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- PREVIOUSLY ON BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS...
- WHY LEAVE THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS TOTALLY?
- NO.
- YOU SELL REAL ESTATE BY DAY.
YOU MAKE APPEARANCES AT NIGHT.
- I DON'T KNOW.
- ARE YOU GONNA CALL HIM?
- ARE YOU CRAZY?
- A LOT OF BLACK GIRLS, THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR FATHER.
- KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
YOU MAKE ME PROUD.
- THIS IS MY BOSS.
THIS IS, LIKE, A CLEAR TURNING POINT IN MY CAREER.
- WE CAN GET AS [bleep] AS WE WANT!
- I AM MORTIFIED.
I WAS RAISED TO HAVE SOME GOOD OLD-FASHIONED RESPECT.
- GENEVA!
I NEED FOR MICA AND MELYSSA
TO DRINK BLEACH AND DIE RIGHT NOW.
- TAXI!
- WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
- ♪ NEW YORK, WHAT UP ♪
♪ IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME ♪
♪ I SAID NEW YORK, WHAT UP ♪
♪ IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME ♪
♪ I SAID WHAT UP ♪
♪ B.K., WHAT UP ♪
♪ Q.U., WHAT UP ♪
♪ B.X., WHAT UP ♪
♪ HARLEM ♪
♪ FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME ♪
♪ I SAID NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK ♪
- YOU NEED HELP WITH THE BAGS?
- I THINK I GOT IT, YEAH.
- DAISY GOT US TO BROOKLYN.
HEY!
- OKAY.
[knock at door]
- COMING.
WELCOME! WELCOME!
- HI! - HI!
YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD. - THANK YOU.
- WHAT AM I SMELLING? WHAT AM I SMELLING?
- GORGEOUSNESS, 'CAUSE YOU JUST WALKED IN.
WELL, LET ME GET YOU GUYS SOMETHING TO DRINK.
I HAVE RED.
- I'LL TAKE RED FOR THE ANTIOXIDANTS.
- I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS BROUGHT.
PUT YOUR STUFF OUT HERE.
- OKAY. - THIS IS THE THING.
I TELL GIRLS IN THE BOOK,
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SHOP,
HAVE A STYLE SWAP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIENDS.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
ONE WOMAN'S TRASH...
both: IS ANOTHER WOMAN'S TREASURE.
- EXACTLY. AND IT'S FUN.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE A LOT OF WOMEN
TO DO A LITTLE SWAP PARTY,
BECAUSE WHY PAY RETAIL WHEN YOU CAN HAVE FREE-99?
WITH SHOP AND SWAP, I'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD STUFF.
- YEAH, GIRL.
I BROUGHT THIS BEAUTIFUL MAKEUP CASE.
I THOUGHT SOME-- OH, EXCUSE THE HAIR.
[laughter]
- THAT'S ACTUALLY SOME GOOD HAIR RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S SOME EXTENSIONS PLUS!
- I AM NOT MAKING ANY REAL ESTATE MONEY JUST YET.
THEREFORE I AM DEFINITELY
MORE FRUGAL NOW THAN I USED TO BE.
- I MEAN, THESE ARE SERGIO ROSSI PUMPS, YOU KNOW,
EASILY $800, AND THEN SWAPPING IS FREE.
- WHAT SIZE? - 39.
- OH, I'M A 39. YOU KNOW THAT.
- WE'RE THE SAME SIZE. - YOU ARE?
- WE'RE ALL THE SAME SIZE.
GOD, THE SAKS SHOE DEPARTMENT
USED TO SEE ME ALL THE TIME, LIKE...
[laughs]
BOY, THOSE WERE THE DAYS.
I DIDN'T BRING MUCH.
I JUST BROUGHT DIANE VON FURSTENBERG.
- I LOVE DIANE.
- BUT IT--FOR A GIRL WHO HAS HIPS, IT'S NOT GOOD.
- WAIT. WAIT. HOLD ON.
YOU SAID YOU HAVE-- - NO, I HAVE HIPS.
- SHE SAID-- - SHE GOT HIPS.
- YOU'VE SEEN MY HIPS! - WHAT DO WE HAVE?
WE GOT, LIKE, [bleep] BOULDERS OVER HERE.
- NO, I HAVE HIPS!
- MICA.
[laughter]
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING TIPSY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY?
- NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!
[laughter]
- SHE LITERALLY HAS ME SCARED OVER HERE.
- [laughing]
MOMMY!
OH, MY GOSH.
I LOVE IT WHEN SOMEBODY IS AS CRAZY AS ME.
IT MAKES ME SO EXCITED!
- I GOT, LIKE, ALL YOUR BAGS.
- DO YOU KNOW I HAVE SO MUCH LOUIS
THAT I NEVER WEAR LOUIS VUITTON?
WHO WEARS LOUIS VUITTON THESE DAYS?
- DEMETRIA.
- AH, HEY, BEAUTIFUL. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- HOW ARE YOU? both: MWAH.
- AREN'T YOU PRETTY... - WELCOME.
THANK YOU. YOU TOO.
- IN YOUR PERFECT YELLOW? - SPRING IS HERE.
- CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING TO DRINK BESIDES WATER?
- CAN I HAVE A PROSECCO?
- SURE.
- CAN I HAVE A MARGARITA, NO SALT?
- THANK YOU.
- I'M SO GLAD WE WORKED THINGS OUT
AND WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
- NOW, DID YOU AND MICA TALK AT MY--
AT COVE AT MY PARTY?
- CHILD.
THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
- MELYSSA AND MICA, I'M LIKE,
"Y'ALL ARE SOME GROWN ***,
PUSHING 40, IF NOT 40-PLUS, ***."
- WELL...
- AND I HAVEN'T DONE STANDING ON TOP OF THE COUCHES
SINCE I WAS AN UNDERGRAD.
- GENEVA!
- [squealing]
- WELL, I HAD SOME INCIDENTS IN MY EARLY 20s,
BUT IT WAS MIAMI.
AND IT WAS ***.
- I WAS EMBARRASSED. I WAS REALLY EMBARRASSED.
MICA AND MELYSSA'S BEHAVIOR AT MY UPTOWN PARTY
WAS NOT TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T WANT
TO BE THEIR FRIENDS ANYMORE.
BUT YOU COME AND YOU LITERALLY SHOW YOUR ***
AND I HAVE CLIENTS AND ADVERTISERS THERE--
NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO DO BE DOING THAT.
I'VE GOT PEOPLE CALLING ME LIKE,
"WHAT WAS UP WITH YOUR GIRLS, 'G'?"
- I DON'T KNOW MELYSSA TO ACT LIKE THAT.
NOW, MICA, ON THE OTHER HAND,
EVERY TIME I SEE MICA, MICA DRUNK.
- I DON'T KNOW IF MICA HAS AN ISSUE WITH ALCOHOL OR NOT.
- RECALL THAT I HAD TO PICK MICA UP OFF THE DAMN FLOOR
AT DAISY'S BRUNCH
BECAUSE SHE GOT DRUNK AND FELL DOWN.
MICA! MICA?
- [yelling]
IT'S TOO MUCH AIR!
- AS A GROWN WOMAN, IF YOU CAN'T HOLD YOUR DRINK,
THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO DRINK.
YOU NEED TO STICK TO GINGER ALE AND SELTZER.
- WE MAY HAVE TO DO AN INTERVENTION, THOUGH.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA GET WORSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IS IT GONNA GET WORSE?
- CAN I GET SOME MORE WINE IN HERE?
- YES, ABSOLUTELY.
- AFTER THE PARTY, AFTER COVE,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO ME.
- YOU WERE, LIKE, TELLING ME,
"OH, GIRL, DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT?"
I WAS LIKE, "NO, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT."
SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT I WAS HANGING OUT OF A CAB.
LIKE, ONE LEG WAS OUT.
WHERE THE HELL WAS I GOING?
- I WAS AT WORK LIKE, "JESUS, WALK WITH ME."
HERE'S MY DISCLAIMER FOR THE NIGHT AT THE COVE.
MELYSSA, OPEN BAR, FUZZY MEMORY.
SO, DARLING, HOW'S THE MANHUNT GOING?
- I'M KIND OF OVER DATING.
- I KNOW. I'M LIKE, "WHERE IS HE?"
- AND THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING SEX,
BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO BE FOCUSED ON MR. RIGHT
AND NOT MR. RIGHT NOW.
MY CHALLENGE IS, LIKE, AS SOON AS I MEET SOMEONE,
I'M LIKE, "WILL MY FATHER LIKE HIM?"
OKAY.
"WILL HE FIT IN WITH MY FAMILY?"
LIKE, ALL OF THAT IS GOING THROUGH MY MIND.
I'M LIKE, "YEAH, MY DAD WOULDN'T LIKE HIM."
- BUT WE'RE NOT 23 ANYMORE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I DON'T WANT TIME TO RUN OUT ON ME
IN REGARDS TO CHILDREN.
I WANT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY.
I WANT TO BE MARRIED.
MY PARENTS WERE TOGETHER
UNTIL THE DAY MY FATHER DIED, YOU KNOW?
- OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
- LITERALLY FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, YOU KNOW?
- YEAH, THAT'S LITERALLY.
- WHAT AGE DID YOUR FATHER PASS AWAY?
- I WAS ALMOST 16 YEARS OLD.
- OH, THAT'S VERY HARD FOR-- - YEAH.
- THAT'S HARD FOR ANYONE, BUT FOR A TEENAGER?
- BECAUSE ME AND MY FATHER, WE HAD BEEN BEST FRIENDS,
BUT THEN HE GOT SICK.
AND TO, LIKE, WATCH HIM, LIKE, YOU KNOW--
- DETERIORATE KIND OF.
- ANYWAYS.
MY DAD WAS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
WHEN HE DIED, HE WAS IN A DRUG-INDUCED COMA.
I DIDN'T GET TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
HE NEVER WOKE UP.
- HE'S THE FIRST MAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH.
- I ALWAYS SAY THEY'RE OUR FIRST BOYFRIENDS.
- WHY ARE YOU CRYING?
- YOU JUST BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT--
- YEAH.
- NO, I GOT REALLY BAD NEWS ABOUT MY DAD,
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IT UP.
- REALLY? - YOU JUST DID?
- WHAT HAPPENED?
- I JUST-- - IS HE OKAY?
- [sniffles]
WELL, NOT REALLY.
I GOT A CALL THIS MORNING THAT HE HAS PANCREATIC CANCER.
HE'S ON THE VERGE OF SEPTIC.
AND I TALKED TO MY FRIEND WHO'S A DOCTOR,
AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IF HE'S REFUSING TREATMENT,
THAT COULD BE 72 HOURS.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD RELATION--
IT'S--IT'S JUST A LOT.
I WENT THROUGH A LOT WITH MY DAD.
MY DAD WAS EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE.
LIKE, IT WAS JUST A LOT.
THAT'S A LONG STORY.
MY MOM AND MY FATHER HAVE BEEN DIVORCED
SINCE I WAS FOUR.
MY FATHER WAS ABUSIVE.
HE WASN'T VERY NICE IN THE RELATIONSHIP,
SO SHE LEFT.
GROWING UP, I JUST WANTED HIM TO BE A FATHER.
AND HE COULDN'T.
HE WAS JUST EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE,
AND I WOULD JUST KIND OF INTERNALIZE IT, LET IT GO.
BUT I USED TO THINK, LIKE, I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING--
[inhales sharply]
ANYTHING TO HIM EVER OR ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY... [sniffles]
I WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.
- IS HE IN BALTIMORE?
- HE'S IN MARYLAND.
- ARE YOU GONNA GO?
- HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME, YOU KNOW?
HE'S PUSHED ME AWAY FOR NO REASON, AND--WHATEVER.
BUT... - HE FEELS GUILTY.
- WELL, HE WAS VERY MEAN AND PUSHED ME AWAY.
- THAT'S GUILT.
- HE WAS JUST REALLY MEAN,
AND HE WOULD BLAME MY MOTHER ALL THE TIME.
"OH, YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER."
[sniffles]
YOU KNOW, "YOUR MOTHER ONLY HAD YOU AS AN INVESTMENT."
BECAUSE HE CAME FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY.
- I JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE CLOSURE WITH YOURSELF.
NO MATTER--NO MATTER WHAT HE SAYS OR DOESN'T SAY--
- I ALWAYS WANTED, LIKE, A NORMAL FAMILY.
I ALWAYS WANTED, LIKE, NORMAL MOM AND DAD
AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT STUFF.
- RIGHT.
- YOU HAVE TO GO--TO GO.
YOU HAVE TO.
LIKE, YOU--YOU HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
YOU HAVE TO.
I DON'T CARE IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
YOU HAVE TO SAY-- - HE WILL NOT ANSWER MY CALL.
- YOU HAVE TO GO.
YOU HAVE TO SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
SO THAT YOU'RE GOOD WITH IT.
BECAUSE I NEVER GOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
- YOU DIDN'T? - HE NEVER WOKE UP.
AND THAT HAS... [sniffles]
LIVED WITH ME FOREVER.
LIKE, IT CHANGES YOU.
- I THINK IT'S MORE FOR ME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
I WANT ANSWERS.
- THAT'S WHAT I WOULD PRAY FOR IS THAT YOU GET THEM.
BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS.
- WELL, MAYBE IT WON'T COME FROM HIM.
MAYBE GOD WILL TELL YOU.
IT--YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME FROM HIM.
- I FEEL A LOT OF SYMPATHY TOWARDS HER.
I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT MICA WANTS FROM HER DAD
IS SOME KIND OF VALIDATION.
I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT
FROM SOMEBODY THAT WE LOVE
IS JUST TO HAVE THAT LOVE RETURNED TO US.
- YOU ARE SUCH A GIVING PERSON WITH SO MUCH LIFE.
AND WHAT--I DON'T KNOW ALL THE THINGS
THAT YOUR FATHER DID TO YOU,
BUT YOU DON'T LET THAT AFFECT THE LIFE
THAT YOU GIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE.
- AT ALL.
- AND I THINK THAT'S AMAZING.
YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSON,
AND NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU WILL EVER PROSPER.
AND SO WE JUST COME TO YOU, FATHER GOD,
AND WE ASK A SPECIAL PRAYER OVER MICA AND HER FAMILY.
WE ASK THAT WE HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
PROTECT US, GUIDE US, AND HELP US
TO SHOW MORE LOVE, MORE LOVE, AND MORE LOVE.
THANK YOU, GOD.
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. AMEN.
- AMEN. - AMEN.
- COMING UP...
- MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO YOUR DAD.
- THERE'S A LOT I WOULD LOVE TO SAY TO HIM.
- THE FAMILY'S THINKING
ABOUT TAKING HIM OFF OF LIFE SUPPORT.
- BUT SHE'S GOING TO THE HAMPTONS THIS WEEKEND?
- OOH!
HEY, GIRL!
- IT'S SUCH A GORGEOUS DAY.
THE WEATHER OPENED UP ALL FOR ME.
HI.
- HI. - LAUREN?
- YES. - HI. DAISY LEWELLYN.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
- I LOVE THIS. - OH!
- IT'S LIKE A SIDE SWOOP YOU GOT GOING ON THERE.
- YEAH.
- YOU DID IT YOURSELF?
- YES, I DID IT MYSELF.
- OH, IT'S REALLY NICE.
- IS IT? - YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO HAIR,
SO SOMETIMES I HAVE MY ASSISTANTS FLATIRON MY HAIR.
- [laughs]
- AS A STYLE EXPERT,
I DO A LOT OF MAKEOVER SEGMENTS ON TV.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK, SO I NEED A NEW ASSISTANT
WHO CAN UNDERSTAND THE MANY WAYS OF DAISY.
DID YOU BRING YOUR RESUME?
- YES, I DID. I DID.
- GOOD. - HERE YOU GO.
MOST OF MY BACKGROUND IS IN P.R. AND MARKETING...
- OKAY. - AND FASHION.
- OH, OKAY. THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
I LIKE THAT YOU WERE PREPARED.
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE, SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN BRING
THEIR RESUME, WHICH IS, LIKE, 101.
- TO AN INTERVIEW? - I KNOW.
HOW WAS IT AS A P.R. INTERN?
- I WAS IN CHARGE OF GATHERING PRESS CLIPPINGS,
MONITORING MEDIA,
REALLY BEING THE RIGHT-HAND GIRL.
- WHOEVER WORKS WITH ME, THEY MUST KNOW THE INDUSTRY.
I NEED SOMEONE'S WHO'S FAST, WHO'S SMART, WHO'S SAVVY,
BECAUSE MY ASSISTANT REALLY HAS TO STEP UP
AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M OKAY.
MY LAST ASSISTANT ACTUALLY IS NO LONGER WITH ME.
SHE WORE THIS PINK BANDANNA,
YOU KNOW, TO WORK-- ON HER HEAD.
SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS APPROPRIATE,
AND IT WAS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE,
BECAUSE IMAGE IS EVERYTHING, BECAUSE IT'S A FASHION BUSINESS.
SO WE HAD TO LET HER GO, AND SHE THEN WENT ON
AND PUBLICLY WROTE ABOUT ME ON THIS BLOG...
- OH, MY GOD.
- CALLED ME "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA."
ANYONE WHO WORKS WITH ME KNOWS I'M SUPER PARTICULAR.
AND I'VE DEFINITELY HIRED AND FIRED.
I DON'T BEAT THEM OR ANYTHING, THOUGH.
I DON'T THROW PHONES LIKE NAOMI.
I WANTED TO ONE TIME, THOUGH, BUT I DIDN'T.
I WANTED TO THROW IT SO BAD.
- FASHION IS SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
AND WHERE I CAN USE A LOT OF MY STRENGTHS.
- OKAY. WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS?
- MY STRENGTHS, I THINK, ARE JUST COMMUNICATING
AND REALLY BEING ABLE TO WORK WELL UNDER PRESSURE.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVE...
- GOOD. - AND GET DIRTY...
- OKAY. - AND DO WHATEVER--
- BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO GET DIRTY,
BUT I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO.
- [laughs] RIGHT.
I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS IN EVERYTHING,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE... [laughs]
THAT WILL REALLY GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK ON MANY, MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
AND I--YOU KNOW, I'M READY TO BE A PART OF YOUR TEAM.
- WELL, I LOVE YOUR ATTITUDE.
REALLY, THE HARMONICA AND THE HARP IS PLAYING.
YOU ARE PLAYING MY TUNE, SISTER.
I HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT LAUREN.
SHE'S A VERY CUTE GIRL.
BUT SHE'S REALLY SMART.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A BRAIN.
YOU CAN'T JUST BE CUTE WITH NO BRAIN.
I CAN'T STAND THAT. UGH.
DUMB CUTE GIRLS.
I DO HAVE A PROJECT COMING UP.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH THE SEGMENT,
AND IT CAN BE KIND OF LIKE A TRIAL.
- PERFECT. I WOULD LOVE TO BE INVOLVED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING WITH ME.
- IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
- IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
- AND I'LL EMAIL YOU THE DETAILS ABOUT THE SEGMENT.
- YOU WANT SOME WINE, CABERNET?
I KNOW. WE HAVE TO CLEAN YOUR CAGE.
UGH.
I'M A BAD MOMMY THIS WEEK.
MY FATHER FIRST GOT SICK TWO YEARS AGO.
I HADN'T BEEN AROUND MY DAD IN, LIKE, TEN YEARS.
AND WHEN I SHOWED UP ON THE SCENE,
HE COULDN'T WALK.
HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
GIVE MAMA A KISS.
I SPENT MY WHOLE SUMMER GETTING HIM BACK INTO HEALTH,
BUT WHEN HE GOT WELL,
MY FATHER WAS INCREDIBLY EMOTIONALLY DRAINING.
AND THEN HE THOUGHT I STOLE ALL HIS STUFF.
"YOU STOLE MY TV!
YOU STOLE MY CASSETTE PLAYER!"
AND I'M LIKE, "IS HE CRAZY?
"I DON'T WANT YOUR DAMN TV FROM 1952
OR YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER!"
I DON'T EVEN OWN A CASSETTE!
SO WE NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.
OKAY, SO THESE GIRLS ARE CONFIRMED FOR TOMORROW.
- BABE.
HEY.
- I'M JUST FINISHING UP SOME WORK.
- OKAY.
- AND WE'RE ALL GOOD.
- SO YOU TIRED?
- OF COURSE I'M TIRED.
- HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR DAD?
JUST ASKING THE QUESTION, BABE.
- NO. YOU KNOW THE DEAL.
- MICA, LOOK, IF YOUR DAD'S TERMINALLY ILL,
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD
TO WORK WITHIN.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO YOUR DAD.
- THERE'S A LOT I WOULD LOVE TO SAY TO HIM.
- THEN YOU KNOW WHAT, BABE?
SAY IT, REGARDLESS.
THE WORST THING TO DO IS TO HOLD IT
AND NEVER, EVER HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING.
- IT WAS NEVER DIFFICULT FOR ME
TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FATHER.
IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM
TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS DAUGHTER.
IT WAS NEVER DIFFICULT FOR ME.
THAT'S ALL I EVER WANTED.
I GAVE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO LET HIM GET TO KNOW ME
AND START OVER AND SHOW HIM THAT I'M THERE FOR HIM.
FOR HIM TO TURN AROUND AND PUSH ME AWAY, LIKE,
OH... [scoffs]
YEAH, IT HURTS, WHAT I DON'T HAVE,
AND I THINK A FATHER IS SO IMPORTANT TO A--
TO A WOMAN.
I KNOW IT NOW, CLEAR AS DAY,
WHAT I DIDN'T HAVE.
AND I REMEMBER HIM SAYING, LIKE,
WHILE I WAS VISITING LAST YEAR--
MY MOM WAS WITH ME.
HE WAS LIKE, "AH, THERE'S A REALLY NICE RESTAURANT.
I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU ALL OUT."
ME AND MY MOM.
AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD MY DAD SAY THAT IN MY LIFE,
AND I WAS THINKING, "WOW.
"THAT WOULD BE NICE TO GO AND HAVE DINNER
WITH MY MOM AND DAD."
- BABE.
- GOD, HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE TO SIT AT A RESTAURANT
WITH MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER AND HAVE DINNER?
AND WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
- YOU THINK IF YOUR DAD SAW YOU FACE-TO-FACE,
HE WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE
OR THE SAME RESPONSE?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- SO BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE RESPONSE, YOU DON'T WANT--
- I'M GONNA BE THERE. I'M GONNA DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
I'M GOING TO DO THAT.
I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO D.C. TO SEE MY DAD.
I WOULD NEVER NOT GO.
HE'S ABOUT TO DIE, AND I'M LOOKING FOR CLOSURE.
REGARDLESS OF HOW TUMULTUOUS OUR RELATIONSHIP IS,
I LOVE MY FATHER.
I THINK HE'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT,
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAS MADE HIM WHO HE IS
AND WHY HE'S DONE AND LIVED HIS LIFE THE WAY HE DID.
I'LL BE THERE FOR HIM,
BUT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WILL BE RESOLVED, BUT...
- WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR DAD?
- HIM TO ADMIT THE PERSON HE'S BEEN IN MY LIFE
AND TO APOLOGIZE AND TO--TO EXPLAIN WHY.
- I'M HOPING AND PRAYING
THAT YOUR DAD WILL SAY THE RIGHT THING,
BECAUSE IF HE SAYS THE RIGHT THING,
I THINK IT WILL TAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT
OFF YOU.
EVEN SOMETHING SMALL, IT MIGHT CHANGE A LOT.
- YOU'RE RIGHT.
- COME.
WE GOT THIS.
- COMING UP...
- YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE HAMPTONS?
- NO, I HAVE TO HOST A PARTY HERE.
- THERE ARE TICKETS?
- YOU GOT TO PAY TO GO TO THAT.
I THINK MELYSSA MAY BE A LITTLE HUNGRY FOR MONEY.
I'VE SEEN HER CREDIT CARD GET DECLINED BEFORE.
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.
#INSUFFICIENTFUNDS.
- THEY ACTUALLY HAVE REALLY CUTE STUFF HERE.
THIS IS DARLING.
- THAT IS CUTE. - I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS.
I COULD FIT MY LITTLE BEHIND IN THIS.
- HOW ARE YOU GETTING OUT TO THE HAMPTONS?
- WITH MICA. - HOW'S SHE DOING?
- I HEARD THAT THE FAMILY WAS THINKING
ABOUT TAKING HIM OFF OF LIFE SUPPORT.
- BUT SHE'S GOING TO THE HAMPTONS THIS WEEKEND?
- YEAH. I DON'T KNOW.
- SHE'S GONNA BE AN EMOTIONAL WRECK.
- IT'S NOT COOL THAT MICA DECIDED TO ACT THE DRUNK ***
AT MY PARTY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M BEING THE BIGGER PERSON.
I'M BEING COMPASSIONATE.
I'M BEING A HUMAN BEING.
- GREG AND I ARE DRIVING OUT WITH BRIE...
- OKAY.
- ON FRIDAY MORNING,
SO IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT WITH US...
SINCE I'VE MOVED TO NEW YORK,
I HAVE GONE TO THE HAMPTONS AT LEAST A FEW TIMES,
EVERY SUMMER.
IT'S A SEE-AND-BE-SEEN SORT OF THING.
WHAT'S MELYSSA UP TO THIS WEEKEND?
- I THINK SHE'S HOSTING A PARTY.
- OH, I DID SEE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
- YEAH. - YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THIS WEEKEND.
- YOU'RE STAYING HERE FOR THE WEEKEND?
- YEAH, I'M NOT--
OH, SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE HAMPTONS?
- NO, I HAVE TO HOST A PARTY HERE.
- OH, YEAH? - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
SO I WANT YOU TO COME.
- YOU'RE STILL, LIKE, HOSTING PARTIES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT?
- AND AT $5,000 A POP--
- PER PARTY?
- PER PARTY. YEAH.
MAKING PERSONAL APPEARANCES
IS AN INCREDIBLE STREAM OF REVENUE
IF YOU CAN GET IT.
DO I WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE?
HELL NO.
BUT I AM WORKING MY TAIL OFF IN REAL ESTATE
AND HAVE YET TO MAKE A DIME OFF OF IT.
- YOU DO THE MILAN OR--
- IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO THAT I--
YOU KNOW, THAT GENERATES INCOME FOR ME.
HAVE A LOOK, HONEY.
- THERE ARE TICKETS?
- YOU GOT TO PAY TO GO TO THAT.
MM-HMM.
- I THINK YOU HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR A PICTURE WITH MELYSSA.
- NOW, WHO WOULD WANT TO-- WHAT? WHY--
- TAKE YOUR PHONE.
- [laughs] - TAKE YOUR PHONE.
- GIRL, THESE DRESSES ARE SO PRETTY.
LOOK AT THESE DRESSES.
- MELYSSA'S GOOD MONEY.
SHE'S COOL WITH ME.
BUT I KNOW SHE'S VERY MUCH TRYING TO GET AWAY
FROM SORT OF THAT VIDEO GIRL IMAGE.
SO IT'S JUST SORT OF WEIRD.
- I THOUGHT THAT, LIKE, MELYSSA WAS REALLY FOCUSED
ON, LIKE, SELLING REAL ESTATE AND--
- SHE TOLD ME SHE HADN'T-- SHE HADN'T GOTTEN A SALE YET.
- OH. - SO...
- SHE HASN'T GOT A SALE SINCE SHE STARTED SELLING?
- NO, NOT YET.
- SO WHAT IS SHE DOING TO MAKE MONEY, EXACTLY?
I THINK MELYSSA MAY BE A LITTLE HUNGRY FOR MONEY.
I'VE SEEN HER CREDIT CARD GET DECLINED BEFORE.
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.
#INSUFFICIENTFUNDS.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE DECIDED TO ACT
A DRUNK, INTOXICATED FOOL AT MY PARTY.
- OH, MELYSSA.
OH, MELYSSA.
- WE'RE THE ONLY TWO STAYING BEHIND.
I FEEL LIKE THAT TRIP IS GONNA BE SUPER-DUPER INTERESTING,
BECAUSE, I MEAN, MICA'S, YOU KNOW--
- ALL THE STRESS THAT SHE'S UNDER,
YOU KNOW, SHE'S STILL GONNA GO ON THE TRIP.
SHE DIDN'T CANCEL IT,
WHICH SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A TROUPER THAT SHE IS,
BECAUSE I WOULD BE LIKE, "I'M NOT GOING," YOU KNOW?
- RIGHT.
- EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW,
NOT THE BEST RELATIONSHIP, IT'S STILL HER DAD,
AND SO I JUST FELT SO BAD.
LIKE, I CANNOT--MY FATHER-- I CAN'T EVEN--
I CAN'T EVEN GO THERE IN THAT, LIKE, THOUGHT.
IT SOUNDS BAD, BUT I WOULD WANT TO DIE BEFORE MY DAD.
AND MY MOM WOULD BE REALLY MAD AT ME FOR SAYING THAT,
BUT I DON'T WANT MY DAD TO DIE.
- LOSING A PARENT CHANGES YOU.
- AND WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR FRIENDS,
YOU SUFFER WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
POOR MICA.
- IT'S PROBABLY HOT IN HERE.
THEY KNOW YOU'RE COMING?
- I THINK SO. I'M NOT SURE.
I'VE EXPERIENCED THE GAMUT
OF WHAT ANY CHILD COULD GO THROUGH.
YOU CAN USE REALLY NASTY WORDS TO TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER
THAT NO ONE SHOULD SAY,
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT IS EMOTIONAL ABUSE.
THEY'RE GONNA TAKE HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT,
WHICH JUST MEANS THE BREATHING MACHINE.
THEY WERE GONNA DO IT YESTERDAY,
BUT THEN THEY SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE THERE
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,"
WHICH MEANS, OBVIOUSLY, LIFE OR DEATH.
- WE'LL SEE HOW EVERYTHING GOES
AND PRAY THAT EVERYTHING GOES THE RIGHT WAY.
WOW. LOOK AT THIS BACKUP UP HERE.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- WELL...
- THIS LOOKS REALLY BAD, ACTUALLY.
IT MUST BE AN ACCIDENT.
- [belches]
[in a high voice] EXCUSE ME.
[laughter]
LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE FOR ANYTHING,
AND I GET MY SENSE OF HUMOR FROM MY FATHER.
GROWING UP, LAUGHTER AND HUMOR
GOT ME THROUGH A LOT OF PAIN.
- WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? - WHAT WAS THAT?
- YOU JUST BRING ONE FROM THE BASE.
- [belches] - WOW. AGAIN.
- WHAT WAS THAT?
I LOVE TO LAUGH, AND I THINK LAUGHTER HEALS ALL.
THAT WAS ALWAYS ME.
STILL IS ME.
OH, THERE'S THE ACCIDENT.
- OVERTURNED TRACTOR-TRAILER.
- SO WE PASSED IT.
[snaps fingers] WE DID IT!
LET'S PUSH IT!
- I WAS FEELING OKAY.
AS WE'RE GETTING CLOSER, I START TO REALLY STRESS OUT.
SO I REALLY JUST NEED A GLASS OF WINE.
PARK HERE, THOUGH.
I DON'T NEED ALCOHOL TO CONTROL ME.
I JUST NEEDED TO JUST RELAX
FOR WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SEE
WITH MY FATHER ON LIFE SUPPORT.
THANKS.
HERE'S TO RELAXING, EVEN FOR JUST FIVE MINUTES.
IT'S WEIRD TO THINK THAT THIS COULD BE IT, YOU KNOW?
- NO ONE EVER PLANS FOR THIS, BUT I GOT YOU.
ME AND YOU, 100% SUPPORT ALL THE TIME.
- YOU'RE NEVER READY WHEN IT COMES.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
- 7:05. - YEAH.
WE NEED TO PAY THE CHECK.
THIS IS IT.
I'M GOING NOT ONLY TO JUST BE THERE FOR HIM
BUT ALSO TO KIND OF GET CLOSURE,
TO SEE IF MAYBE HE WOULD APOLOGIZE
FOR HOW HE'S MADE ME FEEL, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP.
IS THIS IT?
ADULT EMERGENCY?
- YEAH. HOSPITAL PARKING RIGHT HERE.
- I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS.
WHAT IS HE GONNA SAY TO ME?
IS HE GONNA SAY ANYTHING TO ME IN THE LAST HOURS?
- HI! HOW ARE YOU, DAISY?
- HI, I'M LAUREN. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME TO OUR SHOWROOM.
- THANK YOU.
I THINK WE CAN DO THE MAKEOVER HERE.
- I WOULD LOVE THAT.
- ANY WOMAN, IF YOU'RE A SIZE 2 OR IF YOU'RE A SIZE 16,
THERE IS NO REASON THAT ANYONE SHOULD EVER LOOK BAD.
SO I HOST AN ONLINE MAKEOVER SHOW CALLED STAR STYLE.
WE TURN REAL WOMEN INTO CELEBRITIES.
YOU HAVE THE CELEBRITY TIE-INS TO WHO--
WHICH CELEBRITIES HAVE WORN WHICH ITEMS, RIGHT?
- WE SHOULD HAVE THEM FOR YOU.
- OH, THESE ARE SO CUTE.
- AREN'T THEY LOVELY? - RAWR!
THIS WEEK, I'M TAKING A REAL MOM,
AND I'M GONNA MAKE HER MARIAH CAREY.
CALL ME THE STYLE DOCTOR.
I WANT THE IMAGES FOR MARIAH CAREY.
DO YOU HAVE THE PRINTOUTS?
- THEY DIDN'T PRINT IN COLOR.
THEY ONLY PRINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE,
SO YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THEM.
- SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT?
- THAT'S THE ONLY THING.
- BUT I WANTED YOU TO PRINT THEM.
- SORRY.
- OH, LAUREN.
WHEN I'M IN WORK MODE, I DON'T ACCEPT EXCUSES.
I ACCEPT, "ABSOLUTELY, DAISY. YES."
WE DON'T DO "NO."
WHAT?
DO YOU THINK OPRAH GETS BY BY CRACKING JOKES ALL DAY?
NO. YOU BETTER CRACK THE WHIP.
EVERYTHING THAT I TELL YOU, LIKE, I NEED IT,
BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE THOSE IMAGES FOR OUR MAKEOVER.
- OKAY. I'LL MAKE SURE TO DO THAT.
- AND I NEEDED TO COMPARE THEM.
CAN YOU DO IT NOW? - OKAY.
- I NEED TO COMPARE IMAGES NOW.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU TO DO IT IN ADVANCE.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT'S A STRIKE.
SHE'S NOT OUT, BUT IT IS A STRIKE.
SEE, THE THING IS, LAUREN, WE WORK WITH REAL WOMEN.
A DRESS BEING CUTE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.
IT HAS TO BE CUTE. THE PRICE HAS TO BE RIGHT.
IT HAS TO FIT.
OH, THIS IS QUITE PRETTY.
ANYTIME YOU SEE, LIKE, RUCHING,
THAT'S ALWAYS GREAT FOR A WOMAN WHO HAS,
LIKE, A LITTLE POOCH.
RUCHING IS, LIKE, OUR BEST FRIEND.
SO CAN YOU PHOTOGRAPH THIS ONE?
- LET ME GET THE PURPLE ONE.
- YEAH, MAKE SURE THE PICTURE'S CLEAR.
I LOVE WORKING WITH YOUNG ASSISTANTS,
BECAUSE I WAS JUST THEM NOT TOO LONG AGO.
LET ME SEE YOUR PICTURES.
POR FAVOR.
- SO THIS IS THE CORAL NUMBER.
- COOL. COOL.
GOOD WORK, LAUREN.
IT'S HARD, BUT YOU'RE GONNA LEARN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET ANOTHER GREAT JOB,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET MORE AND MORE AND MORE MONEY.
I COULD TEACH A CLASS.
SO I WILL BE IN TOUCH TO SHOOT.
- OKAY. - THANK YOU, JOY.
- NO WORRIES. - YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD.
I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE ALWAYS PREPARED, LAUREN.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I REALLY DID WANT TO HAVE
THAT MARIAH CAREY STUFF.
- OKAY.
- LIKE, I WANT YOU TO BE SHARP
SO THAT YOU NEVER HAVE ROOM FOR FAILURE.
- OKAY.
- I FEEL TOTALLY OUT OF MY MIND RIGHT NOW.
LIKE, THIS IS SURREAL.
LIKE, IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, I NEED SOME WINE DESPERATELY.
- [grunts]
- THANK YOU.
- ABOUT READY TO ORDER?
- YEAH, CAN I START OFF WITH A GLASS
OF THE SAUVIGNON BLANC, PLEASE?
- OF COURSE. - TWO OF THEM.
- AND I'LL HAVE THE SWORDFISH.
- OKAY.
- I HAVE TO REALLY DIGEST WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
- I FEEL FOR YOU, BABE.
I ABSOLUTELY FEEL FOR YOU.
- I DON'T THINK THAT HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE ME.
- HOW COULD YOU TELL, MICA?
THAT'S A TOUGH CALL TO MAKE THERE.
- HIS EYES WERE OPEN.
I WENT TO, LIKE-- LIKE, JUST, LIKE,
STROKE HIS HAIR LIKE THAT,
AND HIS WHOLE FOREHEAD FROWNED UP,
LIKE, "GET OFF ME."
I WAS HOPING THAT HE WOULD SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"I WASN'T THE BEST FATHER I COULD HAVE BEEN.
I'M SORRY."
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH.
IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY.
HIS EYES, EVERYTHING, WERE COLD.
I WAS THERE LOOKING FOR A FATHER,
AND IT WASN'T THERE AGAIN.
IT'S LIKE IT WAS A STRANGER IN THE BED.
I'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO--
SACRIFICE EVERYTHING,
BE THE PERFECT DAUGHTER, ALL THIS--
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, GOT NOTHING IN RETURN.
- ALL YOU'VE EVER SHOWN WAS LOVE.
EVEN WHEN YOU WERE KNOCKED AROUND,
YOU SHOWED NOTHING BUT LOVE, MICA.
- YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOUR FAMILY'S ALL YOU HAVE.
[sniffles]
MY DAD HAD SUCH A TROUBLED CHILDHOOD HIMSELF.
I DON'T THINK HE COULD BE A GOOD FATHER.
HE COULDN'T BE A GOOD HUSBAND.
HE COULDN'T-- HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE.
SO I WAS THE ONE TRYING TO TEACH HIM.
- YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT WOMAN IN MY LIFE, BABE.
- TOMORROW IS THE END.
THEY'RE GONNA EXTUBATE,
AND WHAT THEY DO IS, THEY GIVE HIM MORPHINE
SO THAT HE'S COMFORTABLE AS HE CHOKES TO DEATH.
[sniffles]
- I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO WATCH.
- IF--IF AT THIS HOUR, YOU HAVE NO LOVE FOR ME,
I DON'T NEED TO BE THERE.
I'M NOT STAYING.
SOMETIMES I JUST GOT TO STAND UP FOR ME.
- SOMETIMES YOU HIT A BRICK WALL AND YOU'RE LIKE,
"ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH."
AND I'M NOT GONNA LET ANYBODY ELSE
PUT ME THROUGH THAT.
[sighs]
[sniffles]
- I JUST THINK YOU NEED A SERIOUS BREAK
FROM ALL THIS STUFF.
- HE NEEDS TO DISAPPEAR OUT OF MY LIFE.
I JUST--I CAN'T TAKE IT.
- BABE, COME HERE. COME HERE. COME HERE. COME HERE.
BABE, COME HERE. - [crying]
- ARE YOU DRIVING TO THE HAMPTONS, OR AM I?
- YOU'RE DRIVING. - HOLIDAY WEEKEND?
IT'S GONNA BE, LIKE, FOREVER AND A FRICKIN' DAY.
GREG. - YES.
HUH? - YOU'RE NOT FOCUSED.
YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME, SWEETIE.
- I AM. - OH.
- YOU READY?
- I THINK STAYING AT BRIE'S--
I MEAN, I THINK-- I'VE NEVER MET HER PARENTS,
BUT, LIKE, THEY SEEM COOL.
IT'S NOT, LIKE, BRIE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
IT'S THE MICA SITUATION,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW SHE'S STILL GOING OUT THERE...
- YEAH. - DESPITE HER FATHER BEING ILL.
- MAYBE SHE JUST NEEDS TO GET AWAY.
[knock at door]
- THAT'S A KNOCK.
THAT BETTER BE GENEVA.
HEY, BOO! - HEY, HONEY BUNNY.
- OH, LOOK AT YOU! - HOW ARE YOU?
MWAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HEY, GREG.
- [groans] WHAT'S UP? - HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. HOW YOU DOING? - GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME RIDE WITH Y'ALL.
- NO. NO, NO, NO.
WE GOT THE PARTY CAR, SO WE'RE GOOD.
- WELL, I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT RIDING WITH MICA.
- WITH DUE REASON.
IT WOULD TAKE LOTS AND LOTS OF XANAX
TO GET IN A CAR WITH MICA AND DRIVE TO THE HAMPTONS.
OR, LIKE, MAYBE IT'S PROZAC THAT I WANT.
WHICH ONE DEPRESSES YOU?
WE GOT TO GO PICK UP BRIE.
IT'S GONNA TAKE US FOREVER TO GET OUT THERE.
HEY, BABE! - HI!
- HEY, HONEY. - HI.
- HOW ARE YOU? - I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS? - WELCOME.
- SCARED OF THIS FRICKIN' RAIN.
IT'S GONNA RUIN OUR WEEKEND.
- I AM PREPARED.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? DID YOU BRING--
- HEY.
- LIKE, GENEVA, SHE FROM DETROIT.
SHE GOT A FLASK. - POW, POW.
- FOOLISHNESS. [bleep] AND FOOLISHNESS.
- BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I KNOW HOW TO CONTROL MY ALCOHOL.
- I WONDER WHERE MICA IS.
- HONEY, LET'S JUST HOPE SHE'S SOBER,
WHEREVER SHE IS.
LET'S JUST HOPE SHE'S SOBER.
[laughter]
[line rings]
- HEY.
- I FEEL OKAY, YOU KNOW.
I'M JUST--I'M FOCUSING ON HAVING A FUN WEEKEND,
SOMETHING TO CHANGE MY MIND-SET.
TERRY COULD NOT COME OUT TO THE HAMPTONS
BECAUSE HE HAD WORK.
I NEED TO GET AWAY,
BECAUSE I DUG AN EMOTIONAL DITCH FOR MYSELF
ALL THROUGH THE TIME I WAS IN WASHINGTON,
AND FOR ME, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DISCONNECT.
- MISS YOU. LOVE YOU. - LOVE YOU.
- DO YOU HAVE ANY CHAMPAGNE IN HERE?
DO YOU THINK WE CAN STOP?
I'D LIKE TO GET A BOTTLE OF WINE.
COUPLE BOTTLES OF WINE, ACTUALLY.
- DO YOU GUYS THINK SHE HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM?
I DON'T THINK SHE DOES.
- I DON'T THINK SHE'S AN ALCOHOLIC.
I THINK SHE DRINKS TOO MUCH.
- I DON'T THINK SHE HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM.
I THINK SHE JUST CAN'T HANDLE--
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - I'M DEAD SERIOUS.
- IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE YOUR LIQUOR,
YOU HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM.
- OH, THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- AFTER WHAT SHE PULLED AT MY UPTOWN PARTY
AND I EXCUSED HER BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON...
- BUT YOUR FATHER BEING ILL IS NOT AN EXCUSE
TO KICK UP YOUR LEGS AND FLASH YOUR ***.
- AND AFTER THAT, I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT MICA IS CAPABLE OF.
- CHILD, THEY THOUGHT I WAS BEYONCE UP IN THERE.
- YOU BETTER HOPE SHE DON'T SHOW HER *** AT YOUR PARENTS' HOUSE.
- YOU DISRESPECT AT MY PARENTS' HOUSE,
THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
- YEAH.
- HI, GUYS.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR AN HOUR
LOOKING FOR PARKING.
HOW ARE YOU, MARIAH? - GOOD.
- LAUREN, WE SHOOT THE BEFORE.
THEN MARIAH GOES INTO MAKEUP.
I COME ON CAMERA, AND THEN WE DO THE REVEAL.
WE HAVE A MAKEOVER FOR STAR STYLE.
I'M MAKING OVER OUR MOM, AND HER NAME IS MARIAH.
MARIAH'S GONNA BE MARIAH BUT MARIAH CAREY.
I LOVE IT.
THE FOCUS IS THE WIG.
EVERY WIFE NEEDS, LIKE, THAT GO-TO GLAMOUR WIG.
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO YOUR HAIR.
WHERE--SO LET ME SEE THE BRA,
THE ONE WITH THE LESS CLEAVAGE.
OH, THIS IS GREAT. I LOVE IT.
I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE THE DRESS
HAS A LOW-PLUNGING NECKLINE.
BUT I MADE A CALL AND HAD LAUREN PICK UP SOME BRAS
EARLY IN THE MORNING,
AND SHE SAID, "YEAH, SURE, NO PROBLEM."
IN MY BOOK, THAT IS A CHECK, CHECK, CHECK,
AND A HOT PINK CHECK.
OKAY, I'M GONNA GO INTO HAIR AND MAKEUP.
WHERE'S MY WATER?
LAUREN, CAN YOU GET HER OTHER BEFORE OPTIONS?
- YEAH, I'M BRINGING THEM NOW.
- STAND OVER THERE, PLEASE.
- SO THIS IS WHAT SHE NORMALLY WEARS.
- THAT'S A TOP?
- YEAH, IT'S A SHIRT.
- MARIAH!
WHY ARE YOU DRESSING LIKE FLORIDA EVANS?
- [gasps]
I MEAN, I KNOW IT COULD BE UPGRADED,
BUT IT IS COMFORTABLE AND QUICK,
AND IT SURVIVES THROW-UP.
- BUT THE THING IS THAT--
AND THAT'S WHY WE REALLY DO THESE MAKEOVERS,
BECAUSE I WANT WOMEN TO KNOW
THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S COMFORTABLE
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CHIC FACTOR
GOES OUT THE WINDOW.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S OKAY.
SO I WANT YOU TO WEAR THIS WITH THE BLUE SHORTS.
- OKAY.
- IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO HELP WOMEN HELP THEMSELVES.
I'M JUST BASICALLY THE MESSENGER HERE.
SO JUST SIT ON THE GROUND.
SORRY.
BUT LET'S TAKE THE PONYTAIL OUT.
- FOR REAL? - YEAH.
IF YOU LOOK TOO PERFECT IN THE BEGINNING,
PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU NEEDED A MAKEOVER.
- DO YOU KNOW HOW DRASTIC THAT IS?
- YEAH, IT'S FINE.
- I SAW YOUR BEFORE AND AFTERS BEFORE.
THEY WERE CUTE.
- MARIAH, PLEASE. - OKAY.
- OKAY. THANK YOU.
WHEN YOU WORK WITH REAL WOMEN,
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WORKING WITH MODELS.
MODELS USUALLY DON'T SAY MUCH.
REAL WOMEN HAVE A LOT TO SAY.
PLUS, MARIAH'S MY FRIEND,
AND MY FRIENDS DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND MY WORK MODE.
OKAY.
AND ACTION.
THIS IS REAL LIFE.
YOU'RE BEING INSPIRING TO MOMS.
YOU'RE SHOWING THEM, "LOOK, I'M TIRED, I'M WORKING,
AND I STILL DESERVE TO LOOK FABULOUS."
- ALL RIGHT, IF I'M--
IF I'M GOING SOMEPLACE REAL QUICK, THOUGH,
I'M SITTING LIKE THIS.
- YOU--YOU JUST-- YOU JUST BE THE MODEL
AND LET ME-- LET ME DIRECT, OKAY?
- ALL RIGHT.
- SOMETIMES I KNOW MY WAY AROUND.
MOST TIMES, I'M JUST LOST.
- AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED OUT HERE--
OR YOUR PARENTS?
- MY WHOLE LIFE. - OKAY.
- BOSS.
- I DON'T KNOW LIFE WITHOUT THE HAMPTONS.
I WAS BORN INTO IT.
I'M OUT IN THE HAMPTONS DURING THE SUMMER
ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.
US AFFLUENT COLORED FOLKS HANG OUT DOWN THERE.
OH, WE'RE ALMOST THERE, DEMETRIA.
- SO, BRIE, WHAT ARE WE TO EXPECT?
- WE'LL WAIT FOR MICA,
AND THEN THIS EVENING, WE WILL GO TO DINNER.
- OH, YOUR PLACE IS SO CUTE, B.
- LOVE IT. - IT'S SO HAMPTONS.
- PEEP THE ASTON MARTIN.
- FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WE GO THROUGH THE SIDE ENTRANCE.
- OKAY, GREG GOT CAUGHT UP.
- OH, SORRY. MY DAD'S CAR.
- WHAT'S HER NAME?
- DON'T BE TOUCHING ANOTHER MAN'S WOMAN.
- SHE WON'T TELL.
[laughter]
- SO WELCOME. THIS IS POOLSIDE.
- I LOVE IT.
- WELCOME TO THE GOOD LIFE.
CAN I POP IT IN THE POOL?
- NO.
DON'T POP THE CORK AT ALL, ACTUALLY.
OH, AND THEN YOU LITTER AT THE HOUSE TOO?
HOW WERE YOU RAISED?
- IN A BARN. - IN A BARN?
- IN A BARN.
- WHOO!
- THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT TO SAG HARBOR.
- THANK YOU.
TO AN AMAZING, CALM...
- YES. NO DRAMA. - DISCIPLINED, DECENT...
COMMONSENSE, GROWN-UP MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
- THE ONLY DRAMA IS THE LITTLE CONFLICT
GOING ON WITH THE BUBBLES IN MY GLASS.
- HEY, NOW. - THAT'S IT.
- THAT'S GOOD KIND OF DRAMA. I LIKE THAT.
- WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
EVERYONE MUST HAVE LEFT LAST NIGHT.
[line rings]
HOLD ON. I'M SORRY.
HELLO? - MICA.
- HEY!
I SHOULD BE THERE SHORTLY.
LET'S GET SOME KIM CRAWFORD SAUVIGNON BLANC
OR SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO.
BEFORE I GO TO BRIE'S HOUSE,
I'M GOING TO MY COUSIN'S HOUSE IN BRIDGEHAMPTON TO GRAB DRINKS.
LET'S DO WHATEVER.
BYE.
FOR ME, IF YOU ENJOY LIFE THAT WAY,
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
OH, MY GOD. MY EARRING IS STUCK.
UGH! THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
UGH!
IT'S A FIGHT!
WE'RE HERE.
YOU COULD HAVE HELPED ME WITH MY BAGS, RAOUL.
[laughs]
- WE'RE DOING A WIG,
SO THE HAIR HAS TO BE PINNED BACK,
AND THEN WE PUT THE DRESS ON, AND THEN SHE'S DONE.
LAUREN, CAN YOU BRING ME MY SHOES, PLEASE?
- YUP. - THANK YOU.
THANKS. CAN YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?
- JUST--YOU CAN HOLD ON TO MY SHOULDER.
- LAUREN SEEMS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I NEED.
THE SHOW IS NOT ABOUT HER.
IT'S ABOUT ME.
OH, YES.
MARIAH, YOU LOOK LIKE MARIAH!
THOSE *** ARE GIVING ME BODY, GIRL.
LAUREN, I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT THE BRAS WORKED OUT.
- AMEN.
- THANK YOU. AND CLEAR.
THE CAMERA'S READY?
- CAMERA'S ROLLING.
- AND ONE.
I'M DAISY LEWELLYN.
WE ARE HERE TO TURN MARIAH INTO MARIAH CAREY.
AND, HONEY, YOU HAVE SOME GORGEOUS LEGS.
- THANK YOU.
- ALL RIGHT, SO TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL!
AND ONE, TWO--
GET--I WANT YOUR DIVA POSE READY.
RIGHT--RIGHT THERE!
AND THREE!
[women cheering]
- WHOA!
- DO YOU LOVE IT?
- YES, I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU GUYS.
- YOU LOOK AMAZING.
YOU FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS,
AND YOU LOOK LIKE A BILLION BUCKS.
- THANK YOU.
- AND THE THING IS, MARIAH,
YOU'RE GONNA BE INSPIRING TO MOMS
BECAUSE YOU'RE A REAL MOM.
AND I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT, THIS IS A GRAY GOLD DRESS,
VERA *** SHOES, AND THE SIMON G. BLING.
SEE, IT ALL WORKED OUT.
THANK YOU GUYS. EVERYONE WORKED SO HARD.
EVERYONE PULLED IN THEIR EFFORTS
AND WORKED IT OUT,
ESPECIALLY LAUREN.
THIS IS GONNA BE A GOOD FIT.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT,
JUST MAKING WOMEN FEEL BEAUTIFUL.
MARIAH, YOU ARE MARIAH CAREY.
- GIVE ME A MIC.
- YES! - WHOO!
- COMING UP...
IS THIS GIRL COMING OR NOT?
- AH! - SOMEONE JUST SCREAMED.
- I THOUGHT I WOULD ANTICIPATE HER ARRIVAL MORE THAN I AM.
- WHEN I GET THERE, I HAVE TO DO MY HAIR.
SHE FEELS SO FRIED AND HARD.
YOU WANT TO FEEL?
NEVER MIND.
THIS ONE'S BEEN IN THE HEAT TOO LONG.
THAT'S THE THING WITH MY HAIRPIECES.
SOME OF THEM, IF IT'S 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER,
IT STARTS TO LOOK LIKE HAY OR *** HAIR.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAIR STUFF COSTS A LOT OF MONEY.
YOU GET A REALLY GOOD ONE,
I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING, LIKE $3,000.
THIS ONE WAS $29.99.
THAT'S WHY IT'S GOT TO GO IN THE TRASH.
IF I SPENT $3,000, I BETTER BE BURIED WITH IT.
- THE HOUSE IS SO NICE, BRIE.
- THANK YOU.
IT'S SO PEACEFUL OUT HERE.
I LOVE IT.
- DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE MY SHOES OFF?
I NEED TO GET COMFORTABLE.
- NO, KICK YOUR FEET UP. GET COMFY.
ENJOY. RELAX.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE CLEAN FIRST.
- YEAH.
- PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, GREG.
BECAUSE IF THAT FALLS, THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.
- ARE THERE ANY HOUSE RULES WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF?
- I'LL TELL YOU, YOUR ARRIVING GUEST NEEDS THEM.
- YEAH, NO. - I GOT SOME SENSE. I'M GOOD.
- YOUR SENSED PEOPLE ARE HERE.
- TREAT THIS HOUSE AS YOU WOULD IF IT WERE YOUR OWN HOUSE.
AND THE WAY YOU WOULD ACT-- - MM-MM, MM-MM, MM-MM.
YOU SEEN HOW SHE ACT IN HER HOUSE, MM-MM.
- THIS IS MY FAMILY'S HOUSE.
ANY LADY KNOWS THAT THERE'S A TIME AND A PLACE
FOR EVERYTHING.
I THINK OUR NUMBER ONE HOUSE RULE:
ABSOLUTE RESPECT.
- YOU NEED TO POST THAT SOMEWHERE.
- [sighs]
WHEN IS MISS MICA COMING?
- SO HAS SHE CALLED YOU AT ALL ABOUT BEING TARDY?
- MY PHONE DIED.
I DON'T HAVE A PHONE.
- SHE AIN'T COMMUNICATE WITH NOBODY.
AIN'T TOLD NOBODY NOTHING, WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M HUNGRY.
WE AIN'T ATE SINCE WE GOT HERE.
WE AIN'T HAD NOTHING BUT SOME PRINGLES AND MILK DUDS.
- IS THIS GIRL COMING OR NOT?
CAN WE, LIKE-- - I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES, I'M GONNA SAY LET'S GET UP
AND GO GET DRESSED, CHANGE OUR CLOTHES,
AND LET'S HEAD OUT.
- I'M REALLY GONNA GET PISSED OFF.
MICA IS LATE AS HELL.
THAT'S HOW LATE MICA IS, HELL.
THAT'S WHAT TIME IT IS.
THAT AIN'T EVEN ON THE CLOCK.
THAT'S JUST HELL TIME.
- [breathes deeply]
[car door slams]
- THAT WAS A CAR DOOR.
- AH!
- SOMEONE JUST SCREAMED.
- I THOUGHT I WOULD ANTICIPATE HER ARRIVAL MORE THAN I AM.
- SHADE, HONEY. SHADE.
- CURTAINS.
- DRAPES, DEAR. DRAPES.
- I LOVE THE SMELL OF GRASS.
GREEN--
OOH!
HEY, GIRL!
- NEXT TIME ON BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS...
- OH, MY GOD!
- NO, THIS IS IT.
[bleep] Y'ALL.
- YOU ARE AT SOMEBODY'S HOUSE.
- SHE'S BELLIGERENT.
SHE'S DESTRUCTIVE.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
- NO, NO, NO. - [bleep].
- OH, MY GOD! - NO!
- WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
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