Original subtitles

THIS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.

TOWANDA, YOU'RE A BIRTHDAY-ZILLA.

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

WE DIDN'T GET CONFIRMATION FROM "BAR CHIX."

IF THAT'S THEN THE CASE, WHY EVEN USE THEM?

WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE ALCOHOL PART OF IT,

NOBODY HAD ANY ANSWERS. - NOBODY, LIKE WHO?

YOUR TEAM-- NOT YOU.

I THOUGHT YOUR TEAM HAD IT TOGETHER.

YOU'RE LATE.

THIS IS TOWANDA'S REHEARSAL-- TOWANDA.

I'M GONNA READ YOU WHEN IT'S RIGHT, GIRL.

WELL, AND I'M LETTIN' YOU KNOW, BABY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO ME?

BE HONEST. - I DON'T KNOW-- I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M SITTING HERE TRYING TO SAY.

IF YOU HAVEN'T TALKED TO ME,

HOW HAVE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION?

♪ 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 ♪

THIS IS THE COMPOUND.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH OF ANYTHING RIGHT NOW,

BUT ASHLEY IS THE BOMB.

SO, ALL OF THIS IS JUST GONNA BE BLOCKED OUT.

WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE GONNA WALK AROUND.

TRACI AND I ARE MEETING ASHLEY,

THE PARTY PLANNER,

FOR THE FINAL MEETING BEFORE MY PARTY.

AND TRINA AND TAMAR, OF COURSE,

WERE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP-- I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

BUT, HEY, LIFE GOES ON.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE WALKIN' AROUND THAT WAY.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DEAN'S LOUNGE.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE SO-- - REALLY?

YES, TRACI, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY DOPE.

IT'S GONNA BE NICE-- I CAN PICTURE IT.

- YEAH, THE 40th. - OKAY, WHO'S ON YOUR DEAN?

I'M KINDA OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL BE OKAY.

RIGHT NOW, I'M REALLY TRYIN' TO FOCUS ON MY PARTY

AND GETTIN' THINGS DONE.

CROSSIN' THE T's AND DOTTIN' THE I's.

- NOW, I DO HAVE A CONCERN. - OH, LORD!

YOU KNOW I GET CONCERNED WHEN YOU HAVE A CONCERN.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

TO HELP ME WITH EVERYTHING WITH THE PARTY.

WITH THE MARCHING BAND,

WITH THE LITTLE SKITS THAT I'M HAVING.

BUT, RIGHT NOW, THE CITY OF ATLANTA

IS SAYING THAT MY WONDERFUL BAND

IS NOT GONNA BE ALLOWED TO MARCH UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

WHO WE GOTTA TALK TO?

THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA.

- OH, KASIM? - KASIM.

- GIRL, CALL THE MAYOR. - CALL KASIM, PLEASE,

'CAUSE MY PHONE DON'T HAVE KASIM'S NUMBER.

'CAUSE IT TAKES, UH, TWO MONTHS

TO GET A SPECIAL PERMIT.

HEY, BRO.

I NEED A FAVOR.

I KNOW THE MAYOR-- MAYOR KASIM REED.

SO, I HAVE TO CALL HIM FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION,

SO THAT THE BAND CAN MARCH UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

HOPEFULLY, HE'LL SAY "YES," FOR A FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

SHE'S GONNA BE OUR BAR CHICK.

- HE'S CALLIN' 'EM RIGHT NOW. - OKAY, GOOD.

I'M NOT A BAR CHICK-- I'M GONNA BE A CHICK.

SO, LET'S JUST MAKE IT CLEAR.

HE HAS TO CALL HIM

TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NOISE ORDINANCE THING

GOES THROUGH FOR THIS AREA, FOR RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?

AN HOUR AND A HALF IS ALL WE POSSIBLY NEED, OR TWO?

JUST DO TWO HOURS TO BE SAFE, BUT--

- YEAH. - OKAY.

I'D BE HAPPY WITH JUST AN HOUR.

JUST BEIN' HAPPY. - OKAY.

I'D BE HAPPY WITH TEN MINUTES.

YOU DID?

- HEY, GUYS. - HEY, TO.

HEY, KEN-- SORRY I'M LATE.

- NO PROBLEM-- YOU READY? - ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I'M READY-- WHAT ARE WE WORKIN' ON?

IT'S DARK IN HERE-- IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE?

- YOU GOT SUNGLASSES ON. - OH, MAYBE THAT--

BABYFACE AND I ARE GOING ON TOUR TOGETHER,

AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST REHEARSAL TODAY,

AND WE'RE GONNA SING "HURT YOU"

AND GO OVER THE BLOCKING WITH OUR CHOREOGRAPHER.

KENNY AND I ARE USED TO WORKING TOGETHER,

SO THIS SHOULD BE A BREEZE FOR US.

SHE'S LIKE, "OKAY, STAGING!" - YEAH, JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK, ON THE SECOND VERSE,

I THINK YOU SHOULD GET UP AND WALK.

YOU-YOU MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN THAT WAY.

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

HOW IMPORTANT BLOCKING IS.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMETHING

THAT'S CHOREOGRAPHED WITH SINGING.

BLOCKING ONSTAGE ALLOWS YOU TO KNOW WHEN TO COME FORWARD,

WHEN TO GO LEFT, WHEN TO GO RIGHT,

WHEN TO PUT THE MIC DOWN, WHEN TO HAVE IT UP.

LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT IS WHAT MAKES ARTISTS

A PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER.

- LET'S TRY THIS. - .

♪ HERE WE GO ♪

♪ LOVING YOU HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH PAIN ♪

♪ BUT YOU DON'T SEE IT ♪

♪ YOU NEVER SEE IT NO ♪

♪ SO WHY ♪

♪ APOLOGIZE ♪

♪ I WAS JUST DOING WHAT I HAD TO DO BABY ♪

♪ AN EYE FOR AN EYE ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU YEAH ♪

♪ I NEVER MEANT TO BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

♪ YOUR HEART BABY ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO TURN YOU ON ♪

♪ TURN YOU OUT ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ HURT YOU BABY BABY YEAH ♪

BABYFACE AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROMANTIC MOMENTS

IN OUR PERFORMANCE, BUT IT'S JUST ACTING.

HE'S LIKE MY BIG BROTHER, IN A SENSE.

WE HAVE DEFINITE CHEMISTRY,

AND YOU SEE THAT WHEN WE WORK ONSTAGE TOGETHER.

I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER.

HE'S THE REASON THAT I DO WHAT I DO.

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

THAT FELT GOOD,

THE WAY YOU GUYS TURNED TO EACH OTHER THERE.

THE ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT COULD BE NICE, LIKE,

IF WHEN KENNY SAYS, "HURT YOU,"

AND THEN YOU COME IN WITH THE SAME.

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

♪ HURT YOU HURT YOU ♪

♪ OH ♪

EXACTLY, RIGHT AT THAT END.

AND THEN, THE "WHOA-WHOA."

IS THAT BEFORE THE BRIDGE? - AT THE END, WHEN WE END IT.

- OH, OKAY. - YEAH.

LET'S KILL IT-- THIS FEELS TOO DANCY.

WE'LL SAVE IT FOR TOUR-- WE'LL SAVE IT FOR TOUR.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

- ASH-BE-GASH! - HI, LADIES.

- WHAT'S GOING ON? - WELCOME TO THE PARTY SPOT.

OKAY, TRINA WANTS TO GO OVER THE BAR STUFF

OR SOMETHING. - YES.

CAN WE SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS?

'CAUSE I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT A FEW THINGS.

- OKAY. - WHICH WAY?

WHERE WE GONNA SIT DOWN?

WE'RE GONNA JUST TALK UNDER THE-THE SHADE.

I KNOW Y'ALL NEED SOME SHADE. - LITTLE BIT OF SHADE--

DRINK SOME LEMONADE. - DRINK SOME LEMONADE.

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE I'VE SPOKEN TO ASHLEY,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS IRONED OUT

FOR "BAR CHIX," AT TOWANDA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

BUT MY STAFF INFORMED ME THAT THINGS WERE NOT GOING SMOOTHLY.

AND SO, NOW I'M HERE TO MEET WITH HER

ABOUT WHAT IS EXACTLY GOING ON.

- OKAY, SO, "BAR CHIX?" - YES.

I HAVE QUITE A FEW CONCERNS, OKAY?

- OH, YES, OKAY. - NUMBER ONE...

I AM WONDERING, IS THERE GOING TO BE A PROBLEM

WITH THE SPONSORS THAT WERE PROCURED FOR THE EVENING?

EVERYTHING HAD TO COME THROUGH DISTRIBUTION,

TO THE CLUB.

SO, AN ORDER HAD TO BE PLACED THROUGH THE CLUB

FOR LIQUOR TO BE ABLE TO COME IN.

BUT, SEE, TRINA, I THINK THE PROBLEM IS,

IS THAT TOWANDA DIDN'T PUT YOU WITH HER.

AND WHAT-WHAT--

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

AND THAT'S-THAT'S, HONEST TO GOD, THE BREAKDOWN.

- YES. - NO SHADE AGAINST NOBODY.

I THINK THAT, TRINA,

YOU WERE HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE WRONG PERSON.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,

TOWANDA WAS EXPECTIN' TRINA TO TALK TO ASHLEY,

BUT TRINA MUST'VE BEEN TALKIN' TO TOWANDA'S ASSISTANTS,

AND NOT TO ASHLEY.

AND THAT IS WHY THIS WHOLE THING IS FALLIN' APART,

AND THAT'S WHY SHE DON'T WANT NOTHIN' TO DO WITH IT.

I'M GLAD MY NAME IS BENNETT, AND I AIN'T IN IT.

- HI, CAN YOU JOIN THIS CALL? - HEY-- SURE.

BECAUSE HERE WE ARE WITH LIQUOR AGAIN.

I AM JUST MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY

A BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION,

AND THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF BUSINESS

THAT I AM TRYING TO RUN. - OKAY.

SO, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CONCISE

AND EVERYTHING IS CLEAR.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY COMPANY--

I CANNOT SELL ALCOHOL,

AND I CANNOT SELL, UH, LIQUOR THAT HAS BEEN DONATED,

IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM-- I CANNOT.

I DO NOT HAVE THAT LICENSE TO DO SO.

SO, I HAVE TO BE CLEAR, 'CAUSE I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF,

AND I HAVE TO PROTECT MY BRAND AND MY COMPANY.

THE MORE I TALK TO THIS PARTY PLANNER,

THE MORE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA FALL THROUGH,

AND I CANNOT HAVE MY COMPANY TO BE EXPOSED LIKE THIS.

THIS IS NOT THE WAY I WANT MY COMPANY TO BE LAUNCHED.

I DON'T WANT YOU IN YOUR FEELINGS.

OH, I'M NOT IN MY FEELINGS-- I'M NOT FRAZZLED AT ALL.

I... AM NOT SURE

IF THIS IS THE RIGHT MOMENT FOR THE "BAR CHIX" TO COME.

- WHY? - BECAUSE NOW--

EVEN THOUGH NOW I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING

OF WHAT IS GOING ON FOR THE EVENING,

I DON'T LIKE NOT BEING PREPARED FOR SOMETHING.

SO, TOWANDA AND I ARE REALLY GONNA

HAVE TO HAVE A SIT DOWN CONVERSATION

ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT AND WHAT'S NOT.

I'M PRETTY SURE I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION

FOR MY BUSINESS,

BUT I'M JUST NERVOUS ABOUT TELLING TOWANDA

BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW SHE'S GONNA TAKE IT.

AFTER ALL, IT'S HER BIRTHDAY,

AND PEOPLE GET EXTREMELY SENSITIVE

ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

NOBODY'S PUTTING THEIR BUSINESS OR THEIR ASS ON THE LINE

TO LOOK CRAZY. - I KNOW I'M NOT.

I KNOW I'M NOT. - I'M NOT DOIN'--

AND THAT'S WHY I SAYIN' ABOUT,

"OH, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP."

WE GOTTA HAVE PROPER REHEARSAL BECAUSE THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

- YES. - I GET UP ONSTAGE,

AND WE CAN'T BE FREESTYLIN',

AND EVERYBODY DOIN' DIFFERENT THINGS.

THAT AFFECTS-THAT AFFECTS MY LINE OF WORK, TOO.

THAT AFFECTS TONI'S LINE OF WORK, TOO.

- AND MINE, YEAH. - YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT--

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

SHADE FREE, GIRL, I'M HERE FOR YOU.

I'M GONNA COME-- LET'S PARTY.

- YES. - LET'S POP OUR BOOTIES.

LET'S DROP LIKE IT'S HOT. - HAVE A GREAT TIME.

GREAT TIME. - ANYTIME I'M ON STAGE,

THAT I AM PREPARED.

YES.

YOU GOTTA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION,

AND EARLY. - I DO.

'CAUSE THE LATER YOU WAIT, THE SHADIER IT LOOKS.

- YES, I AGREE. - AND AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME

FOR THE SHADE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ALREADY GOT A TAN.

- HELLO. - ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

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

OKAY, SO, TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SO STRESSED OUT.

THE "BAR CHIX" CAN'T-CAN'T COME.

MMM-HMM.

ARE WE DOIN' THE NUDE SHOT NEXT?

WHAT YOU MEAN, A NUDE SHOT?

IS IT OKAY IF YOU STAY FOR A LITTLE LONGER,

SO I CAN-- - I CAN'T.

I STAYED AS LONG AS I COULD.

I'M SORRY.

- PULL. - OH.

THANK YOU.

- YOU'RE HERE. - HI!

AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.

THAT'S THE HAPPY DANCE. - OH, OKAY.

I'M DOIN' A PHOTO-SHOOT FOR MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.

SO, WHEN I TURN 80, WHEN I'M STILL FABULOUS,

I CAN LOOK AND SAY, "I'M STILL FABULOUS,"

YOU KNOW?

IT GIVES ME, "I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT."

OH, GOT YA.

SHE IS EVERYBODY'S BABY TONIGHT.

I KNOW SHE IS.

UM, I'LL BE IN THE STUDIO.

SO, IF YOU GUYS NEED ANYTHING, JUST GIVE ME A CALL.

- THANKS, DEREK. - THANKS, DEREK.

JUST SHOUT ME OUT, WHATEVER-- ALL RIGHT.

I'M READY!

JUST DANCE AND DO NOT STOP.

- DO NOT STOP? - DO NOT STOP.

DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT ME. - ABOUT TO GO CRAZY.

- READY? - THERE IT IS, YES!

I REALLY ENJOY HAVING AND DOING PHOTO-SHOOTS.

AND, ACTUALLY, WHEN I'M FEELING MY BEST,

I LIKE TO THINK THAT I'M WHITNEY HOUSTON

OR MICHAEL JACKSON,

DANCING AROUND TO THEIR MUSIC.

IT'S FUN.

ARE WE DOIN' THE NUDE SHOT NEXT?

- IS THIS '80s, OR WHAT? - NUDE SHOT?

WHAT YOU MEAN, A NUDE SHOT?

YOU TOLD ALL OF US YOU WAS GONNA DO A NUDE SHOT.

I WAS JUST TALKIN'.

I DIDN'T THINK Y'ALL WERE GONNA TAKE ME SERIOUS.

- NO, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. - GIRL!

WHERE'S THE PASTIES-- WHERE ARE THE PASTIES?

COME ON, TOWANDA-- YOU LOOK AMAZING.

IT'S ALL NATURAL, LIKE YOU ALWAYS SAYIN'.

IT'S ALL NATURAL-- YOU WORKED HARD FOR THIS.

I WAS JOKING WHEN I SAID THAT, "HEY, GUYS!

"I MIGHT WANNA DO A NUDE PHOTO-SHOOT."

EVERYBODY SAYS IT,

BUT NO ONE THINKS IT'S REALLY GONNA HAPPEN.

I'M NOT SERIOUS.

I DON'T WANT A NUDE PHOTO-SHOOT.

MMM-MMM.

WHERE'S THAT STRAPPY THING THAT YOU WANTED ME TO WEAR?

- NO, BUT THAT'S CLOTHING. - BUT LET ME SEE IT REAL FAST.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHOWIN' OFF--

LET ME SEE THE STRAPPY THING.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHOWING OFF

THE ASSETS THAT WE KNOW ARE GONNA GET THE ATTENTION.

- THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. - OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA DO THAT STRAPPY THING.

- MMM-HMM. - AND THEN, IN THE END--

IN THE END, OKAY.

IF I'M FEELIN' SPECIAL, THEN I'LL GO NUDE.

OKAY, I CAN HANDLE THE LITTLE STRAPPY, DOMINATRIX OUTFIT

THAT I HAD GOIN' ON.

I COULD DO THAT.

BUT NUDE, TAKIN' STUFF OFF,

SHOWIN' MY UH-UH, MY POCKETBOOK, AND THIS--

I CAN'T-I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ABLE TO DO ALL THAT JUST YET.

- WHOO, LET'S WORK! - NICE.

WHOO-HOO-- THAT IS HOT.

WHOA, WHOA!

YEAH, GIVE ME THAT POWER STANCE-- YEAH.

NICE.

WE'RE SO GOOD UP IN HERE-- AH-AH-AH.

- DAMN.

FINALLY, AFTER MY FABULOUS GLAM SQUAD

TALKED ME INTO GOING NUDE, I DECIDED, "WHY NOT?"

MY BODY IS HOT AND FABULOUS,

AND THAT'S THE THEME OF MY PARTY-- 40 AND FABULOUS.

- OH! - OH, MY GOD!

I FEEL SO NAKED.

I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ME.

LIKE, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING.

LOOKIN' AT HOW MY BOOBS ARE JUST SITTIN' AND ALL THAT.

I'M-- YEAH, I'M FEELIN' SOME SORTA WAY,

JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YES.

NICE.

GIVE ME A PROFILE,

LIKE WHERE YOU'RE DOIN' SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS.

WHERE YOU'RE FRAMIN' YOUR FACE.

YEAH.

THAT'S NICE.

YEAH, IT DOES.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REGRETS.

SO, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM ACTUALLY HAPPY

THAT I WENT OUT ON A LEDGE AND HAD A NUDE PHOTO SHOOT.

WOW!

- HI, KEN. - HEY, THERE.

READY? - YEP.

I COULDN'T MAKE IT TO ATLANTA

TO HELP TOWANDA SET UP HER BIRTHDAY PARTY

BECAUSE KENNY AND I ARE STILL IN REHEARSALS FOR OUR TOUR.

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU YEAH ♪

I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A SPECIAL TOUR,

AND PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SURPRISED,

BUT HAPPY, AND THINK THAT,

"WHY DIDN'T THEY DO THIS 10-20 YEARS AGO?"

IT WASN'T-WASN'T THE RIGHT TIME.

♪ OH I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU BABY ♪

♪ NEVER MEANT TO BREAK YOUR HEART ♪

♪ GOD KNOWS I NEVER MEANT TO TURN YOU ON ♪

♪ TURN YOU OUT BABY ♪

♪ NEVER MEANT TO TAKE IT THAT FAR ♪

THE MORE BABYFACE AND I REHEARSE,

THE MORE EXCITED I'M BECOMING.

AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS KENNY AND I

HAVEN'T FULLY FIGURED OUT YET,

AND ONE OF THEM BEING WHO WILL DO BACKGROUND VOCALS.

UM, KEN, BACKGROUND VOCALS.

WHO-WHO-WHO USUALLY DOES YOUR BACKGROUND VOCALS?

THERE'S THIS DUDE IN A BOX

THAT USUALLY GOES OUT WITH ME.

- DUDE IN A-- - YEAH, I KNOW.

YOU'RE SO SILLY.

THIS IS A LITTLE SECRET-- SHH.

"DUDE IN A BOX" IS,

WE'RE GONNA SAMPLE THE BACKGROUND VOCALS,

SO YOU HAVE THE BACKGROUNDS ALREADY THERE.

YOU PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON,

AND 20 PEOPLE SING ONSTAGE WITH YOU.

THE BACKGROUNDS, JUST THE BACKGROUNDS.

AND HE'S PRETTY ON IT, AS LONG AS THERE'S ELECTRICITY.

I'M JUST SAYIN'.

WE CAN ALSO GET, UM, THE CHICK IN THE BOX, TOO.

WE CAN GET THE GIRL IN A BOX.

I LIKE THE GIRL IN A BOX. - THE GIRL IN THE BOX, OKAY.

YOU KNOW, WE BOTH HAVE DIFFERENT SHOWS.

SO, I DON'T USUALLY HAVE MUCH OUT WITH ME.

IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THE GUYS AND ME.

AND THEN, SO, I'M LOOKING FOR EXPANDING,

IF WE'RE GONNA DO THAT, BUT-- - YOU NEVER WENT--

HAVE YOU EVER GONE OUT WIT' YOUR BROTHERS?

NO.

UH, KEVON HAS COME OUT AND SUNG, BUT--

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GO OUT WITH MY SISTERS.

TAMAR-- WELL, NOT TAMAR-- TRINA, TRACI, AND TOWANDA.

RIGHT, YEAH, YEAH-- NO, THAT'S-THAT'S GREAT.

BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD DO THAT.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT IT FROM THE LAST TIME.

I DON'T WANNA DO THAT.

WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT THAT?

I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT TO THEM YET.

OH, YES, I SEE.

BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SOLO PROJECT THIS TIME.

YOU WANNA-- YEAH, YOU WANNA JUST DO IT DIFFERENT.

JUST EXPAND A LITTLE BIT, I THINK.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD USE MY SISTERS.

I THINK KENNY WOULD DIE.

IT'D BE TOO MUCH.

MY SISTERS MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH,

UH, TWERKIN' GOIN' ON FOR HIM.

COULD YOU HANDLE ALL THE BRAXTONS?

WE WOULD TAKE OVER THIS TOUR.

THE TOUR WOULD BE--

THEY'D BE UP THERE PLAYIN' INSTRUMENTS AND...

COME FROM THE CEILING. - I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND.

NO, WE CAN LOOK AT-- - WE ARE BIG PERSONALITIES.

YEAH, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

I JUST KNOW YOU DON'T WANT ALL THIS ON THE TOUR.

- UH, YEAH, IT'S LIKE THAT. - AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE GOIN' DOWN STAIRS PROPERLY.

I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

YOU GUYS TEASE ME SO DARN BAD.

- THAT WAS TONI. - UH, WHOOPIE.

WELL, YOU DON'T NOW.

I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT MY BIG GIRL PANTIES ON

AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH TRINA

TO LET HER KNOW THAT "BAR CHIX"

CAN ABSOLUTELY NOT BE A PART OF MY PARTY.

WE HAVE TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER,

AND I'M STARTING TODAY.

OH, WE HAVE THE SAME BAG.

OH, MINE'S PINK.

YEAH, MINE'S NOT.

SO, YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY-- I KNOW.

UH, I'M-I'M EXCITED, BUT STRESSED AT THE SAME TIME.

- YES, YES, YES. - YOU KNOW?

I'VE NOTICED THAT.

AND I'M NOT USED TO BEING STRESSED.

OKAY, SO, TELL ME WHY YOU'RE SO STRESSED OUT.

AND I WANT YOU TO BE VERY CANDID WITH ME.

YOU WANT ME TO LIE-- I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

NO, I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT YOU TO LIE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'-- I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

- OKAY. - IT'S A LOT.

UM... - MMM-HMM.

SO, THE BAR, UH--

SO, YOU KNOW...

THE "BAR CHIX" CAN'T-CAN'T COME.

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

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOME TRICKERIZATION.

Y'ALL KNOW WHERE TOWANDA IS, 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T--

Y'ALL SHOULD BE CONCERNED.

TOWANDA?

WHERE YOU AT?

DO YOU WANNA JUST GO OVER WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW?

I FEEL LIKE IT'S POINTLESS.

SO, YOU KNOW...

THE "BAR CHIX" CAN'T-CAN'T COME.

I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT.

I PROMISE-- I PROMISE.

OH, GOD, I'M SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT.

THAT'S CRAZY.

I WISH SHE WOULD'VE TOLD ME BEFORE I TOLD HER.

THAT WAY, YOU KNOW,

I WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME TO HER AND TELL HER.

SHE SHOULD'VE COMMUNICATED THAT WITH ME.

WHEN WE WENT ON THE ROAD, YOUR TEAM FELL APART.

NOBODY WAS RESPONDING.

NOBODY WAS CALLING.

THEN, NOBODY KNEW THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS

THAT WE WERE ASKING. - NOT THE KIND OF BUSINESS

THAT I'M TRYING TO RUN.

BUT, PLEASE KNOW THAT, BEFORE I EVEN LEFT TO GO ON TOUR,

EVERYTHING WAS LINED UP, OKAY?

HAD A GRAND EVENING PLANNED OUT,

THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUATION OF YOUR EVENING.

I MEAN, LUGES, AND GIRLS,

AND FREE ALCOHOL CIRCULATING ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT LONG.

HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED,

NO ONE SAID, "HEY, THIS PARTICULAR VENUE

"ONLY USES THIS PARTICULAR DISTRIBUTOR."

BUT, THAT WASN'T THE CASE.

IT WASN'T JUST ONE DISTRIBUTION DEAL THAT THE COMPOUND HAD.

NO, THERE'S-THERE'S A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL

THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CONTACTED.

MMM-HMM.

AND THAT PERSON WASN'T CONTACTED AT THE COMPOUND.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHY?

WHEN I ASKED ASHLEY, "WHO IS THE BAR MANAGER?"

SHE SAID TO ME, "WELL, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY

"TO HAVE HER EMAIL ADDRESS,

"'CAUSE I DON'T WANT HER INUNDATED

"WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

"SO, YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED."

TRUE STORY.

- WITH THE BAR MANAGER? - YEP.

SHE WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE INFORMATION OF THE BAR MANAGER.

BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I'M NOT EVEN GONNA ARGUE ABOUT ANYTHING

'CAUSE I KNOW I DIDN'T DROP ANY KINDA BALL,

AND I'M SORRY ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SOME OF THE TEAM

DURING THOSE WEEKS. - THEY DID NOT RESPOND.

AND I THINK THAT'S HORRIBLE, TERRIBLE, AND BAD,

AND I APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF OF MY TEAM

BECAUSE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT MY TEAM.

THEY LOOK AT ME.

HOWEVER, I'M JUST KINDA GLAD THAT

WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT IT NOT HAPPENING

FOR THE EVENING, 'CAUSE IT-IT'S JUST--

IT'S-IT'S NOT EVEN THE RIGHT TIME, APPARENTLY.

- YOUR FEELINGS HURT? - YES.

WHY-WHY ARE YOU IN YOUR FEELINGS A LITTLE BIT?

WELL--

I CAN TELL BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

I'M IN MY FEELINGS FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS.

- GO AHEAD, TRINA. - WELL, NUMBER ONE--

I WANTED IT TO COME OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.

BUT NOW, I'M NOT GONNA GET THAT OPPORTUNITY

TO-TO SEE AND TO TEST.

AND IT'S LIKE...

ALL THIS TIME, EFFORT, AND MONEY IS FOR NAUGHT.

I-I-- MMM.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHIN' THAT I COULD'VE DONE ON MY END

THAT COULD'VE BEEN DIFFERENT.

HER TEAM ABSOLUTELY COULD'VE DONE

A LOT OF THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA MENTION IT.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY

FOR EVERYBODY. - IT-I THOUGHT IT WAS, TOO.

BUT, IT JUST-- THINGS JUST GOT COMPLICATED,

AND I DON'T LIKE COMPLICATIONS.

- NEITHER DO I. - TIMING IS EVERYTHING.

YEAH... I AGREE.

SO, I JUST THINK THAT Y-YOU NEED YOUR OWN LAUNCH.

- YEAH. - NOT MY BIRTHDAY LAUNCH.

OKAY.

SO, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND GET OUR LONG ISLANDS NOW?

YOU, FOR REAL, WANT A LONG ISLAND?

GIRL, IT'S AFTER 12.

WOW, TRINA!

WOW!

WOW! - GIRL, THAT-THAT TALK

WAS STRESSFUL. - WAS IT?

MY STOMACH WAS DOIN' JUMPIN' JACKS AND HURDLES.

I'M JUST GLAD WE HAD THE TALK.

I'M GONNA-- WELL, YOU KNOW I GET EMOTIONAL.

TRINA, STOP-- GET OFF OF ME.

I CAN GET EMOTIONAL.

STEP, STEP, PUNCH, SO YOU'RE NOT--

DON'T PUT WEIGHT ON THAT FOOT.

HERE, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA TRANSFER.

THAT'S YOUR GOOD LEG.

- HEY, GUYS. - HELLO, HELLO.

- HEY, TRA-RAY. - HEY, TRI.

YOU GOT ON DAS BOOT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FOOT?

WHY IT LOOK LIKE YOU BROKE YOUR FOOT?

HOW YOU GONNA DANCE?

I HAVE A BAD FOOT RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE MY HEEL SPUR HAS BEEN ACTING UP.

I HATE IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT, I'M READY TO REHEARSE FOR THE PERFORMANCE,

WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR TOWANDA'S PARTY.

WHERE-WHERE'S TOWANDA AND TONI?

SHE'S ON HER WAY.

SHE WILL BE HERE, I PROMISE. - WHAT TIME SHE'LL BE HERE?

SO, CHILD, HERE WE ARE, FOR THE SECOND TIME,

AND TOWANDA, FOR THE SECOND TIME,

IS STILL LATE FOR REHEARSAL.

AND I GET THAT IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY,

BUT THIS IS YOUR EVENT,

SO YOU SHOULD BE HERE ON TIME,

SO EVERYBODY CAN KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE DOIN'.

I'M JUST TIRED OF EVERYTHING

ALWAYS LOOKIN' LIKE TAMAR DIVA MOMENT.

BUT LET'S GO IN FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, GET YOUR LIFE.

AND GO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

SHE GOES, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

AND RIGHT, FORWARD PUSH.

LET'S PAUSE-- YOU WALK.

GO-GO FOLLOW TRACI.

SO, TV, AND--

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SUPER STRESSED

BECAUSE I WANT THE PERFORMANCE TO LOOK GREAT

AND BE PERFECT FOR TOWANDA'S PARTY,

BECAUSE ANYTHING ELSE IS A READ

ON ALL THE BRAXTON GIRLS.

I DON'T WANNA LOOK CRAZY.

WAIT A MINUTE-- ONE SECOND, SWEETHEART, BECAUSE IT--

I'M NOT GETTIN' READY TO DO ANOTHER REHEARSAL

WITHOUT ALL THE ATTENDEES BEING ATTENDED.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOME TRICKERIZATION.

Y'ALL KNOW WHERE TOWANDA IS, 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T--

Y'ALL SHOULD BE CONCERNED-- LIKE, "WHERE TOWANDA AT?"

I-I PROMISE YOU, I DON'T KNOW, LOVE.

TOWANDA?

WHERE YOU AT?

WHAT-WHAT TIME?

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, MY FLIGHT LEAVES AT 6:00.

I HAVE TO GO TO ALABAMA TO PERFORM FOR A RADIO STATION,

AND I'VE ALREADY COMMITTED MYSELF,

AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF IT.

AND THAT'S NOT FAIR THAT, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

"DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-- THEY AIN'T GOT TO DO.

"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, WHATEVER-- I DON'T CARE IF YOU BOOKED.

"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY."

LIKE, COME ON NOW-- LIKE, THAT'S NOT COOL.

THAT'S SELFISH, BUT SHE'S THE SELFISH ONE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A FULL REHEARSAL WITH EVERYBODY.

LIKE, WHEN IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN?

REMEMBER OUR-THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD BEFORE?

I WAS BANKING ON TODAY BEING THE REHEARSAL DAY.

A-ALL RIGHT, TOWANDA, I JUST-I-I DON'T--

I'M FEELIN' A LITTLE FUNNY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I JUST-I JUST THINK THE WHOLE THING

IS-IS DAMN CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, HOW YOU GONNA HAVE A PARTY,

AND YOU WANT ME TO PARTICIPATE IN IT,

AND I DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS?

AND EVERY TIME I ASK, SOMETHIN' IS WRONG WITH ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

CAN I TALK TO MY SISTERS FOR A SECOND, PLEASE?

CAN YOU GUYS EXCUSE THE ROOM? - SURE.

WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON-- WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WERE ON THE PHONE?

I WAS HOPING THAT, TODAY,

THAT WE CAN HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING

OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TIME TO SHOW UP.

I'M JUST TRYIN' TO JUST BUST MY BUTT

TO TRY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

NO, I'M TRYIN' TO BUST MY BUTT

TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR HER, TOO.

THAT'S WHY I CHANGED MY WHOLE SCHEDULE AROUND ALL WEEK.

I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

AND-AND EVERYBODY LOOKIN' AT ME LIKE,

SHE'S TRIPPIN'. - WHO'S EVERYBODY?

EVERYBODY LOOKIN' AT ME LIKE...

- WHO IS? - I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A REHEARSAL,

WHERE EVERYBODY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE DOING.

YOU DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY?

YOU DON'T FEEL THE SAME WAY? - ACTUALLY, I REALLY DON'T.

I FEEL AS THOUGH, YEAH, SHE'S TRYING TO DO THINGS,

AND-AND TRYING TO CROSS HER T's AND DOT HER I's,

BECAUSE THIS IS HER EVENT.

THIS IS HER BIRTHDAY, AND SHE'S EXCITED.

THAT'S NORMAL THAT SHE'S EXCITED,

AND SHE WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS-IS GREAT.

DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD.

BUT, YES, SHE NEED TO BE HERE.

BUT, RIGHT NOW, SHE-SHE JUST CAN'T.

I-I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE'S TRYING TO--

AND I UNDERSTAND SHE GOT PEOPLE,

AND SHE'S PAYIN' PEOPLE, AND SHE'S DOIN' ALL THIS STUFF,

AND SHE'S DEPENDIN' ON OTHER PEOPLE,

AND PEOPLE'S NOT COMIN' THROUGH,

AND SO THAT MEANS SHE HAS TO DO IT.

I'M-I'M PLAYIN' DEVIL'S ADVOCATE RIGHT NOW.

WHY SHE NEED TO BE THERE?

SHE ALREADY KNOW HER PART.

SHE ALREADY KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS US TO DO,

AND JUST LET'S DO IT.

THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY HOOP-HOBLA AND CRAZINESS.

"WELL, WHY SHE AIN'T HERE-- WHY I GOTTA DO THIS?"

JUST DO THE DAMN STEPS.

WHO GIVES TWO SHAKES OF A MONKEY'S TAIL?

WELL, DO-DO YOU WANNA, UM,

JUST GO OVER WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW?

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE IT'S POINTLESS.

NOW, I DONE MADE MYSELF CRYSTAL CLEAR TO TOWANDA THAT,

IF WE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS PERFORMANCE,

SHE AIN'T DOIN' IT.

TONI NOT EVEN HERE,

AND THE BIRTHDAY PARTY'S TOMORROW,

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I EVEN WASTED MY TIME

COMIN' TO THIS REHEARSAL TODAY.

LIKE, I HAVE BEEN TRIED, ONCE AGAIN.

I CAN'T STAY-- I HAVE TO GO.

MY FLIGHT.

IS IT OKAY IF YOU STAY FOR A LITTLE LONGER,

SO I CAN GET-- - I CAN'T, BABY.

MY FLIGHT IS IN AN HOUR. - OKAY.

I STAYED AS LONG AS I COULD.

I'M SORRY.

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

LOOK AT YOUR BABIES' FATHER, LOOK AT YOUR BABIES' FATHER.

THAT'S YOUR BABY DADDY, THAT'S YOUR BABY DADDY.

YOU'RE MEAN, AND YOU'RE HATEFUL.

I CAN SHOW YOU HATEFUL.

- HEY. - HEY, GABE!

- WHAT YOU DOIN' HERE? - COME AND SIT BY

YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW.

HEY, DON'T FORGET YOUR EX-WIFE OVER HERE.

- THAT'S MY "WASBAND." - MY EX-WIFE.

YOUR "WASBAND."

DON'T FORGET YOUR, UM, YOUR EX-WIFE.

- YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. - NO, THANKS.

- HOW ARE YOU? - YOU GOTTA HUG YOUR "WASBAND."

- STEPHAN. - GABE.

YOU LOOK LIKE JOHN TRAVOLTA, FROM "GREASE."

- OH, YOU DO. - I COULD BE JOHN TRAVOLTA.

THERE YOU GO.

I WAS GONNA WEAR LITTLE TIGHT SHORTS,

BUT I WAS LIKE-- - REALLY, TIGHT SHORTS?

YOU TRYIN' TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT SOMEBODY?

TRINA.

YOU'RE TRYIN' TO GET YOUR WIFE BACK.

I DON'T SAY, "EX,"

UNTIL IT'S ACTUALLY OFFICIAL IN THE BOOKS.

OH.

WELL, SHE'S LOOKIN' LIKE IT'S EX.

YOU CAN'T SAY THAT-- YOU CAN'T SAY THAT.

OKAY, I CAN'T SAY THAT-- ALL RIGHT.

I GOTTA KEEP PUTTIN' YOU IN YOUR PLACE.

- OKAY, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. - YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

TONIGHT IS TOWANDA'S 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY,

AND ALL MY SISTERS AND MOMMY ARE ARRIVING,

AND WE'RE TOLD TO MEET OUT ON THE STREET,

INSTEAD OF GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE VENUE.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TOWANDA HAS PLANNED,

BUT I KNOW I'M GONNA NEED A GOOD SPOT IN FRONT

JUST TO WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON, JUST TO SEE.

THE PARTY LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

IT'S GREAT.

IT'S OVER THE TOP, BUT IT'S GREAT.

THIS IS A LOT OF FUN, BUT WHERE'S TOWANDA?

IS SHE LATE TO HER OWN PARTY?

I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNIQUE,

THAT TOWANDA POPPED OUT THE DRUM LIKE A POP-TART.

- TOWANDA! - HI!

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE FUNNEST TIME IN MY LIFE,

WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IN COLLEGE,

SO I WANTED TO INCORPORATE THAT IN THE PARTY.

ALL OF US ARE DRESSED UP IN OUR RETRO OUTFITS

FROM OUR FAVORITE ERA.

TONI IS WEARING HER CLASSIC LOOK

FROM "ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG" MUSIC VIDEO,

AND SHE LOOKS JUST AS STUNNING AS SHE DID BACK THEN,

IN THE '90s.

I HAVE THE BESTEST OUTFIT ON

BECAUSE I'M DRESSED LIKE A SEXY '80s DANCER GIRL,

AND I REALLY WANTED WATER POURED ALL OVER ME,

AND THEN MY HAIR HAVING WET TRESSES.

TRACI CAME AS A CROSS BETWEEN

JODY WATLEY AND MADONNA.

MOMMY, I GUESS, WAS DRESSED LIKE TINA TURNER.

I DIDN'T SEE NO "TURNER" IN THAT.

TINA TURNER WAS TURNED OFF.

TAMAR CAME IN AS...

LOGAN'S MOM.

TOWANDA WAS WEARING HER FAVORITE COLOR, PURPLE...

ONE, TWO, THREE!

I THINK THE PARTY IS BEAUTIFUL.

I THINK IT'S EXACTLY WHAT TOWANDA WANTS.

HER FAVORITE MOVIE IS "SCHOOL DAZE,"

AND SHE WANTED HER PARTY TO LOOK LIKE "SCHOOL DAZE,"

AND IT DID.

EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, VERY "SCHOOL DAZE."

I COULDN'T STAND THE SMOKE.

I HAD TO LEAVE. - THAT'S WHY I HAD TO LEAVE.

- I CAN'T. - I HAD TO LEAVE, TOO.

I'M ON TOO MANY STEROIDS TO JEOPARDIZE MY VOCAL CORDS.

LOOK AT YOUR BABIES' FATHER, LOOK AT YOUR BABIES' FATHER.

THAT'S YOUR BABY DADDY, THAT'S YOUR BABY DADDY.

HEY-HEY-HEY.

DADDY, YOU CAN'T PUT THAT SMOKE AROUND ME.

IS IT LIT?

YOU KNOW, MY FATHER WILL TAKE ANY EVENT

JUST TO DRESS LIKE A PIMP.

NOW, WHY DID YOU COME DRESSED LIKE A PIMP?

THAT AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' TO DO WITH "SCHOOL DAZE."

I DON'T-I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS FIXATION WITH HIM

AND HIS PIMP-ZATION-- WHY?

WHO ARE YOU? - MY NAME IS LEROY BROWN.

I WAS THOUGHT YOU WAS COUNT DRACULA.

I DIDN'T KNOW. - NO, NO, NO.

WHY DOES MY FATHER STILL THINK THAT HE A PIMP?

HE-HE'S NOT EVEN A HANDSOME PIMP.

THAT-THAT'S WHAT YOU DO-- YOU LOOK LIKE A BROKE DOWN PIMP?

PIMPS DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT NO MORE.

YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST HAD A SUIT ON.

JUST LOOK-JUST SPIFFY.

TAMAR, SAY, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO TOWANDA.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOWANDA-- LOVE YOU.

WANNA SAY, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY?"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTER.

I'M LEAVING THE PARTY EARLY BECAUSE OF HEALTH ISSUES.

THE LUPUS THING, AND SOMETIMES, I GET TIRED FOR NO REASON.

AND, I KNOW MY SISTERS,

THEY'RE NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS,

BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT ME AND SAY

I'M A PARTY POOPER AND I'M A DIVA.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT-- THEY DON'T GET IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT-- MY HEALTH COMES FIRST.

I JUST-JUST WANNA GET SOME SLEEP.

I LEFT, BUT I DID HAVE A GOOD TIME,

AND I COULD TELL EVERYONE ELSE WAS HAVING FUN, TOO.

EVERYBODY KNOW TONI DON'T STAY LONG AT NO DAMN PARTY.

SHE GOIN' TO LEAVE.

TONI STAYED FOR THE MINIMUM OF A HOUR.

SHE'S NOT A PARTY, PARTY, PARTY PERSON.

SHE'S A PARTY POOPER.

OKAY, BYE.

HAVE FUN-- I MEAN...

YOU GOT A BABY TO TAKE CARE OF NOW.

- I DO. - FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER,

TAMAR IS WALKING OUT OF THE PARTY, TOO.

WE'RE NOT PERFORMIN'-- REALLY?

AFTER ALL THAT TIME REHEARSING, YOU GONNA BAIL OUT NOW?

WHAT?

- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.

NO, SHE WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING

IN THAT PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONNA TAKE A, YOU KNOW, LEAVE OF ABSENCE,

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PREPARED,

AND SHE'S NOT GETTING ON NO STAGE ILL-PREPARED.

SHE'S A PERFORMER.

SHE'S GONNA GET ONSTAGE,

AND SHE-SHE'S GONNA DANCE AND SING FOR THE GODS,

OR SHE'S NOT GONNA DO IT AT ALL.

- HEY! - .

I HAVE TO ADMIT,

I'M NOT EVEN THINKIN' ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE RIGHT NOW.

AND IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.

I'M JUST THINKIN' ABOUT HAVIN' FUN.

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

TAMAR WAS THERE FOR YOU ON YOUR 40th BIRTHDAY!

TOWANDA DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

YOU WASN'T THERE FOR ME DURING HER SUCCESS STORY!

SO, I'M WAITING AROUND,

WONDERING WHEN I'M GONNA DO THIS PERFORMANCE

I'VE BEEN REHEARSING FOR, NIGHT AND DAY, DAY AND NIGHT.

AND BY THE WAY, I KNOW EVERY STEP, MOVE, COUNT,

AND WHATEVER ELSE, HONEY... AND WE'RE NOT DOING IT.

MIKEY, COME ON, BROTHER.

IT'S CANCELED.

SO, BASICALLY, .

OKAY.

♪ IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ♪

♪ IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ♪

OH, WOW! ♪ IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ♪

♪ IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY ♪

I JUST WANT TO DEDICATE THIS EVENING,

TOWANDA BRAXTON, TO THE BEST-LOOKING 40-YEAR-OLD

I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE.

HEAR, HEAR, HEAR.

MY FAVORITE MOMENT OF MY PARTY TONIGHT

WOULD BE "E," ALL OF THE ABOVE.

I HAD FUN-- EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS FUN!

I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMIN' OUT

TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION

WITH ME AND MY FAMILY. - WE LOVE YOU!

OF COURSE, TOWANDA'S HAVING A BLAST TONIGHT.

BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,

I KNOW IT BOTHERS HER THAT TONI AND TAMAR LEFT EARLY,

AND WE DIDN'T GET TO DO OUR SISTER PERFORMANCE.

WITH TENSIONS HIGH BETWEEN TAMAR AND TOWANDA,

THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL.

HAPPY 40th, TOWANDA!

DID YOU TAKE A SIP?

TAKE ANOTHER SIP. - WHAT'S WRONG?

IT'S MY SECOND GLASS-- NOTHIN'.

YOU'RE JUST, LIKE, SO NOT TALKERIZED.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? - ANYTHING.

ANYTHING?

THE SISTERS AND I ARE GETTING TOGETHER

TO HAVE A MUCH NEEDED DINNER,

AND IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE TOWANDA'S PARTY,

AND THERE'S STILL ALL THIS TENSION

BETWEEN TOWANDA AND TAMAR.

SO, WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

SHE'S GETTING READY TO GO-- I'M SO NERV-EXCITED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

- YOU READY TO GO ON TOUR? - YEAH.

DID YOU BUY MY ALBUM? - YES, I DID.

- DID YOU BUY MY ALBUM? - YES, I DID.

DID EVERYBODY BUY MY-- TOWANDA, YOU BUY MY ALBUM?

MMM-HMM.

- EVERYBODY BOUGHT MY ALBUM? - YEAH.

OKAY, I'M JUST MAKING SURE.

WHAT YOU MEAN, DID WE BOUGHT YOUR ALBUM?

YOU DIDN'T SEE IT UP ON TWITTER OR NOTHIN' LIKE THAT?

I DIDN'T.

- WHAT YOU MEAN, YOU DIDN'T? - I DIDN'T.

YOU AIN'T SEEN IT ON TWITTER, WHEN I SAID,

"BUY MY SISTER'S ALBUM." - NO.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DIDN'T GET A PHONE CALL WHEN NO--

WHEN IT WENT NUMBER ONE, AND IT CAME OUT,

AND NOBODY SAID-- - YOU'S A LIAR.

- NO, YOU-YOU-YOU CALLED ME. - YES, I DID.

BUT NOBODY ELSE CALLED ME.

I'M NOT UNDERSTANDIN' TAMAR.

SHE WANTS US TO TEXT HER TO SAY, "CONGRATULATIONS!

"I JUST HAD A BIG .

"CONGRATULATIONS"-- I MEAN, WHY WOULD-WHY, TAMAR?

YOU WANT US TO TEXT YOU OR CALL YOU

EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHIN'?

I MEAN, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

CALL YOU WHEN YOU FART-- WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T TALK TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHY, WHENEVER I'M AROUND,

IT'S SUCH A NEGATIVE, C-CUT IT WITH A KNIFE ENERGY.

IT ALWAYS REFLECTS BACK TO TAMAR

AND TAMAR'S FEELINGS. - RIGHT.

TAMAR DOESN'T REALLY GIVE A FLIP

ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE'S FEELINGS. - REALLY?

BUT WHAT IT REFLECTS BACK TO, IS YOU.

TAMAR WAS THERE FOR YOU ON YOUR 40th BIRTHDAY!

TOWANDA DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

YOU WASN'T THERE FOR ME DURING HER SUCCESS STORY!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE TO YOU.

I'M TELLING YOU, IN YOUR FACE,

IN YOUR FACE, HOW I'M FEELING.

OKAY, SO LET ME TELL YOU, IN YOUR FACE.

IT'S REALLY WHACK, HOW I FEEL.

HASHTAG-- AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT.

HASHTAG-- WHY WE GOTTA BE LIKE THAT?

HASHTAG-- YOU DON'T EVEN CALL ME.

HASHTAG-- I HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD FROM YOU IN TWO MONTHS.

- AND IT'S RECIPROCATED. - HASHTAG--

YOU'RE NOT VERY NICE TO ME. - AND IT'S RECIPROCATED.

AND IT'S RECIPROCATED. - HASHTAG--

YOU'RE ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MESS.

- YEP, IT'S RECIPROCATED. - HASHTAG--

AND-AND IT'S ALWAYS THE BOTTOM LINE

AND THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IS TOWANDA CHLOE BRAXTON.

PERIOD. - ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YOU WANNA KNOW WHY-- BECAUSE YOU'RE MEAN.

- I'M MEAN? - AND YOU'RE HATEFUL,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE. - I'M MEAN-- I'M HATEFUL?

- YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO BE. - THAT'S HILARIOUS.

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE. - I CAN SHOW YOU HATEFUL.