♪♪ MTV ♪♪
Some of us have felt that there has been a hurdle
to try to get you to let us in.
This is exactly the opposite of what I wanted.
Is your sister coming?
So she didn't come here at all? No.
She's conflicted, I think.
I think it's a battle, you know what I mean?
It's complex, man.
It's not -- It's not black and white.
So when's the wedding?
Woman: [ Laughs ] By the way.
Having the okay from our parents
to move forward in the wedding-planning process
feels like we can take the next steps.
Like, I actually see us getting married in the near- term.
Like, very near-term.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ That little thing you call a heart ♪♪
♪♪ Before we start, boy, you can keep it ♪♪
♪♪ I'm not impressed with fancy cars on the boulevard ♪♪
♪♪ Boy, you can keep it ♪♪
Engage your core.
Both: Give me three, give me two,
and one. Finish.
I think Tux has the most ripped body of any of us.
Look at those delts.
♪♪ He's a workaholic, professional... ♪♪
Alright, so this is everything
we're looking at for Demi for her weekend.
Yeah. Yes.
This is a little sexier.
Barely cover my na-nas.
I mean, it stretches, though.
It would be like one dangling flower
and two dangling balls. [ Laughs ]
This one might go more towards the end of the rack.
♪♪ I can't... ♪♪
I'm so excited about tomorrow.
This is your big Macy's unveiling. Yeah.
You "buttah" bring it. [ Laughter ]
Listen, I will bring it tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the grand finale of the week.
Tomorrow is the big day.
Yeah. Yeah. This is gonna set the stage
for everything we do going forward.
Yeah. ♪♪ Setting you free, don't fade away ♪♪
♪♪ So stop, boy, you can keep that ♪♪
So how you doing, man? Let's talk about that.
Did an episode of "Rookie: The Feds,"
and it's the biggest guest star drama roll I've ever done.
For real?
Yeah. Oh, thank you.
I grew up in Kentucky, and I didn't know any actors
where I come from, so, not one person.
You know, it's almost like folklore.
It just wasn't something that could be achievable.
We didn't believe it.
The people we saw on TV, they were mythical figures.
It's like we would never meet them.
We would never touch them.
We would never be able to do that.
What are you working on?
I did have a -- a monologue
that I've been working on in class.
Okay, cool.
Is it a drama monologue or comedy? It's drama.
Okay, good, good. Let's see it.
I know I said some things, but you -- you know me.
You know I didn't mean any of that.
It's just...
[ Sighs ] I just hope that you allow me
the space to be honest with you.
I wish you would come home.
Good.
That was good.
I'm glad you want to feel,
but you got to remember that the character doesn't.
As actors, we go, "Oh, I have to perform now.
I better want to perform,"
but actually, does he want to make this call?
[Bleep] no.
So your last stop before you do the scene can be,
"I don't want to do this scene."
Jack is my acting coach.
I met him about eight years ago
through my first manager here in L. A.
He is one of the best actors out here, I think.
I've really discovered myself,
like, in this journey and where I am.
You made the choice that you're gonna come out in --
on sort of, like, the business side.
Yeah. I love the phrase,
"The universe always pays off to a joyful risk,"
and I think that's what you're doing.
When it comes to acting, like, you know,
I don't want that to change anything.
You know, I want to get the job because I'm the best for the job
or I don't want to not get the job because of this.
I don't know how the fans are going to look at me after this.
Like, 70% of my following is women.
Once you open up your personality, your sexuality,
and take away that fantasy of you playing that love interest,
that's, you know, the sex symbol,
and there's that fear of them
then not take you as being as believable.
For me, it was so easy
to come out as, like, a character actor,
but, like, you're a leading man.
And so does that give you more anxiety?
Jack, I'm a leading man? [ Laughs ]
No, I'm just -- Does that -- Does that give you more anxiety?
Like, how -- Of course.
Of course, like, this is about this fear
and that I don't want to mess up my career.
I've worked so hard to get where I am.
Yeah, yeah. You know what I'm saying?
The struggles that I've been through to get where I'm at.
Sometimes, people are unforgiving in the industry.
"Oh, you're that -- that gay Curtis.
You're that gay actor."
If you don't have a big conglomerate kind of
supporting you and backing you
and, you know, having your back, it's daunting.
And hopefully, whoever is employing me,
networks, they see, they see me
and they still see somebody who is, you know,
just as desirable as before.
So essentially, the fear would be what,
that, like, maybe you wouldn't get called in
for some straight roles
by casting people who have an issue?
Of course, there's -- there's that fear.
I want to be able to still do what I was doing before,
and I don't want that to be a distraction.
But we know where we're at in society, it is taboo.
If I can look at myself
and know that I'm being honest with myself,
that's all I can ask for,
and I hope that the world and family
and everybody accepts me for who I am.
♪♪♪♪
Thank you.
I have tried to give Jaymes space
while also letting him know that I'm here for him.
I have felt a lot of times in life like
I was left out of situations or exiled from groups,
and I don't want Jaymes to feel that way
because it's not a good feeling.
I think if we're gonna say
we're proud members of the queer community,
we should not leave anybody to the wayside.
[ Buzzer ]
He's a huge part of this group, and he should come back.
So, Jaymes, let's do it.
What's up, friend?
How you doing? [ Laughs ]
Oh!
You came looking all diva.
I've just made a mess,
trying to act like I didn't get this tea from the store.
Stand by. I just got to pick all the ice up that I just dropped,
if you don't mind. Okay.
Yeah, so Todrick actually reached out and gave me,
in more or less words, the, "When you're ready,
if you're ready, like, I'm here,"
which was really nice to have someone in this group say.
I applaud you for coming back because I know this is scary for you.
Ain't nobody said I came back.
I'm in the room with Todrick. That's very different than coming back.
You're back, bitch. I'm back with you.
He feels like somebody who wants to make sure I feel included.
Todrick feels like a safe space right now.
How are you feeling since everything that,
like, went down in Palm Springs?
You are the only person that reached out,
and so for that, thank you,
because I do feel like in that moment,
I expected Joey to Joey.
I wasn't really as bothered, but the Brad thing,
it felt like he had done this whole nice thing to me
and then all of a sudden, like, out of nowhere,
and it felt like he just had a couple of weird U-turns
where he just, like, came at me hard.
Let me know when you're done.
Too soon?
It was too soon.
Sorry, guys. [ Laughs ]
It does feel a little bit sometimes like,
is he playing the game,
or is this how he really feels?
Like, is anything we had real at all?
I want to say, I do think that Brad likes you,
and I've had a couple of conversations with him.
He's like, "I really hope that Jaymes comes back around,"
but I also think that he's one of those people,
someone will say something, and he'll be like,
"But why would you do that? But why this? But why that?"
And he doesn't probably perceive
the way he's saying it to be aggressive.
I think that your exterior makes people
maybe feel like you can handle more than you can.
You know this, and maybe not everybody knows this.
Like, I was in a terribly abusive relationship.
I bring my past up because, like,
the way I was being spoken to,
it took me back
to that really dark place,
and I haven't felt that small
in a very long time.
I know in that moment,
the guys didn't know what I've been through,
but when you have not been spoken to in a way for so long
and then it happens, [Exhales sharply]
you can get back to a dark place really fast.
And that's...nobody's fault but your own
because you realize you still got healing to do.
I finally found my happiness.
It didn't come as fast as I wanted, but damn it, I found it.
It's amazing,
and that's the story I want to share.
And I never got a chance to share any of that.
Well, Brad is throwing this thing,
and we're gonna go to Skybar and have a good time
and Kiki, because I think --
Well, if this is Brad's event,
I feel like Brad should be the one
that should be here having the conversation with me.
I talked to Brad today,
and he's definitely gonna invite you.
Because I was thinking of maybe throwing
some sort of get-together
to get all us back together,
and obviously I would include Jaymes in that, as well,
and hope that he would accept the invite.
I'm telling you, there's nobody in this group
that represents what you represent,
and if you think about that bigger picture,
like, what you could mean to somebody else,
then Joey or how the tone at which Brad spoke to you,
is just so much bigger than that.
I'm feeling like there is an opportunity here
with this group, maybe, to try again,
but I need some time with this feeling to fully process
and figure out what it is I want to do.
♪♪♪♪
Dorion: At your birthday party,
they told me your sister didn't come
because she don't want to be seen in West Hollywood.
That's what they said.
Even if there was truth to that,
I've never said it.
Don't you say it.
It's not for you guys to talk about.
Well, he asked me.
My family's off-limits.
♪♪♪♪
After you. Fatty.
[ Both laugh ]
Hi. Hello.
We're back for a little emphatic, honey.
How often are you in here?
Joey! It's my secret.
Hello, my loves, Brad and Joey.
Hi. How are you?
Having Brian's parents and my parents meet,
I've had such a stressful week.
I'm really excited to just, like, relax, take a break,
take a mental break, put the phone away.
It's a magnesium wrap, so it makes you sweat.
Alright. We're gonna be there for 15, 20 minutes.
Brad: You're like a little dolly in a box.
Brian's gonna love these.
He's gonna set a wedding date after he sees these.
Do you have one?
So I told our parents were possibly gonna meet, and it happened.
And they like each other.
It went actually, like, very well.
I don't think my parents met Gary's parents.
I was gonna ask, when did that happen?
Actually, my dad's never met Gary's parents.
What? Unh-unh, no, 21 years.
What about the w-- Like, what --
No, he didn't come to the wedding.
He didn't come to the wedding? Why not?
He didn't want to.
He didn't come to my sister's, either.
You know, it's kind of hard to pinpoint exactly the event
that strained my relationship with my dad.
Throughout my childhood and my teen years,
we've had a hard time connecting.
Family relationships are complicated.
That's so -- That's -- True story.
How long have you and Brian been together?
3 1/2 years. Joey: Time is of the essence.
Like, there's a lot of things we need to get done, okay?
There's the wedding. We have to pick a date.
There's babies, Baby One and Baby Two.
So we want to do all these things
that Brian kind of talks about all these things,
but where are the dates?
I need set in stone.
Time for your time sweat.
It is? Yes.
Oh, I've been sweating out here.
Joey put me in the hot seat.
And let me just say, it does make me insecure a little bit
because I'm kind of like, "Is the reason
why he's not picking a date and that he's not being serious,
like, is he having second thoughts about marrying me?
I'm just starting to get stressed.
We really need to drill down some dates.
I'm dead-ass serious.
Oh, you look good. Right?
You really -- You really pushed that band.
That band really, like --
You see all of, like, the...?
Okay. Alright. Alright.
♪♪♪♪
Dorion: I saw the poster over there,
and I'm like, "This is insane."
I don't even know how to feel.
Well, we're so happy to have you here.
I-I'm speechless.
Buttah's definitely not the first black brand
that's out right now,
but we are honored to be the first black brand
to go into Macy's with a gender-neutral brand.
And being that I'm a black owner and founder,
we made history, and so I'm really proud of it.
This is just one small piece...
[ Sighs ] ...of all the amazing work
we have to do together. Big deal.
Hello. How you doing?
Hi, I'm Dorion.
♪♪♪♪
I'm shocked that this many people came out to see me.
My wish and my dream was always to end up
at the counters of these high-end department stores.
It's so surreal, and it means the world to me.
Hi. How are you? I'm Dorion. Nice to meet you.
Doing what I do and allowing people to feel beautiful --
it's worth the hard work that I put into it,
but, you know, I don't sleep much.
I'm always rather stressed out,
so sometimes, I can't sit back and take it all in.
I'm overwhelmed. Thank you.
Very nice to meet you. You, too. You, too.
It can only go up from here, and I want to continue going up.
♪♪♪♪
Curtis: Hello. Woman: Hi. Welcome to Cafe Sheera.
What can I get for you?
Let me get the Egyptian rose
with a shot of espresso...
Okay. ...and almond milk.
Okay. You got it.
Hello, sir. How are you?
What's up, my guy? It has been a very, very long time.
How are you? Good.
You look good. This is cute.
Patrik-Ian Polk is an incredible writer, producer,
and he is known for creating the show "Noah's Arc."
I met Patrik when I tested for the show "P-Valley."
He was a producer on that show,
and we kind of cultivated a relationship from there.
What's new?
I just finished shooting a new "Noah's Arc" movie.
Congrats. That's your baby.
It'll be on early next year.
What's up? What happened to my call?
Gay is the center of the show.
My experience of you is --
is that you are not in the space
to pursue these kinds of roles.
We in a different place now, I guess, huh?
I guess.
I don't even think you knew, huh?
About my sexuality. Did you know?
Yes, I knew. It was a while.
It took you a minute.
You were very much, like, talking in code and riddles,
and I was thinking to myself,
"When is this boy just gonna -- "
[ Sighs ]
So now, is it okay?
Should I now consider you for these sorts of roles?
Yes, for sure. Your job is just to play the parts
and keep it moving.
They are repercussions and consequences
for everything that you do.
That's what happens when you make big decisions.
You just have to be content on that.
You have to be good.
If you're good, that's all that matters,
and everything else will take care of itself along the way.
Gay roles, bring them on.
Straight roles, bring them on.
Some nudity, bring it on.
Keep your boy in mind.
You know, you --
Always, especially now that you are...
What you wanted me to be years ago?
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised
at what will happen
as a result of just being open and honest.
That's the prayer.
Leave it up to God.
♪♪♪♪
My sister is off-limits.
You just asked me this morning
to get your sister a bag, Curtis.
It's nonsense, and I'm not gonna stay around for that.
♪♪♪♪
[ Ringing ]
I'm so tan.
Hello?
He always, like -- It takes him a second to --
Hey, Dad. Hello.
It's your grand-pup.
There's my grandson.
Good boy. How are you, Chuck?
Oh! Oh, he hears your voice.
We just wanted to call to talk about the wedding.
Well, we do need to make a plan if we're --
Let's say we're kind of thinking now
18 to 24 months for a wedding,
which gives us plenty of time.
Maybe 12 months. [ Laughs ]
I'm sorry to do a Joey spiral again.
Feels like Brian's talking 24 years
'til we get the [bleep] wedding going.
I'm ready to get hitched, bitch.
I don't care if it's in the backyard with pizza --
It's not gonna be in the backyard with pizza,
but, like, I want it to be a little bit higher
on Brian's priority list, okay?
Alright, well, we're gonna let you go, Dad,
but we'll let you know what we end up doing and...
It'll all work out,
and we'll be out to see you guys soon, okay?
Alright. We can't wait.
We love you. Love you, Dad.
Bye. Alright. Bye.
Oh, Bubba. Okay.
Well, I do want to have this conversation
because you said on the phone 18 to 24 months,
and that's a little stretch.
That's what we decided on, though, I thought.
We know we're gonna get married.
We know we're spending the rest of our life together,
and who knows if we're not gonna be able
to have that option one day?
That's not gonna change in California.
I don't know. I don't know.
Just because gay marriage could be taken away at any time,
it's like that's one of the reasons why I do feel
a sense of pressure,
because we don't know the future.
We don't know if that's gonna be something
that we're not gonna be able to do,
so what if we do wait too long and then we're like,
"Let's go get married," and they're like, "Well, no."
That's how [bleep] scary the world is right now.
I mean, the thing is,
is that we are already, like, legally,
I think it's -- we pretty much have
all of the same rights as a couple
because we're domestic partners,
but, you know, there's some--
there's something about, like, a commitment.
And maybe, like, to me, you're with me
whether you like it or not for life.
We've got, you know, Tuxedo,
and I would consider -- consider --
October of next year.
And if not, then we have to do
more, like, the end of Q1 2024.
I think we -- I want it to be nice out and warm.
And I -- I don't like the cold anymore now that we live in LA.
Nice. Me, neither. I think it's totally doable.
Okay, my love, let's get dinner.
I'm hungry.
♪♪♪♪
Curtis: What up? What up? What up?
What's up, man? I have not been here in forever.
I used to get crazy here.
Oh [bleep] Yes!
What's that -- What's that mean?
I had a good time here. Man.
So you about to turn up?
The streets. I'm back, baby.
[ Laughs ]
This reminds me
of the streets that I used to be in!
Thank you. You have Casamigos?
Yes. I'm gonna do the same.
Okay. Perfect. Yeah. You guys got it.
I'll be right back. Thank you.
We're gonna cheers when we get a proper drink.
Get a drink in my system. Okay.
You know, you and me were always, like,
hang out, spending this time with you,
it made up for the time that we kept saying
that we wanted to get out, but we were so [bleep] busy.
So now we're locked in.
I just talked to Brad.
He wants to get everybody together
and just have drinks, catch up,
so he said to let you know
that he wants you to come, too, so...
Okay.
Is that a yes? No.
Why not?
We'll talk about it.
Where that drink at? Oh, perfect. Yes.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
That'd be awesome.
At your birthday party, Joey and Todrick and Brad
did some things that made me slightly uncomfortable.
Hi, guys. Hi.
What's up? How have you been?
I'm gonna go pee, but I -- Go pee.
What did they do?
Well, Todrick at your party,
I walked in, and I'm like,
"How's it going? Is Curtis having a good time?"
And Todrick's like, "His sister didn't come,"
and this, that, and the third, then he starts trying --
I ain't even talk to you about that!
When I walked in, they told me
your sister didn't come because of her own beliefs
and she don't want to be seen
at nothing in West Hollywood.
Oh, my God. That's what they said.
My sister not coming was not her fault initially.
Talking about my sister, boy...
First off, you shouldn't be talking about my sister.
Don't put her name in your mouth.
Like, don't cross the boundaries.
I thought that Brad and Todrick kind of understood
where I was coming from.
You don't play with my family, and I keep saying it.
Same here. Do not play with my family.
I have a lot to say, put it like that,
and I'm gonna talk to them
because my sister is not in this world.
That [bleep] makes me emotional.
Whew!
Don't get upset, bro.
It's -- Don't get upset, man.
♪♪♪♪
Even if there was truth to that,
she never said it.
I've never said it.
Don't you say it. Yeah.
And that's where I'm, like, a little lost at,
is like... don't play with my sister, dawg.
Like...
My brother was nice to you.
Yes.
That [bleep] just pisses me the [bleep] off
that they would say that.
I would never say to sisters, like,
religiously didn't come out here because of that.
And I'm gonna trust you because I trust you
and I know that you wouldn't be --
I wouldn't lie to you about this.
You're not saying stuff just to rile me up, but --
Absolutely not.
Curtis: I've been knowing Dorion for 10 years.
I always will give my friend the benefit of the doubt.
I'm pissed.
Don't talk about my family,
and if you want to talk about them,
make sure that I'm over there or around
so then I can address it
and it's not come back to me from a third party.
It sound like a lot happened at my birthday
that I didn't even know about.
I don't even think you need to speak on my behalf.
You know, if you want to tell them
how you feel about, you know, what we're talking about,
but this is not a group that I want to be a part of.
I don't enjoy it.
I don't feel good about myself when I'm around them,
and I'm not a fake person.
And I realize that I've been being fake --
not with you, but with Joey.
'Cause I've been talking so much [bleep]
about this [bleep] in my interviews,
when you watch this [bleep] back, you're gonna be mortified.
You're probably gonna cry.
I don't give a [bleep] about Joey.
I treat him like I treat the rest of these peasants
that try me -- like nothing.
Then Todrick,
I just feel like there's always a sexual undertone.
Why does it have to be that way?
Hey. You look hot. Thank you.
You look really handsome right now. Thank you. You do, too.
If I saw you on Tinder right now... You'd holler.
And then Brad. I think he was a little messy.
Where's the wildest place you've had sex?
♪♪♪♪
But at the end of the day,
don't let anybody take you outside of who you are.
Hey, you know what? They're not.
That's why I'm not going. I know that,
but even the experiences moving forward,
if something like this comes up again,
as to you being a CEO, you being whatever,
like, you want -- you want your brand to --
I don't have those problems because I'm the [bleep] boss.
I'm used to working for me.
I don't care to hang with that [bleep]
that [bleep]
I don't need it. I don't want it.
I don't want to hang with these [bleep]
It is not good for my [bleep] brand,
and I ain't into it.
You know what I'm saying?
Sorry to interrupt. Can I get you guys another drink?
I'll take the chicken bites. The chicken bites?
And I'll take another drink, too.
The spicy tuna over crispy rice.
Crispy rice. Of course.
So, are you done? You're done with the group.
I'm done with the group.
I don't care about them.
♪♪♪♪
I've had enough, you know?
I've had enough.
Dorion: My group is my Buttah community.
My group is my family, my friends.
I came to Hollywood to get exactly what I needed to get,
and I brought that [bleep] home.
Trying to find myself in a group is the last thing on my mind.
I made it.
I don't need to do that anymore.
Bye, girl.
♪♪♪♪
Gary: How many shakes a day do you have, by the way?
Why? You're obsessed with having enough protein.
Well, you're welcome.
It feels there's a lot of blending that goes on.
That's gonna start beeping soon.
You got to close that door.
Do you ever stop beeping?
Alright. Well, tonight's the big night.
I'm having everybody get together for drinks tonight
since we haven't seen each other for a while.
I have extended an invitation to Jaymes.
I thought it would be nice to make sure that he was included.
I have to get ready, put my face on.
You're not gonna wear that? This?
Yeah. No, this is a house outfit.
Yeah. I would, like, wear this to go get -- like, do errands,
but not to, like, host a night at the Skybar.
Are you crazy?
Isn't that Prada?
And Valentino.
What's Valentino? My jeans.
I didn't know they made jeans.
Mine are Levi's.
♪♪♪♪
Hi. Johnny: How are you? Welcome.
Thank you. I'm Brad.
Johnny. Very nice to meet you, Brad.
Nice to meet you, too. Thanks for having us.
Of course. Yeah, we have you set up over here.
We have the food. Cute!
Saved that table in the corner for you over there.
Okay. Gorgeous. Yeah. Of course.
♪♪♪♪
[ Gasps ] Girl!
♪♪♪♪
Hey! Hi!
Want a drink? I'm sandwiched in.
Oh, yes. What kind of cookie is this?
Double Stuf? Yeah, Double Stuf.
I'd love a cocktail. What would you like?
♪♪♪♪
Jaymes! Hello! Oh, my gosh!
The Lady Vaughan is in the house!
I'll do a quick hug since I've seen you.
You've seen me. This coat is amazing.
Hi!
I'm really happy that Jaymes and I have had this time to talk
and to resolve our issue.
I think in my attempt to say...
open up, it wasn't the right time
and it wasn't in the right delivery.
And so please know from me that I apologize,
and, you know, I do really like you.
I-I accept that apology,
and please know that it means a lot to me.
Brad: Hi!
Let me hug this one. We missed you.
I had no idea that Jaymes was gonna show up tonight,
and I feel like I just wanted this to happen.
I wanted him to come back in naturally
so we could kind of, like, start over.
Jaymes: Listen, life is short.
I don't hold grudges.
I felt good having talked to Brad.
Somebody said they were making some --
some mocktails?
What would you like?
Just something fruity, like me.
My goal -- I want to make peace and give this a second chance
because I don't want to miss out on what could have been.
So let's see what can be -- real friends, if you will.
Joey's in rare form today.
I am in rare form today. I think I'm just horny.
I think it's because, like, Brian's not here.
I'm ready to go. He has said --
Jonathan's not here, either?
Jonathan's not here because he's doing
his press tour for his Hallmark movie.
You guys, should we just...?
I'm ready to go, baby.
The girls seem like they have come to party
and have a good time.
We all leave pregnant.
Really cute.
Everything's moving in the right direction,
and we are set up to have a really fun night.
What up?
Oh! Oh, okay.
How y'all doing?
Good. How are you? Good.
Just moving the food over.
Yeah?
What's going on, brother?
Can I just do maybe like a vodka martini?
What's up, brother? How you doing?
Good to see you.
You, too.
She's chilly. Who?
Curtis. His energy?
Yeah. Yeah.
What's up, brother? Are you gonna have a drink?
Oh, I got to have a drink.
What's wrong?
Curtis.
Curtis?
I'm just gonna have
an adult conversation with a few people.
I've never seen Curtis like this,
so I'm a little freaked out.
I don't know what could have happened,
and I'm just praying to God that it has nothing to do with me.
I don't like to see you like this.
This is not you.
♪♪♪♪
There is a few things that happened at my birthday
that I just didn't particularly like
that I found out.
We'll get into it.
I just don't --
I don't want to be fake right now, so, I mean --
Don't, don't, don't.
Okay. [ Sighs ]
After Dorion said what he said to me,
I knew that I had to go address these guys face to face.
♪♪♪♪
I believe what he said,
and I'm really not trying to go into this
trying to hear their side of things.
♪♪♪♪
Joey: Okay. [ Sighs ]
♪♪♪♪
What is going on?
♪♪♪♪
As y'all can see, my little mood --
my mood is a little interesting right now, right?
So I just wanted to address a few things.
I met up with Dorion,
and he had said to me that --
because obviously, he came to my -- you weren't there,
but he came to my party extremely late, right?
Obviously, when he gets there,
I guess all you were involved in that...
♪♪♪♪
You proceed to tell him, like,
"Curtis' sister didn't come
because she doesn't like this gay stuff.
She doesn't agree with it. That's why she's not here."
Your brother said that. No.
Your brother said she doesn't condone your lifestyle.
Brad, Brad, Brad, Brad, that's not what my brother said.
My brother -- My brother has a lot of things to say.
I was standing there. Your brother said that.
I think for her,
being here would be approving.
I think it's a battle,
you know what I mean?
But you know -- But you know what?
It's not for you guys to talk about.
Well, he asked me. It's not for you guys --
You talked to Dorion about it?
Yeah. He asked me why the sister --
your sister wasn't there. I said because --
Who asked that? Dorion.
Dorion asked you that. Yeah.
And you said because of the religious reasons.
Because he didn't present it to me that way.
I said, "Brian said to me when I asked why she wasn't here"...
I know his sister was supposed to come.
Yeah, she didn't... feel comfortable.
Curtis has been given some information
that is just not true.
My thing is this -- No, no, no. Let me finish.
No, I don't -- I don't need to let you finish.
He said it on camera, Curtis. Like, my family's off-limits.
I just want to go on the record
saying that I did not fish that out of anybody, BTW.
I would never, ever, ever try to bait somebody's brother
who has never been in a gay bar into saying
something uncomplimentary to another family member.
Like, I had just introduced my sister to Curtis.
It's nonsense.
That is not for you, that's not for you,
and that's not for you to talk about.
Don't point at me because I haven't said one thing.
My sister's fear was that they're gonna try
to make my brother look like the good person
and her look like the bad -- Your brother said it.
Dorion said to me -- He didn't present --
That doesn't matter. This is your stuff.
He didn't present it any way that you guys are putting it,
so y'all calling Dorion a liar? So talk to Dorion about it.
Talk to Dorion about it. He-- He thinks you're messy.
Okay, good.
That's how he feels. Good.
He's not comfortable with you.
It doesn't matter, Curtis.
You were flirting with Dorion?
I was flirting with him, yeah.
He didn't like. He doesn't like it.
Anytime I've asked you about Dorion,
you're like, "I'm not his mouthpiece."
Well, you are tonight, so good job.
Because he told me to tell you this.
That's why. Okay, cool.
Todrick: Anybody who knows Curtis
knows how important that dynamic is with his family,
and the fact that Dorion has twisted this story
to make it seem like
we were the ones causing drama intentionally to be messy,
when in reality, not only did Dorion
ask Brad about Curtis' sister at Curtis' birthday party,
he asked me, as well.
No. Are you serious? I'm serious, yeah.
Whoa.
I'm -- I'm gagged.
Bitch, I'm gagged.
Joey: Can I ask a question?
Where's Dorion to try and talk about his part in this?
Because it's not fair
for you to take all the weight of his stuff.
He can't see you yesterday and be like,
"Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,"
and then have you do all the work
because now we're all upset.
It doesn't help our relationship,
so what's he trying to do here?
He doesn't want to be a part of the group anymore.
That's what he told me to relay to you guys.
But when it comes to my sister,
that's a whole nother thing.
Like, you know, my sister is off-limits.
You just asked me this morning
to get your sister a bag, Curtis.
That was -- That was yesterday
before we had the conversation, Brad. Okay, Curtis.
That was before we had the conversation.
It was my mom. Got it, Curtis. Got it.
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I know that how I acted was not the way that's being pitched.
I don't see Dorion around
supporting anything that he said.
He's just lit a fire under Curtis
and sent him off into the party to explode.
And I'm not gonna stay around for that.
[Bleep]
Y'all understand where I'm coming from?
I am done, guys.
Goodbye.
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You know my sister is off-limits.
You just asked me this morning
to get your sister a bag, Curtis.
That was -- That was yesterday,
before we had the conversation, Brad. Okay, Curtis.
That was before we had the conversation.
It was my mom. Got it, Curtis. Got it.
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Joey: It's sad because Curtis and Brad love each other,
so it's like, "Curtis, what are you doing
letting Dorion [bleep] up this relationship
between you and Brad?"
Wake up!
Y'all know me.
Like, I relay my emotions on my sleeve.
I just wonder what I've been missing with this group.
I wonder, like, have they all been kumbaya
and they've been having these wonderful times together?
Nope. It's just more drama. It's more fighting.
It's more exactly what I left.
He can -- I know you probably can relate where I'm coming from.
I understand. He doesn't want you guys to talk about that.
First of all, Jaymes wasn't there. I don't care what my brother said.
Jaymes wasn't there. It's my sister.
And if my sister --
Do not talk about my family to anybody
if it's not me.
Child, I don't know what is wrong with these people
and why we can't just be in a room
for more than one count with each other
before somebody has to leave and get kicked out of the group.
Todrick: Listen, when I say this [bleep] to you,
I really mean it.
I have nothing but love for you, and when --
when your brother was talking about this,
we were all uplifting.
But the way this story has been posed to you from Dorion
is not how it happened, I can guarantee you that.
I think that you're gonna realize that this is messy,
the way that he's come back and told you that this went down.
You might need to start reevaluating, like,
the people that you have in your life
and why they're there
because if Dorion came and put all these --
planted all these seeds in you to come and attack us
when he is the one that's been saying stuff --
Dorion presented it in a way that you guys were being messy.
Did you believe that that was what was happening?
I don't know what's going on with Dorion.
He has not had your back in the same way
that you've had his, point blank period.
He's not riding for you, boo.
You're not the only black man
who has family who believes in God.
[ Voice breaking ] We've all gone through that.
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Can I ask you something?
You don't have any kind of, like, inkling in your head
that maybe Dorion could not be the best of friends?
You don't have an inkling in your head?
Curtis: I'm -- I'm starting to feel that maybe that...
the way Dorion received this information
may not be completely the way that he conveyed it to me
of what really happened.
If I'm wrong, I will come to you as a man
and I will say I'm sorry,
you deserve my apology, I was out of character,
all the things, if that's what it was.
Just allow me the grace to get through this
and know that once I get through with that,
y'all are gonna love me just the way you think you will
and that I will -- I will --
I love you. I will be your ally. I will be your friend.
I will rock with you. I will have you back.
I rock with you.
I hope Brad knows that...
that I genuinely appreciate how he's opened up to me
and how I was able to open -- 'cause out of everybody,
I've probably opened up to him more than anybody,
had the most in-depth, like, emotional conversations.
I definitely probably came in a little too hot
for Brad's liking.
I consider Brad a friend,
and I should have been fair in my approach.
But I wish that he would have stayed
and kind of understood where I was coming from
and why my emotions were where they were.
If I -- If I look stupid, I look stupid. Listen, you don't look stupid.
You look like you're a man trying to protect his family,
and I think that's noble.
And we need a lot more black men
that do that for their families.
There's been some bumps in the road.
There's been some [bleep] volcanos,
but we've gone through it.
And now here we are, even though it's only four of us.
I guess I'm learning it's okay to be...vulnerable.
Know that it's all -- it's all gravy, baby.
We can all get along.
Can we all do a group period?
We can do a group hug, though.
Let's get some room.
[ Laughter ]
Should we do air hugs?
I love you guys. I love y'all.
♪♪♪♪
Man: Camera, slate.
I came into this terrified
to be on TV again, to tell my story,
but this experience was incredible for me.
I'm just really optimistic
about what the future has in store for Todrick.
I want people to feel like
it's a completely different version of "Cinderella"
than what they originally saw.
My ultimate dream is to be
an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony winner.
I almost want it to feel like a rock concert
that's also telling a story.
I just want to be an ally for a lot of queer people
and make that a center point
and focus of the art that I put out.
Announcer: Please welcome Todrick Hall!
♪♪ This the place to be tonight ♪♪
♪♪ No one else to please tonight ♪♪
♪♪ Standing in your own spotlight ♪♪
♪♪ Baby, what a dream tonight ♪♪
♪♪ Heaven is a place where we... ♪♪
The French wine-country cruise --
where we at on that?
Eric: So we're over 60% sold.
So if there's anything to learn from this, y'all,
it's that...we are better when we get along.
But we all have these unique experiences
that we can all learn from and grow from,
and that's the beautiful thing about, like, our community.
I mean, I say it 'til the cows come home --
your story is inspiring.
♪♪ This the place to be tonight ♪♪
Cheers to you being here a lot.
I love you. I love you, too.
I have come such a long way from the person that I used to be.
I am a black man who has excelled in this business.
My success is being at the top of your game,
being able to walk into any room and have respect.
I built an empire.
♪♪ This the place to be tonight ♪♪
Cheers, lovey.
♪♪ This the place to be tonight ♪♪
♪♪ This the place to be ♪♪
Mine's bad. You don't like yours?
It's disgusting. [ Laughs ]
I feel really grateful and hopeful for the future
with my relationship and for my career.
I think I am becoming the best version of Joey.
I have so much more work to do,
and this group has really helped me realize
some of the great things about myself
but some of the not-so-great things about myself.
So I hope that I can do the same
and be there for them the same way
that I feel like they were there for me --
except for Dorion.
I want all of this to embody what I'm going to
ultimately end up becoming.
As an actor, as a man, 2023 is gonna be the year
that I think I'm gonna be the best version of Curtis.
Brad: How are you? I'm good.
Yeah? I'm better than I was the other night.
Out of everybody, I've become closest to you.
I adore you, too. Let's move forward.
Brad is somebody that I do trust that is really rooting for me
and wants to see me win, wants to see me be my best self.
You're still my favorite. Don't tell the other girls.
It's on camera now. Oh, no!
I hate it when that happens!
Curtis is -- I mean, man, I adore him,
and I'm so grateful that he took me on his journey with him.
I did this show because I wanted to show people
where I'm at in my life.
I wanted also to make gay kids out there,
gay people out there, questioning people feel like
they could go out into the world and be proud of who they are.
♪♪ This is the place to be tonight ♪♪
♪♪ This the place to be ♪♪
We are done. That's a wrap.
That's a wrap! Oh, my God!