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- WELL, I'M GONNA CONSIDER GETTING A SURROGATE.
VINCENT AND I ARE GONNA GO MEET WITH SOME POTENTIAL WOMEN.
- A SURROGATE? - YEAH.
- I CAN'T DO THE DAMN SOCKS-- CAN THE FAN BLOW THE SOCKS?
I CAN'T THROW THE SOCKS AND POSE.
- I AM WORKING ON MY NEW SOLO CAREER.
I AM TAKING A BAND HIATUS.
- I WANNA BE PART OF THIS THING, RIGHT?
LOVE TO PLAY GUITAR FOR YOU.
- JUST CALL IT-- - WHAT?
- CALL IT FOR WHAT IT IS-- DON'T-DON'T DOWNPLAY IT.
- BUT, THAT IS WHAT IT-- IT IS AN ORAL TRANSACTION.
YOU-YOU-- - MY *** MADE A DEPOSIT
INTO ANOTHER WOMAN'S ***.
- WE ARE THE BRAXTONS AND YOU'LL SEE
THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY
TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E
WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO
ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES
- HELLO, TREENIE. - HELLO.
- WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH YOU?
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU.
- THERE'S A LOT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
- WELL, YOU SEEM SAD-- WHAT'S GOING ON?
TRINA IS STILL IN LOS ANGELES,
AFTER HELPING ME PICK OUT BACKGROUND SINGERS,
AND I WANNA CHECK UP ON HER,
BECAUSE I CAN TELL SHE HAS SOMETHING ON HER MIND.
SHE HASN'T SAID ANYTHING, BUT BEING THE OLDER SISTER,
YOU KNOW, I'M PSYCHIC.
- I'M REALLY THINKING ABOUT GIVING UP THE BAND.
- I AM NOT SHOCKED THAT TRINA'S FINALLY CONSIDERING
DROPPING THE BAND-- I THINK IT'S OVERDUE.
BEING IN A GROUP IS GREAT,
AND YOU HAVE SECURITY AROUND YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND FIGURE THINGS OUT
FOR YOURSELF.
SO, ARE YOU GONNA KEEP PARTS OF THE BAND?
ARE YOU JUST GONNA--- YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT
JUST REALLY MOVING ON, OR WHAT ARE YOU--
- THERE ARE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE BAND
THAT I'M NOT TORN ABOUT,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE
WHO JUST CAN'T GO WITH YOU.
- BUT, DON'T BE AFRAID TO FLY. - YEAH.
- AND TO SOAR ON YOUR OWN--THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
YOU CAN'T BE AFRAID TO START COMPLETELY OVER.
- OKAY. - I-I MEAN,
I KNOW YOU GONNA MAKE THE FINAL DECISION,
BUT I'M JUST-- - BUT I DEFINITELY RESPECT YOU,
AND I DEFINITELY RESPECT WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
- THA--
THAT'S ALL OLDER SISTERS WANNA HEAR, SOMETIMES.
THANK YOU, TRINA. - REALLY?
- SOMETIMES, JUST WANNA HEAR IT.
- YOU DO KNOW YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING
ABOUT EVERYTHING. - WELL, 'CAUSE I DO.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT MY SISTERS
ARE GIVING ME THE PROPS I DESERVE,
BECAUSE, SOMETIMES, I THINK THEY JUST THINK I'M FUSSING,
OR I'M TRYING TO GIVE THEM ADVICE,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BUT, IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING RIGHT.
IT'S, LIKE, "DON'T DO WHAT I DO.
"LET MY SCREW-UPS HELP YOU."
- SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOU-- WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
- I'M JUST WORKING ON DIEZEL'S STUFF, WITH "AUTISM SPEAKS."
THERE IS A BIG AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT, IN NEW YORK,
COMING UP, CALLED "AUTISM SPEAKS,"
SPONSORED BY sheknows.com,
AND THIS EVENT IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART,
BECAUSE MY SON, DIEZEL, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM
FIVE YEARS AGO, AND I'M ONE OF THE FORTUNATE PARENTS.
HE'S DOING GREAT-- HE'S DOING MUCH BETTER.
I THINK EARLY DIAGNOSIS MAKES A LIFETIME OF DIFFERENCE,
AND ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP OTHER FAMILIES
MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.
WELL, THIS DESIGNER FROM "PROJECT RUNWAY"
TOOK ALL THESE SOCKS AND MADE, LIKE, A-A DRESS,
AND THEY'RE GONNA AUCTION IT OFF,
AND THE PROCEEDS GO TO "AUTISM SPEAKS."
I DIDN'T TELL YOU.
I AM THE AMBASSADOR OF AUTISM OF THE-OF THE U.N.,
REPRESENTING THE U.S. - OH, MY GOSH!
- YEAH, I WAS EXCITED. - THAT'S PRETTY DOPE!
- I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
- THAT'S A-THAT'S-- - YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG DEAL.
- PRETTY DOPE. - AT THE U.N.,
I GOT INDUCTED THERE-- IT WAS REALLY NICE.
AND DENIM AND DIEZEL CAME.
I WAS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DIEZEL BEING THERE,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY TALK ABOUT AUTISM
AND ALL THAT STUFF,
AND I NEVER WANT HIM TO THINK THAT
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM.
HE DID AN INTERVIEW, AND HE SAID,
"MY NAME IS DIEZEL, AND I HAVE AUTISM,
"AND I WAS BORN WITH IT, AND IT'S LIFE."
- OH! - THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
- DID YOU CRY? - I WAS LIKE--
- THAT-THAT WOULD GET ME REAL MISTY.
- I WAS MISTY.
HE'S COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW,
SO THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD.
- THAT'S... GROWTH. - I'M EXCITED.
YEAH. - HE'S A FUN KID.
- I LOVE MY KID SO MUCH.
I'M JUST EXCITED FOR HIM, BECAUSE I ALWAYS FELT THAT
HE THOUGHT HE WAS DIFFERENT-- - MMM-HMM.
- THAN DENIM AND OTHER KIDS.
AND NOW, HE'S NOTICING THAT KI-EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT,
AND THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED.
SO, IT'S GOOD. - YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD MOM,
THOUGH, TONI. - I'M WORKIN' ON IT.
- THIS IS CUTE, TAMEY.
- I THINK WE SHOULD EAT INSIDE,
BECAUSE I CAN'T SWEAT AND STUFF.
- YEAH, I KNOW.
- "PLEASE SEAT YOURSELF." - LET'S SIT OVER THERE.
- TOWANDA IS STILL IN L.A.,
AFTER AUDITIONING TONI'S NEW BACKGROUND SINGERS,
WHICH IS REALLY GOOD,
BECAUSE I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS TO GIVE TO HER.
SHE OFFERED TO CARRY ME AND VINCENT'S BABY,
BUT VINCE SHOT THAT DOWN REAL QUICK.
- YOU LOOK LIKE BROOKE TODAY.
- DO YOU LIKE MY SUMMERTIME HAIR?
- I DO. - WELL, YOU KNOW,
I HAD TO CHANGE IT UP, 'CAUSE YOU STOLE MY WIG.
- ACTUALLY-ACTUALLY-- - SO, THEREFORE, SHE MUST.
- YOU KNOW WHAT-- WE STEAL FROM EACH OTHER.
- YEAH, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SITTIN' HERE,
LOOKIN' LIKE THE BOBBSEY TWINS.
- DON'T BE MAD, TAMAR, 'CAUSE I'M ROCKIN' IT.
DON'T BE MAD.
YOU STOLE IT FROM TONI BRAXTON, BACK IN THE DAY,
WHEN TONI BRAXTON WAS DOIN' THE FLAMINGO.
REVEALED.
- AND SPEAKING OF TWINS,
I TRIED TO PERSUADE MY HUSBAND-- NOTHING IS WORKING.
- PERSUADE HIM TO DO WHAT? - TO LET YOU CARRY OUR BABIES.
- WHAT DID HE SAY? - "NO."
VINCE DOES NOT WANT TOWANDA TO CARRY THE BABY,
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT OUR CHILD TO PICK UP
SOME OF THOSE SAME BADASS HABITS
THAT, YOU KNOW, ANDRE DOES.
LIKE, NUMBER ONE,
TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S FAMILIES BEHIND THEIR BACK.
AND THEN, NUMBER TWO, BEING 49 1/2
AND STILL NOT HAVING A CAREER, EVER, IN YOUR LIFE,
AND STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
AND THEN, NUMBER THREE, MOOCHING OFF YOUR WIFE.
- THEN, WHO ELSE IS GONNA CARRY 'EM?
- ME.
- HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? - PRESSURE.
- WHY?
- BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'M READY.
- BUT, IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TO FEEL THE BABIES
MOVE INSIDE OF YOU, WHEN THEY KICK,
AND WHEN YOU HEAR THE HEARTBEATS.
- TOWANDA, ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE ME
TO HAVE THIS BABY MYSELF?
BECAUSE, IF SO, YOU DOING IT ALL WRONG, HONEY.
WHY WOULD I WANNA HAVE A BABY INSIDE OF ME,
MESSING UP MY GIRLY PARTS,
AND STRETCHING OUT MY TIGHT ABDOMINAL REGION
THAT I WORK REAL HARD FOR?
UH-UH-- NOT HAPPENING.
WELL, YOU KNOW, VINCE FEELS LIKE
WE SHOULD MEET WITH SURROGATES AND SEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT.
- YOU SURE YOU WANT THAT? - BUT, YOU KNOW,
THEY GOTTA BE FROM A, YOU KNOW,
CERTAIN CULTURE. - BUT, LET ME-BUT, LET ME--
- THE UGLY TRIBE.
THEY GOTTA LOOK LIKE THEY GOT A WART HERE.
PRINCESS FIONA, AT NIGHT.
MY SURROGATE HAS TO BE UGLY,
BECAUSE I AM THE CUTEST *** IN MY HOUSE.
POINT BLANK, AND THE PERIOD.
SO, WHAT DID ANDRE SAY?
- "WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THE BABY,
"WHO GONNA BE IN THE DELIVERY ROOM?
IS VINCE"-- - ME!
- HE SAID, "IS VINCE GONNA BE IN THE D-D-DELIVERY--"
- HE DON'T WANT VINCE LOOKIN' AT YOUR COOCH.
[laughing]
- IS VINCE GONNA BE THERE, LOOKIN' AT YOUR CUTIE-CUTIE?
- ANDRE, NO. - I'M JUST ASKIN'.
- I DON'T THINK THAT VINCE IS GONNA BE SITTIN' THERE,
LOOKIN' AT MY COOTIE POP. - IS HE GONNA BE IN THE ROOM,
LOOKING AT YOUR CUTIE-CUTIE?
I'M JUST ASKING. - HE'S NOT GONNA
BE SITTIN' THERE, LOOKIN' AT MY COOTIE POP.
I DOUBT THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. - I SAID YOUR CUTIE-CUTIE.
IS HE GONNA BE SITTIN' THERE, LOOKIN' AT IT?
- I DOUBT IT.
- WHY HE CONCERNED ABOUT WHO'S LOOKIN' AT YOUR COOCH?
WELL, TAMAR, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE
OR WHERE YOU COME FROM.
WHEN YOU'RE WITH A GUY, AND IF YOU BREAK UP,
THEY STILL THINK THAT YOUR DRAWERS ARE THEIR DRAWERS.
- I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S THAT, NOT IF WE AIN'T DOIN' IT.
- UH-UH.
- TOWAN IS GETTING IT ON WITH ANDRE
'CAUSE HE'S WORRIED ABOUT WHO
IS LOOKING AT THAT COOCH
OOH
TOWANDA WHAT YOU GONNA DO
WIT' YOUR BABY HUSBAND DADDY
WHAT YOU GOING TO DO
YOU
WHY Y'ALL HIDING IT?
- AIN'T NOBODY HIDING IT.
- WHY Y'ALL FRONTIN'?
- IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR FINGER OUT OF MY FACE--
- BECAUSE YOU FRONTIN' THAT YOU ARE NOT WIT' YOUR BABY DADDY.
- I-- 'CAUSE I'M NOT.
- YES, YOU IS.
COME OUT THE CLOSET-- YOU SEE THE LIGHT.
I SURE SEE THE LIGHT.
- THAT YOU GONNA CARRY YOUR OWN BABY?
- YOU SEE ALL THESE EMPTY CHAIRS IN HERE?
SIT IN ALL OF 'EM. - I-I HAVE SAT.
- YEAH, OKAY.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? - HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - A PLEASURE, A PLEASURE.
- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. - GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- YEAH. - THIS MORNING,
I HAVE THE DRESS FITTING FOR THE PHOTO SHOOT,
FOR "AUTISM SPEAKS,"
AND THE DESIGNER FOR THE SHOOT IS "PROJECT RUNWAY'S" ALL-STAR,
WHOM I LOVE, MICHAEL COSTELLO.
HE'S DESIGNED AN INCREDIBLE DRESS FOR ME IN THE PAST,
SO I KNOW HE'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
- YOU READY TO SEE THIS DRESS? - I AM EXCITED.
LET ME SEE THIS. - OKAY, I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED.
IT'S A WORK-IN-PROGRESS, SO THIS IS OUR FIRST FITTING.
- THE THEME FOR THE CAMPAIGN IS,
"SHE KNOWS WHERE THE OTHER SOCK WENT."
SO, MICHAEL HAS DESIGNED A DRESS
MADE ENTIRELY OF SOCKS.
NOW, I'M GONNA BE HONEST.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO SEE WHAT MICHAEL'S COME UP WITH.
I MEAN, I HOPE THE SOCKS ARE CLEAN.
- LET'S SEE-- IT'S A LOT OF SOCKS.
- FROM SOCKS? - YES.
- I THINK THE DRESS IS POSITIVELY GORGEOUS,
BUT I DON'T SEE HOW I'M NOT GONNA LOOK HUGE IN IT.
- IS MY *** TOO BIG?
MAYBE. - NO.
- OKAY, HERE WE GO. - IT HAS STRETCH, GIRL.
- RIGHT, OKAY.
- HOW DO YOU THINK IT FITS, RIGHT HERE?
DOES IT FEEL-YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA FALL OUT
OR ANYTHING? - NO, NO, THE COUSINS ARE GOOD.
- NO-- COUSINS ARE GOOD? - VERY GOOD.
- I JUST WANNA SEE IT, LIKE-- - I HAVE TO BE 20 POUNDS
SMALLER TO RUNWAY THIS. - NO.
I JUST WANNA HAVE IT COME IN MORE HERE, THOUGH.
- OKAY-- CAN YOU SQUEEZE ME IN A LITTLE MORE HERE?
I DON'T WANNA BREATHE. - YOU DON'T WANNA BREATHE?
- I DON'T WANNA BE BREATHING AT ALL.
I WILL PROBABLY BE SKINNY BY THE TIME IT'S READY.
I'LL STARVE FOR FASHION WEEK.
YOU WOULD THINK A DRESS MADE OF SOCKS
WOULD BE COMFY AND FORGIVING.
FORGET IT-- IT'S NOT.
I'VE GOT SOME SERIOUS WORK TO DO.
I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE,
"OOH, SHE KNOWS WHERE THE DESSERT TABLE IS."
NOT A GOOD LOOK.
TA-DA!
PERFECT. - PERFECT.
- I LOVE IT. - I LIKE IT.
- THANK YOU, SWEETHEART. - NO, THANK YOU.
FITTING IS GOOD. - YOU DESERVE A DRINK FOR THAT.
YOU WANT A COCKTAIL? - WHERE WE GOING?
- ALL RIGHT.
- COME ON. - OKAY, YOU READY?
[indistinct] - YOU LOOK GOOD, BABY.
GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA. - DA--
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? - BUT, YOU LOOK GOOD, BABY.
- "GA-GA"-- LORD!
MY DAD IS IN TOWN, VISITING TONI'S KIDS,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO GRAB LUNCH TODAY.
AND, I JUST KNOW HE'S GONNA BE ON MY LAST DAMN NERVES
ABOUT THIS BABY-MAKING THING, AND HOW IS IT COMING ALONG.
I HAVEN'T HAD ONE CONVERSATION WITH HIM, IN, LIKE, MONTHS,
WHERE HE HASN'T ASKED, "WHERE ARE MY GRANDKIDS?
"WHERE THE HELL MY GRANDKIDS AT?"
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, HONESTLY, FOR REAL.
DID YOU DO THIS TO YOUR OTHER KIDS?
WERE YOU, LIKE, ASKING YOUR KIDS, LIKE,
"WHEN Y'ALL GONNA GIVE ME SOME GRANDCHIL'REN?
- TAMAR, I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK YOU ABOUT CHILDREN.
- I NEED A GLASS OF WINE FOR THIS.
THIS IS-THIS IS STRESSING ME OUT!
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF.
- I JUST WANNA DO SOME THINGS
BEFORE I POTENTIALLY TURN INTO SUSIE HOMEMAKER.
- DO YOU THINK CHILDREN ARE A HINDRANCE?
- BABIES, SOMETIMES.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS KINDA, LIKE,
FALLING INTO PLACE FOR ME, PROFESSIONALLY,
AND IT'S, LIKE, THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN, LIKE,
WANTING TO DO FOR YEARS, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
AND NOW, IT'S LIKE,
"WELL, NOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING,
"OH, NOW, I HAVE A BABY."
- THAT WON'T STOP YOU.
- DADDY, IF I GOT UP ON STAGE, PREGNANT,
DROPPIN' IT LIKE IT'S HOT, EVERYBODY BE TALKIN' ABOUT ME.
NOT GOOD!
- YOU WORRYIN' ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE'LL SAY?
- "LOOK AT HER-- WE WAS ASTONISHED ABOUT
"THE LADY ROLLING HER BELLY, "WITH THE BABY IN IT!"
- I'M USED TO SOME BELLY DANCERS
HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF ROLLS ON THE SIDE, OR ON THE FRONT,
BUT THIS ONE GIRL, SHE'S PREGNANT.
- WHO DOES THAT?
WHERE THEY FIND HER AT?
THAT WILL NOT BE ME! - TAMAR, TAMAR--
- SHE DON'T DO THAT-- SHE WON'T DO THAT.
- YOU CAN BE A PIONEER WITH THIS AND YOU CAN SAY--
- SHE HAS HER LIFE-- PEOPLE GONNA SAY,
"LOOK AT TAMAR-- THAT IS A TRAGEDY.
"IS A HOT MESS." - YOU ARE NOT A TRAGEDY.
YOU'RE NOT A TRAGEDY. - IF I'M UP ON STAGE,
WITH MY BELLY, OOH-OOH AH-AH-AH
THAT AIN'T HOT!
[chuckling] - I'M HOPING THAT TAMAR'S BABY IS EXACTLY LIKE HER.
I HOPE THE BABY HAS A MOUTH JUST LIKE TAMAR DID.
I THINK IT'S SOMETHIN' FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.
- WELL, I'M GONNA CONSIDER GETTING A SURROGATE.
VINCE-- - A SURROGATE?
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- NO, I THINK YOU'D BE BETTER OFF CARRYING IT YOURSELF.
GIVE ME GRANDCHILDREN. - YOU GOT 11, GREEDY.
- [deleted] ANOTHER MAN'S ***.
- WELL, I'M GONNA CONSIDER GETTING A SURROGATE.
VINCENT AND I ARE GONNA GO MEET
WITH SOME POTENTIAL WOMEN. - A SURROGATE?
I WANT THEM BABIES OUT OF THE FREEZER
AND IN THE OVEN, BABY.
- NO, IT AIN'T GOT TO BE THIS OVEN.
IT DON'T HAVE TO BE A VIKING-- IT COULD BE A GE.
THEY ALL WORK.
- NO, I THINK YOU'D BE BETTER OFF CARRYING IT YOURSELF.
- WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE EVERYBODY WANTS ME
TO CARRY THIS BABY, EXCEPT SHE,
WHO MUST ACTUALLY CARRY THE BABY?
- GIVE ME MY GRANDCHILDREN.
GIVE ME MY GRANDCHILDREN. - YOU GOT 11, GREEDY.
- BUT, I DON'T HAVE ANY FROM YOU.
- DADDY IS TRYING TO TUG ON EVERY LAST HEARTSTRING
RIGHT NOW, AND I AM NOT HAVING IT.
IF EVERYBODY WANTS A BABY SO MUCH,
THEN A SURROGATE IS A PERFECTLY FINE IDEA.
AS LONG AS SHE IS NOT HOT, OR PRETTY,
OR SKANKY, OR CRAZY.
OKAY, DADDY, HOW ABOUT THIS?
WE MAKE A PACT, RIGHT NOW. - OKAY.
- LET'S ENJOY OUR LUNCH AND TALK ABOUT BABIES LATER.
- YOU'RE AT LEAST GONNA NOT PUT IT ON THE SHELF?
- IT'S NOT ON THE SHELF.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA MEET WITH THESE SURROGATES.
AND JUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT SAYING "NO."
I'M JUST SAYING "I DON'T KNOW."
[laughing]
- YOU KNOW WHAT, TAMAR? - HMM?
- OUT OF THE SIX CHILDREN, YOU ARE THE MOST STUBBORN.
- I AM NOT STUBBORN. - YOU ARE THE MOST STUBBORN.
I THINK THINGS THROUGH.
- I DIDN'T GET ANY GRAY HAIR UNTIL AFTER YOU WERE BORN.
OH, TAMAR-TAMAR, YOU'RE MY BABY.
- YOU'RE MY BABY, TOO.
- HEY, FRANNY, CAN YOU FIX THIS, RIGHT HERE,
'CAUSE THE GREASE IS ON THERE?
TODAY, I'M IN NEW YORK TO DO MY PHOTO SHOOT,
FOR sheknows.com,
AND THEIR CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AUTISM AWARENESS.
I'VE ALREADY HAD AN INCREDIBLE DRESS,
DESIGNED BY MICHAEL COSTELLO.
AND NOW, THE PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN
BY THE AMAZING NIGEL BARKER.
I LOVE HIM!
OH, AND HE'S KINDA CUTE AND SEXY.
- THERE'S JUST, LIKE, SOCKS ALL OVER THE GROUND
IN FRONT OF HER,
AND IT'S ALMOST AS IF THEY'VE COME TOGETHER,
AND THEY'VE TURNED HER INTO IT,
AND SHE'S MORPHED INTO THIS GODDESS,
COMING OUT OF THE DRYER.
THESE MACHINES ARE BROKEN, BUT THEN,
SHE IS SERENE AND BEAUTIFUL,
AND SHE'S THIS GORGEOUS PERFECTION,
WITH THE CHAOS OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
- THE GOOD NEWS IS, NOT ONLY DID I FIT IN THE DRESS,
BUT WE HAD TO CLIP THE BACK.
SO, WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR,
I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO AT ALL.
THANK YOU. - YOU LOOK EXTRAORDINARILY.
SO, I'VE KIND OF BEEN A BIT CREATIVE OUT HERE.
I GOT-I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE TOO BORING.
- TO ME, THE SET DID NOT LOOK LIKE
A HIGH FASHION PHOTO SHOOT.
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A DISASTER AREA,
WITH SOCKS AND WASHING MACHINES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
BUT, I'M SURE NIGEL HAS SOMETHING AMAZING
UP HIS SLEEVES.
- ULTIMATELY, I'M GONNA KINDA LET YOU GO A LITTLE BIT.
- OKAY. - YOU LOOK STUNNING.
BUT, YOU KNOW-- - I'M GONNA POSE.
I JUST HAVE TO HAVE MUSIC. - I KNOW-- COME ON!
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
I'VE DONE A LOT OF PHOTO SHOOTS IN MY DAY,
BUT BEING A FASHION MODEL IS A LOT OF WORK,
AND I'M NOT EVEN A MODEL.
I'M JUST A SINGER TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A MODEL.
IT'S A FULL-BODY WORKOUT.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
THAT DIDN'T GO THE WAY I THOUGHT.
- YES, PLEASE, DO THE SAME THING.
LOOK AT ME.
[laughing] AND, GO.
BEAUTIFUL-- HOLD IT, AND AGAIN.
- WEIRD-- I'M THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.
I'M NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT IT THIS TIME.
OKAY, READY?
I'M SORRY! - WHERE'S MY BRAXTON BULLWHIP?
- I CAN'T DO THE DAMN SOCKS-- CAN THE FAN BLOW THE SOCKS?
I CAN'T THROW THE SOCKS AND POSE.
UNLESS I'M DOING-- - [indistinct]-- EXACTLY.
- "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY,"
BY WHITNEY HOUSTON. - THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU'RE GONNA JUST POSE. - OKAY.
- AND I'M GONNA HAVE PEOPLE THROW THEM AROUND YOU.
- THANK YOU-- THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
- ALL RIGHT, AND THROW.
YOU'RE OUT OF FRAME.
AND, GO!
GO IN THE SAME LINE AS ALLY-- GO IN THE SAME LINE.
AND, GO!
A LITTLE SLOW ON THAT SIDE-- YEAH.
- SEE, THE SOCKS IS A HARD GIG, RIGHT?
- YOU BOTH LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND GO "MMM," AND THROW.
SHE'S LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME, AND I WILL CATCH THE MOMENT.
AND, GO!
WE GOT IT-- WE GOT THIS!
WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING DIFF-- WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE SHOES.
LOOK HOW STUNNING THAT IS.
BEAUTIFUL THERE.
- IS THAT WEIRD? - NO-NO.
IT-IT'S WEIRD, IN A GOOD WAY.
SO WRONG, THAT IT'S RIGHT.
BEAUTIFUL.
- OOH! - I KNOW-- IT'S ALL RIGHT.
- PILATES. - IT'S OKAY.
TAKE YOUR-TAKE YOUR TIME. - I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING IT.
- BEAUTIFUL-- A LITTLE BIT MORE DRAMA.
- IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I'M STICKING OUT MY ***?
- BEAUTIFUL THERE.
BEAUTIFUL!
- I LOVED WORKING WITH NIGEL,
BUT I'M SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO MODEL EVERY SINGLE DAY.
MY BODY FEELS LIKE I JUST DID A-A TWO-HOUR SPIN CLASS,
WEARING 20 POUNDS OF SOCKS.
- AND, GO!
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOOD-- WELL DONE.
THAT'S A WRAP, PEOPLE!
- I LOVE IT-- THANK YOU.
- COME IN. - HOW YOU DOIN'?
- ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I FILED FOR DIVORCE,
AND GABE, HE'S GOING THROUGH THERAPY,
AND HE REALLY WANTS TO WORK THINGS OUT.
BUT, IT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME
FOR ME TO GET PAST THE HURT,
AND I'M JUST WORKING ON NOT BEING ANGRY AT HIM RIGHT NOW,
FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN.
WHAT'S UPPERS? - I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME OVER AND SEE, YOU KNOW,
HOW YOU FELT ABOUT US, YOU KNOW,
ME MOVING BACKING IN.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - YEAH.
- WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD GABE THINK
I WANT HIM TO MOVE BACK IN?
WE ARE GETTING DIVORCED!
- I'VE BEEN GOING TO S.A. MEETINGS.
I'VE BEEN SEEING MY THERAPIST.
- YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN THERAPY,
AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN S.A., TO WIN ME BACK.
YOU SHOULD BE IN S.A. AND YOU SHOULD BE IN THERAPY
TO MAKE YOURSELF BETTER. - OH, OF COURSE.
I AGREE WITH THAT.
- AS A PART OF HIS RECOVERY,
GABE'S BEEN GOING THROUGH SEX ADDICTION COUNSELING,
AS WELL AS SEEING AN ADDITIONAL THERAPIST.
HOWEVER, GABE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE USING IT AS A PLOY
TO GET BACK INTO THE HOUSE, OR BACK IN MY PANTS,
OR BOTH.
IT'S A BIG NEGATIVE, SOLDIER.
- I FEEL LIKE I'M THE ONE REALLY FIGHTING FOR THIS.
I'M DOING ALL THIS STUFF FOR MYSELF, TO BETTER MYSELF,
BUT I'M THINKING, "OKAY, WHAT'S TRINA DOING?"
THIS ONE BAND MEMBER, OR WHOEVER THIS WAS,
THAT YOU HAD AN INDISCRETION WITH--
- MMM-HMM. - IS HE STILL AROUND?
IS HE STILL IN THE PICTURE?
- REMEMBER THAT GUY IN THE BAND THAT I KEPT FLIRTING WITH
ALL THE TIME, I TOLD YOU GUYS ABOUT?
- YEAH. - WE HAD AN ORAL TRANSACTION.
- YOU SLOB THE ***? - YES.
EVERY SO OFTEN, WE'LL TALK.
I MEAN, THE MOON HAS TO BE BLUE.
WE DON'T INTERACT IN ANY OTHER WAY.
I DON'T EVEN SEE HIM, AT ALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT-YOU KNOW WHAT PERPLEXES ME,
LIKE, BEYOND ALL END?
I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN MORE FLACK... THAN YOU HAVE.
AND THAT-IT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME.
"OH, MY GOD-- TRINA HAD AN ORAL TRANSACTION."
WHAT?
LIKE, SERIOUSLY-- REALLY?
- YOU KNOW WHY PEOPLE GIVE YOU SO MUCH FLACK?
- I WOULD LIKE-- Y-YES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
- BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO DOWNPLAY WHAT YOU DID.
- NO, I DID NOT. - IF YOU WOULD'VE JUST SAID,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
"I [deleted] ON ANOTHER MAN'S ***."
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- SO, IF YOU HAD THE BABY,
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME AND STAY WITH US?
- I'D BE OPEN TO THAT, YEAH.
- WELL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT?
- SO I CAN KNOW WHAT MY BABY'S DOING.
- I AM TAKING A BAND HIATUS. - NOW, WHO'S GONNA BE IN IT?
I'M JUST WONDERING.
- I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN MORE FLACK... THAN YOU HAVE.
AND THAT-IT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME.
"OH, MY GOD-- TRINA HAD AN ORAL TRANSACTION."
WHAT?
LIKE, SERIOUSLY-- REALLY?
- YOU KNOW WHY PEOPLE GIVE YOU SO MUCH FLACK?
- I WOULD LIKE-- Y-YES, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
- BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO DOWNPLAY WHAT YOU DID.
- NO, I DID NOT. - IF YOU WOULD'VE JUST SAID,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
"I [deleted] ON ANOTHER MAN'S ***," INSTEAD OF BEING,
"OH, I HAD AN ORAL TRANSACTION."
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "LOOK AT THIS GOOFBALL,
"SAYING 'ORAL TRANSACTION.'" - GOOFBALL?
- YES. - GOOFBALL?
- JUST-- OKAY, WAIT-WAIT-WAIT. - WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?
- JUST CALL IT-CALL IT FOR WHAT IT IS.
DON'T-DON'T DOWNPLAY IT. - I DID NOT DOWNPLAY IT.
- THAT'S THE REASON WHY-- - BUT, NO, BUT THAT WHAT--
IT IS AN ORAL TRANSACTION-- THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT.
YOU-YOU WONDERED-- - MY *** MADE A DEPOSIT
INTO ANOTHER WOMAN'S ***.
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME, GABE?
YOUR *** MADE A DEPOSIT INTO ANOTHER WOMAN'S ***?
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HELP WIN ME BACK?
NEWSFLASH-- NOT WORKING!
- A CHEATER'S A CHEATER-- - BUT, NO-NO, LIKE I SAID, NO--
- REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HOW MANY TIMES HE CHEATS.
- NO, LIKE I SAID, I AM NOT NEGATING WHAT I'VE DONE.
I-I-- - IF I GO OUT AND I ROB A BANK,
I'M A THIEF, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I DID IT ONE TIME,
OR WHETHER I DID IT 200 TIMES.
- YEAH, BUT GABE OBVIOUSLY CHEATED MORE THAN 200 TIMES,
AND, CLEARLY, CLEARLY,
THERE'S A LOT OF RESENTMENT BETWEEN US.
AND THIS FORGIVENESS THING-- THAT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE.
AND I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BEING A CHEATER AND SOMEBODY WHO CHEATED.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
I SAID IT.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
THAT WE JUST STILL NEED MORE TIME.
- OKAY.
- HEY, BOO.
THANKS A LOT FOR THAT EMAIL, MAN, I APPRECIATE THAT.
- VINCE AND I CONTACTED SOME SURROGATE AGENCIES
TO SET UP SOME MEETINGS WITH SOME POTENTIAL BABY-MAKERS,
AND WE DECIDED TO MEET THEM AT HIS OFFICE, JUST IN CASE.
IF THESE HEIFERS IS CRAZY,
I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW WHERE THE HELL I LIVE.
AREN'T YOU EXCITED ABOUT OUR MEETINGS?
- I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT IT,
'CAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT I WANNA DO.
BUT, I SUPPORT WHAT YOU WANNA DO, LIKE ALWAYS.
- WELL, I-I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS WHAT I WANNA DO.
IT'S JUST A GOOD OPTION.
- BUT, YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE A CHILD RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE BUILDING YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CAREER.
AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY,
YOU'RE NOT WHERE YOU WANNA BE IN YOUR LIFE,
AND YOU STILL WANT TIME TO DO THAT.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE WHOLE THING
OF HAVING A CHILD IS ABOUT,
IS HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE CARRY YOUR CHILD.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS WHAT WORKS FOR-FOR YOU,
YOU KNOW? - WHAT WORKS FOR ME--
- IT COULD WORK FOR US.
- NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK FOR ME, BUT I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
- I THINK MY IDEAL SURROGATE MOTHER WOULD BE, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE BUCKTOOTH, MAYBE NO TEETH.
OR, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE STRANDS OF HAIR,
JACKED UP SKIN.
AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE NO INTEREST IN MEN AT ALL.
- HERE'S MARGIE.
- HI!
HOW ARE YOU ALL? - HEY, MARGIE.
HOW YOU ARE? - HOW ARE YA?
- IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. - NICE TO MEET--
- GONNA GIVE Y'ALL A HUG-- I'M MARGIE.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - YOU, TOO-- HI.
- OH, HI.
- ALL RIGHT.
- MARGIE, YOU'RE DRINKING SODA.
- YES. - THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU.
- DIET SODA! - NOT USUALLY, NOT USUALLY.
- SO, YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE? - NO, I HAVEN'T.
THIS WOULD BE MY FIRST TIME.
MY AUNT DID IT, YEARS BACK-- I MEAN, BEFORE I WAS BORN.
- REALLY? - AND SHE'S OLDER, NOW.
- YEAH-- TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO OTHER PEOPLE
IS AN AWESOME GIFT, YOU KNOW?
- YEAH. - SO, YEAH.
- BUT, THAT'S A BLESSING YOU WANNA DO THAT,
'CAUSE THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW,
HELPING PEOPLE THAT NEED THE HELP...
- YEAH. - IS IMPORTANT.
- YEAH.
- SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, RIGHT NOW,
FOR, YOU KNOW, A LIVING?
LIKE, HOW ARE YOU MAKING YOUR MONEY?
- YEAH, I'M ACTUALLY-- I'M WORKING AT THE GYM,
UM, IN PASADENA. - YOU LIKE TO EXERCISE?
- YEAH, I LOVE IT. - YEAH.
- SO, IF YOU HAD THE BABY,
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME AND STAY WITH US?
- VINCENT V. HERBERT, WE DID NOT DISCUSS THIS!
MISS LITTLE BLONDE CHICK LIVING IN OUR HOUSE
IS NOT PART OF THE DEAL, BOO.
WELL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT?
- SO, I CAN KNOW WHAT MY BABY'S DOING.
- YEAH. - EXA-- THAT'S WHY.
MAKE SURE SHE'S GOING TO THE DOCTOR.
MAKE SURE SHE'S EATING RIGHT. - I'D BE OPEN TO THAT, YEAH.
- YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
- I MEAN, SHE'S A NICE GIRL,
AND I'M SURE SHE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL SURROGATE MOTHER,
BUT SHE IS WAY TOO CUTE TO BE CARRYING MY BABY
AND LIVING IN MY HOUSE.
UH-UH-- NO WAY!
SHE'S NOT HAVING IT.
MMM-MMM.
- NICE MEETING YOU. - NICE MEETING YOU, TOO.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. - YOU, TOO.
- BYE-BYE.
SHE WAS NICE. - OH, YOU TRIED IT.
- HOW'D I TRY IT?
- UM, "WOULD YOU BE LIVING WITH"--
- I DON'T-- FIRST OF ALL,
I DON'T TALK-I DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
- WE HAD A VERY PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATION.
Y'ALL GOT PERSONAL, AND THEN-AND THEN--
- PERSONAL? - Y'ALL TALK--
- WHAT'S PERSONAL-- - I CAN SEE WHERE THAT'S GOIN'.
I'M ALL RIGHT. - AS PERSONAL AS YOU
NOT WANTING TO PUSH THE BABY OUT YOUR COOCHIE.
- AND YOU NEED TO REST YOUR GUMS.
LET ME TELL YOU WHY--
BECAUSE YOU SMILIN' AND CHEESIN' TOO MUCH.
[collective chatter]
- HI-- HOW ARE YOU?
TONIGHT IS THE PREMIERE PARTY FOR NIGEL'S PICTURES,
AT FASHION WEEK, IN NEW YORK.
AND sheknows.com HAS TEAMED UP WITH
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARITIES, "AUTISM SPEAKS."
THIS CAMPAIGN IS TO RAISE AUTISM AWARENESS,
COMBINING A GREAT PARTY WITH A GREAT CAUSE.
WHAT MORE COULD A GIRL ASK FOR?
- I LOOK TALL.
I LIKE THIS ONE, TOO.
- SO, YOU THINK THE SOCK MONSTER
GOBBLED UP THE SOCKS? - YES.
- WHERE DO YOU GUYS THINK THE SOCKS GO?
- THEY WENT TO THAT DRESS-- THAT'S WHERE THEY WENT.
- EXACTLY!
- BEHIND ALL THE GLITZ AND ALL THE GLAMOUR,
THERE IS A VERY IMPORTANT CAUSE,
AND BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AUTISM BETTER, AS A PARENT,
AND HELP OTHERS UNDERSTAND IT,
HAS BEEN VERY EMPOWERING FOR ME.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL CAUSE
WITH "SHE KNOWS,"
AND EVERYONE HERE WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME.
AND, YOU COULD-YOU COULD'VE BEEN DOING ANYTHING TONIGHT,
BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE WITH US,
AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
HOPE YOU HAVE FUN-- HAVE A FEW COCKTAILS.
IT'S OKAY TO HAVE FUN TONIGHT.
CAN YOU MAKE A DRESS OUT OF THESE?
THAT'S ALL I WANTED. - IT'S READY.
- HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVIN', THEN.
THOSE-HE LOOK-- HEY, RONNIE G.!
I AM SUPER NERVOUS ABOUT TELLING THE BAND,
TOGETHER, AS A GROUP, THAT I'M OFFICIALLY LEAVING.
OF COURSE, THEY ALREADY KNEW I HAD MY SOLO CAREER,
AND I WOULD BE DOING SOME THINGS BY MYSELF,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY KNEW THAT
I WAS GONNA COMPLETELY LEAVE THE BAND.
WELL, AS YOU GUYS KNOW,
I AM WORKING ON MY NEW SOLO CAREER.
AND, UM, I AM TAKING A BAND HIATUS...
SO THAT I CAN KINDA FLY WITH MY OWN SOLO CAREER.
I WOULD RATHER YOU GUYS HEAR IT FROM ME,
THAN, YOU KNOW, WHISPERIZATION.
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- 'CAUSE I'M GONNA PUT SOME-PUT SOME BALLS IN IT.
SOME-- - I'M SO-- WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?
- I WOULD BE, UH, HONORED TO HAVE A SON WITH HIM.
- WHAT YOU MEAN, "WITH HIM?"
- I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA HAVE THE PIZZA
OR THE ALFREDO.
- SWIMSUIT WEATHER COMING UP-- YEAH.
I'LL GIVE YOU TWO A FEW-FEW MORE MOMENTS.
- YEAH, LET'S GIVE HER A FEW MINUTES.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- HE TRIED IT. - WHO TRIED IT-- HE DID?
- "SWIMSUIT SEASON IS COMING UP."
HE BETTER GET HIS LIFE TOGETHER.
- WHAT IS HE LOOKING AT YOU FOR?
- WELL, I DON'T NEED HIM TO GET ME TOGETHER.
SHE'S ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT, UH--
- YOU NEED SOME MORE TIME?
- NO, I'M-I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET YOU TOGETHER,
'CAUSE YOU DONE TOLD ME, UH, "SWIMSUIT SEASON IS COMING."
YOU TRIED IT HARD. - OUCH.
- YES, YOU DID. - I GOT THIS.
YOU DON'T NEED TO WATCH HER FIGURE.
OKAY? - OKAY.
- NO, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO WATCH IT,
BUT DON'T WATCH IT. - YEAH.
- SO, I'M GONNA HAVE THE ALFREDO.
- WELL, AS YOU GUYS KNOW,
I AM WORKING ON MY NEW SOLO CAREER.
AND, UM, I AM TAKING A BAND HIATUS...
SO THAT I CAN KINDA FLY WITH MY OWN SOLO CAREER.
I WOULD RATHER YOU GUYS HEAR IT FROM ME,
THAN, YOU KNOW, WHISPERIZATION.
WHAT MAKES THIS HARDER IS THAT
I'M TAKING SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM MY ORIGINAL BAND
AND PUTTING THEM IN MY NEW BAND,
BUT NOT EVERYONE.
AND IF THAT HAPPENED TO ME, I WOULD PROBABLY BE OFFENDED.
SO, I KNOW THIS IS GONNA LEAD TO SOME HURT FEELINGS.
AND I WANNA BE ABLE TO TAKE EVERYBODY WITH ME.
BUT, SOMETIMES, YOU JUST CAN'T TAKE
EVERYBODY WITH YOU. - NOW, WHO'S GONNA BE IN IT?
I'M JUST WONDERING.
- RONNIE AND-- - YEAH.
- JAMAL, AND HERMAN, AND LISA.
AFTER A LOT OF THOUGHT,
I DECIDED I DON'T NEED TO HAVE CHRISTIAN AROUND.
I NEED TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE.
- YOU NEED SOME ROCK AND ROLL IN IT?
'CAUSE I'M GONNA PUT SOME-PUT SOME BALLS IN IT.
- I'M SO-- WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?
- NEED SOME GUITAR, MAN. - HAVE SEVERAL SEATS.
BALLS, CHRISTIAN-- REALLY?
SEE, I DON'T NEED THE *** INNUENDO.
WHAT I NEED TO DO IS CLIP HIS BALLS
AND NEUTER HIM OUT OF MY LIFE.
- WE-WE LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW, WE-WE EMBRACE THAT.
WE LIFT YOU UP, HUH?
- BUT, JUST KNOW, WE GOT YOU. - ALL RIGHT.
- HANDS DOWN, WE GOT YOU.
- I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL OF--
EACH OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, AND I LOVE YOU GUYS.
I MISS YOU GUYS ALREADY, AND IT'S NOT THE SAME
WITHOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I'VE GOTTA SOAR.
I'M A PEACOCK-- I HAVE TO FLY.
- IT'S TIME-IT'S TIME TO DO IT.
IT'S TIME TO DO IT. - NO, IT'S TIME TO GO GET IT.
IT'S TIME TO GO GET YOURS. - IT'S TIME TO DO IT.
- I HONESTLY LOVE THE BAND WITH ALL MY HEART,
AND I WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT
EVERYONE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF MY DECISION.
WELL, ALMOST EVERYONE.
- HEY.
BEFORE I LEAVE, LET'S HAVE A TALK A MINUTE.
- WHAT'S UP? - IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU LOOK GOOD. - THANK YOU.
I FEEL GOOD. - YEAH?
FEELS LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN, LIKE, TWO MONTHS.
- IT'S BEEN A WHILE. - I KNOW, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW I WANNA BE PART OF THIS THING, RIGHT?
I'D LOVE TO PLAY GUITAR FOR YOU.
- YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY. - I WOULD.
IT'S JUST GUITAR.
- NO, BUT-- - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
- IT'S JUST PLAYING GUITAR FOR YOU.
- YOU KNOW IT CAN'T HAPPEN.
- IT'S OKAY. - GOOD LUCK.
- SO, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I'LL TALK-- - ALL RIGHT.
- I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. - ALL RIGHT.
- DON'T BE A STRANGER, OKAY? - I WON'T.
- ALL RIGHT.
- WOW!
THAT WAS AWKWARD.
JUST GUITAR?
I DOUBT IT-- I KNOW WHAT HE WANTS.
NO MORE ORAL TRANSACTIONS FOR YOU, CHRISTIAN.
YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TRINA
IS CLOSED.
YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE.
- IS YOUR SHOES DIRTY, BABE?
- NO, MY SHOES ARE BRAND-NEW, BOO.
- OH, OKAY. - YOU JUST BOUGHT 'EM.
- I'VE NEVER SEEN THOSE SHOES BEFORE.
- I TOLD YOU, I-YOU JUST GOT THEM.
- I DIDN'T GET THEM. - AND THEY'RE VERA ***.
BOOM. - OKAY, OKAY.
- THE FIRST SURROGATE WE MET WAS VERY SWEET,
BUT JUST TOO DAMN CUTE TO BE RUNNIN' ALL OVER MY HOUSE,
PREGNANT FOR NINE MONTHS.
SO, I'M HOPING, TODAY, WE MEET SOMEONE JUST AS SWEET,
BUT LESS ATTRACTIVE.
IF BONQUISHA WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR RIGHT NOW,
I'D BE THE HAPPIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD.
MMM-HMM. - HI.
- MMM-HMM. - HELLO.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? - HOW ARE YOU?
- HELL NO-NO-NO-NO, SHE DON'T!
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WAYS I CAN SAY "HELL TO THE NO-ZO."
- SO, YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR A SURROGATE MOTHER.
- DEFINITELY. - I'VE BEEN ONE BEFORE.
- REALLY? - GOOD.
- MMM-HMM. - IT'S NOT NOTHING NEW TO YOU.
- NO, IT'S AMAZING.
SO, TO GIVE THAT GIFT,
IT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NICE.
- OKAY. - AND, I WOULD BE, UH,
HONORED TO HAVE A SON WITH HIM,
OR A GIRL.
- WHAT YOU MEAN, "WITH HIM?"
- WELL, I'M JUST SAYING THAT I WOULD WANNA HAVE--
I MEAN... YOU'RE LUCKY.
I MEAN, TO HAVE-- - SAY NOTHING.
OKAY, WELL, JUST-- - SAY NOTHIN'?
- BZZ-BZZ.
NOW, BLESS THE PROPHET, 'CAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS TALKIN' ABOUT.
SOME CHICK THROWING HERSELF ALL OVER MY MAN.
HELL NO!
SHE DON'T DO THAT-- NOT AROUND HERE.
- AND WHAT IS THE, LIKE, GOING RATE FOR-FOR THIS?
- WELL, IT CAN GO FROM 10,000, TO 50,000, TO 100,000.
JUST DEPENDS WHAT-- - OKAY, WELL,
THEN THAT'S OUT OF OUR PRICE RANGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMIN'-- SEE YA, BYE.
- THAT'S-THAT'S NOT OUT OF OUR PRICE RANGE, TAMAR.
- WELL, IT'S OUT OF MINE.
WELL, IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU. - NICE MEETING YOU.
- OKAY, SEE YA-- BYE. - NICE MEETING YOU.
- I JUST AIN'T HAVIN' THAT.
"I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SON."
I WOULD LOVE TO RIP YOUR WEAVE OUT,
BUT I AIN'T GONNA DO IT. - SHE DIDN'T HAVE A WEAVE.
- WHAT? - TAMAR--
- THAT GIRL, RIGHT THERE, HAD A WEAVE!
- THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT LADY HAIR.
WE DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH HER HAIR. - OKAY.
- JESUS.
- HEY. - HEY.
- GABE CALLED TO SAY THAT HE WAS COMING OVER
TO TALK ABOUT THE CHILDREN.
GABE LIKES TO FIND ANY EXCUSE TO COME OVER AND TALK TO ME.
BUT, I-I THINK HE IS TRULY AND GENUINELY, YOU KNOW,
CONCERNED ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEIR WELFARE.
- MY MAIN POINT FOR COMING OVER HERE
WAS BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CALEB
AND HIS GRADES, AND-- - UGH.
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE.
ERIC, WHO IS 17, AND CALEB, WHO'S 14,
AND GABE IS NOT THEIR BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
HOWEVER, HE'S RAISED THEM FOR THE PAST 11 1/2 YEARS.
- I DON'T KNOW-- IT JUST SEEMS LIKE,
IF HE DOESN'T PICK UP HIS ALGEBRA GRADE,
THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE TO REPEAT EIGHTH GRADE.
- WELL, YOU KNOW-- - UNFORTUNATELY.
- EMOTIONALLY, HE'S BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT.
YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THING WITH US,
AND US GOING THROUGH, YOU KNOW,
YOU NOT BEING HERE ALL THE TIME ANYMORE,
AND JUST-- I THINK HE'S SETTLED IT IN HIS MIND
THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE AROUND.
OR, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REASSURE THEM
THAT WE'RE STILL GONNA BE THERE FOR THEM, AS PARENTS.
- I HONESTLY DON'T FEEL LIKE CALEB IS FAILING.
I THINK WE'RE FAILING.
- OKAY. - I DON'T KNOW.
WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME.
WE NEED TO-- I-I FEEL LIKE WE DO NEED TO
SPEND MORE TIME WITH 'EM.
IF-IF IT'S TOGETHER, OR IF IT'S SEPARATE,
I THINK WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH 'EM.
- GABE IS PULLING AT MY HEARTSTRINGS,
BEING A GOOD FATHER TO THE BOYS.
BUT, HE WAS A REALLY TERRIBLE HUSBAND TO ME!
BUT, SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE WHAT'S RIGHT
FOR YOUR CHILDREN, OVER WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
I THINK CALEB WOULD BE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AROUND.
- YEAH, YEAH, IT SEEMS.
- SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK-I THINK IT'S HEALTHY
FOR YOU TO-TO BE AROUND.
- WELL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING--
GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO STAY AROUND.
SO, I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT, TOO.
- ALL RIGHT, COOL.
SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.
I MADE SOME CHANGES IN MY LIFE.
- HOW?
- WELL, THE FIRST THING IS,
I'M NOT REALLY DOING THE BAND ANYMORE.
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- SO, UH, YOU JUST MOVED OUT HERE, FROM BOSTON?
- YEAH. - WHERE-WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
- UH, WHERE DO I LIVE?
I'M JUST BUMMIN' ON A FRIEND'S COUCH.
- SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.
I MADE SOME CHANGES IN MY LIFE.
- HOW?
- WELL, THE FIRST THING IS,
I'M NOT REALLY DOING THE BAND ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW, SINCE THE SINGLE'S STARTING TO DO WELL,
AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING A BIT MORE NOTORIETY,
I HAVE TO KINDA FOCUS ON MYSELF AND MY CAREER.
- WHO, IN PARTICULAR, ARE YOU LETTING GO IN THE BAND?
- KATIE...
AND, UM, CHRISTIAN, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
HAVING CHRISTIAN AROUND IS NOT HEALTHY,
JUST FOR ME, PERSONALLY, IN MY LIFE.
IT'S JUST-I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- OF COURSE, I'M ECSTATIC THAT CHRISTIAN'S
OUT OF THE PICTURE.
AM I COMPLETELY SECURE?
UH, NOT AT ALL.
I THINK CHRISTIAN'S A SLIMEBALL,
AND I THINK SLIMEBALLS-SLIMEBALLS
TRY TO FIND THEIR WAY BACK IN THE PICTURE,
SOME WAY OR ANOTHER.
I MEAN, I MUST ADMIT, I WAS A SLIMEBALL
AT ONE TIME.
SO, I KNOW THE WAY THEY WORK.
- I'M GONNA EAT SOME OF MOMMY'S SEAFOOD BLEND.
YOU WANT SOME? - OH, SORRY.
SURE, I'LL TAKE SOME.
- I'M NOT FIXING IT.
- OH, WERE YOU GONNA BRING MY PLATE DOWN HERE?
- I BEG YOUR PARDON.
- HEY, HONEYBUNCH. - HEY, TAMAR.
- YOU NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENTHUSIASTIC
TO SEE YOUR BOO-BOO.
HOW ABOUT SUGARS?
VINCE AND I ARE ON ROUND THREE OF OUR SURROGATE SEARCH.
SO FAR, I HAVEN'T FOUND THE SNAGGLETOOTH BABY MACHINE
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
BUT, LORD, I-I AIN'T EVEN ASKIN' FOR UGLY NO MORE.
I'M JUST ASKIN' FOR NOT CUTE, AND I'LL BE HAPPY.
I PROMISE.
THANK YOU, JESUS, LORD IN HEAVEN.
[singing] GOD IS GREAT
YES, HE IS.
- HI. - HELLO, HOW ARE YA?
- HI. - HOW YOU DOIN'?
LILY. - BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.
TAMAR. - THANK YOU-- TAMAR.
- VINCENT-- NICE TO MEET YOU. - TAMAR AND VINCENT-- COOL.
- HI, LILY. - NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
- NICE MEETING YOU, TOO.
- MY NAME'S LILY-- I'M FROM BOSTON.
- OKAY. - UM, RIGHT NOW,
I JUST, LIKE, HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE.
LIKE, HAD TO RUN AWAY. - RIGHT.
- LIKE, UGLY, GROSS BOYFRIEND, HAD TO LEAVE.
- WHERE-WHERE DO YOU LIVE? - UH, WHERE DO I LIVE?
I'M JUST BUMMIN' ON A FRIEND'S COUCH.
YOU KNOW, LIKE--
- SO, HOW ARE YOU GONNA-- [indistinct]
- SHE REALLY GONNA BE ABLE TO LET YOU HAVE A BABY,
WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING ON THE COUCH?
- NOT HERS.
- WELL, LIKE, I WAS HOPING, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
WITH, LIKE, THE CASH FLOW I GOT RIGHT NOW,
AND, LIKE, MAYBE IF THIS WORKS OUT, LIKE,
I COULD GET MY OWN PLACE, MAYBE.
- MMM-HMM.
- UH-UH, BOO.
THIS ISN'T 1-800-RENT-A-WOMB.
SHE'S JUST IN IT FOR THE MONEY,
AND SHE HASN'T EVEN THOUGHT IT THROUGH.
SHE GONNA CHANGE HER MIND AT ANY SECOND.
MMM-MMM-- NOT HAPPENING.
NOT WITH MY BABY.
YOU EVER HEARD OF THE CORPORATION CALLED
"GET YOUR LIFE?"
- NO. - LOOK THAT UP AND CALL ME.
- OKAY. - OKAY.
SEE YA-- BYE.
NO.
- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU FOR COMING.
- ALL RIGHT, NICE MEETING YOU GUYS.
GOOD LUCK. - OKAY, THANK YOU.
- SHE HAVE TO FIND HER LIFE FIRST.
- TAMAR, YOU ARE SO RUDE TODAY.
- I'M NOT RUDE, 'CAUSE SHE'S A MESS.
SHE'S NOT EVEN RATCHET.
THAT'S ANOTHER WORD I HAVE TO MAKE UP SOMEWHERE,
LIKE, MMM-MMM!
WE MAY HAVE STRUCK OUT WITH THESE FIRST THREE,
BUT I AIN'T GIVING UP HOPE.
I KNOW MY BABY MAMA IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, BOO,
AND SHE'S SWEET, AND SANE, AND UGLY AS HELL.
AND IF I HAVE TO SEARCH HIGH AND LOW,
ALL OVER THIS EARTH, I WILL FIND HER,
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT CARRYING THIS BABY RIGHT NOW, HERSELF.
WHAT-WHAT-- WANNA PRAY?
AMEN-- I'M WIT' YOU.
- YOU GUYS, DENIM IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, NOW.
HE GRADUATED.
I HAVE, LIKE, A MIDDLE SCHOOL KID.
THAT'S, LIKE, CRAZY, RIGHT?
[collective cheers] - CONGRATULATIONS!
- TODAY, VINCENT AND I PUT TOGETHER
A SCHOOL GRADUATION PARTY FOR TONI'S SON, DENIM.
EVERYBODY CAME OUT TO L.A.,
AND EVEN THOUGH OUR WHOLE FAMILY'S SPREAD APART,
IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE CHIL'RENS
TO STAY BONDED AS FAMILY.
AND, PLUS, YOU KNOW, MY NIECES AND NEPHEW
NEED THEIR QUALITY TAMAR TIME.
- AND DIEZEL'S GOING TO FOURTH GRADE!
[cheering]
- DIEZEL HAS FLOURISHED, OVER THE YEARS.
HE WENT FROM A CHILD WHO-WHO BARELY SPOKE.
HE WENT FROM A CHILD WHO BARELY GAVE YOU EYE CONTACT,
TO THIS KID WHO'S JUST VIBRANT, AND FULL OF LIFE,
AND FULL OF CONVERSATION.
- DIEZEL, DO I LOOK--
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
- I HAVE A QUESTION! - ALL RIGHT.
- DO I LOOK THAT FLUSTERED, OR DO I THAT HOT?
- FLUSTERED. - UH-- OOH!
SHE DOES NOT LOOK FLUSTERED-- SHE LOOKS AMAZING, OKAY?
- HALF FLUSTERED, HALF HOT.
- OKAY, I'LL TAKE THAT.
I CANNOT BELIEVE DIEZEL WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM,
LIKE, FIVE YEARS AGO.
TONI HAS SERIOUSLY WORKED HARD AND MIRACLES WITH HIM.
AND NOW, HE THINK HE IS BIG ENOUGH TO TRY ME,
AND I AIN'T HAVIN' THAT.
HE IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD,
AND HE'S STILL OLD ENOUGH TO GET HIS LIFE.
- HEY, LISTEN TO THIS-- LISTEN TO THIS.
ME AND YOU CAPTAINS.
WHO YOU GOT-- WHO YOU GOT? - NO, YOU'RE NOT CAPTAIN.
- NO, I'M CAPTAIN, AND YOU CAPTAIN.
WHO YOU GOT? - I-I'M CHOOSING
WHO'S-WHO'S ON WHOSE TEAM.
- NO, YOU CAN'T PICK THE TEAMS.
- VINCE IS AMAZING WITH KIDS,
AND I KNOW HE'LL BE THE BEST DADDY
TO OUR OWN BEAUTIFUL KIDS, JUST LIKE THEIR MAMA,
BUT, THAT'S, LIKE, FAR INTO THE FUTURE.
[collective cheers]
- IT'S TIMES LIKE THIS THAT I REALIZE HOW LUCKY
AND HOW BLESSED I AM TO HAVE A FAMILY LIKE I HAVE.
WE MAY FUSS, AND FIGHT, AND BICKER,
BUT THAT SUPPORT IS ALWAYS THERE.
THAT'S THE BEST EVER.
LET ME SEE IT.
IS THAT BETTER?