Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

Officer Don Cornelius of the Chicago Police Department. He'd only been on the force a year. He quit, started working at WVON as a reporter, got an itch for media, eventually came up with a brainchild for a show like Dick Clark's American Bandstand. And he goes to my father and goes, hey, man, I'm taking up money, you know, if you want to be an investor in this show.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars. Yes. And my dad goes, hey, Don, I need that money, man.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars. Yes. And my dad goes, hey, Don, I need that money, man.

And my pops gave Don Cornelius some of the money to shoot the pilot for Soul Train. Now, where the story takes a turn is that it took Don Cornelius too long to sell the show. And we're talking about, like, my dad gave me, like, let's just say $1,000, which is a gajillion billion dollars in 1960. In today's dollars. Yes. And my dad goes, hey, Don, I need that money, man.

And Don goes, instead of giving me your money back, why don't I just keep you on as a producer? You can be an executive producer the rest of your life. Which my dad said, nobody wants to watch black people dance. Give me my money. Don paid him back. My father took the money, signed away his rights to any claims of the Soul Train Empire.

And Don goes, instead of giving me your money back, why don't I just keep you on as a producer? You can be an executive producer the rest of your life. Which my dad said, nobody wants to watch black people dance. Give me my money. Don paid him back. My father took the money, signed away his rights to any claims of the Soul Train Empire.

And Don goes, instead of giving me your money back, why don't I just keep you on as a producer? You can be an executive producer the rest of your life. Which my dad said, nobody wants to watch black people dance. Give me my money. Don paid him back. My father took the money, signed away his rights to any claims of the Soul Train Empire.

And did you ever talk to him? I could not watch Soul Train.

And did you ever talk to him? I could not watch Soul Train.

And did you ever talk to him? I could not watch Soul Train.

I was not around him. Better watch Solid Gold. MTV's The Grind. But you not watching Soul Train in this house. That's a story that was told to me by my older brothers. My dad never spoke of it. Never brought it up. And I met Don Cornelius years later. And just, I couldn't bring it in me to bring it up. I wanted to so bad, but it just, it didn't feel like the right time and place.

I was not around him. Better watch Solid Gold. MTV's The Grind. But you not watching Soul Train in this house. That's a story that was told to me by my older brothers. My dad never spoke of it. Never brought it up. And I met Don Cornelius years later. And just, I couldn't bring it in me to bring it up. I wanted to so bad, but it just, it didn't feel like the right time and place.

I was not around him. Better watch Solid Gold. MTV's The Grind. But you not watching Soul Train in this house. That's a story that was told to me by my older brothers. My dad never spoke of it. Never brought it up. And I met Don Cornelius years later. And just, I couldn't bring it in me to bring it up. I wanted to so bad, but it just, it didn't feel like the right time and place.

But I'm very thankful to Don Cornelius' children for including that part of my father's contribution within the BET show that they had about Don's life.

But I'm very thankful to Don Cornelius' children for including that part of my father's contribution within the BET show that they had about Don's life.

But I'm very thankful to Don Cornelius' children for including that part of my father's contribution within the BET show that they had about Don's life.

So, yeah, my dad was, you know, there was an actor that cast him. That whole get pulled over scene is in the show. That's your dad. Yeah.

So, yeah, my dad was, you know, there was an actor that cast him. That whole get pulled over scene is in the show. That's your dad. Yeah.