- Cortney and James have been together
since they were teenagers.
James says Cortney cheated on him
with his close friend last year,
and now there's no trust in their relationship.
James, so what comes first with Cortney,
was it the cheating, or was it the drugs?
- You know, I don't know, you know,
if it was the drugs first or cheating.
I assume that it was the drugs first.
- [Vivica] Really, what types of drugs was she doing?
- Speed.
- Cortney do you think you have a drug problem?
- Not now.
- [Woman] When was the last time you did drugs?
- Two months ago.
- I don't think she stopped,
and I would like to take a drug test.
(audience applauds)
Will you take a drug test for me?
- Mhm.
- [Woman] Okay, got test it.
- [Vivica] She agreed, alright.
(audience applauds)
- They'll come get you.
- Can I ask, why are you guys really here today?
- I'm here to fight for my marriage.
I'm here because we have been through all of these things.
And I'm really, if y'all could see,
I know that in the begging nobody cares about,
but if y'all could just see and hear
what I did go through for seven years,
and what pushed me into like...
It's a lot, it really is.
And there's a lot to, there's a lot that reasons to divorce,
but there's a lot of reasons to not divorce.
And if we can figure out those reasons to not divorce,
and make this marriage what we know it can be,
and what our relationship used to be in the beginning,
then I will come on national TV and do that.
- That's admirable of you.
Cortney can I ask you, has James ever cheated on you.
- Yes.
Yes, I have found from his, it was his best friend,
naked pictures on his phone before.
I consider strip clubs cheating.
- [Vivica] I agree.
- I consider waking up at three o'clock in the morning
to him on the computer to porno cheating.
- When's the last time that you saw that, that he did that?
- Now, I mean, when our daughter was born,
and she's six years old.
- Cortney's very vocal on what she wants,
and why she's here, why are you here James?
- To get a better bond between us,
so we can actually be affectionate,
and I wanna be able to trust her.
- [Judy] Are you here to fight for your marriage?
- Yeah.
- And what do you have to say about the fact
that you've also cheated on her?
- I was wrong.
- James, did you ask us to give her a lie detector test?
- It was brought up.
- [Woman] She refused.
- Yeah.
- Were you afraid that the truth
was gonna come out on the lie detector test
and you didn't wanna face it?
- No, I mean, the truth is out there,
it's already out there now.
- You don't want this to be a confirmation?
- No, I don't need that.
- You didn't want to prove to him that you're not cheating?
The test could've helped you establish--
- It would be just like proving to him,
like doing a DNA test on the kids,
when he knows the kids are his.
- Did you want a lie detector test
because you thought she was cheating?
- Uh, I didn't--
- [Woman] Yes or no.
- Yeah, I thought the lie detector test was a good idea.
- So, Cortney, do you have any idea on what it looks like
when you're refusing the lie detector?
- Yeah.
- If you have nothing to hide.
- Yeah I do.
- So can I ask you one more--
- I mean, did I refuse this drug test?
- I'm so glad that you're willing to take the drug test,
and we really commend you for that.
But I do wonder why you're refusing the lie detector
if you know that--
- I said no to the drug test as well.
They've already asked me to take a drug test and I said no.
Like, and I'm saying yes, I don't,
it's not that I have anything to hide.
It's y'all don't know James.
- [Judy] So are you refusing the--
- Now wait a minute, now you don't wanna take my drug test?
Because that says a lot to me.
- If you were to come clean and said,
you know what, I am still using, this is the place to do so.
Because it's not only about helping you,
it's about helping your kids as well.
- [Woman] Right.
A family, we want you all to be a family.
- I'm really not using.
- Okay, then if you are willing to take the drug test
and help James to confirm that,
I think that's a big step forward Cortney.
- [Vivica] Are you willing to take the drug test?
- Yes.
- [Vivica] Okay.
(audience applauds)