Post by Moments In Life on Oct 3, 2017 22:52:07 GMT -5
Calabasas, CA
Alex Jacobs-Magnum Mansion
September 16th, 2017
1:55 PM
On-Camera
Alex Jacobs-Magnum Mansion
September 16th, 2017
1:55 PM
On-Camera
The scene opens up in Calabasas,CA where Alex J’s beautiful home is shown, inside Mercedes is shown sitting down posing for the cameras inside the home gearing up for the interview of a lifetime. Mercedes takes a few more pictures before starting the interview.
The cameras start rolling and Mercedes smiles.
THE MERCEDES SHOW
MERCEDES: I’m so happy to back on daytime tv again, it’s been a few years since the last episode of The Mercedes Show but that’s the past and we’re back and better.
The audience claps
MERCEDES: Before I bring out tonight’s guest, I just want to catch you up to what’s been going on with me. A few months ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Drexel Drake Andrews. He is the love of my life, I’ve been on tour so check out live nation and Ticketmaster sales.
Mercedes winks.
MERCEDES: Working on another album even though I said the last one was my last but everyone knows I love music and you guys seem to love it too so thank your for all your success but tonight it’s not about me, it’s about our special guest we have in the building and yes this has been a long time coming. When I look at this girl she reminds me of a younger me coming up in the game just working hard trying to make a name in this shady business we call work while facing daily struggles in life.
The audience claps.
MERCEDES: But tonight we get the chance to catch up with this supermodel slash superstar and see what she’s been up to since being out of the ring and hopefully put some of these rumors floating around about her to rest. I’m happy to have her as my first guest on the returning Mercedes Show and I don’t want to keep everyone waiting so ladies and gentlemen Welcome Alex J.
Alex smiles innocently and waves.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Hey Hey! Welcome to my home!
MERCEDES: So is it Alex J or should we be calling you Mrs. Jacobs-Magnum?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I am definitely the Mrs. now!
Alex flashes her huge rock.
Mercedes smiles.
MERCEDES: I think you're the only person in history to allow your fans in your home for a sit down interview with you. When your management called and advised me they were going to put together a small little place for like an audience I thought that was so sweet of you.
The audience claps.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh yeah! I've always been about my fans. I wouldn't have this mansion, had it not been for them, ya know?
MERCEDES: But before we get deep into this interview I have to say your looking lovely today, but different.
Mercedes smiles pointing at Alex J’s stomach.
MERCEDES:I’m sure when everyone sees this it’ll be obvious, So is there anything you would like to share with us?
Alex nervously chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh you just jump right in!
She laughs
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: But yes. We can all stop wondering. Elijah and I are definitely expecting a little one one in April.
She reveals her tiny baby bump for the first time for everyone to see. The audience cheers and claps for her.
MERCEDES: Congratulations, having a child is a blessing so I’m sure this will be a wake up call and a change of lifestyle for yourself. Are you ready?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I don't know. To be honest until today it didn't really feel real. Hiding it meant that i didn't have to talk about it. But now it's like I'm facing it. I'm really about to a mother.
MERCEDES: I don’t think I was ready when I had my first two because I didn’t really raise my first, as for my second it was like my first so it was difficult but I got the hang of it. Honey y’all think wrestling is hard then become a mother.
The audience claps and Mercedes smiles flipping her hair to the side.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Yeah i don't think anyone is ever fully ready for this. I definitely wasn't ready the first time. Apart of me always felt like that's why i miscarried the first time. I was far from ready. My dad had just died. My wrestling contract had recently ended, and that very public crazy breakup. I couldn't have had a child with all that stress.
MERCEDES: So how is Elijah preparing for the baby? Have you guys attended any parenting classes or what has the process been like?
Alex chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You would think he's the one pregnant. He's so excited. I think literally the next day after he found out he got started on the nursery. He's already reading to it. I think he's definitely more ready than me. He's been a super supportive through all of this. As far as parenting classes. That's definitely in our future. Imma need all the help I can get.
MERCEDES: That’s great to hear, I just wish you guys both greatness and a healthy child but speaking of Elijah, tell me a little about that? That rock on your finger is huge.
Mercedes motions for Alex J to hold her ring up. She flashes the diamond once more.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: He definitely went big. Even i had to get used to it. You know me, I'm a sweats and a tank kinda girl when I'm not modeling. So this was flashy even for me.
MERCEDES: A lot of people were saying that the marriage was fake, I mean you were with the guy Jackson and in the blogs you two were engaged, but once that ended you started a relationship with this guy that no one knew anything about. Then it was announced you were married and now pregnant, wow I mean that’s a lot to have happen in less than what a year I assume.
Alex J laughs
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One thing I learned in this industry, is do not read blogs! I already knew there was gonna be talk after i got with Eli. But i don't care, he doesn't care. If it is a business partnership, let us have it, because it's working. This mansion was paid for in cash. I sold my loft before we even closed this deal because i trusted my partner. Isn't that what marriage is anyway? A partnership. I trust this man with my life, my brand and my heart. That's the greatest business move I've ever made.
The audience claps
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I didn't meet Eli until a year after my relationship was over. How long was i supposed to wait before i could move on to. That man is married with a whole child. Aren't i allowed the same. His and my relationship was way you public and that definitely played a part in our demise. So i tried a different approach. Our relationship is just that. It's ours. It's really no ones business what we do our how we do it. We show yall what we want yall to see, and it works for us
MERCEDES: No I totally get it, I was married once before and also went through a divorce so during the separation period you can’t help it if you fall for someone so there’s no judgement towards you girl.
Mercedes smiles and the audience claps.
MERCEDES: I want to go back and talk about your wrestling days, I mean when I look at you I see myself and how I was back in the day when I was in the ring. I was ruthless, hungry, and every week I went out there and proved why I deserved the title Queen. We share some similarities but the difference is I went on to wrestle for different companies, hold different championships and I was able to retire with a lot under my record while you on the other hand quit right after your stint in HKW, can you tell us what happened there?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: That was a very long time ago. There's no point in really reliving the past. Ultimately we all want that title. We want that glory. I'd be lying if i said I didn't want the same. But i think it had consumed me at one point. I kinda lost myself. So i had to take a step back and remember why i wrestled in the first place which was for the love of the sport, not the glory.
MERCEDES: Do you miss wrestling?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I do. I think about it all the time.
MERCEDES: I think the fans want to know will they ever get a chance to see Alex J step back in the ring?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Absolutely! So do not worry about that. I will be dusting off the old chuck taylors and stepping back in the ring. I would have already been on the ring, but i found out about the baby. And luckily the company i signed with was able to accommodate me still. So for now yall can look for me weekly at the World Wrestling Headquarters dishing all the news and getting up close and personal with the fans on my segment AJack's Corner!
MERCEDES: Speaking of HKW there was a lot of controversy surrounding your departure and I don’t think you ever opened up about it until now, can you tell us what happened there?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I haven't and I won't. At the end of the day no matter what happened they gave me my first shot. There's so many models that wanna crossover into wrestling for some reason. And most of us don't take it seriously. But i was given the platform to show that i wasn't just some bimbo model coming in searching for fame. I already had that. I started at the bottom and clawed my way up just like everybody else. I was really hurt to leave. My heart was definitely in that place but sometimes a bird has to leave the nest.
MERCEDES: What is your relationship with Brandon Banks? Do you speak to anyone from the company?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh yeah I definitely still keep in touch with a few people. Shout outs to the big bro and my big headed father blakey! But nah I never really thought he liked me. But he opened my eyes up to a lot. He was the only person that called me out on my self centeredness. So for that i can only respect him.
MERCEDES: So it was announced earlier this year that you were producing a show for MIL Network called Model Walk. Can you tell us a little about that and if we still see the show happen?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Well as everyone knows, I'm a model first. Everything about fashion is literally my life. I launched AJack city in 2015 and the line has been doing great. I've always lived for fresh and new untapped talents. All the designers i work with were local talents. And i wanted the same for the face of the brand for my 2018 collection. So my team came up with the idea of filming the process oud trying to find the face of the brand. You'll definitely still be seeing it, but it was feeling too much like top model so we've revamped the whole idea to make it more AJ
MERCEDES: You also signed up for your own reality show A Jack City and then a show you shared with your bestfriend Jada Montana But later we found out that both shows were scraped or placed on hold, so can you tell us what happened with that?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: A lot of producers come to us with ideas that sound great. And someone will hear it and just run with it. And although I'm not ruling out that these things could happen, but right now, they are just ideas.
MERCEDES: Speaking of Jada, how are you two?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: We're always gonna be good. We don't talk everyday, you don't catch us in pics all the time together, but we are good. That's the rider forever.
MERCEDES: I want to talk about another guy who you seem to have a close relationship with and his name is Jeremiah Kingston. You guys started together in modeling and have quite the history between you two I mean I’ve seen blogs and articles about drug parties and a relationship between you two.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You never heard of Alex J or any drug parties in the same sentence. No ma'am. But he definitely was one of my closest friends earlier in my career
MERCEDES: Oh no I definitely heard it, I mean nothing is wrong with partying. Everyone does it!
Mercedes smiles, flipping her hair to the side.
MERCEDES: You guys had a falling out where you didn’t speak for a while but once the show was announced it seem like your friendship was mended but what is the status of your real relationship today?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One thing Alex J will never do is fake a relationship for a camera. If we are friends on camera. We're friends off camera. Jeremiah will always have a special place in my heart. He was there before all of this.
MERCEDES: I know you tragically lost both of your parents and it must hurt you that they’re not here to experience these life changing events with you but if you don’t mind to kindly open up about what happened to your parents and if they were here what would you think they would think of you now? If they would be proud or ashamed?
Alex immediately tears up, thinking about her parents.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Ah yeah. I lost my mom when i was seven. She battled with cancer for four years. she was my best friend, the little bit of time i did have with her.
She wipes the tears from her eyes.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: It was just me and my dad but I hated him. He cheated on my mom during the times he should have been there for her. And as soon as i could, i left and we didn't speak again until the year he died. He was actually involved in a car wreck on his way to the launch of my clothing line. It was definitely a low point. I did a lot of blaming myself. But I've finally come to terms and moreso celebrate that we finally made amends after all those years.
The audience claps
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I don't think my parents would ever be ashamed of me. That's crazy. I've never done anything to be ashamed of. I'm successful I'm married to the father of my beautiful future child. I could easily sit and go down my list of accolades but that would take too long. And I'm happy. That's all they would care about. I was a personal assistant on an internship just four years ago. And look at me now. Just last month, I signed a multi milion dollar deal with one of the biggest names in the industry. I'd be damn proud if i were them.
MERCEDES: If I can remember at one point there was a girl named Sky Townsend had tweeted about you not being being a real model and that you only got married for money. But then it seem like you two squashed the beef, where do you two stand now?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: There was absolutely nothing to squash on my side. Honestly. Sky is hood with me. I wish her well in her career. And again rumors are just that. You've never seen me feed into any of that. Because unlike many that are always tweeting about being busy. I'm actually busy. I've always respected sky for her hustle. But what I don't respect is anyone discrediting my resume. But i don't get back at you by tweeting. I do it by cashing more checks. By signing more deals. If you keep talking after that, you're foolish.
MERCEDES: And there’s nothing wrong with cashing checks baby, I always said don’t let the rumors bother you baby because they only help you pay the bills more that’s giving you light whether their false or true.
Mercedes snaps her fingers.
MERCEDES: But how does it make you feel when people say you got married for money and that you're not working. Sky wasn’t the only one who tweeted that and it was also in the blogs.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: It doesn't make me feel any way. I know what's true. And I don't care nor have to explain anything to anyone.
MERCEDES: I mean if you say so girl, but don’t sit back and let it run to long because nasty allegations like that without an explanation can be career termination. And work is hard to come by these days I’m sure you’ve experienced that.
Mercedes smiles shifting through her cards.
MERCEDES: We mostly see you doing stuff in the fashion world and behind the scenes but what about acting or maybe something a little different from fashion?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I have acted. I've been in movies. I've been on television shows. But my heart is in fashion. Every avenue of it, i have. touched. That's what i love. My degree is in fashion marketing. Not many people know i went to college.
MERCEDES: Now this is the part where I announce my HATER OF THE WEEK now as you you know every show I would announce who I felt was like the worst hater of that week was. I had so many choices to choose from so this week I dedicate the HATER OF THE WEEK
MERCEDES: I had to dedicate the first HATER OF THE WEEK to none other than Donald Stupid Fuck Trump. I’m sure a lot of people weren't happy with the choices we had but to actually put this man in office and to think he was capable of running a country. I won’t entertain this topic too much because it seems like we have a lot of people out here who actually supports this asshole but I certainly don’t and his ass needs to be out of office immediately. How do you feel about my choice for this weeks HATER OF THE WEEK?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Fuck Trump!
MERCEDES: Is there anything that scares you about becoming a mother?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: First off just the whole idea of someone calling me mom is mind boggling. I'm just hoping to be good at it. Im hoping to be able to give them everything i couldn't have.
MERCEDES: I think the fans want to know will we ever see Crew Love on TV? I mean we see your this new guy you’ve been hanging around with Yeshua Banner and he is fine so we would like to see more of him.
Mercedes chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You never know. I guess yall are going to have to wait and see. .
MERCEDES: What’s next for you? Besides being a mother? Anymore fashion spreads? Or shows to walk? I’m sure it won’t be hard for you to snatch that body back after the baby.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Most definitely. Right now I'll mostly be working behind the scenes. Diving full into ajack city. I was asked to do one of those cheesy pregnancy spreads but i don't know that's always been super cliche for me but we'll see.
MERCEDES: Yes girl because these modeling agencies don’t play, they want perfection and they’re going to want you and those legs back on the runway ASAP.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Yea I've already had things lined up for May and June. They're already expecting a snatch back. No pressure.
MERCEDES: Was modeling something you always wanted to do or did you have dreams of being something else?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One hundred percent, i was always going to be a model. That was the dream. And i said i wouldn't stop until i did it.
MERCEDES: I was going through reading reviews from different people and what they thought about you and I got a mixed reaction some good some bad so I want I discuss the bad. I got DIVA, SNOB, ANGRY, CONCEITED, NARCISSISTIC and those were only the few out of many bad reviews I got while on the other hand I got people saying things like BEAUTIFUL, ROLE MODEL, and GREAT MODEL. How does the reviews make you feel? Like when people say your narcissistic why do you think people would say that or where they would get that from?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: That comes with the territory. Not everyone is gonna, like you. And I'm fine with that. I didn't sign up to be a role model. If i inspire some young girl out there, great. But I'm not going out of my way to be the poster child perfect person. I smoke weed, I drink. I curse like a sailor, i don't obey any of the traffic signs. And sometimes I'm a bitch. But aren't we all sometimes?
MERCEDES: I mean I can definitely agree, I’ve experienced it all and I mean all industries whether fashion, music or wrestling. But I appreciate you sitting down with us today and I wish you nothing but success and when you win that title I’ll invite you back for a celebration.
Mercedes smiles.
MERCEDES: And thank you to the audience for being here today and join us next week when Y’layna Bryant and London Carter will sit down and I’m guarantee this is the interview to see.
Mercedes waves at the audience and blows a kiss.
MERCEDES: Bye everyone.
The scene fades to black.
The cameras start rolling and Mercedes smiles.
THE MERCEDES SHOW
MERCEDES: I’m so happy to back on daytime tv again, it’s been a few years since the last episode of The Mercedes Show but that’s the past and we’re back and better.
The audience claps
MERCEDES: Before I bring out tonight’s guest, I just want to catch you up to what’s been going on with me. A few months ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Drexel Drake Andrews. He is the love of my life, I’ve been on tour so check out live nation and Ticketmaster sales.
Mercedes winks.
MERCEDES: Working on another album even though I said the last one was my last but everyone knows I love music and you guys seem to love it too so thank your for all your success but tonight it’s not about me, it’s about our special guest we have in the building and yes this has been a long time coming. When I look at this girl she reminds me of a younger me coming up in the game just working hard trying to make a name in this shady business we call work while facing daily struggles in life.
The audience claps.
MERCEDES: But tonight we get the chance to catch up with this supermodel slash superstar and see what she’s been up to since being out of the ring and hopefully put some of these rumors floating around about her to rest. I’m happy to have her as my first guest on the returning Mercedes Show and I don’t want to keep everyone waiting so ladies and gentlemen Welcome Alex J.
Alex smiles innocently and waves.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Hey Hey! Welcome to my home!
MERCEDES: So is it Alex J or should we be calling you Mrs. Jacobs-Magnum?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I am definitely the Mrs. now!
Alex flashes her huge rock.
Mercedes smiles.
MERCEDES: I think you're the only person in history to allow your fans in your home for a sit down interview with you. When your management called and advised me they were going to put together a small little place for like an audience I thought that was so sweet of you.
The audience claps.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh yeah! I've always been about my fans. I wouldn't have this mansion, had it not been for them, ya know?
MERCEDES: But before we get deep into this interview I have to say your looking lovely today, but different.
Mercedes smiles pointing at Alex J’s stomach.
MERCEDES:I’m sure when everyone sees this it’ll be obvious, So is there anything you would like to share with us?
Alex nervously chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh you just jump right in!
She laughs
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: But yes. We can all stop wondering. Elijah and I are definitely expecting a little one one in April.
She reveals her tiny baby bump for the first time for everyone to see. The audience cheers and claps for her.
MERCEDES: Congratulations, having a child is a blessing so I’m sure this will be a wake up call and a change of lifestyle for yourself. Are you ready?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I don't know. To be honest until today it didn't really feel real. Hiding it meant that i didn't have to talk about it. But now it's like I'm facing it. I'm really about to a mother.
MERCEDES: I don’t think I was ready when I had my first two because I didn’t really raise my first, as for my second it was like my first so it was difficult but I got the hang of it. Honey y’all think wrestling is hard then become a mother.
The audience claps and Mercedes smiles flipping her hair to the side.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Yeah i don't think anyone is ever fully ready for this. I definitely wasn't ready the first time. Apart of me always felt like that's why i miscarried the first time. I was far from ready. My dad had just died. My wrestling contract had recently ended, and that very public crazy breakup. I couldn't have had a child with all that stress.
MERCEDES: So how is Elijah preparing for the baby? Have you guys attended any parenting classes or what has the process been like?
Alex chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You would think he's the one pregnant. He's so excited. I think literally the next day after he found out he got started on the nursery. He's already reading to it. I think he's definitely more ready than me. He's been a super supportive through all of this. As far as parenting classes. That's definitely in our future. Imma need all the help I can get.
MERCEDES: That’s great to hear, I just wish you guys both greatness and a healthy child but speaking of Elijah, tell me a little about that? That rock on your finger is huge.
Mercedes motions for Alex J to hold her ring up. She flashes the diamond once more.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: He definitely went big. Even i had to get used to it. You know me, I'm a sweats and a tank kinda girl when I'm not modeling. So this was flashy even for me.
MERCEDES: A lot of people were saying that the marriage was fake, I mean you were with the guy Jackson and in the blogs you two were engaged, but once that ended you started a relationship with this guy that no one knew anything about. Then it was announced you were married and now pregnant, wow I mean that’s a lot to have happen in less than what a year I assume.
Alex J laughs
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One thing I learned in this industry, is do not read blogs! I already knew there was gonna be talk after i got with Eli. But i don't care, he doesn't care. If it is a business partnership, let us have it, because it's working. This mansion was paid for in cash. I sold my loft before we even closed this deal because i trusted my partner. Isn't that what marriage is anyway? A partnership. I trust this man with my life, my brand and my heart. That's the greatest business move I've ever made.
The audience claps
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I didn't meet Eli until a year after my relationship was over. How long was i supposed to wait before i could move on to. That man is married with a whole child. Aren't i allowed the same. His and my relationship was way you public and that definitely played a part in our demise. So i tried a different approach. Our relationship is just that. It's ours. It's really no ones business what we do our how we do it. We show yall what we want yall to see, and it works for us
MERCEDES: No I totally get it, I was married once before and also went through a divorce so during the separation period you can’t help it if you fall for someone so there’s no judgement towards you girl.
Mercedes smiles and the audience claps.
MERCEDES: I want to go back and talk about your wrestling days, I mean when I look at you I see myself and how I was back in the day when I was in the ring. I was ruthless, hungry, and every week I went out there and proved why I deserved the title Queen. We share some similarities but the difference is I went on to wrestle for different companies, hold different championships and I was able to retire with a lot under my record while you on the other hand quit right after your stint in HKW, can you tell us what happened there?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: That was a very long time ago. There's no point in really reliving the past. Ultimately we all want that title. We want that glory. I'd be lying if i said I didn't want the same. But i think it had consumed me at one point. I kinda lost myself. So i had to take a step back and remember why i wrestled in the first place which was for the love of the sport, not the glory.
MERCEDES: Do you miss wrestling?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I do. I think about it all the time.
MERCEDES: I think the fans want to know will they ever get a chance to see Alex J step back in the ring?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Absolutely! So do not worry about that. I will be dusting off the old chuck taylors and stepping back in the ring. I would have already been on the ring, but i found out about the baby. And luckily the company i signed with was able to accommodate me still. So for now yall can look for me weekly at the World Wrestling Headquarters dishing all the news and getting up close and personal with the fans on my segment AJack's Corner!
MERCEDES: Speaking of HKW there was a lot of controversy surrounding your departure and I don’t think you ever opened up about it until now, can you tell us what happened there?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I haven't and I won't. At the end of the day no matter what happened they gave me my first shot. There's so many models that wanna crossover into wrestling for some reason. And most of us don't take it seriously. But i was given the platform to show that i wasn't just some bimbo model coming in searching for fame. I already had that. I started at the bottom and clawed my way up just like everybody else. I was really hurt to leave. My heart was definitely in that place but sometimes a bird has to leave the nest.
MERCEDES: What is your relationship with Brandon Banks? Do you speak to anyone from the company?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Oh yeah I definitely still keep in touch with a few people. Shout outs to the big bro and my big headed father blakey! But nah I never really thought he liked me. But he opened my eyes up to a lot. He was the only person that called me out on my self centeredness. So for that i can only respect him.
MERCEDES: So it was announced earlier this year that you were producing a show for MIL Network called Model Walk. Can you tell us a little about that and if we still see the show happen?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Well as everyone knows, I'm a model first. Everything about fashion is literally my life. I launched AJack city in 2015 and the line has been doing great. I've always lived for fresh and new untapped talents. All the designers i work with were local talents. And i wanted the same for the face of the brand for my 2018 collection. So my team came up with the idea of filming the process oud trying to find the face of the brand. You'll definitely still be seeing it, but it was feeling too much like top model so we've revamped the whole idea to make it more AJ
MERCEDES: You also signed up for your own reality show A Jack City and then a show you shared with your bestfriend Jada Montana But later we found out that both shows were scraped or placed on hold, so can you tell us what happened with that?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: A lot of producers come to us with ideas that sound great. And someone will hear it and just run with it. And although I'm not ruling out that these things could happen, but right now, they are just ideas.
MERCEDES: Speaking of Jada, how are you two?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: We're always gonna be good. We don't talk everyday, you don't catch us in pics all the time together, but we are good. That's the rider forever.
MERCEDES: I want to talk about another guy who you seem to have a close relationship with and his name is Jeremiah Kingston. You guys started together in modeling and have quite the history between you two I mean I’ve seen blogs and articles about drug parties and a relationship between you two.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You never heard of Alex J or any drug parties in the same sentence. No ma'am. But he definitely was one of my closest friends earlier in my career
MERCEDES: Oh no I definitely heard it, I mean nothing is wrong with partying. Everyone does it!
Mercedes smiles, flipping her hair to the side.
MERCEDES: You guys had a falling out where you didn’t speak for a while but once the show was announced it seem like your friendship was mended but what is the status of your real relationship today?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One thing Alex J will never do is fake a relationship for a camera. If we are friends on camera. We're friends off camera. Jeremiah will always have a special place in my heart. He was there before all of this.
MERCEDES: I know you tragically lost both of your parents and it must hurt you that they’re not here to experience these life changing events with you but if you don’t mind to kindly open up about what happened to your parents and if they were here what would you think they would think of you now? If they would be proud or ashamed?
Alex immediately tears up, thinking about her parents.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Ah yeah. I lost my mom when i was seven. She battled with cancer for four years. she was my best friend, the little bit of time i did have with her.
She wipes the tears from her eyes.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: It was just me and my dad but I hated him. He cheated on my mom during the times he should have been there for her. And as soon as i could, i left and we didn't speak again until the year he died. He was actually involved in a car wreck on his way to the launch of my clothing line. It was definitely a low point. I did a lot of blaming myself. But I've finally come to terms and moreso celebrate that we finally made amends after all those years.
The audience claps
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I don't think my parents would ever be ashamed of me. That's crazy. I've never done anything to be ashamed of. I'm successful I'm married to the father of my beautiful future child. I could easily sit and go down my list of accolades but that would take too long. And I'm happy. That's all they would care about. I was a personal assistant on an internship just four years ago. And look at me now. Just last month, I signed a multi milion dollar deal with one of the biggest names in the industry. I'd be damn proud if i were them.
MERCEDES: If I can remember at one point there was a girl named Sky Townsend had tweeted about you not being being a real model and that you only got married for money. But then it seem like you two squashed the beef, where do you two stand now?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: There was absolutely nothing to squash on my side. Honestly. Sky is hood with me. I wish her well in her career. And again rumors are just that. You've never seen me feed into any of that. Because unlike many that are always tweeting about being busy. I'm actually busy. I've always respected sky for her hustle. But what I don't respect is anyone discrediting my resume. But i don't get back at you by tweeting. I do it by cashing more checks. By signing more deals. If you keep talking after that, you're foolish.
MERCEDES: And there’s nothing wrong with cashing checks baby, I always said don’t let the rumors bother you baby because they only help you pay the bills more that’s giving you light whether their false or true.
Mercedes snaps her fingers.
MERCEDES: But how does it make you feel when people say you got married for money and that you're not working. Sky wasn’t the only one who tweeted that and it was also in the blogs.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: It doesn't make me feel any way. I know what's true. And I don't care nor have to explain anything to anyone.
MERCEDES: I mean if you say so girl, but don’t sit back and let it run to long because nasty allegations like that without an explanation can be career termination. And work is hard to come by these days I’m sure you’ve experienced that.
Mercedes smiles shifting through her cards.
MERCEDES: We mostly see you doing stuff in the fashion world and behind the scenes but what about acting or maybe something a little different from fashion?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: I have acted. I've been in movies. I've been on television shows. But my heart is in fashion. Every avenue of it, i have. touched. That's what i love. My degree is in fashion marketing. Not many people know i went to college.
MERCEDES: Now this is the part where I announce my HATER OF THE WEEK now as you you know every show I would announce who I felt was like the worst hater of that week was. I had so many choices to choose from so this week I dedicate the HATER OF THE WEEK
MERCEDES: I had to dedicate the first HATER OF THE WEEK to none other than Donald Stupid Fuck Trump. I’m sure a lot of people weren't happy with the choices we had but to actually put this man in office and to think he was capable of running a country. I won’t entertain this topic too much because it seems like we have a lot of people out here who actually supports this asshole but I certainly don’t and his ass needs to be out of office immediately. How do you feel about my choice for this weeks HATER OF THE WEEK?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Fuck Trump!
MERCEDES: Is there anything that scares you about becoming a mother?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: First off just the whole idea of someone calling me mom is mind boggling. I'm just hoping to be good at it. Im hoping to be able to give them everything i couldn't have.
MERCEDES: I think the fans want to know will we ever see Crew Love on TV? I mean we see your this new guy you’ve been hanging around with Yeshua Banner and he is fine so we would like to see more of him.
Mercedes chuckles.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: You never know. I guess yall are going to have to wait and see. .
MERCEDES: What’s next for you? Besides being a mother? Anymore fashion spreads? Or shows to walk? I’m sure it won’t be hard for you to snatch that body back after the baby.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Most definitely. Right now I'll mostly be working behind the scenes. Diving full into ajack city. I was asked to do one of those cheesy pregnancy spreads but i don't know that's always been super cliche for me but we'll see.
MERCEDES: Yes girl because these modeling agencies don’t play, they want perfection and they’re going to want you and those legs back on the runway ASAP.
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: Yea I've already had things lined up for May and June. They're already expecting a snatch back. No pressure.
MERCEDES: Was modeling something you always wanted to do or did you have dreams of being something else?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: One hundred percent, i was always going to be a model. That was the dream. And i said i wouldn't stop until i did it.
MERCEDES: I was going through reading reviews from different people and what they thought about you and I got a mixed reaction some good some bad so I want I discuss the bad. I got DIVA, SNOB, ANGRY, CONCEITED, NARCISSISTIC and those were only the few out of many bad reviews I got while on the other hand I got people saying things like BEAUTIFUL, ROLE MODEL, and GREAT MODEL. How does the reviews make you feel? Like when people say your narcissistic why do you think people would say that or where they would get that from?
ALEX JACOBS-MAGNUM: That comes with the territory. Not everyone is gonna, like you. And I'm fine with that. I didn't sign up to be a role model. If i inspire some young girl out there, great. But I'm not going out of my way to be the poster child perfect person. I smoke weed, I drink. I curse like a sailor, i don't obey any of the traffic signs. And sometimes I'm a bitch. But aren't we all sometimes?
MERCEDES: I mean I can definitely agree, I’ve experienced it all and I mean all industries whether fashion, music or wrestling. But I appreciate you sitting down with us today and I wish you nothing but success and when you win that title I’ll invite you back for a celebration.
Mercedes smiles.
MERCEDES: And thank you to the audience for being here today and join us next week when Y’layna Bryant and London Carter will sit down and I’m guarantee this is the interview to see.
Mercedes waves at the audience and blows a kiss.
MERCEDES: Bye everyone.
The scene fades to black.