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Tina Fey sets the record straight: she was at MSG with Tracy Morgan, two empty seats appeared, and suddenly Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sat down. She had no idea about the manspreading controversy until the next day — and besides, God is fair: his legs took the front, her 'big old can' balanced things out in the back.
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Tina Fey addresses the viral photo: she was at MSG with Tracy Morgan when two empty seats appeared and suddenly Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sat down. She found out about the manspreading headlines the next day and defuses the controversy with a classic line: God is fair — his legs took the front, her 'big old can' balanced the back. She raves about MSG's celebrity row energy — Spike Lee, John Leguizamo, Patrick Ewing — and how Tracy knows everyone. She also explains how Tracy scored a pair of Julius Randle-era Knicks player's shoes from the court after his first Garden game. Tina traces her sports fandom to growing up during peak Flyers years in the 1970s, with Bobby Clark effectively a family member via her dad's portrait of him hanging by the front door. [1] — Tina Fey "Tina Fey sets the record straight: she was at MSG with Tracy Morgan, two empty seats appeared, and suddenly Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jen…" 37:00
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