- Hi, my name is LeeLee Jackson and I wrote "What's Love Got to Do With It?"

"What's Love Got to Do With It?"

is a fantasy about a woman putting her desires above someone else's desires for her.

It's a farce and it's also very imaginative.

And I have had a lot of encounters with people who would tell me, "LeeLee, but I love you.

I love you so much."

And I'm like, I appreciate your love.

However, I wanna talk about how you hurt me because love has nothing to do with that.

I have to think about that question.

We all should be.

[man exclaiming] - You good?

[audience laughing] [man exclaiming] - You put it on me, babe, woo.

- I did?

[audience laughing] - We finna sleep good tonight, woo.

God damn!

I needed that.

[man exclaiming] Yeah, you know, I know we supposed to go out to dinner, but you got me all tired.

I'm finna order something.

What you think about tacos?

- This getting old.

[audience laughing] - [Man] What?

- I said this getting old!

- [Man] What you mean?

- Nothing.

[audience laughing] - Ugh.

We don't gotta do tacos.

I can look to see what else is open.

Why you putting your clothes on?

- I'm gonna head out.

- I thought you were staying the night.

That was just the first round.

That was just a warm up.

- Not for me, it wasn't.

[audience laughing] - Girl, you playing too much.

Come on, ugh.

Come back to bed, baby.

- Oh my God.

[man groans] You are so childish.

- You know, you real funny acting sometimes.

You know that, right?

- I'm not funny acting.

I'm unsatisfied.

- Baby.

That was just round one.

You know I'm fitting to put it down.

Put it down.

- Sure, okay.

- Come on, baby, just come back to bed.

It's late and you're doing a little too much right now.

Are you really trying to leave?

Wait, wait, wait.

Where do you think you going?

- Out.

- Out where?

- With my girls.

It's barely 10:30.

- Yeah, it's 10:30.

We normally asleep by now.

Look, I don't know what's gotten into you tonight or what's making you acting all... - [Woman] Oh, Jesus.

- So what?

You fitting to go out tonight and be a hot girl?

Huh?

Go to the club, huh?

Hook up with some college students or something.

Is that what you want tonight?

- [Woman] Well, yeah, if that's what I feel like doing.

Why?

You getting in your feelings or something?

- Yeah, because you being immature and insensitive.

If I did that to you, oh, good lord.

Would never hear the end of it.

Oh, oh, good lord.

[Man exclaims] - Oh, please.

Nigga stay doing **** like this all the time.

Quit playing with me.

- Oh, oh, I'm niggas now?

Oh, all right.

Bet, uh-huh.

Yeah.

Yeah, you know what?

I ain't been out in a minute.

Yeah.

I could use a drink anyways.

- Where are you going?

- What you mean?

I'm going with you.

- No, you ain't.

- Uh- yes, I am.

- Uh-uh, you better hit up Tyrone and them 'cause you ain't coming with me.

- You gonna see.

- They're not gonna let you in.

- We finna see.

- It's a lesbian bar.

They not gonna let you in.

I'm going with Crystal and her new boo, Lorde.

That's her name, Lorde.

She's like some kind of artist or something.

Been together two months and already they've been camping.

They went on a cruise.

Next week, they're going to Italy to learn how to make pasta or some ****.

Pasta!

- You don't even like pasta.

- That's not the point.

- What, do you wanna go to Italy now?

- No, I want a nut now.

And I wanna be with somebody who makes me feel special without me having to ask for it.

Crystal said they ****** in the woods.

- Oh my God.

- No, no, not in a tent or nothing like that.

Like on a tree in the woods.

Lorde said she just couldn't resist.

She had to pull splinters out the girl's back and everything.

- Oh, well, that sounds romantic.

- See, you don't even get it.

- I get it, I do.

You want to explore your sexuality.

- No- - It's all right, I give you permission.

Go on out tonight with your friends tonight and have fun.

Do whatever.

But when you come back- - Come back?

- Get it outta your system so we can move on with business as usual.

- Yeah, ain't no business as usual.

I'm not coming back.

- Are you serious?

Why are you doing this to us, why now?

- I'm doing this for me.

And to be honest, I should have did this a while back 'cause at some point, you just got way too comfortable for me.

- But I'm a good *** man.

I don't be out there like these other niggas do.

And I could be if I wanted to.

But I'm not like that, you know that.

- You are a good *** man and you've been really good to me.

But I mean, I guess good just ain't good enough no more.

- I left my white girl for you.

[audience laughing] - And now I'm leaving you.

And hopefully I'll find a girlfriend of my own if I'm lucky.

It's kind of funny when you think about it.

- Oh, you think it's funny, huh?

Just messing with a man's heart like that.

What's wrong with you?

- Well, you're satisfied with me.

Why can't I feel good too?

- You should feel good with me.

Most women would be happy to call me their man, but oh, oh, you too good for me, huh?

- I did not, I did not say that.

- My feelings, my manhood.

It's all a joke to you, huh?

I'm out here being vulnerable and **** and I ****** love you.

- Oh my God.

Please don't try me with this love ****.

- This love ****?

Wow.

Okay, okay.

Yeah, you know what?

I'm gonna go with you after all, yeah.

See what you think you leaving me for.

Huh, huh, you owe me that much at least.

- Owe you?

I owe you?

- Yes, you owe me.

- What do I owe you for?

- For wasting my time!

- Bro, you wasted my time!

That is the whole point.

I am so sick of tired *** niggas walking around here like y'all God's gift to women.

And you can't even make us *** with the very **** he allegedly blessed you with.

Now look, I told you from jump, I don't do complacency because it is a step above desperation.

And it is clear to me that you're comfortable.

And it's cool if that's what works for you.

You should have what you're looking for, but that is never gonna work for me.

[man mumbling] - So what, you finna just, just end us, huh?

[person chuckles] - Yo, what the **** is wrong with you?

- What's wrong with you?

- Don't ever put your hands on me again.

Nigga, what?

- I'm bleeding, am I bleeding?

God damn it.

[person groaning] - Let me see.

It's just a scratch.

- Yeah, on my good side.

[audience laughing] [person groaning] [audience laughing] [Man winces in pain] - Sorry, I shouldn't have grabbed you.

Don't leave me, please.

- Get off the floor.

- I just need more time.

I'm not ready.

- Crystal is waiting for me.

I gotta go.

- I just love you so much.

You said you love me too.

- I do.

But what's love got to do with it?

[person sobbing] [audience applauding]