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I saw the citations, the DUI.
What is going on with that
'cause you're going to court?
- You can read. - No, I'm saying--
Just stop. You know better.
I just wanna support her.
What color are we doing this time?
- Pink. - Did somebody say, "Pink?"
- Fabulous lady. - I miss you.
I've known Stacey for about five years.
She's moving back from Philly.
She's married. She has a daughter.
Where is the ring?
I have been separated for a year.
What?
- Nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
Jassi.
So, what does your man do?
My man is in the NFL, Chiefs, Kansas City.
Oh.
Karen is late.
She actually called me. So...
But you told me she called you when she was drunk.
So, that really doesn't count.
Mia.
- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
The ladies were asking me about you before you got here.
None of us saw what happened,
so I don't feel like anybody should pass judgment.
Exactly. We don't know,
you know, what-- - And once we hear about it,
people are gonna judge.
I wanna see who the real soldiers for Karen Huger is
because I certainly don't want
any fake bitches around me.
Mia, we look forward to meeting the DJ.
Inc is a radio personality.
Inc wants to get a paternity test.
I'm 100% certain Jeremiah's my kid.
When G shared with the world that your children
had seen you in bed with another man...
Mia, you didn't protect your kids at all cost
because you would not have mixed Inc with Gordon.
Don't sit there and say
I'm not protecting my kids, Gizelle!
All right, I gotta go. - Mia, hold on.
- Mia-- Mia. Hold on. - No.
Mia, don't let anybody--
you know how good of a mother you are.
I know. I know.
I'm-- it's just----ed up. - Girl, you know that.
So, don't let anybody tell you different.
At the core of this group, we're all mothers.
- We are. - I just think that was a lot.
I'm not saying she's not a good mother.
- I-I'm not saying that. - That's how it came off.
It was not my intention.
So, when Gordon went on TMZ,
it was clear that this man was angry.
He was hurt. - Yeah.
And I think he was like that because her new guy
was in her life with the children.
- No, Gordon-- - Jeremiah said--
- Gordon. - "I saw mommy sleeping with Mr. Inc!"
The whole Mia, Gordon, Inc tri--
Bermuda triangle of it all is very confusing,
nothing close to what I've ever lived.
You can't let anybody here tell you how you are
as a mother on a daily basis.
It's----ed up.
This is what Karen likes to do.
She likes to deflect.
But to be questioning me about whether or not
I was protecting my kids,
it's disheartening. You know, it hurts.
That's like an avenue that I don't ever want anybody
to ever question because my babies, they're good.
I know that they're not here,
but we're gonna move on with our hattitude situation, okay?
Wendy... - Oh, Lord Jesus.
- Our relationship... - Oh, God.
Has been in a bucket.
- Okay, okay. - Okay.
I would like for us to get to a better place.
Me, too.
So, let's get together tomorrow,
so we can try to do that.
- Okay. - But until then,
I'm gonna give you this bucket hat.
- Oh! - Oh, my God.
Which represents where we've been.
- No. - We've been in the bucket.
- That's very trendy. - Yeah.
Okay.
♪ My name is Wendy, and I'm the best ♪
♪ All the girls at the table wanna feel up my breasts ♪
Ahh!
- No. - Uh-uh, no.
No. That was actually terrible.
The next hat's called the Queen.
- Oh, Lord. - Hey!
- Tomato. Tomato. - I'm just sayin'...
she's the queen. You know what I'm saying?
Tomato, tomato.
Wendy, I'll see you tomorrow, me and you, boo.
I'm so excited, Gizelle. I can't wait to see you.
Okay, good.
So, you ladies are new to the group.
So, this next hat is called the Derby.
Welcome to the Derby.
- That's cute. - Aww.
You really do look like you're going to the Derby.
Yeah.
- I'm glad Mia's back. - Yeah. - Me, too.
- Mia, you're back. - Me, too.
Uh, Mia, I'm happy that you came back.
Thank you. - Absolutely. Me, too, Mia.
- I'm good. - I'm sorry.
'Cause I definitely didn't want you to cry
and run outta here.
I do not think that you're a bad mother.
I'm also sorry, Mia.
I've seen you with your kids.
You love them. - Yeah.
And you know what? I've been through a divorce.
It's not easy. - Okay.
But, girl, you're a G.
That's why I gave her the pimp hat.
Thank you for that.
Okay, Jacqueline does not have a hat yet.
I'm welcoming you back to the Derby.
I shoulda never left.
- You should have never left. - I know that's right.
- Yes. - It was Mia's fault.
Oh.
It's always my Goddamn fault.
I definitely am bothered by their comments,
but I know the truth.
♪ Happy birthday to you - Oh, Lord.
Thank you, guys.
- Happy birthday! - Thank you.
Oh, we should all take a picture by Karen.
Let's get a group one by cardboard Karen.
I love this. Can I have this?
Yeah, you can take it home.
Ahh, okay.
This was not going to be the inquisition party
that they thought it was going to be.
I can handle anything.
Bring it! Bring it on.
- Happy birthday. - Thank you, guys, so much.
What are you doing on my coffee machine?
I'm making you coffee.
Look how black that is, Ray.
- Taste it. - All right.
You're tryin' to kill me.
I love you.
I'm so proud of you.
I'm so proud of both of you.
Ready for summer? - Mm-hmm.
Can I get a high five? Ooh.
Can I get a hug? - Oh, gosh.
Oh, why is it, "Oh, gosh," huh?
I don't want to get popsicle on you.
I know. I have to get all my kisses from you guys.
- Hello. - Hi.
- How are you today? - Great.
I have a reservation for two.
- Okay. - Um, Bryant.
Perfect. Enjoy.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Hello.
Okie-dokie.
Good afternoon to you. - Good afternoon.
Hold on one second here.
- I smell gas. - Gas? I don't smell gas.
You don't smell gas? Not gas, like, car gas,
but gas, like, fart gas, like eggs.
Oh, chile.
It don't smell like that to you?
- No. - Okay.
- I-I see feathers. Okay. - Yes, I came with feathers.
Does this mean we're flying away?
It means we are coming with open arms.
Oh, okay.
Chile, hell has frozen over
because Gizelle has invited me to this lunch,
the same Gizelle that told me not to touch her.
You look beautiful. - No, no, thank you.
- How are you doin'? - No, thank you, no hugs.
- I just wanna say hi. Okay. - No touching. I'm good.
That Gizelle has invited me to lunch.
I'm gonna see what you're comin' with, Gizelle.
Let's-let's order some food first.
How about that? - Thank you for lunch.
But as I am inching closer towards 40,
I am open to see where this conversation goes.
Hello. Welcome in.
What can I get you guys started with?
- I would like a Diet Coke. - Diet Coke.
Do you have, like-- I don't wanna do a soda.
Don't wanna do alcohol.
A-a [indistinct] should be fruity and sweet.
- Let's do that. - Perfect.
- Thank you so much. - I got you.
What kinda oysters do you guys have?
We have oysters from two different places.
One from Maine, and we have one from local.
A dozen of those, um--
What about the trout crab? It's actually very good.
Uh, all right, I'll do it.
Okay, let's do the branzino.
Thank you. - Thank you.
Okay.
All right.
- So, Wendy... - Yes.
Um, you know, I'm not coming to this conversation
with any -isms, any nothing.
I feel like whatever you feel,
I wanna listen to. - Mm-hmm. Okay.
And, hopefully, it'll be, um, reciprocated.
- Okay. - But, you know,
when I think about us,
I have felt like when you're fine, you're fine.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
When you're angry, it's like,
I'm coming at you very condescending.
Mm-hmm.
And that has always just been, like,
nothing that I like.
Excuse me. I'm so sorry to disturb.
Yes, sir, you're fine.
So, we're actually out of the branzino for tonight.
Mmm.
Would you like anything else?
Mmm.
Thank you. Okay.
Why are you eating it like that?
You're supposed to shuck it. - I don't do that.
- Like, I'm following y-- - I don't do that.
Oh, you don't do-- oh, you don't do that?
- Nuh-uh. - Oh, why?
Because a lot of times, it doesn't come off the neck,
or whatever. - You eat it like that?
- Yeah. - That looks a mess.
Okay, go ahead. - Okay, well, thank you.
- You're welcome. - Okay.
I will be honest.
We're being honest. Okay. - So...
There's no room for friendship when you're talkin'
to somebody in a demeaning way.
That's all I'm saying.
Mm-hmm. I can receive that.
However, it's unfair to police
how we respond to things,
especially when someone came knocking at your door.
Gizelle told me how there is this fabricated article
about Eddie having an affair or something.
The life you're living now is exactly God paying you back
for all the bullsh-- you've done.
No, no, no. I'm not trying to police
how you respond to people. - Okay.
I'm just saying I don't like it.
- And I receive that. - Yeah.
And in all fairness, I can say
I do not like the way I feel like you sometimes
try to alienate people.
Okay.
How are you?
How does she come to my event,
and she didn't even say hi to me?
Okay, so, I'm glad you brought that up.
If I don't like you, I don't want to speak to you.
Okay.
And I will say to you,
if I do have an issue with you, moving forward,
which, hopefully, I won't, but if I do,
I will tell you what it is.
- And tell me in the moment. - In the moment, yes.
- Yeah, don't wait. - Okay, I'll do it in the moment.
Okay, that's fair.
This is the best conversation
me and Wendy have ever had.
I thought that we were not gonna be besties
but just be better.
We might be a little bestie-ish.
I don't know if we'll be besties now.
- Boom-chaka-laka. - Chaka-laka-laka. Okay.
Anything else you gotta say?
Jesus.
Lord!
Well, I was gonna ask you how you felt about yesterday.
Yesterday was good.
Kudos to you for bringing that together for Karen.
I think she needed that.
I think Mia was really hurt.
- Yeah. - Like, more than we know.
I'm not questioning her as a mother.
I'm just saying I don't wanna deal with none of it.
None of it should be here, is all my point.
- Have you met Inc? - No.
Karen has met him. - Oh, she has?
Mm-hmm. Karen said, when they met,
she looked over and didn't see anybody
because he was too short.
She had to look down.
Is that why they pose like that in the pictures?
Like a stagger step?
I'm just askin'. Okay.
But they don't see eye to eye.
Coming up...
They basically said they'll be here by 8:30.
They need to not come.
That's so rude, Ashley. Not rude,----ing rude.
Hi.
Let's make Ora's favorite.
Arepas.
All right. And we need plates.
I never asked you. Like, what does arepa mean?
That's a good question because me neither.
You don't know what it means?
How is it going with Espanol?
What are we learning, guys?
Like, if I said, "Hola," what would you say, Bella?
Hola.
Hola!
Buenos dias.
I'm originally from Detroit, Michigan.
Yes, 3-1-3.
I lived in D.C.
And then when I got pregnant with Arabella,
we bought a house in the 'burbs.
But I also lived in Philly when I worked for QVC,
and we have a home in Munich because my husband is German.
So, Arabella is trilingual.
So, Bella, what are you having inside yours?
Um, I-I like just cheese.
I would like to have cheese in mine.
Now that my husband and I are separated,
we have agreed to approach our divorce with class,
and we are still living together as a family.
We do sleep in separate bedrooms.
And, you know, our focus is our daughter,
and that's what we're doing in the same home
while we're getting a divorce.
Next week, you're going to Cabo with your dad
for spring break.
So wonderful.
So, if you got lost at the resort in Cabo,
what do you say?
Ayuda!
Por favor!
Donde esta mi papa!
Oh, yes!
Arabella is so independent.
She's always around adults,
as most only children are, right?
But we are not telling Arabella about the divorce
until we have final decisions made
in terms of where she's living,
custody, school, and all that.
How do you say my papa's name?
Nombre es Thiemo,
Right now, I have two homes.
I have my home where Arabella lives
and where my husband is currently living,
and then I also have an apartment in D.C.,
and I try to time things so that when he's home,
I'm in D.C., "working."
And then when he travels, I'm back home with Arabella.
Now, this is the question that will earn you $5.
Wow, Bella.
Are you guys ready?
What's your father or mother's telephone number?
So, you just lost.
You just lost in Mexico.
Well, I sort of know daddy's.
Like, 202...
I know that my ex-husband is seeing people.
I know it,
and I am sure that he knows
that I'm seeing someone, too,
but we don't talk about things like that.
Mi Mama nombre es Stacey Rusch.
Do you know how amazing you are
that you speak English, German,
and Spanish?
Coming!
Hi! - Hi! Happy birthday!
Thank you. Oh, thank you, K.
Wait, wait, wait, honey. The outfit is giving life.
You look great. Hi, baby.
- Thank you. - Oh, God, you look so good.
Come in. - Thank you.
Keiarna is the best type of friend to have.
You know, she's fiery. She's-she's spicy.
And the incident at GnA certainly,
um, pulled at my heart.
If she goes to the hospital, I wanna talk to her mom
and let her know where she's at.
- Yeah. - I'm right here with you.
Is K okay?
For you to take that ride for me
and that you just jumped right into that
and seen me in that moment because I was scared...
And out of that, we just continued to build
on our friendship, and it's grown naturally.
So, she's my girl.
- Cheers. - Yes.
Okay, got a lemonade toast.
Hold on.
My phone, for some reason, it's on do not disturb,
but it's doing something.
K, it's Karen, but I am in confessionals, right now,
and you are being taped.
- Bye-bye. - I love you. Bye.
Now, wait a minute. How is your man?
My man is doing good. I love him.
Are we gettin' engaged? What we doin'?
We are workin' our way to cohabitating.
So, that's a big deal. - Wait a minute.
You're gonna live together. That's huge.
That's huge, girl. That's huge.
So, Greg is my man, my man, my man.
Yeah, three times. I love Greg.
Hey, Greg. Muah.
Give me a kiss. Bye. - Okay.
We are in the process of building a house
from the ground up.
So, currently, I moved into Greg's home
until the new home is finished.
I'm excited about us sharing a space.
I don't have to pack my little ho bag
every night anymore.
- Oh, you have more things. - More.
We're not gonna have space for all of this.
Yes, we are.
I did somethin' sort of similar with Ray.
I said, "If you want me to live with you,
"I'm gonna need the engagement ring first."
Listen, my mother is like, "Okay, this is cute,
"or whatever. Where is the ring?"
Yeah.
I think it would.
The last time I lived with someone
was with my late fiance, and that's nine years ago.
You never imagine you're gonna have to bury someone
that you just committed to, and it took me some time
just to be really open to loving and, you know,
wanting that kind of love, again.
How you feelin'? - I'm feeling okay.
You know, little twitches, but I'm celebrating life
'cause I just did the triple 20 plus 1 party
that Gizelle threw. Did you know about it?
What party?
- You didn't get invited? - I was not invited.
What about K?
Uh, let me go back to the venue.
I have a table. - Oh.
And I don't know how many the table fits,
but I will try to do my best, okay?
Okay, thank you.
I wasn't invited to Karen's birthday party,
and I am very disappointed about that
because everyone knows that me and Karen are very close.
I'm gonna be talking to Gizelle.
She had mentioned also that she's gonna do
an event with Ashley. - Okay.
We're inviting you all to an invite.
It's called GnA Fusion.
Hopefully, you're invited to that, K.
You don't think-- oh.
Um, okay.
If you know me, like, that was so humiliating to me.
I know, baby.
The last time I went to a GnA event, it was the ghetto.
So, if this is a GnA event,
that's between Gizelle and Ashley,
and K doesn't actually need to be there, again.
So, I'm good. Thanks.
How are the girls, though?
You know, the girls were great.
Hmm.
But right after the accident, in hindsight,
I'm thinking it probably was a little soon for me.
- Okay, a trigger. - Because it did have
the flavor of an inquisition, you know.
Mm-hmm. They had the--
You know, lots of questions about the accident
from Mia and Jacqueline.
I want to know who is a real bitch in my life.
And so, this is gonna be that moment,
'cause if you me over, it's deuces.
Coming up...
I'm just gonna be completely vulnerable.
- Okay. - I love someone.
Okay.
But we are not intimate at all.
My knee is crackin'.
Ding-dong! - Hello.
- Hi. Oh, you have a pooch. - Do you like pooches?
I do. Does-does he like me? She?
This is Arlo. He's gonna like you a lot.
Okay, he will. Okay, okay. Hi, booby.
I met Stacey at the Fox 5 studio,
and as with a lot of newscasters,
they all have that news voice that they turn on.
Some of them can't turn it off,
and I think Stacey is one of those.
Are you ready for a little hike?
I am.
She's been very sweet every time I've met her.
It's so nice out here. - Thank you.
Who cuts your grass? You?
I cut my grass, so I always say that.
That's the funniest thing you've ever--
I'm like, what?
I don't even know who cuts my grass.
I'm not kidding.
- I'm so grateful for them. - I'm sure you are.
Otherwise, you'd be out there doing it.
Am I supposed to know the name of the person
that cuts my grass, for real?
So, does your husband still take care of all the stuff?
I've been separated for over a year.
We aren't at the finish line.
You know what I mean?
- You're not living together. - We are.
Y'all live here together?
Yeah, we live together.
Girl, what are we doing?
I know that when you live with somebody under the same roof,
you still feel together in a weird way.
You know it's int-- it's-it's interesting,
this transition.
Does he live here?
Yeah, but I'm just taking it day by day.
- So, we're living together. - Oh, okay, okay.
While we go through mediation.
- And that's a big thing. - Yeah.
I wanted to ask you. What is your nationality?
My dad is white. My mom is Black.
- So, you're biracial. - Indeed, yes.
- Okay, like Arabella. - Yeah.
I identify as a Black woman. Yeah.
Right, okay.
So, how do you identify your boys?
Are they little Black boys?
Are they biracial boys? Like, how do you handle that?
Yeah, you know, that's something
that I'm working through with them right now.
They don't necessarily have the qualities
that make them see themselves,
based on what they compare with their peers,
to be Black. - Yeah.
So, they don't really have as much exposure,
unfortunately, except for my family,
to more people of color. - Right.
So, it's-it's a tough thing.
We read books, but it's-it's a lot.
As a biracial woman myself, growing up,
I was privileged that I was raised around
the Black side of my family.
And even though I was lighter skinned
than everyone else,
I still related to and understood Black women.
I'm obviously Black, and my family is in Detroit,
so that limits the amount of Black women
that she is around. - Mmm.
And so, it's something that is on my mind a lot
with my little girl. - Understandable.
I don't know how your husband is,
being an Australian, but Germans are very proud.
So, having a biracial daughter with a German man,
there is so much that she's proud about,
about Germany, and her Oma, and her Opa,
and speaking the language.
There's a part of me that wants her
to have that same pride about being a Black girl.
When I was a little girl, growing up in Detroit,
I was surrounded by all my cousins.
I went across the street to Penny.
She braided my hair.
And it's very clear that my daughter
is not gonna have the same childhood that I had.
I want my daughter to know who she is.
I don't want other people to tell her.
I get it. I get it.
So, you've been separated for a year.
- Yes. - Are you dating now?
Are you...? - I am--
And I'm just gonna be completely vulnerable.
Okay.
- I love someone. - Okay.
- But he is a devout Christian. - Okay.
So, we are not intimate at all.
How long this been?
Well, we've been seeing each other
for a couple of months, and it's fine.
Oh, okay.
If you had said, like, almost a year, I would--
Stacey, girl, I would have been like, you okay?
Why? Wait.
Would it be weird if it was a year?
Because he doesn't want to have sex until we're married.
Do you want to marry this man?
Well, I think we're on that journey.
So, TJ and I met at his audition
to become a host at QVC.
It was this genuine friendship.
And then, after about six months,
we just both couldn't deny that we wanted to be
a part of one another's lives.
So, do y'all heavy petting and stuff? Just not...
Well, it's-- we can't. We can't.
It's too tempting.
Uh, Stacey, you haven't had any new dick in 17 years,
and you are not seizing the opportunity
to ride on a new pogo stick.
Ma'am, I'll tell y'all one thing.
Couldn't be me.
Okay, so what do you do?
- We go to church. - Okay.
We-we work out.
- Oh, a lot? - Yes.
- I'm sure. - We-we work out a lot.
I am excited to see you at your event,
to support you, girl. - Yeah, babe. Yeah. Thank you.
This was so fun. I'm gonna get outta here.
- Thank you for coming out. - All right, babe.
I'll see you soon. - Okay. See you, girl.
Bye.
Coming up...
Did you have a nice hattitude party?
I thought it was an inquisition hattitude party
that you set up.
- Inquisition of who? - Me.
Thank you.
- Is somebody knocking? - Yoo-hoo!
There's bugs out here. I'm gettin' bit, Gizelle.
- I'm coming! I'm coming! - Okay.
Girl, let me in. - Hi.
Hi.
- How are you? - I am good.
Look at you, lookin' good.
Thank you. Thank you. You look cute.
You do, too.
How have you been? - Gizelle has been busy.
I'm making you cookies.
You can bake, girl.
I told you that, at my Christmas competition,
we did the cookie bake. - Yes,
when you were one of the judges,
and I didn't win. - I had to be fair.
Well, I was looking to see how you got here.
Did-- was it an Uber? Was it Ray?
I had to Uber because, listen.
- Okay. - If Beyonce has a driver,
I can have one. Hello.
But you had a driver.
His name was Blue Eyes. Remember?
Well, I'm gettin' a new one, though.
People say you have a boyfriend,
Blue Eyes, or whatever his name is.
Do I say anything about that? - The driver.
Did you have a nice hattitude party?
I thought it was a nice, uh, inquisition hattitude party
that you set up. - Inquisition of who?
- Me. - Okay.
I'm gonna get you some water.
Your intentions were great.
- Yes. - But in my menu,
you decided to say non-alcoholic for Karen.
- Yeah. - Which--
which was messy, Gizelle.
We have a-a little non-alcoholic Grande Dame.
Ooh.
I didn't think that was a dig.
I thought I was really, like, giving people options.
- Well, people can read. - Okay.
You already gave them options on the menu.
Okay.
Gizelle can't help but be shady.
Free Karen. What it say?
Free Uncle Ben-- tax reform.
Oh, Gizelle, you tacky as hell.
Any time Ray's around Erica,
he leaves you in the dust, honey,
- Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - So he can be right next to Erica.
I've never been left in the dust.
Bye-bye. - Can we not do this?
I would be upset if Gizelle didn't show messy.
That's what makes me like her.
I loved the hattitude thing. - Uh-huh.
But you giving Wendy a bucket was a bit much.
First of all, Dr. Wendy, I spoke with her.
- Oh, you followed up. - Just me and her spoke.
- Okay. - We had lunch.
You know, when you don't discuss things,
and you just leave it to let it be in the air,
you assume things about the other person.
- Oh. - So, we discussed that.
- Mm-hmm. - I talked to her about
how when she's in conflict with somebody,
she has the tendency to talk down to them and--
Ooh, well, how did she respond?
- She said she receives it. - Okay.
And we decided we're gonna be better.
- I can deal with that. - Yes.
That's growth. I-- that's real, too.
Right. Speaking of the party,
Jacqueline, before you got there,
said she had a whole lotta questions for you,
but she didn't ask them. - Hmm.
So, have you seen her?
No. I mean, to be honest with you, Gizelle,
uh, Jacqueline's in time out now.
Why?
There was a statement she made that said,
"Look, I'm gonna wait until the verdict or the outcome."
None of us saw what happened.
So, I don't feel like anybody should cast judgment.
Exactly. We don't know, you know, what--
Once we hear about it...
See, my real friends, they're riding with me,
no matter what outcome there is. - Yeah, right.
- Thank you. - Let it cool off.
So, how was K?
Oh, girl, she came by looking cute as ever.
- I'm sure. - She-she-she's so fly.
- Yeah. - She was taken aback
that she wasn't invited, Gizelle,
to my birthday party.
Just so that we're clear, I could only invite
a certain number of people for that room.
You know what? I'm gonna invite her
to my GnA event. - Do that.
Karen, you're trying to be shady,
telling her she wasn't invited,
and I don't have any issues with K.
Okay, K?
- I love that. - Yeah.
Like, there's no shade here.
Okay, good.
Um, our GnA event is this week.
It's a cocktail hour, so come cocktail'ish.
Okay.
And the National Brain Tumor Society
that I'm partnering with, they will be there.
- Yes, you mentioned that. - Yes.
GnA was all about athleisure, fun,
sexy little clothes, but we're moving
in a different direction, towards health and wellness.
And as my father passed from a brain tumor,
I felt a need to make it a little bit more meaningful,
and I wanted to make sure that I can help anyone
that might have a brain tumor
or might be suffering because it's ugly.
It's not a pretty ride.
I love that this is happening now,
and that's your father's memory.
Anything I can do to help?
Do you need anything? - Just come. Yes.
Okay, I got it. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I told you I was being given an award, right?
Remember? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
When is that? - Mine is earlier on Friday,
but I won't miss your event.
- What time is that? - I don't even know,
but I gotta look at it. - Okay.
But I'll be at your event.
Okay.
The Femme Powered Award is an award that is given
to entrepreneurs in the community
who not only do business
but give back to the community,
as well, on the social level.
That would be Karen Huger, La Dame.
That'd be me.
Thank you.
I got an invitation to this,
like, three months ago from someone else
and guess who wasn't on the list,
Karen, the freak, Huger.
I think some people who were originally being honored
couldn't make it, so I think she asked to be honored,
so she could say, "Look at me.
"I'm Karen, the grande dame, Huger,
"and I'm being honored."
Forgetting the fact that she had nine citations
or eight, or I-I don't know how many.
That aside, let's honor Karen.
So yours must be like a luncheon?
I gotta look at the details.
With everything I'm going through,
I don't even know what's going on.
- Uh-huh. - But I'll be at your event.
- Okay. - I'll be at both.
Why am I waking up to a text from Karen
at 6:30 in the morning to me and to all the other ladies?
"There are two events scheduled at the same time.
I encourage all support for both events.
Transportation has been graciously offered."
I thought we were friends.
I just threw you a freaking birthday party.
That's not what friends do to each other at all.
I'm sorry it's on the same day,
but should I not have people at my event
because Gizelle is having an-an event?
No.
I'm not really sure what the award is.
I don't know, but I'm here to support Karen.
I feel like Karen-- she needs attention.
I would never send an invitation
to a group of women who have already committed to
another friend's event, but I am not Karen Huger.
My event is in honor of my father.
So, what is she being honored for?
Running into a tree?
Coming up...
- Oh, this is so cute. - Beautiful.
Oh, no. Get out.
No, no, no, no. No, no, no.
- This looks great. - Ladies, no, no.
No, no, no, no, Mia. - Hi.
Ladies, no, no.
Hi. How are you? - How are you?
- This looks amazing. - Hello, gorgeous.
- Tim, you look fantastic. - Stop. I'm shy.
- I love the room. - Do you?
- Yes. - Perfect.
We have photo ops there, deejay, food.
- Yes. - But I wanted to introduce you
to Ashley and Deana
from the National Brain Tumor Society.
- Hi. - Oh.
It is such an honor to meet you.
Thank you so much for having us. - Very nice to meet you.
This just means everything to me.
I lost my dad, like, ten months ago.
So, this is extra special.
And I don't want it to be, like, just tonight.
Like, I want, hopefully, we can have, like,
a longstanding relationship. - Absolutely. Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Raising awareness for this disease is what's so important.
My father was diagnosed with a tumor from a CAT scan,
and 12 days later, he, unfortunately, passed away.
That shouldn't happen to anybody.
If there's a tumor in your brain,
that should be able to be detected early enough
that somethin' can be done about it
so that, 12 days later, you can still be here.
So, we are super excited to be here.
Yay.
And we'll honor your dad's legacy in the process.
- Thank you so much. - No. Thank you.
Hello. Oh, my gosh!
Hi, my love! - You look beautiful.
So do you. Oh, my gosh!
Can I take this in? It's so romantic.
- Yeah. - Let's sit down.
Love this yellow. - Thank you.
I was gonna wear something else,
and then it started raining, and I was like, yeah, no.
Yeah, this is cute.
So, I don't know how you feel about this.
What?
I don't wanna see none of them hoes.
Like, we invited you guys last week.
Everyone said they're coming.
This is actually very important to us.
- Mm-hmm. - And y'all are treating this
like we're doing a bar crawl. No.
I agree.
But I just don't even know how to approach the situation.
I mean, she knew about this award a long time ago.
I'm sure. - Yeah.
- It feels intentional, it does. - Yes.
Considering the fact that Karen has been so vocal
about relationships with parents...
I don't think I should go out tonight.
Oh, okay.
Because I'm still mourning, okay?
Okay.
I'm very surprised that Karen is not respecting
the sanctity of this event for Gizelle,
knowing that it's in honor of her father.
And I'm being so nice to Karen.
Why she, of all people, wouldn't respect that,
is beyond me.
And, honestly, it does make me look at her
with quite a bit of side eye.
- It's a no for me. - Okay.
I would like to play it a little bit by ear
because I do think people are just trying to
balance the line.
Maybe they'll surprise us and come at 7:30.
Okay, we'll see.
- Hi. - Hey.
- You look so good. - You look so good.
How you doin'? - You look gorgeous.
- You look so good. - You look good.
- Hi. - So, this is Jassi.
- This is my driver, Fahmi. - Hi, Fahmi.
You need help? You okay?
- Oh, this is cute. - Thank you.
- You're welcome, baby. - Take one down.
Pass it around. - Okay, I'll pass mine.
Jassi, friend, this is clutch.
Okay, where are we going?
We don't know exactly what she's winning.
Okay, okay.
With everything that I'm facing,
with the horrendous articles written about my character,
to be seen in my community for who I truly am
and the work that I do, I feel totally blessed.
Are y'all eating? Y'all gotta eat.
I am eating.
- Hi. - Hi, sunshine.
How are you? You look beautiful.
You, too.
I'm surprised you're not at Karen's thing.
Ashley invited me, so I'm here.
Oh, I'm so happy.
Okay, Ashley's gonna be happy to see you.
I heard about that.
Vivien is showing up and showing out,
and I'm just so happy because, yes,
she is friends with Karen,
but she has RSVP'd to GnA first,
and all of these other ladies need to take note.
I'm very happy to see you. - Thank you.
- Yes. - They're on their way, though.
They're coming? - I don't know.
- Oh. - Don't care.
Can we just talk about the text message exchange
for a moment? - Yes, that--
- Honey, that exchange. - I'm just,
in all transparency, - So, it's not just me.
I don't understand
how we received an invitation at Karen's birthday.
And then I got another invitation...
Saying-- telling you where to go.
...a day before the event that we had already
said we were all coming to.
Even with the best intentions, I think Karen
is really putting everyone in an uncomfortable position,
but she did it, so here we are.
- Hi, love. - You look beautiful.
I love this. This is, like, rainbow.
Thank you. This is my personality.
- Hi. - Hi.
Oh, hi, Mia. Hi, everybody.
- Hello. You look so good. - What's going on?
Okay, so, we are just creating our plan
to make it to your event. - Okay.
Okay, babe. Thank you.
And what time will you be attending?
Fahmi, what time will be there?
Um, about 8-ish, 8:30'ish.
Okay. You know, the event ends at 9.
- Oh. - That's what I said, you guys.
We cannot get there at 8:30 if-- - Don't worry.
Whatever it takes, we'll be there.
Babe, if you guys aren't here by 8:00,
there's gonna-- it's, uh, it's-- mmm.
- We can be there by 8:00. - Be here by 8:00, please.
Okay, we will, we will. Don't worry.
- Okay, all right. - See you soon.
Bye.
Chile...
We really should be cognizant of the time,
you guys, for real. - I agree.
- I think it's quite rude. - I agree.
- Correct. - How far is Karen's event
from Ashley and Gizelle's? - I was about to say
that's an even better-- a better question.
Fahmi, do you know how far the GnA event is?
- Twenty-four minutes? - What?
So, that means we have literally 15 minutes.
So, you guys, we have 30 minutes
to go in and be out. - Not even 30 minutes.
Well, I'll say this. My primary focus is Karen.
- I-I stand with that. - So, if we need to split up,
then-then we-- then me and K can Uber.
Yeah, we can Uber. We can Uber.
Have you ever seen DC traffic?
Just go ahead and text them and send your regrets
'cause it's not gonna work.
Gizelle, I just got a call from Jassi and Mia.
Yeah, okay.
And they basically said they'll be here by 8:30.
So, I said please here by 8. - Yeah.
- Just be here by 8:00. - They need to not come.
That's so rude, Ashley.
They're----ing rude, not rude,----ing rude.
I know. I know.
I just got a call, and they basically said
they'll be here by 8:30.
They need to not come. That's so rude, Ashley.
- All right. - They're----ing rude,
not rude, - ing rude.
I know. I know.
I'm your teammate. I don't want our cause
to feel disrespected. - Right.
- So, we're in this together. - Okay.
All right. Hi.
Jacqueline, how are you?
- Good. How are you? - Good.
Girl, why aren't you on the group chat?
Uh, that's what I was gonna ask y'all.
I honestly feel like, because I spoke up
at the hat- haturation party--
She told me that you said something like,
"We'll wait for the courts to figure this out,
or we'll wait." You said something like,
"We'll wait," which is not bad, by the way.
You-- she did. You did.
- She didn't like that. - She's livid.
It was nothing.
We'll find out then, and that's the reality.
That's the truth. - Yeah.
Are we here?
Okay, hit it. All right.
We're about to walk in at ten after 7.
- But because-- - Chile...
Thank you so much.
Obviously, I am more likeable than Gizelle,
at this point, so all the girls chose to come
and support me and left her ass high and dry.
That was not my objective, but the people have spoken.
Okay. And how was-- how is the temperature?
Oh, well, you know what?
First and foremost, I've been to a GnA event.
So, I am staying here, right now,
watching Karen get her award. Sorry, not sorry.
My whole purpose of going to Karen's award ceremony
is to see her receive her award.
Yes, absolutely.
And because I haven't seen her physically receive it,
there's no point in me leaving yet.
Hi. Excuse us.
It's us goin' all the way in
and then walking all the way back out.
It is raining for real.
Oh, my gosh.
I think that what we're doin' is proper.
Hello, everybody.
Thank you all tonight for coming.
It means a lot to Gizelle and I.
We started GnA last year as our athleisure line,
and now, as we're branching into more holistic health,
we want to expand GnA to be more in-inclusive
of what's happening inside, as well as outside.
Ten months ago, my dad passed away from brain cancer.
And GnA has partnered with
the National Brain Tumor Society.
Please consider making a donation
to National Brain Tumor Society.
We are confident that a cure is coming.
And, Ashley and Gizelle,
thank you for turning your passion into progress
for this mission
and for the brain tumor community of ours.
So, thank you. - Beautiful, thank you.
Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Thank you, Ashley. Thank you.
- So, hit the QR code. - And this goes to the link.
And thank you all for coming, again.
- Yes. Thank you. - We really appreciate you.
Thank you.
Can you ask the driver, what's the ETA?
Fahmi, what's the ETA, dear?
Oh, yay. Oh, my gosh.
Oh.
- Hi! - Hi.
- Are these your friends? - Yes.
- Oh, hi, Robert. - You are so beautiful.
I feel so bad that we're only pulling up three deep.
- So, what are we gonna say? - Let's not say anything
until they ask us. - I think we should roll in
and just be like, "Hey, girls."
- All right. Here we go. - All right.
Don't forget your phone, honey. - Yes, I need that
just in case we need to call for backup.
- Ooh, chile. - Yes?
Can I get a picture with you, real quick?
You can get a picture with me, real quick.
- Oh, this is so cute. - It's beautiful.
- It is. - Oh, no.
I'll be right back. I'll be right back.
- Hi. - Oh, no, get out.
- This looks great. - No, no, no. Ladies, no.
- Oh, look it. - No, no, no, no, Mia.
- Hi. - Ladies, no, no.
The event is almost over. - Hold on, guys.
Hold on one second. - Please leave.
- Wait, what? - We came to support you.
Please leave. William!
- Okay, just go. - William!