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- PREVIOUSLY ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY...
- YEAH, YEAH!
- THEY PROBABLY WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE ALL GOOD BEFORE THEY COME IN.
- I DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT-- OR BRING UP THINGS
THAT YOU'RE, LIKE, NOT COMFORTABLE WITH.
- I WANNA BE THERE MORE FOR YOU, 'CAUSE YOU LIKE THAT.
- MAYBE THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY
TO BUILD A FRIENDSHIP THAT'S STRONGER THAN EVER.
- I DON'T THINK THAT MY SISTER GETS THE SUPPORT
SHE DESERVES FROM US.
- I'M THERE FOR YOU GUYS.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF I FELT THE SAME WAY IN RETURN.
- KATHY'S HAVING ONE OF HER
"MARCIA, MARCIA, MARCIA," MOMENTS.
- I WAS ASKED ABOUT THINGS FROM YOUR PAST.
- WHO ASKED YOU THESE QUESTIONS?
- I STILL DON'T FEEL RIGHT WITH TERESA AND THESE RUMORS.
SOMETHING'S FISHY.
- YOU AND YOUR BROTHER UNITE AND SEND A MESSAGE--
"STAY THE [bleep] OUT OF OUR FAMILY."
- YOU GO DEAL WITH THAT ***.
- LET'S ALL [bleep] STRAIGHTEN HER OUT.
[upbeat music]
- LOVE ME OR HATE ME...
I ALWAYS SPEAK THE TRUTH.
- SEXY LIFE, LOYAL WIFE--
TAKE A PAGE FROM MY BOOK.
- HATERS ARE GONNA HATE.
[screams]
BUT I JUST LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
- I'VE FACED MY SHARE OF CHALLENGES,
BUT I'M TOUGHER THAN I LOOK.
- IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN.
♪ ♪
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HERE, GUYS.
- WE'RE HERE?
- LET'S SEE THE SKINNY ITALIAN SHOWROOM.
- MA, LOOK UP. - OH, SO NICE.
- "SKINNY ITALIAN," RIGHT THERE.
- OH, SKINNY ITALIAN.
IT'S WHY I'M SKINNY. - YEAH.
OH, HOW BEAUTIFUL.
- EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD OR WHAT?
- I LOVE MY LABEL.
IT CAME OUT SO PERFECT.
I'M COMING OUT WITH MY OWN FOOD LINE.
AND THE SHOWROOM IS FOR BUYERS FROM GROCERY STORES
TO SEE THE SAMPLES OF OUR FOOD.
THIS IS WHAT MY MOM'S TAUGHT ME--
YOU COOK WITH LOVE
AND PUT LOVE INTO THE FOOD.
- LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL, THIS BASKET.
- MY MOTHER'S READY TO SHOP.
- WHEN I LEAVE, I'M GONNA TAKE HOME ALL THIS.
- SO, MA, WE WENT TO ARIZONA,
AND WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.
WE DID A LOT OF HEALING.
AND NOW, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE BETTER.
YEAH.
SO, MA, I WANT US TO HAVE A FAMILY GET-TOGETHER FOR LUNCH
WITH JOEY AND MELISSA.
- YEAH, SURE.
- OH, MAYBE HE WILL. YEAH, YEAH.
ANY PARENT IS GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME
WHEN THEIR KIDS HAVE A HARD TIME.
THIS YEAR WAS A REALLY EMOTIONAL YEAR FOR MY PARENTS,
AND THEY WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SAYING THIS TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD
AS A FAMILY AND JUST BE HAPPY.
BLOOD'S THICKER THAN WATER, RIGHT?
BETTER BE.
- HANGING WITH DADDY TODAY, RIGHT?
GINO, GINO, THIS WAY, COME ON.
EASY.
- OOH, THE BOYS ARE HERE.
- CJ, WHAT'S UP?
HOW YOU DO--
[laughter]
CJ, YOU ALWAYS FALL FOR THAT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD?
- CJ, DON'T LET THEM TRASH THE PLACE.
- VINO?
- WHY NOT? - ALL RIGHT.
- THERE WE GO. - OH, NICE.
I DIDN'T NEED TO TELL YOU. YOU'RE PREPARED, BROTHER.
I HAD A ROUGH DAY TODAY, MAN. - WHY?
- SO I'M BUILDING THIS BUILDING,
AND WE'RE LAYING IT OUT.
WE GO TO MEASURE, AND WE'RE SHORT.
I GOT THE MALOIK ON THIS PROJECT, MAN.
- LOOK WHO'S HERE. - JACQUELINE.
- WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE-- A LITTLE POWWOW?
- HOW YOU DOING? HOW'S BLK DOING?
- BLK'S DOING GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF WORK, THOUGH.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTRODUCING
THREE OR FOUR NEW FLAVORS.
AND WE'RE DOING A BIG EVENT.
IT'S, LIKE, A BASKETBALL-- LIKE, A SPORTS CENTER.
IT'S CALLED KNOCK OUT AUTISM.
- WE'RE GONNA PLAY BASKETBALL? - YEAH.
- AM I INVITED? - YEAH, OF COURSE.
AND JACQUELINE IS GONNA MAKE HER VERY FIRST SPEECH.
SHE'S GONNA BE TALKING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
- I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT.
SERIOUSLY, I'M NOT PREPARED.
I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO ACTUALLY WRITE THE SPEECH YET.
- JAC, I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP.
- WHO? - TERESA.
[laughter]
[laughter]
- MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO IT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR COMPANY.
- LISTEN, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS TO FACE YOUR FEARS.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NICE FOR CHARITY.
WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP.
I JUST HATE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU TRY AND DO NICE THINGS,
AND PEOPLE TEAR YOU APART ON TWITTER.
THEY SAY, "OH, YOU'RE DOING IT FOR PUBLICITY,
OR YOU'RE DOING IT FOR THIS OR THAT," LIKE--
- IT'S TERRIBLE.
- WHY CAN'T YOU DO SOMETHING NICE
AND NOT HAVE SOMEBODY BASH YOU FOR IT?
- I REALLY WANNA BE MORE VOCAL IN THE AUTISM COMMUNITY,
BUT I DON'T WANNA BE JUDGED
FOR PUTTING MY SON'S AUTISM OUT THERE.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE IGNORANT PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT HAVE SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.
- YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD IT HAPPEN TO YOU TOO.
PEOPLE WRITE [bleep] ABOUT YOU THAT'S NOT TRUE.
- THEY'RE GETTING INTO MELISSA'S LIFE,
AND THEY'RE MAKING UP ALL THESE RUMORS.
LIKE, IT'S INSANE.
- IT'S A [bleep] NIGHTMARE. - I KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING GOOD OUT THERE,
THERE ARE THESE HATERS THAT WANT THAT TO LOOK BAD.
BUT SINCE MY BLOWUP IN ARIZONA,
I'M AT A BETTER PLACE WITH TERESA AND JOE.
AT THIS POINT, I REALLY DON'T CARE
WHAT ANYBODY HAS TO SAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
[sighs]
- THERE'S A BUNCH OF B.S. OUT THERE ON TWITTER.
YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW THE TRUTH
AND WHAT'S GOING ON, WHO CARES?
- YOU READY FOR THE BIG ONE?
- YES. CANDACE IS REALLY GREAT.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO HER ABOUT DIFFERENT EVENTS AND STUFF
AND HOW WE COULD WORK TOGETHER.
SO DON'T OVERTAKE THIS MEETING. - NOT ONE WORD, I PROMISE.
- OKAY, GOOD.
HI. - COME ON IN.
- HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? - GOOD.
both: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- I HAVE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS.
- OKAY, GREAT. - COOL.
- AFTER BEING IN ARIZONA,
I REALIZED I HAVE TO ALLOW KATHY
TO DO WHAT KATHY DOES AND JUST SHUT UP.
IT'S MY TURN TO BE THE SUPPORTIVE UNIT
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.
- SO I HAD LUNCH WITH A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,
AND I WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE CANNOLIS,
AND I THINK THAT WE FOUND YOUR NEXT STEP.
- OH, REALLY?
I RECENTLY STARTED WORKING WITH CANDACE.
SHE OWNS THIS HIGH-END EVENT-PRODUCTION COMPANY,
AND SHE'S HELPING ME
TAKE MY BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
- I WAS ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
I THINK YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN,
WHICH IS DOING AN IN-STORE DEMONSTRATION,
A PROMO OF YOUR PRODUCT.
AND WE CAN DO THAT AT DYLAN'S CANDY BAR,
WHICH IS-- - DYLAN? THE DYLAN'S--
- DYLAN LAUREN, YES. - WOW.
- WHO THE HELL'S THAT?
- RALPH LAUREN'S DAUGHTER. - OH.
- LIKE, PINCH ME.
LIKE, THAT'S--WOW.
- SO WE WOULD DO AN IN-STORE DEMONSTRATION
AT THE STORE IN NEW YORK, AND WE CAN SEE HOW WE DO.
- I HAVE MADE SOME REALLY GREAT PROGRESS
WITH MY CANNOLI BUSINESS.
BUT IN ORDER TO REALLY GROW, YOU HAVE TO GET INTO RETAIL.
TO HAVE THIS EXPOSURE WITH DYLAN'S CANDY BAR
IS SUCH A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY.
- WE WILL MARKET IT ON OUR END.
DYLAN'S WILL MARKET IT ON THEIR END.
BUT THIS IS NEW YORK CITY.
WE CAN'T HAVE AN EMPTY VENUE.
IF WE COULD GET PEOPLE THERE,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING THE CANNOLIS IN THE STORE
GOING FORWARD. - OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
- I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE FROM YOUR END
YOU SEE WHAT'S AT STAKE.
- WELL, WHEN IT COMES TO MY CANNOLIS,
I FEEL REALLY, REALLY SECURE.
AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE COULD FILL THE PLACE.
I'M GONNA TELL A BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS TO COME
AND MY COUSINS.
THEY'LL BRING THEIR KIDS TOO.
- ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT YOUR COUSINS' KIDS THERE?
- STOP IT. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME THERE.
- WELL, WE'LL NEVER BE ASKED BACK AGAIN.
- STOP IT.
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR ME.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGE--I REALLY AM.
- THIS IS IT. IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
- WHY ARE YOU SO NERVOUS? - I-I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
- HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- HI.
HI, MA. - HELLO, MAMA.
both: MWAH.
- YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.
WHAT HAPPENED, HUH? YOU DRESS ALL NICE TODAY?
WHAT HAPPENED TO DADDY? IS HE ALL RIGHT?
- KIDNEY STONE.
THIS MORNING HE GO FOR BLOOD TESTS.
- HOW DID HE FEEL
WHEN HE KNEW WE WERE ALL COMING TOGETHER?
- HE FEEL GOOD.
- WE'LL TAKE HIM OUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE FEELS BETTER.
TERESA, YOU'LL COME TOO? - YEAH.
- SINCE ARIZONA, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
AND TODAY'S LUNCH IS A MAJOR, MAJOR MILESTONE.
WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN FOUR YEARS.
BUT I WISH THAT MY FATHER COULD BE WITH US.
THAT'S ALL I WANT.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GET ROCK SHRIMP ARRABBIATA.
- GET TWO OF THOSE ORDERS. - HELLO.
- MARRONE.
- HEY. - JOEY.
- WHERE'S YOUR FATHER? HE DIDN'T COME?
- HE HAS KIDNEY STONES. - AGAIN?
EH. - I KNOW.
- I FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN TEASED WITH GOOD VACATIONS BEFORE.
AND THEN WE, AT SOME POINT, LOSE IT.
AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE LOST THIS TIME.
I JUST WANT IT TO STAY THIS WAY.
- OH, MY GOD. THIS TASTES SO GOOD.
ME AND JOEY ARE MAKING A PACT.
NOTHING'S GONNA GET BETWEEN US ANYMORE, RIGHT?
- YEP, NOT EVEN, UH, MIGHTY MAN OVER HERE.
- WHATEVER HE SAYS, I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT.
- [chuckles]
- WE HAVE TO HAVE A UNITY.
AND WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS SOMETHING--
"NO WAY. MY BROTHER SAID THAT ABOUT ME?
NO, NO, NO."
- YOU KNOW, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT TRY TO CAUSE PROBLEMS,
AND WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO THEM.
- FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET ALL OF THESE STRANGERS OUT OF OUR LIVES
AND JUST WORK ON US AND WORK ON TRUST
AND WORK ON BEING A REAL FAMILY.
SHE'S SAYING YOURS IS LONGER THAN MINE.
- NO, HERS IS LONGER THAN MINE.
WHAT MY MOM IS SAYING IS THAT WHAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH,
THAT'S WHAT COULD CHANGE THINGS.
IN ITALIAN WE SAY, "THE TONGUE DOESN'T HAVE A BONE,
BUT IT BREAKS BONES."
I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT.
I MISS YOU GUYS.
- DO YOU MISS ME, BRO? - A LITTLE BIT.
- GIVE ME A KISS. [women laugh]
- SEE THIS GUY?
- DID YOU MISS ME? - I DID MISS YOU.
GIVE ME A KISS.
MWAH. - OOH.
[laughter]
- COMING UP NEXT...
- DID YOU WRITE A SPEECH? - HOW DO I START IT?
- WHEN YOU WALK UP THERE, SAY, UM, YOU KNOW,
"I WANNA TELL YOU HOW, UM..."
- THE FACT THAT JACQUELINE
IS GOING TO TERESA FOR ADVICE...
[laughs]
- OH, WE'RE HERE, GUYS.
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN AT JACQUELINE'S HOUSE IN A WHILE.
THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, SHE WAS READING TABLOIDS.
THE MAGAZINE SAID, "TERESA'S GOING TO JAIL."
- "THE BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES ALLEGE
THAT TERESA KNOWINGLY WITHHELD ASSETS."
- BOTH HER AND JOE ARE IN DANGER OF GOING TO JAIL?
- EVENTUALLY THE TRUTH COMES OUT.
- I KEEP HAVING TO HEAR THINGS IN THE PRESS ABOUT YOU,
AND I DON'T HEAR IT FROM YOU.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ANY OF THIS?
- NO. - YOU'RE INNOCENT IN ALL THIS?
- YES. - YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING?
- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
HI, CJ.
BUT JACQUELINE AND I WORKED OUT A LOT OF ISSUES IN ARIZONA.
SHE SAID SORRY FOR WHAT SHE'S DONE.
GABRIELLA, SHOW 'EM HOW IT'S DONE.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, GIRLS. RING THE DOORBELL.
[doorbell rings] OKAY.
- HEY. WAS CJ OUT THERE?
- HIM AND GABRIELLA ARE PLAYING BASKETBALL.
- HI, GIRL.
YOU'RE SO CUTE. - GIVE KISSES.
- WHERE'S MY LITTLE NICHOLAS? HE'S SO CUTE.
- HE'S AT MUSIC THERAPY RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN PEEK ON HIM IF YOU WANT.
BEFORE TERESA AND I STOPPED TALKING,
NICK WAS A LOT YOUNGER.
SO IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME
FOR TERESA TO GET TO KNOW NICK.
THE MORE SHE'S AROUND HIM,
THE MORE SHE'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO HAVE A CHILD ON THE SPECTRUM,
AND I WANT HER TO KNOW NICK.
- ♪ HE JUMPS, AND HE JUMPS ♪
♪ AND HE JUMPS, JUMPS, JUMPS ♪
♪ HE JUMPS IN THE WATER ♪
♪ IT'S A F-- ♪
♪ HE JUMPS IN THE W-- ♪
♪ WATER ♪
♪ HE LIKES TO JUMP ♪
GO SEE MOMMY.
HE'S LIKE, "MOMMY, I WANNA SEE YOU."
- YOU DID SO GOOD, NICHOLAS.
- AW.
[indistinct chatter]
- AW.
I WISH JOE COULD SEE THIS. HE LOVES NICHOLAS.
- WHAT'S UP, ROSIE? - WHAT DO YOU GOING ON, JOE?
YOU NEED HELP? - GOT A LITTLE STEAK
GOING ON HERE, BABE. - OH, MAN, NICE.
- HOW YOU FEELING-- ALL RIGHT?
- I FEEL GOOD... - GOOD, GOOD.
- ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT [bleep] "EQUANICS" EXPERIENCE--
- E-EBONICS.
- EBONICS. WITH A "B"?
- YEAH, EBONICS. - WITH A "B"?
- TERESA.
- OH, MY GOD. [laughs]
- YOU WANNA LIFT MY FOOT?
- YEAH, LET ME LIFT YOUR FOOT.
OH, WE HAD TO DO THIS IN ARIZONA.
- [hisses] - AAH!
- I MEAN, THAT HORSE, LIKE, TAUGHT ME SOME [bleep] LESSONS.
I AM [bleep] GREAT.
AND I AM AMAZING.
SO WHOEVER DON'T LOVE ME, SCRATCH YOUR ***.
I DON'T GIVE A [bleep].
[both laugh]
I LIKE JOE.
DID WE EVER, LIKE, HANG OUT A LOT?
NO, WE NEVER DID.
BUT I SAW ANOTHER SIDE OF HIM IN ARIZONA,
AND HE HAS A GOOD HEART.
- YOU WANT A LITTLE HOT PEPPER ON YOURS, HON?
- YEAH, DO IT. - OKAY.
- GEMINIS AND GEMINIS REALLY GET EACH OTHER.
YOU MAKE A GOOD [bleep] STEAK, JOE.
- THANK YOU. - SO, LISTEN...
ALL YOUR GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND STUFF,
BUT DO YOU MISS HAVING A SON?
- YEAH, YOU KNOW,
I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT A LITTLE BOY LOOKS LIKE.
- WHERE'S "T"? "T" FOR TERESA.
YAY.
WHERE'S "A" FOR AUDRIANA?
YOU GOT IT.
- I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
IF SHE WANTED TO DO, LIKE, THAT OTHER THING--
IF, YOU KNOW, WE BOTH PLANTED OUR EGGS
IN A WOMAN AND LET HER CARRY THE BABY.
- OH, RIGHT.
- IT'S NOT, LIKE, GONNA CHANGE THE BABY'S LOOKS, RIGHT?
- NO, BUT IF SHE TAKES HER EGGS--
- AND MY EGGS. OR--DO I HAVE EGGS TOO?
OR WHAT DO I HAVE?
- I'M NOT, LIKE, VERY GOOD AT MEDICAL STUFF.
[both laughing]
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- SO HANGING OUT WITH NICHOLAS,
LIKE, TO ME HE SEEMS NORMAL.
BUT I KNOW IT'S, LIKE, STRUGGLES THAT--
YOU KNOW, HE HAS TO LEARN HOW TO,
YOU KNOW, SAY CERTAIN THINGS.
- I WANNA BE A REALLY GOOD ADVOCATE FOR AUTISM,
BUT I'M SO SCARED OF PUBLIC SPEAKING.
AND I KNOW--
LIKE, CHRIS WANTS ME TO SPEAK AT THIS BLK EVENT,
BUT I'M TERRIFIED TO GO AND TALK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
- PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NOT EASY.
- IN THE PAST, LIKE, ANYTIME I'VE TRIED
TO GET UP TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF PEOPLE,
I JUST BREAK OUT IN HIVES.
BUT IF I COULD FACE MY FEAR OF GETTING CLOSE TO TERESA,
I CAN GET THROUGH IT.
- DID YOU WRITE A SPEECH?
YOU WANNA DO IT WITH ME RIGHT NOW?
- YEAH. - OKAY.
- HOW DO I START IT?
- WHEN YOU WALK UP THERE, SAY, "MY SON, NICHO--
YOU KNOW...
HI, MY NAME IS JACQUELINE LAURITA."
SAY, "I'M GONNA TELL YOU--
"I WANNA TELL YOU HOW, UM...
TELL YOU THE STORY--" - MY STORY.
- OR NOT THE STORY.
I MEAN, "I WANNA TELL YOU, UM..."
- YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT JACQUELINE
IS GOING TO TERESA FOR ADVICE ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING,
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE TERESA
TRYING TO HELP JACQUELINE WITH--
[laughing]
IT'S SO FUNNY.
[continues laughing]
OH, [bleep].
IT'S FUNNY THAT SHE'S HELPING--
[laughing]
- HOW ABOUT THE FIRST SIGNS?
- INITIAL SIGNS? - YEAH.
- WHAT CONFUSED ME WAS NICHOLAS KNEW
ALL HIS LETTERS, HIS NUMBERS.
SO I WAS LIKE, "OH, HE'S SO SMART,"
BUT THEN HE WOULDN'T ANSWER TO HIS NAME.
- SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD WANNA KNOW.
MAKE SURE YOU PUT THAT.
AND I SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S PROGRESSING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S A GOOD THING
THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD ADD IN YOUR SPEECH.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, "HE IS PROGRESSING
"WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE HELP THAT WE'RE GETTING HIM
AND WITH ME WORKING WITH HIM."
WHEN WE WERE IN ARIZONA,
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED OUT OF OUR FRIENDSHIP.
SO NOW SHE'S ASKING ME TO HELP HER WITH HER SPEECH,
AND I'M THERE FOR HER.
- EVERY KID IS SO DIFFERENT.
THERE ISN'T A COOKIE-CUTTER SOLUTION FOR THESE KIDS.
- ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU WRITE THAT--I LIKE THAT.
- HE MAKES ME LAUGH EVERY DAY,
BUT THERE'S MANY DAYS WHERE I CRY,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE TO SEE THEM STRUGGLE, YOU KNOW?
- I KNOW IT'S A HARD THING, BUT BY YOU DOING THIS,
YOU'RE CONQUERING YOUR FEAR.
[Jacqueline sighs]
- ♪ 'CAUSE I'M ON DISPLAY, ON DISPLAY, ON DISPLAY ♪
- BIG MOMENT. - I'M, LIKE, NERVOUS.
DO YOU KNOW HE'S JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S MANAGER?
HEY. - HELLO.
- HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M EXCITED.
- HOW ARE YOU? - LOOKING HEALTHY.
- JOHNNY WRIGHT MANAGES JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE,
AKON, THE JONAS BROTHERS.
I GUESS HE'S HEARD SOME OF MY SONGS,
AND HE WANTED TO MEET ME.
THIS IS HUGE FOR ME. I'M VERY EXCITED.
I WANNA HAVE SUCCESS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
HOW'S EVERYTHING? - EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
- CAN I HAVE A CLUB SODA WITH LEMON?
- GREY GOOSE ON THE ROCKS, LEMON AND LIME.
- I'LL JUST TAKE A WATER, PLEASE.
- WATER? - YEP.
- YOU DON'T DRINK, RIGHT? - NOT AT ALL.
- I-I HAVE A FEW DRINKS, BUT THEN I STOP.
YOU KNOW, I GOTTA KEEP THE WIFE HAPPY,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - YEAH, YOU CAN'T--
[laughs] - I CAN'T--
SEX IS EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD, NO?
- LOVE IS EVERYTHING, OKAY? - THANK YOU.
- LOVE AND SEX, LOVE AND SEX, RIGHT?
SO, LISTEN, WE GOT A STAR HERE.
- SO MY FIRST QUESTION--
WHY DO YOU WANNA DO THIS?
- I LOVE IT. I HAVE A PASSION FOR IT.
- SHE'S A THOROUGHBRED. - THANK YOU.
YOU GOTTA HEAR ME IN MY CAR.
- THE REASON WHY I ASK IS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE
DISCOVER LATER ON IN LIFE
THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WANNA BE A STAR,
BUT IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.
- LISTEN, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR TWO YEARS.
AND I'M THAT GIRL THAT I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO IT ALL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SO I CAN STILL BE A GOOD WIFE. I COULD STILL BE A GOOD MOM.
AND I CAN STILL PURSUE MY DREAM AND DO SOMETHING THAT I LOVE.
- ALL RIGHT, HOLD THAT STATEMENT FOR A MINUTE.
I HATE TO BE EXTREMELY RUDE WHEN I SAY THIS,
BUT I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU.
THE MUSIC BUSINESS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING
OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE PUT MONEY INTO YOU--
WE EXPECT OUR MONEY BACK, PLUS 100 TIMES ON THAT.
SO I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT, "SO-AND-SO IS SICK,
AND I CAN'T MAKE THIS PROMO RUN," OKAY?
BIG REWARD HAS BIG SACRIFICE.
- I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT, MAN, WE'LL DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO.
- I'M HEARING THAT FROM YOU. I'M NOT HEARING THAT FROM HER.
- OF COURSE I'M WILLING TO SACRIFICE.
BUT THE QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH?
'CAUSE THERE'S A THIN LINE
BETWEEN PASSION AND GIVING UP FAMILY FOR PASSION.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
NOTHING'S GONNA BE MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN MY KIDS.
YES, SINGING'S MY PASSION, AND, YES, I WANT IT.
BUT I'M A WIFE AND I'M A MOTHER FIRST.
- WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC,
A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH DANCE,
AND A COUPLE OF 'EM HAVE TO BE IN THE CLUBS.
THERE'S BEEN NO REPRESENTATION TO ME
IN ANYTHING I'VE SEEN ABOUT YOU
THAT YOU'RE IN THE CLUBS.
YOUR MUSIC HAS TO HAVE STATEMENTS
THAT REPRESENT WHAT YOUR LIFE IS RIGHT NOW.
SO THE IMMEDIATE NEXT STEP IS--
I HAVE THIS NEW PRODUCER. HE HAS A RECORD.
I'M GONNA SEND IT TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO IT.
AND THEN WE'LL CUT IT IN YOUR STUDIO.
- AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
LET'S DO THIS.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- NOBODY'S HERE YET.
- [bleep] *** BAGS.
- I INVITED EVERYONE PERSONALLY.
WHAT THE [bleep]?
[doorbell rings]
- GOOD MORNING, HONEY. - [hoarsely] HI, MA.
- HOW ARE YOU? - HOW YOU DOING?
- OH, MY GOD. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR VOICE, SWEETHEART?
- STRESS. THAT'S WHAT DOES IT FOR ME.
- STRESS? - OH, MY GOD.
I WANNA CURL YOUR HAIR A LITTLE BIT.
- OKAY, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
- SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY IS.
RICH IS NOT HERE. THE KIDS ARE NOT HERE.
I'M READY TO GO.
- WELL, TRY TO CALM DOWN. THEY'LL BE HERE, I'M SURE.
- IT'S JUST THAT THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
THIS IS A VERY BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.
- WHAT IS THIS, AT THE--
- WELL, IT'S A BIG, BIG CANDY STORE.
AND IF THIS GOES WELL AND THEY CARRY MY CANNOLIS,
I'M GONNA GO TO L.A. AND HAVE 'EM THERE
AND IN MIAMI AND HAVE 'EM THERE.
- OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL, HONEY. THAT'S THE BEST THING, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S GREAT. - I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
I'M SCARED, AND I'M EXCITED.
I HAVE A LOT RIDING ON THIS EVENT.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ONCE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION,
TO GET MY BUSINESS FROM THIS LEVEL TO THIS LEVEL.
I CALLED MELISSA. I CALLED TERESA.
I CALLED EVERYBODY TO COME. - THAT'S NICE.
EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE THERE.
- [whistles] - OH!
WHO ARE THE FLOWERS FOR?
- FOR YOU, BABE.
- THEY'RE SO PRETTY.
- SO WHAT DO YOU NEED?
- GRAB SOME MORE OF THESE BUSINESS CARDS
SO I CAN HAND THEM OUT.
I WANT YOU TO GET MY POSTER IN THE CAR.
FIND OUT WHERE THE KIDS ARE.
I THOUGHT THEY WOULD AT LEAST BE HERE TO HELP ME.
- ARE THESE THE CARDS? - THOSE ARE NOT THE CARDS.
THEY'RE SOME CARDS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CARDS.
- NO, THEY'RE IN HERE. LOOK.
- OH! - [bleep]!
- YOU KNOW, RICH...
START PICKING 'EM UP! I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW!
GET ON THE FLOOR AND START PICKING 'EM UP.
- I TRIPPED. - COME ON, RICH.
WE HAVE TO GET READY.
- HI.
[gasps] HI, NONNI.
- WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN? - THE GYM.
- OH.
- I DON'T THINK THAT YOU GUYS REALIZE
HOW BIG OF A DEAL THIS IS.
HEY, RICH, CAN YOU AT LEAST PUT THIS IN THE CAR
SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT TOO? - HERE, HERE.
- GIVE THIS TO DADDY. TAKE IT OUTSIDE TOO.
PLEASE, GO. [coughs]
JUST ONCE, I WOULD LOVE IT IF RICH AND THE KIDS
WERE, LIKE, HELPING ME OUT, NOT MESSING THINGS UP.
I FIND IT VERY IRONIC THAT I FOUND MY VOICE IN ARIZONA,
BUT I CAN'T EVEN YELL AT 'EM 'CAUSE I HAVE NO VOICE.
- SHE AIN'T GONNA FIT IN THE CAR.
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO WEAR.
SO, LIKE, THIS MATCHES YOU. SEE HOW CUTE?
- HELP ME LOAD UP THE CAR. - ALL RIGHT.
OKAY? PLEASE. - ALL RIGHT.
- HOLD THESE, MA. - YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE SUBURBAN. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOAD IT UP.
PUT A JACKET ON.
[gasps] OH, MY GOD.
- HE LEFT IT LIKE THAT.
- I HOPE IT'S NOT WET.
[groans]
YOU KNOW, I ONLY HAVE ONE OF THESE SIGNS.
HE'S SUCH A JERK.
- ♪ IF THE SUN DON'T RISE TOMORROW ♪
[doorbell rings]
HEY. HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.
- COME ON IN. YOU MUST BE JUSTIN.
- JUSTIN. both: NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW ARE YOU, JOHNNY?
COME ON IN. HOW WAS THE FLIGHT?
DID YOU JUST FLY IN TODAY? - YES.
- SO YOU WROTE THE NEW SONG AND THE NEW LYRICS.
- I WROTE AND PRODUCED IT, YEAH.
- IT'S EXCELLENT. YOU'RE TALENTED.
LET'S GO DOWN, AND YOU CAN WORK
WITH THE STUDIO A LITTLE AND SEE IF IT'S GOOD.
THE SONG I'M RECORDING TODAY IS CALLED NEVER LET ME GO.
IT'S IN A HIGHER OCTAVE THAN THE OTHER SONGS
THAT I'VE SANG BEFORE.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
JOHNNY'S EVER GONNA REALLY HEAR WHAT I GOT.
- WOW. THIS IS AWESOME. - SO THIS IS MY LITTLE STUDIO.
- THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
[laughs]
- I'M GONNA TAKE THE WORDS WITH ME.
- YOU DON'T HAVE THEM MEMORIZED YET?
- JOHNNY. - OH, COME ON.
- I DO. I DO. - DO WE HAVE TO PUT THE WORDS
ON THE STAGE WHEN YOU SING LIVE TOO?
- NO. - [laughs]
- I JUST GOT THIS SONG YESTERDAY.
AND I HAVE THREE KIDS,
SO I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME TO REHEARSE.
BUT THERE'S NO TIME TO BE NERVOUS.
THERE'S NO TIME TO BE SCARED.
LET'S GO DO THIS.
OKAY.
[clicks tongue] IT'S HERE.
I'M RUSTY, JUSTIN.
- IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL POWER THROUGH.
- IT'S A LITTLE STATICKY IN HERE.
YOU HEAR THE STATIC? - NO.
HERE WE GO.
[Never Let Me Go playing]
- ♪ NEVER LET ME GO ♪
♪ BABY, PLEASE ♪
♪ NEVER LET ME GO ♪
♪ BABY, PLEASE ♪
I'LL NEVER LEAVE-- SORRY, SORRY! WRONG WORDS!
LET ME TRY AGAIN.
- COME ON, WE'RE GONNA GET THIS ONE.
♪ ♪
- ♪ IF OUR WORLDS WERE TORN APART ♪
[off-key] ♪ IF I'M FAR AWAY ♪
♪ IF EVERY BRIDGE WAS BURNED-- ♪
I DON'T KNOW WHY. IT'S LIKE-- - ON THE "AWAY"?
- NO, SOMETHING WITH THIS.
IT'S SHUDD-- IT'S, LIKE, SHAKING.
- COME IN HERE. I WANNA TALK TO YOU.
UGH.
- YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS A LITTLE BIT.
- OUR INVOLVEMENT IS BECAUSE WE REALLY BELIEVE
THAT YOU'RE A SINGER.
AND SO, FOR US TO PUT OUR REPUTATIONS ON THE LINE,
WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT.
WE JUST NEED TO SIT IN THE STUDIO
AND GO THROUGH ALL THE MUSIC
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE HOME ON A FLIGHT TO ORLANDO.
LET ME PUT SOME OF MY TEAM AROUND YOU.
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP TO REALLY SHOWING EVERYBODY
THAT YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT BEING AN ARTIST
IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS.
- IT'S A LOT OF HOURS.
HE'S ASKING ME TO GO TO HIS COMPOUND IN ORLANDO,
BUT NEVER LET ME GO IS A LITTLE BIT MORE VOCALLY CHALLENGING
THAN MY OTHER SONGS.
AND I DON'T WANT JOHNNY AND JUSTIN,
WHO HAVE WORKED WITH THESE AMAZING PEOPLE,
TO LOOK AT ME AND BE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,"
AND UNDER THEIR BREATH, LIKE, "WHAT ARE WE DOING?"
- THE AFTERSCHOOL SESSIONS ARE OVER.
THIS IS THE REAL WORLD NOW, SO...
- OKAY.
[car horn blares]
- WE'RE GOING UPSTAIRS, OKAY?
- UPSTAIRS? - YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GO UPSTAIRS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. - NO PROBLEM.
- IT SMELLS RIDICULOUS IN HERE.
- HI.
- HOW ARE YOU GUYS? - HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- THIS IS MY SON, JOSEPH. - HELLO, JOSEPH.
- THIS IS MELANIE AND CANDACE. - HOW ARE YOU? CANDACE.
- OKAY, WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO,
TELL ME SO I CAN HELP YOU.
I'M SURPRISED-- NOBODY'S HERE YET.
- BUT I'M HERE.
- THIS IS, LIKE, REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
JUST LIKE WHAT ROSIE WAS SAYING IN ARIZONA.
I'M THERE ON TIME FOR EVERYBODY'S STUFF,
CHEERING THEM ON, AND THEY'RE NOT HERE.
THIS IS A HUGE, BIG DEAL FOR ME.
I NEED A GOOD TURNOUT TONIGHT.
THAT WAY, DYLAN'S WILL BE IMPRESSED
WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE,
AND THEY'LL WANNA CARRY MY CANNOLIS.
- [bleep] *** BAGS.
[car horn blares]
[dogs barking, man shouts]
- OH, MY GOD.
- MAMA...
YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU A PACK OF ICE?
- MM.
- MOM'S DYING. - [laughs]
- SHE'S GOT A MIGRAINE. - WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
- MOMMY'S SICK.
- HOW'S MY GIRL?
- MM.
- MIGRAINE BABY.
- I'M DISAPPOINTED
THAT I CAN'T ATTEND DYLAN'S CANDY BAR.
I AM SO PROUD OF KATHY,
AND I WISH HER NOTHING BUT SUCCESS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE ONE OF THE WORST MIGRAINES
I'VE EVER HAD.
- IF SHE WAS A HORSE,
THEY WOULD'VE SHOT HER. [chuckles]
- WHAT?
- SHE WOKE UP JUST TO GIVE YOU A DIRTY LOOK.
- YOU OKAY? - YES, I'M READY.
- GOOD, GOOD.
- OKAY, SO I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TODAY.
PLEASE COME RIGHT UP
AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS.
COME RIGHT OVER.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
JUST SQUEEZE. USE THESE FINGERS HERE.
THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE DOING IT.
YOU GUYS WANNA TRY ONE?
- YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY FULL HERE.
- YEAH. - WHERE ARE FAMILY AND FRIENDS?
- I DON'T KNOW.
I'M LUCKY THAT I HAVE A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC THERE,
BUT WHERE ARE MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS?
I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE HERE FOR ME.
WHAT THE [bleep]?
EXCELLENT.
I THINK YOU MAY HAVE A CAREER IN BAKING, BUDDY.
- NOW YOU GOTTA LICK THE ICING.
- IT'S ABOUT TIME.
[both smooch] HOW YOU DOING?
- OH, MY GOD. CAN I EAT ONE?
[laughs]
- YOU'RE HERE. YAY! - [laughs]
- THERE YOU GO. GET IT INSIDE.
YOU DON'T WANT AN EMPTY CANNOLI, NOW.
I GOT SOME KITS FOR YOU. - BUT DOES IT WORK?
- OH, KATHY, YOU'RE THE BEST.
I'M GONNA LET YOU DIP IT THIS--
HERE YOU GO-- LIKE THAT AND DIP.
- HEY, CJ.
LOOK, TONI, CJ'S HERE.
- HEY, ROSIE MADE IT, BABE.
- THIS IS AWESOME, THIS PLACE. IT'S REALLY COOL.
- ARE YOU GIRLS EXCITED?
YES, WE'RE GONNA BUY CANDY.
- THERE THEY ARE.
- HI, HON.
DID WE MISS ANYTHING?
CAN I TRY ONE?
- YES, YOU CAN.
- JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, KATHY WAS A HOUSEWIFE,
AND NOW SHE HAS HER OWN CANNOLI KIT.
YOU KNOW, ARE THEY EDIBLE?
YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED.
GOOD FOR YOU, KATHY.
DID I ROLL MY EYES TOO MUCH?
- YOU KNOW WHAT? I WAS, LIKE, STRESSED.
I WAS HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD ALL MAKE IT.
IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL HERE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL HERE.
- YEAH. YEAH. WHEN I TOLD THE GIRLS,
THEY WERE, LIKE, SO THRILLED.
- READY? EVERYBODY SAY "CANDY."
- [screams] - ALL RIGHT, MILANIA.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
- OH, GOOD, GOOD.
- THE EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
AND I'M NOT GONNA LET EVERYBODY GETTING THERE LATE
RUIN THE EVENING.
I DON'T WANNA WASTE MY TIME ON PETTY BULL[bleep].
I GOT SOME FOR YOU TOO. - OH, THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
EXCUSE ME, GIRLS. - WHAT IS THIS?
OH, IS THIS MY KIT? THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
- I KNOW JACQUELINE'S GONNA GO TO TOWN.
- THIS WILL BE GONE TOMORROW.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- WHO'S BEHIND THIS CHEATING THING?
- YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU?
- DID YOU GET A *** JOB WHEN YOU WERE OUT THERE?
- I SWEAR I DID NOT.
- YOU GOT BIGGER *** OUT THERE.
YOU'RE A LIAR. - I SWEAR TO GOD.
- DOESN'T SHE LOOK GOOD, JOE?
NOT THAT I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT HER ***.
- YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.
- LOOK AT YOUR SON. HE'S CHILLING AT THE BAR.
- JOEY.
OH, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS HAVING? WHAT IS THAT?
- A BUTTERY ***. - OH, I LOVE A BUTTERY ***.
- THEY'RE GOOD. - I'M SO INTO BUTTERY NIPPLES.
- SLIPPERY ***.
- OH, THAT'S EVEN BETTER. - OH, IT'S A SLIPPERY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BUTTERY.
- THAT'S MY KIND OF DRINK. LET ME TRY THAT.
MMM, MMM, MMM. - IT'S LIKE A BUTTERSCOTCH.
- OH, THAT TASTES LIKE A ***, ALL RIGHT.
- IT TASTES-- - [laughs]
- SO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE AT THIS EVENT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
CHRIS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE AT THIS EVENT?
- HE SAID HE COULD FIT 900 PEOPLE IN THE PLACE.
- 900? - 900 PEOPLE?
- [laughs]
- OH, MY GOD.
I'M NERVOUS FOR YOU.
- IF I READ IT, I FEEL STUPID. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF IT.
I TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NICHOLAS
AND WHEN HE STARTED TO REGRESS,
HOW IT FELT WHEN WE GOT THE DIAGNOSIS.
- GOOD. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT.
- THIS IS, LIKE, THE YEAR I'M TRYING TO FACE
ALL MY FEARS.
I'M TRYING TO GET OVER ALL THE THINGS
THAT HOLD ME BACK FROM DOING WHAT I WANNA DO.
- IT'S, LIKE, YOU'RE NERVOUS, BUT FOR A GOOD THING, YOU KNOW.
- IF I CAN GET OVER THIS, I CAN GET OVER ANYTHING.
[laughs]
- YOU HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO THIS THING?
- YEAH, WE HAD ABOUT 150 KIDS REGISTER TO PLAY.
EVERYONE THAT WALKS IN HAS TO PAY.
AND YOU'RE RAISING A LOT OF MONEY,
AND YOU'RE HAVING A LITTLE FUN WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
- I'LL [bleep] ON THOSE KIDS.
[buzzer sounds] [grunts]
- HI, BUBBIE.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK? - I WISH I WORE MY SNEAKERS.
- WHY DIDN'T YOU WEAR SNEAKERS?
- 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN HOBOKEN. - LOOK AT THESE CHUMPS.
- HI, NICKY.
- WHAT'S UP?
- I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE
TO SUPPORT MY BOYS AND JACQUELINE.
YESTERDAY I WAS TORTURED WITH A MIGRAINE.
THIS ONE HAPPENED TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST.
BUT I WOKE UP TODAY FEELING BETTER.
YAY.
IT'S ABOUT TIME. [chuckles]
- OH! - HEY, GUYS.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ON BEHALF OF BLK,
I WANNA WELCOME YOU GUYS
FOR THE FIRST-EVER KNOCK OUT AUTISM EVENT.
SO YOU GUYS READY TO PLAY OR WHAT?
all: YEAH!
- ALL RIGHT.
[buzzer sounds]
- WHOO!
- [laughing]
- SHE NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL BEFORE.
- SHE NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL.
- OH! - [laughing]
- MY NEW SNEAKERS!
- YOU WEREN'T RAISED ATHLETIC.
[buzzer sounds] - YOU'RE GONNA DO GOOD.
GIVE HER A BIG KISS AND HUG FOR GOOD LUCK.
- THANK YOU.
SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE AT THE EVENT
IS VERY INTIMIDATING TO ME.
I'M AFRAID OF SAYING THE WRONG THINGS
AND PEOPLE JUDGING THAT
OR JUDGING ME AS A MOTHER.
I DON'T WANNA LET CHRIS DOWN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SPEAK IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
- I NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL.
- WHY ARE YOU SHAKING?
ARE YOU NERVOUS? WOW.
IT'S A SPEECH.
ALL IT IS, IS WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.
YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR NICK
AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS OUT THERE THAT NEED OUR SUPPORT.
SO LET THAT BE WHAT DRIVES YOU.
RIGHT? - YEAH.
- I WANT JACQUELINE TO SPEAK
BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE CONNECT WITH HER.
IT IS SUCH A REAL SUBJECT FOR BOTH OF US.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M FORCING HER TO DO IT.
- CHECK, CHECK.
- SO DID YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD TIME?
all: YEAH!
- YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE YOU GUYS GONNA COME BACK NEXT YEAR?
all: YEAH!
- I'M VERY PROUD AND EXCITED TO INTRODUCE
MY FAVORITE AUNT, JACQUELINE LAURITA.
- GO GET 'EM, BABY. [cheers and applause]
- [laughs]
- I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING HERE
TO SUPPORT AUTISM AWARENESS.
UM...
OUR SON, NICHOLAS, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM
RIGHT BEFORE THE AGE OF THREE.
A YEAR AGO, I WORRIED IF MY CHILD WOULD EVER SAY
THE WORDS "I LOVE YOU" AGAIN.
FOUR MONTHS AGO, HE GAVE ME THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT.
HE SAID, "MOMMY, I LOVE YOU."
IN THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT IF HE CAN SAY THAT,
HE WAS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING SO MUCH MORE.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO EVER BE ASHAMED
OF AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS.
INSTEAD, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE YOUR JOURNEY
AND HELP TO EDUCATE OTHERS.
AND DON'T EVER, EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR CHILD.
THANK YOU.
[applause]
THIS IS NICK.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
DOING THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS
THAT I'M ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE AUTISM COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A DOCTOR. I'M NOT AN EXPERT.
I'M JUST A MOTHER GOING THROUGH IT.
AND I JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO SHARE MY JOURNEY WITH OTHERS
LIKE OTHERS HAVE DONE FOR ME.
AND I HOPE IT CAN BE HELPFUL TO PEOPLE.
- YOU DID GREAT. - OH, MY GOD.
- YOU DID SO FRICKIN' GOOD. YOU SEE?
NICHOLAS, DIDN'T MOMMY DO GOOD?
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT NICHOLAS.
LIKE, HE'S DEAR TO MY HEART,
'CAUSE I SAW HIM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AFTER HE WAS BORN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE THERE FOR HIM.
IF JACQUELINE CALLS ME,
[snaps fingers] I'LL JUMP FOR HIM.
- HONEY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
YOU LOOKED BEAUTIFUL UP THERE. YOU SOUNDED GREAT.
YOU EVEN MADE ME CRY.
- YOU DID?
- RIGHT, NICK?
[smooches]
- AW.
YOU WANNA GO HOME? - YES.
- OH, YES. OKAY. LET'S GO TAKE A NAP.
- HI. HOW ARE YOU?
WE HAVE A RESERVATION. GORGA.
IT'S SO PRETTY IN HERE, RIGHT?
- I LOVE YOU IN LEATHER.
- GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. HOW ARE YOU?
- HI. HOW ARE YOU? - HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
WELCOME. - DINNER MENUS FOR YOU.
- YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?
I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
I'M GONNA HAVE THAT STEAK.
- THE RIB-EYE? - YEAH, YEAH.
- I'M GONNA DO THE FILET.
- HOW IS THE NEW SONG DOING?
- I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO STAY IN THE STUDIO MORE OFTEN.
- JOHNNY HAS A COMPOUND AT HIS HOUSE
WHERE THERE'S A RECORDING STUDIO,
THERE'S A CHOREOGRAPHER HE'S GOT ON STAFF.
AND I NEED TO WORK WITH A VOCAL COACH
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE-- - A VOCAL COACH?
- YEAH, HE WAS LIKE, "YOU NEED TO WORK WITH A VOCAL COACH
"BECAUSE IT'S IN THERE,
AND YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO GET IT OUT."
IT'S NOT MY FIRST CHOICE TO GO OUT TO ORLANDO
AND WORK WITH THESE VOCAL COACHES.
BUT JOHNNY IS A GUY WHO'S NOT GONNA JUMP INTO SOMETHING
UNLESS IT'S 100%.
AND AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN MY RECORDING SESSION,
I HAVE A LOT TO PROVE.
SO I WANNA SHOW HIM EXACTLY WHAT I GOT.
THANK YOU.
OOH, IT'S HOT.
- THIS PLACE IS GORGEOUS.
NICE, RIGHT?
- I WAS ASKED ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS FROM THE PAST.
- WHO ASKED YOU THESE QUESTIONS?
- I'M NOT GONNA-- - YOU SHOULD SAY IT.
- I KNOW I SHOULD SAY IT, BUT I DON'T WANNA CAUSE PROBLEMS.
- I'M GONNA RUN TO THE BATHROOM REAL QUICK.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HI. - HELLO.
- HI. - HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU, HONEY?
- I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS YOU.
I'M HERE WITH JOE.
WE'RE HAVING, LIKE, A LITTLE BIT OF A DATE NIGHT.
AND I SPOTTED YOUR BLONDE HAIR FROM OVER THERE.
I KNOW THAT TERESA AND I MADE A PACT
THAT WE WERE GONNA APPROACH THESE PEOPLE TOGETHER.
BUT THE LAST TIME I SAW PENNY,
IT SEEMED LIKE SHE HAD MORE TO SAY,
AND SHE WASN'T SAYING IT.
SO NOW, IF I'M GONNA SEE THIS WOMAN ALONE,
OF COURSE I'M GONNA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
- SO THE MILANIA HAIR CARE WAS GREAT.
IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU THERE. - YEAH, IT WAS NICE.
- I JUST FEEL THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING
MORE THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY.
- I DON'T KNOW. IF I'M WRONG, I'M WRONG.
- NO, YOU WERE RIGHT. - MELISSA, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
- JOE, YOU REMEMBER PENNY? - HOW ARE YOU, JOE?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.
- CAN I JOIN YOU?
- AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GET CRAZY ON ME.
- WHO'S BEHIND THIS CHEATING THING?
- I WAS ASKED.
- BY WHO? - BY WHO?
- I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU. IT'S NOT JAN.
IT'S NOT KIM.
- JUST TELL US. WE'RE ASKING.
- WHO CONFRONTED YOU? - WELL, THIS IS THE THING.
- YOU WANNA BE REAL, LET'S BE REAL.
- COMING UP NEXT...
- EVERYONE'S POINTING TO YOU. WHERE ARE YOU POINTING?
- I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THE BULLET FOR EVERYTHING.
- WHO'S BEHIND THIS CHEATING THING?
- EVERYONE'S POINTING TO YOU. WHERE ARE YOU POINTING?
- IT WAS YOUR SISTER.
SHE ASKED ME IF I KNEW WHO [bleep] WAS.
AND THEN SHE SAID TO ME,
"CAN YOU CONFRONT MY BROTHER ABOUT IT?"
- SHE ASKED YOU TO CONFRONT HIM ABOUT MY EX?
- YEAH. - WHY?
- I DON'T KNOW. - WAIT. HOLD ON.
AT THAT MILANIA PARTY, SHE SAID TO YOU,
"PENNY, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T KNOW ME, RIGHT?" - RIGHT. THAT'S A LIE.
- SO WHY DID YOU LIE THAT NIGHT--
FOR HER? - YEAH.
- SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU AT ALL.
- AS FAR AS HER NOT LIKING ME,
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I CAN SAY,
'CAUSE I CAN SHOW YOU ON MY PHONE RIGHT NOW
I HAVE HER HOUSE NUMBER AND HER CELL NUMBER.
YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU? - YEAH.
- NO, IT'S OKAY. - I WANNA SEE IT.
- I'LL SHOW YOU.
AM I LYING? - NO.
- I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THE BULLET FOR EVERYTHING.
JOHN HAS TEXT MESSAGES FROM HER.
- WHO? - JOHN. I'M TELLING YOU.
- WHO? - JOHN'S MY HUSBAND.
- IS YOUR HUSBAND THE ONE BEHIND THE COMPUTER
DOING ALL THOSE TWEETS?
JOHNNY THE GREEK? - YEAH.
- THIS GUY JOHNNY HAS REALLY BEEN ABUSING ME HARD
ON TWITTER, SOCIAL MEDIA.
AT THE TIME, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHY HE WAS DOING THIS.
BUT NOW THE TIE-IN BETWEEN JOHNNY AND PENNY AND TERESA--
IT'S STARTING TO MAKE SENSE IN MY HEAD.
THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THREE OF THEM.
- YOUR SISTER-- SHE INVITES ME TO PLACES.
I DON'T JUST APPEAR, 'CAUSE I GOT BETTER THINGS--
- SHE SAYS THAT YOU SHOW UP-- - I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO.
SHE ASKED JOHN IF SHE COULD GET APPEARANCES.
THAT NEO KAFE THAT SHE DID LAST YEAR--
THAT'S JOHN'S FAMILY. JOHN GOT HER THE GIG.
- AND YOU LOOK AT A WOMAN LIKE PENNY,
AND YOU SAY, "UGH, SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
CAN SHE BE RELIABLE?"
NORMALLY, YOU WOULD NOT TAKE HER SERIOUSLY.
BUT IN THIS CASE, SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH.
AND THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT WILL GO
AND DO SOMEONE'S DIRTY WORK-- A WOMAN THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT.
- TERESA'S WRONG FOR WHATEVER SHE'S DONE,
BUT YOU ARE ALSO WRONG FOR GETTING INVOLVED
IN THIS FAMILY CIRCLE.
- HONESTLY, WHAT I WOULD DO... - RIGHT.
- AS A HUMAN BEING, AS A NORMAL PERSON--
- APPROACH THE PERSON-- - SO DID YOU APPROACH JOHN?
- OH, I WILL.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GUY.
- IT'S TIME THAT THE TWO OF YOUS COME TOGETHER.
- IT'S TERRIBLE WHAT HE'S DONE.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M DONE.
YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW TOLD ME TO SQUASH IT.
- BECAUSE MAYBE SHE'S DONE NOW,
AND SHE WANTS TO STOP.
- LISTEN, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.
I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE. LET'S GO.
- ON THE NEXT REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY...
- THERE'S A RADIO STATION.
IF THEY LIKE THE SONG, THEY'LL GIVE YOU A SHOT.
- I'M PRETTY MUCH GETTING A COUPLE WEEKS' WORTH OF WORK IN
IN 24 HOURS.
[vocalizing off-key]
- YEAH.
- I'VE BEEN DYING TO OPEN UP A NEW STORE.
SO I'M GONNA DO POSCHE 2.
WE'RE HAVING A GRAND OPENING.
YEAH, I'M GONNA INVITE ALL THE GIRLS.
- YOU'RE GONNA, LIKE, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS TONIGHT?
- YOU WERE TWEETING I DIDN'T GO VISIT
MY FATHER-IN-LAW IN THE HOSPITAL.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT? - SHE DID.
- YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF SOMETHING--
- IF YOU'RE GONNA SIT HERE-- - PUT YOUR FINGER DOWN.
- YOU PUT YOURS DOWN.
- [bleep] YOU. - [bleep] YOU TOO.
YOU WANTED TO DESTROY HER.
- TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REAL HOUSEWIVES,
GO TO BRAVOTV.COM.