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Story. the catch and kill. mcdougal is seeking to be released from the agreement which raises questions about what more she may hope to gain from speaking out. some people hearing that will say look, this is you're in it for the money. they'll say obviously we're not paying you for this interview. but you may go from here and write a book or make a movie or whatever it maybe. to that you say what. >> bottom line this. i offered to give back the 150. i got 55% of that. just to have my story rights back. the story is out there now. i'm not telling the nitty-gritty details. as you can see. i'm ...

Getting paid for that. it was more about the way it was presented. it was about we don't want to tarnish your image an deep your brand wholesome and whole. that's awesome. that's great. that's the whay i perceive this contract. have you heard the term catch and kill? >> i had not. >> do you know what that is now? >> i do now. i do now. >> what's your understanding of catch and kill is? >> from what i'm learning is a catch and kill is somebody for like, yourself, taking a story about someone you like or care about or have a friendship about or they squash the story so it didn't hurt you. or hur...

I hadn't realized about the catch and kill thing that ami says they don't do. the new yorker had interviewed a former ami employees who said that's something they do. >> i agree with the governor. first of all, i couldn't take my eyes off of it. it was such a compelling interview. she was so -- this is going to sound maybe weird but very relatable. she was very relatable as a human. not in terms of what she did but a human being. she gave some honest answers about feeling guilty and so she came across as somebody who was sympathetic in that way. certainly there are a lot of people who will say...

Somebody for yourself for example taking a story about somebody you like or care about. and they squash a story so it doesn't hurt you. >> so the allegations -- ami which doesn't do catch and kill. but a number of former employees told the new yorker routinely they have done catch and kill. purchased the rites to a story. done an interview in your case with you. get your story about donald trump. then they never publish it. and they own the rights to it. you can't tell it to anybody else. the story is effectively killed as a favor to in this case donald trump. >> right. >> did you know that th...

Who knows where it could lead. of course i was kpoited. >> in essence you were happy to have this story killed? >> yeah. of course. like i said i never wanted to come forward. >> you were going to get $150,000 for it for having it killed and launching a new career. >> well more importantly i looked at it i was doing work. the columns and covers and getting paid for that. and my life story never has to be shared. it was about the way it was presented. it was protecting me. it was about we don't want to tarnish your image. we want to keep your brand wholesome and whole. that's awesome. that's gr...