1st look at Brittney Griner’s interview

1st look at Brittney Griner’s interview

>> Robin: WE ARE BACK WITH OUR COVER STORY. BRITTNEY GRINER WHO SPENT MONTHS IN A RUSSIAN PRISON AS SHE GETS READY TO RELEASE HER NEW MEMOIR CALLED "COMING HOME." SHE SAT DOWN WITH US AHEAD OF AN INTERVIEW WE’LL HAVE NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE FOR YOU NOW A PREVIEW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU ARE SITTING DOWN LIKE THIS TO TELL YOUR STORY. FEBRUARY 15, 2022, THE DAY YOU LEFT HOME. THINGS WOULD NEVER REALLY BE THE SAME. BRITTNEY, ARE YOU READY? YOU REACHED DOWN BECAUSE YOU HAD BEEN TOLD TO GO THROUGH YOUR BAG. YOU FELT THE CARTRIDGE. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU FELT THAT AND HAD TO BRING IT OUT? >> MY LIFE IS OVER RIGHT HERE. >> Robin: HAD YOU EVER BROUGHT CANNABIS BEFORE INTO RUSSIA? >> NO. >> Robin: FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY, COME ON. HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOU HAD CARTRIDGES IN YOUR LUGGAGE. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SKEPTICS? YOU HAD JUST BEEN TOLD YOU’RE GOING TO BE NINE YEARS IN A PENAL COLONY, ONE OF THE WORST PRISONS IN RUSSIA. >> I WAS JUST SO SCARED. THERE WAS SO MUCH I DIDN’T KNOW. THERE WAS A HUGE KNIFE SITTING ON THE TABLE. I WAS JUST LIKE, NO, THIS IS GOING TO BE A RIDE. DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO TO SURVIVE. THE MATTRESS HAD A HUGE PHRAOD STAIN ON IT. I HAD NO SOAP, NO TOILET PAPER. LESS THAN A HUMAN. >> Robin: THERE WERE TIMES THAT YOU FELT LIKE JUST ENDING IT? >> YEAH. DIDN’T THINK I COULD GET THROUGH WHAT I NEEDED TO GET THROUGH. ♪ ♪ I FEEL GLORIOUS ♪ >> BRITTNEY GRINER, ROBIN ROBERTS. >> Robin: I’LL ASK WHAT YOUR LIFE IS LIKE RIGHT NOW. >> PRISONER IN RUSSIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY 1ST ON ABC. AND STREAM ON HULU. >> Robin: WE COVERED SO MANY TOPICS, INCLUDING WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN PRISON, HOW SHE FELT. AT ONE POINT SHE WAS LIKE, AM I EVER GOING TO GET HOME? ESPECIALLY WHEN UKRAINE WAS INVADED. WE REALLY GOT BEHIND THE SCENES WITH FOLKS TO TALK ABOUT THAT CONTROVERSIAL SWAP, WITH THE SO-CALLED MERCHANT OF DEATH. PHMERCHANT OF DEATH. >> George: VICTOR BOOTH. >> Robin: SHE HEARD ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY, TOO. EVERYONE WANTED PAUL WHEELAN TO BE PART OF THAT EXCHANGE. SHE SAID SHE GOT ON THE PLANE THINKING PAUL WHEELAN WAS GOING TO BE ON THAT PLANE, TOO. WHEN THEY CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE PLANE SHE REALIZED OH MY GOD, HE’S NOT PART OF IT. SHE AND HER WIFE HAVE DONE JUST REMARKABLE WORK IN A CAMPAIGN CALLED BRINGING OUR FAMILIES HOME. IT’S AN EFFORT TO FREE OTHERS HELD ALL ACROSS — >> George: THEY ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. >> Robin: THEY ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. SHE’S HEARD HOW PEOPLE WERE VERY UPSET. SOMEONE SAID TO ME — >> George: THAT’S NOT ON HER. >> Robin: THIS IS WHAT SOMEONE SAID. YES, YOU CAN BE ANGRY AND UPSET THAT PAUL WHEELAN WAS NOT PART OF THE DEAL. YES. BUT HOW CAN YOU BE UPSET THAT AN AMERICAN WAS ABLE TO COME HOME? YOU CAN HAVE ONE WITH THE OTHER. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THIS SPECIAL, THE ENTIRE SPECIAL AIRS WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST AT 10 P.M., 9 CENTRAL AND STREAMS THE NEXT DAY ON HULU.

The WNBA star who found herself imprisoned in Russia sits down for an exclusive interview in a “20/20” special.

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