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AND NOW OUR REGULAR NOON-DAY SPOTLIGHT
ON ENTERTAINMENT WITH JANE OLIVER.
JANE'S GUEST TODAY IS MARY KANBY.
FOR OVER 20 YEARS, MARY AND HER FATHER, JIM, HAVE BEEN AMONG
CANADA'S MOST POPULAR COUNTRY AND WESTERN STARS.
NOW MARY IS STEPPING OUT ON HER OWN WITH THE RELEASE...
READY, ONE. TAKE, ONE AND CUE JANE.
[ JANE OLIVER ]: THANKS, SETH, AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
[ MARY KANBY ]: THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.
YEAH.
WISHING TREE IS NUMBER 10 WITH A BULLET ON THE POP CHARTS.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
HAPPY, KIND OF SURPRISED,
BUT REAL HAPPY.
I GUESS THIS IS KIND OF NEW TO YOU.
I KNOW YOU'VE ALWAYS SHIED AWAY
FROM INTERVIEWS.
WELL, DAD ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF THAT IN THE PAST, BUT, UM...
I THINK HE'S DEAD.
HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING ON YOUR OWN
AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS WORKING WITH YOUR FATHER?
STRANGE, UM...
CONTROL ROOM.
HOLD ON.
MAC.
JUST A MINUTE.
SETH, DON'T SNORE.
[ MARY ]:...GROW MUSICALLY IN THE SAME WAY...
YEAH.
OH, HI.
...ARTISTS JUST REPEAT THEMSELVES
OVER AN OVER.
HILDEBRANDT.
LK.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GO
ON YOUR OWN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
[ MAC ]: WHO IS HE?
HOW OLD IS HE?
WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?
SETH, SETH.
SETH, ARE YOU STILL WITH THE TOUR?
[ OLIVER ]:...DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR FATHER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT
THE ALBUM IS THAT EVERYTHING
SEEMS SO INTENSELY PERSONAL THAT THE SONGS MUST HAVE COME
OUT OF A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
WELL, I CAN ONLY WRITE WHAT I KNOW.
IT JUST SORT OF BUBBLED UP.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE SONG DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS,
ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL TERRIFIED OF BEING
LEFT ALONE IN THE DARK.
WAS THAT A PROBLEM ON THE ROAD?
SHE WAS ALMOST NEVER ALONE.
THERE WERE ALWAYS PEOPLE AROUND,
ESPECIALLY HER FATHER.
IS THAT LITTLE GIRL YOU?
IN A WAY, I GUESS.
THE TITLE SONG OF THE ALBUM, WISHING TREE,
IS A VERY POWERFUL SONG.
THAT'S A SONG ABOUT CHILD ABUSE, ISN'T IT?
IT'S ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS...
YOU SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE JAMIE, RALPH, YOU AND ME...
[ OLIVER ]: BUT THE LYRICS ARE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IS THAT SONG ABOUT YOU?
IT'S ABOUT ANYBODY IN THAT SITUATION.
YOU MEAN THE SITUATION OF CHILD ABUSE, OF
A CHILD BEING SEXUALLY MOLESTED BY AN ADULT?
YEAH, IT HAPPENS.
THAT'S WHY I WROTE ABOUT IT.
MAC, YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS.
ARE YOU WATCHING THIS?
...ABOUT YOU COMING TO TERMS WITH AN INCIDENT
OF *** ABUSE IN YOUR CHILDHOOD?
U BACK, OK?
TALK TO YOU LATER.
IS THAT WHY YOU LEFT YOUR FATHER?
BECAUSE HE'S THE MAN-- BECAUSE JIM KANBY IS, UM...
***?
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FLUFF PIECE ABOUT MUSIC.
[ JANE ]: THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT MATERIAL
THAN WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR FATHER.
JIM KANBY'S LAWYER'S ON THE PHONE.
HE WANTS US TO PULL THE PLUG ON THE INTERVIEW.
[ OLIVER ]: THIS IS A SONG ABOUT YOU.
IT IS AND IT ISN'T.
MAC, CUT HER OFF, CUT--
SETH, CUT HER OFF RIGHT NOW.
COMMERCIAL.
CUE SETH A COMMERCIAL.
THANK YOU, JANE, THANK YOU, MARY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER
THESE COMMERCIAL MESSAGES.
ANYBODY IN THAT SITUATION.
A SITUATION OF CHILD ABUSE,
OF A CHILD BEING
SEXUALLY MOLESTED BY AN ADULT?
YEAH, IT HAPPENS.
THERE. SEE, SHE SAID IT.
STOP IT HERE.
WELL, YEAH, IT HAPPENS.
THAT'S WHY I WROTE ABOUT IT.
YOU SEE?
SHE SAID, "IT HAPPENS." SHE SAID, "IT HAPPENS."
SHE DIDN'T SAY IT HAPPENED TO HER.
LOOK AT HER, AT HER FACE. SHE'S ADMITTING IT.
SHE'S NOT ADMITTING ANYTHING.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT HER TO SAY?
JULIA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DIDN'T SAY A THING.
IT'S ALL UP TO CONJECTURE
WHAT SHE MAY HAVE MEANT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ***?
SHE DID NOT SAY SHE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER FATHER.
WHAT DID KANBY'S LAWYER SAY?
THEY'RE SHOCKED AND APPALLED.
***-BAG JOURNALISM AT ITS WORST.
THEY'LL ISSUE A STATEMENT AT 3:00.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEIR NEXT MOVE IS?
THEY'LL SUE. THEY HAVE TO.
OTHERWISE, IT'S AN IMPLIED ADMISSION OF GUILT.
SO THEY SUE. CAN WE WIN?
WE CAN MAKE A PRETTY PERSUASIVE CASE.
IT DEPENDS ON MARY. IF SHE WON'T TALK, I'D ADVISE SETTLING.
IS THIS A PLOY, MIKE?
TO SELL RECORDS? I DON'T KNOW.
SEND IN DAN AND KELLY.
THIS IS CRAZY.
JIM KANBY SEXUALLY ABUSED HIS DAUGHTER,
AND WE MUST SETTLE WITH HIM?
LOOK, JANE, THIS IS NOT ABOUT IF JIM KANBY IS A GOOD
OR BAD PERSON, BUT IF WE ARE LIABLE.
I KNOW WHAT I HEARD.
I BELIEVE HER.
I CAN IMAGINE WHAT THIS WILL DO TO OUR INSURANCE RATES.
ANYWAY, RIGHT NOW THE BALL'S IN THEIR COURT.
JULIA, CAN I SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE?
KELLY, JIM KANBY WILL BE ISSUING
A STATEMENT -- I WANT YOU THERE.
DON'T ANTAGONIZE HIM -- LET EVERYONE
ELSE ASK THE DIRTY QUESTIONS.
DAN, TRY TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT JIM AND MARY.
MAYBE THERE'S A HISTORY THERE.
SURE, CRIMINAL CHARGES, HOSPITAL RECORDS.
CHAR
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DIG UP.
JANE, AS OF NOW, YOU'RE OFF THE AIR.
FOR YOUR OWN
PROTECTION UNTIL WE SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING.
I'M SURE SHE WAS TELLING ME THE TRUTH.
.
AS A JOURNALIST, I'M NOT SURE.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES.
WHAT DO I DO, HIDE UNDER A BED?
YOU SHOULD FIND MARY.
IF IT'S TRUE AND YOU CAN GET HER TO ADMIT IT
ON CAMERA, WE'RE ALL OFF THE HOOK.
HER FATHER MUST HAVE BEEN ABUSING HER FOR YEARS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS HEARING.
OH, COME ON, IT'S ON EVERY SONG.
SHE BASICALLY ADMITTED IT.
SHE DID NOT.
I THOUGHT THE ALBUM WAS ABOUT THE CHILDHOOD THAT SHE NEVER HAD
BECAUSE SHE WAS A CHILD STAR.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT ***.
KANBY'S PRESS CONFERENCE.
COME ON.
YOU GUYS JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT JIM KANBY IS A SICKO.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
OH, YEAH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T KNOW. NOBODY DOES.
THAT'S THE POINT.
ANY LUCK?
I CALLED THE RECORDING COMPANY,
HER AGENT--
CALL HER FAN CLUB. THE NUMBER'S ON THE CD.
TELL THEM YOUR FROM NASHVILLE, COUNTRY MUSIC CRITIC,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENING?
NOTHING MUCH.
TRANSIT COMMISSION REPORT'S BEING
TABLED -- THEY WANT TO SPEND
20 BILLION DOLLARS ON NEW SUBWAYS.
IMAGINE A REAL RAPID TRANSIT
SYSTEM FOR METRO -- IT WILL NEVER WASH.
AND?
A FEW MILLION SOMALIS STARVING TO DEATH, A COUPLE OF HOMICIDES
IN SCARBOROUGH, BUT ALL THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED
TO JIM KANBY ABUSING HIS LITTLE GIRL.
AHHH, I NEVER TRUST A MAN WHO DRESSES
HIS KIDS EXACTLY LIKE HIMSELF, ON PRINCIPLE.
NE.
AHHH!
OR SOUR GRAPES.
HEY!
HARASSMENT IN THE WORK PLACE. KNOCK IT OFF.
[ LAUGHING ]
ANNE, CAN I GET OFF EARLY TODAY?
NOPE.
ANNE, TESSA AND I ARE STARTING UP
NY,
AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LAWYER TODAY.
DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING?
NO, NO, NO, HELL, I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
BUT YOU CAN'T DO BOTH.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
DON'T WORRY. NO, NO, IT'S OK.
IT'S NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH MY WORK. I GUARANTEE IT.
I CAN'T SEE YOU SPENDING EIGHT
HOURS A DAY LIGHTING SHIRTS.
FOR 2,500 A DAY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
TODAY'S NOT A VERY GOOD DAY.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW!?
SHHH.
OK.
GO AHEAD, CALL YOUR LAWYER.
SEE WHAT I CARE.
JAKE, IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
LOOKS GOOD ON YOU, TOO.
MUST BE LOVE.
[ ♪♪♪ ]
♪♪ SHE WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK, NOT ME ♪
♪♪ SHE HAD TO WAIT BY MY WISHING TREE ♪
♪ HER JET-BLACK HAIR ♪
♪ IN THE WIND SO FREE ♪
♪ SHE HAD A TEAR ♪
LD BE ♪
♪ HEART SHOULD BE, HEART SHOULD BE ♪
♪ SHE NEVER CRIES ♪
♪ 'CAUSE HER EYES DON'T SEE... ♪
IS THAT MARY KANBY'S VIDEO?
YEAH.
♪ SHE HAS A TEAR ♪
♪ WHERE HER HEART SHOULD BE ♪
♪ HEART SHOULD BE, HEART SHOULD BE ♪
♪ SHE NEVER CRIES 'CAUSE HER EYES DON'T SEE ♪
♪ HER LIPS SO RED NEVER TELL ON ME ♪♪
♪ SHE HAS A TEAR WHERE HER HEART SHOULD BE ♪♪
THAT'S A HAUNTING MELODY, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
...THEREFORE, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO SEEK DAMAGES
AGAINST THE HIRSCH BROADCASTING COMPANY, CHANNEL 10
AND JANE OLIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.5 MILLION.
WE ALSO WILL INSIST UPON AN UNEQUIVOCAL RETRACTION
OF THE ALLEGATIONS AS WELL AS AN APOLOGY
TO JIM KANBY BY MISS OLIVER ON AIR.
JIM, DID YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
UH...
THIS MORNING,
I TURNED ON THE TV TO WATCH MY DAUGHTER TALK
ABOUT HER NEW ALBUM.
I WAS AS PROUD AS ANY FATHER WOULD BE.
INSTEAD, I HEARD THIS REPORTER ACCUSE ME...OF JUST ABOUT
THE WORST THING THAT ANY FATHER COULD BE ACCUSED OF.
NOW, MY MARY KANBY IS
MY ONLY CHILD -- AFTER HER MOTHER DIED,
I RAISED HER ON HER OWN.
AND I LOVE HER MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF.
AND I KNOW SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
I KNOW MARY AND I ARE PUBLIC FIGURES,
AND I KNOW THAT YOU FOLKS IN THE PRESS GOT YOUR JOB TO DO.
AT LEAST ACCORDING TO THE VALUES THAT I WAS BROUGHT UP WITH.
WHATEVER HAPPENS NOW, THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S
GOING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE.
IF IT
Y IT?
BUT THAT WOMAN KEPT PUTTING WORDS IN HER MOUTH.
WHAT ABOUT THE SONG?
WISHING TREE?
BEAUTIFUL SONG, ISN'T IT?
IT COULD EASILY BE ABOUT ***.
IT COULD BE ABOUT ANYTHING, DEPENDING
WORKS.
I PERSONLLY THINK IT'S ABOUT THE PRICE MARY PAID
FOR BEING A CHILD STAR.
COME ON, DAN.
NO ONE GETS ACCESS TO THE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY
UNLESS YOU'RE A CASE WORKER OR YOUR OWN NAME'S ON THE LIST.
IF I GIVE YOU A NAME, WILL YOU
TELL ME IF HE'S ON THE LIST?
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
OK.
JIM KANBY, RIGHT?
EVEN IF HE'S NOT ON HERE, IT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S INNOCENT.
IT JUST MEANS NO ONE'S EVER INVESTIGATED HIM.
ARE YOU TELLING ME
HE'S NOT ON THE LIST?
NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT, DID I?
MM-MM.
I'VE GOT TWO TICKETS FOR MISS SAIGON
EXT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE INSIDE OF THAT THEATRE.
I'VE GOTTA RUN THESE FILES ACROSS THE HALL.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
SURE.
DON'T LOOK AT MY COMPUTER.
I PROMISE.
NOW, MARY KANBY
IS MY ONLY CHILD.
AFTER HER MOTHER DIED,
I RAISED HER ON MY OWN.
I LOVE HER MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF,
AND I KNOW SHE FEELS
THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
IF HE'S LYING, HE'S DESERVES AN OSCAR.
YEAH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE AN AWFUL LOT TO MAKE HIM LOOK BAD.
WELL, DO YOUR BEST, MARGE.
THEY WANT AT LEAST A MILLION TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME, PLUS AN APOLOGY.
IT MEANS THEY HAVE NO DOUBT THEY'LL WIN.
THEY ALSO ADDED THAT IF WE FIRED JANE, AS A GESTURE,
THEY'LL COME DOWN CONSIDERABLY.
DON'T TELL JANE.
SHE'S FEELING BAD ENOUGH AS IT IS.
ANYTHING ON KANBY?
UH, NO.
WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
I HAD A PEEK AT THE REGISTRY, ANYBODY WHO'S EVER
BEEN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE.
KANBY'S NOT ON IT?
NO, BUT...
WHAT?
WELL, IT'S KIND OF AWKWARD.
WHAT IS IT?
I SAW TOM KENNEDY'S NAME ON THE LIST, ANNE'S DATE.
I COULDN'T MISS IT.
WELL, IT'S A COMMON NAME.
TOM KENNEDY, ARCHITECT -- I MEAN, THERE WAS A NUMBER,
AN ADDRESS, I CHECKED -- IT'S HIM.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WE"?
YOU KNOW HER BETTER THAN I DO.
DAN, DID YOU SEE KANBY'S NAME ON THE REGISTRY?
UH, NO.
WOULDN'T BE THAT SIMPLE, WOULD IT?
SO WHAT?
WHAT?
DAN SAW TOM KENNEDY'S NAME ON THE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY.
I CHECKED. THE ARCHITECT, IT'S HIM.
ARTN
SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, AND THE JOINT BANK ACCOUNT.
I PUT IN $50, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAD.
HOW MUCH WAS THE LAWYER?
1,200 -- JAKE, WE HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS
IF WE'RE GOING INTO BUSINESS.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STUFF WE NEED.
LIKE
NEED
,
.
WE'RE SELLING THESE THINGS. WE HAVE TO LOOK GOOD.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR IT?
THE BANK SAID WE CAN GET A LINE OF CREDIT OF $10,000.
THAT'S THE MOST WE CAN GET WITHOUT COLLATERAL.
BUT WE HAVE TO PAY IT BACK,
RIGHT, LIKE EVERY MONTH.
WELL, I'VE GOT MY ALIMONY,
I'VE GOT MY MORTGAGE,
I'VE GOT CHILD SUPPORT.
ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE
GOING TO PAY FOR IT -- THAT'S ALL.
WE GOTTA MAKE A BUDGET.
OK, WE'LL MAKE A BUDGET.
[ SIGHING ]
"'RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL, LET DOWN YOUR GOLDEN HAIR.'"
H"
"WHO HAD IMPRISONED HER FOR SO MANY YEARS--"
ANNE, ANNE, COME OVER HERE.
WHO ARE YOU?
"'I'M THE PRINCE WHO CAME TO RESCUE YOU.'"
"AND EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER."
EVERYONE, BED.
READ ANOTHER STORY.
NO, NOT TONIGHT.
KISS ANNE GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, ANNE.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, ANNE.
WILL YOU STAY UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP?
NOT TONIGHT, SWEETHEART.
WE HAVE A GUEST.
THAT'S NOT A GUEST.
THAT'S ANNE.
THEY'RE LIKE LEECHES AT BEDTIME.
WHAT IS IT?
COME ON, YOU CAN TELL ME.
YOU'VE BEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE ALL NIGHT.
IS IT THE KIDS? ARE THEY DRIVING YOU CRAZY?
NO, IT'S...HARD DAY AT WORK.
THAT BUSINESS WITH JIM KANBY?
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
IT'S NOT BULL.
I SAW THE INTERVIEW, HER FACE.
THAT'S NOT PROOF. IT'S A PERSONAL OPINION.
WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HIM?
TABLOID JOURNALISM. I DON'T LIKE TRIAL BY MEDIA.
HOW DOES SOMEONE DEFEND THEMSELVES
KE THAT?
IT'S LIKE THAT 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW.
"WHEN DID YOU STOP BEATING YOUR WIFE?"
"I NEVER BEAT MY WIFE."
"SO YOU DENY BEATING YOUR WIFE?"
WHAT IS IT?
ARE YOU OK?
I THINK I'M GONNA GO HOME.
WHY DON'T YOU STAY?
NOT TONIGHT.
WHO'S DR. SHEMKO?
EXPERT ON CHILD ABUSE.
SHE'S LOOKING AT THE INTERVIEW WITH DAN.
WHILE KELLY'S DIGGING FOR DIRT...
...ON THE KANBYS.
IS ANNE IN YET?
WHERE IS JANE?
JANE? I VAGUELY REMEMBER A JANE.
SHE USED TO WORK HERE DOING THE WEATHER.
MARY, WAIT.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
ON MY SHOW, YOU STARTED TALKING--
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
I KNOW WHAT I HEARD.
LOOK, YOU WERE PUTTING WORDS IN MY MOUTH.
I CAME ON THE SHOW TO PUSH MY ALBUM, AND THAT'S--
MARY, I WAS IN THE SAME ROOM. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL THE SAME. ALL YOU WANT IS DIRT.
YOU BROUGHT THE SUBJECT UP.
YOU SAID YOURSELF, THE SONGS WERE
OUT OF A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
MARY, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
WHAT CAN HE DO TO YOU NOW?
[ JANE ]: I'M SO SORRY. IT MUST HAVE BEEN HORRIFYING.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF HOSTILITY TOWARD THE FATHER.
AND SHE'S NOT TRYING TO HIDE IT EITHER.
THEN WHY WON'T SHE-- OH, HI.
DR. SHEMKO, THIS IS ANNE HILDEBRANDT,
OUR NEWS DIRECTOR.
HOW DO YOU DO? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN THE TAPE?
NO, MR. WATSON SENT ME A TAPE LAST NIGHT,
AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE ALBUM.
IF YOU WERE HER THERAPIST, WHAT WOULD YOU CONCLUDE?
WELL, I WOULD SUSPECT THAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT HER FATHER,
FROM THIS TAPE.
DO YOU THINK SHE WANTED TO TALK--
WHAT KIND OF FATHER DOES THIS TO HIS CHILD?
WELL, THERE IS NO ONE TYPE.
YOU CAN'T TELL JUST BY LOOKING.
IT COULD BE A HILLBILLY, IT COULD JUST AS EASILY
BE SOME UPSCALE PROFESSIONAL.
IN EITHER CASE, IT'S A PERSON
WHO IS PROFOUNDLY INSECURE, WHO IS INCAPABLE
OF A NORMAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH ANOTHER ADULT.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THE MEDIA
HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE FALSE--
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
EDIT.
YEAH, SURE.
MIKE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
HAVE YOU NOTICED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FALSE ALLEGATIONS?
NO, IT'S ABOUT THE SAME.
LESS THAN 5%.
5%, THAT'S LOW.
EVEN IN CASES OF CUSTODY AND ACCESS DISPUTES,
IT'S STILL LESS THAN 10%.
WELL, LOOK AT WHAT THE VICTIM HAS TO GO THROUGH.
FIRST, THERE IS THE ABUSE, AND THEN THERE IS THE SCRUTINY.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
JANE JUST SPOKE TO MARY.
JUST TRYING TO PUSH HER ALBUM.
THOSE WERE HER EXACT WORDS, RIGHT?
THAT'S NOT A LOT OF HELP, IS IT?
SHE'S STILL AFRAID OF HER FATHER.
HOW CAN YOU KNOW THAT?
CHILD ABUSE IS ABOUT CONTROL
AND MANIPULATION -- IT DOESN'T END WHEN THE ABUSE ENDS.
IT GOES ON UNTIL THE VICTIM CONFRONTS THE ABUSER, WHICH IS
YOU BETTER STAY AWAY FROM HER.
LOOK, WE'RE TRYING TO SETTLE THIS THING OUT OF COURT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP IF YOU'RE HARASSING HER.
MARY KANBY IS A DRUG ADDICT.
WHAT?
IN 1989 AND '90, SHE DID TIME AT A REHAB CENTRE
FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE.
I'M NOT SURPRISED.
IT MEANS THAT ANYTHING SHE SAYS
WAIT. THE PLOT THICKENS.
LAST YEAR, NORTH SKY RECORDS TERMINATED
JIM KANBY'S RECORD CONTRACT.
HE SIGNED WITH AN INDIE LABEL AND CUT
A RECORD, BUT THEY BURIED IT.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO RELEASE IT.
AND SALES OF WISHING TREE ARE SOFT,
AT LEAST THEY WERE UP UNTIL YESTERDAY.
SO AS THEY SAY IN THE BIZ,
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PRESS.
GOOD?
IT SUGGESTS THAT KANBY'S MOTIVES ARE
A LITTLE LESS THAN ALTRUISTIC.
AND MAYBE HE'LL BE MORE INCLINED TO SETTLE QUIETLY.
OF COURSE, YOU'LL STILL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
I WON'T.
WITHOUT MARY COMING OUT IN PUBLIC, WE DON'T HAVE
A LEGAL LEG TO STAND ON -- IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
AND IF I REFUSE?
WE'LL FIRE YOU AND APOLOGIZE ON YOUR BEHALF.
ARE YOU THE COURTNEY HALL THAT WAS MARRIED TO TOM KENNEDY?
THIS IS ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
YES, THAT ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
COURTNEY? ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
WELL, WE FINALLY MEET.
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU FROM THE KIDS,
ESPECIALLY THE RED HAIR AND THE POPCORN ***.
OH, I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
CHILDREN TALK. THEY CAN'T HELP IT.
WELL, THEY'RE WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
THANK YOU.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE ARRANGEMENT?
I MISS THEM WHEN IT'S NOT MY WEEK.
IT'S HARD TO BE SEPARATED.
BUT YOU HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT THE KIDS BEING WITH TOM?
TOM AND I HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON PARENTING,
AND THEY AREN'T ALWAYS COMPATIBLE.
SO WE TRY TO WORK THINGS OUT.
BUT THAT ISN'T WHAT YOU MEAN, IS IT?
NO.
WHY DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME?
CHANNEL 10 IS INVOLVED IN A CONTROVERSY WITH JIM KANBY,
THE COUNTRY AND WESTERN SINGER, AND HIS DAUGHTER, MARY.
I'VE HEARD.
ONE OF OUR REPORTERS, WHEN CHECKING INTO
JIM KANBY'S BACKGROUND, CAME ACROSS TOM'S NAME
ON THE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY.
SO YOU KNOW.
OF COURSE I KNOW.
I'M THE ONE WHO CHARGED HIM.
WHAT DID TOM SAY?
NOTHING.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU TOLD HIM YET?
BECAUSE HE'S THE ONE WHO'S CHARGED.
YOU'RE THEIR MOTHER.
AND BECAUSE YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH HIM.
I'M SERIOUSLY INVOLVED WITH HIM.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
WHAT HAPPENED IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
I WON'T DISCUSS THIS ANY FURTHER
TILL I SPEAK TO MY LAWYER.
YOUR LAWYER?
WAIT A SECOND.
YOU'VE COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD ME.
OH, NO!
MMM, ROGER, ORDER ME A CAPPUCCINO, PLEASE...
IT'S NOT ROGER.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE
UNTIL I'VE SAID IT.
I HAVE TO GO ON THE AIR AND APOLOGIZE TO YOUR FATHER.
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT.
OH, I'LL DO IT IF YOU CAN LOOK ME IN THE EYE
AND TELL ME I'M WRONG.
YOU'RE WRONG.
YOU FATHER DID NOT ABUSE YOU?
THAT'S NOT WHAT THE SONG'S ABOUT?
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU CAME ON THE SHOW TO TALK ABOUT.
LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME.
WILL YOU PLEASE GO AWAY?
TELL ME THE TRUTH.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
HE'S MY FATHER.
HE'S HURT YOU. YOU'RE THE VICTIM.
I LEFT HIM. I WROTE THE SONGS.
SEE WHAT I'VE DONE TO HIM?
AND WHAT HAS HE DONE TO YOU?
THERE'S NO ONE HERE, MARY.
IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US.
WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH?
OK.
OK, HE DID IT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR?
I WAS 6 YEARS OLD WHEN IT STARTED.
HE USED TO COME INTO MY ROOM.
YEAH, I WAS DADDY'S GIRL.
I CAN'T STOP HIM.
I CAN'T MAKE HIM GO AWAY.
IT WAS OUR SECRET.
I WAS SO AFRAID OF HIM THAT I USED TO JUST LIE THERE.
I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE...
UNTIL I GOT MY PERIOD, AND THEN IT WAS DIFFERENT.
'CAUSE HE SAID THAT I WAS A WOMAN NOW,
SO I HAD TO BE JUST LIKE MOMMY.
AND THEN HE WOULDN'T LET ME JUST LIE THERE ANY MORE.
HE WANTED ME TO LIKE IT.
SO I STARTED GETTING ***.
NOW YOU'VE HEARD THE DETAILS.
SATISFIED?
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN TALK TO ABOUT THIS
WHO CAN HELP YOU.
GET OUT OF HERE.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
50, AND HOW WILL YOU DO THIS ON A PART-TIME BASIS?
WHAT ARE YOU BEING SO NEGATIVE ABOUT THIS FOR?
I'M NOT BEING NEGATIVE.
YOU ASKED ME FOR MY OPINION.
YEAH, SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WORKING CAPITAL,
THEN EVERY PENNY THAT YOU EARN WILL GO TO PAYING DEBTS.
YOU'LL BE BANKRUPT IN THREE MONTHS.
[ SIGHING ]
WHERE AM I GOING TO GET 50 Gs?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
SELL YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S THE ONLY THING I OWN.
MARTHA OWNS HALF OF IT.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?
SO I DON'T HAVE TO CHASE AMBULANCES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THAT YOU TALKING OR TESSA?
SOME STORIES WE'RE COVERINGIATE YOUR COMING IN
TO RESOLVE THIS.
YEAH, WELL, I WANTED US TO LOOK EACH OTHER IN THE EYE
AND MAYBE SAVE SOME TIME AND SOME GRIEF.
WE CAN SHARE THOSE SENTIMENTS, MR. KANBY, I ASSURE YOU.
WELL,
LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.
HOW DO THESE SENTIMENTS TRANSLATE INTO NUMBERS?
ANY SETTLEMENT MUST REFLECT THE OUTRAGEOUS NATURE
OF THE ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST MY CLIENT...
AND THE SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE DONE TO HIS GOOD NAME.
HOWEVER, WE ARE AWARE
OF CHANNEL 10's PRECARIOUS FINANCIAL POSITION.
TO DRIVE THIS COMPANY INTO BANKRUPTCY.
I CAN'T ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS THAN $250,000.
R
$250,000 IS MUCH TOO HIGH.
AND THE WHOLE ISSUE OF DAMAGES IS DEBATABLE,
CONSIDERING HOW THIS CONTROVERSY HAS IMPACTED
ON MR. KANBY'S RECORDING CAREER
WE UNDERSTAND
YOUR ALBUM IS FINALLY GOING TO BE RELEASED, MR. KANBY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
NOW, HOLD ON.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE COOKED THIS WHOLE THING UP
JUST TO SELL RECORDS?
OF COURSE NOT.
WE'RE JUST SAYING YOUR CAREER HAS BENEFITTED FROM THIS.
YOU'RE FORGETTING THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY PERSONAL REPUTATION.
WE'RE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL REPUTATION
NBY.
WE KNOW WHAT MARY SAID AND
DIDN'T SAY IN THE INTERVIEW, BUT
IF THIS GOES INTO COURT, WE
PUT HER ON THE STAND, WHO KNOWS?
WE PRESUME YOU'RE REFERRING TO MARY'S PROBLEMS
IN THE PAST WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
WELL, THANKFULLY, ALL THAT'S BEHIND HER NOW.
OF COURSE HER FUTURE WELLBEING
IS A VALID CONSIDERATION.
WE'LL SETTLE FOR THE APOLOGY AND RETRACTION.
ANYTHING LESS, AND WE'RE BACK TO 2.5.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.
WELL,
WELL, WELL.
WE'LL DISCUSS IT WITH MISS OLIVER AND GET BACK TO YOU.
I THINK HE'S FULL OF IT.
TOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
COULD WE TALK...PRIVATELY?
WE'LL TALK LATER.
I GOT A CALL FROM MY EX-WIFE'S LAWYER.
OH, GOD!
NOW, WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
RE INVESTIGATING
JIM KANBY, WE SAW YOUR NAME
ON THE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY.
WE?
ONE OF OUR REPORTERS, HE TOLD ME.
WHO ELSE DID HE TELL?
FENNELL.
FENNELL!
I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT IT ON THE 6:00 NEWS.
YOU KNEW THIS LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T YOU?
TOM, PLEASE.
YOU WENT TO MY EX-WIFE BEHIND MY BACK.
NOW SHE THINKS IT'S A PLOT TO STEAL THE KIDS FROM HER.
SHE'S THREATENING TO REOPEN THE CUSTODY BATTLE.
I'M SORRY.
T COME TO ME?
NO, BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY YOU OPERATE, IS IT?
NOT AT WORK, NOT AT HOME.
TRUST NO ONE.
JUST GET THE FACTS, DIG UP THE DIRT.
O SAY.
I'VE GOT TWO THINGS TO TELL YOU. ONE, IT ISN'T TRUE.
IT CAME OUT OF THE CUSTODY BATTLE.
THAT'S HOW I WOUND UP ON THE LIST.
AND TWO, WE'RE FINISHED.
GOODBYE.
Y.
YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON CAMERA.
IT'S HORRENDOUS.
YOU STILL HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
HE'S GUILTY. HE SEXUALLY ABUSED HER.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL--
THIS ISN'T EASY, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
WHY?
IN REALITY, WE NOW KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
BUT LEGALLY, WE'RE STILL ON THE HOOK.
MARY HASN'T PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED ANYTHING.
WHAT WE'RE LEFT WITH IS OUR LIABILITY
FOR WHAT YOU SAID ON AIR.
IF HE DOESN'T DEMAND AN APOLOGY,
IT'S AN ADMISSION OF HIS GUILT.
BUT HE IS GUILTY!
WE CAN'T PROVE IT, AND IF WE DON'T APOLOGIZE,
O TO
COURT, WHERE WE MAY WIN, BUT WE MAY LOSE.
WE'LL LOSE IF MARY KEEPS QUIET.
WHICH MAY BE THE END OF CHANNEL 10.
SO YOU SEE, THERE IS NO CHOICE.
I REFUSE TO APOLOGIZE.
WE MAY FIRE YOU AND APOLOGIZE FOR YOU.
YOU CAN FIRE ME.
THAT'S FINE WITH US.
WE'VE GOT 24 HOURS.
LET HER CHEW ON IT FOR A WHILE.
DAN'S STANDING BY AT CITY HALL.
THIS THING MAY NOT GO BACK TO COMMITTEE.
THEY'RE STILL WRANGLING.
WHAT THING?
TRANSIT STUDY, SUBWAY SYSTEM, 20 BILLION DOLLARS,
CONSTRUCTION TO START IMMEDIATELY...OR SOONER,
MAYBE -- HELLO, ANYBODY HOME?
IF SOMETHING BREAKS, WE'LL GO LIVE.
OTHERWISE...STICK WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT.
WHAT ELSE?
KELLY'S GOT THIS THING ON POTATO CHIPS.
A LOCAL BRAND BEING PULLED OFF THE SUPERMARKET SHELVES
BY A BIG BAD AMERICAN COMPANY.
IT'S CUTE. PLUS WE GOT THE JIM AND MARY SHOW.
CAN WE STILL RUN THAT?
YEAH, TOMORROW, UNLESS YOU HEAR
OTHERWISE FROM LEGAL.
NEED A HUG?
NO.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
[ TOM KENNEDY ]: SORRY I CAN'T TAKE YOUR CALL RIGHT NOW,
BUT IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR US CHICKENS AT THE BAWK.
BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK...
BAWK, BAWK, BAWK!
IT'S ANNE.
UM, CALL ME AT THE OFFICE UNTIL 7:00 OR AT HOME.
[ SIGHING ]
I'M NOT APOLOGIZING, AND IF THAT'S WHY YOU
WN.
I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'VE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH.
I KNOW YOU THINK I SHOULD APOLOGIZE.
YOU SHOULD KICK JIM KANBY WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE.
BUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AND WHAT YOU
MUST DO ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
YOU DIDN'T SEE HER, ANNE.
YOU DIDN'T SEE HER FACE. SHE'S DEAD INSIDE.
AND HE DID THAT TO HER.
WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO HELP?
HE IS A MONSTER.
AND HE'S STILL DOING IT.
HE STILL CONTROLS HER.
THE THOUGHT OF DOING IT MAKES MY STOMACH HEAVE.
YOU ARE NOT THE ISSUE. THE STATION IS.
LOOK, WE WILL PROBABLY STAND BEHIND YOU ON THIS, BUT
I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS YOU'RE DOING.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT MY PERSONAL EGO HERE.
THIS IS ABOUT PRINCIPLES.
DOES THAT SAY ABOUT US?
WE A
WHAT ABOUT MARY -- IF WE TAKE HER INTO COURT,
IF WE DRAG HER THROUGH THIS HELL AGAIN, AND SHE CAN'T HANDLE IT,
HOW WILL SHE HANDLE A PUBLIC TRIAL?
KNOW
IF I DON'T, EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO DO IT,
AT LEAST ONE PERSON STOOD UP FOR HER.
I THINK THAT ALL YOU'RE DOING IS CONTRIBUTING
TO HER SENSE OF SELF-HATRED AND GUILT.
YOU CAN'T HELP HER TO GET FREE -- THIS IS SOMETHING
SHE HAS TO DO ON HER OWN.
AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, SHE'S NOT READY TO DO IT.
IF SHE CAN'T HANDLE THIS, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENS?
OFFICE AND MISCELLANEOUS, 250.
THE PHONE?
YEAH.
IT DOESN'T INCLUDE PHONE, DOES IT?
1,200.
FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF...38,106
OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
YOU KNOW I HAVE THIS VISION OF THE TWO OF US ON A BEACH
IN THE CARIBBEAN, SHOOTING A SWIMWEAR COMMERCIAL...
WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL MODELS, HALF NAKED, AND YOU
ARE IN THE WATER, IN YOUR SWIMSUIT AND YOUR SUNGLASSES,
SHOOTING AND DIRECTING, AND I AM SITTING ON THE BEACH,
YOU.
AND SIPPING A PINA COLADA.
YES, WHILE I TAKE A MEETING ON THE PHONE
WITH A CLIENT IN TOKYO.
AND WE'RE RICH, FILTHY RICH!
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
YOU NEED A RICH GUY.
I DON'T WANT A RICH GUY. I WANT YOU...
L
AND THE PINA COLADA.
BUT INSTEAD,
BUT INSTEAD, I'M GOING TO END UP TAKING SNAPS
OF SOME FIFTH-RATE HOSER ROCK BAND FOR METRO MAGAZINE.
I WANT TO SCREAM.
I COULD SELL MY HOUSE.
ARE YOU CRAZY?
MY EX-WIFE OWNS HALF OF IT--
YOU CAN'T SELL YOUR HOUSE.
CAN YOU?
WOULD YOU?
IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, THEN
IT'S SOMETHING I GOTTA DO.
JESUS, I'M SCARED.
YOU'RE SCARED?
POTATO CHIP CONNOISSEURS WON'T FIND JOBEY'S HANDMADE CHIPS
THE REASON? RUTHLESS COMPETITION FROM...
SHE MAKES IT SOUND LIKE DESERT STORM.
AGENTS OF THE LARGE AMERICAN-BASED MULTINATIONAL
HAVE BEEN FANNING OUT ACROSS METRO, BUYING UP
ENTIRE STOCKS OF JOBEYS...
WHERE'S JANE?
SHE'S ON HER WAY, I THINK.
WE HOPE.
...ANNOUNCED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHIP WARS.
AS LUCINDA JOBEY TOLD ME...
STAND BY, SETH. WE'RE BACK TO YOU IN FIVE.
KELLY LONGSTREET, CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
THANK YOU, KELLY.
LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY.
THAT WRAPS UP THIS EVENING'S NEWS.
BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, HERE'S A FINAL WORD
FROM JANE OLIVER.
ON BEHALF OF THE HIRSCH BROADCASTING COMPANY,
OWNERS OF THIS STATION AND MYSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER A SINCERE APOLOGY
TO MR. JIM KANBY FOR CERTAIN STATEMENTS I MADE
IN THE COURSE OF AN INTERVIEW CONCERNING
HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS DAUGHTER, MARY KANBY.
AS I HAVE NO EVIDENCE WHICH COULD IN ANY WAY SUBSTANTIATE
THESE STATEMENTS, I WOULD LIKE, AT THIS TIME, TO...
UNEQUIVOCALLY RETRACT AND APOLOGIZE FOR THOSE REMARKS.
I SINCERELY REGRET ANY EMBARRASSMENT OR HARM
THAT MR. KANBY MAY HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THAT BROADCAST.
THANK YOU.
I'M SETH MILLER.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE ALL HAD TO DO THIS.
YOU BETTER GO HOME.
GARGLE WITH A GOOD STRONG ANTISEPTIC.
THANKS, JANE... FROM ALL CONCERNED.
ANY CALLS?
NONE FOR YOU.
[ DOOR BELL RINGING ]
HI.
YOU WOULDN'T TAKE MY CALLS.
CAN I COME INSIDE?
THEY TOLD ME THAT YOUR NAME WAS ON THE LIST.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I, UM...
I THOUGHT THAT I COULD HANDLE IT BY MYSELF.
I DID IT VERY BADLY.
I DON'T HANDLE THESE THINGS VERY WELL.
I'M SORRY. I DID NOT MEAN TO HURT YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN.
OUR DIVORCE WAS VERY NASTY.
IT WAS VERY UGLY.
IT MOSTLY CENTRED ON THE KIDS.
BUT IT WAS A WAR.
SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO LOSE, SO SHE TOLD THE POLICE
I HAD SEXUALLY ABUSED JENNIFER.
ONCE I WAS CHARGED, I WAS QUESTIONED BY THE POLICE,
SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSORS.
I TOOK A LIE DETECTOR TEST, A PERSONALITY TEST...
THEY TOOK ALL SORTS OF TESTS.
AND THEN JENNIFER WAS HAVING TERRIBLE NIGHTMARES.
AND WE FINALLY AGREED ON JOINT CUSTODY.
THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED.
SO WHY IS YOUR NAME STILL ON THE LIST?
ONCE YOU'RE CHARGED, YOU CAN'T GET YOUR NAME OFF UNLESS
YOU TAKE STEPS TO REMOVE IT.
AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT?
[ SIGHING ]
COURTNEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY SHE LIED, WHICH SHE WON'T.
SO I LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE I WILL NEVER EVER PUT MY CHILDREN
THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.
NOW, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THIS IF YOU HAD ASKED.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE HANDLED THIS WORSE IF YOU HAD TRIED.
I'M LOUSY AT RELATIONSHIPS.
BLY
I HANDLED THIS REALLY BADLY.
THIS IS REALLY HARD FOR ME, TO APOLOGIZE.
I AM SORRY.
IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO TRUST ANYBODY.
IF YOU DON'T TRUST ME, THEN THERE'S NO SENSE IN GOING ON.
I'D RATHER STOP NOW.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
NO.
SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
OH, JUST GREAT. THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR THIS.
DO YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR PLAN TO SUE CHANNEL 10?
I DON'T WANT TO SUE ANYBODY.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HER.
...MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE TOGETHER AGAIN.
THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
EXCUSE ME. WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
WE JUST SIGNED ON TO DO ANOTHER RECORD.
SO THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER JIM AND MARY KANBY ALBUM
OUT IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.
SHE LOOKS DRUGGED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO PLAY THIS?
WHAT'S THE STORY?
WELL, THERE IS NONE, AT LEAST NONE THAT WE CAN COVER.
MIKE...THE BUSINESS ABOUT TOM'S NAME
BEING ON THE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY --
IT WAS A MISTAKE, IT WAS A PLOY
BY HIS EX-WIFE IN A CUSTODY BATTLE.
WELL, I'M GLAD. LISTEN, THERE'S AN ARTICLE I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HI.
MY NAME IS TOM KENNEDY.
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