Oh… oh… oh, man.
Oh my God, I'm so hungover.
Oh my God!
-Desperately hungover. -What did you do yesterday?
-Hello! -No.
-Sorry. -So loud.
Gentle, soft voices. Indoor voices today.
It's funny. My kids always tell me, "Ima, just go out."
"Stop thinking about it. Just have fun."
So, I did.
I love it.
-You want a Pedialyte? -I was naughty.
Extremely naughty.
We decided I should go to a bar and like, meet a guy
with Ra'ed and Robert because, you know, Ra'ed is the maestro of love.
That's what I was thinking.
This guy comes over. He's, like, so cute.
Basically, I mean, he's, like, a young Tom Cruise.
-Ooh. -Yeah.
And we drank together,
and then I brought him home.
What?!
There was a man in our house, and we didn't know?
Joy is such a bad dog. She should let us know.
That there's an unknown man.
There's a man in our house?
-Yes! -What?
You didn't hear the best part.
Guess how old he was.
-Thirty-two. -Thirty-nine.
Twenty-three.
-No! -Oh my God!
-What? -He's my… he's born in '99?
-He's my age. -I didn't ask him what year he was born,
-He was 23. -I'm turning 23 this year.
I did a tour of the house, and I'm, like, "That's my 22-year-old daughter's room."
I mean, congratulations to my mom. She's got game.
Seems everyone in my family does.
You do you. Whatever makes you happy.
Isn't he the greatest? He's the fucking greatest.
Hello!
Roberto!
Don't yell.
-Sorry. -What y'all been up to?
Well, there was more to last night after you left.
-No! -I brought him home.
You brought him home?
-I brought him home. -Let me get a plate.
Y'all last night…
-Why were we not invited? -We hooked it up.
I'm sure that's not supposed to go in a soup bowl.
-I'm too distracted.
-I'm really impressed with you, first off. -Thank you.
-I'm proud of myself. -I'm attributing some of that
-to my forcing a lot of alcohol on you. -Yes, I was extremely, extremely tipsy.
-Oh my gosh. -Wow.
Was it fun?
So much fun.
Did his hog find a home here?
-No. -Why not?
Because I'm allergic to latex. So I need him to go test himself.
This is a huge barrier to entry. No pun intended.
Oh my God, everyone's so loud.
-Hello. -Hi! How are you?
-I'm excited. -I know, same.
-I've never done… -Your first actor headshots.
Oh my God.
Per the recommendations of my new Broadway agents,
they had me record myself singing, and I need headshots.
So I'm at a photo studio to see if I can't get a cute pic.
It's my first time, like, having my photo taken by someone other than, like, my mom.
I think, in this moment, it does make it feel a little more real.
I'm happy that finally I just made the decision
to pursue this dream.
Now, we do have to have this conversation with Julia
about what that means for, you know, how we will work together in the future.
Make me look skinny and young.
-The lighting is very forgiving. -We love lighting.
-We love retouching. We love it all. -Yes.
-Knock, knock. -No!
Oh my God!
-Someone's getting naked. -Look at you. Holy shit.
I was trying to think of something to wear that would give
Robert joy and make him laugh.
-Nice to meet you. -You need a photo shoot.
Let's do it.
You look amazing!
So I'm going full Broadway, full pink.
Wanna help me decide what glasses to wear?
Yes, I do.
This is so fun, Robert.
I think any Broadway show would be lucky, very lucky, to have Robert.
Thank you for coming.
-Yeah. -There is, like, a little bit of an issue.
These agents, they basically told me that it could be a year-long commitment,
-which is a problem. -Why?
-Well, if I'm gonna work on Haart Sphere-- -How much time is it gonna take?
I think, six months or a year… I don't think… I don't see a problem.
I have 20 businesses that I do simultaneously.
-I know you're perfectly capable… -Yeah. But I'm not you.
-I need eight hours of sleep. -That's a problem.
I guess my worry is just that, like,
if I choose this Broadway opportunity, is it gonna impact our friendship?
Never.
-You promise? -Oh my God, I swear on my life.
'Cause I get worried if we're not working together, we're gonna lose touch.
-We won't spend as much time together. -That would be very sad to me.
It would be sad to me too, but nothing about our relationship changes. Zero.
-It's my worry. -Zero. That? Don't worry.
Like, genuinely don't worry. You know me, I'm all in.
If this is what you wanna do, I want you to have it.
Okay. Pinky swear?
Pinky swear.
I will come to your opening night. I will practice your lines with you.
-Yay! -I will be the cheering squad.
I will make sure you have hundreds of flowers in your dressing room
before the performance.
I can sit there?
Yes, here we go. Wiggle back just a tiny bit for me.
Robert, wiggle! Wiggle, wiggle!
Woah!
Beautiful, soft smile in there.
Already working the angles, camera instincts, a natural.
These look great. That's star right there.
-I'm getting a lot of star energy, Robert. -Robert, we're getting star energy.
Whoo!
Hold that right there. Love that. Grounded. Yeah, that looks gorgeous.
-We feel like we got it? -Yeah. I think that's…
-We need a duo picture, though. -Yes!
Okay!
Ooh!
Cute. We love it.
Are these all black diamonds? Can I see?
Yeah, look how it sparkles. This is all black diamonds with rose gold.
But I know what you're looking for. You want something…
Oh my gosh!
-…something delicate that says-- -Hey, handsome!
Hello!
-Mwah! -How are you?
-Thank you so much for coming! -I'm so excited.
Oh my God, I can't believe you're doing this.
-I love you for doing this. -Are you kidding me?
The day has arrived. It is the time
to go and pick out a ring for the love of my life.
Who said that you guys were gonna be together?
Everything that's good and bad in my relationship, I'm gonna blame on you.
Julia's gonna know the type of ring and help me make this decision.
I cannot make this by myself.
Now, I don't have a big, big budget.
You know, I just started working. So I want something special.
-Because he deserves it. -What's our budget?
I don't know. Listen, I'm thinking, like, 20k.
That's very significant. I think that's great.
So here are some stones. You want something that's round?
-Look at that. -How cool is that?
Can we do something like this? All these black diamonds but with a…
-That's amazing. -What, why?
-I just designed a ring. It's brand new. -Yeah.
-Oh my God! -Aah! Stop.
-Baguettes of black diamonds. -Amazing.
-Oh my God. -That is…
That's the one.
-Oh my God! -That's insane.
Rob is going to faint. And how much does this run?
-This is amazing. -It's not far from what you want.
It's 25,000.
Oh.
Hello!
That's, like… 20 is already, like, really high for me. 25,000?
-Where are you from? -My parents are from Lebanon.
-What? -He's Lebanese.
That's why I loved you.
Give him, like, a small 10% discount. Look at that face.
-Aww. -Look at that sweet–
-I can work out something for you. -Alright!
That's why I brought you here, that's why I brought you here!
-You made it happen. -Good job.
How are you proposing? How are you giving him this beauty?
-I didn't tell you? -No.
-I've set up my entire choir at school. -Like Syracuse?
That's where we met. We met on that stage.
And I want you all to surprise Robert.
-I'm in! -You're in! Oh my God.
-Thank you.
After this, I'm gonna go home and call Mitizi.
Call her here.
-Do it. I'll hold your hand. -It's too scary.
I'm gonna call Mitizi, and I'm petrified.
She loves me. I know she loves me. I love her so much.
But I know she doesn't have confidence in the relationship for some reason.
Hello?
Hello, hello, beautiful southern belle. Where are you?
I'm sorry I couldn't be there in Austin. You know why I couldn't be there, right?
-You had to work! -Right. How proud are you of me?
Well, let's see… how many weeks has it been? Two?
Three weeks of me working hard like a dog.
I'm calling you because I have to ask you a question.
Okay.
You must know how much I love Robert Brotherton.
Okay.
Currently, picking out a ring for your son because I'm gonna propose.
Oh. Do you think… Say that again? You're really gonna propose to Rob?
Yes, I'm going to propose to Robert. I've picked out a beautiful ring, Mitizi.
I don't know. I'm just… I don't know what to think about it.
It's hard to keep a marriage together.
Everybody always says, "I'll love you forever."
Say you're not getting married tomorrow.
You both like nice things.
Do you really like to work?
-I just think…
You play first and then work later.
You know what? That's a very valid, valid concern.
The thing about it is I am just asking him to get engaged.
I didn't know y'all were actually thinking about this, so it catches me off guard.
Uh…
Really, it's important that I have your blessing, and you are important to me.
And I will prove to you that I can support him
because I'll be working for over a year before we get married.
That makes me feel better.
-I just want you to wait a year or so.
I'm going to work hard and earn your respect.
And then we can talk about little Brotherton-Saade babies.
Well… let's just try to stay married for a while, and then talk babies.
-Kids are very…
I just wanna hear it one more time because you did say… I wanna hear it.
Do you, Mitizi, give me your blessing to propose to Robert on Monday?
I do.
-Oh! Thank you so much. -Okay!
-I mean, I think y'all are good together. -Mitz, you're gonna make me cry. Stop.
-Okay. -Much love to you, Mitizi. I love you.
-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.
-Dude you, what was with the babies? -I'm sweating.
You should have stuck to "I'm gonna work for a year and prove myself."
Oh my God, you literally fed me a script. Have you done this before?
I'm a mom.
I know what I'd be thinking. She was tough.
She was tough!
I'm gonna make things a bit better?
-Oh! -Cheers.
-Celebrations. -Cheers!
-Cheers, baby! -Cheers!
Hey! Oh my.
-It's a vision! -It's a vision all right.
-Nice to see you. -This is exciting.
Thank you so much for coming all the way out here. I know it's a trip.
I mean, this is what we wanna do. This is what it's all about.
I wanna plan for the future and justice being served.
I wanna start thinking about what to do with that when I get it.
So I'm meeting with Amber, and my idea is to buy a building,
to make most of that building free apartments.
Where women can come with their families when they escape abusive men
or worlds in which they have no rights.
They have a place to go.
-Everyone, watch your steps. -After you, guys.
A bit of a fixer-upper. This is just an open industrial kitchen.
-They use a lot of storage. -Okay.
I mean, there's obviously a lot to either do or demolish.
-This is a storage space. -That's huge.
And the vision for this space is that it would house individuals who… What?
I would love to open it to anyone who's leaving,
you know, somewhere where it's very fundamentalist,
and they don't have rights, or they were married off as children and teenagers.
I think one of the things that we've seen in our work is
a lot of the people, even if they leave, or they want something more,
they want that community feeling.
They need, they miss, you know, the Shabbos, the yontif, the singing,
the community.
So we need to create
a different community here where they feel supported
and part of something and that they're not alone.
Because I don't think people realize that feeling of true aloneness.
When you walk into a world where nobody knows you, no one's ever heard of you.
You have no connectivity.
It's really frightening. It's a terrible feeling.
And to me, the idea is…
-You remember the show Maid on Netflix? -Yeah. I liked that show.
-Very good show. -It was a great show,
but it also was very educational in the sense that it made me realize that
the four problems people have--
women have when they're getting out of a situation like this is,
number one, childcare,
number two, transportation,
number three, housing,
and number four, educational services.
On the bottom two floors, I want there to be childcare in the building,
so you don't have to worry about where your child is gonna be,
how you're gonna get your kid to daycare, and about transportation.
And then next door, I wanna buy another building that will house the teachers,
the psychiatrists, the psychologists, the doctors, the professors,
whoever we need to train them and teach them in the ways of this world,
in having a profession, and understanding how to live
and survive in a world that's so far removed from the world we live in.
It's a safe place… it's a safe harbor facility.
That's what I would call it. It's a place where people can go.
They don't have to pay rent.
They don't have to pay for childcare. They don't have to pay for education.
We'll start the foundation, and cover as much of that ourselves as we can,
and we'll involve people to cover more.
I really wanna help women get out of situations where they're suffering,
and I want them to be educated.
That was my most difficult thing.
You're not equipped to handle the outside world.
There's a lot of people who have left the community,
and then they try to join the secular world,
and they're not prepared to do that because they don't have the education.
It's gonna take years to make up for the education that was robbed from them.
Yes.
They'll start their general studies in first grade, second grade,
and they end it by the time they're 13.
-Yeah. -So many of them…
-Have no education, zero education. -…have no skills or ability to function.
It's really hard to make up.
-It's not impossible-- -But it's extremely difficult.
Especially if you've got four babies.
-Also, you learn as you develop… -Yeah. So to me, that's why--
Critical development years. It's much more difficult to teach yourself things.
Right and that's why to me this place could be really a safe haven.
-Very good. I'm excited. -This was amazing.
-Next level, baby. -I think we go this way, guys.
-Knock, knock. -Who's there?
-Shlomo.
Whatcha learning?
-Makkot. -Makkot?
I wanted talk to Aron about going to yeshiva.
When you're 15, it's black and white. When you get older, there's a lot of gray.
When I was Aron's age, I was in full yeshiva.
What my mom doesn't want him to go to. I was fully living that life.
And here I am today, eleven years later.
And I mean, a little different.
Obviously, your choice is your choice but…
Yes, I am 15, but I think I've had a lot of life experiences for a 15-year-old.
Said every 15-year-old.
I feel like when Miriam was 16, she got sent to San Francisco,
and Ima let Miriam do her own thing. So why can't Ima show me the same respect?
I don't wanna leave school. I wanna go to a different high school.
It's not comparable to Miriam's drastic change. It's hypocritical to not let me.
-It's not being hypocritical that-- -It is though.
It's both going and making a drastic change. The difference is for Ima,
with Miriam doing her choice was that Ima was pro-that. You're right.
But why can't Ima be pro-me
and my drastic change in a different direction?
Ima believes in right or wrong. As your parent, she has a right to push one way.
-I want to become a teacher. -Okay.
The school I'm put in, it's not a school that's gonna help me become a teacher.
But if Ima lets me follow the person I wanna be,
I should be in yeshiva.
When it's in your ways, then, yes, I'll let you be.
I'll accept who you are. When it's another way,
I'll put you in an environment you don't like,
that's going against your beliefs, an environment that's not who you are.
Your high school is against your beliefs?
-I'm the only kid wearing a black hat. -Black hat is your belief?
You believe in the powers of the black hat?
I don't believe in the black hat. I believe they're two different schools.
She should let you be you…
Why can't I be me at 16 and be forced into her bubble of what's a good idea?
-Her bubble? You're in a bubble? -Yes.
Could that also be that some of your decisions are reactionary?
What do you mean?
That since Ima went off the derech,
I wanna be rebellious and stay on the derech.
I mean you might be right, but you guys grew up in what I'm doing,
and now you guys "rebelled" against it.
It's easier for you guys to paint me as a rebellious person
than to look at yourself as a rebellious person.
I think that you saw there was a conflict between you and Ima.
You weren't understanding her pain from her experience.
And now you are sticking to something that brought her this pain.
I do feel badly Ima had a bad experience. I do.
So for her, she feels that you aligning with that
is agreeing with it and coming at her as well.
My mother does not have the same outlook about being religious.
We're definitely different people, but hopefully we still show love and respect.
In funny terms, I'm just like Ima.
I'm surrounded by people that don't follow
the ways that I'm following. The ways I want to be.
And just how Ima wanted to be herself in her situation, I just wanna be myself.
I would ask these questions to Ima. Maybe we could both speak to her together.
I'm very pro-talking.
All right, we're gonna get started on the first shot.
-Okay. -All set?
-You ready? -Yeah.
You look gorgeous.
Thank you.
Let's do this.
I'm really excited because I'm doing a photo shoot with Clear Cut,
a brand that I love.
And this is one step closer
to my dream of having my own line of product
and being able to make my own money and make my own mark on this world.
And this is just the best feeling ever.
Ooh.
So cool!
First photo shoot.
I'm ready when you are.
Yep, love that.
Yep, that's great with the rings on your shoulder. That looks awesome.
Just a little bit of light wind.
-That looks great.
Okay. Mir?
Yeah?
I'm wearing the rings. Do you like it?
Yeah! It's so cute. I love the little diamond, like, the diamond on it.
I decided to name the collection after women that inspire me.
I'm naming this heart necklace and bracelet set after my mom.
It's gonna be called the Julia.
There's a heart ring that I feel Miriam would love.
A beautiful pair of earrings are the Nathalie.
And a really cool necklace is called the Mikki.
And I had to name one ring after myself, the Batsheva,
which is my favorite piece in the collection.
Just, we want a dripping in diamonds shot.
-I think we're ready now. -Okay.
I'm wearing the sticky bra.
What's happening here? A topless shot?
Bling-bling.
Whoa, that looks so good!
I am very proud of Batsheva. It looks like she's owning up to who she is now.
And she's loving it.
Where she was, was a conservative and religious community,
and now she's an independent woman, and she's come so far.
I think it's dope. I'm super happy for her.
-That's great. -God, look at that one.
Yummy.
This is so cool.
Like, two years ago, you were deciding whether you wanted to wear pants or not,
and now you're literally doing topless shots in a photo shoot.
I started wearing pants right before my 27th birthday, so two-and-a-half years.
I remember you at dinner. You were like, "Look!"
-I'm like, "Yay!" -I was so excited.
Whenever I'd go out with Mikki, I'm like, "Mikki, wear pants in front of Ben."
Yeah.
-He needs to see it. -I was like, "Or your skimpiest outfit."
I'm having serious proud sister feelings. I'm super, super proud of you, Bat.
-Thanks, Mir. -This is really incredible.
-Everything. -I love you.
You're super independent and, like,
just doing your thing, and it's going up and up and up, and it's really amazing.
This is for sure the biggest partnership I've done, like, monetarily
and, like, on such a big scale with, like, fine jewelry.
And it's all working towards securing my financial independence,
which, like, I'm thankful my mom instilled in me.
That was the biggest lesson she instilled in me.
"Make your own money. Don't rely on a man to support you."
Um, or a woman.
-Good point.
Don't rely on anybody else to support you. Be able to support yourself.
Any update on you guys' situation?
I don't know. It's just very hard and stressful.
When I got married at 19, Miriam was, like, "Nineteen… That's really young."
-Yeah. -Like in my wedding video.
It was the unpopular opinion. My opinion was the unpopular opinion.
They were, like, "Say something nice about your sister."
And she was, like, "19 is really young."
I think Miriam's in a really hard place, and I hope that it doesn't come
to her having to choose to get married or not to get married
to keep the person she loves in the country.
I just want her to be able to make the decision about getting married
because she's doing it for emotional reasons and not for legal reasons.
You're speaking to two people who got married young and are currently divorced.
-I was 19. How old were you, 21? -I had just turned 21. Yeah.
-That's pretty close to our age. -Yeah.
You guys are adults, and you get to make your own decisions,
and you have to live with the consequences.
We're gonna do what we want.
-Yeah. -Yes.
-Good luck. -Thanks. Good luck.
I understand that Nathalie is Miriam's rock,
and not only would I be sad
if Nathalie had to leave the country, I would be heartbroken for Miriam.
So I really… I don't have it in my head right now the space to entertain a place
where Nathalie isn't gonna be here.
Okay!
It's a champagne party!
Cheers!
Amazing.
Wanna play some cards, Shlomo?
Uh, sure.
What do you know how to play?
-Go Fish.
Let's play Go Fish. Just kidding.
-Hey, guys. -Hey.
Playing cards, this is nice.
My two boys.
My main purpose in having this conversation with my mom is
to hopefully bring some clarity between my brother and my mom
and help them understand each other,
and hopefully, you know, just make things better between them.
What's going on?
-Uh… -Spit it out.
I think Aron would like to convey some of his thoughts.
I want a yeshiva, not a yeshivat.
What does that mean?
-A real yeshiva, where I'm learning-- -You're in a real yeshiva.
At yeshiva, I'm learning four hours, not 40 minutes somewhere.
Yes, I'm just 15, but I know what I want.
The school I have now has Torah studies, but you can't compare 40 minutes
to four hours.
The school that you're in now, the reason that Abba and I chose it
is because it still gives you religious studies.
You have a lot of religious friends who keep Shabbos,
and then you've got people who live differently.
So you could learn how to straddle both religious people and not…
-I don't need to go to school to learn-- -We had this conversation last year
when you came home from summer camp, and I told you then
that it's my job as your parent to make sure you get a good education.
What you do with that when you graduate is your choice.
It doesn't seem to be like that.
Because you're 15 years old.
You talk of freedom and not letting me do what I want?
Not only the things that you always push for? That's freedom?
I've been in high school for two years.
And I don't think I need this education. I don't think--
That's why it's great you have a parent.
Why can't you let me be me? That's your issue.
My love, I would love for you to be you, but you have gone back and forth
from ultra-Orthodox to modern Orthodox to ultra-Orthodox to modern Orthodox.
Not true.
Is that not true? Has he been more modern, then less modern?
I wouldn't worry…
I don't know how many times, but you fluctuated a bit.
-You fluctuated significantly. -I do agree.
I do agree that the education in yeshivas
are definitely not on the level of the high school I'm in now.
-That's correct. -So why don't I just have a tutor?
Because it's not just the level of education in those yeshivas.
It's how little regard they have for education because their philosophy is,
"Your purpose is to be a Torah scholar."
"You don't need those things to be a Torah scholar."
Ima, getting a tutor is not…
-It is not… -Why not?
I've just explained to you why not. In the yeshiva,
by the time you're in high school… what time did you finish school?
I got home at, like 9:30.
Okay, so let's just do the math here.
You are learning from 8:00 in the morning for 12 straight hours.
You're gonna tell me you're gonna come home at nine or ten o'clock at night,
and instead of doing homework for your yeshiva,
you're going to then spend five, six hours on school education?
It's a joke. It's not gonna happen.
You're in a school that has secular and religious.
It is the perfect mix of both worlds.
And if you think tutoring is a good solution,
I am happy to get you a tutor to learn as much gemara
as you would like so that you don't miss out on learning gemara.
-But I'm not putting you in a yeshiva-- -Why?
Because they don't have an education.
I can get an education! This is where you're so wrong!
You may think that, but you've never been in those yeshivas and we have.
Am I saying to you, "Don't become a rabbi"?
That's not what I'm saying.
If those are the things that you are going to become and that you're going to do,
believe me, Aron,
I will be supporting you.
I will love you no matter what.
And I will be there for you, and I will help you in any way I can.
Until then, I as a parent, am gonna do everything in my power
to ensure that you have a real 21st century education.
You will never be in the position that I was in
that you didn't have an education, and you weren't at the same level
as people your age in the outside community.
So you can hate me. You can be angry at me.
You cannot come here. You can ignore me. You can do whatever you want to me.
I'm not going to do what is wrong for you just to be more popular with you.
I'm sorry I've made you cry, Aron,
but believe me when you're 30, you will thank me.
I love Aron.
Of course, I always wanna say yes to everything he wants.
It fucking hurts
to say, no. It's not easy.
But parenthood is not a popularity contest. Sorry, guys.
To be a good parent, I have to do what's good for him,
what's right for him, not what's gonna make him happy today,
but what will make him happy for the rest of his life.
-Why can't you listen? -Once your future is yours,
you get to choose what to do with it, but guess what?
You'll be equipped to make any choice you want.
-I have made it clear… -I love you.
I'm not going to change your school. It's not gonna happen.
You want to spend more time learning gemara.
I've just given you an offer to have a yeshivish person,
anyone you choose, come to your house and come here. I will drive them here.
I will make it super easy for you.
But I will not remove you
and put you in a school where they think secular education is a joke.
-Ima, listen- -It's not gonna happen.
-Why can't I do yeshiva? -You're not going to do yeshiva, my love.
-Why can't I get a secular education-- -I'm telling you now, because you won't.
-I've been there. -I can get a tutor from outside.
-I'm sure-- -My love, you don't have to yell.
It isn't going to change anything.
-Make it… -We can make it work. I can make it work.
Good. So you make it work with gemara.
I love you. I have to do my job as your parent.
I'm very, very excited. We're going back to Syracuse.
-Should we go to Eggers? -Go down memory lane?
Eggers Cafeteria?
Robert thinks we're going to Syracuse for a day trip.
But what I'm really doing is I'm gonna propose to him.
He has no idea. I have a full choir prepared for him.
Julia and the kids are totally coming to surprise him.
I am so nervous, excited.
It's just a bundle of emotions.
-Look at how cute this is! -There's Newhouse.
That is pretty.
-What's happening? -I think they're warming up.
-You guys sound amazing. -Yeah, it sounds really good.
I can't wait for these students to meet Rob and Ra'ed, because they were here.
-They were here on these risers… -They met on the stage.
-Being taught by these people here. -That's amazing.
You guys all taught them?
-I think Robert's gonna say, "Yes." -You do think so? I don't know.
He did tell me that if he says no, that they're over.
He said he worked so hard for this.
If Robert turns him down for this, their relationship's never gonna work.
No!
I don't want anyone to propose to me until they know that I'm gonna say yes.
I don't want anyone to propose to me ever.
If my mom says that she's gonna get married again,
we're not physical in this family, obviously, but I will smack her.
Please do. Throw me off a cliff.
-It'll be a faster death.
-This building to your right… -Oh my God.
…produces divas like you and I.
-My God. -The Crouse College.
Okay, that's good. Thank you.
Oh my gosh, I'd love to see all my professors.
-I think we need to hide. -Time to go.
Here we go!
Stairwell to heaven.
Dr. Warren! I'm losing it over here.
What an amazing thing to walk in on.
So great to see you, Ra'ed.
Welcome home.
-Hey, Dr. Warren. -Aww.
Great to see you.
-Can you come talk to these folks? -Yeah! I would love to!
What a beautiful choir.
-That was gorgeous. -That was stunning.
This is Rob Brotherton.
-Hey guys! -This is Ra'ed Saade.
They were you, right? It seems like just a couple of weeks ago.
I need you to hit center stage.
-Do you know how to hit center stage? -Obviously, I know how.
There's something to tell you, but I can't do it without the help
of our favorite people in the entire world.
Come on in!
Aah!
Oh my God, what are y'all doing here?
-Syracuse! -Just a four-and-a-half-hour bus ride.
Oh my God. A bus ride? First off, we know that's not true.
Oh my God! How are you?!
Hi!
Hey! Dr. Downey, how are you?
Oh my God!
This is such a reunion, my God.
Hello.
-How are you? -Good.
-You look so good. -Thank you.
-What is happening? -All right.
Fifteen years ago, we met right here on the stage,
two loud and obnoxious gay boys.
-Very obnoxious. -Very obnoxious.
And my life changed forever.
I love you more than anything in this world,
and you are beautiful inside and out.
And you make me the happiest man in the world.
I have no doubt that we belong together
and that I wanna live the rest of my life with you.
You're such a drama queen.
-And with that… -Oh my God!
Will you make my teenage dream come true?
-Let me see it first. -And will you marry me?
Yes.
It's so pretty!
Aww!
Love you.
I don't even have a single memory of what he said to me
because I went through a long time in my life
thinking, you know, maybe I wasn't deserving of love,
and then to have this really awesome guy,
who I love deeply, say it to me was overwhelming.
-Mm! -It's so beautiful! Congratulations!
I'm so happy for you.
-I can't believe you just got engaged! -It's so cold!
-We're losing him. -Did you put this all together?
Welcome to the family!
-Oh my God, fresh outfit! -First premiere.
Yeah!
Get it. Work it. Rock it. Walk-walk-walk.
Yes, queen.
To your question…
-Okay, what do you think? -It's super cute.
Hello!
You look stunning!
Aah!
Hey, gorgeous! Can you show me that!
We're so blessed with the most incredible group of friends,
and it's just so amazing to know every person who's there
is there to celebrate us, wants the best for us,
wants to be excited about this new chapter.
Would you think
that a fat Middle Eastern boy would have ever dreamt of a day like that,
where he walks in holding hands
with the most flamboyant ostrich in the world?
-Could've been my new job.
So how do you know Ra'ed?
He's my childhood friend. When he called me…
I always tell him, "I want you as a straight man."
He said, "Julia, I found me as a straight man. He's coming."
-I did good? -You did good! It's gorgeous!
It broke my bank. It broke my life. But hey, he's worth it.
-Totally worth it. -Yes!
-Pretty. Let me take another look. -It is.
So, you know what Senna just told me?
What?
-She didn't win in the work lottery. -Oh my God!
That's terrible.
-Yeah. -I'm sorry.
I better have better luck than that.
There's a backup plan.
I'm financially independent, and I can make a decision on my own.
Ooh! Okay, I would love to hear you say that to Ima.
Fine. If I have to have a conversation, I will.
I can even talk to Ima tonight. It's not even a big deal.
No big deal. Then do it. I dare you.
You wanna take a drink with me somewhere else?
I wanna be there. I'm not going somewhere else.
Will you accept the challenge?
Is this my mother? Yeah, I can feel by her hands.
-Hello. -Hello. What's up?
Shlomo's pretty much egging me on to go talk to my mom.
I don't think it's a big deal.
I'll talk to her. This is my truth. This is my life.
We're at an engagement party, and I might as well.
So I just wanna make it very clear to you that if Nathalie gets a job
and she loses the lottery, I will marry her.
-My love. -There's no other way.
You're not getting married for a visa. It is illegal.
You're not gonna do it, and we'll find another way.
It's not for that. I love her too.
-Doesn't matter. -We've been together for over a year.
I thought this part's where you say you're independent. Just reminding you.
Shlomo.
-What? -Nothing.
I never had my 20s.
Batsheva never had her 20s.
You have an opportunity to have your 20s.
I know that you love her, and I know that you wanna be with her.
You don't know how you'll feel at 24. You don't know how you'll feel at 25.
And I know that when you're in it, because I've been there, badly,
all you can think of is, "I wanna do whatever I need to help this person."
It's…
-I don't know if I'll feel that way. -You're going to be married.
Do you understand what that means, married?
Married is a big deal.
It means you're not free.
It means, you're somebody's Mrs.
I will accept you and love you no matter what. You're an adult, right?
I can't stop you from marrying her.
There are other ways to keep Nathalie in the country,
I guarantee it. If we put our two minds together,
we will find a solution.
That's what I want. And I'm not gonna settle with no solution.
-That's like how I feel. -I agree.
Am I saying it's a done deal? No.
Do I think we could have a good shot? Yes.
I want you to know I love her so much. I will go there if need be.
-We'll try to find something else… -Let's try to find something else.
Because that is not an option. To me, we need to go to an immigration lawyer--
It's very important to me.
I'm happy to help you because I know you.
I don't believe that getting married is gonna make you happy.
-Do you understand? -I understand.
I was listening to you. I understand what you're saying.
I just want you to have a good life.
-Yeah. -So you. He did such a good job.
-He did. -Beautiful.
Wow, wow, wow!
Oh my God, let it be!
Robert is
the most extraordinary human being that I've ever met,
and I finally, for the first time in my life, had a best friend.
-I never had a best friend before. -Aww.
And then along came this gorgeous,
warm, charming,
loving man,
who just made it all better.
You heard that?
-In his defense, he's Lebanese.
-Yes! -Buddy, buddy.
And I know that you're gonna have babies as long as I'm the godmother.
-We all know that.
They're gonna be the luckiest, genuinely fortunate children
on planet fucking Earth.
-Oh God, you're gonna make me cry! Stop!
We love you so much.
Mazel tov!
Being friends with Julia for the past six years,
I'm so grateful that we can still be who we are and have this amazing relationship.
There's something really beautiful
about being surrounded by every face in the fucking world that you love.
And on rare occasions when really special things happen,
you get to see
people who love you and support you, and
you get a moment when
you can look at someone you love,
and you can say, "Thank you… for being with me
and loving me and
wanting something special for me and for us."
Can someone get him more whiskey please, or whatever he's having.
Now I know what to do when I want some emotional Robert.
Anyway, I love you all for coming and celebrating us.
I am the happiest man ever and seeing those tears. Come on…
I thought this year would be about taking the company public.
I thought it would be about the book
and the tour and Fashion Week.
It didn't occur to me that I'd be fighting for my freedom and my life.
It feels like I'm right back in Monsey where I started.
But this fight is not a fight I have to do by myself.
My kids are with me.
I'm so lucky to be your mother. I love you so much.
Nothing will ever be more important to me than the people that I love.
Cool stuff.
Right? I'm designing a collection.
I'll never stop using my creativity
to help others express themselves.
I've been fighting for freedom for so long.
This is the next step in my evolution.
It just strengthens my resolve to fight because it's not just about me.
It's about every woman.
This is what we wanna do. This is what it's all about.
You know, I've come a long way in the last eight years.
Look where we are.
But here I am. I'm still alive. I'm still standing.
I'm not taking my foot off the gas, and I've just gotta keep fighting.
And I've gotta keep growing. I've gotta keep changing and learning.
That will help me on my journey to become the brazen woman that I want to be.