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NOBODY IS COMING TO MY GRADUATION.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE PARTY!

- YOU'RE GONNA GET DRUNK. - I'M NOT GONNA GET DRUNK.

SHOT, SHOT, SHOT!

WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT A SHOW BASED ON YOUR LIFE.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK THIS OVER

WITH YOUR MANAGEMENT.

WHO'S MY MANAGEMENT?

ME-- VINCE, YOU SAID I COULD BE YOUR MANAGER TODAY.

I GOTTA RE-THINK THAT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

YOU GOT THE ISSUE WITH HIM-- YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE. - OKAY.

WELL, THEN-THEN YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT THERE.

BUT, YOU'RE MY SISTER-- I'M TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IT.

WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO-- WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO--

I'M NOT HAVING A DISCUSS WITH YOU, EITHER, ABOUT IT, EITHER.

OKAY-- GIRLS, GIRLS.

♪ 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 ♪

IS THAT YOU?

YOU'RE A NATIONAL SUPERSTAR.

"FAVORITE FOOD-- TACOS AND CHICKEN WINGS?"

- YEAH. - CAN WE JUST SIT THROUGH THAT?

WHAT ABOUT CHICKEN FINGERS?

WE'RE IN CHICAGO BECAUSE VINCENT HERBERT,

MR. DEVO EXTRAORDINAIRE, HAS A MEETING

WITH A JAPANESE PRODUCER,

WHO WANTS TO DO A DOCUMENTARY ON HIS LIFE.

- HEY. - HEY.

- TAMAYU, HOW ARE YA? - HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

TAMAYU IS VINCENT'S CONNECTION TO JAPAN.

LET'S SELL OUT A STADIUM IN JAPAN,

AND LET'S SELL OUT A CLUB IN JAPAN.

THAT'S YOUR GO-TO GIRL. - WHAT'S UP, T.?

OKAY-- SO, REMEMBER WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT A SHOW

FOR JAPAN BASED ON YOUR LIFE

AS AN ENTERTAINMENT MOGUL,

A HUGE HIT MAKER, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

YOU BASICALLY CONTROL THE MARKET, RIGHT NOW,

WITH GAGA, THE BOYS, AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU'RE DOING.

ME.

OF COURSE.

TAMAYU JUST DON'T KNOW.

WHEN MY ALBUM DROPS,

WHEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING BIG IN JAPAN,

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME-- BOOM!

I-I FEEL VERY HONORED THAT THEY WANNA DO THAT.

TAMAYU APPROACHED ME WITH AN IDEA ABOUT DOING SOMETHIN'

TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE IN JAPAN,

DOING SOMETHING TO HELP THE RELIEF OF THE TSUNAMI

AND THE EARTHQUAKE.

SHE'S BEEN A FAN OF MINE FOR YEARS,

AND SHE JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING REALLY GREAT,

AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE TO DO IT.

I'M EXCITED-- WHAT DO YOU THINK, BABE?

I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEAK-SPEAK

THIS OVER WITH YOUR MANAGEMENT.

WHO'S MY MANAGEMENT?

ME.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY

TO BE VINCENT'S WIFEAGER.

IF THIS IS WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO,

HE'S GONNA BE A CELEBRITY.

HE NEEDS, YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT.

AND WHO BETTER TO DO THAT THAN ME?

I JUST HAVE A CONCERN OR TWO.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

I'M JUST PRAYING.

YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER-- I'M YOUR MANAGER.

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR CAREER IS WELL AND INTACT,

YOU KNOW?

I HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING

IS THE TRUTH.COM. - TAMAR?

AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LISTEN.

- UH, TAMAR, I LISTEN EVERY DAY. - OKAY?

YOU DON'T LISTEN, AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE PROBLEM-- THE PROBLEM?

YOU NEED TO JUST SIT BACK AND NOT SAY ANYTHING AND LISTEN.

OKAY? - THE PROBLEM IS--

VINCE IS A LITTLE HARD TO MANAGE.

HE DOES NOT LIKE TO LISTEN TO ME.

NOW, I HOPE HE SEES WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE BOSSED AROUND

BY YOUR SPOUSE.

THAT AIN'T HOT.

HA-HA-WHOO-SA.

WHAT-- WHAT'S-WHAT'S WRONG?

- YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY. - NO, I'M NOT.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION-- HOLD THAT THOUGHT, DARLING.

UM, IS THIS, UM, A CABLE NETWORK?

IT'S A HUGE NETWORK-- IT'S LIKE, UH, HBO.

- OKAY. - EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS YOUR PART?

THIS IS - THIS IS-- ALL OF IT'S MY PART,

BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS-- - IT'S NOT ALL YOUR PART.

YOU CANNOT MANAGE YOURSELF, VINCE.

- THIS-- EXCUSE ME. - IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

IT'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

YOU CANNOT MANAGE YOURSELF.

UH-OH, FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.

I'M DONATING MY MONEY.

TO ME.

- NO, NOT TO YOU. - THAT'D BE GREAT.

NO.

ME AND TAMAYU WOULD MAKE SURE THAT MONEY GOES TO GOOD USE.

- NO-- I WANT-- I-- - WHAT DO YOU THINK, TAMAYU?

YES-- I'M GONNA DONATE.

I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE BARE NECESSITIES

OF LIFE, LIKE A PAIR

OF CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTINS, YOU KNOW.

- YEAH. - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

LIKE, FIVE, OR TEN, TWENTY, THIRTY PAIR, YOU KNOW?

- IS THAT ALL YOU THINK ABOUT? - WHAT-- FASHION?

NO, CLOTHES AND WHAT'S-WHAT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR YOU.

FOOD AND FASHION AND LIFE.

THAT'S-- WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?

YOU NEED TO HELP PEOPLE, TOO.

EVERYBODY IS GONNA HAVE TAMAR DOLLS,

HIROSHIKO TAMAR DOLLS.

OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR- THANK YOU FOR COMING.

- ARIGATO. - ARIGATO.

- ALL RIGHT, T. - ALL RIGHT, TAMAYU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. - THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

- WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, TAMAR? - WHAT'D I DO?

- YOU JUST WON'T LISTEN. - VINCE, YOU WON'T LISTEN.

I'M TRYING TO CONDUCT A MEETING.

THIS WHOLE MANAGEMENT THING WITH YOU IS NOT GONNA WORK.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO MANAGE YOURSELF.

YOU CAN'T EVEN MANAGE WHAT TIME TO GET UP IN THE MORNING,

TAMAR, AND YOU WANNA BE MY MANAGER.

- HEY, BABE. - HEY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'VE BEEN TAKING CLASSES ONLINE FOR A FEW YEARS, NOW,

AND I JUST EARNED MY DEGREE IN BUSINESS.

YAY ME.

I WORKED VERY, VERY, VERY HARD FOR GRADUATION DAY,

AND I REALLY, REALLY HOPE AND WISH MY FAMILY WOULD COME

AND SUPPORT ME.

YOU'RE THE FIRST GIRL TO GRADUATE IN YOUR FAMILY.

I THINK MY FEELINGS ARE BROKEN.

WHY?

'CAUSE NOBODY IS COMING TO MY GRADUATION.

WELL, I'M GOIN'.

YOUR MOM'S GOING.

BUT, IT'S, LIKE, MY SISTERS AREN'T GONNA BE THERE.

THEY'RE OUT OF TOWN-- THEY'RE NOT GOIN'.

MY DAD'S NOT GONNA BE THERE.

YEAH-- I THINK THAT'S KINDA WRONG,

BECAUSE IF THEY WERE HAVING A BIG EVENT,

THEY WOULD ALL FLY DOWN.

CAN I HAVE MY MOMENT-- CAN I HAVE MY DAY?

I AM REALLY CONFUSED AND PERPLEXED AS TO WHY MY SISTERS

DIDN'T DEEM IT IMPORTANT ENOUGH

TO COME TO MY DAY.

THEY DEFINITELY ALL KNEW ABOUT IT

BEFORE EVEN ACCEPTING ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I ASKED THEM TO COME

TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF OUR WEDDING?

THAT WAS OUR EIGHT YEARS AGO. - MAYBE THEY'LL SURPRISE YOU.

NO-- YOU KNOW, I FELT THAT WAY FOR MY WEDDING.

ABOUT WHAT?

EVEN WHEN I WAS WALKING DOWN THE AISLE,

AND I PULLED UP MY VEIL, AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYBE DADDY

WOULD SURPRISE ME AND END UP AT THE WEDDING.

- YEAH. - BUT, HE DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT,

AND HE AND I DISCUSSED IT, AND-- - YOU TALKED TO DADDY ABOUT IT?

YEAH, OF COURSE.

HONEST TO GOD, YOU TALKED TO DADDY ABOUT IT?

MMM-HMM-- AND THE REASON WHY HE DOESN'T COME AROUND

IS BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T INVITE HIS WIFE TO COME AROUND.

OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR MOTHER.

HE SAID THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM GOING

TO TAMAR AND VINCENT'S WEDDING AND HIM NOT GOING TO OUR WEDDING

WAS THE FACT THAT TAMAR AND VINCENT INVITED HIM

AND HIS WIFE.

I THINK YOU'RE VERY PARTIAL TO DADDY.

NO, I'M NOT.

YES-- YES.

AND YOU JUST BELIEVE EVERYTHING HE SAYS,

AND YOU-YOU FEEL LIKE HE'S THE RATIONAL ONE.

I FEEL LIKE HE'S THE LESS JUDGMENTAL OF THE TWO

BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MOM.

WHY-- BECAUSE HE'S LESS JUDGMENTAL OF YOU?

WELL, YEAH.

GABE AND DADDY HAVE THIS CLOSENESS

THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT SURE IF GABE FEELS LIKE DADDY COULD IDENTIFY

WITH HIM BECAUSE DADDY CHEATED ON MOMMY,

AND MAYBE DADDY MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SYMPATHETIC

TO THE THINGS THAT HE HAS TO SAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, GABE LIKES FOR PEOPLE TO SIDE WITH HIM,

AND I THINK BECAUSE HE AND DADDY HAVE SIMILAR STORIES,

THAT HE GRAVITATES TOWARDS DADDY.

I DON'T SIDE WITH YOUR DAD.

YES, YOU DO.

MAYBE HE'LL SHOW UP.

WELL, I WON'T HOLD MY BREATH.

VINCE AND I TOOK OUR REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,

SPARKLE AND DWAYNE, AND TAMAYU, THE JAPANESE PRODUCER GIRL,

OUT TO DINNER.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MIXING A LITTLE BIT

OF BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

YOU GUYS BEEN HERE BEFORE?

I HAVE NOT.

- MANY, MANY MOONS AGO. - ALWAYS.

- REALLY? - I HAVEN'T.

- YEAH. - OH, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO VINCENT,

AND HE AGREED THAT I CAN BE HIS MANAGER.

SO, NOW, YOU HAVE TO CALL ME TO GET TO MY CLIENT.

OH!

WOW. - RIGHT, VINCE?

THIS MENU LOOKS VERY GOOD.

IT DOES.

TAMAR ENDED UP BEING MY MANAGER BECAUSE THAT'S MY WIFE,

AND SHE SAID, "I'M YOUR MANAGER."

MY NAME IS KELLY-- I'LL BE TAKING CARE OF YOU.

- HI, KELLY. - HI.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU, KELLY.

CAN I ORDER SOMETHING REALLY QUICK,

JUST 'CAUSE I'M STARVING? - YES.

CAN I GET A CAESAR-- I MEAN, A CHOPPED SALAD REALLY QUICK?

ABSOLUTELY.

VINCE ORDERING HIS FOOD BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE

IS RUDE AS HELL.

LIKE, REALLY-- WHO DOES THAT?

LET'S JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, ETIQUETTE.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD

THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE-- WE BLESS YOU AT THIS TABLE.

- THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE. - OKAY, TAMAR-- COULD YOU STOP?

I'M JUST SAYING, 'CAUSE NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY FOOD.

BUT, YOU-- BUT, THAT'S NOT THE POINT, THOUGH.

STOP FOR TWO SECONDS. - OKAY.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD WE'RE ABOUT TO RECEIVE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE AT THIS TABLE.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR, UH, EVERYTHING

YOU'VE GIVEN INTO LIFE.

IN YOUR NAME, PRAY-- AMEN. - AMEN.

- AMEN. - WOULD ANYBODY LIKE SOME?

I WAS HOPING YOU'D ASK.

- NO, THANKS. - HUH?

HOW DO YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER?

OH, MY GOD.

A LONG-- WE MET HERE IN CHICAGO, ACTUALLY,

A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE BECAME FRIENDS INSTANTLY.

INSTANT.

WHEN I SAY, "INSTANTLY," IT WAS INSTANT.

BUT, DWAYNE IS SPARKLE'S MANAGER, TOO,

AND VINCE IS MY MANAGER.

SO-- IF DWAYNE STARTS SINGING OR RAPPING--

YEAH, RIGHT-- I SHOULD BE HIS MANAGER.

I MEAN, THAT'S HOW THAT GOES.

YOU KEEP IT ALL IN-HOUSE. - SURE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'-- JUST A FAMILY BUSINESS.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO-- NO.

YOU CAN'T MANAGE YOURSELF.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANNA ASK TAMAYU, VINCE?

TAMAR, I WANNA RELAX FOR TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.

I'M BEING RESPECTFUL TO SEE IF MY CLIENT

HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT HE WANNA GO OVER.

WE'RE AT DINNER, RIGHT NOW.

CAN WE ASK TAMAYU HOW SHE'S BEEN-- HOW'S HER MAMA?

HOW'S HER DADDY? - HOW YOU BEEN-- HOW YOUR MAMA?

HOW YOUR DADDY-- GOOD-- GREAT-- THANKS.

YOU WANNA BE FUNNY-- LISTEN.

HOW ABOUT YOU JUST BE A DEEJAY ON A RADIO STATION?

TAMAYU, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ASK ME?

- ABOUT YOUR CLIENT? - MMM-HMM.

BUT, YOUR CLIENT IS SOUGHT-AFTER PROPERTY,

RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE TO SAY, SO-- YOU KNOW.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE LABEL THAT'S IN JAPAN?

'CAUSE HE USED TO BE A SINGER.

SO, WE CAN TALK ABOUT DOING IT ALL IN.

SO, WE CAN ALL PACKAGE IT ALL TOGETHER, YOU KNOW.

- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT.

ALSO, I'M LIKE, "VINCE, TAP.

"RAP-- LET'S DO IT.

"CABBAGE PATCH."

LET ME-LET ME SPEAK TO YOU FOR TWO SECONDS.

WOULD YOU COME A LITTLE CLOSER-- COME HERE.

YOU'RE ON 20.

PLEASE BRING IT DOWN. - VINCENT, SHE DON'T--

NOBODY PUT YOU ON THE PROGRAM.

VINCE, YOU SAID I COULD BE YOUR MANAGER TODAY.

I-- YOU KNOW WHAT-- I GOTTA RETHINK THAT.

I CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE REPRESENTIN' ME

THAT'S NOT LISTENING TO ME WHEN I TALK TO THEM

ABOUT THE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

YOU CAN MANAGE THE BEDROOM.

TSK-- GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.

- WHOO! - WHOA!

REALLY, VINCE-- MANAGING THE BEDROOM?

DID YOU REALLY GO THERE?

THAT'S NOT NICE.

THAT WAS A COMPLIMENT.

YEAH, BUT DON'T SAY THAT-- I CAN MANAGE YOU VERY WELL.

I'M GONNA GET UP AND LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T--

YOU, SOMETIMES, YOU JUST-- YOU DON'T--

I JUST DON'T THINK YOU GET IT SOMETIMES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT, WILLIS?

SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T GET IT.

GET WHAT?

I'LL BE BACK.

DID I MISS SOMETHIN'?

WHAT HAPPENED-- SOMETHIN' HAPPEN?

HE JUST WANTED ME TO THINK SOMETHIN' HAPPENED.

WE ARE WELL AND INTACT.

I THINK THE VINCE THING-- I'VE BEEN SAYING IT.

I JUST THINK IT'S A CONFLICT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, NOT AS ANYTHING ELSE.

I'M GONNA GET UP AND LEAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T--

YOU, SOMETIMES, YOU JUST-- YOU DON'T--

I JUST DON'T THINK YOU GET IT SOMETIMES.

I'LL BE BACK.

DID I MISS SOMETHIN'?

WHAT HAPPENED-- SOMETHIN' HAPPEN?

HE GONE TO PEE.

HE JUST WANTED ME TO THINK SOMETHIN' HAPPENED.

WE ARE WELL AND INTACT.

THIS IS TOTALLY EMBARRASSING ME, RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, HE'S GETTING UP FROM THE TABLE,

AND I'M, LIKE, I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR ANYBODY.

HE'S TRIPPIN'.

YOU READY TO EAT, BOO-BOO?

YOU WANT SOME-YOU WANT SOME, UM, KETCHUP?

SOON AS YOU TELL ME THAT---

GOD IS GOOD.

NO, THAT YOU LOVE ME, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOD.

I LOVE YOU-- OF COURSE, I LOVE YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY A-1 SAUCE? - OH, THANKS.

SOMETIMES, IT'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING WHEN VINCE

JUST ABRUPTLY GETS UP FROM THE TABLE AND JUST GOES

AND DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO.

YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S VINCE.

VINCENT?

- YOU GOTTA JUST BE NICE. - I'M NICE.

ALL RIGHT-- ACT LIKE IT.

- WHAT DID I DO? - GIVE ME A KISS.

YOU'RE JUST DOING TOO MUCH-- YOU'RE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH.

VINCE, I AM.

OBVIOUSLY, HE'S STILL UPSET ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS

THAT I SAID, AND I DON'T LIKE IT

WHEN WE HAVE THESE MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

I LIKE IT WHEN WE'RE LOVEY-DOVEY.

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

CHEERS TO MY NEW BUSINESS VENTURE.

- CHEERS. - "V" AND "T" MANAGEMENT.

POW!

POW-- BOOM!

COME ON-- LET'S TOAST, BABY.

- NO-- WE'RE TOASTING WITH THAT. - OH.

I KNOW TRINA WAS REAL UPSET ABOUT HER SISTERS NOT SHOWING UP

FOR HER GRADUATION AND NOT PLACING IMPORTANCE

ON HER GETTING HER DEGREE.

I CALLED, UH, MR. BRAXTON, SO HE COULD COME OUT.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE HE MISSED HER-HER WEDDING,

AND THIS ISN'T ANOTHER OCCASION THAT HE SHOULD MISS.

HELLO, DADDY-O.

HEY, GABE.

HOW'S THINGS GOING ON DOWN THERE?

GOING PRETTY GOOD-- HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

YOU KNOW, I'M HANGING IN THERE, JUST ENJOYING LIFE.

ALL RIGHT-- I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

YOUR DAUGHTER IS GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE,

SO I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE

TO, UH, COME DOWN TO THE GRADUATION.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS, UH, YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME

I WAS DOWN THERE WITH THE FAMILY.

THINGS DIDN'T GO TOO WELL.

- WHERE WERE YOU? - WHAT DID YOU DO?

OUT THERE HANGING IN THE STREET.

I PROVIDED A LIVING FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN.

AND WHAT DID YOU TELL ME?

YOU LAY IT LOW AND SPREAD IT WIDE.

YOU DON'T CARE WHO IT IS!

YEAH, UM...

WELL, HOPEFULLY, THAT-THAT WON'T HAPPEN THIS TIME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ALL RIGHT.

I REALLY DIDN'T INVITE HIS WIFE.

I JUST INVITED HIM.

AND MR. BRAXTON DIDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER.

ALL RIGHT-- THANK YOU.

BYE.

I LOVE THIS STORE!

I AM IN L.A.,

CONTINUING TO TRAIN TONI'S NEW ASSISTANT, ZOE.

BUT, WHILE I'M HERE, I FIGURED THAT IT'D BE FUN

TO JUST GO SHOPPING WITH MY SISTER.

MOMMY-MOMMY WOULD WEAR THIS.

TONI, CAN WE FOCUS?

I NEED YOU TO FOCUS. - YOU KNOW WHAT?

TO BE HONEST, I NEED TO FOCUS ON A LOT

OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

I THINK THE VINCE THING-- I'VE BEEN SAYING IT.

I JUST THINK IT'S A CONFLICT.

I LOVE VINCE, BUT I THINK HIS BEST TITLE FOR ME

IS AS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, NOT AS ANYTHING ELSE.

I CAN'T SAY THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

THAT TONI HAS EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT HER MANAGEMENT.

I MEAN, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR MANAGEMENT

ALL THE TIME.

HOWEVER, COMMA, HER MANAGEMENT JUST SO HAPPENS

TO BE TAMAR'S HUSBAND.

I NEVER KNEW HE WAS MANAGING TAMAR.

IF HE HAD SAID, "T., I'M MANAGING TAMAR,

"AND I'LL TAKE ON MANAGING YOU, TOO," I WOULD'VE SAID,

"OH, NO, B-LAW, BROTHER-IN-LAW.

"IT'S TOO MUCH."

BUT, I NEVER-- I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT.

I THINK VINCE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME MANAGING TAMAR,

WHICH IS GREAT, AND IT'S FINE.

IT'S HIS WIFE.

BUT, IN THE MEANTIME, IT MAKES IT HARD FOR ME

TO HAVE HIM MANAGE ME BECAUSE TAMAR IS MY SISTER,

AND HE'S MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, SO I CAN'T GO TO HIM

AND SAY, "WHAT IS THIS?

"WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS-- I NEED THIS, NOW."

I CAN'T-- I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE MAKING DEMANDS.

I HAVEN'T EVEN MET WITH ANY PRODUCERS WITH VINCE

OR HAD ANY SONGS SENT TO ME.

IN THE WHOLE TIME, HE'S NEVER SENT ME ONE SONG

OR MET WITH ANY PRODUCERS.

WASN'T THAT THE REASON THAT YOU WERE GOING?

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT,

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN A LUCRATIVE SITUATION FOR ME.

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO TELLING VINCE

THAT I DON'T WANT HIM TO MANAGE ME.

I KNOW IT'S BUSINESS, BUT IT'S ALSO FAMILY,

WHICH MAKES IT PERSONAL.

ISN'T THAT SO SUPER CUTE? - OKAY-- OKAY.

LET'S-LET'S ROLE PLAY, OKAY-- I'M VINCE.

YOU'RE YOU. - OKAY.

HEY, T.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WHO AM I? - YOU'RE YOU.

- OH. - I'M VINCE.

YOU'RE YOU. - HEY, B.

- HEY, T. - HEY, VINCE.

WHAT YA DOIN'? - HEY, WHAT'S GOIN' ON, T.?

HEY.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, BUT I DON'T THINK

THE MANAGEMENT THING IS WORKING OUT.

I THINK IT'S A CONFLICT. - OKAY.

GREAT-- SMOOCHES.

SEE-- WASN'T THAT EASY?

IT'S GONNA BE EASY FOR ME ANYWAY.

I THINK SO-- I THINK SO, TOO.

- IT'S NOT GONNA BE HARD TO SAY. - I THINK-- I JUST THINK SO.

I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE AN AMAZING CONVERSATION.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE HARD.

I JUST KNOW IT'S GONNA MAKE TAMAR WEIRD.

THAT'S THE PART I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO,

THAT SHE'S GONNA START ACTING ALL WEIRD.

OKAY-- YOU'RE YOU, AND I'M TAMAR.

OH, PLEASE, I CAN'T HANDLE NO MORE TAMAR, RIGHT NOW.

- READY? - I CAN'T.

I WILL NOT-- NOPE. - READY?

I'M TAMAR. - UGH-- WHAT?

HI, TAMMY.

AH.

HEY, UM--

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

VINCE JUST TOLD ME THAT YOU FIRED HIM.

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

SEE, I DON'T WANNA DEAL WITH THE TAMAR THING.

I'M NOT SURE HOW VINCE IS GOING TO REACT

TO TONI'S DECISION,

BUT I KNOW TAMAR IS GOING TO FREAK OUT.

OH, LOOK AT THOSE.

YOU WANT ME TO BE THERE WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM?

I MIGHT NEED A WITNESS.

- OKAY. - OH, THESE ARE CUTE.

- THOSE ARE CUTE. - I'M NOT GONNA TRY 'EM ON.

MY TOES AREN'T DONE.

- YOU READY? - MMM-HMM.

- I'M READY. - ARE YOU READY?

I'M SUPER EXCITED.

I COULDN'T EVEN SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

I AGREE.

I'VE BEEN TAKING ONLINE CLASSES FOR A FEW YEARS NOW,

AND TODAY IS FINALLY GRADUATE DAY.

YAY ME.

I THINK I'D FEEL BETTER IF THE GIRLS WERE HERE WITH ME.

YEAH-- THAT'D HAVE BEEN NICE.

BUT, NOBODY'S HERE.

WELL, YOUR MOM'S GONNA BE HERE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE, AND MOMMY'S HERE.

TAMAR IS NOT HERE-- TRACI IS NOT HERE.

MIKEY'S NOT HERE.

DADDY'S NOT HERE.

'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M EXCITED,

IT'S LIKE I CAN'T REALLY ENJOY MY DAY,

WITHOUT THEM BEING HERE.

- YEAH. - I'M NOT GONNA GET MISTY,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA MESS UP MY FACE.

MY WEDDING DAY WAS A REAL LETDOWN TO ME

BECAUSE MY FATHER NEVER WALKED ME DOWN THE AISLE

TO GIVE ME AWAY.

TO THIS DAY, IT STILL REALLY BREAKS MY HEART,

AND TODAY FEELS A LOT LIKE THAT DAY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THE PARTY!

I KNOW, RIGHT?

PARTY-- PARTY!

- YOU'RE GONNA GET DRUNK. - I'M NOT GONNA GET DRUNK.

I THINK MY DRINKING IS DEFINITELY WAY BETTER

THAN IT USED TO BE.

I DON'T THINK I CAN GO DOWN ANY FURTHER.

YOU'RE GONNA GET BUZZED.

I MIGHT HAVE A SIP OF CHAMPAGNE TO CELEBRATE.

I'M NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH TRINA

BEING SO EXCITED ABOUT DRINKING.

IT GETS ME UPSET BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

SHE DOES IT EXCESSIVELY.

WHAT SIDE DOES THIS GO ON?

THE LEFT UNTIL, I THINK, UNTIL YOU GRADUATE.

IT GOES-- THEN, IT GOES ON THE RIGHT-- I THINK.

- SO, YOUR LEFT SIDE FIRST? - YEAH.

DADDY!

HOLA, CHICA.

HEY, DADDY.

THIS IS MY FIRST DAUGHTER WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE,

AND I WANTED TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT HER.

DADDY, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.

OH, DON'T CRY-- DON'T CRY.

YOU'LL MESS UP MY MAKEUP, DADDY.

DON'T CRY-- DON'T CRY.

WHEN I FIRST SAW DADDY, I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT WAS ALL THESE EMOTIONS JUST OVERWHELM ME,

AND I STARTED CRYING LIKE A LITTLE BABY.

MY DAD CAME TO MY GRADUATION!

YEAH-- DADDY, WHEN'D YOU COME?

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT TRINA'S DAD DECIDED

TO COME TO TRINA'S GRADUATION.

I THINK THIS IS JUST ONE MORE STEP THAT I COULD TAKE

TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE.

I JUST GOT HERE-- THE PLANE LANDED AT 8 O'CLOCK.

I RAN AND GOT A CAR AND CAME STRAIGHT HERE.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - YES.

YEAH.

DADDY TOLD ME THAT GABE WAS THE ONE WHO INVITED HIM.

GABE, YOU GOT A FEW BROWNIE POINTS TODAY.

YOU ARE STILL A LYING, DIRTY CHEAT.

HOWEVER, YOU GET SOME SNAPS.

MY SISTERS ARE ON MY POO-POO LIST.

DADDY, CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M YOUR FIRST GIRL

TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE?

I KNOW.

- HEY! - HEY!

WELL, HELLO. - LOOK WHO'S HERE.

- HEY, YOU. - HEY, HOW YA DOIN'?

GOOD-- MUAH.

I GET TO TRINA'S GRADUATION

WITH A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY,

AND GUESS WHO ELSE IS THERE?

I DID NOT KNOW MICHAEL WAS COMING AT ALL.

- MOMMY, LOOK WHO CAME! - I KNOW.

SHE WAS SO HAPPY.

SHE WAS LIKE A LITTLE GIRL.

I THOUGHT, IT'S-IT'S YOUR GRADUATION,

THAT PERHAPS HE WOULD BE HERE, SO I'M NOT SHOCKED.

- HE SHOCKED ME. - I'M GLAD.

I'M GLAD-- I DON'T LIKE HIM.

I PROBABLY NEVER WILL LIKE HIM.

BUT, WHAT I FEEL, RIGHT NOW, I WISH HIM WELL.

YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

WE'RE SITTING ON EITHER SIDE.

I'M LIKE, ARE MOMMY AND DADDY GETTING ALONG?

ARE YOU SERIOUS-- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THERE'S NO YELLING?

THERE'S NO LAYING IT LOW?

THERE'S NO SPREADING IT WIDE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M TRYING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT CUTE AND PUT IT ON MUTE.

- I THINK I MIGHT GET A PICTURE. - YES!

CAN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF THE THREE OF US?

SURE-- ONE, TWO, THREE.

GABE KEEPS FOLLOWING ME AROUND AT MY GRADUATION PARTY

BECAUSE HE'S A FUN-SNATCHER.

- WHERE ARE YOU? - IS IT RIGHT HERE?

MMM-- YOU ALMOST GOT MY MOUTH.

OH-- AH-- OH!

THE PLACE WAS-- IT WAS JUST PACKED TO ITS CAPACITY.

I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS SO MANY PEOPLE

THAT WAS GETTING THEIR DEGREE ONLINE.

GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

ANDRE CAME TO MY GRADUATION, WITH THE KIDS,

AND HE TOLD ME THAT TOWANDA WAS COMING LATER

TO MY GRADUATION PARTY.

YAY.

BUT, TONI, TRACI, AND TAMAR STILL DIDN'T SHOW UP.

BOO.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE UNIVERSITY

OF PHOENIX ATLANTA CAMPUS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES.

PATRICIA BUCHNER,

TRINA E. BRAXTON-SOLIS.

AH!

JUST WATCHING HER GO ACROSS THE STAGE

AND RECEIVE HER DIPLOMA,

OH, MY GOD, MY HEART, LIKE,

OH, I WANTED TO CRY, BUT I-I KINDA MAINTAINED MYSELF

JUST A BIT.

WHOO!

I WAS ECSTATIC TO SEE MY LITTLE BABY GO OUT THERE

AND, UH, GETTING HER DEGREE.

LOOK WHAT I GOT-- AH!

I STILL SEE TRINA AND ALL THE GIRLS

BEING 17 AND 18 YEARS OLD.

SO, I SEE LITTLE TRINA GETTING HER DEGREE

AS A BIG GROWN-UP WOMAN, NOW.

I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE.

I'M SUPER-DUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, NOW, GABE CAN'T FEEL LIKE HE'S SMARTER THAN ME, NOW.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

I AM SUPER PROUD OF MYSELF.

AND, NOW, IT'S TIME TO PARTY.

HOW ABOUT WE JUST TAKE A NICE CARRIAGE RIDE?

MOST GIRLS WOULD BE LIKE, "OH, THAT IS THE BOMB.

"THAT'S GREAT."

BUT, THAT'S SOMETHIN' I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SCARED OF

BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T LIKE A LOT OF GERMS AND STUFF,

AND HORSES KINDA STINK SOMETIMES.

SANTA CLAUS CAME TO SEE YOU.

- SEE, NOW, YOU WANNA BE-- - SANTA!

YOU WANNA BE FRIEND, AND YOU WANNA GET IN.

THERE WAS LOUIS VUITTON BAGS TO DISTRACT ME,

SO I WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T PAY TO ATTENTION TO THE HORSES

AND WHETHER THEY STINK OR, YOU KNOW, NO GERMS.

THOSE ARE THE BAGS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!

EVERY DAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME.

SEE, IF YOU'D JUST BE NICE-- - OH, YOU FOUND MY BAG!

I DIDN'T FIND YOUR BAG-- I WAS JUST BEING NICE.

YEAH, THAT THE HOUSEKEEPER TOOK.

I DON'T KNOW WHY VINCE EMBARRASSED ME LIKE THAT

AT THE RESTAURANT.

SO, HE THOUGHT, "OH, I'M GONNA GET HER A BAG,

"'CAUSE I DONE MESSED UP."

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE THIS BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS AFRAID OF THE HORSES POOPING

WHILE WE'RE ON IT.

YOU CAN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

HORSES ARE GONNA DO WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.

VINCE, YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF MANAGING ME,

AND I CAN PROVE TO YOU I CAN--

I'D DO A GREAT JOB OF MANAGING YOU, TOO.

BE MY WIFE, ENJOY THIS DAY,

AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, ALL RIGHT? - AND MANAGER, WIFEAGER.

HUH?

NOT MOMAGER, WIFEAGER.

YOU'RE GONNA GET FIRED AUTOMATICALLY FOR THAT.

WHY?

BECAUSE THAT'S, UH, THAT'S NOT THE ESSENCE

OF A RELATIONSHIP.

I THINK IT'S MORE RESPECT AND TRUST,

AND LETTING EACH OTHER LOVE EACH OTHER,

AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER,

AND BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER,

NOT BEING A-A WIFEAGER.

VINCE DEFINITELY WAS NOT ONBOARD

WITH ME BEING HIS WIFEAGER.

HE'S LIKE, "NO."

VINCE? - THE SKIES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT REALLY IS.

SO, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, RIDING DOWN THE STREETS OF CHICAGO.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S NOT TOO HOT.

THE SUN IS GOING DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, I GOT THESE GREAT BAGS.

AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY--"

WHEN I SAW THE LOUIS VUITTON BAGS, IT KINDA THREW ME OFF,

SO I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THE HORSES

OR THE FACT THAT HE IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC.

AND HIS EYES ARE WATERING,

AND THEY'RE BECOMING THE SIZE OF PLUMS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE LAUGHING AT MY EYES.

'CAUSE BOYS'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET SOME.

AND I'M LIKE, "BOO, YOU AIN'T GOT TO DO ALL THIS.

"I'M A SURE THING-- WE'RE MARRIED."

- THIS WAS VERY NICE. - IT REALLY WAS.

IT WAS SO ROMANTIC, YOU KNOW,

THOUGH, YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT.

HE'S SO SWEET-- HE REALLY WANTED TO TAKE ME ON A ROMANTIC DATE.

HE'S JUST THE GREATEST, POOR BABY.

ANYWAY, HE DIDN'T GET NONE THAT NIGHT,

'CAUSE HE TOOK A BENADRYL AND FELL ASLEEP.

WHAT?

CONGRATULATIONS, TRINA!

CONGRATULATIONS, TRINA!

OKAY, THANK YOU.

- YEAH! - WHOO!

WE'RE AT MY GRADUATION PARTY.

THE BAND COMES AND A FEW FRIENDS.

OUT OF ALL OF MY SISTERS, RIGHT NOW,

I'M PROBABLY THE CLOSEST WITH TOWANDA,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE FOUND THE TIME

TO COME TO MY GRADUATION PARTY.

AND MY MOM AND DAD ARE THERE, AGAIN, TOGETHER

AT MY PARTY.

WHOO-WHOO.

HEY, MOMMY-- I THANK YOU FOR THE CARD.

- BUT, YOU DIDN'T SIGN IT. - NO, BUT, NO, SHE SIGNED IT,

BUT IT SAYS, "GRANDDAUGHTER."

MOMMY GETS ME A CARD THAT SAYS,

"CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDDAUGHTER."

OH, GOD!

YOU KNOW I'M SORRY.

GRANDDAUGHTER!

MY KIDS WILL NEVER EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER-EVER

LET ME FORGET THIS.

OKAY-- WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE A SHOT FOR MY GRADUATION.

MOMMY, OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A SHOT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN DRINKING,

SO I'M TAKING THIS CELEBRATORY MOMENT TO CELEBRATE.

I WAS WITH YOU ALL THE WAY WHEN YOU HAD

TO DO 30 DAYS BY YOURSELF.

- YES. - NO ALCOHOL.

- THAT'S RIGHT. - I WAS WITH YOU.

- YES, YOU WERE. - BUT, NOT TODAY.

NOT TODAY!

THERE IS A CERTAIN ATMOSPHERE THAT BECOMES OVERBOARD

WHENEVER YOU BRING ALCOHOL INVOLVED IN IT.

THIS IS TO TRINA, THE DOCTOR IN TRAINING.

WHOO-HOO!

- THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. - HEAR-HEAR!

- HEAR-HEAR! - TO TRINA.

WHOO-HOO!

DRINKING WITH YOU WAS WONDERFUL,

BUT I KNOW I CAN'T HANG.

WHOO-HOO!

WHOO-HOO!

WHEN TRINA DRINKS, SHE BECOMES EVEN MORE FLIRTY.

THE BAND KINDA ENCOURAGES HER.

AND THEY'RE FLIRTY, AS WELL.

IT'S JUST A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

WHOO!

NO MORE SCHOOL-- NO MORE SCHOOL!

WHOA-- WHOA.

COME ON-- YOU NEED A SHOT.

NO, DON'T.

GABE KEEPS FOLLOWING ME AROUND MY GRADUATION PARTY,

AND IT'S UN-FUN BECAUSE HE'S A FUN-SNATCHER.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T TRUST ME.

I'M GONNA HAVE FUN AT MY GRADUATION PARTY.

I'M SO HOT, RIGHT NOW.

I GOT WATER DRIPPING ALL OVER MY BODY.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

I'M SWEATIN' IN BETWEEN THE MOUNDS.

IN BETWEEN THE WHAT?

THE MOUNDS AND THE ALMOND JOYS.

THE MORE AND MORE SHOTS TRINA TAKE,

THE MORE AND MORE FLIRTATIOUS SHE BECOMES.

REALLY-- SERIOUSLY, GABE?

I'M TIRED OF IT.

WHAT YOU TIRED OF?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU.

I HAVE TO GO.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HER.

WELL, DON'T GO.

WHY ARE YOU IN THE MOOD?

I'M READING SOMETHIN', RIGHT NOW.

GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

VINCE, FORGET IT.

I HAVE NOTHIN' TO SAY TO YOU, RIGHT NOW.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST DRIVING ME CRAZY, MAN, FOR NO REASON.

- WELL, I-- - I'M ABOUT TO TUNE OUT.

DOO-DOO.

VINCE?

VINCE?

VINCE?

VINCE-- VINCENT?

VINCE-- VINCE!

VINCE?

YOU CANNOT BE MY MANAGER AND IGNORE ME.

VINCE! - HELLO.

WHO'S THAT-- YOU'LL TALK TO THEM, BUT YOU WON'T TALK TO ME.

- HEY. - VINCE?

- OKAY. - VINCE?

VINCENNNNNNNNNT!

TAMAR, LEAVE ME ALONE!

OKAY.

- WHOO! - HEAR-HEAR.

- GOOD TIMES. - CHEERS!

OH!

TRINA TAKES IT UP ANOTHER NOTCH

WHENEVER SHE STARTS DRINKING.

SHE BECOMES MORE FLIRTIER.

SHOT, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT!

THE REASON WHY I PUT GPS ON HER PHONE IN THE FIRST PLACE

IS 'CAUSE I FELT LIKE HER FLIRTATIOUS BEHAVIOR

LED ME TO DO IT.

I GOT YOUR PHONE,

AND I INSTALLED SOME SOFTWARE ON THERE.

YOU'RE TRACKING MY TEXTS.

YOU WAS TRACKING-- YOU ARE TRACKING WHERE I'M GOING

LIKE I NEED SOME HOMING DEVICE!

THAT'S NOT OKAY, GABE!

I'VE SEEN THE TEXT MESSAGES THAT SHE'S SENT BACK AND FORTH.

THEY'RE STILL CALLING EACH OTHER "BABY," AND "HONEY,"

"OH, I LOVE YOU," "CAN'T WAIT TILL WE TALK, AGAIN."

I FELT REAL DISRESPECTED.

LIKE, SOME THINGS ARE SACRED.

SOME THINGS SHOULDN'T-- SOME LINES SHOULDN'T BE CROSSED.

I'M TALKING TO EVERYBODY.

YOU FEEL LIKE CHRISTIAN'S GETTING MY ATTENTION,

AND YOU'RE NOT?

HMM?

YOU THINK SO? - YEAH, OF COURSE.

WHY-WHY YOU HAVE TO-- YOU HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING

A COMPETITION WITH YOU AND CHRISTIAN.

WHY IS THAT? - I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, SURE, I'M A FLIRT.

BUT, GABE IS PROJECTING HIS OWN INSECURITIES

AND HIS OWN CHEATERIZATION OUT ON ME.

I JUST NOTICED THAT YOU'RE KINDA FOLLOWING ME AROUND

A LITTLE BIT, THOUGH.

YEAH.

I KNOW, BUT, LIKE, BUT KINDA, LIKE, EVERYWHERE YOU--

EVERYWHERE I KINDA GO, YOU KINDA, LIKE, LOOK TO SEE

WHERE I AM, JUST LIKE TO SEE IF I'M TALKING

TO HIM OR NOT, THOUGH.

IN MY OPINION, I DON'T THINK AN ATTRACTIVE MAN

AND AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN CAN BE FRIENDS,

WITHOUT ONE OF 'EM WANTING TO SLEEP WITH THE OTHER ONE,

AND ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME, IT'S THE GUY.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT, THOUGH?

WHY DON'T YOU LIKE HIM?

GABE'S JEALOUSY IS REALLY ANNOYING THE HECK OUT OF ME.

FIRST, HE PUTS A GPS ON MY PHONE,

AND HE CHECKS MY MESSAGES, AND NOW THIS.

GABE FORGETS THAT HE'S THE ONE WHO CHEATED ON ME,

AND I SHOULD BE THE ONE CHECKING IN ON HIM.

IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH,

I THINK THAT YOU ARE SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE.

REALLY-- SERIOUSLY, GABE?

YOU KNOW HOW YOUR BEHAVIORS ARE CHANGING.

I'M NOT EVEN GONNA MAKE IT OBVIOUS TO YOU,

BUT I SEE IT.

BUT, YOUR AFFECTIONS ARE DEFINITELY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I'M NOT STUPID BY ANY STRETCH OF ANYBODY'S IMAGINATION,

AND YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT ME. - OKAY.

SO, JUST DON'T-- IF-- I'D RATHER YOU SAY NOTHING THAN LIE.

SHE WAS JUST LIKE, "I HAVE A GUT FEELING

"THAT SOMETHING'S GOING ON,"

AND IT WAS KINDA LIKE--

IT KINDA BLEW-BLEW ME OUT OF THE WATER

BECAUSE I'M KINDA LIKE, "WHAT-- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

WHAT YOU-WHAT YOU SMILING FOR THEN?

OH, GABE, I'M NOT EVEN GOING THERE WIT' YOU-- YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS MY GRADUATION PARTY-- I WANNA BE HAPPY.

I WANNA EAT AND DRINK AND BE MERRY.

WE CAN TALK LATER-- YEAH. - NO-- LET'S DO IT, RIGHT NOW.

BUT, YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK DUMB

LIKE THERE'S SOME OTHER PERSON THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.

EXACTLY-- BOOM.

SEE-- YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE-- LOOK AT YOU.

WHEN HE STARTS GETTING ALL CONTROLLING, IT INFURIATES ME.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A CAGED BIRD.

IT'S JUST LIKE LET ME GO.

LET ME FLY-- LET ME SOAR.

MOMMY, TAMAR, AND I ARE BACK IN LOS ANGELES.

WHY CAN'T I HAVE A PRETTY GLASS LIKE THEY DO?

BECAUSE IT'S A RED WINE-- YOU'RE HAVING A WHITE WINE.

AND WE DECIDED TO MEET UP WITH TONI AND TRACI

TO HAVE A NICE FAMILY DINNER,

AND I THINK THAT TONI IS GOING TO BREAK THE NEWS TO TAMAR

ABOUT NOT WANTING VINCE TO MANAGE HER ANYMORE.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - N-NOTHING.

YOU HAVEN'T MET WITH NO PRODUCERS TO GET NEW SONGS,

START A NEW RECORD, NOTHIN'.

I MEAN, BUT WHY?

MANAGEMENT HASN'T SET IT UP YET.

MY HUSBAND, VINCE, IS TONI'S MANAGER,

AND WHEN SHE STARTS COMPLAINING ABOUT HIM,

IT'S JUST AWKWARD TO ME.

LIKE, I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S A CONVERSATION

THAT I SHOULD BE IN.

- WHY? - WHY?

ONLY BECAUSE IT PUTS ME IN THE COMPLETE MIDDLE.

WHEN IT'S GOING RIGHT, NOBODY TALKS.

IT AIN'T BEEN RIGHT.

MANAGEMENT-WISE, I HAVEN'T MET WITH A PRODUCER,

NOT ONE PRODUCER, AND I'M THINKING MAYBE THAT'S CODE,

AND NO ONE WANTS TO TELL ME

THAT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BE DOING A RECORD.

I-I THINK THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE...

SLIGHTLY RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T THINK SO.

IT'S A TERRIBLE PLACE TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

BETWEEN TONI AND VINCE.

I CAN'T SIDE WITH THIS ONE, AND I CAN'T SIDE WITH THAT ONE.

WHY YOU DON'T WANNA DO A BRAXTON RECORD?

'CAUSE I DON'T-- I WANNA BE INDEPENDENT.

YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S BEING INDEPENDENT?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN INDEPENDENT, EVER.

HOW?

I MADE SURE YOU GUYS WERE INCLUDED

ON PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I DID.

I JUST THINK, ALONG THE WAY, WE'VE ALL HELPED EACH OTHER.

I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN MORE-- - I DIDN'T SAY-I DIDN'T SAY--

WE HAVE HELPED EACH OTHER, BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST

THAT I HAVEN'T HAD AN INDE--

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD AN INDIVIDUALIZED MOMENT.

I'VE NEVER FELT THAT.

YOU MEAN A SELFISH MOMENT.

IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO GROW AS AN ARTIST

WHEN I'M SURROUNDED BY MY FAMILY BECAUSE IT BECOMES SO ENGROSSED

WITH FAMILY ALL THE TIME,

AND I CAN'T BE WHO I NEED TO BE BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS STUCK

IN THE ROLE OF OLDER SISTER.

I HAVE MY OWN DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS,

AND I DON'T WANT TO ALWAYS HAVE TO SHARE THEM.

I'M SORRY THAT WAS A HORRIFIC SITUATION.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

NO, IT'S-- I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS HORRIFIC.

I'M JUST SAYING, THIS TIME, IT'S OKAY.

YOU'D LIKE TO BE WHAT YOU WANT, AND THAT'S IT.

I DON'T-- I LIKE TO BE INDIVIDUALIZED.

YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE TO--

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT-- THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M IN A GROUP-- WE'RE ALREADY DOING THIS TV SHOW.

I'M-- WE'RE A GROUP-- THERE'S AN ENSEMBLE HERE,

AND IT'S ALREADY MESHED LIKE THIS.

IT'S CROCHETED TOGETHER, SO WINDED SO TIGHTLY.

SO, THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS, AFTER THE SHOW.

TONI, WHOEVER YOU DO--

AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA DO AN ALBUM TOGETHER?

WE WILL NEVER BE INDIVIDUALIZED.

WOW.

IT MEANS MY LIFE WILL JUST BE A BIG MELTING POT

OF JUST MY SISTERS, AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GR--

I HAVE TO LEARN-- I HAVE TO GROW ON MY OWN.

BUT, THE PEOPLE THAT I'M IN BUSINESS WITH, RIGHT NOW,

MY SISTERS, IT'S TOO MUCH TO DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

BUT, LIKE, YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO RECORD.

YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO BOOK.

YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO- YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO-

YOU DON'T WANNA DO NO POSTERS.

YOU DON'T-- YOU JUST SAID YOU DON'T WANNA BE IN BUSINESS.

- MUSICALLY-- MUSICALLY. - WELL, M-MUSIC, I'M SORRY.

MUSIC IS OUR FAMILY BUSINESS.

HELLO! - NO, IT'S NOT.

MUSIC HAS BEEN THIS FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

MUSIC HAS BEEN TONI BRAXTON'S FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH, GIRL!

IT'S 'CAUSE THAT'S HOW I MAKE MY LIVING!

OKAY.

YOU MAKE A LIVING SINGING?

THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH VINCE AND MANAGEMENT?

YES.

IF YOU'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH HIM,

YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE. - OKAY, WELL THEN--

GABE IS VERY, VERY INSECURE

ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE BAND. - OKAY.

THERE'S NO GROUNDS FOR THAT?

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT COMPLETELY.

MUSIC HAS BEEN THIS FAMILY'S BUSINESS.

MUSIC HAS BEEN TONI BRAXTON'S FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH, GIRL!

THE TONI BRAXTON FAMILY BUSINESS.

OH-- OH-- OH, GIRL!

'CAUSE THAT'S HOW I MAKE MY LIVING!

OKAY-- OKAY.

OH, SHE SAID SHE'S THE FAMILY BUSINESS,

LIKE WE'RE THE BACKGROUND SINGERS FOREVER.

OH!

NO, I'M SAYING IT TO SAY THAT'S HOW I MAKE MY LIVING.

- AND SO-- - YOU MAKE A LIVING SINGING?

THE-THE PAY SUBSIDIZE

HAVE-HAVE I NOT?

MOMMY, DID YOU MAKE A LIVING SINGING?

HAVE I NOT?

TOWANDA, DO YOU MAKE A LIVING SINGING?

HAVE I NOT?

I MAKE A LIVING BEING YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

NO.

NO, YOU HAVE-- NO, YOU DO NOT YET.

TAMAR BOUGHT HER OWN HOUSE-- WHAT YOU MEAN?

I DIDN'T GET A LOAN FROM THE BANK OF TONI BRAXTON.

THAT WAS FROM THE BANK OF TAMAR USING HER VOCAL CHORDS.

WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?

I HAVE BEEN A VERY LUCRATIVE BACKGROUND SINGER.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT-- THAT'S HOW I ATE.

DOES IT SUBSIDIZE YOUR LIVING?

THAT'S HOW I ATE.

DO IT SUBSIDIZE YOUR LIVING ANNUALLY?

THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH VINCE AND MANAGEMENT?

YES-- I THINK THAT SAYING OF MIXING FAMILY

WITH BUSINESS IS THE TRUTH.

IT DOESN'T WORK-- IT'S A MESS.

IT'S-- I'M NOT HAPPY, AND I THINK IT'S STARTING TO SHOW

BECAUSE I THINK PERHAPS I'M TAKING SOME THINGS OUT ON TAMAR

THAT I SHOULDN'T BE.

THAT'S YOUR HUSBAND-- YOU'RE MARRIED TO HIM.

IT DOESN'T-- IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME AS MANAGEMENT.

I DON'T WANT YOUR HUSBAND TELLING ME WHAT I NEED

AND WHAT I DON'T NEED TO DO, 'CAUSE I'VE TRIED THAT,

AND IT DOESN'T WORK.

MEANWHILE, I'M DYING INSIDE

BECAUSE IT'S NOT A GOOD MARRIAGE.

IT'S NOT-- IT'S THE WORST MARRIAGE

I'VE EVER BEEN IN, ACTUALLY. - WOW.

- BECAUSE IT'S TOO CLOSE. - I CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING

ABOUT HER FEELING THE WAY THAT SHE FEELS,

AND IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ME

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER TO FEEL BAD, AND I WANNA HELP HER,

BUT I CANNOT BECAUSE THAT'S MY HUSBAND.

AND I'M NOT GONNA TELL HIM HOW TO RUN HIS BUSINESS

BECAUSE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY ELSE

THAT HE'S MANAGING IS WINNING, RIGHT NOW.

SOMETIMES, IT'S THE ARTIST.

IT'S NOT EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'M IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY SISTER'S HUSBAND!

UGH-- THAT'S A LOT.

THAT IS SO FAMILY ENGROSSED.

I DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT, THOUGH-- I JUST WANNA SAY--

YOU-YOU TOLD ME TO SIGN WITH HIM.

I MADE THE FINAL DECISION-- YES.

I BROUGHT THAT TO YOU?

OH, MY JESUS LORD, GIVE ME MERCY, JESUS-- SHOW ME, NOW.

- YOU SAID YOU-- - YES-- YOU DID!

IF YOU'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH HIM,

YOU NEED TO TAKE THAT OUT ON HIM.

- I DID-- I HAVE. - OKAY.

WELL, THEN-THEN YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT THERE.

BUT, YOU'RE MY SISTER.

YOU NEED TO LEAVE THAT THERE BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT I'M NOT GONNA DO. - BUT, YOU'RE MY SISTER.

- WHAT I AM NOT GOING TO DO-- - OKAY, GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS!

GIRLS, GIRLS-- TAMAR! - OKAY.

GET YOUR LIFE.

- I DO. - HAVE ONE.

GET IT RIGHT. - OKAY, STOP, STOP, STOP.

I'M NOT GONNA STAND THAT.

MOM, WE CANNOT STOP BECAUSE SHE-SHE DISHES IT OUT,

BUT SHE CAN'T TAKE IT, AND I'M TIRED OF IT.

WHAT YOU TIRED OF?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THE DISCUSSION WITH YOU

BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GOES BAD. - OKAY.

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT ANYMORE.

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY-- YOU ARE SO WITHOUT GUILT.

- I THINK-- - WAIT A MINUTE-- STOP THAT.

MOM, I HAVE TO GO-- MOM, I LOVE YOU, BUT I HAVE TO GO, MOM.

STOP THAT.

I COULDN'T TAKE TAMAR ANYMORE THAT DAY.

I SAID, THIS IS ENOUGH-- IT'S ENOUGH.

I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO HER.

NO, DON'T GO.

I GOTTA GET UP, RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FAMOUS 'CAUSE I'M GONNA KILL YOU,

RIGHT NOW. - GO CHECK ON HER.

I AIN'T NEVER SAID NOTHIN' NEGATIVE!

I WAS REALLY INTO MY FEELINGS, AND I JUST FELT ALONE.

I FELT REALLY ALONE. - JUST LET ME FINISH THIS.

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE I'M COMING FROM,

'CAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR. - YES, I DO.

SHE'S NOT HEARING WHAT YOU WANNA SAY,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

I-I-I BECAUSE, SEE, RIGHT NOW, SHE'S NOT LOOKING FOR

THAT BUSINESS PARTNER RELATIONSHIP.

SHE'S LOOKING FOR HER SISTER.

SHE'S MISSING HER SISTER.

TAMAR, Y'ALL TWO HAD THAT BOND SINCE YOU WAS A BABY.

Y'ALL TWO HAD THAT BOND MORE THAN WITH TONI AND TOWANDA,

M-MORE THAN ME AND TONI.

I AM NOT THE ONE WHO STOPPED TALKIN'.

SHE STARTED TALKIN'.

TOWANDA STARTED TO WORKING FOR-WORKING FOR TONI,

AND THAT'S WHEN IT CHANGED.

I LOVE MY SISTER WITH ALL MY HEART.

I STILL CONSIDER HER AS MY BEST FRIEND.

ALTHOUGH, I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, TOWANDA HAS KINDA,

LIKE, YOU KNOW, PUT HER FEET IN MY LOUBOUTINS,

AT THIS POINT.

IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL REALLY, REALLY BAD

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO SEE TONI WHEN SHE'S UPSET

AND WHEN SHE'S DOWN, AND I DON'T WANT HER TO BE SAD.

YES, TONI AND TOWANDA GOT CLOSE,

BUT IT'S NOT A BOND LIKE YOU AND TONI EVER HAVE.

HAS ANYBODY, LIKE, THOUGHT MAYBE TOWANDA

HAS DRAWN A WEDGE BETWEEN THE RELATIONSHIP

THAT TONI AND I HAD?

MAYBE I FEEL THAT WAY?

I THINK BOTH OF YOU GUYS ARE HURTING.

YOU FEEL THAT TOWANDA HAVE TAKEN YOUR PLACE.

- YEAH, I-- - YOU-YOU UNDERSTAND?

- I AM A LOT JEALOUS. - YES.

SHE FEELS THAT VINCE HAS TAKEN HER PLACE AS YOUR FRIEND.

- NO. - AND SHE'S MISSING HER FRIEND

JUST AS MUCH AS YOU'RE MISSING YOUR FRIEND.

MISSING YOUR FRIEND.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT Y'ALL USED TO DO?

GET ON THE PHONE AND SAY, "OH, I'M SORRY.

"I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY."

REMEMBER?

BUT, NOW, NO ONE WANTS TO SAY, "I'M SORRY."

I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT GABE AND HIS JEALOUS WAYS.

- COME ON IN. - HI.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

SO, I DECIDED TO GO SEE DR. SHERRY,

SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT MY GRADUATION PARTY

AND SOME OTHER PROBLEMS THAT GABE AND I ARE HAVING,

RIGHT NOW.

WELL, TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S THE MOST FRUSTRATED

WITH YOU ABOUT?

GABE IS VERY, VERY INSECURE-- I HAVE TO BE HONEST--

ABOUT THIS GUY IN THE BAND. - OKAY.

TELL ME WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

EVERYTHING ESCALATED AFTER GABE AND I WENT THROUGH

THAT WHOLE THING WITH HIS INFIDELITY.

- MMM-HMM. - AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

I TURNED TO SOMEBODY ELSE EMOTIONALLY.

I DID. - OKAY.

I HONESTLY-HONESTLY DID.

DO YOU THINK HE ASSUMES IT WENT BEYOND THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

INTO SOMETHING PHYSICAL?

HE THINKS THAT EVERYBODY IS A CHEATER.

HMM.

INCLUDING YOU? - INCLUDING ME.

BUT, THERE'S NO GROUNDS FOR THAT?

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT COMPLETELY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE MUST TALK ABOUT IT.

YEAH.

WHEN I DID IT, IT WASN'T TO GET BACK AT GABE.

IT WAS TO PROVE TO MYSELF

THAT I STILL HAD A LITTLE WHAT-WHAT, HEY-HEY-HEY,

YAY-YAY STILL LEFT IN ME.

THAT WASN'T THE WAY TO DO IT, BUT I DID IT.