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Joseph-Taylor: PREVIOUSLY ON "STARTER WIVES CONFIDENTIAL"...
I'M IN THE PROCESS OF DIVORCING FUNKMASTER FLEX.
HAVE YOU...
ONLY HAD SEX WITH LAMAR?
YOU'VE ONLY HAD SEX WITH HIM.
OH, GOD. I'M FALLING.
WAIT A MINUTE. [ LAUGHS ]
LET ME PICK YOU BACK UP.
Joseph-Taylor: OH!
I DID NOT KNOW LIZA WAS A LAMAR ***.
NO.
AND HOW IS X? WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOU GUYS?
OH, I'M NOT -- HE'S CRAZY.
SO I INVITED THEM TO THE PARTY.
AND THEY ASKED ME WHO'S COMING.
NOW, YOU KNOW FOR YEARS I'VE WORKED WITH LIL' KIM.
Simmons: HAS MONICA LOST HER MIND?
DOES SHE NOT KNOW LIL' KIM AND ZAKIA
CANNOT BE IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER?
SHE'S INVITING LIL' KIM.
WHAT A CATTY LITTLE ***.
I SEE ZAKIA.
SHE'S COMING FOR MONICA.
ZAKIA. YOU'RE AT MY PARTY. LOWER YOUR VOICE.
DON'T TELL ME TO LOWER MY VOICE, MONICA.
LOWER YOUR VOICE.
[ ALL TALKING AT ONCE ]
SECURITY, I WANT HER OUT!
I'LL [BLEEP] KILL YOU!
YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH!
YOU AND ZAKIA DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK THIS OUT.
MY EX-HUSBAND, DMX,
HAD OTHER CHILDREN WITHIN OUR MARRIAGE.
I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
MY DIGNITY. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? YOUR DIGNITY?
I WANT HER TO KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER!
AND YOU DID.
BEING A HARD-***, BOSS *** CAN BE HARD.
"YOU DON'T LIKE ME? [BLEEP] YOU.
I DON'T LIKE YOU, EITHER."
A STARTER WIFE IS...
SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING...
RAISED THE KIDS...
TOOK CARE OF HER MAN...
MARRIED OR NOT...
A RIDE-OR-DIE CHICK.
BECAUSE WHEN THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE IS AN ARTIST...
BASKETBALL PLAYER...
RAPPER...
BOXING LEGEND...
LIFE COULD BE VERY, VERY GOOD...
OR VERY, VERY UGLY.
I AM A STARTER WIFE.
A STARTER WIFE.
A STARTER WIFE.
AND NOW WE'RE TELLING OUR STORIES.
♪ YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON ME, BABY ♪
♪ THERE'S NO STOPPING ME NOW ♪
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
GO BACK TO THE GUTTER, ***!
DON'T [BLEEP] WITH ME, JOSIE!
DON'T YOU DARE!
I'M NOT THE ONE!
I'M NOT ONE OF MAYWEATHER'S [BLEEP]
I'LL [BLEEP] KILL YOU!
YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH!
AND I MEAN THAT! AND I MEAN THAT!
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE ANYTHING FOR MYSELF
SINCE I'VE LEFT FLEX.
AND ZAKIA COMES WITH THIS SOLE PURPOSE TO RUIN MY PARTY?
LIKE, WHO DOES THAT?
WATCH IT, JOSIE!
I'LL BEAT THE [BLEEP] OUT OF YOU!
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHOEVER'S TALKING.
THANK GOD SECURITY WAS THERE.
THANK GOD SECURITY WAS THERE.
WAIT. ZAKIA, WAIT.
WAIT. WAIT. I KNOW -- I KNOW YOU --
LIZA.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
LISTEN. I DON'T WANT --
LIZA, SHE'S INSECURE. SHE'S INSECURE!
SHE HAS FAT-GIRL ISSUES.
SHE'S STILL THAT LITTLE FAT GIRL INSIDE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SISTERHOOD,
SO WHY WOULD MONICA BE SO PHONY TO PUT --
I TOLD HER. I TOLD HER.
INVITE SOMEONE, AND NOT TELL ME?
SHE TOLD EVERYONE ELSE EXCEPT ME.
I TOLD HER.
THIS JUST SHOWS A LOT ABOUT HER PERSONALITY.
SHE'S SUCH A DISGUSTING AND FILTHY LIAR.
SHE PUT ON HER BLOG
THAT LIL' KIM WAS INVOLVED WITH "MAINO."
HOW COULD SHE SAY SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT LIL' KIM AND MY SON'S FATHER?
HOW COULD SHE SAY THAT?
IF THIS IS A SISTERHOOD, LET'S NOT BE PHONY!
LET'S BE HONEST WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND IF YOU'RE GONNA INVITE HER, JUST --
NO, HOW ABOUT THIS -- DON'T INVITE HER!
Harris: LISTEN TO ME.
LET ME SPEAK.
LIKE YOU TELL ME, "LET ME SPEAK."
MONICA, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A REALLY HARD TIME
RIGHT NOW.
AND NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE
A BRAND-NEW *** [BLEEP] BUSINESS,
BUT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A [BLEEP] DIVORCE.
THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR ME.
IT IS A HUGE NIGHT FOR YOU.
THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR ME.
IT STILL IS.
DON'T LET THAT [BLEEP] [BLEEP] UP YOUR NIGHT.
[BLEEP] THAT.
[BLEEP] THAT. [BLEEP] THAT.
CAN YOU SAY [BLEEP] ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE?
[BLEEP]
ONE MORE TIME. JUST ONE MORE TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[BLEEP] THAT [BLEEP]
FLEX AND I ARE GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE, AND IT IS HARD.
JOSIE MAY BE DRUNK,
BUT SHE'S TALKING SENSE WHEN SHE SAYS [BLEEP] THAT [BLEEP]
YOU KNOW WHAT BOTHERS MY SPIRIT IS A [BLEEP] PHONY SPIRIT.
PARDON MY FRENCH, GOD FORGIVE ME,
BUT I DO NOT LIKE A PHONY PERSON.
I DON'T.
Morales: IF MONICA WOULD HAVE INVITED
ONE OF MY EX, LAMAR'S, SIDE CHICKS,
I'D HAVE BEEN PISSED OFF, TOO.
LIZA, I THINK SHE'S A PHONY ***!
I THINK ZAKIA JUST NEEDED TO BLOW OFF SOME STEAM,
SO I LET HER VENT.
I DON'T LIKE A PHONY.
I KNOW. I DON'T, EITHER.
IT BOTHERS ME.
LISTEN.
IT BOTHERS ME!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT?
IT'S THE PRINCIPLE, TO ME.
IT'S -- I'M VERY, VERY, VERY BIG ON PRINCIPLE, LIZA.
I'M VERY BIG ON PRINCIPLE.
I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND.
SO, PEOPLE LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T MIND LETTING THEM KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THEM.
I REALLY DON'T MIND.
I WANT HER TO KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HER!
AND YOU DID.
I DIDN'T EXPECT LIZA TO COME UPSTAIRS WITH ME.
LIZA CAME UPSTAIRS, AND WE TALKED.
AND SHE COOLED ME DOWN.
I KNOW THAT SHE'S FRIENDS WITH THEM,
BUT SHE ROLLED WITH ME.
LIZA, YOU'RE MY GIRL.
I WANT YOU TO ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR NIGHT.
I WANT YOU, TOO.
YOU, TOO.
BUT I DID WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED.
I JUST WANTED TO LET HER KNOW HOW I FEEL, AND I DID!
[ LAUGHS ] LISTEN, YOU STAY STRONG.
YOU GET HOME SAFE.
OH, I'M GONNA GET HOME SAFE.
I'M GONNA HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, ACTUALLY.
I FEEL GOOD. I FEEL AWESOME.
AND YOU WORK IT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
BYE!
BYE.
BEING A HARD-***, BOSS *** CAN BE HARD.
Woman: IT IS.
IT IS HARD TO ALWAYS DO THAT,
BUT YOU CAN'T GET AHEAD UNLESS YOU ARE THAT WAY.
I DON'T EXPECT ZAKIA TO UNDERSTAND THAT,
THAT THIS WAS ABOUT BUSINESS TODAY.
AND YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO COME,
BUT YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO COME IN AND ACT LIKE THAT.
TO BE 100% HONEST WITH YOU,
I TOTALLY 100% IS FEELING YOUR SIDE,
BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET WHERE YOU GUYS ARE.
LIKE, I'VE BEEN THROUGH A TRAUMATIC SITUATION
WHERE RIGHT NOW, I'M LOSING MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
WHEN X LEFT, THE MONEY LEFT,
AND I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I CAN DO
TO KEEP THE FAMILY TOGETHER.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS PETTINESS.
WHEN I LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THIS,
I'M LIKE, THIS [BLEEP] IS SO IRRELEVANT.
Woman: YEAH.
I'M JUST HAPPY
THAT MY SISTER IS MAKING IT SOMEWHERE.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING.
AND I'M FINALLY HEALING THROUGH MY SITUATION,
AND I'M LIKE, "YO, I WANT TO COME CELEBRATE.
I WANT TO DO NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS."
AND I FEEL YOUR PAIN,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL I GET TO YOUR POINT,
WHICH IS COMING QUICKLY.
Joseph-Taylor: IT'S GONNA COME.
Caruso: IT WILL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE ALL OF US SUPPORTING YOU.
[ SNIFFLING ]
IT IS, HONEY. IT IS.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SO BAD FOR YOU.
[ Voice breaking ] I'M GONNA CRY.
Joseph-Taylor: I HAD NO IDEA TASHERA WAS STRUGGLING LIKE THAT.
AND TO THINK THAT WE'RE HERE SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF
WHEN THIS WOMAN HAS REAL PROBLEMS TO DEAL WITH?
AND THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH WOMEN.
WE'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING OVER [BLEEP]
YEAH, I'VE BEEN IN YOUR POSITION,
LOSING YOUR HOME, HAVING THE PHONES BEING TURNED OFF,
AND IT'S JUST SO HEART-WRENCHING.
AND THEN TO SEE THIS GO ON?
RIGHT.
Woman: IT WASN'T THE RIGHT TIME OR THE RIGHT PLACE.
I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE HAS A PROBLEM WITH YOU,
SHE SHOULD TALK TO YOU ONE ON ONE
WITHOUT ANY OF THIS, WITHOUT --
ON YOUR NIGHT, ON YOUR PARTY.
MM-HMM.
AND I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU, SERIOUSLY.
ABSOLUTELY.
I JUST MET CHERYL, AND I FELT AN INSTANT CONNECTION.
ANYBODY THAT COULD KEEP THEIR HEAD ON THEIR SHOULDERS
IN THE MIDST OF CRAZINESS, THAT'S MY KIND OF GIRL.
I SAY CHEERS,
AND LET'S CONTINUE ON ENJOYING OUR NIGHT.
I AGREE, CHERYL.
RIGHT?
I AGREE.
YOU AND ZAKIA DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK THIS OUT.
I'M NOT BEING A ***, IT'S JUST...
I DON'T REALLY KNOW
IF I EVEN WANT TO MEET WITH HER, LIZA.
THAT'S THE TRUTH.
WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON IN YOUR MIND?
A *** DISRESPECTED ME.
"YOU DON'T LIKE ME? [BLEEP] YOU.
I DON'T LIKE YOU, EITHER."
LIZA.
HI, LADIES.
TODAY, I AM MEETING UP WITH MONICA AND JOSIE.
MWAH! MWAH!
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE GIRLS
SINCE "MOMMY'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET" PARTY,
AND WE HAVE A LOT TO CATCH UP ON.
ANYWAY, I PUT OUT AN E-MAIL TO FIND OUT
IF ANYBODY GOT ZAKIA FALLING DOWN THE STEPS
ON THEIR CAMERA PHONES. [ LAUGHS ]
AWW.
ALL I SAW WAS THE PONY TAIL,
AND THEN IT WAS SWINGING, AND HER EYES WERE ROLLING,
AND THEN SHE WAS COMING TOWARDS YOU.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHEN ZAKIA STOOD UP AND GOT IN YOUR FACE,
I WAS LIKE, "NAH, DAWG."
I SHOULD HAVE PUT HER OVER MY KNEE
AND GIVEN HER A SPANKING, TO TELL THE TRUTH.
THAT IS THE TRUTH.
I LIKE ZAKIA.
I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
TO ME, ZAKIA WASN'T THE ONLY ONE IN THE WRONG HERE.
MONICA, IF YOU WOULD HAVE LAID IT DOWN
AND SAID TO HER --
LIL' KIM WAS INVITED BEFORE ZAKIA.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID!
YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT TO ZAKIA.
EVERY TIME I PUT SOMETHING ON MY BLOG ABOUT FLOYD,
I DON'T TEXT YOU.
LIKE, WHY WOULD I DO THAT?
OKAY, BUT IF ONE OF FLOYD'S CHICKS WAS GOING,
MAYBE YOU WOULD TELL JOSIE,
'CAUSE YOU DO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH JOSIE,
BUT I WOULD GET UPSET, TOO, IF YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.
JUST LAY IT OUT AND SAY,
"LOOK, IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COME,
"AND IF YOU DO COME, DON'T 'CAUSE A PROBLEM,
'CAUSE THIS IS MY PARTY."
BUT I AM GONNA PUT ON MY BLOG
HER FALLING DOWN THE STEPS, THOUGH.
OH. SEE, THAT'S GONNA ADD TO THE FIRE.
YOU KNOW, ME AND JOSIE WENT OUT THAT NIGHT
AND LISTENED TO LIL' KIM TAPES ALL NIGHT.
OH.
IN THE CAR.
I'M JUST REALLY OVER ALL THE DRAMA
GOING BACK AND FORTH AT THIS TABLE.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE THE ADULT IN THIS SITUATION.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE THE MEDIATOR,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE ME.
YOU AND ZAKIA DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK THIS OUT.
IT WAS HANDLED THE WRONG WAY, AND I HAVE AN IDEA.
WHAT'S THE IDEA?
ZAKIA SHOULD APOLOGIZE. IS THAT YOUR IDEA?
WHAT'S THE IDEA?
SOME YOGA.
YOGA? I GET, LIKE, ANXIETY DOING YOGA.
NAMASTE.
MY A.D.D., THAT'S NOT --
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE TOO HOT TO EVEN THINK ABOUT ANXIETY.
HOT YOGA, TOO?
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO BE SO DRAMATIC?
THE FALL DOWN THE STEPS.
NOW WE HAVE TO GO TO YOGA AND BE HOT.
LIKE, WHY?
AN APOLOGY DOESN'T MEAN SUFFERING, DOES IT?
Morales: JOSIE CAN COME, TOO.
OKAY, Y'ALL DO Y'ALL THING.
BUT YOU'RE MAKING ME GO.
THAT'S --
JOSIE'S GONNA COME NEXT TIME.
THAT'S Y'ALL'S [BLEEP] THAT *** IS CRAY CRAY.
YOU NEED TO COME.
Joseph-Taylor: LIZA'S A LITTLE PUSHY TODAY.
LIKE, MM.
LIZA REASSEMBLED HER BACKBONE TODAY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, BIKRAM YOGA.
YOU'RE IN?
I'M NOT BEING A ***, IT'S JUST...
I DON'T REALLY KNOW
IF I EVEN WANT TO MEET WITH HER, LIZA.
THAT'S THE TRUTH.
LIZA BEING SO PUSHY MADE ME REALIZE,
YOU KNOW, I HAVE STUFF TO SAY TO ZAKIA.
SHE HAS AGREED TO THIS?
I'M WORKING ON ZAKIA. I'M WORKING ON ZAKIA.
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT. SHE'S GONNA BE THERE.
LOOK.
IF I DO MEET HER,
AND YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, LIZA,
I'M DEAD-*** SERIOUS.
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
LIKE, I'M NOT MEETING WITH HER
UNLESS SHE CAN BE A GROWN-UP.
I'M NOT TAKING TIME OUT OF MY SCHEDULE TO, LIKE --
THAT'S FAIR.
HEY.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU'RE SMILING.
I AM SMILING.
SHE'S PERKY.
[ LAUGHS ]
I THINK MONICA'S ON BOARD WITH TALKING TO ZAKIA,
BUT I JUST GOT TO CONVINCE ZAKIA NOW.
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.
OHH.
I MEAN, THAT WAS A VERY UGLY NIGHT.
ONE THING I DEFINITELY WANT TO EXPRESS TO YOU GUYS
IS I AM SO NOT WITH THE DRAMA.
YIKES.
THAT WAS NOT COOL, MAN.
AND I'M NOT BLAMING YOU, BUT I WAS JUST SO OVER IT.
WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE IN THAT PLACE
WITH A LOT OF HURT AND ANGER.
I WOULD JUST LOVE TO FIND OUT
AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ZAKIA.
WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON IN YOUR MIND?
A *** DISRESPECTED ME.
I CAN'T TAKE DISRESPECT.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS MINUTE...
AND YOU JUST...?
AND I SEE THAT.
I WILL LOSE MY [BLEEP] MIND.
AND THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO CONTROL.
I THINK THAT SOMETIMES I JUST --
THE HURT THAT JUST SITS IN ALL OF US --
I KNOW IT SITS IN ME.
I HAVE A LOT OF PAIN, AND I THINK SOMETIMES I REACT...
I SAID THAT TO SOMEBODY.
...CRAZY BECAUSE IT'S THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH.
I'VE NEVER GONE TO THERAPY
AFTER LOSING MY BROTHERS AND MY SISTER
WITHIN A 3-YEAR SPAN.
TWO OF MY BROTHERS WERE MURDERED,
AND I LOST MY SISTER TO BREAST CANCER.
I WAS DEVASTATED.
I WAS ANGRY.
I'M STILL ANGRY, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'VE NEVER DEALT WITH THAT.
I MEAN, JUST EVEN
WITH WHAT MY SON'S FATHER PUT ME THROUGH.
I CAN IDENTIFY WITH ZAKIA WITH LOSING CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS.
SHE LOST THREE SIBLINGS.
I LOST MY SON.
BUT I THINK WE DEAL WITH IT VERY DIFFERENTLY.
NO, WE WEREN'T MARRIED,
BUT WE WERE LIVING LIKE A FAMILY.
IT WAS A FAMILY. RIGHT.
HE WAS LIKE MY HUSBAND. I HAD HIS BACK FROM THE JUMP!
YOU UNDERSTAND?
THIS MAN HAD NOTHING TO OFFER ME.
I STARTED DEALING WITH HIM TWO DAYS OUT OF JAIL.
HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANYTHING.
I TAUGHT HIM HOW TO DRESS! I TAUGHT HIM HOW TO EAT!
EVERYTHING! HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING!
I TAUGHT HIM THAT,
AND I LOVED HIM WHEN EVERYBODY TOLD ME,
"WHY ARE YOU DEALING WITH THIS JAIL BIRD?"
FROM MY FAMILY TO MY FRIENDS,
THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME, ZAKIA?
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?"
BUT I LOVED HIM, BECAUSE I SAW PAST THAT.
I SAW HIS HEART.
HE DID HAVE A GOOD HEART. I SAW THAT.
AND WHILE WE WERE TOGETHER,
HE WAS WITH THIS [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
PEOPLE THINK, LIKE, "MAINO'S BABY'S MAMA IS CRAZY."
NO, MAINO'S BABY MAMA JUST DON'T TAKE NO [BLEEP]
I HELD DOWN MY FAMILY -- MY SON AND HIM!
ZAKIA TOOK ME TO A PLACE
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED IN MYSELF.
AND IT JUST CHANGED EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, I JUST DON'T LOOK AT ZAKIA THE SAME ANYMORE.
GO AHEAD. GET ANGRY. BEAT SOMEBODY UP.
I DON'T EVEN CARE AT THIS POINT.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
SO, IT WAS A LOT OF DISRESPECT.
AND THAT'S THE THING, LIKE, WITH MONICA,
IT'S LIKE, "WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?
"LIKE, YOU SEEMED COOL.
"YOU DON'T LIKE ME? [BLEEP] YOU.
I DON'T LIKE YOU, EITHER."
I JUST CAME HERE TODAY TO GET ZAKIA AND MONICA TO GO TO YOGA,
AND SHE COMPLETELY UNLEASHED.
NOW I UNDERSTAND HER MORE,
AND I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR HER TO COME WITH ME
TO MEET WITH MONICA AND GO TO YOGA.
LISTEN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE DISAGREEMENTS,
BUT I FEEL LIKE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE HAVE TO TRY TO -- HOW WE'RE GONNA WORK THIS OUT?
MONICA, YOU, MYSELF,
I THINK WE SHOULD GO TO HOT YOGA,
WE SHOULD SWEAT IT OUT.
HOT YOGA?
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT DOES YOGA HAVE TO DO WITH SETTLING THINGS WITH MONICA?
THIS IS ABOUT YOU GUYS.
I'M JUST GONNA BE THERE, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S COOL.
WORK IT OUT.
LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD BE AROUND HER SO SOON.
THIS JUST HAPPENED. THIS JUST HAPPENED.
I MEAN, I FEEL YOU, BUT --
YOU KNOW, IF SHE SAYS SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF POCKET,
IT COULD GET UGLY.
NO.
I DON'T WANT THAT, ESPECIALLY NOT AT YOGA.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE WAS UPSET, TOO,
SO I FEEL LIKE SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS [BLEEP] EITHER.
SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS DRAMA, EITHER.
IT SEEMED LIKE SHE WANTED SOME DRAMA AT THE PARTY.
BUT HOW ARE WE GONNA PULL IT TOGETHER?
ARE WE GONNA ALWAYS HAVE CONFLICT?
I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I HAVE TO PRAY ON IT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO PRAY ON.
ARE YOU SURE THIS OKAY FOR ME?
SHE FELL DOWN THE STEPS.
I'M SORRY IF WE'RE BEING RUDE.
SHE'S BEING RUDE.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE CLASS.
WE'RE GONNA COME TO -- WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
I'M THINKING THIS MIGHT BE A MISTAKE.
I HAVE 200,000 STORIES ON MY BLOG,
AND MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A BUSINESS WORKS, ZAKIA.
I DON'T POST EVERY STORY.
I KNOW. I DO UNDERSTAND HOW A BUSINESS WORKS.
PLEASE.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE COMING HERE TODAY.
I KNOW.
Morales: I WASN'T SURE
IF MONICA AND ZAKIA WERE GONNA SHOW UP FOR YOGA.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, LIZA?
THEY'RE BOTH HERE, AND THAT'S A START.
I JUST HOPE NOTHING POPS OFF.
THE GIRLS DO NEED TO TALK IT OUT,
BUT I'M HOPING THEY'LL SWEAT IT OUT
AND LET OFF ALL THAT TOXIC ENERGY
AND RESOLVE THIS WHOLE SITUATION.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS IS GOOD
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOT OF ANGER ISSUES, MAYBE?
YES, IT IS.
THIS IS A GOOD CLASS FOR YOU, MONICA.
ZAKIA.
Joseph-Taylor: I'M LOOKING AT HER GOING,
"WHO IN THE HELL WEARS EARRINGS THAT BIG?
THEN I REALIZE, "OH, MINE ARE BIGGER."
Woman: LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT POSTURE.
IT'S CALLED A HALF-MOON POSE.
TO THE LEFT.
CAN WE BEND IT TO THE RIGHT?
WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR ELBOWS OR YOUR KNEES.
NOW PUSH YOUR HIPS TO THE RIGHT.
WONDER WOMAN SHIELD RIGHT HERE, ZAKIA.
GO BEYOND YOUR FLEXIBILITY.
YOU WANT YOUR STOMACH ON THE THIGHS,
THE CHEST ON THE KNEES,
AND THE FACE ON THE LEGS BELOW THE KNEES.
SO FROM THE SIDE, YOU LOOK LIKE A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH.
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS OKAY FOR ME?
SHE IS FINE.
OH, STOP BEING A HATER, MONICA.
I'M SORRY, INSTRUCTOR. SHE'S RUDE.
I'M LIKE, "WAIT A MINUTE.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE COOL, BUT SHE'S SAYING SLICK STUFF.
SHOULD YOU KNOCK HER OUT, OR SHOULD YOU BE COOL, "Z"?
THIS IS WHAT YOU LIKE, RIGHT, MONICA?
Woman: KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
THIS POSITION.
MAYBE IF YOU HAD SOME OF THIS, YOU WOULDN'T BE SO ANGRY.
I DON'T WANT NONE, HONEY.
LAST CHANCE. LOCK YOUR KNEES. LOCK YOUR KNEES.
LET'S CONTINUE WITH THE CLASS.
WE'RE GONNA COME TO -- WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
I'M SORRY IF WE'RE BEING RUDE.
I'M SORRY IF SHE'S BEING RUDE.
I UNDERSTAND.
I COULD TELL HALFWAY THROUGH ZAKIA WANTED TO CONFRONT ME.
SHE WANTED TO TALK.
THE QUICKER WE TALKED,
THE QUICKER WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE HOT.
SO I JUST CONFRONT HER.
IT WAS AN IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR ME --
A SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR ME.
WHATEVER YOUR FEELINGS WERE,
THAT WAS NOT THE TIME TO DO IT.
LET ME FINISH.
THAT PARTY WAS TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.
TO FLY DOWN THE STEPS AT THE PARTY
AND GHETTO, GHETTO --
YOU KNOW WHAT, MONICA?
I'M GONNA BE A WOMAN ABOUT THIS.
I WAS HURT WHEN I WAS TOLD
THAT YOU WERE INVITING LIL' KIM.
NO. NO. NO. YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.
BUT I WAS TOLD THAT YOU TOLD A FEW PEOPLE.
AH, YOU WERE TOLD.
DID YOU EVER ASK ME?
I'M THINKING THIS MIGHT BE A MISTAKE.
IT WAS ON YOUR BLOG. HOW COULD YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN?
I HAVE 200,000 STORIES ON MY BLOG,
AND MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A BUSINESS WORKS, ZAKIA.
I DON'T POST EVERY STORY.
I KNOW. I DO UNDERSTAND HOW A BUSINESS WORKS.
THE GIRLS --
THEY DON'T SEEM LIKE THEY WANT TO SQUASH THIS SITUATION.
PLEASE.
OKAY, GUYS. LISTEN.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOSING THE PURPOSE OF WHY WE CAME HERE.
I THINK BOTH OF YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
I DID TELL MONICA
BEFORE THE PARTY, SHE SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO YOU.
BEFORE.
THANKS, LIZA.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
MAYBE YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY YOU FOUND OUT.
IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
"I'M NOT GONNA GO TO THE PARTY.
IT'S GONNA CAUSE CHAOS," WHICH IT DID.
IT DID.
"LET ME NOT GO, BUT AS SOON AS THAT PARTY'S OVER,
"I'M GONNA TEXT HER, AND I'M GONNA TELL HER,
'YOU WERE DEAD WRONG.'"
LIZA'S PRESENCE -- SO POSITIVE, SO RADIANT.
I'M THINKING, "YOU KNOW WHAT, 'Z'?
LET'S MAKE THIS A GOOD DAY."
MONICA, UM, YOU KNOW, IT JUST HURT ME,
YOU KNOWING THAT I HAVE THIS HISTORY WITH LIL' KIM.
AND I JUST WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT TO YOU.
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE I INVITED HER.
I WAS SO BUSY ANNOYED WITH THE OTHER GIRLS
FOR NOT SEEING THIS AS MY MOMENT,
I DIDN'T TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE PHONE."
AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED I WAS WRONG, ALSO.
YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING, MAYBE,
AND SOMETIMES THAT'S ONE OF MY FAULTS, THE SHARING.
I THINK THAT NIGHT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME, ZAKIA --
IT WAS, LIKE, THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS
THAT I'VE HAD THE STRENGTH
TO STAND UP AND SAY, "THIS IS FOR ME."
AND YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW I'M FINALIZING MY DIVORCE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
Joseph-Taylor: A FEW OF THE GIRLS DON'T KNOW THIS,
BUT I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE
OF FINALIZING MY DIVORCE FROM FLEX.
IT'S A HUGE STEP FOR ME.
AND IT IS A LOT EMOTIONALLY.
AND I'M GOING THROUGH A LOT RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T ALWAYS SHOW IT,
AND I KNOW I SEEM LIKE SUCH A BOSS ***
AND I HAVE IT TOGETHER, BUT I DON'T.
SO, I'M SORRY IF I WAS SELFISH, AND I WAS.
I WAS.
BUT IT WASN'T PERSONAL TO YOU.
I THINK I'M LEARNING TO FOCUS ON MYSELF,
SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO.
MONICA APOLOGIZED, WHICH MADE ME HAPPY,
BECAUSE SHE SHOWED ME THAT SHE RESPECTED ME,
AND THAT'S ALL I WANTED.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU RESPECT ME.
AND SO SINCE SHE WAS RESPECTFUL, I WAS RESPECTFUL.
AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DAY.
READY TO GO HOME.
SISTERHOOD, ARE WE BACK?
YAY.
JUST DON'T BRING THE HOOD
TO SISTERHOOD ANYMORE, ALL RIGHT?
OH, NO. I'M NEVER HOODIE.
I'M NEVER HOODIE. I'M ALWAYS DIVA.
Caruso: [ Voice breaking ] THE GUARDS HANDCUFFED HIM
AND TOOK HIM OUT A BACK DOOR.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW PHIL CARUSO.
EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND,
I HEAR ABOUT HE'S HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
OH, MY GOD.
HI, HONEY.
Simmons: ALL THIS CRAZINESS WITH ZAKIA REALLY GOT ME THINKING.
I WANT TO GET MYSELF IN ORDER.
I LIKE CHERYL. I LOOK UP TO HER.
AND SHE'S A REAL BUSINESSWOMAN THAT'S ABOUT HER BUSINESS.
THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO GO.
Caruso: I'M CHERYL CARUSO.
I WAS MARRIED TO MOBSTER PHILLY CARUSO FOR 13 YEARS.
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING,
HE COMPLETELY SWEPT ME OFF MY FEET.
IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY ASPECT, IN EVERY WAY.
I THOUGHT HIS PRINTING COMPANY WAS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD HOUSES, CARS, MONEY, JEWELRY.
I WAS LOVING MY LIFE.
Woman: PHIL CARUSO IS HEADED TO JAIL AFTER BEING CONVICTED
OF DRUG TRAFFICKING AND RACKETEERING.
ALL I REMEMBER IS THE JUDGE HITTING THE MALLET DOWN,
SENTENCING HIM TO PRISON,
AND THE GUARDS HANDCUFFED HIM AND TOOK HIM OUT A BACK DOOR.
[ Voice breaking ] AND THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW PHIL CARUSO.
MY WHOLE WORLD JUST, LIKE, COLLAPSED.
I HAD NOBODY TO TURN TO, NOBODY TO RELY ON.
I HAD TO FIGURE THIS ALL OUT ON MY OWN.
PHIL WENT AWAY IN 1997.
HE'S OUT NOW.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE IS.
HE'S JUST HIDING SOMEWHERE,
AND HE ONLY COMES OUT OF THE WOODWORK
WHEN HIS KIDS WANT TO SEE HIM.
AND IT'S JUST A SAD SITUATION.
ARE YOU A BABY?
WHAT'S BABY DO?
IT WAS A LONG HAUL FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
AND NOW I'VE FINALLY MADE IT,
AND I HAVE MY OWN TEQUILA COMPANY CALLED "TALERO TEQUILA."
I'VE BEEN THERE WHERE THESE WOMEN ARE TODAY.
I'VE BEEN LIED TO, AND I'VE BEEN ABANDONED.
IF I CAN BRING ANYTHING TO THE TABLE FOR THESE WOMEN,
I WANT TO HELP THEM.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
MY LIFE IS REALLY A MESS, CHERYL.
WHY?
I MEAN, SUCH A MESS RIGHT NOW.
WHAT HAPPENED?
MY EX-HUSBAND --
AFTER WE SEPARATED, IT'S JUST BEEN HORRIBLE.
HE JUST TOTALLY CUT US OFF.
HAVE YOU SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THIS?
I SPOKE TO HIM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
OKAY.
I FINALLY GOT THE COURAGE UP AND ASKED HIM FOR A DIVORCE.
I'D RATHER BE BROKE, HOMELESS, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY.
YEAH. RIGHT.
I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING HUMILIATED PUBLICLY.
RIGHT.
BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND,
I HEAR ABOUT HE'S HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
OH, MY GOD.
THE WORLD KNOWS RAP LEGEND DMX.
I JUST KNOW A MAN THAT I WAS MARRIED TO
THAT HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF CHILDREN BY OTHER WOMEN,
TWO OF THEM BLOOD-TESTED POSITIVE.
WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE?
I'M NOT WASTING ANY MORE TEARS ON THIS SITUATION.
RIGHT.
BUT I HAVE BIGGER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT NOW.
I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY HOUSE.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, AND MY PHONE'S CUT OFF.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
MY ELECTRICITY WAS OFF LAST MONTH.
NOW I GOT TO START MAKING MONEY.
I HAVE TO START TAKING CARE OF ME AND THE KIDS.
HAVE YOU TRIED TO GET A JOB LATELY?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED?
THE LAST TIME I WORKED, IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE IN THE SAME POSITION THAT I WAS IN, BASICALLY.
AND IT'S HARD.
TASHERA'S SHARING WITH ME ALL THESE PERSONAL DETAILS,
AND IT'S BREAKING MY HEART
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOWN THAT PATH BEFORE.
AND I KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH.
AND WHATEVER I CAN DO TO GET HER AWAY FROM THAT AND HELP HER,
I WANT TO BE THERE FOR HER.
WE ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.
WHAT HELPED ME IN THE BEGINNING
IS GETTING MY PERSONAL AFFAIRS IN ORDER.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST STEP FOR YOU.
GET YOURSELF IN ORDER, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW.
FOR SOME REASON, I WANT MY CHILDREN
TO AT LEAST MEET THEIR BROTHER AND SISTER.
YOU DO?
I JUST REALLY WANT TO GO OUT AND FIND DMX'S SIDE KIDS,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO
FOR MY CHILDREN.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, DMX, OR THE OTHER BABY MOTHERS.
IT'S ABOUT OUR CHILDREN GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
AS PART OF THE CLOSURE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE --
NOT MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ME,
BUT JUST, LIKE, I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
FOR PART OF MY HEALING AND MOVING ON.
I'M EXTREMELY SHOCKED.
I WOULDN'T DO IT,
BUT IF IT HELPS HER FIND THAT CLOSURE,
THAT'S THE PATH THAT SHE WANTS TO TAKE,
THEN I'M GONNA BE THERE TO HELP SUPPORT HER.
IS HE WILLING TO INTRODUCE THEM
OR DO YOU NEED TO GO OUT AND FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP?
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMEBODY,
'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S NOT ABOUT HIM ANYMORE.
IT'S ABOUT OUR CHILDREN.
WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT WHO THE KIDS ARE
AND WHERE THEY ARE FIRST BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT INITIATIVE.
DO YOU?
OKAY.
AND I WILL TAKE YOU THERE.
SO, CHERYL LETS ME KNOW THAT SHE HAS A GUY,
AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, "OF COURSE CHERYL HAS A GUY.
"THIS IS WHY I WENT TO SEE CHERYL,
"'CAUSE I KNEW SHE'LL HELP ME OUT
WITH THINGS THAT I NEED TO DO TO FIND CLOSURE."
WE'LL GO TALK TO HIM,
AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME, SWEETHEART.
AWW. YOU GOT ME.
I GOT YOU.
[ LAUGHS ] OH, NO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
AFTER YOU, MY DEAR.
THANK YOU, SWEET CAKE.
Harris: I ASKED LIZA OUT FOR DRINKS
BECAUSE I KNOW SHE TOOK ZA-CRAY CRAY AND MONICA TO YOGA,
AND I'M DYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED.
SO...HOW WAS YOGA?
YOGA WAS GOOD.
I THINK, BY THE END, MONICA GOT EMOTIONAL.
SHE EXPLAINED TO HER
THAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH SOME [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.
MONICA GOT EMOTIONAL WITH ZAKIA?
SHE DID. SHE DID.
I WAS AT HER HOUSE, AND SHE IS --
HOW'S SHE DOING? I HAVEN'T SEEN HER SINCE THAT DAY.
SHE'S READY TO SIGN THE PAPERS.
I'M REALLY SURPRISED BY THAT.
MONICA'S ALWAYS PUTTING UP THIS TOUGH FRONT
LIKE EVERYTHING'S ALL GOOD,
AND I KNOW THAT THE DIVORCE IS KILLING HER.
BUT IT'S COOL
THAT HER AND ZA-CRAY CRAY WERE ABLE TO MASH THINGS OUT
SO MONICA CAN FOCUS ON WHAT'S AHEAD OF HER.
I AM JUST COMING FROM SUCH A DIFFERENT PLACE
WHERE I DIDN'T GO THROUGH A DIVORCE, BUT...
RIGHT.
SHE SAYS I'M STRADDLING THE FENCE.
WOW.
WOULD YOU EVER GO BACK TO YOUR EX?
NO. I MEAN, I THINK --
YOU WOULDN'T?
NOT AS IS.
LIKE, EVEN IF HE WAS TO GET A DIVORCE.
NOT AS IS.
WE JUST GREW INTO SUCH DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
WHEN THE BABY PASSED, HE WENT ONE WAY,
LIKE, WITH HIS THINKING, WITH HIS JUST EVERYTHING.
I WENT ANOTHER WAY.
AND SO, I THINK IT'S -- I COULD NEVER GO BACK TO THAT.
I'M WITH YOU. I'M WITH YOU.
AND I'M NOT MONICA.
I'M NOT, "YOU'VE GOT TO DATE. YOU'VE GOT TO DATE."
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUSH ME OUT THERE?
"LET ME TALK. LET ME TALK."
NO, I JUST WANT YOU TO GO OUT THERE
AND JUST, LIKE, HAVE FUN.
AND COME WITH ME TO HAVE FUN.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, LIKE, MINGLING
WITH OTHER SINGLE PEOPLE LIKE US, MY DEAR.
I'M NOT GONNA PRESSURE LIZA INTO DATING,
BUT I AM GONNA PRESSURE HER TO GET OUT AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.
IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR HER.
I HAVE THIS IDEA THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS EYE-GAZING THING.
OH, GOSH.
WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S JUST WE GET TOGETHER WITH A BUNCH OF RANDOM PEOPLE,
AND WE GAZE INTO THEIR EYES. [ LAUGHS ]
RANDOM [BLEEP] SERIAL KILLERS?
OH, MY GOD.
EYE GAZING IS SPEED DATING WITHOUT TALKING.
AND IT'S ABOUT CHEMISTRY AND CONFIDENCE.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY
TO GO OUT AND MEET SOME FUN YUMMIES.
WHAT IS IT?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN OUT ON A DATE?
IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR.
IT'LL BE SOMETHING FUN AND NEW AND FRESH.
AND YUMMY.
YOU GET TO MEET SOME YUMMIES.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON A DATE,
BUT STARING INTO A STRANGER'S EYES DOESN'T SOUND FUN TO ME.
IT'LL BE YOU, ME, AND ALL THE REST OF THE GIRLS.
I THINK IT'D BE FUN, AND FOR ALL OF US TO GET TOGETHER.
AND IF THERE'S A RANDOM ONE,
WE'LL JUST HAVE A LITTLE ELBOW,
LIKE, "GET HIM OUT OF MY FACE."
THERE'S NO PRESSURE IN ANY TYPE OF GAZING IN ANYBODY'S EYES.
OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
MY DIGNITY. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, WHAT?
YOUR DIGNITY?
MY SOON-TO-BE EX-HUSBAND, DMX,
HAD OTHER CHILDREN WITHIN OUR MARRIAGE.
WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
I KNOW.
I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE.
Joseph-Taylor: THE ONE THING ZAKIA IS GOOD WITH,
THE GIRL IS FIERCE WITH HER EYES.
Joseph-Taylor: ZAKIA, DO THE EYES. LOOK AT HER EYES.
DO THE EYES, ZAKIA! LOOK! LOOK!
I KNOW FROM THE DAY SHE ATTACKED ME.
SO, THIS WILL BE INTERESTING.
I KNOW.
Simmons: CHERYL SUGGESTED THAT I GET MY PERSONAL LIFE IN ORDER,
SO I'M GONNA START OFF BY SEEKING OUT DMX'S SIDE KIDS.
HEY.
CHERYL.
GREAT. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. GOOD. GOOD.
THIS IS MY GIRLFRIEND TASHERA.
I KNOW A GUY WHO'S A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.
HE'S A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT HE'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES.
MAYBE HE CAN HELP TASHERA OUT.
I'M HERE BECAUSE MY SOON-TO-BE EX-HUSBAND, DMX,
HAD OTHER CHILDREN WITHIN OUR MARRIAGE.
WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
I KNOW.
I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE.
DO YOU KNOW WHO DMX IS?
WHITE GUY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS I MOVE FORWARD IN MY JOURNEY
TO CLOSE THIS CHAPTER.
THE LAST PART OF IT IS TACKLING THE CHILDREN.
IF I DON'T DO THIS NOW, I MAY NEVER DO IT,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEIR FATHER IS NOT
GONNA TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO GET THEM TOGETHER.
SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
I HAVE A HALF-BROTHER THAT I'M REALLY CLOSE WITH.
I WANT TO GIVE MY CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET THEIR HALF-BROTHER AND SISTER
SO THAT WAY, THEY CAN BE CLOSE TO THEM, AS WELL.
I WANT THEM TO GET TO KNOW THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO RUN IN THE STREET ONE DAY
OR START DATING SOMEONE'S THAT THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER.
AH, YEAH. THAT WOULD BE KIND OF AWKWARD.
YEAH, THAT WOULDN'T BE COOL.
NO. NO. I'M AGAINST THAT.
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF *** IS HEREDITARY OR NOT.
EXACTLY. [ LAUGHS ]
[ Laughing ] OH, MY GOODNESS.
UH...
DID CHERYL FIND HIM OFF THE STREET SOMEWHERE?
WHO WORKED WITH THIS GUY
THAT RECOMMENDED HIM TO CHERYL CARUSO?
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT WE MAY BE NOT HEALING THE WOUND.
WE MAY BE OPENING A WOUND FOR THESE TWO OTHER KIDS.
AS WE APPROACH THIS, WE'RE GONNA GET A CLEARER PICTURE,
AND IT MAY CHANGE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT.
YOU MAY BE HAPPY WITH JUST THE KNOWLEDGE
AND NOT WANTING TO INTERVENE.
OPEN THE DOOR AND ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.
RIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MY PSYCHOLOGIST.
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
NO, NO, I'M JUST SAYING
BECAUSE, USUALLY I THOUGHT WITH AN INVESTIGATOR...
HAVE YOU ALWAYS FELT THIS WAY?
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING. NO, LIE BACK.
[ SIGHS ]
I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT YOU KNOW
THAT MAY BE HELPFUL THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET.
PERFECT.
SO, WE'RE ON IT. WE'RE ON IT.
READY TO ROLL.
YOU GUYS NEED TO BE FABULOUS, LIKE, RIDICULOUSLY SO.
WE NEED TO BE GLAMMED UP.
SO, I SET UP THIS EYE-GAZING PARTY FOR ALL OF US TO GO TO.
AND I'VE GOT THE GLAM SQUAD
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL EYES ARE ON US
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME MALE ATTENTION.
AND I THINK THE GIRLS NEED TO GET OUT AND HAVE FUN.
WHAT TIME ARE WE GONNA BE THERE?
UM, I THINK IT'S 7:30.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
ME AND ZA-CRAY CRAY HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER
SINCE I TOLD HER *** TO GO BACK TO THE GUTTER
AND SHE TRIED TO KILL ME.
BUT I'M GONNA LET ALL THAT SLIDE FOR NOW.
SO, DO WE SIT?
WE GET TO GAZE IN EACH PERSON'S EYE INDIVIDUALLY
AND THEN SWITCH?
WAIT. IS THERE ANY SMELLING?
WHAT DID I SAY?
EYE GAZING.
IS ANYBODY ELSE THERE EYE GAZING OR IS IT JUST US?
JUST IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY YOU FREAKING LIKE,
SHOW THEM WITH YOUR EYES.
DO THEY KNOW WE'RE EYE GAZING?
OR OPEN YOUR LEGS A LITTLE BIT.
Joseph-Taylor: ZAKIA, DO THE EYES. LOOK AT HER EYES.
DO THE EYES, ZAKIA. LOOK!
Joseph-Taylor: THE ONE THING ZAKIA IS GOOD WITH,
THE GIRL IS FIERCE WITH HER EYES.
I KNOW FROM THE DAY SHE ATTACKED ME.
THE FUNNY THING IS WITH ZAKIA'S GAZE,
SHE'S GONNA WALK OUT WITH EVERY MAN IN THE PLACE.
ZAKIA, LET'S PRAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LET'S PRAY, ZAKIA! THIS IS A GOOD TIME! HIT IT!
Harris: ZA-CRAY CRAY CAN COME TO THE PARTY,
BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME FROM MAKING FUN OF HER ***.
HEY, BABY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ WOMAN CHUCKLES ]
EYES ARE POSITIONED PERFECTLY.
LOOK! AHHHH.
Baum: JOSIE IS SHOWING ME ANOTHER SIDE TO HER.
I THINK I'M STARTING TO LIKE HER,
BUT I DON'T TRUST HER STILL.
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!
JOSIE, ZAKIA.
YOU'VE PICKED THE SAME GENTLEMAN.
SO, JAMEL?
WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
OH.
I DON'T SEE --
HEY, BABY CAKE.
OH, GOD.
I HAVE TO PUT THIS HERE. THIS IS TERRIBLE.
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
THIS IS SO FREAKY.
I WANT TO RUN.
I KNEW I WOULD NEED A DRINK OR TWO,
BECAUSE I WAS SAYING TO MYSELF,
"WHAT KIND OF MEN GO TO AN EYE-GAZING PARTY?"
NOT THE MEN I DATE.
Matt: ALL RIGHT, COULD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?
MY NAME IS MATT, AND THIS IS MY EVENT.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS SOMETHING CALLED EYE GAZING.
SORT OF LIKE SPEED DATING, OKAY?
BUT WHAT I BELIEVE
IS THAT THE EYES ARE THE WINDOW TO THE HEARTS.
Harris: IS THERE NO DRINKING WHILE GAZING?
YOU CAN DRINK AND GAZE.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, BUDDY.
BUT YOU CAN'T LOOK AT YOUR DRINK.
OH.
FOR ONE-MINUTE INTERVALS, THE WOMEN ACROSS FROM THE MEN
AND THE MEN ACROSS FROM THE WOMEN
ARE GOING TO STARE INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING.
THESE GUYS ARE GONNA BE ROTATING THROUGH.
THE GUY FROM THE END'S GONNA COME UP.
YOU'RE GONNA GET TO SEE EACH DIFFERENT GUY.
AND WE'RE GONNA ESTABLISH IF THERE IS CHEMISTRY.
YOU STILL SITING, LIZA?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
Morales: MAYBE I'M A LITTLE PARANOID,
BUT I'D RATHER BE PARANOID THAN BE NAIVE.
SO, RIGHT AWAY, I'M THINKING,
"SERIAL KILLERS WILL BE IN THE BUILDING,
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR THEIR NEXT VICTIM."
Matt: 1, 2, 3.
BEGIN.
Man: IT STAYED FOR ME.
IT WAS STAYING FOR YOU?
Man: [ CLAPS ] LET'S GO.
MACHO.
MACHO.
NO GAZING AT THE BOTTOM EYES.
GAZE AT THE EYES UP TOP.
Matt: 1, 2, BEGIN.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS A WOMAN THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH HELL AND BACK.
YOU AIN'T READY FOR THIS.
Matt: OKAY, TIME.
I FEEL LIKE I'M LOOKING AT MY SON.
THIS IS WEIRD!
YOU'RE SUCH A BABY!
HELL, NO.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
Matt: IF ANY ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN WAS SOMEBODY...
LET ME SEE WHAT YOU HAVE.
...THAT YOU'D LIKE TO TALK TO, WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN.
Baum: SO, THEN THE HOST TELLS US
THAT WE HAVE TO PICK SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE CHEMISTRY WITH.
I'M LIKE, "I DON'T HAVE CHEMISTRY WITH ANY OF THEM."
I'M GONNA ASK EACH ONE OF YOU WHO YOU HAVE PICKED.
MONICA?
THEY'RE WONDERFUL GENTLEMEN, BUT I'M GONNA PASS TONIGHT.
MM.
Woman: THAT SUCKS.
LIZA, WHO DID YOU CHOOSE?
DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS. COME ON.
LIZA, IT'S A CONVERSATION.
THAT'S WHACK.
I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL TOO COMFORTABLE WITH PICKING,
'CAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL AN INSTANT CHEMISTRY.
AND I'M NOT ONE TO FORCE ANY SITUATION,
SO I'M KIND OF THINKING,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I'M GONNA PASS."
WHO'D YOU PICK?
YES.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A STEP BACK
AND LEAVE THEM ALL FOR THE OTHER GIRLS.
[ WOMAN LAUGHS ]
WHO'D YOU PICK, TASHERA?
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY PICK ANYONE THAT I WOULD BE WITH,
BUT I THOUGHT MOSES WAS A VERY SEXY AFRICAN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Woman: AWW.
AND I WOULD HAVE GAVE IT TO HIM IF I WAS IN THAT.
Woman #2: WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M JUST HAVING FUN WITH IT. WHATEVER.
Matt: ALL RIGHT, WHO HAVE YOU PICKED?
UH, WHO I THOUGHT WAS ATTRACTIVE?
WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE --
WHO I THOUGHT WAS ATTRACTIVE...
...WAS JAMEL.
I PICKED THE LITTLE CUTIE, JAMEL.
WHO I DIDN'T HAVE CHEMISTRY WITH,
BUT HE WAS CERTAINLY A HANDSOME LAD.
JOSIE, WHO DID YOU CHOOSE?
I CHOSE CONTESTANT NUMBER...
...JAMEL, TOO. CONTESTANT NUMBER 5.
JAMEL.
IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT THEY PICKED THE SAME GUY?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOSIE, ZAKIA.
YOU'VE PICKED THE SAME GENTLEMAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
JAMEL.
NOW, JAMEL, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
SO, JAMEL, WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?
AWW.
I'M BLUSHING.
Harris: I ACTUALLY REALLY DIDN'T LIKE ANY OF THE GUYS THERE,
BUT I PEEKED OVER TO SEE WHO ZAKIA WROTE,
SO I DECIDED TO WRITE THE SAME NAME DOWN.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Singsong voice ] I GOT HIM.
ZA-CRAY CRAY AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON THIS.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
Joseph-Taylor: NEXT TIME ON "STARTER WIVES CONFIDENTIAL"...
I'M SUPPOSED TO SIGN MY DIVORCE PAPERS TODAY.
WHO DID HE PAY FOR THIS HURRICANE
TO COME TO STOP THIS DIVORCE?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
Harris: YOU KNOW, THE GUY'S BEEN CALLING ME.
I WANTED TO BRING A FRIEND WITH ME,
JUST 'CAUSE I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING BY MYSELF.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER.
AHH!
I'M GONNA KNOCK YOU THE [BLEEP] OUT.
I DARE YOU TO!
KNOCK ME THE [BLEEP] OUT,
AND WATCH YOU GET MAYWEATHERED!
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT DMX WAS TO ME.
HE WASN'T DMX TO ME. HE WAS EARL.
HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.
HE IS ALL THAT I'VE EVER KNOW.
IT'S KIND OF GONNA BE LIKE A RELEASING PARTY.
MONICA?
I WANT TO LET GO OF 20 WONDERFUL YEARS
AND START MY NEW LIFE NOW.
I GOT TO LET GO.