
Contemporary
All Ages
Son-in-Law
Celebrity
Artist
Actor/Actress
Writer
Househusband
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Plot of America's Favorite Ex-Husband
An aspiring writer’s life is turned upside down when he rescues an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet. Ten years later, Daniel’s the house husband to America’s Sweetheart, ignored and invisible to the paparazzi and his own family. When a megastar old flame comes back to seduce his wife, Daniel’s life reaches a new level of hell and he realizes he must do the unthinkable: divorce America’s Sweetheart! By the time his famous wife realizes what she’s lost, it may be too late to win him back.
Richard Sharrah
Elisabeth Montanaro
Elyse Mirto
Evan Faunce
Female
Drama
Family Drama
Modern
Love Triangle
Emotional
Dysfunctional-Family
Bittersweet
Tortured Genius
USA
Mansion
Hospital
Studio
Contemporary
All Ages
Son-in-Law
Celebrity
Artist
Actor/Actress
Writer
Househusband
#reelshort #hotdrama #hotmovie #bestdrama #cinemalovers #dramalove #romanticlove #hotdrama #newdrama #hotmovie #shortdrama #bestdrama #goodshort
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00:00:00And the Oscar goes to Daniel Johnson for his original screenplay, Loving Her.
00:00:08That loser actually won an Oscar?
00:00:11Who knew the house hubby had it in him? I'm an industry joke now.
00:00:15Daniel, is it true that the script that won you Oscars for both writing and directing sat on a shelf for 10 years?
00:00:21Wow, you did your homework. Yes, I got sidelined for a little bit, but I think I found my way back.
00:00:26Um, I will tell you this. I don't think you can truly love others until you truly love yourself.
00:00:34Daniel really did it. The one standing by his side isn't me anymore.
00:00:39You think you can divorce America's sweetheart? You're nothing but a fucking house husband, Daniel.
00:00:45Our contract expired. I'm only telling you because you're her manager.
00:00:49If you try and divorce my daughter, you will end up with nothing. The mansion, the money, even your own son will belong to her.
00:00:56I'll always love my son.
00:01:00But he's a bully, and he learned it from the best in the business, his grandmother.
00:01:04You used to worship Sabrina. What happened?
00:01:07That was a long time ago.
00:01:09America's sweetheart, Sabrina Donovan, attempts suicide.
00:01:12All for her co-star and Hollywood's golden boy, Preston Eastwood.
00:01:15But her career's hanging by a thread. I need to get those paparazzi off her back.
00:01:22You've always loved her, Daniel. I've seen it.
00:01:25She needs that now. Stay. Marry her. Love her. So that she doesn't face the world alone.
00:01:33I might not have been Sabrina's first love, but I would be her last.
00:01:37And I'd cherish her like no other man would.
00:01:41If Preston Eastwood's really back, then maybe the last ten years meant more to me than they ever did to her.
00:01:47This was the last one.
00:01:51Mom, Daniel.
00:01:53What's going on?
00:01:54What's going on?
00:01:59Honey!
00:02:01I was just telling Daniel he needs to stop dressing like a bum.
00:02:05If the paparazzi catch him next to you, ugh.
00:02:08But I need to go. I have an appointment with your stylist.
00:02:13Think about it, Daniel.
00:02:18Once Sabrina signs the divorce petition, the 30-day waiting period starts, and then I will be free.
00:02:23Sabrina, we need to talk.
00:02:26Ugh, can it wait? I'm seriously so spent.
00:02:30I had the photo shoot and fitting and cocktails with girls.
00:02:34I saw it. Preston was there.
00:02:37I mean, he got us our first movie deal right out of college. I mean, we owe him.
00:02:42Yeah, and then he cheated on you, and I'm the one who picked up the pieces.
00:02:46I'm starving. When are we eating?
00:02:48Lunch is on the stove.
00:02:50But first, your mother and I need to talk.
00:02:52No! I want to eat now!
00:03:05Hmm, you always know the spot.
00:03:07He doesn't listen.
00:03:09Daniel, please.
00:03:10I had a migraine all day from the flashing bulbs that that got off of Vanity Fair shoot.
00:03:15I got something I need to tell you. I'll make it quick. This isn't easy, but I know...
00:03:22Ew, what is this?
00:03:24It's mom's vegetable and quinoa stew.
00:03:26I don't want healthy food. I want chicken nuggets. Chicken nuggets, chicken nuggets.
00:03:30You can't have that every day. It's not healthy for you.
00:03:34But I want them.
00:03:35Jackson, when I say no, I mean no.
00:03:39You suck! I want chicken nuggets! Give me chicken nuggets!
00:03:50I waited. I gave it everything I had.
00:03:55But it takes two to make a marriage work.
00:03:57And my self-absorbed wife would rather be with the man that almost ruined her life than me.
00:04:03Enough. Just enough.
00:04:05I want a divorce.
00:04:12I want a divorce.
00:04:18Sabrina, did you hear me?
00:04:21Huh?
00:04:22I want a...
00:04:26I want chicken nuggets! Give me chicken nuggets!
00:04:29Jackson, honey, you need to listen to your father, okay?
00:04:33Now go upstairs, get cleaned up. We'll get you some real food.
00:04:41Seriously?
00:04:42Your only job is to take care of the house and the family.
00:04:45I mean, it's not that hard.
00:04:48What is this?
00:04:50Another contract?
00:04:51How big is the role?
00:04:53Who's directing?
00:04:54It's not a...
00:04:56Whatever. My mom will look over it anyways.
00:04:58Hard to believe I can't even get her to care about this.
00:05:01Honestly, I am really at my capacity.
00:05:04I have that red carpet event coming up, and I really need you to pull your weight.
00:05:09Pull my weight?
00:05:10Yeah, you get it.
00:05:13Mwah!
00:05:14Love you.
00:05:15I've devoted myself to this family for ten long years.
00:05:19If that wasn't enough, then this is the only option.
00:05:22Just wait until she realizes what life's like without me.
00:05:32The movie's Greenland, and the studio wants you to direct.
00:05:35We need you on a plane to Australia tomorrow.
00:05:37I can't.
00:05:37My wife needs me here in L.A.
00:05:40After all I've sacrificed, my scripts, my career, my future, all pushed aside.
00:05:48At least there is one good thing to come from this.
00:05:51I was able to use the money Celeste gave me to save my mother's life.
00:05:54Hey, Mom. How you doing?
00:05:55Oh, good, dear.
00:05:57I just noticed that you transfer more money to my account.
00:06:02Do you need more?
00:06:02No, no, no, no. You've already done so much.
00:06:06I'm just trying to help.
00:06:06I know, but I never wanted my cancer to be your battle.
00:06:11I can't thank you enough for everything that you've done, but it's time you lived your life.
00:06:19I am, Mom.
00:06:21And I promise, very soon, everything's going to change.
00:06:28That's wonderful, dear.
00:06:30You deserve more than what they put you through.
00:06:33Everyone, come quick, come quick!
00:06:35I gotta go. Love you.
00:06:36What is it, Mom?
00:06:40Someone very special decided to pay us a visit.
00:06:43Our favorite leading man.
00:06:45Come on.
00:06:46Come on.
00:06:46Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart, and is stealing it back again.
00:06:59Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart.
00:07:02All right, cut.
00:07:08All right, cut.
00:07:10That's a wrap, everyone.
00:07:12We got our start on the set of Breaking the Ice.
00:07:16Sabrina was a rising star.
00:07:18I was just the director's assistant.
00:07:20Listen, our future's ahead of us.
00:07:26If only she didn't fall for Hollywood's golden asshole.
00:07:29Me, That's not as new.
00:07:45We're so sorry!
00:07:47We're so cute!
00:07:47We're so cute!
00:07:48Oh!
00:07:48Nice little exceeded!
00:07:49We live!
00:07:50Bye!
00:07:50Little Elsa!
00:07:51Woo!
00:07:51Last season, it ended up in thearia space.
00:07:53Wait!
00:07:55Honestly, it was asked.
00:07:56You've destroyed me, Preston.
00:08:03You're still the one.
00:08:17Sabrina, don't!
00:08:20Stay back.
00:08:21I mean it.
00:08:23Sabrina, don't do this.
00:08:26Just, just give me your hand.
00:08:42No!
00:08:44Daniel!
00:08:46I got you.
00:08:47No, don't let me go.
00:08:50I won't ever let you go.
00:08:57I'm so alone, Daniel.
00:09:00Nobody sees the real me.
00:09:02I see you, Sabrina.
00:09:04I see all of you.
00:09:06And you're never going to be alone again.
00:09:15Good to see you!
00:09:17Oh my gosh, how long has it been?
00:09:18Oh, too long.
00:09:19My two!
00:09:20Oh, I'm so glad you could make it to my little slice in the Hollywood Hills.
00:09:24Oh my God, of course, babe.
00:09:25Thank you for letting me stay here for a little bit.
00:09:27Are you kidding?
00:09:28Oh, Daniel, Preston's going to stay with us for a bit, but you don't mind, right?
00:09:32Oh, there he is!
00:09:34The assistant!
00:09:35I'll tell you what, there's no one who grabs coffee quite like this guy.
00:09:38God, how did someone like you end up with a blonde bombshell like my Sabrina?
00:09:43Stop!
00:09:45I can't believe my wife would invite the ex she tried to kill herself over into our home.
00:09:50Sabrina, I don't remember agreeing to having him stay over.
00:09:54Daniel!
00:09:55Oh.
00:09:55Don't embarrass me.
00:09:56No, it's fine.
00:09:57Whoa, you played Brett Stale in your action spy movie?
00:10:02He's not just tough, he's Brett Stale tough, you think, you know?
00:10:06My friends are, but my dad doesn't let me watch it.
00:10:08He doesn't let me do anything.
00:10:10Now that I'm here, we'll be able to bend some of dad's rules.
00:10:13What are you saying, huh?
00:10:14Yeah.
00:10:15Sabrina, I think it's time he leaves.
00:10:19That's fine.
00:10:21That's fine.
00:10:22Just relax, okay?
00:10:24Be nice.
00:10:33Some people never change.
00:10:34But once our divorce is finalized, I won't be there to save her when he breaks her heart again.
00:10:41Yeah, it's nice.
00:10:43But this mansion is still the second most stunning thing on this sale.
00:10:53Ooh, careful.
00:10:55You all right?
00:10:58I'm still starving.
00:10:59Make me some food.
00:11:01Jackson, there's leftover stew in the fridge.
00:11:04Stew?
00:11:04Ooh, what is this, a soup kitchen?
00:11:07I told you a hundred times I want chicken nuggets!
00:11:10Daniel, if the kid wants nuggets, just give him nuggets.
00:11:13I'm trying to teach my son how to be grateful for what he already has.
00:11:17Daniel, I'm a billionaire.
00:11:20Oh, babe, for real?
00:11:22Yeah, my makeup line took me all the way to the top.
00:11:26Donovan Cosmetics.
00:11:27Donovan Cosmetics.
00:11:28I'm rich.
00:11:30Which means we don't have to be grateful.
00:11:34I mean, that's just something poor people tell themselves so that they're happy with nothing.
00:11:38See, Daniel, that was always your problem.
00:11:39You're so caught up on the morals.
00:11:41You realize that's why no one bought your scripts.
00:11:43They were so dull.
00:11:44Please, Mr. Eastwood, my dad won't let me have anything!
00:11:48Lucky for you, Uncle Preston is a little bit of a rebel.
00:11:52So, how about we go to an exclusive restaurant?
00:11:56My turn.
00:11:57Here we go.
00:11:58What?
00:11:59Yeah.
00:12:00Oh, you don't have to do that.
00:12:01I don't mind.
00:12:02All of you insist.
00:12:04I mean, I'm already dressed, so...
00:12:07Okay.
00:12:08Oh, and I would invite you, Daniel, but there's a little bit of a dress code, so...
00:12:13Anyways.
00:12:14Come on, Ben, let's go.
00:12:16Looks great.
00:12:17Gotcha.
00:12:17There we go.
00:12:19Oh.
00:12:19There's Paps.
00:12:22You don't have to come, Daniel.
00:12:24Last time.
00:12:26I promise.
00:12:28You're right.
00:12:30It is the last time.
00:12:33You guys?
00:12:35Hi.
00:12:36Jackson.
00:12:43Well, did you use your brain, or are you following through on the divorce?
00:12:47Contract's fine.
00:12:49It's over.
00:12:51Why don't you meet me at the Oaks to finalize the paperwork?
00:12:54I hope you're ready to go on without a penny to your name.
00:12:58After 10 years of heartbreak, I don't care if I walk away with nothing.
00:13:01Why would Celeste invite me here?
00:13:06She must have known this is where they were going for dinner.
00:13:10Sabrina Donovan?
00:13:11I could scream.
00:13:12I'm literally obsessed with you.
00:13:12Preston Eastwood, I haven't seen the two of you together since Breaking the Ice.
00:13:19Oh, well, gee, I used to always replay that scene where you guys kiss at the hockey rink.
00:13:22A scene that I wrote, uncredited, of course.
00:13:24Even my success is shadowed by her fame.
00:13:25Wait, are you two dating?
00:13:26Oh, well, actually, this is totally a date.
00:13:26All these years, I couldn't even be seen with her in public.
00:13:31Do you mind just giving me a little space?
00:13:56Do you mind just giving me a little space?
00:13:57You're not really a part of my brand.
00:13:59of my brand your brain it's just it's not a good look for me you get it right
00:14:13so you two are a thing well i oh it's okay babe we don't have to lie to our biggest fans
00:14:19this is so going viral i can't believe you guys are dating it looks like more than dating
00:14:33or is this your son i wish i was his son jackson don't be silly you have a dad and he's a sissy
00:14:41that's what all the boys at school say he does girly stuff like cook and clean but preston
00:14:47is awesome he's an action spy i wish he was my dad my own son doesn't respect me but we'll see if
00:14:57preston's the type of daddy wants when he comes home coked out from a hollywood after party with a call
00:15:02girl it's okay buddy every spy needs a partner in crime if you want me around i'm in that is if
00:15:09mom's school is it oh preston i don't know daniel he you know he's present what are you doing
00:15:17come on let's give michelle
00:15:35now that's a hollywood couple
00:15:38i told you this divorce was a mistake sabrina will end up on top and you will end up with nothing
00:15:49daniel you know it's probably for the best and the sound of it your own son doesn't even want to
00:15:56be around you daniel he's here he did he see us is he looking over here that's not good i was just
00:16:03doing that for policy i didn't mean for him to see us actually it was perfect timing once that loser's
00:16:08out of the picture sabrina and her money are all mine who cares about him mommy now you can be with
00:16:14mr preston jackson enough what do i do well that's it then now i need to handle sabrina for me to leverage
00:16:23her relationship with preston with the tabloids i'm sure you'll spend the story to whatever suits you
00:16:28you're really good at that oh i have a parting gift for you
00:16:35a one-way ticket so you can get as far away from this family as possible i know the contract is
00:16:42over but if i see one stitch of bad press about the donovans i will come after you with everything
00:16:48i got daniel loves me he has to understand this is hollywood it's just part of the job
00:16:53i can't let her create a public scene all it takes is one article to get her cancelled are you
00:17:12going somewhere honey oh what a coincidence we were just meeting here to discuss a vacation
00:17:20isn't that right daniel a vacation finally you're paying attention yeah i'm gonna leave in a few
00:17:27days well thanks for telling your wife what are we supposed to do without you without me cooking and
00:17:32cleaning that's not what i meant whoa looks like there's a little bit of drama going on over here
00:17:37that's fine daniel's just decided to abandon us for a bit just like any good husband would oh i see
00:17:45is it me is my presence hurting your ego i wouldn't put jealousy past him i always knew
00:17:50you were the self-loathing type you know what maybe i should go i don't want to get between the
00:17:55two of you no please stay i want you to live with us forever and ever no you know what i'll go
00:18:03and clearly she wants you willing to dance to his tune daniel wait
00:18:07i won't ever let you go he won't leave he promised it doesn't have to be like this
00:18:15we could pull up a chair and we can i'm gonna go back
00:18:19oh good you're up um after dinner we went to an a-lister party in bel-air
00:18:41it's fun
00:18:42well don't look at me like that i'm allowed to have a little bit of fun
00:18:48anyways presson had a few too many drinks to be alone
00:18:52how lucky for him he's got his girl to take care of him when he's drunk
00:18:57oh daniel whatever you saw at the restaurant it's not like that
00:19:01listen man i i've had every opportunity to sleep with her and nothing happened you can trust me
00:19:07listen i think you're gonna be wrong you need to lie down all right
00:19:16daniel seriously listen man i i when you're gone i promise i will take the best care of your son and
00:19:23your wife i'm gonna be the best man of the house just ignore him he doesn't know what he's saying
00:19:30no i actually think he's the only one speaking exactly what's on his mind daniel you don't have
00:19:34to be so jealous jealous my god you still don't get it do you whatever i'm going to bed
00:19:46you know i don't think i should be alone
00:19:52that's all i need to slip into her bed and drive the final wedge between her and the house husband
00:19:58daniel can presson sleep in here tonight so i could look after him oh my god god you're unbelievable
00:20:10are you really gonna ask your husband if you can sleep with your ex
00:20:14no it's not like that i what you know what fine
00:20:20you two look great together daniel
00:20:37and to think there was a time i wanted to make our marriage work
00:20:40um i don't know where our kettle or extra towels are without me you can't even find a kettle or a towel
00:20:57i was never the homemaker
00:20:59please daniel
00:21:15i can't think of any time she was there to comfort me
00:21:23if you're sick can you go in the other room i have a press junket tomorrow that i seriously can't miss
00:21:29look at her now playing house for another man if only she worked this hard at being a wife when it
00:21:47actually mattered
00:22:05there he is god i wish i could sleep in till 8 a.m man no i had to wake up and have a 5 a.m
00:22:12workout life of an a-lister i guess
00:22:16got some yeah what do you need oh oh yeah there you go i'd offer you some of this
00:22:23shit but i doubt you'd like it yeah this shit's straight up protein bulking up for a new marvel movie
00:22:32hey uh you're not pissed off that your wife had to take care of me last night right
00:22:37now a grown man that needs a babysitter why would i be threatened by that
00:22:47it's finally time to make this hack disappear
00:22:50what's wrong jackson mr eastwood i want to play with the fish but my stupid dad won't let me
00:23:07and it's unfair that's a shame huh you know what let me grab it for you little man here we go
00:23:12oh no it's not to play with them you never let me do anything come on it's just a fish tank daniel
00:23:24you guys can afford an aquarium it's not about the money it's about him learning how to respect living
00:23:29things unfortunately he's surrounded by bad examples yeah what's that supposed to mean you're so annoying
00:23:38don't push
00:23:45i said don't push go get a book or something why don't you get your hands off him
00:23:50he's a donovan not some pathetic man servant like you god what the hell just shot me
00:23:58call it a lesson i'm teaching the kid to go after what he's not your kid
00:24:02i wish i was i hope mom buries him so you can be gone forever i hate seeing your stupid face
00:24:09ouch i mean you just heard your son so why don't you make this little vacay yours
00:24:14maybe it will be but until then i'm still the man of the house you man of the house please you're a
00:24:23pussy in an apron i'd be embarrassed to call you a maid much less a dad or a husband and you're
00:24:28a washed up pack still riding on all your old headlines how are your latest box office numbers
00:24:33huh i heard your agents begging for scraps i'm a star a star a star that needs his ex to bring
00:24:40him back into the spotlight jackson come on i don't want you hanging around this clown anymore no i'm not
00:24:46going preston is way cooler than you preston preston preston
00:25:00you know there's a reason we say everyone's replaceable in hollywood what was that
00:25:18what is happening it was dad mom dad was attacking mr eastwood you're so scared you got
00:25:32me pretty good baby what the hell daniel i just want to hang out with jackson i came in looking
00:25:37for a fight what i didn't what the hell is wrong with you you're acting like a jealous child
00:25:44i thought you were bigger than this petty shit he threw a fish tank at me it's just a
00:25:47fucking fish tank grow up remember we're in the public eye what if your little outburst was caught
00:25:53by the press what everyone knows your precious preston attacked me maybe i should go i'm sorry no oh my god
00:26:03he's lying you're a monster and in front of your son you have to be kidding we have to get you to the
00:26:11hospital we'll talk about this when i get home clean this up soon you won't be coming home to me ever
00:26:21again oh she's mine now loser hello 9-1-1 what's your emergency i'm bleeding out i think i hit an artery
00:26:39you did lose a lot of blood so we're gonna have to keep you here overnight
00:26:56to pump you with liquid to be honest that's i could use a break from home trouble with the misses
00:27:02uh yeah pretty obvious most married folks that come in here are miserable i shouldn't be saying
00:27:12this but sabrina donovan was here with preston eastwood true love story holding hands wiping tears
00:27:21i've been obsessed with them since breaking the ice you said um a couple i wasn't sure but i checked
00:27:29the visitation logs and it's official she even helped me reposition preston when his ivy was twisted
00:27:36she was so sweet
00:27:42need us to check on that shoulder for you no it's it's an old wound
00:27:47i tore it actually um 10 years ago sweet and caring so preston's found the wi-fi i always wanted
00:28:00he only had to break her heart to get it and left me to pick up the pieces
00:28:04i'm gonna go get my shit and go mr lee i don't know if you remember me you once liked my short film
00:28:19i have a script i've been sitting on
00:28:20it needs the right producer i know it's a long shot but i'd be honored if you'd read it
00:28:35where have you been i kept calling i i started to feel like one of my stalkers
00:28:41huh
00:28:45what i've been busy anyways i thought you were busy entertaining preston
00:28:48uh seriously why does it always have to come back to him i told you he's just a friend
00:28:57yeah that's what you want to call it i i just i'm sorry i bringing preston into our home was
00:29:07probably crossing the line
00:29:12it is what it is
00:29:13but i mean you know how the industry works you even just hint at a relationship and it stirs up all
00:29:21this publicity
00:29:22then i think you should go for it i mean you always do what's best for your career
00:29:27but i just i don't want you to be upset with me
00:29:30seriously i i care about you
00:29:41i'm no man
00:29:43i've known you for 14 years i know when you're angry
00:29:46really i didn't think you paid attention
00:29:49i pay attention
00:29:50since when do i not pay attention she signed the papers without reading them that's all this
00:29:57marriage ever was to her a headline a performance
00:30:02sabrina
00:30:07sabrina i'm gonna you know what i hate fighting so let's just forget about this okay
00:30:12i was thinking we could revisit your script
00:30:20i gave that to you three years ago you tell me you finally read it well yeah the first 10 pages but
00:30:27they're good the lead role is something i can really sink my teeth into i mean we have to do this
00:30:33me and you the lead actress and the writer director i gave up on that dream of us working together
00:30:43a long time ago well how about you make us some lattes and for the next hour we can just pour
00:30:49ourselves into the script just like we used to in film school there was a time when this would have
00:30:56worked on me i would have melted in her hands now i just want to pack and get out of here
00:31:12i don't know what you do but i asked the chef to make a latte while you were gone and it was
00:31:23awful i've had a lot of experience making it for you i'll be sure to tell him how you like it
00:31:29that's not what i meant i like it when you make it i'm not gonna always be here to make it
00:31:37i knew it you are mad that i brought preston back here i told you it was just a publicity stunt
00:31:47god it's not like our marriage is gonna get me on the cover of vanity fair
00:31:52married people are boring it's good to know where you stand no daniel no that's not what i meant
00:32:00look what you made me do just just leave it i thought you would appreciate that i read your script
00:32:13and what would make up for all the years of indifference i'm just trying to do something
00:32:19nice and look what i get for it you know what forget it i have a mirror let's just talk about this
00:32:26tomorrow
00:32:41what is that how you talk to your mother-in-law yeah ex-mother-in-law not quite that was the divorce
00:32:48contract but if you want a clean break we need to finalize your entertainment contract and our family's
00:32:52mta this is showbiz baby remember that i'll text you the address of where to meet me
00:33:08i heard she was sneaking preston eastwood into her trailer on set oh please she's always been so
00:33:15secretive i mean this is her movie premiere and where is her husband maybe she's embarrassed by him
00:33:22i read somewhere that he was just a broke writer's assistant
00:33:28oh well if we want the tea let's get it from the pot come here
00:33:35jackson we were just talking about your mom do you know where she is or who she's with she's with mr
00:33:43eastwood he's been staying with us oh really do you think mr eastwood might be your new daddy oh i
00:33:51hope so i really hope so he's way cooler than my old boring real dad speaking of i don't think
00:33:58we've ever met your real dad yeah he usually stays at home doing chores like a maid
00:34:03what are you doing here you never come to these things well that's gotta be the husband
00:34:16get lost you embarrass us jackson do not talk to me like that i'm your father i wish you never were my dad
00:34:23oh my god that's preston eastwood how could sabrina choose this flap over preston if there was a
00:34:38problem that's none of your business i wish preston was my dad you're a pathetic loser zip it
00:34:44jackson you should probably listen to your kid and head out because
00:34:49we're starting to make a scene i'm just here to talk to celeste that's not what i see
00:34:53you showed up uninvited in street rags abused sabrina's kid and picked a fight with an a-lister
00:35:02that's the kind of story the press would devour doesn't take much to be cancelled these days
00:35:08and then they would praise sabrina for divorcing your sorry ass this was all a stunt was that
00:35:15you were revolting no wonder sabrina turned out the way she did hey
00:35:19hey why don't you watch your mouth trash like him is always forgetting their place in the world
00:35:26yeah maybe i should teach him a lesson oh yeah what lesson is that preston
00:35:31you groveling back to your ex that you cheated on so that you can leech off her career
00:35:39oh
00:35:49what the hell what happened oh my god daniel what the hell happened daniel you're bleeding are you okay
00:36:08look at her go hollywood's finest always performing when there's an audience
00:36:13it's daniel he's a monster he found out about your premiere and crashed the party mommy dad came
00:36:21in here and started shouting at me no no that's not true if preston weren't here daniel would have
00:36:28manhandled jackson in front of the reporters can you imagine the allegations daniel is that true
00:36:37you sabrina oh yeah i think you got me in the ribs i think one of them is broken sabrina honey
00:36:50we need to help preston
00:36:54but daniel
00:36:57imagine choosing that loser for preston eastwood
00:37:07uh
00:37:11mommy please we can't leave him i i have i have to help preston
00:37:31come on jackson
00:37:37daniel i got you
00:37:41don't let me go
00:37:43she's made her choice there's no going back we'll see if preston can give her the life she's grown
00:37:48used to after all these years of me slaving for her
00:37:52well
00:38:00that went even better than i planned
00:38:03now we can make a clean break i wasn't waiting for your permission
00:38:07there's an uber waiting for you outside to take you to the airport
00:38:12get out of hollywood in fact get out of the country if i so much as see your name next to my daughters in a tabloid
00:38:21i will make your life a living hell
00:38:35don't worry about it just drive
00:38:39i used to ache for her approval
00:38:53now i just want to breathe without her shadow
00:38:58i don't know
00:39:00seriously
00:39:00i just lay down
00:39:02i know
00:39:02why is he down
00:39:03oh
00:39:04i'm gonna go call the doctor
00:39:06okay
00:39:09what are you doing i thought you were hurt
00:39:11i think i'll pull through
00:39:12so what are you doing
00:39:21what i've always wanted to
00:39:23come on i know you want this i see the way you look at me
00:39:27and now that daniel's gone we have the house to ourself
00:39:30i can finally have you in this bedroom
00:39:43what am i doing
00:39:44daniel is still injured
00:39:46he should be home
00:39:50sabrina
00:40:01christen get off
00:40:04what babe we can finally come on
00:40:06i said get off
00:40:08what
00:40:09i need to go take care of daniel
00:40:10don't forget about him
00:40:12look
00:40:13i love jackson and i'm ready to be the man that you've always wanted
00:40:17i'm ready to be a dad to that little boy
00:40:21i mean come on sabrina your son your mother
00:40:24even daniel is pushing us together
00:40:28look he's already moved on
00:40:30no no what have i done where is he what about me you had your chance 10 years ago
00:40:41i need to go take care of my husband
00:40:44hello excuse me excuse me hi have you seen my husband please he was someone bleeding out
00:40:58uh i saw him stumble outside holding his head after he spoke to some older woman he didn't come back in though
00:41:04come on daniel where are you i'm sorry but the number you are trying to reach is no longer in service
00:41:14please try again later
00:41:16what have i done
00:41:28come on daniel answer me
00:41:30come on daniel
00:41:36he's not gone
00:41:38i know daniel wouldn't leave me
00:41:49he loves me too much to abandon me when i need him the most
00:41:52no
00:41:56it's not possible
00:41:58he will be back
00:42:12boy it's all assets
00:42:14claim zero castillo jackson the waves all spousal support
00:42:19no no no he can't leave me he can't do this to me i won't sign off on it
00:42:35no all this time he's gonna leave me
00:42:49it can't be
00:42:58it's not a honestly it doesn't matter my mom will look it over anyways
00:43:03he loves me he loves jackson he wouldn't just leave us we're his family after all these years
00:43:12everything we've been through
00:43:25i got you
00:43:37don't let me go
00:43:40was i ever really paying attention
00:43:46daniel
00:43:46no no no it's mom is everything okay you sound panicked
00:43:52mom mom
00:43:54daniel
00:43:55he just left us
00:43:58do you know where he is
00:44:00we have to find him we can check the hospital or the
00:44:04oh honey it's over daniel's not coming back
00:44:09you knew i'll come over in the morning and explain everything
00:44:16i'm hungry
00:44:23dad breakfast should be ready by now
00:44:27taxon
00:44:30i have something to tell you
00:44:34your dad
00:44:37your dad
00:44:39he's left us
00:44:41i'm sorry but he's not coming back
00:44:43yay he's gone he's gone
00:44:46why would you say that
00:44:48he was so embarrassing even mr eastwood
00:44:50mr eastwood
00:44:53what did preston say he said a pathetic
00:44:55pussy like that should stick to scrubbing toilets then raising a young man
00:45:01he was so lame and boring now he's gone mr eastwood is way cooler he can be my new dad
00:45:09jackson you have a dad and he's cared for you for seven years
00:45:14yeah but i hate him
00:45:22hello do you have any news about daniel miss donovan it's your accountant i noticed a few unusual
00:45:28transfers i'm sorry i don't have the time large sums have been wired to someone named
00:45:34preston eastwood was that done with your approval no but i'm not surprised
00:45:38flag his name i want him frozen and cut off
00:45:42jackson i don't want to ever hear you say press his name again okay he's not the man you think
00:45:50he is your father the one who raised you and cared about you is out there and we need
00:45:55to find him at all costs what kind of coward abandons his family huh it's despicable i can't do this
00:46:04anymore i cancel everything the interviews and the red carpets i don't want to be seen
00:46:11i can't pretend i just want him back honey it's time to let him go you don't love him anyway and
00:46:23think about what preston would do for your career
00:46:25what how could you say something like that of course i love daniel he cares for me he sees me he was
00:46:38there for me when preston dropped me like i was nothing but daniel is a pathetic nobody
00:46:45daniel's my husband and the father of my son yeah some husband abandoning you without a moment's notice
00:46:51wanting nothing to do with his child just because the contract ended contract what contract
00:47:02what are you talking about forget it forget it just pretend i didn't say anything when i caught you
00:47:09and daniel at the restaurant the other day you said that he was going on a trip is there something
00:47:14you're not telling me please i just want the truth mom fine i will tell you the truth but promise me you
00:47:25won't get mad i'll tell you the truth sabrina but no it was all for your own good
00:47:34when preston left you you were distraught i had to save you she's lost without you daniel
00:47:47you've always been there for her from film school to now i've seen it
00:47:52she needs you stay marry her love her so that she's never alone again
00:48:05it was all just some sort of obligation how could you do this to me i wanted to protect you you
00:48:13wanted to control me all because you needed me for my career my money well it worked didn't it
00:48:23you were about to throw yourself off a rooftop daniel did what he was meant to do he kept you together
00:48:30where where where did he go i know he told you where he went where is he you can do better than
00:48:38him you are sabrina donovan hollywood starlet believe me it's for the best no he can't be gone he can't
00:48:48yes he is gone and he is gone forever he can't be he can't be god he can't
00:49:05i'm live at the highly anticipated premiere of how to tame the silver fox that's already
00:49:19generated a considerable buzz for its new writer director
00:49:24speaking of which there he is now mr daniel johnson
00:49:27daniel your film received the palm door at the can film festival what's going through your head
00:49:35tonight um honestly i'm just trying not to trip over my own speed nobody told me how oh man how
00:49:43uncomfortable these designer shoes would be i've heard this talk of a sequel uh yeah um god my career
00:49:50has been a long time in the making and i've been very honest about it actually i almost i almost gave up
00:49:55the dream but london london lit the fire under me and i feel like i found my voice and it really is
00:50:03full steam ahead speaking of london since you're an american rights director will you be making your
00:50:08way back to hollywood hollywood get out of the country if i so much as see your name next to my
00:50:18daughters in a tabloid i will make your life a living hell
00:50:21daniel
00:50:39he's no good at bragging about himself so i'll do it for him daniel is a true auteur and a creative genius
00:50:47and it was a privilege to be his leading lady that's not a light compliment coming from emily
00:50:52blake two-time golden globe award-winning actress and celebrated alumni of the royal shakespeare company
00:50:58well i've heard that uh your relationship wasn't just professional we'll never tell
00:51:03oh my god thanks for saving me she was practically eye-fucking you i know jeez this is so surreal i mean i
00:51:13can't believe this has happened to me i can the moment i read your script i knew you were special
00:51:19daniel enjoy this and get used to compliments there's already oscar buzz
00:51:29fuck finish me i know i feel like i'm drinking
00:51:32you okay you always do that when you're nervous
00:51:37i know it's um i'll have it well the world's about to meet its new favorite filmmaker
00:51:44some of us just got a head start
00:51:57i know our press is good press
00:52:06daniel becomes an award-winning director and he's cheating on me with a bafta-winning
00:52:12bitch
00:52:14he can't do this to me sabrina you don't need him let him have his 15 minutes of fame how can he move
00:52:20on to that uptight british bitch move on please honey he is using her why do you think he signed the
00:52:29contract in the first place hmm he wanted to start his career under the donovan name how could you say
00:52:34that i mean any if anything being with me hurt his career he's proving that to the whole world don't
00:52:41you see it sabrina look at what you've got a celebrated career a mansion in the hills an adorable
00:52:49kid well when he's not whining and don't forget about preston your dream man you have everything i
00:52:58don't have him mom i'm hungry go have the chef make something no i hate what she cooks and i'm
00:53:05tired of chicken nuggets why can't you just hire daniel back don't talk about him like that he's your
00:53:11dad no preston is my real dad now daniel's just a guy who made me snacks and cleaned the toilet it was
00:53:18fun telling him what to do when did he get so cruel you see even your own son thinks daniel's a pathetic
00:53:24pushover a doormat daniel's a doormat daniel's a doormat enough you little
00:53:32shit enough just enough sabrina what's gotten into you don't tell me you are actually heartbroken
00:53:42over that man whoa what's going on here this room feels really tense mom just yelled at me for no
00:53:49reason i was just making fun of daniel no i yelled at you because you're making fun of your
00:53:54father and if you keep talking like that i'm gonna put you in a timeout it's time that you
00:53:59stop acting like a spoiled little brat hey are you really gonna get mad at jackson for what making
00:54:09fun of that loser really loser yeah you haven't had a job in over a year preston and you've been
00:54:16mooching off from me and ordering my staff around like you're their boss
00:54:25that's really really low especially after everything i've done to help you with your
00:54:29brand and keeping it from collapsing in the last year come on we're america's power couple to be
00:54:34a power couple you both have to have power face it preston you're using me to hide the fact that you're
00:54:41washed up and you're a fucking thief yeah i know you're bankrupt you've been stealing from me all
00:54:48year long i could have you arrested but i haven't because you know what honestly i pity you it's not
00:54:54like that okay look i was just merging things like couples do i want to marry you we're legacy hollywood
00:55:02fucking royalty what's my birthday huh what kind of flowers do i like what's my favorite color my
00:55:09favorite song oh what's my favorite goddamn movie oh oh wait what's my fucking middle name you don't
00:55:16give a shit about me you don't love me you don't even know me this isn't a relationship this is a
00:55:24publicity stunt hey you know what i'm done get out i don't want to ever see you again we're over
00:55:34we're over hey come on please please i love you just just think about it the press what this will
00:55:40look like if i have to call my security all of this will get a lot uglier get out now just give me your
00:55:49hand come on no i'm so alone daniel nobody sees the real me i see you sabrina i see all of you
00:56:00and you're never going to be alone again he truly knew me he loved me every flaw every fear
00:56:10contract or not he truly loved me i saved you from social suicide saved me you don't even know how
00:56:20ironic that is daniel saved me from the ledge and he saved me from you security security let's talk
00:56:31about this no god celeste do something sabrina come on sabrina was that really necessary i mean he
00:56:42still is a hollywood a-lister and people's sexiest man alive is that all you care about the fame the
00:56:48headlines the brand deals god you're supposed to be my mother first not some money-grubbing manager
00:56:56sabrina you are being dramatic of course i care about you i love you then prove it
00:57:05if you ever want me in front of a camera again then you will help me get daniel back
00:57:09you'll have to forgive me mr lee i'm kind of in shock right now in film school we were literally
00:57:28told to watch every single film that you ever produced i mean you know this you're a legend
00:57:33i appreciate it daniel all right let me cut to the chase you're a powerhouse sitting idol in the
00:57:39wrong country i appreciate the compliment but i mean i'm doing all right i got projects come on
00:57:43you're built for billion dollar franchises hollywood blockbusters the one that gets made in la not
00:57:49london that's where you belong to be honest i already did all i didn't really end well let me guess
00:57:56a girl if by a girl he means hollywood royalty sabrina donovan you don't walk away from a gift
00:58:04like yours over some heartbreak you can become a household name and i can get you there you're
00:58:10giving me a lot to think about three picture deal 200 million dollar budget each creative control and
00:58:15final cut approval i don't know what to say just say yes you have my number just don't keep me waiting
00:58:21just remember daniel you can't run away from the past you have to face it and tell the off
00:58:38hey it's been a while can we talk daniel can you give us a hint about your first movie with crazy
00:58:46maple studio of course uh it's about a man who gets over by america's sweetheart and comes out on top
00:58:52is this a personal story will we get a hint at who the mystery woman is oh she knows who she is um
00:59:03i'll leave it at that you arrogant little i told you if you ever set foot in this country i would
00:59:12unleash a world of hell it's celeste donovan i need a favor i need you to track down daniel johnson and
00:59:23find out where he'll be around eight o'clock tonight thank you it's time for a little reunion with
00:59:29hollywood's newest hot shot mom what are you doing
00:59:37did you just break my tv can you give us a name for your upcoming film
00:59:42you know i'm not supposed to do that you've been so kind though um it's called you drive me crazy
00:59:50he's back why didn't you tell me honey i didn't want you spiraling again i'm not a fragile little
00:59:58girl anymore i need to get on that movie absolutely not you're not working for your ex-husband if you
01:00:05don't get me an audition then i will get a manager who will honey i'm just looking out for you he still
01:00:11loves me he has to i just need to talk to him let him go mom honey i you know i just want what's best
01:00:28for you right i just don't want to see my little girl hurt again i love you i love you too
01:00:36oh this is um it's another movie deal i i'll tell you about it after
01:00:48did you get his location the oaks 8 p.m after i'm done with him daniel johnson won't just be
01:01:09blacklisted by hollywood he'll be erased from sabrina's life forever
01:01:22she's not protecting me she's protecting her business and i'm just a pawn but if she wants
01:01:29a scandal she'll get one so nice having you back and i don't just mean from the uk yeah it's been a
01:01:37rough couple years hasn't it couple daniel it was 10 years of you slaving away for those people
01:01:44if you can even call them that but you're healthy now and i'm at the top of my career
01:01:49i mean yeah there was a time that i i love sabrina but i really thought i could make it work the
01:01:54marriage the kids i mean we really tried i thought i could make it go for it but um
01:02:01it's over it's over i mean let her chase whatever fantasy she thinks press cindy swick can offer
01:02:15oh you haven't heard she dumped him it was all over people magazine she ended it when his star faded
01:02:25oh my god once
01:02:32daniel
01:02:36stop
01:02:44sabrina what are you doing here i'm here to help you sabrina
01:02:48you're making a scene let's go home sabrina how could you what i just came to ask daniel if he'd let
01:02:55you audition but he said no i begged and pleaded stop lying i saw you bribe the waiter to drug daniel's
01:03:03drink and i'll bet you called the paparazzi too to catch him drugged out of his mind and ruin him my god
01:03:10god you're disgusting i'm a manager daniel not anymore why did you become such a conniving scheming
01:03:19snake i don't even know who you are anymore i'm your mother i only want what's best for you
01:03:28what's best for me you've been controlling my life ever since you knew you could profit from it
01:03:36that all ends today
01:03:38you're fired you're fired fired no no
01:03:48oh you you can't do this to me please please sweetie i have dedicated my life to you you
01:03:58dedicated your life to money and to fame
01:04:04i was just who you used to get to it you think you can survive on sheer talent there's a thousand
01:04:09girls more talented than you waiting for their shot i made you you'd be nothing without me
01:04:18i think she'll do just fine
01:04:26we're done here mom if you want any chance to be in jackson's life or in mine you'll leave now
01:04:36without another word
01:04:39i have something to say
01:04:51i'm sorry daniel i'm sorry i took you for granted all of those years i'm sorry i let my mom
01:04:59manipulate and use you i'm sorry i brought preston into our home and poison our son towards you
01:05:10apologize to your father do i have to who raised you cared for you packed your lunches when i was on
01:05:21set laid with you when you had nightmares and coddled you when you were sick he did he loved you but you
01:05:30treated him like he was nothing i was wrong jackson he gave us 10 years of his life and we abused it
01:05:38and now there is nothing we could do to take that back i'm sorry dad
01:05:43it's gonna be okay son i still love you okay come on jackson let's go
01:05:52i'm sorry daniel for everything
01:06:03i know that look daniel you're thinking of going back to them
01:06:16i just didn't know it'd be this hard they hurt you daniel
01:06:24they tore you to pieces and then just expected you to come running back
01:06:28people can change but that doesn't change the past
01:06:39and the oscar goes to daniel johnson for his original screenplay loving her
01:06:44daniel is it true that the script that won you oscars for both writing and directing sat on the
01:06:54shelf for 10 years yes i'll admit i got a little sidelined but um i think i found my way back
01:07:00but okay i'll tell you this um i don't think you can truly love someone else until you love yourself
01:07:15way to go john
01:07:30thank you so much for considering me for this part thank you we'll keep in touch
01:07:44how many more do we have today 40 sir geez hey boy how are we looking we're still digging um no one's
01:07:53cracked the lead yet i mean this film lives or dies by the female lead all right here's the deal the
01:07:59studio is on my ass looking to lock and delete today today are you kidding me that's why i love you
01:08:06man cool under pressure this movie is gonna blow the roof off oh my god all right just bring in the
01:08:15next one but that would be emily blake emily
01:08:23amazing as always you flew in all the way from london for this please i wasn't gonna miss a shot who
01:08:36auditioned for the great daniel johnson how's la treating you oh my god less tea but way more traffic
01:08:45but i am i'm glad to be back well it's no english countryside yeah but it suits you
01:08:55you definitely belong here thank you i do miss you though it was fun playing the part british starlet
01:09:05american director i kept waiting for us to become something real
01:09:10waiting for us to become something real i'm sorry
01:09:16it just cost me and we'll call it even you you were amazing as always it's just
01:09:25it's just not quite what i'm looking for i never was was i anyways got a few more auditions while i'm in
01:09:34town maybe i'll see you around give me a copy and you know what go get one for yourself too
01:09:52and be generous with the sugar oh my god what am i gonna do
01:10:04what are you doing here i came to audition
01:10:25did you bring any representation no i fired my manager remember i'm starting fresh right um
01:10:40hi i'm sabrina donovan
01:10:46don't let me go i got you i'll never let you go
01:10:49are you okay yeah it's an old wound that um never really healed
01:11:00i understand
01:11:04daniel johnson
01:11:08nice to meet you
01:11:11please
01:11:20whenever you're ready
01:11:28you
01:11:32you
01:11:38you
01:11:42you
01:11:44you
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