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90-Second Pop, Culture Watch

Aired January 05, 2004 - 07:42   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: It's time to pop the cork on the New Year's first installment of "90-Second Pop," our own American idols. Humorist Andy Borowitz is here today.
Nice to see you, Andy. Happy new year.

ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Happy new year.

HEMMER: "New York Times" reporter Lola Oginakki.

Nice to see you, Lola. Welcome back.

LOLA OGUNNAIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": Thank you.

HEMMER: And Associated Press entertainment writer Christy Lemire is here also.

Good morning. Happy new year.

CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: Good morning.

HEMMER: Lola, don't you have some news over the weekend? You were like the No. 1 hot thing in New York, or...

OGUNNAIKE: One of the hot people in New York.

HEMMER: The "New York Post" said she was the one to watch in New York City.

LEMIRE: Do you think -- her and Nicole Kidman and like, well, Britney Spears now, too.

OGUNNAIKE: But she's not -- well, she's a bachelorette again.

HEMMER: Yes. So, that's it for our 90 seconds.

BOROWITZ: Congratulations.

OGUNNAIKE: Thank you very much.

BOROWITZ: She'll be very proud.

HEMMER: Let's talk about what Britney did over the weekend. What? She flies a guy into Vegas, apparently a childhood friend. And what are the facts that we understand? LEMIRE: They got married. At, like, 5:30 in the morning, they got married, and they got annulled, like, within a matter of hours. So she is now single again.

HEMMER: How do we know they got annulled?

LEMIRE: Because they filed -- well, there's this (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I believe the "Post," they wouldn't lie to us. But also, they...

HEMMER: Ask Lola.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: It's all over.

OGUNNAIKE: They're very reliable. I love the "Post."

HEMMER: Yes.

LEMIRE: Within hours.

HEMMER: Listen, the "Daily News" calls him Mr. Britney Spears. What do we know of him?

LEMIRE: He's (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Louisiana.

BOROWITZ: I was so shocked -- I'm so shocked to hear about this childhood friend, because I didn't know that she had a childhood. This was really shocking to me.

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: Well, I wonder what Justin Timberlake makes of the whole thing.

BOROWITZ: Oh, well, who knows? It's pretty scary, though.

OGUNNAIKE: I think she should do a remix of "Going to the Chapel."

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: I think that should be her next move.

HEMMER: Apparently the record company put out a statement today.

LEMIRE: Oh, did they? What did they say?

OGUNNAIKE: It's true. It happened. It's been annulled.

BOROWITZ: And they mentioned that he marriage did last longer than several of Jennifer Lopez's.

HEMMER: The wording they used is that it was a joke and now the joke is over. Therefore, they'll seek the annulment. So, let's talk about...

BOROWITZ: Britney is one of our great comedians. She has been hilarious.

HEMMER: Let's talk about "Sex and the City." The four lonely New York women are back. What did you think of last night, first installment, final series?

OGUNNAIKE: I think we're going to see a lot less sex and a lot more depth this season. I don't know. There was Samantha. She was in tears by the end of the show. Miranda and Steve have hooked up, and Harry and Charlotte are together now.

LEMIRE: Right.

OGUNNAIKE: And I think we're going to see the girls growing up...

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: Well, they have reason for that. They have to wrap up the plots for these four, right?

OGUNNAIKE: Yes, we've got to see these girls finally get paired off or not get paired off.

HEMMER: Do we?

BOROWITZ: But, you know, I think I should say this, because I know that a lot of people are concerned about what's going to happen to Miranda and Karen. I just want to say, these are fictitious characters. I really think that...

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: No, they're not. They're real. They're our friends.

BOROWITZ: No, no, no, I really have to -- I think in the interest of full disclosure, I have to say they do not exist and (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

LEMIRE: You know, I was kind of bummed out by the idea of Mikhail Baryshnikov hooking up with Carrie.

HEMMER: Right.

LEMIRE: I'm, like, she can't hook up with him. But last night -- I don't know -- the loft, he made her pancakes the next morning, he's kind of older and kind of sexy.

HEMMER: How did you like the final scene where they're looking at a piece of art when Carrie said, "What's this?" And Baryshnikov said, "The Russian artist played Alexander." And it's too soon to tell.

LEMIRE: Exactly.

HEMMER: A bit of foreshadowing, huh?

OGUNNAIKE: I don't think it's going to work.

LEMIRE: Maybe (UNINTELLIGIBLE) something. That's a whole huge debate. Should she end up with somebody?

OGUNNAIKE: I want them to bring Bigg (ph) back.

LEMIRE: Yes, I liked Bigg (ph).

OGUNNAIKE: I think she should end up with Bigg (ph).

LEMIRE: I liked Brigger (ph).

BOROWITZ: I'm also worried sick about the whole thing.

(CROSSTALK)

LEMIRE: They don't care.

BOROWITZ: I feel so alone, Bill.

HEMMER: How did you like the LSU game last night?

BOROWITZ: Finally.

HEMMER: Let's talk about Steve Irwin, Andy. This is the Crocodile Hunter. Apparently he did something very Michael Jackson- esque.

BOROWITZ: Well...

HEMMER: He took his 1-month-old baby...

BOROWITZ: Yes.

HEMMER: ... held the baby while he was feeding a crocodile?

BOROWITZ: Yes. Well, you know, I know Steve Irwin, and he would sooner slit his wrists than do anything to hurt his child -- I will say that. But it was -- yes, it's kind of a bad thing. This really sort of sheds light on a grave issue, I think, which is celebrity- multitasking. Celebrities are under increased pressure to show that they are raising children and doing their jobs. And just there are certain times when you should leave your child at home.

HEMMER: But, you know, he is the Crocodile Hunter.

BOROWITZ: He is.

HEMMER: And Aussies are tough people.

BOROWITZ: He is. He had also -- in fairness to him, he said that he had heard that Michael Jackson was at the zoo and he did not want to leave his child unattended. And I think that's fair.

HEMMER: Next time we'll see him in Berlin, I guess.

BOROWITZ: Well, I guess so.

HEMMER: Do you any thoughts on this?

LEMIRE: You know, he -- everyone is so appalled by this. He clearly has control of the kid. He's not dangling the kid over the crocodile's mouth. It was like the kid's over here, the chicken and the crocodile over here.

(CROSSTALK)

BOROWITZ: Excuse me, dangling, I love it that Michael Jackson (UNINTELLIGIBLE) is now becoming the standard by which all fathers are judged.

LEMIRE: Right, but he apologized.

BOROWITZ: He didn't dangle the child.

OGUNNAIKE: You don't take your child to hang out with a crocodile when he's 1 month old.

BOROWITZ: Right.

OGUNNAIKE: I mean, please, what happened to stuffed animals?

HEMMER: You know, Andy, I think you made a great point. He was at street level, too.

BOROWITZ: Yes, that's true.

HEMMER: He wasn't at a hotel balcony.

BOROWITZ: That's true. The kid was not in jeopardy. Britney, by the way, also fed her ex-husband to a crocodile. That really did not come...

LEMIRE: So you can write the tell-all book now.

BOROWITZ: Right.

HEMMER: Good to see you all. OK? And here's to a good old '04. Lola, congratulations, the one to watch.

OGUNNAIKE: Thank you.

HEMMER: Christy, thanks.

LEMIRE: Thanks.

HEMMER: Andy as well. Appreciate it.

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Aired January 5, 2004 - 07:42   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: It's time to pop the cork on the New Year's first installment of "90-Second Pop," our own American idols. Humorist Andy Borowitz is here today.
Nice to see you, Andy. Happy new year.

ANDY BOROWITZ, HUMORIST: Happy new year.

HEMMER: "New York Times" reporter Lola Oginakki.

Nice to see you, Lola. Welcome back.

LOLA OGUNNAIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": Thank you.

HEMMER: And Associated Press entertainment writer Christy Lemire is here also.

Good morning. Happy new year.

CHRISTY LEMIRE, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: Good morning.

HEMMER: Lola, don't you have some news over the weekend? You were like the No. 1 hot thing in New York, or...

OGUNNAIKE: One of the hot people in New York.

HEMMER: The "New York Post" said she was the one to watch in New York City.

LEMIRE: Do you think -- her and Nicole Kidman and like, well, Britney Spears now, too.

OGUNNAIKE: But she's not -- well, she's a bachelorette again.

HEMMER: Yes. So, that's it for our 90 seconds.

BOROWITZ: Congratulations.

OGUNNAIKE: Thank you very much.

BOROWITZ: She'll be very proud.

HEMMER: Let's talk about what Britney did over the weekend. What? She flies a guy into Vegas, apparently a childhood friend. And what are the facts that we understand? LEMIRE: They got married. At, like, 5:30 in the morning, they got married, and they got annulled, like, within a matter of hours. So she is now single again.

HEMMER: How do we know they got annulled?

LEMIRE: Because they filed -- well, there's this (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I believe the "Post," they wouldn't lie to us. But also, they...

HEMMER: Ask Lola.

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: It's all over.

OGUNNAIKE: They're very reliable. I love the "Post."

HEMMER: Yes.

LEMIRE: Within hours.

HEMMER: Listen, the "Daily News" calls him Mr. Britney Spears. What do we know of him?

LEMIRE: He's (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Louisiana.

BOROWITZ: I was so shocked -- I'm so shocked to hear about this childhood friend, because I didn't know that she had a childhood. This was really shocking to me.

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: Well, I wonder what Justin Timberlake makes of the whole thing.

BOROWITZ: Oh, well, who knows? It's pretty scary, though.

OGUNNAIKE: I think she should do a remix of "Going to the Chapel."

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: I think that should be her next move.

HEMMER: Apparently the record company put out a statement today.

LEMIRE: Oh, did they? What did they say?

OGUNNAIKE: It's true. It happened. It's been annulled.

BOROWITZ: And they mentioned that he marriage did last longer than several of Jennifer Lopez's.

HEMMER: The wording they used is that it was a joke and now the joke is over. Therefore, they'll seek the annulment. So, let's talk about...

BOROWITZ: Britney is one of our great comedians. She has been hilarious.

HEMMER: Let's talk about "Sex and the City." The four lonely New York women are back. What did you think of last night, first installment, final series?

OGUNNAIKE: I think we're going to see a lot less sex and a lot more depth this season. I don't know. There was Samantha. She was in tears by the end of the show. Miranda and Steve have hooked up, and Harry and Charlotte are together now.

LEMIRE: Right.

OGUNNAIKE: And I think we're going to see the girls growing up...

(CROSSTALK)

HEMMER: Well, they have reason for that. They have to wrap up the plots for these four, right?

OGUNNAIKE: Yes, we've got to see these girls finally get paired off or not get paired off.

HEMMER: Do we?

BOROWITZ: But, you know, I think I should say this, because I know that a lot of people are concerned about what's going to happen to Miranda and Karen. I just want to say, these are fictitious characters. I really think that...

(CROSSTALK)

OGUNNAIKE: No, they're not. They're real. They're our friends.

BOROWITZ: No, no, no, I really have to -- I think in the interest of full disclosure, I have to say they do not exist and (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

LEMIRE: You know, I was kind of bummed out by the idea of Mikhail Baryshnikov hooking up with Carrie.

HEMMER: Right.

LEMIRE: I'm, like, she can't hook up with him. But last night -- I don't know -- the loft, he made her pancakes the next morning, he's kind of older and kind of sexy.

HEMMER: How did you like the final scene where they're looking at a piece of art when Carrie said, "What's this?" And Baryshnikov said, "The Russian artist played Alexander." And it's too soon to tell.

LEMIRE: Exactly.

HEMMER: A bit of foreshadowing, huh?

OGUNNAIKE: I don't think it's going to work.

LEMIRE: Maybe (UNINTELLIGIBLE) something. That's a whole huge debate. Should she end up with somebody?

OGUNNAIKE: I want them to bring Bigg (ph) back.

LEMIRE: Yes, I liked Bigg (ph).

OGUNNAIKE: I think she should end up with Bigg (ph).

LEMIRE: I liked Brigger (ph).

BOROWITZ: I'm also worried sick about the whole thing.

(CROSSTALK)

LEMIRE: They don't care.

BOROWITZ: I feel so alone, Bill.

HEMMER: How did you like the LSU game last night?

BOROWITZ: Finally.

HEMMER: Let's talk about Steve Irwin, Andy. This is the Crocodile Hunter. Apparently he did something very Michael Jackson- esque.

BOROWITZ: Well...

HEMMER: He took his 1-month-old baby...

BOROWITZ: Yes.

HEMMER: ... held the baby while he was feeding a crocodile?

BOROWITZ: Yes. Well, you know, I know Steve Irwin, and he would sooner slit his wrists than do anything to hurt his child -- I will say that. But it was -- yes, it's kind of a bad thing. This really sort of sheds light on a grave issue, I think, which is celebrity- multitasking. Celebrities are under increased pressure to show that they are raising children and doing their jobs. And just there are certain times when you should leave your child at home.

HEMMER: But, you know, he is the Crocodile Hunter.

BOROWITZ: He is.

HEMMER: And Aussies are tough people.

BOROWITZ: He is. He had also -- in fairness to him, he said that he had heard that Michael Jackson was at the zoo and he did not want to leave his child unattended. And I think that's fair.

HEMMER: Next time we'll see him in Berlin, I guess.

BOROWITZ: Well, I guess so.

HEMMER: Do you any thoughts on this?

LEMIRE: You know, he -- everyone is so appalled by this. He clearly has control of the kid. He's not dangling the kid over the crocodile's mouth. It was like the kid's over here, the chicken and the crocodile over here.

(CROSSTALK)

BOROWITZ: Excuse me, dangling, I love it that Michael Jackson (UNINTELLIGIBLE) is now becoming the standard by which all fathers are judged.

LEMIRE: Right, but he apologized.

BOROWITZ: He didn't dangle the child.

OGUNNAIKE: You don't take your child to hang out with a crocodile when he's 1 month old.

BOROWITZ: Right.

OGUNNAIKE: I mean, please, what happened to stuffed animals?

HEMMER: You know, Andy, I think you made a great point. He was at street level, too.

BOROWITZ: Yes, that's true.

HEMMER: He wasn't at a hotel balcony.

BOROWITZ: That's true. The kid was not in jeopardy. Britney, by the way, also fed her ex-husband to a crocodile. That really did not come...

LEMIRE: So you can write the tell-all book now.

BOROWITZ: Right.

HEMMER: Good to see you all. OK? And here's to a good old '04. Lola, congratulations, the one to watch.

OGUNNAIKE: Thank you.

HEMMER: Christy, thanks.

LEMIRE: Thanks.

HEMMER: Andy as well. Appreciate it.

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