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- YOU WANT TO TRY IT AGAIN? - I BEG YOUR PUNCH.

- YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR LINE.

YOU'RE GONNA MESS UP THE WHOLE THING.

- OKAY, GUYS, I'VE DECIDED TO DO "PLAYBOY."

- MEN BE TRIPPIN' OUT ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT, TONI.

THAT IS THE TRUTH. - IT'S "PLAYBOY."

- THIS COULD BE MY SISTER.

THIS COULD BE ON THE BATHROOM WALL.

- AND THIS WOMAN'S VAGINA IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HER SHINS.

- OOH!

- SHE ROLLIN' HER BELLY WITH A BABY IN IT.

WHO DOES THAT?!

THIS WOULD BE THE AREA, I THINK, THAT WE NEED,

BECAUSE OF RACY PHOTOS THAT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE.

- WHAT THE HELL IS YOU THINKIN'?

♪ [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 ♪

♪♪

I'M SITTING AROUND WITH MY SISTERS AND WAITING

FOR TAMIE TO COME, TA-MONSTER.

AND SHE COMES AS SHE USUALLY DOES, LATE,

AND STIRS UP TROUBLE. - HEY, TA.

- HI, TA.

- I AM REALLY CONSIDERING DOING "PLAYBOY" AND, OF COURSE,

TAMAR HAS AN OPINION ABOUT IT.

- WHAT'S UP WITH THE WHAT'S UP?

BEFORE I WENT OVER THERE, I DECIDED TO STOP BY THE STORE

AND GET TONI A LITTLE PRESENT.

WELL, I STOPPED BY THE STORE ON MY WAY HERE.

- A BOOKSTORE?

- I READ MAGAZINE.

- "PEOPLE."

- "VOGUE--" "COSMOPOLITAN."

AND I WAS READIN' MAGAZINES AND STUFF,

AND I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU.

- ABOUT ME? - YES.

- WHAT DID YOU THINK? - BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS SO DOWN

AND COOL WITH YOU DOING THIS "PLAYBOY,"

AND I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

"LET ME SHOW TONI WHAT SHE WOULD LOOK LIKE."

- THINK I'D LOOK HOT.

- NO.

- TAMAR WILL NOT LET GO OF THIS "PLAYBOY" THING.

IT'S GETTING' WEIRD.

IT'S NOT HER DECISION TO MAKE.

- DON'T DO IT-- DON'T DO IT.

- DON'T DO WHAT? - THAT'S A CUTE PICTURE.

- [indistinct]

- THAT'S REALLY PRETTY-- BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?

- WHAT? - ONCE YOU DO STUFF LIKE THAT,

THAT BEAUTIFULNESS TURNS INTO THAT!

- THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THIS.

- YES, IT DOES-- THIS COULD BE YOU.

GIVE THIS TO DENHAM.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN GIVE IT TO DENHAM?

- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO,

AND WHEN THEY IN SCHOOL.

THIS YOUR MOMMA?

- THEY GO TO PRIVATE SCHOOL-- THEY DON'T PLAY THAT.

- THEY WENT TO PRIVATE SCHOOL-- GIRL, IT DON'T MATTER.

BOYS ARE BOYS.

IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

THEY'LL TALK ABOUT HER REGARDLESS.

- I THINK IF IT IS TASTEFULLY DONE,

THEN I THINK IT'S GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL.

I WOULD TOTALLY POSE FOR "PLAYBOY."

ARE YOU KIDDING?

IF IT'S TASTEFULLY DONE, I HAVE NO PROBLEM POSIN'

FOR PICTURES IN THE NUDE, HONEY.

BOOM-- THIS IS NOT DISTASTEFUL.

- WHAT'S DISTASTEFUL ABOUT THIS?

- THAT ISN'T THAT.

- FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT POSING FOR THIS MAGAZINE.

I WOULD NEVER DO A FRONTAL SPREAD.

- NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THEIR MOMMA IN THIS SHOT.

TONI IS NOT LISTENING AS USUAL.

SHE HAS KIDS.

THEY NEED TO CALL SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT SOMEBODY'S MOMMA.

THIS COULD BE ON THE BATHROOM WALL

OF SOME 15-YEAR-OLD BOY'S BEDROOM.

I'M JUST SAYING, YOU-- I DON'T THINK YOU WANT THAT.

- I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM BEING A MILF.

- I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM BEING A MILF, EITHER.

- DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM BEING A MILF?

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM BEING A MILF?

TRACI, WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM BEING A MILF?

- I JUST DON'T WANT MY BOOBIES TO SHOW.

TONI THINKS SHE'S ALL THAT,

'CAUSE SHE GETS CALLED FOR "PLAYBOY."

THAT'S ONE MORE THING SHE GETS

BECAUSE SHE'S THE SUPERSTAR.

I LOVE YOU, TONI.

WHATEVER.

I JUST SAW THIS, AND THIS WOMAN'S VAGINA

IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HER SHINS.

- LET ME TELL YOU, MY VAGINA IS NOT DOWN TO MY SHINS.

I'M NOT SHOWING MY VAJAY-JAY.

- BUT, T, WHAT I'M SAYING-- - I'M NOT SHOWING IT.

- BUT, T AT THE VERY LEAST, I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT.

- REGARDLESS OF IF YOU DO IT OR NOT, I SUPPORT YOU 100%.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

- ME, TOO.

- I THINK THAT TONI SHOULD DO "PLAYBOY."

IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEBODY ASKED HER TO DO "PLAYBOY" EVERY DAY.

HECK, I WISH THEY'D ASK ME TO DO "PLAYBOY."

I'D SHOW A LITTLE T&A.

- I'M JUST SAYING THAT I THINK YOUR ANSWER SHOULD BE "NO."

- IF THEY HAD ASKED YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I JUST WANNA KNOW, IF THEY ASKED YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

- IF THEY ASKED ME, WHAT WOULD I DO?

- MM-HMM. - I WOULDN'T DO IT.

I DO HAVE A HUSBAND.

AND MY HUSBAND'S NOT GOING FOR THAT.

HE'S NOT-- NO, NO, NO, NOT MINE.

- WELL, SOME HUSBANDS GONNA SAY "YES."

- RIGHT-- I KNOW. - AND I'M SEPARATED.

- I DIDN'T GO TO THE BOOKSTORE TO COME HERE AND DEGRADE YOU,

HOWEVER, WHEN I RAN INTO THE MAGAZINE,

AND I SAID, "THIS COULD BE MY SISTER."

- YOU-- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH.

- I DON'T THINK THAT SHE SHOULD DO IT.

- OKAY, NOW TAMAR IS PROTESTING WAY TOO MUCH.

I DON'T LIKE TO SAY THE WORD "JEALOUS."

I'M GONNA SAY "EAGER."

MAYBE SHE'S A LITTLE EAGAR AND DISAPPOINTED

THAT THEY DIDN'T CALL HER.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I'LL-I'LL MAKE THE DECISION.

I'LL CONSIDER ALL THE THINGS, MY KIDS,

AND WHAT I WANNA DO, BUT I'M JUST REALLY FLATTERED

THAT THEY ASKED.

- I'M HAVING BRUNCH WITH MY SISTERS,

AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE MOMMY

BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN FEELING A LITTLE DOWN IN THE DUMPS LATELY.

SO WE DECIDED TO REMEDY THAT.

- SO, YOU SAID YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE ON A DATE?

- YEAH.

I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE... A FEW YEARS AGO.

- WHAT YOU DOING COMING HERE?

- GIRL, LOOK, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T TELL YOU GUYS

DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T GO OUT.

- WELL, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU REALLY BEEN OUT ON A DATE?

- MAYBE FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, MAYBE.

- MOMMY IS IN HER 60s.

SHE'S BEEN DIVORCED FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR HER TO GET IN THE SWING OF THINGS.

SO, I'M GONNA CALL A MATCHMAKER.

YOU NEED TO START DATIN', THAT'S ALL.

YOU JUST NEED TO START DATIN'.

- TOWANDA, AND THE GIRLS, THEY WANTED TO SET ME UP

WITH A BLIND DATE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A BLIND DATE AT ALL.

BUT IT COULD BE INTERESTING.

- WHAT KIND OF GUYS ARE YOU LOOKIN' FOR NOW?

- THERE'S A LOT OF MEN THAT WALK LIKE DENZEL.

- MOMMY, DO YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS

GONNA FIND SOMEBODY WHO WALKS LIKE DENZEL?

- THIS SAUVEÉ, THIS SAUVE, A LITTLE SWAG--

- GIVE MOM A LITTLE SWAGGER. - YEAH.

- NO, SHE'S SAYING SHE WANTS TO BE A COUGAR.

- A COUGAR-- I NEVER SAID THAT.

I DIDN'T SAY I WANTED TO BE A COUGAR.

- AIN'T NOTHING' WRONG WITH IT.

- THERE'S NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT.

- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT A COUGAR,

BUT MAYBE A SABER-TOOTHED TIGER.

RRRRRR!

- HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG?

- FIFTY IS TOO YOUNG.

- WHAT? - NO!

MOMMY, 50 MAKE YOUR BACK CRACK.

- I DON'T WANT MY BACK TO CRACK.

I DON'T WANT A 50.

I DON'T WANT A 50.

- NO MAN UNDER 50?

THAT'S NOT FUN, MOMMY.

I JUST THINK MOMMY'S COMIN' UP WITH EXCUSES

BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GO OUT.

- ARE YOU GUYS READY TO ORDER?

- I WANT AN OMELETTE WITH ONION--

- WE HAVE THIS THING CALLED-- IT'S A MESA OMELET--

- OH, BUT I'M TELLING YOU WHAT I WANT.

TOMATOES, ONIONS, UM, WHAT ELSE DO I LIKE?

- I DON'T KNOW.

MY MOTHER IS INCREDIBLY RUDE.

"WAIT A MINUTE, I DID NOT ASK YOU THAT.

"I ASKED YOU FOR BEANS."

UM, HOPE SHE DON'T ACT THAT WAY ON A DATE.

MOM, THIS IS COMING FROM LOVE.

YOU MIGHT TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT NICER.

- TO WHOM?

- "I DON'T WANT THAT.

"I WANT-- I KNOW WHAT I WANT."

- I DON'T CARE WHAT MY GIRLS SAYS.

I DON'T LET ANY MAN INTERRUPT ME.

AND IF THIS BLIND DATE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT,

THEN HE CAN JUST LEAVE.

I JUST DON'T WANT NO BULL.

BY THE TIME YOU GET MY AGE, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE THE DRAMA.

YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT-- NOT MANY GENTLEMEN OUT HERE.

- MY MOTHER'S DEFINITELY JUST ANGRY WITH MEN,

THE WHOLE SPECIES,

AND UNTIL SHE REALIZES THAT THAT'S THE FACT,

SHE WON'T HAVE A GOOD DATE.

YOU CAN'T TELL NOBODY NOTHING WHEN THEY KNOW EVERYTHING.

- EXACTLY.

- AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S IN THE PREDICAMENT THAT SHE'S IN.

- I AM WILLING TO GO OUT ON A BLIND DATE.

I'M GAME.

I'LL TRY IT.

WHO KNOWS.

I JUST MAY HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

- I GOT TO REALLY MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER

I'M GONNA DO "PLAYBOY" OR NOT,

AND I NEED TO TALK WITH SOMEONE.

SO, I'M THINKIN' I'M GONNA TALK TO MAY MANAGER.

I'M GONNA TALK TO VINCE, AND HE'S GONNA GIVE ME SOME KIND

OF GUIDANCE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO.

GOSH, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE COUCH.

- ON THE COUCH. - IN AWHILE.

- I KNOW. - LET ME SIT HERE.

- OKAY-- WHAT I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO ABOUT THAT

IS THE "PLAYBOY" THING.

HAVE YOU BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT THAT?

- I DON'T KNOW-- THEY MENTIONED THAT WE COULD USE--

THAT I COULD PICK THE PICTURES, ANY PICTURES I WANT,

AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

- THEY'VE BEEN CHASING YOU FOR AWHILE.

- THIS IS LIKE THE FOURTH TIME THEY'VE ASKED.

- YEAH.

- BUT I'M THINKIN', SUPPOSE I'M TOO SICK

TO BE CUTE AND SEXY.

SO, I DO FEEL LIKE WHILE I'VE OVERCOME,

'CAUSE REMEMBER WHEN THEY TOLD ME I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO WORK,

NEVER BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE.

AND, LIKE, SO SOMEONE STILL THINKS I'M VALUABLE AND SEXY.

BECAUSE THEY ONLY PICK BEAUTIFUL WOMEN

AND WOMEN THEY FIND BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY.

- AND YOU ARE--

- SO, THAT MAKES ME FEEL FINALLY LIKE,

"THEY THINK I'M THAT?" - YES, YOU ARE THAT.

- SO, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT BUT I'M A LITTLE CAUTIOUS

'CAUSE I HAVE KIDS.

- YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? - IT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE.

- WE LIVE IN A DIFFERENT TIME.

WE LIVE IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE.

YOU KNOW, LOOK AT VANESSA WILLIAMS.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SHE DID IT AND WENT ON TO HAVE A GREAT LIFE

AND SHE'S STILL ACTIVE WITH HER KIDS AND EVERYTHING,

AND IT'S LIKE, IF IT'S DONE TASTEFUL--

WHAT YOU ARE, YOU ARE A TASTEFUL WOMAN.

I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLE THAT THEY CALLED YOU

AND THINK YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY.

- I WAS FLATTERED.

- AND-AND, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE SOMETHIN'--

THEY ONLY WANT THAT TO SELL MAGAZINES.

THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS.

SO THAT MEANS THEY BELIEVE YOU CAN SELL MAGAZINES.

YOU JUST GOT TO STOP BEING SCARED.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.

SO, YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT.

- OKAY, VINCE HAS SOME GOOD POINTS.

I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION VERY SOON.

I'M GONNA SLEEP ON IT TONIGHT AND DECIDE TOMORROW.

BUT I KNOW I NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING VERY SOON.

OKAY-- OKAY.

- ALL RIGHT? - THAT'S WORKS.

- COOL.

- ALL RIGHT.

LOOK HOW CHUNKY I AM? - YOU LOOK GREAT.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLING YOU TO DO "PLAYBOY."

- THEY'RE LOOKIN' AT OLDER PICTURES WHEN I WAS SKINNY.

- NO, THEY'RE NOT-- THEY'RE LOOKIN' AT EVERYTHING.

THE POWER IN THERE DON'T LIE.

- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY HUSBAND, VINCE,

TO RECORD AN ALBUM FOR ME.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN GOING WELL.

MY HUSBAND HAS THE NUMBER ONE SELLING FEMALE ARTIST

IN THE WORLD AND IT AIN'T ME.

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

BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN.

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

- IT'S NOT OVER THE TOP.COM, IT'S CALLED--

YOU-YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

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

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

BECAUSE YOU'RE MY WIFE.

- SO, I DECIDED TO THROW AN APPRECIATION PARTY

FOR MY HUSBAND, VINCE.

SO, HE CAN SEE HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE HIM,

AND THEN HE CAN SHOW HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATES ME

BY DOING AN ALBUM FOR ME.

- HI, LADIES. - HI, THERE.

- MY NAME IS SCHADIA AND THIS IS SHENEZ.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE YOUR TEACHERS TONIGHT.

- OKAY.

- AND TO REMIND HIM WHY I DESERVE TO BE A STAR.

I HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE I WANT TO DO.

SO TRINA AND TOWANDA ARE GOING WITH ME

TO BELLY DANCING LESSONS.

OKAY, I JUST WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE CHOREOGRAPHY

FOR THIS PARTY WE'RE HAVING FOR VINCE, MY HUSBAND.

AND I NEED IT TO BE REALLY TIGHT AND RIGHT.

- SOUNDS GOOD-- WE'RE GONNA LEARN SOME MOVES,

AND THEN WE'RE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER IN A FAB COREOGRAPHY.

- OKAY. - ALL RIGHT!

- ARE YOU GIRLS READY? - WE'RE READY.

- DO A LITTLE BIT STRETCHING OF THE UPPER BODY,

AND THEN WE'LL LEARN A COUPLE MOVES.

NOW, STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.

- SO THE FIRST PART OF THE CLASS WAS HOMEGIRL DOING

SOME EXERCISE AND STOMACH STUFF, LIKE THIS IS NOT DANCING.

- IT'S A FULL-BODY WORKOUT.

THIS FROM HEAD TO TOE.

- I DON'T NEED-- I DIDN'T GO THERE TO EXERCISE,

I WENT THERE, YOU KNOW, TO KNOW HOW TO MOVE MY BELLY

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I JUST WANT THE ROUTINE.

I CAN FIGURE THE REST OUT.

I CAN FIGURE THE-- THAT STUFF OUT.

I WANNA COME IN REAL SNAKE-LIKE,

LIKE SNAKES A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN WE, LIKE, POW, POW, POW HIM IN THE HEAD,

AND BAM, BAM, BAM-- THAT'S--

- BUT THAT'S NOT BELLY DANCE.

- WHAT IS IT? - I DON'T KNOW.

- I AM NOT DOWN WITH WHAT THIS TEACHER IS DOING, FOR REAL.

- MEN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. - WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

IT'S, UH, IT'S "PLAYBOY."

- ANY REAL MAN IS GONNA HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT.

I'M TELLING YOU. - A REAL MAN?

- ANY-- I'M TELLING YOU, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.

- SO I DECIDE TO THROW MY HUSBAND, VINCE,

AN APPRECIATION PARTY.

SO, TRINA AND TOWANDA WENT WITH ME TO BELLY DANCIN' CLASS.

WE DECIDED WE WERE GONNA PUT ON THIS HOT PERFORMANCE.

BUT THIS TEACHER?

NO, MA'AM, SHE IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS.

SHE IS A WAZACK.

SO, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS.

OKAY, NOW ENOUGH OF THEM-- THEN, I GO.

AND ME, ME, ME.

AND ME, ME, ME.

- YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH?

IF YOU DO THE HANDS, PEOPLE'LL WATCH YOUR HANDS

INSTEAD OF YOUR HIPS IF YOU KEEP--

- THEY'RE GONNA WATCH THE PICTURE.

THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

LIKE, SOMEBODY GONNA TAKE A PICTURE, SNAP, SNAP.

I NEED TO BE LIKE THIS-- NOT LIKE--

THAT'S NOT CUTE.

- TAMAR BECAME THE INSTRUCTOR.

YOU CAN'T INSTRUCT THE INSTRUCTOR ON HOW TO INSTRUCT.

- I'M GONNA NEED A ONE, TWO, THREE,

FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? - THAT'S WHAT WE JUST SAID.

- BUT YOU ALL GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL SLIDE RIGHT ON OUT

OF MY WAY.

NOW PUSH, GET MY MOMENT IN.

PUSH-- GET MY MOMENT IN.

I NEED YOU TO CONCENTRATE, TOWANDA.

MAKE IT COUNT.

- AND WE HAD TO LEARN REALLY, REALLY FAST

BECAUSE TAMAR WAS TRYING TO BE THE BOSS OF EVERYBODY AGAIN.

- WHERE'S YOUR STEP?

I NEED YOU TO GET IN CHARACTER.

DON'T MESS UP MY MOMENT.

WHY SHE GOT IT AND YOU AIN'T GOT IT?

WING IT.

COME ON.

NOBODY REALLY KNOWS THAT TRINA DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DANCE.

TRINA, DON'T MESS IT UP.

STICK THAT FOOT OUT.

- I DID.

- THE OTHER FOOT-- YOUR OTHER FOOT.

- OH, THIS ONE?

- SOMETIMES SHE LEAVES HER RIGHT FOOT AT HOME,

AND SHE WALKS OUT THE DOOR WITH BOTH LEFT FEET.

I THINK THIS PARTICULAR DAY SHE DID THAT.

OKAY, NOW, TRINA, LET'S SEE IF YOU GOT IT.

- I BEG YOUR PARDON, YOU'RE NOT GONNA TREAT ME--

- TRINA, YOU GOT TO WATCH YOUR LINES.

- 'CAUSE I'M NOT TRYING TO BE SEDUCTIVE BELLY DANCING

IN FRONT OF MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

- CONCENTRATE.

GET IN YOUR BUBBLE.

- TAMAR IS ALWAYS LIKE, "TRINA, YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS RIGHT.

"OH, TRINA, YOU'RE DOING-- TRINA, YOU HAVE TO FOCUS.

"TRINA, YOU HAVE TO STAY IN YOUR BUBBLE."

I'M IN MY BUBBLE. - NO, YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE.

- I NEED TO FOLLOW HER.

- STAY ON THE BUBBLE TRAIN, AND DON'T GET SCARED.

DON'T GET SCARED-- SHE LOST IT.

SHE DROPPED IT. - I DIDN'T DROP IT.

- YOU MESSED UP THE WHOLE THING.

YOU'RE GONNA MESS IT UP.

- OKAY, I HAVE TO BE HONEST,

IT IS NOT AS EASY FOR ME TO PICK UP THE STEPS

AS IT FOR THE REST OF MY SISTERS,

BUT I THINK ONCE I GET IT DOWN, I GOT IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME TWICE AFTER I REALLY, REALLY GET IT,

BUT IT KIND OF TAKES ME A SECOND.

- AND TURN.

TWO, YES-- YES.

YES, YES, YES, YES.

WHY CAN'T YOU DO THAT?

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO FOR THIS PARTY,

AND IF VINCE DOES NOT APPRECIATE ME

DOING HIS APPRECIATION PARTY,

THEN I WON'T GET MY ALBUM DONE.

AND WE NEED TO LOOK LIKE THREE HOT BRAXTONS',

NOT THREE STOOGES.

AND TAKE IT TO THE FLOOR.

TAKE IT TO THE FLOOR.

TAKE IT TO THE FLOOR.

AND BOW.

ENOUGH.

- AND TURN AND WALK.

- WELL, MY SISTERS WENT TO A MATCHMAKER

AND FOUND A DATE FOR MY MOM.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY MOM DATING AGAIN,

AND IT'S BEEN ALMOST TEN YEARS.

I MEAN, SHE'S ONLY DATED ONE PERSON, MY DAD PRETTY MUCH.

SO, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING.

THIS COULD BE GREAT.

I WANTED THE INSIDE SCOOP, SO I TOLD MOMMY,

"I'LL TAKE YOU TO YOUR DATE."

CAN WE BE GIRLS?

CAN WE PRETEND TO BE GIRLFRIENDS A LITTLE BIT?

- OKAY, LET'S BE GIRLFRIENDS.

- SO, IF A PERFECT GUY CALLED RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT--

- DID YOU SAY "A PERFECT GUY?"

- YEAH, A PERFECT, WELL NOT PERFECT LIKE GOD.

CAN WE FOCUS?

- I-I LIKE TALL GUYS.

SO, HE WON'T BE SHORT, HE'D BE TALL.

- I DON'T LIKE ROUGHNECKS.

- OH, I WOULDN'T THINK YOU WOULD LIKE A ROUGHNECK, MA.

- BUT THEY-- THEY'RE OUT THERE.

YOU GET TO A CERTAIN AGE, LET'S FACE IT,

UM, YOUR OPTIONS, THEY'RE NOT THAT GREAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, YOU HAVE TO BE SELECTIVE.

- YOU WANT A GUY THAT'S FUN.

I MEAN, MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE HIM FUN.

MAYBE HE'S NOT FUN AT FIRST, BUT YOU CAN MAKE HIM FUN.

- GUYS MY AGE, IF THEY'RE NOT SUPER FUN,

WHEN YOU COME INTO IT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

- OKAY-- OKAY-- I HEAR YOU.

- TRUST ME. - ALL RIGHT.

AND FINANCIALLY?

- STABLE.

- FINANCIALLY STA-STABLE COULD BE A PERSON WHO WORKS

AS A CAR WASH.

- YOU WASHING CARS, YOU'RE NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE.

YOU'RE NOT MAKIN' MONEY.

SOMEBODY THAT'S SUCCESSFUL.

- OKAY, FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL.

OKAY, MY MOM'S TASTE IN MEN, I'M DISCOVERING,

IS VERY ECLECTIC.

OH, I'M SORRY, AND SHE WANTS HIM TO WALK

LIKE DENZEL WASHINGTON.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA FIND THIS GUY.

SUPPOSE HE'S ALL THOSE THINGS AND HE'S NOT CUTE.

HE'S CHALLENGED IN THAT.

WELL, THEN, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

- I'LL GET TO KNOW HIM,

BECAUSE I'M NOT HAVIN' ANY KIDS FROM HIM.

- THERE YOU GO-- SEE WHAT I MEAN?

SO THAT'S ONE THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO GIVE ON.

- YEAH, I'LL GIVE ON THAT ONE. - OKAY.

NO-NO GIVING ON THE FINANCIAL STABILITY.

- OH, GOD, NO.

- SO, I DROPPED OFF MY MOM AT HER DATE,

AND I HOPE IT GOES WELL.

I HAVE MY FINGERS CROSSED.

- HE WAS LATE.

I DON'T LIKE LATE MEN EITHER.

YOU HAVE TO BE ON TIME.

SO, I WAS GETTING A LITTLE RESTLESS,

AND I WAS SITTING THERE AND I'M WAITING AND I'M WAITING,

AND I'M LOOKING AT MY WATCH,

AND I'M LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M LOOKING FOR,

BUT I HOPE THIS MAN HAVE ON A SUIT

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE ROUGHNECKS.

THERE WAS A GUY THAT WALKED IN, HIP-HOP GUY.

HE WAS NOT DRESSED APPROPRIATELY,

SO I'M THINKING, "OH, MY GOD,

"PLEASE DON'T LET THAT BE THIS MAN."

- ARE YOU MRS. JONES-- MRS. JONES?

I'M LOOKIN' FOR MRS. JONES. - JONES?

- MRS. JONES, YES. - NO, I'M NOT MRS. JONES.

- NOT MRS. JONES. - THANK GOD I'M NOT JONES.

OH, WOW.

I'LL GIVE HIM TEN MINUTES.

- ARE YOU EVELYN?

- YES.

- HI, BY GOLLY. - HI.

- OH, AREN'T YOU LOOKIN' SHARP THIS EVENING.

- OH, THANK YOU-- THANK YOU.

- I'M JAY. - HI, HOW ARE YOU, JAY?

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HE WAS A SNOWFLAKE.

I'VE ALWAYS DEALT IN CHOCOLATE.

- DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY? - I DO.

FIVE GIRLS AND ONE SON.

MY GIRLS ARE ENTERTAINERS.

- REALLY? - YEAH.

- WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? - BRAXTON.

- NOT BRAXTON, TONI BRAXTON?

NO?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

YOU GOT ALL OF THESE GIRLS.

THIS IS LIKE THE KARDASHIANS.

- NO, WE'RE THE BRAXTONS'.

- THE BRAXTONS'.

BRAXTONS'? - KARDASHIANS?

WE'RE NOT GETTIN' OFF TO A GOOD START HERE.

UM, I'LL HAVE WATER AND A DIET COKE.

- I WANT, UH, SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS.

- IT'S 1 P.M., HMM, A LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR SCOTCH.

- NO WINE, OR CHAMPAGNE, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

- NO.

- YOU KNOW, AT OUR AGE IN LIFE, UH, WE NEED NEW EXPERIENCES.

RIGHT? - WE DO.

- ARE YOU GAME FOR NEW EXPERIENCES?

- I'M GAME. - GOOD-- GOOD.

YOU SOUND LIKE A LADY WHO HAS FUN.

- YEAH.

HUH, LET'S SEE HOW MUCH FUN THIS SNOWFLAKE HAVE TO OFFER.

- MM-HMM.

I'M NOT DRINKIN' TOO MUCH, AM I?

- NO, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO.

- WHOO.

- NOTHING WRONG WITH A LITTLE BOOBIES.

I HAVE VERY CUTE BOOBIES-- THEY ONLY COST ME $8,900.

- SO, I'M OUT ON A BLIND DATE, THAT MY DAUGHTERS SET UP,

AND HE'S A SNOWFLAKE.

AND HE LOVES SCOTCH.

- SO, ARE-ARE WE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN OR WHAT?

- HE SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC IDEA

OF HOW TO HAVE FUN.

- I NEED THAT TO SETTLE ME DOWN.

- REALLY?

HE KEPT DRINKING AND DRINKING AND DRINKING,

AND HE WAS SAYING, "MM, MM, THAT'S SMOOTH."

- WHOO!

- SO, I GOT A LITTLE BOTHERED ABOUT THAT.

- I'M NOT DRINKIN' TOO MUCH, AM I?

- NO.

DO WHAT YOU NEED TO-- DO WHAT YOU DO.

HE SAID, "DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE ANOTHER DRINK?"

I SAID, "OH, NO, GO AHEAD, DO WHAT YOU DO."

YOU KNOW, BUT ACTUALLY, I MIND.

HOLD IT, UH, THE FINGER SNAP, HUH?

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DATE CAN GET MUCH WORSE.

- I REALLY LOVE THAT HAIR.

I, UH, I MISS BEING, YOU KNOW, WITH A LADY,

AND YOU ARE JUST TOO MUCH.

- I JUST MET HIM FOR GOD SAKES.

- TELL YOU WHAT WE SHOULD DO.

- WHAT SHOULD BE DO?

- LET'S RUN DOWN OVER THERE TO THE, UH, BILTMORE.

- HE WANTED TO GO TO SEE SOME SIGHTS IN NORTH CAROLINA,

AND I'M THINKING, "OKAY" FOR A DAY.

THAT'S A DAY TRIP, RIGHT?

- IT GETS DARK,

SO I CAN'T PROMISE THAT IT'LL BE A DAY TRIP.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST YOU CAN'T, UH... YOU HAVE TO STAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT?

- UM-MM.

AND THE GIRLS SAY UH-UH.

WRONG GIRL.

ABSOLUTELY NOT-- UH-UH.

NO, I KNOW WE'RE OLDER, AND I KNOW LIFE IS SHORT

BUT LIFE IS NOT THAT SHORT.

- BLIND DATE, I WAS-I WAS UP FOR IT, RIGHT?

BUT IT ALWAYS MAKES YOU A LITTLE ANXIOUS, DON'T YOU THINK?

- YES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LATE.

WELL, I THINK THIS DATE IS WINDING DOWN,

BUT HOW IS HE GONNA GET HOME?

DO YOU DRIVE?

- ONLY WHEN I HAVE TO.

I'M GONNA HAVE SOMEBODY PICK ME UP.

- OH!

- UH-HUH.

- HE HAS A DRIVER.

OKAY, SO THAT MEANS HE'S FINANCIALLY STABLE.

THAT KIND OF CHANGES THE FLAVOR OF THE DATE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

- WE'RE HAVING FUN, RIGHT?

I HOPE-I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN.

- YEAH, ME-- I HOPE, I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN ALSO.

AND WHEN IT WAS OVER, WE EXCHANGED NUMBERS.

WELL, I GAVE HIM MY NUMBER, SO HE COULD CALL ME.

I THINK HE WILL PROBABLY GIVE ME A CALL.

UH, I THINK HE WAS IMPRESSED.

- YEAH, YOU'RE OKAY.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- OOH.

- AND SO ARE YOU, KIDDO.

I'M FINDING OUT THAT PLAYING IN THE SNOW IS NOT SO BAD.

WHO KNOWS, I MAY CATCH A SNOWMAN.

- I DECIDED TO INVITE ALL THE GIRLS OVER FOR BRUNCH.

AND I WANTED MOMMY TO COME OVER, TOO,

SO SHE COULD TELL ME ABOUT HER DATE.

AND I ALSO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.

OKAY, GUYS, I HAVE DECIDED TO DO "PLAYBOY."

- YAY!

- I THINK SHE SHOULD DO IT.

SHE HAS A GREAT BODY.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY DIFFERENT

FROM THE OTHER STUFF SHE'S EVER DONE.

AT LEAST SHE'LL BE IN A TASTEFUL MAGAZINE,

AND IT'S "PLAYBOY."

- REALLY? - [indistinct]

- WHAT-- I CAN'T UNDERSTAND.

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. - ME, EITHER.

- WHAT DID SHE SAY? - READ THE CAPTION.

- TOWANDA AND TRINA THINKS IT'S A GOOD IDEA

FOR TONI TO DO "PLAYBOY," AND I DON'T.

AND I'M RIGHT, AS USUAL.

- NOTHING WRONG WITH A LITTLE BOOBIES.

I HAVE VERY CUTE BOOBIES.

THEY ONLY COST ME $8,900.

- I THINK A LOT OF MEN WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

- I DON'T HAVE ONE SO GUESS WHAT?

- BUT THAT-THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

- WHAT'S THE POINT? - MEN HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

AS SIMPLE AS THAT-- LET'S JUST KEEP IT REAL.

NO MAN WANTS HIS WIFE, HIS GIRLFRIEND,

OR HIS POTENTIAL WIFE OR GIRLFRIEND

TO BE NAKED IN FRONT OF OTHER MEN.

- MEN BE TRIPPIN' OUT ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.

TONI, THAT IS THE TRUTH.

- WHO TOLD YOU THAT-- IT, UH, IT'S "PLAYBOY."

- ANY REAL MAN GONNA HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT.

I'M TELLING YOU. - A REAL MAN?

- ANY-- I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT--

GABE WILL LET YOU DO "PLAYBOY?"

- ALL DAY LONG. - NO, HE WON'T.

THAT'S A LIE.

- TAMAR DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

GABE WOULD LOVE IT IF I POSED FOR "PLAYBOY."

TAMAR JUST NEEDS TO CHILL OUT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM.

- THANK YOU, TRINA.

SMOOCHES... SMOOCHES.

OTHER WAY, SMOOCHES.

- I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.

- I'M TONI BRAXTON, [deleted].

I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

IT IS ABOUT WHAT I THINK ABOUT MYSELF.

- WHOO-- BABY!

- I AM VERY PROUD OF MY BODY.

IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR HEF.

HE KNOWS GOOD, FABULOUS, SEXY BODIES,

AND HE PICKED ME.

I THINK I'M IN GREAT HANDS.

MM, DIDN'T SOMEBODY JUST HAVE A DATE?

- MOMMY HAD A BLIND DATE.

- HOW DID IT GO?

- LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

HERE COME A MAN, HE CAME IN, HIP-HOP,

WITH A BIG EARRING IN HIS-IN HIS EAR.

AND I'M SITTIN' THERE LIKE, "LORD, PLEASE TELL ME,

"PLEASE TELL ME THAT'S NOT THE MAN.

"PLEASE, LORD."

THEN THIS LITTLE MAN CAME IN AFTER HIM

WITH THREE FLOWERS.

HE WAS SHORT.

I WAS SO HAPPY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

- HE BROUGHT YOU FLOWERS?

- NOT BECAUSE OF THE FLOWERS,

BUT I WAS JUST SO EXCITED

THAT IT WASN'T THE HIP-HOP MAN.

- HOW'S HE LOOK?

HE'S SHORT AND WHAT ELSE?

LIGHT SKIN, BROWN SKIN, DARK SKIN?

- HE WAS A SNOWMAN.

- WHAT? - HE WAS WHITE.

- HE WAS A SNOWFLAKE? - HE WAS A SNOWFLAKE.

HE WAS A SNOWMAN.

- YOU MEAN YOU WENT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY?

- YEAH!

- WENT ACROSS THE STREET, BABY.

- WAS THAT YOUR FIRST DATE OF NON-BLACK, AFRICAN-AMERICAN?

- YOU MEAN, NON-LIGHT SKIN, TALL WITH A MOUSTACHE.

- EVERY SINGLE MAN MY MOMMA GOES OUT WITH,

HE'S LIKE SIX FEET, LIGHT SKIN AND WITH A MOUSTACHE.

MY DADDY.

- 'CAUSE THEY ALL LIGHT SKIN, TALL, WITH A MOUSTACHE.

- I HATE HER SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.

- IT'S TRUE. - TELLING THE TRUTH, MA.

- ONLY ONE THING THAT BOTHERED ME-- HE KEPT DRINKIN'.

HE KEPT DRINKING.

- MEN IN THEIR 60s LIKE TO HAVE A COCKTAIL--

- WAIT A MINUTE NOW-- THIS WAS TOO MANY.

IT WAS FIVE OR SIX OF 'EM.

- I PERSONALLY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BOB

OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS DRINKIN' HARD LIQUOR.

EVERYBODY HAS A LITTLE HARD LIQUOR SOMETIMES.

- THAT'S A RED FLAG, THOUGH. - HE WAS A NICE MAN.

- SO YOU GUYS HIT IT OFF? - YES, WE DID.

TIME WENT REALLY BY. - HOW WAS HIS TEETH?

- I DIDN'T LOOK AT HIS TEETH.

- YOU HAD TO SEE THEM WHEN YOU ALL WERE LAUGHING.

- I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS TEETH.

- YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT HIS TEETH?

- I DIDN'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO HIS LIPS.

- MOMMY WENT OUT ON A DATE WITH A DRUNK,

AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN DRINK.

I DON'T THINK I LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS.

- I WAS SO HAPPY--

- DADDY WASN'T A HIP-HOP MAN.

- OTHER THINGS I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO.

- DID YOU TALK TO HIM AFTER THE DATE?

- WELL, I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM.

- YOU HAVEN'T TALK TO HIM?

- I GAVE HIM MY NUMBER.

HE HASN'T CALLED YET.

- FIRST, THE MAN GETS DRUNK.

SECOND, HE DOESN'T CALL HER THE NEXT DAY.

UH-UH, NOT THE RIGHT GUY FOR HER.

SHE NEEDS TO MOVE ON.

THERE IS OTHER FISH IN THE SEA.

- HE HAS A DRIVER SO, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T NEED TO DRIVE.

- OH-- HE HAD A DRIVER!

- SOMEBODY PICKED HIM UP.

- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

MOMMA NEEDS A RICH MAN TO TAKE CARE OF HER.

SHE AIN'T GETTIN' NO YOUNGER.

HERE-- HERE. - CHEERS.

- WELL, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?

- YES!

- I'M JUST SO STRESSED OUT LATELY.

I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER THIS APPRECIATION PARTY

FOR VINCE SO HE CAN DO MY ALBUM,

AND HERE'S TONI POPPIN' OUT WITH THIS "PLAYBOY" BUSINESS

THAT I KNOW IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

I JUST HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR HER

SO SHE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

SO IS IT TRUE YOU'RE REALLY THINKIN' ABOUT DOING "PLAYBOY?"

- I'M REALLY THINKING ABOUT.

- AND YOU THINK "PLAYBOY" IS THE PICK-ME-UP ON THE--

- I THINK IT'S NOT A PICK-ME-DOWN.

- AND YOU THINK ABOUT THAT "PLAYBOY" QUESTION,

BECAUSE I'M GONNA ASK YOU AGAIN LATER ON TODAY.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE A REAL EDUCATED ANSWER ON WHAT,

WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT OR WHY NOT?

- YOU ARE NOT MY MOMMA!

- NO, BECAUSE I REALLY WANT YOU TO--FOR REAL--

TO SIT DOWN AND THINK ABOUT IT.

AFTER THE LITTLE EXPERIMENT THAT I HAVE PLANNED FOR TONI,

I THINK SHE SHOULD SEE THINGS A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY.

- GOOD TO MEET YOU. - HI, MARK.

I'M TAMAR. - TAMAR, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO MEET YOU. - I'M THE ONE WHO SPOKE TO YOU.

- COOL-- WELL, COME ON BACK.

- SO IF TONI DECIDED TO DO "PLAYBOY,"

I THINK SHE NEEDS TO PRACTICE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.

SO, I SET UP A PHOTO SHOOT AS A SURPRISE.

- THIS IS THE BOUDOIR AREA.

- OKAY.

- WHICH IS MORE ALONG THE MEN'S MAGAZINE TYPE,

UH, TYPE SHOTS.

- GREAT-- OKAY-- GOT IT.

- WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?

- YEAH, SO THIS WOULD BE THE AREA, I THINK,

THAT WE WOULD NEED, THE BOUDOIR AREA,

BECAUSE OF THE RACY PHOTOS THAT I THINK SHE NEEDS

TO TAKE FOR TEST SHOOT.

- OKAY-- AND ARE YOU NERVOUS?

- NOT AT ALL. - GOOD.

EXCELLENT-- MOST PEOPLE COME IN HERE AND THEY'RE LIKE,

"OH, OKAY, I'M-I'M READY."

- WHAT'S HE TALKIN' ABOUT?

HE'S NOT TAKIN' MY PICTURE.

I'M SORRY.

MY SISTER TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA DO A TEST SHOOT?

- UH, WELL, UH, YEAH.

- I'M SORRY, SIR, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

WOULD YOU GIVE US FIVE MINUTES?

THANK YOU-- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU.

WHAT THE HELL IS YOU THINKING?

THAT'S NOT PROFESSIONAL--

OTHER VAGINAS HAVE BEEN ON THAT BED.

THAT'S NOT COOL. - LET'S GO DOWN TO TWO--

- I WOULD NEVER DO A SHOOT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

- SHOOT AND SHOOT,

AND, OH... AND YES!

- THE ARTISTIC NUDES ARE ABOUT FORM AND FIGURE.

THEY'RE ABOUT-THEY'RE ABOUT CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN BODY.

- I'M SORRY, MY SISTER TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA DO A TEST SHOOT?

- UH, WELL, UH, YEAH.

- I'M SORRY, SIR, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

WOULD YOU GIVE US FIVE MINUTES?

THANK YOU-- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU.

WHAT THE HELL IS YOU THINKIN'?

- DON'T READ ME. - YES, I'LL READ YOU.

WHAT THE HELL YOU THINKIN' I'M DOING A TEST SHOT

FOR SOME STRANGER'S EARS.

"HERE'S MY ASS AND MY BREASTS, LOOK AT 'EM."

I SAID I WOULD CONSIDER GETTING NAKED

FOR HUGH HEFNER/"PLAYBOY,"

NOT FOR JUST ANY PERSON WHO HAS A CAMERA.

WHO DOES THAT-- VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

DON'T LET THE SISTERHOOD FOOL YOU.

- HOLD ON-- THAT'S JUST-- HOLD ON.

- UNPROFESSIONAL, MY BUSINESS-- NOT COOL.

- LET'S GO DOWN TO TWO. - NOT COOL.

- LET'S GO DOWN TO TWO BECAUSE-- - NO, I WILL NOT GO DOWN TO TWO.

- ALL I'M SAYING IS YOU ARE TAKING IT COMPLETELY

OUT OF CONTEXT.

- I AM NOT TAKING IT OUT OF CONTEXT.

I WOULD NOT EVER--

- HOW CAN YOU HEAR IF YOU'RE TALKING?

- BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME.

- HOW CAN YOU HEAR IF YOU'RE TALKING--

- I WOULD NEVER DO A SHOOT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

- YOU'RE OVERREACTING. - NO, I'M NOT.

OTHER VAGINAS HAVE BEEN ON THAT BED, I'LL BET YOU.

- I DIDN'T SAY, "ON THE BED."

LET ME SHOW YOU A FEW STEPS-- ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS TO ASK ME.

NO, MA'AM-- I WOULD NEVER DO "PLAYBOY."

BUT I DO KNOW WHAT MY MAN LIKES.

OKAY, I'M JUST SHOWING YOU.

I COULD GIVE YOU A FEW POINTERS ON SOME SHOTS.

YOU'D BE DOING THAT.

- I'M NOT DOING-- WHY YOU-- WHY ARE YOU DOING FRONTAL?

I WOULD NEVER DO FRONTAL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING-- IT'S NOT THAT.

- LOOK BACK. - IT WOULD NEVER BE FRONTAL.

WHY ARE YOU DOING A SPLIT V?

YOU WOULD NEVER SHOW SUZY. - NO, I GOT THIS COVERED.

SEE THIS?

- NO-- THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO.

THAT'S NOT HOW "PLAYBOY" DOES IT.

YOU SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO "PLAYBOY."

IT'S BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY.

- I DON'T NEED TO SUB-SUBSCRIBE TO "PLAYBOY."

- BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHY.

- MY HUSBAND ENJOYS LOOKIN' AT ME.

DO YOU SEE-- HAVE YOU SEEN ALL OF THIS?

- OKAY, I'M DONE.

- GIRL-- THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN GO--

- I'M LEAVIN'-- I'M OUT.

- OR YOU CAN GO--

- "PLAYBOY" DON'T DO PICTURES LIKE THAT, TAMAR.

- THIS IS "PLAYBOY." - THAT IS NOT "PLAYBOY."

OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

I APPRECIATE-- - IT'S JUST FOR PRACTICE.

- I'M NOT GONNA DO NO PRACTICE SHOWING MY BREASTS

AND MY BOOBIES TO SOME STRANGER.

SORRY, SIR, NO OFFENSE.

- I'LL DO IT.

I-I-I AIN'T WASTIN' MY DEPOSIT.

I'M JUST GONNA STAY HERE AND GIVE VINCE SOMETHING SPECIAL

FOR HIS APPRECIATION PARTY, SO HE CAN APPRECIATE ME

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

- YOU'RE GONNA DO A NUDE SHOT FOR REAL?

- I'M GONNA DO ME A SHOT FOR MY MAN.

NOTHIN' ELSE BUT TO GIVE HIM AS FABULOUS AS ME.

- AND YOU SEE NO CONTRADICTORY IN THIS CONVERSATION AT ALL?

- IT AIN'T ON A MAGAZINE COVER.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE IN HIS BOUDOIR.

- I KNEW IT-- I KNEW IT.

TAMAR WAS ALL UP ON ME, "TONI, DON'T DO 'PLAYBOY,'"

BUT WHAT SHE REALLY WANTED WAS TO DO HER OWN SHOOT.

T-O-N-I IS LEAVING.

- NO, LET'S GET NAKED.

SHOOT... AND SHOOT...

AND OH... AND YES.

AND THAT'S IT.

YES, I'M ALL SEXY AND READY TO ROCK.

LET'S TAKE SOME PICTURES.

- THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE'LL DO ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT POSES HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT IN THERE-- BEAUTIFUL.

AWESOME.

EXCELLENT.

RIGHT IN THERE.

FOUR, FIVE.

JUST LIKE THAT-- RIGHT IN THERE.

GOOD-- COME IN TIGHT.

JUST LIKE THAT-- PERFECT.

GOOD-- OKAY.

- IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE.

I'M FEELIN' A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I LOOK HOT.

LET'S TAKE SOME PICTURES.

BOOM!

LET ME GET DRESSED BEFORE MY HUSBAND FIND ME.

- HEY, MOMMY. - HEY, YOU.

- DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

- JUST WATER FOR ME, LITTLE GIRL.

- I KNEW MY MOMMA WASN'T TOO HAPPY

ABOUT THE "PLAYBOY" SHOOT IDEA,

AND NOW I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I HAVE TO TELL HER

THAT I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA BE TOO HAPPY

ABOUT THAT EITHER.

UH, MA, UM--

- YEAH.

- I AM THINKING ABOUT MOVING TO L.A.

- WHAT?

- I LOVE ATLANTA, BUT I'M NOT WORKING IN ATLANTA.

- YEAH?

- SO, I NEED TO GIVE [indistinct].

SO, I WAS THINKIN' ABOUT IT.

- WHEN DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

- SOON AS THE KIDS GET OUT OF SCHOOL.

- TONI TELLS ME THAT SHE'S MOVING TO LOS ANGELES.

IT BREAKS MY HEART.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF MY BABY

ALL THE WAY ACROSS COUNTRY.

FOR YOUR JOB?

- IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, L.A. IS THE PLACE YOU GO

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND THEN YOU CAN GO OUT

AND MOVE OTHER PLACES.

- L.A.'S NOT THAT FAR, FOUR AND HALF HOUR RIDE ON THE PLANE.

- WELL, NOW THREE AND FORTY-FIVE.

- UM, SOMETIMES IT'S FOUR, BUT ANYWAY I CAN'T WATCH YOU

WHEN YOU'RE IN L.A. - WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- NOW, I MAY SAY, "HOW ARE YOU TODAY, SWEETIE?"

YOU SAY, "OH, I'M FINE."

BUT WHEN I COME OVER HERE,

I LOOK AT YOU AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT FINE.

- I KNOW MY MOM WANTS TO BE THERE FOR ME AND ALL,

BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

I FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE BEING IN LOS ANGELES

BECAUSE ALL MY DOCTORS ARE THERE.

I HOPE MY MOM UNDERSTANDS THAT.

WELL, THE GOOD THING IS THAT IF I MOVE THERE,

THAT THE DOCTORS WILL BE THERE.

IF I'M NOT FEELING GOOD, AND I GO, I GO GET CHECKED OUT.

- THAT'S TRUE, BUT I NEED TO SEE

TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OKAY.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

I KNOW SHE'LL HAVE HER DOCTORS, BUT I WILL WORRY,

BECAUSE I HAVE TO SEE HER FOR MYSELF.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU,

BUT I UNDERSTAND.

BUT, MOMMY, YOU'LL COME VISIT ALL THE TIME.

- I KNOW I HAVE IN THE PAST.

- YES, AND I'VE LIVED IN L.A. BEFORE.

- THAT'S RIGHT-- YEAH.

- WHEN I GET OUT THERE, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME OUT

TO HELP ME GET SETTLED. - OKAY.

OKAY, I'LL DO THAT.

L.A. IS TOO FAR AWAY.

I CAN'T STOP HER FROM GOING,

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA

FOR HER TO MOVE SO FAR AWAY.

- MM.

- TONIGHT IS THE BIG NIGHT.

IT'S VINCE'S APPRECIATION PARTY,

AND HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S IN STORE FOR HIM.

HI.

AND THIS IS "BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GREAT" PARTY.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE VINCE A WHOLE LOT,

SO I SAID TO MYSELF, "SELF, THROW VINCE

"AN APPRECIATION PARTY."

HI, EVERYBODY.

AND THEN HE CAN SHOW HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATES ME

BY DOING AN ALBUM FOR ME.

- ALL THE STUFF YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN YOUR CAREER,

YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY WHAT TAKES SO LONG?

YOU KNOW IT TAKES LONG.

YOU HAVE TO SET THINGS UP THE RIGHT WAY.

DON'T DO THAT. - VINCE, A RECORD IS A RECORD.

- OKAY-- AND THAT'S THE END OF THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE YOU--

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

- AND I HAVE A SURPRISE BELLY DANCING PERFORMANCE FOR VINCE.

MY HOPE IS WHEN HE SEES ME UP THERE, HE CAN BE LIKE,

"YES, SHE NEEDS TO BE ON STAGE.

"DO IT."

HELLO.

I INVITED ALL OF MY FAMILY AND ALL OF VINCE'S FRIENDS,

AND EVERYBODY'S HERE EXCEPT TONI.

SHE'S LATE, OF COURSE.

- YOU LOOK CUTE, THOUGH, SUPER CUTE.

- JUST A LITTLE TIGHT WITH TON-- WITH TONI.

ANYTHING THAT I HAVE, THEY'RE LATE.

TRINA. - I'M TRINA.

- TRINA, TOWANDA, TRACI AND TONI ARE ALWAYS LATE.

- YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT ME IN THIRD PERSON.

I'M STANDIN' IN FRONT OF YOU.

- I'M JUST SO UPSET I CAN POP AND SCREAM RIGHT NOW, I GUESS.

- DON'T SCREAM.

- TAMAR IS TOTALLY FREAKING OUT ABOUT TONI BEING LATE.

SHE'S KIND OF LOST HER MIND.

- I MEAN, BUT THEY KNEW WHAT TIME TO BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'VE BEEN TALKIN' ABOUT THIS FOR THREE DAYS.

- CAN YOU MOVE YOUR HAIR? - I'M JUST SO MAD.

- COME ON, LET'S GO SIT DOWN-- COME ON.

LET'S GO HAVE SOME MOROCCAN WINE.

- THEY AIN'T GOT NONE-- WHERE'S TONI?

THIS PARTY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME,

AND I JUST CAN'T LET TONI RUIN IT.

I JUST HOPE NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG.

- NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

- WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I FIGURED NEW EXPERIENCES.

- OKAY. - NEW THINGS.

- I'M GONNA TELL YOU I DON'T DO EXPERIENCE.

GONNA BE ALONG WITH SOME DOMINOES.

WHAT KING OF FOOD THEY GOT HERE?

- THEY GOT THE GOOD, GOOD-- - NO, THEY DON'T.

- UH-HUH.

- YOU HAVE FRIED CHICKEN AND MASHED POTATOES ON THE MENU?

- VINCENT, IS A MEAT AND POTATOES TYPE OF GUY.

HE WANTED SOME PORK CHOPS, SOME FRIED CHICKEN,

SOME MASHED POTATOES, MACARONI AND CHEESE,

COLLARD GREENS, CANDY YAMS AND A BAKED PIE.

- HEY, Y'ALL.

- CHILL OUT-- I'M TALKIN' TO SOME PEOPLE.

WHY YOU ALL IN THIS CONVERSATION?

- WELL, YOU SHOULD BE MORE NICE.

- I'M NOT BOTHERIN' NOBODY.

- YOU SHOULD BE MORE APPRECIATIVE

AT YOUR APPRECIATION DINNER.

- TAMAR, YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE THAT I DON'T GET OUT OF THE CAR

AND GET BACK IN THE CAR AND SAY I'M GOING DOWNTOWN.

WHAT'S THE HOTDOG PLACE OVER THERE?

- THIS HERE IS NOT COOL.ORG.

I'M TRYING TO GET VINCE IN A GOOD MOOD SO HE CAN GO

AND DO MY ALBUM, AND WE ALL AROUND HERE SITTIN'

LIKE SOME CRAZY PEOPLE, WAITIN' ON TONI BRAXTON.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE ON YOUR PHONE.

IT'S 8 O'CLOCK-- BUSINESS HOURS IS OVER.

- RIGHT NOW. - STOP.

- NO, SERIOUSLY.

- FOR REAL?

I'M, LIKE, STRESSIN' OUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

TONI'S NOT HERE AND VINCE IS COMPLAININ' ABOUT THE FOOD,

AND NOW HE'S TEXTING.

AND I'M JUST THINKIN' LIKE THIS APPRECIATION PARTY

IS TURNING INTO "MY CAREER IS IN JEOPARDY" PARTY.

- I'M GOING TO BE THROWING VINCE AN APPRECIATION PARTY,

AND I'M GOING TO BE DOING A BELLY DANCE PERFORMANCE

JUST TO REMIND HIM OF WHY I NEED TO BE ON STAGE.

BUT TONI'S LATE, AND I AM NERVOUS,

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE ALL OF MY CHANCES OF DOING MY ALBUM

IS OUT OF THE WINDOW.

IT-IT DIDN'T TURN OUT RIGHT 'CAUSE TONI'S LATE.

OKAY-- AND WE'RE SITTIN' HERE FOR AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES.

- TAMAR-- - AN HOUR.

- HI.

- NICE OF YOU TO JOIN US-- HI.

- I GOT LOST.

- AN HOUR AGO.

- BECAUSE YOU GUYS SAID IT WAS OVER THERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS LITTLE MINI-SHOPPING CENTER.

I GOT LOST.

- TONI ALWAYS HAS SOME KIND OF EXCUSE.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET HER RUIN MY PARTY.

I HAVE SOME SURPRISES UP MY SLEEVE.

WE'RE AT THE MOROCCAN RESTAURANT,

AND TWO BELLY DANCERS COME OUT,

AND I'M USED TO SOME BELLY DANCERS

HAVIN' A LITTLE BIT OF ROLLS ON THE SIDE OR IN THE FRONT.

BUT THIS ONE GIRL-- HER BELLY WAS JUST REALLY LARGE.

SHE'S PREGNANT.

- I DON'T KNOW IF VINCENT LOVED THE BELLY DANCING.

ONCE HE SAW THE PREGNANT DANCING GIRL,

HE SAID TO TAMAR, "WHY IS THE PREGNANT GIRL HERE?

"WHAT'S GOING ON?"

- SHE ROLLIN' HER BELLY WITH A BABY IN IT.

WHO DOES THAT?

WHERE THEY FIND HER AT?

I WAS SO EMBARRASSED.

OKAY, WE READY.

AFTER THAT PREGNANT BELLY DANCIN',

I NEED TO GIVE VINCE SOMETHING HE'S GONNA ACTUALLY LOOK AT.

WE SET IT OFF.

YOU KNOW, WE WAS DOING A LITTLE DANCIN' MOVE,

WAS SNAKIN' ON HIM, WAS DRIVIN' IT TO THE FLOOR,

WE PICKED IT BACK UP.

WE WAS DOING THE DAMN THING.

WE JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE...

- THE WALK.

- MY APPRECIATION GIFT TO VINCENT WAS,

DING-DING-DING, MYSELF-- HELLO.

WHO DOESN'T APPRECIATE THAT?

- TEAR IT OFF.

TEAR IT OFF.

TEAR IT OFF.

TEAR IT OFF.

TEAR IT OFF.

TEAR IT OFF.

- READY-- READY?

- SERIOUSLY, TAMAR DIDN'T WANT ME TO DO "PLAYBOY"

'CAUSE YOU HAVE KIDS.

BUT SHE'S GIVIN' VINCE A NUDE PICTURE OF HER

IN FRONT OF MY KIDS, TRINA'S KIDS,

TOWANDA'S KIDS, AND THE PEOPLE AT THE RESTAURANT KIDS.

I THINK MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, VINCENT,

WAS A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED BY THE PICTURE.

- GO BACK OVER THERE.

- VINCENT WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED THAT HIS WIFE

DID A PHOTO LIKE THIS-- A HALF-NAKED PHOTO.

- I TOLD TAMAR SHE SHOULD GIVE HIM THE PICTURE IN PRIVATE,

BUT YOU KNOW TAMAR.

- TAMAR'S GIFT TO VINCENT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY MORE VAIN.

VINCENT DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL.

- I THINK IT MADE HIM JUST A LITTLE EMBARRASSED.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF HE LIKED IT OR NOT.

HE ONLY SAID, "OH, THAT'S GREAT."

AND HE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.

HE STILL HASN'T SAID ANYTHING ELSE.

I JUST THINK MY APPRECIATION PARTY WAS NOT APPRECIATED.

- I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU TO PUT THE ALCOHOL DOWN.

- WHAT-- LIKE RIGHT THIS SECOND?

- TAMAR INVITES US TO COME TO MARYLAND

TO KIND OF FACE OUR DEMONS WITH OUR DAD.

- TONI, YOU HAVE TO GO-- WE HAVE TO GO.

- TOWANDA.

- HUH?

- GET THE [deleted] OFF MY PROPERTY.

- PLEASE, SEND A SQUAD CAR TO PICK TONI BRAXTON UP.

SHE'S TRESPASSIN'.

- THEY DON'T HAVE A BIG DOG, DO THEY?

- WHERE ARE YOU, DADDY?

- YOU WENT TO JAIL.

- THANK YOU-- THANK YOU FOR REHASHING THAT.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I DON'T BELONG HERE.