Listener (Aaron)

And somebody filmed it and sold it to TMZ.

And somebody filmed it and sold it to TMZ.

And that was kind of where it all went bad. Yeah.

And that was kind of where it all went bad. Yeah.

It was really heartbreaking. Um, We had, I remember we were actually planning on having a party that day to celebrate all the success. So all the interns, there were like 60 interns. So all the interns were in the big conference room. There's like champagne lining the walls. Everybody's in really good spirits.

It was really heartbreaking. Um, We had, I remember we were actually planning on having a party that day to celebrate all the success. So all the interns, there were like 60 interns. So all the interns were in the big conference room. There's like champagne lining the walls. Everybody's in really good spirits.

And I just look over and see one guy who we called Johnny Pockets was sitting on the floor crying. And I was like... This is a happy day. What are you crying about? And then one of our bosses, Zach, came in and he walked up. You could tell something was wrong. He walked up to the front of the room and just said, Jason, and started crying. He couldn't get it out. So I thought Jason had died.

And I just look over and see one guy who we called Johnny Pockets was sitting on the floor crying. And I was like... This is a happy day. What are you crying about? And then one of our bosses, Zach, came in and he walked up. You could tell something was wrong. He walked up to the front of the room and just said, Jason, and started crying. He couldn't get it out. So I thought Jason had died.

I, you know, all the worst thoughts were coming to my mind. Yeah. We didn't and even Zach didn't fully know the whole story. We knew what people on the Internet were saying. What people on the Internet were saying wasn't totally true. So I don't I don't necessarily want to repeat it.

I, you know, all the worst thoughts were coming to my mind. Yeah. We didn't and even Zach didn't fully know the whole story. We knew what people on the Internet were saying. What people on the Internet were saying wasn't totally true. So I don't I don't necessarily want to repeat it.

But yeah, they TMZ called us and said, we'll give you two hours to tell your staff, but we're going to release this video. We're going to put it out there. They gave us like 10 minutes and they released it.

But yeah, they TMZ called us and said, we'll give you two hours to tell your staff, but we're going to release this video. We're going to put it out there. They gave us like 10 minutes and they released it.

One of the major things I remember about that day, we did have a small group of kids from New Zealand working in the office and interning.

One of the major things I remember about that day, we did have a small group of kids from New Zealand working in the office and interning.

Well, so one of them, a guy I love, he's so wonderful, Timmy Harris. I remember when we got this news, I just had to leave and go for a walk and like catch my breath. I was, you know, sobbing like everybody. I was on the phone with my mom saying, I don't know what's going to happen. Like, is all this work that we did for nothing? Is it just over now? You know, people don't think we're real.

Well, so one of them, a guy I love, he's so wonderful, Timmy Harris. I remember when we got this news, I just had to leave and go for a walk and like catch my breath. I was, you know, sobbing like everybody. I was on the phone with my mom saying, I don't know what's going to happen. Like, is all this work that we did for nothing? Is it just over now? You know, people don't think we're real.

Like, how can they not believe us? And I'm on the phone crying and I'm walking back into the office and Timmy comes out and like throws his arm around me and puts his other hand up and just drags me back into the office. I didn't really know what was going on at the time. Later that night, I had a friend call me who I hadn't talked to in years saying, Lily, you are on the news crying.

Like, how can they not believe us? And I'm on the phone crying and I'm walking back into the office and Timmy comes out and like throws his arm around me and puts his other hand up and just drags me back into the office. I didn't really know what was going on at the time. Later that night, I had a friend call me who I hadn't talked to in years saying, Lily, you are on the news crying.

What is what's going on? So a cameraman was outside the office and like filming me crying, talking on the phone with my mom. And Timmy came out and kind of saved me and put his hand in front of the camera.

What is what's going on? So a cameraman was outside the office and like filming me crying, talking on the phone with my mom. And Timmy came out and kind of saved me and put his hand in front of the camera.