>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I’M MEGYN KELLY.
WE ALL KNOW BREAKING UP IS HARD
TO DO.
TO DO. BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO MEAN?
TODAY WE’RE GOING TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO TWO COUPLES WHO MANAGED
TO DO IT KINDLY GOING AS FAR IN
ONE CASE TO SHARE A HOME WITH
ONE ANOTHER AFTER THEY SPLIT.
COULD YOU DO IT FOR THE SAKE OF
YOUR CHILD?
YOUR CHILD? ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS COUPLES
IN AMERICA, BRAD PITT AND
ANGELINA JOLIE ARE NOW IN THE
PROCESS OF A VERY PUBLIC DIVORCE
OF THEIR OWN.
THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING TO
START TODAY.
START TODAY. JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THAT
AND OTHER HEADLINES MAKING THE
ROUNDS TODAY, NBC’S DYLAN DREYER
AND NBC LEGAL ANALYST DAN
GOLDMAN PLUS CO-HOST OF "IN
PRINCIPLE" AMY HOLMES.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. BRANGELINA IN THE NEWS THIS
WEEK.
WEEK. IT IS GETTING UGLY.
AFTER TWO YEARS THIS HE CAN’T
SETTLE THEIR DIVORCE.
SHE CAME OUT AND ACCUSED HIM OF
NOT PAYING MEANINGFUL CHILD
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. HE FIRED BACK AND SAID, THAT’S
BS, I’VE PAID $1.3 MILLION TO
SUPPORT YOU IN BILLS PLUS AN $8
MILLION LOAN SO YOU COULD MOVE
INTO A NEW 11,000 SQUARE FEET
MANSION IN L.A.
SHE’S BASICALLY SAYING, THAT’S A
LOAN.
LOAN. THAT’S NOT CHILD SUPPORT.
I NEED MORE.
>> BRUTAL.
>> BRUTAL. >> IS SHE HARD UP?
>> DIVORCE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL
THAT NONE OF US WOULD EVER
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE. >> THE WORD NEED AT ALL WHEN
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT 11,000
SQUARE FEET MANSION.
I NEED MORE.
>> I THINK WE KNOW IN DIVORCE
IT’S ACTUALLY NEVER REALLY ABOUT
THE MONEY.
THE MONEY. IT’S ABOUT RESENTMENT AND ANGER.
THAT’S WHY THEY ARE GETTING
DIVORCED PRESUMABLY.
DIVORCED PRESUMABLY. TO BE PLAYING IT OUT IN PUBLIC
WITH THEIR KIDS?
>> THAT’S WHAT HE SAYS, IT’S A
THINLY VEILED ATTEMPT TO SMEAR
HIM PUBLICLY.
HIM PUBLICLY. JUST KEEP IT IN THE COURTS.
>> HOW DOES IT AFFECT THEM.
SIX KIDS.
SIX KIDS. ARE THEY SHELTERED ABOUT THE
NEWS ABOUT THEIR PARENTS.
>> THIS IS THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING
THE CHILD OF VERY, VERY
FAMOUS -- THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF
DOWN SIDES.
DOWN SIDES. >> THE CRITICAL THING IN ANY
DIVORCE IS CHILDREN.
BY FIGHTING LIKE THIS ABOUT
STUPID STUFF WHEN CLEARLY SHE
DOESN’T NEED THE MONEY, YOU’RE
JUST CREATING MORE HAVOC THAT’S
UNNECESSARY.
UNNECESSARY. >> YOU RAISE AN INTERESTING
POINT.
POINT. MAYA BIALIC FROM BLOSSOM, SHE
CAME OUT AND SAID SHE TOOK A
VACATION WITH HER EX.
IS IT WEIRD?
SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK IT’S WEIRD
BUT IT WORKS FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY. I DON’T KNOW.
IT MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE AT
MOMENTS TO BE OUT THERE WITH
YOUR EX.
YOUR EX. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT ROOMS, YOU’RE
AT THE BEACH TOGETHER.
I HAVE TO SAY MAYBE IT WORKS,
MAYBE IT DOESN’T.
IT COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE
YOU ACTUALLY SECRETLY LOATHE ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. IF YOU’RE TAKING VACATIONS
TOGETHER AND YOU LOATHE ONE
ANOTHER, KIDS PICK UP
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> I ALSO FEEL LIKE -- MY
PARENTS ARE DIVORCED.
ANY TIME THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING
TOGETHER, IT WOULD BE LIKE, THEY
ARE GETTING BACK TOGETHER.
EVEN AS WE ATE DINNERS TOGETHER
WHEN THEY WERE SEPARATED, YEAH,
WE EAT DINNER AS A FAMILY.
THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO
SEPARATE.
SEPARATE. THEY HAVE THE HOUSE I GREW UP
IN.
IN. THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO
CELEBRATE.
CELEBRATE. AS A KID I WAS ALWAYS HOPING.
>> MAYBE BE CLEAR ABOUT
EXPECTATION SETTING.
EXPECTATION SETTING. THIS MEANS FOOD.
>> ALSO WHEN NEITHER HAS
RECOUPLED AND ANOTHER TO DO IT
WHEN YOU HAVE SEPARATE
RELATIONSHIPS AND TRYING TO
BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THAT
FAMILY.
FAMILY. PEOPLE DO IT, I GUESS, BUT THAT
SEEMS WEIRD.
SEEMS WEIRD. >> OUR WHOLE SHOW IS ABOUT THIS
TODAY.
TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO BE JOINED IN A
MINUTE BY A COUPLE WHO IS DOING
THIS.
THIS. THEY HAVE UNCOUPLED BUT THEY
STILL SHARE A HOME TOGETHER.
>> I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS, SO I’VE NEVER BEEN MARRIED
OR DIVORCED.
OR DIVORCED. I FEEL LEFT OUT.
I WISH I WAS DIVORCED.
HAVE A GOOD DIVORCE UNDER MY
BELT, A CAR, HOUSE.
>> BADGE OF HONOR.
>> THE CLOSEST I GOT TO WAS
SPENDING A THANKSGIVING WITH MY
EX BOYFRIEND AND HIS EX-WIFE AND
WE SAT ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM AND
SCOLDED HIM OVER HIS TABLE
MANNERS.
MANNERS. >> SISTER IN ARMS.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT WAS VERY WOODY ALLEN.
>> BUT IT WAS INTERESTING
BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO SORT OF
HEALING FOR ALL OF US THAT WE
COULD BE FRIENDS AND WE COULD
MAKE JOKES TOGETHER, THAT WE HAD
THIS SHARED HISTORY.
>> IF YOU FIND THE WAY, MORE
POWER TO YOU.
I THINK IT’S SO TRICKY.
I WILL SAY IF YOU WIND UP
GETTING ENGAGED, YOU MIGHT NOT
WANT TO DO IT AT THE BEACH.
ANOTHER HEADLINE IN THE NEWS
THIS WEEK, THIS GUY, HIS NAME IS
TAYLOR FER AR.
HE’S FROM TENNESSEE.
HE WAS VACATIONING IN FLORIDA
BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO ASK HIS
GIRLFRIEND.
GIRLFRIEND. TAKES THE ENGAGEMENT RING, PUTS
IT IN A ZIP LOCK BADGE, GOES TO
PRACTICE THE PROPOSAL AT THE
WATER’S EDGE, BOOM, THE WAVE
COMES UP, GRABS THE BAG, THE BAG
IS GONE.
IS GONE. >> IS THIS A THING GUYS DO?
DO THEY REHEARSE PROPOSALS?
>> I WISH I HAD REHEARSED.
>> IN RETROSPECT.
>> IT WOULD GO A LOT BETTER.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THE STORY IS A
WOMAN NAMED SANDRA WAS RIGHT
DOWN THE BEACH.
SANDY ON THE BEACH, SANDY
OSBORNE, SHE FOUND THE ZIP LOCK
BAG, GETS IT BACK TO THE GUY.
WATCH THE WHOLE PROPOSAL, WENT
OFF WITH A HITCH, SHE WOUND UP
SAYING YES.
SAYING YES. THEY INVITED SANDY.
SANDY IS GOING TO THE WEDDING.
>> MY BROTHER IN HAWAII AND HIS
WEDDING RING FELL OFF.
IT WASN’T IN A PLASTIC BAG, SO
IT SUNK.
IT SUNK. HE FOUND IT ON CORAL OR A SHELL.
AFTER LOOKING FOR AN HOUR HE
ACTUALLY SAW IT SPARKLING IN THE
WATER.
WATER. >> THAT’S A MIRACLE.
>> DOUG LOST HIS RING SWEMING.IM
WE GOT HIM ANOTHER ONE AND WENT
BACK TO OUR MINISTER SAND HAD
HIM BLESS IT.
>> LET’S JUST UNDERSCORE TAYLOR
PUT THIS PRECIOUS OBJECT IN A
ZIP LOCK BAG.
>> WATERPROOF.
>> WATERPROOF. >> MAYBE CASSANDRA SHOULD
CONSIDER DUMPING TAYLOR FOR
SANDY WHO SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT
MORE COMMON SENSE.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
>> DID YOU DO SOMETHING SPECIAL
WHEN YOU PROPOSED?
>> I HAD THIS WHOLE PLAN
CONCOCTED.
CONCOCTED. WE WERE GOING TO GET A COUPLES
MASSAGE.
MASSAGE. >> SEXY TIME.
>> THE RING WAS GOING TO BE IN A
FORTUNE COOKIE.
FORTUNE COOKIE. I HAD TO GET THERE BEFORE.
THERE WAS A FOOT OF SNOW.
I HAD ALL THESE PLANS TO GET OUT
AWAY FROM HER AND I COULDN’T DO
ANY OF THEM.
THEY ALL GOT CANCELED.
I’M TRYING TO GET HER TO GO
EARLY.
EARLY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GO EARLY
FOR?
FOR? YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT GOING
EARLY?
EARLY? I’VE JUST GOT TO GO.
I LITERALLY JUST LEFT.
I LEFT HER IN THE APARTMENT
BECAUSE I HAD TO GO.
>> SHE GETS ALL UPSET AND ENDS
UP DECIDING SHE MIGHT SHOW UP,
MIGHT NOT, ROLLS IN A HALF HOUR
LATE.
LATE. I’M GROVELING.
I’M GROVELING. I HAD TO LIE TO HER AND TELL HER
I WANTED TO GET HER DARK
CHOCOLATE CAKE AND THAT GOT HER.
AT THE END THEY WHEEL IN THE
THING AND SHE’S LIKE, WHERE’S MY
CAKE?
CAKE? >> DID YOU GET IT IN THE FORTUNE
COOKIE?
COOKIE? >> IT WAS IN THE FORTUNE COOKIE.
>> WAS THE PAPER INSIDE THAT
SAYS, WILL YOU MARRY ME?
>> IT WAS.
SHE SAID YES.
>> YOU’RE A ROMANTIC.
>> THE ONLY WAY TO GET HER TO
STOP BEING UPSET.
>> WE DIDN’T KNOW THIS ABOUT
YOU.
YOU. YOU’RE A ROMANTIC AT HEART.
HOW ABOUT YOU, DYLAN, DO YOU
HAVE A FUN ENGAGEMENT STORY?
>> IT WAS BIZARRE.
MY HUSBAND’S GRANDMOTHER, HIS
NANA, HAD JUST BEAT CANCER.
SO THEY WERE HAVING A
CANCER-FREE PARTY AT HIS HOUSE,
AT HIS PARENTS’ HOUSE.
IT WAS DRESS UP.
THERE WAS NO CANCER-FREE PARTY.
HE HAD SET UP THIS WHOLE
ENGAGEMENT PARTY BUT THIS IS THE
ONLY WAY HE COULD GET ME TO THE
HOUSE SO WE COULD SEE ALL THESE
PEOPLE ARE HERE.
I RECOGNIZED ALL THE CARS.
THAT’S SO-AND-SO’S CAR BUT IT
WAS THIS CANCER-FREE PARTY.
WE GO OFF --
>> COULDN’T COME UP WITH
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE. >> SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T INVOLVE
CANCER.
CANCER. >> BUT IT’S CANCER-FREE SO IT’S
A GOOD THING.
WE ALWAYS USED TO GO IN THE SIDE
DOOR.
DOOR. WE WOULD NEVER GO TO THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE.
WE ENDED UP GOING IN THE FRONT
DOOR, WHICH WAS ALSO KIND OF
WEIRD.
WEIRD. SO I’M THINKING SOMETHING IS UP.
AS SOON AS I WALK TO THE FRONT
DOOR I SEE TWO GLASSES OF
CHAMPAGNE.
CHAMPAGNE. HE’S ACTING WEIRD.
AS SOON AS THIS REALLY ROMANTIC
MOMENT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, HIS
SISTER OPENS THE DOOR TO MAKE
SURE WE’RE THERE.
SO YOU SEE HIS WHOLE FAMILY KIND
OF LIKE THIS.
IT WAS KIND OF LIKE THIS REALLY
SWEET THING THAT HAD THESE
QUIRKS BUT THAT IS KIND OF THE
MORAL OF OUR RELATIONSHIP
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE BACKYARD.
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. MY BEST FRIENDS, COUSIN WAS
THERE.
THERE. >> I LOVE THAT.
DOUG IS A ROMANTIC AND HE
COMPLETELY SURPRISED ME.
HE HAD GONE UP TRADITIONALLY TO
ASK MY MOM FOR PERMISSION.
MY MOM’S FIRST REACTION WAS,
DOES MEGYN KNOW THIS IS
HAPPENING?
HAPPENING? IT’S AWFULLY SOON.
I HAD JUST BEEN DIVORCED FROM MY
PREVIOUS HUSBAND.
PREVIOUS HUSBAND. IT’S SOON, TOO SOON.
DOUG WAS LIKE, I’M REALLY JUST
CHECKING A BOX HERE.
ANYWAY, AS DOUG SAID AND I WROTE
IN MY BOOK, IT’S NEVER TOO SOON