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America's Favorite Ex-Husband
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00:00:00And the Oscar goes to Daniel Johnson for his original screenplay, Loving Her.
00:00:07That loser actually won an Oscar?
00:00:10Who 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 the shelf
00:00:19for 10 years?
00:00:21Wow, you did your homework. Yes, I got sidelined for a little bit, but I think I found my way
00:00:25back.
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.
00:00:38You think you can divorce America's sweetheart? You're nothing but a fucking house husband, Daniel.
00:00:44Our 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
00:00:54son will belong to her.
00:00:58I'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.
00:01:16But her career is hanging by a thread. I need to get those paparazzi off her back.
00:01:21You'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. And I'd cherish her like no
00:01:39other man would.
00:01:40But if Preston Eastwood's really back, then maybe the last ten years meant more to me than they ever did
00:01:46to her.
00:01:47This was the last one.
00:01:50Mom, Daniel.
00:01:53What's going on?
00:01:57What's going on?
00:01:59Honey!
00:02:00I was just telling Daniel he needs to stop dressing like a bum.
00:02:04If the paparazzi catch him next to you, ugh.
00:02:08But I need to go. I have an appointment with your stylist.
00:02:12Think about it, Daniel.
00:02:17Once Sabrina signs the divorce petition, the 30-day waiting period starts, and then I will be free.
00:02:24Sabrina, 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.
00:02:53No! I want to eat now!
00:03:05Hmm, you always know the spot.
00:03:07He doesn't listen.
00:03:09Daniel, please. I had a migraine all day from the flashing bulbs at that god-awful Fanity Fair shoot.
00:03:16Ugh.
00:03:17I've got something I need to tell you. I'll make it quick.
00:03:20This isn't easy, but I'm...
00:03:22Ew, what is this?
00:03:23It'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.
00:03:54But 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.
00:04:09I want a divorce.
00:04:12I want a divorce.
00:04:18Sabrina, did you hear me?
00:04:21Huh?
00:04:23I want a divorce.
00:04:26I want chicken nuggets! Give me chicken nuggets!
00:04:29Jackson, honey, you need to listen to your father, okay?
00:04:34Now go upstairs, get cleaned up. We'll get you some real food.
00:04:41Seriously, your 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?
00:04:54Who's directing?
00:04:55It'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! Love 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.
00:05:38My 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.
00:05:55Hey, mom.
00:05:55How you doing?
00:05:56Oh, good, dear.
00:05:58I just noticed that you transfer more money to my account.
00:06:02Do you need more?
00:06:03No, no, no, no.
00:06:04You've already done so much.
00:06:06I'm just trying to help.
00:06:07I know, but I never wanted my cancer to be your battle.
00:06:12I can't thank you enough for everything that you've done, but it's time you lived your life.
00:06:19I am, mom.
00:06:22And I promise, very soon, everything's going to change.
00:06:29That'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.
00:06:36Love you.
00:06:39What is it, mom?
00:06:41Someone very special decided to pay us a visit.
00:06:44Our favorite leading man.
00:06:45Come on.
00:06:52Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart and is stealing it back again.
00:07:00Preston Eastwood, the man that broke my wife's heart.
00:07:09All right, cut.
00:07:11All right, cut.
00:07:11That's a wrap, everyone.
00:07:13We got our start on the set of Breaking the Ice.
00:07:17Sabrina was a rising star.
00:07:19I was just the director's assistant.
00:07:23Our future's ahead of us.
00:07:26If only she didn't fall for Hollywood's golden asshole.
00:07:31I was just the same thing.
00:07:32I was just the one-
00:07:41See?
00:08:00It destroyed me, Preston.
00:08:04There's nothing left.
00:08:18Sabrina!
00:08:19Don't!
00:08:20Stay back.
00:08:22I mean it.
00:08:23Sabrina, don't do this.
00:08:27Just...
00:08:30Just give me your hand.
00:08:43No!
00:08:45Daniel!
00:08:47I got you.
00:08:48No!
00:08:49Don't let me go!
00:08:51I won't ever let you go.
00:08:57I'm so alone, Daniel.
00:09:01Nobody sees the real me.
00:09:03I see you, Sabrina.
00:09:04I see all of you.
00:09:07And you're never gonna be alone again.
00:09:16Good to see ya!
00:09:18Oh my gosh, how long has it been?
00:09:20Oh, two long.
00:09:20Look 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.
00:09:39How did someone like you end up with a blonde bombshell like my Sabrina?
00:09:44Stop!
00:09:46I can't believe my wife would invite the ex she tried to kill herself over into our home.
00:09:51Sabrina, I don't remember agreeing to having him stay over.
00:09:55Daniel!
00:09:56Oh.
00:09:56Don't embarrass me.
00:09:57No, it's fine.
00:09:58Whoa, you?
00:09:59Played 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 are you saying, huh?
00:10:15Yeah.
00:10:16Sabrina, I think it's time he leaves.
00:10:20It's fine.
00:10:22It's fine.
00:10:23Just relax, okay?
00:10:24Be nice.
00:10:34Some 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.
00:10:49What?
00:10:54Oh, careful.
00:10:56You all right?
00:10:59I'm still starving.
00:11:01Make me some food.
00:11:02Jackson, there's leftover stew in the fridge.
00:11:05Stew?
00:11:06Ew.
00:11:07What is this, a soup kitchen?
00:11:09I told you a hundred times, I want chicken nuggets!
00:11:12If the kid wants nuggets, just give him nuggets.
00:11:14I'm trying to teach my son how to be grateful for what he already has.
00:11:18Daniel, I'm a billionaire.
00:11:21Oh, babe. For real?
00:11:24Yeah. My makeup line took me all the way to the top.
00:11:28Donovan Cosmetics. I'm rich.
00:11:31Which means we don't have to be grateful.
00:11:35I mean, that's just something poor people tell themselves so that they're happy with nothing.
00:11:39See, Daniel, that was always your problem. You're so caught up on the morals.
00:11:43You realize that's why no one bought your scripts. They were so dull.
00:11:46Please, Mr. Eastwood, my dad won't let me have anything.
00:11:49Lucky for you, Uncle Preston is a little bit of a rebel.
00:11:53So, how about we go to an exclusive restaurant? My treat.
00:11:59Here we go.
00:11:59What? Oh, you don't have to do that.
00:12:02I don't mind.
00:12:03All of you insist. I mean, I'm already dressed.
00:12:08Okay.
00:12:10Oh, and I would invite you, Daniel, but there's a little bit of a dress cut, so.
00:12:14Anyways, come on, Ben. Let's go.
00:12:18That's great.
00:12:18Gotcha.
00:12:19There we go.
00:12:21Oh, there's Paps.
00:12:24You don't have to come, Daniel.
00:12:25Well, last time. I promise.
00:12:30You're right. It is the last time.
00:12:34Hey, guys.
00:12:37Jackson.
00:12:37Jackson.
00:12:44Well, did you use your brain, or are you following through on the divorce?
00:12:48Contract's fine.
00:12:50It's over.
00:12:52Why don't you meet me at the Oaks to finalize the paperwork?
00:12:56I hope you're ready to go on without a penny to your name.
00:13:00After 10 years of heartbreak, I don't care if I walk away with nothing.
00:13:20Why would Celeste invite me here?
00:13:22She must have known this is where they were going for dinner.
00:13:28Sabrina Donovan?
00:13:29I could scream. I'm literally obsessed with you.
00:13:32Preston Eastwood, I haven't seen the two of you together since Breaking the Ice.
00:13:36OMG, I used to always replay that scene where you guys kiss at the hockey rink.
00:13:39A scene that I wrote, uncredited, of course.
00:13:42Even my success is shadowed by her fame.
00:13:44Wait, are you two dating?
00:13:46Oh, well, actually, this is totally a date.
00:13:49All these years, I couldn't even be seen with her in public.
00:13:57Do you mind just giving me a little space?
00:14:00You're not really a part of my brand.
00:14:02Your brand?
00:14:03It's just, it's not a good look for me.
00:14:05You get it, right?
00:14:15So, you two are a thing?
00:14:17Well, I...
00:14:18It's okay, babe. We don't have to lie to our biggest fans.
00:14:29This is so going viral.
00:14:31I can't believe you guys are dating.
00:14:33It looks like more than dating.
00:14:35Is this your son?
00:14:36I wish I was his son, Jackson.
00:14:39Don't be silly.
00:14:40You have a dad, and he's a sissy.
00:14:43That's what all the boys at school say.
00:14:45He does girly stuff like cook and clean.
00:14:48But Preston is awesome.
00:14:51He's an action spy.
00:14:52I wish he was my dad.
00:14:55My own son doesn't respect me.
00:14:58But we'll see if Preston's the type of dad he wants
00:15:00when he comes home coked out from a Hollywood afterparty with a call girl.
00:15:04It's okay, buddy.
00:15:05Every spy needs a partner in crime.
00:15:07If you want me around, I'm in.
00:15:10That is if mom's school is in.
00:15:12Oh, Preston, I don't know.
00:15:14Daniel, he, you know, he's...
00:15:16Preston, what are you doing?
00:15:20Come on.
00:15:21Let's get Michelle.
00:15:37now that's a hollywood couple
00:15:42i told you this divorce was a mistake sabrina will end up on top and you will end up with
00:15:48nothing
00:15:52daniel you know it's probably for the best from the sound of it your own son doesn't even want
00:15:58to be around you daniel he's here he did he see us is he looking over here fuck that's not
00:16:04good i was
00:16:05just doing that for publicity i didn't mean for him to see us actually it was perfect timing once
00:16:09that loser's out of the picture sabrina and her money are all mine who cares about him mommy now
00:16:15you can be with mr preston jackson enough what do i do well that's it then now i need to
00:16:24handle
00:16:24sabrina need to leverage her relationship with preston with the tabloids i'm sure you'll spend
00:16:29the story to whatever suits you you're really good at that oh i have a parting gift for you
00:16:37a one-way ticket so you can get as far away from this family as possible i know the contract
00:16:44is
00:16:44over but if i see one stitch of bad press about the donovans i will come after you with everything
00:16:50i got daniel loves me he has to understand this is hollywood it's just part of the job
00:17:03i can't let her create a public scene all it takes is one article to get her cancelled
00:17:12are you going somewhere honey oh what a coincidence we were just meeting here to discuss a vacation
00:17:21isn't that right daniel a vacation finally you're paying attention yeah i'm gonna leave in a few
00:17:28days well thanks for telling your wife what are we supposed to do without you without me cooking
00:17:33and cleaning that's not what i meant whoa looks like there's a little bit of drama going on over
00:17:38here it's fine daniel's just decided to abandon us for a bit just like any good husband would oh
00:17:44look how you see is it me is my presence hurting your ego i wouldn't put jealousy past him i
00:17:51always
00:17:52knew you were the self-loathing type you know what maybe i should go i don't want to get between
00:17:56the
00:17:56two of you no please stay i want you to live with us forever and ever no you know what
00:18:02i'll go
00:18:04and clearly she wants you willing to dance to his tune daniel wait
00:18:10i won't ever let you go he won't leave he promised it doesn't have to be like this
00:18:16we could pull up a chair and we can i'm gonna go back
00:18:24daniel
00:18:35oh good you're up um after dinner we went to an a-lister party in bel-air
00:18:42it's fun
00:18:44what 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
00:18:53how lucky for him he's got his girl to take care of him when he's drunk
00:18:58daniel whatever you saw at the restaurant it's not like that
00:19:02listen man i i've had every opportunity to sleep with her and nothing happened you can trust me
00:19:10president i think you're at the time you need to lie down
00:19:14all right
00:19:17daniel seriously listen man i i when you're gone i promise i will take the best care
00:19:23of your son and your wife i'm gonna be the best man of the house
00:19:28just ignore him he doesn't know what he's saying
00:19:31no i actually think he's the only one speaking exactly what's on his mind
00:19:35daniel you don't have to be so jealous
00:19:36jealous
00:19:39my god you still don't get it do you whatever i'm going to bed
00:19:47you know i don't think i should be alone
00:19:53that's all i need to slip into her bed and drive the final wedge between her and the house husband
00:19:59daniel can presson sleep in here tonight so i could look after him
00:20:05oh my god god god you're unbelievable
00:20:11are you really gonna ask your husband if you can sleep with your ex
00:20:15no it's not like that i
00:20:18what
00:20:20you know what fine
00:20:24you two look great together
00:20:25daniel
00:20:38and to think there was a time i wanted to make our marriage work
00:20:45um
00:20:49i don't know where our kettle or extra towels are
00:20:54without me you can't even find a kettle or a towel
00:20:58i was never the homemaker
00:21:03please daniel
00:21:16i 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
00:21:26i have a press junket tomorrow that i seriously can't miss
00:21:41look at her now
00:21:43playing house for another man
00:21:45if only she worked this hard at being a wife
00:21:48when it actually mattered
00:22:06there he is god i wish i could sleep in till 8 a.m man
00:22:10no i had to wake up and have a 5 a.m workout
00:22:13life of an a-lister i guess
00:22:17i got some
00:22:19yeah
00:22:20what do you need
00:22:21oh oh
00:22:21yeah there you go
00:22:23i'd offer you some of this shit but
00:22:25i doubt you'd like it
00:22:26yeah this shit's straight up protein
00:22:28bulking up for a new marvel movie
00:22:33hey uh
00:22:35you're not pissed off that your wife had to take care of me last night right
00:22:39you're not
00:22:40a grown man that needs a babysitter
00:22:43why would i be threatened by that
00:22:48it's finally time to make this hack disappear
00:23:01what's wrong jackson
00:23:03mr eastwood
00:23:04i want to play with the fist
00:23:06but my stupid dad won't let me
00:23:08and it's unfair
00:23:09that's a shame huh
00:23:10you know what
00:23:10let me grab it for you little man
00:23:12here we go
00:23:14ooh
00:23:15no it's
00:23:17not to play with them
00:23:19you never let me do anything
00:23:22come on it's just a fish tank daniel
00:23:25you guys can afford an aquarium
00:23:27it's not about the money
00:23:28it's about him learning how to respect living things
00:23:30unfortunately he's surrounded by
00:23:33bad examples
00:23:35yeah what's that supposed to mean
00:23:38you're so annoying
00:23:41don't push
00:23:42i said don't push go get a book or something
00:23:49why don't you get your hands off him
00:23:51he's a donovan not some pathetic man servant like you
00:23:54god what the hell
00:23:55you just shot me
00:23:59call it a lesson
00:24:00i'm teaching the kid to go after what he wants
00:24:02he's not
00:24:02your kid
00:24:03i wish i was
00:24:04i hope mom marries him so you can be gone forever
00:24:07i hate seeing your stupid face
00:24:10ouch
00:24:10i mean
00:24:11you just heard your son
00:24:13so why don't you make this little vacay of yours
00:24:15herman
00:24:15maybe it will be
00:24:16but until then
00:24:17i'm still the man of the house
00:24:20you
00:24:22man of the house
00:24:23please
00:24:23you're a pussy
00:24:24and an apron
00:24:25i'd be embarrassed to call you a maid
00:24:26much less a dad
00:24:27or a husband
00:24:29and you're a washed up pack
00:24:30still riding on all your old headlines
00:24:32how were your latest box office numbers huh
00:24:34i heard your agent's begging for scraps
00:24:37i'm a fucking star
00:24:38a star
00:24:39a star that needs his ex to bring him back into the spotlight
00:24:43jackson come on
00:24:44i don't want you hanging around this clown anymore
00:24:46no i'm not going
00:24:47preston's way cooler than you
00:24:49preston
00:24:50preston
00:24:51preston
00:25:14you know there's a reason we say everyone's replaceable in hollywood
00:25:18what was that
00:25:25daniel
00:25:26what is happening
00:25:28it was dad mom
00:25:30dad was attacking mr eastwood
00:25:32you're so serious
00:25:33you got me pretty good babe
00:25:35what the hell daniel
00:25:36i just wanted to hang out with jackson
00:25:38i came in looking for a fight
00:25:39what
00:25:39i didn't
00:25:41what the hell is wrong with you
00:25:42you're acting like a jealous child
00:25:44i thought you were bigger than this petty shit
00:25:46he threw a fish tank at me
00:25:48it's just a fucking fish tank
00:25:50throw up
00:25:50remember we're in the public eye
00:25:52what if your little outburst was caught by the press
00:25:55what everyone knows your precious preston attacked me
00:25:59maybe i should go
00:26:00i'm sorry
00:26:01no oh my god
00:26:04he's lying
00:26:06you're a monster
00:26:08and in front of your son
00:26:09you have to be kidding
00:26:11we have to get you to the hospital
00:26:14we'll talk about this when i get home
00:26:17clean this up
00:26:20soon you won't be coming home to me ever again
00:26:25she's mine now loser
00:26:35hello 9-1-1 what's your emergency
00:26:38i'm bleeding out
00:26:39i think i hit an artery
00:26:41i need an ambulance now
00:26:42now
00:26:53you did lose a lot of blood
00:26:55so we're gonna have to keep you here overnight
00:26:57to pump you with liquids
00:26:59to be honest that's i could use a break from home
00:27:01trouble with the misses
00:27:06uh yeah pretty obvious
00:27:08most married folks that come in here are miserable
00:27:11i shouldn't be saying this but sabrina donovan was here with preston eastwood
00:27:18true love story holding hands wiping tears i've been obsessed with him since breaking the ice
00:27:25you said um couple
00:27:28i wasn't sure but i checked the visitation logs and it's official
00:27:33she even helped me reposition preston when his ivy was twisted
00:27:37she was so sweet
00:27:43you need us to check on that shoulder for you
00:27:45no it's
00:27:48it's an old wound
00:27:50i tore it actually um
00:27:5210 years ago
00:27:54daniel
00:27:55sweet and caring
00:27:58so preston's found the wifi i always wanted
00:28:01he only had to break her heart to get it
00:28:03and left me to pick up the pieces
00:28:11fuck it
00:28:13i'm gonna go get my shit in y'all
00:28:16mr lee i don't know if you remember me
00:28:18you once liked my short film
00:28:20i have a script i've been sitting on
00:28:30it needs the right producer
00:28:31i know it's a long shot but i'd be honored if you'd read it
00:28:36where have you been
00:28:38i kept calling i i started to feel like one of my stalkers
00:28:42huh
00:28:46what i've been busy
00:28:47anyways i thought you were busy entertaining preston
00:28:51seriously
00:28:52why does it always have to come back to him
00:28:54i told you he's just a friend
00:28:58yeah
00:28:59that's what you want to call it
00:29:01i
00:29:02i just
00:29:04i'm sorry
00:29:05i
00:29:06bringing preston into our home was probably crossing the line
00:29:13it is what it is
00:29:15but i mean
00:29:17you know how the industry works
00:29:19you even just hint at a relationship and it stirs up all this publicity
00:29:23and i think you should go for it
00:29:25i mean you always do what's best for your career
00:29:28but
00:29:29i just
00:29:30i don't want you to be upset with me
00:29:35seriously
00:29:36i i care about you
00:29:42i'm not mad
00:29:44i've known you for 14 years i know when you're angry
00:29:47really i didn't think you paid attention
00:29:50i pay attention
00:29:52since when do i not pay attention
00:29:54she signed the papers without reading them
00:29:57that's all this marriage ever was to her
00:29:59a headline
00:30:01a performance
00:30:04sabrina
00:30:08sabrina i'm good
00:30:09you know what
00:30:10i hate fighting
00:30:11so
00:30:12let's just forget about this okay
00:30:14i was thinking
00:30:15we could
00:30:17revisit your script
00:30:21i gave that to you three years ago
00:30:23you tell me you finally read it
00:30:25well yeah
00:30:26the first ten pages
00:30:28but
00:30:28they're good
00:30:29the lead role is something i can really sink my teeth into
00:30:33i mean we have to do this
00:30:34me and you
00:30:35the lead actress and the writer-director
00:30:39i gave up on that dream of us working together
00:30:44a long time ago
00:30:45well
00:30:46how about you make us some lattes
00:30:48and for the next hour
00:30:49we can just pour ourselves into the script
00:30:52just like we used to in film school
00:30:55there was a time when this would have worked on me
00:30:58i would have melted in her hands
00:31:01now i just want to pack and get out of here
00:31:18i don't know what you do but i asked the chef to make a latte while you were gone
00:31:23and it was awful
00:31:26i've had a lot of experience making it for you i'll be sure to tell him how you like it
00:31:30that's not what i meant
00:31:32i like it when you make it
00:31:36i'm not gonna always be here
00:31:37to make it
00:31:40i knew it
00:31:42you are mad that i brought preston back here i told you it was just a publicity stunt
00:31:48god it's not like our marriage is gonna get me on the cover of vanity fair
00:31:53married people are fucking boring
00:31:56it's good to know where you stand
00:31:58no daniel
00:31:59no that's not what i meant
00:32:07look what you made me do
00:32:08just leave it
00:32:12i thought you would appreciate that i read your script
00:32:16and what it would make up for all the years of indifference
00:32:19i'm just trying to do something nice
00:32:21and look what i get for it
00:32:23you know what forget it
00:32:25i have a premiere and we'll just talk about this tomorrow
00:32:43what is that how you talk to your mother-in-law
00:32:45yeah ex-mother-in-law
00:32:47not quite that was the divorce contract
00:32:49but if you want a clean break we need to finalize your entertainment contract
00:32:53and our family's mta this is showbiz baby remember that i'll text you the address of where to meet me
00:33:09i heard she was sneaking preston eastwood into her trailer on set oh please she's always been
00:33:16so secretive i mean this is her movie premiere and where is her husband
00:33:21maybe she's embarrassed by him i read somewhere that he was just a broke writer's assistant
00:33:29oh 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
00:33:44mr
00:33:44eastwood he's been staying with us oh really do you think mr eastwood might be your new daddy oh i
00:33:53hope so
00:33:53i really hope so he's way cooler than my old boring real dad speaking of i don't think we've
00:33:59ever met your real dad yeah he usually stays at home doing chores like a maid
00:34:10what are you doing here you never come to these things oh that's got to be the husband
00:34:17get lost you embarrass us jackson do not talk to me like that i'm your father
00:34:22i wish you never were my dad
00:34:27is there a problem
00:34:33oh my god that's preston eastwood how could sabrina choose this flap over preston
00:34:39if there was a problem that's none of your business i wish preston was my dad you're a pathetic loser
00:34:45zip it jackson you should probably listen to your kid and head out because
00:34:50i'm starting to make a scene i'm just here to talk to celeste that's not what i see
00:34:55you showed up uninvited in street rags abuse sabrina's kid and pick a fight with an a-lister
00:35:03hmm that's the kind of story the press would devour doesn't take much to be cancelled these days
00:35:09and then they would praise sabrina for divorcing your sorry ass
00:35:14this was all a stunt was it you were revolting no wonder sabrina turned out the way she did
00:35:20hey why 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 you groveling back to
00:35:33your ex that you cheated on so that you can leech off her career
00:35:56what the hell what happened
00:36:02oh my god daniel what the hell happened daniel you're bleeding are you okay look at her go
00:36:11hollywood's finest always performing when there's an audience
00:36:15it's daniel he's a monster he found out about your premiere and crashed the party mommy dad came in
00:36:22here and started shouting at me no no that's not true if preston weren't here daniel would have
00:36:29manhandled jackson in front of the reporters can you imagine the allegations daniel is that true
00:36:42sabrina 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 but but daniel imagine choosing that loser for preston eastwood
00:37:12mommy mommy please we can't leave him i i have i have to help preston
00:37:32come on
00:37:33come on jackson
00:37:48give her the life 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
00:38:07permission 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
00:38:20to my daughters
00:38:21and a tabloid i will make your life a living hell
00:38:38don't worry about it just drive
00:38:53don't worry about it just drive
00:38:54don't worry about it just drive for her approval now i just want to breathe without her shadow
00:39:01seriously
00:39:02just lay down
00:39:03i don't know what is he doing
00:39:05i might even call the doctor okay
00:39:10what are you doing i thought you were hurt i think i'll pull through
00:39:20so what are you doing what i've always wanted to come on i know you want this i see the
00:39:27way you look
00:39:27at me and how that daniel's gone we have the house to ourself i can finally have you in this
00:39:34bedroom
00:39:44what am i doing daniel is still injured he should be home
00:39:48i don't know
00:39:51sabrina
00:40:01press in get off
00:40:05what babe 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 look i love jackson and i'm ready to be the man that you've always wanted
00:40:18i'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
00:40:33no
00:40:34no
00:40:36what have i done
00:40:37where is he
00:40:38what 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 excuse me excuse me hi have you seen my husband please he was someone bleeding out
00:41:00i saw him stumble outside holding his head after he spoke to some older woman he didn't come back in
00:41:05though
00:41:10daniel where are you
00:41:12i'm sorry but the number you are trying to reach is no longer in service please try again later
00:41:18what have i done
00:41:29come on daniel answer me
00:41:37he'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
00:42:02no
00:42:13boy it's all assets
00:42:15claim zero castigo jackson the waves all spousal support
00:42:21no no he can't leave me he can't do this to me i won't sign off on him
00:42:36no
00:42:37no
00:42:38all this time
00:42:40who's gonna leave me
00:42:56it can't be
00:42:57it can't be
00:42:59it's not a
00:43:00honestly it doesn't matter my mom will look it over anyways
00:43:04he loves me
00:43:06he loves jackson he wouldn't just leave us we're his family after all these years everything we've been
00:43:14through
00:43:36i got you
00:43:38don't let me go
00:43:39mom
00:43:40was i ever really paying attention
00:43:47daniel
00:43:48no it's mom is everything okay you sound panicked
00:43:52mom
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
00:44:07daniel's not coming back
00:44:10you 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
00:44:28jackson
00:44:30i have something to tell you
00:44:34your dad
00:44:37your 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
00:44:48he was so embarrassing even mr eastwood
00:44:52mr eastwood
00:44:53what did preston say
00:44:55he said a pathetic like that should stick to scrubbing toilets then raising a young man
00:45:02he 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
00:45:24do you have any news about daniel miss donovan it's your accountant i noticed a few unusual transfers
00:45:30i'm sorry i don't have the time large sums have been wired to someone named preston eastwood
00:45:36was that done with your approval no but i'm not surprised flag his name i want him frozen and cut
00:45:42off
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
00:45:55is 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 oh honey it's time to let him go
00:46:21you don't love him anyway and think about what preston would do for your career
00:46:30what 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
00:46:42but daniel
00:46:43is a pathetic nobody that is my husband and the father of my son yeah some husband abandoning
00:46:51you without a moment's notice wanting nothing to do with this child just because the contract ended
00:46:57contract what contract
00:47:03what are you talking about forget it forget it it just pretend i didn't say anything when i caught
00:47:10you and daniel at the restaurant the other day you said that he was going on a trip is there
00:47:15something
00:47:15you're not telling me please i just want the truth mom fine i will tell you the truth but promise
00:47:26me you
00:47:26won't get mad i'll tell you the truth sabrina but no it was all for your own good
00:47:39when preston left you you were distraught i had to save you she's lost without you daniel
00:47:48you'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 how could you do this to me i wanted to protect you
00:48:13you
00:48:14wanted to control me all because you needed me 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
00:48:31together
00:48:31where where where did he go i know he told you where he went where is he you can do
00:48:38better than
00:48:39him you are sabrina donovan hollywood starlet believe me it's for the best no he can't be gone he can't
00:48:49yes he is gone and he is gone forever he can't be he can't be gone
00:48:55i can't
00:49:15i'm live at the highly anticipated premiere of how to tame the silver fox that's already generated a
00:49:21considerable buzz for his new writer director speaking of which there he is now mr daniel johnson
00:49:31daniel your film received the palm door at the can film festival what's going through your head
00:49:36tonight um honestly i'm just trying not to trip over my own speed nobody told me how oh man how
00:49:44uncomfortable these designer shoes would be i've heard this talk in the sequel uh yeah um god my career
00:49:51has been a long time in the making and i've been very honest about it actually i almost i almost
00:49:56gave
00:49:56up the dream but london london lit the fire under me and i feel like i found my voice and
00:50:03it really is full steam ahead speaking of london since you're an american rights director will you be
00:50:08making your way back to hollywood hollywood get out of the country if i so much as see your name
00:50:18next
00:50:19to my daughters in a tabloid i will make your life a living hell daniel
00:50:40he's no good at bragging about himself so i'll do it for him daniel is a true auteur and a
00:50:47creative
00:50:47genius and it was a privilege to be his leading lady that's not a light compliment coming from emily
00:50:53blake two-time golden global 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
00:51:07oh my god thanks for saving me she was practically i fucking you i know jeez this is so surreal
00:51:14i mean
00:51:14i can't believe this is happening to me i can the moment i read your script i knew you were
00:51:20special
00:51:23daniel enjoy this and get used to compliments there's already ask of us
00:51:30fuck 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 i'll have it
00:51:42well the world's about to meet its new favorite filmmaker some of us just got a head start
00:51:59i know our press is good press
00:52:07daniel becomes an award-winning director and he's cheating on me with a bafta-winning
00:52:12bitch
00:52:14you can't do this to me sabrina you don't need him let him have his 15 minutes of fame how
00:52:21can he move
00:52:21on to that uptight british bitch move on please honey he is using her why do you think he signed
00:52:30the
00:52:30contract in the first place he wanted to start his career under the donovan name how could you say
00:52:35that i mean any if anything being with me hurt his career he's proving that to the whole world don't
00:52:42you see it sabrina look at what you've got a celebrated career a mansion in the hills an adorable
00:52:50kid well when he's not whining and don't forget about preston your dream man you have everything
00:52:59like don't have him mom i'm hungry go have the chef make something no i hate what she cooks and
00:53:06i'm tired of chicken nuggets why can't you just hire daniel back don't talk about him like that he's
00:53:12your dad no preston is my real dad now daniel's just a guy who made me snacks and cleaned the
00:53:18toilet
00:53:18it was fun telling him what to do when did he get so cruel you see even your own son
00:53:24thinks daniel's
00:53:25a pathetic pushover a doormat daniel's a doormat daniel's a doormat enough you little
00:53:36enough just enough sabrina what's gotten into you don't tell me you are actually heartbroken over that
00:53:44man whoa what's going on here this room feels really tense mom just yelled at me for no reason
00:53:51i was just making fun of daniel no i yelled at you because you're making fun of your father
00:53:56and if you keep talking like that i'm gonna put you in a timeout it's time that you stop acting
00:54:01like a spoiled little brat hey are you really gonna get mad at jackson for what making fun of that
00:54:10fucking 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
00:54:26that's really really low especially after everything i've done to help you with your
00:54:30brand 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
00:54:42washed up and you're a fucking thief yeah i know you're bankrupt you've been stealing from me all
00:54:49year long i could have you arrested but i haven't because you know what honestly i pity you it's not
00:54:56like that okay look i was just merging things like couples do i want to marry you we're legacy hollywood
00:55:03fucking royalty what's my birthday huh what kind of flowers do i like what's my favorite color my
00:55:10favorite song oh what's my favorite goddamn movie oh oh wait what's my fucking middle name you don't
00:55:17give a shit about me you don't love me you don't even know me this isn't a relationship this is
00:55:25a
00:55:25publicity 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 babe come on please please i love you just just think about it look at the press
00:55:41what
00:55:41this will look like if i have to call my security all of this will get a lot uglier get
00:55:47out now just
00:55:50give me your hand come on no i'm so alone daniel nobody sees the real me i see you sabrina
00:55:57i see
00:55:59all of you and you're never going to be alone again he truly knew me he loved me every flaw
00:56:10every fear
00:56:11contract or not he truly loved me i saved you from social suicide saved me i mean you don't even
00:56:20know how ironic that is daniel saved me from the ledge and he saved me from you security
00:56:30security security come on just let's talk about this no god celeste do something sabrina
00:56:38come on sabrina was that really necessary i mean he still is a hollywood a-lister and people's
00:56:45sexiest man alive is that all you care about the fame the headlines the brand deals god you're supposed
00:56:53to be my mother first not some money-grubbing manager sabrina you are being dramatic of course i care
00:57:01about you i love you then prove it if you ever want me in front of a camera again then
00:57:08you will help
00:57:09me get daniel back you'll have to forgive me mr lee i'm kind of in shock right now in film
00:57:27school
00:57:28we were literally told to watch every single film that you ever produced i mean you know this you're a
00:57:34legend i appreciate it daniel all right let me cut to the chase you're a powerhouse sitting idol in the
00:57:40wrong country i appreciate the compliment but i mean i'm doing all right i got project come on
00:57:44you're built for billion dollar franchises hollywood blockbusters the one that gets made in la not
00:57:50london that's where you belong to be honest i already did all i didn't really end well let me guess
00:57:57a girl if by a girl he means hollywood royalty sabrina donovan you don't walk away from a gift
00:58:05like yours over some heartbreak you can become a household name and i can get you there you've given
00:58:11me a lot to think about three picture deal 200 million dollar budget each creative control and final cut
00:58:16approval i don't know what to say just say yes you have my number just don't keep me waiting
00:58:23just remember daniel you can't run away from the past you have to face it and tell the off
00:58:39hey it's been a while can we talk daniel can you give us a hint about your first movie with
00:58:47crazy maple
00:58:48studio of course uh it's about a man who gets over by america's sweetheart and comes out on top is
00:58:54this
00:58:54a personal story will we get a hint at who the mystery woman is oh she knows who she is
00:59:03um i'll leave
00:59:04it at that you arrogant little i told you if you ever set foot in this country i would unleash
00:59:14a world of hell
00:59:19uh it's celeste donovan i need a favor i need you to track down daniel johnson and find out where
00:59:24he'll be around eight o'clock tonight thank you it's time for a little reunion with hollywood's newest hot
00:59:31shot mom what are you doing
00:59:38did you just break my tv can you give us a name for your upcoming film you know i'm not
00:59:44supposed to do
00:59:44that you've been so kind though um it's called you drive me crazy
00:59:51he's back why didn't you tell me honey i didn't want you spiraling again i'm not a fragile little
01:00:00girl anymore i need to get on that movie absolutely not you're not working for your ex-husband if you
01:00:06don't get me an audition then i will get a manager who will honey i'm just looking out for you
01:00:11he still
01:00:12loves me he has to i just need to talk to him let him go mom honey i you know
01:00:27i just want what's best
01:00:29for you right i just don't want to see my little girl hurt again i love you i love you
01:00:37too
01:00:40here we go this is um it's another movie deal i i'll tell you about it after
01:01:02did you get his location the oaks 8 p.m after i'm done with him daniel johnson won't just be
01:01:10blacklisted by hollywood he'll be erased from sabrina's life forever
01:01:23she's not protecting me she's protecting her business and i'm just a pawn but if she wants a
01:01:30scandal she'll get one so nice having you back and i don't just mean from the uk yeah it's been
01:01:38a
01:01:38rough couple years hasn't it couple daniel it was 10 years of you slaving away for those people
01:01:45if you can even call them that but you're healthy now and i'm at the top of my career
01:01:50i mean yeah there was a time that i i love sabrina but i really thought i could make it
01:01:54work the
01:01:55marriage the kids i mean we really tried i thought i could make it go for it but um
01:02:02it's over it's over i mean let her chase whatever fantasy she thinks press cindy swick can offer
01:02:17oh you haven't heard she dumped him it was all over people magazine she ended it when his star faded
01:02:26oh my god
01:02:33daniel
01:02:36stop
01:02:45sabrina what are you doing here i'm here to help you sabrina you're making a scene let's go home
01:02:52sabrina how could you what i just came to ask daniel if he'd let you audition but he said no
01:02:58i begged and pleaded stop lying i saw you bribe the waiter to drug daniel's drink
01:03:05and i'll bet you called the paparazzi too to catch him drugged out of his mind and ruin him
01:03:11my god you're disgusting i'm a manager daniel not anymore why did you become such a conniving scheming
01:03:20snake i don't even know who you are anymore i'm your mother i only want what's best for you what's
01:03:29best for me you've been controlling my life ever since you knew you could profit from it that all ends
01:03:39today you're fired fired no no
01:03:53no
01:03:55he you can't do this to me please please sweetie i have dedicated my life to you you dedicated your
01:04:00life to money and to fame i was just who you used to get to it you think you can
01:04:08survive on sheer
01:04:09talent there's a thousand girls more talented than you waiting for their shot i made you you'd be
01:04:15nothing without me i think she'll do just fine
01:04:27we're done here mom if you want any chance to be in jackson's life or in mine you'll leave now
01:04:35without
01:04:37another word
01:04:47i have something to say
01:04:52i'm sorry daniel i'm sorry i took you for granted all of those years i'm sorry i let my mom
01:05:00manipulate and use you i'm sorry i brought preston into our home and poison our son towards you
01:05:11apologize to your father do i have to who raised you cared for you packed your lunches when i was
01:05:22on set
01:05:24laid with you when you had nightmares and coddled you when you were sick he did he loved you but
01:05:31you
01:05:31treated him like he was nothing i was wrong jackson he gave us 10 years of his life and we
01:05:38abused it
01:05:39and now there is nothing we could do to take that back i'm sorry dad
01:05:47it's gonna be okay son i still love you okay come on jackson let's go
01:06:00i'm sorry daniel for everything
01:06:13i 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
01:06:25they tore you to pieces and then just expected you to come running back
01:06:32people can change but that doesn't change the past
01:06:40and the oscar goes to daniel johnson for his original screenplay loving her
01:06:50daniel is it true that the script that won you oscars for both writing and directing sat on a shelf
01:06:55for 10 years yes i'll admit i got a little sidelined but um i think i found my way back
01:07:01but okay i'll tell
01:07:04you this um i don't think you can truly love someone else until you love yourself
01:07:16way to go jan
01:07:34thank you so much for considering me for this part thank you we'll keep in touch
01:07:45how many more do we have today 40 sir jesus hey boy how we looking we're still digging um no
01:07:54one's
01:07:54cracked the lead yet i mean this film lives or dies by the female lead all right here's the deal
01:08:00the
01:08:01studio is on my ass looking to lock in the lead today today are you kidding me that's why i
01:08:07love you man
01:08:08cool under pressure this movie is gonna blow the roof off
01:08:15oh my god all right just bring in the next one but that would be emily blake
01:08:24emily
01:08:29emily amazing as always
01:08:32you flew in all the way from london for this
01:08:35please please i wasn't gonna miss a shot who auditioned for the great daniel johnson
01:08:41how's la treating you oh my god less tea but way more traffic but i am
01:08:48i'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
01:09:06american director i kept waiting for us to become something real
01:09:13waiting for us to become something real i'm sorry
01:09:17it just cost me and we'll call it even you you were amazing as always it's just
01:09:26it's just not quite what i'm looking for
01:09:30i never was was i anyways got a few more auditions while i'm in town maybe i'll see you around
01:09:51get your coffee and you know what go get one for yourself too
01:09:55and be generous with the sugar
01:10:02oh my god what am i gonna do
01:10:11that was quick
01:10:22what are you doing here
01:10:25i came to audition
01:10:29did you bring any representation no i fired my manager remember
01:10:36i'm starting fresh right um
01:10:41hi i'm sabrina donovan
01:10:47don't let me go i got you i'll never let you go
01:10:53are you okay yeah it's an old wound that um never really healed
01:11:01i understand
01:11:02i don't know
01:11:06daniel johnson
01:11:09nice to meet you
01:11:12please
01:11:21whenever you're ready
01:11:37i'm
01:11:42yeah
01:11:43and
01:11:43oh
01:11:46and
01:11:49okay
01:11:54oh
01:11:58yeah
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