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? [laughter]
