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Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Thursday.

We have officially made it to the latter half of the week.

Yeah.

Yeah, latter half.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Fuck yeah.

Latter half of the week vibes, guys.

Ladder motherfucking half of the week vibes.

What a special time of week.

Once again, we have absolutely no choice but to acknowledge the space that we're currently in.

And we are currently on the latter half of the week.

We've got the Fearless album coming out tonight at midnight.

Good things are ahead.

Everyone, rejoice.

Rejoice.

Thursdays are the day where we do acknowledge the space that we're in gladly.

Yeah.

Because there's so much in front of us.

We go willingly into the acknowledgement.

Right.

As opposed to the times when the space is quite negative.

Like a Tuesday that really just like feels like it should be a Friday, you know?

100%.

We have a great show for you guys today.

One, because it's Thursday, two, because Theo's here, and three, because we're just like living on this high of putting together probably the most epic mukbang that like the internet, YouTube, the YouTubers are fucking quaking in their studios.

Yeah, it's true.

We filmed our mukbang finally yesterday, Krispy Cream slash Beverly Hills Cafe taste test.

It will be going live today.

It is ready for you.

It'll be up at patreon.com slash a morning toast.

You can watch us wolf down some sweet treats.

And really, like so many of the sweet treats from our past were just bringing back kind of all these memories for me.

Yeah, and you'll, you'll watch us go down memory lane.

I personally found the mukbang

experience quite stressful.

It was really crazy.

We had so many sweets yesterday that I actually really felt it later in the day.

Like I was so tired.

And like you, you'll watch in the video, we definitely achieve a sugar high.

For sure.

And then like later in the day, I was really coming down off the sugar high.

And I'm like, I understand how sweets are just so not good for you.

Oh, I didn't really experience that I just experienced like this eternal high of just like being full on donuts and I had the best time with the mukbang like having to be being forced to eat sweet treats for your job like okay I will be girl with a job any day.

Yeah, no I went to live method afterwards and I was like I just had like I was like I'm sorry I ate a donut I had to for work.

Yeah.

No it's like wasn't lying.

It's not our fault that like our job is just like so demanding of us.

So rigorous.

So rigorous.

So demanding.

So exhausting.

It actually, it was, that was exhausting.

It was really fun, and it'll be up on our Patreon.

So make sure to look out for that.

And tons of new content coming at you this month.

Yes, definitely.

And in May.

And in May.

You'll get it when you watch the video.

Yeah, a little Patreon inside joke.

L-O-L.

But beyond that, we have an amazing show for you guys today.

The Real House Noise of New Jersey was on last night, and things got weird.

So we are definitely going to be discussing that in addition to all the things happening on the earth last night.

Yes.

Lots of earth news, you know?

Lots of earthy news.

People just like doing stuff, making news, news, making waves.

Yeah, and I think

we should get into it.

Other than that, I had another busy day yesterday.

Nothing much to report.

Anything by you?

Yeah, actually, I got home from our Mook Bang studio session and I plopped myself on the couch and I wanted to just like watch something and I just like didn't care.

So I just put something on.

And when I opened Netflix, Legally Blonde was like right up there.

So I'm like, perfect.

I haven't seen it in full in so long.

And it really is a feel-good movie.

It's not one of those movies where everything goes wrong.

Like it's really like an empowering movie.

And I guess I haven't seen it in so long that I had a kind of like a new perspective on it.

Because like as a

as a kid, I remember watching and just being like, Elle is everything of the sort.

And of course, I still have that takeaway.

But now as an adult, I really realize like how much of a role model Elle Woods was.

Like, because she was like this girl who was just like literally the definition of everything of the sort.

She was so cute, so beautiful, and really smart.

Like she really just, when she put her mind to something, she just, she achieved it.

But she was also like so nice.

Like, I feel like that's like a forgotten quality of Elle Woods.

Like, Vivian was the mean girl.

Like, Elle was always nice to everyone.

And you don't always associate, like, the cool girl who, like, wears all pink as like being the nice girl.

But Elle was just breaking down barriers.

And I feel like it's a really good movie for young women to watch.

I totally agree.

It was just so, and also hysterical.

Like, I was just laughing, laughing, laughing.

Yeah.

The ammonium flag offlight.

Yeah.

Like, just so good.

And so many stars.

Linda Cartolini, Chutney.

Yeah.

The role of a lifetime.

I thought it was you walking through the front door.

So good.

Don't stop your little lassies and produce a lot of people.

Brooke Windham Burke.

Okay, literally.

Okay.

Thank you for bringing that up because her name was Brooke Wyndham.

And literally, when I was thinking, I'm like, why is that Bruno Wyndham Burke on my screen?

Like, the names were so familiar and they kind of look alike.

It was such a weird coincidence.

I'm so glad you brought that up.

Yeah.

Hysterical.

Hysterical.

Well, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself.

Just a little update from me.

Screw sisterhood.

Never.

I've made the decision that I'm going to go on my wellness retreat.

And and now I'm just now just sussing out the right person.

Which location?

But I've come, I've made the, gone on the personal journey, and I want to just thank everyone for their support.

The toasters have been so supportive, so encouraging, and so many people like reach out being like, I did like a similar experience when I was no, not even the program, but like I decided to like go on a trip by myself, and it was the best thing I ever did.

So I'm gonna take a chance on me.

I'm gonna do it, and I will keep you all posted.

On the journey.

On the journey.

Fabulous.

But that also means you have like three days of toasts that you need to film without me.

That's fine.

Okay.

Just once again, like putting the business on my back.

No, I'm getting hell.

Okay, so now that like we're updated with the with the crew, right?

Anything else we need to share?

I don't think so.

I mean, you guys just saw us yesterday and the day before.

I know.

It's like hard as the week goes on

and like I have less will to live.

It's harder for me to like keep these updates so long because like towards the end of the week, like I literally stare at the ceiling at night.

The day goes the same as yesterday.

Yes, pretty much, except new outfit.

New outfit, new mukbang, and we have a great great weekend ahead of us.

So, I think, like, without further ado, did it, do, do, do,

where are you?

Her name is Velma or Thelma.

I still forget.

It doesn't matter at this point.

You know, you can like tell we're so fatigued.

Like, yesterday, we're like, without further ado,

where are you?

Well, I actually had like a traumatizing night of sleep.

So, like, I'm feeling not super well rested.

I went to bed so early, I was so proud of myself.

And

sometime in the middle of my sleep, I felt someone standing over me.

And you know that feeling like you feel someone looking at you?

Sure.

Was someone looking at you?

And I literally woke up in a fright, like screamed at the top of my lungs.

Ben was on my side because I have a water bottle on my side and he was thirsty and he didn't have one on his nightstand.

So I couldn't go back to sleep after that.

Like I was so shook up.

Like the feeling of waking up to someone over you.

That's so weird.

He could have gone to the kitchen.

No, and also like, okay, yeah, if you're getting up, like go to the kitchen, get your own water.

Second of all, if you're going to take my water, take it.

Don't drink it over me.

That's true.

Because now that I think about it, there have been like a few times where I've walked around to Zach's side because that's where I know I left my water.

And I just take it back to my side.

Like a normal person.

Like a normal person.

That's really sick.

He owes you an apology.

No, I know.

And like literally, he texted me this morning, like, the sun was shining.

I'm like, you literally...

Traumatized me last night.

Like it was such a horrible feeling.

And I just couldn't shake it.

So like I was up for a little bit.

Now I'm feeling kind of tired.

But what else is new?

Even if I had gotten 12 hours of sleep, I would still be tired.

Totally, but at least you have a good reason.

And now I'm sorry.

Yeah, like Ben owes you

sleep.

Big time.

Okay, without further ado, do it do.

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Okay, first story.

We've got some Kardashian news.

First up, a follow-up from a story we reported on this week.

Chloe Kardashian is breaking her silence, talking about body image struggles after unwanted photo saga.

So if you listened to earlier episodes of The Toast, you know that the Kardashian team was trying to get this photo of Chloe taken off of the internet.

And they did a somewhat successful job.

Yeah, I only saw

on Reddit or one of those channels.

And she posted on Instagram last night a number of videos of herself, and she even went live showing off her physique.

She said, hey, guys, this is me and my body unretouched and unfiltered.

She said, the photo that was posted this week is beautiful, but as someone who has struggled with body image her whole life, when someone takes a photo of you that isn't flattering in bad lighting or doesn't capture your body the way it is after working so hard to get it to this point and then shares it to the world, you should have every right to ask.

ask for it not to be shared regardless of who you are.

She talks about for those else who feel the constant pressure of not ever feeling perfect enough, I want you to know I see you and I understand you.

Every day I'm told by my family and friends who love me that I am beautiful, but I know that it needs to be believed from within.

Just do you and make sure your heart is happy.

She also talks about how, you know, she's worked so hard to achieve this physique.

And for years, she was referred to as like the ugly sister, the fat sister.

She must not have the same dad as them.

Right.

So like she got all of that criticism.

She worked really hard on her body and her image to, you know, sort of buck back at those critiques.

And now everyone said she paid for it.

it.

It's surgery.

Like, so she's damned if she does.

She's damned if she doesn't.

And she's basically telling everyone to fuck off.

Yeah.

And I totally endorse that message because it's very clear to me that all of the Kardashian girls, Kim and Chloe, I feel like come to mind most specifically, have really kind of been like.

burned by the media and like how people critique them especially like when kim was pregnant and it's obvious that they they talk about their weight a lot they talk about diet dieting a lot like it's like obviously something that's like kind of scarred them So they just like do what they can to be happy with themselves and like be able to live with themselves.

And the fact that like all these people are like dying that they got like an unretouched photo of Chloe, like, oh, our suspicions are true.

Like, she really doesn't look like that.

Like, it's just annoying.

And she said exactly what she said is exactly true.

Like, regardless of who you are, like, if there's a photo of you that you don't like, like, you should have every right to not want to share it.

Yeah.

And it sucks that like on the platform that she's on, like, the second it gets posted, it lives forever in perpetuity.

But that sucks.

It does suck.

Especially for someone who's clearly struggling, like with body image.

She's like, she's clearly a victim of this culture that's like so obsessed with being skinny.

Yeah.

I feel bad for her.

I feel bad for her, too.

I just wish like everyone would fuck off.

Like, just leave her.

But you know what I mean?

Like, it's,

it must be so loud and deafening, this sort of criticism, because they get criticism about everything that they do, and they find a way to just move on and tune it out.

But, like, it is probably deafening for her that it actually affects the way she sees herself.

Yeah, I mean, I think anyone knows if you've ever like had someone say something about your body in a negative way, like you know how damaging that is, even if it's just one time.

So imagine that on a scale of millions and millions and millions.

Like it's not,

it's not normal.

It's not healthy.

And of course it's going to like start to chip away at you.

Even the strongest person can't withstand that many people like telling you you're fat and ugly.

Like it's so traumatizing.

So, and then we get mad at Chloe for not being perfect with like how she edits her photos.

Well, we fucking destroyed her.

So like leave her alone.

Like it's so stupid and it's so unhealthy.

And like a lot of the people who are commenting who are like fucking women like being like do better.

You fucking do better, Karen.

Okay, leave her alone.

You know what?

If you want to morph yourself into literally looking like a cartoon, I empower you.

That is your right.

It's your right to do so.

Like everyone just needs to leave everyone alone and stop like criticizing them.

Okay, maybe if you were Chloe, you would handle it differently, but like you don't know what it's like to be in that position.

And for years have people just be like criticizing you so hard and like you're, you're fat, you're ugly, and then you get skinny, you're too skinny.

Oh, your body's fake.

You're morphing your photos, you're Photoshop, you're you're a cartoon like it's it's like you can't win So just like fuck off everyone just lay off like I didn't even care that she that photo got posted I didn't care that she looked different like I just don't care.

Yeah, like live your life.

I'll see you in person one day

And I'll figure it out myself.

Like, I don't fucking care.

I do hope that this whole saga puts to bed for once and for all, like, this whole narrative of like Chloe's new face.

And every time she posts a picture, it's like, who is that?

It's like, it's Chloe with her favorite filter on it.

Move on.

Yeah.

Like, I am just no one to talk.

Like, I filter the fuck out of my photos and I really feel empowered by it.

So some people don't, then don't do it.

Then don't do it.

Then don't do it.

But like eat up my yums.

110%.

Yeah.

Also, a little Kardashian news.

Andy Cohen announced yesterday that he will be hosting a Keeping Up with the Kardashians reunion on E.

He said we're doing a Keeping Up reunion covering all 20 seasons hosted by me, Andy Cohen.

Get ready.

So the whole family will be there.

Chris, Kim, Chloe, Courtney, Kylie, Kendall, and Scott.

No Robin.

No Rob and no Caitlin.

And no Caitlin.

Because Caitlin was like a huge part of the show for a while.

Yeah, I feel like the fact that Scott, well, Scott is a huge, huge part of the show, like main character.

But because

he's in it, it's like, oh, the absence of Rob is glaring.

The absence of everybody else is glaring.

But he has to be in it because he is the show.

But if it was just the girls, you wouldn't be like, who's not there?

Yeah.

Oh, right, of course.

I'm glad Kylie's going to be there, even though, like, I don't know what she could possibly contribute, even though they are going over like the all 20 years.

So, like, probably what it was like to like go to school and then like have cameras in your house, even before you were like famous.

I think this is great.

I love that Andy's hosting it.

I did think their announcement was incredibly bizarre like with the fake FaceTime.

Like why don't they just actually FaceTime?

Like it was just like the most janky ass video.

Yeah, they could have done like a six

FaceTime.

I agree.

I'm sure it was like someone's like social media idea because like that video of them FaceTiming had gone viral and so they just injected themselves.

They were like viral plus announcement.

Yeah, it was weird.

Yeah.

It was beneath them in my opinion, both Andy and the Kardashians.

But regardless, I will definitely be tuning into this, like, love a reunion style show for the Kardashians.

We never get that.

But

I'm feeling like a little lackluster about this because I do feel like we've gotten some...

We haven't had an Andy-hosted reunion, and if Andy does what he does best, like it could be so

full of bombshells, but we get a lot of specials from and like Kim's birthday special They always do like a Christmas special where they like re-watch old footage and like laugh about it And it's like really scripted and like unnecessary.

Yeah, and so if that's what they plan on doing I'm good on that no i feel like andy's involvement automatically like elevates it to an actual like substantial reunion with like good shit in it okay but like what what would you want to hear him ask them just like going over maybe some of like the most iconic fights and like who feel and i think he did a good job when he interviewed them for for real i only saw a few minutes of the clip but he like was asking tough questions and like corny started going on this rant about how her and kylie both feel like they've both been given such bad edits on the show like and andy was like but you edit the show so like he did get into the weeds on like things that they've never spoken about and things that i found to be really interesting How does Kylie get a bad edit when she's not on the show?

She's not on the show.

No, right.

So like I just feel like Andy will ask the pertinent questions.

Like I think Andy being on it automatically gives it like

stamp of approval for me.

I agree.

And I'm definitely going to be able to do that.

And I'm going to.

But they do do a bunch of like bullshit specials for sure.

Right.

And so I'm just...

I'm a little nervous that it's going to be a bullshit special, but I'm going to go in with open mind and an open heart and love to see my girls on the screen.

I have faith in Andy Cohen.

I really do.

I don't think he would attach himself to something like trivial.

I agree with that.

Because his name carries a lot of weight in the reunion realm.

Space.

Yes.

I wonder how it's going to be set up.

Like, is it couch three and three?

I don't know.

Who would you put on each couch?

It would be Chris,

Kim, not in no particular order.

No, no, but you have to do the order too.

So Chris and Kim can't sit on the same couch because I think they would both be closest to Andy.

Yeah, so I think it would be Kim, Chloe,

Scott,

Kylie, Kendall, Courtney.

Chris, Courtney, Kendall, Kylie, whatever.

Yeah.

I don't know.

I don't think they're going to sit in couch position because it honestly, like, for us, like, we know what it means.

You know what I mean?

And I don't think they'll do that.

So much.

Maybe it'll just be like a roundtable discussion or something.

Yeah, or like all the girls on the couch and then Andy.

Yeah.

Whatever.

Either way, exciting.

They didn't say when it's dropping.

No, or where.

Probably on a.

At the end of the season.

Oh, yeah.

Which is on tonight.

Addison Ray.

Oh, it's on tonight.

Addison Ray.

Do you think you filmed it already?

No, because he's soliciting questions now.

Got it.

Oh, I love soliciting questions because the audience is shady as fuck.

And yes, the Addison Rae of it all.

I cannot wait.

Yeah, it looks so good.

I hope it is as good as it looks.

Me too.

It never is, but.

Are you ready for our next story?

Yes, me.

Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner are talking about her new bop.

Sophie Turner posted on her Instagram story.

Taylor Swift's new song, Mr.

Perfectly Fine, which is from the Fearless Vault.

She said, it's not a bop.

And then Taylor replied, saying, forever bending the knee for the queen of the north.

Okay, so for me, like, this is huge because I think pretty much everyone knows like a song that comes out of the vault from the fearless era like is about Joe Jonas.

Like, we woke up and we decided to hate Joe Jonas again.

Like, that's where we're at as a fandom, even though, like, we have moved past it.

But I think the fact that Sophie posted about it, like, I had thought this before.

I figured that Taylor probably called Joe and Sophie and was like, I have this song, like, it is about Joe, but like, we're so old now, like, does it even matter?

And And I think that he probably, him and Sophie probably gave her permission to release it.

And then this was like a coordinated PR thing to be like, we're all okay.

Like, there's nothing going on here.

Taylor responded.

Sophie posted, like, it's all good.

It just happens to be about her boyfriend from when she was 16.

And like, we're such different people than we were when we were 16.

Like, it doesn't even count, you know?

Yeah.

It was definitely like a coordinated

moment.

Yeah, they definitely preempted any sort of chatter because that's not what I would have ever thought.

And I wouldn't, if she puts out a song 15 years later, I wouldn't be like, she's hung up on Joe Jonas.

No, she's not.

And she definitely like rewrote parts of it.

Like at some point, a song just becomes a song.

It's no longer like a memory.

Yeah,

but I guess they are covering all their bases.

They don't want any sort of drama because it seems like everybody's friends.

And now she says, senses baby's presence.

And right.

And when she posted that the song was out, she did an Instagram story.

Like, me in 2021, like writing songs about fictional stories, minding my own business to avoid drama.

Taylor's song from 2008, Screaming from the Vault, let me out.

So like she's acknowledging that like it's really not about that.

So and for the most part, like nobody's coming for JoJon as being like, you are mister, perfectly fine.

Like no one's doing that.

Like thank God.

So it seems like we've all found peace, which is great.

Alexa played peace by Taylor Swift, you know?

Yeah.

But the song is so good.

Like that's exactly what I was hoping for from the vault.

You all over me is good too, but it's not really like a bop, you know?

This is like a bop and a half.

And it's really good.

The album comes out tonight.

Are you excited?

Are you staying up?

How are you celebrating?

The thing is, like, I know every word to every song on Fearless.

Like, I don't really need to stay.

There's more vault tracks.

There's more vault tracks.

It's the Keith Urban collab, which is fucking crazy.

And I'm curious to see what kind of changes she makes.

Like, I literally want to go over, like, listen to the album with like the lyrics in my hand just to see like the different changes.

Because I have a call and I just want to put it out in the universe, like, just in case it comes true.

And I said it to Margo.

So she has like proof that I said it.

And you're going to put more proof now.

Yeah.

So there's evidentiary support.

Evidentiary support.

Habeas corpus.

So there is a song, That's the Way I Loved You, and it's so good.

And there's a line in the second verse that goes, Um,

he's, wait, he's that's the way the I Loved You were already a song?

Yes, that's the way I loved you,

breaking down and coming undone.

It's a roller coaster kind of rush, and I never knew I could feel that much.

And that's the way I loved you.

It's one of the best ones, in my opinion.

Sickening, stunning the love down.

So in this whole song is basically about how, like, she has this boyfriend like he's great he's fine but like he's not you know screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain and it's 2 a.m and i'm cursing your name she misses like the drama of it all but in the verses she's like describing him and in one of the verses she says he's close with my mother and talks business with my father and i just feel like new era like feminist tailor is going to be like he's close with my father and talks business with my mother because like andrea swift first of all like literally runs taylor like

and co.

She's like truly a businesswoman.

And I just feel like she's going to make that change.

And I just wanted to put it out there just in case.

I feel like it's like a possibility It's a really good call, right?

And I feel like if she doesn't then she'll watch this and be like fuck I should have done that I'm doing another album.

Yeah, right like Taylor's version times two and you this was just totally I swear to God.

Like I was just listening to a whisper of it.

Nope, nope, nope.

Like I was just thinking that's such like a kind of like provincial is that the right word like

antiquated.

Yeah, no, but provincial is an interesting word.

It's just like an antiquated song lyric.

And when Taylor was writing like country music in the early 2000s, like that was a a perfectly fine lyric.

But now it's...

And it's, I mean, it's still perfectly fine, but I think that she would rather switch it up.

And like, that's the message she wants to put out there.

And it's true, like, her mom really does, like, run her whole company.

Like, her mom is literally like CEO of Taylor Swift Incorporated.

So I just think that it's one of my ideas that I'm putting out there.

Also, I meant to mention this.

I watched Mary Queen of Scots and Joe Alwin is in it.

Yes.

And I didn't, like, I was looking at a man on the screen.

I was like, what do you play?

He plays Lord Dunley.

And I was looking at the screen and I was like, that's a handsome man.

And then later I was looking at the cast and it said Joe Alwin.

I was like, who's Joe Allen in this?

I'm like, he's a handsome man.

And that was the first time I've ever really watched something with him in it.

I know he's in his life.

He's only in like really fancy British movies, like the favorite.

I've never seen him actually act in anything.

Now, like, my rabbit hole has converged with Joe Alwyn's.

This isn't the last time you're going to see Joe Alwyn because you are now living in his world.

I entered Joe Alwin's world.

And so it just made made me really excited.

That is exciting.

I've never seen him on screen like ever.

You might not recognize him.

He had brown hair in the movie.

And he was just looking really cute.

Oh my god, brown hair.

Yeah, no, it really worked for him.

But so back to this, Phyllis comes out tonight.

Like, I really am so, so, so, so, so, so excited.

I'm so happy she didn't start with the debut album because while it's good, like, this is better.

And I'm just, like, living for it.

Yeah, I agree.

Okay, are you ready for our next story?

Yes.

Some exciting documentary news.

Netflix buys Kanye West docu series 21 years in the making for a reported $30 million.

This dock has been in the world

since before the birth of Yeezy.

I agree because it's literally going to be a series.

They have years worth of footage, everything over the last 20 years.

They have

stuff from like his mom's passing, stuff with him, like literally 20 years of his career.

on footage.

And we also have known that like he films himself.

Right, we know that from the Taylor Swift gate.

This is like going to be sick.

It's going to be like seasons and it's going to be like a show.

It's gonna be Yeezy Seasons Seasons.

Literally, but it's gonna be a show,

but it's a reality show, but in the past.

No, I know.

And like, honestly, I just thought 30 million wasn't a lot, just given what Netflix has paid for some other things.

Like,

kind of my frame of reference is always like Jerry Seinfeld got paid $60 million for like a one-hour comedy special, which is so absurd.

Yeah, but Insider told Variety that it's not an accurate figure.

So it's up for discussion.

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

It's not a waste for sure.

I saw it at 30 million everywhere.

It's not confirmed.

Okay.

Says one insider.

Got it.

Well, I'm curious, like, if Kim will be involved in any way, like, will she have a say in how she's portrayed?

Kim has always protected Kanye when it came to the e-show.

So, like, I wonder if he'll have the same kind of respect for her.

Well, he's not involved in the production, but he has given the producers his implied consent for them to move forward with the project by granting him access to his life.

But he's not, like, cutting and pasting.

Interesting.

Yeah, which I think will probably

be best.

I would go for either, but that way,

it will be what it is.

Yeah.

Okay, well, I will definitely be watching that, and that's very exciting.

Like, good for Netflix, because honestly, it's been a while since they had something like

I could really like live without my Netflix account.

Like, that's where I'm at now.

I feel you.

Except they had Broke Back Mountain earlier in the week, and I really enjoyed that movie.

Yeah.

But I'm sure I could have got it somewhere else.

I'm sure.

Are you ready for our next story, which is some good news that is so fucking cute and sweet?

Good news that is so fucking cute and sweet?

Fuck yeah.

Shaq, have you seen this?

Of course.

Shaq surprised a young, hardworking kid by paying for his engagement ring at an Atlanta jewelry store when he overheard him put it on layaway.

So the video was the moment was caught on camera where the generous moment Shaq hands his credit card to a sales store clerk to purchase the ring was posted to Instagram on a fan page on Tuesday and quickly went viral.

In the Instagram post, Shaq can be seen shaking the stranger's hand and patting him on the back as he covers the cost for the ring.

Do you know how much it was?

No.

After it was posted, Shaq addressed the clip on TNT Tuesday and said he he just happened to be shopping for hoop earrings at the atlanta jewelry store when he overheard the stranger who he described as a young hardworking guy asking to make a layaway payment on the ring when he decided to step in so i said tell your girlfriend i got it i'll take care of it shaq did not disclose the price tag but said the amount was not much for him At first, the stranger

resisted, but he told him not to worry.

He does it all the time.

I'm just trying to make people smile.

That's all.

So apparently, Shaq does this all the time, like when he's out and about.

Randomly paying for stuff.

Random acts of kindness, paying for stuff for people.

i love that and it's literally the sweetest story the only thing is like in the time this video went viral like i don't think the guy had a chance to propose

but like i think like if i'm his girlfriend like i don't care yeah but just like the surprise is spoiled oh my god that's such a good unless like the guy ran home and did it immediately that's not how it works no no but maybe he knew like the video was taking it was going to make its way around so he had to do it fast get down to it literally honestly shaq is probably one of my favorite type of celebrities for a multitude of reasons.

One, because I just love people who are like generous and of course like generous in, you know, writing big checks to fancy charities, but also like boots on the ground, just like helping people out, paying for groceries.

Like I love that.

Tyler Perry does that a lot too.

Like I just love that.

I love Shaq because he also probably does the most endorsements of any celebrity I've ever seen in my entire life, but it doesn't become annoying.

Like his commercials are hilarious for carnival cruises and the general insurance.

Like he's so funny.

And then three, like he's really good at his job.

Like he is hysterical.

Ben is always watching.

He's always like a DJ.

That's the other thing.

Like, he follows his passions.

He's a fucking great DJ.

He follows his passion.

But he's also so funny on that show.

What is it?

NBA, TNT?

TNT Tuesday.

TNT on NBA?

Something like that.

T-N-N?

Right, that's what it is.

Ben watches it all the time, and he's honestly hysterical.

I'm like, I don't even know what he's talking about, but I'm like, he is great.

So honestly, five stars for Shack in all the celebrity categories.

Like, he checks every box for me.

Totally.

And this story just

warms the heart.

It seriously does.

It does.

It's such a sweet thing to do, like, to pay for someone's engagement engagement ring.

Yes.

It's such a big expense for so many people.

It's going to be their burden and add to their simcha.

Yeah, no, it's really such a mitzvah.

Mm-hmm.

I'm really like in love with Shaq.

He's a mensch.

Does Shaq have a girlfriend?

I don't know.

Could be your.

Could be me.

Could be you.

Are you ready for our fifth and final story, a little biz news?

A little fifth and final story.

A little biz news.

Yeah, of course.

Of course.

Some serious biz.

Twitter held discussions for a $4 billion takeover of Clubhouse.

Think Think about it.

Twitter held talks in recent months to acquire Clubhouse.

Fuck just Twitter at $4 billion.

Beats me.

The buzzy audio-based social network, according to people familiar with the matter, the companies discussed a potential valuation of roughly $4 billion for Clubhouse.

The people said asking not to be identified because the matter is private.

Discussions are no longer ongoing, and it's unclear why they stalled the people added, but interissant that Twitter was interested in Clubhouse and would value it at $4 billion.

Instead, they just stole the idea and came up with Twitter voices that absolutely nobody uses.

They have their own like Clubhouse thing.

It's so unpopular.

Like I can't even.

That's so Twitter.

That's so Twitter.

It's so corruption.

It's so nice ideas.

It is really interesting that Clubhouse is valued at $4 billion, but like that's how tech works.

Like you get one person on your platform and suddenly you're a billionaire.

So like we got into the wrong space.

Clubhouse is popular.

It's still very niche and it's still in beta.

Like you still have to be invited, but I'm so over it.

Like I can't even begin to describe how over Clubhouse I am.

I like the idea.

I like that it's happening.

I personally just can't give much of myself to it.

And

so

I'm happy for, I'm happy for everyone.

I just found it to be like really kind of boring.

Yeah.

But maybe we were just like being boring and in boring rooms.

We're not boring though.

That's the thing.

And we're audio queens.

We're audio queens and we're not boring.

So like I know what we are and I know what we ain't and we ain't boring.

That's true.

So even just like all of us, me, you, Margo, Lauren, Elizabeth, like that's we literally FaceTime all the time, the four of us, and it's exciting as fuck.

That's true.

So like,

yeah, something's not connecting for us in our space, but it's connecting for many others.

Speaking of Lauren Elizabeth, she just got back on her podcast.

She took a little break.

She's been releasing like fire fucking content on her YouTube out of all cylinders, like YouTube, Instagram, and her podcast, Mood with Lauren Elizabeth.

New episodes drop every Wednesday.

A new episode came out yesterday.

Highly recommend checking it out.

Definitely.

So should we dive into our TV recap segment?

I feel ready.

I do.

I need to go back to Tom's River.

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Okay.

So let's go back to Tom's River.

We picked up last night's episode.

Like a dinner.

The pizza dinner.

My God, the two tables.

Like, I get that it's COVID, but it's so stupid.

It was stupid, but also it could only happen on this franchise.

It worked.

Yeah.

And things like were just like being weird between Joe and Melissa.

And like, honestly, I never expected that.

Like from the

Jersey franchise.

Like if there's one certain thing I know, it's like Joe and Melissa are solid.

And like they're not.

And they're OTB, but it's, it's tough, but I feel like they've always been really public about their arguments and the things that are sort of bubbling beneath the surface.

But the fact that they've been open about it like means that it's not really cause for concern.

The fact that he's like, why are you always working?

Blah, blah, blah.

Like it's almost just a trope of their marriage.

But like things just got weird.

Twisted.

And they were fighting

in front of their house guests, which like is so awkward.

And then like when Joe, when Melissa's in her bedroom, so Jackie and Margaret go to check up on her.

And then Joe comes in and like Jackie and Melissa at first, like, don't leave.

It's like, like, this is not a group discussion.

I know, but I feel like it also shows how genuinely close they all are and that they have like a real friendship, almost like a family where you don't have to hide from them.

Like, you're probably going to wind up telling them about it anyway.

So, if they would witness it, yes, it is like bad if you're doing that in front of other people, but I think it also just spoke to like the fact that they really all trust each other, like, as couples.

I agree.

It was just like not something I would literally ever do, like, even with you guys.

Actually, no, I do with you.

Of course, you would.

Yeah, but like, it's just weird.

Yeah, no, I think everybody was really uncomfortable.

But it also felt like the next day Joe kind of understood that he was in the wrong and was contrary.

He wasn't like doubling down.

So maybe it was like

drunk and emotional.

And that was just like the worst side of him coming out.

Like, I mean,

it's weird because...

Whatever he's like, there's two things.

First of all, I think the walking in front thing is literally increasing.

But then also, he's now saying that like Melissa's fame is like affecting their relationship.

And that's not something as viewers that we would ever really see because we're walk like

that's like a fourth wall that we can't even begin to understand so that was like a crazy accusation yeah and I and we're in no place to judge right we don't know if it's true like yeah but she's been famous for a long time so like what happened and also but then it also is like he's saying in the last year things have been tough and I think things have been tough for a lot of people in the last year so it's not just that your wife is famous like it's a lot.

It's that we're all stuck in the house together.

Right.

She's been famous for almost 10 years now and it never affected your relationship.

So I don't think that's what it is.

Me too.

But let's look at like one of these things is not like the other, and it's the fact that you guys are spending every day together, day in, day out, in lockdown, and that's not really

great for a relationship.

I also felt like when Teresa found out about the fight, like she was literally getting like too excited about it.

Like, like she just, like.

You should feel sadness like if your brother and his wife are going through a tough time.

But she was like, no, I mean, just like my next husband, I want to be like, just like Joe, like really affectionate.

Like she saw last week's episode of The Toast and then was like, I'm going to be a little bit more.

I'm going to double down on being in love with my brother.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, nothing that happened in last night's episode made me question anything that we said.

No, she was just like getting too much joy out of their misery and then like

she's in love with her brother.

Yeah, but also it's like she's kind of in like or I don't want to say in love but she really likes to like parade herself in front of like all of the women's husbands.

It's so inappropriate.

It's a really annoying trait in a friend.

Lala Kent when she took her boobs out.

No, it's not the same thing because it's like she was in the moment and maybe was inappropriate in the moment, but that's that's not how she is every single time she sees the husbands.

But, like, whenever anyone's man is around, she's like in her baby voice, whether it's Frank.

Ben, you get, no, not Ben.

I keep calling him Ben because he reminds me of Bruce.

Oh, Joan, you're bringing pineapples for me, right?

She does it with Frank and Tang when she like comes down in her little outfit.

Like, it's fine with Frank because he's like nobody's husband.

Yeah, she's even like that with Evan.

She's like, within her little baby voice, so disgusting.

It's so inappropriate.

I could never have a friend like that.

Ever.

It's uncomfortable and it's like weird.

Like, what are you doing?

No, and I fully respect and like

have empathy for the fact that like it must be really hard to like be the only single one.

Like even Dolores doesn't have a David around, but she has Frank.

Like

Teresa is so obviously single and that's tough for sure.

And like I think they all coddle her a little bit, but she takes it a little too far.

Yeah, she does.

It's just like

it's a weird, it's a weird thing to do.

And it's not just because you're the only single one, like that's not the default.

No, and that doesn't mean you could like be freaky around everyone, like talking about about how you want your peach eaten.

Like, it's disgusting.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yeah.

And also, I'm now realizing that her tagline is also disgusting.

People say starting over, but I say starting over never tasted so good.

Yeah.

She keeps talking about getting her like vag eaten.

So like that must be what it's referencing, right?

I guess so.

The vag.

I guess so.

I've been focused on top quality fabrics.

But I think that that's also no, I think there's like a hidden meaning.

Yeah, she's like, she left us an Easter egg, like Taylor Swim.

So, yeah, yeah, it's so subtle.

so the episode was fine i feel like the um memorial for nono like hardcore got me like choked no i know i know i can't i couldn't like go like i was not in the mood to like be so emotional but like when it's when nono's on the screen you have no choice but to cry and when gia's like just on the screen like choking up and then like flashing back to literally like 15 years ago like it is so emotional and like you can't deny how sad it is and like

i don't know

just like the way they talk about their parents with such respect and such love, and like the way they talk about their marriage, how like they're up in heaven, like they're better together, and like they were so in love.

And I think Joe kind of uses that as like an excuse to like be insane to Melissa.

But it is really sweet, like how much respect and love they have for their parents, like up until the end.

And it's just like, it was really sweet.

It was really sweet when Gia said.

And it's a nice party.

When Gia said she was going to say something, I was like, waking up.

Thinking about so many things.

Thinking about Monona today.

I feel like if that had been filmed when that had already gone viral, she probably.

She might have gotten in on the joke.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I think she loves it.

Basically,

Will Smith has been using party party meeting.

Like, she's a star.

She is a star.

It must be so cool.

So exciting for her.

I thought the party was like really nice, like a lovely way to honor someone's life.

It was beautiful.

It was truly a celebration of life.

Yeah.

And it was a big-ass party.

It was a big ass party.

And they did not make it a big deal, but I did notice that they were all taking a shot of Johnny Walker Blue, which I guess was Nona's favorite.

Margaret Joseph's, who does not drink, took the shot.

That's so pretty.

I thought it was so sweet.

Like, I wish they made it like a bigger deal.

I'm like, Margaret, are you drinking?

Like, she does not drink.

Yeah.

That's really sweet.

I know.

Um, the fight between Margaret and Jennifer sort of simmered down, which I'm glad for, but I feel like it's definitely gonna come.

It's bubbling.

Yeah.

They put it aside for now, which was respectful, but like, and also I thought it was actually very, very sweet of

Dr.

Aiden and Jennifer to get that gift from Melissa and Joe, that painting.

It was really sweet.

Yeah.

So like like there's sides of Jennifer I like.

Honestly, it's mostly when she's with Bill because when he was putting on her shoes, like I was dying.

That's so cute.

They're truly so cute.

I know, but her on her own, she's a beast.

Like I can't stand her.

Yeah.

Also, when they were at that restaurant, the like pull-up in your boat restaurant, they were just like having a funny day.

It's like, these people are genuinely all friends.

Like you could, you, without the cameras, like, that's a table you would walk past and they're just like having a great time.

Agreed.

And that's what makes the show so good.

And the husbands really just add, that's what really makes this franchise stand out more than any other franchise is like they're the most involved.

I heard, read like a rumor on like a blog that they're literally getting a spin-off.

Like that's how interesting they are.

But like, I don't even want a spin-off.

Like, I just want them to keep being with the women on the show.

And I think that that makes New Jersey like it's so special.

Yeah, so special.

It's really true.

Like, everyone else, I think at this point, like...

other cities the casts are friends because like that's what it is but these are people like cameras up cameras down like we're going to ride or die and we're having a great time yeah so they make it really special.

And I just, I literally love them so much.

And I can't decide like which one I would want to be married to.

Like, I think sometimes Evan, and then I think sometimes Frank Catania, and then sometimes I think Joe.

And then I think Joe.

No, I was saying Joe Benigno.

Oh, okay.

No, but sometimes it's Joe Gorga because he's really the number one guy in this.

Yes, yes.

And he is just hysterical and keeps the party going.

And so like, sometimes I'm like Joe Gorga, but then after last night, like, I'm done with that.

I don't know.

I also don't like this narrative that's like starting to bubble up of like the men and women just both like being like, yeah, Joe wears the G-string and Margaret wears the pants.

Like, it's so disrespectful to talk about someone's marriage like that.

And maybe I'm just sensitive because, like, I ride or die for Margaret so fucking hard, but like, I can just imagine like someone saying that about like my marriage, and it would really offend me and like embarrass me.

So, like, I just don't like that people are talking about like that.

Yeah, and it seems like this group is like so involved in each other's business.

Yeah, maybe it's like natural, but like, it just feels very rude to me.

No, and also, it's very archaic, like, right, no one would say that if they thought Joe Benigno was wearing the pants in the relationship, no one would say that, yeah.

They don't say that about Dr.

Bill and

Jennifer.

Yeah, I agree.

Yeah.

But a lot of like the old school Italian is very like

traditional.

And that's like what the whole fight with Joe and Melissa is.

Like, I want you to stay at home and make meatballs while I go to work and provide.

Yeah.

And then Melissa's like, I have a store now.

Like, time to start.

And by the way, Melissa said that on our show, and I never forgot it because I thought it was such an interesting take on how like a lot of the people who come on housewives like are housewives by definition.

Like they cook, they clean, they pick up the kids, they are caretakers.

And then like the show gives them like a sense of purpose beyond their families and it gives them like a platform and a job.

And then it makes it difficult in a lot of marriages.

And she had said that, and I thought it was such an interesting take.

Now I'm realizing it's because she was speaking from experience.

Yeah, no, but it definitely changes the nature of the relationship.

Yeah.

When you're used to one thing and something else happens.

But I just think by now they've figured it out.

Yeah, yeah.

And it doesn't always have to be a bad thing.

But that's why I think there's like more to it than just like the typical you're at Envy all the time.

Also, like everyone's working from home.

What are you you referring to?

What red carpets is she going?

Appearances.

Right.

So like a year ago, if you had this fight, I would get it.

But like this year, it just doesn't seem to apply.

So that's why I just think there's like something brewing.

Yeah, something else.

But I think, I think they're a great couple.

I think it's fine.

I think it's fine too.

I hope.

I love them.

They're really like the heart and soul of the whole group.

They are the heart and soul.

If they got divorced, it would be a good

show because it would be like who's taking whose side?

The men and it's so tangled.

But they really are like the heartbeat of the show.

Like they are, everyone's always at their house.

Like, they are the center.

Yeah, like a couple of people.

Yeah.

And because, like, Joe gets the guys together.

And I feel like all those guys are great together, but on their own, like, you know, he's like the personality.

The ringleader.

And Melissa really ties the group together because they would be so divided if she wasn't related to Teresa and they had no choice but to hang out.

Yes.

So because Jackie and Margaret would never, never hang out with those other women.

So.

Oh, well, Dolores is great too.

I love Dolores.

With every episode, she just has like moments of just pure gold.

When she said, when she was just trying to like get Joe back to earth and was like, this girl's like obsessed with you, like she dies for you, like chill the fuck out.

Like it's not that deep.

Like that was really nice of her to like insert herself in.

And I love Dolores.

And the only time it's frustrating to be a Dolores fan is like when she's blindly defending Teresa, which she hasn't done as much this season, but in seasons past, it's been so frustrating.

Yeah, no, she's not doing that this season.

She's just staying out of it, which I appreciate as well.

Me too, but I do like...

want some of her hot takes and like I feel like she actually has like a good like moral compass and I would like for her to insert herself a little bit more.

Yeah.

Like, what do you think?

She's just not that way.

No, but I think a lot of the times she doesn't insert herself because if she had to decide who was right, her friends would be wrong.

Right.

Jennifer and Teresa.

So she's.

The two most wrong people.

So she stays out of it, but she's, but it works.

It works.

So tonight is Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

We will recap that tomorrow for Friday.

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