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This episode:
It’s late September 2002. The Hollywood Hills are fogged in. My promotion at The Hollywood Reporter just landed, but my mind is on Bebbles. A routine doctor visit sends Stone to the hospital for observation. High blood pressure, salt ban, no more Primatene Mist.
I cover the Sweet Home Alabama press screening with Nigel. I file copy. I run three loads of laundry. I call Stone’s boss, update his co-workers, learn from a music editor that her client spends 4K a month on hair. I take HR’s payroll apology with a side eye.
Meanwhile, Augustus Meep’s publicist wants coverage. A power wife’s assistant can’t remember her party schedule. And I tell Nigel, for the 139th time, to get over the 32 waist he’ll never see again.
Stone jokes from the hospital bed about blood pressure and traffic. He hates the idea of a month off. He hates the echocardiogram stall even more. I hate New York bureaucracy, and coming home to an empty apartment sucks. It feels like limbo until Friday.
Work is oddly comforting. The fog is thick. Stress is useless. Love is real. See you next time.
From the newsroom floor to 22 countries. This is Season 2: 2002 of "Let's Talk About Hollywood."
Written and read by Karl Gibson.
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