>>> TIME FOR A VERY SPECIAL EDITION
EDITION EDITION OF FALL BACK.
I’M JOINED BY THE ONE AND ONLY
IRV GOTTI AND PRODUCED HITS FOR
PEOPLE YOU ALSO KNOW AND IS THE
CREATOR OF THE BET SERIES
"TALES" WHICH AS WRAPPED ITS
SECOND SEASON.
SECOND SEASON. AND ALSO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HIS
WAY AROUND THIS NEWSROOM AND A
POLITICAL ANALYST RIGHT HERE ON
THE BEAT.
THE BEAT. WE LOVE YOU BOTH.
>> YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS IN PERSON
AND THERE IT’S YOU JOKING
AROUND.
AROUND. >> I CAN ACTUALLY OCCASIONALLY
JOKE AROUND.
JOKE AROUND. >> I LOVE IT.
LET’S GO.
LET’S GO. >> YOU KNOW PEOPLE HAVE LAYERS.
YOU KNOW THIS.
>> YES, I AM TOO A LAYERED GUY.
>> I THINK SO.
SAM, WHO NEEDS TO FALL BACK?
>> EACH WEEK WE GET MORE AND
MORE STUFF IMPEACHABLE AND
CERTAINLY WE SEE MORE AND MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION TO SAY WE’RE NOT
GOING TO SHOW UP, WE’RE NOT
GOING TO GIVE YOU THE
STATUTORILY MANDATED OVERSIGHT
POWERS YOU HAVE.
>> DO YOU THINK THE DEMOCRATS
SHOULD BE TOUGHER ON TRUMP HERE?
>> YOU KNOW, GUYS LIKE ME, WE
HAVE INTERESTING VIEWS ON
POLITICS.
POLITICS. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S READY FOR
PRIME TIME --
>> LET ME PUT IT LIKE THIS.
YOU BUILD A BUSINESS, YOU WORK
WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE
AND YOU WERE KNOWN TO BE, TELL
ME IF I’M WRONG, AGGRESSIVE.
>> VERY.
>> VERY. >> DO YOU THINK DONALD TRUMP IS
GETTING AWAY WITH TOO MUCH AND
DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE MORE
AGGRESSIVE WITH HIM.
>> I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY
POLITICAL VIEW AND IT’S REALLY
THE VIEW OF MOST GUYS AND IT’S
NOT GOOD, AND IT’S NOT COOL.
AND KIDS, DON’T LISTEN TO ME.
BUT I NEVER BELIEVED IN THE
PRESIDENCY ANYWAY.
PRESIDENCY ANYWAY. I NEVER VOTED UNTIL OBAMA
BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE COOL IF A BLACK MAN WAS
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. I DON’T THINK WHOEVER IS
PRESIDENT IS FOR ME.
THEY DON’T WANT ME TO WIN, SO I
NEVER THINK ABOUT IT AND OTHER
PEOPLE THINK A PRESIDENT IS
GOING TO HELP OUR WAY OF LIVING,
I NEVER THINK ABOUT THAT.
I’M GOING TO HELP MY WAY OF
LIVING.
LIVING. >> IRV, I’VE HEARD ON YOUR FALL
BACK LIST AS WE WERE GETTING
READY YOU WERE TALKING LAVAR
BALL.
BALL. >> LaVAR NEEDS TO FALL ALL THE
WAY BACK, SCREAMING AT REVES AND
SCREAMING AT EVERYBODY.
IF YOU SEE THIS, LaVAR, YOUR SON
IS A GROWN MAN, JUST LOVE HIM,
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? JUST LOVE HIM.
I DIDN’T LIKE IT WHEN HE CALLED
HIM DAMAGED GOODS OR WHATEVER,
THAT’S YOUR SON, YO.
AND HE WAS TRYING TO DOWN-PLAY
THE CHANGING OF THE NAME, BUT
YOUR SON IS NOT 8 YEARS OLD
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. HE’S 22, 23, A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL PLAYER OR 21 HOWEVER
OLD HE IS, AND LET HIM -- JUST
LOVE HIM.
LOVE HIM. >> AND YOU SEE THIS A LOT
WHETHER AT THE LaVAR BALL LEVEL
IN TV OR THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.
WHAT DOES IT SAY TO YOU WHEN THE
PARENTS ARE LITTLE TOO INVOLVED
ON THE SIDE LINES?
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL THE
PARENTS ARE SUPER INVOLVED.
IF YOU’RE AN AU KID AND YOU’RE
16 YEARS OLD AND EVERY COLLEGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS GETTING AT
YOU, IF YOU COME FROM A LOW
INCOME HOUSE, THEY WANT A BAG.
I DON’T KNOW IF I WAS SUPPOSED
TO SAY THAT BUT ABSOLUTELY THEY
WANT A BAG.
SO THEY’RE INVOLVED.
BUT WHAT I’M SAYING TO LaVAR IS
CLEAR YOU LOVE YOUR BOYS, IT’S
CLEAR YOU LOVE YOUR SONS, JUST
LOVE THEM.
LOVE THEM. >> IRV, I HOPE YOU COME BACK.