1 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:11,761 Hey, y'all, it's your girl Joya 2 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:13,847 about to do an interview with her daughter, 3 00:00:13,930 --> 00:00:16,599 future NYU student. What what? 4 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,478 # momlife, #Tischlife, #Joyalove. 5 00:00:20,895 --> 00:00:21,895 [kisses] 6 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:24,024 You ready now? 7 00:00:24,107 --> 00:00:25,859 - Yes, camera ready. - [Drea] Great. 8 00:00:26,276 --> 00:00:28,153 - So, tell me... - One more thing. Sorry. 9 00:00:28,236 --> 00:00:31,656 Hey, everybody. Should I move to New York with my daughter? Oh! 10 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:35,660 [Drea] So if you can't tell, my mom's been going through it. 11 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:37,620 Has been for a minute. 12 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:39,330 Ever since she left the law firm, 13 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:42,250 she's been trying to figure out what her next move might be. 14 00:00:42,333 --> 00:00:44,169 There was a YouTube cooking channel. 15 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:47,797 What you want to do is get these peppers real small, 16 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,966 as small as you possibly... 17 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:51,426 Ow! Shit. 18 00:00:52,135 --> 00:00:54,429 There was a political podcast. 19 00:00:54,512 --> 00:00:57,766 If you're gonna get out there and be the leader of the free world, 20 00:00:57,849 --> 00:00:59,976 I want you to do something good with your hair. 21 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:03,146 And now in the last few months, she's decided to write a book. 22 00:01:03,229 --> 00:01:05,774 I probably should have mentioned this earlier, but 23 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:07,859 based on everything she's done in the past, 24 00:01:07,942 --> 00:01:10,987 I never thought there was a chance in hell she'd finish this thing. 25 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:15,283 In an attempt to promote her miracle book, she's been introduced to social media. 26 00:01:16,117 --> 00:01:17,452 It hasn't been great. 27 00:01:17,994 --> 00:01:21,122 Mom, can you please take a second from your followers 28 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:24,084 - and answer a couple questions for me? - Yes. I'm sorry. 29 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:27,253 So, why did you introduce yourself like that at my school? 30 00:01:28,004 --> 00:01:29,004 Like what? 31 00:01:29,714 --> 00:01:33,301 Oh, fuck! Give her two cc's of Propofol before she wakes up! 32 00:01:33,593 --> 00:01:36,679 That should keep her asleep another hour or two until I can get back. 33 00:01:37,305 --> 00:01:39,432 No. No, it's not unethical. 34 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:41,476 It's called how I practice medicine. 35 00:01:41,851 --> 00:01:45,438 Yeah, well, maybe you shouldn't have gotten your nursing degree online! 36 00:01:47,732 --> 00:01:49,442 Let me know if you need any, uh, help 37 00:01:49,526 --> 00:01:51,444 deciphering that fine print on the auction form. 38 00:01:51,528 --> 00:01:52,570 Yeah. I got it. 39 00:01:52,987 --> 00:01:56,449 It's just I... I had a client once who thought she was buying a blender 40 00:01:56,533 --> 00:01:59,285 and instead she got a beach house. You know? [chuckling] 41 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:01,037 I'm Joya. I'm a lawyer. 42 00:02:01,579 --> 00:02:03,289 I don't see what the problem is. 43 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:05,875 Did you have to say that you're a lawyer? 44 00:02:06,084 --> 00:02:07,804 Couldn't you have just stopped at your name? 45 00:02:07,877 --> 00:02:09,546 I could have, yeah, 46 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:13,466 but to give objective resonance to the fact that I was offering... 47 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:16,052 free, I might add... legal advice, 48 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:19,931 I thought it would be good to mention that I am, in fact, a lawyer. 49 00:02:20,014 --> 00:02:24,018 I think you were standing there in your designer sweats and Prada boots 50 00:02:24,102 --> 00:02:25,812 and you saw a woman in scrubs, 51 00:02:25,895 --> 00:02:28,398 probably drenched in some kind of bodily fluid, 52 00:02:28,481 --> 00:02:32,610 I mean, clearly committing malpractice, but, um... also bossing up, 53 00:02:32,902 --> 00:02:35,029 and it kind of made you miss being a boss. 54 00:02:35,196 --> 00:02:37,740 It made you feel like you had to reach inside your bag 55 00:02:37,824 --> 00:02:41,077 and pull out the most awkward, unnecessary flex of all time. 56 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,246 The hell are you talking about? 57 00:02:43,329 --> 00:02:46,791 I don't have to miss being a boss, because I am a boss. 58 00:02:47,792 --> 00:02:49,085 Are you, though? 59 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:50,086 Yeah, I am. 60 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:53,840 I graduated at the top of my class and I am a corporate fucking lawyer. 61 00:02:54,090 --> 00:02:55,216 I guess. 62 00:02:55,633 --> 00:02:58,553 I mean, Mom, you haven't been in a courtroom in what? Like... 63 00:02:58,678 --> 00:02:59,512 three years? 64 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:02,098 You're smart because you're my daughter, 65 00:03:02,348 --> 00:03:04,976 but I forgot more than you know. 66 00:03:05,935 --> 00:03:08,897 I love you, but I will take you down. 67 00:03:09,105 --> 00:03:11,649 ♪ You either with me or against me, ho ♪ 68 00:03:11,733 --> 00:03:12,650 ♪ Ho ♪ 69 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:14,569 ♪ You either with me or ♪ 70 00:03:14,652 --> 00:03:15,486 ♪ Wait ♪ 71 00:03:15,570 --> 00:03:17,572 ♪ Win, win, win, win, win ♪ 72 00:03:17,655 --> 00:03:18,531 ♪ Yeah ♪ 73 00:03:18,615 --> 00:03:21,576 ♪ Fuck everything else Win, win, win, win ♪ 74 00:03:21,659 --> 00:03:22,535 ♪ Win ♪ 75 00:03:22,619 --> 00:03:23,453 ♪ Yeah ♪ 76 00:03:23,536 --> 00:03:25,496 Can you believe this little bitch? 77 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:27,373 She came for me. 78 00:03:27,457 --> 00:03:28,625 Like, hard. 79 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:29,876 Am I a lawyer? 80 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:32,086 That's completely out of line. Am I right? 81 00:03:32,170 --> 00:03:36,174 Absolutely wrong because you definitely, technically, by the rule of the law 82 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:38,051 are absolutely still a lawyer. 83 00:03:38,134 --> 00:03:39,344 - Technically. - [Joya] Mm-hmm. 84 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:40,511 Damn straight I am. 85 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:42,430 I haven't practiced in three years. 86 00:03:42,513 --> 00:03:44,974 It doesn't matter if I hadn't practiced in three decades. 87 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:47,018 I got that JD, okay? 88 00:03:47,101 --> 00:03:48,162 [woman on phone] You did, girl. 89 00:03:48,186 --> 00:03:49,270 [Joya] And had six kids! 90 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:51,898 Even if I had given all those six kids away, 91 00:03:51,981 --> 00:03:53,191 that is still my degree. 92 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:55,902 Look at God! Won't he do it? Yes, he will. 93 00:03:55,985 --> 00:03:58,321 Can you please not do that, 'cause it makes me feel 94 00:03:58,404 --> 00:04:00,490 like you're not taking me seriously when you do that. 95 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:10,083 Look Par Par, I don't know what you did, but I'm glad you did it. 96 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:12,627 Like, it had to be done. So, thank you so much. 97 00:04:12,835 --> 00:04:14,337 It should have been me, but... 98 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:17,340 as usual, it was you, and it's probably always going to be you. 99 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:19,175 But thank you so much. 100 00:04:19,425 --> 00:04:22,262 You're the hero this family deserves, like a real hero. 101 00:04:22,512 --> 00:04:25,348 You're Malcolm X, you're James Baldwin. 102 00:04:25,556 --> 00:04:28,685 You're Latrell Sprewell choking PJ Carlesimo. 103 00:04:28,768 --> 00:04:30,979 You're Arya Stark, you're Tyrion Lannister. 104 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,691 This is the toughest part about making a documentary. 105 00:04:34,774 --> 00:04:36,484 The proverbial moral quandary. 106 00:04:36,859 --> 00:04:39,028 I mean, you see a woman set on fire. 107 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,906 What do you do? Do you put out the fire? 108 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:44,659 Or do you zoom in and let her burn? 109 00:04:47,370 --> 00:04:49,807 You're that old white dude who landed the plane in the Hudson, 110 00:04:49,831 --> 00:04:52,458 although he's not really a hero. He kinda just crashed good. 111 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:53,584 You're the Pope. 112 00:04:54,043 --> 00:04:57,463 Not... Not John Paul, he's cool. You're the new one. 113 00:04:57,547 --> 00:04:59,299 The one who's, like, down gay people. 114 00:05:00,758 --> 00:05:03,386 So what's your take on mom not working? 115 00:05:03,761 --> 00:05:07,140 Your mom's a hard-working lady. Always has been, that's her thing. 116 00:05:07,223 --> 00:05:08,933 She's a trooper, I love that about her. 117 00:05:09,434 --> 00:05:10,727 I don't think she ever took off 118 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:13,354 really more than three months for any of you guys. 119 00:05:13,646 --> 00:05:14,646 Um... 120 00:05:14,772 --> 00:05:16,532 then when she was pregnant with little Brook, 121 00:05:16,566 --> 00:05:19,944 she got this thing called pre-eclampsia, he ended up coming, like... 122 00:05:20,278 --> 00:05:22,572 a couple of months early. It was... It was crazy. 123 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:25,092 Um, we didn't know if he was gonna make it, to be honest with you. 124 00:05:25,116 --> 00:05:26,784 He was in the NICU for a while. 125 00:05:26,868 --> 00:05:28,786 Shit, we didn't know if she'd make it. 126 00:05:28,995 --> 00:05:31,706 So, when they both ended up pulling through, 127 00:05:31,789 --> 00:05:33,499 we knew they'd need some time, 128 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,753 so we decided she'd stay home, you know, be with the kids. 129 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:39,088 Be a mom for a while, something she hadn't done before. 130 00:05:39,547 --> 00:05:43,092 That was a little over three years ago. Twelve hundred... 131 00:05:44,052 --> 00:05:46,095 and 31 days, to be exact. 132 00:05:46,637 --> 00:05:50,016 Well, how long did you think it'd take? And what'd you think she'd be doing? 133 00:05:50,099 --> 00:05:52,226 We never really set an exact time, 134 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:54,896 but I don't think any rational person would think 135 00:05:54,979 --> 00:05:58,316 we'd be looking at our 4th calendar year with no end in sight. 136 00:05:58,733 --> 00:06:01,235 I guess I figured she'd be... taking care of the kids, 137 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:03,654 you know, since that's what she said she'd be doing. 138 00:06:04,489 --> 00:06:07,283 Not ignoring you guys and doing whatever it is she does. 139 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,118 What... What it she doing right now? 140 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:10,370 Is she still doing the book? 141 00:06:10,453 --> 00:06:11,693 - Is that her thing? - Yes, Dad. 142 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:12,955 Hm. Okay. 143 00:06:13,998 --> 00:06:17,043 I'm sure they don't think that I'm, like, doing this... 144 00:06:17,126 --> 00:06:18,878 - Hey, babe! - Yo! What up? 145 00:06:19,128 --> 00:06:21,130 I made some breakfast, if you want some. 146 00:06:22,465 --> 00:06:25,051 - You made chili con quiles? - Yeah. 147 00:06:25,593 --> 00:06:27,970 - Mmm. Killed it. - You remember Lavette? 148 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:30,306 Um, I do. What up, Lavette? How are you? 149 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:31,867 - Good. Nice to see you. - Good to see you. 150 00:06:31,891 --> 00:06:33,118 - Yet again. - Say hi to Jasmine. 151 00:06:33,142 --> 00:06:34,977 - [Kenya] Hey Jas, everybody's here. - Hey! 152 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:36,061 [Kenya] Working woman. 153 00:06:36,562 --> 00:06:39,565 - What's going on? Where are the kids? - I dropped them off at school. 154 00:06:40,858 --> 00:06:42,110 You dropped them off? 155 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:44,112 While you're getting your hair and makeup done? 156 00:06:44,195 --> 00:06:46,075 No, I had them dropped off. It's the same thing. 157 00:06:46,447 --> 00:06:47,615 Hmm. 158 00:06:47,990 --> 00:06:49,033 [softly] No, it's not. 159 00:06:49,117 --> 00:06:50,576 - Did you say something? - Huh? 160 00:06:51,661 --> 00:06:53,097 Did... It sounded like you said something. 161 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:56,249 No. I was... I'm gonna get some of this bacon... 162 00:06:56,332 --> 00:06:58,167 - Okay. - ...that you made. 163 00:06:58,251 --> 00:06:59,377 - [Joya] Huh? - Huh? 164 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:01,605 Did you... Did you want to say something to me? 165 00:07:01,629 --> 00:07:03,798 - No. - You didn't say anything about the bacon? 166 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:05,424 I don't think so. 167 00:07:05,716 --> 00:07:08,195 - He definitely said something. - He definitely said something. 168 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:10,697 - He definitely said something. - He's on that shit right now with me. 169 00:07:10,721 --> 00:07:13,224 - Maybe you should listen to him more. - [Joya] Huh? 170 00:07:13,516 --> 00:07:14,767 - [Joya] What? - Hmm? 171 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:18,438 [Drea] So, Mom, this new chapter in your life, 172 00:07:18,521 --> 00:07:20,231 what do you call it? What are you doing? 173 00:07:20,314 --> 00:07:21,607 Well, essentially, 174 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:25,736 I am just taking my life experiences and sharing them with people. 175 00:07:26,237 --> 00:07:30,408 And I'd like to see myself as, you know, an inspiration to black women. 176 00:07:30,491 --> 00:07:31,492 You do? 177 00:07:32,326 --> 00:07:33,326 Yeah. 178 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:35,663 Like, really? 179 00:07:36,664 --> 00:07:37,707 Yeah, really. 180 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:40,959 Really? 181 00:07:41,752 --> 00:07:43,421 Why? You don't? 182 00:07:44,547 --> 00:07:47,587 [sighs] We're not supposed to be going back and forth. Let's just keep going. 183 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,636 Let me explain to you why I'm an inspiration. 184 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,722 Somebody like Michelle Obama. 185 00:07:52,805 --> 00:07:55,057 - She's the GOAT, obviously. - [mouthing] Michelle Obama? 186 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,309 [Joya] We all love her. 187 00:07:56,392 --> 00:07:59,645 Untouchable. I will put respect on her name forever, but... 188 00:08:00,271 --> 00:08:01,522 she's royalty, right? 189 00:08:01,606 --> 00:08:03,941 The woman hasn't driven a car in 15 years. 190 00:08:04,025 --> 00:08:07,904 I'm in the trenches with working moms, doing the damn thing 191 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:09,155 every day. 192 00:08:09,238 --> 00:08:11,449 "Trenches" feels strong. 193 00:08:12,074 --> 00:08:13,242 So does "working." 194 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:14,785 I'll be honest with you, 195 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:17,914 "Mom" even feels like a little bit of a stretch at this point. 196 00:08:17,997 --> 00:08:22,335 You know Lupe was hired originally as Brooklyn's newborn nurse, right? 197 00:08:22,877 --> 00:08:23,877 [Drea] Really? 198 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,631 Yeah. The super expensive person 199 00:08:26,714 --> 00:08:30,551 with a super specific job of taking care of a newborn infant. 200 00:08:30,635 --> 00:08:32,070 - [electricity crackling] - [laughing] 201 00:08:32,094 --> 00:08:33,888 [Kenya] There's usually a pretty short window 202 00:08:33,971 --> 00:08:36,891 because they're for newborn infants. 203 00:08:37,725 --> 00:08:39,018 That's the name. 204 00:08:39,560 --> 00:08:40,561 Newborn nurse. 205 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:42,396 Why don't you just get rid of her? 206 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,149 We can't just get rid of Lupe. Okay? 207 00:08:45,233 --> 00:08:49,487 That $25 an hour we pay her barely supports her family back in Guatemala. 208 00:08:49,570 --> 00:08:51,155 How much are we paying her? 209 00:08:51,239 --> 00:08:54,659 Besides, her Coco Fresco's license just expired. 210 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:57,245 It didn't expire. It was revoked and it should've been! 211 00:08:57,328 --> 00:09:00,248 She could've killed somebody! Things are made out of dairy! 212 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:02,917 We live in Encino, it's 95 degrees outside. 213 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,336 I don't care how big your umbrella is, Lupe. 214 00:09:05,419 --> 00:09:08,339 You can't just shove them in some kind of handmade woven wicker basket 215 00:09:08,422 --> 00:09:11,467 and put ice on top of them, start handing them out to neighborhood kids. 216 00:09:11,842 --> 00:09:13,010 Fuck is wrong with you? 217 00:09:14,011 --> 00:09:17,014 And it's pretty obvious that Brooklyn's outgrown a newborn nurse. 218 00:09:17,098 --> 00:09:19,100 [gentle instrumental music] 219 00:09:19,183 --> 00:09:21,185 [Lupe snoring] 220 00:09:34,073 --> 00:09:35,092 [Joya] That's good, right? 221 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,844 [Jasmine] Yeah, it looks really great. I mean, you look great regardless... 222 00:09:37,868 --> 00:09:40,288 Yo, about to be out. Happy hump day, by the way. 223 00:09:40,371 --> 00:09:41,247 [Joya] Oh. 224 00:09:41,330 --> 00:09:44,292 Hump day, big celebratory day in the workforce. 225 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,377 It's like the halfway part. We just... 226 00:09:46,877 --> 00:09:49,297 You guys get it. It's like in the... 227 00:09:49,964 --> 00:09:50,965 You know what I'm saying? 228 00:09:51,048 --> 00:09:53,884 Are you explaining the concept of hump day to me? 229 00:09:53,968 --> 00:09:55,970 No, I mean, they got it. They got... No. 230 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:59,307 Anyway, I see all this going on. I should... What's up? 231 00:09:59,390 --> 00:10:02,226 What you got up on the agenda today? 232 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:06,689 ♪ Get wild, we gonna wild out ♪ 233 00:10:08,232 --> 00:10:09,900 Well, since you asked, 234 00:10:09,984 --> 00:10:13,446 I have an interview with Sister Circle and then a couple phoners 235 00:10:13,529 --> 00:10:16,407 and then the boys' parent-teacher conference. 236 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:17,616 Wow. 237 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:19,452 Couple of phoners. 238 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,431 Might want to take some Adderall, Red Bull, or something, 239 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:24,099 - make sure you can get through all that. - What? 240 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:26,250 - What are you saying? - Nothing. Have a good day. 241 00:10:26,334 --> 00:10:28,210 Hump... Hump day. I got you out back. 242 00:10:28,544 --> 00:10:30,046 - Bye! - [Kenya] Workforce guys. 243 00:10:31,213 --> 00:10:34,342 Ask me how many times he's been to a parent-teacher conference. 244 00:10:34,425 --> 00:10:36,927 Know what? Let me save you the energy and tell you, never. 245 00:10:37,011 --> 00:10:40,514 - Not once. - Jo, you are a great mom. You're per... 246 00:10:40,598 --> 00:10:41,599 [gasps] 247 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:44,852 Oh, my God! Lupe! Lupe, take the scissors out of his... 248 00:10:45,102 --> 00:10:47,521 Baby, don't hurt yourself! Okay. Okay. 249 00:10:47,855 --> 00:10:48,856 Oh, God. 250 00:10:54,153 --> 00:10:55,863 [Drea exhaling] 251 00:10:55,988 --> 00:10:58,491 Dude, I think I started some real shit with Mom and Dad. 252 00:10:58,574 --> 00:11:00,493 - Did you come out? - What? 253 00:11:00,785 --> 00:11:01,994 No. Why would you say that? 254 00:11:02,870 --> 00:11:05,665 Forget it. Look, please don't make Mom and Dad mad. 255 00:11:05,748 --> 00:11:08,751 I was going to ask them for money tonight for my summer trip to Tulum. 256 00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:12,296 That's the problem with this family. Money has ruined us. 257 00:11:12,505 --> 00:11:13,839 Mom's suddenly a socialite 258 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:16,175 and Dad's walking around here like he's Citizen Kane. 259 00:11:16,467 --> 00:11:17,968 It's going to tear them apart. 260 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:23,516 And when, what I'm sure will be a messy, expensive, drawn-out, decade-long divorce 261 00:11:23,599 --> 00:11:26,310 that ends with two brand-new beach houses for the divorce lawyers 262 00:11:26,394 --> 00:11:29,605 and us living in some kind of condo in Panorama City... 263 00:11:30,064 --> 00:11:31,774 it's going to tear us apart too. 264 00:11:32,441 --> 00:11:33,943 Did you even hear what I said? 265 00:11:34,151 --> 00:11:38,197 I said Tulum, the clean, dog-less part of Mexico that they just discovered. 266 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:39,657 Did you hear me? 267 00:11:39,740 --> 00:11:41,325 We're going to be broke, Chloe. 268 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:45,830 I mean, you and I will probably be okay, we weren't born rich. 269 00:11:46,247 --> 00:11:49,583 But these kids were born with means, they're like DJ Khaled's kid. 270 00:11:49,667 --> 00:11:50,793 ♪ DJ Khaled ♪ 271 00:11:50,876 --> 00:11:53,587 [woman] Asahd, did Lexus send you your own car? 272 00:11:54,046 --> 00:11:56,424 Wow! Say, "thank you." 273 00:11:56,882 --> 00:11:59,218 And what is that stuff on the hardwood floors? 274 00:11:59,301 --> 00:12:01,303 - Oh. That's carpet. - What? 275 00:12:01,595 --> 00:12:03,973 - Care-pit? - No, carpet. 276 00:12:04,056 --> 00:12:06,392 It's like an area rug that goes to the edge of the room. 277 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:08,686 - That's insane! - What the... 278 00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:11,105 Who's that changing your diaper? 279 00:12:11,856 --> 00:12:13,399 Oh, crap, that's Dad. 280 00:12:13,941 --> 00:12:15,943 Wait, you didn't have a Lupe? 281 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:17,236 Or a Rosa? 282 00:12:17,319 --> 00:12:19,238 - Or a Vera Lee? - No. 283 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:20,948 But who cleaned your room? 284 00:12:21,031 --> 00:12:23,617 Or washed the dishes Mom and Dad told you to wash? 285 00:12:24,076 --> 00:12:26,120 - We did. - By ourselves. 286 00:12:26,203 --> 00:12:27,580 - That's disgusting. - Ew. 287 00:12:27,663 --> 00:12:29,790 I know. It's why I'm so independent. 288 00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:32,168 Yeah. I love it. 289 00:12:33,085 --> 00:12:34,085 Hey, Mom. 290 00:12:35,629 --> 00:12:36,629 That's great. 291 00:12:39,842 --> 00:12:40,842 Yeah. 292 00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:43,763 Jas, let me ask you a question. 293 00:12:43,846 --> 00:12:46,474 Do you think I'm going to run into any trouble 294 00:12:46,557 --> 00:12:48,768 if I call myself a lawyer in this interview? 295 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:51,353 I guess you could. I mean, I... 296 00:12:52,021 --> 00:12:55,149 I wouldn't care, but other hard-working lawyers 297 00:12:55,232 --> 00:12:57,568 who take this profession seriously, they might. 298 00:12:58,194 --> 00:12:59,737 I mean, I wouldn't, but... 299 00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:01,113 they might. 300 00:13:01,197 --> 00:13:02,573 No, you are a lawyer. 301 00:13:02,656 --> 00:13:05,451 You are a wife, and you're mother of six kids. 302 00:13:05,576 --> 00:13:08,287 This is our platform. This is where we live. 303 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:09,622 This is our two-step. 304 00:13:09,705 --> 00:13:12,541 Uh, who is that over there giving you awful advice? 305 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,252 That is Lavette, my publicist. 306 00:13:15,336 --> 00:13:16,879 Hi! Hey, girl. Hey. 307 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:19,385 - [Joya] She's the best. - You have a publicist? 308 00:13:19,423 --> 00:13:21,091 I do. She's very expensive. 309 00:13:21,842 --> 00:13:23,010 It's all relative. 310 00:13:24,428 --> 00:13:25,930 Relative to what? 311 00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:28,140 You know what, girl? I'm coming over there. 312 00:13:28,724 --> 00:13:29,600 [Drea] So... 313 00:13:29,683 --> 00:13:31,310 do you have a publicist? 314 00:13:31,393 --> 00:13:33,953 Of course I don't have a publicist. Why would I need a publicist? 315 00:13:34,021 --> 00:13:36,065 ["New Generation" by The Universals playing] 316 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:38,234 [constant tweeting chimes] 317 00:13:42,863 --> 00:13:44,907 Okay, I may need a publicist, 318 00:13:45,616 --> 00:13:47,201 but your mom does not. 319 00:13:47,952 --> 00:13:49,036 Like, at all. 320 00:13:50,204 --> 00:13:52,915 Social media is out there, right? Whether you like it or not. 321 00:13:52,998 --> 00:13:54,500 So that means your name is out there. 322 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:57,086 So it's my job to get in front of the story, 323 00:13:57,169 --> 00:13:59,421 to help you create your own narrative. 324 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:04,009 It's a burgeoning new business. Kind of like poke restaurants. 325 00:14:04,343 --> 00:14:05,803 I think you mean poké. 326 00:14:06,470 --> 00:14:09,348 - With an accent. - Oh, really? Is that how you pronounce it? 327 00:14:09,765 --> 00:14:10,765 Pretty sure. 328 00:14:11,058 --> 00:14:13,310 Oh! Well, I'll just have to check on that. 329 00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:16,689 Anyway, I represent two of the wives 330 00:14:16,772 --> 00:14:18,941 of the defensive linemen for the 49ers. 331 00:14:19,024 --> 00:14:21,819 I also represent a few NBA wives, 332 00:14:21,902 --> 00:14:23,445 Steve Harvey's first wife. 333 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,575 And I'm also meeting with his second wife. We're gonna meet at the Soho House. 334 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:30,452 Is that how you say that? 335 00:14:31,328 --> 00:14:32,328 Yeah. 336 00:14:32,788 --> 00:14:36,667 All right, so Jo, you're a wife, a very accomplished corporate attorney, 337 00:14:36,917 --> 00:14:38,878 you are a loving mother of six, 338 00:14:39,128 --> 00:14:41,463 and now you've got this fantastic book coming out. 339 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:44,216 So sometimes I like to do a mock interview with my clients, 340 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:46,218 just to make sure they're game ready. 341 00:14:46,468 --> 00:14:49,054 So why the second act and why now? 342 00:14:51,015 --> 00:14:52,600 What the fuck did you just say to me? 343 00:14:53,309 --> 00:14:54,310 Why now? 344 00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:59,023 And it was at that moment, for some reason, 345 00:14:59,106 --> 00:15:00,858 my mom had gone full Dad. 346 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:03,277 You never want to go full Dad. 347 00:15:03,652 --> 00:15:06,822 Is that what you said? I'll tell you "why now." 348 00:15:07,031 --> 00:15:11,076 Because black women never get a chance to have a second act, 349 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,329 which makes sense if you think about our first act, 350 00:15:13,412 --> 00:15:14,663 because that was crazy. 351 00:15:14,997 --> 00:15:19,251 We were basically brought to this country to breed, and that's it. 352 00:15:19,335 --> 00:15:21,921 It was like real life Handmaid's Tale. 353 00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,149 And people were like, "What if that happened! Could you imagine?" 354 00:15:24,173 --> 00:15:27,384 Yes, we could imagine! 'Cause it happened! To black women. 355 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:28,927 Okay. 356 00:15:29,053 --> 00:15:31,513 [Joya] And the civil rights movement was no different! 357 00:15:31,639 --> 00:15:34,892 We were glad to be a part of it and it wouldn't have happened without us. 358 00:15:34,975 --> 00:15:37,895 But it came with the cost of us missing out on the feminist movement, 359 00:15:37,978 --> 00:15:41,523 because they happened at the same time, so we had to make a choice. 360 00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:44,401 Were we going to be black or were we going to be women? 361 00:15:44,652 --> 00:15:48,447 And when our sons, brothers and fathers were being hosed down in the streets, 362 00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:50,532 it wasn't that hard of a choice to make. 363 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:52,117 And thank God we made that choice 364 00:15:52,201 --> 00:15:54,995 because we carried the weight of that movement on our backs, 365 00:15:55,079 --> 00:15:56,622 which is what we always do. 366 00:15:56,705 --> 00:15:59,291 We've always had to take care of everyone else. 367 00:15:59,375 --> 00:16:02,419 We've always had to be pragmatic even when we're dreaming. 368 00:16:02,503 --> 00:16:04,004 It's fucking exhausting. 369 00:16:04,088 --> 00:16:06,465 For white women, the idea of being a kept woman 370 00:16:06,548 --> 00:16:08,676 has been around since the beginning of time, 371 00:16:08,759 --> 00:16:10,344 but don't let it happen with us. 372 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:13,222 We get lucky enough to marry someone who wants to take care of us, 373 00:16:13,305 --> 00:16:15,474 and it's "Oh, my God! It's a black woman 374 00:16:15,557 --> 00:16:18,477 someone wants to love and take care of. Give me a camera!" 375 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,647 Next thing you know, there's like seven TV shows about it. 376 00:16:21,730 --> 00:16:25,734 So you want to know why I'm going to take my second act now? I'm gonna tell you why. 377 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:28,904 Because this is the first time in history 378 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:31,490 that we have had the opportunity and the freedom 379 00:16:31,573 --> 00:16:34,618 to be doctors, to be lawyers, to be senators, 380 00:16:34,702 --> 00:16:36,203 to even run for president. 381 00:16:36,286 --> 00:16:38,706 Now that we can do that, if I can get my foot in the door, 382 00:16:38,789 --> 00:16:41,667 if I can break through, if I can accomplish one of those things, 383 00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:43,168 you better believe I can do 384 00:16:43,252 --> 00:16:46,505 whatever the fuck I wanna do afterwards, okay? 385 00:16:50,217 --> 00:16:51,217 Okay. 386 00:16:51,593 --> 00:16:55,347 I mean, the other option is you could just say... 387 00:16:56,473 --> 00:16:58,350 you're looking for a new challenge. 388 00:16:59,059 --> 00:17:00,853 Or "No comment." 389 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:04,857 - [Lavette] Yeah. - Yeah, I don't think talking is 390 00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:06,108 the important part. 391 00:17:06,483 --> 00:17:07,484 It's the book. 392 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:09,403 The book. 393 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:13,365 [people laughing] 394 00:17:16,243 --> 00:17:17,453 Really doesn't get old. 395 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:19,830 - That is a classic. - It is. It's a classic. 396 00:17:19,913 --> 00:17:21,832 Oh, man, you know what? 397 00:17:21,915 --> 00:17:23,393 - Too funny. - I got a really good one too. 398 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:26,003 Emily, can you type "Thanos" into Google real quick? 399 00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:27,086 Yeah. Yeah. 400 00:17:27,463 --> 00:17:29,816 Just click on the glove right there. And watch what happens. 401 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:30,859 - Look at that. - [all] Oh! 402 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:31,901 - [laughing] Right? - [all reacting] 403 00:17:31,925 --> 00:17:33,611 - What? Hey, that's pretty dope. - [Nelson] Just like they did in the movie. 404 00:17:33,635 --> 00:17:35,697 - [Broadway] That's kinda dope. - [Nelson] Exactly, like that. 405 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,223 - Half of it gone. - Yeah, just like the movie. 406 00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:40,809 - What? - Those dudes are nerdy as hell at Google. 407 00:17:40,976 --> 00:17:44,354 Oh, my God! Wait, you guys. I have something really funny too. Hold on. 408 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,815 Hey, Em. Can you type in "problems in Darfur" 409 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,400 and click on images? 410 00:17:48,525 --> 00:17:49,818 - Uh... - Okay. 411 00:17:50,319 --> 00:17:51,528 This feels different. 412 00:17:51,653 --> 00:17:54,740 - [sighing] - My God, there's 34 million results. 413 00:17:54,823 --> 00:17:57,659 - [Nelson] Yeah. Oh, my God. - This isn't better than Thanos? 414 00:17:58,035 --> 00:18:01,914 Half of these people are dying too. Only thing is, they're actually real. 415 00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:02,873 [exhaling] 416 00:18:02,956 --> 00:18:03,791 [Jerome] It's just... 417 00:18:03,874 --> 00:18:05,914 [Mikayla] Oh, we don't care about this stuff, right? 418 00:18:05,959 --> 00:18:08,504 - [Leeza] Of course we care. - It's just not hilarious. 419 00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:10,231 - [Mikayla] Interesting. - We're not gonna write about it today. 420 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:13,175 You... You keep us hostage to your wokeness. 421 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:15,385 - Like we're... - That's perfectly put. 422 00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:18,138 Don't get me wrong. Mikayla is awesome, you know? 423 00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:22,017 She's really smart, she's cool, she's super cute. 424 00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:23,434 [sighs] 425 00:18:23,477 --> 00:18:26,146 If there was one little thing I would change, 426 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:28,982 it's her entire and complete approach to life. 427 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:31,110 I mean, seriously, she hates it. She hates life. 428 00:18:31,193 --> 00:18:33,195 Why would you even become a comedy writer? 429 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:36,949 But I mean, she's great, and super cute. 430 00:18:37,908 --> 00:18:39,284 Why do I keep saying that? 431 00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:41,411 Let's get back to work. 432 00:18:41,495 --> 00:18:43,681 - Seriously, let's get into the story. - [Nelson] All right. 433 00:18:43,705 --> 00:18:45,225 - My God. - [Kenya] We've been here for two hours. 434 00:18:45,249 --> 00:18:46,667 Yeah, it's time to work. 435 00:18:46,875 --> 00:18:49,002 Do you remember I have to leave early today 436 00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:50,838 for my son's thing at school? 437 00:18:51,296 --> 00:18:52,798 Um, okay. 438 00:18:54,007 --> 00:18:55,134 - If you have to. - Oh. Uh... 439 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:56,801 Well, 440 00:18:57,052 --> 00:19:01,807 I mean, I... I guess I could see if my husband could go instead, but I... 441 00:19:02,349 --> 00:19:04,685 No. No, it's... it's... It's fine. Seriously. 442 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:07,938 Are you sure? Because it kind of doesn't feel fine. 443 00:19:08,021 --> 00:19:10,107 Leez, it's fine. Look, I get it. 444 00:19:10,190 --> 00:19:13,986 You're a mom who has a job and you're trying to manage both of them. 445 00:19:14,778 --> 00:19:16,530 That's admirable, you know what I'm saying? 446 00:19:16,613 --> 00:19:19,908 You're not managing this one, you know, great, but I feel like... 447 00:19:20,242 --> 00:19:24,538 I'm also into the fact that you probably made an agreement with your husband, 448 00:19:24,621 --> 00:19:27,708 and you're sticking to that, which is super great. 449 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:29,501 I respect that, trust me. 450 00:19:29,585 --> 00:19:32,254 You know, but you're not sticking to this one very great, 451 00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:34,965 but it's cool. Seriously. Do what you have to do. 452 00:19:35,799 --> 00:19:37,843 I got kids too, but I'm here. 453 00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:42,014 [sighing] I can... I can... You know what? I can cancel. 454 00:19:42,931 --> 00:19:44,266 Honestly, you can go. 455 00:19:44,683 --> 00:19:46,351 No, it's okay. I'm gonna stay. 456 00:19:49,771 --> 00:19:50,771 Okay. 457 00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:53,149 Okay. 458 00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:54,526 You cool, playboy? 459 00:19:55,819 --> 00:19:56,862 Yeah, I'm... 460 00:19:56,945 --> 00:19:59,615 I'm cool. I'm... I'm coolio. 461 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:01,058 All right. Let's get back to work. 462 00:20:01,491 --> 00:20:02,993 And you are staying? 463 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:05,162 - Yeah, I'm staying. - She's staying. Okay. 464 00:20:05,954 --> 00:20:06,955 Your choice, though. 465 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:08,057 Wanna take five real quick? 466 00:20:08,081 --> 00:20:09,601 - [Broadway] Yeah, I think we should. - Yeah. 467 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:11,752 - You're staying, though, right? - Yeah. 468 00:20:12,252 --> 00:20:13,545 - You're in? - [sniffling] 469 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:14,671 [Kenya] Okay, cool. 470 00:20:15,505 --> 00:20:18,217 One thing I hate? Fucking crying at work. 471 00:20:18,842 --> 00:20:20,636 It makes everybody feel weird. 472 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:22,262 Check that shit at the door, dude. 473 00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:24,556 Don't bring your emotions to work, work is work. 474 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,016 Leave the personal stuff at home. 475 00:20:26,099 --> 00:20:29,186 Me and Jo had an agreement! We had a deal! 476 00:20:29,978 --> 00:20:34,024 You renege on a deal in the streets, in the streets you can end up dead. 477 00:20:34,107 --> 00:20:37,194 - That's real talk. Real real. - [Kenya] That's the rule of the streets. 478 00:20:37,277 --> 00:20:39,488 So you're saying he's going to kill his wife. 479 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:43,575 - He's not going to kill his wife. - I mean, a deal is a deal. 480 00:20:43,951 --> 00:20:46,328 Wait, what... what is it that you're actually saying? 481 00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:47,496 [Leeza] Oh, my gosh. 482 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:48,872 Dude, I'm telling you. 483 00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:50,874 This is not the woman I married. 484 00:20:50,958 --> 00:20:52,501 - Really? - No. 485 00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:54,836 What, do you think it's, like, a man trapped inside? 486 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,297 Like on some reverse Bruce Jenner type shit? 487 00:20:57,381 --> 00:20:59,591 Caitlyn! Her name is Caitlyn! 488 00:20:59,675 --> 00:21:02,427 His mama named him Bruce. I'm finna call him Bruce. 489 00:21:02,511 --> 00:21:04,972 - God, you are so ignorant. - Bitch, you ignorant. 490 00:21:05,055 --> 00:21:06,055 [all overlapping] Whoa. 491 00:21:06,098 --> 00:21:07,683 - [Leeza] Okay, ow. - [Broadway] Damn! 492 00:21:07,766 --> 00:21:10,894 I know that Broadway probably went through a lot as a kid, 493 00:21:10,978 --> 00:21:14,022 but my God, he's like a character out of a Hughes brothers movie. 494 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:17,567 I don't think you can call a woman a bitch. 495 00:21:17,651 --> 00:21:20,529 I have the HR manual. You cannot. 496 00:21:20,988 --> 00:21:22,072 [Mikayla] Thank you. 497 00:21:22,656 --> 00:21:24,992 Their name is Caitlin, right? 498 00:21:25,075 --> 00:21:26,910 - That's how we's to be... - Better. 499 00:21:26,994 --> 00:21:28,829 So you're saying your wife has changed. 500 00:21:28,912 --> 00:21:31,206 That's not the woman I married. I married a lawyer. 501 00:21:31,748 --> 00:21:34,167 Yo, blood, I mean, she's still a lawyer. 502 00:21:34,251 --> 00:21:36,562 Matter of fact, she's helping me prep my slip and fall case 503 00:21:36,586 --> 00:21:38,463 I got against a children's hospital. 504 00:21:39,548 --> 00:21:40,382 What? 505 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:43,343 I mean, I appreciate everything they did for little Broadway, but... 506 00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:46,722 man, them floors in the burn ward are hella overwaxed. 507 00:21:47,889 --> 00:21:49,099 My God. 508 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,519 How... How is little Broadway? 509 00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:55,439 Thanks for asking. He's good. Both eyes are almost open now. 510 00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:56,440 [Mikayla] Oh, my God. 511 00:21:56,523 --> 00:21:59,484 How did he get burned in the first place, if you don't mind me asking? 512 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:01,570 I don't know. I wasn't there. 513 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:03,488 Oh, were you... 514 00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:04,989 here? 515 00:22:05,407 --> 00:22:07,034 [Kenya groans] 516 00:22:07,117 --> 00:22:08,744 I mean, he's a lot. 517 00:22:08,827 --> 00:22:10,370 - A lot. - Yeah. 518 00:22:10,454 --> 00:22:13,040 Like, he's just in my grill all day. 519 00:22:13,290 --> 00:22:15,292 I feel not even comfortable in my own house 520 00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:17,419 'cause he's just watching every little move, 521 00:22:17,502 --> 00:22:19,546 fuckin' micromanaging me. 522 00:22:19,629 --> 00:22:20,797 This morning, 523 00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:24,009 he was mad because I didn't physically take the kids to school. 524 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:27,054 I mean, who cares? Did they make it there? 525 00:22:27,137 --> 00:22:28,013 Mm. 526 00:22:28,096 --> 00:22:30,349 A... Are you asking? 527 00:22:30,432 --> 00:22:33,685 Because I don't know. I mean, I hope they made it. 528 00:22:33,769 --> 00:22:35,937 I mean, there's probably somebody that knows, right? 529 00:22:36,396 --> 00:22:39,358 Yeah, me. I know. I'm their mom. I got them there. 530 00:22:40,275 --> 00:22:42,944 You know, I... I actually agree with you. 531 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:45,697 Maybe he's, like, sipping Lean or something. I don't know. 532 00:22:45,822 --> 00:22:47,157 - [scoffs] - [Jasmine] What? 533 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,576 Sipping Lean. It's like the new hot thing. 534 00:22:49,659 --> 00:22:52,079 It's not new, and you know when someone's sipping Lean. 535 00:22:52,162 --> 00:22:54,581 - Lean is cheap and it's easy to hide. - Oh, my God. 536 00:22:55,123 --> 00:22:58,502 I don't... It's not that, but I do not know what his problem is. 537 00:22:58,585 --> 00:23:01,463 I mean, I kept up my end of the bargain, right? 538 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:03,090 I didn't work for a while, 539 00:23:03,173 --> 00:23:06,301 but now I am contributing financially again 540 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:07,737 - because of the book... - [both] Yeah. 541 00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:10,847 ...and now I've regained some of the ground that I lost to him. 542 00:23:10,931 --> 00:23:13,350 - But he's now just fucking with me! - Wait, wait. 543 00:23:13,433 --> 00:23:15,519 - Sorry, you lost ground to him? - [Joya] Yeah. 544 00:23:15,602 --> 00:23:18,202 I mean, you're talking about all of this like you guys are at war. 545 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:21,900 I'm sorry, as someone who represents several women who were previously married, 546 00:23:22,025 --> 00:23:23,461 - they are definitely at war. - Mm-hm. 547 00:23:23,485 --> 00:23:26,279 - Come on! - And you remember, Jas, 548 00:23:26,363 --> 00:23:28,657 I mean, I was the one who was making more money. 549 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:29,991 I was the breadwinner. 550 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,785 I get it, but I just don't think 551 00:23:31,868 --> 00:23:34,830 that, um, there should be a competition between you guys. 552 00:23:34,913 --> 00:23:37,290 "Breadwinner" has the word "winner" in it. 553 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:39,936 - Implies that there's a breadloser. - [Lavette and Jasmine chuckle] 554 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,420 Do I look like a loser to you? 555 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:45,257 Oh, my God, no wonder you're getting such wack vibes outta him. Come on! 556 00:23:45,549 --> 00:23:47,634 I mean, isn't marriage supposed to be a partnership? 557 00:23:47,717 --> 00:23:49,886 Spoken like a true breadloser. 558 00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:51,304 - [scoffs] - [Jasmine] Okay. 559 00:23:51,388 --> 00:23:53,306 I'm just saying, seriously, like, 560 00:23:53,390 --> 00:23:55,809 this is... Is this what you guys agreed on? 561 00:23:55,892 --> 00:23:58,979 Girl, he was super supportive about this. 562 00:23:59,062 --> 00:24:02,899 He was like, "Take time off! Take all the time you need!" 563 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:05,461 - [Lavette] Yeah, they start like that. - And then, all of a sudden, 564 00:24:05,485 --> 00:24:07,904 acted like he hit his head and had amnesia. 565 00:24:07,988 --> 00:24:09,906 I mean, but hadn't you just almost died? 566 00:24:10,031 --> 00:24:13,243 I mean, people say all kinds of shit during a traumatic experience. 567 00:24:13,326 --> 00:24:16,538 I thought I was going to die during a flight once, 568 00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:20,333 and it was rough, and I let a guy give me cunnilingus. 569 00:24:21,918 --> 00:24:22,919 A stranger. 570 00:24:23,587 --> 00:24:24,588 And that didn't count. 571 00:24:24,671 --> 00:24:26,465 Oh, no, that absolutely counted, 572 00:24:26,548 --> 00:24:30,302 and you can absolutely take him literally because you two had a deal. 573 00:24:30,385 --> 00:24:31,261 - Right? - Yes. 574 00:24:31,344 --> 00:24:33,388 He reneged on an agreement. 575 00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:35,849 That's the kind of shit you get shot for in the streets. 576 00:24:35,932 --> 00:24:37,892 That's the kind of shit that'll get you fucked up. 577 00:24:37,934 --> 00:24:41,146 - That's what I'm saying. A deal is a deal. - It's some bullshit. For sure. 578 00:24:41,229 --> 00:24:44,191 Do you understand how crazy it is 579 00:24:44,274 --> 00:24:45,692 to think that, in this world, 580 00:24:45,775 --> 00:24:50,071 the idea of two successful black people being married is, like, almost insane? 581 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:52,782 I never even thought it was possible until I saw The Cosby Show. 582 00:24:52,866 --> 00:24:55,952 And as soon as I saw that, I was like, "That's what I want." 583 00:24:56,286 --> 00:24:59,206 And that's what me and Jo were. And now we're not. 584 00:25:00,123 --> 00:25:02,584 I mean, can't you cut her a little slack? 585 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:06,922 She worked really hard for over 20 years and she had, like, 15 kids for you. 586 00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:08,381 [Kenya] You sound ridiculous. 587 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:10,467 Leeza, she had, like, six kids, 588 00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:13,720 And every day of her life has basically been like the life of Riley. 589 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:16,181 Didn't she almost die in childbirth? 590 00:25:17,015 --> 00:25:19,768 That was, like, three years ago. She's been fine ever since. 591 00:25:21,811 --> 00:25:23,563 You know your dad's a bad guy, right? 592 00:25:24,314 --> 00:25:26,066 - Yeah, you know it. - I... 593 00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:29,319 I'm not saying I don't understand people growing and maturing 594 00:25:29,402 --> 00:25:31,196 and changing and all that dumb shit. 595 00:25:31,279 --> 00:25:33,532 But like, what's up with her suddenly wanting to be 596 00:25:33,615 --> 00:25:37,369 like, an influencer, slash author, slash whatever the fuck it is she's doing? 597 00:25:37,452 --> 00:25:38,787 What's that all about? 598 00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:40,413 Maybe she's just an attention whore. 599 00:25:41,164 --> 00:25:43,375 Dawg, do you have to call my wife a whore? 600 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:44,793 Oh, okay, then. 601 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:48,213 I just thought that "attention bitch" would be so much more disrespectful, 602 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:50,757 but I don't know y'all relationship. 603 00:25:51,174 --> 00:25:54,177 All right, just pause, Broadway. Stop talking. 604 00:25:54,511 --> 00:25:55,512 Um... 605 00:25:55,595 --> 00:25:58,265 Maybe she's trying to protect her marriage. 606 00:25:58,682 --> 00:26:00,475 This is relationship insurance. 607 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:03,144 She's branding the two of you as a power couple. 608 00:26:03,228 --> 00:26:06,439 That way, if you step out, you're not just stepping out on her. 609 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:08,775 You're stepping out on the beloved brand. 610 00:26:08,858 --> 00:26:10,235 [all] Whoa. 611 00:26:10,318 --> 00:26:11,318 [Nelson] Damn! 612 00:26:11,695 --> 00:26:13,530 That shit is diabolical. 613 00:26:13,613 --> 00:26:15,240 It's personal branding. 614 00:26:15,323 --> 00:26:17,742 Yes, JoJo! Yes. 615 00:26:17,826 --> 00:26:21,371 And I got to be the Hollywood wife and arm candy 616 00:26:21,454 --> 00:26:23,456 whether I like it or not, right? 617 00:26:24,082 --> 00:26:26,710 And I'm the smart, pretty lawyer 618 00:26:26,793 --> 00:26:28,920 that elevates his game. 619 00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:32,716 So why can't I use the same thing to elevate my game now? 620 00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:34,527 - [Lavette] Absolutely. - You know, I get it. 621 00:26:34,551 --> 00:26:35,635 You know, I get all of it. 622 00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,887 But... you know, 623 00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:41,266 don't you think all of this and that 624 00:26:41,349 --> 00:26:42,350 is just a bit much? 625 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,912 Who's that? That's one of Jo's friends who was fucking some guy 626 00:26:44,936 --> 00:26:46,789 that she just met on the airplane. I don't know. 627 00:26:46,813 --> 00:26:48,106 Do I think that's too much? 628 00:26:48,189 --> 00:26:49,357 - Hell no. - Okay. 629 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:53,194 No, this, all of this, is reparations, okay? 630 00:26:53,403 --> 00:26:56,448 Between breastfeeding, studying for the bar, 631 00:26:56,531 --> 00:26:59,117 helping the kids study for their stupid tests, 632 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,369 being in my heels all day running around in court, 633 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,538 then coming home, making sure everybody's fed. 634 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:06,333 Not to mention the fact that I got to run back out 635 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:08,710 for all of his last-minute red carpet events, 636 00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:10,337 and make sure I don't look ratchet 637 00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:13,423 next to some Brazilian broad who's been in the spa all day. 638 00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:16,051 I mean, I haven't slept for 15 years. 639 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:19,304 So yes, hell yes, I'm grabbing my moment. 640 00:27:19,387 --> 00:27:22,891 I put his ass in the spotlight so I'mma take some of that too. 641 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,225 Well, what about your girls? 642 00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:26,061 What about my girls? 643 00:27:26,269 --> 00:27:30,482 I mean, don't you think just giving up a high-powered position 644 00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:32,317 might have an effect on them? 645 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,320 Giving up? I didn't give anything up. I'm just... 646 00:27:35,445 --> 00:27:36,905 starting something new. 647 00:27:36,988 --> 00:27:39,949 I teach my kids to bet on themselves 648 00:27:40,033 --> 00:27:41,951 and to take risks like their mom does. 649 00:27:42,369 --> 00:27:45,413 Guys, that was just my friend who used to do Lean. 650 00:27:45,914 --> 00:27:48,500 He ran down all the symptoms. We have a serious problem. 651 00:27:49,376 --> 00:27:50,376 Oh, my God. 652 00:27:51,586 --> 00:27:52,586 Well... 653 00:27:53,713 --> 00:27:54,714 Well, what? 654 00:27:55,507 --> 00:27:58,677 Is what I'm doing having a positive effect on you? 655 00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:01,680 Oh, my God. Yes! Mom, you're killing it. 656 00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:03,098 I mean, you're a dope lawyer 657 00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:05,266 and you look better than all of my friends' moms. 658 00:28:05,809 --> 00:28:07,828 And now have a book that you're about to drop on 'em 659 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,062 and shut down Borders. 660 00:28:09,145 --> 00:28:11,439 I think Borders is already shut down. 661 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:12,857 Okay, shut up, nerd. 662 00:28:13,441 --> 00:28:14,651 My point is 663 00:28:15,026 --> 00:28:16,111 you are "goals." 664 00:28:16,820 --> 00:28:18,571 - Thanks, babe. - No problem. 665 00:28:21,157 --> 00:28:22,157 Drea? 666 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,200 [Drea] Hm? 667 00:28:23,576 --> 00:28:25,620 I mean, you're definitely "goals," 668 00:28:25,912 --> 00:28:27,580 depending on what your goals are. 669 00:28:28,498 --> 00:28:30,500 And what's that supposed to mean? 670 00:28:31,876 --> 00:28:34,796 You should just do whatever you want and not worry about what I think. 671 00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:37,716 Yeah, that's... that is not how motherhood works at all. 672 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:38,842 [chuckles] 673 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:42,429 If you're asking if I still wish you were practicing... 674 00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:45,140 the answer is... 675 00:28:45,473 --> 00:28:46,473 um... 676 00:28:46,599 --> 00:28:47,976 Yeah? 677 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:49,560 ...complicated. 678 00:28:50,061 --> 00:28:53,523 I mean, when you were working a lot, there were definitely times 679 00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:56,025 where you seemed seconds from a mental breakdown. 680 00:28:56,443 --> 00:28:57,444 I was. 681 00:28:57,861 --> 00:28:58,861 There was... 682 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:03,408 weeks... years actually, that I wasn't sure I was going to make it through. 683 00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,744 To be honest, your whole childhood. 684 00:29:06,411 --> 00:29:09,080 But the only reason I barely kept it together 685 00:29:09,164 --> 00:29:11,207 was because you needed me to. 686 00:29:11,624 --> 00:29:12,959 What I mean is, 687 00:29:13,334 --> 00:29:15,044 you're the reason I'm so driven. 688 00:29:15,503 --> 00:29:18,465 Watching you hustle had a huge impact on me. 689 00:29:19,132 --> 00:29:22,469 Even as a little kid, I saw the impact it had on other people 690 00:29:22,552 --> 00:29:24,429 when I told them my mom was a lawyer. 691 00:29:24,929 --> 00:29:26,389 It made me feel proud. 692 00:29:27,015 --> 00:29:28,015 But... 693 00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:31,603 now that I'm old enough to actually see you argue a case in court, 694 00:29:31,895 --> 00:29:32,895 I can't. 695 00:29:33,229 --> 00:29:35,315 Just because we can't see her do it right now 696 00:29:35,398 --> 00:29:37,484 doesn't mean we'll never see her do it again. 697 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:40,695 Or maybe you do something that'll inspire us more. 698 00:29:42,822 --> 00:29:45,325 [scoffs] I guess I didn't think of it like that. 699 00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:48,369 For what it's worth, Mom, 700 00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:52,874 I'm always going to be proud of you because you're kind of my hero. 701 00:29:54,417 --> 00:29:57,796 But I do hope that I get the chance to see you in action again, 702 00:29:58,296 --> 00:29:59,296 somewhere. 703 00:30:00,465 --> 00:30:05,929 ♪ Everywhere that I go Everywhere that I be ♪ 704 00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:10,183 ♪ If you are not surrounding me ♪ 705 00:30:10,892 --> 00:30:14,437 ♪ With your energy ♪ 706 00:30:14,896 --> 00:30:16,898 ["Blessed" by Daniel Caesar continues] 707 00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:18,024 Yo. 708 00:30:18,149 --> 00:30:19,943 - Yo, what's up? - What up? 709 00:30:21,361 --> 00:30:24,405 - Crazy fucking day, dude. - I bet. Mine too. 710 00:30:27,116 --> 00:30:29,244 - Please don't say anything smart. - I'm not. 711 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:35,917 New Gucci slides? Are those new? 712 00:30:36,292 --> 00:30:38,586 I don't know. Maybe. Why? 713 00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:41,297 [Kenya] 'Cause... Forget it. I can't say anything. 714 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:44,300 What's up, dude? 715 00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:46,469 What... What are you talking about? 716 00:30:46,594 --> 00:30:48,763 Like, there's obviously a problem here. 717 00:30:50,598 --> 00:30:53,101 All right, you wanna know what my problem is, Jo? 718 00:30:53,810 --> 00:30:56,145 - Yeah. - It's that I'm trying, man. 719 00:30:56,437 --> 00:30:58,690 I just don't know that this is working for me. 720 00:30:58,773 --> 00:31:00,149 Whatever it is we're doing. 721 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:04,070 Okay. [scoffs] Well... 722 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:08,533 this not working for you is not working for me. 723 00:31:08,658 --> 00:31:09,492 Of course. 724 00:31:09,576 --> 00:31:12,036 So, like, instead of just being weird, 725 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,289 why not come talk to me about the way you're feeling? 726 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:16,499 What do you think I'm trying to do now? 727 00:31:16,583 --> 00:31:20,128 I was trying to do it, but... What does it matter, dude? We're here. 728 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:22,005 What is going on, man? 729 00:31:22,088 --> 00:31:24,757 Like, it used to be me and you, like Bonnie & Clyde, 730 00:31:24,841 --> 00:31:26,050 Jay and B, like... 731 00:31:26,634 --> 00:31:27,927 all of a sudden now, 732 00:31:28,011 --> 00:31:30,221 I feel like we're more competitors than partners. 733 00:31:30,597 --> 00:31:33,224 What are you talking about? You've always been competitive. 734 00:31:33,308 --> 00:31:36,311 - You're, like, the king of competition. - Can I please finish? 735 00:31:37,103 --> 00:31:38,103 Yeah. 736 00:31:38,521 --> 00:31:39,898 I don't know what's going on, 737 00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:41,983 but whether it's silly shit or work shit, 738 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:44,903 I'm always... It's like you're always trying to one-up me. 739 00:31:45,528 --> 00:31:48,531 - I don't want to use the word "jealous"... - But you just did. 740 00:31:49,490 --> 00:31:50,909 Okay, you know what it is? 741 00:31:51,784 --> 00:31:52,784 Honestly? 742 00:31:53,328 --> 00:31:56,539 And you're not gonna like this, but I feel like you have beef with me 743 00:31:56,623 --> 00:31:59,834 because you wake up next to someone every day who loves what they do, 744 00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:02,837 and you haven't quite figured out what it is you want to do yet 745 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:04,547 and I'm paying the price for it. 746 00:32:06,424 --> 00:32:10,178 I can't believe that you would think that, and then say it out loud. 747 00:32:10,261 --> 00:32:12,931 And by the way, if it were true, just for the sake of argument, 748 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:14,432 okay, let's say I was unhappy, 749 00:32:14,515 --> 00:32:17,435 wouldn't it kind of be on my partner, my husband, 750 00:32:17,518 --> 00:32:19,812 the father of my six kids to, like, 751 00:32:19,896 --> 00:32:22,398 support me? Like, talk me through that? 752 00:32:22,482 --> 00:32:25,401 Figure my shit out with me instead of just, like... 753 00:32:25,777 --> 00:32:27,111 being angry and resentful 754 00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:29,572 and throwing little jabs at me on a daily basis? 755 00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:32,343 I'm not trying to throw jabs at you, dude. I'm just saying, like, I... 756 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,035 I don't even recognize you sometimes. 757 00:32:34,118 --> 00:32:35,870 I had a tiny bit of contouring. 758 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,914 No, I'm not talking about that, dude! 759 00:32:37,997 --> 00:32:40,208 You know what? Maybe I am talking about that. 760 00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:45,588 When did I suddenly not realize that you hated the life we built together so much? 761 00:32:45,672 --> 00:32:49,300 I don't hate the life we built together. It's just very different. 762 00:32:49,384 --> 00:32:51,177 This... It's changed! It's not what we... 763 00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:53,137 But we knew that that would happen. 764 00:32:53,221 --> 00:32:56,057 We knew what we were headed to together. We had a plan. 765 00:32:56,724 --> 00:33:00,478 And I feel like, all of a sudden, it feels like you abandoned that plan, 766 00:33:00,853 --> 00:33:03,439 you know, because we got some money. 767 00:33:04,232 --> 00:33:05,942 - Oh, wow. - Oh, wow. 768 00:33:06,025 --> 00:33:07,902 Seriously. What a fucking asshole. 769 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:10,113 - Okay, I'm... 'Cause I'm... - I was the money, okay? 770 00:33:10,196 --> 00:33:12,865 - I know that! I know that! - I busted my ass! 771 00:33:13,324 --> 00:33:15,827 Worked, was a mother, was your wife, 772 00:33:15,910 --> 00:33:18,287 worked all the time so that you could have the freedom 773 00:33:18,371 --> 00:33:19,664 to just, like, go off 774 00:33:19,747 --> 00:33:22,017 and come up with whatever stupid shit you were coming up with. 775 00:33:22,041 --> 00:33:23,310 - Stupid shit? Really? - That's because of me. 776 00:33:23,334 --> 00:33:26,587 But my stupid shit is paying for this life. 777 00:33:27,005 --> 00:33:29,424 Okay? And nobody's saying that you didn't bust your ass 778 00:33:29,507 --> 00:33:31,676 or don't bust your ass or aren't dope. 779 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:33,678 You're my girl, like, I love you. 780 00:33:33,970 --> 00:33:36,305 But all of a sudden, with you not working, 781 00:33:36,389 --> 00:33:38,725 you now have more nannies, more housekeepers, 782 00:33:38,808 --> 00:33:41,436 you've somehow convinced the gardener to start washing the cars. 783 00:33:41,519 --> 00:33:42,770 That's just efficient. 784 00:33:43,104 --> 00:33:45,064 But what is that efficiency getting us? 785 00:33:45,148 --> 00:33:46,232 Other than, what, 786 00:33:46,315 --> 00:33:49,193 you to become the basketball-wife version of John Grisham? 787 00:33:51,612 --> 00:33:52,864 Okay, you know what? I'm... 788 00:33:52,947 --> 00:33:56,701 I'm just going to walk away now because this is about to get ugly. 789 00:33:57,368 --> 00:34:02,206 And I'mma take my basketball-wife, John Grisham ass upstairs, take a bath, 790 00:34:02,290 --> 00:34:03,666 have a glass of wine. 791 00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:05,168 You're welcome to join me, 792 00:34:05,251 --> 00:34:06,753 but if you don't, that's cool. 793 00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:08,689 - I'm just not going to do this. - You're not gonna do what? 794 00:34:08,713 --> 00:34:10,923 I'm not doing... I'm just not doing this ugliness. 795 00:34:11,382 --> 00:34:12,382 Okay. 796 00:34:16,012 --> 00:34:19,682 In the movies, we always see that arguments have an ending. 797 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,019 But in real life, they don't. 798 00:34:23,936 --> 00:34:25,646 They just stop to start up again. 799 00:34:26,606 --> 00:34:28,858 And the best you can hope for is that 800 00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:31,194 - the arguments keep starting up. - Fuck. 801 00:34:32,278 --> 00:34:35,865 ♪ If I could I swear I'll go back ♪ 802 00:34:35,990 --> 00:34:39,702 ♪ Make everything all better ♪