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-You got some big news here.
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You just became an uncle for the first time,
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is that right? -I did.
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It's the first -- first grandkid for my mom and dad.
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Shout-out to my sister Jamila.
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Lennox Major Theus, Jordan Theus.
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-Oh, my God. -Yeah, yeah.
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-Have you picked out a Christmas present for him yet?
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-I'm still searching.
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I haven't got back to L.A. yet. I've been gone for a few months.
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But I plan on doing some Christmas shopping
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when I get back. -You can give him a baby book
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if you'd like. -Oh, wow. Okay.
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-I got this book here. -What you got in there?
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-Well, I signed it.
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I just said, "Uncle Mike, you will read this 1,000 times."
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[ Laughter ]
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Get used to reading books. -Thank you, bro.
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-Yeah, you got to read that to the baby.
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-Man, that's awesome. -They'll love it. Yeah, yeah.
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No, there's only like 3 pages in there.
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So no spoilers. [ Laughter ]
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-I really did write it, yeah.
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But you -- What do you call it?
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Did you finish the rest of your holiday shopping?
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-Well, you know what? I still have a few things I need to get.
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And actually, you're like one of the last people on the list,
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not to, you know, say it like that, but --
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-Oh. I'm on the list. -I got you a little something.
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I heard you like cupcakes, so --
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-I do. -I got one.
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My mom made it for you, so --
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-Your mom made this cupcake for me?
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-Yeah, it is. It's one of her special --
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-This is not the rum cake. -It's the rum cake,
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but it's a little cupcake version of the rum cake, so --
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-Wait, talk to me about this. Your mom did this?
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Thanks, Mom! [ Laughter ]
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-So, my grandmother's --
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my grandmother's famous rum cake recipe.
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-Yes, we talked about this. -Yes. This is the one.
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But now we teamed up with Sprinkles,
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and they're doing this holiday, you know, batch
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for everybody at home
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so that you guys can order your own special -- my mom's rum cake
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and they'll deliver it for the next two weeks.
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A portion of the proceeds are going to Lupus L.A.
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My mom suffers from lupus.
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So this is kind of, like, my way to give back
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to the lupus community, and my mom also.
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So, yeah, congratulations.
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-That's fantastic.
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-Here you go. [ Cheers and applause ]
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Let me know what you think.
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Yeah? -That's real good.
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-It's made with love and a whole lot of rum.
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-There's a lot of good rum in there.
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-You can't go wrong with that.
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-You can go to Sprinkles and get this?
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-Yeah, so, you go to sprinkles.com.
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They'll deliver it. You go to your local Sprinkles store.
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A portion of the proceeds goes to Lupus L.A.
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-This is phenomenal. -Thank you, man.
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-I'm so happy you remembered that.
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Thank you for doing that. That's cool you're doing this.
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Also, your mom makes a mean mac and cheese, right?
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-My mom's mac and cheese is actually --
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-I'm just setting you up for next time you come back.
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-No, no, no.
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You just trying to have me not be able to fit in this seat.
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No, but my mom's mac and cheese is legendary.
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-Thanksgiving mac and cheese, right?
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-Thanksgiving mac and cheese.
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She only makes it a couple times a year --
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Thanksgiving, birthdays.
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-So you had it this year?
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-I actually, I did.
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Somehow, she found a way to sneak it, like, through customs,
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and she got it to Berlin.
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I was in Berlin filming -- -You were in Germany.
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-I was in Germany last three months filming,
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and I missed my first Thanksgiving
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in I don't know how long.
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So she somehow figured out a way to get mac and cheese
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and her famous meat and mac to me in Germany.
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-See, that's -- Your mom is awesome.
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Come on. Oh, my God. -My mom somehow found a way
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to get a little bit of home all the way in Germany.
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-Shout-out to all the moms out there. That's awesome, buddy.
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I want to talk about your movie, because last time you were here,
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we talked about you and Jamie Foxx.
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-Yep. -"Just Mercy."
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What made you want to tell this story?
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-I think it's timely.
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The story of Walter McMillian took place over 30 years ago.
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He was a wrongly convicted person for murder.
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And Bryan Stevenson,
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fresh out of law school, got him exonerated.
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And it's something that sadly is still happening today.
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You know, honestly, when I met him,
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I was almost embarrassed that I didn't know of his work.
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You know, he wasn't a household name.
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-Yeah. -So, you know,
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I watched the Ted Talk.
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I got a chance to know him as a person,
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and I saw all the amazing work that he's doing.
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And I figured, what was my way to contribute?
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You know, as a black man in America,
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you know, I felt a certain responsibility.
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You frustrated when you see all these things
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that are going on in the news and in the media,
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all this police brutality,
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and you struggle with trying to find a way to make an impact.
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You struggle with your emotions
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of how do I -- How do I address this?
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So I used my work and my platform to be able
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to produce this movie and put it together and tell the story
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so as many people as possible can see this film.
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I do feel like through
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proximity, becoming closer to these issues,
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we can be able to kind of close the gap
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between the people who feel like that's not them
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and bring that humanity to the forefront.
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And Bryan Stevenson is an amazing person.
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I can't wait for you guys to see the movie.
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-It's great that you did that.
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-And I got to say, you and Jamie Foxx have great chemistry.
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And Jamie Foxx just crushes it in this, as well.
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And you, too. I mean, oh, my God.
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There's a couple scenes in there that just, like --
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Whew. Just wreck you.
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-It's a heavy film. But at the end of the day,
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we want you to leave the theater with hope and optimism.
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-Yeah. -I think Bryan Stevenson
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is one of the most hopeful people that I know.
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But he really believes that through art,
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through speaking about things, through ownership of our past,
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that we'll be able to have some real healing.
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I think this movie is a step.
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-It really is a great story.
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-Appreciate it. -I'm glad you made it.
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Did Jamie get to be funny at all, like, in between takes?
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-In between takes, yes. -Yeah.
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-We were dealing with such heavy material --
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-I know, that's what I was going to ask.
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-He was excellent at playing music
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to kind of get us in and out of moments, you know?
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I think we were dealing with such heavy stakes all the time.
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You know, he would play songs to kind of set the mood for a scene
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but then also play songs to kind of get us out of it, as well.
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So he was definitely, you know, a big cheerleader on set.
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Always telling jokes. He's an amazing storyteller.
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-He's unbelievable, yeah.
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He comes on, and I just let him go.
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I just -- I can leave. -Yeah.
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-He just comes on, takes over. [ Laughter ]
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But together, it's an amazing movie.
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You should definitely check it out.
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-Yeah. -And thanks and congrats.
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I want to show everyone a clip.
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Here's Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx in "Just Mercy."
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Take a look at this.
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-Why you doing this?
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-Why am I a lawyer? -No, no, no.
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Why is you a lawyer down here in Alabama
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taking these cases that ain't nobody gon' pay you for?
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-When I was a teenager, my grandfather was murdered
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over a black and white TV.
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We kept waiting for someone to show up to help.
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And that's when I realized that
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outside my community, nobody cared,
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'cause to them, he's just
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another black man killed in the projects.
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I know what it's like to be in the shadows.
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That's why I'm doing this.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-Michael B. Jordan, everybody! [ Cheers and applause ]
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New uncle! -Uncle Mike.