Spoilers for The Morning Show Season 4, Episode 5 ahead. Nicole Beharie didn’t expect things to get this real on The Morning Show . In an interview with Bustle, the actor opened up about her heartbreaking monologue in the Oct. 15 episode, after her character, Chris Hunter, confesses to breaking Olympic rules and tearfully explains the devastating reasons behind her actions.

Early in the episode, an anonymous social media account accuses Chris of doping while training for the 2016 Summer Games. While she’s advised to ignore the accusation, she discovers that one of her former high school teammates is behind the allegations, and decides to confront her live on a podcast hosted by UBN colleague Bro Hartman (Boyd Holbrook), who fans the flames between them.

Once faced with a ster

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