the audience is here.
You know how this works.
So who has the first question for Kelly?
Hi, Kelly.
Hi.
We've never seen you and Christi fight like that.
And Christi said that you never called
while she was on suspension.
How do you feel about that?
I see Christi and the other moms
more than I see my husband.
So obviously, we're going to fight.
I don't know why Christi said I didn't call her.
Three times, I called Christi.
She did not call me three times.
HOLLY: She did. She called you--
She did. I was there.
--upstairs on the bus.
She called you more than once.
Mm-hmm
I know in my heart that I called her, and I did.
But who cares? That's like seventh grade.
- I did-- - Who cares?
--you know?
And she kept making comments, well,
if I didn't answer the phone, then
you should have came to my house.
And I agree with that.
I'm not in high school anymore.
I'm not going to drive to your house
if you're not going to answer my phone call.
If you don't want to talk to me, then don't talk to me.
But you guys really went at it.
So let's bring Christi out and see what she has to say.
Please welcome Christi.
[upbeat music]
[cheering]
Hi, Christi.
Hi, Jeff. JEFF COLLINS: Welcome.
Have a seat. - Hello.
Thank you. - You look fantastic.
Oh, thank you.
Let's get right to it.
You said that Kelly never called you.
Kelly and I talk probably three and four times a day,
and she didn't call for a few days.
And there was a lot going on with Chloe's hat,
and there was a lot of emotions running high.
And when Kelly had gone through those things with her girls,
I was always her biggest cheerleader.
And when am I never there for Chloe?
No, I didn't say that.
I said that you didn't call me for a few days,
and that's very honest.
Christi, you know what?
You don't want to go there.
But, Kelly, it's the truth.
You don't want to go there.
It's the truth.
No, it is not the truth.
Well--
Why would you say that you're my kid's biggest advocate and I
wasn't?
Because any time-- and you can ask
Abby, who can't stand either one of us,
who was sticking up for your kid.
No.
I knew that Abby was going to come in and take things out
on Chloe.
Abby's emotions were running high that day because Cathy was
there.
And she--
And so were yours.
OK?
And that's why when I said something about--
CHRISTI: Kelly--
--about the hat being dropped--
CHRISTI: Oh, my god. KELLY: --you flipped on me.
I did not. I just said--
KELLY: Yes, you did!
--stop bringing it up.
You don't think that Abby noticed that that hat fell?
CHRISTI: No.
But I know that I protect you and your kid.
The whole entire audience did.
That wasn't the problem, Kelly.
And you know what-- KELLY: Oh, yes, it was.
No, it wasn't.
Yes, it was.
Well, I think part of the problem
was the whole turn section at the beginning
was screwed up by Chloe.
And let's talk about--
KELLY: [inaudible]
--our Kendall beating Chloe, too.
Chloe gets beat all the time.
You make sure of that.
I'm used to that.
It had nothing to do with it.
Not by Kendall.
Why are you so smug about it, Abby?
Do you really want to see your-- - I'm not.
Because that's why you were angry.
That's why you were agitated.
That's not why I was angry.
I don't feel that I was wrong.
I wanted to leave.
Because, frankly, I was sick of Chloe being treated the way
that Abby treats her.
Because she came back with a vengeance this year because she
hates me.
OK, I'm finished.
No, no, no. She's not--
- Yeah, yep, yep, yep. - No, no, no.
She--
[gasping]
I did not say anything wrong.
[suspenseful music]
So Christi, why do you feel as though--
Because it's obvious.
--as though Abby's tough on Chloe?
I mean-- - No, it's not tough on her.
There's a difference between being tough and being cruel.
It's not a big issue.
Your kid got beat.
She can't dance anymore, and you can't handle it.
Go to Girl Scouts.
Who says to a person, blondie, girl, you?
I mean, that's very demeaning to a child.
You don't want me to say stupid anymore?
I looked up dim, dim-witted, half-wit.
I got lots of words.
My students learn from their mistakes.
She has not learned anything.
So Kelly, would you--
I mean, knowing Christi as well as you know her,
when you could see that she was really upset, more than she's
ever been upset before, like, wh--
The whole fight started becau--
I mean, her whole leaving started because I
said something about-- - No, it wasn't.
--Chloe dropping her hat. No, Kelly.
That wasn't it.
You said that, and I snapped at you,
but that wasn't the reason.
The reason was Abby was going to come in there and attack Chloe.
Abby comes in and attacks my kids
every time they do a dance. - Yeah.
And so then you should understand
where I was coming from. - Exactly.
I did understand.
That's why I called you.
You can sit here and lie, but we talk every day.
And you waited for days.
Well, clear-- clearly, the two of you,
you haven't completely patched this up yet.
I'm actually a little surprised that it came out
and it was such a big thing, because I
feel like we've moved past it.
But maybe Kelly hasn't. - All right.
You want to take a question from the audience?
CHRISTI: Sure. - All right.
So who's got a question for Christi?
Yeah.
Hi, Christi.
Hi.
I was wondering whether you thought it was possible
for Chloe to have the type of relationship with Abby
that Abby has with Maddie.
Oh, never.
Abby will never treat Chloe like that.
She likes Maddie, she doesn't like Chloe, bottom of the line.
But do you really think that has to do with Chloe?
Or does it have more to do with your relationship?
She doesn't like me, and she doesn't care for my daughter.
If I liked somebody, I wouldn't be calling them
a sneak, a snake, a liar.
She clearly doesn't like Chloe, and I
don't think there's anything that Chloe or I can do
that will ever ensure that Abby will have a good relationship
with her.
JEFF COLLINS: You got so mad and punched a camera.
I didn't punch a camera.
I pushed the camera away from me.
JEFF COLLINS: So you pushed a camera?
Yes.
Do you feel like you overreacted now, looking back
on that? - Certainly.
I-- I don't normally push cameramen
in my day-to-day life.
But, you know, your natural instinct as a mother
is to protect your child.
And at that point, I just wanted to be left alone.
I wanted to get in the cab.
I wanted to go home, back to my normal life,
and remove myself from this.
And I came back this season trying not to fight with Abby
so she would treat my kids better,
and she still doesn't treat them better.
Why do you think that is?
Do you think it's because she has an issue with the way you
parent your kids-- - Yes.
JEFF COLLINS: --as it pertains to dance?
Yes, I do.
She just doesn't flat-out like me.
She feels that I am a threat to her
because I don't back down and bow down to her like Melissa
does.
Abby is a dance teacher.
She provides a service.
And she does that service, but she has no right
to dictate the rest of our lives.
Let's switch gears for a second and talk about Jill.
How have you guys seen Jill, like, change in the time
that you've known her?
She got rid of her 900 voice.
And the poof, the poof is gone.
She got rid of the poof.
You know what?
I like Jill.
I know sometimes Jill can be a little shrill,
but I think she's funny. I me--
Oh, you just like Jill because you like
to make fun of her outfits.
CHRISTI: Oh, my God.
Jill gives me banter for days.
She showed up-- KELLY: She has a get-up.
She comes in.
--one time dressed like Puss in Boots, OK?
Yeah.
Let's see what she's dressed like today.
Please welcome Jill.
Jill?
[upbeat music]
[cheering]
This is all I got today.
CHRISTI: Good.
No cowboy hat, no Muppets.
She's showing a little leg, though.
Jill's got a good set of legs that she likes to show.
OK. OK, boobs and boobs.
I was being nice.
I said you have good legs.
So Jill, this season, fans saw you scream.
They saw you storm out.
They saw you throw water on Cathy.
Looking back on all those moments,
what was the thing that made you the angriest?
I think Cathy really made me angry.
And the funny thing is she continues to make me angry.
More angry than Abby when--
She does.
--she gets on Kendall?
Because I pay Abby to critique my child.
Cathy gets under your skin, big time.
Cathy gets under my skin. JEFF COLLINS: She does.
I don't think she has the right
to say the things that she says.
Well, she clearly knows how to push your buttons,
without a doubt. All right.
So Jill, do you want to take some questions
from the audience? JILL: I will, yeah.
Because they have a ton of questions.
JILL: Yeah. - Who's got a question for Jill?
Hi, Jill.
You hired your own costume designer for Kendall
this season, and you got new head shots.
Why is that so important to you?
Well, it's my business to make sure that she is the best she
can be.
So I will do whatever it takes for my daughter
to feel good about herself and to get her the best that I can.
Who else has a question for Jill?
My question is why did you think that you had
to hide the private lessons?
OK, it really wasn't even a private lesson.
Gianna had walked by.
And I said, can you look at her number?
And can you help her out?
But I think what our problem was, it was a duet.
And when you do a duet, it's all about doing it together.
And she went--
Absolutely.
--and had the private lesson out in the hallway
and didn't think to call Nia in.
Is that true?
That's true.
I didn't invite Nia.
I didn't see it as a private lesson
because what she was doing didn't really
pertain to the choreography of the duet.
Unfortunately, Holly took offense to it.
And I would never offend another child or a mom on purpose.
I guess I would think twice about having
her work on something in a duet without the other child, but--
But you didn't think twice.
Because we confronted you about it at the studio.
And then two days later, you did it at the competition.
Yeah, but it wasn't--
we're going to have to agree to disagree.
It was not a private--
KELLY: There's a lot of that going on.
--lesson.
That's her job to do that.
It's not my job to run in and say, wait, you can't help her
until I get all the other kids out here.
You have to help everybody. No.
Yeah.
This is another one of those we're never
going to agree about that. JILL: No.
JEFF COLLINS: So let's just move on.
We are not.
Aren't you glad you asked?
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