Martha Stewart and When a Celeb Disavows Their Doc—With the Director!

Matt is joined by R.J. Cutler, director of the Netflix documentary Martha, as well as of the upcoming film Elton John: Never Too Late, to talk about Martha Stewart’s disapproval of the film, directors maintaining creative control over their projects, and the inherent and necessary struggle of collaborating with a major celebrity on a documentary (02:17). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for the new Christmas movie Red One (25:57).

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: R.J. Cutler

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo