Mercedes Javid & Reza Farahan: Book Launch & Shakeups

Summary

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Podcast Summary – Jeff Lewis Has Issues

Episode: "Mercedes Javid & Reza Farahan: Book Launch & Shakeups"

Date: April 17, 2026
Host: Jeff Lewis
Guests: Mercedes Javid (MJ), Reza Farahan
Theme: Book launches, reunions, and behind-the-scenes shake-ups in Jeff’s world and team—especially a candid critique of work relationships and the challenge of blurring personal/professional boundaries.

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Overview

This lively episode brings together Jeff Lewis and his close friends/reality stars Mercedes Javid and Reza Farahan for an honest, at times combative, yet always entertaining conversation. The main focuses: Reza’s new book launch (“Memoirs of a Gay Shah”), updates on their Bravo-adjacent personal and professional lives, and a dramatic office shakeup involving Jeff’s team member Annie. Jeff openly weighs how generous (or lenient) he should be as a boss, reflecting on his difficult history managing talent and friendships.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Reza Farahan’s Book Launch

• Excitement and Logistics: The book signing for "Memoirs of a Gay Shah" is happening the next night; it's already sold out, which excites the crew.
  • [03:07] Jeff: “Oh, you sold out?”
  • Reza: “We sold out.”
• Behind the Success: Reza admits to some anxiety that the signing would flop by referencing a past Bravo star’s poorly attended event.
  • [03:38] Reza: “It was sparsely... not sold out. And I was having a nightmare that you guys would come to support.”
• Book Content & Honesty:
  • Reza emphasizes how raw and revealing the memoir is, having been mostly written back in 2022, with only the final chapter updated for current events.
    • [08:14] Jeff: “It’s juicy. You do not hold back.”
    • Reza: “I did not. At all.”
• Attendees and Anticipation: Both friends and family (and maybe MJ’s mother) are coming. The team discusses ticket logistics in classic chaotic “chump” fashion.

2. Bravo Gossip & Real Housewives Dissection

• The Dorit Book Flop & Team Dynamics: Extended riffing on Dorit’s alleged poor book turnout and her issues on the show, evolving into a general critique of self-involvement and lack of self-awareness among certain Bravo stars.
  • [05:40] Mercedes: “I think she’s just completely self-involved. She refuses to hear anyone else’s opinion or narrative.”
• Friendship and Accountability: They discuss how friends should call each other out, money issues among housewives, and how personal problems can overtake group dynamics.
  • Jeff: “Come on, Reza. She’s shopping and she hasn’t made her house payment. I mean, that’s kind of nuts.” [06:29]
  • Reza: “But if you’re my friend... It might be retail therapy.” [06:36]

3. Office Shakeup: The Annie Situation

A major thread in the episode—Jeff wrestles, live on-air, with what to do about his social media manager, Annie, whose recent performance and attitude have fallen short in his eyes.

Timeline of the Incident

• Repeat infractions: Annie is written up for not delivering work during a paid New York trip. This was her second such offense.
• Jeff’s Calm Approach: He’s determined not to react rashly, recalling a time when he mishandled a firing:
  • “I was very angry and I was upset, really disappointed in the employee and I should have taken a few days before I had the conversation and I didn’t. And it turned into something very dramatic and I very much regret it.” ([11:07])
• Specifics of Annie's Missteps:
  • Missed deadlines on reels/content for Jeff’s platforms.
  • Excuses included being forced to watch “Ladies of London” or drink too much, both of which Jeff adamantly denies as factual.
  • She prioritized posting to her own account over Jeff’s, despite the work trip being his investment.
  • Invited a male friend to the shared hotel room during a business trip, which Jeff found troubling given the presence of his child and nanny ([18:20]).
  • Claimed to feel “attacked by a grown man” regarding Jeff’s management—Jeff and several callers see this as deflection and a red flag.

Core Issues Discussed

• Accountability & Growth: Jeff, with input from Mercedes, Reza, Kian, and callers, explores whether Annie can learn from the experience or if firing her would be a valuable lesson for her future.
  • Mercedes: “That was my next question... if someone apologizes to you, that's where you are... But that's why I was curious what the reaction was.” ([17:27])
  • Jeff: “When someone makes excuses, exaggerates, lies to cover their own ass, that’s a problem... Because for me as an employer, I think you haven't learned and you’re going to do it again.” ([14:14])
• Blurred Lines in the Workplace:
  • The “fun” and perks of working for Jeff’s show create a blurred boundary, making it challenging for some employees to stay professional.
  • Shane: “Work is over, but it's not over till your shit's done.” ([24:56])
• Mentorship vs. Enabling:
  • Jeff enjoys supporting young talent but admits he gets “bored real fast” if they don’t show growth.
    • “I love to train and mentor these kids, but when they don’t learn or grow from the experience, I get bored real fast.” ([26:56])
• Possible Ways Forward:
  • Jeff’s solution: If Annie stays, her access and duties will be limited and strictly professional—she may not like the new arrangement.
    • “The terms of our agreement will change if I elect to keep her.” ([39:59])

Callers Weigh In

• Multiple listeners sympathize but urge Jeff to “cut his losses” for Annie’s own good, lest she fail to learn accountability. Others plead for him to let her grow and not become another “bitten chump.”
  • Kim: “I think she’s going to go super far in life. I don’t think you’ll be doing her any favors...she needs to know what consequences are.” ([36:06])
  • Steve: "She’s taken a lot of the opportunities that you’ve given her and kind of ran with that and expanded perhaps the initial runway...” ([37:35])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Reza on Book Nerves
  • “I was scared because Maris told me she had gone there for another book launch...and it was not sold out. And I was having a nightmare that you guys would come to support.” ([03:38])
• Jeff Summing Up His Frustration
  • “The response is worse than the infraction.” ([27:40])
• Mercedes on Accountability
  • “That was my next question. Is that when you make it really clear that you're like—your job to be around you guys is like a pinch me job...” ([17:27])
• Jeff, Wrestling with Deciding Annie’s Fate
  • “Am I hiring someone to entertain me or am I hiring someone to, you know, to work?” ([49:14])
• Reza's Advice to Annie
  • “If I were Annie and I would want to keep my job, no matter what restrictions, modifications, alterations, whatever new work environment you set up for me...I would come back. I would kill the game. I would regain your trust.” ([48:12])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:22 – Jeff welcomes guests, sets the reunion tone
• 03:07 – Book launch plans and selling out
• 05:40 – Critique of Bravo personalities, friendship, and accountability
• 11:04 – Annie office shake-up: Jeff’s measured approach
• 14:14 – Discussion of social media strategy, managing team and perks
• 18:20 – Detailed timeline of Annie’s trip infractions and excuses
• 22:50 – Mercedes & Reza reflect on youth, perspective, and accountability
• 24:56 – Shane breaks down work/play boundaries
• 26:56 – Jeff’s mentoring philosophy; frustration with lack of growth
• 36:05 – Listener feedback: tough love vs. support for Annie
• 39:59 – Jeff considers stricter boundaries and future terms
• 48:12 – Reza’s advice: “Come back, kill the game, regain trust”
• 49:14 – The balance of entertaining vs. producing work

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Tone & Style

• Candid: No one mince words—Jeff’s signature style is direct and at times abrasive, but always rooted in honesty and self-deprecating humor.
• Nostalgic & Familial: The group banter reflects years of shared reality TV journeys, inside jokes, and mutual deep history.
• Reflective: Particularly in the handling of the Annie situation, Jeff demonstrates growing self-restraint and a desire for real (and reciprocal) accountability in relationships.

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Final Note

The episode is a classic "Jeff Lewis Has Issues": humor mixed with real workplace drama, reality TV gossip, and deep dives into the messiness of friendship and employment. Jeff, Mercedes, and Reza let listeners peek behind the curtain—both on the realities of reality TV fame and the very real challenges of running a creative, high-profile workplace.

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For a dose of unfiltered honesty, behind-the-scenes drama, and a look at what true professional accountability might look like (or not), this episode is essential listening for fans of Jeff and his extended Bravo orbit.

Transcript

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[Mercedes Javid]

the drama never stops.

[Jeff Lewis]

They said that I am by far the most difficult talent that they're working with. You know, we could say we don't judge. I judge and I was judging. Money doesn't make you an asshole.

[Mercedes Javid]

But if you're an asshole and with

[Jeff Lewis]

a ton of money, you're gonna be a bigger asshole. Why are you looking at me? No, I didn't. I didn't mean to.

[Caller Kim]

I didn't mean to look in that direction.

[Reza Farahan]

Why?

[Jeff Lewis]

You're right at me.

[Caller Commentator]

Jeff Lewis has issues.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hey, welcome to Jeff Lewis has Issues. In today's episode, Mercedes Javit and Reza Farahan join the show. We talk about Reza's book launch work, travel and office shakeup.

[Mercedes Javid]

Wow.

[Jeff Lewis]

Good morning.

[Mercedes Javid]

All over.

[Reza Farahan]

Good morning.

[Jeff Lewis]

I just love to see you two back together again.

[Mercedes Javid]

That too.

[Jeff Lewis]

I love it.

[Reza Farahan]

And can we talk about how hot Mercedes looks?

[Mercedes Javid]

I mean, let's talk about it.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah.

[Mercedes Javid]

No.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did you do your own makeup today? It looks good.

[Mercedes Javid]

I did. He did.

[Jeff Lewis]

Did you say the same thing?

[Mercedes Javid]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you serious? I looked at her makeup. I go, oh, I wonder if she had it done.

[Reza Farahan]

100% trying to learn.

[Jeff Lewis]

Wow, it looks real. Are you doing YouTube tutorials?

[Mercedes Javid]

So I was gonna. I was also saying I want to do more content. I want to, like, close my escrows and just become like a content creator.

[Jeff Lewis]

You did a great job on your makeup today.

[Reza Farahan]

She looks. She's in her, like, hot, hot girl era.

[Mercedes Javid]

I'm a mess lately, but no. Thank you, though.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know it's been a minute. You and I talked this morning, and I called her and I said, hey, I want to say to you, I want to schedule a dinner one on one with us. I miss us. And now that I'm. You guys know this. When you're done with filming, first of all, you lose touch with all your friends when you're filming. And then when you're done, it's like you kind of want to start to reconnect. So I called Mercedes today. I meant to call you Reza, and I said, let's schedule a dinner.

[Mercedes Javid]

Yeah. And Liotte has been wanting to too, but tomorrow night is gonna be such a great reunion. Cause we're all gonna hang out.

[Jeff Lewis]

All right, so tomorrow your new book is released. Correct. Tomorrow is the reunion.

[Reza Farahan]

Memoirs of a geisha comes out. Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

All right, so we have tickets to the book signing.

[Reza Farahan]

It's sold out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, you sold out?

[Reza Farahan]

We sold out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, congrats.

[Caller Shane]

Congratulations.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah, I bought two tickets to just have, like, in my pocket just in case. And I gave them to judge Lauren Lake, who's gonna come? Cause it is sold out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, can you add her to. Yeah, have her come to Cheesecake.

[Mercedes Javid]

So what's the plan exactly? Can we talk about what the logistics are for tomorrow?

[Jeff Lewis]

We're going to Cheesecake. At what time?

[Caller Shane]

5:30?

[Jeff Lewis]

5:30. Book signings at 7. Crystal's moderating.

[Reza Farahan]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

God, I can't believe you sold out. That was a hard sell.

[Reza Farahan]

It was. It was. And I was scared because Maris told me she had gone there for another book launch.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Reza Farahan]

I'm not gonna mention the name of the person. Cause they're also from Bravo. Oh, they're also from Bravo. And it was sparsely. Like, it was not sold out. And I was having a nightmare that you guys would come to support.

[Jeff Lewis]

Was it Dorit unburdened?

[Mercedes Javid]

It was. It was. She was crickets. Nobody came for her.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, my God. Who was it?

[Mercedes Javid]

It was Dorit.

[Reza Farahan]

No, it was not Dorit.

[Mercedes Javid]

The signing was cricket.

[Reza Farahan]

No, it wasn't Dorit. It was not to read.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's got to finish that book because she spent the advance on that Kelly bag.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah, she should.

[Caller Shane]

I just watched that last night and I was like, what is she saying? So she was like, I need to shoot the COVID so I can put out the COVID so I can write the book. I was like, what are you talking about? You think you're going, like, 10 steps backwards?

[Reza Farahan]

I'm sorry. I'm team Dorit. I'm team Dorit.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, okay.

[Reza Farahan]

The situation. Am I the only one?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Caller Kim]

Yeah.

[Reza Farahan]

Why.

[Caller Shane]

Why would you be posting the COVID before you write the. Before you have someone else write the book for you?

[Reza Farahan]

Well, it's to get hype and excitement for the book. I didn't do that. My book was written a long time ago. My show got canceled, so they didn't want to put it out.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes, but I mean, you have. Your book is interesting. It has content, it has substance. I mean, I mean, obviously you're leading with that. The COVID is. You know, that's secondary. It doesn't even matter.

[Reza Farahan]

The COVID Not only that, but I used an old photo from childhood for my cover.

[Mercedes Javid]

That's also not why we're team Dorit. Because we're not team Dorit because of the way that Dorit acts. People got mad at me on my pod because I was team Kyle, because I said, I think that Dorit throwing PK under the bus week after week and calling him an alleged full blown alcoholic and now saying he doesn't want to be involved. I thought that was going to be bad for her. And Kyle was saying, that's going to be bad for you. And then everyone got upset that.

[Jeff Lewis]

I think she's just completely self involved. She refuses to hear anyone else's opinion or narrative. She shuts people down. She. I know. She distracts. She walks away like she has no interest in hearing your opinion.

[Mercedes Javid]

The lacing, the keeping everybody waiting on a tarmac.

[Caller Shane]

Erica's going to trial.

[Reza Farahan]

Like, what about everyone ganging up on her, though? And the. The thing that's driving me nuts.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's a long time coming. All.

[Reza Farahan]

We all feel this way. We know that everyone is saying it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Most people do feel.

[Reza Farahan]

Everyone is saying it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Most people do feel that way.

[Mercedes Javid]

Well, the montage that they put on every single person that Kyle had a scene with, telling them one by one, she's so late, she's out of it. I'm worried about her. Look at her spending.

[Reza Farahan]

She's unraveling. She's unhinged.

[Mercedes Javid]

I don't think the money she spent her any favors when.

[Jeff Lewis]

I mean, come on, Reza. She's shopping and she hasn't made her house payment. I mean, that's kind of nuts. I mean, doesn't seem rational, right?

[Reza Farahan]

But if you're my friend, you're not talking to everyone. I might be. It might be my therapy, retail therapy. It might be helping me going through a divorce right now.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, if I'm your friend, I'm gonna tell you to stop shopping because you need to make your house.

[Reza Farahan]

Tell me to stop shopping.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I will. And if you don't listen, if you don't listen, I'm gonna say to the other chumps, Rez is not listening. He's going crazy.

[Mercedes Javid]

Well, the person that does not, that takes her side, no matter what, is Bose.

[Jeff Lewis]

And, oh, Rachel, Zo.

[Mercedes Javid]

Thank you. Yeah, those two are always like, yes, Whatever she says.

[Jeff Lewis]

Whatever she says. But I'm surprised that she didn't react. Rachel didn't react when Dorit made it all about her and what she's going through and that she's late. And I'm looking down the table, and I'm thinking, Erica's going through lawsuits, Rachel's going through a divorce. All these people. I mean, Sutton's going through things. Everybody's going through things. But see how her problems are paramount to everyone else's? She has zero respect for everyone else. Zero. She's only concerned about herself.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah, she actually allowed to be upset. She gets 300 grand a month.

[Mercedes Javid]

No, Sutton also said when to me, when we were at that Threads dinner, that she was like, I didn't get any sympathy from Dorit about her separation, her divorce. Like, they wouldn't acknowledge it.

[Jeff Lewis]

Back to your book.

[Reza Farahan]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm very excited for the release tomorrow.

[Reza Farahan]

Thank you.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now, I know that tickets for the Barnes and Noble was $34, but how much is the book? If people just want to go on

[Reza Farahan]

Amazon and buy it, it's like, 27.99.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay. All right. So Annie read the whole thing?

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

And she sent me notes a few weeks ago, so I went through all of it. I mean, it's juicy. You do not hold back.

[Reza Farahan]

I did not.

[Jeff Lewis]

I mean, at all.

[Reza Farahan]

No.

[Caller Shane]

Is there anything that you're, like, nervous that will come out? Are there conversations you're going to be having a half next week?

[Reza Farahan]

There's a lot of stuff that's coming out that I'm nervous and I didn't realize how honest and raw because I wrote it literally several years ago. We tweaked the final chapter, the last page, to include the Valley Persian style. But the book essentially was done in 2022.

[Mercedes Javid]

Speaking of big event.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know it's going to be. You're expecting a lot of people tomorrow.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah, a lot of people. My mom, brother in law.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, really?

[Reza Farahan]

Nephew. Are supposed to come.

[Mercedes Javid]

Should I bring my mom? She's gonna want to come. Seriously? My mom?

[Reza Farahan]

Well, yeah.

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't know if he has any extra tickets, but I'm sure we could find a. She can have my seat.

[Reza Farahan]

I can call and see.

[Jeff Lewis]

No, no, I'll stay at the Cheesecake Factory bar. So how many of us? Because we bought 10.

[Caller Shane]

We bought 10 tickets.

[Jeff Lewis]

Wait, do we get the books though?

[Caller Shane]

Yes, they all come with books.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, good.

[Caller Shane]

And they're signed.

[Jeff Lewis]

So who's going?

[Caller Shane]

Jeff, Shane, Ken, Doug, Crystal, I guess wouldn't need a ticket. Jameson, MJ Liott, Ben, Mandel, Kerr.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay, so we still have two tickets, right? Yeah, so we need to give those two tickets to Chumps and then I'll

[Caller Shane]

text all these people to confirm. But yeah, okay. I'm sure Ryan would want to come.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. Do you want to just text him right now, see if he wants to come? All right. And then we have one other ticket to give away. All right, we'll figure it out. Don't worry.

[Reza Farahan]

Amazing.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm excited.

[Reza Farahan]

I'm so excited. I'm nervous.

[Jeff Lewis]

Now Crystal's not gonna put us to sleep, right?

[Reza Farahan]

No.

[Mercedes Javid]

Oh my God.

[Reza Farahan]

Crystal is definitely not going to put us to sleep. She has a robust list of very intriguing questions to ask me.

[Jeff Lewis]

I have to say, Crystal, she posted something this weekend with her dancing with her daughter. I was like, damn, she's hot.

[Reza Farahan]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, Crystal's hot.

[Reza Farahan]

Yeah, she is.

[Mercedes Javid]

And very tall.

[Jeff Lewis]

Very tall.

[Mercedes Javid]

Very impressive. I'm a shoddy. So am I allowed to ask about last week? Because last week in every episode that I listened to Amanda Hirsch, Todrick hall, the comedian, Whitney, Whitney Cummings, and all this stuff was going on about Annie. And then I asked Kian last night during the pre show interview that he does tell us about anything interesting that you did this weekend. I said. He goes, what would you like for breakfast? And I said, why are you asking me what I want for breakfast and not Annie? And then he left me on read.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, you didn't respond, Keyan. Oh, you did respond.

[Mercedes Javid]

I think he responded with thank you. Got it. Can't wait.

[Jeff Lewis]

Are you following all this, Reza?

[Reza Farahan]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay. She is working from home this week. So I. About two years ago, I had fired someone who worked for me, an employee, and I very much mishandled it. I was very angry and I was upset, really disappointed in the employee and I should have taken a few days before I had the conversation and I didn't. And it turned into something very dramatic and I very much regret it. So I told myself moving forward that I do not want to handle any sort of employee write ups or, you know, rep when I'm reprimanding people. I want to make sure that I handle it correctly and professionally. So all when all this stuff came to light, I had walked in on Friday, Friday, and I very calmly, very calmly just told her, obviously, I want you to go ahead and take down the cameras. Go back to the. And I literally was talking like that. Go back to the hotel. And these. This is what I expect of you, and this is what I want done by today, and this is what I want done by the weekend. There was no discussion, really. I just gave her a directive. Then my attorney called her, had a long conversation with her, wrote her up, and then Shane, I asked Shane, I said, look, I think you should just tell her to work from home this week while I really kind of sit with this. And I want to make sure that I don't make a rash decision. I want to make sure that I don't make an emotional decision because bottom line, I really do like Annie a lot, and I have had a lot of fun with her. So I want to handle this in the best way that I know how. If you asked me today, I would say that I would tell you she's fired. But I'm giving myself until the end of the week. And I really want to make sure that I'm not in a place. In an emotional place because I'm extremely disappointed and I'm very upset with her. But I don't want to make any sort of rash decisions. So I thought it would be best because I also don't want to have any altercations. I don't want to talk about this right now. I'm not in a place to talk about it. So I feel like I'm going to wait till Friday and then we will see how to proceed. I'll figure out how to proceed.

[Mercedes Javid]

Okay. As a fan of the show, can I ask you a couple of questions?

[Jeff Lewis]

You can ask me whatever you want.

[Mercedes Javid]

Okay. So when Kian worked for you the last time that he worked for you?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Mercedes Javid]

He would make reels, and every single episode when I would open up Instagram, there would be a great sound bite that would then make me tune in and watch the show if I didn't listen live. Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Mercedes Javid]

And when he left, those kinds of reels left. And then when he came back, they didn't come back. And I asked him, why aren't you guys doing that anymore? You know how some people were upset that Sirius took cameras away, which, for that I understood it was like a liability or budget. But this time that this has all come up, I'm curious about what, like, What's. What happened to that?

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, we have, obviously when you hire a different social media person, there's. They have a different style. Right. I do like Annie's style. I think her reels are good. But you brought up a really good point that it's funny that I was thinking about over the weekend, do I want, rather than do I take the money that I've been paying her and do I put that towards video videoing the show again? And I thought about maybe having a conversation with Jim Thompson to see if that's even an option. Can I spend the money that I would otherwise spend on her salary and put it towards video? Because that's what people really want. They want the video of this show. Not a real. So that is something that I have considered. I will tell you that it's more than just the infraction itself. So obviously I deal with a lot of different employees and people make mistakes and, you know, they're written up or they're reprimanded. I think it's very telling on how someone reacts to the infraction, how they respond or how they react. And I think that's very telling. And I will tell you, she didn't do herself any favors. After my attorney spoke to her, she said, she goes, it looks like you did. You know, you posted 11 times on your own Instagram, but you haven't done any posts for Jeff, which is what you were paid to do. Now, people need to understand I spent a lot of money taking her to New York. Right. So I'm investing in her. And I don't believe I got any sort of return on my investment. And this is the second time it's happened. This is the second write up for the exact same thing. So that's upsetting. But even then, you and I, Reza talked about a little about accountability this morning. When somebody comes to you, there's no such thing as I'm sorry, but. And so when someone makes excuses, exaggerates, lies to cover their own ass, that's a problem. When someone is not truly apologetic, when they're not accountable, that's a problem. Because for me, as an employer, I think you haven't learned and you're going to do it again, you know, so unless you say I fucked up, I thought of this as a vacation and I didn't do my job and I'm extremely sorry. Whatever. That's not what happened, according to my attorney. So my attorney kind of relayed all the responses. Lot of blaming other people and some flat out exaggerations. If not lies. So that's upsetting. I also think when she had said that she was going to take down her New York posts, which we didn't ask her to do, but she had volunteered to take down her New York posts, not only did she not take them down, she doubled down and did another post from New York saying that New York's not the vibe and she's upset and she was very much trying to solicit condolences, which I think backfired on her. And I thought that was a really bad move. And my attorney called me and she said, have you seen Annie's Instagram reel? And I said no. She goes, I mean, this is just self sabotage at this point. So she's not helping herself.

[Mercedes Javid]

That was my next question. Is that when you are, you make it really clear that you're like, your job to be around you guys is like a pinch me job because you're really generous with the perks and it's a really fun lifestyle. So we all see it, we watch it. We. That's why we tune in. It's to Arizona and New York and all of these fun other things that we all, you know, get to, like, live vicariously. But we know you're generous. We know you're in, in restaurants that they would never go to. And then when I was listening last week about the whole Michael Beck part and Todrick Hall, I was like, yeah. What was her reaction? Because usually, Jeff, if somebody apologizes to you, like, that's where you are. Like, okay, you reason with that. But that's why I was curious what the reaction was to, like forgetting the drink order and the little things and the big things.

[Jeff Lewis]

It's. I'm waiting for a text from my attorney any second. But the excuses were crazy. Like, I didn't. I wasn't able to work on the plane because Jeff insisted I watch Ladies of London. That's a flat out lie. I was on. I have my own iPad. I don't give a fuck what you watch. We don't have a Ladies of London cast member on the show this week. Otherwise that could become mandatory. So I say to Shane, I say to Kian, even Annie, hey, I've got Margot coming in from Ladies of London. We need. We need to watch the shows. That becomes a mandatory thing. That is. That was never said because I had my own. I had my own programs to watch. I don't give a fuck what you watch. That was why we didn't do the reel on Tuesday. We didn't do the real on when or Monday. We didn't do the reel on Tuesday because at the American Dream Mall I forced her to drink. That is also a lie. So I. When we sit down at a table or a bar, would anyone like a drink? You can order whatever you want. You can have one, you can have five. I don't give a fuck. I certainly am not, I'm not forcing anyone to drink. But she wasn't able to do the real because she was forced to drink. She was forced to drink on Tuesday. She was forced to watch Ladies of London. Then we started, there was a whole victim. Basically what happened is the hotels, you know, at a certain hour I don't feel safe not deadbolting and locking the hotel room doors. I just don't feel safe. I've got a nine year old, I've got, you know, a very attractive nanny who someone could follow back to, who knows. But when she disappeared on two nights without letting us know. And this is my hotel room, right? It's my hotel suite. I have a second bedroom she's sharing with the nanny. I just found out yesterday that she had someone to the room. Now it wasn't a hookup, but it was a friend, a male friend. I have a 9 year old daughter sharing that room. I didn't know, I had no idea someone was in that room. But that room adjoins to my suite and apparently this guy was there for an hour. I didn't, I knew nothing about it. This was empanada night. The night that we got hungry and we walked to empanadas. She had someone at the hotel room. I don't know if it was a pre party situation, I don't know. But I just found this out yesterday that was. This is a fucking work trip. Then she tells my attorney, I felt unsafe when they locked me out of the room. Well, if you felt unsafe in a five star hotel, then maybe you shouldn't be walking around the streets of New York at 1am in the morning. But I locked those doors to protect the people that were staying there. And so she texted Alyssa, listen, lock the door, unlock the door. Wasn't, it wasn't a big deal. We didn't lock you out all night. You didn't have to sleep in the hallway. All you had to do was text Alyssa when you got home so she could, so she could unlock the door and let you in. And we did that twice the two nights she disappeared. One night she was in a robe, she said good night. And then that was the night. Apparently she had a guest at the hotel. I did not know that. Then they went out. That was night number one. Night number two is we went to family dinner and I turned around and she was gone. Never said a word. Went out with Michael Beck. Never said a word. This is a problem.

[Mercedes Javid]

And then does that mean that Alyssa has to stay awake and make sure that she can unlock the door?

[Jeff Lewis]

I don't know. I didn't.

[Mercedes Javid]

I would not be. I would not be to be relied upon.

[Reza Farahan]

We have those same rules when we go on a Bravo trip. When we're on a cast trip, we have, we have rules.

[Mercedes Javid]

We're not going to sleep. You may not knock on my door, send me a text message because I cannot be relied on for that.

[Reza Farahan]

When we're in. Yeah, a cast trip for Bravo, they don't. We are to be. We have obligations.

[Mercedes Javid]

I was listening. And you had Andy Cohen or you were with Andy and he was talking about like, oh, let her go out. As long as she's getting her job done, let her go out and have fun in New York. That was that same day that he went to the, you were talking about the empanada place. But like, exactly like I would, if I were in her shoes, I would enjoy my job more and take it more seriously than any experience, especially with Michael Beck. As someone that you can hang out with in la, but when you're young,

[Reza Farahan]

sometimes you don't realize you're saying it's a pinch me situation. But sometimes when you're young and you're in the pinch me situation, you don't have perspective. You don't realize until it's too late.

[Jeff Lewis]

I, you know, and that's, you know, I've had a ton of comments, you know, let her go, don't let her go, give her another chance. And I've really thought about this. Am I doing her any favors? Because I've had pinch me situations that I have fucked up and I have learned and I mean, I still screw up. The difference is, is that my work ethic was never been in question. It was my mouth, right? My mouth and my attitude that has got me in trouble repeatedly. I have fucked up a lot of major opportunities all through my 20s, through my 30s, through my 40s, through my 50s. And you know, it's learning now. Some of us are a little hard headed like me. And it takes a long time to kind of learn. But I have learned. I have learned.

[Reza Farahan]

Right.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, that wasn't. Yes, you're right, I fucked that up.

[Caller Kian]

I also think the challenging thing about your office in general is that the lines are very blurred. And I think what I'm hearing you say, correct me if I'm wrong, is we can have fun, we can do all these things. But I need to know, number one, you're doing your job first. That's what I'm hearing.

[Mercedes Javid]

I don't think that's blurred. Right. Because Jeff is serious. Like, he's really strong about, you get to have fun while you work, but you have to get your job done first.

[Jeff Lewis]

You know, Kian was talking about that. Kian, are you on Mike? It's okay. Where you were saying that, you know, it's hard for some people coming in because they don't really understand the priorities. The priority priorities are the. Are the job.

[Reza Farahan]

How can you not understand that, though? This is a work environment. You're not my. We're not here because I'm a friend.

[Caller Shane]

But when we're in New York, the show, like, we're done at 2, and then we go to the mall and then there's something else. And then. But then the. The separation is that Keyan and I then get back to the hotel at 10pm we open our laptops, and that's when we are starting our day. It's easy then to be like, okay, I've already had two drinks. I'm gonna go on and do this. It's 10 o'.

[Jeff Lewis]

Clock.

[Caller Shane]

Work is over, but it's not over till your shit's done. And that A hundred percent.

[Reza Farahan]

But there's a certain amount of autonomy. And if you're not good without structure, without a supervisor breathing down your neck and letting you know to submit your whatever.

[Mercedes Javid]

You guys talk about it all the time. That you are working late and that you're staying there and doing your job. The two of you guys talk about that on air. I'm not with you. I know.

[Jeff Lewis]

She also said, which infuriates me because this is a situation. I have mishandled a lot of situations with employees. This is one that I really finally feel I've done right. She said to my attorney, I don't think it's okay for a grown man to be attacking a woman. I'm sorry, what attack occurred? Because I calmly told you to go back to the hotel. And then I refused to speak to her. I said hello. That was it. I refused to have this conversation because I didn't think I could control myself with my anger or, you know, disappointment or whatever hurt. So I had Shane communicate with her, and then I had my attorney communicate with her. I've had zero communication this is the concern I have so far. I'm hearing I couldn't do the reel on the plane because of Ladies of London. I couldn't do the reels American Dream Mall because you forced me to drink. I felt unsafe in the hallway. Do you hear any accountability here? I felt attacked by a grown man. I'm not hearing any accountability at all here.

[Mercedes Javid]

I think the content that you and Kian used to do should be the stuff that I want to see. Like, because you were saying that you couldn't do BTS while you were doing principal photography. So I miss the content that you guys used to have.

[Caller Kim]

I think.

[Caller Shane]

I mean, she does. She does do good work, and I think we've been happy with the clips. That's not the problem. And she did. I mean, over the weekend, she did a lot of work. She sent a lot of clips and a lot of notes, but I was really sad to hear about all the excuses she had with Marlo.

[Jeff Lewis]

It feels very ungrateful to me. It feels very entitled. It feels very spoiled. I'm really bummed out. And I will tell you, I love to train and mentor these kids, but when they don't learn or grow from the experience, I get bored real fast.

[Reza Farahan]

But to play devil's advocate, Jeff, sometimes when you're young and someone is pointing out certain things, you go into this protective defense mode and you don't realize. You just want to mitigate. And you think by denying or deflecting, you're helping to bring the situation down, not realizing that there's no accountability and you're making the situation worse.

[Jeff Lewis]

The response is worse than the infraction.

[Reza Farahan]

Totally. And when you're young, you don't realize that trying to minimize it is making things worse.

[Jeff Lewis]

That video on Friday kind of was like, I don't know, like a last straw.

[Mercedes Javid]

I like. I very much like watching Annie as her own content creator. That's where I think she shines.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's great.

[Mercedes Javid]

I love Annie, and maybe that's what

[Jeff Lewis]

she should focus on.

[Mercedes Javid]

If I could only follow one person on Instagram, it could be Annie. And I think he's really entertaining on the show.

[Caller Kian]

You had an issue before. This was maybe last year, months ago. And it bothered you. You guys talked about it, and then you said, since then, there have been times where you've said, you know, I know Annie's doing her own thing. I at least know now I don't feel like it's being done behind my back.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Caller Kian]

But now at least I know. And maybe it's just Sounding like a lot of confusion is what I'm hearing.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay. So I said to her, my Instagram followers have plateaued. I said, we were growing, growing, growing. What happened? She said, when we stopped doing behind the scenes, we stopped growing. I said, well, we fit, because Bravo would not allow me to do behind the scenes. So I said, okay, we're done with the show. This is an important week coming up. I want to start behind the scenes again. I want to start getting engagement on the Instagram, because we all know that Instagram is a big source of income for us, right? Otherwise they wouldn't even be on Instagram. So then, you know, to find out that a I don't have one behind the scenes reel posted. I don't have New York. Oh, here was. This was another excuse too, that every day. And people were saying, oh, well, she doesn't know the rules, and you should have a handbook and you should set up boundaries. And she absolutely does know the rules. So what happens is we film today. I have a reel from today by the end of the day today, because she didn't work at all during the week, she was sending me archived reels. So now archived reels, we have about seven are for rainy days, right. If we're traveling, if she's sick, they're archived for a reason, because they're not our strongest reels. But we do have something in archived back up. She's saying, I did do the work because I sent you the archive reels. I said, well, you've already done the work. You've already done the archive reels, so that's not doing the work. So, look, I couldn't be any clearer about what is expected of her. And remember, she was written up for this exact same thing two trips ago, Exact same thing where I didn't get my, you know, I'm paying all this money to take her to New York. I get very little. And she gets 11 posts on her Instagram and builds her following. So my feeling is I think maybe that's what you should focus on. Right? This is clearly where your passion is. Maybe that's what you should focus on. And maybe I need somebody who's not so interested in being in the spotlight, who can help me work on building my social media. And, you know, again, Jameson, I didn't have a problem with the fact that she wants to be an influencer and that she wants to build her Instagram, just as long as it doesn't conflict with the job. But don't use my platforms and my money to build your own platform.

[Caller Kian]

It's sounding like possibly she felt her role in New York, in addition to capturing footage was maybe like to be fun and that was not what you were expecting.

[Mercedes Javid]

I think what you do is you shoot the content while you're there and then maybe a week later she can do it after she got her first thing done. But if she's doing that instead, then you gotta have some balls to do that.

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[Jeff Lewis]

looks like every single line is full. I do want to promote two things. One, memoirs of a Gay Shah which is on sale tomorrow. Yes. I'm going to tell you like I don't, I don't read but I did read the Cliff Notes and it is a. I think it is a book worth buying. If you are a Shahs of Sunset fan or the Valley Persian style fan. I think you would really, really love this book.

[Mercedes Javid]

I love the book. I. I thought I knew everything about him and when I read this I was so impressed by his storytelling skills. I already know you're really great at telling a story but it teaches everyone so much more into not just your experience but so many people can relate to the experience of your life story.

[Reza Farahan]

Thank you. I love you.

[Jeff Lewis]

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[Mercedes Javid]

We did do them together.

[Reza Farahan]

We just did one together at Ciccone's. It was amazing.

[Mercedes Javid]

Spring break was very expensive. I would like to, like to.

[Jeff Lewis]

Let's take line five. Ken in Salt Lake City.

[Caller Tess]

Hello.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hi. Oh, why does it say Ken? That's weird. Are you Ken?

[Caller Kim]

It's Kim.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, Kim. Kim. Sorry.

[Caller Kim]

Hi. Shout out Shane.

[Caller Shane]

Shout out Ken.

[Jeff Lewis]

Sorry Ken. What's your comment?

[Caller Kim]

Totally fine. So I have a comment about Annie but I just have to say I'm so excited for tomorrow night. I bought tickets. I'm flying in to come see Reza.

[Reza Farahan]

Oh my God. Thank you.

[Caller Kim]

I had. I'm so excited. I had never seen Shah the Sunset. I know you and Mercedes from this show because I'm an avid listener and I just fell in love with both of you.

[Caller Tess]

Like thank you.

[Caller Kim]

I love your souls. It's good people. So I'm so excited. Yep. Flying out just for that. My comment About Annie is, Jeff, I feel like you take such good care of your employees and they have so many good benefits and perks, like Mercedes was saying. And we all love Annie. Annie's super talented. I think she's going to go super far in life. I don't think you'll be doing her any favors. Like, she's not going to grow. She's still young. She needs to know what consequences are because otherwise it's like, oh, it's fine, okay, doing the same thing and some other employers, she may get a great opportunity and she'll be shit tanned in a minute.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know, Kim, but again, there's the other side of me that really cares deeply for her. I enjoy working with her. We have a lot of fun together. When she's on, she's on. So that's kind of what. That's where I'm at. I'm really kind of undecided at the moment.

[Caller Kim]

I can see how you're torn because she. They are like your kids.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. Yeah, I kind of feel that way, you know, So I appreciate your call. Steve in Chicago, I believe that's line six. Hi, Steve.

[Caller Steve]

Hey, Jeff. How you doing?

[Jeff Lewis]

Good.

[Caller Tess]

Hey.

[Caller Steve]

You know, I will say that I think that since Annie has been on the show, she's kind of evolved into her own person, which is good. But I think she's taken a lot of the opportunities that you've given her and kind of ran with that and expanded perhaps the initial Runway you've given her to be more than possibly it should be at this point. Now, I'm not saying that's bad or good. I'm saying she's taking those opportunities and she's making her own. But I think if we look at the track history, not only with Annie, but let's go back to Joey. There seems to be like this. This alcohol thing that happens when they're out with you and it's not you. I think it's just that they get so caught up in the environment and living a life with the chumps that are outside of the station, outside of the show that sometimes that line gets blurred. For them to go back to being professional after. After they've just had four or five hours of fun with people who aren't necessarily doing work for the show.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, first of all, I do want to tell you, Steve, this has absolutely nothing with alcohol. Like, I don't. I don't believe any. I've never seen her overindulge. I've never. I don't think she takes advantage of that. In any way, shape or form, it is Joey reminiscent, but I feel like it's a little different. I think what's Joey reminiscent about it is that it's the same mistakes over and over and over again. That's the Joey reminiscent part about it. That we're acknowledging it, we're apologizing. But. There's a lot of buts and a lot of justifying and there's. I'm not seeing a lot of change.

[Caller Steve]

But I think that she is. I think she's a good part of the show. But I think like anything else, I think that. I think at the same time, you are an employer and you do have an expectation. And I think that if you feel that your brand ultimately is suffering or is going to suffer, I think that you have a responsibility to yourself and to your family to do what's best for you and I. And again, I hope that this second chance is the learning experience. But if it's not, I think that you, you know, as a grown individual and the things that you've gone through, what you have to do to help her further down the road for herself.

[Jeff Lewis]

Thank you, Steve. I appreciate your call.

[Mercedes Javid]

I think she's gonna do, like, really well. I agree with all the people that see her talent.

[Jeff Lewis]

Well, I disagree, and I'll tell you why. I mean, look, this is what I'm hoping for her, but we have a whole history of chumps who have had opportunities that screw up and they just disappeared. I hope that's not the case. Hope she's young enough where she learns her lessons. Maybe she'll learn a lesson with me. You know, this is an absolute. I have not made a decision, but I will say that the terms of our agreement will change if I elect to keep her. The terms will change. I think maybe I gave her too much too quickly. That is my fault. I think for now, I would keep her out of the studio and off radio, and I would limit her opportunities outside of her job for now because she has blurred the lines. But she may not like. Because I've kind of thought about what, okay, if she stays, how do I structure this? She may not like the new agreement. She may not like the new terms. I do think I try to think about my. My mistakes. And, you know, I've made a few recently. So I think I have, like, an HR appointment on Wednesday. I made a big mistake. It was my fault. I mishandled a situation. And I'm gonna go into that appointment and I'm gonna apologize, and there'll be no buts. There'll be no justifications. There'll be no. I mean, that's what I. I've learned. I don't. And hopefully everything will be okay.

[Mercedes Javid]

Oh, my God. When is this?

[Jeff Lewis]

I think it's Wednesday. But then, you know, with the Andy Cohen thing too, I fucked that up, right? I've got a whole history of fuck ups. I don't expect, you know, I'll be fortunate if I'm asked back to BravoCon. I don't expect to ever be hosting a panel again. But here's what I did. I was able to repair that damage with Andy because I went in truly, you know, apologetic and accountable and I didn't blame anyone else. And I think people receive that well.

[Mercedes Javid]

Can I ask you a question? Did you watch it?

[Jeff Lewis]

I never watched it. I didn't need to watch it.

[Mercedes Javid]

Okay.

[Jeff Lewis]

I didn't need to watch it. It would just probably have tortured me a little more about how I handled things. So I. I knew I fucked up and I apologize without excuses. And he, you know, and I believe he's assured that I won't do that again. I think when you start to make excuses or blame the other person is when people think that you haven't learned your lesson. I have learned my lesson. So.

[Mercedes Javid]

It felt like it came out of nowhere. It didn't seem like you were intentional. Seemed like you were actually more just putting on.

[Jeff Lewis]

I was unprofessional. I was unprofessional.

[Mercedes Javid]

Didn't seem like it was rooted in resentment. Like, you know, it started off good and then it just went left.

[Reza Farahan]

I had a situation when we were filming the Valley Persian style. Tenning disclosed to me that she was really upset that sky rubbed her serum on her dog. And although I felt like outing sky was the right thing to do, I realized that I put tanning in a compromising position and it upset her. And even though I felt like in the moment it was the right thing to do, I genuinely apologized. Like, I was sorry I upset tanning. I was sorry that I disclosed something she didn't want me to disclose, mind you, I was inebriated. I didn't say, but I didn't do any of that. I was genuinely sorry tanning was gonna come for me, but because I apologized to her.

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[Reza Farahan]

She really didn't have anything to say.

[Mercedes Javid]

If you hadn't said it, then everyone would just be thinking it. And it's like being in a chokehold is not how we want to watch reality tv, Right?

[Reza Farahan]

But she deserved a genuine apology from me because she didn't want me disclosing that.

[Jeff Lewis]

Let's take test in New Jersey, line five. Hi, Tess.

[Caller Tess]

Hello.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hi.

[Caller Tess]

Hi. Oh my God. First time on the radio, I'm like nervous.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, don't be nervous. You know us.

[Caller Tess]

I do. I've known you since the garbage man on the first flipping out, got fired.

[Jeff Lewis]

So you've known me a long time. We're good. We're old friends. World friends.

[Caller Tess]

My sister and I wanted to apply to be the new garbage people back then and we're like professional people. We were going to take a demotion to taking your garbage out. I really would love a shout out, Shane. Hey.

[Caller Shane]

Shout out to.

[Caller Tess]

I would like to be the unofficial HR consultant.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Caller Tess]

Thank God, because you're hired like I've been. Thank you. And I'll do it gratis. Or you could buy me a drink at American Dream. I live like five miles away from there.

[Jeff Lewis]

So what is your comment?

[Caller Tess]

My comment on this, I have a lot of comments, but on this particular situation, cut your losses. Professionally, it's not going to work out. She's already using language like she feels attacked and you're, you know, plying her with drinks and that's why she can't do her job, which housewives have claimed. And housewives that are in lawsuits with Bravo right now have claimed that their behavior happened because they were given drinks. So you're. It's already. She's already laying the groundwork for,

[Caller Steve]

you

[Caller Tess]

know, hostile work environment, harassment, blah, blah, blah. If you want to remain friends, then that's fine, but professionally, I just think you're putting yourself in harm's way. She's not that. Like, she's saying she shouldn't be attacked by a grown man. How old is she?

[Jeff Lewis]

Was she 26?

[Caller Shane]

2026.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, I, you know, I just felt that was kind of a. Again, excuses, deflection. I don't think she's litigious. And to be honest with you, I never really got worried about that because I have so many witnesses and there's a big file and you know, so I've documented everything and so I'm less concerned about that. And I kind of feel like that's an empty threat. But I understand your. Your former HR.

[Mercedes Javid]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, I understand what you're saying.

[Caller Tess]

Fortune 500 company and lawyers, even if somebody sends a letter, we would pay them just because it costs so much money to go on. She, She's a grown woman. I was a director when I was 26, 27 year olds old. I mean, since she. And as a Fan. In the last couple weeks, I've noticed less posts on her. Posts on her personal page have exploded. I mean, I don't know what the numbers are, but if you tallied the number of posts on her personal versus on yours, it's got to be two to one.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah. At least. Can we take line one? Christine Baltimore. Hi, Christine.

[Caller Kim]

Hi, Jeff. How are you?

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm good, thank you.

[Caller Kim]

So here's what I want to say.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Caller Kim]

You and I are the same age, but how old is Annie?

[Jeff Lewis]

26.

[Caller Tess]

Okay.

[Caller Kim]

My son's 27. These kids today, and you call them your kids.

[Caller Tess]

You know what I mean?

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah.

[Caller Kim]

So I just would really love for this to be a learning experience for her to get another chance, maybe. Who, me?

[Caller Tess]

No, it was the ring.

[Caller Kim]

The ring thing.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, okay. Go ahead.

[Caller Kim]

Sorry, I unplugged it.

[Caller Steve]

Never mind.

[Caller Kim]

I just really would love for this to be a learning, growing experience for her. Like, we don't need another chump to bite the dust.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know. I know.

[Caller Kim]

And, like, I just think about how much you giggle when she's on the air.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know.

[Caller Kim]

And the things she says.

[Jeff Lewis]

She's funny, for sure.

[Caller Kim]

She is. And she's talented. Hey, Reza and Mercedes.

[Reza Farahan]

Hey, sweetie.

[Mercedes Javid]

Hi.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know.

[Caller Kim]

Congratulations.

[Mercedes Javid]

I love listening to her.

[Jeff Lewis]

This is why I haven't pulled the trigger.

[Reza Farahan]

Let me say this truth.

[Jeff Lewis]

Very, very. Yeah.

[Reza Farahan]

If I were any. And I would want to keep my job, no matter what restrictions, modifications, alterations, whatever new work environment, you set up for me, my personality, I would come back. I would kill the game. I would regain your trust and regain all of the, you know, perks and everything that you used to give me. I would win you over and gain those things back from you. I would prove myself to you.

[Jeff Lewis]

I like this scenario. I do.

[Caller Shane]

I do think that's her intention. She sent like 10amazing clips in the last two days. I mean, she is.

[Jeff Lewis]

I hope that.

[Reza Farahan]

That I would come back and kill the game for you.

[Mercedes Javid]

On the. On the positive, like, what we love about Annie is her personality. And I feel like she makes you happy. Like just having her around and you enjoy her so much. She makes you laugh harder than anybody.

[Jeff Lewis]

I know. I love those one liners that come out of the corner.

[Mercedes Javid]

Yeah. One word.

[Jeff Lewis]

I do love it.

[Mercedes Javid]

Yeah. There's not even a whole sentence, just anything she.

[Jeff Lewis]

But I thought this, too. It's like, am I hiring someone to entertain me or am I hiring someone to, you know, to work?

[Mercedes Javid]

Maybe a little bit of both.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yeah, well, we need a little both. We need a little both. It's got to be the same thing.

[Mercedes Javid]

Exactly.

[Jeff Lewis]

I mean, I get that from Shane. I get entertained and I get a lot of work out of him. Same with Kean, for sure.

[Mercedes Javid]

But it's harder to be a woman, though. You know, she has her glam. She has to get herself together. But now she has to pull herself together and get things back on track with you.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's why I'm very torn and very divided and haven't made a decision. Cool. I'm very excited about tomorrow night.

[Reza Farahan]

Thank you so much.

[Jeff Lewis]

I'm excited for the book signing. And the Crystal, I think, is gonna do a great job.

[Reza Farahan]

Yes, she is.

[Mercedes Javid]

He's not. He doesn't mean that.

[Jeff Lewis]

I do mean that. I do mean that. And then are we all gonna be able to ask questions, too, at the end?

[Reza Farahan]

Yes.

[Jeff Lewis]

Oh, there's a little Q and A happening.

[Caller Shane]

I'm gonna think of something juicy.

[Jeff Lewis]

Q and A. Oh, you think you're gonna ask a question?

[Reza Farahan]

For sure.

[Jeff Lewis]

Don't get too drunk.

[Reza Farahan]

Shout out, Shane.

[Caller Shane]

I'll drink. A lot of cheesecake factors I'll have Now.

[Mercedes Javid]

Annie can come tomorrow. She was planning on coming. I think she was. I thought when we spoke last week.

[Jeff Lewis]

I think we're gonna. I think tomorrow we're gonna take that off. Thanks for listening. If you want more of this, listen to Jeff Lewis live every weekday on Saturday, SiriusXM, as well as the Jeff Lewis Channel, exclusively on the SiriusXM app.

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