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- PREVIOUSLY ON THICKER THAN WATER...
- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS
COULD POSSIBLY COST YOU?
- MAYBE AROUND $200,000. - EASILY.
- YOU TOLD ME I WAS TAKING OVER THE WEDDING.
I'M TAKING IT OVER. - YES, MA'AM.
- YOU NEED TO JUST GET IN AGREEMENT WITH MY FLOW.
- I'VE BEEN HAVING ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE THOUGHTS
GOING FOR MY NEXT HAIR SHOW.
I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE WORTH IT FOR THE SHOW.
- HOW ARE YOU BALANCING KIND OF
THE WORK-FAMILY LIFE WITH DIAMOND?
- I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
A CONSISTENT SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW,
BUT I JUST NEED THEM TO BE PATIENT
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT MY NEXT SHOW.
TRUST THEY WILL BE BLOWN AWAY.
- JEWEL, PLEASE. - WELL, I LOVE YOU.
- I-I-THE WAY THAT YOU DISPLAY IT
IS SO INTERESTING SOMETIMES.
- I DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING. - CRITICAL AND JUDGMENTAL.
- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
- I TOTALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY.
- I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A BOLD-FACED LIE.
PLEASE DON'T CALL ME "BABY."
- I DON'T FEEL LIKE JUNICE
IS COMING FROM A PLACE OF LOVE.
SHE'S LIKE, "NOW YOU HAVE TO SHUT UP,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME."
- I JUST REFUSE TO KEEP HAVING THESE SITUATIONS
WHERE YOU'RE COMING AT ME.
- I JUST FEEL LIKE JUNICE GOT A LOT OF ANGER.
[gospel music]
♪ ♪
- HI. HOW ARE YOU?
I WAS CALLING BECAUSE I AM PLANNING MY SON'S WEDDING.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE AN OUTDOOR WEDDING,
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FEW BLACK BALLERINAS THERE.
OKAY, SO YOU HAVE BEGINNER,
INTERMEDIATE, AND THEN ADVANCED.
I DEFINITELY WANT THE ADVANCED.
I WANT THEM TO BE PRETTY.
OKAY.
I-YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD BE CUTE
IF WE COULD MAYBE HAVE A MALE AND A FEMALE.
I THINK A MALE AND FEMALE WOULD BE CUTE.
HEY.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT--EXACTLY.
IF WE WANT A PARTICULAR COLOR FOR THEM TO WEAR,
CAN WE DO THAT?
YES.
- ALL I CAN SEE IS DOLLAR SIGNS AND MONEY
FLOATING OUT OF MY WALLET.
- HOW MUCH FOR THAT?
- WHAT YOU BEEN DOIN' ALL DAY?
- LAUNDRY.
[laughs] WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?
ALL RIGHT, NO. - OKAY--BABY, I'M SORRY.
- YOU PLAY TOO MUCH. - I DO, BUT I LOVE YOU.
AW, YOU'RE SO SWEET. - THANK YOU.
- OKAY, CHECK THIS OUT. I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I AM ALL-- I'M ALL FOR WHAT MAKES--
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, AND I GUESS
WHAT MAKING YOU HAPPY IS YOU WANT TO HAVE THIS WEDDING.
- IT'S OUR WEDDING DAY.
I MEAN, WE ALREADY MARRIED, BUT STILL.
LIKE-- - BABY--OKAY, LOOK--
- THIS IS GONNA-- THIS IS GONNA BE RECORDED.
WE GONNA HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS, LIKE--
- LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. NO, LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT.
THIS ISN'T OUR WEDDING.
THIS IS JEWEL'S WEDDING.
- I DON'T MIND AT ALL
THAT THE TANKARDS ARE INVOLVED IN MY WEDDING PLANNING.
YES, JEWEL HAS HER WILD AND CRAZY IDEAS,
BUT SHE HAS GOOD TASTE.
AS LONG AS IT LOOKS NEAT AND CLASSY, I'M GOOD.
IT'S GONNA BE GORGEOUS.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. BYE-BYE.
- ARE YOU KIND OF GOING OVERBOARD A LITTLE BIT?
- YOU TOLD ME I HAD A BUDGET TO WORK WITHIN,
SO I GOT LILIES ON THE POND.
WE'RE GONNA TURN THE WATER BLUE.
BEAUTIFUL DOVE RELEASE.
IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
- WHAT'S A DOVE RELEASE?
- THAT MEANS WHEN THERE ARE LIKE GONNA BE DOVES
INSIDE OF LIKE A CAGE, AND WE'RE GONNA
RELEASE THEM DURING THE CEREMONY.
IT'S SYMBOLIC OF THE UNITING OF THE TWO FAMILIES TOGETHER--
- BABY, WE CAN UNITE THE TWO FAMILIES WITH A BARBECUE.
WE AIN'T GOT TO HAVE A BUNCH OF BIRDS
FLYING OVER THE HOUSE WITH POOP FALLING ON THE ROOF.
- BABY, I AM STILL STAYING WITHIN BUDGET.
I'M GONE. I'M GETTING READY.
I'M GETTIN' READY. YOU JUST GOT TO TRUST ME, BEBE.
TRUST ME.
- WHY CAN'T WE JUST GET SOME HOT DOGS,
AND SOME BUNS, AND SOME KOOL-AID,
AND POTATO CHIPS, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME?
WHY WE GOT TO HAVE ALL THIS OTHER STUFF--
SPEND ALL OF OUR MONEY FOR ALL THIS STUFF HERE?
- I JUST WANT IT TO BE REALLY NICE.
AS LONG AS I DON'T SEE NO DANDELIONS,
NO WEEDS FROM THE BACKYARD, NO KOOL-AID,
NO NOTHING LIKE THAT-- - NO KOOL-AID?
- NO.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- HEY, PARTY PEOPLE.
- HEY, HEY. WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
- BROOKLYN'S FINEST IN THE HOUSE,
READY TO GET THE SHOW GOING, GUYS.
- LET'S DO IT.
- MY HAIR SHOW IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T WANT IT OUT THERE
THAT BROOKLYN ISN'T SERIOUS BUSINESS,
SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT ON A GOOD SHOW.
THE MAIN THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS
DO THEY HAVE THE "IT" FACTOR?
IT'S BRANDING FOR ME AND MY HAIR LINE,
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW MY DAD
THAT I REALLY AM A GOOD BUSINESSWOMAN
AND THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY DAUGHTER ON MY OWN.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING MY HAIR LINE IN THE SHOW,
AND MY HAIR LINE IS PRESENTING THE SHOW.
SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE HAIR MODELS THAT ARE STRONGER.
AND, I MEAN, YOU GOT TO ROCK IT.
YOU GOTTA REPRESENT THE LINE
'CAUSE MY LAST SHOW, BABY, PEOPLE JUST REALLY LET ME DOWN.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.
- ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT.
- LET'S DO IT.
- YOU LOOK TERRIFIED.
NEXT.
CAPITAL "N-O."
I'M LIKE, "THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK."
I WANT MY MODELS OFF THE CHAIN WITHOUT A LEASH.
- CONTROL THE BOUNCE. CONTROL THE BOUNCE.
CONTROL THE BOUNCE.
- YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF BADONKADONK BACK THERE.
- PLEASE HOLD THE NEXT MODEL.
- I MAKE SURE MY MODELS UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUTURE AND THE THEATRICS,
AND WHEN TO DO IT, AND WHEN NOT TO DO IT.
- I DON'T THINK THEY GOT THE MEMO.
- SHOULD--SHOULD I STEP OUT THERE AND DO--
AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY "THEATRICAL?"
- YEAH, I THINK THAT'S FINE.
I'M KIND OF FRUSTRATED 'CAUSE THIS IS NOT
WHAT I ENVISIONED IN MY MIND.
- THEY ARE OUT THERE NOT BREATHIN'.
- THEY REALLY NEED TO RELAX
SO THEY CAN SHOW THEIR TRUE PERSONALITIES.
AMATEUR HOUR, WE CAN DO THAT LATER.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I NEED YOU GUYS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
- I THINK WE GOT IT NOW.
THEY ALL UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
- I JUST WANT TO SEE SOME ATTITUDE.
- I LOVE HER HAIR. - YES.
- HEY, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
- THANK YOU, JESUS.
- ORDER IN THE COURT. - THANK YOU.
- [laughs] - OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YES.
- CHA-CHING.
- THAT WAS IT. - THAT WAS IT?
- WE HAVE A PRE-PRODUCTION MEETING COMING UP, GUYS,
SO WHEN WE GO TO THE VENUE, WE KIND OF HAVE
MORE OF A DETAILED OUTLINE OF WHAT THE VISION IS, YOU KNOW?
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT OF LONG NIGHTS,
AND I THANK YOU GUYS FOR NOT LETTING ME DOWN
'CAUSE I-I CAN HONESTLY SAY
YOU HAVE NOT DISAPPOINTED ME YET.
[light orchestration]
♪ ♪
- THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.
- I KNOW. I'M SO EXCITED.
- LIKE THIS IS NOT A FARM.
- THEY JUST-- I THINK THEIR SPECIALTY
IS JUST LIKE THE BIRDS.
WHEN IT COMES TO JUNICE AND I, I AM DOING
EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER.
I THINK THEY GOT LIKE ALL THEIR STUFF IN THE BACK.
- HUH.
- I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO BE THE BIGGER PERSON BY DEMONSTRATING
THE LOVE AND THE FORGIVENESS OF GOD.
[doorbell rings]
- HI, HOW YOU DOIN'? - HEY, HOW YOU DOIN'?
- HI. - GOOD.
BRETT FORSYTHE, EXOTICS OF NASHVILLE.
- JEWEL TANKARD. - JEWEL, NICE TO MEET YOU.
- I'M JUNICE ROCKMAN. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. - YOU'RE HERE ABOUT THE DOVES.
- YES. - WELL, LET'S GO THIS WAY HERE.
- OKAY. - WE'LL GO AROUND BACK.
- I CAN HANDLE MY FAMILY IN SMALL DOSES.
TOO MANY DOSES BECOMES TOO MUCH.
THIS IS SO MODESTLY RESIDENTIAL.
- YES, YES. - I'M INSPIRED.
- [laughs]
- LET ME BE CLEAR. I AM ONLY DOING
THIS LITTLE EXCURSION WITH JEWEL
BECAUSE BENJI IS MY NEPHEW,
AND JUST THINKING ABOUT JEWEL
TAKING OVER THIS WEDDING GETS ME UPSET.
- OH, LOOK AT 'EM. THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
- THEY'RE SO PEACEFUL.
- I ACTUALLY NEED 12 DOVES.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE 12 DOVES FOR MY SON'S WEDDING.
- YEAH, WE DO A LOT OF RELEASES WITH--WITH--WITH DOVES.
- OH, GREAT. - SO LIKE DOES THE PERSON
COME AND RELEASE THEM, OR DO WE RELEASE THEM?
- YOU'LL BE RELEASING THEM-- - WE'RE--PHYSICALLY--
- HE'LL OF COURSE BE BRINGING THEM AND ALL THAT,
AND THEN THEY'LL FLY--ONCE THEY'RE RELEASED AT THE WEDDING,
THEY'LL FLY BACK TO THE COOP.
- THIS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF A FUNNY QUESTION,
BUT OUR COLORS FOR THE WEDDING ARE YELLOW AND WHITE.
CAN YOU DYE THEM YELLOW?
- DYE THE DOVES? THAT'S ANIMAL CRUELTY.
- GIRL, THAT'S GONNA BE FABULOUS.
- IS THIS YOUR WEDDING OR THEIRS?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. - IT'S DEFINITELY MINE.
I MEAN, NO? [snickers]
- SO TYPICAL OF JEWEL TO TAKE OVER THE WEDDING.
IF SHE COULD, SHE WOULD PLAN MY FUNERAL,
FLOWERS THAT I HATE, PEOPLE THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
THANKFULLY, I WOULD BE DEAD, THOUGH.
- YOU'D BE SURPRISED. WE DO THAT.
- MM. - WE DO COLOR THEM.
- DO YOU SPRAY THEM? - NO.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL SOLUTION THAT'S NON-TOXIC,
ALL-NATURAL, VETERINARY-APPROVED.
- SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE GETTING HAIR COLOR?
- YEAH, THEY'RE LIKE ANIMAL ACTORS.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE REGULAR ACTORS.
YOU KNOW, THEY GET A PAYCHECK AND THEY USE MAKEUP.
- AND THEN IT WASHES OUT AFTER? - YES, YEP.
- SO WHAT WOULD BE THE PRICE FOR THE 12 DOVES?
- FOR 12 DOVES ON A RELEASE LIKE THAT
WOULD BE $500.
- OKAY, GREAT.
- JEWEL JUST KIND OF JUMPS INTO SITUATIONS
AND TAKES CONTROL.
- SO I'M KIND OF PICKING UP WHERE JUNICE LEFT OFF
A LITTLE BIT IN PULLING THIS THING TOGETHER.
- SHE DOES THIS OFTEN, ALWAYS HAS,
AND HOPEFULLY WON'T ALWAYS.
- OH, WOW, CUTE. - IS THAT A ROOSTER?
HOW DO I PICK IT UP? - YOU JUST PICK HIM UP.
- WILL IT LIKE DEFECATE ON ME?
I JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED. - THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
- EW. - [laughs]
- THAT WOULD BE SO GROSS. - [laughs]
- OKAY. OKAY--EW.
WHAT'S HIS NAME? - THAT'S TOP HAT.
- COME HERE, TOP HAT.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TO JEWEL. - NO.
- SHE WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOU SO BAD.
- THERE'LL BE NONE OF THAT. - OOH.
OKAY, MAYBE IF YOU GIVE ME TOP HAT.
- JUST DON'T SQUEEZE HIM REAL HARD OR ANYTHING.
- THIS IS NEW.
YOU CAN FEEL LIKE ALL THE BONES IN HIS LITTLE BELLY.
SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR FARM, ARE YOU GONNA
COME VISIT SOMETIMES IF WE INVITE YOU?
- YEAH. - OKAY.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO INVITE ME. I'LL JUST COME OVER, "HI."
- NO, BOUNDARIES.
DO NOT JUST DROP OVER, PLEASE.
- SO I GET BEAT UP IN THERAPY.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE FOR ANYTHING, SHE STILL
IS NOT LIKING ANYTHING I'M DOING.
WELL, YOU CAN DROP OVER MY HOUSE.
- I--NO, I DON'T, I ALWAYS TELL YOU WHEN I'M COMING.
- I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, IF YOU DID, I'M OKAY.
- I KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
- I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE THAT WITH ANY FAMILY.
- THIS IS STILL LIKE THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
IN OUR SISTERS' THERAPY IS THAT WE CAN HAVE
RESPECTFUL BOUNDARIES FOR ONE ANOTHER.
FROM THERE, JEWEL AND JUNETTA, IT'S UP TO THEM,
BUT I'M DONE WITH IT.
CAN YOU JUST PUT ONE OF YOUR HANDS AROUND HIM?
LOOK. - YES.
- WE'RE DOING SOMETHING TOGETHER.
- YEAH. - WOW.
- COMING UP... - LOOKING BACK ON IT,
YOU'VE THREATENED SOME EXTREME THINGS.
IF YOU SAY, "I WILL KILL YOU,"
YOU TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
- FOR REAL?
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
ALL THESE YEARS,
IT'S SO--I'M LIKE, WHOA.
- THE HAIR SHOW IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE OVER THE TOP.
- SOUNDS GOOD.
- I ASKED MY DAD TO PERFORM AT MY SHOW.
AND THIS TIME, HE SAID YES.
WE JUST GOT TO GET EVERYTHING ALL PLANNED OUT,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
I AM GOIN' PLACES,
AND I'M ON A MISSION NOT JUST TO PROVE IT TO HIM,
BUT TO PROVE IT TO MYSELF.
all: HEY.
- WHAT'S GOIN' ON, TANYA?
- HEY, MISS TANYA. HOW ARE YOU?
- THIS IS MISS SAVITRI. SHE'S ONE OF OUR COORDINATORS.
AND THIS IS THOMAS. THOMAS IS THE DIRECTOR.
- HEY, DOG. - HOW YOU DOIN'?
- WE'RE GONNA GET THIS WALK-THROUGH GOING
'CAUSE I REALLY WANT TO KIND OF LAY OUT THE SHOW.
- THIS IS HOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP FOR THAT NIGHT.
- OKAY, I REALLY WANT TO GET
THIS MODEL ROOM CHECKED OUT FIRST.
IT'S REALLY NICE. IT HAS THE MIRRORS.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT, SO LET'S START THERE.
- IT'S NICE, BROOK.
IT WAS MY CONVERSATION WITH BROOKLYN IN THE PARK
WHERE I REALIZED THAT THE KIND OF SUPPORT
THAT I'VE BEEN GIVING MY CHILDREN
MIGHT NOT BE THE KIND THEY NEED.
I APOLOGIZE IF I CAME TOO HARSH,
BUT I'M NOT APOLOGIZING FOR COMING,
AND I'M GONNA KEEP COMING.
SO NOW I CAN PUT MY LOVE IN PLACE
TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN BY PERFORMING AT HER EVENT.
- SO THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE YOU'LL PUT
YOUR VENDORS, YOUR VIP.
all: WOW.
- SO THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE BENJI DJ-ING?
- ABSOLUTELY NOT.
LOOK, I APPRECIATE THAT MY DAD
WANTS BENJI AND I TO WORK TOGETHER,
BUT AFTER THE LAST SHOW...
OKAY, YOU REMEMBER THE SONG I TOLD YOU TO PLAY?
DID YOU WRITE IT DOWN? - WHAT SONG?
- I JUST GAVE YOU THAT TRACK.
PLAY SOMETHING, ANYTHING.
- CAN YOU STAND OVER THERE, PLEASE?
- LET'S BE HONEST.
I'M NOT LETTING BENJI NEAR A SET OF TURNTABLES.
SHOO, I'M NOT EVEN LETTING HIM
NEAR MY CAR STEREO AT THIS POINT.
- LET'S TASTE THIS CAKE, AND LET'S GO.
- [laughs]
- WELCOME TO JAY QUALLS CAKES.
- IT'S SO PRETTY.
- HOW HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DOING?
- I'VE BEEN GOOD. - HOW'S THE PROCESS?
- UH, IT'S COMIN'.
- YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS PART
BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE GROOM'S FAVORITE PARTS,
IS DOING THE CAKE-TASTING.
- I HAVE TO HAVE THE PERFECT CAKE.
COME ON, IT'S LIKE THE CENTERPIECE OF THE RECEPTION.
- LOOK, HE CAN'T EVEN WAIT. LOOK.
HE'S GONNA EAT THE ORANGE DREAMSICLE.
- BEN AND JEWEL, THEY'RE GIVING US OUR WEDDING,
BUT BENJI IS PAYING FOR THE WEDDING CAKE.
HE WANTS TO FEEL LIKE
HE HAS THE CONTROL OVER SOMETHIN'.
- AS AN EXPERT, I WANT TO LEAD YOU INTO A DECISION-MAKING.
WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES,
IF YOU PICTURE YOUR WEDDING CAKE,
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
- I WANTED IT TO BE FUN AND YOUTHFUL,
SO I LIKE MAD HATTER CAKES.
- RIGHT, YES. - SO DO YOU DO THOSE?
- I DO DO THOSE... - OKAY.
- BUT I CAUTION YOU. - WHY?
- BECAUSE IT'S TRENDY.
CAKE FASHION IS JUST AS TRENDY
AND FEEDS OFF REAL FASHION. - OKAY.
- TEN YEARS FROM NOW, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK BACK AND GO,
"I'M A GROWN-UP." - [laughs]
- "THIS IS NOW A 6-- SWEET 16 PARTY."
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU SERVING, DO YOU THINK?
- UM, ABOUT 100.
- SO AT FULL PRICE,
IT WOULD BE 6.50 TO 7.50 A SERVING.
- YOU AIN'T NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING A CAKE
THAT SERVE LIKE 80-- 80 OR 90?
'CAUSE LOOK, LIKE WE SAID,
IT'S NOT LIKE EVERYBODY'S GONNA EAT THE CAKE.
- IF BENJI SEES THAT THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT COULD BE DONE FOR LESS, THEN HE'LL DO IT.
- UM, I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
IF YOU GUYS WILL EXCUSE ME JUST FOR A MINUTE,
I'M GONNA STEP OUT.
- I WASN'T EXPECTING ANYTHING CHEAPER.
IT'S PRETTY CHEAP IF YOU ASK ME.
SO IT REALLY WAS JUST THE PRICE.
- CAN YOU SHOW US THE ELECTRICAL?
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LIGHTING AND ALL THAT.
- ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL. - ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE Y'ALL.
- CAN YOU STEP INTO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE?
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. - PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE?
- YES.
BROOKLYN, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS,
BUT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA TURN A PROFIT ON THIS?
- I DEFINITELY SHOULD TURN A PROFIT ON THIS.
- OKAY.
BUT I'M NOT AS CONCERNED WITH THAT
AS I AM WITH YOU AND BENJI COMING OUT.
I'M DADDY, AND I'M WANTING TO MAKE SURE
THAT BROOKLYN AND BENJI, THE CHILDREN, ARE TIGHT.
- SO...
- OH, LORD.
- I'M STILL MAD. I'M PISSED.
I'M FRUSTRATED.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO BROOKLYN'S HAIR SHOW.
SIMPLE AS THAT.
- WE DON'T HAVE TO GO.
- ARE YOU GONNA ACT UP AT THIS BOY'S WEDDING?
- OF COURSE NOT. THAT'S HIS MOMENT.
- WHAT PART ARE YOU PLAYING RIGHT NOW?
- NO PART. [laughs]
- THAT'S KIND OF ODD, ISN'T IT?
- I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT,
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS FOR PEOPLE.
- I MADE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING THAT CHILDREN
WERE GROWN WHEN THEY GOT 18.
MY CHILDREN FUSS AND FIGHT ALL THE TIME.
IT'S TIME FOR THESE JUVENILES
TO GROW UP AND JUST GET ALONG.
I LOVE YOU, THAT'S WHY I'M IN YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW.
- COUNSELING SESSION NUMBER TWO.
- YAY. - PRAISE BE TO GOD.
- HALLELUJAH. - [chuckles]
- I'M NOT REALLY A THERAPY PERSON.
I REALLY GET EVERYTHING THAT I NEED
FROM THE WORD AND THE HOLY GHOST.
BUT JUNICE REALLY WANTS TO GO TO THERAPY,
SO I'M GONNA DO IT FOR HER.
I WANNA FIGHT FOR THE RELATIONSHIP.
SO LET'S ROLL.
- HEY. - HEY.
- HELLO. - HEY.
- GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. - GOOD.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - SO WHERE YOU COMIN' FROM?
- WORKING.
- I KNOW. I'M DOING WEDDING STUFF LATER.
I'M DOING WEDDING STUFF
UNTIL THE WEDDING IS HERE AND OVER.
- [laughs] - RIGHT, RIGHT.
- WELL, LADIES. [overlapping greetings]
- YOU'RE BACK. IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- THANK YOU. - HOW ARE YOU?
- YEAH, WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO HUG YOU.
- I KNOW, RIGHT? YOU'RE SO SWEET.
[laughs] - YOU'RE SO TALL.
- I KNOW. HOW ARE YOU?
- HAPPY THURSDAY. - HAPPY THURSDAY TO YOU AS WELL.
- LOVELY. - YOU KNOW WHAT, JUNICE?
WE BROUGHT YOU THIS TANK TOP SO WE COULD BE MATCHING.
- NO, YOU DIDN'T. - YEAH, BUT--
- I KNOW, SO WE COULD BE MATCHING.
- YEAH, SO WE'RE LIKE WE WANNA COORDINATE.
- AND IT'S LIKE THE LITTLE CUTE CARGO PANTS.
- MM.
- THEY LIKE FOR YOU TO DRESS ALIKE, HUH?
- FOR WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TODAY, I'M NOT REALLY
FEELING LIKE SUPREMES KIND OF COORDINATING.
- ALL RIGHT.
- IT'S CRITICALLY VITAL THAT I HAVE A PLATFORM
TO SPEAK MY OWN TRUTH ABOUT WHAT I THINK,
WHAT I FEEL, AND WHO I AM WITHOUT JUDGMENT.
- WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?
- WELL, FOR ME, LAST TIME IT WAS,
I THINK, A GREAT PLACE OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
TO SEE SOME AREAS THAT I NEEDED
TO REALLY TRY TO WORK ON LETTING GO
AND NOT BEING IN CONTROL,
BEING THE OLDER SIBLING.
- PATTERNED WAYS OF BEHAVIOR
ARE HARD TO BREAK, AREN'T THEY? - MM-HMM.
- DO I REMEMBER SOMETHING ABOUT AN ANNIVERSARY,
YOUR PARENTS' ANNIVERSARY'S COMING UP?
- YES.
WELL, WE HAD AN ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
- YOU HAD AN ANNIVERSARY PARTY? both: MM-HMM.
SO HOW DID THAT GO? - IT WENT GOOD.
- YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
- YEAH? I PICKED UP A FACIAL EXPRESSION
THAT YOU HAVE OVER THERE WHEN I ASKED THAT QUESTION.
- MM-HMM. - WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
- YOUR WAY OF GOING ABOUT THE PARTY,
IT'S BEEN KINDA UNSOPHISTICATED
HOW YOU JUST CAME IN AND TOOK OVER THIS EVENT,
SAYING THINGS SECRETLY BEHIND MY BACK.
- I DID KIND OF TAKE OVER THEIR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT
'CAUSE THE VENUE THAT YOU PICKED OUT ORIGINALLY DID NOT WORK.
- THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MISSTATEMENT.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, LADY?
- SO YOU PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
- I'M NOT LOOKING AT ANOTHER LOCATION.
LIKE--AND THIS IS WHY FOR YEARS, I STOPPED PLANNING THINGS.
- THE THING THAT'S KIND OF IRRITATING ME
IS THAT I FEEL LIKE IT'S A ONE-WAY STREET IN THAT--
YOU KNOW, I KNOW JUNICE HAS ISSUES,
AND THEY'RE VALID ISSUES, BUT I DON'T EVER HEAR
KIND OF WHAT SHE NEEDS TO WORK ON.
- LET'S JUST EVEN THINGS OUT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TWO AGAINST ONE
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
WE'RE ADULTS NOW.
- I'MA NEED YOU, JUNICE, TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH ALL THIS RIGHT HERE.
- I-I WONDER IF YOU TWO WOULD CHANGE PLACES
SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU OVER HERE ON THE SOFA.
- ABSOLUTELY. - YEAH, DEFINITELY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU MADE A COMMENT THE OTHER DAY,
AND I WAS LIKE, "DOG."
SHE'S LIKE, "WILL YOU COME TO MY--
"COME TO OUR FARM AND PLAY WITH THE ANIMALS
IF YOU'RE INVITED?"
- SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR FARM, ARE YOU GONNA
COME VISIT SOMETIMES IF WE INVITE YOU?
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO INVITE ME. I'LL JUST COME OVER.
"HI." - NO, BOUNDARIES.
DO NOT JUST DROP OVER.
- I WAS LIKE, "OH, I GOT TO BE INVITED TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE."
I MEAN, THEY GOT A KEY TO OUR HOUSE, YOU KNOW?
- WHICH WE NEVER-- WE DON'T USE IT
JUST BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I, WE'RE LIKE, "WE'RE GONNA KNOCK."
BUT WE APPRECIATE THE GESTURE.
- I MEAN, I JUST-- THERE'S A LOVE THAT I HAVE.
IF YOU'RE IN MY FAMILY, YOU'RE JUST INVITED OVER.
- IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THAT.
- I GET A SENSE RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S LIKE
YOU'RE PAVING THE WAY TO SAY SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY.
- I DID BRING SOMETHING THAT I DID WANT TO--TO SHARE.
AND--AND THEN AFTER THAT, I WILL BE SILENT AND ONLY LISTEN.
[chuckles]
- COMING UP... - WHAT SHE WANT YOU TO DO?
- [indistinct crying] I DON'T KNOW.
I DO NOT KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
- I-I WROTE SOMETHING TO JEWEL.
SOMETIMES AFTER YOU SAY SO MANY THINGS YOUR WHOLE LIFE,
IT'S JUST BETTER TO WRITE IT.
AND THEN, YOU CAN LOOK IT OVER OR WHATEVER.
I HAVE AN ENVELOPE FOR YOU, AND I HAVE AN ENVELOPE FOR ME.
AND IT JUST BASICALLY STARTS SAYING,
"DEAR JULITHIA, OR JEWEL T.,
"IN HIS 1994 INAUGURAL ADDRESS,
"NELSON MANDELA WAS QUOTED AS SAYING, AND I PARAPHRASE,
"'WHAT FRIGHTENS US THE MOST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE,
"'BUT THAT WE'RE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
"'AND WHEN WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE,
"WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHERS THE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME.'
"I KNOW ADMITTING OUR MISTAKES DOES NOT WEAKEN US,
"BUT IT CAN UNITE US AS FAMILIES.
"I URGE YOU TO FINALLY SHARE THE TRUTH
"ABOUT SOME OF THE LIES THAT YOU'VE SPREAD.
"I FORGIVE YOU FOR TIMES THAT,
"IN OUR SISTERHOOD, YOU LET ME DOWN.
"IN MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MARSHALL STREET,
"WHEN WE FOUND THE FIRST CHURCH--
"GREAT--YOU KNOW, IN DETROIT THAT WE WENT TO--
"I WENT ON A NIGHT WALK AND FOUND YOU
"IN A COMPROMISING SITUATION WITH ANOTHER PARTY.
"I LOOKED UP TO YOU. I CRIED.
"I ASKED YOU BOTH, 'HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?'
"YOU WALKED ME BACK HOME AND YOU TOLD ME
"NOT TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE MINISTERS,
"OR THE ELDERS, OR THE PASTORS AT THE CHURCH
"TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR IMAGE.
"YOU LIED TO COVER YOURSELF, YOUR IMAGE,
"AND SAID, 'I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
"SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HER.'
"I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH
TO CONTINUE THIS SYSTEMATIC CHARADE."
- JUNICE. FOR REAL?
IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
I KNEW YOU MIGHT'VE HAD SOME TENDENCIES EMOTIONALLY
TO BE STRANGE SOMETIMES, BUT THIS IS WEIRD.
- SO YOU REMEMBER TIMES
OF HAVING YOUR BOYFRIEND COME IN?
- OH, YEAH, I DO REMEMBER THAT.
- I REMEMBER YOU BEING REALLY LIVID
AND REALLY LIKE FURIOUS,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS FURIOUS TOWARDS ME--
- THAT SOUND-- THAT SOUND RIGHT.
- BUT IT WAS FURIOUS LIKE, "YOU BETTER NOT TELL DAD AND MOM."
- YEAH, THAT SOUND RIGHT. THAT SOUND--THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.
- I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE THREATS.
YOU THREATENED SOME EXTREME THINGS LOOKING BACK ON IT.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KILLED ME.
BUT AS A CHILD, YOU SAY, "I WILL KILL YOU,"
YOU TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
- I'M JUST PRAYING FOR HER, PERIOD,
'CAUSE I'M LIKE, "THIS DOESN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TO DO WITH ME."
THE MORE I LISTEN, THE MORE I REALIZE
YOU GOT SOME ISSUES.
- WHO'S GOT A 14, 15-YEAR-OLD?
- UH, THEY BOTH HAVE OLDER CHILDREN.
- DO THEY TELL THEIR SIBLINGS, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU?"
- ABSOLUTELY. - OR "LEAVE ME ALONE?"
"SHUT UP?" - ABSOLUTELY.
- THEY THREATEN? - THEY DO.
- OKAY.
I'M TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BALANCE HERE
BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO LOOK AT THE FULL PICTURE
WHEN YOU WERE THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
- I GUESS I'M GLAD THAT YOU SHARED THAT
'CAUSE IT'S LIKE, OBVIOUSLY BEEN ON YOUR HEART,
YOU KNOW, FROM CHILDHOOD.
AND MY PRAYER IS THAT FROM THIS POINT ON,
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
- JUNICE FEELS GOOD.
YOU CAN TELL.
"AH, YES."
BUT I'M THINKIN', "YOU DIFFERENT."
IT'S JUST--IT'S JUST DEEP THAT-- ALL THESE YEARS.
- ALL THESE YEARS. - ALL THESE YEARS.
AND YOU WAITED TO SAY SOMETHING.
I MEAN, IT'S-- IT'S SO--
I'M LIKE WHOA.
- IT'S A HARD THING TO TALK ABOUT.
- WHOA.
I'M SAD, NOT JUST WHAT WAS IN THE LETTER,
BUT THE FACT THAT HER MIND MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY
COULD TAKE HER TO THIS KIND OF POINT.
THIS IS DARK.
I--MM. THAT'S--MM.
[sighs]
- THAT'S REALLY TOUGH.
WELL, IT'S WHAT YOU DO FROM HERE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WILL DETERMINE
THE HEALTH OF THE RELATIONSHIP.
NOBODY'S A BAD PERSON HERE.
NOBODY. NOBODY.
MY HOPE IS WHAT TRAVELS WITH YOU
IS THAT KNOWING THAT YOU CAN HAVE
THE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU WANT,
AND THAT IS YOUR GOAL. - YEAH.
IT'S LIKE A WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.
JEWEL NEEDED TO HEAR HOW HER ACTIONS HAVE AFFECTED ME.
YOU KNOW, THESE WERE DEEP WOUNDS.
- THE UNSAID AND THE UNSPOKEN
IS WHAT'S-- REALLY GETS IN THE WAY.
[light orchestration]
♪ ♪
- HEY, BABY. - I JUST GOT FINISHED
WITH THE MOST... - WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- DEMONIC...
- OH, BABY, YOU CRYING. WHAT'S WRONG?
- MEETING.
JUNICE. - YEAH.
- I'M LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU?
- JEWEL IS THE STRONGEST WOMAN I KNOW,
BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SHE'S COME HOME
FROM COUNSELING WITH JUNICE LOOKING LIKE SHE'S BEEN
IN A FIGHT WITH MIKE TYSON.
- SHE SAYS, "I HAVE SOMETHING."
I'M DOING IT LIKE SHE DID IT.
"I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO READ TO YOU."
SO THEN, SHE METICULOUSLY PULLS OUT THE ENVELOPE.
"DEAR JULITHIA, OR JEWEL."
IT WAS LIKE, "GIRL..."
NOW SHE TYPED IT. - RIGHT.
- SHE DIDN'T WRITE IT. SHE TYPED IT.
- MM-HMM. - SO I'M LIKE,
"OOH, LORD, JESUS." - MM-HMM.
- FATHER, HELP MY SISTER NOW.
- SO WHAT'D IT SAY, THOUGH? - WAIT, NO.
I'M JUST GONNA READ THIS ONE LITTLE PART.
"IN 1994, IN THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS,
NELSON MANDELA WAS QUOTED AS SAYING--"
NELSON MAND-- TALK TO ME AS YOUR SISTER.
WHAT, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THAT.
I LOVE NELSON MANDELA.
GOD BLESS THE MAN,
BUT WHAT THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?
SO THEN SHE GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT
MY FIRST BOYFRIEND IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS 13, 14, AND I WOULD SNEAK HIM INTO THE HOUSE.
AND WE WOULD DRINK, SMOKE.
SHE SAID, "AND YOU THREATENED ME,
AND YOU THREATENED NOT TO TELL."
I MEAN, I SAID, "YOU'RE RIGHT." - ABSOLUTELY.
- I DID ALL THAT. - THAT'S WHAT BIG SIBLINGS DO.
- BUT ALL OF THAT STUFF, I'M LIKE, 13, 14 YEARS OLD.
REALLY? - WHO...
- REALLY? - FREAKIN' CARES?
- AND THEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, SHE CAUGHT ME
WITH A GUY, IN HIS CADILLAC AT THE TIME,
HAVING SEX.
AND I TOLD HER, "DON'T TELL NOBODY AT CHURCH."
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, I DID.
- I HAD SEX IN THE BACK OF A PINTO.
- [laughs] - OF A PINTO.
I'M 6'6".
- IT'S LIKE WEIRD.
ALL HER MOVES ARE LIKE SO CALCULATED.
LIKE THERE'S NOT A REAL PERSON.
- LISTEN, I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU GO BACK THERE.
NONE OF THESE SHRINK SESSIONS WITH YOUR SISTER ARE--
- I'M DONE.
AND YOU KNOW ME. I'M A FIGHTER.
- MM-HMM. - I'M A FIGHTER.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M TRYING TO LISTEN REALLY
TO WHAT THIS BABY IS SAYING.
GIRL, YOU HURTIN'.
- WHAT SHE WANT YOU TO DO? - I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
- 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TIME MACHINE,
YOU CAN'T GO BACK IN THE PAST AND FIX ALL THE STUFF
THAT SHE STILL SEEM TO BE LIVING ON.
WHAT IS SHE SAYING SHE WANT, HONEY?
- I DON'T KNOW.
I AM TORE UP TO THE CORE.
PROBABLY THE MOST HURTFUL THING
I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
THIS IS SO NOT EDIFYING.
IT'S NOT COMFORTING.
IT'S NOT HELPING.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
I HAVE TRIED TO HUMBLE MYSELF, TO ALLOW HER TO TALK,
TO ALLOW HER TO HAVE A VOICE,
TO ALLOW HER TO FEEL IMPORTANT.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, I AM NOT GOING TO CONTINUE
TO ALLOW THESE PUNCHING-BAG SESSIONS
THAT HAVE NO END. - RIGHT, RIGHT, THAT'S OVER.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I DON'T KNOW. I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW. I DO NOT KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.
I DON'T--I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE SKIN OFF MY ARM.
- NO.
JEWEL IS FEELING THE PAIN OF A MAJOR BETRAYAL.
NOT ONLY WERE HER AND JUNICE SISTERS,
BUT THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS
LIKE JUDAS AND JESUS.
- I TOLD THE LORD IN THE CAR,
"YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME
DO THIS HAIR SHOW WE GOT GOING ON TOMORROW."
SHE'S GONNA BE THERE.
GOD IS GONNA STRENGTHEN ME EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY,
AND PHYSICALLY TO BE ABLE TO WALK IT OUT.
WE ALL CHANGE AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH LIFE,
BUT THIS IS FAR BEYOND ANY RECOGNITION
OF THE JUNICE THAT I KNOW OF.
WHEN DOES IT END?
'CAUSE I'M ABOUT SICK OF THIS.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[cell phone rings]
- HEY, TANYA. WHAT'S GOIN' ON, LADY?
YES.
OKAY.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU KEEP A EYE OUT
FOR ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS 'CAUSE IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS
THAT GET YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
- BROOK, YOU BETTER HURRY UP.
- GETTING READY, GET READY, GET READY, GET READY.
I GOTTA GO PICK UP THE PROGRAMS REALLY QUICKLY.
CYRENE, I NEED YOUR HELP.
BOTH YOU GUYS, YOU, SHANIRA, MOM,
ALL Y'ALL GOTTA BE ON TIME.
- ALL RIGHT. - WE WILL BE.
- SHANIRA, ARE YOU-- - DID YOU TELL SHANIRA
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TODAY? - IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY?
- WOW, WE'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR LIKE THE LAST MONTH.
THAT'S WHY WE WASN'T GOING TO THE SHOW.
- NO, NOBODY TOLD ME IT WAS SHANIRA'S BIRTHDAY.
- EVERY EXCUSE, I WAS SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING
TO THE SHOW BECAUSE IT'S SHANIRA'S BIRTHDAY.
- SO HOW OLD ARE YOU TURNING, SHANIRA?
- 24. - YEAH, NOBODY TOLD ME THAT.
BUT I--CONGRATULATIONS, THOUGH.
[chuckles]
- THE ONLY WAY I'M GOING TO HER HAIR SHOW--
SHE PAY FOR ME AND MY WIFE'S DINNER FOR HER BIRTHDAY,
SHE GIVE ME 300, FULL DJ,
AND I GOT THE MUSIC THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME.
- WE LOVE YOU. - SEE YOU.
- BYE, LOVE YOU.
- YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY GOT A CARD FOR HER,
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HER SHOW.
AND SHE STILL FORGOT SHANIRA BIRTHDAY,
WHICH WE'VE MENTIONED IT.
- YOU KNOW SHE'S GOT A THOUSAND THINGS ON HER MIND.
- BUT THAT--THAT--THAT DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT BECAUSE
EVEN I-- I THOUGHT YOU HAD--
- WELL, BEN, YOU FORGOT MAMA'S BIRTHDAY,
MA--MOTHER'S DAY WHEN YOU HAD NOTHING ON YOUR MIND.
- SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, IT IS GETTING SO OLD.
Y'ALL CAN'T GET OVER IT.
LIKE Y'ALL CANNOT GET OVER THIS HUMP.
- IT'S THE DUMBEST HUMP I EVER SEEN.
- IT'S THE DUMBEST HUMP. IT'S--
I'M LIKE IT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING DEEPER IN THIS HUMP.
- NO, Y'ALL SPEND SOME OF THAT ENERGY
ON GETTING SOME MORE MONEY
SO YOU CAN GET ON UP OUT OF HERE AND GET YOUR OWN HOUSE.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND NEGATIVELY EVERY TIME
YOU FEEL LIKE SHE DOES SOMETHING THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
- WHAT SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW
THAT ARE ALWAYS HUNG UP OVER SOMEBODY?
THEY DO NOT CARE. THEY DO NOT CARE.
- ALL RIGHT, SO Y'ALL DONE MADE YOUR POINT.
YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT?
- COMING UP...
- THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST PLACE
THAT WE'VE BEEN AS SISTERS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FORGIVENESS IS GONNA EVER COME.
- SO THEN SHE SAYS, "PSYCHOLOGICALLY,
"THROUGH OUR NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT,
"CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEVER MET
"THEIR BIOLOGICAL FATHERS OR MOTHERS
"CAN LAUGH, WALK, OR TALK
IN WAYS THAT CLEARLY MIMIC ONLY GENETIC BEHAVIORS."
WHY?
- THIS IS LIKE INSTEAD OF ME
TELLING YOU I GOT A STOMACHACHE,
THIS IS LIKE ME SAYING,
"MY GASTRONOMICAL SANITY ADMONISHES ME
"TO EITHER RIDE TO THE STATE OF DEEP MEDITATION,
"FORCING OTHERS TO DOUBT MY VERACITY
"AND INSINUATE THAT I MIGHT PREVARICATE OBNOXIOUSLY
[gibberish]."
JUST SAY YOU GOT A STOMACHACHE AND YOU GOT A BOO-BOO.
- JUST SAY WHATEVER YOU GONNA SAY.
- WHAT IS ALL THIS? - YOU TRYING--
SHE TRYING TO PSYCHOANALYZE EVERYTHING.
- THIS WAS THE JOKE.
- AND SHE PROBABLY READ THIS IN A TEXTBOOK.
[indistinct chatter]
- AH.
OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT THESE COLORS.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I'M LOVING IT SO FAR.
IT IS SO VITAL
THAT THIS SECOND HAIR SHOW BE AMAZING.
THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS A PIECE OF ART.
I LOVE IT. IT'S SO OVER THE TOP.
YOU HAVE SALON OWNERS, HAIR STYLISTS,
HAIR CONNOISSEURS, HAIR LOVERS,
AND THIS IS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO GET
AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK
AT WHAT MY HAIR CAN REALLY DO.
HEY, EVERYBODY. Y'ALL LOOKIN' BEAUTIFUL.
YOU COULD EITHER GIVE A GREAT IMPRESSION
OR PEOPLE WALK AWAY LIKE, "I WON'T BE GETTING THAT HAIR."
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, I GOTTA GET CUTE NOW
'CAUSE EVERYBODY LOOKING CUTE BUT ME.
[laughter] ALL RIGHT.
- SO BABY, I'M REALLY EXCITED
AND A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT BROOKLYN'S HAIR SHOW.
- MY PERFORMANCE TRACK? WHERE...PERFORMANCE TRACK?
- I-- - OH, HERE IT IS, HERE IT IS.
- OH, YOU GOT--OKAY.
SO BABY, WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PLAY IN BROOKLYN'S HAIR SHOW?
- BROOKLYN NEEDS HER DADDY'S SUPPORT.
- RIGHT, RIGHT. - NOT JUST FINANCIALLY...
BUT PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
AND I JUST HAVE TO BE THERE FOR HER.
IF SHE NEEDS ME TO PLAY IN THE SHOW,
I JUST NEED TO PLAY IN IT.
- I'M PROUD OF YOU, BABY. - YEAH.
- BEN IS LOVING, FORGIVING, AT PEACE EVERY DAY.
BUT I'M NOT.
I MEAN, IN THIS MOMENT, I AM GLAD JUNICE IS ALIVE.
PRAISE GOD, AND SHE IS WELL.
BUT I AM ALSO VERY, VERY TICKED OFF.
- DO I GET A REWARD FOR BEING LIKE A GOOD DADDY?
- YOU DO... - [laughs]
- BUT RIGHT NOW, WE GOTTA GO.
[laughs]
- HOW YOU GONNA BUILD ME UP LIKE THAT?
- NO, BABY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU...
- MM-HMM. - LIKE ON A REAL SERIOUS NOTE.
THAT'S--THAT'S REALLY HUGE.
- WE--WE GOT FIVE CHILDREN, TWO DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS,
AND A GRANDCHILD, AND I'M STILL LEARNING SOMETHING EVERY DAY.
- YEAH, BABY, COME ON.
YOU GROWING IN GRACE AS A FATHER.
I'M GROWING IN GRACE AS A MOTHER.
- I'M LOOKING FOR SOME GRACE WHEN WE GET HOME.
- [laughs]
- MY SISTERS AND I ARE NOT PERFECT,
BUT WE'RE FAMILY AND WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
SO THIS IS BROOKLYN'S NIGHT, I'M HERE FOR HER,
AND I HOPE THAT MY SISTERS CAN LET ME BE.
[laughs] - ALL RIGHT, GIRLS.
LET'S DO THIS.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TURNED-UP I AM RIGHT NOW.
- QUEEN BEE.
- IS THAT SAVITRI? - HEY, HONEY.
- I LOVE YOUR NECKLACE. - THANK YOU.
- THAT'S AWESOME. - HOW YOU DOIN'?
- I'M DOING GOOD, GIRL.
I AM LIKE SO EXCITED.
I'M ALMOST LIKE CALM IN THE WEIRDEST WAY.
- OH, MAN, THIS IS OFF THE CHAIN.
THIS IS LIKE SO COOL.
BABY! LOOK AT THE GIRL IN THE GREEN.
- THIS SHOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GO
WAY BEYOND WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST SHOW.
THIS IS REDEMPTION FOR HER.
SHE NEEDS FOR IT TO BE BIG.
AND AS HER PAPA, I WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
- I'M GETTING YOU ANTI-SHINY, DAD.
- MM-HMM.
- MY MALE MODELS FOR THE RIP, LET'S LINE UP RIGHT HERE.
- THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST PLACE
THAT WE'VE BEEN AS SISTERS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FORGIVENESS IS GONNA EVER COME.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
- Y'ALL REMEMBER, WHEN THE PERSON COMES BACK,
ANOTHER ONE TAKES OFF, OKAY?
Y'ALL GOT THAT?
- ANYBODY SEEN BROOKLYN? - FIVE, FOUR.
- ANYBODY SEEN BROOKLYN? - WHOO!
- IF YOU SEEN BROOKLYN. MAKE SOME NOISE.
[cheers and applause]
[hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
- THAT'S MY CHILD.
THAT'S MY CHILD. - HEY, NASHVILLE.
I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GUYS ARE IN STORE FOR A WONDERFUL SHOW.
CAN YOU CLAP THAT UP? [applause]
QUEEN BROOKLYN'S *** HAIR, BABY.
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ JUST TWERK THAT, GO AHEAD AND JERK THAT ♪
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ YOU SHOULD TWERK THAT, GO AHEAD AND JERK THAT ♪
♪ NOW TWERK THAT, GO AHEAD AND JERK THAT ♪
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪ - ♪ WHERE THAT WORK AT ♪
- ♪ YOU SHOULD TWERK THAT, GO AHEAD AND JERK THAT ♪
♪ NOW, WORK ♪ both: ♪ WORK, WORK, WORK ♪
- COME ON. - WHOO!
- ♪ AND SHE GOT THAT WORK ♪ both: ♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK ♪
[cheers and applause]
- YAY!
- CLASS!
THE THING IS HOT.
I MEAN, IT FEELS LIKE NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
- ARE YOU GUYS ENJOYING THE SHOW SO FAR?
[cheers and applause]
QUEEN BROOKLYN'S *** HAIR.
SHAKE IT FOR 'EM, BABY.
- BROOKLYN!
- WHOO!
- ♪ AND I'M RAISING THE CEILING ♪
♪ YOU BETTER KNOW MY TROUBLE'S IN THE PAST ♪
♪ I LOOK AHEAD, STRAIGHT AHEAD ♪
- GO, CYRENE! GO, CYRENE!
GO, CYRENE! GO, CYRENE!
GO, CYRENE! - WHOO!
GET 'EM, GIRLS!
all: GO, BRITNEY! GO, BRITNEY!
GO, BRITNEY! GO, BRITNEY!
GO, BRITNEY!
- CYRENE'S APOLOGY MEANT THE WORLD TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I'VE REALLY EARNED
MY FAMILY'S RESPECT.
I JUST WISH THAT BENJI WAS HERE TO SHARE THE LOVE.
EVERYBODY, SO IT'S ABOUT TO TURN UP ONE MORE TIME NOW.
- TIME NOW FOR WHAT?
- IT'S TIME NOW FOR HOO!
BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE SITTING
THE WORLD'S NUMBER-ONE-SELLING GOSPEL JAZZ ARTIST.
AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING
YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO MY DADDY, BEN TANKARD.
WHOO! - YEAH.
[cheers and applause]
[gospel jazz music]
♪ ♪
- WATCHING MY DAD PLAY AT MY EVENT
IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
I MEAN, IF HE HAS THE FAITH
TO PLAY AT MY HAIR SHOW,
THEN HE MUST REALLY BELIEVE I'M ON THE RIGHT PATH.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR BEN TANKARD!
[cheers and applause]
DAD, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LOVING ME, EVEN THOUGH
I'M HARDHEADED A LOT OF THE TIME.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I HEAR YOU WHEN YOU TALK.
- AW. [applause]
- AW.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
GOD BLESS.
- COMING UP...
- THEY SEEM TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME,
BUT I KNOW THERE'S TENSION BETWEEN THE THREE "J"s TONIGHT.
- I MEAN... - YOU BLEW ME OUT OF THE WATER.
- WE WERE BLOWN AWAY.
- I DID NOT EVEN KNOW.
I KNEW YOU WAS TRYING, YOU HAD A VISION,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OFF.
- I GOTTA TELL Y'ALL, I WAS SLAVIN',
NOT SLEEPIN' FOR DAYS. - I MEAN...
- I NOW UNDERSTAND.
I NOW UNDERSTAND. - OH, MY GOSH.
- THAT ALL THEM NIGHTS YOU WAS GONE,
YOU WEREN'T IN THE CLUB DRINKIN'.
YOU HAD TO BE DOING SOME WORK.
OH, MY GOSH. - I HAD TO BE--HAD TO BE.
- IF BROOKLYN CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
I'VE GOT COMPLETE CONFIDENCE
THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WAITIN' ON BROOKLYN IN THE HAIR BUSINESS.
- IT IS SO EVIDENT THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE CALLED TO DO.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GIFTED TO DO.
THIS IS WHAT GOD'S PLAN IS FOR YOU
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF FLOW
ON A SECOND HAIR SHOW, IT'S HUGE.
- YOU HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
- LIKE I SAID, I'M IMPRESSED, BABY.
I AM, AND I'LL TELL YOU, I'M SUPER,
I MEAN, SUPER, SUPER... - WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HOW--
WHY I'M SO PROUD OF HER. - SUPER PROUD OF YOU.
- SHE DID THIS ALL ON SPONSORSHIP AND TICKET SALES.
- YEAH.
- HEY, YOU GOT A NUMBER-ONE INVESTOR NOW.
- BUT YOU GREW. - I DID GROW.
- YOU GOT A NUMBER-ONE INVESTOR NOW.
- YOU GOT A NUMBER-ONE INVESTOR? - I'MA HOOK YOU UP.
- YOU GONNA GET BEHIND ME, DADDY?
- YES.
BENJI MESSED UP BY NOT BEING HERE.
- I'VE HAD A LOT OF STRUGGLES IN MY LIFE.
BUT TONIGHT, IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR
THAT I AM MOVING FORWARD TO GREATNESS.
AND HAVING THE FAMILY HERE TO SUPPORT ME
MAKES IT EVEN SWEETER.
- OH, MY GOSH.
IT WAS--I FELT LIKE-- I FELT LIKE
I WAS IN LIKE NEW YORK OR PARIS AT ONE MOMENT.
- YEAH. - I WAS SO IMPRESSED.
- OH, YEAH. - LIKE I DON'T EVEN THINK
I COULD DO ALL--I MEAN, LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, I'M PUTTING A SMILE ON MY FACE.
BUT HONESTLY, I'M STILL TICKED OFF.
THANK GOD IT'S OVER NOW.
- I AM PROUD OF THESE GIRLS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT THEIR DIFFERENCES
ON THE BACK BURNER FOR BROOKLYN.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S A TENSION BETWEEN THE THREE "J"s TONIGHT,
AND THE LAST THING WE WANT TO HAVE
IS A BLOW-UP AT THE WEDDING.
- NEXT TIME ON THE SEASON FINALE OF THICKER THAN WATER...
- DON'T CRY, CYRENE.
- IT'S GONNA GET BAD WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE AISLE.
- BENJAMIN, TAKE YOUR BRIDE AND STEP FORWARD.
- BENJI AND I MADE A LIST
OF WHO IS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT OUR WEDDING...
- HI, BENJI AND SHANIRA.
- AND SOMEHOW, BROOKLYN FINDS HER WAY UP THERE.
- HERE WE GO.
- DID YOU BURN THE LETTER?
- GIRL, YES, I BURNED THAT LETTER.
IT WAS JUST SO EVIL.
- IT WENT SO WELL. - IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
CONGRATULATIONS, JUNICE.
IF YOU WANTED TO HURT ME, YOU DID IT, BABY.
YOU DON'T GET IT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE DID THAT TO MY WORST ENEMY.
IF YOU WANT TO BE ON A ISLAND
AND ACT LIKE WE'RE THE WORST FAMILY ON THE PLANET,
YOU GONNA BE ALL BY YOURSELF.
- EVEN JESUS GOT REALLY ANGRY
WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE HYPOCRITICAL.
SOME THINGS NEEDED TO BE SAID.
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