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These are my sisters. Where's Traci?

Traci? She's here, too.

Traci's definitely not being her normal self,

and I'm starting to worry about her.

Let's talk about social media.

You let people get to you to a point

- where you go back and forth-- - No, I don't.

Wait. You let them get to the marrow of your bones.

Not-- not like that.

Vince and I pull up to the UNCF event,

I look over to my right and boom!

There goes my stalker.

Why are you friends with the person who stalks me

and give stories to the media about your family?

She goes back to her hotel

'cause the last thing I'm gonna do is cause a scene

at Diezel's big, big night.

♪ We are the Braxtons and you'll see ♪

♪ 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." ♪

Oh, my God, how y'all doing?

-Hey, Traci. - Hey! Hey, hey!

I'm here.

It's nice to be able to get together with my family

to celebrate the UNCF scholarship

that Diezel and I presented this evening.

Traci flew in from a performance in Tennessee.

Even though she's late, I'm so glad she made it.

Hey, Eric. Oh, my God. I haven't seen Eric--

Eric, you are...

You're getting ready to be 20.

- He's a man. - He's a man.

Ooh, I like this. Look at this.

I like Toni's, too.

I told you, I have a jumper.

I have a jumper and I have a layup.

It's in the back of my closet.

- What's a layup? - The jumper is...

I thought you were talking about basketball.

The jumper is layin' up on this corner.

There you go.

What is wrong with Traci?

So, how many cocktails did you have tonight?

You know what, Toni, I didn't even have no cocktails

because I'm-- I was just so...

- Overwhelmed. - ...overwhelmed because of Diez...

It's just you don't want nothin' to drink.

That's my high today.

It's my ultimate high.

Yes.

Braxton told me--

you like my outfit, Braxton?

It's gross?

Why is it gross?

- Is it too sexy? - Yeah.

It's great having all the kids with us here tonight,

but I'm a little disappointed that Tamar isn't here, though.

I don't know why she couldn't show up to Diezel's event.

He was looking forward to Auntie Tamar seeing him on stage tonight.

But I'm hoping she'll just come in and surprise us all

and walk through the door any moment.

- Diezel, how do you feel? - He did an excellent job. He really did.

- He did? - I taped it.

- I'm so upset I missed it. - I'm gonna have to show you.

Thank you.

- Yeah, Ariana. - I had to.

- You did? - I needed more attention.

I had to.

You know who Ariana Grande is.

- I don't know what she looks like. - Yes, you do.

I'm gonna pull her up.

- Ooh! - Oh, my God! Braxton, she's mine.

Hey, she's fine.

I'm gonna get you back...

Trina, why you making a face?

Because girlfriends is not really something

that you have to worry about right now.

That's the life that I live.

Well, I'm glad you have a girlfriend instead of a fianceé.

But they're just engaged. They're not married.

But like I said, they get engaged then comes the baby real early.

- Hey, Grandma. - Is that what you figure?

I'm missin' a sister. I'm lookin' around...

None of the adults are discussing Tamar's absence

because we're just trying to keep it upbeat for the kids.

Especially Diezel, because this is his special night.

But I'm pretty sure I know why Tamar's not here,

so I'll doubt she'll be coming to dinner.

I can hear!

Diezel, you wanna do the grace?

All right.

Lord, thank you for this wonderful food.

Thank you for all the people here

and I hope Tamar and Vince can make it here.

If they can't, so be it.

Bless them all. Bless everyone here.

- Amen. -Amen.

He is a typical Aries. He's an Aries to my own heart.

I think Diezel was extremely disappointed

that Tamar was unable to make it.

I need to find out what happened.

So, until I talk to Tamar,

I don't know.

- That little dress is super cute. - Thanks.

It feel real s-- I feel real summery.

It's actually a skirt.

- And you made it into a dress. - And I made it into a dress.

- Ooh, aren't you just creative. - Wasn't that smart?

- I know! - I bet you they have Sangria here.

- Let's get some. - With that whole...

- You think so? - You know, being the bar owner that I am.

Hey...

- Look at the menu. - Look at that.

I'm gonna steal it. I'm gonna take a picture of it.

Hey, look. Sangria.

Okay, let's get a pitcher?

It's, like, two glasses are $32,

so we might as well get the pitcher for 48.

That's what I'm sayin'. Let's get the pitcher.

- How we doin'? - How are you?

We got some amazing cocktails--

craft cocktails, some great wine.

Our Sangrias here are amazing.

I hear you talking about the pitcher.

Yes, we're gonna do the pitcher of the Sangria.

- Thank you so much, Francis. - Thanks, ladies.

How cute was Diezel?

Towanda, was that UNCF not just the best thing ever?

It was.

I was so proud of D-Ky.

- And he looked so dapper. - He looked handsome.

- It was good to see everybody... - Praise him.

Well, almost everybody together.

Diezel was disappointed when Tamar and Vincent didn't come.

Well, they showed up, but left

because they didn't like one of the assistants that was hired

to, um, take pictures of Diezel.

Oh.

Mommy told us that Tamar actually came to the UNCF event,

but did not get out of the car

because an old friend and an employee--

she had major issues with was there.

My personal opinion is it has--

I don't care how much you dislike a person,

you can't dislike a person more than you love your family.

'Cause it was about Diezel. It wasn't about anybody else but Diezel.

I'm at a point, and this is playing devil's advocate...

I just think if it's gonna impede what's happening,

just don't bring any of them around.

If you wanna have 'em in your personal space,

have 'em in your personal space.

Just-- just-- just don't.

Just-- just don't.

Because it just causes too much conflict.

Trina, it's conflict anyway.

It doesn't even have to be an outside person to come in.

Tamar should have come to the event regardless of who was there.

But I just know when I'm supposed to come somewhere,

if a certain person causes drama who shouldn't be brought,

I don't get involved with it.

If I'm supposed to go an event,

I show up, I'm gonna do what I'm supposed to do,

and that's just it for Trina.

So now what? What do you-- what do you--

- what do you think we need to do... - Pray.

...to repair-- yes, we have to pray now.

Because I think, at this point,

it's every little thing.

I don't know, Trina.

Tell me why.

'Cause I just don't know.

That's a shutdown.

- It is. - Why?

Because I just don't-- I'm tired of--

I'm tired of it always being something.

I'm tired, and I'm so tired of giving everybody else my energy.

I'm tired of that, too.

So I don't do it anymore.

But I think we need to sit down and talk

about all these issues between us.

The only thing that can help fix the sister unity

is Jesus.

That's it. Just prayer.

Here we are. We have our cauliflower smoked caper vinaigrette.

-Ooh. - Poached egg in the center.

- Okay? Enjoy. - Thank you.

Ah, that's the, uh, that's a poached egg.

Let me know if you like that. I can always bring it back.

What was that, Trina? Are you flirting with him now?

No, I was not flirting with him.

That sounded like a little flirt to me.

- Look at you giggling. - I'm not giggling.

- You're giddy. - I did not giggle. I laughed.

Okay. He's way cute.

-Hey, guys. - Hello.

Hey.

- I'm so hungry. - Are you?

I haven't eaten yet.

As a family, I feel like we need to be able

to collectively discuss anything.

Whether someone gets upset or disappointed.

The only way things can be resolved

is to actually address it and talk about it.

So, tonight we all agreed to meet

to talk through our issues.

Tamar, what botanical garden did you skip through?

- I think it's cute. - It is.

- I like it though. - It is.

- It's pretty, though. - Traci, I am beat for a couple people.

Wait a minute. Traci said, "But what botanical garden did she come from?"

What is wrong with her?

- Traci. - It's wanderlust. It's definitely wanderlust.

Tamar-tian botanical garden...

It's wanderlust.

-Well, you look nice. - I do?

Yeah.

My Lenny-Kravitz look today.

I was gonna say you got-- you're not--

I never understood why older people wore, like,

shades as, like, their glasses.

What does that mean?

That means like, you remember, like, what's Miss--

used to live on Queens Town?

- Uh, let me think. - I ain't talkin' about you.

Lookin' at you reminded me of like older people...

No, the lady who used to live next door.

- You know who I'm talkin' about? - Yeah, I forgot her name.

- It's Correen. - Miss Correen used to wear glasses.

Her and then the lady who lived across the street from her, too.

The lesbian?

Whoo!

- They were? -Yes.

Trina, think about it.

- You didn't just think about it? - She's a sweetheart,

but Tamar said-- she looked at me and said,

"Think about old people who wear sunglasses..."

I said older people!

- If ever the word "shade"... - No, not at all.

She's talkin' about when we were little.

When the girls kind of pick on each other,

it doesn't make me feel bad at all,

because they did that as kids,

but they used to laugh about it.

Now, they just take it so seriously.

I don't understand that part.

I'm gonna have to step out for a minute.

Bathroom. I hate to get up.

- Y'all start. - Want me to go with you?

- No, I got this. - Need help?

Go ahead.

So, Tami, why didn't you come to the UNCF event?

- Because-- - I thought everybody was coming.

I was-- I did pull up...

...and then-- I saw Towanda and Trina with my stalker.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

- So now I'm a bad person? - You said you're a bad person.

- I'm asking. - No, it doesn't make you a bad person.

- So I fallout with everybody? - You are a bit abrasive.

Let's not deny that.

We're not gonna tear up this family!

You know what? Y'all got darn better get it together.

I don't even wanna eat with you. How 'bout that?

Tami, why didn't you come to the UNCF event?

I did pull up...

and then-- I saw Towanda and Trina with my stalker.

Who's your stalker?

Your assistant.

What makes him a stalker? He follows you?

Yes, and my friends...

on Instagram and on Facebook and on Twitter all the time.

But why didn't you come in?

'Cause I don't wanna be around--

you wanna hang out with your stalker at a family function?

This particular person was asked

not to be around me, period.

And, you know, I don't get...

...how family brings...

a person around that another family member

is completely and utterly uncomfortable with.

He was there for Diezel's thing

because I needed Diezel's social media down.

I had nobody to do it and he was the only person...

Well, you could've asked me. I would have did it.

- I wasn't gonna ask you to do that. - You should've...

No, it's for Diezel. So he would've been nowhere near you...

You would've asked Diezel to be around my stalker? Really?

Diezel was upset that you weren't there.

So it made me feel some kind of way, yes, it did.

But nobody explained to him that Towanda or you

hired my stalker.

- And he's still around. - I didn't hire your stalker.

- He always worked for me. - Yeah, you did.

- He still works for you. - He always worked for me.

But why does he still work for you then?

He wasn't supposed to be anywhere around you that day

- out of being respectful for you. - But he was, though.

Okay, but then you gotta get him out of here-- get him outta my space

- get him outta my area... - He wasn't supposed to be there, period.

...so I can walk through and support my nephew.

That's how I think it should have been.

But that's-- I mean, I would never show up with Trina's ex-husband.

- It's just the level... - You really think that's the same thing?

I do. I do feel like it's the level of respect.

Okay. Tamar, you fall out with everybody.

I would have no friends. I would have no employees.

- Who do I fall out with? - You fall out with everybody.

- I don't fall out with anyone. - Oh, my God.

Who did I fall out with? Who have I fallen out with...

- You feel comfortable saying that? - ...besides my family?

- Oh, my God. - Who did I fall out with?

So now I'm a bad person now?

- So you're saying I'm a bad person? - You said you're a bad person.

- See, why you adding words? - Don't-- don't twist words.

- You said you're a bad person. - I'm asking.

No, it doesn't make you a bad person.

So I fall out with everybody?

You fall out with-- Tamar, you have to admit,

- you're a bit... - That's a lie, Toni.

You are a bit abrasive. Let's not deny that.

I'm sorry, Toni. I should have come anyway.

I should've been uncomfortable. I should've been around somebody--

No, you shoulda said, "Get him away from me so I can support my nephew."

- Just like that. - I have several times...

No, and let's just be honest.

I've asked 100,000 times,

"Please don't bring him around me.

I'm uncomfortable around him." I have asked.

That's never come up?

We've never discussed that before Diezel's event?

- Oh, yeah, we have. - I've never said I was uncomfortable around him?

"Please don't bring him around me"?

He wasn't supposed to be in your space.

But he was there in my space.

Okay, that's what I'm saying. I understand that.

You don't wanna be around somebody

that makes you feel uncomfortable or you don't like.

I'm saying, you've done stuff to people

you don't like in the past and you manage to make it work.

Why isn't Diezel worth it?

You would be the same way if this was Logan.

- Why isn't Diezel worth it? - So this is a mother.

I am a lioness that would defend my own just like you was.

So, as a mother and as your sister,

I've felt some kind of way and I was in my feelings about that.

And I'm supposed to be.

- I'm not dismissing your feelings... - You are a little bit.

...but, no, I didn't even know he was in your space.

- He wasn't supposed to be... - First and foremost...

- You make it a melodrama. - No, it's just-- no, I'm not.

- I'm a bad person. - That's not fair.

- Nobody said you was a bad person. - But you are.

- I'm telling you my disappointment. - You are.

- Oh, my God. - But I'm disappointed.

- No one said that, Tamar. - Well, what I'm-- yes, yes.

- When did who said? - Because she's saying that I'm letting somebody

stop me from seeing my nephew.

- And I'm just saying-- - You did.

And I'm really hurt that I couldn't support my nephew

and celebrate my family's big event,

but the choice was made for me

for my sisters, okay, to bring my stalker.

I've never heard of a family who does that.

Oh, but Tamar's the big bad wolf.

It's my fault, not yours.

I just find it a little disrespectful

that you're not even gonna take ownership in any of it.

And it's all me

and I'm just really jacked up for not coming...

- I wanna be clear. - ...and you're not taking ownership

for having somebody at a family event.

- All I'm saying is... - Okay. Okay!

- You guys keep stirring up crap... - Exactly.

- I'm stir... - Ah ah.

I said, "You guys."

I did not pick you out by yourself.

I said, "You guys."

That means every God darn person at this table.

Except me.

You guys keep stirring up crap, stirring up crap

every time you get together!

If you stir crap, it's gonna stink!

It's simple as that.

But y'all keep bringin' up--

do you think I don't get tired of this?

Can't even sit down and have a decent darn meal!

I wasn't here. I went to the bathroom.

I come back. It was chaotic.

I'm like, "What?"

So I have to come in the middle of a hurricane.

Nobody can express themselves to each other?

Nobody can tell each other how they feel, God darn it?

We're not gonna tear up this family!

You know what?

Y'all God darn better get it together.

I don't even wanna eat with you!

How 'bout that?!

- Thank you. - Sure.

Thank you so much.

Well, Missy, you're lookin' younger and younger

- each day I see you. - Yeah, I do look good.

I don't see Braxton at all.

We aren't friends.

However, I invited Braxton to come to Atlanta so we could

rectify whatever is goin' on with the family.

Well, tell me how things been goin' with the girls.

I don't like the attitude that they have between them.

- Each other? - I really don't.

- Again? - I don't know.

They just got this thing

that they're holding on the inside

for some reason or another.

Well, I know they're very opinionated.

Especially with each other.

They're sisters. They're siblings.

They supposed to express what they feel.

However, you leave it alone. You let it go.

Yes. Yeah.

I'm doin' the best I can.

But I think they need some guiding.

I've lost a lot of communication

with-- with the girls.

'cause they just don't talk to me at all.

I didn't know that.

From some of 'em I hadn't had a Father's Day card,

a birthday card.

It's almost like they don't even acknowledge me

as being their father anymore.

When Braxton told me that he hardly hear from the girls,

I thought he and the girls talked everyday.

I couldn't believe it.

I think that the children carrying--

still carrying a lot of hurt,

disappointment and disillusion.

Just the mere fact they're not talking to you,

they're carrying a lot, and that needs to be fixed.

You know what I was thinking, though?

I think they need spiritual people in their lives,

not that we aren't, but sometimes

I think family need to go beyond their family 'cause...

- Someone outside, yeah. - Outside of the family.

'Cause sometime family doesn't always have the answer.

I think with the girls, that they really will need

a powerful person.

A person that's been there, done that, got a t-shirt.

So I think this person that I have in mind

will really work.

When do you think you could set up this meeting?

Soon as possible, I think.

- It's imperative... - It very much so.

- ...for everybody. - No one is exempt in this thing.

'Cause it doesn't sound like the family.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

I just can't believe that Mommy and Daddy

has summoned us to an emergency...

...family meeting.

I'm a little nervous, though.

I miss everything about our relationship.

Do you believe her?

Did you leave your jacket on the plane?

I don't know where I left my jacket, Towanda.

It's probably in your book bag.

Or in the trunk or something, I don't, Towanda, you know.

I just can't believe that Mommy and Daddy

has summoned us to Orlando.

An emergency...

...family meeting.

I'm just glad they're coming together by something,

- Me, too. - So if they can come together, so can we.

So can we.

I wonder what time Traci, Toni, and Tamar gets here.

I don't know.

I'm a little nervous, though.

- Why? - Well, Towanda, because we've been acting the fool, though.

Let's be honest about it all.

Our sistership has not been...

ideal like it used to be.

What do you think it is?

That's why we have to have, like, a family meeting, I guess.

We have to get to the root of it.

I don't think anybody really wants to talk about it.

I don't know if things are really gonna get better,

however, comma, I'm just gonna sit back and listen

and absorb everything

because I don't wanna get into an argument with anybody.

I feel like it's gonna be mentally exhausting.

Our family meetings are always mentally exhausting.

So what are you saying? You wanna have a cocktail when we get there?

That'd be nice.

Towanda and I

are the first to arrive at the hotel,

and I really hope this isn't gonna be another waste of time.

The last thing we need

is another family blowup in front of whomever

we're supposed to be meeting.

But maybe it's President Barack Obama.

I hope so.

Oh, minibar.

There's no minibar!

Child...

I walk in the room

and that's Bishop T.D. Jakes.

- Here we are. - Hi, Bishop.

- So glad to see you. - Thank you.

- How are you, sir? - Hello. Great to see you.

Good to see you.

For the unsaved people,

Bishop T.D. Jakes

is like one of the biggest pastors in the world.

He'll bless your soul if you let him.

Only do it, "holla-loo."

When I walked into the room and I saw Bishop T.D. Jakes,

I almost fell to the floor.

No, it's not President Obama, but it's pretty darn close.

He definitely has a commanding presence,

and our family has been in awe of his ministry for many, many years.

Well, we are here.

We are here.

I am glad to be here and to be of service to you.

What I would do in any situation is tell you,

"I want you to tell me why I'm here.

What you would like to see come out of this,

this session together with the family."

What you perceive the problems are out of your heart.

Let's just start and just talk to me.

I see my family falling apart.

The girls, they were so close.

They were just like two peas in one shell.

But I don't recognize them.

I don't know these people.

Was there something that happened

that you saw it begin to come apart?

Yeah, you know, when we went through the divorce,

my ex-husband and I,

it just, like-- it just fell apart.

You know, everybody was doing this, that--

I think it was a lot of hurt

there was a lot of anger,

there was a lot of disappointment,

and I don't-- they didn't know what to do with it.

They didn't know how to deal with it--

I didn't know how to deal with it, to be honest with you.

You know, it's interesting

that Mommy first brought up

that she thinks our issues started with our parents' divorce.

I mean, I understand every family has issues,

but I agree that when we found out about our dad's big affair,

the whole concept of family was put into question.

But I don't think that's the only reason we're having issues.

For me, I think the difference happened

once the show came out.

I thought the show was what caused the distance with us.

Maybe because we were living our lives

out loud on the camera

and we didn't have the skills to communicate post-filming.

In addition to that,

I think I, as the oldest,

was very disappointed not that my parents got a divorce--

well, yes, I was about that,

but to be honest,

it was-- I thought how it was handled

not between my mom and my dad,

- but my dad's relationship with us as girls. -Mm-hmm.

So it wasn't just getting divorced from your mother.

You feel like you got divorced, too.

Absolutely.

I love both of my parents,

but as a parental unit, I'm disappointed in both of them.

Growing up all our lives,

it was always be forgiving,

be loving, be caring,

and then you look at them, look at their relationship, and it's horrible.

No one's asking them to be in love with each other,

but if we look at you guys and you guys still can't come together,

- how are we gonna come together? -Mm-hmm.

I agree with Trina.

Every time when we was younger,

you can tell they were upset with each other,

but we never saw how they came together

and what kind of communication that they have.

And then it spilled onto us,

and we don't know how to communicate with each other.

We don't. We just shut down.

And the next time we see each other,

"Hey," but we ain't never talked about it.

We just brushed it under the rug.

You see, one of the problems

that we're dealing with right off the top here

is that you two

have not taught them how to resolve conflict.

If we don't find a way

for you all to demonstrate to them how to move forward,

I don't think they're gonna be able to move forward either.

And you will never see the value of what you have left

until it's gone.

And then you're standing over a tomb somewhere saying,

"Oh, that's my sister."

I want everybody to get a chance to talk.

Let's hear from you.

I feel like today, sitting here,

that I've lost my family.

Completely.

The tombstone you're talking about?

I feel like I'm talking over a tombstone.

You know something?

I guarantee you

the relationships that you had are not gone.

I guarantee you.

I would put my life on it.

But what has to happen here

is you have to talk.

It's scary, isn't it?

No, I'm just trying not to cry.

- Um... - It's okay to cry.

I miss you all terribly.

Um...

And I love you all

more than any-- anything.

And, um...

I miss everything about our relationship.

I miss us cooking,

and laughing,

and being on the phone.

I miss the holidays.

Like, I have my dreams and all of my aspirations,

but if somebody would have told me

that the price for all of that was to give up my family,

I would've said, "That's okay."

Do you believe her?

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

She's hurting. Do you care?

She's alienated herself.

What I feel in the room is shocking.

It's just really difficult to feel ostracized.

Have you considered ways

that you can gradually bring them into your atmosphere?

That doesn't work.

Tamar's the baby. She's the last one to have a child.

She don't get it yet.

I had to get it. You understand what I'm saying?

Toni had to get it.

Trina, Towanda, my brother--

we all had--

Jesus.

Well...

This is exciting.

Yes!

That's crazy.

Yeah.

I think we're making really good progress.

It just fell.

For some reason, we might've hit the substratum

of what we really needed to hear

because the Devil didn't like that.

- No, he didn't. -Yeah.

Yeah.

I have my dreams and all of my aspirations,

but if somebody would've told me

that the price for all of that

was to give up my family, I would've said, "That's okay."

Do you believe her?

-No. - I don't.

Wow.

Why not?

- Tell me why not. - I think that a lot of the words she's saying

has some truth in it.

Right.

She's alienated herself

from her family for those dreams and aspirations.

I think you're telling me who's fault it is.

Nope, not at all.

- Mm-mm, not at all. - "She's alienated herself"

- says you did it to yourself. - No, it's history.

But it doesn't matter who did it

right now.

The part that she's hurting...

Do you care?

- Yes. - Absolutely. Absolutely.

I mean, to be quite honest, I miss her, too.

A lot of the things that she's talking about

I miss that sisterhood that we all shared.

So why is it hard for you to respond to her

by saying that? "I miss you, too."

I miss the fun, I miss the food,

I miss the foolishness.

I'm trying to give this family better language.

Yes.

What I feel in the room

is a shocking amount of hurt.

I'm wise enough to know that one session

won't fix something that's been going on

for a long time.

But if you care about each other,

you will take what I'm saying to heart

and will begin to practice it.

Because I'm afraid if you don't,

they'll have your pictures all over the walls,

they'll be playing your music all in cars,

everybody will be happy because of you,

but you.

And most celebrities make everybody happy but themselves.

I wanna get with you next.

We're gonna have a talk.

I have to change my shoes.

I already changed mine real quick.

Bishop T.D. Jakes is a very intimidating presence,

especially because you can kind of feel his anointing

when he walks through the door.

So I'm a little nervous to go back in there.

Girl, it was exhausting.

I mean, I just had to take off my clothes

and put on a robe just so I could feel relaxed.

What part do you think was more exhausting?

E, all of the above.

I didn't expect the "Tamar breakdown."

You didn't?

- You did? - To me, that's just classic Tamar.

Well, I think it's more

on the, "I don't do anything to anybody,

but everybody is always mad at me" thing.

You know, it's just...

that's the part that made me just real like...

Tamar wants everyone else to own their stuff,

but she doesn't wanna own her stuff,

and that's just disheartening.

But like I said before, hey,

I expect these things and these actions

and reactions from Tamar now.

Nothing surprises me that she does.

Well, I'm hoping that by the end...

...of it all, you know,

we at least come to some resolve.

You understand what I'm saying?

Because it's just a long time coming

and I just-- I look forward to whatever he has to say.

- To everybody? - To everybody.

Should I put my clothes back on?

Girl, those shoes.

They're cute, but they hurt my feet.

Everything's starting to get a little tight.

Because we've been sitting in there, you know what I mean?

You can't go-- these shoes are eight-hour shoes.

They're not 12-hour shoes.

I see London, I see France, I see women's underpants.

- You don't see nothing. - Yes, I did!

- Come on in, ma'am, and have a seat. - All right now.

- Wow, we have had a day, haven't we? - Ugh, yes.

I very much really honest to God love my sisters

and deeply wanna have a real close sisterhood with them again.

I'm not saying I'm perfect, because I'm not,

but I really don't know...

...what happened...

...and why it's...

such a disconnect with everybody.

There was a moment that you got very, very emotional

and your heart broke open

and there was an aloof response

- to that emotion. - Yeah.

Almost all of them in one accord

seemed not to believe it.

What in the background am I not seeing?

Oh, well, I don't know.

I know I was sincere.

I don't understand what the disbelief would be.

Coming up on "Braxton Family Values"...

That is a lie 'cause I never said that!

Why would I do that?

We don't know why.

I never put you...

- ...in the wrong, though. - I don't know why.

- We can hear you from the room. - But I wasn't cussing!

- Hold up, hold up. -I didn't support you--

There was a moment that you got very, very emotional

and your heart broke open

and there was an aloof response.

Almost all of them in one accord

seemed not to believe it.

What in the background am I not seeing?

Ooh, well, I don't know.

I know I was sincere.

I don't understand what the disbelief would be.

I can't lie and tell you

that when they said I was pretty much--

that it didn't affect me.

It did. It'd affect anybody.

Because I was being honest, and I still mean it.

How much of this drama

is career-related?

- Maybe about 85 or 90%. - Wow.

Do you think that it is career-related

because now this is your season,

this is your moment?

How hard is it to manage a moment

in a family of people

who are success-oriented?

It's very difficult

- because I'm alone. - Mm-hmm.

- I don't have the support from my siblings... - Mm-hmm.

and I really want that.

And it's just really difficult to feel ostracized

and to feel like when wonderful things happen,

you can't share it with your family.

Have you considered ways

that you can gradually bring them into your atmosphere

where they feel a part of it with you?

- I feel like I've tried that. - Mm-hmm.

- It doesn't work. - Okay.

And I feel like their attempt definitely didn't work.

- I was on tour and had one of my biggest shows... - Mm-hmm.

and one that I was so proud of in Atlanta.

And in the middle of the show

the girls decided they were gonna come on

and surprise me and do a number

while I am performing.

- It didn't go the way that they planned it... - Mm-hmm.

and I got blamed for it.

- Okay. - That has been a big wedge.

Since you've waited all your life to have this moment,

isn't it then important that you enjoy that moment

without the nagging, gnawing inner voice of criticism

that says this moment is somehow tainted

because somebody I love didn't clap for me?

You cannot deny yourself

of what you worked hard to get and how God has blessed you,

especially if you're sure in your heart

that you've been fair.

You're right.

- It's just getting there. - Yeah, it's a process.

- Yes. - It's a process.

- Pain pushes you there. - It does.

- Thank you. - It's been good.

All right now.

I feel like I need some smothered chicken after that.

While it's been an interesting opportunity

to get to talk to you individually and collectively,

there are a couple of things that I want to focus on for a few minutes.

I want to visit something that you and I talked about earlier.

You talked about a moment, I think, in Atlanta.

Let's visit that for a moment.

- I wasn't there. It was the other... -It was Towanda's idea.

It was.

Tamar was making a statement that we never support her.

So at that particular moment,

I wanted to show Tamar that we're supporting her.

Because one thing that brings us together is a stage.

So we practiced to surprise her,

and it didn't go the way that we intended.

There was no malice involved.

It was all about support.

It turned into a malicious situation

when we were called names

- and we were kicked out of the arena. - It's not true, though.

- It is true. - Towanda, that is not--

- I-- I... - It's true.

- Yes. - That did not happen, though.

You called us bitches and threw us out.

No, I didn't throw you out, Trina.

How did I throw you-- I wasn't there!

Well, you had your manager throw us out.

I didn't have him throw you out.

Wait, wait, let me tell you something. I've had staff before, too, Tamar,

and they can only do what they're told.

Did y'all hear Tamar say that

- or was it her? - You heard--

Yeah.

That's a lie. That is a lie!

'Cause I never said that!

Why would I do that?

We don't know why.

- I never put you guys in the wrong, though. - I don't know why.

- We can hear you from the room. - But I wasn't cussing you guys out!

- You did. - Hold up, hold up.

-I didn't support you-- - Hold up.