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Simmons: PREVIOUSLY ON "STARTER WIVES CONFIDENTIAL"...
JOSIE SEEMS LIKE SHE PUTS IT DOWN.
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE A DRINK TO THAT.
BUT I'M PASSIONATE WOMAN, AS WELL, MY LOVE.
IS THAT SO, MY LOVE?
YEAH, YEAH! I THINK SO!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[BLEEP]
STOP THAT JOKING! LET ME OUT!
I THINK THAT SHE HAS A LOT OF DEEP-ROOTED PAIN.
I WANT MY FAMILY TOGETHER.
I WANT TO FIGHT FOR MY FAMILY TO BE BACK TOGETHER.
I HAVE THIS BIG TALERO EVENT THAT'S GOING ON, IN D.C.
[ SCREAMS ]
I GOT THE CAR. [ LAUGHS ]
MAYBE THIS ROAD TRIP IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED.
YOU WANT SOME?
OH [BLEEP]
BABE...
DO YOU NOT WANT ME NEXT TO YOU?
DON'T TAKE ME BY MY [BLEEP] HAND.
LET'S GO FOR A WALK.
I'M OUT.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE BEEN CRYING.
You all right?
Joseph-Taylor: HER HOPE FOR HER AND FLOYD GETTING BACK TOGETHER
IS GENUINE.
I JUST DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING.
GET HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY EX-HUSBAND, DMX,
HAD OTHER CHILDREN WITHIN OUR MARRIAGE.
JORDAN IS THE PRIVATE EYE.
JORDAN: I found Monique.
I DECIDED TO JUST TAKE A LEAP AND MEET UP WITH X's BABY MAMA,
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE FINE -- IF SHE SHOWS UP.
WHAT, IS THAT HER?
Simmons: AND COMING UP...
WELL [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
YOU'RE A DEVIL ***.
IT'S LIKE JOSIE CAME BACK FROM VEGAS A DIFFERENT PERSON.
I'M GONNA SAY WHAT EVERYONE'S THINKING --
YOU'RE BEING A BULLY LIKE FLOYD.
MONICA REALLY NEEDS TO MIND HER OWN [BLEEP] BUSINESS.
SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME, BUT SHE --
JOSIE'S NOT SPEAKING TO YOU?
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET INTO IT.
HUH.
"***, WHEN I SEE YOU,
I'M GONNA WHUP YOUR ***."
I'M LIKE A WILDCAT IN A JUNGLE
WITH PREY IN FRONT OF IT.
[ GROWLS ]
THIS IS SUCH A JAIL LETTER.
OH, MY GOD.
I HAVE COURT THIS WEEK.
Caruso: YOU DO?
IT HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR THREE YEARS.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST LIKE THAT LAST STRING,
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO CUT IT.
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 ♪
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Caruso: WHAT?
YOU'RE LOOKING.
IS THAT HER?
NO.
SO, WE CAME DOWN TO D.C. FOR CHERYL'S TALERO EVENT,
AND WHILE WE'RE HERE,
I'VE DECIDED TO MEET UP WITH ONE OF THE WOMEN
WHO HAS A BABY BY DMX.
THERE'S NO OTHER PERSON THAT I'D WANT HERE BUT...
WITH YOU TODAY.
TODAY BUT YOU.
LIKE, YOU'RE RIDING. YOU'RE RIDE-OR-DIE.
YEAH.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN WORRIED
IF YOU WERE HERE WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
LIKE, ARE THEY GONNA STAY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
ARE THEY REALLY GONNA BE HERE SUPPORTING YOU?
I KNOW, LIKE, EVERYBODY DOESN'T AGREE WITH WHAT I'M DOING.
IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.
JUST WORRIED ABOUT ME.
YEAH. WE'RE DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
THE MORE I SIT HERE,
THE MORE I REALIZE MAYBE THIS WASN'T THE BEST DECISION.
Joseph-Taylor: YOU'RE OPENING ANOTHER CAN OF WORMS, GIRL.
IT'S NOT ONLY A CHILD YOU'RE BRINGING INTO YOUR LIFE.
IT'S A CHILD AND THEIR MOTHER.
YOU GOT TO PUT EVERY BIT OF ENERGY INTO YOURSELF
AND MAKE YOURSELF STRONG
BEFORE YOU CAN GIVE BACK AND BRING PEOPLE IN.
IF I KEEP OPENING UP THESE WOUNDS, WHERE'S IT GONNA END?
YOU KNOW WHAT, CHERYL?
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,
I THINK I CHANGED MY MIND.
Caruso: YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T THINK SHE REALLY NEEDED THIS FEMALE
COMING INTO HER WORLD RIGHT NOW.
THAT MAYBE SHE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU LATER ON,
WORK THINGS OUT, AND HAVE THE KIDS GET TOGETHER
AT A LATER TIME.
I GUESS THE RIGHT THING'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST THING.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE READY NOW AT THIS POINT,
THAT YOU CAN SAY YOU DID THE RIGHT THING
SO, I'M SO READY TO BE OUT.
I'M READY. LET'S GO.
Simmons: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS,
BUT I'M OPENING UP THE DOORS OF COMMUNICATION FOR MY CHILDREN.
THAT WAY, ONCE THEY GET OLDER, THEY CAN DECIDE ON THEIR OWN
IF THEY WANT TO MEET THEIR SIBLINGS.
I'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO THEM.
I FEEL BAD FOR TASHERA,
BUT I'M SO GRATEFUL MY TALERO EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS,
DESPITE JOSIE'S NASTY, NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR.
LAST NIGHT WAS HORRIBLE.
I'M JUST HOPING IT IS A QUICK AND PAINLESS TRIP
BACK TO NEW YORK
AND THAT WE NEVER GO ON ANOTHER ROAD TRIP AGAIN.
WELL, THAT WAS SOME TRIP.
I'M JUST READY TO GET THE [BLEEP] BACK HOME.
EVERYBODY'S MAD AT ME.
I DON'T CARE.
IF THEY'RE TOO UPTIGHT TO KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME,
THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS.
DO YOU GUYS WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?
WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ONE SHOT OF TALERO
FOR THE TEAM, RIGHT?
OH. NOW SHE WANTS TALERO?
LET'S TALK ABOUT JOSIE
PUTTING MY [BLEEP] OUTSIDE THE ROOM LAST NIGHT.
I PUT YOUR [BLEEP] OUT 'CAUSE I PUT OUT THE PARTY.
Joseph-Taylor: WE GET BACK TO THE ROOM,
AND THIS CHICK PUT MY LUGGAGE OUTSIDE THE DOOR --
LOUIS VUITTON LUGGAGE ON THE FLOOR, OUTSIDE THE DOOR.
CHERYL PUT ME OUT THE PARTY.
YEAH.
I THINK YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THE PARTY.
YOU DO?
THEN I GOT PUT OUT THE ROOM.
WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT,
SINCE WE HAVEN'T TALKED SINCE THE PARTY.
WELL, HOW DO YOU FEEL, JOSIE?
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING FAKE.
WOW!
THAT'S INTERESTING.
I'M JUST SAYING, JUST LIKE WHEN I ASKED YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER
STRAIGHT UP, "WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING?"
HE SAID, "TALERO." I SAID, "NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE DRINKING AN ORANGE BEER WITH AN ORANGE IN IT.
AND THEN, LATER ON, HE'S LIKE, "I'VE GOT TALERO IN MY CUP NOW."
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT BEING [BLEEP] FAKE.
HE WAS JOKING WITH YOU.
HE WASN'T [BLEEP] JOKING. HE WAS LYING.
IT WAS A BIG DEAL
NOT TO TELL THE [BLEEP] TRUTH!
LIKE, JUST BE UP AND HONEST!
HOW YOU LIVING IN A BIG-*** [BLEEP] HOUSE,
AND YOU GOT ALL THIS MONEY, AND WE'RE ON THIS BIG-*** BUS?
IT'S CALLED BUSTING MY ***, JOSIE.
OKAY.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN EX-HUSBAND
THAT WAS GIVING ME A PAYCHECK EVERY DAY
LIKE YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW
OR NEXT BOYFRIEND OR WHATEVER FLOYD IS TO YOU.
I'M NOT DEPENDENT ON THAT, SWEETHEART.
I ALREADY GOT MY BUSINESS AND A BOOK DONE.
HE'S TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS.
I'M SURE YOU'RE REAPING FROM IT, TOO.
OF COURSE I AM. I'M THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN.
HELLO?
I SHOULD BE REAPING A LITTLE BIT.
YOU JUST SAID ONLY YOUR KIDS ARE,
BUT NOW, YES, YOU ARE.
NO, I SAID I'M GETTING A CHECK FOR MY CHILDREN.
BUT WHY WOULDN'T I?
WHAT, AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
AND LET THEM SLEEP INSIDE?
I DON'T THINK YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING.
I DON'T GET THE [BLEEP] WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I HAD TO WAKE UP AND START MAKING MY OWN MONEY,
OKAY, WE ALL ARE.
WE'RE ALL GETTING OUR HUSTLE ON.
WE'RE NOT AS OLD AS YOU.
IF I WAS CHERYL, JOSIE WOULD BE ON THE SIDE OF I-95 RIGHT NOW.
WOW. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT ATTITUDE.
AS A BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL, YOU SHOULD NEVER THAT ATTITUDE.
DON'T GIVE ME ADVICE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR [BLEEP] ON THE SHELVES.
MY [BLEEP] IS ON THE SHELVES, HONEY.
WHERE? WHERE?
IT'S IN A LOT OF LIQUOR STORES,
AND IT'S IN A LOT OF LOCATIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GO. CALIFORNIA?
IT'S NOT IN CALIFORNIA. THAT'S WHERE YOU LIVE.
I'LL SEND YOU A LIST OVER.
I WILL SEND YOU A LIST OVER, TRUST ME.
THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO.
NO, I WILL.
AT THIS POINT, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ALL UPLIFTING EACH OTHER,
AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MORE ATTACKING EACH OTHER, JOSIE.
AH!
I ADMIRE YOU, CHERYL.
YOU DON'T ADMIRE ME?
THANK YOU.
HATING-*** ***.
I'M GONNA SAY WHAT EVERYONE'S THINKING --
YOU'RE BEING A BULLY LIKE FLOYD.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S LIKE JOSIE CAME BACK FROM VEGAS A DIFFERENT PERSON.
I'M GONNA SAY THIS TO YOU, JOSIE,
AND I MEAN THIS IN ALL SERIOUSNESS.
YOU GET EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL WHEN YOU DRINK.
YOU'LL GO FROM COOL AND SWEET, ACTUALLY,
TO A BEAST.
DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
YOU'RE SITTING HERE, JUDGING ME...
I'M NOT JUDGING YOU. I'M NOT JUDGING YOU.
...AND POINTING OUT IF I GOT A [BLEEP] PROBLEM,
WHEN YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING DEAD-*** IN THE [BLEEP] MIRROR.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOLISM OR DRUGS.
BUT I'M A VERY HONEST PERSON!
I'M NOT A PHONY OR FAKE!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHATEVER ISSUES I HAVE, I SAY IT!
I'M VERY HONEST!
I AM GOD'S CHILD.
"I'M GOD'S CHILD. I AIN'T CUSSING."
WELL [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
YOU LOOK CRAZY, JOSIE. DON'T DO THAT.
YOU'RE A DEVIL ***.
DING, DING! ROUND 2.
YOU GOT ISSUES, BOO.
EVERYBODY THINKS THAT YOU'RE A [BLEEP] PSYCHO.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?
YOU THINK SHE'S A PSYCHO?
EXACTLY. SHE THINKS YOU'RE A PSYCHO.
YOU SAID THAT YOU THINK THAT WE ALL THINK SHE'S A PSYCHO.
I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY.
I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DO THINK SHE DRINKS QUITE A BIT.
AND YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON,
BUT WHEN YOU DRINK, YOU BECOME A [BLEEP]
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE [BLEEP] RUDE.
YOU'RE WRONG, JOSIE.
YOU'RE FAKE, CHERYL!
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.
[BLEEP] BARBIE DOLL.
LIKE, GET OUT YOUR BOX.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
I BENT HER *** OVER THE MEAT DEPARTMENT
AND PICKED UP A FROZEN STEAK
AND WAS LIKE, "I'LL SMASH YOUR [BLEEP] FACE IN."
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Harris: THAT TRIP TO D.C. WAS A JOKE.
BOTH CHERYL AND ZAKIA CAN KISS MY ***.
I'M IN NEW YORK, ON MY GRIND,
AND TODAY I'M MEETING WITH THE PUBLICIST
THAT'S GONNA HELP ME GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER.
GWENDOLYN.
GWENDOLYN, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M JOSIE.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE MEETING WITH ME.
THANK YOU.
I HAVE ALL THIS STUFF AND ALL THESE GREAT PROJECTS.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
BUT I'M READY.
WELL, YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT CITY.
HUSTLE, BUSTLE, NEW YORK CITY.
YEAH.
WHAT IS YOUR PASSION?
MY EX IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER.
I JUST FINISHED A BOOK.
THE BOOK IS ABOUT FLOYD AND I'S RELATIONSHIP
WHEN WE FIRST MET.
HOW GRAPHIC IS THE BOOK?
IS IT REAL GRAPHIC, OR IS IT GLOSSY?
IT'S SEX, VIOLENCE, AND...
"D," ALL OF THE ABOVE.
TELL ME SOME -- SOME --
SOME POINTS, YEAH.
OH!
MY WHOLE LIFE WITH FLOYD
HAS BEEN PRETTY [BLEEP] CRAZY.
I PUT ON A WIG.
SO, I'D GO TO THE STRIP CLUB, LOOKING FOR HIM.
WOW. WOW.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN MAKE UP.
AND I FOUND HER PICTURE.
I WAS LIKE, "***, WHEN I SEE YOU,
I'M GONNA WHUP YOUR ***."
WE WERE GOING SHOPPING TO GO GET FOOD,
AND WE SEE THIS ***.
I BENT HER *** OVER THE MEAT DEPARTMENT
AND PICKED UP A FROZEN STEAK
AND WAS LIKE, "I'LL SMASH YOUR [BLEEP] FACE IN."
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
HE KNOWS YOU'RE CRAZY, AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY.
BUT ARE YOU BETTER NOW?
I THINK THAT WE'RE PROBABLY BETTER OFF NOT BEING TOGETHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
GWENDOLYN IS AN UP-FRONT, VERY DIRECT PERSON,
AND I HOPE SHE'S NOT TOO HARSH
ON MY PRODUCT THAT I'VE DESIGNED.
MY NAPPIESAKS I INVENTED FOR MY SISTER'S BABY SHOWER.
I WANTED TO SEND HER TEACHER FRIENDS HOME
WITH A CUTE LITTLE GOODIE BAG, THANK-YOU BAG.
I PUNCHED OUT THE SIDES OF A DIAPER.
BUT IT'S ADORABLE.
NAPPIESAKS.
...SAK IS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD BUILD ON.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD BRAND OUT.
AND I THINK THAT IS JUST AMAZING.
IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
I WENT TO THIS STORE. IT'S CALLED STORY.
AND THIS WOMAN IS FANTASTIC.
GET A FEW SAMPLES OF YOUR PRODUCT, NAPPIESAK.
AND I WANT YOU TO PITCH HER.
YEAH.
IF I CAN GET STORY TO CARRY MY NAPPIESAKS ON THEIR SHELVES,
THIS COULD BE A HUGE BREAKTHROUGH FOR MY BRAND.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS HUGE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
OKAY. YOU, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
LADIES!
Caruso: BABY GIRL.
IT'S US!
I'M STILL ANNOYED ABOUT THE D.C. TRIP.
MONICA INVITED ME AND LIZA OVER,
BUT I'M SURE JOSIE'S GONNA BE THE TOPIC OF THE CONVERSATION.
I FEEL SO RESPONSIBLE, CHERYL.
I FELT LIKE I SHOULD HAVE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I --
THAT'S CRAZY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT,
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GROWN.
JOSIE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR JOSIE.
SHE WAS OFF THE HOOK!
AT THE TIME, DURING MY EVENT
AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD TO BE PROFESSIONAL,
I COULDN'T REACT AND RESPOND TO JOSIE
THE WAY I REALLY WOULD HAVE WANTED.
THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING WHAT WAS REALLY EATING AT JOSIE.
IT'S LIKE SHE CAME BACK FROM VEGAS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.
MM.
BUT, TO ME, SOMETHING IN VEGAS --
THERE WAS A CHANGE.
THINK ABOUT JOSIE BEFORE AND THEN AFTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH FLOYD
OR MAYBE SEEING THE KIDS FOR THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
MAYBE IT WASN'T ENOUGH.
WHEN YOU BRING UP HIS NAME, SHE'S SO SENSITIVE ABOUT IT.
TO ME, FLOYD IS FLOYD.
HE SEEMS VERY HAPPY WITH HIS LIFE.
TO ME, FROM WHAT I SEE, RIGHT, HE SEEMS HAPPY.
HE HAS HIS RELATIONSHIP.
SHE SAYS HE'S A GOOD DAD.
HE'S UNAPOLOGETIC.
HE LIKES COUNTING HIS MONEY.
HE LIKES GOING TO STRIP CLUBS.
HE'S HAPPY WITH WHAT HE'S DOING.
AND I ALWAYS TELL JOSIE THAT LIKE,
"IF YOU WANT TO BE WITH FLOYD,
"HE'S THE FATHER OF YOUR KIDS.
"BE WITH HIM.
BUT ACCEPT HIM FOR WHAT HE IS."
AND HE'S NOT SINGLE.
IS HE ENGAGED TO THAT BIRD OR WHATEVER?
HE'S ENGAGED TO HER.
SO, I MEAN...
SOUNDS LIKE HE WENT ON WITH HIS LIFE AND SHE DIDN'T.
COULD YOU FORGIVE HER?
DO I HAVE A DESIRE TO BE AROUND SOMEBODY LIKE THAT,
THAT WAS SO MENTALLY DRAINING?
I NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW?
I CAN'T SAY THAT I BLAME YOU, CHERYL.
I LOVE HER. I DO. I LOVE JOSIE.
THERE'S A SIDE OF HER THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
I'M GONNA DEAL WITH THAT. I PROMISE YOU GUYS.
I'M GONNA GET ON HER ***.
GOOD LUCK.
I LOVE YOU GUYS FOR COMING.
LIZA, I DO LOVE YOUR BOOTS. WHAT SIZE ARE THESE?
LOOK AT THIS.
HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET THIS LEG UP, LIZA?
LET ME SEE. OH! [ LAUGHS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
HE HAS TO BE PERSONALLY SERVED. WE CAN'T DO THIS BY MAIL.
WELL, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK,
WORKING ON A MOVIE.
I'M LIKE A WILDCAT IN A JUNGLE
WITH PREY IN FRONT OF IT.
[ GROWLS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
HI, JACKIE.
Baum: MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME.
I USUALLY GO TO GOD FOR EVERYTHING.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT TO TALK WITH ME.
YOU'RE WELCOME, HONEY.
I'M GONNA TALK TO REVEREND JACKIE
ABOUT MY TUMULTUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH JOSIE.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH HER ANYMORE.
WHAT'S ON YOUR HEART TODAY?
WELL, I HAVE, LIKE, A GROUP OF FRIENDS,
MM-HMM.
HER NAME IS JOSIE, WHO KIND OF PUSHES MY BUTTONS.
SHE REMINDS ME A LOT OF MYSELF.
SO, HOW IS JOSIE LIKE YOU?
YEAH. REALLY?
IN A SENSE. YEAH.
BUT SHE AIMS AT PEOPLE.
SHE CAN BE VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
SHE GETS ON MY VERY LAST NERVE,
TO THE POINT AT TIMES WHEN I JUST WANT TO CHOKE HER NECK.
OKAY.
SO WE WANT TO HAVE SOME THINGS
IN YOUR BAG THAT'S NOT FIGHTING, RIGHT?
JOSIE IS PROVOKING YOU.
SO, WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE IN YOUR BODY
WHEN YOU FEEL PROVOKED?
[ SIGHS ]
CAN YOU DESCRIBE IT TO ME?
I'M LIKE A WILDCAT IN A JUNGLE
WITH PREY IN FRONT OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE...
[ GROWLS ]
AND THEN IT'S LIKE -- AND MY HANDS ARE AROUND THE NECK,
AND YOU CAN'T GET ME OFF OF THE PERSON.
WHAT'S THE INTERIOR TALK?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO YOURSELF?
"I'M GONNA [BLEEP] THIS B-I-T-C-H UP."
LOOK, YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYONE BUT YOURSELF.
IN OTHER WORDS, I HAVE A THEORY
THAT MAYBE YOU WANT TO HEAL HER
OF THE THINGS YOU'RE HEALING YOURSELF OF.
I AGREE.
I THINK IT WILL BE GREAT IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO HER,
NOT WITH THE PROJECT OF GETTING HER ON YOUR PATH...
RIGHT.
NOT WITH THE PROJECT OF CHANGING HER...
BUT FOR YOU.
CAN YOU IMAGINE DOING THAT?
I COULD.
I THINK REVEREND JACKIE IS RIGHT.
MAYBE JOSIE AND I CAN START OVER.
THANK YOU.
OH!
Simmons: SO, THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT IN D.C.
WITH THE MOTHER OF X's SON,
BUT I'M PLANNING ON MOVING ON IN A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
HEY. JOSEPH?
HEY. HOW ARE YOU? HAVE A SEAT.
TODAY I'M MEETING WITH A LAWYER THAT I FOUND
TO HELP ME WITH MY DIVORCE.
IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M DYING TO GET OUT
OF THIS MARRIAGE WITH DMX.
HE USED TO BE A GOOD FATHER AT A TIME.
HE WAS A GOOD HUSBAND.
BUT, I MEAN, EVERYTHING JUST WENT TO [BLEEP]
SINCE HE'S BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY.
SO, WHY HAVE YOU FINALLY DECIDED NOW
THAT YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND FILE FOR DIVORCE?
I'VE BEEN PUBLICLY HUMILIATED.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD.
I WANT TO DATE.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I HAVE ONE FOOT IN, ONE FOOT OUT.
IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET TO THIS PLACE.
I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE HARD, BUT I AM SO READY.
HOW ARE YOU AND THE CHILDREN MANAGING RIGHT NOW?
BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
HE WAS THE BREADWINNER.
HE WAS THE ONE WITH ALL THE MONEY.
LIKE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE EXPECTS ME TO LIVE.
DO YOU KNOW IN ADDITION TO SPOUSAL SUPPORT
AND CHILD SUPPORT YOU'RE ENTITLED
TO WHAT THEY CALL "EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION"
OF THE MARITAL ASSETS?
IF YOU'RE READY TO GET STARTED,
THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS WE NEED TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE A SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT,
GET AN INDEX IN WITH THE COURT,
AND THEN WE NEED TO SERVE HIM.
AND THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM,
'CAUSE IN ORDER TO SERVE HIM,
I NEED TO KNOW WHERE HE IS.
HE HAS TO BE PERSONALLY SERVED. WE CAN'T DO THIS BY MAIL.
WELL, I KNOW HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN NEW YORK NEXT WEEK,
WORKING ON A MOVIE.
AND DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG HE'LL BE HERE?
SUPPOSED TO BE A MONTH.
ONCE HE'S SERVED,
NOW WE'VE OFFICIALLY STARTED THE ACTION.
WE HAVE ONE MONTH TO TRACK DOWN X AND SERVE HIM WITH PAPERS.
HE'S A TRICKY [BLEEP]
THIS IS GONNA BE ONE LONG MONTH.
Baum: I'M MEETING WITH LIZA TODAY
TO RUN A FEW IDEAS PAST HER
ON HOW I SHOULD REACH OUT TO JOSIE.
I KNOW THAT LIZA'S VERY OBJECTIVE,
SO SHE'LL DEFINITELY GIVE ME AN HONEST OPINION.
I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE THE HIGHER ROUTE.
I WANT TO HELP HER.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH HER
THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH.
I KNOW THAT SHE LOVES THAT MAN.
SHE LOVES FLOYD, AND SHE LOVES HER FAMILY.
I SO GET JOSIE.
I GET HER!
WHO SHE WANTS TO FIGHT DEEP DOWN AND LOVE IS FLOYD.
SO, INSTEAD --
I THINK THEY'VE PROBABLY DONE ENOUGH FIGHTING.
THEY'VE DONE ENOUGH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
SHE'S ALSO -- AND SHE'S ACCUSTOMED TO THAT.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
SHE'S ACCUSTOMED TO THE FIGHTING.
I KNOW!
WHEN I FIRST BROKE UP WITH JERMAINE,
ALL I DID WAS -- I WANTED TO FIGHT!
AND THIS IS SHOWING, LIKE, HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN
AND HOW MUCH YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE.
I THINK THAT IF SHE'S RECEPTIVE
TO WHAT I'M GOING TO PROPOSE TO HER --
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA PROPOSE?
I WANT HER TO --
I'M GONNA INVITE HER TO CHURCH WITH ME.
AWW!
SHE MAY SAY, "***, YOU CRAZY."
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'LL TAKE THAT.
I DON'T CARE HOW SHE'LL TAKE IT.
JOSIE, ZAKIA, CHURCH --
NOT A GOOD REALLY COMBINATION.
BUT I DO GIVE ZAKIA ALL THE PROPS IN THE WORLD
FOR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP EACH OTHER.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO FIGHT AND ARGUE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
THAT'S DRAINING.
WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT IN OUR LIVES.
YES, MA'AM.
WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT IN OUR LIVES.
I HAVE SO MUCH MORE THINGS ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW.
LIKE, NEXT WEEK IS MY SON JAYDEN THAT PASSED AWAY --
IT'S HIS 7th BIRTHDAY.
AND THE DAY BEFORE THAT,
I HAVE A COURT DATE WITH HIS FATHER.
TO HAVE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CHILD YOU LOST
AND THE PAIN OF YOUR FAILED RELATIONSHIP
THROWN IN YOUR FACE SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS --
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT LIZA'S FEELING.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE FOR YOU.
IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO COME WITH YOU,
IF YOU'RE GONNA GO VISIT HIS GRAVE, I --
I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN A YEAR?
YEAH. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR.
I USED TO GO ALL THE TIME WITH THE KIDS.
WHAT MADE YOU STOP GOING?
I JUST STOPPED. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T GO TO MY SIBLINGS'
BECAUSE IT HURTS ME TOO BAD.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU --
YEARS.
EVERY TIME I WAS VISITING A SIBLING....
[ Voice breaking ] IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE NEXT YEAR,
ANOTHER SIBLING WAS DYING.
SO I DON'T GO THERE,
BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO DRAINING AND TOO PAINFUL.
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO --
I MEAN, YOU CAN INSPIRE ME.
YEAH.
I KNOW THAT ZAKIA AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNIMAGINABLE LOSS,
AND WE COULD DEFINITELY BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER
AND BE EACH OTHER'S PILLARS OF STRENGTH.
WHEN THE DAY COMES, I'M THERE.
I'M THERE, LIZA.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME, BUT SHE --
JOSIE'S NOT SPEAKING TO YOU?
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET INTO IT.
HUH.
JOSIE AND I NEED TO TALK NOW, BEFORE THINGS GET UGLY.
I PROMISE I'M GONNA DEAL.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
THEY HAVE POLITICALLY CORRECT DOLLS.
WE HAVE THE LITTLE ASIAN FAMILY HERE.
OH!
WE HAVE THE BLACK FAMILY THERE.
DIFFERENT SHADES AND HAIR TEXTURES...
RIGHT. AND HAIR TEXTURES.
...CULTURES.
YOU'D NEVER SEEN THAT BACK THEN.
YOU NEVER SEEN THAT BACK IN THE DAY.
THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,
SO I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN TO GET THE LADIES TOGETHER
AND DO A LITTLE TOY SHOPPING.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU GUYS IN FOREVER.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EVERYBODY?
MONICA, I'M SO HAPPY.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT --
I FEEL LIKE I JUST WON MY FIRST MEETING.
I FELT REALLY LIKE I ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING MORE.
EVEN IF IT TAKES ANOTHER YEAR,
I'M GONNA GET EVERYTHING I DESERVE.
"DESERVE." I NEVER HEAR YOU SAY THAT WORD, TASHERA.
AWW!
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COURT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING ON.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAST CHAPTERS.
I HAVE COURT THIS WEEK.
YOU DO?
IT HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR THREE YEARS.
JUST LIKE CUT THAT FINAL STRING, AND LET'S JUST MOVE ON.
LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK. SEVEN YEARS BEFORE I EVEN TRIED
TO EVEN COME FOR ANYTHING, STRUGGLING.
YEAH.
NOW I'M LIKE, "FORGET THIS, MAN."
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL GUILTY.
I KNOW.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL GUILTY?
I THINK I'VE BEEN STALLING SIGNING THE PAPERS.
REALLY?
NOT WHY YOU THINK.
I THINK I'M BEING A LITTLE ***.
YOU KNOW, HE PAYS FOR THE DIVORCE,
SO WE HAD A HUGE FIGHT THE OTHER DAY.
SO I'M NOT SIGNING IT 'CAUSE IT COSTS HIM MORE MONEY.
HE CALLED ME UP YELLING
THAT IT'S COSTING HIM MONEY.
'CAUSE THE LONGER IT DRAGS ON, YEAH,
HE'S PAYING OUT-OF-COURT FEES.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, THOUGH?
I LIKE HAVING CONTROL FOR ONCE A LITTLE BIT.
Woman: YEAH.
LIKE, FOR ONCE, IT'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT THE CONTROL. AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S, LIKE, I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT,
AND I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
AND I KNOW THAT'S MEAN,
AND I DON'T WANT TO COST HIM MORE MONEY.
I'M GONNA SIGN THEM NOW.
THE NEW YEAR, I MUST START DIVORCED.
ANYWAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE MEN
AND REMEMBER THE BEST THING THEY GAVE US,
WHICH IS THE KIDS, AND SHOP.
I'M GONNA GET SOMETHING FOR...
I'M PROBABLY JUST GONNA GET, LIKE,
SOME STOCKING STUFFERS, MAYBE SOME GAMES.
GIRLS, COME DOWN THIS WAY.
LIZA, ZAKIA'S NOT COMING?
Morales: NO.
DID YOU HEAR THE NEW STUFF WITH ZAKIA AND JOSIE?
NO. WHAT HAPPENED? [ LAUGHS ]
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING UP.
REALLY?
YEAH.
IS THAT A GOOD THING?
I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAPPENED YET.
I JUST KNOW ZAKIA WAS LIKE, "I'M GONNA MEET WITH JOSIE,
AND I'M GONNA TAKE HER TO CHURCH."
OH. SHE'S GONNA TAKE HER TO CHURCH.
SHE'S TAKING HER TO CHURCH?
WAIT. MY BODY SHAPER JUST OPENED.
LIKE I'M SO NERVOUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT...
JOSIE AND ZAKIA IS GOING TO CHURCH TOGETHER?
THAT CHURCH IS GOING UP IN FLAMES.
THE TWO OF THEM ALONE TOGETHER --
THAT CONCERNS ME.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT LIKE, "WHAT?!"
THEY'RE GONNA COME OUT OF THAT CHURCH RAG DOLLS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
TOTALLY.
SHE MIGHT NOT BE OPEN TO IT.
[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
JOSIE CAN BE OPEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GONNA BE OPEN TO THAT.
SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME, BUT SHE --
JOSIE'S NOT SPEAKING TO YOU?
YOU SAID THAT SO FAST.
WHY'D YOU SAY IT SO FAST?
SHE THREW THAT IN.
[ Speaking rapidly ] "SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME."
"SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME, BUT..."
Joseph-Taylor: I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET INTO IT.
SHE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME,
BUT SHE CAN BE OPEN IF SHE WANTS TO.
HUH.
LAST I HEARD, MONICA WAS SUPPOSED TO TALK TO JOSIE
AND CHECK HER ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED DOWN IN D.C.
I GUESS IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
I JUST THINK IT'S EVEN A BIGGER THING,
AND I'M PUTTING IT OFF.
I PROMISE I'M GONNA DEAL.
I WILL DEAL WITH HER.
JOSIE AND I NEED TO TALK NOW, BEFORE THINGS GET UGLY.
CAN WE JUST FIND OUT
WHAT DAY ZAKIA'S TAKING JOSIE TO CHURCH?
'CAUSE I WANT TO PUT ON A DISGUISE
AND SIT IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH.
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
SOMEBODY LET ME KNOW.
I GOT TO SEE THIS.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Harris: THIS PUBLICIST THAT I MET WITH
SET UP THIS MEETING TO PITCH MY NAPPIESAKS TO THIS BOUTIQUE.
THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
Rachel: HI.
RACHEL? HI, RACHEL.
HI. I'M JOSIE.
NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME TO STORY.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT WE DO?
I DON'T.
THE CONCEPT
IS A POINT OF VIEW OF A MAGAZINE,
BUT WE CHANGE EVERY FOUR TO EIGHT WEEKS LIKE A GALLERY,
AND WE SELL THINGS LIKE A STORE.
WELL, WHAT I HAVE IS NAPPIESAKS.
SOMETHING THAT I CREATED.
I ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
WHEN I DID A BABY SHOWER FOR MY SISTER
AND COULDN'T FIND A CUTE GOODIE BAG
FOR THE BABY SHOWER
FOR ALL OF HER TEACHER FRIENDS TO GO HOME WITH.
SO, I TOOK LIKE A BAG OF DIAPERS,
SOME YARN AND RIBBON, SEWED THEM UP,
MADE THEM INTO LIKE A BAG,
AND THEN TIED A PIECE OF RIBBON AROUND THEM,
AND STUFFED SOME GOODIES INSIDE.
THEY'RE CALLED NAPPIESAKS
'CAUSE PEOPLE OVERSEAS CALL DIAPERS NAPPIES.
YOU GET A LOTION, SOAP, CANDLE, AND A LITTLE BATH SPONGE.
VERY COOL. [ SNIFFS ]
DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'D PUT THEM ON YOUR SHELVES
AND SEE IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THEM?
THIS IS NAPPIESAK.
HI, RASHIDA.
JOSIE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I WOULDN'T SELL IT IN THIS PACKAGING.
I THINK THE LABEL LOOKS VERY HOMEMADE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF STOCK BOX WITH A GOLD BOTTOM
THAT YOU COULD SEE, LIKE, A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT IN.
LET'S KILL THE PLASTIC BOX AND THE DISPOSABLE DIAPER.
GET SOME KIND OF CUTE FABRIC DIAPER.
MAYBE YOU EVEN HAVE IT PRINTED WITH THE NAPPIESAK LOGO ON IT
OR COLORS OR LIKE A FUN LITTLE PRINT.
CUTE. I'M APPRECIATING YOUR EXPERTISE.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY COOL,
BUT THIS LADY IS IRRITATING THE MESS OUT OF ME.
I'M JUST THINKING IF I GO TO A BABY SHOWER
AND YOU'VE GOT THE CAKE SET UP, CUPCAKES, YOU KNOW,
AND YOU'VE GOT THESE LITTLE DIAPER BAGS
THAT ARE ACTUALLY MADE OUT OF DIAPERS,
AND THEN WHEN PEOPLE GET READY TO GO HOME,
THEY WALK OUT WITH IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU STILL NOT FEELING IT?
ANY D.I.Y. MOM COULD MAKE THIS.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH HER CRITIQUE,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
I HAVE WORKED WAY TOO HARD
TO LET ONE REJECTION BE THE END OF NAPPIESAKS.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Man: HOW YOU DOING, LISA?
LIZA.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THIS DONE PRIVATELY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS?
NO CONCERNS. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Morales: THIS IS A TERRIBLE WEEK FOR ME.
MY SON JAYDEN, WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN 7 YEARS OLD,
IS CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY,
AND I HAVE A COURT DATE WITH LAMAR
OVER VISITATION AND CHILD SUPPORT.
THIS HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON IN THE COURTS FOR THREE YEARS.
I KNOW I HAVE TO BE STRONG AND JUST GET IT DONE.
Man: HOW YOU DOING, LISA?
LIZA.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THIS DONE PRIVATELY.
NO CONCERNS. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
TMZ's ALREADY THERE, ALL UP IN MY FACE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS?
JOSEPH-TAYLOR: Hello.
HEY, GIRL.
How are you?
I HAVE A DAMN HEADACHE.
I HAVE A MIGRAINE.
IT'S JUST -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S A BAD DAY,
BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY A LONG ONE.
[ SCOFFS ] WHEN I SAW HIM?
UH, I DIDN'T SEE HIM BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SHOW.
ALLEGEDLY, HE HAS SOME TYPE OF BACK INJURY,
BUT, GIRL, I DON'T KNOW.
LAMAR HAD SUPPOSEDLY HURT HIMSELF IN A GAME,
AND HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TO NEW YORK FOR THE COURT DATE.
HIS LAWYER WAS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH HIM OVER THE PHONE,
AND BECAUSE HE WASN'T THERE, I MEAN, THE JUDGE WAS PISSED OFF,
AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK.
I MEAN [BLEEP] AFTER THREE YEARS, IT'S STILL NOT OVER.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST LIKE THAT LAST STRING,
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO CUT IT.
YES.
ABSOLUTELY. I LOVE YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU.
OKAY. BYE.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ DOG BARKS ]
HOLD ON, GUYS.
HEY, GORGEOUS. [ LAUGHS ]
I THOUGHT YOU WASN'T HOME FOR A MINUTE.
THE PLACE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
AWW, THANK YOU!
I KNOW.
I INVITED TASHERA OVER FOR LUNCH TODAY.
SHE'S BEEN SO HONEST WITH ME,
I FEEL IT'S ABOUT TIME I OPEN MYSELF UP TO HER.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE BACK AT YOUR HOUSE,
YOU WERE SHOWING ME A LOT OF DMX's STUFF?
TAKE DOWN THIS SHRINE.
FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO PUT UP.
ABSOLUTELY.
I DID GET RID OF A LOT OF MY EX'S STUFF, BUT NOT EVERYTHING.
YEAH!
HOLD ON. I'M GONNA GO GET IT.
STAY RIGHT HERE, HONEY.
CHOW AWAY.
NO, NOT YOU, MOLLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK HERE,
BUT AFTER WE HAD THAT TIME TOGETHER,
MAYBE I WAS COMING OFF COLD AND JUST LIKE,
"GET RID OF HIS STUFF. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT."
I DIDN'T NECESSARILY DO THAT MYSELF.
I SAVED ALL OF HIS LOVE LETTERS THAT HE USED TO GIVE ME.
EVERY DAY, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND,
THIS MAN LEFT ME LIKE A NOTE,
AND IT WAS JUST SO SWEET AND SO SENTIMENTAL.
I DON'T FIND THAT EASY TO JUST, LIKE, THROW AWAY.
THAT'S WHAT I BE COMING FROM. LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I'M LIKE, "I KNOW HE'S A [BLEEP] NOW,
YEAH.
IN HERE ARE ALL OF HIS LOVE LETTERS.
WOW!
THIS IS SUCH A JAIL LETTER.
OH, MY GOD.
THESE ARE ALL LETTERS
THAT HE USED TO SEND TO ME FROM PRISON, POST-IT NOTES.
OH, THAT'S WHAT HE USED TO PUT UP?
YEAH.
AND EVERY DAY, I USED TO WAKE UP TO THESE,
BUT BEFORE HE LEFT FOR WORK.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE, LIKE, THAT YOU COULD, LIKE, READ?
'CAUSE THIS IS, LIKE, SO BEAUTIFUL.
LIKE, THIS IS SO...
SOMETIMES I'LL GO THROUGH THEM, AND I'LL READ THEM.
YOU CAN SEE I PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE.
YEAH, 'CAUSE THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
WHO'S GONNA SIT THERE ON A DAILY BASIS AND WRITE?
MY HUSBAND DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT.
HERE. "MY LOVE CHERYL...
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND US A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY."
YOUR ANNIVERSARY.
YEAH. OH, MY GOD.
AND I JUST PULLED THIS RIGHT OUT.
[ Voice breaking ] THIS IS THE SAD PART.
"AUGUST 26, 1997.
"I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND US A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
"I OFFER YOU MY LOVE, I OFFER YOU MY HEART,
"I OFFER YOU MY DEDICATION, I OFFER YOU MY SUPPORT,
"AND I OFFER YOU MY HONOR.
"TODAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER, MY LOVE,
"AND NEVER LEAVING YOUR SIGHT AGAIN.
FOREVER IN LOVE WITH YOU, PHIL."
SO, THIS WAS ONE OF OUR ANNIVERSARIES.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR HE WAS AWAY FROM ME.
MY HEART IS POUNDING RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD NEVER GET RID OF THIS.
ARE YOU GOING TO?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S --
IT BREAKS MY HEART, BECAUSE HERE YOU ARE,
BEING SO HONEST AND OPEN WITH ME,
THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BOX.
AND I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
I HAVE A BOX LIKE THAT."
YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP, AND SO DID I.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE JUST HAVE TO BE STRONGER INDIVIDUALS
AND MOVE ON.
CHERYL MADE ME REALIZE THAT IT'S OKAY
TO HOLD ON TO SOME THINGS IN YOUR PAST
AND MOVE ON AT THE SAME TIME.
OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU GONNA CRY NOW?
[ CHUCKLES ]
I WANTED IT TO BE A HAPPY MOMENT FOR US.
BUT THE BEAUTIFUL THING IS I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIVE ON THIS EARTH AND NEVER FIND LOVE.
AND ONE THING THAT WE COULD BOTH SAY,
THAT WE'VE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED A LOVE
YEAH.
THAT NO ONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
I'M NOT GONNA SIT UP IN A [BLEEP] HOT-CHOCOLATE PLACE
AND LISTEN TO YOU ATTACK ME
LIKE YOU JUST TOLD ME, "DON'T ATTACK [BLEEP] CHERYL."
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
AWW!
HEY, MAMA.
HEY, LIZA.
YOU CAME WITH FLOWERS?
THESE ARE FOR YOU.
[ SMOOCHES ]
Baum: LIZA HAD COURT YESTERDAY,
AND TODAY IS HER BABY JAYDEN'S BIRTHDAY.
SHE'S VISITING HIS GRAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR,
SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT HER, AND I'M HAPPY TO DO IT.
I'M OKAY.
I MEAN, I'M FEELING A LITTLE SICK...
ALL OF THE EMOTIONS.
LIKE, THIS IS THE HOLIDAYS,
AND, YOU KNOW, HIS DUE DATE WAS CHRISTMAS.
IT'S A COPING PROCESS.
YOU WILL NEVER GET OVER IT, BUT YOU'LL COPE.
I'M HAPPY THAT I CAN BE THERE FOR YOU.
LET'S GO. LET'S START THIS.
YEAH. YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOD.
YOU'LL BE FINE.
[ SIGHS ]
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT HERE.
IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS, AND IT'S STILL SO RAW.
I PROBABLY NEED A COUPLE MINUTES,
TO BE ALONE, ABSOLUTELY.
BUT LET'S GO. THAT'S MY BABY.
I MEAN, WHO CAN EVER THINK YOU'D LOSE A CHILD?
LIZA, YOU KNOW THE --
THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT LIFE
IS HIS SPIRIT NEVER DIES,
SO HIS SPIRIT WILL FOREVER BE WITH YOU.
I'M RAISING HIS BROTHER AND HIS SISTER,
AND I THINK HE'S PROUD THAT I STILL KEEP MY HEAD UP.
Harris: MONICA AND I HAVE BEEN AVOIDING EACH OTHER
SINCE THAT STUPID TRIP TO D.C.,
BUT SHE'S MY GIRL, AND I MISS HER,
AND SHE INVITED ME FOR HOT CHOCOLATE, SO I'M HERE.
HI.
I'M GOOD.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
MWAH.
LONG TIME NO SEE.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S NOT THAT LONG.
HOW COME NO ONE'S CALLING ME? WHAT'S UP?
WHY, MONICA?
YOU'RE KIDDING ME, JOSIE.
YOU WERE SO RUDE ON THAT BUS.
MONICA, I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GO, AND THEN I GO.
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYBODY'S MAD AT ME.
I WASN'T OUT OF CONTROL.
DON'T EVEN PLAY ME LIKE THAT.
WE'RE AT A PARTY, AND YOU GUYS ARE SITTING THERE, HAVING A TEA PARTY.
YOUR ATTITUDE WAS SO NASTY, IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WE WANTED YOU THERE, THOUGH. BUT WE WANTED YOU THERE.
YOU'RE PART OF OUR GROUP, AND WE LOVE YOU.
OKAY?
YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO FORCE ME
TO DO SOMETHING THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO,
AND THEN I GET THERE, AND THEN YOU GUYS COMPLAIN.
YEAH, BECAUSE, JOSIE,
WE'VE NEVER SEEN YOU ACT THAT WAY.
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BE MEAN.
YOU SPILLED A DRINK ON CHERYL.
YOU INSULTED HER, HER PARTY, AND ALL OF US.
YOU'VE NEVER SPILLED A DRINK ON ANYBODY?
JOSIE, YOU PLANTED YOUR *** RIGHT IN THERE
AND MOVED IN LIKE IT WAS, LIKE, PURPOSEFUL!
OH, MY GOD. I WAS HAVING FUN.
NO ONE ELSE WAS HAVING FUN, MA.
NO ONE ELSE.
YEAH, I SAW THAT.
WHY WOULD YOU GET THE PATRóN?
I WAS DOING A TASTE TEST.
YOU WERE DOING A TASTE TEST? OH.
TO SEE WHAT WENT DOWN SMOOTHER,
THE TALERO COMPARED TO THE PAT--
THE NEW CONSUMER REPORTS INSPECTOR, JOSIE L. HARRIS.
YES, YES.
TO THE [BLEEP] TALERO.
BUT YOU LIT INTO HER, JOSIE, LIKE BELOW THE BELT.
YOU CALLED HER OLD.
SHE IS OLD.
I JUST DON'T GET WHY THE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON HER.
YOU INVITE ME TO HAVE SOME HOT CHOCOLATE,
AND YOU'RE ATTACKING ME
OVER HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TREATING CHERYL?
I MEAN, WHO ARE YOU?
I SHOULD SPANK YOU, JOSIE.
I FELT LIKE SPANKING YOU.
OKAY. WELL, I LIKE SPANKING,
SO YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE NOT BEING HONEST WITH ME.
I AM BEING HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU ARE SO RUDE.
YOU WANTED TO JUST SAY "[BLEEP] YOU" TO EVERYBODY
AND US, LIKE, NOT SPEAK TO YOU.
THAT'S KIND OF HOW I FEEL.
WHY? WHY ARE YOU MAD AT US?
ZAKIA'S CONSTANTLY, YOU KNOW, WHIPPING HER PONYTAIL AROUND
AND TRYING TO HIT ME IN THE FACE WITH IT.
I CAN'T GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM CHERYL.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU GUYS
MY EXTENDED FAMILY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, AND...
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU TREAT YOUR FAMILY.
THE RESPECT THAT WAS LOST ON THAT BUS,
THE LOVE -- LIKE, HOW EVERYONE WHO LOVES YOU IS LIKE --
SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T COME BACK FROM THINGS.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
LIKE...
LIKE, I'M NOT HERE FOR THIS.
I THINK YOU GOT SUPER LONELY.
I THINK YOU --
HERE COMES YOUR OPRAH MOMENT WHERE YOU PREACH TO ME.
WELL, GAYLE, LISTEN.
YOU REACHED OUT, AND I THINK YOU REACHED BACK TO FLOYD,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
DON'T START BRINGING HIM UP.
PLEASE DON'T START BRINGING HIM UP.
LIKE I SAID TO YOU, I WANT YOU TO GET STRONG.
THAT'S WHY I WAS SO GLAD YOU WERE HERE --
LET ME FINISH -- AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.
WHAT DOES FLOYD HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
YOU WERE ACTING
LIKE YOU TELL ME FLOYD DOES TO YOU.
YOU WERE A BIG BULLY.
FLOYD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
THEY HAVE TO DO WITH ALL OF US, JOSIE.
NO, IT DOES NOT. NO, IT DOES NOT.
I LEFT A HOUSE WHERE SOMEONE
DIDN'T HAVE VERY NICE THINGS TO SAY TO ME, JOSIE,
AND IT AFFECTED ME.
I THOUGHT THAT IT DIDN'T, BUT IT DOES.
OKAY. SO, WHAT DOES YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR MAN
HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH?
IT'S NOT MINE. IT'S EVERY WOMAN'S.
AND DON'T KID YOURSELF, JOSIE. IT AFFECTS YOU.
MONICA REALLY NEEDS TO MIND HER OWN [BLEEP] BUSINESS FOR ONCE.
THIS SEEMS REALLY [BLEEP] SILLY
THAT I COME TO MEET YOU FOR HOT CHOCOLATE,
AND ALL YOU CAN BRING UP IS FLOYD'S NAME.
[BLEEP] FLOYD. YOU KNOW WHAT, JOSIE?
I WANT YOU TO WORK THROUGH IT.
IT IS.
DO I SAY [BLEEP] FLEX?
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] FUNK FLEX.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] EITHER.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND DISRESPECT MY EX.
JOSIE, I'M NOT DISRESPECTING HIM.
I DON'T DISRESPECT YOUR FAMILY, PERIOD.
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME FINISH THE SENTENCE?
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU FINISH.
WHY DON'T YOU TEXT ME LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO?
SHOOT ME A TEXT, MONICA.
I'M NOT GONNA SIT UP IN A [BLEEP] HOT-CHOCOLATE PLACE
AND LISTEN TO YOU ATTACK ME
LIKE YOU JUST TOLD ME, "DON'T ATTACK [BLEEP] CHERYL."
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Harris: NEXT TIME ON "STARTER WIVES CONFIDENTIAL"...
I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE AIRPORT.
WHAT'S SHE SAY?
"DONE WITH THIS.
WENT HOME TO L.A."
I FEEL LIKE NOW THEY'RE FORMING AN ALLIANCE AGAINST ME.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE ANY OF THIS?
I DON'T REMEMBER. I WAS DRUNK.
Joseph-Taylor: SHE'S CRYING OUT FOR HELP, GUYS.
WILL YOU ALL COME WITH ME TO L.A.?
WHAT UP?
HELLO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Joseph-Taylor: OPEN THAT DOOR.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.
AND THAT'S GOOD.
YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT WHEN HE SEES THAT COME UP.
GUESS WHAT, Y'ALL.
I GOT A BOOK DEAL.
THIS IS FUN.
SHE'LL FLIP ON YOU AGAIN, AND SHE'LL FLIP ON YOU!
JUST GIVE HER A MINUTE OF TIME!
[BLEEP]
OH!