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PREVIOUSLY, ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT TRACI.

YOU KNOW, TRACI HAS SHARED WITH US THAT HER HUSBAND

HAS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY.

THERE MAY BE AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD INVOLVED.

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.

NOW, SEASON FINALE WAS A "OMG" MOMENT.

IT WAS.

TOWANDA JUST PUT YOUR BUSINESS OUT THERE.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

PEOPLE CALLIN' AND SAYIN' THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

WHAT PICTURES?

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

'CAUSE HE HAS A VASECTOMY.

♪ WE ARE THE BRAXTONS AND YOU'LL SEE ♪

♪ THAT WE ARE NOT LIKE AN ORDINARY FAMILY ♪

♪ TONI TRACI TOWANDA TRINA TAMAR AND MISS E ♪

♪ WILL TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO ON BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ♪

- HEY, BABY. - HEY.

- YOU'RE BACK. - I'M BACK-- I'M BACK.

- HOW YA DOIN'? - OKAY.

- GOOD TRIP? - OH, MY GOODNESS.

- UH-OH. - YES.

OKAY.

WHAT'S UP?

I JUST GOT BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS AND A QUICK TRIP

TO ATLANTA, AND I'M EXHAUSTED.

I CALLED KEVIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE AIRPORT AND TOLD HIM

I NEED TO TALK TO HIM, AGAIN.

THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES

OF MY HUSBAND AND HIS ALLEGED CHILD.

WHAT IS GOIN' ON HERE?

WHAT-WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY ABOUT THAT?

THIS TRIP AT THE ESSENCE WAS LIKE--

ALMOST LIKE THE HARDEST TRIP.

WHY YOU SAY THAT?

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE FANS ARE ASKIN' THE QUESTION ABOUT,

YOU KNOW, THE RUMORS THAT'S GOING ON,

AND IF WE STILL MARRIED,

AND I JUST THINK IT IS REAL CRAZY.

IT WAS JUST A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

AND THEN, PEOPLE CALLIN' AND SAYIN'

THAT THEY HAVE PICTURES AND STUFF.

I DON'T KNOW.

WOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT COSIGNING TO THIS STUFF.

WE'VE COME TOO FAR.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

IT-IT-IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS, TRAY, 20 YEARS.

SOMEBODY ELSE?

TSK...

NAH, BABY, I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH.

AND IT'S-IT'S-IT'S-- THERE'S NOTHIN'.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

NOBODY THAT I'M GONNA ALLOW TO COME INTO THIS

AND DESTROY WHERE WE'RE GOIN', RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T HAVE NO BABY.

THE ONLY BABY THAT COMES CLOSE TO BEIN' IN THIS FAMILY

IS ZAIRE.

ZAIRE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

I THINK THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE RUMORS MIGHT BE COMIN'

FROM WHERE THEY'RE SEEIN'--

PEOPLE SEEIN' ME WITH MY GRANDSON.

MY DAUGHTER FROM MY FIRST MARRIAGE HAD MY GRANDSON

THREE YEARS AGO-- HE'S GOIN' ON FOUR.

SO, NOW THAT I'M SPENDIN' A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM,

PEOPLE ARE GONNA COME UP WITH THEIR OWN PERCEPTION.

HE-HE KINDA TINY, THOUGH.

SO, SOMEBODY MIGHT BELIEVE THAT HE'S--

THINK THAT HE'S YOUR-- OUR LOVE--

YOUR LOVE CHILD OR SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT.

- YEAH. - BUT, I'M LIKE THIS, OKAY?

THE LADY HAVE NOT EVEN STEPPED UP.

WHAT LADY?

THAT'S CLAIMING-- AND I'M LIKE TAKE THE TEST.

TAKE-TAKE THE TEST.

BECAUSE GUESS WHAT?

YOU'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE A FOOL.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT OUR SON.

EXTREMELY.

I KNOW IT HAS TO BE HARD ON HIM

BECAUSE, AT FIRST, IT WAS HARD ON ME,

'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, "WHAT?"

I KNOW IT WAS.

'CAUSE I WANTED TO STILL HAVE THE TRUST.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU AND I, WE WENT THROUGH A WHOLE LOT.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL-- WE BOTH WENT THROUGH OUR STRUGGLES.

I KNOW I'M GETTIN' READY TO GO TO CALIFORNIA

TO SEE THE SISTERS, AND I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS,

AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE LIS--

I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE ANSWERING.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO ANSWER TO?

I'M GONNA TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW THEY WENT BEHIND MY BACK

AND HAVE A DISCUSSION, AND I WASN'T EVEN THERE AT ALL.

SO, I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO BRING THAT UP

AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

MM-HMM.

REALLY-- JERRY?

YEAH, SO SHE-- SO, HE CAN SAY, "YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER."

WHAT'S THE ONE THAT FIGHTS ALL THE TIME?

NO, WE'RE NOT FIGHTIN', 'CAUSE I'M NOT FIGHTIN'.

WE'RE NOT FIGHT?

I DON'T WANNA GO ON THE ONE THAT FIGHT.

I'M NOT FIGHTIN' ANYBODY, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA PICK UP

SOMETHIN' TO HIT YOU IN THE HEAD WITH.

- HI. - HI-- HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU, LOVE-- HOW YOU BEEN?

- GREAT-- CAN'T COMPLAIN. - GOOD.

- HI, RECO-- HOW ARE YOU? - HEY, BABE.

LONG TIME NO SEE.

- YES. - GOSH!

I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE-- THIS IS NICE.

SO, TELL ME ABOUT THIS TOUR.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

YOU KNOW I'M REALLY EXCITED, TOO.

A LITTLE CAUTIOUS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TOURED

IN ALMOST FIVE YEARS.

I'VE DONE, LIKE, ONE OFFS, BUT--

IS THERE A THEME SET FOR THE SHOW?

NO, THERE IS NO THEME.

IT'S AN ECLECTIC SHOW.

OKAY-- SO, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

WE'LL LOOK PRETTY, BUT I DON'T WANNA GO ALL THE WAY OUT, GUYS.

AND I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO DO A LOT OF COSTUME CHANGES.

OKAY.

SO, I NEED IT TO BE EASY-- FIVE OUTFITS IN ONE.

I MEAN, RECO, HE'S SEEN THE SHOW.

HE'S SEEN THE SHOW, HE'S BEEN OUT WITH ME A LOT OF TIMES.

YEAH.

SO, HE KNOWS IT HAS TO BE SO SIMPLE.

MM-HMM.

- YES. - OKAY.

LIKE, "RECO, NO!"

SO, VELCRO'S MY FRIEND. - YES.

- AND THOSE BIG GIANT SNAPS ARE MY FRIEND. - SNAPS.

SNAPS-- SO, STUFF THAT YOU CAN EASILY TAKE RIGHT OFF.

RIP OFF-- PUT ON.

AND HAVE, LIKE, A LITTLE BODY SUIT UNDERNEATH

THAT'S A DIFFERENT LOOK. - YES-- YES.

RECO HAS SOME STUFF ALREADY THAT HE'S DONE FOR HIS HALF.

- MM-HMM. - BUT, FOR YOUR HALF,

I WANTED YOU JUST TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE, LIKE, WORKIN' ON, TOO.

OKAY.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT

FASHION IS WHEN YOU'RE ON TOUR.

YOU HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S--

PERFECTLY COMPLIMENTS YOUR BODY, AS WELL AS THE SONG.

THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHAT ABOUT IF YOU DID SOMETHIN' IN THE PINK?

IT'LL BE-- THE ONLY CONCERN ABOUT THE PINK IS THE SWEAT.

IT WILL SHOW BECAUSE IT-- IT'LL TURN DARK.

- OH. - THAT'S THE ONLY THING.

SO, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO FOR THE, UM, SWEAT?

YEAH, WE CAN DO SOMETHING.

I CAN PUT-- - GUYS, IT'S 2013.

- BOTOX. - I'M NEVER GETTING THAT. - NO.

THAT'S THE ONLY REASON-- THE ONLY WAY IT'LL STOP.

YEAH, THAT DOES WORK.

IT'S DOWN LOW ENOUGH, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO PUT A-A--

FABRICS THE COLOR OF MY SKIN OR PLASTIC,

SO THE BOOBY WON'T-- - YEAH.

'CAUSE SOMETIMES, IT'LL GET CAUGHT IN THE MIC, AND IT--

BOOBY POP OUT.

SO, YOU GOTTA PROBABLY ENFORCE THE SIDES,

RIGHT HERE OR SOMETHING, WITH PLASTIC.

I THINK, IF WE TRY IT WITH A NUDE MESH HERE

AND HERE ON BOTH SIDES--

- YEAH-- RIGHT. - AND THEN,

YOU JUST STEP RIGHT INTO IT AND CLOSE IT UP HERE

IN THE BACK WITH, LIKE, SOME BIG SNAPS.

IT'S A-- IT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD PERFORMANCE PIECE.

YEAH-- YEAH.

I-I LOVE-- I LOVE THE PINK.

THE COLOR OF THE SKIN, 'CAUSE IT'S COLOR?

YEAH, AND IT'S-- AND IT'S NEW FOR YOU.

YEAH, IT'S NEW.

YEAH, THE COLOR IS GOOD.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOUR.

UH, THE COSTUMES ARE GONNA BE MY FAVORITE THING,

AND I THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE ME LOOK TINA TURNER-ESQUE.

SO, I'M EXCITED-- YAY!

- THIS IS THE SEWING AREA. - NICE.

- THIS IS MY FRIEND, WALTER. - HI.

HI, WALTER-- HOW ARE YOU?

NICE TO MEET YOU. - THIS IS TONI AND RECO.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

I USED TO SEW IN HIGH SCHOOL.

- DID YOU, REALLY? - HOME EC?

I HAD A-A SEWING MACHINE-- HOME EC.

I COULD-- I THINK I COULD.

WELL, THIS ONE'S ALL READY FOR YOU.

I CAN SEW?

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT I-- OKAY, I'M A GIRL

OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT-- I HAVE A LOT OF JOBS, OKAY?

I AM A DOCTOR, I AM AN ATTORNEY.

I AM ALSO A CHEF AND A SEAMSTRESS.

NO ONE KNEW THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COMPETITION HERE.

OKAY, YOU READY-- LET'S DO A COMPETITION.

YOU GUYS GET OVER THERE.

- RECO, GET A MACHINE. - RECO, GET A MACHINE.

WHENEVER YOU'RE ON TELEVISION,

DOING A INTERVIEW OR ANYTHING, OR SINGING,

THERE'S A LITTLE MIC PACK THAT THEY HOOK ON YOU.

SOMETIME, THEY DO IT ON YOUR BRA LINE.

AS A PERFORMER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S ON MY HIP.

WE HAVE NO CLOCK. - I DON'T WHERE THE CLOCK IS.

ALL RIGHT, DESIGNERS, YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.

GO!

I'M RELIVIN' MY "PROJECT RUNWAY" DAYS, RIGHT NOW, TONI.

SORRY-- WOW-- THAT'S FAST.

- I'M DONE. - WHAT?

YOU DID NOT MAKE IT THAT FAST!

DO I NEED TO SEW IT ONTO YOUR DRESS?

SORRY-- OH, DID I MESS THAT UP?

YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME BELLS AND WHISTLES ON IT.

HOW'D YOU MAKE IT THAT FAST?

- HERE WE GO. - WHAT?

MY MIC PACK-- DONE.

OKAY, THESE BOYS, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SHOW OFF NOW, OKAY?

I GET IT.

OKAY, MICHAEL COSTELLO FROM "PROJECT RUNWAY."

RECO, I GET IT, OKAY?

DON'T LAUGH.

OKAY, MAYBE THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

BUT, CAN YA'LL FAKE LIKE YA'LL ARE STILL

IN THE RUNNING TOGETHER, LIKE I'M STILL HERE?

I WAS TRYING TO ADD SOME DESIGN TO MINE.

I DIDN'T DO TOO WELL.

BUT, OKAY.

OKAY, I DID TERRIBLE.

BUT, THE POINT IS, THAT I TRIED.

ALL RIGHT, AND I'M ALMOST DONE.

GUYS, I-I DON'T LIKE HOW THIS IS MAKING ME LOOK, OKAY?

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

POWER PACK-- - PICK IT UP-- DING.

THERE'S MY POWER PACK.

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

THERE, IS THAT BETTER-- SHOULD'VE BEEN BLACK, HUH?

- THAT'S FANTASTIC. - CUTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME-- YOU'RE WELCOME.

- HELLO. - HI. - HI, TAMAR.

LET'S SEE-- HEY, EVERYBODY.

- HEY. - I LIKE THIS COLOR.

- YOU LIKE THAT? - I DO-- YOU DON'T?

- GOD, NO. - WHY?

- DON'T GET USED TO IT. - AW.

TODAY, I AM FINALLY STARTING TO PREP

FOR MY WORLD TOUR, AND I'M SO EXCITED

TO BE TOURING WITH JOHN THE LEGEND, OKAY?

SHE WON-- OOH, YOU MAD.

HEE-HEE-HEE.

SO, WE'RE WORKIN' ON CHOREOGRAPHY TODAY

AND THE EXACT ORDER OF THE SONGS,

AND IT'S JUST A WHOLE LOT OF WORK,

AND IT'S JUST-- IT'S JUST A WORK IN PROGRESS.

SHE'S A MESS, RIGHT NOW.

YA'LL FITTIN' TO S-START WITH, "SHE DID THAT?"

YES.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

FOR THE-- FOR THE TOUR,

YOU THINK WE SHOULD START OFF LIKE THAT?

"SHE DID THAT."

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT COULD BE A LITTLE HARD FOR JOHN LEGEND TOUR.

OH, FOR THE TOUR-TOUR, NO.

I DON'T WANNA BE TURNED UP, AND IT'S 55-YEAR-OLD PEOPLE

IN THE AUDIENCE.

NO...

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

LIKE, "SHE DID THAT."

FIFTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD PEOPLE NAMED ROGER, THEY'RE LIKE--

IF WE'RE DOING A MORE TURNED DOWN VERSION

OF THE OPENING,

I THINK "THE ONE" IS STRONG, COMING OUT.

- REALLY? - YEAH-- YOU DON'T LIKE THAT?

I DO, TOO.

I THINK IT'S-- I LOVE WHEN-- I LOVE WHEN TAMAR--

IT'S A NICE THING.

DO WE WANNA BE TURNED DOWN, THOUGH?

BUT, IT'S STILL GOT A NICE-- IT'S GOT A NICE GROOVE TUNE.

THAT-- YEAH, THAT'S A WAKE ME UPPER.

HAH-- IT'S SEXY, THAT ENTRANCE-- HUN-HA.

AND IT KINDA GETS PEOPLE--

- ENGAGED. - YEAH, AND THEN THE SHOW DOES THIS FROM THERE.

IT KEEPS BUILDING-- WE END WITH "HOT SUGAR."

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE GOIN' ON TOUR,

AT THIS POINT-- BUT, REALLY, HONESTLY,

I NEED MY BODY TO SNAP BACK, ALL RIGHT?

SO, I WON'T BE STUMBLING ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE

I'M NOT USED TO, LIKE, DANCING WITH ALL THIS EXTRA,

YOU KNOW, WEIGHT AND STUFF.

CUT IT OUT.

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA.

ALL AROUND, AGAIN.

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA.

PULL IT-- UH-HUH.

I AIN'T TRYIN' TO CREASE MY GUCCIS.

AND HOT.

THIS IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

WE'RE DOIN' THEATERS.

SHE GOT 30 MINUTES.

SHE GONNA GET UP THERE, LIKE SHE DONE DID THAT,

AND SHE AIN'T MISS A BEAT.

THIS'LL JUST GET US PREPARED FOR THE TOUR.

- SHE'S PREPARED! - THAT WAS GREAT.

OH!

OH, YOU LIKE THE SNATCHNESS?

HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE.

- YES. - YOU FEATURE THAT?

YOU FEATURE THAT?

THAT VOICE COMING BACK-- YOU FEATURE THAT?

TEE-HEE-HEE-- NO CRUNCHES YET.

TEE-HEE-HEE. - HA!

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

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW IT ON TV.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HURTS MY FEELINGS

BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE COULD--

- WE-WE HEARD IT. - I THOUGHT WE COULD TALK.

- WHO GOT YOU THAT? - ME.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT FROM?

OH-- HI! - HI, YOU GUYS.

- HOW ARE YOU? - HELLO.

- GOOD. - THIS IS A CUTE LITTLE SPOT.

ISN'T IT?

DO YOU THINK THIS IS CUTE, WITH A PAIR OF JEANS?

- IT'S A LITTLE LOUD-- LISTEN. - OH, YEAH.

LET ME JUST PUT IT BACK. - IT'S LOUD.

WHO'S GONNA-- I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GONNA RUB ME LIKE THAT.

YOU NEVER KNOW-- YOU PROBABLY NEED SOME RUBBIN'.

TOWANDA, NOT TODAY, OKAY?

TOWANDA AND I ARE SHOPPING FOR SOME CUTE CLOTHES

TO BRING WITH US WHEN WE GO TO L.A.

TO VISIT MOMMY AND THE SISTERS.

I'VE BEEN REALLY STRESSED OUT LATELY,

AND THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SOME RETAIL THERAPY

TO CHEER A GIRL RIGHT ON UP.

TRINA, HOW IS ERIC?

TOWANDA, I JUST TALKED TO THAT BOY ON THE PHONE

A FEW MINUTES AGO. - IS HE EXCITED?

- ABOUT WHAT? - HIS NEXT STEP.

WELL, IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS,

THEN THE ANSWER WOULD BE "YES." - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

TOWANDA, HE KEEPS CHANGING HIS MIND

EVERY FIVE MINUTES. - OKAY.

AND THEN, I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT SCHOOL.

I'M LIKE, "ERIC, OKAY.

"SO, WE NEED TO GET THINGS TOGETHER FOR YOU,

"FOR YOUR DORM ROOM AND STUFF FOR SCHOOL." - RIGHT.

"WELL, MOM, I'M NOT SURE IF

"I WANNA GO TO COLLEGE ANYMORE.

"EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS ME TO GO,

"BUT I JUST DID THAT FOR YOU."

I'M LIKE, "DO IT-- YOU DID THAT FOR ME?

"UH, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU--" - WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE DON'T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL?

TOWANDA, HE SAID HE DOES NOT WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.

WELL, WHAT DOES-- WHERE-- WHAT DOES HE WANNA DO?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID-- I SAID, "WHAT-WHAT DO

YOU PLAN ON DOING?" - HE GOTTA DO SOMETHIN'.

AND THEN, HE TALKED ABOUT GOING INTO THE MILITARY.

- THAT'S CUTE. - AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

AT FIRST, I WAS A BIT PISSED.

CAN WE-- CAN YOU NOT STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME?

WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, I-- TR-TRINA,

'CAUSE I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN'.

HE WANTS TO DO WHAT-- GO WHERE?

INTO THE MILITARY.

WHILE I CONGRATULATE AND WHILE I APPRECIATE

EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE IN THE ARMED FORCES

HAS DONE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND FOR AMERICA,

I'M JUST REALLY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT IT BEING MY SON,

AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS SUPER SELFISH.

BUT, WHEN WE'RE THINKIN' ABOUT

THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY,

IT'S VERY, VERY NERVOUSING, AND NO PARENT WANTS TO

PUT THEIR CHILD IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION.

I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

I THINK HE SHOULD GO INTO THE SERVICE.

TO-- I WAS WAITIN' FOR YOU TO TELL ME,

"TRINA, THAT SOUNDS STUPID."

NO, IT SOUNDS SMART, BECAUSE ERIC'S SO FREE-SPIRITED.

- YES. - HE NEEDS SOME STRUCTURE.

AND I-I'VE BEEN AFRAID THAT IF HE WENT ON CAMPUS,

THAT HE WOULD GET TOO COMPLACENT

WITH JUST DOING THAT.

I THINK THAT HE NEEDS STRUCTURE, AND THIS IS

GONNA BE A GREAT WAY FOR HIM TO HAVE IT.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S NOT-- HE'S NOT CERTAIN

ON WHAT COLLEGE HE'S GONNA GO TO.

SO, YOU-YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHIN'.

AS A MAN, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHIN'.

IT SAYS IT-- EVEN SAYS IT IN THE BIBLE.

IF A MAN DON'T WORKETH, HE DON'T EATETH.

CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHIN'?

I DON'T THINK I WAS QUITE PREPARED FOR IT.

- TRINA! - HMM?

- IT'S BEEN 18 YEARS. - EXACTLY,

AND IT'S LIKE IT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

I JUST GAVE BIRTH YESTERDAY.

I DID, JUST YESTERDAY, AND IT HURTS MY FEELINGS.

- WELL, TRINA-- - AT LEAST, I CAN BE HONEST ABOUT IT.

WELL, HOW DO YOU THINK MOMMY AND DADDY FELT

WITH SIX KIDS? - FINE-- WE-WE NEVER LEFT.

WE'RE ALL AROUND EACH OTHER ALL DAY LONG.

BUT, WE DID LEAVE THE NEST.

THEY HAD A HARD TIME, TOO-- I'M SURE.

TOWANDA, BUT EVEN WITH THAT, WE WENT TO BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY,

DOWN THE STREET FROM THE HOUSE.

- WELL-- - EXACTLY.

I THINK TRINA NEEDS TO FINALLY CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD

THAT SHE'S BEEN HOLDIN' ON TO FOR 18 YEARS

AND ALLOW HIM TO JUST DO THE THINGS

THAT A RESPONSIBLE YOUNG MAN IS SUPPOSED TO DO.

ALL RIGHT-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- CUTE BAG! - THAT'S A VERY CUTE BAG.

- OH, YEAH, THEY'RE SO CUTE. - YES, WE HAVE TO GO,

'CAUSE WE HAVE TO GET READY TO PACK UP HER SON.

- OH, MY GOODNESS! - WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT TODAY!

UM, WE CAN GET READY TO-- ORGANIZE.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU.

- NICE MEETING YOU GUYS-- BYE. - THANK YOU.

WE'RE-WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT DOING THAT TODAY.

- NOT TODAY, BUT SOON. - I HAVE TO PREPARE MYSELF MENTALLY.

- BYE-- THANK YOU. - BYE-BYE-- THANKS.

BUT, WE'RE GONNA DO IT SOON, TRINA.

SOON, OKAY? - AND VERY SOON.

THAT'S A LOT OF HONEY.

TRINA, THIS IS NOT A LOT OF HONEY.

THIS IS A TABLESPOON. - YES, IT IS.

THAT'S MORE THAN A TABLESPOON. - IT'S NOT.

YEAH-- UH-HUH-- THAT'S LIKE TWO TABLESPOONS.

- IT'S NOT. - YES, IT IS.

TRACI, TOWANDA, AND I CAME TO L.A., SO WE CAN

ALL HAVE SOME SISTER AND MOMMY TIME.

AND IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I FILED FOR DIVORCE

FROM GABE, AND I KNOW THEY'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT

HOW I'M DOING-- MOM, ARE YOU OKAY?

YOU'RE A LITTLE TIRED TODAY, HUH?

I'M THINKIN' ABOUT THIS ONE-- I'M THINKIN' ABOUT THAT ONE.

I'M THINKIN' ABOUT ERIC BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT

GOING ON WITH HIM.

WELL, HOW IS HE ADJUSTING TO THE NEW SITUATION,

WITH YOU AND GABE?

I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE, LIKE, SOME KIND OF

FAMILY COUNSELING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE

THEY'RE-THEY'RE NOT TAKING IT THAT WELL.

YEAH, THAT'S A LOT-- CALEB'S JUST STILL A KID.

HE'S TRYING TO DEAL WITH IT.

IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS REMAIN FRIENDS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ENEMIES.

I'M SAYING IT FROM EXPERIENCE.

BUT, MOMMY, YOU'RE NOT FRIENDS.

YOU-YOU AND DADDY AIN'T FRIENDS.

- NO, BUT-- - YOU MADE THAT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.

"HE IS NOT MY FRIEND." - "NOT MY FRIEND."

THE REASON WHY YOUR DAD AND I AREN'T FRIENDS--

THAT WE NEVER WILL BE-- THAT'S ALL THAT IS.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY-- OH.

THAT'S A WONDERFUL REASON.

"AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE NOT FRIENDS

"IS BECAUSE WE NEVER WILL BE."

"FRIENDS, IS BECAUSE WE NEVER WILL BE.

"BABY, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE FRIENDS

"BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA BE."

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE THAT ADVICE

TO YOUR CHILDREN, NOT TO YOUR GIRLS,

WHO'S GOIN' THROUGH STUFF.

MOMMY, THAT'S A MOMMY-ISM.

- HEY, GUYS. - HEY, TONI.

- HEY. - HEY, PRETTY GIRL.

- . - YES.

OH, DON'T YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

I HAD INTERVIEWS THIS MORNING FOR

THE ALBUM STUFF, SO-- - YEAH.

- I LOVE THAT. - HAVING TEA-- YEAH!

YES-- YES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW MOMMY AND DADDY--

IT TOOK THEM A LOOOONG--

- LONG WHAT? - TIME TO BE CIVIL.

- YEAH. - BUT, I'M HERE.

THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

I'M SORRY-- WHERE IS TAMAR?

HOME WITH THE BABY.

OH, WASN'T SHE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE?

YOU KNOW SHE CAN'T GO NOWHERE, NOW-- SHE GOT A BABY.

ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED?

"I MEAN, LOGAN, I MEAN, HE NEEDS TO MAKE--

"UM, I GOTTA MAKE SURE I'M WITH HIM.

"I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN HIM ALL DAY.

"HE SLEEP ALL DAY." - YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HAVE A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT-- I GOTTA GO.

- IS IT A GUY? - NO, NO GUY, NO MAN.

OH.

BESIDES, YOU GUYS NEED TO TALK.

HOW ABOUT THAT? - OKAY.

I FEEL BAD THAT TRACI FOUND OUT WE WERE

TALKING BEHIND HER BACK ABOUT THE BABY RUMORS,

AND I THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAR THE AIR,

AND I HOPE TRACI WILL UNDERSTAND

WHY WE DID WHAT WE DID.

IT WAS OUT OF LOVE.

- ALRIGHTY. - OKAY.

- OKAY. - OKAY, GUYS, LOVE YOU.

SEE YOU LATER. - LOVE YOU.

- BYE. - LOVE YOU.

- SEE YOU, MAMA. - TOOTLE-LOO.

WELL, HOW ABOUT YOU, TRACI, ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW IT ON TV.

BUT, YOU KNOW IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BECAUSE

I THOUGHT WE COULD-- - WE-WE HEARD IT.

I THOUGHT WE COULD TALK.

I THINK I SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE, WHILE THEY WAS

TALKIN' ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THESE RUMORS.

I THINK I NEEDED TO BE AROUND.

WELL, TRACI, THE THING IS,

THE REASON WHY WE DID THE WAY THAT WE DID IT,

WAS BECAUSE, AT THAT TIME,

WE KNEW THAT YOU ARE ON 50.

YOU DIDN'T FEEL LIKE HEARIN' STUFF, AND IF WE SAID

ANYTHING TO YOU, IT WAS-- IT WAS MORE OF A,

"WELL, I DON'T-- I DON'T-- I DON'T-- OH."

AND WE DIDN'T WANT THAT.

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG, 'CAUSE THE LAST TIME

WE GOT TOGETHER, FOR-FOR MOMMY

TO MEET HER FRIEND-- REMEMBER THAT?

YOU WAS REALLY MAD THAT DAY, WASN'T SHE?

- YEAH. - IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

IT REALLY DON'T.

TRACI, I THINK YOU BETTER STOP.

- DON'T START IT. - YOU BETTER STOP. - TRACI?

- UH-UH, TRACI, STOP. - TRACI, DON'T DO IT. - WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

- TRACI-- MAMA? - THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

YEAH, TRACI, YOU SHOULD GO-- I PREFER THAT!

- YES, YOU ARE SO FUNNY. - YOU SHOULD LEAVE, TRACI.

- YES, I THINK YOU SHOULD. - YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

YES, I KNOW-- YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAY.

TRACI, JUST GET LOST!

IT WAS LIKE-- TRACI'S REALLY UPSET.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT-- YOU S-SAID TO MOMMY,

"OKAY, ALL RIGHT, BYE." - YEAH, BUT THAT--

I WAS LIKE--

COMING UP,

ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

IF IT WERE TRUE, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD FEEL?

BETRAYED, HURT, AND GONE.

- YOU WOULD LEAVE? - YEAH.

MY CHILD IS HURTING-- THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME ANGRY.

I PERSONALLY HURT LITTLE KEVIN?

THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID, THAT HIS-HIS FATHER WAS A BUM.

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG, 'CAUSE

THE LAST TIME WE GOT TOGETHER, FOR-FOR MOMMY

TO MEET HER FRIEND-- REMEMBER THAT?

YOU WAS REALLY MAD THAT DAY, WASN'T SHE?

IT WAS LIKE-- TRACI'S REALLY UPSET.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT-- YOU S-SAID TO MOMMY,

"OKAY, ALL RIGHT, BYE." - YEAH, BUT THAT--

I WAS LIKE--

EVERYONE SITTIN' AT THIS TABLE HAVE HAD

SOME CRAZY RUMORS SAID ABOUT THEM.

BUT, IT-IT BECOMES SOMETHING DIFFERENT

WHEN IT'S TARGETED WITH YOUR SPOUSE.

SO, WHEN IT WAS SOMETHIN' DIRECT LIKE THAT,

AND IT WAS A WHOLE THING OF IT, AND IT WAS ON OTHER WEBSITES,

AND IT WAS OTHER THINGS, IT WAS LIKE WHOA.

THIS HAS TO BE THE REASON WHY TRACI IS, YOU KNOW,

UPSET BECAUSE SHE GOIN' THROUGH A LOT AT HOME.

HE SAID IT'S NOT TRUE.

'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I ASKED HIM QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT GONNA NOT SAY ANYTHING.

NO ONE SURFACED OR NOTHIN', RIGHT?

UH-UH.

NO BABY-- AIN'T NOBODY KNOCKIN' ON MY FRONT DOOR

AND SAID, "HERE'S YOUR CHILD."

OF COURSE, TRACI'S GONNA WANNA BELIEVE HER HUSBAND

WHEN HE SAYS THERE'S NO BABY.

BUT, AS SISTERS, WE'RE NATURALLY GONNA BE SKEPTICAL

BECAUSE OF HIS INFIDELITY IN THE PAST.

TRACI FORGAVE HIM FOR CHEATING BEFORE,

BUT THE QUESTION IS, IS HE STILL CHEATING,

BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE SAY WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE.

IF IT WERE TRUE, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD FEEL?

BETRAYED, HURT, AND GONE.

- YOU WOULD LEAVE? - YEAH.

DON'T-DON'T GET ME WRONG.

GOT HIS MESS, TOO.

I MEAN, I DRILLED HIS TAIL, TOO.

I WAS LIKE, "WELL, MAYBE WE NEED TO GO BACK TO

"YOUR DOCTOR'S AND CHECK OUT YOUR 'CISION"--

- OH, HE HAS-- - "YOUR INCISION AND MAKE SURE".

- HE HAS A VASECTOMY. - MM-HMM.

BUT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS 100%.

VASECTOMIES AREN'T ALWAYS 100%.

WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHO THIS WOMAN IS.

SHOW YOUR FACE.

AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NO WOMAN, NO BABY,

NO PICTURES, NO DNA TEST, NO NOTHIN'.

I AM TIRED OF BEING THE ONE TO HAVE TO ANSWER

ALL THESE QUESTIONS, AND I'M KIND OF GLAD

THAT TAMAR COULDN'T MAKE IT TO OUR LUNCH,

'CAUSE I'M STILL IN MY LITTLE FEELINGS

ABOUT HER CALLING MY HUSBAND A BUM.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M LIKE,

"OKAY, IF IT IS A KID, PRODUCE IT,

"'CAUSE I GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YA".

- TRACI! - WHAT?

- I MEAN, IF IT IS A KID-- - TRACI IS CRAZY!

- HELLO, LOVE. - OH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

ARE THESE MICHAEL COSTELLO GLOVES?

THESE ARE YOUR GLOVES-- I BORROWED 'EM.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE-- I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD'VE ASKED. - I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE.

- I SHOULD'VE ASKED-- I'M SORRY. - NO, YOU LOOK GOOD.

TODAY, I'M BACK IN MICHAEL'S STUDIO TO DO THE FITTING

FOR THE COSTUME WE DISCUSSED EARLIER LAST WEEK.

EVERYTHING MICHAEL DESIGNS IS AMAZING,

BUT I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THESE DRESSES

WILL HOLD UP FOR PERFORMANCES,

'CAUSE ONCE WE'RE ON THE ROAD, MM,

EVERYTHING MOVES AT LIGHT SPEED,

AND THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.

- OKAY. - SEE, I THINK THIS IS TOO MUCH.

EITHER THIS HAS TO BE THIS WITH THE--

JUST PUT A LITTLE MORE SEX APPEAL.

UM, I WOULD TAKE THE LINING OUT OF THIS AND JUST DROP IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE I'M ABOUT TO HAVE TEA.

- AND CRUMPETS. - LIKE TEA AND CRUMPET STUFF.

IT'S LIKE, "MORNING GUVNOR." - GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS GUVNOR-ESQUE, YOU KNOW?

WELL, LET'S GET RID OF THE BOW.

THIS MIGHT NOT LOOK STAGE-ESQUE FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, I'M A TINA TURNER KINDA GIRL.

I LOVE THE RED DRESS, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING

I CAN PERFORM IN BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE TOO HOT,

AND IT'S LONG SLEEVES, AND IT COULD SHOW SWEAT LINES.

IT'S NOT STAGE READY FOR ME.

BUT, I DO LOVE THE DRESS.

WHAT DO WE THINK?

LOVE THIS-- IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

OKAY-- AND THE THING ABOUT THE DA-DA-DA.

RIGHT GIRL'S ABOUT TO DO THE CHA-CHA.

LET ME SEE-- THE RIGHT HIP, UH--

THERE IT IS-- OH.

- SHE CAN'T HAVE-- - AND THE COUSINS MIGHT POP OUT.

THEY WILL.

SO THEN, WE BRING THIS MORE HERE.

BUT, THEN THEY WILL LOOK FLAT.

NO, WE JUST MAKE YOU A NEW ONE.

THIS PART OF MY BOOBIES ARE REAL.

IT'S UNDER THE MUSCLE. - OH.

THE BOTTOM PART IS REAL.

NOW, THE PINK DRESS IS PERFECT.

IT'S QUICK AND EASY.

I CAN VELCRO IT-- TAKE IT OFF.

I COULD HAVE A COSTUME UNDERNEATH IT.

THAT IS THE PERFECT DRESS TO PERFORM IN.

OOH.

- IT'S DISCO-ESQUE, HUH? - YES.

- I LOVE IT. - SEE, WE JUST TAPE THIS HERE.

YEAH, THAT'S TOO MUCH-- MY BUTT'S OUT TOO MUCH.

IT'S LIKE A FREE SHOW-- WELL, THE BLACK DRESS IS SEXY,

AND I'M KNOWN FOR THE SEXY BLACK DRESS

WITH THE SPLIT UP HERE, ALL THE WAY UP,

BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT MY BOOTY HANGIN' OUT.

I MEAN, I'M IN MY 40's-- IT'S NOT A PEEP SHOW.

IT'S NOT HOT-- I'M NOT MILEY CYRUS.

NEXT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TWERKIN'-- THAT'S NOT HOT.

SO, KEEP IT A LITTLE MORE AGE APPROPRIATE.

PIN THIS-- MAYBE WE SHOULD PIN THIS.

WE'LL PUT A LITTLE SNAP THERE.

- A LITTLE PIN. - YOU WANNA COVER UP?

JUST ONE LITTLE PIN-- I MEAN, IT'S--

THE DRESSES ARE GREAT.

THEY JUST NEED A FEW ALTERATIONS TO-TO BE STAGE READY,

AND I KNOW MICHAEL CAN GET THEM DONE ON TIME.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE WORRISOME WHEN THERE'S

REALLY TIGHT TURNAROUND.

WE GO OUT IN THREE WEEKS, AND THERE'S TONS OF

PLANNING AND REHEARSING TO DO, AND I'M STARTING

TO JUST FREAK OUT A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY, I'M A CONTROL FREAK, SO THAT'S NOT HELPING.

OKAY, YEAH. - PERFECT-- I LOVE IT.

- OKAY, TWIRL-- I SHOULD TWIRL? - ONE TWIRL.

OKAY, ONE TWIRL-- I GOTTA HOLD MY BELT.

YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOUR BELT, THOUGH, FOR THIS TWIRL.

- OKAY, HERE WE GO-- READY? - READY.

IT'S VERY WONDER WOMAN.

OKAY, BRAXTON, ARE YOU EXCITED?

- YES. - YES-- OPEN THE DOOR.

WAIT, WAIT-- DADDY HAS TO OPEN THE DOOR.

OKAY, LADIES FIRST, BRAXTON-- LADIES FIRST.

LADIES FIRST-- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU, BRAXTON.

- HI. - HOW YOU DOIN'?

HOW CAN I HELP YOU? - GOOD-- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD.

UM, MY SON IS SEVEN, AND HE'S ABOUT TO PLAY, UM, FOOTBALL.

AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M ADMITTING THAT. - ALL RIGHT.

SO, IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT-- ALL THE THINGS THAT

I'M GONNA NEED-- - WE CAN.

- HOW YA DOIN'-- I'M ANDRE. - JEFF.

- ALL RIGHT-- HAVE YOU PLAYED FOOTBALL? - HI, TOWANDA-- HOW ARE YOU?

OOH, YOU'RE A BIG GUY-- WOW!

THAT'S MY SPORT-- WE'RE THE SAME THING.

- IS-IS HE HERE-- WHAT'S HIS NAME? - YES, BRAXTON.

- OKAY. - BRAXTON!

- BRAX! - YEAH?

- SOMEONE HERE TO MEET YOU. - OKAY.

- HI, BRAXTON, I'M JEFF. - SAY, "HI"-- SAY, "HI."

- HI. - YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SHAKE-- SHAKE. - HI, BUDDY.

OKAY.

- OH! - OKAY.

IF IT'S ON THIS PAD OR OUTSIDE OF IT,

YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN INJURY. - UH-HUH-- OH.

THE LINEMAN COMES UP-- HITS THIS,

HELMET COMES IN, THAT BONE'S EXPOSED.

AND HE GETS A-- OH!

MM-HMM-- OH.

LET'S TRY ON ANOTHER SET, BUD.

AT HIS AGE, THEY HIT THAT HARD?

WHEN A HELMET COMES IN, IT CAN BE THAT WAY.

YEAH, HE WANTS TO BE A QUARTERBACK.

SO, DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHAT THIS TYPE OF

SHOULDER PADS IT IS? - OF COURSE, IT DOES.

THEY GET HIT ALL THE TIME-- YOU WATCH FOOTBALL.

- HE-HE'S NEVER PLAYED BEFORE? - NEVER PLAYED.

YOU WANT HIM WEARIN' A FOOTBALL HELMET, RIGHT NOW.

PUT ONE ON HIM?

EVERY DAY, TEN-FIFTEEN MINUTES A DAY,

INSIDE THE HOUSE, WATCHIN' TV,

WORKIN' ON THE COMPUTER, WHATEVER.

OH, SO HE CAN GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT BEING ON HIM.

THE MAIN THING IS, THEIR NECK MUSCLES ARE NOT DEVELOPED.

- OH, OKAY. - OH.

THOSE FOOTBALL HELMETS ARE HEAVY, AND THEY'LL GO OUT

THE FIRST IN SHORTS AND TEE-SHIRT

AND LOOK LIKE BOBBLEHEAD. - MM-HMM.

NEXT DAY, HE CAN'T MOVE, 'CAUSE HIS NECK'S STIFF.

- OH. - OH, THIS IS A LOT, ANDRE.

HERE, YOU-- HERE, I'M GONNA LET YOU HANDLE THIS.

RIGHT-- I CAN'T DO THIS. - I CAN DO IT-- I'M ALL RIGHT.

- THIS IS TOO MUCH. - YOU ALL RIGHT-- WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?

I-I THINK I'M ABOUT TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK

JUST THINKIN' ABOUT ALL THE STUFF HE HAS TO DO.

WAIT 'TIL HE GETS HIS FIRST HIT.

THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE REALLY GONNA HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

I CAN'T HANDLE IT-- YEAH, I WON'T BE GOIN' TO--

I MEAN, I'LL GO TO THE FIRST GAME, BUT--

HE'S ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD.

I MEAN, HE DOES HAVE HIS FATHER'S GENES, YOU KNOW,

BUT I-I CAN'T SEE MY BABY OUT THERE,

GETTIN' HURT, OR CRUSHED, OR HIT.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER WOULDN'T LET ME PLAY FOOTBALL.

- SO, WHY COULDN'T YOU PLAY? - WELL, SHE HAD A BEST FRIEND,

AND HER SON WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL,

AND HE GOT PARALYZED.

SO, THAT'S WHY-- BY A HIT. - ON THE HEAD-- HEAD TRAUMA?

- HOLD WAS HE? - HE WAS ABOUT NINE.

OH, HECK, NO-- UH-UH!

YA'LL, I CAN'T-- UH-UH. - I'M JUST SAYIN', RIGHT?

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY LIKE THAT.

- THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH. - IT'S THE TRUTH.

AT NINE-- YOU CAN GET PARALYZED AT NINE?

I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT!

I'M HAVIN' SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT

BRAXTON REALLY PLAYING FOOTBALL BECAUSE

I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET HURT.

- HOW'S THAT FEEL? - GOOD.

THAT'S A GOOD FIT-- SHOW YOUR MOM AND DAD.

- LET ME SEE IT. - ALL RIGHT!

NOW, SEE, YOU CAN'T-- WHEN YOU PLAY FOOTBALL, MAN,

YOU CAN'T BE LAUGHIN' LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.

DO THAT, GRR-- GIVE ME A, "GRR."

- GRR! - NOW, LOOK, LOOK.

HIT HIM, BROOKE-- HIT IT FOR HIM, ONE TIME.

HIT-HIT HIM, AGAIN-- HIT HIM.

- NOT-NOT THAT HARD. - HIT HIM, AGAIN.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT LIKE THIS.

NO, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SLAP IT.

- WHY SLAP IT? - 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

MOVE IT-- MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

YEAH, WE'LL TRY IT OUT, OKAY?

WHAT?

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

TRINA, WE'RE GONNA REALLY NEED YOU TO BE IN THE STUDIO.

IT'S YOUR TIME NOW, SO YOU GOTTA DO IT.

KEVIN CAN'T HAVE NO MORE.

SAYIN' ABOUT HE HAS A TODDLER.

- WHO? - IT WAS, YOU KNOW,

IN THE-THE TABLOIDS, WHAT THEY WERE SAYIN'.

YOU AND THE SISTERS WAS TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

WAIT, NOT ME AND SISTERS-- I WAS INFORMED, RIGHT?

I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION, TONI.

- SHE TOLD YOU-- WHAT? - MY VOICE?

IT SOUNDS LIKE BEA ARTHUR, RIGHT NOW, RIGHT?

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE TALKING LIKE THIS.

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN INTERVIEW PROCESS ALL DAY,

AND I'M TRYING TO RAISE MY VOICE, SO I WON'T BE LIKE THIS.

I'M TRYING TO RAISE IT.

IT'S A TYPICAL TONI BRAXTON VOICE.

YOU WANT ME TO TALK LIKE THIS?

YO, WHAT'S UP? - WHAT-- WHAT?

YOU ONE HUNDRED-- YOU HUNDRED?

- I-I'M WHAT? - YOU'RE HUNDRED?

- A HUNDRED OF WHAT? - EVERYBODY COOL UP IN HERE?

ONE HUNDRED -- I THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEFORE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT-- I WAS LIKE, "100?

I'M NOT 100-- I'M 90-- I COULD BE 90."

IT'S LIKE, "NO, YOU SAY, '100.'"

I STILL DON'T GET IT, BUT OKAY.

ARE YOU 100 WHAT? - ARE YOU 100-- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

DRAKE HAS BEEN EDUCATING US.

OF COURSE, TRINA'S NOT GONNA KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

THAT'S STUPID-- ARE YOU 100?

LIKE, ARE YOU FEELING AT 100% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

- YOU FIFTY? - ARE YOU FIFTY-- YOU GOOD?

IT'S LIKE, ARE YOU FEELING 100%?

LIKE, ARE YOU FEELING GOOD? - ARE YOU FEELING GOOD-- 100?

- ONE-ONE HUNDRED-- - YOU WANNA BE 100.

IT MEANS YOU'RE GOOD, ALL RIGHT? - THAT'S DUMB.

I'M NOT USING THAT-- THAT'S DUMB. - THAT'S NOT DUMB.

- I KINDA LIKE THAT ONE. - UH, NO-NOBODY LIKES THAT.

THAT'S DUMB. - I LIKE THAT ONE.

- WELL, WHAT'S UP? - WHAT'S HAPPENIN' WITH YOU?

WHAT'S GOIN' ON WIT' YOU, SIS?

- GOIN'-- WHAT'S UP? - YOU GOOD? - I AM.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE STUDIO

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME

SUPER SERIOUS FAMILY ISSUES.

AND TODAY, I'M FINALLY BACK WITH MY PRODUCING TEAM

TO LISTEN TO SOME NEW TRACKS FOR MY ALBUM.

WHAT'S CRACK-A-LACKIN' WIT' YA?

WELL, IT'S JUST TIME TO GET BACK IN THE SADDLE, AGAIN.

WE'RE MAKIN' PROGRESS, AND I-I THINK IT'S TIME

TO HEAR SOME MORE STUFF.

TRINA, WE'RE GONNA REALLY NEED YOU TO BE IN THE STUDIO.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S HARD,

AND I KNOW I'M THE BAD GUY ON THAT, BUT--

WELL, I'M THE BAD GUY, TOO, 'CAUSE I HAD TO,

YOU KNOW, GET MY BABY OUTTA SCHOOL.

- I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND. - THAT'S TRUE.

YOU KNOW, NOW IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, CALEB AND I, YOU KNOW?

WE-WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

THE STUDIO IS A GREAT PLACE FOR ME TO TAKE A BREAK

FROM THE DRAMA WITH GABE

AND WITH MY BOYS AND THEM GETTING OLDER.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST A PLACE TO WUSAW,

AND RELAX, RELATE, RELEASE.

THERE'S ONE SONG I STARTED WORKING ON A WHILE AGO

AND A NEW ONE THEY WANT ME TO CHECK OUT,

AND I REALLY HOPE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE,

AS FAR AS

♪ I'VE SPENT SO MUCH TIME ♪

♪ TRYING TO FIND MY PLACE IN LIFE ♪

♪ I'VE SPENT ALL MY HUSTLE AND GRIND ♪

♪ NOW IT'S FINALLY MY MOMENT TO SHINE ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE I'VE WAITED ALL MY LIFE ♪

♪ FOR THIS MOMENT ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE I'VE WAITED ALL MY LIFE ♪

♪ FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME ♪

RIGHT NOW, I'M LISTENING TO A NEW TRACK

CALLED "TIME OF MY LIFE."

IT'S REALLY FUN, WHICH MAKES IT VERY TRINA.

SO, I THINK IT'S REALLY REFRESHING

WHEN YOU WANT AN UPBEAT SONG.

♪ DON'T KEEP ME WAITING WAITING WAITING ♪

♪ DON'T KEEP ME WAITING BABY ♪

SO, THAT'S WHERE-- THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, SO FAR.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S-THAT'S REALLY GOOD BECAUSE

IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHERE YOU ARE WIT' YOURSELF.

- YES, EXACTLY. - I'M TELLING YOU.

LIKE, ALL YOUR FANS IS REALLY GONNA CONNECT WIT' YOU.

- YES. - YOU WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY KNOW YOUR STORY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'? - YES-- I AGREE WITH THAT.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET TO SOMEPLACE IN THEIR LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN', BUT IT'S YOUR TIME, NOW.

SO, YOU GOTTA DO IT. - YEAH.

- THIS IS-- THIS IS THAT TIME FOR YOU. - RIGHT.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT TO BE ON MY OWN

WHEN MY SISTER, TONI, IS A SUPER R&B ICON,

AND THEN TAMAR'S SINGING R&B MUSIC,

AND PEOPLE ALWAYS WANNA COMPARE ME.

I GUESS BECAUSE WE'RE CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH,

AND I GUESS BECAUSE WE'RE BLACK.

BUT, WHY DOES THAT MEAN THAT I HAVE TO STAY AN R&B SINGER?

I AM NOT AN R&B SINGER-- GET IT RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER TRACKS TO LISTEN TO?

YEAH, YEAH, WE GOT SOME, UH,

THAT ME AND JAMAL ARE WORKIN' ON, RIGHT NOW.

- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN'? - OH, I-I-I LOVE IT.

BUT, DO YA'LL THINK THAT HAS TOO MUCH OF

AN R&B FLAVOR FOR ME?

- I DON'T KNOW, WHAT YA'LL THINK? - I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK WE COULD POP IT OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

JUST TRY THE RECORD AND JUST SEE.

OKAY-- ALL RIGHT.

LIKE, WE GOT-- OUR CONCEPT IS, YOU NEVER KNOW.

ARE WE DOIN' A BALLAD,

TREE-TREE?

- UH, THE ANSWER IS, YES. - YES.

WE-WE WILL GET TO THAT-- WE WILL GET TO THAT.

SHE'S NOT GONNA HAVE A SAY SO IN THAT.

BUT, IT'S GONNA BE FINE, TRINA.

I THINK MY WHOLE PRODUCTION TEAM UNDERSTANDS

WHERE I'M TRYING TO GO, AS FAR AS MY MUSIC.

BUT, THEY DO UNDERSTAND THAT LOAD HANGING URBAN FRUIT

THAT EVERYONE'S TRYING TO MAKE ME PICK,

AND IT'S MAKING IT REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT

FOR ME TO DO MY KIND OF MUSIC MY WAY.

- WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. - YES.

SO, NO MORE TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

all: BE ABOUT IT, HUH?

LET'S GO EAT-- I'M HUNGRY.

- HI. - GOOD EVENING, LADIES.

ALWAYS TAKE ME TO SOME INTERESTING PLACES.

OOH, WE HAVE THE SAME BAG.

- OH, WE DO. - MINE IS IN RED.

- MINE'S IN BLACK. - OOH-OOH-OOH-OOH.

WHERE IS THE WAITRESS-- CAN WE GET SOME COCKTAILS?

YOU WANT A COCKTAIL-- YOU IN THE MOOD?

I'D LIKE TO JUST HAVE SOME WATER, RIGHT NOW.

NOW, I AIN'T TALKED TO MY SISTERS AND THEM IN A BIT.

SO, TRACI AND I ARE GONNA SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENIN' WITH HER AND HER MAN.

HI. - HI. - HOW YA DOIN'?

CAN I GET YOU GUYS STARTED ON ANY DRINKS OR ANYTHING?

ABSOLUTELY-- GOOSE AND SODA WITH A SPLASH OF GINGER BEER.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME DRINK ALONE-- I'M A LADY.

OKAY, CAN YOU GET ME A GIN-GER-ALE?

I WANT THAT. - WHAT'S A GIN GER-ALE? - OH, YOU DO WANT GIN.

- A GIN GER-ALE-- - WHAT IS THAT?

- GIN WITH GINGER ALE? - GIN WITH GINGER ALE.

OKAY, SOUNDS GREAT-- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THOSE DRINKS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA FEEL ABOUT THIS.

I NEED A CUP OF JESUS JUICE

BEFORE I CAN CONVERSATE WITH HER.

YOU LOOK REALLY, REALLY CUTE.

- THANK YOU. - I THINK YOU WON-- YEAH.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, MOMMY AND MISS CAREER WOMAN.

THE MOMMY PART I DIDN'T EXPECT, AND I DIDN'T--

WELL, WHAT-- IF YOU WAS DOIN' THE NASTY, WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

OOH! - I AIN'T GETTIN' PREGNANT NO MORE.

- YOU SAY THAT, NOW. - UH-UH-- BUT, I AIN'T.

WELL, KEVIN IS 17, AND THERE'S NO MEDICAL POSSIBLE WAY

THAT I WILL EVER GET PREGNANT, AGAIN, 'CAUSE--

WELL, FIRST, I STILL HAVE MY ORGANS.

BUT, KEVIN CAN'T HAVE NO MORE. - OH, OKAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE SAYIN' ABOUT HE HAS A TODDLER.

- WHO? - IT WAS, YOU KNOW,

IN THE-THE TABLOIDS, WHAT THEY WERE SAYIN'.

YOU AND THE SISTERS WAS TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

WAIT, NOT ME AND SISTERS-- I WAS INFORMED.

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

I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT IT.

BUT, WHEN MY-MY CHILD IS HURTING--

IF I CALLED HIM A BUM.

IT WASN'T A BUM OUT OF, "HE AIN'T ."

KEVIN IS 17, AND THERE'S NO MEDICAL POSSIBLE WAY

THAT I WILL EVER GET PREGNANT, AGAIN, 'CAUSE--

WELL, FIRST, I STILL HAVE MY ORGANS.

BUT, KEVIN CAN'T HAVE NO MORE. - OH, OKAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE SAYIN' ABOUT HE HAS A TODDLER.

- WHO? - IT WAS, YOU KNOW,

IN THE-THE TABLOIDS, WHAT THEY WERE SAYIN'.

YOU AND THE SISTERS WAS TALKIN' ABOUT IT.

WAIT, NOT ME AND SISTERS-- I WAS INFORMED.

- OH, WELL-- - YOU NEVER HEARD ME SAY.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY THAT, BUT--

OKAY, SO, IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME SAY THAT,

THEN YOU CAN'T PUT THAT ON ME

BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED BY SOMEBODY ELSE.

- MM-HMM. - RIGHT?

YOU WAS INFORMED, BUT THAT HURT YOUR NEPHEW'S FEELINGS,

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HIS DADDY. - WHAT DID I SAY?

THAT HE WAS A BUM.

- WHAT WAS THE SENTENCE? - THAT HE WAS A BUM.

I THINK YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND SEE THAT

BECAUSE I DEFINITELY DIDN'T SAY THAT.

OH, OKAY-- ALL RIGHT, WE'LL REPLAY THAT.

THERE MAY BE AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD INVOLVED.

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.

NOW, HONEST TO GOD, I DON'T REMEMBER CALLING KEVIN A BUM,

BUT... OKAY.

I'M-- IF I DID, UH, SORRY.

I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT IT.

BUT, WHEN MY-MY CHILD IS HURTING,

THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME ANGRY.

I PERSONALLY HURT YOUR-- HURT LITTLE KEVIN?

THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID,

THAT HIS-HIS FATHER WAS A BUM.

FOR HURTING YOU-- IF HE HURT YOU--

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT OUT ON TV,

AND YOU SAY THINGS LIKE THAT,

YOU HAVE A CHILD.

YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL LOGAN GETS OLDER.

YOU WON'T-- YOU WON'T-- YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

I-I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE

I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES

I COULD'VE BEEN A BETTER SISTER TO YOU.

I COULD'VE BEEN MORE SENSITIVE TO YOU

AND YOUR FEELINGS INSTEAD OF BEING AS

INSENSITIVE AS I WAS, AT TIMES.

AND I DEFINITELY, HONEST TO GOD,

WHOLEHEARTEDLY WANT TO SHOW YOU

A DIFFERENT SIDE OF ME

AND THE TAMAR THAT KNOWS BETTER,

THE TAMAR THAT WANTS TO DO BETTER,

AND THE TAMAR THAT REALIZES, YOU KNOW,

THAT, UM, I'VE MADE LOTS OF MISTAKES.

I'M FALLIN' OUT OF MY CHAIR--

TAMAR APOLOGIZIN' TO ME.

TALKIN' ABOUT, "I HAVEN'T BEEN THE BEST SISTER TO YOU,

AT TIMES"-- WH-WHAT?

WH-WHERE DID THIS EPIPHANY COME BY?

I WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOU

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, AND I MISS-- I MISS YOU,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK, YOU KNOW,

THAT I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON,

AND THAT I'M OUT TO GET YOU,

AND THAT I'M THIS COLDHEARTED PERSON,

BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT GIRL.

BUT, I DO REALIZE THAT-THAT THERE HAS BEEN TIMES

WHEN I HAVE SHOWN THAT, YOU KNOW,

I HAVE NO HEART TOWARDS YOU,

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.

AND IF YOU EVER-- - YOU NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY!

WHAT YOU HAD-- AN EPIPHANY OR SOMETHIN'?

NO, THIS IS WAY BEFORE-- THIS IS WAY BEFORE LOGAN.

- MM-HMM. - AND I'M NOT HERE

TO BASH KEVIN, AND IF I CALLED HIM A BUM,

IT WASN'T A BUM OUT OF,

"HE-HE AIN'T-- HE AIN'T ."

IT'S A BUM BECAUSE I LOVE MY SISTER,

AND IF SOMEBODY HURT MY SISTER,

THEN I'M GOING TO SISTER DEFENSE MODE.

IT MEANT A LOT FOR TAMAR APOLOGIZIN' TO ME.

I THINK WE'LL BE ON GOOD TERMS.

WE'RE SISTERS-- YOU KNOW, WE-WE LOVE HARD.

WE FIGHT EVEN HARDER.

YOU KNOW, AND LOVE-LOVE-LOVE EVEN HARDER-HARDER-HARDER.

WELL, CHEERS TO MY SISTER, TRACI.

CHEERS-- CHEERS.

- TO NEW BEGINNINGS. - YES.

AND WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS, BUT KNOW THAT

I GOT YOUR BACK, REGARDLESS.

THANK YOU-- I GOT YOUR BACK.

OH, THIS GIN GER-ALE IS SO GOOD.

YOU CANNOT CALL THAT GIN GER-ALE.

OH, I CAN'T-- OKAY.

- WHAT'S A GER-ALE-- EXACTLY. - OKAY, ALE.

- IT'S EITHER GINGER ALE OR-- - HOW ABOUT GIN-ALE?

TRACI, YOU AND YOUR WORDS THAT YOU MAKE UP,

I CAN'T HANDLE IT. - I KNOW.

BUT, AREN'T THEY CLASSIC, THOUGH-- DON'T YOU LOVE THAT?

I'VE BEEN DOIN' THAT SINCE I COULD TALK.

SO, THAT'S GREAT.

COME ON, 'CAUSE I WANNA PUT MY BABY TO BED.

OKAY-- ALL RIGHT-- I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT.