Original subtitles

YA'AL

YA'AL GIVE

YA'AL GIVE IT

YA'AL GIVE IT UP

YA'AL GIVE IT UP FOR

YA'AL GIVE IT UP FOR TAMAR!

- YA'AL G- TRINA!P FOR TAMAR! - TOWANDA!

- TRACI! - TONI BRAXTON!

I LOVE YOU!

LAST SEASON OF "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES,"

THE DRAMA RAINED DOWN.

WE STRUGGLED WITH INFIDELITY AND DIVORCE.

I DON'T HAVE NO BABY.

I'M STILL IN THE DENIAL STAGE.

I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THIS.

AND WHEN IT CAME TO WORKING TOGETHER,

WE CLASHED HARD.

I DON'T THINK TOWANDA WILL EVER FORGIVE TRINA

FOR LOSING A MILLION DOLLARS.

DIDN'T SHE SAY WE DIDN'T DELIBERATE?

- WAIT-- WAIT-- - FIRST, SHE SAID

WE DIDN'T DELIBERATE, NOW. - LET ME CLARIFY--

LET ME CLARIFY.

BUT MY SISTERS WAS THERE AND Y'ALL JUST STOOD THERE.

- NO. - NO.

YOU DON'T THINK IF MY BUTT'S HANGING OUT,

YOU SHOULD MAYBE FIX IT.

YOU'RE LATE.

THIS IS TOWANDA'S REHEARSAL-- TOWANDA.

I'M SORRY-- I HAD TO LET MY SISTER HAVE IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW--

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET ME HAVE IT, HONEY.

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

IT WAS ALSO A YEAR WHERE WE TOOK THE WORLD BY STORM.

I HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THREE AMAZING, GRAMMY AWARDS.

TO THE BEST-LOOKING 40-YEAR-OLD

I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE-- HEY!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT, RETIRING, HUH?

WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

HERE ARE OUR BAR CHIX.

BUT WE COULD NOT FIND HARMONY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID TO ANYBODY TO NOT EVEN GET

A "CONGRATULATIONS... BITCH," AT THE END.

IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL.

- YOU NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE-- - I CAN BE RESPONSIBLE--

I CAN HELP OUT. - NO-NO-NO.

BUT I CAN'T BE--

I CAN'T HELP IT I'M SKINNY AND YOU'RE NOT.

AND TAMAR AND TOWANDA'S FEUD GREW OUT OF CONTROL.

BECAUSE YOU'RE MEAN AND YOU'RE HATEFUL.

I'M MEAN-- YOU'RE THE MEAN GIRL.

HOW AM I-- HOW AM I THE MEAN GIRL?

- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - I CAN SHOW YOU, .

SOMETIMES, IT'S JUST TOO MUCH.

SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SHOCKING REVELATIONS.

HAVE YOU BEEN FAITHFUL TO TRACI IN RECENT MONTHS?

NO.

AND OUR LIFE-LONG DREAM OF FINALLY DOING A BRAXTON ALBUM...

I WANT YOU TO SIGN SOMETHING RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

...IS BECOMING A NIGHTMARE.

IT'S BEEN BULL FOR AT LEAST ALMOST TWO YEARS!

- I WILL BE PRESSING CHARGES. - OH, OH, OH, OH, OH!

YOU JUST SAID-- YOU JUST--

AND NOW, OUR FAMILY FACES A TOTAL MELTDOWN.

I'M SICK OF THE SHADE-- I'M SICK OF THE SHADE!

- AMEN. - I-I AM!

PLEASE STOP TRACI FROM TRYING TO BEAT ME UP

LIKE SHE ALWAYS DO!

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THE TRUTH FOR ONCE?

WHY IS IT ALWAYS ABOUT FEELINGS ALL THE TIME?

NOBODY EVER CARED ABOUT HOW TOWANDA FEELS!

NOBODY CARES!

EW, I'M SO MAD!

WILL WE PULL IT TOGETHER, BEFORE WE FALL COMPLETELY APART?

- COME ON BACK. - I DON'T CARE!

NOBODY CARES ABOUT ME!

NO, NO.

TOWANDA WAS DISRESPECTING

- NO. - GROW THE UP.

- IT'S WHAT IT IS! - YOU'RE A LIAR.

I DON'T PLAY.

THIS IS MY LAST SCENE AND SEASON.

♪ 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, TRACI BRAXTON, TRINA AND TOWANDA.

- HEY. - HEY.

- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL. - HI.

- MISS FABULOUS. - HEY, DADDY.

WE'RE ALL IN NEW YORK

BECAUSE TONI IS PERFORMING ON BROADWAY AGAIN.

AND TODAY IS TAMAR'S BIRTHDAY!

DON'T YOU LOVE YOUR BIRTHDAY?

LIKE, IT'S SO ALL ABOUT ME.

I WOULD BE SO MAD IF, LIKE, MY BIRTHDAY WAS CHRISTMAS,

'CAUSE EVERYBODY GETS GIFTS.

LIKE, I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT I'M GONNA GET.

VINCE IS PLANNING THE DINNER LATER ON TONIGHT

WITH SOME FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY,

BUT, FIRST, I WANTED TO GET SOME BIRTHDAY DRINKS

WITH MY SISTERS AND MY DADDY.

I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT TONI'S NOT HERE.

BUT, WE'LL ALL BE TOGETHER LATER ON TONIGHT FOR DINNER.

WHERE ARE MY GIFTS?

WE'RE HERE.

Y'ALL DIDN'T BRING ME NO GIFT BAGS.

NO.

Y'ALL SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME GIFTS.

NO.

DON'T I GIVE Y'ALL SOME?

- NO. - NO.

- NO. - WHAT'D YOU GIVE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY?

I GIVE OUT GOOD BIRTHDAY GIFTS.

- OKAY, YOU DIDN'T THIS YEAR. - YOU DIDN'T LAST YEAR.

- THAT'S NOT TRUE. - YOU DIDN'T.

WELL, TAMAR, HOW OLD ARE YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?

37.

OKAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY 37 YEAR-OLDS LOOK LIKE THIS?

I CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE AND THAT'S ME!

GET THIS, GET THIS.

- LOOK, HIS HAIR LOOKS LIKE-- - LOGAN'S.

HE'S LIKE LOGAN'S TWIN, RIGHT?

HIM AND VINCE. - YES.

IT'S LIKE HIM AND VINCE HAD A BA--

I DIDN'T-- I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAME OUT.

LIKE, WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

IT SOUNDED DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY IT CAME OUT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS WANT ME

TO TAKE YOU SHOPPING FOR MY BIRTHDAY GIFT?

- NO. - NO.

- YOU SURE? - YES. - YES.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL HAVE AN ALBUM.

- YES. - YEAH.

WELL, AN INSPIRATIONAL RECORD.

NOT TOTALLY GOSPEL, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW...

SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T REALLY DO THAT.

YES.

WE ALL AGREED AND SIGNED AN INFORMAL CONTRACT

TO DO THIS INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE

BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO, IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL YET,

BUT WE DO REALLY WANNA DO IT.

ALSO, WE'RE GETTING READY FOR TONI'S OPENING TONIGHT.

TOMORROW.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE CELEBRATING TAMAR TODAY.

JUST-- CAN YOU PUT MY JACKET ON MY SHOULDER PLEASE?

I CAN'T-- I CAN'T-- I CANNOT!

- THANK YOU. - WHO ARE YOU?

I'M THE BIRTHDAY PRINCESS, TRINA.

THIS IS TAMAR BIRTHDAY FABULOUS.

GET INTO IT.

IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE

THE AMAZING KENNY "BABYFACE"♪EDMONDS,

AND THE BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED, TONI BRAXTON.

I AM BACK ON BROADWAY

AND REALLY EXCITED TO BE IN THE MUSICAL,

"AFTER MIDNIGHT," WITH BABYFACE.

HE'S PLAYING THE MC AND I AM THE LOUNGE SINGER.

AND TODAY, WE'RE DOING PRESS FOR THE SHOW,

WHICH I LOVE.

I'M RETURNING BACK TO THE STAGE,

AND IT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS FOR ME, HUH?

YEAH.

A COUPLE YEARS, AND I HAVE MY MUSICAL HUSBAND HERE WITH ME,

SO I'M EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE.

I GOTTA TELL YA, I'M PRETTY EXCITED.

I LOVE THE CROWD, THE COSTUMES

'CAUSE THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL,

AND THAT AIR, YOU GET TO BE GLAMOROUS

AND HOLD YOUR HEAD AND BE PROUD.

IT'S EDUCATIONAL FOR ALL ARTISTS.

WE SHOULD ALL EXPERIENCE IT.

DUDE, HOW YOU BEEN? - WELCOME HOME.

- RIGHT-- EXACTLY. - WELCOME HOME.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST?

IT'S RAW-- IT'S ME AND THE AUDIENCE EVERY NIGHT

AND I GET THAT FEEDBACK IMMEDIATELY.

AND IT'S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN BEING IN THE STUDIO.

THAT'S THE ADRENALINE-- THAT'S-- WHO NEEDS DRUGS?

I GET TO PERFORM ON STAGE.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FOR ME ON BROADWAY.

I DID "AIDA"♪AND "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" YEARS AGO.

BUT, I THINK I'M MORE NERVOUS THIS TIME

BECAUSE MY HEALTH IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT

THAN IT WAS THE LAST TIME I DID BROADWAY.

I KNOW I CAN DO IT,

BUT I JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE I TAKE CARE OF MYSELF,

IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH THIS RUN.

- IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. - YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- GOOD TO SEE YOU, AS ALWAYS. - YES, THANK YOU-- YOU, TOO.

- THE BEST. - THANK YOU.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE THE CAKE.

TAMAR'S AT THE HOTEL WITH LOGAN,

AND TONI'S REHEARSING FOR HER WONDERFUL BROADWAY PLAY.

SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME

TO SHOP FOR TAMAR'S CAKE FOR HER BIRTHDAY.

- HEY, MOM. - HEY!

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

HEY, TRACI.

HI, THERE. - HELLO, MISS E.

HEY.

YOUR WIFE GONNA KILL YOU.

NOW, YOU GOT TO STOP. - OH, LORD HAVE MERCY.

DADDY, WHY YOU HUGGIN' MOMMY?

IT'S A LOST CAUSE, HONEY.

STOP TRYING TO GET HOPE ALIVE.

IT IS DEAD AND GONE.

MOVE.

- OH, NO, WELL, YOU-- - LET ME SEE THESE CAKES.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

- HI-- GOOD AFTERNOON. - HI.

WE NEED A FABULOUS CAKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

CAN WE TASTE 'EM? - TASTE THEM?

UH, WELL, WE CAN'T REALLY GIVE IT OUT TO TASTE, UM,

BUT, LIKE, I CAN DESCRIBE EACH AND EVERY ONE IF YOU WANT.

YEAH, BUT THAT DOESN'T PUT THE TASTE IN MY MOUTH.

CUT IT, YOU KNOW.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAVE THESE CUPCAKES.

WE HAVE, UH, THESE MINI CUPCAKES RIGHT HERE.

OH, OKAY.

SHOULD I TASTE IT? - NO, YOU SHOULDN'T.

- LET ME TRY IT. - SURE-- HERE YOU GO.

LET ME SEE.

MOMMY HAS NO WILLPOWER WHEN IT COMES TO CAKE.

- WELL, I THINK Y'ALL SHOULD-- - I'LL TAKE 'EM ALL.

MOMMY, YOU HAVE CAKE ON YOUR LIP.

YOU WERE TRYING TO SAVE IT FOR LATER?

I WAS SAVING IT FOR LATER, TRACI.

I THINK MOMMY AND DADDY SHOULD PICK IT.

WE'RE GONNA GO OVER HERE AND TASTE SOME STUFF.

RED VELVET.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE LIKE RED VELVET OR NOT.

I LIKE THAT BECAUSE SHE LIKE PINK--

SHE LIKES PINK. - OKAY.

OKAY, SO YOU WANNA GO WITH THE PINK CAKE?

YEAH.

SURE, AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO INSCRIBE IT WITH?

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"-- HOW ARE WE GONNA SPELL TAMAR?

IT'S T-A-M-A-R.

YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY HAPPY

THAT THE GIRLS LEFT ME WITH THE CAKES

BECAUSE THEN I COULD LOOK AT THEM,

AND I COULD JUST SAY, "MMM."

BUT LEAVING ME WITH MY EX-HUSBAND,

IT REALLY WORKED ON MY NERVES.

SO YOU ALL RIGHT WITH THAT?

YEAH. BRAXTON, DON'T DO THAT.

PLEASE, DON'T DO THAT. - WELL, DON'T WALK AWAY.

AND ESPECIALLY WHEN HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND ME.

I WAS FURIOUS-- JUST MAD.

YOU GOTTA STOP, BOY.

OKAY, SWEETIE, YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'RE GONNA ARRANGE FOR SOMEBODY TO COME

AND PICK THE CAKE UP, OKAY? - NO PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- THANK YOU. - OKAY, NO PROBLEM-- BYE-BYE.

Y'ALL MAY JUST GET A BROTHER TONIGHT.

SO LET'S LOOK AT "I USED TO WALK."

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.

- I USED TO WALK - YEAH.

AND I MOVED IT DOWN A KEY FOR YOU.

HERE WE GO.

I USED TO WALK...

TOMORROW IS THE OPENING NIGHT OF MY BROADWAY SHOW.

I'M REHEARSING UNTIL THE VERY LAST SECOND

BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY HAD A FEW DAYS TO LEARN ALL THE MUSIC

AND ALL THE DANCE STEPS.

DANCE, YEAH.

- I-- - NO, NOT YET, NOT YET.

- STILL DANCING? - UH-HUH.

LET ME STOP YOU FOR A SECOND.

LET'S GO BACK TO "I USED TO WALK."

- OKAY. - TWO...

- I-- I'M SORRY. - HERE'S THE MELODY.

THE MELODY IS, "I...

THIS SONG, "SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET"

♪ IS SUCH A CHALLENGE FOR ME, UGH,

AND MY NERVES ARE REALLY ON EDGE.

THEY'RE ABOUT TO TAKE OVER.

YEAH, LET'S GET A LITTLE BIT MORE PRECISE ON THAT.

LET'S FIGURE THAT OUT. - 'KAY.

THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES OF SINGING JAZZ

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE ACCURATE,

MEANING YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THAT ERA, AND IT'S NOT R&B.

IT'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO DO 2014 MUSIC.

YOU HAVE TO BE

THAT YOU'RE SINGING IN.

♪ ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET ♪

GREAT.

- I'M OUT OF BREATH, THOUGH. - OF COURSE.

WHEW!

OKAY, AND I'M NOT EVEN DOING THE CHOREOGRAPHY, YET.

OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF BREATH WHEN THEY SINGING?

- ABSOLUTELY. - SO IT'S NOT JUST ME?

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I'M REALLY HAVING A ROUGH TIME

GETTING THROUGH THIS REHEARSAL.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE I REST BEFORE THE SHOW TOMORROW,

SO I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T GO TO TAMAR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY TONIGHT.

I DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT HER,

BUT I ALSO CAN'T RISK GETTING SICK BEFORE OPENING NIGHT.

♪ OOH WEEEEEE ♪

ALL RIGHT-- DANG IT.

HEY, HEY, HEY!

- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

CAN WE GET A LITTLE STRAW?

- HI, EVERYBODY. - BIRTHDAY GIRL.

HI-- HOW ARE YOU?

TONIGHT IS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

AND I'M IN NEW YORK CITY

AND I INVITED A LOT OF MY FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN NEW YORK

JUST FOR A NICE, INTIMATE, YOU KNOW, CHINESE DINNER.

ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT.

TONI STILL AT REHEARSAL?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WHAT IS A TAMARTIAN?

A RUDE, YOUNG CHILD ON TWITTER.

LIES.

EVERY TIME WE THINK WE'VE MOVED ON

FROM TAMAR'S AND TOWANDA'S FEUD,

IT KEEPS COMING RIGHT BACK.

I'M NEVER ARGUING WITH YOU AGAIN.

YOU CAN'T KEEP WALKING AWAY.

ALL THE TIME-- ALL THE TIME.

WHEN IS IT GONNA END?

NOBODY EVER CARED ABOUT HOW TOWANDA FEEL!

NOBODY CARES!

TONI STILL AT REHEARSAL?

- SHE HAD A FLARE-UP TODAY. - WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

- WELL, WHERE SHE AT? - IN THE BED.

OH, I THOUGHT SHE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL.

NO, NO, NO.

IS SHE IN THE HOSPITAL?

NO, SHE'S LAYING DOWN.

OKAY, GIRL.

BUT DOES ANYBODY ELSE NOTICE

THAT I GO TO EVERYBODY'S FUNCTIONS,

AND DON'T NOBODY COME TO MY .

NOBODY COMES TO MY NOTHING.

TAMAR'S NOTHING.

- HEY! - HI, GABE.

HEY, GABRIEL.

- I'M STILL SHOCKED. - WHY?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THEY GOT BACK TOGETHER.

- GIRL, YOU KNOW-- - NOBODY TOLD ME THAT.

BUT TAMAR, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND-- NOBODY KNOWS.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE TOGETHER,

THEY BROKE UP, TOGETHER, THEY BROKE UP--

IS THIS THE FIRST YOU ALL SEEN 'EM TOGETHER?

NO, THEY'VE BEEN AT MY HOUSE.

THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE.

I'M TELLING YOU, LIKE-- - THEY BEEN AT MY HOUSE.

THEY BE KISSING AND STUFF AT YOUR HOUSE?

YEAH.

GRINDING AND DANCING AND STUFF.

- THEY BE SURFBOARDING. - EW!

OF COURSE, TOWANDA KNEW

THAT TRINA AND GABE WERE BACK TOGETHER,

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE TOWANDA IS THE ORIGINAL SECRET SCROLL,

AND THAT MEANS I KNOW EVERYTHING BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE, OKAY?

UM, IT'S BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS.

NO, HOW LONG-HOW LONG Y'ALL BEEN BACK TOGETHER?

IT'S BEEN A COUPLE-- IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

SHUT UP!

WELL, HEAR HEAR.

HEAR HEAR TO WORKING IT OUT WITH-- WORKING IT OUT WHEN IT'S WORTH IT.

CHEERS.

ONLY PERSON THAT CAN TELL Y'ALL THAT IS Y'ALL.

IT'S YOUR LIFE.

- HALLELUJAH-- HALLELU. - WHOO!

TRINA AND GABE IS LIKE HERPES SIMPLEX I.

IT NEVER GOES AWAY.

YOU KNOW, IT JUST POPS UP AND IT GOES AWAY,

AND IT POPS UP AND IT GOES AWAY,

BUT IT'S ALWAYS IN YOUR BLOODSTREAM.

A NICE, LITTLE WARNING WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE,

ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE IT'S MY NIGHT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, GOOD FOR THEM.

THIS IS FROM YOUR SISTERS.

HERE WE GO!

OOH!

- OH, THAT'S CUTE-- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

I LOVE THIS COLOR!

HALLELUJAH!

WELL, DON'T EVERYBODY WANNA STAND UP

AND SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT ME?

WE'RE SISTERS-- WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA HAVE UPS AND DOWNS.

RIGHT.

BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN

SINCE WE WERE LITTLE BABIES,

AND WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE .

YOU'RE MY DRINKING PARTNER.

- TRIED IT. - YOU'RE MY FUN PARTNER.

AT TIMES, WE'VE BEEN WRITING PARTNERS.

I JUST LOVE YOU-- SIMPLE, PLAIN, THAT'S IT.

HOW MANY DRINKS HAVE YOU HAD?

ONE-- I DIDN'T FINISH.

ONE, AND I DIDN'T FINISH IT.

I'M NOT A MUSHY PERSON-- I DON'T GET MUSHY.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WHEN GOD WAS GIVING OUT MUSHINESS,

HE SKIPPED ME. - LIES.

BUT, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT...

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER,

EVEN THOUGH WE MAY ARGUE HARD.

LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW HORRIBLE THE EXPERIENCE

BEING IN THE BRAXON'S WAS FOR ME?

EVERY GROUP YOU'VE BEEN IN FAILED,

BECAUSE OF THAT ATTITUDE OF YOURS.

YOU SAID, AND I QUOTE,

"I DON'T EVEN WANNA WORK WITH Y'ALL, ANYMORE."

BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TREATING ME."

WAIT-- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

YOU'RE SUCH A BULLY, PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO TELL YOU THAT.

I'M A BULLY-- YOU'RE THE MEAN GIRL.

HOW AM I--

HOW AM I THE MEAN GIRL? - ARE YOU SERIOUS?

HOW AM I THE MEAN GIRL WHEN I'M OSTRACIZED?

I THINK WE ARGUE HARD

BECAUSE WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU

AND I LOVE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

I LOVE YOU, TOO-- THANK YOU, TOWANDA.

THAT WAS MY MUSHY MOMENT.

MY BABY SISTER, YOU KNOW, WE BUMP HEADS ALL THE TIME

BECAUSE WE'RE SO MUCH ALIKE. - AMEN.

BUT, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU REACH FOR YOUR DREAMS,

AND I SEE THE LOVE AND THE STRUGGLE OF YOUR WORK.

I DO LOOK UP TO MY BABY SISTER, SOMETIMES.

AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH... - AW!

...AND I'M SO PROUD.

- TRACI'S GETTING MUSHY. - I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU COULD'VE CRIED IF YOU WANT TO.

- WHAT YOU SAYIN', MOMMY? - I AIN'T NO CRYBABY.

MY EYELASHES GONNA COME OFF-- I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.

I AIN'T GONNA CRY-- UH-UH.

BUT THE BIGGEST THING TO ME WAS

WHEN TRACI WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I LOOK UP TO YOU,

YOU KNOW, YOU INSPIRE ME.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT MEANS A LOT WHEN YOUR OLDER SISTER

SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, TO YOU-- IT WAS REALLY NICE.

IT WAS REALLY NICE.

ANYBODY OVER HERE LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING-- CHARLES?

FOR ME, TAMAR, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A-A LONG TIME,

AND I GET, YOU KNOW, CHILLS WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE FACT

THAT YOU'RE THE SAME PERSON YOU WERE 15 YEARS AGO

WHEN I MET YOU, AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE.

LIKE, NOTHING'S CHANGED WITH ALL THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, THAT TRIES TO SAY YOU'RE DIFFERENT NOW,

NO-- I KNOW YOU, LIKE, YEARS AGO AND YOU'RE THE SAME PERSON,

AND THAT'S WHAT-THAT'S WHAT--

- IS SHE OKAY? - SORRY.

NO, NO-- NO, NOT-NOT SHADE TOWARDS Y'ALL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THAT,

TRY TO SAY THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NOT Y'ALL. - AND I KNOW.

AND I KNOW SHE-- - OH, YOU KNOW.

NO, I WASN'T THERE AS LONG AS Y'ALL,

BUT I'VE BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH.

I GOT YOU.

SO WHEN CHARLES WAS SAYING THAT I HADN'T CHANGED.

SHE'S THE SAME OLD CHICK.

I MEAN, , AND TRINA, SHE WAS LIKE...

AND THEN WAVED THE WAND ON TOWANDA.

WHAT YOU MEAN-- YOU WAS THERE.

LIKE, AT THAT MOMENT, I JUST HAVE TO MAKE THAT MOMENT

NOT ABOUT ME, AND DEFINITELY NOT ABOUT MY SISTERS, HONEY,

BECAUSE NOBODY WAS EVEN TALKING ABOUT THEM.

ARE YOU KIDDING, DUDE?

ARE YOU THROWING A LITTLE BIT OF SHADE OVER HERE

TO US, AS SISTERS?

LIKE, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

TONI, ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THE FAMILY COMING TO THE SHOW?

NO-- I DON'T WANT THEM BACKSTAGE.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO COME AND SAY "HI."

- I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT -- I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT WHAT HE SAID.

I DIDN'T REFUTE ANYTHING THAT HE SAID.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I MEAN, WHEN IS THIS GONNA END?

LIKE, SERIOUSLY, WHEN IS IT GONNA END?

JUST LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE.

- NOT Y'ALL. - AND I KNOW.

AND I KNOW-- - OH, YOU KNOW?

YOU WERE THERE-- - NO, I WASN'T THERE

AS LONG AS Y'ALL, BUT I'VE BEEN THERE LONG ENOUGH.

I GOT YA-- THAT WAS GOOD.

THAT WAS GOOD. - WHY WE PING-PONGING?

TOWANDA USUALLY KEEP IT TOGETHER,

SO I'M KIND OF SURPRISED THAT SHE'S CALLIN THIS GUY OUT.

BUT HE'S THROWING A LOT OF SHADE AT MY SISTER, HONEY,

AND IT DOESN'T HELP THAT TAMAR'S STICKING UP FOR THIS DAMN DUDE.

ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL WANNA SAY SOMETHING NICE?

I'M NICE-- THANK Y'ALL-- HI.

IF EVERYBODY CAN RAISE THEIR GLASS

AND GIVE TRACI SOME WATER.

I JUST THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT.

AND, UM, I LOVE YOU GUYS,

AND I WOULD NOT BE ME IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU ALL IN MY LIFE.

SO I THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH A POSITIVE FORCE

AND INSPIRATION TO ME, AS WELL-- LOVE YOU GUYS.

MAYBE WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

HALLELUJAH.

TONIGHT IS THE BIG OPENING NIGHT,

AND I'M NOT ONLY NERVOUS, BUT I'M EXHAUSTED.

I HAD A LITTLE, TINY LUPUS FLARE-UP.

I MEAN, I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER,

BUT WE'VE HAD TWO REHEARSALS ALREADY TODAY.

SO I HAVE TO GET MY ENERGY UP.

OKAY, SO TELL ME WHAT TO DO, PORSCHE.

SO, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO THE BRIGHT RED LIP,

TO THE RIGHT. - THIS ONE?

- YEAH. - OKAY.

THIS OKAY? - MMM-HMM-- OOH, YEAH.

I HAVE A REALLY GREAT MAKEUP ARTIST IN NEW YORK.

HER NAME IS PORSCHE AND SHE CAN'T DO MY MAKEUP FOR OPENING NIGHT,

BECAUSE IT'S A UNION THING-- UNION RULES.

YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE UNION TO PARTICIPATE.

SO, ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE, NOW I'M DOING MY OWN MAKEUP,

AND I THINK I CAN DO MY OWN MAKEUP, BUT NOT FOR STAGE.

SO I'M NOT AS CONFIDENT AS I USUALLY AM.

TONI, ARE YOU EXCITED FOR TONIGHT?

I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR TONIGHT BEING OVER.

- ARE YOU NERVOUS? - YEAH.

I HAVE BUTTERFLIES UP IN MY ESOPHAGUS.

- I'M EXCITED. - ME, TOO.

I GUESS I BETTER GET EXCITED 'CAUSE Y'ALL EXCITED.

WE NEED TO RUB OFF ON YOU.

SOMETHING.

I PUT THIS ON IT, TOO? - YEAH.

I DON'T WANNA GIVE TOO MUCH LIP SERVICE.

IS THAT BETTER?

I MEAN, I'M THINKING WHAT YOU SAID.

THE PERSON IN THE BACK ROW HAS TO SEE ME.

EXACTLY.

PEOPLE IN THE FRONT ROW WILL BE,

"THAT BITCH IS A DRAG QUEEN." - RIGHT.

FOLKS, THIS WAY WITH TICKETS.

THIS WAY WITH TICKETS.

OKAY, NUMBER ONE, I'M REALLY EXCITED

TO SEE TONI BACK ON BROADWAY.

IT'S BEEN, LIKE, WHAT-- TEN YEARS

SINCE SHE'S BEEN ON BROADWAY,

AND FOR HER TO COME BACK TO BROADWAY

AND SELL OUT, SHE DID THAT.

I MEAN, SHE'S TONI B. BRAXTON-- I TRY TO TELL EVERYBODY

- GIVE HER A HUG FOR US. - WE SURE WILL.

TONI, ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT

ALL THE FAMILY COMING TO THE SHOW?

NO-- THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ME STRESSED.

SO I DON'T WANT THEM BACKSTAGE TILL AFTER THE SHOW.

I DON'T WANNA BE HYPER.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO COME AND SAY "HI."

I JUST GOTTA GET THIS... ELEPHANT OFF.

HE'S IN THE ROOM-- YOU SEE THE ELEPHANT RIGHT OVER THERE?

AND WE LOOKED.

I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER ALL MY LINES AND ALL MY DANCE STEPS,

AND I'VE ONLY HAD ONE WEEK TO REHEARSE,

AND MY FAMILY'S IN THE AUDIENCE,

WHICH ALWAYS ADDS EXTRA PRESSURE FOR ME.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M NERVOUS-- I'M NEVER NERVOUS.

WELL, OKAY, I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS, BUT I'M NEVER NERVOUS.

YOU SOUND GREAT, YOU LOOK GREAT AND BREAK YOUR LEG.

BREAK-- WHY DO THEY SAY THAT IN BROADWAY?

I DON'T GET BREAKING A LEG.

I MEAN, YOU COULD REALLY BREAK YOUR LEG.

YOU WOULDN'T TELL A BASEBALL PLAYER,

"BREAK AN ARM" BEFORE HE GOES OUT AND PLAY.

- IT MEANS THE OPPOSITE. - I'M ABOUT TO DO MY HAIR.

"BREAK A COMB."

WELL, DON'T BREAK THAT BRUSH.

THAT BRUSH COST $60.

IT IS SO MUCH PRESSURE, OPENING NIGHT ON BROADWAY.

IN A TONI BRAXTON SHOW, IF I FORGET THE LYRICS,

I CAN TELL THE AUDIENCE, "YOU SING-- HELP ME."

OH, NOT ON BROADWAY.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER EVERY LYRIC, EVERY NIGHT.

THERE IS NO ROOM FOR ERROR-- THAT'S TOUGH.

I'M MORE NERVOUS ABOUT FORGETTING THE LYRICS THAN ANYTHING ELSE,

SO WISH ME LUCK.

I AM READY-- LET'S GO. - ALL RIGHT.

TO THE STAGE-- HERE I GO, HERE I GO, HERE I GO.

BREAK A LEG-- BREAK TWO LEGS.

♪ GRAB YOUR COAT AND GET YOUR HAT ♪

♪ LEAVE YOUR WORRIES ON THE DOORSTEP ♪

♪ UST DIRECT YOUR FEET ♪

♪ TO THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET ♪

MY BIGGEST CONCERN ON OPENING NIGHT

IS REMEMBERING THE LYRICS

AND REMEMBERING WHERE TO STAND

BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ABOUT BLOCKING.

THAT'S THE TOUGHEST PART TO ME,

BECAUSE ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SONG,

YOU HAVE TO BE STANDING EXACTLY IN YOUR LIGHT.

THE LIGHT DOES NOT FOLLOW YOU.

YEAH, A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.

♪ IF I NEVER HAD A CENT ♪

♪ I'D BE RICH AS ROCKEFELLER ♪

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS "SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET"♪AT FIRST.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SONG IT WAS,

AND I WAS LIKE, THAT SOUND KIND OF FAMILIAR,

BUT NOT REALLY, SO THEN, SHE SUNG THE HOOK,

I'M LIKE, "OH, I KNOW THAT SONG."

SO, YOU KNOW, SHE ADDED A LITTLE SPIN TO IT.

♪ ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET ♪

THE SHOW WAS GREAT,

AND TONI DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.

I'M SO PROUD OF HER.

ALTHOUGH I'M USUALLY NERVOUS WHEN MY FAMILY'S IN THE AUDIENCE,

I'M ALWAYS, AT THE END, ACTUALLY GLAD THAT THEY'RE THERE.

THEY OFFER ME SUPPORT, AND I KNOW THEY'RE CHEERING ME ON,

AND THEY'RE SHARING THAT MOMENT WITH ME.

IT'S WHAT FAMILY'S FOR.

I'MA SIT RIGHT HERE-- I LIKE THIS SEAT.

SO AFTER TONI'S SHOW,

WE ALL DECIDED WE WAS GONNA GO TO DINNER

TO CELEBRATE HER OPENING NIGHT,

AND SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL HER IN PERSON.

HEY, GUYS.

HEY, HEY, HEY. - THANK YOU.

- CONGRATULAONS. - THANK YOU.

- IT WAS WONDERFUL! - IT WAS REAL GOOD.

I HADN'T BEEN THAT NERVOUS IN YEARS.

- YOU COULDN'T TELL. - BEYOND NERVOUS.

- COULD NOT TELL. - NO.

- DAD, CAN I WEAR YOUR HAT? - CERTAINLY.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME.

I KNOW.

I'M SUPPOSED TO GO TO ANOTHER PARTY WITH KENNY.

I CAN'T GO-- I'M LIKE, "KEN, I CAN'T GO.

"I LOVE YOU-- I CAN'T GO."

- HIS DAUGHTER-- - SHE'S SO YUMMY.

'CAUSE TOWANDA WAS LIKE,

"LOOK AT YOUR NAILS-- YOUR NAILS ARE SO CUTE."

AND SHE WAS LIKE, "ACTUALLY, IT STARTED OFF AS TURQUOISE,

"AND THEN, I PUT A LIGHTER BLUE AND A WHITE ON THERE,

"SO IT COULD CRACKLE."

SHE'S A TAMARTIAN.

NO, THAT DOESN'T MAKE HER A TAMARTIAN.

WHAT-- OKAY, LET ME ASK TAMAR-- WHAT IS A TAMARTIAN?

A RUDE, YOUNG CHILD, ON TWITTER.

LIES.

LIES-- I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED BY THAT.

OMG-- HERE WE GO AGAIN.

TAMAR AND TOWANDA GOING AT IT.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT A TAMARTIAN IS.

FIRST OF ALL, TAMARTIANS ARE NOT RUDE.

- WHAT? - YES, THEY ARE.

COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

WHAT ABOUT WHAT TOWANDA SAID.

- YOU'RE DEFENDING YOUR FANS. - NO, I'M DEFENDING MYSELF.

BOTH OF THEM COULD USE A SEDATIVE RIGHT NOW,

LIKE, FOR REAL. - JUST STOP, FOR GOD SAKES!

LET ME FINISH 'CAUSE I LET YOU TALK.

- GO AHEAD, FINISH. - THANK YOU.

OKAY, CONTINUE.

YOU JUST COULDN'T LET HIM SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT ME?

WE CAN'T KEEP ARGUING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING.

- THAT'S NOT A TRAP. - OH, IT'S ALL A TRAP.

I

I NEED

I NEED EVERYBODY

I NEED EVERYBODY TO

I NEED EVERYBODY TO GATHER

I NEED EVERYBODY TO GATHER AROUND,

I NEED EVERYBODY TO GATHER AROUND, THOUGH,

BECAUSE I DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT GWITH MY BIRTHDAY CAKES.

MAKE A WISH, COUNT TO THREE, AND THEN, DIG IN THE CAKE.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE ONE BITE WITH YOUR HAND.

EVERYBODY READY-- OKAY, GO.

OH!

WELL...

LOOK AT HER-- SHE'S GREEDY.

WE'RE JUST GREEDY-- LOOK AT HER.

NO, YOU DON'T NEED THAT MUCH CAKE FOR--

[laughter

MOMMY, STOP IT.

LIES--

LIES-- I'M

LIES-- I'M A

LIES-- I'M A LITTLE

LIES-- I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED

LIES-- I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED BY

LIES-- I'M A LITTLE OFFENDED BY THAT.

TAMAR, TELL ME,LE WHAT A TAMARTIAN IS?

FIRST OF ALL, TAMARTIANS ARE NOT RUDE.

- WHAT? - YES, THEY ARE.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

THEY CAN CALL THEMSELVES THAT,

BUT THE TAMARTIANS THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS ARE NOT RUDE PEOPLE.

I AM NOT RUDE.

- TRINA-- - I AM NOT RUDE.

TRINA BRAXTON.

EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY--

YOU'RE MISUNDERSTANDING THEIR PASSION.

THESE ARE THE SAME TAMARTIANS WHO SAID

THAT THEY WISH THAT MY CHILDREN WERE RAPED

AND GOTTEN HIT BY A BUS. - KILLED.

OKAY, BUT TOWANDA-- WHO CLAPPED BACK AND ATTACKED ME.

WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS TODAY.

NO, MA'AM.

AND WE'RE NEVER GONNA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION--

NO, MA'AM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.

OH, MY GOD.

WE CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS.

THIS HAS TO STOP.

WHOA!

BUT YOU CAN'T DEFEND THAT, TAMAR.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

EVERY TIME WE THINK WE MOVED ON FROM TAMAR'S

AND TOWANDA'S FEUD, IT KEEPS COMING RIGHT BACK.

WHAT ABOUT WHAT TOWANDA SAID?

WE NOT GONNA LET HER DO THAT HERE.

I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BELIEVE

THAT TAMAR IS STICKING UP FOR SOME OF HER MEAN-IONS--

YES, I CALLED THEM "MEAN-ION ♪TAMARTIANS."

HOW DARE YOU STICK UP FOR STRANGERS,

BEFORE YOU STICK UP FOR YOUR SISTERS,

FOR YOUR NIECE AND NEPHEW.

I THINK THAT'S TOTALLY RIDICULOUS.

THAT JUST LETS ME KNOW THAT SHE RESPECTS THEM

MORE THAN SHE RESPECTS US.

- YOU'RE DEFENDING YOUR FANS. - NO, I'M DEFENDING MYSELF

BECAUSE-- - YOUR FANS.

TAMARTIANS WAS NAMED AFTER ME, TOWANDA.

STOP-- STOP, STOP, GUYS.

I SAID, YOUR FANS-- I DIDN'T SAY TAMAR.

- STOP, FOR GOD SAKES-- - I DIDN'T SAY TAMAR!

NOW, EVERYBODY WHO COME AT YOU, IN MY DEFENSE,

IS NOT A TAMARTIAN BECAUSE WE ARE VERY POSITIVE PEOPLE,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THIS BEAT

WITHOUT BEING POSITIVE AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A TRUE FACT.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, A TAMARTIAN KNOWS, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

WE MIGHT FUSS AND ARGUE AND FIGHT,

BUT I LOVE MY SISTERS, AND I'MA ROOT FOR 'EM

AND I'MA FIGHT FOR THEM-- SO, THAT WASN'T A TAMARTIAN...

...YET.

DO WE HAVE TO-- IT'S MY NIGHT.

CAN WE FOCUS?

NO ONE SAID "I'M SORRY." OR "I DIDN'T MEAN THAT."

BOTH OF THEM COULD USE A SEDATIVE RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, FOR REAL-- CAN WE DO A TOAST?

DANG, CONGRATULATIONS. - OH, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU DID THAT.

IT WAS HARD, BUT YOU GOT THROUGH IT AND IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS AWESOME.

- CLINK-CLINK CLINK-CLINK-CLINK. - THANK YOU.

BOY, DO WE NEED A RETREAT? - Y'ALL NEED TWO RETREATS.

WHEN DO WE LEAVE?

I'M SORRY-- I HAVE A NANNY, RIGHT NOW.

SORRY-- I LOVE Y'ALL TO PIECES.

OKAY, GOOD-NIGHT.

AU PAIR.

HI.

WE HAVE CHAMPAGNE FOR THE TABLE THERE.

I AM WAITING FOR MY SISTERS, WHO ARE LATE.

I AM ON TIME.

COULD YOU, PLEASE-- THANK YOU, SO MUCH.

VERY GOOD.

IT'S WEDNESDAY, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE TWO SHOWS,

A MATINEE AND A NIGHT PERFORMANCE.

SO, IN BETWEEN THE SHOWS,

I'M GONNA GO HANG OUT WITH THE GIRLS,

JUST TO HANG OUT.

FAMILY MEAL BEFORE THEY ALL LEAVE.

- HEY-HEY. - HELLO.

- HI. - HEY, EVERYONE.

HEY.

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. - DELICIOUSNESS.

- HEY, GUYS. - I WAS HERE BEFORE ANYONE.

TONI NEVER LATE.

SO Y'ALL GONNA COME TO THE SHOW TONIGHT?

CHEER ME ON? - I'M GOING.

IT'S SOLD OUT.

STOP EATING WITH YOUR HANDS, GIRL.

THAT'S WHERE I GET MY NAILS DONE.

YOU TONI BRAXTON.

I'M HUNGRY BRAXTON, RIGHT NOW.

I'M EATING MY FEELINGS.

- WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS? - I DIDN'T LIKE YESTERDAY.

I DIDN'T LIKE HOW-- WHAT WE DID LAST NIGHT.

- IT'S NOT WE. - IT'S WE.

- IT'S LIES. - IT'S WE.

I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT AT ALL.

I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT 'CAUSE YOU GOTTA GET PAST IT.

WHEN TONI WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW,

I DON'T LIKE WHAT "WE" DID LAST NIGHT.

NO, IT WASN'T "WE."

BECAUSE I FELT LIKE TOWANDA INSULTED ME,

AND MY TAMARTIAN FRIENDS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I MEAN, WHEN IS THIS GONNA END?

LIKE, SERIOUSLY, WHEN IS IT GONNA END?

BECAUSE I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SOME STRANGERS THAT FOLLOW YOU,

YOU'RE MAD AT ME-- THAT'S CRAZY.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD,

IN ORDER TO DO OUR RECORD AND OUR ALBUM,

IF WE HAVE TENSION-- HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK?

I WAS, YOU KNOW, IN A HAPPY MOOD YESTERDAY.

IT WAS MY OPENING NIGHT AND IT'S LIKE, "HERE WE GO."

I GET THE FEELING-- ON MY BIRTHDAY, TOO, I GOT IT, SO...

EVERYBODY SAID REALLY GOOD, NICE THINGS TO YOU.

UNTIL THAT WAS CHALLENGED,

BUT I'M NOT GETTING READY TO TALK ABOUT THAT NOW.

HOW CAN WE MOVE PAST IT,

IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA SPEAK ON IT?

- THAT'S WHAT I SAY. - IS SOMEBODY GONNA HAVE ESP?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT.

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, WAIT-- JUST--

I'M NOT GONNA TALK AROUND ANYTHING

AND I'M NOT GONNA MINCE WORDS.

THIS IS JUST SLATE. - GOOD.

SO-SO, AT THE PARTY, SOME GUY SAYS,

"WELL, EVERYBODY SAYS THAT YOU'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON

OR YOU ACTING DIFFERENTLY, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT,

OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

I SAID...

AND THEN, TOWANDA SAID SOMETHING

AND THEY WERE KINDA GOING BACK AND FORTH.

AND THEN, TAMAR TURNS AROUND AND SHE SAYS,

"HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT Y'ALL.

"HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT "Y'ALL OR SOMETHING."

WHATEVER-WHATEVER. - WHO IS THIS GUY?

WHY DID HE FEEL THE NEED TO SAY THAT?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

YOU KNOW, HE WASN'T SAYING, TOWANDA, TRACI AND TRINA.

HE SAID, I KNOW PEOPLE SAID, AND THEN, YOU SAID...

.

AND TOWANDA SAID, ARE YOU THERE?

ARE YOU WITH HER ALL THE TIME?

THEN, HOW DO-- - TRINA STARTED COUGHING FIRST.

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID SOMETHING.

- IT DOESN'T MATTER. - OH, MY GOD.

TAMAR ALWAYS SINGLES ME OUT.

SHE ALWAYS SINGLES TOWANDA OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY,

BECAUSE TRINA COUGHED FIRST,

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU COUGH,

IT MEANS -- THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.

WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THE STATEMENT

THAT HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT Y'ALL?

TOWANDA, I'M NOT GONNA FALL INTO YOUR TRAP.

NO, THAT'S-- THAT'S NOT A TRAP.

- OH, IT'S ALL A TRAP. - THAT'S NOT A TRAP.

WHY WOULD YOU EVEN MAKE THAT STATEMENT?

YOU FELT GUILTY BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW YOU'VE BEEN ACTING.

- GUILTY, HMM-- OKAY. - AND HOWEVER-- EXCUSE ME.

LET ME FINISH 'CAUSE I LET YOU FINISH.

GO AHEAD, FINISH--

- THANK YOU-- I WILL. - OKAY, CONTINUE.

- I WILL, AND-- I WILL. - GOOD.

AND, UM, YES-- SO, AND THEN, YOU DECIDED THAT, YOU KNOW,

YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

LIKE, YOU JUST COULDN'T LET HIM SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT ME?

TOWANDA ALWAYS TRY TO ACT LIKE TAMAR DOESN'T GET IT,

BUT THIS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEM,

IT'S HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW,

AND I KNOW TOWANDA'S GONNA REACH HER BREAKING POINT SOON.

DO YOU THINK YOU'VE BEEN THE SAME EXACT PERSON?

- HE DOES. - NO, I'M ASKING YOU.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'VE BEEN--

I KNOW-I KNOW I'M THE SAME PERSON...

I'M ASKING, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU'VE BEEN--

- I'M ANSWERING. - OKAY, ANSWER THEN.

I HAVE BEEN THE SAME.

TOWANDA, YOU'RE NOT MY AUTHORITY,

NOR AM I AFRAID OF YOU, SO DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, OKAY?

HERE WE GO AGAIN.

TOWANDA AND TAMAR ARGUING, AGAIN-- THIS IS CRAZY.

WE CAN'T KEEP ARGUING ABOUT EVERYTHING, EVERY LITTLE THING.

EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER, IT ALWAYS END UP

THIS WAY. - THAT'S FUNNY.

EITHER Y'ALL GO GET HELP,

OR JUST LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE,

BECAUSE THIS IS A MESS.

COMING UP ON "BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES"...

YOU CAN'T KEEP WALKING AWAY.

ALL THE TIME.

I'M NEVER ARGUING WITH YOU AGAIN.

NOBODY CARES ABOUT ME!

EITHER Y'ALL GO GET HELP,

OR JUST LEAVE EACH OTHER ALONE,

BECAUSE THIS IS A MESS.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE MY MOM WOULD SAY,

"WELL, MAYBE YOU GUYS SHOULDN'T HANG TOGETHER

"OR BE TOGETHER OR LOVE EACH OTHER FROM AFAR."

WHY WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

THAT'S NOT...

I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS OKAY FOR HER TO SAY.

IF EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT YOU,

WOULDN'T YOU FEEL A CERTAIN TYPE OF WAY

IF ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARGUED THAT,

AND IN THAT SETTING?

IF SOMEONE SAID, YOU KNOW, "TONI'S AN AMAZING SINGER.

"SHE'S A SIX-TIME GRAMMY "AWARD WINNING SONG WRITER,

"PRODUCER, VOCALIST.

"THIS IS HER THIRD "TIME ON BROADWAY."

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE,

SOMEBODY SAY, "BUT THAT BITCH STINK."

AND IT CAME FROM YOUR SISTER.

WOULD YOU TURN AROUND AND SAY "WHAT?"

I DIDN'T SAY THAT-- THAT'S NOT THE SAME.

IT'S CRAZY.

OF COURSE, WHAT I SAY, I CRAZY.

TAMAR, STOP.

- NO, SHE DIDN'T-- - NO, TAMAR, STOP.

SHE DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE CRAZY.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A SENSITIVITY

ABOUT WHETHER YOU'VE CHANGED.

EXACTLY.

NO, THAT IS NOT A SENSITIVITY.

I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT NO SENSITIVITY.

I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT WHAT HE SAID.

I SAID, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOUR SISTER

REBUTTALED THE FACT THAT--

I DIDN'T REFUTE ANYTHING THAT HE SAID.

I WOULD BE EXTREMELY UPSET,

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

OH!

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ABOUT TO DRIVE ME TO DRINK.

- HERE YOU GO. - I BEAT YOU.

I LOVE YOU ALL, BUT I GOTTA GO.

I CANNOT TAKE THIS ENERGY WITH ME ON STAGE.

I'M OUT.

I AM SUPER FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW.

NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO LEAVE,

I HAVE A SHOW IN AN HOUR, AND MY SISTERS ARE ARGUING

AND THERE'S TENSION, AGAIN-- THIS IS JUST SILLINESS.

I MEAN, SHAME ON YOU, BOTH OF YOU-- BOO.

BOO TO TOWANDA, AND BOO TO TAMAR.

I THINK ALL THE SISTERS SAID VERY NICE THINGS

ABOUT-ABOUT THEIR SISTER. - THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

WHEN THE GUY MADE THE COMMENT

TALKING ABOUT TAMAR, HOW-HOW CAN HE KNOW--

TALKING ABOUT TAMAR?

HE WASN'T DEFENDING ME-- HE WAS DEFENDING YOURSELF.

NO-NO-NO-NO-- LET ME-LET ME FINISH.

NO, MY THING IS THIS:

WHO IS THIS DUDE SAYING THAT HE'S KNOWN TAMAR FOR A LONG TIME

AND HE KNOWS THAT SHE HASN'T CHANGED.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW HER?

TOWANDA, YOU JUST THOUGHT OF THAT, CHILD.

NO, I DIDN'T-- NO, MA'AM, SIR.

I DID NOT JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.

I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH HER-- I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH YOU.

I'M JUST TELLING WHAT I-- HOW I FEEL.

I'M NEVER ARGUING WITH YOU AGAIN.

- YOU CAN'T KEEP WALKING AWAY. - ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME.

- YOU CAN'T WALK AWAY. - ALL THE TIME.

OOH, CHILD, 'CAUSE I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THE DRAMA,

AND I LOVE JESUS.

I'VE GIVEN MY LIFE OVER TO CHRIST.

HALLELUJAH.

I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE ABOUT NOTHING, 'CAUSE SHE NEEDS HER VOICE.

BUT NO SHADE.

IT'S TRUE-- I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE.

I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THAT.

TAMAR, THAT'S WHACK THAT YOU'RE WALKING AWAY, THOUGH.

GIRL, NO, IT'S NOT.

- YES, IT IS. - GIRL LIES.

NO, IT'S THE TRUTH.

- UH-UH. - YES.

THERE HAS TO BE SOME RESOLVE.

HOW CAN IT BE, TRINA, A RESOLUTION, WHEN...

SHE WALKS AWAY?

I NEVER GET UP-- I NEVER WALK AWAY.

I LOVE YOU, BOO-- I CAN'T DO THIS.

OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T.

I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME HERE.

PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST-- I GOT TO GO.

DON'T WALK AWAY-- THAT'S NOT COOL.

THIS SITUATION IS THE NUCLEUS OF ALL THE...

EXCUSE ME--

THAT'S HAPPENING BETWEEN ALL THE REST OF THE SISTERS,

BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON ONE SIDE.

OTHER PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

WAIT, PLEASE LET ME FINISH.

MMM-HMM-- MMM-HMM, MMM-HMM.

IT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND IT'S HURTFUL.

YES, IT IS.

BECAUSE WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER TOO MUCH

FOR THIS STUPIDITY TO KEEP HAPPENING FOR NO REASON.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TELL ALL OF YOU.

YOU'VE GOTTA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

IT'S MORE THAN THE PARTY, OR THE BIZ.

THERE'S A CORE THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE REACHED.

GO AHEAD, 'WANDA.

I'D LIKE TO COMMENT, TRINA, ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER ASKED ANYBODY

TO BE TEAM TOWANDA.

- NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT-- - NO, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT

BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER ASKED, "WHAT ABOUT WANDA'S FEELINGS?"

BECAUSE I FEEL NO ONE EVER CARED ABOUT MY FEELINGS!

NOBODY EVER CARED ABOUT HOW TOWANDA FEELS!

CAREFUL WITH THE TABLE--

- NOBODY CARES! - TOWANDA, PLEASE.

NOBODY CARES!

TOWANDA, GET UP FROM THE TABLE, THOUGH.

GET UP FROM THE TABLE. - I DON'T CARE!

NOBODY CARES ABOUT ME!

NO, BABY, YOU CAN'T DO THAT NOW.

- YES, I CAN! - NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

MOVE-- MOVE!

I'M GONNA GET UP, CHECK ON MY SISTER.

WHAT IS GOING ON, FOR GOD SAKES?

COME ON.

SHE WAS JUST AT HER BREAKING POINT.

- COME ON. - COME ON.

GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, BABY.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, IN 500 MILLION YEARS,

THAT THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN TO OUR FAMILY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK.