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- I AM READY TO START FRESH,
SO, I FIGURED I COULD USE ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT
I COULD GET, SO, I ASKED MY SISTERS TO JOIN ME.
- I AM TRINA.
I AM A BACK-UP SINGER FOR TONI.
COME ON-- DA-BA-DAH!
- I AM TAMAR.
I ALSO SING BACKGROUND FOR TONI.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT REALLY APPRECIATED
AND I WANT TO BE KNOWN AS TAMAR,
NOT TONI BRAXTON'S SISTER.
- Y'ALL DON'T SUPPORT NOTHING I DO.
MY FAMILY DOES NOT SUPPORT ME
AND THAT IS JUST WHAT IT IS.
- I GOT A DUI AND I GOT ARRESTED AND I WENT TO JAIL.
- WHAT?
OH, JESUS, YOU GOT A MUG SHOT.
- I JUST SOMETIMES THINK THAT YOU DON'T LIKE ME.
- BASICALLY, I FEEL LIKE I MARRIED MY MOTHER.
AND YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T LIKE MY MOTHER.
- TRINA'S, LIKE, GOING DOWN AND NOT UP AND UP AND UP.
- WE PROBABLY NEED TO BRING DR. SHERRY IN.
- YEAH-- SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
- HERE WE GO. - WHY ARE YOU SO DEFENSIVE
WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN I SAY SOMETHING?
- OH, TAMAR-- SHUT UP!
- THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN WRECK.
- song: WE ARE THE BRAXTONS
AND YOU'LL SEE
THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY
TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MS. E.
WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO
ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES
- I AM JUST SO HUNGRY TODAY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT.
- OH MY GOD-- IT IS SO PRETTY.
- DOING THE SHOW IN BERMUDA WITH MY SISTERS
WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAD A FEW MOMENTS OF DRAMA.
- TONE IT DOWN.
- I AM NOT TALKIN' TO YOU.
- FOR REAL, TAMAR? - FOR REAL.
- FOR REAL? - YOU DON'T LISTEN.
- I AM JUST GOING TO GO OUT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN ON MY OWN.
- IT JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN
BECAUSE YOU'RE MY WIFE.
- BUT OVERALL, IT WAS A SUCCESS.
SO, MY SISTERS DECIDED TO GO OUT AND DO WHAT WE DO BEST-
GO OUT AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT
AND WHAT DO WE DO IN THE END?
WE END UP TEASING EACH OTHER.
- TRACI, HOW OLD IS THIS PHONE?
- WHEN SHE PASSED IT TO YOU, IT GROWLED.
- HEY. - THIS WAS IN "NEW JACK CITY."
- I LOVE MY PHONE.
I DROPPED IT IN THE TOILET, IN THE STREET.
PEOPLE STEPPED ON IT-- I LOVE MY PHONE.
- AND IT HAS AN ANTENNA-- LOOK.
- LOOK AT THAT.
YO, MONEY, LET ME CALL YOU BACK-- RIGHT?
THAT IS NOT CUTE.
- YES.
- WE'RE ALL JOKING AROUND, HAVING A GOOD TIME,
AND THEN TRINA DROPS THIS BOMB ON US.
- I GOT A DUI LAST WEDNESDAY.
- WHAT? - OKAY.
- CAN YOU PLEASE PASS THE SUGAR?
- HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
- SHE WAS DRINKING OBVIOUSLY.
- HOWEVER, I WAS NOT INCOHERENT.
- A DUI?
NOW, I KNOW TRINA LOVES THE SAUCE.
SHE LIKES TO GET HER DRINK ON.
I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE UNACCEPTABLE.
I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HER.
- I SWERVED TWICE.
- IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC.
- WHAT WAS YOUR RANKING FOR THE BREATHALYZER THING?
GIVE US A NUMBER. - I CAN'T RECALL.
- SHE DOESN'T RECALL?
I'M SURE TRINA REMEMBERS
WHAT THAT DAMN BREATHALYZER SAID.
SHE JUST DOES NOT WANT TO TELL US.
IF IT DON'T MAKE SENSE, THERE'S A LIE SOMEWHERE.
- SOMEWHERE.
- MOMMY DOESN'T KNOW YET?
- NO. - THAT'S WHAT I'M--
- OUR MOTHER HEAD IS GOING TO EXPLODE
WHEN SHE HEARS ABOUT TRINA DUI.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN UGLY SITUATION.
- DID HE PUT HANDCUFFS ON YOU?
- YES.
I WAS IN HANDCUFFS LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL.
- IN THE BACK OF THE CAR?
- IN THE BACK OF THE SQUAD CAR.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.
I'VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN A TICKET.
THEY TOOK MY WIG OFF-- EVERYTHING.
I HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE.
- OH. - AND--
- THEY TOOK OFF MY STOCKING CAP.
EVERYTHING!
- GETTING ARRESTED IS BAD ENOUGH,
BUT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE HUMILIATING
THAN HAVING TO HAVE YOUR WIG RIPPED OFF FOR A MUG SHOT.
- WHAT DID YOU HAVE UNDERNEATH THE STOCKING CAP?
- I LOOKED LIKE SONIC--
I LOOKED LIKE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG UNDERNEATH THERE.
- MY SISTERS ARE ABLE TO LAUGH AT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING,
BUT THIS IS SERIOUS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
- IT WAS A MESS.
- WE'RE GOING IN HERE? - YEAH-- LET'S CHECK THIS OUT.
- MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS ANDRE.
WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR SIX YEARS.
TRUTH BE TOLD, ANDRE AND I ARE HAVING SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS
IN OUR MARRIAGE.
- WHAT ARE YOU IN THE MOOD FOR?
ARE YOU DRINKING?
- WHAT ARE YOU TRYIN' TO SAY?
- I'M JUST ASKIN'. - SO, JUST SAY IT.
- I'M JUST SAYING TRINA IS YOUR SISTER.
- THAT'S NOT NICE.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
I DRINK A LOT.
ANDRE IS A WRITER.
HE BASICALLY SITS HOME AND WRITES BOOKS--
HIS OWN BOOKS.
AND HE TAKES CARE OF THE KIDS, WHICH IS GREAT.
EXCEPT FOR ONE THING,
HE'S NOT OUT SELLING ANY OF HIS BOOKS,
WHICH MEANS, I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD
BECAUSE HE IS NOT BRINGING ANY MONEY IN.
SO, THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR ME.
- HOW IS YOUR BOOK GOING?
YOU HAVEN'T GONE ON ANY BOOK SIGNINGS AT ALL
WHATSOEVER WITH THIS BOOK.
- YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND, I WASN'T FINANCIALLY CAPABLE
OF DOING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED TO DO
TO GET THIS BOOK IN THE BOOKSTORES, FIRST OF ALL.
- I NEED A PROVIDER.
'CAUSE, LIKE, NOW WE'RE ROOMMATES.
- I'LL AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT ONE.
- I JUST THINK THAT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T LIKE ME.
- I DON'T LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU DO, TRUE.
BASICALLY, I FEEL LIKE I MARRIED MY MOTHER.
NOW, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T LIKE MY MOTHER.
I LOVED HER TO DEATH, BUT YOU KNOW, I DID NOT LIKE HER.
- DO YOU LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE?
- WHAT MAN COULDN'T SEE HIMSELF
DOING IT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE?
I MEAN, COME ON.
ANY MAN THAT SAYS "NO" WOULD BE LYING.
AND I HAVE FIVE FINGERS.
- THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU DO.
- NO, 'CAUSE MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME YOU'D GO BLIND.
SO, I DON'T WANNA BE BLIND.
- YET, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU DO?
I AM MISERABLE.
I'VE BEEN THE FINANCIAL BREADWINNER
AND THAT HAS BEEN STRESSFUL FOR ME.
- WOW-- IS THAT RIGHT?
- THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
YOU'RE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE-- YOU'RE THE PROVIDER.
YOU ARE THE PERSON.
I'M SUPPOSED TO JUST BE YOUR HELPER.
- I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION ANYMORE.
- YOU KNOW, I REALLY TRIED TO TALK TO ANDRE ABOUT THIS
AND HE JUST DOESN'T LISTEN TO ME.
I THINK I NEED TO GET SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED
IN OUR MARRIAGE-- I THINK WE NEED SOME COUNSELING.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
OF COURSE, I PAY THE BILL.
YES-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- THIS FOOD IS REALLY GOOD.
IS THAT RED SNAPPER? - MM-HMM.
- ISN'T THAT FOOD GOOD? - IT IS-- IT'S DELICIOUS.
- I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR
BECAUSE THE TASTE OF ATLANTA IS COMING UP.
IT IS A TWO-DAY FESTIVAL OF WINE AND FOOD
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT IT THIS YEAR
IS THAT MY SISTERS AND I GET TO PARTICIPATE.
WE GET TO PREPARE SOME FOOD FOR THE CROWD
TO ENJOY THIS YEAR.
TONI, WHAT ARE YOU MAKING-- SHABU-SHABU?
- THIS IS PHO. - IT'S CALLED SHABU-SHABU.
- IN WHAT WORLD? - IN JAPANESE.
- YOU LEARN ONE LITTLE JAPANESE WORD
AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW THE WHOLE CULTURE.
- TAMAR DOESN'T COOK.
SHE HAS PEOPLE WHO DO IT FOR HER.
- WHAT SHOULD I MAKE?
THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT WE SHOULD NOT,
CANNOT NEVER MAKE... - WHAT?
- THAT.
AND MOMMY'S BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS.
- SHE CAN MAKE IT, BUT SHE CAN'T MAKE IT OUTSIDE
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE-- IT'S HOT.
HOT.
- LET MOMMY MAKE THAT DECISION.
- I'M TELLING Y'ALL IT'S GONNA BE A DI-SASTER.
- IT'S GONNA BE MUSH.
- EVERYBODY LOVES MY MOM'S BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS,
EXCEPT FOR ME.
I MEAN, SHE SAYS IT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION,
BUT LET'S JUST HOPE THIS IS THE LAST GENERATION.
- TRINA, YOU SHOULD TELL MOM--
IF WE ARE GONNA GO OUT IN ATLANTA,
YOU SHOULD TELL MOMMY ABOUT YOUR DUI.
- HELL, NO.
AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, SHE NEVER, EVER HAS TO KNOW.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO TELL HER.
- WELL, YOU WANT US TO TELL HER?
- THAT'S TOO BAD.
- WHO YOU WANT TO TELL HER-- TONI OR TAMAR?
- THAT IS NOT MY BUSINESS TO TELL.
- SHE'S GONNA HAVE A TURTLE.
SHE IS GONNA HAVE A TURTLE, A COW,
TWO BABY DUCKLINGS.
- ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS TRINA.
MOMMY ISN'T GONNA HAVE A COW,
SHE'S GONNA HAVE AN ELEPHANT
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT TRINA'S DUI.
- YOU HAVE TO TELL MOMMY IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
- THE NEXT TWO DAYS?
- WE'LL ALL BE AROUND.
THAT WAY YOU KNOW TONI'S GONNA PUT IN HER TWO CENTS.
OF COURSE. - AND SO IS TAMAR.
- I KNOW MY SISTERS ARE UPSET ABOUT MY DUI.
SO, I DECIDED TO SHOW THEM SOMETHING
WHERE THEY COULD BE PROUD OF ME.
SO, I INVITED THEM TO MY BAND REHEARSAL.
I HAVE REHEARSAL. - OH, OF THE BAND.
- WITH THE BAND. - ARE Y'ALL GOING TO COME?
- I'M GONNA COME, TRINA. - I'M COMING.
- SO, Y'ALL CAN SEE. - I'M COMING TO SUPPORT YOU.
- SEE WHAT I AM DOING. - OKAY, FINE-- I'LL GO.
- IT'S COOL.
- NONE OF US HAS EVER SEEN TRINA'S BAND BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE
IN THE FRONT PERFORMING AND STUFF.
SHE BETTER BRING IT.
- WE'RE GOIN' TO SEE TRINA AT HER BAND REHEARSAL
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY SISTERS AND I
WILL SEE HER AS THE LEAD SINGER.
SO, WE ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT.
- TRINA'S GROUP MUST BE ON SOME FOR REAL [deleted].
- I HEARD THAT TRINA'S GROUP WAS PRETTY GOOD.
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO THEY DO?
- WHAT?
- IT'S A COVER BAND.
- COVER BAND?
THE BRAXTONS?
UH-UH.
BYE, GIRL-- MM-MM.
WE'VE BEEN WRITING AND SINGIN' OUR SONGS
SINCE WE BEEN A LITTLE GIRL, YOU KNOW?
AND IT'S LIKE, HERE SHE IS BUSTING UP
SINGING THE GLEE CLUB VERSION OF THE GAP BAND.
LIKE, UH-UH-- IF YOU ARE GONNA DO THAT,
YOU BETTER SING THE HELL OUT OF THAT, HONEY.
- WHEN WE FIRST CAME INTO THE ROOM,
I SAW TRINA GET A LITTLE GUARDED,
LIKE, OKAY, THEY'RE HERE-THEY'RE HERE.
BUT THEN SHE WAS, LIKE, I AM TRINA.
DIVA SUPERSTAR-- THIS IS MY BAND.
I'M PART OF THIS BAND AND I'M GONNA SHAKE MY HAIR
AND DO MY THING-- I AM TRINA.
FOCUS.
SO, SHE SEEMED HAPPY.
- TRINA TOLD US ABOUT HER BAND... "HER BAND."
AND WE WERE ALL EXCITED TO GO SEE IT,
BUT TRINA IS NOT THE LEAD SINGER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- HEY T-- - HEY.
- THAT WAS GOOD.
- THE BAND IS SOMETHING THAT I PUT A LOT OF MY TIME
AND EMOTIONS INTO.
I HOPE THEY CAN SEE THE TALENT AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK
AND DEDICATION THAT WE'VE PUT INTO IT.
- FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THE BAND SOUNDS GREAT.
THE BAND SOUNDS LIKE MY BAND.
- THAT IS YOUR BAND.
RONNY USED TO PLAY FOR YOU. - THAT WAS YOUR BAND DIRECTOR!
- OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT-- THAT'S WHY IT SOUNDS SO GOOD.
THE BAND IS THE POOPIES.
- SHE DIDN'T DO NOTHIN'--
SHE JUST CHANGED BACKGROUND SINGERS.
- TRINA IS IN A BAND AS A BACKGROUND SINGER.
POINT BLANK PERIOD.
- KIND OF. - ADDED THREE MORE.
- WAIT-WAIT-- TAMAR, TAMAR, TAMAR.
I AM NOT A BACKGROUND SINGER IN MY BAND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- IT'S LIKE GLEE LIVE.
- WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? - IT'S LIKE GLEE LIVE.
- GLEE, THE TV SHOW, BUT LIVE.
Y'ALL MIGHT AS WELL TAKE BROADWAY.
Y'ALL EVER SEE THAT TV SHOW CALLED GLEE?
THEY SING THOSE COVER SONGS AND STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT TRINA IS DOING.
I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE FIXING TO WALK IN HERE
AND SEE YOU DOIN', YOU KNOW,
DOIN' SINGING AND BUSTING AND SINGING YOUR VOCALS.
- Y'ALL CAME IN WHEN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN YET.
- NO, I DIDN'T.
- WE ACTUALLY TAKE TURNS SINGING LEAD IN THIS BAND.
MY SISTERS JUST HAPPENED TO WALK IN
IN A MOMENT WHEN I WAS SINGING BACKUP.
I SING LEAD ON PLENTY OF SONGS.
I'M SICK OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ME TRIPPING OUT
FOR SINGING BACKGROUND FOR YOU.
AND THEN THEY ARE COMIN' OVER HERE SINGING BACKGROUND
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT USED TO PLAY IN YOUR BAND.
- FIRST OF ALL, I AM NOT THE ONE WHO HAD PROBLEMS
SINGING BACKGROUND FOR TONI-- THAT WAS YOU.
YOU COMPLAINED ABOUT IT FIFTY MILLION TIMES A DAY.
"I MEAN, I AIN'T DOING IT."
- I DON'T TALK LIKE THAT, BOO. - YES, YOU DO, BUT-- MM-HMM.
- I AM NOT DOING THAT.
NO, I CAN'T.
THAT'S IT-- I DON'T HAVE TO REHEARSE THAT PART.
- "I CAN'T DO IT.
"I CAN'T BE TONI'S BACKGROUND SINGER ANYMORE!"
- AND I AM HERE IN BERMUDA DOO-*** POP POP
WITH TONI BRAXTON.
WHO WANTS TO BE LIKE, "OH, YEAH, WHAT YOU DO GIRL?"
"OH, I'M-I'M A BACKGROUND SINGER."
THAT AIN'T HOT.
BUT WHOA-WHOA-WHOA-- CAN I SAY SOMETHIN'?
- BUT DON'T TAKE OFFENSE. - I DO TAKE OFFENSE
BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T SUPPORT NOTHIN' I DO.
MY FAMILY DOES SUPPORT ME AND THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
- IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
WE'VE NOTICED THAT TRINA HAS BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
SHE'S MORE ANGRY AND A LITTLE SHORT TEMPERED.
AND NOW, A DUI.
NOW, I AM REALLY STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT HER.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM NOT PLAYING
THE ATTACK DOT COM GAME.
- YES, YOU ARE. - I'M NOT DOING IT.
NO, I'M REALLY NOT-- I'M REALLY NOT.
[cross talking]
- WHEN YOU GETTIN' READY TO SING?
WHEN YOU GETTIN' READY TO SING?
- 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT COOL. - WHY ARE YOU GOING OUT?
- I THINK Y'ALL SHOULD GO, ACTUALLY.
- OOH-- WELL, THAT'S MY CUE.
PURSE.
- THEY HAVE TO GO, NOW.
GOOD-BYE.
- TRINA'S REACTION IN TELLING US
THAT WE COULD JUST LEAVE IS A LITTLE LEFT FIELD FOR TRINA.
- I WATCH GLEE EVERY WEEK.
I AIN'T GOTTA SEE THIS. - WELL, NO-- I AM HUNGRY.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA GO EAT? - HOW 'BOUT THAT.
THAT WAS LIKE THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK
TO ME FOR TRINA.
AT THAT POINT, I WAS LIKE,
YEAH, SOMETHING DEEP IS GOING ON WITH TRINA.
- COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- TRINA IS LIKE SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL.
- SHE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS HOW Y'ALL WERE RAISED, BUT--
- NOW, I KNOW WHY TRINA HAS BEEN ACTIN'
THE WAY SHE'S BEEN ACTIN' BECAUSE OF YOUR ***.
'CAUSE YOU CRAZY AS HELL.
- I'M SO TIRED.
- YOU ALL RIGHT?
- JUST A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
AFTER OUR LUNCH CHAT THE OTHER DAY,
I COULD TELL I WASN'T GETTING THROUGH
TO HIS THICK SKULL.
I MEAN, WE ARE REALLY IN DIRE NEED OF SOME COUNSELING.
I'M REALLY GOING TO TRY TO TALK TO ANDRE ONE MORE TIME
TO SEE IF HE WILL EVEN CONSIDER IT.
IT'S JUST EVERYTHING-- I AM JUST FRUSTRATED.
THAT'S ALL. - TONI, NO DOUBT.
- WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS?
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS PINPOINT
WHO YOU THINK FRUSTRATES ME?
- BECAUSE YOU ARE LIKE THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE BRAXTON FAMILY.
- YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME BEING MADAM SECRETARY?
- YES, I DO BECAUSE IN YOU'RE ABSENCE,
WHEN YOU ARE GONE, THE KIDS WONDER
WHY IS MOMMY GONE ALL THE TIME.
- I'M FRUSTRATED-- I AM FRUSTRATED JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY KIDS.
AND THEY ARE YOUNG-- THEY ARE FIVE AND FOUR.
AND BEING TONI BRAXTON'S ASSISTANT,
I AM AWAY FROM HOME A LOT.
I JUST MISS THE KIDS-- I JUST MISS 'EM.
- DON'T CRY.
- I HATE NOT BEING HERE FOR THEM.
THAT REALLY AFFECTS ME.
I RESENT ANDRE BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE FOR ME AND THE CHILDREN AND HE'S NOT.
I HAVE TO DO IT ALL AND BY ME DOING THAT,
IT KEEPS ME AWAY FROM MY KIDS.
WE SHOULD GO SEE DR. SHERRY.
- WHO? - WE SHOULD.
- FOR WHAT? - COUNSELING.
- I DON'T THINK WE NEED IT.
- YOU THINK EVERYTHING IS PEACHY.
- NO, OF COURSE IT'S NOT PEACHY,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS TO THE POINT
WHERE WE NEED A COUNSELOR-- SORRY.
NO, THANKS. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?
- I AM SERIOUS.
SORRY.
THAT JUST WON'T HAPPEN.
- THIS IS SO TYPICAL OF ANDRE.
HE NEVER WANTS TO STEP UP AND BE A MAN,
EVEN IF I WANT HIM TO.
- CAN WE SAY GRACE BEFORE WE CHOKE?
GOD IS GRACE-- GOD IS GOOD.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD.
PLEASE DON'T LET US GET FAT.
AMEN. - AMEN.
- THE TASTE OF ATLANTA IS IN TWO DAYS.
SO, TAMAR AND I WENT OVER TO MOMMY'S HOUSE,
SO WE COULD CONVINCE HER
TO NOT MAKE THE BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS.
- WHAT ARE WE HAVING?
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS.
REMEMBER, I USED TO MAKE BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS?
IT'S THE BOMB.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. - REALLY?
- BOOM! - DAMN.
I CANNOT STAND MY MOM'S DUMPLINGS.
I'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT AND GOT A TEE SHIRT
AND I AIN'T WEARING IT.
BUT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH HER DUMPLINGS LATER
'CAUSE, YA KNOW WHAT-- RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT SHE THINKS IS GOING ON WITH TRINA.
TRINA IS LIKE SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL.
TRINA IS, LIKE, GOING DOWN AND NOT UP AND UP AND UP.
- EVERYBODY DEAL WITH SITUATIONS
IN A DIFFERENT WAY. - I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BECAUSE WHEN I GAINED ALL THAT WEIGHT.
- WELL, WHY DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED WEIGHT?
- LIKE THEY SAY YOU ALWAYS FIND THAT SECURE BLANKET
AND EATING WAS MY BLANKET.
- TRINA'S IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN EATING.
IT'S EATING AND DRINKING.
- I SAW A WHOLE LOT OF MYSELF IN TRINA.
WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE DEPRESSION,
I GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT.
AND I'M SEEING A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON WITH TRINA.
I DON'T WANT HER TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PATH
THAT I WENT THROUGH.
I AM REALLY CONCERNED.
- I AM CONCERNED ABOUT TRINA.
- BUT YA KNOW WHAT-- I WAS-I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
ABOUT US GOING TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO GABE.
GABE IS TRINA'S HUSBAND.
AND I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT TRINA'S BEHAVIOR.
DO YOU WANT TO GO?
- I'M NOT GONNA TALK TO GABE ABOUT IT.
NOT UNLESS I GET TRINA'S PERMISSION.
- WELL, I AIN'T GETTIN' NOBODY'S PERMISSION.
I AM GROWN-- I AM GOING.
- WELL, WHETHER YOU ARE GROWN OR NOT
IT'S STILL HER RELATIONSHIP.
YA KNOW, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD GO TO GABE
BEHIND TRINA'S BACK.
I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR.
I THINK IT'S TOTALLY WRONG.
YOU COULD BLOW UP A BIG BALL OF STINK.
- AGAINST MY MOM'S ADVICE,
TRACI, TOWANDA AND I WENT OVER TO GABE'S TO TALK TO GABE.
I REALLY WANTED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF TRINA
AND HER DRINKING AND ALL OF THE SHENANIGANS
SHE'S GOT GOING ON.
I MEAN, I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE TRINA'S BUSINESS
MY BUSINESS.
- HEY. - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WE TOLD GABE WE WERE COMING OVER
AND HE DIDN'T SEEM TO THRILLED ABOUT IT.
- DO YOU THINK TRINA HAS CHANGED?
- SHE SEEMS A LOT MORE DEPRESSED.
SHE'S PUT ON WEIGHT.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ROOT OF IT IS?
- I DON'T THINK SHE IS INVOLVED IN THE FAMILY
AS MUCH ANYMORE. - RIGHT.
- SHE SLEEPS IN 'TIL 11:00
AND SHE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING AROUND THE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HOW Y'ALL WERE RAISED?
BUT... - YOU KNOW EVELYN.
- I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
NONE OF US WAS RAISED TO MARRY NO FOOL LIKE THAT GUY.
- DO YOU THINK SHE PUTS THE BAND
OVER HER FAMILY SOMETIMES? - IN THE PAST, YES.
TRINA WAS ALWAYS ON THE ROAD DOING THE PLAYS
AND THEN SHE WAS DOING GIGS WHENEVER SHE COULD.
AND WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS.
I WOULD SAY I HAVE SEEN TRINA MAYBE HALF THAT TIME.
- WOW.
- SO, I MEAN, THAT PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN.
YA KNOW, THE BOYS GO TO BED AND YOU GET LONELY.
- DID YOU SEEK OUTSIDE THE MARRIAGE?
- UM...
- OF COURSE HE DOES NOT WANT TO ANSWER THAT,
BUT I ALREADY KNEW THE ANSWER TO THAT
BECAUSE TRINA HAS ALREADY TOLD US.
WE JUST WANTED TO HEAR GABE'S SIDE OF THE STORY.
I AM GETTING MAYBE YOU HAD SOME INFIDELITY SITUATIONS
AND MAYBE SHE HAS.
- YOU KNOW, WHAT I DO FEEL IS THAT I MIGHT HAVE DONE THINGS,
ACTIONS, BUT I FEEL LIKE SHE DID THINGS,
LIKE, EMOTIONALLY TO ME.
- BUT DO YOU THINK YOU MADE HER FEEL LIKE MOMMY AND DADDY?
- POSSIBLY, YES.
- SO, THAT'S MAYBE WHY SHE DISCONNECTED HERSELF?
- YEAH.
YEAH... MAYBE.
- DADDY CHEATED ON MOMMY.
SO, I DON'T THINK US GIRLS HAVE EVER FORGIVEN HIM
FOR THAT.
- I ONLY KNOW YOUR DAD'S SIDE BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY
I'VE CONSULTED WITH AND TALKED TO.
AND HE IS THE ONE I CAN RELATE MORE TO.
- WOW!
YOU CAN RELATE TO MY DAD. - YEAH, OF COURSE.
I CAN RELATE MORE TO HIM
BECAUSE I AM MARRIED TO A BRAXTON.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS SAYING.
- WHAT-WHA-WHAT IS HE SAYING?
- I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IF HE FELT LIKE
HE WAS BELITTLED AND TALKED DOWN TO.
- HE BELITTLED HIMSELF.
HE IS THE ONE WHO HAD AN AFFAIR.
- ONCE GABE STARTED SAYING HE RELATES TO OUR DAD,
I KNEW TAMAR WAS GOING TO LOSE IT.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT TRINA.
- I COULD CARE LESS WHERE YOU STICK YOUR *** LING,
WHERE SHE BEEN, WHERE SHE GOING, WHO YOU CATCH HER WITH.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, WHY SHE GAINED WEIGHT?
WHY IS SHE DRINKING LIKE SHE DON'T HAVE NO LIVER?
WHY DO SHE NOT WANT TO BE HOME?
WHY DID SHE FILE FOR A SEPARATION
AND Y'ALL STILL IN THE SAME HOUSE?
THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT BEHAVIOR.
IT'S SILLY-- IT'S CRAZY.
- I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED,
Y'ALL FAMILY IS SO INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT, Y'ALL GOT TO STOP CALLING
AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING.
- THIS BOY IS A DAMN NUT. 'CAUSE THAT'S NOT COOL.
- A FOOL FROM OUTER SPACE.
- Y'ALL ARE WAKING ME UP IN THE MORNING
AND Y'ALL ARE WAKING ME UP AT NIGHT.
- HOW YOU GONNA ASK SOMEBODY'S SISTER
NOT TO CALL THEM AT 9 O'CLOCK OR 9 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT?
TOWANDA, DO YOU CALL AT 9 O'CLOCK?
DO TONI CALL AT 9 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT?
- WHY YOU ASKIN' SOMEBODY'S SISTER
NOT TO CALL THEM AT A CERTAIN--
AT 9:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING?
THAT'S A RESPECTABLE TIME.
NOW, I KNOW WHY TRINA HAS BEEN ACTIN'
THE WAY SHE HAS BEEN ACTIN' BECAUSE OF YOUR ***.
'CAUSE YOU CRAZY AS HELL.
AND IF I WAS HER, I WOULD BE GOING [deleted] NUTS, TOO.
- WELL, THANKS, GABE, FOR TALKING TO US.
- THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OVER.
- COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES."
- I GOT A DUI.
- OH, JESUS, YOU GOT A MUG SHOT.
HELP ME, HOLY LORD.
- ON THIS PATH THAT SHE IS GOING, IT'S NOT POSITIVE.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER.
- IN THE BRAXTON FAMILY, COOKING IS A VERY BIG DEAL.
GUYS, I DON'T BELIEVE IN SABOTAGING PEOPLE'S FOOD.
SO, I JUST NEVER EVER DO THAT.
- HOW DOES THIS GO-- THIS WAY OR THAT WAY?
- OUR FAMILY COOKS TOGETHER A LOT.
BUT SOMETIMES IT GETS HEATED.
- I CAN SEE, BY ME HELPING YOU,
EVERYBODY'S JUMPIN' ON ME.
- WHERE'S MY APRON-- IS THAT MINE?
- NOPE.
- EVERYBODY HAS AN APRON EXPECT FOR ME?
A REAL CHEF DON'T NEED AN APRON.
- OKAY.
- I DON'T SEE NO REAL CHEF.
- I FEEL THAT I AM A CHEF.
THEY ARE SOUS CHEFS.
BUT I AM THE CHEF OF THE FAMILY.
I'M LIKE BAREFOOT CONTESSA.
I'M VERY, VERY "JULIA CHILDS."
- I DON'T LIKE IT. - I'M PLATING.
- TRINA.
SINCE WE ARE ALL TOGETHER, I THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME
FOR TRINA TO TALK TO MOMMY ABOUT HER DUI.
- OKAY-- I AM THE OLDEST.
MOMMY, I THINK TRINA HAS SOMETHING
THAT I THINK SHE SHOULD TELL YOU,
SO SHE WON'T HEAR ABOUT IT FROM ANYONE ELSE.
TRINA...
- I GOT A DUI... ON WEDNESDAY.
- WHERE-- IN ATLANTA? - RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
- BY YOUR CHURCH.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? - SORRY.
- TAMAR, DON'T HELP.
- AND I GOT ARRESTED AND WENT TO JAIL.
- WHAT?
OH, JESUS YOU GOT A MUG SHOT.
HELP ME, HOLY GHOST.
- DID YOU HOLD THE THING LIKE THIS?
- NO.
- YOU MUST'VE BEEN SWERVING ACROSS THE ROAD
OR SOMETHING FOR THE MAN TO CATCH YOU.
I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE.
- THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO BAD, IT'S-IT'S A LESSON LEARNED.
- I AM GLAD.
- THEY MADE ME TAKE OFF MY WIG, MY STOCKING CAP,
MY UNDERWEAR. - YOUR UNDERWEAR?
- EVERYTHING! - OKAY, WE CAN ALL GET ALONG
WITHOUT OUR UNDERWEAR.
- I CAN'T BELIEVE TRINA GOT A DUI.
I WAS JUST MORTIFIED.
I WAS SO HURT.
THAT REALLY HURT MY FEELINGS BECAUSE SHE KNOWS BETTER.
I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. - I UNDERSTAND.
- EXTREMELY.
- HOW ARE YOU? - HEY.
- HI. - HOW ARE YOU?
- TOWANDA. - BROOKLYN.
- HI, BROOKLYN. - HI, LOVE YOUR NAME-- TAMAR.
- TRINA AND I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ACTING
FOR A WHILE NOW.
TAMAR THINKS IT'S A WASTE OF TIME,
SO WE DECIDE THAT TAMAR SHOULD COME ALONG
TO SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
- WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME BREATHING EXERCISES.
WHEN WE EXHALE, WE'RE GONNA RELEASE A SOUND
BASED ON HOW YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW.
- HUH!
- I'M LIKE WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT SOUND SHE'S MAKING?
SHE FREAKIN' ME OUT.
- YOU GOTTA EXHALE OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.
THERE YOU GO.
- I AIN'T GOT NO MORE IN ME.
- YEAH, YOU DO. - THAT'S JUST IT.
- UPTIGHT I SEE.
- WHO IS HE CALLING UPTIGHT?
LIKE FOR REAL THOUGH, HE'S A HAM... A HOT *** MESS.
- THE NEXT EXERCISE IS A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS EXERCISE.
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST THING
THAT'S BOTHERIN' YOU THE MOST?
- I MARRIED A LOSER.
- OKAY. - I MARRIED A [deleted].
- OKAY-- CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A SECOND.
SEE-SEE THE [deleted] AND WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES
JUST TELL HIM EVERYTHING YOU FEEL ABOUT HIM
AND THE SITUATION AND GET YOUR POWER BACK RIGHT NOW.
- YOU ARE A [deleted] LOSER.
ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU WAS TO BE A MAN,
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
TAKE CARE OF US.
TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS AND YOU CAN'T DO IT.
YOU CAN'T SCRAMBLE NOW.
YOU'RE 50 YEARS OLD.
YES, 50 YEARS OLD ACTIN' LIKE YOU ARE 12.
TAMAR.
- I AM SORRY-- TOWANDA, I'M SORRY.
- IT'S NOT FUNNY-- LET HER FINISH.
- WHAT?
- I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING-- I JUST FELL OUT.
OKAY, FOR REAL-- THIS IS NOT ACTING CLASS.
THIS IS, LIKE, SOME THERAPY SESSION.
I MEAN, IF I WANTED TO DO ALL THAT,
I COULD GO TO THE FREE CLINIC.
- THANKS, BROOKLYN-- YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
DON'T KILL EACH OTHER-- - NEVER THAT.
- 'TIL I SEE Y'ALL AGAIN.
- IT'S THE DAY BEFORE THE TASTE OF ATLANTA.
WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GONNA COOK.
WHO'S GONNA BE THE BEST CHEF?
ME. - HOW IS IT?
MY BLACKBERRY DUMPLING WAS OFF THE CHAIN!
IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS EXCELLENT.
- IT TASTES LIKE... - WHAT IT TASTES LIKE?
INDESCRIBABLE, ISN'T IT?
- THAT TASTED LIKE *** CRACK DOT COM.
- IS IT GOOD, WANDA? - MM, NEEDS TO BE HOT.
- IT'S NOT TOO SWEET?
- NO AMOUNT OF SUGAR WAS GONNA MAKE
MOMMY'S BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS ANY BETTER.
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HER
THAT IT WAS HORRIBLE.
IT WAS JUST HORRIBLE AND IT LOOKED LIKE PASTE.
IT LOOKED LIKE GLUE.
PURPLE GRAPE GLUE-- HORRIBLE.
- I'M TELLING YOU, THAT WILL BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
I'M BASICALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT REMEMBERS
ALL OF THESE RECIPES.
SO, I TRY TO KEEP IT GOING.
I KNOW WHO WILL CARRY THAT TRADITION.
- WE COULD NOT STAND ANOTHER WORD
ABOUT THE STANK BERRY DUMPLIN'.
SO, THANK THE LORD THAT TAMAR CHANGED THE SUBJECT TO TRINA.
- I'M A LOT CONCERNED ABOUT TRINA
AND WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOIN'.
- SHE'S A GROWN WOMAN.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID THIS MORNING.
- BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T HELP NOBODY.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT HER 20-25 POUND WEIGHT GAIN
AND HER DUI AND SHE'S ON PROBATION.
- SHE GAINED WEIGHT. - SHE NEEDS HER SPACE.
LET HER HAVE IT, FOR GOD'S SAKE.
- IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, TRINA IS DEPRESSED.
- WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER, AND ON THIS PATH,
THAT SHE'S GOING IT'S NOT POSITIVE.
- I THINK WE SHOULD TALK TO SOMEBODY.
I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT.
WE PROBABLY NEED TO BRING DR. SHERRY IN.
SHE'LL TELL US AT LEAST HOW TO DEAL WITH IT
AND THEN SHE WILL SHOW US WHAT TO DO WITH TRINA
AND THEN TRINA MIGHT WANNA COME IN.
WE LOVE DR. SHERRY BLAKE, OUR FAMILY THERAPIST.
SHE'S GREAT.
SHE'S BEEN DOIN' LITTLE THINGS WITH OUR FAMILY
FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HELP HER
WITHOUT MAKIN' HER FEEL ATTACKED,
'CAUSE SHE SAID TO US, "YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS ATTACKIN' ME.
"YOU NEVER SUPPORT ME."
- THE INTERVENTION NEEDS TO BE WITH DR. SHERRY.
SOMEBODY WHO'S- WHO'S NOT BIASED.
SOMEBODY WHO GENUINELY JUST WANTS TO HELP,
BECAUSE TRINA IS TOTALLY NOT LISTENING TO US.
- SHE'S ALSO GONNA FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS
WENT BEHIND HER BACK AND YOU'RE IN HER BUSINESS.
- COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- WE'RE CONCERNED OF TRINA.
SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
- I FEEL LIKE SHE'S A TIME BOMB.
- HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
EVERYBODY'S SITTIN' AROUND WITH DR. SHERRY.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON HERE?
- MY SISTERS AND I HAVE ALL TRIED TO TALK TO TRINA,
TO NO AVAIL.
SO, I THINK WE SHOULD BRING IN A PROFESSIONAL.
DR. SHERRY BLAKE-- SHE'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
AND TO CALM TRINA'S SPIRIT AND TO GET HER RELAXED,
TOWANDA'S GONNA TAKE HER TO A SPA.
- LOOK HOW DRY MY SKIN IS.
- I KNOW.
- MY SKIN IS SO DRY YOU CAN ACTUALLY WRITE
THE WORD "DRY" ON IT.
- SO, TRINA THINKS ALL WE'RE DOIN' IS GOING FOR A MASSAGE.
BUT I'M TRYIN' TO GET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE,
SO THAT MY OTHERS SISTERS
AND MOMMY CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION
WITH DR. SHERRY PRIOR TO US COMING IN.
- I NEED SOMETHING WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF OIL BECAUSE--
- LOOK, SHE WROTE DRY ON HER LEG.
- WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
- IT'S SO NICE TO GET A MASSAGE
AND PUT ALL YOUR TROUBLES BEHIND YOU.
- COME ON IN.
WE'LL BE RIGHT IN HERE. - OKAY, THANK YOU.
- TRINA, WE'LL BE RIGHT HERE AT THIS TABLE.
- Y'ALL KNOW YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL ME OVER.
I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK LATELY WITH FAMILIES.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE ISSUES ARE VERY SIMILAR
ACROSS THE BOARD.
- SHE'S A REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
SHE IS A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.
SINCE SHE KNOWS EVERY LAST ONE OF US,
SHE WON'T BE BIASED WITH ANYTHING.
SHE'S A WOMAN THAT SPEAKS HER MIND AND NEVER HOLD BACK.
- LET'S JUST START BY TELLIN' ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
- TRINA HAS BEEN ON A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
UM, SHE GAINED 25 POUNDS.
SHE'S IN THIS BAND WHICH SHE PUTS IN FRONT OF
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.
SHE HAS A DUI RECENTLY.
AND NOW SHE'S ON PROBATION.
YA KNOW, SO-- - SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
- YEAH, SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.
- WE ALL WANT TO SEE TRINA GET BETTER.
WE'RE DOING THIS TO HELP HER.
WE DON'T WANT HER TO FEEL BAD ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
I JUST HOPE SHE REALIZES THAT.
- WE WENT TO GO TO TALK TO HER HUSBAND
TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.
AND I FEEL LIKE HE'S THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM,
BECAUSE I THINK HE'S A PSYCHOPATH.
- IS IT JUST ME OR HAS TAMAR BEEN, LIKE,
THE DA GONE PAPARAZZI,
ASKIN' A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING?
- SHE THINK SHE'S EVERYBODY'S MOTHER.
- SHE IS IN ALL MY BEE'S WAX.
- IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
YOU'RE JUST STARTIN' TO SEE IT.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO IGNORE TAMAR BEIN' A BUSYBODY.
YOU'RE TAMAR AND I'LL BE ME.
- OKAY, SO TOWANDA, WHAT'S GOIN' ON WITH YOU AND ANDRE.
WHAT ARE YOU AND ANDRE GONNA DO?
HELLO.
WHY YOU JUST LAYIN' THERE LOOKIN' AT ME?
YOU NOT SAYING NOTHING.
- EXACTLY-- DON'T SAY NOTHIN'.
- I THINK SHE IS COMPLETELY UNHAPPY.
I FEEL LIKE SHE WANTS GET OUT OF HER MARRIAGE.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S DRIVING HER CRAZY.
- I THINK THE INTERVENTION COULD BE A GOOD THING.
I WANT TO HELP HER TO SHOW HER IT'S OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.
- DO YOU SHARE THE SAME FEELINGS?
DO YOU ALL--
- I FEEL LIKE SHE'S A TIME BOMB.
- IT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD TO ME, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,
AND MATTER OF FACT IT HURTS
THAT TRINA IS GOIN' THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
MAYBE SHE NEEDS THIS BAND THAT SHE'S IN.
AND MAYBE A PART OF HER FEELS LIKE SHE NEEDS THIS MAN.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN HER LIFE
THAT WE MAY NEVER KNOW ABOUT
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT GOING TO SHARE IT.
SO, I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE THAT YOU CAN
MAYBE GET SOME TYPE OF CENSUS OF WHAT'S GOING ON,
BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, I DON'T WANT HER ATTACKED.
- AFTER THE SPA,
TOWANDA SUGGESTS WE GO TO TONI'S HOUSE TO HANG OUT.
- TRINA. - TRINA.
- HEY, YOU. - HI.
- HEY. - HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
I WALK IN AND EVERYBODY'S SITTING AROUND
WITH DR. SHERRY.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON HERE?
- 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKED TO COME.
WE'VE BEEN CHATTING.
- AND SO, AS WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GONNA ON WITH YOU
AND DO THEY HAVE ANY REASONS TO BE CONCERNED?
- WHOA-WHOA-WHOA!
THEY'RE DOIN' AN INTERVENTION FOR ME WITH DR. SHERRY?
NOT COOL... ABSOLUTELY NOT COOL.
WOW-- DR. SHERRY THAT'S PRETTY DEEP.
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M OKAY.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MY LIFE UNDER CONTROL.
- JUST LIKE SHE HAD THAT CAR UNDER CONTROL
WHEN SHE HAD THAT DUI.
MM-MM-- I DON'T THINK SO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY THEY WOULD BE CONCERNED AT ALL?
- NO-- I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW.
I HAVE SEEN A CHANGE IN TRINA.
I'VE SEEN THE FACT THAT SHE'S SOMETIMES IS DEPRESSED.
THERE'S SOMETHING THERE THAT MAYBE
IS HINDERING HER A BIT.
- 'KAY, WHAT DO YOU HEAR MOM SAYIN'?
- CAN I BE HONEST?
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN CHARLIE BROWN.
I HEAR WHOMP- WHOMP-WHOMP.
- NOW, SHE'S LIKE BLOCKING OUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY.
SHE'S IN TOTAL DENIAL.
- SO, YOU THINK MOM WORRIES TOO MUCH?
- AS A MOM MYSELF, YA KNOW, I WORRY.
SO, I JUST THINK THAT SHE'S JUST BEING A MOM.
- THE FIRST THING I SAW IS THAT YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
THIS LARGE BEFORE.
- NOT THAT YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT.
- NO-- YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT BUT FOR YOU.
- WE DID TALK TO YOUR HUSBAND.
- MY HUSBAND?
WHY WOULD YOU GUYS HAVE A SIDE CONVERSATION
WITH GABE AND NOT EVEN TELL ME ABOUT IT?
TO ME, GOIN' BEHIND MY BACK AND TALKIN' TO MY HUSBAND
IS CROSSIN' THE LINE.
WHY Y'ALL UP IN MY BUSINESS?
BACK-BACK.
- HE DID EXPRESS TO ME THAT YOU CHECKED OUT.
- HE FEELS THAT YOU WERE DEPRESSED
AND HE NOTICED THE CHANGES IN YOU, AS WELL,
WITH THE WEIGHT GAIN
AND THEN, YA KNOW, YOU DRANK A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN USUAL.
- I'M FEELING A BIT OF BETRAYAL.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND-- NUMBER ONE:
WHY THEY WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO GABE?
- GABE IS A PSYCHOPATH. - WAIT A MINUTE.
- HE GOT TRACKING DEVICES!
HE COMIN' TO GET HER!
I'M JUST SAYIN' HE'S CRAZY!
- WAIT A MINUTE-- WAIT A MINUTE.
- HE'S A NUT FROM OUTER SPACE!
- HEY, BUT WAIT A MINUTE.
- I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH TRINA.
IT'S GABE.
THAT'S IT-- HE'S CRAZY.
YOUR HUSBAND NEVER CALLED ME A "***?"
- I'M SURE HE DID.
- NOW, YOU CALLIN' ME ONE TO MY FACE.
HE DIDN'T COME IN MY HOUSE
AND WAS GETTIN' READY TO FIGHT ME IN MY OWN HOUSE?
[cross talking]
FIGHT YOUR HUSBAND. - THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN?
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, TOWANDA?
HE WASN'T TRYIN' TO FIGHT ME IN MY OWN HOUSE.
- TAMAR HATES GABE.
SHE THINKS HE'S THE ONE DRIVING TRINA CRAZY.
AND I SORTA KINDA BELIEVE IT.
- GABE SAID HE WASN'T GONNA BOW DOWN TO GABE
BECAUSE HE SAID I'VE GOT MONEY TOO.
I GOT MONEY TOO-- YES THAT-THAT HAPPENED.
- WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
- NO-- 'CAUSE YOU ARE SAY HE WANTED TO FIGHT YOU.
I AM TELLING YOU WHAT HAPPENED. - HE DID.
HE CAME IN MY FACE...
[cross talking]
HE WAS GONNA FIGHT VINCE. - WHOA-WHOA-WHOA.
- STOP IT-- THIS IS ENOUGH.
GET IT TOGETHER-- I MEAN, YOU'RE SISTERS.
WE'RE SISTERS.
- YOUR HUSBAND IS JEALOUS OF MY HUSBAND.
THAT'S THE MAIN PROBLEM. - FOR WHAT?
- 'CAUSE WHY WOULD HE SAY-WHY WOULD HE SAY I GOT MONEY TOO?
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
- TAMAR, SHUT UP!
- COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- HE WAS SAYING HE WASN'T BOWING DOWN TO NOBODY.
- TONI IS HIS BEST FRIEND-- SHE HAS MORE MONEY THAN HE DO.
LIKE, WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
- THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY.
I'M FEELING SO ATTACKED RIGHT NOW.
STOP.
- YOUR HUSBAND IS JEALOUS OF MY HUSBAND.
THAT'S THE MAIN PROBLEM. - FOR WHAT?
- 'CAUSE WHY WOULD HE SAY I GOT MONEY, TOO?
LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
- TAMAR, SHUT UP!
HE WAS SAYIN' HE'S NOT BOWIN' DOWN TO NOBODY.
- TONI IS HIS BEST FRIEND-- SHE GOT MORE MONEY THAN HE DO.
LIKE, WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
- THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY!
I AM FEELING SO ATTACKED RIGHT NOW.
GROWL, LIKE A DUNGEON DRAGON.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE OUT THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE KEEP PRESSING-
KEEP PRESSING- KEEP PRESSING.
- HE'S A WANKSTA. - WHO-- YOUR HUSBAND?
- YOUR MAN.
- OH, 'CAUSE MINE AIN'T NO WANKSTA.
- HANG ON-- WHAT IS A WANKSTA?
- I DON'T KNOW, SHE-- A HOOD RAT WORD.
- OOH... I BEG YOUR PARDON.
I'M NOT A HOOD RAT.
[inaudible]
- HEY, LET'S PAUSE.
I AM HEARING A LOT OF UNDERLYING ANGER.
WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?
- MY HUSBAND CHEATED ON ME AND AS A RESULT
I STARTED DRINKING MORE,
AS A RESULT, I STARTED EATING MORE
AND GAINING WEIGHT AND POURING MYSELF INTO MY BAND.
- A LOT OF STUFF HAS HAPPENED.
AND I AM NOT SURE HOW YOU HANDLED THIS STUFF
IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR SIBLINGS
OR WITH YOUR MOM.
- BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY LIFE AND MY MARRIAGE.
AND YA KNOW, EVERYONE IN THEIR MARRIAGE
HAS CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY DIVULGE AND CERTAIN THINGS
THAT STAY BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR SPOUSE.
- RIGHT.
- I THINK CERTAIN THINGS NEED TO STAY BETWEEN ME AND MINE.
- BUT THE WHOLE POINT OF THE MATTER IS THAT IT'S A PROBLEM.
- TAMAR, YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY
AND THEN YOU ALWAYS ACT LIKE
AND THEN EVERYBODY ACT LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.
- STOP. - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHY ARE YOU SO DEFENSIVE
WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN I SAY SOMETHING?
- OH, HERE WE GO.
- WITH ALL THIS MOUTH, DO I LOOK LIKE I AM GOING
TO LET SOMEBODY BEAT UP ON ME?
MM-MM-- SHE DON'T DO THAT.
- THE ANGER WITH TAMAR--
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE TRYIN' TO TELL HER?
- SOMETIMES, I JUST WANT HER TO BE QUIET.
- WOW.
- I DIDN'T TALK BAD ABOUT YOU OR TOWARDS YOU.
- YOU'RE RIGHT-- YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'.
- WHY IS EVERYTHING GEARED TOWARDS ME.
- THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH TRINA AND TAMAR FOR YEARS
SINCE THEY WERE TEENAGERS.
IT JUST SUPPRESSED ITSELF FOR A WHILE.
SO, NOW IT'S RESURFACED.
- HOLD ON-- LET ME HELP TRINA BECAUSE I AM HEARING TRINA
SAYING "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE," IN ESSENCE,
BUT ALSO I'M HEARING YOU SAYING, "I'M HURTING."
- I FEEL JUDGED IN EVERY ASPECT OF IT ALL.
LET'S TAKE AWAY ALL THE OUTSIDE STUFF.
LET'S TAKE AWAY THE BAND.
LET'S TAKE CAREER COMPLETELY AWAY
AND TALK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
WE CAN BE VERY JUDGMENTAL IN OUR RESPONSES TO EACH OTHER.
AND SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT OR NEED.
MY SISTERS MAKE ME CRY.
THEY MAKE ME MAD.
THEY MAKE ME WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT
AND THEY MAKE ME WANNA THROW 'EM OVER A CLIFF SOMETIMES.
IN TERMS OF YOUR BEING OKAY, ARE YOU OKAY?
- NO.
- THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON...
DUI AND ALL OF THAT.
SO, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
- I FEEL LIKE IT IS MY PROBLEM AND IT'S MY LIFE
AND I CAN DEAL WITH IT THE WAY I CHOOSE TO.
I REALLY AIN'T FITTIN' TO DO NOTHIN' TO HELP TRINA.
I CAN'T HELP HER.
- THE INTERVENTION WAS REALLY ROUGH
AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT'S HEADED FROM HERE.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS IS GONNA PLAY OUT.
- WE GOT EVERYTHING? - I DO.
- EVEN THE TARRAGON?
- CAN YOU STOP BEING EVERYBODY'S BOSS?
- LET ME LOOK IN HERE-- LET ME JUST MAKE SURE.
- I AM GIVING ANDRE SOME PAPERS-- SEPARATION PAPERS.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - YEAH.
- I KNOW THAT TOWANDA IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANDRE,
BUT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD,
I'M THINKING AND HOPING THEY'RE GONNA WORK IT OUT.
- YOU DON'T THINK YOU GUYS CAN WORK IT OUT FOR REAL?
- I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I JUST KNOW I'M GIVING HIM PAPERS-- SEPARATION PAPERS.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO KIND OF SEE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT HAS TO BE PUT IN THEIR FACE
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE SERIOUS.
- I MEAN, I JUST THINK THAT YOU GUYS
SHOULD TRY TO WORK IT OUT.
- I KNOW THAT TONI LIKE ANDRE
AND SHE WANTS US TO WORK OUT OUR MARRIAGE.
BUT ANDRE, HE'S NOT STEPPIN' UP TO MAKE A DECISION.
SO, I AM.
COME ON-- WE GOT TO GO.
- YEAH, BUT-- CAN Y'ALL GO THROUGH COUNSELIN'.
HAVE Y'ALL DONE COUNSELING YET?
- NOPE-- COME ON.
- IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA YOU'VE GOTTA DO COUNSELING.
- SEPARATION-- NOT DIVORCE.
- OH. - COME ON.
LET'S GO-- WE LATE, WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
- WITH ALL THE DRAMA WE'VE BEEN GOIN' THROUGH,
I'M PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THE TASTE OF ATLANTA.
I'M JUST KINDA FEELING A LITTLE SORRY
FOR THE POOR SOUL WHO'S GONNA HAVE TO EAT
MY MOM'S BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGS.
- ARE YOU READY FOR THE CULINARY EXCITEMENT
OF THE WHOLE WEEKEND?
I WANT YOU TO PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THE BRAXTONS.
- HEY, ATLANTA!
- YEAH!
- SO, WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST THING
ABOUT BEING THE BRAXTON SISTERS IN THE KITCHEN?
- YES-YES.
I AM REALLY THE CHEF OF THE FAMILY.
- NO, SHE IS NOT. - OH!
ARE WE STARTING UGLINESS ALREADY?
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA COOK HERE TODAY?
- WE'LL GO TO MY MOM.
OKAY, SO THIS IS MY MOM-- MRS. E.
- I'M GONNA MAKE THE GREATEST DISH
THAT YOU HAVE EVER TASTED, OKAY?
- THIS IS GONNA BE A TRAIN WRECK.
I CAN'T LOOK.
- SO, TRACI'S GOING TO DUMP SOME BLACKBERRIES
INTO THE POT.
WE'RE GOING TO USE ONE CUP OF SUGAR.
- THAT LOOKS LIKE TWO CUPS.
- THAT LOOKS LIKE TWO AND A HALF CUPS.
- EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THE MOTHER OVER HERE.
THEN WE WILL ADD JUST A PINCH OF SALT.
WHERE'S THE THING?
I'M TALKIN' TO THE SPOON FOR GOD'S SAKE.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT TASTE OF ATLANTA,
I WAS EXCITED WATCHING MY GIRLS COOK
AND WATCHING THEM COME TOGETHER
AND JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.
[cross talking]
- BEING THERE WITH MY SISTERS COOKING,
IT BROUGHT BACK OLD TIMES
WHEN WE WAS YOUNGER IN THE KITCHEN COOKING
AND MY MOM TEACHING US HOW TO COOK.
I'M HAVING SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME.
- NOW, MY MOM RIGHT NOW SHE'S MAKING THE DUMPLINGS.
- IT SHOULD BE READY. - SHOULD BE READY?
LET'S SEE.
- MY DUMPLINGS ALWAYS COME OUT RIGHT.
- THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO FIRM UP A LITTLE BIT.
- BUT THE DUMPLINGS WERE REALLY SOFT AND MUSHY
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
- THIS IS THE WORST BATCH I'VE EVER MADE.
- ALL RIGHT, BACK TO CLASS.
- THE DUMPLINGS WERE TERRIBLE-- THEY WERE LIKE POOPIES.
POOPIES JUST DROPPING INTO THE SAUCE.
NOT GOOD. - HOW ABOUT THIS?
WHAT IS THE NASTIEST THING MRS. E. HAS EVER MADE?
- THIS RIGHT HERE.
- MRS. E., WHAT IS THE BEST LESSON
THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT THESE GIRLS?
- OKAY-- TO STICK TOGETHER.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- YOU MAY HAVE YOUR ARGUMENT
OR WHAT-HAVE-YOU, BUT YOU'RE FAMILY.
- THEY ARE THE BRAXTON FAMILY.
YOU DON'T NEED ANY OTHER NAME.
TALENT, BEAUTY, DISTINGUISHED, AWESOME...
THE BRAXTONS!
[cheering and applause]
- WHOO-- THANK YOU!
- THANK YOU, GUYS SO MUCH-- WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
- HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL SAVE THE WORLD FROM DESTRUCTION
AND PUT THIS BLACKBERRY DUMPLING MESS TO REST,
ONCE AND FOR ALL.
- ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- WE'RE GONNA GO TO MIAMI. - WHEN?
- TOMORROW. - TOMORROW?
- YEAH-- YOUR BIRTHDAY.
- TRINA IS THE FREAKY ONE.
- I THINK I'M TRI-***.
I'LL TRY SOMETHING ONE TIME TO SEE IF I LIKE IT.
- YOU BE GETTIN' WITH GIRLS?
I'M JUST TRYING TO TELL Y'ALL
THIS KIND OF DUDE HERE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
POINT, BLANK... PERIOD.
- SO, WHAT'S GOIN' ON WITH YOU?
- DO I SEEM LIKE I AM UNHAPPY?
- EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT JOURNEY AND A DIFFERENT PATH.
- BUT I'M NOT TRYIN' TO DO THAT.
IT IS JUST A LITTLE DISCOURAGING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- WELL, YA KNOW, YOU SHOULD STOP THEN.
YOU SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND BE BEAUTIFUL
AND BE A WIFE TO ME.
- NO, I JUST WANT TO BE DEFINED AS TAMAR,
AND NOT TONI'S LITTLE SISTER AND VINCENT HERBERT'S WIFE.