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America's Favorite Ex-Husband (2025) - FULL | Reelshort
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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.
00:00:33Daniel 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. But 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. She 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. And 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.
00:01:52What's going on?
00:01:58What'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...
00:02:08But I need to go. I have an appointment with your stylist.
00:02:13Think about it, Daniel.
00:02:14Once Sabrina signs the divorce petition, the 30-day waiting period starts, and then I will be free.
00:02:25Sabrina, we need to talk.
00:02:27Ugh, can it wait? I'm seriously so spent.
00:02:31I had the photo shoot and fitting and cocktails with girls.
00:02:35I saw Preston was there.
00:02:38I 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.
00:02:44And I'm the one who picked up the pieces.
00:02:46I'm starving. When are we eating?
00:02:49Lunch is on the stove.
00:02:51But first, your mother and I need to talk.
00:02:53No! I want to eat now!
00:03:06You always know the spot.
00:03:08He doesn't listen.
00:03:09Daniel, please.
00:03:10I had a migraine all day from the flashing bulbs at that god-awful Fanity Fair shoot.
00:03:17I got something I need to tell you. I'll make it quick.
00:03:21This isn't easy, but I...
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!
00:03:31You can't have that every day. It's not healthy for you.
00:03:34But I want them!
00:03:36Jackson, when I say no, I mean no.
00:03:40You suck! I want chicken nuggets! Give me chicken nuggets!
00:03:44I waited. I gave it everything I had.
00:03:55But it takes two to make a marriage work.
00:03:58And 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.
00:04:13I want a divorce.
00:04:19Sabrina, did you hear me?
00:04:22Huh?
00:04:23I want a...
00:04:27I want chicken nuggets! Give me chicken nuggets!
00:04:30Jackson, honey, you need to listen to your father, okay?
00:04:34Now go upstairs, get cleaned up. We'll get you some real food.
00:04:42Seriously, your only job is to take care of the house and the family.
00:04:46I mean, it's not that hard.
00:04:48What is this?
00:04:51Another contract?
00:04:52How big is the role?
00:04:54Who's directing?
00:04:56It's not a...
00:04:57Whatever, my mom will look over it anyways.
00:04:59Hard to believe I can't even get her to care about this.
00:05:02Honestly, I am really at my capacity.
00:05:05I have that red carpet event coming up, and I really need you to pull your weight.
00:05:10Pull my weight?
00:05:11Yeah, you get it.
00:05:14Mwah! Love you.
00:05:16I've devoted myself to this family for ten long years.
00:05:20If that wasn't enough, then this is the only option.
00:05:23Just wait until she realizes what life's like without me.
00:05:33The movie's Greenland, and the studio wants you to direct.
00:05:36We need you on a plane to Australia tomorrow.
00:05:38I can't.
00:05:39My wife needs me here in L.A.
00:05:41After all I've sacrificed.
00:05:43My scripts, my career,
00:05:45my future,
00:05:47all pushed aside.
00:05:49At least there is one good thing to come from this.
00:05:52I was able to use the money Celeste gave me to save my mother's life.
00:05:56Hey, Mom.
00:05:56How you doing?
00:05:57Oh, good, dear.
00:05:58I just noticed that you transfer more money to my account.
00:06:03Do you need more?
00:06:04No, no, no, no.
00:06:04You've already done so much.
00:06:07I'm just trying to help.
00:06:08I know.
00:06:09But I never wanted my cancer to be your battle.
00:06:13I can't thank you enough for everything that you've done,
00:06:17but it's time you lived your life.
00:06:20I am, Mom.
00:06:23And I promise, very soon,
00:06:26everything's going to change.
00:06:30You have a wonderful fear.
00:06:31You deserve more than what they put you through.
00:06:34Everyone, come quick, come quick.
00:06:36I gotta go.
00:06:37Love you.
00:06:40What is it, Mom?
00:06:42Someone very special decided to pay us a visit.
00:06:44Our favorite leading man.
00:06:46Come on.
00:06:47Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart
00:06:56and is stealing it back again.
00:07:01Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart.
00:07:10All right, cut.
00:07:11That's a wrap, everyone.
00:07:14We got our start on the set of Breaking the Ice.
00:07:17Sabrina was a rising star.
00:07:20I was just the director's assistant.
00:07:24Our future's ahead of us.
00:07:27If only she didn't fall for Hollywood's golden asshole.
00:07:31We got you.
00:07:39We got you.
00:07:43You destroyed me, Preston.
00:08:04There's nothing left.
00:08:13Sabrina, don't!
00:08:20Stay back.
00:08:22I mean it.
00:08:24Sabrina, don't do this.
00:08:28Just...
00:08:31Just give me your hand.
00:08:36No!
00:08:44Daniel!
00:08:47I got you.
00:08:48No!
00:08:49No, let me go!
00:08:51I won't ever let you go.
00:08:54I'm so alone, Daniel.
00:09:00Nobody sees the real me.
00:09:03I see you, Sabrina.
00:09:05I see all of you.
00:09:07And you're never gonna be alone again.
00:09:12Good to see ya!
00:09:18Oh my gosh, how long has it been?
00:09:20Oh, two long.
00:09:21Look at you!
00:09:22Oh, I'm so glad you could make it to my little slice in the Hollywood Hills.
00:09:25Yeah, of course, babe.
00:09:26Thank you for letting me stay here for a little bit.
00:09:28Are you kidding?
00:09:29Oh, Daniel, Preston's gonna stay with us for a bit, but you don't mind, right?
00:09:33Oh, there he is!
00:09:35The assistant!
00:09:36I'll tell you what, there's no one who grabs coffee quite like this guy.
00:09:40God, how did someone like you end up with a blonde bombshell like my Sabrina?
00:09:44Stop!
00:09:45I can't believe my wife would invite the ex she tried to kill herself over into our home.
00:09:52Sabrina, I don't remember agreeing to having him stay over.
00:09:55Daniel!
00:09:56Oh.
00:09:57Don't embarrass me.
00:09:58No, it's fine.
00:09:59Whoa, you?
00:10:00Played Bret Steele in your action spy movie?
00:10:03He's not just tough, he's Bret Steele tough, you think, you know?
00:10:07My friends are, but my dad doesn't let me watch it.
00:10:09He doesn't let me do anything.
00:10:11Now that I'm here, we'll be able to bend some of dad's rules.
00:10:14What do you say, huh?
00:10:15Yeah.
00:10:16Sabrina, I think it's time he leaves.
00:10:20That's fine.
00:10:22That's fine.
00:10:23Just relax, okay?
00:10:25Be nice.
00:10:26Some people never change.
00:10:36But once our divorce is finalized, I won't be there to save her when he breaks her heart again.
00:10:42Yeah, it's nice.
00:10:44But this mansion is still the second most stunning thing on this hill.
00:10:47Ooh, careful.
00:10:48You all right?
00:10:49I'm still starving.
00:10:50Make me some food.
00:10:51Jackson, there's leftover stew in the fridge.
00:10:52Stew?
00:10:53Ew.
00:10:54What is this, a soup kitchen?
00:10:55I told you a hundred times I want chicken nuggets!
00:10:57If the kid wants nuggets, just give him nuggets.
00:10:58I'm trying to teach my son how to be grateful for what he already has.
00:11:06Daniel, I'm a billionaire.
00:11:08What?
00:11:09Oh babe.
00:11:10For real?
00:11:11Yeah.
00:11:12My makeup line took me all the way to the top.
00:11:15Donovan Cosmetics.
00:11:16Rich.
00:11:17Which means we don't have to be grateful.
00:11:19I mean, that's just something poor people tell them.
00:11:21Donovan Cosmetics.
00:11:22That's why I'm happy with nothing.
00:11:23See, Dana, that was always your problem.
00:11:24You're so caught up on the morals.
00:11:25You realize that's why no one bought your scripts.
00:11:27They were so dull.
00:11:28Please Mr. Eastwood, my dad won't let me have anything!
00:11:29Well, I mean, for you, Uncle Preston, I don't have to be grateful.
00:11:31You're so so nice to see if I'm happy with nothing!
00:11:32I'm happy with nothing!
00:11:33I'm happy with nothing!
00:11:34You're not happy with anything!
00:11:35You're not happy with that!
00:11:36What?
00:11:37For all of you?
00:11:38You're so happy with everything.
00:11:39Since I'm happy with nothing in my life.
00:11:40And I'm happy with everything.
00:11:41Dina, I'm happy with nothing.
00:11:42Now I'm happy with anything.
00:11:44And I'm happy with nothing.
00:11:45What?
00:11:46What?
00:11:47please mr eastwood my dad won't let me have anything lucky for you uncle preston is a
00:11:53little bit of a rebel so how about we go to an exclusive restaurant my treat here we go
00:12:02oh you don't have to do that i don't mind unless you insist i mean i'm already dressed
00:12:09okay oh and i would invite you daniel but there's a little bit of a dress code so anyways
00:12:16come on ben let's go let's go gotcha there we go oh there's paps you don't have to come daniel
00:12:27last time i promise you're right it is the last time you guys
00:12:35hi jackson
00:12:45well did you use your brain or are you following through on the divorce contract's fine
00:12:50it's over why don't you meet me at the oaks to finalize the paperwork
00:12:57i hope you're ready to go on without a penny to your name
00:12:59it's a 10 years of heartbreak i don't care if i walk away with nothing
00:13:12why would celeste invite me here she must have known this is where they were going for dinner
00:13:26sabrina donovan i could scream i'm literally obsessed with you preston eastwood i haven't
00:13:35seen the two of you together since breaking the ice oh my gee i used to always replay that scene
00:13:39where you guys kiss at the hockey rink a scene that i wrote uncredited of course even my success
00:13:44is shadowed by her fame wait are you two dating oh well actually this is totally a date all these
00:13:51years i couldn't even be seen with her in public
00:13:54do you mind just giving me a little space you're not really a part of my brand your brain it's
00:14:04just it's not a good look for me you get it right
00:14:16so you two are a thing well i oh it's okay babe we don't have to lie to our biggest fans
00:14:24this is so going viral i can't believe you guys are dating it looks like more than dating or is
00:14:36this your son i wish i was his son jackson don't be silly you have a dad and he's a sissy that's what
00:14:44all the boys at school say he does girly stuff like cook and clean but preston is awesome he's an
00:14:52action spy i wish he was my dad my own son doesn't respect me but we'll see if preston's the type of
00:15:01daddy wants when he comes home coked out from a hollywood after party with a call girl it's okay
00:15:06buddy every spy needs a partner in crime if you want me around i'm in that is if mom's school with it
00:15:13oh preston i don't know daniel he you know he's present what are you doing
00:15:21come on let's give michelle
00:15:27now that's a hollywood couple
00:15:43i told you this divorce was a mistake sabrina will end up on top and you will end up with nothing
00:15:50daniel you know it's probably for the best from the sound of it your own son doesn't even want to
00:15:59be around you daniel he's here he did he see us is he looking over here that's not good i was just
00:16:06doing that for policy i didn't mean for him to see us actually it was perfect timing once that
00:16:10loser's out of the picture sabrina and her money are all mine who cares about him mommy now you can be
00:16:17use mr preston jackson enough what do i do well that's it then now i need to handle sabrina need
00:16:26to leverage her relationship with preston with the tabloids i'm sure you'll spend the story to
00:16:30whatever suits you you're really good at that oh i have a parting gift for you a one-way ticket so you
00:16:41can get as far away from this family as possible i know the contract is over but if i see one
00:16:46stitch of bad press about the donovans i will come after you with everything i got daniel loves
00:16:52me he has to understand this is hollywood it's just part of the job daniel i can explain
00:17:05daniel what is this
00:17:09i can't let her create a public scene all it takes is one article to get her cancelled
00:17:13are you going somewhere honey oh what a coincidence we were just meeting here to discuss
00:17:20a vacation isn't that right daniel a vacation final you're paying attention yeah i'm gonna
00:17:29leave in a few days well thanks for telling your wife what are we supposed to do without you without
00:17:34me cooking and cleaning that's not what i meant whoa looks like there's a little bit of drama going on
00:17:39over here that's fine daniel's just decided to abandon us for a bit just like any good husband
00:17:45would oh i see is it me is my presence hurting your ego i wouldn't put jealousy past him i always knew
00:17:53you were the self-loathing type you know what maybe i should go i don't want to get between the two of
00:17:57you no please stay i want you to live with us forever and ever no you know what i'll go and
00:18:06clearly she wants you willing to dance to his tune daniel wait i won't ever let you go he won't leave he
00:18:14promised it doesn't have to be like this we could pull up a chair and we can i'm gonna go back
00:18:21oh good you're up um after dinner we went to an a-lister party in bel-air
00:18:44it's fun don't look at me like that i'm allowed to have a little bit of fun
00:18:49anyways presson had a few too many drinks to be alone how lucky for him he's got his girl to
00:18:57take care of him when he's drunk daniel whatever you saw at the restaurant it's not like that
00:19:03listen man i i've had every opportunity to sleep with her and nothing happened you can trust me
00:19:09listen i think you're doing wrong you need to go right now all right oh hey daniel seriously listen
00:19:20man i i when you're gone i promise i will take the best care of your son and your wife i'm gonna be
00:19:27the best man of the house just ignore him he doesn't know what he's saying no i actually think he's the
00:19:33only one speaking exactly what's on his mind daniel you don't have to be so jealous jealous my god you
00:19:41still don't get it do you whatever i'm going to bed you know i don't think i should be alone
00:19:55that's all i need to slip into her bed and drive the final wedge between her and the house husband
00:20:00daniel can presson sleep in here tonight so i could look after him oh my god god you're unbelievable
00:20:13are you really gonna ask your husband if you can sleep with your ex
00:20:17no it's not like that i what you know what fine
00:20:22you two look great together daniel
00:20:39and to think there was a time i wanted to make our marriage work
00:20:43um i don't know where our kettle or extra towels are without me you can't even find a kettle or a towel
00:20:59i was never the homemaker
00:21:05please daniel
00:21:13i can't think of any time she was there to comfort me
00:21:25if you're sick can you go in the other room i have a press junkie tomorrow that i seriously can't miss
00:21:43look at her now playing house for another man if only she worked this hard at being a wife when it
00:21:49actually mattered
00:21:54there you go
00:22:06hey there he is god i wish i could sleep until 8 a.m man no i had to wake up and have a 5 a.m workout
00:22:15life of an a-lister i guess
00:22:16i got some yeah what do you need oh oh yeah there you go i'd offer you some of this but i doubt you'd
00:22:27like it yeah this straight up protein bulking up for a new marvel movie
00:22:35hey uh you're not pissed off that your wife had to take care of me last night right
00:22:39you're not a grown man that needs a babysitter why would i be threatened by that
00:22:49it's finally time to make this hack disappear
00:22:53what's wrong jackson mr eastwood i want to play with the fish but my stupid dad won't let me
00:23:09and it's unfair that's a shame huh you know what let me grab it for you little man here we go
00:23:14oh no it's not to play with that you never let me do anything come on it's just a fish tank daniel
00:23:26you guys can afford an aquarium it's not about the money it's about him learning how to respect
00:23:31living things unfortunately he's surrounded by bad examples yeah what's that supposed to mean
00:23:38you're so annoying don't push
00:23:48i said don't push go get a book or something why don't you get your hands off him he's a donovan
00:23:53not some pathetic man servant like you god the house you just saw me
00:24:00call it a lesson i'm teaching the kid to go after what he's not your kid i wish i would i hope mom
00:24:07marries him so you can be gone forever i hate seeing your stupid face ouch i mean you just heard
00:24:14your son so why don't you make this little vacay of yours herman maybe it will be but until then i'm
00:24:19still the man of the house you man of the house please you're a pussy in an apron i'd be embarrassed
00:24:27to call you a maid much less a dad or a husband you're a washed up pack still riding on all your old
00:24:33headlines how are your latest box office numbers huh i heard your agents begging for scraps i'm a
00:24:38fucking star a star a star that needs his ex to bring him back into the spotlight jackson come on
00:24:45i don't want you hanging around this clown anymore no i'm not going preston's way cooler than you
00:24:51preston preston preston
00:25:04you know there's a reason we say everyone's replaceable in hollywood what was that
00:25:20what is happening it was dad mom dad was attacking mr eastwood you're so scared you got me pretty
00:25:35good baby what the hell daniel i just wanted to hang out with jackson i came in looking for a fight
00:25:40what i didn't what the hell is wrong with you you're acting like a jealous child
00:25:46i thought you were bigger than this petty shit he threw a fish tank at me it's just a
00:25:50fucking fish tank grow up remember we're in the public eye what if your little outburst was caught
00:25:55by the press what everyone knows your precious preston attacked me maybe i should go i'm sorry
00:26:03no oh my god he's lying you're a monster and in front of your son you have to be kidding
00:26:13we have to get you to the hospital we'll talk about this when i get home clean this up
00:26:22soon you won't be coming home to me ever again oh she's mine now loser
00:26:28hello 9-1-1 what's your emergency i'm bleeding out i think i hit an artery i need an ambulance now now
00:26:44you did lose a lot of blood so we're gonna have to keep you here overnight to pump you with liquid
00:27:00to be honest that's i could use a break from home trouble with the missus
00:27:04uh yeah pretty obvious most married folks that come in here are miserable i shouldn't be saying
00:27:15this but sabrina donovan was here with preston eastwood true love story holding hands wiping tears
00:27:24i've been obsessed with him since breaking the ice you said um couple i wasn't sure but i checked the
00:27:32vegetation logs and it's official she even helped me reposition preston when his ivy was twisted
00:27:39she was so sweet
00:27:44need us to check on that shoulder for you no it's it's an old wound i tore it actually um 10 years ago
00:27:54sweet and caring so preston's found the wi-fi i always wanted he only had to break her heart to get
00:28:04it and left me to pick up the pieces
00:28:12fuck it let me get my shit in y'all
00:28:17mr lee i don't know if you remember me you once liked my short film i have a script i've been sitting
00:28:22on
00:28:31it needs the right producer i know it's a long shot but i'd be honored if you'd read it
00:28:37where have you been i kept calling i i started to feel like one of my stalkers
00:28:42what i've been busy anyways i thought you were busy entertaining preston
00:28:52seriously why does it always have to come back to him i told you he's just a friend
00:28:59yeah that's what you want to call it i i just i'm sorry i bringing preston into our home was probably
00:29:10crossing the line
00:29:14it is what it is but i mean you know how the industry works you even just hint at a relationship
00:29:22and it stirs up all this publicity and i think you should go for it i mean you always do what's
00:29:27best for your career but i just i don't want you to be upset with me
00:29:33seriously i i care about you
00:29:43i'm no man i've known you for 14 years i know when you're angry really i didn't think you paid
00:29:50attention i pay attention since when do i not pay attention she signed the papers without reading
00:29:58them that's all this marriage ever was to her a headline a performance sabrina
00:30:09sabrina i'm gonna you know what i hate fighting so let's just forget about this okay
00:30:15i was thinking we could revisit your script
00:30:19i gave that to you three years ago you tell me you finally read it well yeah the first 10 pages
00:30:29but they're good the lead role is something i can really sink my teeth into i mean we have to do
00:30:35this me and you the lead actress and the writer director i gave up on that dream of us working together
00:30:42together a long time ago well how about you make us some lattes and for the next hour we can just
00:30:51pour ourselves into the script just like we used to in film school there was a time when this would
00:30:57have worked on me i would have melted in her hands now i just want to pack and get out of here
00:31:04like
00:31:19i don't know what you do but i asked the chef to make a latte while you were gone and it was awful
00:31:27well i've had a lot of experience making it for you i'll be sure to tell him how you like it
00:31:31that's not what i meant i like it when you make it i'm not gonna always be here to make it
00:31:41i knew it you are mad that i brought preston back here i told you it was just a publicity stunt
00:31:49god it's not like our marriage is gonna get me on the cover of vanity fair married people are
00:31:55fucking boring it's good to know where you stand no daniel no that's not what i meant
00:32:08look what you made me do just just leave it i thought you would appreciate that i read your script
00:32:17and what it would make up for all the years of indifference i'm just trying to do something nice
00:32:22and look what i get for it you know what forget it i have a premiere we'll just talk about this tomorrow
00:32:43what is that how you talk to your mother-in-law yeah ex-mother-in-law not quite that was the divorce
00:32:50contract but if you want a clean break we need to finalize your entertainment contract and our
00:32:54family's nda this is showbiz baby remember that i'll text you the address of where to meet me
00:33:04i heard she was sneaking preston eastwood into her trailer on set oh please she's always been so
00:33:17secretive i mean this is her movie premiere and where is her husband maybe she's embarrassed
00:33:23by him i read somewhere that he was just a broke writer's assistant
00:33:30oh well if we want the tea let's get it from the pot come here
00:33:37jackson we were just talking about your mom do you know where she is or who she's with she's with mr
00:33:45eastwood he's been staying with us oh really do you think mr eastwood might be your new daddy oh i hope
00:33:53so i really hope so he's way cooler than my old boring real dad speaking of i don't think we've ever
00:34:00met your real dad yeah he usually stays at home doing chores like a maid
00:34:11what are you doing here you never come to these things well that's got to be the husband
00:34:18get lost you embarrass us jackson do not talk to me like that i'm your father i wish you never were my dad
00:34:25oh my god that's preston eastwood how could sabrina choose this flap over preston if there was a
00:34:40problem that's none of your business i wish preston was my dad you're a pathetic loser zip it jackson
00:34:47you should probably listen to your kid and head out because we're starting to make scene i'm just
00:34:53here to talk to celeste that's not what i see you showed up uninvited in street rags abused sabrina's
00:35:01kid and picked a fight with an a-lister that's the kind of story the press would devour doesn't take
00:35:08much to be cancelled these days and then they would praise sabrina for divorcing your sorry ass this was
00:35:15all a stunt was it you were revolting no wonder sabrina turned out the way she did hey
00:35:23why don't you watch your mouth trash like him is always forgetting their place in the world
00:35:28yeah maybe i should teach him a lesson oh yeah what lesson is that preston
00:35:33you groveling back to your ex that you cheated on so that you can leech off her career
00:35:37what the hell what happened oh my god daniel
00:36:04what the hell happened daniel you're bleeding are you okay look at her go hollywood's finest
00:36:13always performing when there's an audience it's daniel he's a monster he found out about your
00:36:19premiere and crashed the party mommy dad came in here and started shouting at me no no that's not true
00:36:27if preston weren't here daniel would have manhandled jackson in front of the reporters can you imagine
00:36:33the allegations daniel is that true sabrina oh yeah i think you got me in the ribs
00:36:46i think one of them is broken sabrina honey we need to help preston
00:36:55but daniel
00:36:56imagine choosing that loser for preston eastwood
00:37:10i have i have to help preston
00:37:19come on
00:37:33come on jackson
00:37:40daniel
00:37:41i got you
00:37:42don't let me go she's made her choice there's no going back we'll see if preston can give her the
00:37:49life she's grown used to after all these years of me slaving for her
00:38:00well that went even better than i planned now we can make a clean break i wasn't waiting for your
00:38:08permission there's an uber waiting for you outside to take you to the airport
00:38:13get out of hollywood in fact get out of the country if i so much as see your name next to my
00:38:21daughters in a tabloid i will make your life a living hell
00:38:39don't worry about it just drive
00:38:53i used to ache for her approval now i just want to breathe without her shadow
00:38:59seriously
00:39:01stay down
00:39:03i know why is he down
00:39:05oh
00:39:05i'm gonna go call the doctor okay
00:39:10what are you doing i thought you were hurt i think i'll pull through
00:39:14so what are you doing what i've always wanted to come on i know you want this i see the way you look
00:39:27at me now that daniel's gone we have the house to ourself i can finally have you in this bedroom
00:39:44what am i doing daniel is still injured he should be home
00:39:49i don't
00:39:51sabrina
00:40:02chris
00:40:03get off
00:40:05what
00:40:06babe we can finally come on
00:40:08i said get off
00:40:09what
00:40:10i need to go take care of daniel
00:40:11no forget about him
00:40:13look i love jackson and i'm ready to be the man that you've always wanted
00:40:19i'm ready to be a dad to that little boy i mean come on sabrina your son your mother
00:40:26even daniel is pushing us together
00:40:29look he's already moved on
00:40:35no what have i done
00:40:38where is he
00:40:39what about me
00:40:40you had your chance 10 years ago
00:40:43i need to go take care of my husband
00:40:51hello
00:40:52excuse me
00:40:54excuse me
00:40:55hi have you seen my husband
00:40:58please he was someone bleeding out
00:41:00um i saw him stumble outside holding his head after he spoke to some older woman he didn't come back in though
00:41:05oh no
00:41:09come on daniel where are you
00:41:12i'm sorry but the number you are trying to reach is no longer in service
00:41:15please try again later
00:41:18what have i done
00:41:29come on daniel answer me
00:41:35he's not gone
00:41:39i know daniel wouldn't leave me
00:41:50he loves me too much to abandon me when i need him the most
00:41:57it's not possible
00:41:59he will be back
00:42:00no
00:42:13boy it's all assets
00:42:15claim zero castigo jackson
00:42:18the waves all spousal support
00:42:21no no he can't leave me
00:42:23he can't do this to me
00:42:25he can't do this to me
00:42:25i won't sign off on him
00:42:36no
00:42:38all this time
00:42:40he's gonna leave me
00:42:41it can't be
00:42:56it can't be
00:42:59it's not a
00:43:00honestly it doesn't matter my mom will look it over anyways
00:43:03he's
00:43:04he loves me
00:43:06he loves jackson
00:43:08he wouldn't just leave us we're his family
00:43:11after all these years everything we've been through
00:43:23i got you
00:43:38don't let me go
00:43:40was i ever really paying attention
00:43:42daniel
00:43:48no it's mom
00:43:49is everything okay
00:43:50you sound panicked
00:43:53mom
00:43:55daniel
00:43:56he just left us
00:43:59do you know where he is
00:44:01we have to find him we can check the hospital or the
00:44:05oh honey
00:44:06it's over
00:44:08daniel's not coming back
00:44:09you knew
00:44:11i'll come over in the morning and explain everything
00:44:22i'm hungry
00:44:24dad breakfast should be ready by now
00:44:28taxon
00:44:31i have something to tell you
00:44:34your dad
00:44:35your dad
00:44:40he's left us
00:44:42i'm sorry but he's not coming back
00:44:44yay he's gone he's gone
00:44:47why would you say that
00:44:49he was so embarrassing even mr eastwood
00:44:51mr eastwood
00:44:54what did preston say
00:44:55he said a pathetic like that should stick to scrubbing toilets then raising a young man
00:45:00he was so lame and boring now he's gone mr eastwood is way cooler he can be my new dad
00:45:10jackson you have a dad and he's cared for you for seven years yeah but i hate him
00:45:23hello do you have any news about daniel miss donovan it's your accountant i noticed a few unusual
00:45:29transfers 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 flag his name
00:45:41i want him frozen and cut off
00:45:45jackson i don't want to ever hear you say press his name again
00:45:49okay he's not the man you think he is your father the one who raised you and cared about you is out
00:45:55there and we need to find him at all costs what kind of coward abandons his family huh it's despicable
00:46:04i can't do this anymore i cancel everything the interviews and the red carpets i don't want to be
00:46:12seen i can't pretend i just want him back honey it's time to let him go you don't love him anyway and
00:46:24think about what preston would do for your career
00:46:29what how could you say something like that of course i love daniel
00:46:35he cares for me he sees me he was there for me when preston dropped me like i was nothing but daniel
00:46:43is a pathetic nobody
00:46:45daniel's my husband and the father of my son yeah some husband abandoning you without a moment's
00:46:52notice wanting nothing to do with his child just because the contract ended contract what contract
00:46:59what are you talking about forget it forget it just pretend i didn't say anything when i caught you
00:47:10and daniel at the restaurant the other day you said that he was going on a trip is there something
00:47:15you're not telling me please i just want the truth mom fine i will tell you the truth but promise me you
00:47:26won't get mad i'll tell you the truth sabrina but no it was all for your own good
00:47:38when preston left you you were distraught i had to save you she's lost without you daniel
00:47:45you've always been there for her from film school to now i've seen it
00:47:53she needs you stay marry her love her so that she's never alone again
00:48:06it was all just some sort of obligation
00:48:08how could you do this to me i wanted to protect you he wanted to control me all because you needed
00:48:16me for my career my money well it worked didn't it
00:48:24you were about to throw yourself off a rooftop daniel did what he was meant to do he kept you together
00:48:31where where where did he go i know he told you where he went where is he you can do better than
00:48:39him you are sabrina donovan hollywood starlet believe me it's for the best no he can't be gone
00:48:48he can't yes he is gone and he is gone forever he can't be he can't be gone he can't
00:49:01i'm live at the highly anticipated premiere of how to tame the silver fox that's already generated a
00:49:20considerable buzz for his new writer director speaking of which there he is now mr daniel johnson
00:49:28i'm just trying not to trip over my own speed nobody told me how oh man how uncomfortable
00:49:44these designer shoes would be i've heard this talk of a sequel uh yeah um god my career has been a long
00:49:51time in the making and i've been very honest about it actually i almost i almost gave up the dream but
00:49:57london london london lit the fire under me and i feel like i found my voice and it really is full
00:50:04steam ahead speaking of london since you're an american writer director will you be making your way back to
00:50:09hollywood hollywood get out of the country if i so much as see your name next to my daughters in a tabloid
00:50:20i will make your life a living hell
00:50:25daniel
00:50:40he'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
00:50:59well 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
00:51:14i can't believe this has happened to me i can the moment i read your script i knew you were special
00:51:20daniel enjoy this and get used to compliments there's already oscar buzz
00:51:29fuck finish me i know i feel like i'm dreaming
00:51:35you okay you always do that when you're nervous
00:51:38i know it's um we'll have it
00:51:41well the world's about to meet its new favorite filmmaker some of us just got a head start
00:51:50i think all press is good press
00:52:07daniel becomes an award-winning director and he's cheating on me with a bafta-winning bitch
00:52:12he can't do this to me sabrina you don't need him let him have his 15 minutes of fame how can he move
00:52:21on to that uptight british bitch move on please honey he is using her why do you think he signed
00:52:29the contract in the first place 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 you
00:52:42see it sabrina look at what you've got a celebrated career a mansion in the hills an adorable kid
00:52:51well when he's not whining and don't forget about preston your dream man you have everything i don't
00:52:59have him mom i'm hungry go have the chef make something no i hate what she cooks and i'm tired of
00:53:06chicken nuggets why can't you just hire daniel back don't talk about him like that he's your dad no
00:53:13preston is my real dad now daniel's just a guy who made me snacks and cleaned the toilet it was fun
00:53:19telling him what to do when did he get so cruel you see even your own son thinks daniel's a pathetic
00:53:25push over a doormat daniel's a doormat daniel's a doormat enough you little
00:53:33enough just enough sabrina what's gotten into you don't tell me you are actually heartbroken over
00:53:43that man whoa what's going on here this room feels really tense mom just yelled at me for no reason
00:53:50i was just making fun of daniel no i yelled at you because you're making fun of your father
00:53:55and if you keep talking like that i'm going to put you in a time out it's time that you stop acting
00:54:00like a spoiled little brat hey are you really going to 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
00:54:17mooching off of 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 a
00:54:35power 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
00:54:55like 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
00:55:33we're over hey babe come on please please i love you just just think about it look at the press what
00:55:40this will look like if i have to call my security all of this will get a lot uglier get out now just give
00:55:48me your hand come on no i'm so alone daniel nobody sees the real i see you sabrina i see all of you
00:55:59and you're never going to be alone again he truly knew me he loved me every flaw every fear contract or
00:56:12not he truly loved me i saved you from social suicide saved me you don't even know how ironic that is
00:56:21daniel saved me from the ledge and he saved me from you security security come on just let's talk
00:56:31about this no come on celeste do something come on sabrina come on sabrina was that really necessary
00:56:41i mean he still is the hollywood a-lister and people's sexiest man alive is that all you care
00:56:46about the fame the headlines the brand deals god you're supposed to be my mother first not some
00:56:54money-grubbing manager sabrina you are being dramatic of course i care about you i love you
00:57:03then prove it if you ever want me in front of a camera again then you will help me get daniel back
00:57:11you'll have to forgive me mr lee i'm kind of in shock right now in film school we were literally
00:57:27told to watch every single film that you ever produced i mean you know this you're a legend
00:57:34i appreciate it daniel all right let me cut to the chase you're a powerhouse sitting idol in the wrong
00:57:39country i appreciate the compliment but i mean i'm doing all right i got project come on you're
00:57:43built for billion dollar franchises it's hollywood blockbusters the one that gets made in la not
00:57:48london that's where you belong to be honest i already did all i it didn't really end well let me
00:57:55guess my girl if by a girl he means hollywood royalty sabrina donovan you don't walk away from a gift like
00:58:03yours over some heartbreak you can become a household name and i can get you there you're
00:58:09giving me a lot to think about three picture deal two hundred million dollar budget each creative
00:58:14control and final cut approval i don't know what to say just say yes you have my number just don't
00:58:20keep me waiting just remember daniel you can't run away from the past you have to face it and tell the
00:58:26fuck off hey it's been a while can we talk daniel can you give us a hint about your first movie with
00:58:45crazy maple studio of course uh it's about a man who gets fucked over by america's sweetheart and comes
00:58:51out on top is this a personal story will we get a hint at who the mystery woman is oh she knows who
00:59:01she is um i'll leave it at that you arrogant little i told you if you ever set foot in this
00:59:11country i would unleash a world of hell
00:59:13it's celeste donovan i need a favor i need you to track down daniel johnson and find out where he'll
00:59:23be around eight o'clock tonight thank you it's time for a little reunion with hollywood's newest hot shot
00:59:31mom what are you doing
00:59:36did you just break my tv can you give us a name for your upcoming film
00:59:40you 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 for
01:00:27you right i just don't want to see my little girl hurt again i love you i love you too
01:00:38here we go
01:00:41this is um it's another movie deal i i'll tell you about it after
01:00:55it's another movie
01:01:00did you get his location the oaks 8 p.m after i'm done with him daniel johnson won't just be
01:01:08blacklisted by hollywood he'll be erased from sabrina's life forever
01:01:12she's not protecting me she's protecting her business and i'm just a pawn but if she wants a
01:01:28scandal she'll get one so nice having you back and i don't just mean from the uk yeah it's been a rough
01:01:37couple years hasn't it couple daniel it was 10 years of you slaving away for those people
01:01:43if you can even call them that but you're healthy now and i'm at the top of my career
01:01:48i mean yeah there was a time that i i love sabrina but i really thought i could make it work
01:01:53the marriage the kids i mean we really tried i thought i could make it go for it but um
01:01:58um it's over it's over i mean let her chase whatever fantasy she thinks press cindy swick can offer
01:02:06oh you haven't heard she dumped him it was all over people magazine she ended it when his star faded
01:02:24oh my god
01:02:31daniel
01:02:32stop
01:02:43sabrina what are you doing here i'm here to help you sabrina you're making a scene let's go home
01:02:50sabrina how could you what i just came to ask daniel if he'd let you audition but he said no i begged and
01:02:57pleaded stop lying i saw you bribe the waiter to drug daniel's drink and i'll bet you called the
01:03:04paparazzi too to catch him drugged out of his mind and ruin him my god you're disgusting i'm a manager
01:03:12daniel not anymore why did you become such a conniving scheming snake i don't even know who you
01:03:20are anymore i'm your mother i only want what's best for you what's best for me
01:03:30you've been controlling my life ever since you knew you could profit from it
01:03:34that all ends today
01:03:39you're fired fired no
01:03:47no
01:03:47you can't do this to me please please sweetie i have dedicated my life to you you dedicated your
01:03:58life to money and to fame
01:04:02i was just who you used to get to it you think you can survive on sheer talent there's a thousand
01:04:08girls more talented than you waiting for their shot i made you you'd be nothing without me
01:04:17i think she'll do just fine
01:04:25we're done here mom if you want any chance to be in jackson's life or in mine you'll leave now
01:04:33without another word
01:04:46i have something to say
01:04:50i'm sorry daniel i'm sorry i took you for granted all of those years i'm sorry i let my mom
01:04:57manipulate and use you i'm sorry i brought pressin into our home and poison our son towards you
01:05:09apologize to your father do i have to who raised you cared for you packed your lunches when i was on set
01:05:20laid with you when you had nightmares and coddled you when you were sick he did he loved you but you
01:05:28treated him like he was nothing i was wrong jackson he gave us 10 years of his life and we abused it
01:05:36and now there is nothing we could do to take that back i'm sorry dad
01:05:42it's gonna be okay son i still love you okay come on jackson let's go
01:05:57i'm sorry daniel for everything
01:06:01i know that look daniel you're thinking of going back to them
01:06:17i just didn't know it'd be this hard they hurt you daniel they tore you to pieces and then just
01:06:25expected you to come running back
01:06:29people can change but that doesn't change the past
01:06:37and the oscar goes to daniel johnson for his original screenplay loving her
01:06:48daniel is it true that the script that won you oscars for both writing and directing sat on
01:06:52the shelf 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
01:07:13way to go john
01:07:22thank you so much for considering me for this part thank you we'll keep in touch
01:07:43how many more do we have today 40 sir geez hey boy how are we looking
01:07:48we're still digging we're still digging um no one's cracked the lead yet
01:07:53i mean this film lives or dies by the female lead all right here's the deal the studio is on my ass
01:07:59looking to lock in the lead today today are you kidding me that's why i love you man
01:08:05cool under pressure this movie is gonna blow the roof off
01:08:09oh my god all right just bring in the next one but that would be emily blake
01:08:21emily
01:08:26emily amazing as always
01:08:28guys you flew in all the way from london for this please i wasn't gonna miss a shot who
01:08:35auditioned for the great daniel johnson how's la treating you oh my god less tea but way more traffic
01:08:44but i am i'm glad to be back well it's no english countryside yeah but it suits you
01:08:53you definitely belong here thank you i do miss you though it was fun playing the part british starlet
01:09:03american director i kept waiting for us to become something real
01:09:08waiting for us to become something real i'm sorry
01:09:15just cast me and we'll call it even you you were amazing as always it's just
01:09:24it's just not quite what i'm looking for i never was was i anyways got a few more auditions while i'm
01:09:32in town maybe i'll see you around get a copy and you know what go get one for yourself too
01:09:51and be generous with the sugar
01:10:00oh my god what am i gonna do
01:10:09that was quick
01:10:10what are you doing here
01:10:23i came to audition
01:10:27did you bring any representation no i fired my manager remember i'm starting fresh right um
01:10:35hi i'm Sabrina Donovan
01:10:44don't let me go i got you i'll never let you go
01:10:50are you okay yeah it's an old wound that um never really healed
01:10:58i understand
01:11:03daniel johnson
01:11:06nice to meet you
01:11:09please
01:11:18whenever you're ready
01:11:35i love you
01:11:36are you