September 10-12, 2002. The Hollywood Reporter newsroom.
My supervisor’s leaving. I turned her job down. Twice. Boss asks my salary and the first two numbers lower than my age. He looks astounded. “Your boss needs you both. If you leave, he’s f*cked.” Raises submitted for January 2003. $13.50 an hour. Sales up 23%.
It’s the 1-year 9/11 anniversary. Moment of silence in the office park. THR’s issue: no exploitative pictures. Stone’s IT department confiscates his World Trade Center photos for their commemoration. “Why do you need these?”
Emmy meeting. “No way in hell I want a temp on that night.” 3pm-1am overtime. Red carpet. Bomb sweep. Stone: “Think positive!” Me: “It’s about thinking realistically.”
I was 32. Leaving it all on the $50M floor. Because that’s how you stay A-list on any rung of the totem pole.
From the newsroom floor to 30 countries. Season 2 continues.
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