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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Chris Hansen Is Airing His Own Ad in Theaters Before His Controversial Biopic Primetime He Doesn’t Approve Of · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: There has been plenty of unauthorized scripted movies about real
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  Speaker 2: people and events over the years, but I don't think
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  Speaker 2: there's ever been one with an ad featuring the actual
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  Speaker 2: person it's about speaking directly to theater goers before it
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  Speaker 2: plays until now.
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  Speaker 3: This has got to be very unprecedented, but Dateline NBC
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  Speaker 3: correspondent Chris Hansen has purchased ad time before every single
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  Speaker 3: screening of the upcoming A24 movie, Primetime, starring Rob Pattinson.
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  Speaker 3: That's about him and his famous To Catch a Predator segment.
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  Speaker 1: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris apparently speaks to audiences
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  Speaker 1: to promote his streaming network, True Blue, which airs content
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  Speaker 1: similar to To Catch a Predator.
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  Speaker 2: And that's not exactly a friendly situation. Word is he's
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  Speaker 2: considering suing A24 over the film, but also wanted to
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  Speaker 2: take advantage of the renewed attention he's receiving and promote
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  Speaker 2: what he makes and believes in. Primetime in theaters September 25th.
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  Speaker 3: That's direct from Hollywood.