[woman] Previously on Belle Collective...
[nurse] Say hi to Mom and Dad.
I am pregnant. Still can't believe it.
That uterus is delicate.
We've got to make sure you stay safe.
[Essie] I saw a interview that Latrice,
she said that she wasn't friends with nobody on the show.
Oh!
Latrice, you offended people. And I'm going out to do a job,
I'm not gonna sit up here and have a friend offend me.
-You not finna sit here and tear me down-- -Latrice!
You see how you say "tear you down",
but that's what you be doing to other people?
Since I'm the [bleep] issue when it comes to everything,
I'm just gonna eliminate myself from the equation.
These bitches ain't on my man not one single moment of the day.
[opening theme music playing]
[upbeat music playing]♪ They won't ever get my life ♪
♪ But take my time ♪
♪ No, bitch, it's my time ♪
♪ My, oh, my, they won't ever get my life ♪
♪ But take my time, this is my time ♪
♪ 'Cause my, oh, my ♪
Ooh.
Hey, hey, hey!
-[DP] What's going on, Lateshia? -Ooh, hi!
-It's looking good up in here. -You like it?
-Hey, good to see you. -How are you?
-Made it on down safe, huh? -Yes, yes.
-Okay, show me around. Let's look at the bedroom. -Okay, let's do it.
-It's a four-bedroom, so, -What?
-each room is fully furnished. TV, bed, dressers. -Mmm-hmm.
-[DP] We got all the inspections, -Okay.
we got the carbon monoxide and alarm systems,
so we got everything, you know?
D, this property came on through!
-It went through. We working, we working. -I think they gonna be happy.
Today I'm checking out the assisted living property
that Essie, Marie, and I have been working on.
I found this property,
and I have my contractor, DP,
to gut it and totally renovate it, so,
right now, we just need Essie and Marie to approve it.
[Essie] My God, love these floors.
-This my thing right here. -[Lateshia] Hello.
-Hi! -[Essie] Hi!
-Hey, hi! -[Essie] How you doing?
[Lateshia] Miss Davis!
-[Lateshia] Hey! -Hi!
-[Marie Hamilton-Abston] How you doing? -Hey, Miss Marie!
[Lateshia] This is DP. So, I want you guys to look around.
Now, come on and look at the rest of the house, okay?
Yo, I gotta make a call real fast.
-So I'm gonna step out. -Okay.
-Let me know if you need me, okay? -[DP] Okay, I will.
[Essie] Everything, the furnishings are all perfect.
She nailed it.
Let me know if you guys need me back there, any questions.
This home will be used to house
individuals with an intellectual disability.
For me, it's a big deal
because they are entitled
to receive quality care.
And they shouldn't feel institutionalized
or singled out because of their disability.
So, thank you guys for giving my contractor a chance.
He's very dependable.
Because, Ms. Essie, you did see the before pictures?
-I did, and it looked nothing... -[Lateshia] Nothing.
...like what we saw.
[Lateshia] I was like, "What am I going to do with this?"
I am beyond pleased.
Lateshia is a great help,
being able to be the mediator between
Hamilton-Davis, and the contractor.
She's been an asset to Hamilton-Davis
when it comes to these properties.
-I'm super excited, like, um, -Yay!
-the goal is to, uh, provide more of these properties. -[Lateshia] Mmm-hmm.
[Marie] Our long-term goal is to develop
about 500 acres
-Mmm. -across the state of Mississippi.
[Lateshia] That's great. Um, did you guys ever decide,
will we turn this one into a male or female home?
-[Marie] This will be a male home. -This will be the male home.
Now, I do have some women
-who are needing to be placed into a home. -Mmm-hmm. Be placed.
So we need another home for female.
Well, depending on the turnover rent when you guys need that,
I know that DP, he...
something is coming on the pipeline really fast.
-Okay. -So that's something we can pencil and revisit later.
-So I don't wanna put too much on you guys right now, -Right.
but just know that I have what you need, okay?
-Okay. -[Lateshia] All right.
You guys wanna look around a little more?
Well, you know, I wanna know...
-Here comes Essie with the mess. -With the mess. [laughs]
The last time we talked, you know I told y'all
about the interview Latrice did.
-Mmm-hmm. -[Essie] So, did you have a conversation with her?
Were you able to confront her about that?
Yeah, absolutely, I confronted her. She came to the office.
I called her out on everything she was doing.
I talked to her about the brunch.
"You were drunk. You were laughing when you should've been serious."
She embarrassed you on that panel.
You said, "Let's be clear, who the F wants a nine-to-five?"
Every single time I go to bat for you,
you end up beating me with that same bat.
You not finna sit here and tear me down and talking about--
Latrice! You see how you say, "tear you down",
but that's what you be doing to other people?
Who have I torn down?
You see what I'm saying? I'm holding you accountable and it's a problem.
I think that until she's able to say that "I have a problem",
-[Essie] Mmm-hmm. -I think it has to start with her.
You tutoring her like she your student.
Marie, I have held her accountable, okay?
-So that's new to her. -That's new to her.
[Lateshia] I'm not in the business of babysitting.
I'm not in the business of, you know,
"I'm helping you over here, but you tearing me down.
So it's time for you to stand on your own."
You keep going to bat for her, and she gonna get that bat
and wear your ass out every time. [chuckles]
[upbeat music playing]♪ Gotta let you know ♪
♪ That I'm sorry ♪
♪ Didn't mean to hurt you ♪
♪ Ha, ha, ha, ha, ooh-ah-ah ♪
♪ Ooh-oh-oh ♪
Hello.
-Hey, friend. -[Latrice Rogers] Hey!
-Oh, my God, hey, girl. -It's so good seeing you.
-Latrice, what's up? -Yeah!
-[Latrice] Mmm! -[April Sade] Aw. [laughs]
-Hey! [laughs] -[Latrice squealing]
[Melanie Sanders] What's going on?
-Oh, my girls. -Oh, my God, I'm so glad.
My speaking engagement is coming up at Hinds Community College,
and they wanted me to do a panel.
So Mel decided to hook me up with local entrepreneurs.
And she invited me to come to April's boutique.
Which, I actually know her already, so,
I'm hoping that she agrees to be on this panel with me.
You've always been on the scene
with just, like, support and just everything.
So, you know, Hinds Community College,
they reached out to me and they wanted me
to speak, you know, to their school of cosmetology.
And they also wanted me to be the face of, like, their fashion institute.
-[April] Really? That's amazing. -Yes.
-[April] You're such an excellent speaker. -[music stops]
I actually wanted to add you to the panelists,
because I know you've been in the industry for so long.
-Are you serious? -And... yes.
That is so sweet. I'm really down for that.
Yeah, we wanted to be very personable.
-Okay. Yeah. -We wanted it to be natural, you know,
we don't want anything stuffy, so that's why--
-Oh, my God! -Hey, Tambra!
-[laughs] Hey! Hi, Mel! -[Melanie] Hey!
-[Melanie] Oh, hey. -How are you? I'm, good. Hey, girl!
Look at you, honey. Yeah!
-Oh, look! -[Latrice] You look fantastic today.
So, you know, of course, I mentioned to you about the Hinds
and you possibly speaking on as one of the panelists.
Yes! I told you yes.
-[April] Yes. -I told you yes, I'm all for it.
[Latrice] This is, like, my first time really just spearheading an event,
so I just wanted to sit down, like, strategize,
and just kinda, like, go through what we need to do,
-Okay. -what you guys feel like we need to talk about,
-you know... Okay. -[April] Definitely.
My speaking engagement at Hinds Community College
is the definition of, "I made it to the top".
I'm really proud of this honor
because that's something that I worked hard for.
And I've learned that from my mother.
I'm super excited that my mom's gonna retire soon,
because I'm excited to see her just
kick her feet up, relax, go to the casino.
And, you know, spend her allowance.
So, as far as the event,
we wanna go in and we wanna be impactful.
I want them to be able to ask whatever questions,
for those questions to actually get answered.
Don't give me the YouTube version,
which is what a lot of people are doing now.
And I must say, like, I almost, like,
didn't do this entire event.
And I'm gonna tell you guys why.
Like, I had a conversation with Teshia.
So, she basically said that
I ruined her brunch, right?
She said that, "Well, you offended people that were there."
-Wait, what? -[Latrice] I said, "Girl!"
Are you serious?
This was not a bougie, you know,
"country club" style affair.
I would take offense to that.
-Oh, I was definitely offended. -I know you were offended.
[April] Why do you think she's coming for you like this?
Because, being at that brunch,
you were the most memorable person there.
Period.
-Yes. -[Tambra] Mmm-hmm.
If anything... so that's just crazy that she would just
blame her brunch not being together because of you.
No, now that is not true.
She should've focused on the logistics of her brunch, just not the aesthetics.
-[Melanie] Oh! -So let me use the right words.
At the end of the day, I do remember, you know, the food being cold.
The food was cold this go-around, too?
By the time I received it. I can't speak for everyone else.
-Oh. -But I do know that my friend did not eat her food.
[April] And she was probably upset, so.
So what did you walk away with?
I mean, the impression that I got at the brunch
out of Lateshia was, [imitating Lateshia] "Whatever.'"
-Okay. -I'm surprised to hear this about Teshia, like,
this is sounding very two-faced to me, okay?
Oh, for sure.
And that's the thing about Teshia, like,
I felt like I was such a friend to...
I did something that, I felt, like, hurt Tambra.
[Lateshia] When we all went out to dinner,
Tambra said that, "I will be in a group message
with all of us, except Aikisha."
Everyone thinks that I'm the messy one, I mean,
I may be in the middle of some things,
but in this case, I'm tired of covering up for Teshia's lies.
Honestly, when Aikisha first joined the Collective,
Teshia didn't want to be affiliated with her.
So she was left out of the group,
and we were told to blame it on Tambra.
Now I'm telling Tambra, because anything that bothers me,
I have to say something about.
And this was weighing down on me.
Like, the whole situation about the text message,
so, Teshia called me and she was like,
"Hey, Trice. I'm about to run this play."
And the play was,
we're gonna start a group message.
And we're gonna leave, um, Aikisha out.
And we're gonna act like Tambra had something against Aikisha.
Tambra, to this day, like, I do apologize for that.
Because I know how that could have made you feel.
Honestly, I knew it was wrong to go along with this lie.
But my loyalty to Teshia at that point was more important.
So I didn't say anything and I fault myself for that.
And, like, that's been on my mind.
And I appreciate you finally coming to say that.
I know, in my mind, 99% of me said
that I did not say that.
So it's easier for me to walk away because I know the truth.
I am actually shocked
to learn more and more
every day about Lateshia.
Like, you know, things that I thought Lateshia wouldn't do,
she's done.
At the end of the day, and I do wanna say this much.
I see where Lateshia, like, her vision,
I see where it's going. But, like,
we gotta get over this cold food and serving the food late.
[Latrice] Well, that I know, honey.
[Tambra] Girl! [laughs]
[Latrice] Coming up.
Retiring my mother is something that's near and dear to me.
I just appreciate my mom so much.
And I just want you to know that I love you.
You're okay, baby. Don't cry.
Look, you just let that woman have her way?
-I'm fed up now. -Disrespect!
J, you gotta break away from the nipple.
You got until tomorrow to let her know that she gotta go.
Something I wanted to discuss with you once we got here.
I invited Latrice out to join us tonight.
Oh, my God.
-[Lateshia] What you doing? -Wait, what are you doing? Are you serious right now?
[upbeat music playing]♪ We can get lost in this moment ♪
-[Tambra] This is, like, so weird, -Yeah.
that we are going to a baby store.
-[Tambra laughs] -I don't know what I'm doing.
-[clerk] Hey, how are y'all doing? -Hey.
Well, come in. Can I help you find something today?
We're really just looking, 'cause we don't know exactly
-what we're looking for yet. -Right.
[Tambra] Today we are here at Row 10.
This is a first for both of us.
Now that I am five months along,
I am more confident
in seeing the pregnancy through.
But I want to be in a safer space
before I actually share with other people.
This is really an experience.
[clerk] This is an experience, I understand.
-This is an experience. -[clerk] There's a lot to look at in here.
We've got, like, really sweet... we call them happys.
-[clerk] And they're just... -What's that? That's a pacifier.
-[clerk] It's a pacifier. -[Tambra] Okay. [laughs]
-[clerk] Stick them in their mouth. [laughs] -[laughs]
-Just said we call them happys. -[clerk] Gender neutral,
gender neutral, a lot of things, like, for your baby shower.
-Okay. -[clerk] Have you planned?
-I have not made it that far. -Okay.
-Don't nobody know. -We still have to tell. Nobody knows.
Nobody knows? Congrats.
-You know. -[Tambra laughing] Yes.
-I will not tell anybody, I promise. -[Tambra] Nobody knows.
[Tambra] I'm carrying a little extra weight these days.
[laughs] So I am going to have to tell
friends and family first pretty soon.
I think that's something
I can't hide much longer.
I think I've been doing a pretty good job, though.
So cute. Oh, my goodness, that is adorable.
Let's put stuff on the list and give it to the people, isn't that what they do?
And then the people will bring the baby clothes
and the strollers and the toys.
[Tambra] First of all, you don't even know
when we talk about a baby shower.
Like, you getting ahead of yourself.
-Pick up the phone-- -Family,
that's nothing you say over the phone.
I can't, I can't tell my dad over the phone.
[laughs] Like, that's definitely not a phone conversation.
I've been very cautious.
-Pick up the phone, call my mom, "Hey, Mama." -Your mama's easy.
-So what's the holdup? -Yeah, but she'll tell everybody else,
and I'm just not, I'm not ready for that.
-Oh. [clicks tongue] -Honestly, I was trying
to wait, like, six months.
-As long as-- -I thought about doing something with my family,
something intimate like a girl's night.
Let's put it in a group text.
-"Hey, y'all, I'm pregnant." -Oh, I'm not doing that.
Oh, I'm not doing that, no.
That's something we need to think about. [laughs]
That's something you need to think about, I mean...
-You don't care. -I don't have a preference when it come to that, like,
just with the women, you know what I'm saying?
The men, you know, we gonna smoke us a cigar and drink a little whiskey.
And talk, "Hey, man, I got one on the way. Be here soon."
Tell the truth. Have you told anyone?
-Uh... -Tell the truth.
[Demond] Um...
Because I have had a number of fibroid surgeries,
this is a high-risk pregnancy.
And...
...it's a day-to-day thing.
I asked my sister for medical advice.
She's a nurse. It's a private matter.
I don't need everyone involved.
And Demond knows that.
Like, he understands that
it's high-risk.
I told my baby sister.
Oh, hell no!
-Are you freaking serious? -Yeah.
Why you didn't tell me that?
-You actually told her? -Yeah.
No wonder she been liking everything I've been doing on Facebook.
We agreed to keep the news
to ourselves.
Just don't tell anyone.
Let's keep this to ourselves.
He said, "Okay."
We said, "Do not tell...
-She ain't told nobody. -...anyone."
No, but it's the fact that I can tell you don't tell anyone,
and you still go back and tell someone.
I had to, I had to tell her.
Why?
-Man, look... -'Cause now I have to watch what I tell you.
-Man, what? -Yes!
-Okay, now, who did you tell? -We agreed.
So, who did you... uh-uh, hold up.
[Tambra] My sister is a nurse.
-So, for one... -Am I supposed to just have a child--
-No, but she's a nurse. She's an on-call nurse. -But my sister...
So that's who I've actually been talking to.
-You know what? -Because she's a nurse.
I told my sister because I was excited.
I had to tell someone.
When you actually tell me
that you won't tell anyone,
-I actually believe you. -Oh.
My fault. My fault.
That was the only reason I told her.
-All that I know-- -But now, I just know
that I have seen her bragging about it.
-I knew one thing-- -I knew things were gonna be safe with you,
and that was a lie.
I haven't even told my dad.
-Why can't we tell... okay. -You're just missing the point.
I wanted to be
in a more comfortable place,
-as far as with the baby. -Okay.
-Well, I won't tell nobody. -Like...
I didn't wanna just, you know...
-...tell everyone, not even my own family. -Okay.
I'll just follow your lead.
[upbeat music playing]♪ I deserve it, I work hard for it ♪
♪ Gimme it, gimme that bourbon back ♪
♪ Give me that ticket to first class ♪
♪ Give me designer everything ♪
♪ Down with a ring ♪
♪ Give me the Mayback with a driver ♪
♪ So I can lay back ♪
♪ Gimme that good health ♪
♪ With all that good wealth ♪
♪ Gimme that crib from the dirt up ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
Today is honestly a day that I've always dreamed about.
I'm retiring my mom,
and the fact that I can do it today
and do it in style, Latrice style,
I mean, what more can a girl dream of?
So maybe this will motivate her.
Hopefully she takes it well. If not, oh, well,
you still gonna retire.
Stormi, I wanna thank you so much.
I know you drove a long way to get here.
But we always support each other.
[Latrice laughs]
Anytime!
[Sogucci Williams] Tambra, is her mom...
I don't know.
I was looking for her, I don't see...
-I don't think she's out here yet. -[Sogucci] Okay.
JJ's daughters and I are progressing, you know,
but we still need to have that uncomfortable conversation.
Instead of just, like, you know, sweeping it under the rug.
But I'm very confident that we can move on at some point.
[indistinct chatter]
[woman on speakers]Welcome to Gloria! Retirement's here!
Gloria has arrived!
My mom, she's worked about three jobs my entire life.
And certain jobs, they take advantage of people, like,
being misused, being overworked, being underpaid.
So I do feel like she should retire.
Baby, why didn't you tell me you was coming?
-[all laughing] -You trying to surprise me?
Everything is beautiful.
So today is all about you, Gloria.
So, if you would like to say
any words of encouragement, now is your time.
[Janice Diamond on speaker]She has a big heart.
She knows it, too, so I think it's very special
that we should be celebrating her today, even if she doesn't retire.
-She's worked so hard. -[all laughing]
Thank you.
[all applauding]
I just wanna say congratulations.
Enjoy, because everything that I have heard today
has been nothing but love and great things,
so enjoy your retirement.
Retiring my mother is something that's near and dear to me,
because she's always been a hard worker.
And she's been a single mother, so,
I know what she's giving to me and I wanna give back to her.
Oh, lord. Oof.
[Latrice] Oh, my God, what do you think about everything?
I think everything was good, everybody had a great time.
I think your mom really enjoyed, you know what I'm saying?
But one thing I noticed, that...
...that your friend Lateshia and Glen weren't here, so,
what happened with that?
You know, she invited me to the brunch to speak at her brunch, right?
-Right. -So, I went to her office,
she basically, like, ripped me to shreds.
She told me I was drunk,
I was cursing like a sailor,
I offended people by saying
"Who wants to work a [bleep] 9-to-5."
So you feel like Teshia really hurt your feelings?
Yeah, she did hurt my feelings because I honestly consider her as a friend.
And one thing about friends? Friends don't lie on each other.
I want you to get along with Teshia,
because I really like Glen. Glen's a cool guy.
He's a friend, he's a standup guy.
Glen ain't never stabbed me in the back.
I know, but one thing about it I do know is...
...husband and wife, they're the same.
So...
-Glen pretty much is like Teshia. -What?
-So you just pretty much got to be careful. -I thought Glen's pretty cool.
Y'all not talking, me and Glen can still talk.
'Cause Glen's not gonna be the issue.
[Latrice] And I... You know, whatever.
-[clicks tongue] -Okay.
I'm tired of talking about this.
I'm gonna take you out together
and we're... we're gonna get over this stuff and really enjoy ourselves.
-Okay? -Uh, I'mma think about it.
I consider myself a loyal person.
And one thing about Teshia, she knows 100%
that I've been loyal to her since day one.
Even when she crossed me I was still loyal.
My feelings aren't easily hurt.
But Lateshia lying on me hurt me to the core.
We had a tough childhood and we know that she was a single parent.
And she worked her ass off
to make sure that we had everything that we needed.
You know, I can remember a time when I graduated college
and I didn't have any money to get a robe.
She literally cashed her car in for me to look beautiful for my graduation.
And...
[applause]
I just appreciate my mom so much,
and I just want you to know that I love you
for everything that you've ever done for us.
So, I have another surprise for you
-'cause I want you to live out your hot girl years. -[man] Oh, a surprise, okay.
You can get you a little side piece.
-[man laughs] What? What? -[Latrice] And...
We got a vacation, all paid vacation for two to Vegas.
[crowd cheers]
[Latrice] Because we love you so freakin' much.
[voiceover] She deserves the world.
I can't give her what all she deserves because it's unlimited.
Like, my mom's is my world.
[woman on microphone]Glasses up to toast to Gloria Beale's retirement.
50 years of working is now coming to an end.
-Drink, drink, drink! -[crowd cheers]
[Latrice] Coming up...
Teshia, she basically said that I ruined her brunch.
She was like, um, I came drunk.
Teshia made me feel really small.
[Glen] I invited Cliff and Latrice to join us tonight.
You serious?
What you waiting on, your water?
No, my alcoholic beverage 'cause I'm an alcoholic, honey.
♪ I'mma be, I'mma be ♪
♪ I'mma be more like myself ♪
♪ I can't be, I can't be ♪
♪ Can't be nobody else ♪
♪ Ah ♪
-Hey! -Hi!
How are you?
-I'm Latrice! -I'm Alexis.
I'm the creative director for Thee Jacksonian,
-we're so excited to have you today. -Yes!
-I'm so excited to be here! -[Alexis] How are you?
Like, Jacksonian chose me.
-[Alexis laughs] -Thank you guys so much.
-How are you? -I'm good.
-I'm Dorian. -This is Dorian.
-Nice to meet you. -This is the man with the plan right here.
-Right. -Kinda like you.
This is the director here, he'll be interviewing you today.
And he'll give you the rundown
-on everything you're gonna do today. -Okay.
The Jacksonians chose me
because I'm actually in the city of Jackson.
I have motion in the city.
I do things in the city of Jackson.
I have a business in the city of Jackson,
unlike my "coworkers".
You know, at the end of the day,
I actually make a difference in Jackson.
So I remember being in Jackson when you... you started the vending machine.
Just how... how impactful has that been for you?
It was just like, I don't know, I don't wanna say instant.
Who am I lookin' at, I'm sorry.
-You're lookin' at the camera. Just look at the camera. -Look at the camera, okay.
When you reach a certain level of success in Jackson
they always ask, "Why don't you leave?"
[Latrice] Jackson is what made me,
and to me, that's more of the reason to stay.
You know, of course I don't actually stay in Jackson.
[Dorian] Once you became a TV star,
has... has things changed much, like people's perception of you?
With me on the show,
a lotta the girls, they'll take simple things that I do
and they'll make it bigger than what it is.
And they've done way worse and said a way lot more to me.
You know, it's kinda like it's cool when they do it, it's a problem when...
Yeah, one of them.
I'm sure that Lateshia's gonna hold me accountable for this interview too.
But I don't give a [bleep] because I told the truth.
Since your, uh,Forbes article in 2021,
how far have you came as a woman and a business lady as well?
Since Forbes,
I think for me people paid a lot more attention to what I was actually doing,
because it's like, "Who is this girl from Mississippi,
this girl that actually sells hair?"
Because we look at doctors and lawyers and think that this is the ideal of,
you know, the American Dream, when it's not.
You know, the American Dream to me is whatever you make it.
I put hair entrepreneurship on the map,
you know, because a lotta people do it
but a lotta people don't do it effectively.
So what are some ways that you help out
in the community for black women
who, you know, wanna be entrepreneurs
or just tryin' to really just make it?
I have a mentorship program and, you know, we sit, we talk.
I don't feel like I should hide information,
especially when it's somebody that looks like me.
Like, whatever you wanna know,
if I don't know the answer I'mma go find the answer.
And I'mma help you, you know, because nobody helped me,
and I knew how that felt.
Thank you so much.
Now what's going to happen is boo right here,
she's gonna take you out there, do your photoshoot.
-And that'll be it. -[Alexis] Yes, sir.
All right, thank y'all so much.
I enjoyed the interview.
[Dorian] Thank you, I did too.
I'm normally on top of my game when it comes to doing interviews,
but today is just not the day.
Now I do have a photoshoot next.
That's where I shine.
So how do y'all think I did?
[both] You did good!
-[Mandy] You started off kinda, like... -I was...
I was a little worried in the beginning.
[Mandy] Yeah, you started off real, real stiff and timid.
[Ken] You... You got situated out of nowhere.
During the conversations,
you could tell you were on edge about a few things.
-But, um, you calmed it on down. -Yes.
I was definitely on edge because,
you know, of course I had a conversation with Teshia.
She basically said that I ruined her brunch.
I still have this Lateshia thing in my head.
She made me feel small, and like I was the problem,
when I know for a fact that it wasn't me.
She was like, um, I came drunk.
And it's just had a major effect on the entire interview.
And I'm like, "Girl, how did you notice that I was drunk
when I didn't even drink?"
[woman] Ooh. Um.
[Latrice speaking]
-[laughs] -All right!
And then she goes in to say that I offended a lotta people.
Listen, I have two people trying to book me from your event.
So if I offended people at your event,
nobody would be trying to book me.
And when I say that hurt so much because then she said,
like, "I feel like, I'm trying to build you up for you to tear me down."
[Mandy] Woah.
[Latrice] So...
So one, we're not even on the same level.
[Mandy] But do you wanna talk to her though to...
I think... I think they need to have a conversation.
-[Mandy] Just to clear-- -No! Because I sat there for minutes,
letting her beat me down, tear me down.
-[Mandy] But that's still-- -Look, if I have to ask them "Tambra, honey, was I drunk?"
-...somebody that you was calling your friend. -[Ken] Your friend.
-She deserves a conversation. -It's like, don't forget, she...
[Ken] She deserves a conversation.
-Listen. -Period.
I honestly wanted to look at Lateshia like she was a big sister.
Because when I go to her I feel like she gives genuine advice,
and that she actually loves me.
But the things that she's been doin' lately?
It tells another story.
-Anyways, let's go ahead and knock out this shoot. -[Ken sighs]
And call it a day.
[Ken] Child.
♪ Feelin' like a million bucks all at once ♪
♪ Only right you shake it then we throw it, then we throw it ♪
♪ We ain't got no liquor left ♪
♪ It's all done, done ♪
♪ You say I'm a baddy and I know it ♪
♪ Don't I know it ♪
Good morning!
-How are you today? -[Sogucci] Hi, ma.
-Hi, how are you? -What's your day gonna be like?
-I don't know. -You got my coffee ready?
You know I gotta have coffee first thing in the morning when I get up.
Well, I... I didn't do any coffee this morning, Mama.
Why? You know that's the first thing I have in the morning time.
That's the way I get my day started.
It's been horribly living with my mother-in-law
I'mma... JJ!
You know, Gucci has had it up to here.
If I straighten something up, put a magazine here,
I come home and a magazine there.
If I put a coaster here, she put it there.
I'm just fed up.
And it's... it's time for her to go.
[Oral] You're supposed to have my coffee ready or even have it on the table.
What is y'all doin' in here, I'm tryin' to pay the light bill.
-I'm trying. I'm trying. -She's supposed to have my coffee ready.
-I'm trying to pay the light bill. -Babe, I don't deal with that.
For her husband, probably she can.
Would it be so hard, baby, just to leave the percolator out?
Well, I... I got a thousand things to do.
I don't have time to make sure Ma percolator,
I gotta make sure Dez's get out in the morning.
I gotta make sure the percolator.
I gotta do... call my clients.
-I gotta exercise. -[JJ] Look, look, look.
-It's not on my to... to do list to leave-- -[JJ stutters] This...
-[Sogucci] ...a percolator-- -This is 2023.
I am trying to go into the new year right.
And y'all round here like... like chickens, god darn it, and dogs at each other.
You ever seen two dogs, god darn it, at each other. [barking]
And then you raise it up, got darn the fence, and then they stop?
That's how they is, god darn it.
They setting at each other's throats, like, god darn it,
like some wild hens.
It's a disaster.
-I-- -[Oral] Well, I got to say.
A happy husband, a happy wife.
Well, I don't know who the wife's now, Mama!
I don't know if it's me or you!
I don't know who the husband,
who bringin' in the bread?
He bringin' in.
He ain't handling everything.
-Babe-- -She brings in money.
Yeah, but you're the man.
-You're the man. -Yeah, I am the man.
She's supposed to do what you says,
not you do what she says.
[JJ] My Mom and Sogucci done been in so many arguments.
They just, like, that's a part of what's supposed to go on in the day.
Can't we all just get along? Rodney King ain't the only one to say that.
When do you think it's time you redid things in here?
What's with all this white?
-Well, Mama, um, it's the-- -You ain't got no kind of color.
-Look. -[JJ] What you doin'?
-I... I'm gonna get on my knees. -[Sogucci] Oh, my goodness!
Uh-uh, uh-uh! What you doin'?
-[Oral] We don't need all this and that. -Ma, come on now, no. No.
-[JJ] No, no, no. Not for that. -[Oral] I know.
If you don't mind, please leave my plastic on this carpet.
because we got a little doggie named Dez.
I won't be up here,
so y'all don't have to worry about me and this plastic down here
'cause I might trip anyway.
-J, I'd fed up now. -[Oral] I feel uncomfortable here.
-I... I'm saying you're gonna have to do something about it. -[Oral] Not my house now.
-You need to do something about it today. -[JJ] Come on, Mama.
Look, you just let that woman have her way.
-J, listen to me! -[Oral repeatedly] No.
She been talking long enough.
We need to handle something without mom being here.
Look, ultimately, disrespectful.
[JJ] Mom, really?
Baby, we gotta do something.
It's... It's her, not me.
So don't sit here and point the fingers at me.
She the one by standing on our little happy life.
She gotta go.
J is always breaking me and... and his mom up.
And that's not fair, J,
that every time I have a spat with your mom that you take her side?
I don't know, it's just, like, you gotta... you gotta break away, J.
You gotta break away from the nipple.
Mama gonna have to go.
I don't know how you're gonna tell her,
where you're gonna tell her, but you know what?
You got until tomorrow to let her know
that she gotta go, 'cause I'm fed up of this [bleep].
Why you gonna put me in that position?
'Cause you're the one brought her in here
and you're the one gonna fix it.
And I'm out of here, and I mean this [bleep].
Goddamn this [bleep].
Everybody wanna slam doors in this room.
You okay, Mom?
Are you okay?
I'm good. I'm good.
I don't want you put in this situation,
and you don't have to worry about kicking me out
because I know that's a tough decision for you.
I'm gonna leave myself, okay?
I don't want you to go.
[Oral] Yeah, well.
You have to work that out with your so-called wife.
I want her to go but I don't want her to go.
You know, if she leaves, don't leave that way.
Don't nobody want their mama to leave mad,
a least not me.
I'm not gonna be living in this drama.
[door shuts]
See that? I know.
We all we got, buddy.
♪ I love the way you are ♪
Should be holding my hand, don't you think?
Holding your hand?
Something wrong with you holding my hand?
Why you walkin' so fast?
-I'm a fast walker. -You hungry?
[chuckles]
So tonight Glen and I are goin' on a date.
Yes, we are married, but we are dating.
And it feels great.
-Hi! -Hello.
[Lateshia] I need him to understand me.
I need to understand him.
And we're gonna have a good time,
so I'm excited about this one-on-one.
[Glen] Thank you.
-Thank you! -[server] You're welcome.
-I... I don't understand. -So have you ever been here because I haven't.
No, I haven't been here. This is something I wanted to experience new with you.
New memories. New restaurants.
-[Lateshia] Salty Tiger. -'Kay.
-What is in the Salty Tiger? -Yeah.
I think I'm gonna try the Oxtail Meal.
There's something I wanted to discuss with you once we got here,
I invited Cliff and Latrice out to join us tonight.
-What? -You serious?
Yeah, I'm serious.
Oh, hell no.
-Hold on, wait, wait. What're you doin'? -What you doin'?
Why would you do this?
What's wrong with that?
We've double-dated with them before
I didn't... I didn't think it was an issue.
Are you serious right now?
Lateshia and Latrice are not getting along.
And, I mean, let's face it, I wanna... I wanna hang out
with my... with my friend, Cliff.
So I took it upon myself, 'cause I'm such a great guy,
I, you know... I invited them out onto this date.
Like, me and Latrice're not... where we haven't had a conversation
in a... in a minute.
Like, that's... we're not... she's not my fav right now.
And we're gonna double-date?
You need to start letting me know.
"Hell, you barely on a date."
I mean, I know you and Cliff have this whatever goin on,
but you can't force the relationship that y'all have going on.
I'm taking advice from the therapist who said
do more couple things with married couples so this is...
Are they not married? This... This is a date.
Ooh.
I'm back at home with Daddy and things are honestly getting better.
But me and my husband haven't been on a successful date in awhile.
Every time we go on a date, it's either we're bickering back and forth
because I'm too busy, or I'm not doing somethin' that he actually likes.
So, I'm hopin' that it goes well because it's been a minute
No one controls my energy.
No one controls my mood.
No one controls my mind.
I control my energy.
I control the environment around me.
So tonight is going to be a great night.
-What's up, man? -[Glen] What's goin' on?
[Latrice] Hi!
-Hey! Hey, y'all. -Sup, man.
[Glen] Glad you could make it.
-Nice to see you. -Hi, Glen.
-What's goin' on, Ms. Latrice? -Hey!
[Glen] How you doin', Tri-Tri?
-Glad to see you. -[Lateshia] Hey!
I like how y'all match. Y'all look nice.
The Rogers are showin' off.
-I wanted to give a little. -[Glen] Give a little.
Well, I'm glad, uh, to see. Glen didn't even tell me about the dinner.
Girl, my husband didn't tell me either! [chuckles]
[Glen] I mean...
-Y'all joined. -I thought it was... it was date night.
-That's what I-- -[Glen and Cliff] This is date night!
[Glen] That's the same thing I said.
-But not a group date night but a date night. -[Lateshia] Mmm-hmm!
-What's... It's a date night. -[Cliff] It's still a date night.
It's night, and it's a date.
Have we not been on dates before?
That's all I'm saying.
I honestly don't appreciate my husband
sneaking behind my back, conspiring with Glendale
to bring me and Teshia together.
Anytime I do something it's an issue.
And when you do it, it's okay
because you feel like it's the best of your interests or the best for me?
I know what's best for me, and at this moment it's not Teshia in my sight.
[sighs]
Well, thank you for inviting us, Glendale.
I'm glad y'all could join.
[Latrice laughs]
Glendale is...
[Glen] Y'all acting really weird right now.
No, you've been acting weird all day.
[chuckles wryly]
I'm not even gonna get into that.
Glen's issue is he wants to hang out with his BFF, Cliff.
And he knows that if Latrice and I are at odds it won't work in their favor.
So I'm wondering if this date was for Lateshia and Latrice
or if this date was for Cliff and Glen.
It was for the collective.
Well, my husband did say Glen loves...
...him more than I love him.
-And that's exactly what he said to me. -[Cliff] I said what?
-We look out for each other. -Yeah. "Glen looks out for me better than you."
[Lateshia] The same thing here.
-Yeah. -[Cliff] Well--
-[Lateshia] It's become-- -Maybe if you guys would just take into consideration
a little bit more of what we think.
-And of what we go through. -[Glen] Right.
What y'all go through no... What?
We just don't go through a menstrual cycle
but we're going through a... everything else.
-Everything else. -[Cliff] Everything.
-But maybe 'cause that's y'all bringing it on yourself. -Everything else.
-I need a drink. -[Glen laughs]
It's my second one.
-[Cliff] She... -Second one.
[Lateshia] Yes.
It's becoming too much for me.
And for me as well.
Like, when it comes to spouses,
like, if you guys feel like somebody loves you
more than your own spouse, then that's an issue.
I think, at the end of the day,
I really think that maybe, whenever y'all have y'all's conversations
maybe you guys have to start looking into the inside
and see what's really triggering the insecurities.
-I ain't got no insecurity. -[Glen] Ain't no one insecure.
I'm not insecure. I'm perfectly secure.
Cliff and Glen's relationship is based on shared insecurities
of them losing their wives.
I'm tired of this weak ass bromance.
And I damn sure don't appreciate being forced
to have a night out with the Rogers.
Sometimes you don't know you're insecure.
It's kinda like a subconscious thing.
Look, I can definitely admit when I'm wrong.
So that's just what it is.
I don't have an issue.
I mean, you know what I've gone through at my brunches.
How people use my brunch as a laughing stock.
People will try to find a speck on a plate to tarnish my brand.
One thing that Glen and Latrice have in common
is they both have a habit of letting me down when I need them the most.
I'm just gonna be honest.
Glen is learning from you and it's not good.
-Excuse me, what? -[Lateshia] Yes.
I don't know what you've done, but you gotta undo it.
[scoffs] Undo what?
-[laughs] -I just give knowledge.
No. This is not the same person from two... from last year.
-For real? -And he thinks it all talk. Right?
-[Cliff] Neither are you! -Neither are you, right.
-[sighs] -[Glen] Right.
Right, no one stay...
she just said, "Is change not good?"
Maybe we should go to the bar.
They... I think they need to talk more.
-Oxtails-- -[Cliff] I'll take my plate.
[Lateshia] What did Cliff have?
You're taking your plate? I'm fine.
[Cliff] I'm sorry, honey, I need to get by.
-Why don't y'all-- -[Glen] You don't trust your food with your wife?
-[Latrice] Y'all set this up real cute. -This is.
I was cool when all four of us was at the table.
But you leave me here with Lateshia Pearson?
This is not about to be pretty.
-What you waiting on, your water? -[Latrice] Yes!
-[Lateshia] So, yeah-- -Well, you know, my alcoholic beverage 'cause I'm alcoholic.
-Apparently. -[Lateshia] Yes, but... but you are...
But I drink too!
It's not the point of what we drink.
I drink. I get drunk.
-Mmm-hmm. -It's the where and when.
We're not empowering.
Bartender!
Next on Belle Collective.
As far as, like, offending people.
If I said, "Who wants to work a [bleep] 9-to-5."
You just said something that you should not have said.
Every time I have a conversation with her,
she wants me to believe what she says,
and what you said is bull[bleep].
Marie and Lateshia, they were trying to form an alliance against you.
They used me as ammunition at the end of the day.
Because I said that her brunch was trash?
I have no idea!
-[woman] Ooh! -[applause]
[Latrice] Hey!
[Marie] Tonight is the night
I am launching my book.
I am sharing the most vulnerable part of me.
I feel a little bit of fear, but I'm excited.
I got something that I really want to show my love.
Yo! DJ, let's take it back to '98, you hear me?
I don't know why my husband is up here right now with this mic.
Lord, if this man brings a stripper out at my event,
oh, it's a wrap.
Let's go.
[Glen on mic] Let's get it.