Good morn-ting.
Good morning! How are you?
You know, I'm feeling like a million bucks out here
in these streets. You know what I'm sayin'?
Whew! - I bet you are, girl,
because you are a million bucks, baby.
This morn-ting, I'm headed to Karen's house.
Oh, okay.
She hasn't been out of the house, really.
So, I just kinda wanna see how she's feeling.
Yeah, especially because it's her second offense,
and that's terrifying to think about.
Yeah.
I was in shock seeing that Karen has totaled her car,
all the charges.
My heart absolutely sank.
I didn't even understand the full magnitude
of what had happened.
A DUI, a DWI,
unregistered driver's license,
a unregistered car...
Karen and I have been friends
for a long time.
I care about her. I love her.
I'm gonna be there for her, whatever she needs.
My first thought was, is she okay?
But after that, I was shocked.
I think we should all be responsible.
You can do whatever you wanna do to yourself,
endanger yourself, but don't endanger society.
You're Karen Huger, darling.
Like, call a car.
We know that Karen has had a DUI before,
so I never thought that Karen would be a repeat offender
with something like this.
There is a zero tolerance in Maryland.
That-That's it.
I made my mistake drinking and driving.
I have a DUI.
The woman I know, the mother, the businesswoman,
the wife, all those things that she prides herself on,
I never thought that Karen would put herself
in this situation.
I can't have nothin' happen to Karen.
Who am I gonna yell at, okay?
Okay, you-you got this.
- All right. All right. - You're on Karen time.
Okay, bye.
Okay.
Let's break Karen out the house.
- Gizelle. - Hi.
- Hey. - Ray,
I'm-I'm driving Miss Karen.
You be careful now, ya hear?
Yes.
Miss Karen, I'm taking you out today.
- Oh, Lord, I love that. - Yeah, okay.
Okay, here we go.
Love the front door treatment.
Thank you. - You do? You do?
Now, um, I don't-- I'm gonna make sure
we're not gonna drive by the crash site
'cause that-- is it-- can you drive by there?
Is it triggering at all?
Uh, I would rather not because no.
- Okay, okay. - It's not triggering.
I'm blessed. Oh, my Lord!
Oh, my God.
Okay.
Okay, that was a sign.
Whew, okay.
Since the accident,
I've had a lot of time to reflect.
And while I cannot talk about things in detail
because the case has not been adjudicated,
I will say this.
The injuries, thank God, are not life threatening.
It's my ribs and my ankle, and that's it. Thank God.
I know the value of life more now than ever.
All right, girlie. Food time-- ready?
- Yes. - I'm hungry.
We are twinning!
Good morning. You wanna sit over here?
Grab a seat. - Cute.
Ladies, how are you?
- Oh. - Thank you, darling.
Karen probably knows what she wants
because she comes here all the time.
- I do. He knows, too. - She gets the Karen special, of course.
- Which is what? - French toast,
scrambled eggs, and bacon.
- Yes. - Two.
Yeah, do you have the tea, like black tea
or green tea, re-regular? - Yeah, yeah.
- Okay. - Okay, I'll just have water.
- Just water. - Yeah. - This feels good.
Thank you. Thank you. - It does?
- Yeah, yeah, you know. - Okay. I-I wanna--
I wanna make sure that you're happy.
- I know. - Because I do feel like
we need to have, like, a real conversation. - Okay.
Well, let me start off by saying...
- Mm-hmm. - Once I saw...
that you were in an accident...
- Yeah. - I couldn't imagine
something really happening to you,
and it just, like, shook me.
Thank you.
- I know you... - Yeah.
...well enough to know that you don't do stupid stuff,
right? - I don't.
So, when I saw all the citations,
the DUI, the DWI, I'm like, this is not Karen.
It-it was uncharacteristic of the Karen that I know.
Mm-hmm.
It's a legal matter. - Of course.
Here's some fresh orange juice for you ladies.
- Um, thank you, darling. - Thank you.
I'll say this to you. You do know your friend,
and I can't wait for the truth to come out.
Well, what's-- what is going on with that?
'Cause you're going to court,
at some point, or did you go to court?
- You can read. - No, I'm saying.
Just stop. You know better.
I will talk about it when I can.
Okay, but-- okay, fine.
I'm not just being out here shady and messy.
No, this is not that.
I'm really just, like, trying to be supportive.
I care about her. I love her.
I just wanna support her.
Thank you. - Thank you, darling.
Thank you. - Enjoy.
How is Ray with all this?
We are going through a lot,
and I can't blame him for any of it,
and I don't. - Yeah.
But I blame myself for not speaking up before now.
I just need him to be there emotionally,
so whatever he's capable of doing. - Yeah.
I'm just asking for the emotional support.
Yeah.
I think everything that I'm going through
contributed to my accident.
Grief.
My parents are dead and gone now.
Marriage problems...
Are you in love with Karen?
I think I am.
Everything has something to do
with where I'm at emotionally, right now,
which was the state I was in during that incident.
I held Ray down when he went through
what he went through. Mommy passes.
You know, seven months later, I buried my father.
I never really took care of me.
You know what's so crazy about-- not crazy,
but, like, you look like you take care of yourself.
Do you know what I'm saying? - Yeah. But--
All the times, through the years,
Karen is, like, together. - Yeah. Yeah.
Enjoy.
- How did we get a donut? - She's an amazing customer.
- Aww. - And she comes here all the time,
and I just want you to know-- - Go ahead.
...this woman has never had a drink here.
High five.
Well, you don't serve alcohol, sir.
Look at the ladies behind you drinking.
Oh, oops.
Oops.
This is very planned, okay?
Clearly, Karen has told this man
to tell me that Karen's never out drinking,
ever, ever, ever.
You're lookin' out for the grande dame.
I appreciate that. - Yes. Absolutely.
She might have paid them off.
On another note,
I know somebody is having a birthday.
So, I wanted to have, like, a little, like, lunch
for you, for your birthday. - Oh, really?
Give me the list.
Me, and you, and Ashley, and Mia...
- Okay. - And Wendy.
Jacqueline. - Okay.
Um, I was thinking we could invite Vivien
'cause I know that's your girlfriend.
- Yes, that would be nice. - Is that good?
- Do I get to add? - You can add.
Okay. I would love, 'cause Vivien is gonna be there,
to bring Stacey. That would be nice.
Okay. We're gonna definitely invite Stacey.
Stacey, I've known her through Vivien
for about five years, and I like Stacey.
She is a family girl.
She's married. She has a daughter.
She's moving back from Philly since her departure from QVC.
I just wanna throw this out there,
if you're looking for a Mother's Day present,
as a mom, I would love to receive this.
How is everybody, though?
You been talking to everybody? Everybody's good?
- I've talked to-- - Ashley's good?
Ashley's good. I have--
Mia's on a world vacation, and I'm like, wow.
Um, what's her-- what's her DJ's name?
DJ... apple box needed,
to stand up to meet Mia at her height.
They never take a picture together.
No, she's behind him, trying to make him look taller.
- Yes, yes! - Leave that man alone.
He is a shorty, and it's okay, Inc.
His name is Inc.
- Inc-- she looks happy. - I think that's true.
I just feel like this has been so fast.
You're moving one man out, one man in,
all at the same time. It's a revolving door.
I wanna know that the babies are good.
- Me, too. - That's all I wanna know.
You come back to me with the gossip
'cause I got real stuff to handle.
Karen, I have to take you home
'cause you're being shady.
This is good stuff.
You should've picked me up sooner.
Let's go.
We're getting some ice cream.
- Yum. - Yeah?
You gotta leave these scooters outside.
Hi! I'm so excited.
Yes! - I already know what I want.
Okay, so, the last time, you had the cookie monster.
Okay, yes.
May I get the banana strawberries and cream.
- Yes, definitely. - Yes.
Gordon and I are separated,
but having the children's father in their life
is really important to me.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
Despite anything that we've done to one another--
- Well, wait a minute. - You took my phone--
- Wait a minute. - And-and locked me in a room.
I've known you've been having an affair
for ten years or longer.
- No, Gordon. - Jeremiah said,
"I saw mommy sleeping with Mr. Inc."
Gordon.
Why did think that Jeremiah was his kid?
That's not fair. Let me tell you.
- Go-- you want fair? Go to a carnival.
It's important for me to make sure
that we work together collectively
for what's best for the kids.
How was school today, guys?
- Good. - Good.
And are you guys excited that dad is now here with us?
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
You've been seeing 'em-- the kids every day.
Mm-hmm.
Gordon has moved in to my building,
and I think it's great for the kids,
but when it comes to me tryin' to have my sneaky links,
you know, it's not really a sneaky link anymore.
Awkward!
Y'all wanna go play?
You wanna scooter around a little?
The scooters are right here.
- And, Jeremiah... - Yeah?
Stay on the green.
How were they when you picked them up from school?
- Oh, great. - Yeah?
I'm glad we finally figured out something
that worked for you and me.
You know, obviously, we've come a long way,
but I feel like we're finally in a good space.
I personally feel-- I don't know how you feel,
but I personally feel like I gave everything I had in me
for our marriage.
That's your perspective,
and you're certainly entitled to it.
So, you don't feel like I gave everything?
I feel like you gave a lot,
but I don't think you went the last step.
What's the last step?
The last step is just separate
and not run to someone else.
I wasn't running directly into anyone's arms.
You did, and so don't deny that.
And if that's your position, I get it.
I was mean to you. - Yes.
- I admit it. - Yes.
Please hear me. I regret it.
I just think that it's so important for us
to really focus on co-parenting our babies.
That makes sense.
I know that you had mentioned earlier
that you don't want Jeremiah getting haircuts
with anybody else.
I didn't say with anybody else.
You just don't want him to go get a haircut with Inc.
Well, you said it.
But that is a part of co-parenting.
He's not a parent. No, that's not a part.
He is not trying to replace you.
Inc is coming this weekend, and the only thing
that he does want to do, is to get a paternity test.
I did IUI. - Right.
- This child is Gordon's child. - Right.
Why does Inc think Jeremiah is his son?
Well, because we had an affair shortly after.
An overlap.
I'm 100% certain Jeremiah is my kid.
You actually told the world that I didn't know
who the father of my child is.
You started something. - No, stop.
Did I lie? - Finish it.
I don't have anything to finish.
And to me, to get the test, that's saying that
I have some doubt. - No.
- Yes, it is. - No, it's not.
Now, are you concerned that, if you get a paternity test,
that it could show that Jeremiah is not mine?
It's always a possibility.
So, you don't think Jeremiah is gonna grow up and say,
"Mommy, who is my daddy?"
Just tell him who his daddy is.
Jeremiah is going to grow up,
and he's going to potentially come across this,
and I do not want him to question it later in life.
I would love to be able to continue to raise my child,
teaching him who his rightful father is.
Inc is trying to give you time, but legally
he can go through the courts. - Let him go.
He is entitled to know, as a man.
Ask, you know, is he really thinking about Jeremiah?
You should be telling him, "Gordon is his father,
so leave this----ing thing alone."
Coming up...
Have you talked to Karen?
You haven't talked to her. Okay.
Well, she actually called me, drunk.
- She was drunk recently? - What? Recently?
I want no parts.
- How are you? - I'm good.
It's good to see you. - Good to see you, too.
- All right, well, come on in. - Okay.
Let's chat. It's been, you know,
a little while since we've been talking about things
and where everything stands. - Yeah. Yes, it has.
It's been two years now.
Before, it was kind of, like, dragging my feet a little
because I was just content with where things were,
and I'm ready to start dating.
Finally, I am ready to fully proceed with my divorce.
I am very open.
I feel like I gotta test drive some cars,
and I'm ready to get in as many drivers seats
as is necessarily in order to find the right person for me.
How are you doing? You're looking fit right now.
You're looking good. - Thank you.
Oh, thank you.
Am I tooting your horn too much today?
I mean, toot away. I'm just kidding.
Have you ever dated someone older than you?
Yeah, 31, 32 was the max but...
- I'm 35. - Excuse me. Sorry.
Vroom-vroom, baby. Vroom-vroom, okay?
We could get a mediation date before Labor Day.
It would be you and me in a room,
he and his attorney in a room,
and we would likely get a retired judge
who would act as a mediator between the two rooms.
A big thing definitely will be custody.
And I don't know what he wants.
It's-- and I don't know.
Yeah, neither do I, but I know what I want.
You know what you want.
And I want to have my children as much as possible
in their home where they belong.
- We're gonna figure it out. - Okay.
And we're at a good place now to get that to the next stage.
Hopefully, Michael is gonna come along with it.
I think he will. I'm optimistic.
I put it in my affirmations. So...
Oh, my goodness.
I remember this.
Hey, baby, what you up to?
Hey, I got my stuff from my office at work.
- Oh. - So, I'm unpacking it.
Are you ready for this next chapter?
- No. - No?
No.
I decided I'm resigning from my position as professor.
I wanted to resign for a very long time.
I don't even know if teaching is for me.
- Mm-hmm. - I'm turning 40,
but I still have other things to do.
I want to also spend more time with my children and my family,
and I no longer felt fulfilled.
That's my PhD. - Aww.
- Doctor of philosophy, baby. - Aww.
I haven't known life outside of me being a professor.
You don't even have one degree,
and I have four. - You're right.
I received my bachelor's degree
in political science.
I have my Master of Arts in government.
I have my Master of Science in public policy,
and I my PhD in community development
public affairs. - Wendy, bye, Wendy.
People like you call me Dr. Wendy.
- Bye, Wendy. - Oh, my God.
You gotta move some of this stuff.
If we're-- - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You said you're leaving.
You didn't say you're coming here.
I've occupied this space. - Yeah, this is your space,
but now that I'm going to resign,
I need a space where I can do the things.
- Yeah, it's not here. - All right.
Let me write this email. - Good luck.
We're gonna celebrate, though.
Okay. "Dear Dean and Chair,
after much thought and consideration,
I have decided to resign from my position
at the university effective at the end of this month.
This was not an easy decision
but one that I had to do for myself
and, more importantly, my family.
With immense gratitude, Professor Wendy Osefo."
Oh, my God. Did I just do that?
Baby! - Yes?
Ahh! I pushed send.
- You pressed send? - Yeah.
Oh, yay.
How does it feel?
- I don't know. - Do you feel free?
I feel empowered because I finally did it
on my own terms. - Mmm.
And I didn't tell my mom.
- Okay. - I mean, let's--
let's keep it all the way 100, though.
I am fearful of what my mom will do
when she finds I resigned from my position.
I just don't know being a professor
is what I want to do. - Don't scare me like that.
There will be lots of curse words,
proclamation to the Lord, some Holy Ghost fire in there,
a little razzle dazzle. - Congratulations.
- Thank you, baby. - All right, let's go.
Let's go celebrate. Come on. - Okay.
- Celebrate. - Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
Coming up...
- Oh! - Oh, we have the 61,
and we have a little nonalcoholic Grande Dame.
- Ooh. - Uh...
I love this. What do you think?
Do you think she will like this one?
- Vivi, hi, beautiful. - How you doin'?
You look beautiful. - I am so good.
Good to see you. - Good to see you.
- Thank you, baby. - How are you feeling?
Girl, blessed.
- Blessed, yeah. - Blessed.
I have known Vivien forever.
Yay!
Muah. Then we would talk about
being business owners after we raised the kids,
and now she's a fabulous boutique owner
in the local mall.
So, we're going to, um, look at some dresses.
Okay.
What color are we doing this time?
- I had thought pink. - Pink?
- What are you thinking? - Pink is good.
- Okay. - Did somebody say, "Pink?"
Oh, hi, fabulous lady.
Vivien, I love you. I miss you.
Girl, no, no, no.
Okay, group hug, group hug.
Karen, girl, I'm so happy to see you.
You look so good. Look at you.
- Oh, my God, you look good. - Oh, my God, thank you.
You both look amazing. - You look amazing.
Thank you. - I'm loving.
- I wanted to come by. - Yeah.
And maybe pick up something.
Okay, what are we shopping for?
- So, I have a gala. - Okay.
And I need to look amazing.
That's not hard, Stacey, really.
I actually met Karen at an event.
Vivien invited me, and as soon as I met Karen,
we hit it off.
We were, like, basically the same people.
I lived in Philly when I worked for QVC.
I left QVC, and so I am happy
to be back in the DMV where I belong.
Wait, can we please talk about this invitation?
You have it on your phone. I sent it to you.
- Yes. - Oh, my God, um, let--
What a surprise.
Boom, clap, boom-ba-boom, clap.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom. - So, it is the queen here.
I'm inviting all of you all to a hattitude party.
Leave your attitudes at home, but if you get an attitude,
you will turn into a taco head or a banana head.
I'm concerned. Let me just be real.
What are you concerned about?
First party she threw me, she sat in my birthday seat.
- Happy birthday. - Thank you.
I'm the birthday girl, and Gizelle is sitting in
the center of the table. Please don't sit in my seat.
- Okay, we'll see how it goes. - All right, fair enough.
Well, let's look at, um, some of the pink dresses.
So, let's shop.
I just have a really important question.
Yes.
When are we opening the champagne?
Let's do the dresses first.
Oh, my gosh, look at these watercolors.
I love color, obviously.
I love everything about this.
- Oh, my God. - I love this.
And your-- and your boobies will fit in here perfectly.
- Do you think? - They're looking good.
- Thank you. - Okay.
I gotta try on all things pink for you, Karen.
That'd be great.
Yay, supermodel. See?
I feel like I need to come out of a cake.
Oh, my God, that's gonna be beautiful.
She is killing the game. - Yeah, she is.
- I love it. - Yeah.
But did you notice Stacey didn't have a ring on?
Did you notice that 'cause Stacey got a rock?
- I know. I know. - What the hell?
- She's fine. - Stacey...
She's fine. - She's fine. Oh, sorry.
Um, do you wanna talk about it?
- Yeah, I do. - Talk about what?
You have a rock.
- What is going on, sweetheart? - Where is the ring?
Where is it? - Well...
I have been separated for a year.
What?
Are you kidding?
So, we're going through the divorce, right now.
- You've been married for-- - Sixteen years.
- Oh, my God. - And that had a lot to do
with me coming home, to be honest with you.
Ahh.
I've been separated for over a year after
being married to a successful German businessman.
My soon-to-be ex-husband and I met on an airplane,
and he said, "Oh, is this seat free?"
And that was, um, over 16 years ago.
We have a beautiful daughter, Arabella.
But I thought I would be married forever.
So it's hard, it's difficult, and it hurts,
but I know that this is the right decision
for my family, moving forward.
I'm here for you.
Um, we got you. - Thank you.
- We'll talk some more. - All right, next dress, right?
Are we doing it?
Ooh, Lord, Jesus.
Girl, I can tell when a diamond is missing.
I'm just saying. Whew.
- Oh! - I love it.
Perfect on you.
- This is everything. - That-that's everything.
I have a butt.
- My gosh. - Cheers to friendship.
- Cheers. - Cheers to friendship.
Oh, my gosh, we didn't think.
Is it okay that we're drinking in front of you?
Does it bother you? - About what, and why?
That we're drinking champagne.
- No, I'm-- no. - Okay.
I'm not drinking because I am on the medication,
but I will enjoy libations with you very soon.
- Cheers to that. - Well, we are--
Cheers to that. We're looking forward to it.
We'll be waiting for that.
Coming up...
Mia, you didn't protect your kids at all cost.
Don't sit there and say I'm not protecting my kids!
Your babies were plastered all over the news.
Mia? Mia?
Hi. How are you?
I'm the host of this hattitude party
that we have going on. - Absolutely, sure.
Thank you. Oh, the table looks pretty.
Okay. This is a cardboard Karen.
I am so excited about this hattitude party.
Lovely, okay. Yeah.
And this is a stand for it.
Okay.
I have bought beautiful hats for these ladies that embody
each lady individually.
Hattitude is all about love.
It's all about style. It's all about grace.
And I need for these ladies to act like they have some.
Here.
♪ One two three four
Oh, I see hats, so I'm in the right place.
- I hear Ashley. - Hi.
Oh, my God, this cutout!
I love it. Hi. - Isn't it amazing?
Muah. - How are you, cutie?
We're gonna put gifts over here.
- Okay. - Yeah.
- This is so cute! - Yes.
Do you think Karen is gonna like my bounce back basket?
- Okay. - So, you know,
I have her little water bottle for her.
Yeah.
- Her Uber cards... - Wow.
I'm actually happy you got them
'cause I was going to get them.
Yeah, her paint a birdhouse
'cause she needs to do somethin' else, right?
Okay, okay.
Tea and a birdhouse sounds good.
- Yes. - You know,
I don't know what her mind-state is.
Right.
I don't know what you guys talked about but...
She said there's a lot going on with her and Ray.
Wow.
She doesn't wanna get into the weeds of
what happened that night. - Okay.
'Cause she does have to do some court time.
When is that coming up? Do you know?
The court stuff, is it soon? - I asked her.
She told me to read the paper, I think.
You're going to court, at some point.
Well, you can read.
I'd rather get it from the source, but okay.
Yeah, I'm sure people are gonna have questions.
Yeah.
Oh, by the way, I invited Wendy.
You did?
I sent everybody an invitation.
Gizelle is about peace these days.
Last year, my father passed extremely unexpectedly.
I'm sorry to hear about your dad passing.
He lived an amazing life.
When they gave out dads, I lucked up.
These days, I have a little bit more empathy
and compassion.
Right now, Wendy and I are not in the best of place,
but, hopefully, today, things can just get better.
Tomorrow is not promised, and you don't know whether
or not you're gonna have that opportunity.
Mia is bringing a friend, by the way.
- Okay. - Jazz, Jazzy,
Jazzueline, somethin'-- somethin' with a J, okay.
- Not Jacqueline. - Jacqueline is coming.
Okay.
Well, well, well.
- Jacqueline! - Hi.
How are you? Muah. - Hi, ladies. Hi.
I was happy that you said yes, that you were coming
when I sent the invite.
Of course, I'm gonna come.
- Yes. - I have some questions.
- Okay. All right. I love that. - But I'm just glad--
I'm glad that she's okay.
We made it.
Hi. You look so beautiful. - Hi. How are you?
Nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
- Jassi, Gizelle. - Jassi-- Jassi.
It's like a pretty girl party. - Thank you.
- Hi. How are you? - This is Jacqueline.
I'm scared. She said that you don't play about her.
Don't get the claws out. - Don't be scared now.
Let's do it. Let's do it.
You look gorgeous.
How are you? - Good.
Jassi is a bombshell.
This is so cute. Did you put all this together?
I did.
She and I, we're connected by a mutual friend.
She's beautiful. She's brilliant.
She's articulate. She's my kinda girl.
Okay, Mia, you're sitting here.
- Okay. - Jas, you're sitting over here.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Hello!
- Wendy, how are you? - Hi, Wendy.
Hello. How are you? Hi, everyone.
Uh, is there assigned seating?
- There is. - Okay, okay.
How are you? Come on, auburn. - Peach ring, how are you?
Come on, auburn hair.
I'm feeling like the invite to the hattitude party
wasn't necessarily an olive branch from Gizelle.
I think her and I need to sit down and talk
specifically about our relationship
and how it got to this point.
Can we-- can we learn about Jassi?
I mean, are you from the city?
Where are you from?
I have been here for a few years now.
- Okay. - But because,
I was an international flight attendant,
I didn't spend a lot of time here.
But my man, Darius, and I just found a house.
- All right. - Congratulations.
And, uh, yeah,
we're really excited. - Congratulations.
So, what does your man do?
Uh, my man is in the NFL.
Okay, what team?
Uh, Chiefs, Kansas City.
Oh, they just won the Super Bowl.
- Yes, second Super Bowl. - Congrats.
Have you met Taylor Swift? - I have.
You have? So, we gotta talk about that off--
okay, okay, okay.
I'm turning into a Swiftie.
Well, the decorations look fabulous.
It really does look well in here.
Good. Karen is--
Fashionably late, as she should be.
Very excited. Have you talked to her?
- I haven't. - You haven't talked to her.
- No, uh-uh. - Okay, okay.
Well, she actually called me. So...
But you told me she called you when she was drunk.
So, that really doesn't count.
Mia.
- She was drunk recently? - What? Recently?
She seemed a little tipsy on the phone.
I want no parts.
Didn't seem like a normal Karen conversation.
She sounded like maybe she was drinking.
I don't know.
Hi.
- Hi. - Hi, ladies.
Thanks for coming.
- Hi. Hi. - Ooh.
I didn't think y'all were coming.
How you doin'? - You look beautiful.
Hi, Stacey. How are you?
Nice to see you. Thank you for the invitation.
Good to see you. Absolutely-- absolutely.
- This is beautiful. - How's it going, babe?
Hey, my girl.
Hello.
Oh, wow. Hello.
- Hi. What's your name? - Stacey.
Stacey, so nice to meet you.
You look like a model. - Nice to meet you.
- How are you? - You look amazing.
- Having fun. - You look amazing.
- Mia, thank you. - Hi, Wendy.
- Hi. How are you? - Nice to see you.
I love your hair. - Thank you. I love this.
I know. It's a little-- - Oh, my God.
Many years ago, Stacey and I sat on the same board.
I don't know her that well, but it's always good
to meet someone who comes in with positive energy.
So, this is good.
It's a special hat.
Oh.
Karen, Jassi. Jassi, Karen.
- Yes, very nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
The pleasure is mine.
- Wendy, hi. - Happy birthday.
- Thank you. All right. - This is your chair.
Perfect.
At some point, I'll get rid of my-my crown.
So, the drinks are here. We have the Surry County.
Oh!
- We have the 61. - You have the Surry County.
And we have a little nonalcoholic Grande Dame.
- Ooh. - Uh...
All of the drinks are names that have something
to do with Karen.
Iced tea, please.
But the nonalcoholic drink, Grande Dame,
it's like Karen's buttoned up persona.
She wants people to think she's very grand.
Nonalcoholic, yes.
I know she can't help her damn self.
She has a disease. It's called messy Gizzy.
We ain't been here five minutes.
You're showing your old stripes.
This looks amazing. We love some fresh crab.
Lobster even better. - Crab legs.
- Oh, this looks yummy - This is way better.
We've got some chilled lobster rolls.
So, Stacey, last time I saw you, you were at,
like, one of our events.
- That was a few years ago. - Yes, that was a while ago.
Yeah. - I'm recently back in DC.
I was in Philly for a little bit.
Oh, were you living here then?
I was. I was working for QVC for a couple of years.
Okay.
So, you're back here. - I'm-- I am.
I'm so happy to be home. - Oh, nice.
- My baby is happy. - Aww.
Yeah, she's back in school. So...
- How old is your baby? - Uh, she just turned eight.
I can't even believe I'm saying that.
Now, last time that I saw you,
you were pregnant with your daughter.
Yes.
Yes, and now she's gonna be five years old.
It's crazy.
And she told me she didn't like my hair
when I left the house.
So... - Oh, stop.
No, I love your bob. - They-they grow so fast.
Keep our girls honest.
That's her opinion. - Yes.
Um, okay, ladies, so we have, um, things
to talk about and do.
We wanna set the tone. - Okay.
So, this is a hattitude party,
not to be confused with attitude.
There's some hats around the room that you will get
if anyone gets an attitude.
So, there's the banana hat.
There's a taco hat.
There's a construction hat.
I'm just sayin'.
I mean, I'm just giving everybody the rules.
All of these hats over here
have names associated with them.
That's how the designer made them,
and everybody is going to get a hat
based off the name, okay? - Okay.
- We'll start with you. - Yes, okay.
Grande dame, 'cause it's all about you and your birthday.
- Yes, okay. - So, your hat, ma'am...
Yes, ahh.
Is called Hollywood.
- Yay. - I like Hollywood.
How appropriate.
Because that is what you are, honey.
- Love it. - Let's see.
- Hollywood. - Nice.
How do I look?
- Very good. - Yes.
- Hollywood. - Ride 'em, cowgirl.
Let's see.
I like.
That's a keeper. That's yours.
- Oh, thank you. - Yes.
Thank you so much. This is so sweet.
The ladies were asking me about you before you got here,
and I told them that we got together.
- Oh, we did. - And we talked,
and they had questions for me, but I told them
I will allow you. - Ask me the questions.
I'm here. - Yeah.
So, any questions?
Karen, I'm just-- I'm so happy and blessed
that you are okay,
and that nobody was hurt, and no family was hurt,
or no child was killed, or whatever the case may be.
None of us saw what happened,
so I don't feel like anybody should cast judgment.
Exactly. We don't know, you know.
Once we hear about it, people are gonna judge.
Who are we to judge?
I'm not worried about judging.
So, this is my thing.
Okay, this is-- this is hot.
This is-- I-- you know, everything I do
is amped ten times, right?
But what I want to know,
and I'm just trying to figure out,
who is my real friend
because this is an opportunity for you guys to swing
whichever way you want.
I wanna see who the real soldiers for Karen Huger is
because I certainly don't want any fake bitches around me.
I'm just trying to figure out who is my real friend.
I wanna see who the real soldiers for Karen Huger is
because I certainly don't want any fake bitches around me.
Good God, Karen is quite the gangster of Potomac.
Be very mindful of how you go so low.
Can we ask if there is a projected timeline?
As long as it takes
for the wheels of justice to prevail.
This is the same song and dance
that I've seen from Karen.
It's sensitive.
Her lawyer is advising her not to talk.
I cannot comment on it because it doesn't involve me.
So, while, of course, I want the answers,
I do have to respect that Karen
could be facing jailtime.
We're moving on.
So, the next hat that we're giving out
is called cowgirl.
And last year, um, somebody named Ashley
took us to Texas.
Aww, fun.
And Ashley had so many cowgirl outfits.
Who is ready for some chicken sh-- bingo?
Yes, chicken-chicken, sh--, sh-- chick--
Okay. - Yeah, yeah.
Okay, thank you. - Okay, there we go.
Thank you, thank you.
Okay.
That suits you.
Ashley, can we share with the ladies about GNA?
- Yes, we can. - I was just gonna say
we're inviting you all to an event, everyone here.
- Thank you. - Thank you for that.
That will introduce the health and wellness to GNA.
It's called GNA Fusion.
If GNA wasn't bad enough, now we done fused it.
GNA, Gizelle and Ashley,
it's actually like a Lululemon meets
Rihanna's Savage line.
At this point, the stuff on the runway show
is not even on the website.
So, what are we fusing?
This hat is called the king,
and it's perfect for Mia.
- Yes. - Mia is kinda like,
you know, pimping two men, kinda, you know.
- Oh! - Playa-playa.
So, you know, I'm not mad at the pimp nation
that's going on with Miss Mia, okay.
Okay, all right.
Oh, put it to the side.
That's a vibe. That's a vibe.
But we look forward to meeting the DJ?
He is a radio personality.
Oh, my God, he's not a rapper.
And yes, he is not a rapper.
So, have you shared him with Jacqueline yet?
What?
- No, absolutely not. - So we took a vacation--
No, we-- Inc doesn't play about me.
They have no boundaries.
This is a lot for a hat party.
I'm just sayin'.
Aren't y'all hot? Is it just me?
I don't know. I think it got a little hotter
just, like, since we started talking about this.
- Y'all, I cannot wear this. - Yeah, the throuple was hot.
I can't do it.
Yeah, we love a throuple conversation.
- Are we gonna see G? - Yes, you are.
You know, I love Gordon a lot,
and he needs to lean on me,
and he is actually leaning on Inc and I.
Oh.
Inc has most definitely been a pivotal part.
Gordon, when he left one weekend,
he left his dirty laundry,
and I washed it for him, and Inc folded,
and we took it to his apartment,
and we put it away.
Inc is washing Gordon's drawers.
No, is that true?
He folded his underwear.
What's happening here?
Is he folding them military style?
Is he just sorting them out?
Like, I-I wanna know, but I really don't.
I will speak firsthand
that I think Inc is really good for Mia.
I feel like her and G were more of, like,
a business partnership.
Did G know it was business?
I think that both of them knew that.
Oh, okay.
How long were you married?
- Eleven years, yeah. - Yeah.
That's a long business arrangement.
Mia, come on, it-it's gotta be more than business.
You gave birth.
I-I-- listen, I feel a certain way about G,
and when G shared with the world
that your children had seen you in bed
with another man, um-- - Oh, my gosh.
- No, Gordon. - Jeremiah said,
"I saw mommy sleeping with Mr. Inc."
Gordon.
I care for your children. You know that.
And the fact that your babies were plastered
all over the news really, really bothered me,
and I told you I--
You don't think it bothered me, Karen?
I didn't plaster my babies on the-on the Gram.
Like, their father did.
And for you to sit here and pretend like
it's, like, my fault... - No, no, darling.
I'm not pretending. I'm asking a question.
Because this is concerning to me, as well.
You're sitting here trying to pretend like
it's my fault that he did that, no.
But, Mia, you didn't protect your kids at all cost.
You didn't, because if you did,
you would not have mixed Inc with Gordon.
There was a mix, and there was a mingle.
- There is no mix, okay? - And I think that
that's why Gordon went off. - I filed for separation.
But isn't that why Gordon had a fit?
I cannot control anybody.
You guys didn't know what we were going through.
You knew what I was going through,
and she's the only one.
But, listen, does that mean I gotta stay
in a marriage that's abusive?
- Nobody wants you to do that. - No one here is saying that.
- I said Gordon-- - So, don't sit there and say
I'm not protecting my kids, Gizelle!
Gordon was hurt because you had moved on.
That's----ed up.
Y'all don't think that's kinda heavy
just as mothers?
You don't know what I have done.
My kids are happy. - I mean, come on, guys.
They are thriving. Their academics are good.
They are on traveling basketball teams.
My kids are----ing protected,
and for you to sit there and say that they're not,
is----ed up, both of you.
I'm sorry, I gotta go.
- Mia, hold on, don't leave. - Mia, Mia, hold on.
Just let me go. I just need a second.
Don't follow me.
I just think that was a lot. That was a lot.
Mia?
They just don't know what I've done to keep these kids--
This is a symbol of how I want my 40th to be.
Loving those who love on you, no hard feelings.
And when you hold grudges, it's gonna make you
a bitter old bitch. - Oh!
- Oh!
Are you talking about Karen?
This season, on "The Real Housewives of Potomac"...
It's time to turn up. It's time to turn up.
Oh!
all: Panama!
She's going the wrong way.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Karine Jean-Pierre.
Welcome to the White House.
I love where we are.
Wendy, who would you ?
I would Gizelle.
♪ Comin' in hot
I have someone in my life,
but we are not intimate.
Stacey, girl, you okay?
They ain't making fun of you and me.
They're making fun of God.
♪ Good good energy - Hey.
I feel like sometimes I shrink
when I'm with you.
Well, just calm the down.
Don't ask me sh-- about my scar!
Karen told me you are not Potomac.
Is it Potomac to be a drunk--, crash your car into trees?
I am so sorry you heard the crash.
I could have died.
Or taken the life of someone else.
Driving while impaired by alcohol.
This is what you're defending.
Lord, in the name of Jesus, wrap your arms around Karen.
Amen.
Karen made it very clear Wendy was self-absorbed.
What?
I have always held you down, off and on camera.
I'm not about showing that G is okay with this.
it. I ain't okay with it.
You think Jeremiah is your kid?
Yes.
- Gordon. - You guys have fun.
This is a can of worms you opened.
It is her birthday!
Show some respect!
Okay.