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The Business

Paul Haggis on ‘Third Person’ and Leaving Scientology

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6676 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2014

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Screenwriter and director Paul Haggis on his new film Third Person, his first since his public break with the Church of Scientology.

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0:00.0

From KCRW and KCRW.com, I'm Kim Masters, and this is the business.

0:07.3

I decided to open my eyes and look, and when I did, I was shocked me, I'm

0:12.3

so embarrassed that I hadn't looked earlier.

0:17.5

When publicists for Oscar-winning director, Paul Huggis, approached us about an interview to discuss his new movie, we said, sure, but will he talk Scientology?

0:26.7

Today we discuss the crash director's new film, third person, and his split from the church after 35 years.

0:34.0

But first on the news banter, does Netflix have a late night, and why your cable box is costing you more than you think.

0:40.5

Stay tuned, it's the business from KCRW.

0:48.8

I'm joined by my fellow banterer, Matt Bellany, of the Hollywood reporter.

0:52.7

Hello, Matt.

0:53.4

Hi, how are you?

0:54.3

I am good. So let's talk about The Hollywood Reporter. Hello, Matt. Hi, how are you? I am good.

0:55.3

So let's talk about Chelsea Handler.

0:57.4

Now, you know, you're my colleague at the Hollywood Reporter.

1:00.3

We broke that story about Chelsea Handler saying she was ditching E.

1:04.1

And then there was a long sort of subtle war of words between E and Chelsea Handler.

1:10.6

She alleging that the E ratings were terrible and not giving her a good venue,

1:15.0

and they suggesting that her ratings weren't so great either.

1:18.6

And let's just say that deal was done after several seasons of her late-night show there,

1:23.7

and now she's doing something completely different.

1:26.3

Yeah, her show on Netflix is not

1:28.0

expected to premiere until 2016, but it really is the next wave, it seems, in late night TV,

1:34.8

moving to digital services. And it'll be very interesting to see what a quote-unquote late-night

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