Original subtitles

WHOO!

THE SISTERS HAVE BEEN BUSY SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU SAW US.

HA!

TONI WENT BACK INTO THE STUDIO AND IS PLANNING TO GO ON TOUR.

HOW YA'LL DOIN' TONIGHT?

- MISS TAMAR BRAXTON, GIRL. - YEAH, BABY.

AND TAMAR MANAGED TO HAVE A NEW BABY AND AN ALBUM

TOPPING THE CHARTS, ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

I AM A SUPERSTAR.

THEN, I SHOCKED EVERYONE BY FINALLY FILING FOR DIVORCE.

I FILED THE PAPERS-- THE INK ISN'T DRY YET.

STILL WANT THINGS TO WORK OUT.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THIS.

DON'T TEST ME.

THE FAMILY IS STILL DEALING WITH OUR CONCERNS ABOUT TRACI.

WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT TRACI.

THIS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND

ANYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN HER DO, EVER.

THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

THEN, GO-- I PREFER THAT!

- HAVE A LOVELY DAY. - TRACI, JUST GET LOST.

AND IT ALL BLEW UP WHEN TOWANDA REVEALED UGLY RUMORS

ABOUT TRACI'S MARRIAGE.

THERE MAY BE AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD INVOLVED.

BITCH, WHAT?

FOR TOWANDA TO TELL US IN FRONT OF AMERICA,

THAT WASN'T OKAY FOR TOWANDA TO DO.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REGRETS TALKING ABOUT THIS

WITH THE SISTERS.

I DON'T HAVE NO BABY.

PEOPLE CALLIN' AND SAYIN' THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT-- WHAT PICTURES?

THERE'S ALWAYS DRAMA WITH THE BRAXTON FAMILY.

BUT, RIGHT NOW, IT'S TRACI'S LIFE

THAT'S BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

TRACI'S GONNA BE VERY ANGRY.

♪ 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 ♪

WELCOME-- CAN I GET YOU LADIES SOMETHIN' TO DRINK

WHILE YOU'RE GETTING SETTLED IN?

UM, I WOULD REALLY LIKE A NICE GLASS OF RED WINE.

UM, GIVE ME SOME WATER, PLEASE.

- ABSOLUTELY. - I'D LIKE SOME WATER, AS WELL.

- HEY, TRI! - HEY, TRAY-RAY.

- YOU LOOK FABULOUS. - I MEAN, YEAH.

I'M STILL NOT MY OLD TRINA SELF.

BUT, I'VE BEEN GOIN' TO THE GYM LIKE A CRAZY PERSON.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL

BECAUSE OUR BODY BULK UP.

YES, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA END UP BEIN'

KINDA, YOU KNOW.

THEN, I'M ASKIN' IF YOU'RE RUNNIN' FOR THE OLYMPICS.

TRACI HAS COME TO ATLANTA, SO WE CAN GO TOGETHER

TO THE ESSENCE FESTIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS THIS WEEKEND.

BOTH TRACI AND I ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF ISSUES

IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES, SO IT'LL BE REALLY GOOD

TO SPEND SOME ONE ON ONE TIME WITH HER.

YOU LOOK SO FABULOUS. - THANK YOU.

EVERY POUND YOU LOST, I HAVE GAINED.

I'VE JUST BEEN INSIDE MY FEELINGS.

- WHY? - I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO JUST

STOP LETTING THINGS GET TO ME SO MUCH EMOTIONALLY.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I SHUT DOWN.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO TEACH KEVIN.

- WHAT? - ABOUT HIS EMOTIONS.

YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT LITTLE KEVIN.

YEAH, WITH THE SISTERS SAYING HIS FATHER

HAVE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HIS AUNT SAYIN'

THAT HE'S A BUM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I MEAN-- - HIS AUNT?

- TAMAR SAID THAT... - OH.

JUST TALKIN' ABOUT IT MAKIN' ME HOTTER

THAN A JALAPENO'S COOCHIE, RIGHT OVER HERE.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD SIT HER DOWN

AND HAVE A CONVERSATION,

SO WE CAN HELP HER THROUGH THE STEPS,

WHETHER SHE'S GONNA STAY WITH THE BUM--

I MEAN, STAY WITH HIM OR NOT.

YES, HE HAD INFIDELITY.

I HAD INFIDELITY.

OKAY-- YES, I CONFRONTED HIM.

- BUT-BUT-BUT-BUT, TRACI-- - "DO YOU HAVE A CHILD?"

I MEAN, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A VASECTOMY

AND STUFF AND STILL HAVE KIDS.

- OH, HE HAD A VASECTOMY? - BOOM.

I DON'T WANNA-- I DON'T WANNA KNOW.

I DON'T WANNA KNOW-- BUT, I WANNA KNOW!

DID HE, REALLY? - YES, HONEY.

HE GOT THAT NIP TUCK. - OH, MY GOSH!

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO JUST LET PEOPLE

DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES

THAT HAS TO LIVE WITH IT. - RIGHT.

AND I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.

SO, WHAT YOU AND GABE, WHAT YA'LL ARE GOIN' THROUGH NOW,

I MEAN, IS IT GETTIN' BETTER?

I'M NOT GONNA SAY GABE AND I DECIDED.

I WILL SAY I DECIDED TO DISSOLVE OUR MARRIAGE.

REALLY-- YOU REALLY GON' DO IT?

YEAH.

I NEED SOME TIME TO WORK ON MYSELF AS A PERSON.

RIGHT.

I HAVE TO BE A BETTER TRINA BEFORE I CAN BE A BETTER

ANYTHING OR ANYBODY ELSE. - THAT'S TRUE.

THINK ABOUT IT.

I'VE GAINED-I'VE GAINED ALMOST 30 POUNDS!

WELL, MAKE SURE IF YOU DO IT, YOU DO IT FOR YOURSELF,

AND NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL SAY ABOUT YOU.

I SUPPORT TRINA.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE SHE GOES IN HER MARRIAGE.

I MEAN, I RESPECT THEIR DECISION.

NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO MY DECISION, IN MY FAMILY,

I HOPE SHE DOES THE SAME THING.

- LADIES. - OOH, YUM-A-DOCIOUSNESS.

THANK YOU. - YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

YOU'RE EATING THAT BY YOURSELF.

- NU-UH. - NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

- AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU. - NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

LOOK, THAT'S- THAT'S-THAT'S--

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN', TRACI.

I DON'T NECESSARILY MIND MY THICKERIZATION.

I'VE NEVER BEEN THICK IN MY LIFE.

I THINK I KINDA LIKE THE THICK.

I DON'T LIKE THE FACKA.

ONCE I GET RID OF THE FACKA--

- THE FACKA? - THE FACKA.

THAT FAT ABOVE THE COOTCHIE AREA--

I'M GONNA BE ALL RIGHT AFTER THAT.

THEN FACKA YOUR FACKA.

FACKA IT ALL.

FACKA IT ALL!

YEAH.

NOW THAT I'VE DECIDED NOT TO RETIRE FROM MUSIC,

KENNY "BABYFACE" AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON NEW MUSIC

AND LYRICS FOR OUR ALBUM TOGETHER,

AND WE'VE BEEN WRITING SOME REALLY GREAT SONGS FOR MONTHS.

SO, TODAY, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON PUTTING SOME LYRICS TO MUSIC

TO RECORD NEXT WEEK.

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ I NEVER MEANT TO BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

♪ YOUR HEART BABY ♪

- THEN YOU'D ANSWER. - OH, ME?

- YEAH. - GOD-- WHAT YOU'D SAY?

♪ GOD KNOWS I-- ♪

♪ NEVER GOD KNOWS I NEVER ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

OKAY-- OKAY, I GOT IT.

♪ I NEVER MEANT TO BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

♪ YOUR HEART BABY ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO TURN AWAY TURN AWAY ♪

- HA-HA! - MMM.

- THAT WAS GOOD, RIGHT? - YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

FOR KENNY AND I, WHEN WE WORK ON SONGS TOGETHER,

IT'S PRETTY ORGANIC.

WE COME UP WITH THE MELODY, USUALLY, AND THEN WE'LL THINK

OF LYRICS-- FOR ME,

THE HOOK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT,

WHICH IS THE CHORUS OF THE SONG.

SO, THAT'S EXCITING.

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

I LIKE THAT, KEN. - COOL.

SEND IT TO ME, 'CAUSE I'LL FORGET.

- WE'LL WORK ON IT. - OKAY.

YOU WANNA HEAR MY IDEA I HAVE?

- YEAH. - I WANT YOU TO HEAR MY IDEA.

THIS IS WHAT I THINK WOMEN THINK.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

PUT MY GLASSES ON-- I CAN'T SEE.

ALL RIGHT-- HERE WE GO.

♪ I WISH I WISH ♪

♪ I WISH SHE'D BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

♪ LIKE YOU DID TO ME I HOPE YOU'RE UNHAPPY ♪

♪ I WISH I WISH ♪

♪ I WISH SHE'D GIVE YOU A DISEASE ♪

- HOLD ON. - HA-HA!

THAT'S WHAT I WISH!

THAT'S WHAT WOMEN WISH. - OKAY.

BUT WHAT KIND OF DISEASE ARE YOU TRYIN' TO GIVE HIM?

LIKE SOMETHING SOME PENICILLIN WILL TAKE AWAY,

REAL QUICK-- I JUST WANT HIM TO CRY.

FEEL THE PAIN THAT HE BROUGHT TO ME.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE.

- OKAY. - THAT'S-THAT'S WOMEN'S STORIES.

WELL, WE SHOULD-- WE-WE SHOULD DO THAT.

WE'LL LET YOU DO THAT AS YOUR STORY.

MEN, DON'T YOU WISH WE HAD A DISEASE, TOO?

THEY SAY-- THEY SAY WORSE THINGS.

- WHAT WOULD THEY SAY? - THEY'D WISH YOU'D DIE.

THEY WOULD WISH YOU-- - OH, MY GOD-- THAT'S IT.

I'M OUT-- I'M DONE.

GOODBYE.

IT'D BE BEYOND THE DISEASE PART.

GOODBYE, GOODBYE.

WISH I'D DIE?

HI-- HOW ARE YOU?

HI!

I LOVE YOUR SHOW-- I LOVE YOUR SHOW.

HI-- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- YOU'RE MY FAVORITE ONE. - THANK YOU.

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S DAY ONE OF THE FESTIVAL, AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE

ALL THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS.

- HI, TRACI! - HEY, TRINA!

IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US THIS YEAR BECAUSE TAMAR AND TONI

ARE BUSY WITH THEIR ALBUMS,

AND TOWANDA HAD TO STAY HOME WITH THE KIDS.

SO, ALL THE FOCUS IS ON ME AND TRACI,

WHICH IS BOTH GOOD AND BAD.

WHEW!

I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA ASK ME ABOUT GABE AND I.

I KNOW THEY ARE. - YEAH.

I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA ASK ME ABOUT THE SEASON FINALE.

IT'S LIKE, AT WHAT POINT DO YOU SAY,

"I WANT MY PRIVATE LIFE TO STAY PRIVATE?"

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

OH, MY GOSH!

I'M ALSO NERVOUS ABOUT MY BOOBY-DOOBIES POPPING OUT.

OW!

AM I GIVIN' 'EM TOO MUCH LOVE?

NO.

I'M SO NERVOUS-- I GOTTA PEE.

DON'T YOU HATE THAT NERVOUS PEE?

I GOTTA KIKI.

OH, MY GOD!

THE GOOD THING IS, YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE SLENDERIZED TO CAPACITY.

THANK YOU-- I DON'T WANNA SMELL PISSY.

I DON'T WANNA HAVE NO LEAKAGE.

OH, TRACI, IF YOU WERE TO PEE YOURSELF,

I SWEAR BEFORE GOD, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I DO NEXT.

I WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I WOULD DO.

MY BIGGEST WORRIES ABOUT OPENING UP TO MY FANS

ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE-- PEOPLE TRY TO USE THAT

AGAINST YOU AND JUDGE YOU.

BUT, THEN AGAIN, I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING.

GOOD-- I NEED TO TAKE SOME NERVE PILLS,

'CAUSE YA'LL KNOW MY NERVES IS SHOT TO SHINGLES.

COME ON, MAKE SOME NOISE IF YA'LL READY TO PARTY

WITH TRINA AND TRACI BRAXTON.

TRINA!

TRACI!

TRINA!

TRACI!

TRINA!

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, YA'LL.

HERE THEY ARE, OUR FAVORITES, TRINA AND TRACI BRAXTON!

HEY!

YA'LL GIVE IT UP FOR OUR SISTERS.

NOW, LADIES-LADIES-LADIES, TRINA, A NEW SEASON IS COMING.

NEW SEASON IS COMING.

- A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENED. - A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENING.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST-- TRINA FILED THE PAPERS.

YEAH.

COME ON, NOW-- COME ON, NOW.

REALLY-- YA'LL REALLY FEEL LIKE THAT?

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, TRINA?

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

I CAN'T DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SOMEONE ELSE

WANTS ME TO DO.

AND, I CAN'T FORCE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME

THE WAY I DESERVE TO BE LOVED.

I NEED TO LOVE MYSELF THE WAY I NEED TO BE LOVED FIRST.

ARE YOU HAPPY?

I'M GETTING THERE-- IT'S A PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE-PEOPLE SAY,

"TIL DEATH DO YOU PART."

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THAT PERSON DIED.

RIGHT.

IT JUST MEANS THAT IT'S THE DEATH OF THE RELATIONSHIP.

IT'S TRULY SAD, AND NO ONE WINS WITH DIVORCE.

SO, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TOOK ME

SO LONG IN THE FIRST PLACE. - ALL RIGHT.

NOW, TRACI, LAST SEASON, THE FINALE THAT HAPPENED,

THAT WE WERE ALL GOIN', "WHAT-- WHAT?"

- RIGHT. - TRACI?

I KNOW.

I'M CLINCHIN' MY OWN PEARLS.

- YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW! - I KNOW.

SHE SAYS SHE'S CLINCHIN' HER OWN PEARLS.

BUT, BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT,

LET'S TALK ABOUT TRACI'S SLENDERIZATION PROCESS.

- LOOK AT HER! - YES!

- ISN'T SHE FABULOUS? - YES.

WALK, TRACI-- WALK, WALK.

YES, GIRL-- YOU GOTTA GET YOUR STRUT ON.

GET YOUR STRUT ON.

SHE IS WHITE HOT.

THANK YOU, TRINA, FOR CHANGING THE SUBJECT FOR ME,

'CAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THOSE RUMORS

ABOUT MY HUSBAND AND HIS LOVE CHILD.

NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

MAN!

BUT, AGAIN, TRACI, AT THE END--

- I KNOW. - IS SOMEBODY GONNA BE LOOKIN' FOR A-A-A BLOOD TEST?

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

YOU AIN'T NEVER HEARD OF "THE CARPENTERS?"

- I WASN'T BORN. - OH-- OH!

- HE SAYS YOU'RE OLD FISH. - OH!

THE ONE AND ONLY MISS TAMAR BRAXTON, GIRL.

YEAH, BABY.

FIRST WEEK SELLS 117,000 COPIES OF THAT.

- NUMBER ONE! - NUMBER ONE--

YOUR SINGLE, CRAZY.

MAN!

BUT, AGAIN, TRACI, AT THE END--

- I KNOW. - IS SOMEBODY GONNA BE LOOKIN' FOR A-A-A BLOOD TEST?

I MEAN, WHAT'S UP? - UH, TAKE THE TEST.

TAKE THE TEST.

WHOO-- YES.

TRINA, YOU WEREN'T FEELING THE FACT THAT TOWANDA

OPENED UP THE CAN OF WORMS.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY, HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THAT A MARRIAGE

IS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE FIRST,

AND FOR TOWANDA TO SIT AND TELL US

IN FRONT OF AMERICA, I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS OKAY

FOR TOWANDA TO DO.

I THINK SHE SHOULD'VE OKAYED THAT WITH TRACI FIRST,

BEFORE DIVULGING IT TO ANYBODY ELSE.

AND YOU KINDA FEEL THAT WAY, TOO, BECAUSE THAT'S SOME OF

THE SCENARIOS THAT YOU WERE PUT INTO WITH YOUR HUSBAND?

WELL, I FEEL VERY PERSONAL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE,

AS WE KNOW, WE WATCHED GABE AND I'S RELATIONSHIP SINCE SEASON ONE.

AND WHEN YOU INVOLVE SO MANY PEOPLE,

I WAS VERY, VERY VULNERABLE. - RIGHT.

AND I REALLY PUT MY EMOTIONS AND MY HEART,

AND THE TRUTH, AS FAR AS MY RELATIONSHIP WAS CONCERNED, OUT THERE.

WELL YA'LL GIVE IT UP, ONE MORE TIME,

FOR TRACI AND TRINA BRAXTON.

WE LOVE YA'LL-- GIVE IT UP.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

SO, I'M HERE IN ATLANTA, PROMOTING MY ALBUM,

AND SINCE MY ALBUM, "LOVE AND WAR" HAS GONE NUMBER ONE

ON THE CHARTS, OKAY,

I HAVE A MILLION, GAZILLION APPEARANCES TO ATTEND.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST FEELS LIKE THIS TRAIN

NEVER STOPS MOVING.

HELLO! - HI.

THANK YOU.

- I'M SO EXCITED. - AND CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SO PROUD OF ALL THE SUCCESS,

ALL THE ALBUMS YOU'VE BEEN SELLING.

YOU GOT RECORDS-- THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

YOUR SINGLE, CRAZY. - THANK YOU.

I JUST REMEMBER, BACK IN THE DAY,

YOU KNOW, WHEN NOBODY WOULD PLAY MY RECORD AT ALL.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT I'M BLOWIN' UP ALL OVER THE PLACE,

I NEVER FORGET THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED IN ME FIRST,

YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THOSE SMART ONES.

YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT KNEW SHE WAS A SUPERSTAR, OKAY?

HELLO--- HI, EVERYBODY.

KENDRA G. HERE FROM "THE RYAN CAMERON MORNING SHOW"

WITH THE ONE AND ONLY MISS TAMAR BRAXTON, GIRL.

- YEAH, BABY. - YOU'RE LOOKIN' FABULOUS, LADY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU-- YOU DO, TOO.

LOOK, I KNEW I WAS GONNA BE TALKIN' TO YOU TODAY.

- I'M A REGULAR CHICK. - OKAY.

YOU ARE NOT REGULAR. - I AM BECAUSE I--

A REGULAR CHICK DOES NOT HAVE A ALBUM IN STORES,

RIGHT NOW, THAT CAME OUT.

FIRST WEEK SELLS 117,000 COPIES--

ACTUALLY, MORE THAN THAT.

- NUMBER ONE! - NUMBER ONE, YES.

THIS IS CRAZY.

BUT, YES, A REGULAR CHICK DOES, YOU KNOW?

OKAY, EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.

WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST A PERSON

WHO GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HER DREAMS COME TRUE,

AND I WAS NOT WILLING TO STOP UNTIL I SAW THAT MOMENT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M HAPPY YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE SPEAK ABOUT

HOW MANY TIMES YOU WERE SIGNED TO A RECORD LABEL.

I HAD FIVE DIFFERENT RECORD DEALS.

BUT, YOU WERE-- YOU WERE DROPPED FIVE TIMES.

FIVE TIMES.

AND YOU DECIDED THAT, NO MATTER WHAT,

YOU WERE GONNA SING.

NO MATTER WHAT, I WAS GONNA SING.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUST ALWAYS THE WRONG SIT-SITUATION,

AND I ALWAYS HAD TO ACT LIKE I WAS SOMEONE ELSE.

AND SO, I-I THINK NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS THE WAY

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

OKAY, TAMAR BRAXTON, IN THE BUILDING, RIGHT NOW, V-103.

- YEAH, BABY. - YOU READY, T.?

NEED TO GET DRESSED. - GET DRESSED, NOW?

SO NOW, I'VE GOTTA CHANGE.

I GOTTA DO MEET AND GREET WITH ALL MY TAMARTIAN FRIENDS,

AND THEN RUN BACK TO THE HOTEL AND WORK ON

SOME TRACKS WITH TC.

BUT, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT, I ALWAYS HAVE TIME

FOR MY FANS, YOU KNOW, BIG AND SMALL.

HI.

MY LIPSTICK-- YOU LOOK IT?

WELL, FOR DIVAS ONLY, OKAY, AND IT'S RED, AND IT DOESN'T--

SEE, I CAN DO THAT, AND IT DOESN'T STICK TO MY HAIR.

YEAH.

DID I WIN, JUST NOW?

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'.

LITTLE BABY TAMARTIANS, THEY GET IT.

I MEAN, THEY JUST GET IT.

I GOT IT, AT THAT AGE.

IT'S DAY TWO OF THE ESSENCE FESTIVAL,

AND YESTERDAY WASN'T TOO BAD,

BUT I DON'T HAVE TRINA WITH ME TODAY.

I HAVE ANOTHER SOLO INTERVIEW TO DO,

AND I DON'T THINK I'LL BE OFF THE HOOK, JUST YET.

TRACI BRAXTON IS HERE.

"BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES!"

NOW, YOU'RE A NEW AUNTIE.

YES, I AM.

GIVE IT UP FOR BABY LOGAN--

SO, HOW IS VINCE WITH THE BABY?

OH, MY GOD!

SEEING HIM AS A FATHER, YOU KNOW?

AND HE NEVER HAD ANY KIDS.

OH, THAT'S HIS BABY-- THAT'S HIS HEART.

- AW. - HE'S LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!

"LOOK AT HIM-- HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL."

NOW, SPEAKING OF BABIES, TRACI.

YES.

THE SEASON FINALE WAS A "OMG" MOMENT.

IT WAS!

TOWANDA JUST PUT YOUR BUSINESS OUT THERE.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

I DIDN'T.

AND SEE, I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE SEASON FINALE.

SO, I DIDN'T KNOW.

AND THEN, SO WHEN I SAW THE TWITTER WAS GOING ON--

- MMM-HMM. - I'M TRYING TO TWEET.

I'M LIKE, "WHAT?

"HUH-- WHAT-- WHO GOT A BABY?"

LIKE, EXCUSE ME.

AND I WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT BECAUSE,

DURING THAT TIME, MY SON CALLS ME.

MMM-HMM.

HE'S LIKE, "UM, MOMMY, WHAT'S GOING ON?"

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO HIM AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT YOU HAVE TO SEE IT, OR IT'S SEASON 3-B.

SO, I CAN'T GIVE YA'LL NOTHING ELSE.

NO, I CAN'T-- NO, BABIES.

WOW-- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA KEEP IT MOVIN', REGARDLESS.

YES, I AM.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER UP HERE,

BUT I AM PISSED AT TOWANDA FOR TALKING

TO THE OTHER SISTERS ABOUT THESE DAMN RUMORS

THAT SHE AIN'T EVEN TALKED TO ME ABOUT.

THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY AT ALL.

WHEN I GO BACK TO ATLANTA, TOWANDA AND I

NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE CHAT.

TRACI, LOOK AT YOU.

LOOK HOW FABULOUS SHE LOOKS.

THANK YOU-- BEEN WORKING OUT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT OR MOTIVATION

TO PEOPLE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, ALSO?

DO IT FOR YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE TO FEEL PROUD OF YOURSELF,

AND WANT IT FOR YOURSELF AND NOT FOR NO ONE ELSE.

AND DON'T HAVE NO ONE BEAT UP ON YOU

AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

YOU TELL THEM THAT YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR TODAY.

DON'T-DON'T TAKE PEOPLE'S NEGATIVE TO HEART, OKAY?

SHE WAS SO EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT.

IT TOUCHED ME BECAUSE, I MEAN, I MAY BE HELPING SOMEBODY.

WE LOVE HER-- TRACI BRAXTON!

THANK YOU, TRACI. - THANK YOU.

- ALL RIGHT. - YOU READY?

WANT ME TO DO IT, AGAIN?

MMM-HMM.

SO, ON TOP OF ALL THIS PROMOTION THAT I'M DOIN'

WITH MY ALBUM, "LOVE AND WAR," IKE TURNER-- I MEAN,

VINCENT HERBERT HAS ME RECORDING THIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM

THAT HE WANTS ME TO PUT OUT THIS YEAR.

SO, LASHAWN ASKED TC TO MEET ME AT THE HOTEL IN ATLANTA

TO DO SOME VOCALS, WHILE VINCE AND THE BABY

ARE AT MY MAMA HOUSE.

I AIN'T TONI BRAXTON.

I CAN'T SING THAT LOW.

IT'S REAL LOW.

THAT'S MY NOTE.

OH, IT'S MY BABY DADDY-- HOLD ON.

HEY, BABE.

WE'RE DOING GOOD.

- OH, OKAY. - WHERE'S MY BABY?

AW.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE NAPTIME WITH LOGAN IN THE BED.

NOT LATELY, I'M ALWAYS WORKING.

- ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU. - LOVE YOU-- BYE.

REALLY, THE ONLY DRAWBACK OF ALL THE SUCCESS

IN MY CAREER, AT THIS TIME,

IS THAT I MISS SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH LOGAN.

AND JUST LIKE ALL MOTHERS,

I WISH I COULD BE WITH HIM 24/7.

BUT, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE WORKIN' ON THIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM

BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT VINCE AND I WILL BE ABLE

TO PLAY FOR OUR BABY EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

I'M THINKING THAT, RIGHT AFTER THAT, IS THE LEAD SAXOPHONE.

OH, WE CAN HAVE ARRANGEMENTS.

YEAH.

♪ OOH-OOH ♪

I LOVE THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY CARPENTER-ESQUE.

WHAT?

YOU AIN'T NEVER HEARD OF NO CARPENTERS?

NO.

WHAT?

I MEAN, I'VE HEARD OF THEM, BUT I'VE NEVER LISTENED

TO THEIR MUSIC LIKE THAT.

SO, ALL YOU KNOW, IS BRANDY AND KIM BURRELL.

THAT'S YOUR REFERENCE? - DON'T-DON'T DO IT.

DON'T DO THAT.

NO, SHADE-FREE-- I'M JUST ASKING.

REFERENCE-WISE, THE PERSON WHO, FOR ME, STARTED IT ALL

BACKGROUND-WISE WAS KAREN AND HER BROTHER, CARPENTER,

AND I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU TO TEACH ME.

THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW

BECAUSE I DIDN'T LI-- - ARE YOU SURE?

HE JUST SAID CERTAIN THINGS THAT HE DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS THE PART THAT AIN'T RIGHT.

WRONG NOTE-- YOU'RE FLAT, YOU'RE WRONG.

I CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE FLAT OR WHATEVER.

THAT-THAT HAS NOTHIN' TO DO WITH WHAT I KNOW

BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN I WASN'T BORN.

I DIDN'T LISTEN TO 'EM. - OH!

I THINK THAT WAS A LITTLE TRIED-ZATION,

BUT I'M GONNA LET THAT SLIDE.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU WAS BORN AROUND IN THE ERA,

BUT YOU WAS CLOSE TO IT, 'CAUSE YOU REMEMBER IT.

- HE SAYS YOU'RE OLD FISH. - OH-- OH-- OH!

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

MY SISTER IS A NEWLY DIVORCEE.

ONLY PROBLEM IS YOU GET LICKED IN THE MOUTH.

GIRL, SOMETIMES, YOU NEED TO GET LICKED IN THE MOUTH.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED TO TELL ME?

WHAT?

I CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE FLAT OR WHATEVER.

THAT-THAT HAS NOTHIN' TO DO WITH WHAT I KNOW

BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN I WASN'T BORN.

I DIDN'T LISTEN TO 'EM. - OH!

I THINK THAT WAS A LITTLE TRIED-ZATION,

BUT I'M GONNA LET THAT SLIDE.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU WAS BORN AROUND IN THAT ERA,

BUT YOU WAS CLOSE TO IT, 'CAUSE YOU REMEMBER IT.

- HE SAYS YOU'RE OLD FISH. - OH-- OH-- OH!

I'M JUST SAYIN', WITH ME, I JUST WASN'T--

NO-- NO, SERIOUSLY.

I'M JUST SAYIN', WITH ME, I JUST DON'T KNOW WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW THEM BECAUSE I WAS BORN AROUND THAT ERA, PUMPKIN.

I KNOW THEM BECAUSE--

IT'S A PART OF MUSIC HISTORY.

IT'S A PART OF MUSIC HISTORY.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SCHOOLIN' ME.

LIKE, I STILL HAVE A LOT THAT NEEDS TO LEARN.

OKAY, I'M GONNA GET YOU-- I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW

WE GOT TO THIS POINT, 'CAUSE YOU DONE HURT MY FEELINGS.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE-THE-THE CARP--

WHO THE CARPENTERS ARE, THEN, YOU CALL ME OLD.

BUT, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

- I DIDN'T CALL HER OLD. - YES, YOU DID.

HOW ABOUT YOU GO WITH THESE ALBUM COVER PICTURES?

DID YOU PICK ANYTHING?

WELL, WE AIN'T GOT AN ALBUM YET TO PICK ANYTHING.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT-- I'VE BEEN DOIN' MY PART.

YOU DO YOURS. - ARE YOU SURE?

SO, TERRELL BRINGS IN THESE PHOTOS

THAT I TOOK FOR MY ALBUM COVER.

WE HAVE TO CHOOSE A PICTURE TODAY FOR THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM.

SO, IT'S A ROMANTIC CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY ALBUM.

SO, IMAGINE IF WE WERE LOCKED IN A LOG CABIN

WITH JUST YOU AND YOUR-- - CANDLES AND--

CANDLES-- JUST YOU AND YOUR LOVER,

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIGHTS, AND IT'S TREES,

AND IT'S SNOW.

HE'S 6'3", DARK SKIN AND WITH DREADLOCKS.

WHATEVER IS YOUR ZHOOSH.

SO, IT'S VERY FAIRY TALE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE GLINDA THE GOOD WITCH.

TRIED IT.

NO, NO-- I'M FOR REAL.

LIKE, I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO SAY,

"ARE YOU A GOOD WITCH OR A BAD WITCH?"

I DON'T WANT THAT.

AND YOU'RE LITTLE DOG, TOO!

THE ONLY THING THAT'S MISSING IS MIRACLE.

I LIKE STUFF LIKE THAT.

LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE-- WHERE IS SHE ON CHRISTMAS.

IS SHE IN ROME, IS SHE IN FRANCE?

IS SHE IN ENGLEWOOD?

I HOPE NOT IN ENGLEWOOD.

- BALTIMORE-- - BALTIMORE, ATLANTA--

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE AND ANYBODY.

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AT THAT--

I WANNA LOOK LIKE I AM THE CHRISTMAS WINTERLAND,

LIKE, PRINCESS, AND I'VE COME TO SAVE CHRISTMAS.

THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

NO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CHRISTMAS PRINCESS.

AND WHY NOT NAME MYSELF THAT?

I GOT IT.

SO, I'LL GO BACK IN WITH THE GUYS AND DISCUSS THIS.

GOOD LUCK, TC.

MY JOB IS DONE.

- NO, IT AIN'T. - IT IS-- I'M OUTTA HERE.

YOUR JOB IS TO GO AND MAKE A WHOLE PAGE

OF DIFFERENT SELECTS. - I'M GOING TO THE SPA.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE SPA.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK-- BE BACK IN A HOUR!

HI.

- HOW ARE YOU, LADIES? - HI, LADIES.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME DRINKS.

- YES, HONEY. - IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

IT REALLY HAS BEEN.

IT'S BEEN A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS.

RIGHT, AND EVERYBODY WANNA KNOW ABOUT

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME AND MY HUSBAND.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT, THOUGH?

- I MEAN-- - IT'S INVASIVE, TRACI.

IT'S REAL INVASIVE.

IT'S REALLY INVASIVE, AND I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT IT,

'CAUSE IT AFFECTED KEVIN.

AND BY HIM HAVIN' J.R.A.,

WE TRY TO WALK ON EGGSHELLS WITH HIM.

MY SON HAS J.R.A., JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS,

AND WHEN HE GETS STRESSED OUT,

IT MAKES THE DISEASE FLARE UP AND GET WORSE.

AND ALL THESE PEOPLE SPREADIN' RUMORS IS FORGETTING

THAT MY SON IS STILL A CHILD.

COME ON, NOW.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HIS FATHER OR HIS MOTHER DOES.

DO NOT TAKE IT OUT ON MY CHILD.

- TRACI-- - HE GOES THROUGH SO MUCH.

I KNOW.

AND MY SON, I LOVE HIM MORE THAN ANYTHING.

HELLO.

AND I UNDERSTAND HOW, YOU KNOW, TOWANDA AND THEM

WAS FEELING BECAUSE THEIR SISTER WAS HURTING.

MMM-HMM-- YEAH.

AND THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON

BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TALK TO US.

I JUST KNOW HOW SENSITIVE THAT KINDA STUFF IS,

ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAMILY.

EVEN THOUGH TOWANDA WASN'T BEING MALICIOUS,

I JUST WISH YOU WERE THERE.

MMM-HMM.

BUT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY, GOOD TIME, HONEY.

YES, I'M TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS AND STUFF.

WE TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT THAT IN PANELS AND--

YES, I'M TIRED OF IT-- I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT ALL DAMN DAY LONG.

WHOOP-- CLANK-CLANK-CLANK.

YES. - MMM.

HOW YOU BEAUTIFUL LADIES DOING TONIGHT?

- OH, ALL RIGHT. - HEY-- WHOO.

HEY, HOW YOU DOIN'? - KINDA SPRUNG UP ON ME.

HOW ARE YOU? - I'M GREAT-- HOW ARE YOU?

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME? - RODNEY.

- HI, RODNEY-- NICE TO MEET YOU. - HEY, RODNEY.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME? - TRACI.

- HI, TRACI. - TRINA.

HI, TRINA.

- OH, YOU HAVE GREAT TEETH. - GREAT TEETH-- NICE!

- LOOK, MA, NO CAVITIES. - RIGHT?

TRINA, HE'S CHOCOLATE.

I DON'T USUALLY LIKE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM,

BUT HE HAD A REALLY NICE SMILE,

AND I THOUGHT HE WAS KINDA CUTE

FOR A HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE BAR.

I DON'T WANNA PUT MY SISTER OUT THERE,

BUT SHE'S A NEWLY DIVORCEE.

NEWLY DIVORCEE?

BUT, I'M NOT READY.

SHE'S TRYING TO UNWIND THIS WEEKEND.

- YES, I'M NOT READY. - YOU'RE NOT READY?

I'M NOT READY.

TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT FUN.

SO, I'LL BE-- - EXACTLY.

I THINK RODNEY IS VERY CUTE, AND I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD

FOR TRINA TO EXPLORE HER PEOPLE.

TRACI, DON'T PLAY WITH ME, LITTLE GIRL.

YOU PLAY WITH PUPPIES, YOU GET LICKED IN THE MOUTH.

HEY, GIRL, SOMETIMES, YOU NEED TO GET LICKED IN THE MOUTH.

AIN'T SHE GORGEOUS, THOUGH?

- I'M-IT'S-IT'S-- - OF COURSE, SHE'S GORGEOUS.

I AM GLAD HE'S HITTIN' ON TRINA AND NOT ME.

ONLY THING I WANT TO HIT ON ME, IS THESE DRINKS,

'CAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE LOVE TO THEM TONIGHT.

SO, WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOIN' AFTER HERE?

I THINK WE MIGHT GO TO BOURBON STREET FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I KNOW A GOOD SPOT ON BOURBON.

DOES IT HAVE MECHANICAL BULLS?

'CAUSE I HEARD THERE'S A MECHANICAL BULL HERE,

AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON A MECHANICAL BULL.

- THAT WOULD BE FUN. - ALRIGHTY, NOW.

MIND YOU, I AM SO NOT READY TO MOVE ON,

BUT IT FEELS REALLY GREAT TO GET THIS ATTENTION FROM A DUDE.

YOU KNOW, IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A GIRL.

I STILL HAVE A LITTLE WHAT-WHAT, HEY-HEY,

YEAH-YEAH LEFT IN ME.

THAT'S WHERE I WANNA GO-- I WANNA RIDE THE BULL.

- YEAH. - WANNA RIDE THE BULL?

LET'S RIDE THE BULL. - OKAY.

AH-- OH, MY GOD!

YOU BETTER RIDE THAT !

♪ SO IF YOU DIDN'T COME TO PARTY ♪

♪ THEN YOU BETTER GO HOME ♪

GONNA TAKE IT EASY ON HER?

♪ BOUGIE AT ALL THE TYPE THAT LIKES TO HIT THE CLUB ♪

I GOT CELLULITE-- I DON'T LIKE THAT!

WHILE I SHOULD BE JUST GETTIN' INTO THE GROOVE OF IT,

IN MY OWN SONG, THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD THINK ABOUT

WAS MY CELLULOSE,

AND IT WAS REALLY DRIVING ME TO DRINK.

I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR, TO MY LEFT AND TO MY RIGHT,

AND ALL I SAW, WERE DIMPLES.

I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT RODNEY.

I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT MY MARRIAGE.

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HAVING FUN.

I JUST WANTED TO GET OFF.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M DONE-- I'M DONE-- I'M DONE!

- YOU'RE NEXT! - GET ON, TRACI-- GO!

WANT ME TO GO?

♪ IT'S GONNA BE 1-2-3 O'CLOCK 4 O'CLOCK ROCK ♪

♪ DJ PLAYING ALL THE JAMS SO THE PARTY DON'T STOP ♪

ALL THEM DRINKS I HAD, I WAS HAVIN' A MECHANICAL BULL WITHIN ME.

TRACI'S RIDING THIS MECHANICAL BULL,

AND SHE LOOKS ALL NASTY, ALL ON IT,

LIKE SHE RIDIN' A MOTORCYCLE, RIDIN' A BIKE,

AND RIDIN' SOMETHIN' ELSE.

TRACI, WE'RE IN PUBLIC.

FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER!

DID YOU BRING BEADS?

YES, I FOUND SOME BEADS AT THE BAR.

- WE'RE ON BOURBON STREET. - SO, WE'RE GONNA GO ON THE BALCONY,

AND WE'RE GONNA THROW IT TO THE PATRONS DOWNSTAIRS.

YES, HONEY.

I AM CONTINUING TO TALK TO RODNEY BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING

WRONG WITH TALKING TO PEOPLE AND GETTING TO KNOW SOMEONE

AT A BAR.

NOT GET TO KNOW THEM, KNOW THEM.

JUST GET TO KNOW THEM.

SOMEBODY GOTTA SHOW US.

I'M SORRY-- I NEED TO SEE SOME !

WELL, AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO SEE THEIR FIRST?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M STRICKILY-DICKILY.

DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME, BUT NO GIRLS

WERE LIFTING UP THEIR SHIRTS TO SHOW THEIR HOO-HAS,

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.

WOW-- SHE'S SO .

I'M OFFICIALLY A NEW ORLEANS TOURIST.

JUST THROWING BEADS.

SHOWIN' BREAST-ES-ISMS.

LET ME SEE YOUR DAMN !

HA-HA-HA! - SEE?

AND THAT'S THE BOURBON STREET EXPERIENCE.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

♪ OOH OOH OOH YEAH ♪

THAT'S IT-- OH, MY GOD!

YOU ARE NOT GIVING ME THE FINGER AGAIN!

AH!

I SAID, "WAS YOU CHEATING?"

"NO-- NO, I AIN'T CHEATIN'!"

I SAID, "NOT THIS TIME?"

WHAT WAS I TALKIN' ABOUT?

YOU WERE TALKIN' ABOUT THE ROMANTIC FEELING OF

A CABIN WITH YOUR LOVER.

- YEAH, AND-- - DINNER--

DINNER-- THEY'RE ALONE.

IT'S TWINKLING LIGHTS AND, LIKE, CHAMPAGNE--

CHAMPAGNE, OKAY.

WHAT KIND OF GIFT YOU GOT, THOUGH?

HE GOT YOU A LITTLE-- NICE, LITTLE CARTIER WATCH

UNDER THE TREE.

SEE THE LITTLE RED BOX, THINKING, "OH, I CAN'T WAIT

"UNTIL THE MORNING, SO I CAN OPEN THAT UP."

THAT-- LOOK LIKE, "OH!

"IS THAT A DIAMOND?

"OH, IS THAT A CAR?

"OH, IS THAT A WATCH?

"OH, IS THAT A RING?"

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

- I CAN'T. - LIKE, "OH, IS THAT A MAN?"

BUT, YOU HAD DINNER WITH THE MAN-- YOU JUST SAID.

I'M JUST SAYIN', YOU'RE SUPR--

SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE-- - YOU'RE HAVING THREESOMES

ON CHRISTMAS?

♪ I NEVER MEANT TO BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

CAN YOU HEAR ME, KEN?

PAUL IS GONNA GO GET MY OTHER EARS.

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO TURN YOU ON ♪

TODAY, KENNY AND I ARE LAYING DOWN TRACKS

FOR THE SONG "HURT YOU."

I LOVE THIS SONG, AND IF I HAVE ANY SAY,

IT'S GONNA BE THE FIRST SINGLE.

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO TURN YOU ON ♪

♪ TURN YOU ON ♪

♪ I NEVER MEANT TO TAKE IT THAT FAR ♪

♪ THAT FAR BABY ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU BABY ♪

TRY IT, AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I'M TRYING TO ENUNCIATE.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME? - I--

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

YOU UNDERSTAND IT? - YEAH-- NO.

IT-IT'S COMING COOL.

IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS,

OR HOW MANY GRAMMYS YOU HAVE, OR--

EVERY SONG YOU RELEASE IS A PART OF YOU,

AND YOU'RE VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THE FANS,

AND YOU WANT THEM TO LOVE THE SONG AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU'VE HAD SUCCESS,

PEOPLE COME AT YOU EVEN HARDER,

AND IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

'CAUSE WE GOT-- I THINK WE'RE GOOD THERE.

LET'S JUST DO THE BRIDGE. - ALL RIGHT.

♪ THE TENDER KISSES YOU GIVE TO ME ♪

I MESSED UP.

I NEED TO DO IT ONE MORE TIME.

I MESSED UP.

- ALL RIGHT. - WHAT'S THE LYRIC?

- I DON'T KNOW. - SHOOT-- I FORGOT.

OKAY, LET ME TRY IT, AGAIN.

- THIS IS YOUR PART. - OKAY.

- A FEW MORE. - ALL RIGHT.

♪ NEVER MEANT TO TAKE IT THAT FAR ♪

♪ THAT FAR BABY ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ TO HURT YOU ♪

♪ OOH OOH YEAH ♪

THAT'S IT-- OH, MY GOD!

YOU ARE NOT GIVING ME THE FINGER, AGAIN!

OH, MY GOD-- AH!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOOD?

- WE'RE-WE'RE GOOD. - THAT'S IT?

MOMMY, CAN YOU BELIEVE BRAXTON'S LIZARD DIED?

TOWANDA, HE CALLED ME.

AND YOU BOUGHT HIM A SNAKE.

YEAH, BECAUSE HE WAS, "MAMA, MY LIZARD DIED.

MAMA--" I SAID, "I'LL BUY--"

- HEY, TRACI. - HEY.

- HEY, LITTLE GIRL. - HEY, TRACI.

- HEY. - HEY.

HOW ARE YOU-- MUAH.

AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN NEW ORLEANS,

I AM GOING TO TRY TO STAY CALM AND COLLECTED.

BUT, DEEP DOWN INSIDE, I AM MAD AS HELL.

YOU LOOK PULLED AND SNATCHED.

YEAH, I LOVE YOUR HAIR.

THANK YA-- I WISH I WAS PULLED AND SNATCHED.

HOW LONG YOU GONNA BE HERE?

NOT LONG-- SO, WHAT YA'LL BEEN UP TO?

OH, JUST HANDLIN' CHILDREN.

MOMMY'S BACK FOR A LITTLE WHILE

FROM HELPIN' TAMAR IN L.A.

SO, HOW IS KEV-- KEV DOIN' GOOD?

UM... NOT REALLY.

WELL, SINCE ALL THE, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT

ABOUT HIS FATHER, AND A BABY,

AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,

LITTLE KEVIN IS TAKING IT REALLY HARD.

- MMM. - HE'S REAL UPSET.

NOW, PEOPLE ARE SAYIN' THINGS TO HIM, HIS PEERS.

"YEAH, KEVIN, YOUR DADDY GOT A NEW BABY

"AND YOUR FATHER CHEATIN' ON YOUR MOTHER.

"UH, WHAT'S GOIN' ON-- HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?"

I'M SORRY KEVIN HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.

I MEAN, HE'S GOING THROUGH THE FLARE UPS.

HIS ARMS-- I-I MEAN, HE'S STRESSED OUT.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE HIM STRESS-FREE.

- HMM. - IT'S AFFECTING KEVIN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M UPSET ABOUT, YOU KNOW?

OF COURSE.

MY NEPHEW, KEVIN, H-HE'S NOT NEW TO THIS, OKAY?

RUMORS ARE NOT NEW TO THE BRAXTON FAMILY, OKAY?

SO, I THINK THAT, UH, TRACI MIGHT BE A LITTLE SENSITIVE,

RIGHTFULLY SO, BUT I THINK HE'S A BIG BOY.

SO, WHAT, I MEAN, WHAT-WHAT HAPPENED?

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

WE SAW SOMETHIN' ON THE INTERNET ABOUT, UM, KEVIN,

TRACI'S HUSBAND, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE

WE KNOW THAT TRACI'S BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF.

A WHOLE LOT. - YES, SHE HAS-- YEAH.

AND WE WERE JUST FIGURING THAT TRACI

WAS A LITTLE OUT OF CHARACTER.

YEAH, BUT I WASN'T OUT OF CHARACTER.

I DON'T THINK I WAS.

YOU DON'T THINK YOU WERE OUT OF CHARACTER A LITTLE BIT?

UH-UH... NO.

HMM.

WHEN WE SAW THAT THING, WE WERE LIKE, "WHAT?"

AND I KNOW YA'LL PROBABLY WERE READY TO WHOOP HIS TAIL.

YOU ALREADY KNOW, TRACI.

YOU KNOW HOW OVERBEARING YOUR SISTERS CAN BE.

OH, I KNOW.

WHEN I SAW IT, I WAS LIKE, "IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED

"TO TELL ME?" - YOU SAID THAT TO HIM?

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID-- WHAT'D HE SAY?

"NO-- NO-- NO!

"ANOTHER CHILD?

"NO-- NO, THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.

"NO!"

I SAID, "WHAT, ARE YOU CHEATING?"

"UH, NO!

"NO, I AIN'T CHEATIN'!"

I SAID, "NOT THIS TIME?"

YOU KNOW, MY ADVICE TO TRACI--

YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.

I CAN'T TELL YOU TO LEAVE YOUR HUSBAND.

I CAN'T TELL YOU TO STAY WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

ALL I CAN TELL YOU, IS THIS.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S TRUE, THEN SAVE YOURSELF.

I AIN'T GONNA SAY SURRATT IS THE-THE-THE CLEANEST PERSON.

I AIN'T SAYIN' THAT.

I AIN'T SAYIN' THAT AT ALL.

I AIN'T THE CLEANEST PERSON.

AND PLUS, I WONDER WHERE HE GOT THIS BABY FROM,

'CAUSE HE HAS A VASECTOMY.

COMING UP, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

PEOPLE CALLIN' AND SAYIN' THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT-- WHAT PICTURES?

I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THIS.

I AIN'T GONNA SAY SURRATT'S THE-THE-THE CLEANEST PERSON.

I AIN'T SAYIN' THAT.

I AIN'T THE CLEANEST PERSON.

AND PLUS, I WONDER WHERE HE GOT THIS BABY FROM,

'CAUSE HE HAS A VASECTOMY.

WHEN DID HE GET A VASECTOMY?

HE GOT IT FOR SOME YEARS-- YEAH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LIVE IN A FISHBOWL,

PEOPLE COME UP WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.

MMM-HMM.

AND THAT WHERE WE LIVE.

PEOPLE CALLIN' AND SAYIN' THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT-- WHAT PICTURES?

- YOU DIDN'T SEE THEM? - I DIDN'T SEE IT.

THEY SAID THEY HAVE PICTURES-- I WAS LIKE, "OKAY.

"YOU GOT THE PICTURES.

"OKAY... UH, PRODUCE 'EM."

I'VE ALREADY CONFRONTED KEVIN, AND HE SWEARS IT'S ALL A LIE.

AND NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE'S PHOTOS OF THE BABY.

WHERE?

I WANNA SEE THESE PICTURES.

AND WHEN I GET BACK TO BALTIMORE,

WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS, FOR REAL.

PEOPLE HAVE YOUR NUMBER?

HOW'D THEY GET YOUR NUMBER?

NOT MY NUMBER-- THEY'VE BEEN CALLIN' MY MANAGER'S.

WHAT?

SO, DID THEY SEND 'EM TO HIM, YET?

NO.

I'M SITTIN' THERE WAITIN', IN THE CORNER,

JUST LIKE A SPIDER.

KEVIN HAD A VASECTOMY,

AND PEOPLE HAVE PICTURES OF THE BABY?

OKAY, NOW I'M EVEN MORE CONFUSED.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW TRACI FEELS ABOUT THIS.

YOU OKAY?

I'M WONDERFUL-- THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, BABY.

- HEY. - HEY.

AFTER FILING FOR DIVORCE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LESS COMPLICATED

IF GABE DIDN'T LIVE AT THE HOUSE.

I'M STILL REALLY VULNERABLE WHEN IT COMES TO GABE

BECAUSE I'D BE LYING TO MYSELF, IF I WERE TO SAY,

"OH, I WAS JUST WITH HIM BECAUSE HE WAS A GOOD DAD."

I WAS WITH HIM BECAUSE I LOVED HIM,

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO HARD.

YOU WANT A SHOT?

OF WHAT?

NO, I DON'T.

- THIS WAS GOOD. - WHAT WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW-- WHATEVER IT WAS, IT WAS GOOD.

WOW!

IT'S A LITTLE, QUAINT LITTLE SPOT TO COME AND HANG OUT.

YEAH, VERY REMOTE.

NO ONE WILL FIND YOU.

YEP, YOU'RE RIGHT.

THERE'S NOT A BLACK PERSON IN HERE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

THEY WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE ME IN HERE.

BE LIKE, "HEY, YOU'RE THAT GUY!"

- WHAT GUY? - "THAT CHEATER."

PEOPLE SAY THAT TO YOU?

EVERY TIME I GO OUT, AND I GO TO A PLACE

WHERE THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE, THEY SAY THAT TO ME.

BUT, CAN'T YOU MAKE IT RACIALLY AMBIGUOUS?

YOU HAVE TO POINT OUT IT WAS BLACK--

AFRICAN AMERICAN.

WHEN I GOT TO THE RESTAURANT TO MEET GABE,

I THINK HE WAS ALREADY TWO TO THREE DRINKS IN.

I'M THINKING THAT HE'S REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS MEETING

WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE.

I THINK I'M GONNA SIT THE GIRLS DOWN AND TALK TO THEM.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT OUR DIVORCE,

'CAUSE I-I FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO HEAR IT FROM ME

BECAUSE BLOGS KIND OF ROBBED ME OF THE OPPORTUNITY

TO TELL IT MY OWN WAY.

WHETHER THEY KNOW OR NOT KNOW,

THAT'S NOT THEIR BUSINESS.

OUR MARRIAGE ISN'T THEIR BUSINESS.

- I DON'T-- I DON'T THINK-- - I DIDN'T--

I DIDN'T MARRY THE BRAXTON FAMILY.

I MARRIED YOU, SO...

- AND THAT'S-AND THAT'S TRUE. - THAT.

OR, EXCUSE ME-- "EFF" THAT.

THEIR SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHEN YOU GET A DIVORCE, NO ONE WINS.

I MEAN, IT'S-IT'S A SADDENING TIME.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A DEATH.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE DEATH OF THE RELATIONSHIP,

AND IT'S ALWAYS SADDENING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

YOU ALREADY TOLD THE BOYS, RIGHT?

YEAH, THEY DEFINITELY HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW FIRST.

THAT IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD'VE DONE TOGETHER.

BUT, I ASKED YOU ABOUT THAT, AND YOU DIDN'T WANNA DO THAT.

YEAH, BECAUSE... I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE.

I FEEL LIKE, IF I DID THAT, THEN I'M--

THEN I'M ACCEPTING WHAT YOU WANT.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THIS.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THIS.

GABE AND I HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY,

WELL OVER A DECADE,

AND WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MUCH TIME,

IT'S REALLY HARD TO LET GO.

FILING FOR DIVORCE IS VERY NEW TO GABE AND I, RIGHT NOW.

THE EMOTIONS ARE STILL REALLY HIGH.

ALL IN ALL, EVEN WITH YOU FILING THE DIVORCE,

I MEAN, I STILL DON'T GIVE UP.

I JUST DON'T.

I DON'T THINK TRINA AND GABE IS DONE.

THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

BUT, MAYBE I'M-- MAYBE IT'S JUST ME.

MAYBE I'M THE FOOL, BUT IT'S OKAY.

I'LL BE A FOOL.

I'M GONNA GO, THOUGH.

YOU ARE?

I DON'T THINK I FEEL LIKE EATING, RIGHT NOW.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER ON-- I GUESS.

YEP.

HEY, GIVE ME A KISS.

NO-- MOVE, GABE.

OKAY-- ALL RIGHT.