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- I'M TONI BRAXTON.

YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT I AM

A SIX-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PERFORMER

WHO HAS SOLD OVER 40 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE,

STARRED IN TWO BROADWAY PLAYS,

AND HEADLINED MY OWN SHOW IN LAS VEGAS.

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW,

IS THAT I HAVE FOUR YOUNGER, AMAZING SISTERS,

ALL TALENTED IN THEIR OWN RIGHT,

BUT NONE OF THEM TO THIS POINT

HAVE SHARED MY LEVEL OF SUCCESS.

- I'M TRACI.

I LEFT THE MUSIC BUSINESS ENTIRELY.

NOW, I AM IN MARYLAND, LIVING WITH MY HUSBAND,

MY SON AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.

LET'S JUST SAY I AM NOT THAT HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE I NEED TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST.

- MAYBE.

- [deleted] YOU, TAMAR.

- I'M TOWANDA, THE MIDDLE SISTER.

I HAVE A HUSBAND, TWO BEAUTIFUL KIDS,

AND I AM TONI BRAXTON'S ASSISTANT.

COVER MY LINE-- I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

[making cat sounds]

LISTEN TO ME.

- I'M TRINA.

I AM A BACK-UP SINGER FOR TONI,

AND I SING IN MY OWN BAND.

I ALSO HAVE MARITAL PROBLEMS,

BUT I DEAL WITH THEM IN MY OWN WAY.

I AM MAKING MARGARITAS.

LET'S JUST HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.

- I'M TAMAR.

I ALSO SING BACKGROUND FOR TONI,

BUT I AM ALSO TRYING TO LAUNCH MY OWN SOLO CAREER

WITH THE HELP OF MY HUSBAND, VINCE,

WHO BY THE WAY, ALSO MANAGES TONI.

I MAY BE THE BABY OF THE FAMILY,

BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I DON'T GET TO BOSS PEOPLE AROUND.

WHY IS EVERYBODY SO...

I MEAN, LET'S JUST TONE THAT DOWN.

I CAN SING.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER THAT?

POINT-- BLANK-- PERIOD.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT-- NOW I KNOW.

- THERE IS PLENTY OF DRAMA IN MY FAMILY,

AND WE COULD DEFINITELY GET ON EACH OTHER'S LAST NERVES,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER

AND KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY.

- SISTERS. - SISTERS.

♪ [theme song] ♪ 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 ♪

♪♪

- THERE'S MY HOMEWORK. - YOU DIDN'T DO ALL OF IT.

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT PART.

- ARE YOU SURE?

THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH ON ME.

I HAVE HAD A BUNCH OF HEALTH PROBLEMS,

WHICH LED TO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

AND SEEING MY NAME SPLASHED ACROSS THE TABLOID

NEXT TO THE WORD "BANKRUPT" ISN'T EXACTLY MY WAY

OF MAINTAINING THE SPOTLIGHT.

BUT IT IS, WHAT IT IS.

NOW, I AM READY TO START FRESH

AND PUT ALL MY PROBLEMS BEHIND ME.

SO, I FIGURE I COULD USE ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT

I COULD GET.

SO, I ASKED MY SISTERS TO COME OUT AND JOIN ME

FOR MY FIRST CONCERT IN OVER SIX MONTHS--

A FUNDRAISER IN BERMUDA.

- ARE YOU READY FOR BERMUDA?

YOU READY? - I AM READY.

I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AWHILE BUT...

- YOU CAN DO IT. - I THINK IT'LL BE OKAY.

BUT I AM DEFINITELY A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I HAVEN'T DONE MANY SHOWS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS

DUE TO MY OWN HEALTH ISSUES.

I HAVE TWO KIDS-- I AM A MOM.

AND MY YOUNGEST SON, DIEZEL, SUFFERS FROM AUTISM.

THAT KEEPS ME REALLY BUSY.

SO, I HEAVILY RELY ON MY SISTER TOWANDA,

WHO IS MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.

I REALLY COULDN'T DO A LOT OF THINGS WITHOUT HER.

- SO, YOU WENT TO REHEARSAL THIS MORNING-- HOW DID THAT GO?

- YES, I WENT TO REHEARSAL THIS MORNING-- IT WENT REALLY GOOD.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT TRINA AND TAMAR GET THERE

AND DO REHEARSAL.

THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY DO REHEARSAL TODAY.

- OKAY, DEFINITELY.

THE SHOW IS IN THREE DAYS.

TAMAR AND TRINA ARE TONI'S BACKGROUND SINGERS.

I USED TO BE TONI'S BACKGROUND SINGER,

BUT NOW I AM HER PERSONAL BLACKBERRY.

I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REMIND HER OF HER OWN SCHEDULE.

TONI, AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO GO TO SHOPPING WITH THE BOYS?

- IS THAT TODAY? - TODAY.

- GO PUT YOUR SHOES ON SO WE CAN GO.

- LOOK, MAMA.

- WHILE TONI WENT SHOPPING, I HAVE TO GO TO REHEARSAL

WITH TAMAR AND TRINA FOR THE BERMUDA SHOW,

AND BOY, DO THEY NEED IT.

- UP-- OUT.

HIT-- HIT.

- I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT TONI'S ASKED US TO PERFORM

WITH HER AGAIN.

NOW, TAMAR AND I HAVE THREE DAYS

TO TRY AND GET OUR [deleted] TOGETHER.

- WAIT A MINUTE-- SO, SHE TOLD YOU BE HER TILL SHE COMES.

- YEAH. - OKAY.

- TONI IS ACTUALLY NOT COMING TO REHEARSAL,

AND I DON'T WANT TO TELL TAMAR

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR HER HAVE A FIT

BECAUSE SHE REALLY NEEDS TO REHEARSE.

- I'VE GOT TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.

I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT MOVE.

- LET'S TRY IT.

SO, UM... - STAY HERE.

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.

- WOW, PAULA. - OKAY.

COME ON-- WHILE I AM SINGING BACKGROUND,

I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT REALLY APPRECIATED

AND I FEEL LIKE MY ENERGY IS PRETTY MUCH MADE

FOR THE FRONT AND NOT THE BACK.

I RECORDED A SOLO ALBUM IN 2000,

AND IT MADE IT TO THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART.

I MEAN, IT ONLY MADE IT TO THE 176 MARK,

HOWEVER, IT MADE IT.

I WANT TO BE KNOWN AS TAMAR, NOT TONI BRAXTON'S SISTER,

AND ESPECIALLY, NOT TONI BRAXTON'S BACK-UP SINGER.

- YOU WANT TO GO FROM THE TOP OF THE SHOW?

- NO, I CAN'T.

- IT IS HARD FOR ME TO HEAR TAMAR COMPLAIN

ABOUT BEING THE BACK-UP SINGER,

BECAUSE I JUST WISH I WAS ON THE STAGE SINGING.

BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN WE USED TO SING BACK-UP FOR TONI,

WE WAS OFFERED A RECORDING DEAL.

THEN I GOT PREGNANT, AND MY SISTERS WENT ON WITHOUT ME.

AND IT WAS THE TRIO, AND I HAVEN'T SANG SINCE.

- TAMAR FINALLY LEARNS THE DANCE MOVES,

SO I DECIDE TO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG--

TO LET TAMAR KNOW THAT TONI IS NOT COMING TO REHEARSAL.

WAIT ONE SECOND.

SHE IS NOT COMING.

- TONI'S NOT COMING?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY SAW THE STEAM

COMING OUT OF MY EARS.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T FEEL THE NEED OF HAVING REHEARSAL

WHEN THE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO BE REHEARSING IS NOT HERE.

I AM NOT DOING IT.

- WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE 45 MINUTES AND CLEAN IT UP.

- I-I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOR 45 MINUTES.

I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

- TOO DAMN MUCH.

IF TAMAR PUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF EFFORT

INTO LEARNING HER DANCE MOVES, AS SHE DOES COMPLAINING,

SHE WOULD WIN "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

REHEARSAL'S NOT OVER.

- IT'S OVER FOR ME.

IT WAS OVER WHEN THEY SAID TONI WASN'T COMING.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

- I'M GOING TO MY MAMA'S HOUSE.

I WANT ME SOME FRIED CHICKEN.

- I DROVE.

- WHY YOU IN TRINA'S PURSE? - BECAUSE SHE'S GOT THE KEYS.

- TAMAR, YOU BETTER GET OUT OF MY PURSE.

YOU BETTER GET OUT OF MY PURSE.

I HOPE YOU FALL AND BREAK YOUR KNEE.

TAMAR, GIVE ME MY PURSE.

TAMAR, IF YOU MAKE ME FALL.

- I'M HUNGRY. - TAMAR, GIVE ME MY PURSE.

- GIVE TRINA HER PURSE BACK.

- I DON'T GIVE A DAMN IF SHE WAS BEYONCE

AND MADONNA MIXED TOGETHER.

I DON'T WANT TO SING NOBODY'S BACKGROUND

IF THEY ARE NOT THERE.

- IT'S HER SHOW. - IT'S HER SHOW, TAMAR.

- WHERE'S TONI AT?

AFTER REHEARSAL, WE ALL DECIDED

TO GO BACK OVER TONI'S HOUSE,

BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR HER.

SHE WAS SLEEPING UPSTAIRS, SO WE DECIDED TO WAIT AROUND.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE ARE WEARING,

WHAT OUTFIT WE ARE WEARING TO GO PACK.

AND WE ARE SITTING HERE LIKE DUMMIES, WAITING.

- TONE IT DOWN.

- I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU.

- GET THE [deleted] OUT OF HERE.

FOR REAL, TAMAR? - FOR REAL!

- FOR REAL?

- WHAT ARE YOU ALL-- WHAT ARE YOU FUSSING ABOUT NOW?

- FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE THREE HOURS LATE.

- HOLD UP, BECAUSE I ALREADY REHEARSED.

- BUT NOBODY KNEW THAT, THOUGH.

- I KNEW THAT.

- THAT IS SOME BULL YOU KNOW WHAT DOT COM.

TOWANDA KNEW AND DID NOT EVEN TELL ME.

- WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

DO YOU KNOW YOUR CHOREOGRAPHY?

- IT AIN'T NOTHING BUT TWO STEPS-- WHO DON'T KNOW THAT?

THOSE SAME DAMN TWO STEPS WE BEEN DOING

SINCE I WAS SEVEN. - LET ME SEE IT.

LET ME SEE IT.

- ONE... TWO...

- TAMAR WAS FLAPPING HER GUMS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE REHEARSAL.

SHE JUST LEARNED TWO DAMN STEPS.

- I DON'T WANT HER TEACHING ME NO MORE, THOUGH.

- MY SHOW.

CAN WE FOCUS-- MY SHOW.

WHEN IT'S THE TAMAR SHOW, WE WILL BE DOING

WHATEVER TAMAR WANTS TO BE DOING.

- I DOUBT IF YOU WILL BE SINGING MY BACKGROUND.

- YOU NEVER KNOW.

- I WOULDN'T MAKE THAT FACE WITH THAT GLUE LOOKING STUFF

ON YOUR FACE.

- LET'S JUST HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.

- OH, SURE.

- OKAY, TRINA, CAN WE NOT THINK ABOUT ALCOHOL RIGHT NOW?

PLEASE?

- CAN WE JUST GET PACKED?

- WHATEVER, DOG.

WHO'S TAKING ME HOME?

- I LOVE MY SISTERS SO MUCH,

BUT I CANNOT DENY THAT SOME DAYS,

I WISH I COULD JUST HAVE MY OWN BACKGROUND SINGERS.

AND THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS WHEN I WENT ON TOUR

AND HAD MY OWN BACKGROUND SINGERS

AND LET ME TELL YOU, LIFE IS GOOD.

- TRINA, DON'T LEAVE ME.

- BUT, I DID MISS MY SISTERS BEING THERE WITH ME.

DRIVE SAFELY.

I LOVE YOU GUYS.

- LOVE YOU.

- TODAY, WE'RE GETTING READY TO FLY TO BERMUDA.

MY MANAGER, VINCE, IS GOING TO COME ALONG WITH US

JUST TO MAKE SURE THINGS GO SMOOTHLY.

- I REALLY DO NEED SOME R AND R, AND SOME MARGARITAS,

AND A TAN. - I NEED THIS.

- I WISH YOU COULD JUST, LIKE, KICK IT

INSTEAD OF, LIKE, PERFORM AND STUFF,

BECAUSE IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRIP.

LIKE, WE STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REHEARSING

AND WHATEVER KIND OF MELTDOWN TONI IS GOING TO HAVE.

- I FEEL AS THOUGH THERE SHOULD BE NO COMPLAINTS.

JUST DO IT.

I MEAN, YOU ARE SUPPORTING OUR SISTER.

- IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF VACATION.

- BUT DON'T YOU THINK-- FOR GOD'S SAKE,

YOU WILL BE WITH YOUR SISTERS.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ALWAYS REJUVENATE ONE ANOTHER.

SO, WHAT-- WHAT?

YOU'LL HAVE A BALL.

I HAVE THE GRANDCHILDREN.

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE COOKIES, MAYBE.

I'M GOING TO BE BABYSITTING FIVE BOYS AND ONE GIRL.

I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO TEAR UP THE HOUSE

BECAUSE I RAISED SIX KIDS ON MY OWN.

I WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE GRANDCHILDREN.

I'M GOOD AT IT.

IF THEY TEAR THE HOUSE UP, THEY TEAR THE HOUSE UP.

I AM NOT GOING TO DO A THING.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO HANG OUT.

JUST LIKE YOU GIRLS WILL RELAX WITH EACH OTHER.

TOWANDA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING-- WORKING?

- ALWAYS.

- WELL, HOPEFULLY, TOWANDA, THERE WILL BE SOME DOWN TIME

AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO...

OH, OKAY.

- MOMMY, THERE IS NO SUCH A THING.

WORKING WITH TONI, I AM ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ON CALL.

ONE TIME, SHE CALLED ME AT 3:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

"DID YOU SEE MY DVD, 'PRIDE AND PREJUDICE?'

"I'M SORRY-- WERE YOU ASLEEP?"

WELL, I AM NOT NOW, TONI.

IF YOU LOOK IN THE BLACK SUITCASE IN THE ZIPPER,

YOUR DVDs ARE RIGHT THERE.

SO, THAT'S WHERE IT IS-- "OH, OKAY."

- OH, I FORGOT SOMETHING. - I HAVE YOUR iPAD.

- OKAY.

- HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

- WE ARE GOING TO BERMUDA.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SIT BY THE POOL, HAVE A FEW MARTINIS,

AND, OH, YEAH-- PERFORM, TOO.

- DO I HAVE A RECORD OUT?

IS THIS MY SHOW?

- THAT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU ARE NOT A BACKGROUND SINGER.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GO UP THERE

AND DOO-WOP AND TAKE MY PART.

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN.

- WE'RE FLYING TO BERMUDA TODAY AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, VINCE,

CHARTERED A PRIVATE JET.

LET ME TELL YA-- I PREFER COMMERCIAL.

I LIKE THE BIG, GIANT 747s.

I'M MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE THERE.

- THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING ON A PRIVATE JET.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A RUSH OF AN ORGASM.

WHOO!

- COMING. - I DON'T.

- TRINA, YOU KNOW TRINA--

- MY HUSBAND IS A VERY RESPECTED RECORD EXECUTIVE

WHO'S PRODUCED FOR LADY GAGA,

DESTINY'S CHILD, JO JO--

HE'S DONE A LOT OF HIT RECORDS FOR TONY.

HE'S THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, FOR REAL.

- I INTRODUCED VINCE TO MY SISTER, TAMAR.

THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT VINCE

THAT I THOUGHT WAS SPECIAL.

IT COMPLICATES THINGS FOR ME

BECAUSE VINCE IS MY MANAGER AND TAMAR IS MY SISTER,

AND I DON'T LIKE TO GET CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

- IF I EVER BREAK DOWN AND HAVE A CHILD, RIGHT,

AND IT'S A BOY, I'M GONNA CALL HIM "LV," RIGHT?

AND I'M GONNA-- - "LV"-- LIKE LOUIS VUITTON?

- LITTLE VINCE-- RIGHT, BUT, RIGHT-- SO YOU GET IT.

SO, I AM GOING TO DO HIS ROOM IN ALL LOUIS VUITTON, RIGHT?

- SO, NEW MONEY.

- YOU THINK SO? - THANK YOU.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH NEW MONEY?

- WHENEVER TAMARA SPEAKS,

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO THE CITY DUMP.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CRAP YOU'RE GONNA ENCOUNTER.

- I, ACTUALLY, ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE AN ASIAN DAUGHTER,

AND I WANNA RAISE HER AS A BLACK GIRL.

- MY SISTER, TAMAR, WANTS TO ADOPT AN ASIAN BABY,

RAISE IT AS A BLACK WOMAN, AND NAME IT "DISNEY."

THERE IS PRINCE, THEN THERE'S THE ARTIST

FORMERLY KNOWN AS "TAMAR."

- I THINK THAT'S HOT. - I THINK IT'S NOT.

THAT'S A MESS.

- TRINA, YOU DON'T THINK ANYTHING.

- IN TYPICAL TONI FASHION,

SHE GOES TO HER ROOM TO TAKE A NAP

WHILE THE REST OF US WENT POOLSIDE TO HAVE SOME FUN.

- DRINKS. - HI.

I WANT A MARTINI.

- AND I WANT THE SAME THING BUT LOTS AND LOTS OF OLIVES.

- YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY.

WHENEVER THE SISTERS GET TOGETHER

AND START DRINKING COCKTAILS,

WE WIND ABOUT TALKING ABOUT ONE THING: OUR MEN.

- WELL, TOWANDA, HOW DOES IT WORK

WHEN YOU'RE LIVING WITH YOUR HUSBAND

AND YOU GUYS ARE DATING OTHER PEOPLE?

- EASY.

MY HUSBAND ANDREW AND I ARE MORE LIKE ROOMMATES.

WE ARE JUST IN A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE.

- I THINK THAT'S THE BEST ARRANGEMENT EVER.

- NOBODY CAN COME TO THE HOUSE

BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER DO THAT IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN.

THEY DON'T SEE THEIR DAD WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

THEY DON'T SEE THEIR MOM WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

- YOU GUYS ARE FOOLS.

- BUT WE JUST SLEEP IN SEPARATE ROOMS.

- OH, THAT'S SOME BIG LOVE STUFF RIGHT THERE.

- I LOVE MY CHILDREN.

- NO-- BIG LOVE LIKE POLYGAMOUS TYPE.

- OH.

- IF VINCE WERE TO CHEAT ON YOU, IS THAT A DEAL BREAKER?

- YES, HIS ASS IS GONE.

- SO, YOU WOULD DIVORCE HIM? - BYE.

- I THINK YOU WOULD YELL AND SCREAM AND FUSS AND CUSS

AND KICK UP SOME DIRT,

BUT YOU ARE THE KIND OF CHICK THAT WOULD BE LIKE,

"OH, SHE IS GOING TO BE ROCKING MY VVS STONES

"IF I LET HIM GO."

NO, UH-UH. - NO, BYE-- I DON'T PLAY THAT.

AND HE DON'T-HE DON'T-- HE WOULDN'T PLAY THAT, NEITHER.

- ALL MY SISTERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH MEN.

THEY ARE ALL A HOT MESS-- PERIOD.

I'M SORRY-- EXCEPT FOR ME.

I HAVE A FABULOUS LIFE.

I HAVE A BIG ASS HOUSE, THREE CARS,

I FLY FIRST CLASS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

SOME WOULD SAY I HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE,

AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

- DRINKS-- RIGHT AT THE RIGHT TIME.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- THAT WAS FAST.

- IN MY FIRST MARRIAGE, HE TOLD ME A SIPPIN' CHRISTIAN,

WAS A SLIPPIN' CHRISTIAN.

- NOW, TAKE A DRINK.

- CHEERS! - I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

- CLINK, CLINK, CLINK, CLINK, CLINK, CLINK.

- AMEN.

- PRAISE HIM. - THAT'S SO PERFECT.

- IT SURE IS TASTY. - THAT'S PERFECT.

- HEY, GUYS.

- HEY. - HEY.

SO, AFTER MY NAP, I HEAD OVER TO THE VENUE

TO GET A RUN THROUGH WITH MY BAND AND MY BACKGROUND SINGERS.

THIS IS THE LAST REHEARSAL BEFORE THE SHOW.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T PERFORMED IN OVER SIX MONTHS.

- TRACI, WILL YOU HOLD MY BAG?

- I'S DO IT-- ANYTHING YOU SAY, SIR.

- HEY, TRE, COULD YOU HOLD MY BAG FOR ME, PLEASE?

- WHY I GOT TO BE THE LUGGAGE PERSON?

- I ASKED HER TO HOLD MY PURSE

AND SHE WAS LIKE, "I'M A LUGGAGE PERSON."

- THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I USED TO PERFORM WITH MY SISTERS.

NOW, I'M CARRYING THEIR BAGS.

I DIDN'T GO TO BERMUDA TO BE A BELL-HOP.

SEEING MY SISTERS ONSTAGE BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES

WHEN I USED TO PERFORM WITH THEM.

I FORGOT HOW MUCH FUN IT USED TO BE.

- WHERE MY BAG? - TRACI HAS IT.

- WELL, WHAT HAPPENED, TRACI?

WHAT ARE YOU TAKING IT TO HEART, RIGHT NOW?

CAN I HAVE MY PURSE, TOO, THOUGH?

THANK YOU.

- YA'LL NEED SOMETHING ELSE, SIRS?

COFFEE, TEA, JUICE?

THEY COULD ASK ME TO SING BACK-UP LIKE THEY USED TO,

BUT THEY DON'T.

FEELS LIKE I DON'T BELONG.

- WHY IS TRACI SO PISSED OFF WITH US?

I MEAN, SHE'S BEEN IN MARYLAND ALL THIS TIME

RAISING HER SON.

NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT, "GUYS, I WANNA SING BACKGROUND."

NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE'S TRIPPING

ABOUT, "HOW COME I'M NOT SINGING BACKGROUND?

"HOW COME NOBODY THOUGHT ABOUT ME?"

GIRL, PLEASE, GO AND SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE.

AIN'T NOBODY THINKING ABOUT THAT.

- SO, IT'S THE DAY OF THE SHOW

AND TONI'S RELAXIN', UNWINDING.

WE'RE ALL GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW

AND HERE COMES TRACI BUSTING IN,

WHINING LIKE SHE'S SOME TWO-YEAR-OLD.

- SO, WHEN AM I SUPPOSED TO BE A PART OF THE SINGING?

- I HAVE MY OWN PROBLEMS.

I'M TRYING TO GET MY OWN CAREER OFF THE GROUND,

AND I AM NOT THE HUMAN RESOURCES

FOR BACKGROUND SINGERS OF AMERICA.

UH-UH.

- I'M REALLY PRETTY MUCH SICK AND TIRED OF THE WOE-IS-ME

AND YOU GUYS LEFT ME UMPTEEN THOUSAND DECADES AGO.

I REALLY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THAT, ANYMORE.

- WHAT-- BE A BACKGROUND SINGER.

THAT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOU NOT A BACKGROUND SINGER.

I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GO UP THERE AND DOO-WOP

AND TAKE MY PART-- I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!

WHO THE HELL WANTS TO SING DOO-WOP

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

OKAY, WHATEVER-- I'M READY-- LET'S JUST GO.

- GERARD? - YES?

- TONI'S READY FOR YOU. - OKAY.

- AND I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK

BECAUSE TRACI'S THE ONLY ONE.

SHE MAD AT ME BECAUSE SHE NOT SINGIN' BACKGROUND.

DO I HAVE A RECORD OUT?

AM I-AM I-- THIS IS MY SHOW?

I GOT MY OWN PROBLEMS.

I CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACI AND HER CAREER.

I'M TRYING TO WORK ON MY OWN STUFF.

- HEY, GIRLS. - HEY.

- DO YOU KNOW IT IS $19.97 A MINUTE TO USE YOUR CELL PHONE?

- YES. - OKAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

IT'S JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE SHOW.

SO, I'M THINKING I'M GONNA CALL MY MOM,

WHO'S WATCHING ALL THE KIDS,

JUST TO GET A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP.

LET ME CALL MOMMY-- I HAVE TO CHECK ON MY CHILDREN.

[indistinct]

- DON'T DO THAT-- THAT'S CLEAN!

- MY MOM IS WATCHING SIX GRANDCHILDREN.

SHE HAS MY COMPLETE APPRECIATION,

'CAUSE I COULDN'T DO IT.

[indistinct]

- MOMMY, MOMMY.

WE'RE CALLIN' TO CHECK ON THE KIDS.

WE HAVE YOU ON SPEAKER.

- I'M SORRY-- WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

WATCH-WATCH OUT FOR THAT FIREPLACE, GUYS.

- WHAT IS THAT NOISE?

- BE CAREFUL.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

- HELLO.

WE'RE GONNA LET YOU GO.

- OKAY, BYE. - LOVE YOU.

- OKAY, GUYS.

- THAT COULD TOTALLY MESS UP YOUR BUZZ.

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- VINCE, YOU OWN A VERY LUCRATIVE RECORD LABEL.

- IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN

BECAUSE YOU'RE MY WIFE.

♪♪

- OKAY, WHAT Y'ALL NEED ME TO DO?

- HERE COME MISS BUZZ KILL TRYING TO BRING US ALL DOWN

BEFORE THE SHOW.

OKAY.

SORRY.

- I'M NOT SINGING, SO I THOUGHT,

WHY DON'T I OFFER SOMETHING ELSE.

PERHAPS, A FOOT MASSAGE.

- STARTING TO SWEAT LIKE CRAZY.

- WE HAVEN'T WARMED UP AT ALL.

WE HAVEN'T PRAYED.

- I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING GOOD ON TIME.

- HI. - HI, TONI.

- HOW ARE YOU?

- WONDERFUL.

- I GOT INVOLVED WITH "AUTISM SPEAKS"

WHEN I WAS DOING MY SHOW IN VEGAS.

I JUST FOUND OUT DIEZEL WAS AUTISTIC,

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DID,

AND THE ORGANIZER OF "AUTISM SPEAKS"

REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID,

"WE HEARD ABOUT YOUR SON BEING AUTISTIC.

"WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU?"

NO REASON-- JUST REACHED OUT.

I'M DOING THIS CONCERT TO RAISE MONEY FOR AUTISM AWARENESS.

- YEAH. - VERY GOOD.

- ARE YOU GONNA LOOK AT MISS BRAXTON?

- HERE, READY-- YAY!

- SMILE.

- Y'ALL LOOKIN' YUMMY.

- WELCOME-- WELCOME TO BERMUDA.

- THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

- I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT CABBAGE SOUP.

- DIDN'T I TELL YOU? - YOU DID!

MY STOMACH IS ALL "WHIR, WHIR, WHIR."

- DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE SAFE

WITHOUT ANY HARM OR DANGER.

BLESS THE BACKGROUND SINGERS, BLESS TONI'S VOICE, GOD,

AND GIVE HER A GOOD SHOW.

LET HER SING AND TO LET HER TOUCH SOMEONE TONIGHT.

WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE,

AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE.

IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY FOR A GREAT SHOW.

AMEN.

- AMEN!

- IN THIS BUSINESS YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD

AS YOUR LAST PERFORMANCE,

AND THE PRESS AND THE CRITICS CAN BE VERY UNFORGIVING.

SO, EVERY SHOW HAS TO BE AMAZING.

I'M HERE FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE: TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR AN INCREDIBLE CAUSE.

AND TWO: TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE

HAS A GREAT TIME.

WHAT'S UP, BERMUDA?

WHOO!

I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT IN AWHILE.

I'VE BEEN A MOM AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE--

I HAD A LITTLE HEART THINGY,

AND THE DOCTORS TOLD ME

I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO PERFORM AGAIN,

BUT HERE I AM.

AS A PERFORMER, YOU NEVER KNOW

HOW YOUR HOUR AND A HALF ONSTAGE IS GONNA GO.

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT WAS PERFECT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT PERFORMING.

I HAVE TO DO IT.

- GREAT JOB, GUYS.

- YES, GREAT JOB.

- GREAT JOB.

I CAN'T DO IT ANOTHER DAY.

- THAT WAS GOOD ENERGY.

- OKAY, GUYS, I GOTTA GET OFF THESE CLOTHES.

- WHERE'S THE WINE? - I NEED A DRINK.

I'M GONNA GET SHOWERED, GUYS-- I'LL BE BACK.

- HOW ABOUT WE ALL TAKE A SHOWER, THROW ON OUR PAJAMAS,

AND HAVE A MINI PAJAMA PARTY.

- WITH A GLASS OF WINE? - YES!

- SOUNDS LOVELY. - WHOO!

- WHAT WAS THE BEST PART-- WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT?

- MY FAVORITE PART OF THE SHOW WAS WHEN IT ENDED,

BECAUSE I WASN'T A DOO-WOP QUEEN ANYMORE.

- FOR ME...

BECAUSE IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES TO ME...

"ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG."

- OH. - REALLY?

- DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME

I SEEN TONI AND YOU GUYS PERFORM?

I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN, AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS.

EXCUSE ME, GUYS.

- IT'S OKAY.

- WE WAITED 45 MINUTES FOR TONI, AND SHE NEVER SHOWED.

SO, I WENT TO GO SEE WHAT WAS TAKIN' SO LONG.

- WHAT'S UP? - NOT TONI.

- WHAT?

- SHE'S LAYING IN THE BED-- SHE'S SLEEPIN'.

- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - YEAH.

- WHO CALLS FOR A SLUMBER PARTY AND DON'T SHOW UP?

- TONI. - I CALLED THE SLUMBER PARTY.

- WHATEVER, DOG-- GOOD NIGHT.

- WE ALL DECIDE TO THROW TONI A PARTY

TO CELEBRATE HER CONCERT.

SHE DECIDES SHE'S NOT SHOWING UP.

WHO DOES THAT?

I AIN'T STAYIN' AT NO DAMN SLUMBER PARTY

AND YOU AIN'T COMIN'.

- I JUST THINK SHE'S HAVING A PROBLEM WATCHING US ONSTAGE.

- I WOKE UP TODAY WITH A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH.

I JUST KEPT THINKING ABOUT HOW TRACI WAS NAGGING ALL DAY

ABOUT HER NOT SINGING BACKGROUND.

- SHE'S STILL TALKING ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

SHE'S LIKE, "I'M BEIGE, AND I'M JAN."

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

- LOOK, I'M NOT ABOUT TO BE RESPONSIBLE

FOR NOBODY'S CAREER.

I AM NOT CAPTAIN SAVE-A-HO.

I CAN ONLY SAVE ONE AT A TIME AND THAT'S ME.

IT'S LIKE, WE CAME OUT HERE TO HAVE FUN

AND IT'S LIKE A DIZAMSASTER.

- DIZAMMASASTER

DIZ-MASTER WHAT?

I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN TAMAR'S UPSET.

- SHE IS FUSSING, AND HOOTIN' AND HOLLERIN',

AND HAVIN' A DAMN FIT ABOUT SINGING BACKGROUND

WHEN THAT'S NOT EVEN THE BOMB.

WHO WANTS TO BE LIKE, "OH, YEAH.

"WHAT YOU DO, GIRL?"

"OH, I'M A BACKGROUND SINGER."

THAT AIN'T HOT.

IS SHE CRAZY?

I WOULD LOVE TO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AND WATCH THE SHOW

AND HAVE A COCKTAIL AND WATCH Y'ALL WORK.

- WE STARTED OFF HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT TRACI

AND THEN, TAMAR SUDDENLY STARTS TALKING ABOUT HER CAREER

AND HER LIFE, AND WHAT SHE WANTS,

AND WHAT SHE DOESN'T WHAT.

- I AM, HELLO, PROBABLY ONE OF THE DOPEST SINGERS, PERIOD.

NO, I'M JUST SAYIN'.

MY HUSBAND HAS THE-- I MEAN, I'M SERIOUS.

THE NUMBER ONE SELLING FEMALE ARTIST IN THE WORLD

AND IT AIN'T ME.

AND I'M HERE IN BERMUDA SINGING DOO-WOP POP POP

WITH TONI BRAXTON.

THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

BUT I AM SO TIRED.

I'M, LIKE, TIRED BEYOND BELIEF.

LIKE, WOW-- I WAKE UP TO IT EVERY DAY.

I WAKE UP TO THE PHONE RINGING

AND TONI NEEDS THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER AND IT HAPPENS.

OR I WAKE UP TO GAGA AND SHE NEEDS SOMETHING AND IT HAPPENS.

AND I'M OVER HERE LIKE, "HELLO.

"REMEMBER THIS?

"DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO.

"ME-- THAT'S THE GIRL WHO CAN SING.

"REMEMBER THAT-- REMEMBER THAT GIRL OVER HERE?"

AND I DON'T GET THAT.

SO, I'M JUST LIKE ARGH DOT COM.

- IT STARTED TO GET REAL LOUD IN THAT ROOM

BECAUSE OF TAMAR TOOTIN' HER OWN HORN.

- GUESS WHAT, TAMAR?

SOMETIMES, THINGS AREN'T GONNA HAPPEN FOR YOU

THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO.

LIKE I TOLD TRACI, "IF YOU WANNA DO IT, BOOM-- GO DO IT"

- I'M JUST GONNA GO AND MAKE IT HAPPEN ON MY OWN,

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KICK, SLAP, FUSS,

BREAK UP, WHATEVER IT IS.

NOT THAT I WANT TO BREAK UP,

BUT HE'S GONNA BE REALLY MAD ABOUT IT?

- BE MAD ABOUT WHAT?

- IT'S BUSINESS.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEPARATE THE TWO.

- THINGS REALLY GET BAD BETWEEN US.

- YOU KNOW WHAT-- WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR MUSIC CAREER,

IT'S ALREADY BAD BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT'S THE TRUTH DOT COM,

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT IT.

♪♪

- I'M JUST GONNA GO AND MAKE IT HAPPEN ON MY OWN,

AND WE JUST GONNA HAVE TO KICK, SLAP, FUSS, BREAK UP,

WHATEVER IT IS.

NOT THAT I WANT TO BREAK UP,

BUT HE'S GONNA BE REALLY MAD ABOUT IT.

- BE MAD ABOUT WHAT?

- I'M HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MY SISTER.

- I'M JUST SAYIN', BE MAD ABOUT WHAT, THOUGH?

- BE MAD ABOUT ME SINGING TONI'S BACKGROUND

AND WHEN I SHOULD BE BEHIND THE MIC STAND.

- TAMAR, LISTEN,

YOU SHOULD DO WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY.

IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER.

- I'M GONNA GO GET DRESSED.

- IF YOU'RE TIRED OF SINGING TONI'S BACKGROUND,

YOU SHOULD STOP SINGING THAT SONG.

IF YOU'RE TIRED OF DOING WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING,

YOU SHOULD STOP SINGING THAT SONG.

YOU SHOULD DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT.

- BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY?

- WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU HAPPY?

- IF YOU WOULD SIGN ME AND PUT ME OUT--

- I GAVE YOU A-- TELL THE TRUTH.

LET'S TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT IT.

I GAVE YOU A CONTRACT SIX MONTHS AGO-- WHERE IS IT AT?

I CAN'T WORK WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT SIGNING ME.

I CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND AND MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU,

WHEN YOU DON'T DO THE PROPER PAPERWORK.

WHETHER YOU'RE MY WIFE OR NOT, IT'S BUSINESS.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SEPARATE THE TWO.

YOU TOLD ME YOU WANT TO PUT A CLAUSE IN THERE

THAT YOU COME OUT IN A YEAR.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT-- IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY!

- VINCE, YOU CAN AT LEAST PUT ME ON A RECORD

WITH GAGA SINGING SOME-- - YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

- SINGING SOME TYPE OF HOOK OR SOMETHING.

- YOU CAN'T DO THAT. - LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- VINCE, YOU OWN A VERY LUCRATIVE RECORD LABEL.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOTHIN'.

YOU CAN'T PUT YOU ON A RECORD SINGING WITH GAGA.

THAT IS GAGA CAREER.

THAT'S HER BUSINESS AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH YOU.

YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE.

WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF.

SIGN YOUR PAPERWORK, SO THAT WHEN I GO TO PEOPLE AND SAY,

"THIS IS WHAT I WANNA DO," I GET THE PROPER FUNDING.

I GET THE PROPER MARKETING, AND I GET THE PROPER PROMOTIONS

TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS COME TRUE.

IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN

BECAUSE YOU'RE MY WIFE.

- NO, THE REASON WHY I HAVEN'T DONE THAT

IS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'LL REALLY BE FRUSTRATED--

- YOU KNOW WHAT THEN?

- THINGS WILL REALLY GET BAD BETWEEN US.

- YOU KNOW WHAT-- THINGS ARE ALREADY BAD BETWEEN US

BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN. - WOW!

- YOU JUST MAKE COMMENTS AND COMPLAIN.

- THINGS ARE BAD BETWEEN US.

- WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR MUSIC CAREER, IT'S ALREADY BAD,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN.

- YOU ARE REALLY BEING OVER THE TOP DOT COM, FOR REAL.

- IT'S NOT OVER THE TOP DOT COM.

IT'S CALLED THAT YOU-- YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT'S THE TRUTH DOT COM, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT IT.

- VINCE AND TAMAR ARE GOING AT IT.

I'M LIKE, "CHECK, PLEASE."

- SO, YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO PUT ME ON NO HOOK?

- NOPE-- NOPE-- THAT AIN'T--

- TO 50,000 HOOKS--

- TAMAR! - I WAS JUST SAYIN', VINCE.

- WELL, DON'T TALK ABOUT, "I GOT THE BIGGEST ARTIST

"IN THE WORLD."

BECAUSE SHE'S LISTENING-- YOU'RE NOT.

OKAY, WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS, THEN.

THIS IS WHAT THE SAME THING IS.

AND, TRINA, LISTEN TO THIS.

IF YOU DON'T LISTEN, YOU CAN'T WIN.

STOP FOR A MINUTE 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS RUNNING YOUR MOUTH,

AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN, SOMETIME.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE, TRINA?

- THAT'S TRUE, TOO.

- WHAT HAVE I NOT LISTENED TO, VINCE?

- TAMAR, I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO.

YOU HAD A CONTRACT FOR SIX MONTHS.

YOU DON'T TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THAT,

BUT YOU AIN'T GET IT DONE.

YOU THINK I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HAPPY?

HAVE A GOOD DAY-- YOU GET ON MY NERVES, MAN.

- I'M GLAD TO KNOW THINGS ARE GREAT BETWEEN US.

- GOD BLESS YOU.

- AFTER A SHOW, I LIKE TO DO NOTHING.

JUST CLEAR MY HEAD OF EVERYTHING-- RELAX.

- I FEEL LIKE TONI'S THE ONLY PERSON

WHO CAN REALLY GIVE ME THE ADVICE THAT I NEED,

ESPECIALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO RECORD EXECUTIVES.

- WHAT'S WRONG?

- VINCE AND I JUST HAD A MAJOR FIGHT.

- ABOUT WHAT?

- FIRST OF ALL, NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE A RECORD LABEL

WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTISTS IN THE WORLD--

HE ALSO HAS YOU, WHICH IS ALSO A BIG ARTIST.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND, LIKE, WHATEVER YOU NEED, HE HELPS YOU.

WHATEVER-- YOU KNOW-- GAGA NEEDS HIM, HE HELPS HER.

OR HE SIGN ALL THESE PEOPLE UP.

I TOLD VINCE I WILL SIGN HIS CONTRACT

IF HE PUTS ME OUT WITHIN A YEAR.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN ALBUM, A SINGLE--

- I THINK THAT'S REALISTIC. - I THINK THAT'S REALISTIC--

AND I THINK THAT'S FAIR,

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EXECUTIVES DON'T SIGN THEIR WIVES.

AND IF THEY SIGN THEIR WIVES, THEY NEVER COME OUT.

- NEVER.

- I UNDERSTOOD WHERE TAMAR WAS COMING FROM.

I GOT IT.

THE APPROACH-- SHE HAS TO WORK ON IT

BECAUSE IT BECOMES ABRASIVE.

- AND HE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE LOST MY MIND,

AND I'M NOT LISTENING TO HIM.

I'M UNGRATEFUL, THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.

HE HAS TO GET PROPER FUNDING.

CAN YOU BELIEVE HE SAID THAT?

- SHE'S, LIKE, A LITTLE KID

THAT'S JUMPING UP HAVING A TEMPER TANTRUM.

"I WANT IT-WANT IT NOW-- GIVE ME, GIVE ME.

"I WANT IT RIGHT NOW-- GIVE ME, NOW, NOW, NOW!"

THAT'S NOT ATTRACTIVE.

- WHEN YOU SET US UP, HE WAS A PRODUCER.

HE WAS SO SUPPORTIVE OF YOU AND HE STILL IS.

- BUT HE IS NOT MY HUSBAND.

PRODUCERS AND PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY

DON'T WANT THEIR WIVES IN THE BUSINESS.

- WHY?

- BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT MEN GAWKING AT THEIR WIVES.

THEY DON'T WANT THAT IN A MARRIAGE.

- BUT BOYS GAWK AT ME ALL THE TIME, ANYWAY.

- THEY WANT THEIR WIVES TO BE BEAUTIFUL

AND BE TROPHIES AND THAT,

BUT THEY DON'T WANT THE COMPETITION IN THEIR HOME.

- I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO, LIKE, BE A SINGER.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S A LOT TO ASK,

ESPECIALLY, HIM BEING WHO HE IS.

- YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY

TO GET WHAT YOU WANT FROM YOUR HUSBAND.

- BOTH. - TO GET BOTH.

- I DIDN'T THINK COMING TO BERMUDA WOULD BE ALL THIS.

ALL RIGHT, T-- YOU RELAX.

I'M SORRY. - THAT'S OKAY.

- I LOVE YOU-- THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT-- GUESS WHAT?

IT IS TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER DOT COM.

HE JUST GONNA HAVE TO PUT MY CD OUT

AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THIS BERMUDA TRIANGLE JUNK IS A MESS.

- YEAH, THE TRIANGLE HAS STRESSED US.

THERE MAY BE SOME TRUTH TO THAT MYTH.

- ALL RIGHT-- SEE YA.

- AS MUCH AS I UNDERSTAND TAMAR'S FRUSTRATION,

I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER INTRODUCED THE TWO OF THEM.

I HATE BEING PUT IN THIS SITUATION.

ANOTHER INTERRUPTION.

THERE GOES "TONI TIME."

WHO IS IT? - VINCE.

"V."

WHAT UP, "T?" - VINCE IS VERY PRIVATE,

SO, SEEING HIM SHOW UP AT THE DOOR,

I KNOW THE SITUATION WITH HIM AND TAMAR

IS WEIGHING ON HIM VERY HEAVILY.

WHERE'S TAMAR? - I DON'T KNOW.

SHE JUST GOT ON MY NERVES.

- WHAT HAPPENED?

- HER SAME STORY ABOUT HER AND HOW SHE WANNA BE A SINGER,

WHICH IS COOL, WHICH IS FINE, WHICH IS GREAT.

I, HONESTLY, WANT HER TO DO THAT.

I WANNA SUPPORT HER, BUT SHE TELLS NOBODY

THAT SHE'S HAD A CONTRACT FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW

THAT SHE'S NEVER SIGNED.

- WHAT'S HER ISSUE WITH IT?

- SHE WANTS TO PUT A STIPULATION IN THE CONTRACT

THAT THE RECORD WILL COME OUT IN A YEAR.

"NO MATTER WHAT, PUT MY RECORD OUT IN A YEAR."

WE'LL PUT IT OUT IN A YEAR, AND IT'S NOT A GOOD SINGLE,

AND IT'S NOT SET UP FOR THE RADIO,

AND IT'S NOT SET UP VIRALLY

AND THERE'S NO CAMPAIGN AND NO ONE CARES.

IT'S ALL A FLOP, THEN IT'S LIKE, "OKAY,

"IT'S JUST LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A SINGER."

- SHE JUST REALLY WANTS IT SO BAD, VINCE.

- WHEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT RECORD, YOU GO.

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT RECORD, YOU DON'T GO,

BECAUSE ONCE YOU BLOW THAT OPPORTUNITY,

THAT'S IT, THESE DAYS.

AND THAT'S WHAT MY WIFE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND.

- I'M BEGINNING TO WORRY ABOUT TRINA.

SHE'S DRINKING MORE THAN USUAL.

- TRINA, TRINA.

♪♪

- IT TAKES A TEAM.

IT'S NO "I" IN SUCCESS.

- SHE JUST REALLY WANTS IT SO BAD, VINCE.

- WHEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT RECORD, YOU GO.

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT RECORD, YOU DON'T GO,

BECAUSE ONCE YOU BLOW THAT OPPORTUNITY,

THAT'S IT, THESE DAYS.

- THAT'S TRUE-- IS THERE ANY WAY MAYBE YOU CAN MEET HER HALFWAY?

MAYBE HAVE SOME TIME STIPULATION IN IT,

BUT IT'S MAYBE NOT A YEAR.

MAYBE IT'S 18 MONTHS.

- YOU BEEN AROUND THIS BUSINESS A LOT OF TIME.

YOU'VE SEEN ARTISTS COME AND GO.

THEY DO NOT GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE, ANYMORE.

- MAYBE IF YOU DO IT,

MAYBE YOU COULD DO IT WHERE THERE'S A TIME,

AND THEN THERE'S A STIPULATION TO COVER YOU.

IF IT'S NOT RIGHT,

WE GET ANOTHER NINE MONTHS TO GET IT RIGHT

BEFORE WE PUT IT OUT. - NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT.

- DID YOU TELL HER THAT?

DID YOU SAY, "TAMAR, MY FEAR IS WHEN YOUR PROJECT COMES OUT

"AND IT'S NOT A SUCCESS, FOR WHATEVER REASON,

"'CAUSE TIMING'S CHANGED AND ECONOMY'S DIFFERENT,

"THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE OUR MARRIAGE

"AND THAT'S NOT WORTH IT TO ME."

YOU SHOULD TELL HER THAT. - TONI.

- I'M ASKING-- - TONI.

OF COURSE, I HAVE. - OKAY, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

- AND YOU KNOW HOW TAMAR-- AND YOU KNOW HOW TAMAR IS.

SHE THINKS SHE KNOWS IT ALL.

YOU CAN'T TELL TAMAR NOTHIN'.

SHE WANNA TELL YOU HOW TO RUN YOUR SHOW.

- I KNOW-- YEAH.

- AND YOU CAN'T BE THAT WAY, BUT SHE HAS TO LISTEN.

YOUR SISTER DOESN'T LISTEN-- SHE KNOWS IT ALL.

- SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO ABOUT IT?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA--

- I'M GONNA SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HER,

BUT SHE HAS TO BE WILLING TO LISTEN.

YOU CAN'T NOT--

- LISTEN AS A WIFE OR AS AN ARTIST?

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.

- LISTEN AS AN ARTIST, BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT THE HAT ON,

IT'S ALL ABOUT BUSINESS.

IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY,

YOU REALLY WANT THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM.

YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY.

AND I, HONESTLY, CAN SAY, LIKE,

I'M NOT THE DUDE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

AND DON'T WANT TO SEE MY WIFE COME OUT BECAUSE I'M INSECURE,

BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE UP THERE DANCING AND PERFORMING,

AND WEARING SHORT CLOTHES AND BEING SEXY.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

I MET HER BEING A SINGER AND PURSUING HER CAREER.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO STOP HER FROM DOING THAT?

- BUT I KNOW YOU TOLD ME THAT,

BECAUSE I ASKED YOU MYSELF, PERSONALLY.

- I AM SO COMFORTABLE WITH HER BEING AN ARTIST,

BUT THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO ME.

- THANK YOU.

- I ALWAYS LIKE YOUR ADVICE-- YOUR SISTERS LOVE YOU, SO MUCH.

THEY ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOU. - I LOVE THEM, TOO, BUT I JUST--

I REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK OUT BETWEEN MY BABY SISTER, TAMAR,

AND VINCE WITHOUT ME BEING THE GO-BETWEEN.

- WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT-- WE'LL BE GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, LOVE YA. - OKAY, LOVE YA, TOO.

- I'LL SEE YA LATER. - GO AHEAD.

- OKAY-- ALL RIGHT, BYE.

- SO, WE'RE ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO GO TO ATLANTA,

AND IT'S SO AWKWARD BECAUSE VINCE AND I HAVEN'T SPOKEN

SINCE OUR LITTLE "DISCUSSION."

- DID YOU CALL YOUR MOTHER?

- I TALKED TO HER EARLIER TODAY.

SHE CALLED TO CHECK ON BOTH YOU AND I.

I TOLD HER WE WERE FINE.

VINCE ASKED ME IF I CALLED MY MOTHER.

"LIKE, VINCE, DID YOU MAKE A CALL

"ON BEHALF OF MY SOLO CAREER?"

LIKE, FOR REAL.

- I NEED YOU NOT TO TRAVEL WITH SO MANY BAGS.

- THAT'S KINDA ASKIN' A LOT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WILL TRY.

I MEAN, WE BOTH KNOW THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE:

MY SOLO CAREER.

AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,

I AM NOT ABOUT TO BE HAPPY UNTIL VINCE TELLS ME

HE'S READY TO MOVE ON THIS.

- GEORGE, HOW MUCH FURTHER WE GOT?

- ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, SIR.

- THE CONCERT WAS GREAT.

NOW, WE'RE FLYING BACK TO ATLANTA,

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING MY KIDS.

I'M BEGINNING TO WORRY ABOUT TRINA A BIT.

SHE'S DRINKING MORE THAN USUAL.

- FRENCH-- WHAT IS THAT?

WHY IS EVERYTHING DROPPING?

- IS THAT A LOUIS VUITTON BAG THAT FELL?

WE'RE JUST GONNA LET

THE LOUIS VUITTON BAG LAY ON THE FLOOR?

THAT'S ILLEGAL.

IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. - TRINA, TRINA, TRINA.

- CHANEL'S ON THE FLOOR?

- OKAY, WHAT'S ANOTHER ONE?

- TRINA IS OUT.

- TRINA SAID THAT HER FAVORITE MEAL

WAS RED WINE AND A BEER FOR DESSERT.

- SHE'S AN ALCOHOLIC,

BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE A RESULT OF WINE AND AMBIEN RIGHT THERE.

- TRINA.

- TAKE HER HAIR OUT OF HER FACE, AT LEAST.

CAN YOU TAKE HER HAIR OUT OF HER FACE?

- I KNOW MY SISTERS LOVE TO DRINK,

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN TRINA DRINKING LIKE THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF HER MARITAL ISSUES OR WHAT,

BUT IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE WORRISOME.

- YAY!

HEY, YOU!

- THANK YOU, SO MUCH-- I APPRECIATE IT.

- OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

- HI, HONEY.

- HI.

- ALL RIGHT!

- AFTER ALL OF THE SOUNDS IN THAT PHONE CALL,

I THOUGHT THAT THE PLACE WOULD BE TORE UP.

BUT, OF COURSE, MOMMY HAD IT ALL UNDER CONTROL.

- BYE-- COME BACK-- COME BACK.

- OKAY, OKAY.

CLOSE THE DOOR. - SEE YA.

- BYE. - ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS AGAIN.

DID YOU GUYS SAY "THANKS" TO MY MOMMY?

- ALL RIGHTY. - LOVE YOU.

SEE YA LATER, MOMMY. - BYE.

Y'ALL COME BACK, COME BACK.

- BYE, MOM-- SEE YOU. - WHEW!

THANK GOD FOR JESUS.

- YOU DON'T SUPPORT NOTHING I DO.

MY BABY DOES NOT SUPPORT ME AND THAT'S JUST--

- I GOT A DUI, AND I GOT ARRESTED AND WENT TO JAIL.

- WHAT?!

OH, JESUS, YOU GOT A MUG SHOT.

- I JUST SOMETIMES THINK THAT YOU DON'T LIKE ME.

- BASICALLY, I FEEL LIKE I MARRIED MY MOTHER.

AND YOU KNOW I DIDN'T LIKE MY MOTHER.

YOU KNOW THAT.

- TRINA'S, LIKE, GOING DOWN AND NOT UP AND UP AND UP.

- WE PROBABLY NEED TO BRING DR. SHERRY IN.

- YEAH, SHE'S BEEN DRINKING A LOT.

- HERE WE GO.

- WHY ARE YOU SO DEFENSIVE

WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN I SAY SOMETHING?

- OH, TAMAR, SHUT UP!

- THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN WRECK.