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- SO, I'M GONNA DO A SHOWCASE,
AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE THERE.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE HAVE GOOD NEWS, AND WE HAVE BAD NEWS.
- I JUST HEARD TODAY
THAT THIS AFRICAN MAN HAD THIS WEIGHT LOSS CLASS.
- I'M FROM THE CONGO.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES, SHUT YOUR HOLE,
AND LET'S GET NASTY. - OW, OW, OW!
- GO ON A--
- IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SO UPSET ABOUT,
IS BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE FUN WITHOUT YOU?
- NO.
- 'CAUSE YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITHOUT ME, HONEY.
"OH, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU NO MORE, TRINA."
WITH THIS RANDOM GIRL?
- WHAT HAPPENED TO VINCE?
- HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 'CAUSE HE WAS HAVING SOME CHEST PAINS.
- I'M NOT GONNA BE OKAY, 'CAUSE HE'S NOT OKAY.
- 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
- HEY, BOO.
- HEY.
I LOVE TO TAMAR TO DEATH-- THAT'S MY BUDDY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY FRIEND.
WE HAVE OUR UPS, WE HAVE OUR DOW--
WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP.
WE HAVE ARGUMENTS, WE HAVE DISAGREEMENTS.
WE HAVE HAPPY TIMES.
SHE'S THE GREATEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.
I LOVE HER TO DEATH.
IT'S A NICE NIGHT.
- THERE ARE A LOT OF PARTS OF VINCE THAT I LOVE.
VINCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS TEDDY BEAR, ROMANTIC,
SWEET, CUDDLY KIND OF GUY,
AND THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF VINCE.
- I WANT A LITTLE PUPPY, SO BAD.
- UH-UH, NO.
- DON'T YOU WANNA BUY ME A DOG?
- NO-- VINCE, SHE DON'T DO DOGS!
- I-I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS. - SHE, ME, HER.
- I DON'T KNOW WHO ME-SHE IS. - I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE--
- BUT, I WANNA GET A DOG. - UH-UH.
- AND I WANNA NAME HIM...
- NO.
- I REALLY DO WANT A DOG. - NO DOGS.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE A DOG THAT YOU LIKE.
- NO, NOBODY GOT NO DOG I LIKE.
- I JUST SAW A DOG I'M GONNA GET, TOO, TODAY.
HE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IF TAMAR SAW THIS DOG,
SHE WOULD HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM.
I JUST SAID I WANT A DOG.
I'M OUTSIDE-- I'M THINKING ABOUT A DOG.
I'M A MAN. - BUT, BABY, I DON'T DO DOGS.
- I DON'T DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'VE DONE FOR YOU,
BUT I'VE CHANGED TO DO 'EM.
- BUT, YOU'RE NOT AFRAID-- I AM AFRAID OF DOGS.
MY BROTHER'S DOBERMAN PINCHER CHASED ME ALL--
- YOU MUST'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHIN' TO HIM.
- NO, HE WAS JUST BAD. - YOU DID SOMETHIN' TO HIM.
- NO.
- YOU MUST'VE BEEN RUNNING YOUR MOUTH AT HIM.
- NO, NO. - YOU BARKED AT HIM.
[growls] - HE CHASED ME FROM THE POOL-- - YOU MUST'VE--
- ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALMOST TO THE CHURCH
ON QUEENSTOWN ROAD.
I'M SERIOUS, LIKE-- - AND WHAT HAPPENED?
DID HE CATCH YOU? - NO, I JUMPED ON SOMEBODY--
THE-THE BACK OF SOMEBODY'S TRUCK.
THANK GOD!
AND HE WAS ALL FOAMIN' AT THE MOUTH, LIKE--
- I DON'T WANT NO KINDA DOG LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT GONNA JUST SHOW UP WITH A DOG.
SHE WOULD LOSE HER MIND.
BUT, I DEFINITELY WANT A DOG, THOUGH.
- I CAN'T DO DOGS.
- I'M GOING TO LOOK AT 'EM TOMORROW.
- THAT'S NOT NICE. - WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S NOT NICE FOR YOU TO SAY THAT,
'CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE RIGHT THERE.
- VINCE, I AM AFRAID OF DOGS.
- OKAY, CAN WE GO TO THERAPY AND TALK ABOUT IT?
SO, WE JUST HAVE NO-- FOR WHAT I WANT,
IT'S JUST "NO." - DO YOU LIKE CATS?
- YOU DON'T LIKE CATS, NEITHER. - BUT, DO YOU LIKE CATS?
- NO. - OKAY.
SO, DO YOU WANNA GO TO THERAPY,
SO YOU CAN START LIKING CATS?
- IF YOU WANTED A CAT, I WOULD DO THAT FOR YOU.
SEE, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU.
I WOULD DO THOSE THINGS FOR YOU.
- VINCE, GET YOUR LIFE. - CHEERS-- I GOT MY LIFE.
- I DON'T LIKE DOGS BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THEM.
- NOTHIN' WRONG WITH A LITTLE DOG.
- UH-UH.
VINCE IS ACTING LIKE THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT,
AND I WOULD REGRET IT, IF I DIDN'T DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, VINCE.
SO, I GUESS I GOTTA GO FIND MY HUSBAND A DOG.
- EVER SINCE WE SAW A THERAPIST,
I FEEL LIKE TRACI AND I NEED TO SPEND
MORE ONE ON ONE TIME TOGETHER.
I MEAN, WE BOTH FEEL LIKE OUTSIDERS IN OUR FAMILY,
SO WE NEED TO BOND AND BECOME MORE CLOSER,
YOU KNOW, AS SISTERS AND FRIENDS.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE A DRINK.
I DESERVE IT. - YOU AND I BOTH.
- AND, ALSO, IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO, YOU KNOW,
GIVE MY TWO CENTS ABOUT HER LIFE,
WHICH I THINK SHE NEEDS.
YOUR EARRINGS ARE BEAT! - RIGHT?
THANK YOU.
- SO IS YOUR HAT! - THANK YOU.
I'M TRYING TO STEP UP THE GAME.
- AND YOUR EYES! - THANK YOU.
I'M TRYING TO STEP UP THE GAME.
- YOU'RE SNATCHED. - SEE, I TAMAR-FIED.
I LISTENED TO WHAT YOU SAID.
- I MEAN, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LISTEN,
JUST A SMIDGE. - I LISTENED.
- AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE LIKE ME.
- I'M SNATCHED.
I FEEL GOOD BEING SNATCHED. - TRACI, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH HOW YOU WAS LOOKIN' BEFORE.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BEAUTIFUL.
ONLY THING YOU DID WAS PUT A LITTLE BLUSH,
AND A LITTLE PAINT,
AND COMBED YOUR HAIR A LITTLE BIT.
WAS IT THAT BAD? - MAYBE PUT A HAT ON
AND PUT A LITTLE EARRINGS ON,
AND MAYBE PUT A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
- IT WAS THAT BAD. - BUT YOU ALREADY HAD THE GOODS.
- THANK YOU.
- I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M IN YOUR CORNER,
AND I'M ROOTING FOR TRACI.
I'M ON TEAM TRACI.
- TAMAR'S ALWAYS POPPIN' OFF AT THE MOUTH ABOUT MY WEIGHT.
SHE'S RIGHT ON THAT.
TONI TALKIN' ABOUT MY WEIGHT, TOO, IN THERAPY.
- I WANT TRACI TO LOSE 20 TO 40 POUNDS, NOW,
AND STOP THINKING THAT HER TUMMY STICKING OUT LIKE THAT IS HOT,
'CAUSE IT'S NOT.
SHE'S TOO CUTE OF A GIRL NOT TO CARE ABOUT THAT,
TO LET HERSELF GO LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S NICE TO BE THICK AND BUILT,
BUT NOT YOUR TUMMY LIKE THAT.
- OKAY, I JUST GOTTA DO SOMETHIN' ABOUT IT.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO DANCE CLASSES
TO TRY TO SLIM ME DOWN SOME. - YOU KNOW WHAT?
SPEAKING OF CLASSES, I JUST HEARD TODAY
THAT THIS AFRICAN MAN HAD THIS, UM, WEIGHT LOSS CLASS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT IT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
VINCE IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD TRAINER AND STUFF, RIGHT?
AND SO, THEY WAS SAYING, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY DROPPING, DROPPING WEIGHT.
LIKE, FOR REAL-FOR REAL.
I'M LIKE, "LOOK, I NEED TO GO MYSELF."
- I'LL TRY IT.
- SHE'S GETTING A LITTLE THICKUMS,
AND, YOU KNOW, SHE GOTTA FIT IN HER CLOTHES.
OKAY, I WAS HOPING I COULD GO TO THE TRAINER WITH VINCE,
SO WE COULD, YOU KNOW, GET OUR LITTLE WORKOUT ON.
SO HE CAN, YOU KNOW, SHRINKAGE A LITTLE BIT.
BUT, HE'S SO BUSY TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY,
SO THAT, NOW, I HAVE TO FIND ME ANOTHER PARTNER,
AND TRACI, I THINK, IS THE PARTNER I NEED.
- LOOK, I'M GONNA EAT, THOUGH.
I'LL GET ME SOMETHIN' TO EAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW HOW WHEN DRUGGIES BE SAYIN',
"OKAY, I'M GONNA GET THIS ONE LITTLE HIT BEFORE I GO."
[laughing]
I WAS IN A REHAB. - I MEAN,
I'M GONNA ORDER THESE LAST LITTLE BIT OF FRENCH FRIES,
AND THEN I'M GONNA START ON MY DIET.
- I'M GONNA ORDER THIS LAST LITTLE CRAB CAKE,
BEFORE I GO TO REHAB-- YES.
- LET'S TOAST TO OUR WEIGHT LOSS,
AND THE AFRICAN TRAINER, AND ME LOSING TEN POUNDS.
HOW MANY POUNDS YOU WANNA LOSE?
- REALISTICALLY, I WANNA START OUT WITH 15,
AND THEN 20, THEN 25,
THEN A WHOLE PERSON.
- TO A PERSON AND TEN POUNDS.
[laughing]
- I WANT TO INVITE MY FAMILY TO MY SHOWCASE,
SO I DECIDED TO INVITE THEM ALL OUT FOR DINNER.
I ALREADY TOLD YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT I WAS DOING
WITH THE BAND.
I'M REALLY EXCITED, BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW,
THAT I AM AN UNSIGNED ARTIST.
SO, I'M GONNA DO A SHOWCASE.
- SHOWCASE? - A SHOW?
- OKAY, WE-- OKAY, LIKE, STOP.
- WHO YOU GONNA INVITE, OTHER THAN FAMILY?
- UM, SOME RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES.
I SPOKE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL RECORDS
THE OTHER DAY, AND, UM, I TALKED TO ANOTHER V.P.
HE'S OVER AT, UM, ISLAND RECORDS.
THIS SHOWCASE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT COULD TOTALLY HELP ME LAUNCH MY SOLO CAREER.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. - WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT'S WONDERFUL. - THANK YOU.
- OKAY, AT FIRST, I HAVE TO KEEP IT 100.
I WAS NOT FEELING TRINA SINGING WITH THIS COVER BAND.
IT'S LIKE A WEDDING SINGER BAND.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AFTER, YOU KNOW,
KINDA THE DUST SETTLED A LITTLE BIT,
I THINK THE BAND IS GREAT FOR TRINA.
I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT WAY
TO GET AWAY FROM HER PROBLEMS AT HOME.
GABE.
- AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE THERE,
SO YOU CAN REALLY, REALLY-- - OH, ME, TOO?
- YEAH, OF COURSE, MOMMY, YOU, TOO.
- OH, OKAY. - IS IT GONNA BE IN GEORGIA?
- IT-- I'M NOT SURE.
IT'S GONNA BE EITHER IN GEORGIA OR L.A.
UM, I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW, LIKE,
TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
[indistinct]
- JUST LISTEN. - WELL, TRINA--
- NO. - I'M REALLY-- NO, REALLY.
I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING--
FOR WANTING TO DO YOUR SHOWCASE,
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT TAKES A LOT.
IT TAKES-- - A LOT OF WORK.
- NO, AND NUMBER ONE, IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET A DEAL FROM YOUR SHOWCASE,
YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.
NO, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY
YOU TOOK THAT STEP.
[laughing]
- JESUS, TAMAR! - TAMAR, TRINA.
- I-I MUST, BECAUSE I--
- TAMAR HAS HAD A FEW GLASSES OF WINE,
AND SHE IS HAMMERED.
MAYBE SHE'S HAVING PROBLEMS IN HER CAREER.
I'M NOT SURE WHY SHE'S DRINKING SO MUCH,
BUT SHE IS COMPLETELY INCOHERENT.
- TRINA BE ACTING LIKE A PRIMA DONNA AND STUFF.
- WHAT? - TRINA?
- AND SHE'S CALLING ME NAMES FOR NO REASON.
WHY IS SHE CALLING ME A PRIMA DONNA?
YOU HAVE NERVE. - TOWANDA!
- AND, NOW, SHE'S STARTING TO PICK ON EVERYBODY.
AND, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT UNNORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR TAMAR,
HER WORDS ARE JUST A LITTLE MORE SLURRED.
- SO, TRACI! - TAMAR!
HOW COME YOU DON'T NEVER TALK ABOUT YOU AND YOUR MAN?
BOOM!
- THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' TO TALK ABOUT-- BOOM!
[hysterical laughter]
I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYONE AT THE TABLE IS SMASHED.
I MEAN, I'M FUNNY,
BUT THAT JOKE WAS NOT THAT FUNNY.
DRINK UP, GIRLS.
- I FOUND THIS GREAT BOOT CAMP,
AND IT'S THIS, UM, AFRICAN GUY
NAMED MAYOU-TABAYOU.
WHATEVER THE HELL HIS NAME IS.
SOMETHIN' REAL FUNNY STYLE LIKE THAT.
SO, I FIGURED HE WOULD BE A GOOD GUY
TO WHIP TRACI INTO SHAPE.
- HELLO! - HELLO.
- TAMAR, WHAT-WHAT'S GOING ON?
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? - I'M DOING GOOD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. - GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- AND THIS IS TRACI!
- DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME, GIRLFRIEND?
I'M FROM THE CONGO-- YOU'RE MY SISTER.
GOOD TO GO. - OKAY, LET'S GET IT GOIN'.
LET'S GET IT GOIN'. - LET'S GO.
LET-LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND, PLEASE.
- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT, LADIES--
- SO, TAMAR AND I, WE WALK INTO THE STUDIO.
IT'S HOTTER THAN A JALAPENO'S [deleted] INSIDE THERE.
WHERE IS THE AIR CONDITIONING?
- YOUR MIND IS MORE POWERFUL
THAN ANY MUSCLES THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BODY.
- I AGREE.
THAT'S RIGHT, BABY-- I'M FROM THE CONGO.
FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER!
DON'T STOP-- DON'T STOP! - NO!
- YOU GOTTA DO IT, 'CAUSE THAT HURTS.
- I GOTTA GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- GIRL, YOU GOT 30 SECONDS TO ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM.
THREE, TWO-- YOU'RE DONE!
- I CAN'T PEE WITH ALL THAT YELLIN'!
- THE CONGO MAN, HE'S A DAMN MANIAC.
I MEAN, THIS IS SOME HARD-*** WORKOUT HE'S MAKING US DO.
MMM-MMM-- I-I CAN'T LET MY WEAVE SWEAT OUT LIKE THAT.
NO.
THIS IS THE CONGA! - THIS IS THE SUBURB.
- PUSH, WOMAN!
- HE GONNA CALL ME "WOMAN."
YOU AFRICAN *** SCRATCHER.
WHY IN THE HELL YOU GONNA CALL ME "WOMAN?"
MY NAME IS TRACI-- PLEASE DON'T FORGET IT.
- IT'S REALLY TOO HEAVY. - YOU GOT IT, BABY.
NO, IT ISN'T-- USE THOSE HANDS, BABY.
I'M WAITING-- I SEE THE END.
- UGH! - OH, NO, WOMAN!
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BRING IT DOWN.
- WHY DID I GET THE HARD ONE? - 'CAUSE WE GOTTA SWITCH.
- LET'S GO-- READY, PUSH.
- THIS BABY HARD. - FASTER, FASTER!
- OKAY. - I SEE THE END.
WATER BREAK.
- IT'S HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT WITH MY BODY TYPE.
I JUST HAVE TO KEEP STRUGGLING TO LOSE MY POUNDS.
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- SURE-- GO TO NEW ORLEANS.
HAVE FUN ON YOUR BIRTHDAY-- DON'T SPEND IT WITH US.
JUST GO OUT AND PARTY, GO ON A--
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SO UPSET ABOUT,
IS BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE FUN,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE FUN WITHOUT YOU?
- THERE WAS TOO MANY DOCTORS COMING IN AND OUT.
- RIGHT. - ONCE YOU TOLD ONE DOCTOR,
THEN ANOTHER DOCTOR CAME IN, THEN ANOTHER DOCTOR CAME IN.
- SO, IT WAS LIKE "GREY'S ANATOMY?"
- WORSE.
- LET'S RUN THIS, Y'ALL.
- I AM SO STOKED, RIGHT NOW.
THE BAND HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD.
AND NOW, WE'RE WORKING ON MY ORIGINAL MUSIC.
SO, IF WE COULD GET IN FRONT OF SOME PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY SOME EXECUTIVES, AND WOW THEM,
I THINK THAT'D BE REALLY GREAT FOR OUR BAND.
[singing]
- OKAY.
HEY, IF WE COULD, UH, GO INTO THE LOUNGE, GUYS.
WE NEED TO HAVE A QUICK BAND MEETIN'.
- RONNIE IS ABOUT TO GIVE US
SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOWCASE.
WE'RE STILL NOT SURE WHAT CITY IT'S GONNA BE IN,
BUT WE ARE JUST SO STOKED!
SO, ENOUGH ALREADY-- LET'S JUST DO IT!
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE HAVE GOOD NEWS, AND WE HAVE BAD NEWS.
BAD NEWS IS, THE SHOWCASE IS PUSHED BACK.
- WHAT?
NO, THIS REALLY SUCKS!
I FEEL LIKE I ALREADY WENT OUT ON A LIMB
AND TOLD MY SISTERS ABOUT THE SHOWCASE.
AND NOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.
SO, THEY THINK I'M ALL TALK AND NO ACTION.
- GOOD NEWS IS, AN EVENT CAME UP, IN NEW ORLEANS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA GET ON THE BUS.
- OKAY, SO, IT'S NOT A SHOWCASE.
IT'S A WEDDING.
BUT, I STILL GET TO PERFORM
AND HANG OUT WITH MY BAND AFTERWARDS.
- ALSO, SATURDAY IS--
SOMETHING ELSE IS HAPPENING SATURDAY.
- OH, MY GOSH-- I THINK IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!
FOR THE WHOLE, ENTIRE DAY!
WE COULD PROBABLY USE THIS WEDDING GIG
AS A FINAL WARM-UP FOR THE SHOWCASE.
AND, BESIDES, RIGHT AFTERWARDS,
I GET TO GO AHEAD AND PARTY ON BOURBON STREET.
SO, IT'S A "W-W" FOR ME-- WIN-WIN SITUATION.
I'M VERY EXCITED!
- WE'RE GOING TO NEW ORLEANS, BABY!
WE'RE GONNA DO A GREAT SHOW
AND CELEBRATE TRINA'S BIRTHDAY!
[cheers & applause]
ALL RIGHT. - ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME!
- HELLO. - WELCOME BACK, LOVE.
I MISSED YOU GUYS. - LOOK AT YOU!
- BABY, I TOLD YOU-- I'M FROM THE CONGO.
- YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED SOME THEME MUSIC.
- AH, CAN I GET SOME LOVE-- THAT'S RIGHT, BABY.
- BUZZ IT, TRACI.
CONGO
OOH-BE-BE-- TOO-NAYOH
LAST TIME WE WORKED OUT, I WAS SORE FOR DAYS.
THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
BUT, IF TAMAR'S *** CAN DO THIS,
I CAN DO IT, TOO.
- SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO FIRST?
WE'RE GONNA DO TREADMILL.
YOU'RE GONNA BE HOLDING IT IN A PUSH UP POSITION.
- OH, NO. - GONNA BE HERE.
YOUR BACK GONNA BE STRAIGHT.
- YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BE TOUCHING STUFF LIKE THAT.
- LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU AGAIN.
I'M GONNA SPEAK SLOWLY,
BECAUSE YOU CAME FROM BEVERLY HILLS.
- I'M NOT PUTTING MY HANDS ON THAT.
THEN, I TOUCH MY FACE, AND I BREAK OUT.
UH, NO!
SHE DON'T DO THAT-- NO.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES.
SHUT YOUR HOLE AND LET'S GET NASTY.
LET'S GO-- WE GOTTA WORK.
WE GOT WORK TO DO.
TEN, NINE, EIGHT... THREE, TWO, ONE!
LET IT GO-- LET'S GO.
- I FEEL LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY, AND LIKE I'M GONNA FAINT.
- YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT. - I HATE HIM, RIGHT NOW.
- WHERE YOU GOIN', GIRLFRIEND?
COME HERE, GIRLFRIEND!
TAMAR.
- I AM TIRED AS HELL, AND IT'S HOT AS HELL IN HERE.
BUT, TRACI CAN GET HER THING ON,
AND I AM OUT OF AFRICA.COM, RIGHT NOW.
- LET'S GO, BABY.
- KEEPING UP WITH THIS WORKOUT ROUTINE IS GONNA BE HARD,
AND MR. CONGO IS WORKIN' ON MY NERVES.
I KNOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS,
SO I CAN LOSE SOME WEIGHT.
- HERE WE GO, BABY-- HERE WE GO, BABY.
THAT'S IT, BABY-- YOU CAN DO THIS.
- GOOD JOB, TRACI-- GOOD WORK!
I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR TRACI.
SHE'S REALLY IMPRESSING ME,
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY TOUGH STUFF.
I CAN'T-- MMM-MMM.
SHE'S ACTING LIKE THE INCREDIBLE HULK OR SOMETHIN'.
- OH, MY GOD! - KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
AND BREATHE.
REACH OUT TO YOUR GREATNESS
AND [indistinct].
WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT, BABY.
NINETEEN, 18, 17, 16,
FIFTEEN, 14, 13, 12, 11--
GIVE ME TEN, GIVE ME NINE.
SHE WANT IT BAD.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY SHE GONNA LIVE LONGER THAN YOU.
- GOLD STAR TO TRACI!
- GIVE ME FOUR, GIVE ME THREE,
GIVE ME TWO, GIVE ME ONE!
OH... BABY!
- NOW, GET THESE THINGS OFF ME!
WOW-- THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
BOOT CAMP, IT REALLY KICKED MY BUTT.
- I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.
- OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT THEY TAUGHT ME IN CHARM SCHOOL.
MR. BOOM-BUSTIC WAS ACTUALLY MOTIVATING.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK OUT.
I HAVE TO FIND A NEW TRAINER.
AN AMERICAN TRAINER, WITH AIR CONDITIONING.
- I'M FROM THE CONGO, AND I LOVE MY JOB!
- HEY. - HEY.
WHAT YA DOIN'? - OH, NOTHING.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT
I HAVE A SHOW COMING UP, WITH THE BAND.
- UH, WHEN? - IT'S ON MY BIRTHDAY.
SO, I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE.
- MAYBE-MAYBE ME AND THE BOYS CAN FLY UP THERE.
- I'M SORRY? - OR DRIVE UP THERE.
- TO WHERE? - TO NEW ORLEANS,
AND CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY- YOUR BIRTHDAY WITH YOU.
- I'M NOT GONNA CELE-I'M NOT GONNA DRINK WITH MY BOYS
LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT-- - WELL, MAYBE YOU DON'T DRINK.
HOW ABOUT THAT? - WHAT IF I WANT TO?
- I WOULD RATHER SPEND MY BIRTHDAY WITH MY FAMILY--
WITH YOU AND THE BOYS.
THAT WOULD BE MY PERFECT-- MY IDEAL BIRTHDAY.
WHAT REALLY BOTHERED ME IS THE FACT THAT
SHE WAS GOING TO NEW ORLEANS ON HER BIRTHDAY,
AND INS-INSTEAD OF SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY,
AND ENJOYING HER BIRTHDAY WITH HER FAMILY,
SHE WOULD RATHER SPEND IT WITH-WITH THE BAND.
IT JUST SPELLS TROUBLE-- I MEAN, DRINKING AND WHAT-NOT.
UH, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- IT'S LIKE-I-I FEEL LIKE,
YOU NEVER WANT ME TO BE EXCITED ABOUT ANYTHING,
UNLESS YOU'RE A PART OF IT. - WELL, LET ME TELL YA
HOW I FEEL-- LET ME TELL YA HOW I FEEL.
- MMM-HMM, MMM-HMM, MMM-HMM.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU-YOU'RE GONNA BE EXCITED OF
DOESN'T INCLUDE ME.
IT ONLY INCLUDES YOU AND THE BAND,
OR YOU AND YOUR SISTERS.
IT DOESN'T EVER-- ANYTHING EXCITING,
I'M NOT INVOLVED IN.
- GABE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T WANT HIM INVOLVED IN ANYTHING
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FUN,
BECAUSE HE WON'T LET ME HAVE FUN.
WE'RE JUST AT THAT POINT IN OUR RELATIONSHIP RIGHT NOW,
TO WHERE, WE JUST DON'T HAVE FUN TOGETHER ANYMORE.
- WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME GOING TO NEW ORLEANS?
- YOU'D BE BUSY LOOKIN' AROUND, SEEIN' WHO'S DOIN' WHAT.
AND THEN, YOU WANNA JUST HOVER ALL OVER ME,
LIKE A DEER WITH A CLOVEN HOOF. - THAT'S HOW I HAVE MY FUN.
JUST ATTACKING, AND IT'S JUST NOT FUN.
- OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
- THE LAST THING I NEED ON MY BIRTHDAY
IS GABE TRYING TO CONTROL ME.
IN THE PAST, HE PUT A GPS ON MY PHONE.
YOU WERE TRACKING MY TEXT MESSAGES.
YOU WAS TRACKING WHERE I'M GOING,
LIKE I NEED SOME HOMING DEVICE!
HE WAS NAGGING ME ABOUT DRINKING.
- YOU GONNA GET BUZZED? - I MIGHT HAVE A SIP
OF CHAMPAGNE. - YOU'RE GONNA GET DRUNK.
- AND LET'S NOT FORGET, HIS CHEATERIZATION.
- I NEVER HAD SEX WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
- SO, YOU'RE SAYING THAT-- - THERE WERE THINGS I WOULD DO
ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE TIP.
- I WANNA HAVE FUN ON MY BIRTHDAY, GABE.
I DON'T WANT YOU THERE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE TRYING TO--
- YOU HAVE A MILLION EXCUSES. - NO, I DON'T NEED AN EXCUSE.
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THE FIRST THING THAT IS ABOUT TO
COME OUT OF MY MOUTH IS THE FACT THAT WE ARE SEPARATED.
WE ARE LIVING IN SEPARATE BEDROOM CHAMBERS.
WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE THIS A MENDING, HAPPY MOMENT?
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU.
- 'CAUSE WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
- WELL, A LOT OF GOOD THIS CONVERSATION DID.
OKAY.
- THE CONVERSATION WASN'T GONNA GO GOOD,
UNLESS YOU THOUGHT I WAS LIKE, "SURE!
"GO TO NEW ORLEANS!
"HAVE FUN ON YOUR BIRTHDAY-- DON'T SPEND IT WITH US.
"JUST GO OUT AND PARTY, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, GO ON A--
- SO-SO, IS THAT-IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SO UPSET ABOUT,
IS BECAUSE I'M GONNA HAVE FUN,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE FUN WITHOUT YOU?
- UH, NO, NO.
- 'CAUSE YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITHOUT ME, HONEY.
GABE IS TRYING TO STILL CONTROL ME,
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SEPARATED.
WHAT PART OF SEPARATION DOES HE NOT UNDERSTAND?
GABE, I DON'T NEED YOUR PERMISSION.
I DON'T NEED TO ASK YOU TO GO ANYWHERE.
- TWO DAYS AGO, VINCE AND I FLEW FROM L.A. TO NEW YORK.
VINCE HAS TO COME HERE FOR GAGA'S THANKSGIVING SPECIAL.
HE'S BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING,
AND HE DECIDED HE WAS GONNA GO TO THE DOCTOR.
AND THEY GAVE HIM SHOTS FOR A MUSCLE SPASM,
WHICH HE DIDN'T HAVE.
AND, THANK GOD, YOU KNOW,
HE FELT THAT SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG.
SO, WE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,
AND THE DOCTOR CAME IN, AND HE WAS JUST LIKE,
"HIS HEALTH IS DECLINING,
"AND CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY."
LIKE... WHAT?
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- VINCENT IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S VERY-- REALLY, REALLY SERIOUS.
- DID YOU SPEAK TO TAMAR? - YES.
- SHE'S A WRECK. - I KNOW.
- IT WAS DEVASTATING. - IT'S SO HARD.
LIKE, IT'S SO HARD.
- IT WAS, LIKE, 8:00 IN THE MORNING,
AND MOMMY COMES INTO MY ROOM AND SHE WAS LIKE,
"TRINA, I HAVE TO GO TO NEW YORK,
"'CAUSE I HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL."
I'M LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL?"
SHE SAID, "VINCE IS IN THE HOSPITAL."
AND I SAID, "OH, MY GOD-- IS HE OKAY?"
AND MOMMY SAYS, "I'M NOT SURE, BUT I HAVE TO GO,
"AND I HAVE TO GO SEE ABOUT TAMAR,
"AND I HAVE TO GO SEE ABOUT VIN."
- I WILL-- I'LL CALL YOU IN THE MORNING.
VIN BECAME ILL, AND THEY HAD TO PUT HIM IN INTENSIVE CARE,
AND, UM, EVERYBODY WAS JUST OVERWHELMED ABOUT IT.
- I FOUND OUT THAT VINCE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
WHEN TAMAR CALLED ME.
SHE CALLED ME AND SAID,
"TONI, DO YOU KNOW ANY GOOD CARDIOLOGISTS?"
LIKE, "WHY SHE IS ASKING ME THAT?"
SHE WAS VERY VAGUE.
AND THEN, SHE GIVES ME A CALL, LIKE, AN HOUR LATER AND SAYS,
"TONI, VINCE IS IN THE HOSPITAL."
- SO, EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO VINCE?
- THE WHOLE STORY IS THIS.
WHILE HE WAS IN NEW YORK, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR,
'CAUSE HE WAS HAVING SOME CHEST PAINS.
AND THE DOCTOR BROUGHT HIM A REFERRAL
TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL,
AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS LUNG.
- OH, MY GOD!
- AND THEY THINK IT'S THE SAME BLOOD CLOT
THAT WAS IN HIS KNEE. - KNEE.
- 'CAUSE THAT'S A MOVING CLOT, WHICH IS DANGEROUS.
- RIGHT. - OH!
- MOMMY HAS BEEN TELLING HIM-- - TELLING HIM,
"YOU NEED TO GO SEE THE DOCTOR.
- THAT HE NEEDS TO GO SEE THE DOCTOR.
HE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT CLOT.
HE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT KNEE.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT, UM, THE DOCTOR CAUGHT IT.
BUT, IT MUST'VE BEEN BAD FOR HIM TO GO.
- TO ACTUALLY GO-- YEAH.
DID YOU SPEAK TO TAMAR? - YES.
- SHE'S A WRECK. - I KNOW.
- AND SHE SHOULD BE. - YEAH.
- I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW I WOULD FEEL,
IF I WERE FACED WITH THE SITUATION THAT SHE'S IN,
AT ALL.
- TONI JUST BOOKED A FLIGHT TO GO TO NEW YORK,
AND I JUST BOOKED MY FLIGHT. - OKAY, GOOD.
- OKAY, LET'S GO. - ALL RIGHT.
- WE ARE ALL GOING TO NEW YORK TO BE WITH TAMAR.
SHE REALLY NEEDS TO BE AROUND HER FAMILY, RIGHT NOW.
LOVE YOU. - LOVE YA.
- HEY. - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WELL, UM, LET'S SIT OVER HERE FOR A SECOND.
I NEED TO FLY OUT IMMEDIATELY,
SO I CALLED ANDRE TO MAKE SURE
HE CAN COME OVER TO WATCH THE KIDS WHILE I'M GONE.
I ASKED YOU TO COME BECAUSE VINCENT IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
IT'S VERY-- REALLY, REALLY SERIOUS.
REALLY SERIOUS.
SO, UM, WE'RE ALL GONNA FLY TO NEW YORK.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD STAY HERE, TEMPORARILY,
WHILE I'M GONE,
TO BE HERE WITH THE CHILDREN, IF IT'S OKAY.
- YEAH, OF COURSE I'LL STAY WITH MY KIDS.
YEAH, THAT'S-THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
- THANK YOU FOR THAT. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE STAY HERE?
- ARE YOU-ARE YOU TRYING TO ASK ME IF I'M SEEING SOMEONE?
I REALLY FIND IT ODD THAT ANDRE IS ASKING ME ABOUT MY DATING,
INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT VINCE.
I THINK HE'S JUST KINDA CONCERNED ABOUT SEX,
OR SOMETHIN'.
YEAH, AS SOON AS WE, UM,
WE ALL GET THERE TO NEW YORK AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON,
I'LL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIM.
- WELL, YEAH, I'LL PRAY FOR HIM,
AND, HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
- WELL, I'LL PRAY THAT HE WILL.
- CAN I HAVE COMPANY? - IN MY HOUSE?
ARE YOU SERIOUS? - I'M-I'M JUST JOKING.
I'M JUST JOKING. - REALLY?
- I'M JUST PLAYIN'. - YEAH, THAT IS A JOKE.
- I'M JUST PLAYIN'-- SO, WHEN YOU LEAVING?
- IN ABOUT A FEW HOURS.
- CAN I GO SEE MY KIDS, NOW? - ABSOLUTELY.
SEE YA-- THANK YOU. - HAVE A SAFE TRIP-- ALL RIGHT.
- I FEEL EXTREMELY CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE
WITH ANDRE BEING THERE WITH HIS KIDS,
BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS KIDS.
SO, OF COURSE HE'S GONNA WATCH THEM.
DON'T SNOOP ALL IN MY DRAWERS!
- EVERYBODY, INCLUDING DADDY AND MY BROTHER, MICHAEL,
DECIDED TO DROP EVERYTHING TO GO TO NEW YORK,
TO BE THERE FOR TAMAR AND VINCE.
- I THINK EVERYONE WAS SHOCKED
THAT IT WAS AS SERIOUS AS IT WAS.
WHEN I FOUND OUT HOW SERIOUS VINCENT'S ILLNESS WAS,
I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED ALL MY PLANS,
HOPPED ON A PLANE, CAME STRAIGHT TO NEW YORK.
I WANTED TO BE THERE FOR TAMAR AND VINCE.
- WE WAS JUST KICKIN' IT THAT DAY.
AND THEN, THAT NIGHT, THE DOCTOR'S LIKE,
"HE HAS A LARGE BL-BLOOD CLOT IN HIS LUNGS,
"AND HE'S GONNA BE TRANSPORTED TO ICU."
THE DOCTOR TOLD US HE HAD A SIGNIFICANT BLOOD CLOT.
HE DIDN'T TELL US, AT THAT TIME,
THAT IT WAS FOUR.
YOU KNOW, USUALLY, WITH A BLOOD CLOT,
THEY TREAT YOU WITH BLOOD THINNERS,
OR HEAVY BLOOD THINNERS,
AND THEN YOU GO HOME A COUPLE DAYS LATER.
BUT, UM, VINCE BLOOD CLOTS, BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY,
AND IT WAS S-SO MANY IN HIS LEGS, AS WELL,
YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO INDUCE A COMA TO TREAT HIM.
IT'S VERY SCARY. - BUT, WE ARE HERE.
YOUR FAMILY IS HERE. - VINCE'S FAMILY IS HERE.
HIS SISTER IS GREAT. - YEAH.
- AND HIS BROTHERS ARE GREAT.
- WE'LL BE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
- AND TRACI AND TRINA ARE ON THE WAY.
THEY'LL BE HERE. - ON THE WAY.
THEY WILL BE HERE-- AND LOOK AT YOUR BROTHER.
- MIKEY! - LOOK-LOOK AT MIKEY.
- MICHAEL'S HERE.
- DID YOU TAKE OFF WORK, MICHAEL?
- YOU CAME ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK.
- YEAH. - ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK.
- MIKEY GONNA FEED YOU-- EW. - WELL, YOU AIN'T HAD YOUR--
BUT-BUT, YOUR HANDS-- FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE ASHY.
- COME ON, MISS DAISY.
- AND THEN, YOU NEED A MANICURE, AND NO.
[laughing]
- IT'S NICE HAVING MIKEY HERE.
BECAUSE HE'S A NURSE,
HE'S ABLE TO REALLY BREAK THINGS DOWN FOR US,
TO LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH VINCE.
- SO, Y'ALL WERE JUST SITTING THERE,
AT GAGA'S THING, AT REHEARSALS.
- NO, WE WAS ACTUALLY GONNA GO OUT TO DINNER.
- OKAY.
- AND, I WAS GETTING DRESSED, AND HE WAS LIKE,
"WELL, WE'RE GONNA STOP BY THE DOCTOR'S AT 7:30."
I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, COOL."
I'M JUST THINKING HIS BACK WAS HURTIN'.
HE DIAGNOSED HIMSELF, SAYING HE HAD A MUSCLE SPASM.
IT WAS LIKE, WE'RE JUST GONNA GET A SHOT AND KEEP IT MOVIN'.
AND, AFTER HE GOT THE SHOT, NO MATTER WHAT HE'S SAYING,
[stuttered breaths] HE'S LIKE THIS.
AND AT THAT POINT, I WAS VERY SCARED,
AND HE WAS PRETTY CALM.
LIKE, I THINK HE WAS ACTING FOR ME,
BUT I CAN TELL HE WAS SCARED, TOO.
HE WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN.
HE COULDN'T STAND, COULDN'T SIT,
COULDN'T MOVE-- HE DID NOTHING.
- SO, THEY DIDN'T GIVE HIM PAIN MEDICINE?
- HARDLY.
- IS IT BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO MONITOR HIM,
OR SEE WHAT IT WAS?
- I DON'T-I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.
SO, I'M JUST A LITTLE-- STILL A LITTLE AGGRAVATED,
BECAUSE I JUST FELT LIKE I WATCHED HIM DECLINE
ALL THE WAY TO THIS POINT.
- WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL
AND I SAW VINCENT--
JUST TO SEE HIM IN THE CONDITION THAT HE WAS IN--
THE PROGNOSIS THAT THE DOCTORS HAD GIVEN
DIDN'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL.
VINCENT WAS, VIRTUALLY, FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.
- I THINK THERE WAS TOO MANY DOCTORS COMING IN AND OUT.
- RIGHT. - ONCE YOU TOLD ONE DOCTOR,
THEN ANOTHER DOCTOR CAME IN, THEN ANOTHER DOCTOR CAME IN.
- SO, IT WAS LIKE "GREY'S ANATOMY?"
- WORSE.
IT'S LIKE "GREY'S ANATOMY," WITHOUT A SCRIPT.
- THAT WAS A VERY DEVASTATING THING FOR TAMAR.
YOU KNOW, ONE MINUTE, YOUR HUSBAND IS OKAY.
THE NEXT MINUTE, HE'S IN ICU.
THAT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER.
- IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS FIGHTIN' FOR EACH BREATH HE TOOK.
- YEAH. - IT DID.
- TAMAR'S NOT TAKING IT VERY WELL AT ALL.
SHE DOESN'T DO WELL IN FAMILY CRISIS.
- IT'S OKAY.
- YOU KNOW, SHE FUSS AND WOO-WOO,
BUT SHE'S VERY SENSITIVE INSIDE,
AND SHE'S VERY NERVOUS FOR HIM,
BECAUSE I THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS THE SEVERITY OF THIS SITUATION.
- I KNOW.
[crying]
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- AND YOU SEE HIM LOOKING LIKE THAT,
JUST HELPLESS. - YEAH.
- JUST-I JUST NEED HIM TO BE OKAY.
- IT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING FOR ME TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH MY MOM ABOUT GABE'S INFIDELITY, AGAIN.
- DID YOU TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT?
- YES, AND HE SAID HE WAS SORRY.
- I'M FROM THE CONGO-- MY NAME IS TCHICAYA.
I LEARNED HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH IN THREE MONTHS.
IT'S GONNA BE A CIRCUIT TRAIN.
- A SOUL TRAIN? - SOUL TRAIN?
MAN, COME ON, NOW! - CIRCUIT.
- CIRCUIT, CIRCUIT.
- I THOUGHT YOU SAID "SOUL TRAIN"-- I'M SORRY.
[indistinct]
WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?
- BABY, I'M FROM THE CONGO. - CONGO
- ZIMBABWE! - MR. MONDOOGA.
OHH-BE-BE TOO-GAYOH
- BABY, I'M FROM THE CONGO, BABY.
- MALIPA-MA-LUAY
- ZA-BO-BO! - WOMAN, I AM FROM THE CONGO!
- MR. MONDOOGA, BALA-BALAY-BALAY.
- CONGO RED! - ALAZAY-MONTOOGA.
- BIG DADDY!
- I AM FROM THE CONGO-- WHAT I SAY, GOES!
- NO, NO, NO.
[clicking tongue]
- I'M GONNA TEACH YOU HOW. - GONNA TEACH YOU HOW.
- YOU'RE GONNA BE HOLDING IT IN A PUSH-UP POSITION.
- THE ***-- THE WHAT? - THE ***?
[laughing]
THE ***-- I MEAN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THE ***-UP.
LIKE, YOU HAVE TO, LIKE...
[laughing]
- YOU GUYS ARE SOME CRAZY GIRLS, MAN.
- DON'T GET UPSET, TAY.
I MEAN, HE'S OKAY, NOW-- HE'S, UH, HE'S STABLE.
- YEAH, HE'S GOOD. - HE'S STABLE, NOW, TAY.
- YOU KNOW, I-I GUESS THE--
JUST THE PICTURE IS IN HER HEAD.
IT-IT-IT WAS DEVASTATING.
YOU KNOW, IN THIS FAMILY, WHEN ONE HURT, WE ALL HURT.
SO, THE WHOLE FAMILY GATHERED AROUND, UH, TAMAR,
AND WAS THERE FOR TAMAR AND HER HUSBAND,
BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THAT TAMAR WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT,
AND SHE NEEDED HER FAMILY.
- LIKE, IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S, LIKE,
YOUR SIBLING'S SICK-- YOU'RE STILL WORRIED.
AND YOUR PARENTS, YOU STILL HAVE THAT WORRY.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL WANT THE BEST.
BUT, IT'S LIKE, WHEN IT'S YOUR SPOUSE,
IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
IT'S-IT'S A WHOLE--
IT'S ANOTHER MUSCLE OF, LIKE, PAIN.
AND THEN, THEY WANT YOU TO SIGN STUFF.
AND THEN, IT'S LIKE, THE RESPONSIBILITY IS, LIKE--
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, ON YOU, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, I JUST--
IT'S TOUGH.
YOU WANNA MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
NOT JUST FOR HIM, BUT HE HAS FAMILY, TOO,
YOU KNOW, AND YOU DON'T WANNA UPSET THEM, EITHER.
- THAT'S RIGHT. - YOU KNOW, IT'S-IT'S A LOT.
IT'S JUST-IT'S A LOT.
THEN YOU SEE HIM LOOKING LIKE THAT.
JUST-- - YEAH.
- AND HE'S SO STRONG, AND HE'S SO SMART,
AND HE'S SO GREAT,
AND HE'S JUST LAYING THERE, HELPLESS.
JUST-- IT'S SO HARD.
I JUST-I JUST NEED HIM TO BE OKAY.
- HE WILL-- HE WILL BE OKAY.
- HE'S MUCH BETTER, TAY. - HE'S MUCH BETTER.
- I THINK SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THAT POSSIBLE
BLOOD TRANSFUSION. - BLOOD TRANSFUSION, YEAH.
- WITH A BLOOD TRANSFUSION,
THERE IS ALWAYS THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR BODY REJECTING IT.
SO, I'M REALLY NERVOUS FOR TAMAR.
I'M VERY NERVOUS FOR VINCE.
I AM HOPING THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ONE.
- BUT, IT'S ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE BLOOD CLOT.
THEN, IT'S HIS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
THEN, IT'S HIS KIDNEYS.
THEN, IT'S A-A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS LEGS.
AND THEN, IT'S JUST-- IT'S SO MUCH, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A LOT-IT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU GOTTA SIGN AWAY EVERYTHING,
AND I DON'T WANNA PLAY GOD-- I DON'T.
- I UNDERSTAND.
- I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING IN TAMAR'S SHOES, RIGHT NOW.
SHE HAS TO MAKE DECISIONS ON LIFE AND DEATH ISSUES
REGARDING HER HUSBAND'S HEALTH, RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S A HARD SITUATION TO BE IN.
- YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
- YEP. - YEAH, EXACTLY.
- THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
MAYBE YOU COULD'VE GOT STUCK IN TRAFFIC,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE'D HAVE WENT INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST.
AND THEN WHAT? - ON AN AIRPLANE.
- RIGHT. - THEY GOT NOTHIN'.
- WHICH IS EVEN WORSE,
IF YOU'RE ON AN AIRPLANE WITH CLOTS.
- OH, YEAH.
YOU GUYS WERE GONNA FLY THE NEXT DAY.
SEE, THAT'S-- THAT WAS GOOD.
THAT WAS A BLESSING.
- I WANT YOU TO SAY A PRAYER.
- I'M NOT THE PRAYER PERSON. - WELL, SOMEBODY PRAY,
'CAUSE I GOTTA GO SEE MY BABY.
- WELL, MOMMY GONNA DO A LONG ONE.
- I DON'T WANNA LEAVE HIM LONG.
- YOU PRAY, AND WE'LL PRAY WITH YOU.
- THAT'S RIGHT. - HERE WE GO.
- WHY DON'T YOU ALL JOIN TOGETHER.
- YEAH, EVERYBODY HOLD TAMAR'S HAND.
- DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST, NUMBER ONE,
WANNA THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE...
HE HAS EVERYTHING HE NEEDS TO LIVE THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
YOU HAS BLESSED US WITH.
I JUST WANNA THANK YOU, IN ADVANCE, FOR HEALING HIM.
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY-- AMEN.
- IT'S OKAY WITH US LIKE THIS,
BUT WE DON'T WANT HIM TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS.
- YESTERDAY, SHE WAS JUST, OOH, JESUS.
- I THINK THAT TAMAR WILL HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR VINCE.
FIRST, TAMAR HAS TO BE STRONG FOR HERSELF.
SHE HAS TO GET IT IN HER MIND
THAT SHE GOTTA PUT ON HER BIG GIRL ***,
AND SHE HAS TO DO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO, FOR VINCENT.
YEAH, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE OKAY FOR HIM.
- FOR HIM-- THAT'S RIGHT.
- THING IS, I'M NOT GONNA BE OKAY,
'CAUSE HE'S NOT OKAY.
- HEY, LITTLE GIRL-- YOU MADE IT, HUH?
[indistinct]
- YOU LOOK PRETTY-- YOU DO.
- LET ME TELL YOU.
- SO, YOU HAD TO PAY TWO-- FOR TWO BAGS?
- TAMAR, LEAVE ME ALONE. - I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
- NO, I'M JUST SAYING-- - I KNOW, BABY.
- SO, CHEAP *** TRINA STARTS COMPLAINING ABOUT
HOW THE BAGS COST HER 300 AND SOME ODD WHATEVER DOLLARS,
AND I'M JUST LOOKING AT HER LIKE, "FOOL,
"DO YOU KNOW MY HUSBAND IS PRETTY MUCH ON LIFE SUPPORT?"
SHE SOUNDS REALLY, REALLY RIDICULOUS, RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE REALLY ALL IN YOUR FEELINGS
FOR $325. - I WAS IN MY--
- I'LL GIVE YOU $325. - I'M JUST, YOU KNOW,
I'M IN-I'M IN-I'M JUST IN MY FEELINGS
ABOUT SO MUCH OTHER STUFF, RIGHT NOW.
- WHAT?
- IT-THAT WAS JUST A-A CAMEL STRAW.
I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT TAMAR AND VINCE.
BUT, RIGHT NOW, I'M A MESS, TOO,
BECAUSE I JUST HAD A FIGHT WITH GABE.
I DIDN'T THINK HE COULD HUMILIATE ME
ANYMORE THAN HE ALREADY HAS, BUT I GUESS HE TOPPED HIMSELF.
WHAT ARE YOU UPSET-WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE UPSET ABOUT?
- WELL-WELL-WELL-- 'CAUSE MY LIFE IS SO GRAND.
I HAVE NOTHING TO BE EVER ANGRY ABOUT.
- I'M SORRY-- MY HUSBAND'S ON A RESPIRATOR, RIGHT NOW.
- NO, I'M NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S WHY I CHOSE NOT TO TALK ABOUT STUFF.
BUT, IT'S JUST LIKE, I-I FEEL LIKE--
I DON'T EVEN WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF, RIGHT NOW.
I JUST CAN'T, RIGHT NOW-- I'LL WAIT.
- WHAT'S WRONG? - I'LL WAIT.
- IT'S BETTER FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT YOUR--
- NO, IT'S-IT'S REALLY NOT. - I-I JUST--
TRINA, I'M SO STRESSED OUT OVER HERE.
MY HEAD MIGHT POP OFF.
- SO, YOU'D RATHER HEAR ABOUT MY PROBLEMS?
- YEAH-- THAT WAY, I CAN NOT THINK ABOUT MINE.
- WELL, I CAN'T-- I PROMISE, I CAN'T.
I WAS SITTING THERE, TALKING TO DR. SHERRY,
CRYING IN THE SKY LOUNGE.
- WHAT WAS YOU CRYING FOR? - I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT.
I'M ABOUT TO START CRYING, AGAIN.
- YOU MIGHT AS WELL LET IT OUT.
- UH-UH-- IT'S FINE, TAMAR.
EVERYONE'S JUST FINE.
- WELL, HEY, WHAT'S WRONG? - UH-UH.
I'M HAVING MY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ALL BY MYSELF.
I DON'T WANNA SEEM SELFISH
AND START TALKING ABOUT MY PROBLEMS WITH GABE RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE TAMAR REALLY NEEDS ME,
AND I NEED TO KEEP THAT FOCUS ON HER.
SO, HOW'S VINCENT?
WHAT'S-WHEN CAN WE SEE HIM?
- OKAY, YOU CAN'T SEE HIM IF YOU'RE IN THIS FRAGILE STATE,
OKAY?
- WELL, I'M NOT GONNA BE FRAGILE IN FRONT OF HIM.
HOW'S HE DOING?
- UM, WELL, HE WOKE UP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, HE GOT AN ATTITUDE WITH ME--
- OH, WELL, THAT MEANS HE'S DOING WELL.
- YES. - HE'S DOING GOOD.
- COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...
- I'M SO HUMILIATED.
HE'S LIKE, "OH, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU NO MORE, TRINA."
WITH THIS RANDOM GIRL?
- YOU GOTTA BE STRONG AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
[sniffling] - OOH, THIS IS A DOOZY, RIGHT HERE, MOMMY.
IT'S A DOOZY, RIGHT HERE.
IT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING FOR ME TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH MY MOM ABOUT GABE'S INFIDELITY, AGAIN,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I KEPT GIVING HIM
CHANCE AFTER CHANCE AFTER CHANCE.
HE'S LIKE, "OH, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU NO MORE, TRINA."
WITH THIS RANDOM GIRL, ON A SOCIAL NETWORK?
OH, GOD!
OH, GOD!
GABE AND SOME GIRL THAT HE FOUND ON A SOCIAL NETWORK,
THEY HAD CYBER SEX.
HE WAS [deleted] OFF,
AND SHE WAS DOING WHATEVER SHE WAS DOING,
AND SHE FILMED IT AND PUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
SHE WASN'T EVEN PRETTY!
I MEAN, IT'S INSULTING!
I'M JUST-- I'M SO HUMILIATED.
I'M SO HUMILIATED.
I DISCOVERED HIS ACTIONS THE MORNING PRIOR,
AND HE SHOWED ME A STILL OF HIS PRIVATE PARTS
THAT SHE ACTUALLY--
I GUESS IT WAS HER PROOF THAT SHE ACTUALLY FILMED IT.
AND WHEN HE-- I GUESS, HE FINALLY HAD TO TELL ME,
BECAUSE SHE WAS THREATENING HIM
THAT SHE WAS GOING TO USE THOSE PICTURES.
I THINK IT'S ALL SO AMAZING, YOU KNOW,
THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT WANNA SEE...
YOUR LIFE FALL APART. - YEAH.
THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. - WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT?
- BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BAD SPIRIT.
THEY HAVE A EVIL SPIRIT,
AND THEY HAVE NO LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS.
BUT, KNOW THIS.
HE HAVE HUMILIATED HIMSELF.
HE QUIT HIS JOB.
EMBARRASSING HIS MOTHER AND HIS FATHER.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY TO THEM?
- HE KNEW BETTER... AGAIN. - YES, HE DID.
HE CAN'T PUT IT ON ANYBODY ELSE.
- YEAH, I CAN'T-I CAN'T PUT IT ON NOBODY ELSE,
'CAUSE HE KNEW BETTER. - HE WAS WRONG.
- WHEN GABE-WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT HE CHEATED ON ME
FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP,
IT, HONESTLY, WASN'T A PHYSICAL CHEATING.
IT WAS THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION.
IT WAS THAT-- ON THE INTERNET, WITH OTHER WOMEN.
AND, TO ME, THAT IS CHEATING.
- DID YOU DO WHAT A MARRIED MAN SHOULD HAVE DONE?
- NO.
- I'M WAITING FOR THE NEXT MOMENT
FOR HIM TO EMBARRASS ME. - WHO'D I EMBARRASS HER TO?
- WHAT?
IT'S A SOCIAL NETWORK-- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THESE PEOPLE CAN CLICK ON ME AT ANY TIME AND LAUGH AT ME.
[sighs]
- DID YOU TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT?
- YES.
I DID-- HE SAID HE WAS SORRY.
- I THINK HE HAS A SICKNESS. - YEAH.
HE'S GOT-HE HAS TO GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE COUNSELING.
- YES.
- GABE'S EXPLANATION FOR HIS CONDUCT WAS THAT HE WAS SORRY,
AND THAT HE NEEDS HELP.
AND, I THINK, WHEN HE FIRST MENTIONED IT TO ME,
ABOUT HIM HAVING A *** ADDICTION,
I-I DON'T THINK I BELIEVED HIM SO MUCH.
AND, APPARENTLY, IT JUST GOT THE BEST OF HIM,
AND I HOPE HE DOES GET ALL THE HELP THAT HE NEEDS.
- YOU GOTTA BE STRONG AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
REMEMBER HOW I SAID,
AFTER YOU HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OF YOUR MEANS,
THEN YOU CAN WALK AWAY,
KNOWING THAT I DID AND I'VE DONE THE BEST THAT I CAN DO?
YOU CAN'T DO NO MORE-- YOU'VE DONE IT ALL.
NOW, SAVE YOURSELF.
- IT WAS ANOTHER ROUGH DAY. - IT WAS A LONG DAY, RIGHT?
- OH, MY GOD!
- I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO MY MOM LAST NIGHT
ABOUT MY ISSUES WITH GABE.
BUT, RIGHT NOW, I HAVE TO TRY TO PUT THOSE ASIDE,
BECAUSE WE'RE HERE FOR TAMAR AND VINCE.
- GIRL, MY STOMACH IS JUST DOING SO MANY FLIPS.
- YOU KNOW, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE TAMAR'S STOMACH.
- RIGHT?
- SHE BEEN HAVING A FIT THESE PAST COUPLE DAYS.
- I KNOW. - WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HE MIGHT'VE NEEDED
A BLOOD TRANSFUSION?
- I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT IT,
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE-WAS SAYING,
AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!"
- BUT, APPARENTLY, THAT PASSED,
AND HE DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE ONE?
- HE DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE THAT.
- THANK YOU, JESUS.
BUT, TAMAR'S GONNA NEED US TO HELP HER TO STAY STRONG.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- SEEING VINCE IN THE HOSPITAL,
IT MOTIVATES ME MORE TO BECOME HEALTHY
AND GET MY BODY RIGHT.
I DON'T WANNA END UP IN THE HOSPITAL LIKE HIM.
I HAVE A LOT TO LIVE FOR.
I HAVE A HUSBAND AND A SON, AND I WANNA BE THERE FOR THEM.
- IT'S A SERIOUS WAKE-UP CALL, THOUGH.
- OH, YEAH.
- BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED TO WATCH HOW WE EAT.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO EXERCISE MORE.
WE NEED TO EXERCISE BETTER.
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER.
- YES, YES.
- WHEN I GOT TO HIS ROOM AND I SAW, YOU KNOW,
THE TRUE STATE OF HOW HE REALLY WAS,
AND I SAW IT FOR MYSELF,
IT WAS ALMOST KINDA DEVASTATING,
'CAUSE I WAS, LIKE, "OH, MY GOSH-- IS HE OKAY?"
- I-I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE BEING IN TAMAR'S POSITION.
- OH, MY GOD!
- MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS VINCE NOT EVER COMING HOME.
AND THAT'S A LOT, TO BE YOUNG,
AND TO BE IN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP,
AND KNOW THAT YOU'VE FOUND YOUR SOUL MATE.
AND THEN, TURN AROUND, AND HAVING TO SIGN PAPERS,
TO LEAVE THINGS IN, PRETTY MUCH,
THE DOCTORS' HANDS.
LIKE, YOU'RE TRUSTING THEM TO, PRETTY MUCH,
SAVE YOUR LOVED ONE'S LIFE-- IT'S A LOT.