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00:00I was off work.
00:02It was probably 10 o'clock, 11 o'clock at night.
00:04My phone rang and it was Dove, the head of the whole company.
00:08He didn't say anything other than just, I hate you.
00:11And then he just hung up.
00:12That was like a regular day at American Apparel.
00:16Walking to American Ball felt different than walking
00:18into any other retailer.
00:20One of the big appeals was its antithesis to other brands.
00:24Everything was made in America.
00:26Nobody else was doing that.
00:28I run American Apparel in an instinctive manner.
00:31I try to break down all kinds of barriers.
00:33Actually, one of the slogans was,
00:36if you see someone shoplifting, let them know we're hiring.
00:41The company was expanding very quickly.
00:43Wow, I want to be a part of this.
00:45It was a fashion cult.
00:48I loved every second of it until I didn't.
00:54Dove doesn't understand the word no.
00:57You're not strong enough.
00:58Shame on you!
00:59You're a little dog!
01:01He was crossing all kinds of lines and boundaries.
01:04Win or submit, okay?
01:06Win or submit.
01:07Are you kidding me?
01:09It was definitely an open secret that Dove was sleeping with the employees.
01:14The allegations that landed on my desk made me absolutely enraged.
01:20These claims happened over and over again.
01:23The heart wants what the heart wants.
01:27American Apparel was this iconic fireball.
01:30Figure it out.
01:31Things progressively got crazier and crazier.
01:34I'll probably be in therapy until the day that I die.
01:40What are you gonna do?
01:43Fear off of my mind.
01:57Damn!
01:59You

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