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Lindsay Lohan gives a revealing interview to "W" magazine; John Travolta dances again in "Be Cool."
Aired March 02, 2005 - 19:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Lindsay tells all.
KARYN BRYANT, CO-HOST: And Travolta puts on his dancing shoes again. I`m Karyn Bryant.
HAMMER: And I`m A.J. Hammer. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
BRYANT: Tonight: Rumors put to rest. Lindsay Lohan dishes on her demeanor, her dad and drugs.
HAMMER: Does a beef lead to bullets? Another apparent hip hop feud. Why you need to listen up, even if you don`t know the music.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the nominees are...
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BRYANT: Soap`s up! Daytime deals out Emmy noms. Did Martha make the cut?
HAMMER: Plus, tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showdown." Sell video games, go to jail? It could happen. We`ll discuss it live.
BRYANT: And still cool. John Travolta`s getting up on the dance floor again. And he`s sitting down with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER: Hey, what`s up, y`all? This is Cedric "The Entertainer." And if it happens today, it`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
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HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer, and you`re at the top of the show.
BRYANT: I`m Karyn Bryant. We are live with you from Headline Prime studios in New York City for the next hour.
HAMMER: Tonight, Lindsay Lohan`s confessions, from drugs to dad.
BRYANT: The teen queen is opening up for the first time about all the behind-the-scenes buzz that has been swirling around her life, and she`s telling it all to "W" magazine.
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BRYANT (voice-over): She`s tired of the rumors, so in April`s issue of "W" magazine, Lindsay Lohan sets the record straight on her drama (ph) dad, her party girl ways, and how she stays so thin. For the first time, Lindsay is speaking out about her father, Michael Lohan, whose latest fiasco was totalling his car and getting arrested for allegedly driving drunk.
He`s also spent time in jail for fraud, assault, and has admitted to struggling with drug and alcohol abuse. But Lindsay says that actually set her straight. Lindsay tells "W," quote, "I`m not going to deny the fact that I tried pot. I hated it. But I`ve never tried cocaine. I`ve seen my father. I`ve seen how it messes up families."
Her dad recently said he wants a cut of the money Lindsay`s mom gets from her, 15 percent of her earnings, as a manager. But Lindsay says he deserves nothing. She says, quote, "He didn`t do anything for my career except go out and not come home at night and make my mom and me stay up and wonder where he was, and then show up three days later."
Lindsay also speaks frankly about rumors she`s anorexic, saying, quote, "People lose weight when they grow up. They lose their baby fat."
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BRYANT: And that is not all Lindsay had to say. Joining us live on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is "W" magazine senior features editor Robert Haskell. Thanks for joining us, Robert. Why is it that Lindsay finally decided to talk?
ROBERT HASKELL, SENIOR EDITOR, "W" MAGAZINE: Well, I just think that it really hit a critical mass. In the weeks before our interview, so much happened in the press. Michael Lohan came out against Lindsay and her mother. I think that she just had it. She needed to say something.
BRYANT: Yes, why didn`t she come out sooner, though? In a way, you think, with all these allegations, you know, about her father and -- why not just jump right in, right when it happened?.
HASKELL: Well, you know, I think that the general rule is to say as little as possible, not to dignify all the ugly commentary with a response. But you know, she said to me, you know, I`ve always thought that the more you defend yourself, the more you look guilty. But at this point, I don`t think that she can take it anymore.
BRYANT: Isn`t that tricky. It`s true, the more -- you know, that you protest too much, and now you`re guilty, you know?
HASKELL: Exactly. Exactly.
BRYANT: I want to talk about a quote she gave, talking about her father and the possibility that there might be a reality television show.
HASKELL: Right.
BRYANT: And the quote is, "Whatever. As sick as it sounds, a reality show might help. At least then people could get to the truth." Now, is this -- was this said in earnest or did...
HASKELL: No. Lindsay was being a bit sarcastic. I mean, the fact is, Lindsay has no interest in that reality show. This is a man, Michael Lohan, who has 14 court orders preventing him from even contacting his daughter. So I don`t even know how he`s going to really make that reality show happen. But on the other hand, she did say, Look, there`s so much out there that just isn`t true...
BRYANT: Right.
HASKELL: ... at least a little reality might bring a little reality to situation.
BRYANT: Certainly. Certainly. And there are lots of rumors about her -- that she`s a diva on set, that she`s out partying all night, getting drunk, getting crazy. How does she respond to that?
HASKELL: She says, Look, I`m 18. I go out dancing. Is that a big surprise? Should everybody be so horrified? The fact is, she is like a lot of other kids her age.
BRYANT: She just happens to be, you know...
HASKELL: In the spotlight.
BRYANT: ... followed around by cameras and everything. OK.
HASKELL: That`s right.
BRYANT: Well, great. Well, thanks for joining us. Robert Haskell -- he`s a senior features editor at "W" magazine -- A.J.
HAMMER: Well, tonight, we have inside details on Martha Stewart`s life from the creator of "The Apprentice," who`s developing an "Apprentice" spin-off for Martha. Stewart gets out of prison, of course, in less than 48 hours. And this is after serving a five-month sentence for securities fraud. Well, now, for the very first time, we find out exclusively how inmate No. 55170054 has been coping behind bars. "Apprentice" creator Mark Burnett, who visited Martha behind bars in West Virginia, tells CNN`s "PEOPLE IN THE NEWS" the domestic diva has been doing something usually left to the hired help.
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MARK BURNETT, "THE APPRENTICE: MARTHA STEWART": When I was there, she was asked to clean the floor-waxing machine the afternoon after I was leaving. And that`s a crappy job, getting that wax off that old floor machine. She embraced it -- Well, this afternoon, I`m going to clean the machine, some paraffin, some turpentine, a wire brush. I know exactly how to do it. Martha embraces everything.
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HAMMER: Well, apparently, Stewart is embracing Burnett. CNN has learned that he`s rented a flatbed truck so he can get a really good shot of Martha leaving prison for the new show. Tomorrow on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT -- and you`ll definitely want to tune in for this -- you`re going to see exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Martha Stewart in prison. This is all part of our one-hour primetime special, "MARTHA`S MAKEOVER," which airs tomorrow night at 10:00 on CNN.
BRYANT: Well, Stewart got some good news in prison today. It`s Emmy news. Her show, "Martha Stewart Living," got nominated today for three daytime Emmy Awards, including Best Service Show Host. Now, since Stewart is starting five months of home detention, she`ll need to get permission from federal probation officers if she decides to attend the ceremony.
Also nominated today, the long-running soap "All My Children," which got the most nominations, with 18, including one for Best Drama Series. Now, Susan Lucci, who is a perennial nominee from the show, actually did not make the list this year. "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and "The View" are both nominated in 11 categories, including Best Talk Show, along with "Live With Regis & Kelly," "Dr. Phil" and "Soap Talk." The daytime Emmys will air May 20.
HAMMER: Well, now it`s time for the "SHOWBIZ Sitdown." We`ve got John Travolta, and he`s still cool. His new movie with Uma Thurman, "Be Cool," the sequel to "Get Shorty," of course, opens up this Friday. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson had the chance to talk to the man himself and joins us now from Los Angeles. Hello, Brooke.
BROOKE ANDERSON, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT: Hello, A.J. That`s right. John Travolta told me he really enjoyed making the sequel. We talked dancing with Uma, seeing a different side of The Rock, and we also talked about how he keeps his marriage to Kelly Preston strong.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): So this movie, John -- so funny! I was laughing out loud. And I was so excited to see you and Uma back together again.
JOHN TRAVOLTA, "BE COOL": Thanks. Yes, me, too.
ANDERSON: "Pulp Fiction" -- you have another wonderful dance scene. You don`t just dance with anybody. Uma must be pretty good, right?
TRAVOLTA: She is good. Uma can do anything, as we know. But I mean, it was fun being with her again.
ANDERSON: Yes. And I know some references in the movie are meant to be true to real life. One scene that really had the audience roaring when I saw it was you mentioning you were on "LARRY KING LIVE," our own Larry King on CNN, shared the show with Ariel Sharon. Did that really happen, or was that just part of the script?
TRAVOLTA: It was part of the script.
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UMA THURMAN: Steven, I want you to meet my very good friend...
TRAVOLTA: It`s an absolute honor to meet you.
THURMAN: ... Chili Palmer.
STEVEN TYLER, AEROSMITH: The Shylock (ph). Yes. I saw you on Larry King. It was you and...
TRAVOLTA: Ariel Sharon.
TYLER: That was a hell of a show.
TRAVOLTA: Oh, thanks, man.
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I just -- that was one of my favorite lines because, you know, the dichotomy, you know?
ANDERSON: It`s hilarious.
BRYANT: It`s hilarious.
ANDERSON: Yes, well, we had a really great time with that. Other than those scenes, what were some of your favorite parts about doing this film?
TRAVOLTA: I love the scene with The Rock, when he`s doing the scene from "Bring It On (ph)."
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DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON, "BE COOL": You guys have to go to nationals! What is this, hush money? We don`t need you. Why are you so mean! I`m just trying to be strong for my (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I`m trying to make it right! You want to make it right? Then when you go to nationals, bring it.
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ANDERSON: I loved the scenes with Vince because he`s so outrageous.
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VINCE VAUGHN, "BE COOL": I`m really looking at you. You got something stupid to say? Say it, so I can be done with you.
TRAVOLTA: Linda`s quit. She`s out of the Chicks (ph).
VAUGHN: I got an issue with that. She`s got five years left on her contract.
TRAVOLTA: I just canceled it.
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ANDERSON: Are you just itching to get back into the role of Chili?
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TRAVOLTA: Well, when I read the script, I was, only because, you know, it`s very -- without Elmore Leonard, Chili can`t exist, really. He`s got a very specific cadence, a very specific style. And that all has to be written in, you know? And so, yes, if it`s the right people writing it, then...
ANDERSON: Right. You guys have been married, what, 14 years?
TRAVOLTA: Well, I guess it`ll be -- it was `91.
ANDERSON: That`s a lifetime in Hollywood. What`s the secret to the success?
TRAVOLTA: Well, I mean, we have a lot of things that -- we rekindle our relationship every six months, every year, to find out what we need and want from each other. And we have Scientology to help us. I mean, we -- we have a lot of support. I mean, it just didn`t happen out of nowhere. Then you have to keep creating a relationship, otherwise it will fade away.
ANDERSON: Have to work at it.
TRAVOLTA: You do. And you have to want to create it.
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ANDERSON: A.J., Karyn, I sat down with the rest of the cast of "Be Cool." It`s an A-list group -- Vince Vaughn, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Cedric The Entertainer. And you can catch my interviews with those guys on Friday.
HAMMER: All right. We`re looking forward to it. Thanks very much, Brooke.
BRYANT: Well, Missy Elliott (ph) has Wednesday night fever. Who will work it into a recording contract on her reality show? It`s "The Road to Stardom" finale, and it is coming up.
HAMMER: Put my thing down, flip and it reverse it. And then there were fewer. Four wannabe "Idols" are going home tonight. Who will they be? We`re going to take to the "Buzz Bench."
BRYANT: Now tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly" "Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Put on your thinking cap for this one. "Melrose Place" was actually a spin-off on "90210." Which "Melrose" character served as the link between the two? Was it, A...
HAMMER: Easy! Easy!
BRYANT: Quiet over there! -- A, Jake, B, Amanda, C, Billy, or D, Joe? We will be right back with the answer.
HAMMER: I know! I know!
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HAMMER: Welcome back. So once again, today`s "Entertainment Weekly" pop culture quiz. "Melrose Place" was actually a spin-off of "90210." So which "Melrose" character served as the link between the two? I told you this was easy. It was either Jake, Amanda, Billy or Joe? Of course, the answer is A, Jake.
BRYANT: Mr. Smarty-Pants over there! Time now for "SHOWBIZ Shorts," a look at more stories making news tonight. Sarah sings. This new Gap ad starts running tomorrow, and yes, that is Sarah Jessica Parker`s own voice. It`s her first signing gig since 1997, when she was on Broadway.
J.Lo produces. Jennifer Lopez will executive produce a drama pilot for UPN called "South Beach." It`s about three young people in Miami. Now, "The Hollywood Reporter" revealed today that Lopez will oversee the show but will not star in it.
HAMMER: Yes, it`s 15 minutes past the hour and time now for the "SHOWBIZ Showdown." Are some video games too hot for kids? That`s what we`re talking about tonight. The governor of Illinois is calling for laws that would make it a crime for stores to sell or rent video games to kids if they`re under the age of 18 if those games contain certain sex or violence. That brings us to tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showdown" question. Video games: Should states regulate them? And joining us live, Washington, D.C., lawyer and lobbyist Jack Burkman, who says, No, states should not regulate video games, and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Amy Kean, who says, Yes, states should regulate video games.
Amy, we`re going to start with you. Why should video games be regulated now?
AMY KEAN, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT: Well, it`s come to the point where they really need to regulate it because, you know, we -- the video game industry has come up with an elaborate rating system, where they have everything from -- you know, for -- E for Everyone, T for Teen and M for Mature. About 12 percent of the games -- and interesting enough, you know, the most popular games are M for Mature, yet there`s no reinforcement in terms of retailers. Kids can go into any store in this country and buy games that are rated M for Mature. So it`s -- there`s no point to have a rating system if it`s not enforced.
HAMMER: All right, get in there, Jack. You disagree.
JACK BURKMAN, J.M. BURKMAN & ASSOC.: Well, A.J., you have to understand, this isn`t Stalin`s Russia. It`s not Hitler`s Germany. When you reach this point, where you want to regulate video games, what`s next? You want to have books? You want to have movies? I mean, how far do you want to go?
I`m all for more morals in the society, and I`ll be the first to say that Hollywood has a lot of problems. But look, this is an excuse for bad parenting, bad parents out there...
KEAN: No.
BURKMAN: ... who want to park their kids in front of that. They want a handy little symbol.
KEAN: But...
BURKMAN: All this does is make it easier for bad parenting. And I`ll tell you something else. The governors want to do this. They -- you know, it`s good politics, people like it. But it`s also money because...
KEAN: No.
BURKMAN: ... they`re going to tax these companies more. They`re going to collect fees and fines. They`re going to shake them down for money...
KEAN: Right, but the point...
BURKMAN: The lobbyists are going...
KEAN: Can I say something here?
BURKMAN: ... to get into this.
HAMMER: OK...
BURKMAN: It`s a money-making thing.
KEAN: But -- but Jack...
HAMMER: OK, go ahead, Amy.
KEAN: ... what the problem here, is that, you know, no child can walk into a store in this country and buy cigarettes, pornography or alcohol without showing some sort of -- you know, ID that they`re old enough. So why shouldn`t we do the same thing with video games?
BURKMAN: Well, because...
KEAN: When video games depict violence...
BURKMAN: ... you have the 1st Amendment...
KEAN: ... and sex...
BURKMAN: The answer is because -- the answer is because you have the 1st Amendment. The question is, where do you go next? Do you want to do the same thing for books?
KEAN: Right. But what is the point -- absolutely -- no, because -- the point is, in this country...
BURKMAN: Children read books.
KEAN: Sixty-nine percent of children between 13 and 16 are able to buy M-rated videos. And so clearly, it`s not working. Despite the fact that, you know, you`re supposed to be able show ID, the retailers aren`t enforcing that...
(CROSSTALK)
KEAN: ... because they`re making money.
HAMMER: OK, guys, let me jump in for a second. "Grand Theft Auto San Andreas," one of the games that has really sparked a lot of this controversy...
KEAN: Yes.
HAMMER: In the game, the players assume the identity of a gang banger who steals cars, has sex with prostitutes and kill each other. Now, Jack, if this were a movie, there would be an R rating attached to that. What`s the difference there?
BURKMAN: Well, the difference is, where do you draw the line? When you reach the point where the government wants to step in and control something like video games, then there will be another a contingent of people who will say, Come on, let`s do it for books...
KEAN: No, we`re just talking about...
BURKMAN: ... let`s do it for tapes...
KEAN: ... protecting children!
BURKMAN: ... let`s do it for -- well, but your argument is, Well, 69 percent of kids between ages 13 and 16 do this. But 69 percent of kids between ages 13 and 16 do a lot of things. If the government...
KEAN: I know, but I...
BURKMAN: ... and the state...
KEAN: I`m not saying that this should...
BURKMAN: Well, yes, but it -- you`re going to create -- if the government is going to engage in the business of regulating everything that 70 percent of kids do, you`re going to have...
KEAN: No, but I think -- I think...
BURKMAN: ... everything in the society...
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: OK, Jack, let Amy get in there.
KEAN: What I want to say is that, you know, the world has changed a lot. You know, when video games came out when I was a child, we had Donkey Kong, Pacman. And now children have, you know, the availability of thousands of different opportunities in terms of video games, games on the Internet, you know, cable television. It`s really hard to parent right now.
HAMMER: Well, let me ask you something, Amy...
KEAN: So why don`t we make it easier by at least trying to enforce the rating system? I mean, what...
(CROSSTALK)
BURKMAN: We need better parents.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: Let me jump in. Amy, Jack, let me jump in for one second because just today, the gaming industry has put a new E-10-plus rating out, which is going to better help the parents make those decisions.
Unfortunately, we`re out of time. I`d like to pursue this some more. Always a question how much is too far when the government is jumping in. Washington lawyer and lobbyist Jack Burkman, thank you for joining in chiming in tonight.
BURKMAN: Thanks, A.J.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Amy Kean, as well.
And now your thoughts, please. Video games: Should states regulate them? And we`d like to know what you have to say. You can vote by going to cnn.com/showbiztonight. You got more to tell us, e-mail us, showbiztonight@cnn.com is the address. Some of what you had to say is coming up later in the show.
BRYANT: Well, we have this just in to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Move over, Brad and Jen. Another Hollywood couple is calling it quits. We learned minutes ago Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards are getting a divorce. Denise is pregnant with the couple`s second child. She`s due in June. They have a daughter named Sam who turns a year old next Wednesday. Charlie and Denise have been married for almost three years. Now, Denise`s agent, Chuck James, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT minutes ago that, quote, "Out of respect for all parties, this is a private matter."
Well, we have a hip hop showdown. Words may have fueled another feud and the firing of shots. Now, even if you are not a hip hop fan, you`re going to want to know what went down and why.
HAMMER: And we`ll "House" you. An exclusive look at the drama making Fox executives happy on Tuesdays. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT makes a house call to "House."
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BRYANT: Well, is it game over for 50 Cent? 50 says he`s cutting ties with The Game. That is the new young rapper 50 helped turn into a No. 1 hit maker. Now, not only that, there was a suspicious shooting on the same night 50 made the announcement. No one was killed, but it appears violence is again intruding into the world of hip hop.
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BRYANT: (voice-over): Rapper 50 Cent and his protege, The Game, appear to be chummy in their video for The Game`s debut single, "How We Do." But those days are apparently over, and a feud between the two rap superstars may have already gotten violent. It all went down on a snowy Monday night outside the New York City radio station Hot 97. Police say a man was shot in the leg, while inside the station, 50 Cent was giving an interview. A short time before the shooting, 50 Cent announced on the air that he was kicking The Game out of his G-Unit clique.
Police say they have no idea what exactly led to the shooting, but they suspect friends of The Game heard what 50 said on the air, went to the station and were met by members of 50s entourage. And when it was over, a man was shot. 50 cent has the No. 1 song this week, called "Candy Shop." It`s the first single from "The Massacre," which comes out tomorrow. In a recent interview 50 Cent talked about jealousy among his fellow rappers.
50 CENT: Rap world, they`re watching me have so much success that it`s beginning to bother them, you know? And our plan is to have so much more success that they just hate me.
BRYANT: Which leaves hip hop fans wondering: will this incident affect 50`s sales? Will it affect those of the rapper he mentored? And will hip hop fans have to worry that yet another beef may end up claiming the life of another rap superstar?
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BRYANT: Some people say this violence is just the latest example of hip hop getting out of control. Is the feud for real, or is it all a ploy to sell records? Joining us now is CNN`s pop culture correspondent, Toure. What`s the deal, real or fake?
KOLO TOURE, CNN POP CULTURE CORRESPONDENT: Well, part of the thing that makes me think is that you can take a brother out the ghetto, but that doesn`t mean you can take the ghetto out the brother.
BRYANT: OK.
TOURE: You know? I mean, and these are two guys from a lower social strata than we`re used to seeing in hip hop.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: I think it`s genuine that they genuinely don`t like each other. It`s not a marketing ploy. But it will help push both of them up some. But you know, I`m not sure this is going to be super-violent, super- problematic. I mean, it`s already gotten more violent than I want it to be.
BRYANT: Right. Right.
TOURE: I mean, a lot of people don`t understand most beef in hip hop does not turn violent. Think about Jay-Z...
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: ... and Nas. Think...
BRYANT: The problem is, people do remember Biggie and Tupac.
TOURE: Yes. Absolutely.
BRYANT: And that`s huge.
TOURE: But they don`t realize, battling is a valuable, important part of hip hop history.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: I mean, KRS-One and Mellie Mel, Jay-Z and Naz revitalized both of their careers. Eminem and Banzino provided lots of great songs that whole summer.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: So I mean, this is an important part, just as long as it doesn`t turn violent.
BRYANT: Right. Right. That`s the thing. You know, and the thing is, is unfortunately, violence does sell. The youth does like to get involved in that gangsta hard tough stuff. I mean, Ice cube Started NWA. The guy was going to college...
TOURE: Right.
BRYANT: ... and in the meantime is talking about cop killing and all that. I mean, it`s...
TOURE: Well, 50 Cent gets so much out of bullying the other rappers. He starts out bullying Ja Rule...
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: ... practically ending his career. Now he`s going after Nas and Fat Joe...
BRYANT: Yes.
TOURE: ... Jadakiss. He gets so much out of being this pumped-up bully guy.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: And we love that! We love the tough guy in hip hop.
BRYANT: We do love the tough guy! Toure, we love you, too.
(LAUGHTER)
BRYANT: He`s our pop culture correspondent, Toure. Thanks for joining us.
TOURE: Thank you.
BRYANT: A.J.
HAMMER: All right, guys. Peacock plucked. NBC purged from its perch at the top of the ratings. We`re going to tell you what happened and why. And they went ga-ga at "The Pacifier" premier. The details coming when we come back.
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HUGH LAURIE, PLAYS DR. GREGORY HOUSE: Welcome to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Gregory House, M.D.
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BRYANT: "Open House." SHOWBIZ TONIGHT got your exclusive behind-the- scenes look at Fox`s new hit drama.
HAMMER: And tonight, Missy`s choice. Who will she sign to her label? It`s the "Road to Stardom" finale.
MISSY ELLIOTT: What`s up, y`all? This is Missy Missy (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Elliott. And if it happened today, it happens on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, holla.
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer.
BRYANT: And I`m Karyn Bryant.
Here are tonight`s hot headlines.
Lindsey Lohan is setting the record straight in "W" magazine. Lohan says she has smoked pot but never tried cocaine because, quote, "I`ve seen her father, I`ve seen how it messes up families," end quote.
HAMMER: "All My Children" up for all the Emmys. The soap scored a leading 18 nominations for the daytime Emmy awards announced today. "The View" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" each got even nominations in the talk show categories.
BRYANT: We now want to repeat some breaking news that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT told you just minutes ago. Denise Richards has filed for divorce from Charlie Sheen. Now, Denise is pregnant with the couple`s second child. She is due in June. They already have a daughter named Sam, who turns a year old next Wednesday. Charlie and Denise have been married for almost three years. Denise`s agent, Chuck James, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that the couple is not making details public. We`ll be talking about this with our buzz bench coming up.
And we told you earlier that the governor of Illinois has introduced legislation that would make it a crime to sell or rent video games to kids under 18 if the game contains sexual or violent content. We`ve been asking you to vote on that in tonight`s question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them? Keep voting at cnn.com/showbiztonight, and send your e-mails to showbiztonight@cnn.com. We`ll share some of what you had to say at 55 past the hour.
HAMMER: Well, it`s go time tonight as Missy Elliott makes her final choice on UPN`s "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott." The final three contestants, Deltrice, Jessica, and Matthew will face off in front of Missy, the judges, and a live audience. Who`s going to win? Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asked Missy what she`ll be looking for when she makes her final choice.
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ELLIOTT: Because you can -- I heard great singers all the time. Personality matters, your attitude. Those play almost bigger points to me than the talent. Because if you listen to the radio these days, and you don`t, you barely even kind of hear talent like back in the Motown days. That was real talent. Like, you get artists going in there, going in the dance studios and rehearsing. You don`t get that anymore.
But not to say that, you know, you don`t have to have talent. But I think the personality is, the attitude, being able to capture people, being able to get on that stage and grab people`s attention is important to me.
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HAMMER: On the line tonight, they`re not going to get that fantastic pink hat, but they will get a record contract and a single with Missy`s label, plus, $100,000.
BRYANT: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT makes a house call to "House," the new hit show on Fox. We`re going behind the scenes with the stars, who are our special tour guides.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PAGING DR. HOUSE")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I understand my doctor`s consider my decision to be completely idiotic.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why are you doing this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But I am convinced I know more than they do. I took a biology course in high school. I assume that`s -- yes.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HUGH LAURIE, PLAYS DR. GREGORY HOUSE: Welcome, viewers of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is my office. Gregory House, M.D. How to be a doctor 101, medical terms made simple. I`ve been told never to open these files. They contain the last will and testaments of (UNINTELLIGIBLE) members of the Nixon cabinet. These are X-rays. There`s -- one of the switches -- oh, the...
Gads, I never knew that.
So normally, on an average day, actors will be standing sort of here, or possibly here. See what I mean?
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PAGING DR. HOUSE")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is why I don`t waste money on shrinks, because you give me all these really great insights for free..
LISA EDELSEIN, PLAYS DR. LISA CUDDY: Shrink. If you would consider going to a shrink, I would pay for it myself.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
EDELSTEIN: Hi, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is the nurse`s station where Dr. House and his crew come through and harass people and try to get what they need.
Here`s a room where we see patients, and sometimes we see patients die.
This is Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer. They play two of the doctors on our show.
JESSE SPENCER, PLAYS DR. ROBERT CHASE: Yes.
JENNIFER MORRISON: She`s our boss.
EDELSTEIN: They`re so attractive that if you actually were to get ill, you`d have something nice to look at.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PAGING DR. HOUSE," FOX)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We should stop the antibiotics.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s too soon to say they`re not having an effect.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They`re having an effect.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SPENCER: Hello, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is our lab, come in and check it out, see what`s on the slab. This is where we pretend to run all sorts of titers and pipettes and tests, and -- which makes us look really studious and really smart, whereas actually we have no idea what we`re doing.
MORRISON: Lots of little tubes. They usually fill this with stuff that looks like pee. But (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Here`s our fake pee. Fake pee.
LAURIE: Thank you for watching. Thank you for being interested, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT viewers. And I hope you`ll enjoy the show, Tuesday nights at 9:00 on Fox.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
BRYANT: That was a nice little treat, a little behind-the-scenes look.
HAMMER: And we got to see the fake pee. Can`t go wrong there.
All right, Karyn, it is...
BRYANT: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
HAMMER: ... time now for more SHOWBIZ shorts.
Yes, hit that sound, the sound of heavy metal and mutual funds, together at last. Motley Crue rang in the closing bell on Wall Street today. I kid you not. Even Nicky Sixx was there. They were celebrating selling massive amounts of tickets for their Red, White, and Crue tour.
Well, some other rock stars didn`t ring a bell with Queen Elizabeth yesterday. There she is, meeting Eric Clapton, and asking him what he does for a living. Same goes for Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and Brian May. Brian May, of course, the guy who happened to play in a band called Queen. Clapton says it was just great to meet her anyway, and he wouldn`t expect her to know who any of them are.
BRYANT: Still ahead, more on the breaking news that pregnant Denise Richards has filed for divorce from Charlie Sheen. Also, Star Jones thinks a queen of a different sort is a real drag. Why the fur is flying. That`s all coming up on the buzz bench.
HAMMER: And a new album at the top of the music charts. Who bumped Ray Charles? We`re going to tell you next.
BRENDA STRONG: This is my Ali Rickini (ph) of Monatillier (ph) on La Brea (ph), and he`s an extraordinary designer that I personally recently discovered,, but who`s been around a long time (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I`m happy to be wearing him.
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BRYANT: Time now for tonight`s edition of the buzz bench. Our hot topic tonight includes the breaking news that Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen are getting divorced. Also on the docket, a domestic diva and a star`s queen.
HAMMER: Joining our buzz bench tonight, "The New York Times"` Lola Oggunaike, comedian and TV personality Chuck Nice, yes, he is, and "New York" magazine`s Sarah Bernard.
Lola, we just reported this news a little earlier on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, yet another Hollywood marriage breaking apart, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.
LOLA OGGUNAIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": First Brad and Jen, and now this. It`s over. Apparently, Denise Richards filed for a divorce today, and the thing that`s even crazier is that she`s pregnant with their second child. So she`s, in effect, going to be a single mom.
BRYANT: Did anybody see this coming?
OGGUNAIKE: No.
SARAH BERNARD, "NEW YORK" MAGAZINE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
CHUCK NICE, COMEDIAN: I got to say that, quite frankly, the fact that we still refer to her as Denise Richards ticked me off a lot.
(CROSSTALK)
NICE: She never became Denise Sheen. That lets you know, she didn`t have any plans to stick up.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, she may have informal papers. You don`t know, she may have just kept her name for work.
BERNARD: I think this just proves that the guys don`t change. Right? I mean, we just have to realize this. This guy was bad news from a long time ago. We heard that he was...
NICE: All of a sudden?
BERNARD: ... unfaithful beforehand.
(CROSSTALK)
NICE: We know, we know nothing, but it`s his fault.
OGGUNAIKE: But it`s his fault.
BERNARD: It`s always his fault, that`s my rule.
(CROSSTALK)
NICE: I`m shocked that a woman would have that view.
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: ... was supposed to have made him a better man, and now this.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don`t think so.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... hard partying, hard-living guy.
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: ... that was in the `80s.
HAMMER: I guess it ultimately comes down to the question, can Hollywood marriages last? And a little earlier tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, we had John Travolta saying, Yes, you know, you just have to take care of things, and...
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: ... John Travolta, their 20s Brads and Jens and Jennifer Lopez`s...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And Charlie`s and Denise`s.
OGGUNAIKE: ... and Chris Judd, and...
BRYANT: It`s just, it`s just, the thing is, I don`t know that anybody`s ever surprised by this. It`s just in this case is very unfortunate, being that she`s pregnant. And they just, you know, the classic line, they seemed so happy.
HAMMER: Yes. Well, the story will unfold (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BERNARD: There`s some sort of curse when celebrities go on magazines and talk about how happy they are, you know...
(CROSSTALK)
BERNARD: ... that, exactly, that means they`re...
(CROSSTALK)
BERNARD: ... going to break up.
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: ... and talk about how happy they are.
(CROSSTALK)
NICE: I just want to know when they split up, going to keep the porn collection?
BERNARD: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BRYANT: I think that`s marital property, so it`s 50-50.
NICE: Oh, OK.
BRYANT: We`re, we, you know, speaking of property, Martha Stewart soon will be just in her own property. She`s allowed to pick one building in her estate. She`s getting out of prison. She`s going to be on house arrest. And, you know, she`s supposedly lost 20 pounds. She`s going to come out, you know, looking fabulous. She may be doing a reality show. What`s your take on Martha Stewart right now?
NICE: I`m looking for big things from Martha Stewart, namely, more crime. So, yes, I`m hoping that she`ll be able to parlay this into bigger and better crimes, maybe a bank robbery, a carjacking. And then hopefully, since her street cred is up, she`ll be able to parlay that into, like, a rap career or host of the Source awards.
BERNARD: Well, the thing is...
HAMMER: Again, since people never change...
(CROSSTALK)
BERNARD: ... in prison, she probably learned a few things anyway, right?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
BERNARD: I think she does now, but one of the things...
(CROSSTALK)
BERNARD: ... that she`s been so great about is who she`s going to be working with from now on. I mean, we know about Mark Burnett. But Susan Line (ph), who used to be the head of ABC, and greenlit "Desperate Housewives," who is actually out of a job, believe it or not, after that, Martha quickly scooped her up, and she`s now running Martha Stewart Omnimedia. So she`s had some really great people...
(CROSSTALK)
BERNARD: ... behind her.
OGGUNAIKE: ... best thing that could have happened to her. She lost 20 pounds, she`s got street cred, as you pointed out. And she has two hot new shows that are about to debut. I mean, come on.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: I just can`t wait to...
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: ... five months, sit in jail, I`ll go to jail for five months if I can lose 20 pounds.
HAMMER: Speaking of, speaking of hot, let`s move to Star Jones, Star Jones Reynolds, I`m sorry.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Star Jones Reynolds.
HAMMER: OK, in a little...
OGGUNAIKE: Speaking of 20 pounds.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) potentially involved with a legal situation. PETA, the organization that campaigns against the use of real fur, is going to -- they`re putting this ad together featuring Flotilla DeBarge, Flotilla DeBarge...
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: ... is a -- it`s a drag queen. Now, there is Flotilla DeBarge, there is Star Jones...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wait, I`m sorry, which one`s Flotilla?
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: And that is the problem. Star is saying, You can`t do this. Her lawyers are saying, You can`t do this. You know, First Amendment rights aside, this goes beyond that. The lawyers for PETA saying, Yes, we can. Sarah?
BERNARD: Well, I think the funniest thing about this story, first of all, you know, is, PETA obviously has a sense of humor with their tactics. But the great thing about it is, it`s the only way for the lawyers, Star`s lawyers, to be upset is if they really think that the two of them look alike. You know, otherwise, they would just say, This is ridiculous, I don`t know why you`re even making this comparison. There isn`t any. But for the lawyers to be this upset, she`s acknowledging the fact that they look identical.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: Chuck is incredulous.
NICE: I can`t believe this is happening. I mean, you know, honestly, that is the highest form of praise there is. I wish there was a drag queen out there that would impersonate Chuck Nice.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You just might be giving somebody an idea tonight. That`s great.
(CROSSTALK)
OGGUNAIKE: Don`t you want that drag queen to be, like, 6-3 and 300 and something pounds that was impersonating you? I don`t know.
NICE: Absolutely.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The bigger the better.
NICE: Absolutely, the bigger the better.
HAMMER: It is starting a dialogue. PETA has invited Star to come look at the videos that they have, and they`re, they`ve offered her some free fake fur.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right, right, if that`s the key, right? You have to offer her something for free...
(CROSSTALK)
BRYANT: OK, we`re going to wrap it up. But you know what, Chuck, one last thing. She said Star Jones Reynolds, so that means it`s going to last, according to you.
NICE: Absolutely right.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: All right, thanks to the buzz bench tonight, Sarah Bernard from "New York" magazine, Chuck Nice, comedian, television personality, and the lovely Lola Oggunaike, Lola Oggunaike from "The New York Times." Thank you for stopping by.
Vin Diesel a baby sitter? Yes, we`ve got ourselves one and then headed to the premiere of this, of his new movie. Hah?
BRYANT: We got a baby sitter, A.J., and then we went to the movies.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: "The pacifier" is the movie, and that`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I guess I didn`t get it.
BRYANT: And NBC certainly not pacified by its recent ratings. The February sweep numbers are out. We`ll take a closer look.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
BRYANT: Oh, yes. That is former B2K front man Omarion. His solo debut album, "O," came out in the number one spot on "Billboard"`s top 100 chart today. Omarion says tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that love is, quote, "always the topic," unquote. But ladies, we`ve also got some bad news for you. The 20-year-old bachelor says he`s not looking down to settle down just yet.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
OMARION: It really is hard for me right now to have a relationship. I mean, don`t get me wrong, I would like to, you know, sit down every now and then, get a cup of tea or something like that. But it`s really hard for me to have a relationship, because women require a lot of time, and that`s something that I don`t have right now.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BRYANT: The other bestsellers this week, Ray Charles slipped to the number two spot. Grammy winner Green Day taking the number three spot, followed by The Game and Tori Amos`s new album, "The Beekeeper."
HAMMER: Well, tonight, Fox is at the top of the charts in television. Fox has won the February ratings. That`s the very first time that the network has won a so-called sweeps period. And the once-invincible, must- see NBC came in fourth.
So why did this all happen? And what does it all mean? Joining us live is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT contributor Julia Boorstin, who covers the entertainment industry for "Fortune" magazine.
Julia, let`s throw up the numbers and take a look at how everything`s stacked up in terms of the ratings and who came in where. Of course, we see Fox in first. It was CBS in second place, ABC in third place, NBC in the basement. How`d that happen to them?
JULIA BOORSTIN, "FORTUNE" MAGAZINE: NBC fell far. I mean, as know, NBC lost "Friends," and "Friends" was a huge ratings boost for NBC. So it really has struggled in the past couple years to fill that spot. It just hasn`t had any of the big wins. And it doesn`t carry any of the big games like the Super Bowl, and it doesn`t carry the Oscars.
So without that, it`s really struggled.
HAMMER: Well, how will this actually translate in terms of dollars? You know, the ratings are based on this. But will they take a financial hit because now they are number four, hey?
BOORSTIN: Advertisers definitely care about ratings. Ratings translate into eyeballs, and advertisers want to reach as many people as possible. But at the end of the day, NBC probably won`t be suffering that much financially. One reason why is that shows like "Friends" cost a fortune to make. If you just think about how much money they had to pay all the stars of "Friends," they`re saving that money. So they`re not -- may not be getting such high rates for their ads, but they`re not spending a fortune on each of those shows.
HAMMER: OK, but Fox, the big winner. How did they get to number one? What was it that really did it for them?
BOORSTIN: Well, one secret for February, it was the Super Bowl, 86.1 million viewers tuned in to the Super Bowl, which is huge. But it`s not just the Super Bowl. The ratings and the sweeps, everyone takes everything else into consideration. Look at American Idol." It`s in its fourth season, and it`s still doing great.
HAMMER: And so there`s dollars, the big money that Fox spends on getting the rights to have the Super Bowl, it actually does pay off, doesn`t it?
BOORSTIN: It does pay off. But I think that the advertisers look at the big picture as well. And Fox has done really well. They`ve shown not only can they do reality TV and continue to do the same shows and get great ratings for that, but they can also do drama. "O.C." is in its second season. It`s doing great. And they`ve had these big hits with shows like "House" and "24."
HAMMER: OK, thanks a lot for the insight, Julia Boorstin, who is from SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, our contributor, who also covers the entertainment industry for "Fortune" magazine -- Karyn.
BRYANT: Vin Diesel, normally a tough guy assassin type in films like "Triple X" and "Chronicles of Riddick," makes his comedic debut in "The Pacifier." Diesel stars as a fierce Navy SEAL assigned to protect five unruly children of an assassinated government scientist. "The Pacifier" had its premiere last night in Hollywood, where co-star Brad Garrett`s old buddies from "Everybody Loves Raymond" showed up. That`s where we caught up with Vin and Brad and asked, Why do a family comedy?
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
VIN DIESEL, "THE PACIFIER": Because I haven`t done a movie that my niece and nephew could see, my godchildren could see. I remember the movies that we went to see as a family together. And that experience, I think, is cool. And that experience, I wanted to contribute to.
BRAD GARRETT, "THE PACIFIER": I have a 5 and 6-year-old. So once they saw how I wrestled in this movie, I think they know that, you know, Daddy has problems.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BRYANT: "The Pacifier" opens nationwide this Friday.
HAMMER: Kirstie Alley proves she`s a good sport. That`s coming up in laughter dark.
BRYANT: And there`s still time for you to sound off on tonight`s question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them? You can vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight, or e-mail us what`s on your mind at showbiztonight@cnn.com. We`ll read some of your thoughts live next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
HAMMER: They`ve been talking all day, and we`ve been listening. Now, as we do every night on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the best from today`s talk shows.
BRYANT: Today on "The Tony Danza Show," Mike Keefer (ph), the kid known as the big mess chef, was cooking again. But first, he had to explain why he had a black eye.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "THE TONY DANZA SHOW")
TONY DANZA, HOST: Old story.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I forgot what I was doing (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
DANZA: OK, so forget that, then.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because I was coming back, and then he hit me with the golf club. And I didn`t know there -- I would have been more careful if I would have known I was going to be on the show...
DANZA: Oh, yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... because my mom didn`t tell me till the way on the emergency room, so...
DANZA: Ah-ha, oh, I see. Well, you know, Mikey, actually this is good, you know. When I was a fighter, I used to -- and looked to get something like that so the girls would like it, you know, and they`d be sympathetic, see? You ever getting any sympathy from the ladies?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
DANZA: No. OK. All right, well...
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Well, the sympathy ploy doesn`t always work.
Time to get your laugh on now in laughter dark. As we do every night, we bring you the late-night laughs that you just might have missed.
BRYANT: Kirstie Alley is out promoting her new show, "Fat Actress," and she stopped by "The Late Show With David Letterman" and proved that she`s not afraid to laugh at herself.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN," CBS)
DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST: And when people like myself would make jokes about you being fat?
KIRSTIE ALLEY, "FAT ACTRESS": Oh, God, I thought it was so funny.
LETTERMAN: See, Paul, there you go.
ALLEY: I did.
PAUL SCHAEFFER: Somebody with a sense of humor for a change.
ALLEY: Yes, it made me want to party in your pants.
LETTERMAN: What?
Even with you in there, it wouldn`t be that crowded.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Oh, he`s so self-deprecating, Dave is.
Well, throughout the show here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, we`ve been asking you to vote online on our question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them?
Let`s take a look at how the vote`s going so far. Thirty-one percent of you say yes, states should regulate video games, 69 percent say no, the states should not regulate video games.
You`ve also been sending us your e-mails on the question. Here are a few.
James from Kansas writes, "I believe the rating system currently in use is sufficient for video games."
And Anthony wrote us from South Carolina to say, "They should to some degree treat them like adult magazines and display the on a high shelf out of the eyesight of children."
Thank you very much for your input.
Remember, can you continue to vote by going to cnn.com/showbiztonight. You can also e-mail us additional thoughts at showbiztonight@cnn.com.
BRYANT: Time to see what`s playing on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT this week. Let`s take a look at the SHOWBIZ marquee.
ANNOUNCER: He`s a big guy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And my personal favorite, "The Pacifier."
ANNOUNCER: With a big voice.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`ve got, what -- oh, my God.
ANNOUNCER: He`s Diesel powered, Vin Diesel. See how this "Triple X" star gets a little more G-rated. It`s a Diesel day on Thursday on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Also tomorrow, we cheered her in Boston, and she brought Chicago to Broadway. And now she`s in the courtroom. Bebe Neuwirth on the new "Law and Order," and she`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
She is coming out this Friday, Martha Stewart, a free woman again. But first, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT takes you behind bars with never-before-seen prison footage, Friday on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MARTHA STEWART: I would like to be back as early in March as possible.
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HAMMER: Hey, early in March, she`s getting it. You`re excited for Martha to come back.
BRYANT: I am. I love Martha Stewart`s television show. I...
HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) do the recipes (UNINTELLIGIBLE)?
BRYANT: Some of the things I love to cook. I think her show is fantastic.
HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), because, you know, the little ankle bracelet she`s going to be wearing will be all the rage.
BRYANT: Maybe.
HAMMER: Maybe they`ll be knocking them out.
BRYANT: Maybe. Maybe not.
HAMMER: All right.
And we will see you right here tomorrow.
Headline Prime continues next with "NANCY GRACE."
BRYANT: But first, an update from Headline News in Atlanta.
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Lindsay tells all.
KARYN BRYANT, CO-HOST: And Travolta puts on his dancing shoes again. I`m Karyn Bryant.
HAMMER: And I`m A.J. Hammer. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
BRYANT: Tonight: Rumors put to rest. Lindsay Lohan dishes on her demeanor, her dad and drugs.
HAMMER: Does a beef lead to bullets? Another apparent hip hop feud. Why you need to listen up, even if you don`t know the music.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the nominees are...
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BRYANT: Soap`s up! Daytime deals out Emmy noms. Did Martha make the cut?
HAMMER: Plus, tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showdown." Sell video games, go to jail? It could happen. We`ll discuss it live.
BRYANT: And still cool. John Travolta`s getting up on the dance floor again. And he`s sitting down with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER: Hey, what`s up, y`all? This is Cedric "The Entertainer." And if it happens today, it`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer, and you`re at the top of the show.
BRYANT: I`m Karyn Bryant. We are live with you from Headline Prime studios in New York City for the next hour.
HAMMER: Tonight, Lindsay Lohan`s confessions, from drugs to dad.
BRYANT: The teen queen is opening up for the first time about all the behind-the-scenes buzz that has been swirling around her life, and she`s telling it all to "W" magazine.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BRYANT (voice-over): She`s tired of the rumors, so in April`s issue of "W" magazine, Lindsay Lohan sets the record straight on her drama (ph) dad, her party girl ways, and how she stays so thin. For the first time, Lindsay is speaking out about her father, Michael Lohan, whose latest fiasco was totalling his car and getting arrested for allegedly driving drunk.
He`s also spent time in jail for fraud, assault, and has admitted to struggling with drug and alcohol abuse. But Lindsay says that actually set her straight. Lindsay tells "W," quote, "I`m not going to deny the fact that I tried pot. I hated it. But I`ve never tried cocaine. I`ve seen my father. I`ve seen how it messes up families."
Her dad recently said he wants a cut of the money Lindsay`s mom gets from her, 15 percent of her earnings, as a manager. But Lindsay says he deserves nothing. She says, quote, "He didn`t do anything for my career except go out and not come home at night and make my mom and me stay up and wonder where he was, and then show up three days later."
Lindsay also speaks frankly about rumors she`s anorexic, saying, quote, "People lose weight when they grow up. They lose their baby fat."
(END VIDEOTAPE)
BRYANT: And that is not all Lindsay had to say. Joining us live on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is "W" magazine senior features editor Robert Haskell. Thanks for joining us, Robert. Why is it that Lindsay finally decided to talk?
ROBERT HASKELL, SENIOR EDITOR, "W" MAGAZINE: Well, I just think that it really hit a critical mass. In the weeks before our interview, so much happened in the press. Michael Lohan came out against Lindsay and her mother. I think that she just had it. She needed to say something.
BRYANT: Yes, why didn`t she come out sooner, though? In a way, you think, with all these allegations, you know, about her father and -- why not just jump right in, right when it happened?.
HASKELL: Well, you know, I think that the general rule is to say as little as possible, not to dignify all the ugly commentary with a response. But you know, she said to me, you know, I`ve always thought that the more you defend yourself, the more you look guilty. But at this point, I don`t think that she can take it anymore.
BRYANT: Isn`t that tricky. It`s true, the more -- you know, that you protest too much, and now you`re guilty, you know?
HASKELL: Exactly. Exactly.
BRYANT: I want to talk about a quote she gave, talking about her father and the possibility that there might be a reality television show.
HASKELL: Right.
BRYANT: And the quote is, "Whatever. As sick as it sounds, a reality show might help. At least then people could get to the truth." Now, is this -- was this said in earnest or did...
HASKELL: No. Lindsay was being a bit sarcastic. I mean, the fact is, Lindsay has no interest in that reality show. This is a man, Michael Lohan, who has 14 court orders preventing him from even contacting his daughter. So I don`t even know how he`s going to really make that reality show happen. But on the other hand, she did say, Look, there`s so much out there that just isn`t true...
BRYANT: Right.
HASKELL: ... at least a little reality might bring a little reality to situation.
BRYANT: Certainly. Certainly. And there are lots of rumors about her -- that she`s a diva on set, that she`s out partying all night, getting drunk, getting crazy. How does she respond to that?
HASKELL: She says, Look, I`m 18. I go out dancing. Is that a big surprise? Should everybody be so horrified? The fact is, she is like a lot of other kids her age.
BRYANT: She just happens to be, you know...
HASKELL: In the spotlight.
BRYANT: ... followed around by cameras and everything. OK.
HASKELL: That`s right.
BRYANT: Well, great. Well, thanks for joining us. Robert Haskell -- he`s a senior features editor at "W" magazine -- A.J.
HAMMER: Well, tonight, we have inside details on Martha Stewart`s life from the creator of "The Apprentice," who`s developing an "Apprentice" spin-off for Martha. Stewart gets out of prison, of course, in less than 48 hours. And this is after serving a five-month sentence for securities fraud. Well, now, for the very first time, we find out exclusively how inmate No. 55170054 has been coping behind bars. "Apprentice" creator Mark Burnett, who visited Martha behind bars in West Virginia, tells CNN`s "PEOPLE IN THE NEWS" the domestic diva has been doing something usually left to the hired help.
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MARK BURNETT, "THE APPRENTICE: MARTHA STEWART": When I was there, she was asked to clean the floor-waxing machine the afternoon after I was leaving. And that`s a crappy job, getting that wax off that old floor machine. She embraced it -- Well, this afternoon, I`m going to clean the machine, some paraffin, some turpentine, a wire brush. I know exactly how to do it. Martha embraces everything.
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HAMMER: Well, apparently, Stewart is embracing Burnett. CNN has learned that he`s rented a flatbed truck so he can get a really good shot of Martha leaving prison for the new show. Tomorrow on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT -- and you`ll definitely want to tune in for this -- you`re going to see exclusive, never-before-seen footage of Martha Stewart in prison. This is all part of our one-hour primetime special, "MARTHA`S MAKEOVER," which airs tomorrow night at 10:00 on CNN.
BRYANT: Well, Stewart got some good news in prison today. It`s Emmy news. Her show, "Martha Stewart Living," got nominated today for three daytime Emmy Awards, including Best Service Show Host. Now, since Stewart is starting five months of home detention, she`ll need to get permission from federal probation officers if she decides to attend the ceremony.
Also nominated today, the long-running soap "All My Children," which got the most nominations, with 18, including one for Best Drama Series. Now, Susan Lucci, who is a perennial nominee from the show, actually did not make the list this year. "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and "The View" are both nominated in 11 categories, including Best Talk Show, along with "Live With Regis & Kelly," "Dr. Phil" and "Soap Talk." The daytime Emmys will air May 20.
HAMMER: Well, now it`s time for the "SHOWBIZ Sitdown." We`ve got John Travolta, and he`s still cool. His new movie with Uma Thurman, "Be Cool," the sequel to "Get Shorty," of course, opens up this Friday. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson had the chance to talk to the man himself and joins us now from Los Angeles. Hello, Brooke.
BROOKE ANDERSON, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT: Hello, A.J. That`s right. John Travolta told me he really enjoyed making the sequel. We talked dancing with Uma, seeing a different side of The Rock, and we also talked about how he keeps his marriage to Kelly Preston strong.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): So this movie, John -- so funny! I was laughing out loud. And I was so excited to see you and Uma back together again.
JOHN TRAVOLTA, "BE COOL": Thanks. Yes, me, too.
ANDERSON: "Pulp Fiction" -- you have another wonderful dance scene. You don`t just dance with anybody. Uma must be pretty good, right?
TRAVOLTA: She is good. Uma can do anything, as we know. But I mean, it was fun being with her again.
ANDERSON: Yes. And I know some references in the movie are meant to be true to real life. One scene that really had the audience roaring when I saw it was you mentioning you were on "LARRY KING LIVE," our own Larry King on CNN, shared the show with Ariel Sharon. Did that really happen, or was that just part of the script?
TRAVOLTA: It was part of the script.
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UMA THURMAN: Steven, I want you to meet my very good friend...
TRAVOLTA: It`s an absolute honor to meet you.
THURMAN: ... Chili Palmer.
STEVEN TYLER, AEROSMITH: The Shylock (ph). Yes. I saw you on Larry King. It was you and...
TRAVOLTA: Ariel Sharon.
TYLER: That was a hell of a show.
TRAVOLTA: Oh, thanks, man.
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I just -- that was one of my favorite lines because, you know, the dichotomy, you know?
ANDERSON: It`s hilarious.
BRYANT: It`s hilarious.
ANDERSON: Yes, well, we had a really great time with that. Other than those scenes, what were some of your favorite parts about doing this film?
TRAVOLTA: I love the scene with The Rock, when he`s doing the scene from "Bring It On (ph)."
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DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON, "BE COOL": You guys have to go to nationals! What is this, hush money? We don`t need you. Why are you so mean! I`m just trying to be strong for my (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I`m trying to make it right! You want to make it right? Then when you go to nationals, bring it.
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ANDERSON: I loved the scenes with Vince because he`s so outrageous.
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VINCE VAUGHN, "BE COOL": I`m really looking at you. You got something stupid to say? Say it, so I can be done with you.
TRAVOLTA: Linda`s quit. She`s out of the Chicks (ph).
VAUGHN: I got an issue with that. She`s got five years left on her contract.
TRAVOLTA: I just canceled it.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ANDERSON: Are you just itching to get back into the role of Chili?
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TRAVOLTA: Well, when I read the script, I was, only because, you know, it`s very -- without Elmore Leonard, Chili can`t exist, really. He`s got a very specific cadence, a very specific style. And that all has to be written in, you know? And so, yes, if it`s the right people writing it, then...
ANDERSON: Right. You guys have been married, what, 14 years?
TRAVOLTA: Well, I guess it`ll be -- it was `91.
ANDERSON: That`s a lifetime in Hollywood. What`s the secret to the success?
TRAVOLTA: Well, I mean, we have a lot of things that -- we rekindle our relationship every six months, every year, to find out what we need and want from each other. And we have Scientology to help us. I mean, we -- we have a lot of support. I mean, it just didn`t happen out of nowhere. Then you have to keep creating a relationship, otherwise it will fade away.
ANDERSON: Have to work at it.
TRAVOLTA: You do. And you have to want to create it.
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ANDERSON: A.J., Karyn, I sat down with the rest of the cast of "Be Cool." It`s an A-list group -- Vince Vaughn, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Cedric The Entertainer. And you can catch my interviews with those guys on Friday.
HAMMER: All right. We`re looking forward to it. Thanks very much, Brooke.
BRYANT: Well, Missy Elliott (ph) has Wednesday night fever. Who will work it into a recording contract on her reality show? It`s "The Road to Stardom" finale, and it is coming up.
HAMMER: Put my thing down, flip and it reverse it. And then there were fewer. Four wannabe "Idols" are going home tonight. Who will they be? We`re going to take to the "Buzz Bench."
BRYANT: Now tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly" "Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Put on your thinking cap for this one. "Melrose Place" was actually a spin-off on "90210." Which "Melrose" character served as the link between the two? Was it, A...
HAMMER: Easy! Easy!
BRYANT: Quiet over there! -- A, Jake, B, Amanda, C, Billy, or D, Joe? We will be right back with the answer.
HAMMER: I know! I know!
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HAMMER: Welcome back. So once again, today`s "Entertainment Weekly" pop culture quiz. "Melrose Place" was actually a spin-off of "90210." So which "Melrose" character served as the link between the two? I told you this was easy. It was either Jake, Amanda, Billy or Joe? Of course, the answer is A, Jake.
BRYANT: Mr. Smarty-Pants over there! Time now for "SHOWBIZ Shorts," a look at more stories making news tonight. Sarah sings. This new Gap ad starts running tomorrow, and yes, that is Sarah Jessica Parker`s own voice. It`s her first signing gig since 1997, when she was on Broadway.
J.Lo produces. Jennifer Lopez will executive produce a drama pilot for UPN called "South Beach." It`s about three young people in Miami. Now, "The Hollywood Reporter" revealed today that Lopez will oversee the show but will not star in it.
HAMMER: Yes, it`s 15 minutes past the hour and time now for the "SHOWBIZ Showdown." Are some video games too hot for kids? That`s what we`re talking about tonight. The governor of Illinois is calling for laws that would make it a crime for stores to sell or rent video games to kids if they`re under the age of 18 if those games contain certain sex or violence. That brings us to tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showdown" question. Video games: Should states regulate them? And joining us live, Washington, D.C., lawyer and lobbyist Jack Burkman, who says, No, states should not regulate video games, and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Amy Kean, who says, Yes, states should regulate video games.
Amy, we`re going to start with you. Why should video games be regulated now?
AMY KEAN, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT: Well, it`s come to the point where they really need to regulate it because, you know, we -- the video game industry has come up with an elaborate rating system, where they have everything from -- you know, for -- E for Everyone, T for Teen and M for Mature. About 12 percent of the games -- and interesting enough, you know, the most popular games are M for Mature, yet there`s no reinforcement in terms of retailers. Kids can go into any store in this country and buy games that are rated M for Mature. So it`s -- there`s no point to have a rating system if it`s not enforced.
HAMMER: All right, get in there, Jack. You disagree.
JACK BURKMAN, J.M. BURKMAN & ASSOC.: Well, A.J., you have to understand, this isn`t Stalin`s Russia. It`s not Hitler`s Germany. When you reach this point, where you want to regulate video games, what`s next? You want to have books? You want to have movies? I mean, how far do you want to go?
I`m all for more morals in the society, and I`ll be the first to say that Hollywood has a lot of problems. But look, this is an excuse for bad parenting, bad parents out there...
KEAN: No.
BURKMAN: ... who want to park their kids in front of that. They want a handy little symbol.
KEAN: But...
BURKMAN: All this does is make it easier for bad parenting. And I`ll tell you something else. The governors want to do this. They -- you know, it`s good politics, people like it. But it`s also money because...
KEAN: No.
BURKMAN: ... they`re going to tax these companies more. They`re going to collect fees and fines. They`re going to shake them down for money...
KEAN: Right, but the point...
BURKMAN: The lobbyists are going...
KEAN: Can I say something here?
BURKMAN: ... to get into this.
HAMMER: OK...
BURKMAN: It`s a money-making thing.
KEAN: But -- but Jack...
HAMMER: OK, go ahead, Amy.
KEAN: ... what the problem here, is that, you know, no child can walk into a store in this country and buy cigarettes, pornography or alcohol without showing some sort of -- you know, ID that they`re old enough. So why shouldn`t we do the same thing with video games?
BURKMAN: Well, because...
KEAN: When video games depict violence...
BURKMAN: ... you have the 1st Amendment...
KEAN: ... and sex...
BURKMAN: The answer is because -- the answer is because you have the 1st Amendment. The question is, where do you go next? Do you want to do the same thing for books?
KEAN: Right. But what is the point -- absolutely -- no, because -- the point is, in this country...
BURKMAN: Children read books.
KEAN: Sixty-nine percent of children between 13 and 16 are able to buy M-rated videos. And so clearly, it`s not working. Despite the fact that, you know, you`re supposed to be able show ID, the retailers aren`t enforcing that...
(CROSSTALK)
KEAN: ... because they`re making money.
HAMMER: OK, guys, let me jump in for a second. "Grand Theft Auto San Andreas," one of the games that has really sparked a lot of this controversy...
KEAN: Yes.
HAMMER: In the game, the players assume the identity of a gang banger who steals cars, has sex with prostitutes and kill each other. Now, Jack, if this were a movie, there would be an R rating attached to that. What`s the difference there?
BURKMAN: Well, the difference is, where do you draw the line? When you reach the point where the government wants to step in and control something like video games, then there will be another a contingent of people who will say, Come on, let`s do it for books...
KEAN: No, we`re just talking about...
BURKMAN: ... let`s do it for tapes...
KEAN: ... protecting children!
BURKMAN: ... let`s do it for -- well, but your argument is, Well, 69 percent of kids between ages 13 and 16 do this. But 69 percent of kids between ages 13 and 16 do a lot of things. If the government...
KEAN: I know, but I...
BURKMAN: ... and the state...
KEAN: I`m not saying that this should...
BURKMAN: Well, yes, but it -- you`re going to create -- if the government is going to engage in the business of regulating everything that 70 percent of kids do, you`re going to have...
KEAN: No, but I think -- I think...
BURKMAN: ... everything in the society...
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: OK, Jack, let Amy get in there.
KEAN: What I want to say is that, you know, the world has changed a lot. You know, when video games came out when I was a child, we had Donkey Kong, Pacman. And now children have, you know, the availability of thousands of different opportunities in terms of video games, games on the Internet, you know, cable television. It`s really hard to parent right now.
HAMMER: Well, let me ask you something, Amy...
KEAN: So why don`t we make it easier by at least trying to enforce the rating system? I mean, what...
(CROSSTALK)
BURKMAN: We need better parents.
(CROSSTALK)
HAMMER: Let me jump in. Amy, Jack, let me jump in for one second because just today, the gaming industry has put a new E-10-plus rating out, which is going to better help the parents make those decisions.
Unfortunately, we`re out of time. I`d like to pursue this some more. Always a question how much is too far when the government is jumping in. Washington lawyer and lobbyist Jack Burkman, thank you for joining in chiming in tonight.
BURKMAN: Thanks, A.J.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Amy Kean, as well.
And now your thoughts, please. Video games: Should states regulate them? And we`d like to know what you have to say. You can vote by going to cnn.com/showbiztonight. You got more to tell us, e-mail us, showbiztonight@cnn.com is the address. Some of what you had to say is coming up later in the show.
BRYANT: Well, we have this just in to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Move over, Brad and Jen. Another Hollywood couple is calling it quits. We learned minutes ago Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards are getting a divorce. Denise is pregnant with the couple`s second child. She`s due in June. They have a daughter named Sam who turns a year old next Wednesday. Charlie and Denise have been married for almost three years. Now, Denise`s agent, Chuck James, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT minutes ago that, quote, "Out of respect for all parties, this is a private matter."
Well, we have a hip hop showdown. Words may have fueled another feud and the firing of shots. Now, even if you are not a hip hop fan, you`re going to want to know what went down and why.
HAMMER: And we`ll "House" you. An exclusive look at the drama making Fox executives happy on Tuesdays. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT makes a house call to "House."
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BRYANT: Well, is it game over for 50 Cent? 50 says he`s cutting ties with The Game. That is the new young rapper 50 helped turn into a No. 1 hit maker. Now, not only that, there was a suspicious shooting on the same night 50 made the announcement. No one was killed, but it appears violence is again intruding into the world of hip hop.
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BRYANT: (voice-over): Rapper 50 Cent and his protege, The Game, appear to be chummy in their video for The Game`s debut single, "How We Do." But those days are apparently over, and a feud between the two rap superstars may have already gotten violent. It all went down on a snowy Monday night outside the New York City radio station Hot 97. Police say a man was shot in the leg, while inside the station, 50 Cent was giving an interview. A short time before the shooting, 50 Cent announced on the air that he was kicking The Game out of his G-Unit clique.
Police say they have no idea what exactly led to the shooting, but they suspect friends of The Game heard what 50 said on the air, went to the station and were met by members of 50s entourage. And when it was over, a man was shot. 50 cent has the No. 1 song this week, called "Candy Shop." It`s the first single from "The Massacre," which comes out tomorrow. In a recent interview 50 Cent talked about jealousy among his fellow rappers.
50 CENT: Rap world, they`re watching me have so much success that it`s beginning to bother them, you know? And our plan is to have so much more success that they just hate me.
BRYANT: Which leaves hip hop fans wondering: will this incident affect 50`s sales? Will it affect those of the rapper he mentored? And will hip hop fans have to worry that yet another beef may end up claiming the life of another rap superstar?
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BRYANT: Some people say this violence is just the latest example of hip hop getting out of control. Is the feud for real, or is it all a ploy to sell records? Joining us now is CNN`s pop culture correspondent, Toure. What`s the deal, real or fake?
KOLO TOURE, CNN POP CULTURE CORRESPONDENT: Well, part of the thing that makes me think is that you can take a brother out the ghetto, but that doesn`t mean you can take the ghetto out the brother.
BRYANT: OK.
TOURE: You know? I mean, and these are two guys from a lower social strata than we`re used to seeing in hip hop.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: I think it`s genuine that they genuinely don`t like each other. It`s not a marketing ploy. But it will help push both of them up some. But you know, I`m not sure this is going to be super-violent, super- problematic. I mean, it`s already gotten more violent than I want it to be.
BRYANT: Right. Right.
TOURE: I mean, a lot of people don`t understand most beef in hip hop does not turn violent. Think about Jay-Z...
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: ... and Nas. Think...
BRYANT: The problem is, people do remember Biggie and Tupac.
TOURE: Yes. Absolutely.
BRYANT: And that`s huge.
TOURE: But they don`t realize, battling is a valuable, important part of hip hop history.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: I mean, KRS-One and Mellie Mel, Jay-Z and Naz revitalized both of their careers. Eminem and Banzino provided lots of great songs that whole summer.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: So I mean, this is an important part, just as long as it doesn`t turn violent.
BRYANT: Right. Right. That`s the thing. You know, and the thing is, is unfortunately, violence does sell. The youth does like to get involved in that gangsta hard tough stuff. I mean, Ice cube Started NWA. The guy was going to college...
TOURE: Right.
BRYANT: ... and in the meantime is talking about cop killing and all that. I mean, it`s...
TOURE: Well, 50 Cent gets so much out of bullying the other rappers. He starts out bullying Ja Rule...
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: ... practically ending his career. Now he`s going after Nas and Fat Joe...
BRYANT: Yes.
TOURE: ... Jadakiss. He gets so much out of being this pumped-up bully guy.
BRYANT: Right.
TOURE: And we love that! We love the tough guy in hip hop.
BRYANT: We do love the tough guy! Toure, we love you, too.
(LAUGHTER)
BRYANT: He`s our pop culture correspondent, Toure. Thanks for joining us.
TOURE: Thank you.
BRYANT: A.J.
HAMMER: All right, guys. Peacock plucked. NBC purged from its perch at the top of the ratings. We`re going to tell you what happened and why. And they went ga-ga at "The Pacifier" premier. The details coming when we come back.
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HUGH LAURIE, PLAYS DR. GREGORY HOUSE: Welcome to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Gregory House, M.D.
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BRYANT: "Open House." SHOWBIZ TONIGHT got your exclusive behind-the- scenes look at Fox`s new hit drama.
HAMMER: And tonight, Missy`s choice. Who will she sign to her label? It`s the "Road to Stardom" finale.
MISSY ELLIOTT: What`s up, y`all? This is Missy Missy (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Elliott. And if it happened today, it happens on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, holla.
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer.
BRYANT: And I`m Karyn Bryant.
Here are tonight`s hot headlines.
Lindsey Lohan is setting the record straight in "W" magazine. Lohan says she has smoked pot but never tried cocaine because, quote, "I`ve seen her father, I`ve seen how it messes up families," end quote.
HAMMER: "All My Children" up for all the Emmys. The soap scored a leading 18 nominations for the daytime Emmy awards announced today. "The View" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" each got even nominations in the talk show categories.
BRYANT: We now want to repeat some breaking news that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT told you just minutes ago. Denise Richards has filed for divorce from Charlie Sheen. Now, Denise is pregnant with the couple`s second child. She is due in June. They already have a daughter named Sam, who turns a year old next Wednesday. Charlie and Denise have been married for almost three years. Denise`s agent, Chuck James, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that the couple is not making details public. We`ll be talking about this with our buzz bench coming up.
And we told you earlier that the governor of Illinois has introduced legislation that would make it a crime to sell or rent video games to kids under 18 if the game contains sexual or violent content. We`ve been asking you to vote on that in tonight`s question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them? Keep voting at cnn.com/showbiztonight, and send your e-mails to showbiztonight@cnn.com. We`ll share some of what you had to say at 55 past the hour.
HAMMER: Well, it`s go time tonight as Missy Elliott makes her final choice on UPN`s "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott." The final three contestants, Deltrice, Jessica, and Matthew will face off in front of Missy, the judges, and a live audience. Who`s going to win? Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asked Missy what she`ll be looking for when she makes her final choice.
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ELLIOTT: Because you can -- I heard great singers all the time. Personality matters, your attitude. Those play almost bigger points to me than the talent. Because if you listen to the radio these days, and you don`t, you barely even kind of hear talent like back in the Motown days. That was real talent. Like, you get artists going in there, going in the dance studios and rehearsing. You don`t get that anymore.
But not to say that, you know, you don`t have to have talent. But I think the personality is, the attitude, being able to capture people, being able to get on that stage and grab people`s attention is important to me.
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HAMMER: On the line tonight, they`re not going to get that fantastic pink hat, but they will get a record contract and a single with Missy`s label, plus, $100,000.
BRYANT: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT makes a house call to "House," the new hit show on Fox. We`re going behind the scenes with the stars, who are our special tour guides.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I understand my doctor`s consider my decision to be completely idiotic.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why are you doing this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But I am convinced I know more than they do. I took a biology course in high school. I assume that`s -- yes.
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HUGH LAURIE, PLAYS DR. GREGORY HOUSE: Welcome, viewers of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is my office. Gregory House, M.D. How to be a doctor 101, medical terms made simple. I`ve been told never to open these files. They contain the last will and testaments of (UNINTELLIGIBLE) members of the Nixon cabinet. These are X-rays. There`s -- one of the switches -- oh, the...
Gads, I never knew that.
So normally, on an average day, actors will be standing sort of here, or possibly here. See what I mean?
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is why I don`t waste money on shrinks, because you give me all these really great insights for free..
LISA EDELSEIN, PLAYS DR. LISA CUDDY: Shrink. If you would consider going to a shrink, I would pay for it myself.
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EDELSTEIN: Hi, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is the nurse`s station where Dr. House and his crew come through and harass people and try to get what they need.
Here`s a room where we see patients, and sometimes we see patients die.
This is Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer. They play two of the doctors on our show.
JESSE SPENCER, PLAYS DR. ROBERT CHASE: Yes.
JENNIFER MORRISON: She`s our boss.
EDELSTEIN: They`re so attractive that if you actually were to get ill, you`d have something nice to look at.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "PAGING DR. HOUSE," FOX)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We should stop the antibiotics.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s too soon to say they`re not having an effect.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They`re having an effect.
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SPENCER: Hello, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. This is our lab, come in and check it out, see what`s on the slab. This is where we pretend to run all sorts of titers and pipettes and tests, and -- which makes us look really studious and really smart, whereas actually we have no idea what we`re doing.
MORRISON: Lots of little tubes. They usually fill this with stuff that looks like pee. But (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Here`s our fake pee. Fake pee.
LAURIE: Thank you for watching. Thank you for being interested, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT viewers. And I hope you`ll enjoy the show, Tuesday nights at 9:00 on Fox.
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BRYANT: That was a nice little treat, a little behind-the-scenes look.
HAMMER: And we got to see the fake pee. Can`t go wrong there.
All right, Karyn, it is...
BRYANT: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
HAMMER: ... time now for more SHOWBIZ shorts.
Yes, hit that sound, the sound of heavy metal and mutual funds, together at last. Motley Crue rang in the closing bell on Wall Street today. I kid you not. Even Nicky Sixx was there. They were celebrating selling massive amounts of tickets for their Red, White, and Crue tour.
Well, some other rock stars didn`t ring a bell with Queen Elizabeth yesterday. There she is, meeting Eric Clapton, and asking him what he does for a living. Same goes for Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and Brian May. Brian May, of course, the guy who happened to play in a band called Queen. Clapton says it was just great to meet her anyway, and he wouldn`t expect her to know who any of them are.
BRYANT: Still ahead, more on the breaking news that pregnant Denise Richards has filed for divorce from Charlie Sheen. Also, Star Jones thinks a queen of a different sort is a real drag. Why the fur is flying. That`s all coming up on the buzz bench.
HAMMER: And a new album at the top of the music charts. Who bumped Ray Charles? We`re going to tell you next.
BRENDA STRONG: This is my Ali Rickini (ph) of Monatillier (ph) on La Brea (ph), and he`s an extraordinary designer that I personally recently discovered,, but who`s been around a long time (UNINTELLIGIBLE). And I`m happy to be wearing him.
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BRYANT: Time now for tonight`s edition of the buzz bench. Our hot topic tonight includes the breaking news that Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen are getting divorced. Also on the docket, a domestic diva and a star`s queen.
HAMMER: Joining our buzz bench tonight, "The New York Times"` Lola Oggunaike, comedian and TV personality Chuck Nice, yes, he is, and "New York" magazine`s Sarah Bernard.
Lola, we just reported this news a little earlier on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, yet another Hollywood marriage breaking apart, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards.
LOLA OGGUNAIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES": First Brad and Jen, and now this. It`s over. Apparently, Denise Richards filed for a divorce today, and the thing that`s even crazier is that she`s pregnant with their second child. So she`s, in effect, going to be a single mom.
BRYANT: Did anybody see this coming?
OGGUNAIKE: No.
SARAH BERNARD, "NEW YORK" MAGAZINE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
CHUCK NICE, COMEDIAN: I got to say that, quite frankly, the fact that we still refer to her as Denise Richards ticked me off a lot.
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NICE: She never became Denise Sheen. That lets you know, she didn`t have any plans to stick up.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, she may have informal papers. You don`t know, she may have just kept her name for work.
BERNARD: I think this just proves that the guys don`t change. Right? I mean, we just have to realize this. This guy was bad news from a long time ago. We heard that he was...
NICE: All of a sudden?
BERNARD: ... unfaithful beforehand.
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NICE: We know, we know nothing, but it`s his fault.
OGGUNAIKE: But it`s his fault.
BERNARD: It`s always his fault, that`s my rule.
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NICE: I`m shocked that a woman would have that view.
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OGGUNAIKE: ... was supposed to have made him a better man, and now this.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don`t think so.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... hard partying, hard-living guy.
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OGGUNAIKE: ... that was in the `80s.
HAMMER: I guess it ultimately comes down to the question, can Hollywood marriages last? And a little earlier tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, we had John Travolta saying, Yes, you know, you just have to take care of things, and...
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OGGUNAIKE: ... John Travolta, their 20s Brads and Jens and Jennifer Lopez`s...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And Charlie`s and Denise`s.
OGGUNAIKE: ... and Chris Judd, and...
BRYANT: It`s just, it`s just, the thing is, I don`t know that anybody`s ever surprised by this. It`s just in this case is very unfortunate, being that she`s pregnant. And they just, you know, the classic line, they seemed so happy.
HAMMER: Yes. Well, the story will unfold (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BERNARD: There`s some sort of curse when celebrities go on magazines and talk about how happy they are, you know...
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BERNARD: ... that, exactly, that means they`re...
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BERNARD: ... going to break up.
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OGGUNAIKE: ... and talk about how happy they are.
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NICE: I just want to know when they split up, going to keep the porn collection?
BERNARD: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
BRYANT: I think that`s marital property, so it`s 50-50.
NICE: Oh, OK.
BRYANT: We`re, we, you know, speaking of property, Martha Stewart soon will be just in her own property. She`s allowed to pick one building in her estate. She`s getting out of prison. She`s going to be on house arrest. And, you know, she`s supposedly lost 20 pounds. She`s going to come out, you know, looking fabulous. She may be doing a reality show. What`s your take on Martha Stewart right now?
NICE: I`m looking for big things from Martha Stewart, namely, more crime. So, yes, I`m hoping that she`ll be able to parlay this into bigger and better crimes, maybe a bank robbery, a carjacking. And then hopefully, since her street cred is up, she`ll be able to parlay that into, like, a rap career or host of the Source awards.
BERNARD: Well, the thing is...
HAMMER: Again, since people never change...
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BERNARD: ... in prison, she probably learned a few things anyway, right?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
BERNARD: I think she does now, but one of the things...
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BERNARD: ... that she`s been so great about is who she`s going to be working with from now on. I mean, we know about Mark Burnett. But Susan Line (ph), who used to be the head of ABC, and greenlit "Desperate Housewives," who is actually out of a job, believe it or not, after that, Martha quickly scooped her up, and she`s now running Martha Stewart Omnimedia. So she`s had some really great people...
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BERNARD: ... behind her.
OGGUNAIKE: ... best thing that could have happened to her. She lost 20 pounds, she`s got street cred, as you pointed out. And she has two hot new shows that are about to debut. I mean, come on.
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HAMMER: I just can`t wait to...
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OGGUNAIKE: ... five months, sit in jail, I`ll go to jail for five months if I can lose 20 pounds.
HAMMER: Speaking of, speaking of hot, let`s move to Star Jones, Star Jones Reynolds, I`m sorry.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Star Jones Reynolds.
HAMMER: OK, in a little...
OGGUNAIKE: Speaking of 20 pounds.
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HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) potentially involved with a legal situation. PETA, the organization that campaigns against the use of real fur, is going to -- they`re putting this ad together featuring Flotilla DeBarge, Flotilla DeBarge...
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HAMMER: ... is a -- it`s a drag queen. Now, there is Flotilla DeBarge, there is Star Jones...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wait, I`m sorry, which one`s Flotilla?
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HAMMER: And that is the problem. Star is saying, You can`t do this. Her lawyers are saying, You can`t do this. You know, First Amendment rights aside, this goes beyond that. The lawyers for PETA saying, Yes, we can. Sarah?
BERNARD: Well, I think the funniest thing about this story, first of all, you know, is, PETA obviously has a sense of humor with their tactics. But the great thing about it is, it`s the only way for the lawyers, Star`s lawyers, to be upset is if they really think that the two of them look alike. You know, otherwise, they would just say, This is ridiculous, I don`t know why you`re even making this comparison. There isn`t any. But for the lawyers to be this upset, she`s acknowledging the fact that they look identical.
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HAMMER: Chuck is incredulous.
NICE: I can`t believe this is happening. I mean, you know, honestly, that is the highest form of praise there is. I wish there was a drag queen out there that would impersonate Chuck Nice.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You just might be giving somebody an idea tonight. That`s great.
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OGGUNAIKE: Don`t you want that drag queen to be, like, 6-3 and 300 and something pounds that was impersonating you? I don`t know.
NICE: Absolutely.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The bigger the better.
NICE: Absolutely, the bigger the better.
HAMMER: It is starting a dialogue. PETA has invited Star to come look at the videos that they have, and they`re, they`ve offered her some free fake fur.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right, right, if that`s the key, right? You have to offer her something for free...
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BRYANT: OK, we`re going to wrap it up. But you know what, Chuck, one last thing. She said Star Jones Reynolds, so that means it`s going to last, according to you.
NICE: Absolutely right.
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HAMMER: All right, thanks to the buzz bench tonight, Sarah Bernard from "New York" magazine, Chuck Nice, comedian, television personality, and the lovely Lola Oggunaike, Lola Oggunaike from "The New York Times." Thank you for stopping by.
Vin Diesel a baby sitter? Yes, we`ve got ourselves one and then headed to the premiere of this, of his new movie. Hah?
BRYANT: We got a baby sitter, A.J., and then we went to the movies.
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HAMMER: "The pacifier" is the movie, and that`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I guess I didn`t get it.
BRYANT: And NBC certainly not pacified by its recent ratings. The February sweep numbers are out. We`ll take a closer look.
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BRYANT: Oh, yes. That is former B2K front man Omarion. His solo debut album, "O," came out in the number one spot on "Billboard"`s top 100 chart today. Omarion says tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that love is, quote, "always the topic," unquote. But ladies, we`ve also got some bad news for you. The 20-year-old bachelor says he`s not looking down to settle down just yet.
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OMARION: It really is hard for me right now to have a relationship. I mean, don`t get me wrong, I would like to, you know, sit down every now and then, get a cup of tea or something like that. But it`s really hard for me to have a relationship, because women require a lot of time, and that`s something that I don`t have right now.
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BRYANT: The other bestsellers this week, Ray Charles slipped to the number two spot. Grammy winner Green Day taking the number three spot, followed by The Game and Tori Amos`s new album, "The Beekeeper."
HAMMER: Well, tonight, Fox is at the top of the charts in television. Fox has won the February ratings. That`s the very first time that the network has won a so-called sweeps period. And the once-invincible, must- see NBC came in fourth.
So why did this all happen? And what does it all mean? Joining us live is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT contributor Julia Boorstin, who covers the entertainment industry for "Fortune" magazine.
Julia, let`s throw up the numbers and take a look at how everything`s stacked up in terms of the ratings and who came in where. Of course, we see Fox in first. It was CBS in second place, ABC in third place, NBC in the basement. How`d that happen to them?
JULIA BOORSTIN, "FORTUNE" MAGAZINE: NBC fell far. I mean, as know, NBC lost "Friends," and "Friends" was a huge ratings boost for NBC. So it really has struggled in the past couple years to fill that spot. It just hasn`t had any of the big wins. And it doesn`t carry any of the big games like the Super Bowl, and it doesn`t carry the Oscars.
So without that, it`s really struggled.
HAMMER: Well, how will this actually translate in terms of dollars? You know, the ratings are based on this. But will they take a financial hit because now they are number four, hey?
BOORSTIN: Advertisers definitely care about ratings. Ratings translate into eyeballs, and advertisers want to reach as many people as possible. But at the end of the day, NBC probably won`t be suffering that much financially. One reason why is that shows like "Friends" cost a fortune to make. If you just think about how much money they had to pay all the stars of "Friends," they`re saving that money. So they`re not -- may not be getting such high rates for their ads, but they`re not spending a fortune on each of those shows.
HAMMER: OK, but Fox, the big winner. How did they get to number one? What was it that really did it for them?
BOORSTIN: Well, one secret for February, it was the Super Bowl, 86.1 million viewers tuned in to the Super Bowl, which is huge. But it`s not just the Super Bowl. The ratings and the sweeps, everyone takes everything else into consideration. Look at American Idol." It`s in its fourth season, and it`s still doing great.
HAMMER: And so there`s dollars, the big money that Fox spends on getting the rights to have the Super Bowl, it actually does pay off, doesn`t it?
BOORSTIN: It does pay off. But I think that the advertisers look at the big picture as well. And Fox has done really well. They`ve shown not only can they do reality TV and continue to do the same shows and get great ratings for that, but they can also do drama. "O.C." is in its second season. It`s doing great. And they`ve had these big hits with shows like "House" and "24."
HAMMER: OK, thanks a lot for the insight, Julia Boorstin, who is from SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, our contributor, who also covers the entertainment industry for "Fortune" magazine -- Karyn.
BRYANT: Vin Diesel, normally a tough guy assassin type in films like "Triple X" and "Chronicles of Riddick," makes his comedic debut in "The Pacifier." Diesel stars as a fierce Navy SEAL assigned to protect five unruly children of an assassinated government scientist. "The Pacifier" had its premiere last night in Hollywood, where co-star Brad Garrett`s old buddies from "Everybody Loves Raymond" showed up. That`s where we caught up with Vin and Brad and asked, Why do a family comedy?
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VIN DIESEL, "THE PACIFIER": Because I haven`t done a movie that my niece and nephew could see, my godchildren could see. I remember the movies that we went to see as a family together. And that experience, I think, is cool. And that experience, I wanted to contribute to.
BRAD GARRETT, "THE PACIFIER": I have a 5 and 6-year-old. So once they saw how I wrestled in this movie, I think they know that, you know, Daddy has problems.
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BRYANT: "The Pacifier" opens nationwide this Friday.
HAMMER: Kirstie Alley proves she`s a good sport. That`s coming up in laughter dark.
BRYANT: And there`s still time for you to sound off on tonight`s question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them? You can vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight, or e-mail us what`s on your mind at showbiztonight@cnn.com. We`ll read some of your thoughts live next.
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HAMMER: They`ve been talking all day, and we`ve been listening. Now, as we do every night on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the best from today`s talk shows.
BRYANT: Today on "The Tony Danza Show," Mike Keefer (ph), the kid known as the big mess chef, was cooking again. But first, he had to explain why he had a black eye.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "THE TONY DANZA SHOW")
TONY DANZA, HOST: Old story.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I forgot what I was doing (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
DANZA: OK, so forget that, then.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because I was coming back, and then he hit me with the golf club. And I didn`t know there -- I would have been more careful if I would have known I was going to be on the show...
DANZA: Oh, yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... because my mom didn`t tell me till the way on the emergency room, so...
DANZA: Ah-ha, oh, I see. Well, you know, Mikey, actually this is good, you know. When I was a fighter, I used to -- and looked to get something like that so the girls would like it, you know, and they`d be sympathetic, see? You ever getting any sympathy from the ladies?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
DANZA: No. OK. All right, well...
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HAMMER: Well, the sympathy ploy doesn`t always work.
Time to get your laugh on now in laughter dark. As we do every night, we bring you the late-night laughs that you just might have missed.
BRYANT: Kirstie Alley is out promoting her new show, "Fat Actress," and she stopped by "The Late Show With David Letterman" and proved that she`s not afraid to laugh at herself.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN," CBS)
DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST: And when people like myself would make jokes about you being fat?
KIRSTIE ALLEY, "FAT ACTRESS": Oh, God, I thought it was so funny.
LETTERMAN: See, Paul, there you go.
ALLEY: I did.
PAUL SCHAEFFER: Somebody with a sense of humor for a change.
ALLEY: Yes, it made me want to party in your pants.
LETTERMAN: What?
Even with you in there, it wouldn`t be that crowded.
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HAMMER: Oh, he`s so self-deprecating, Dave is.
Well, throughout the show here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, we`ve been asking you to vote online on our question of the day. Video games, should states regulate them?
Let`s take a look at how the vote`s going so far. Thirty-one percent of you say yes, states should regulate video games, 69 percent say no, the states should not regulate video games.
You`ve also been sending us your e-mails on the question. Here are a few.
James from Kansas writes, "I believe the rating system currently in use is sufficient for video games."
And Anthony wrote us from South Carolina to say, "They should to some degree treat them like adult magazines and display the on a high shelf out of the eyesight of children."
Thank you very much for your input.
Remember, can you continue to vote by going to cnn.com/showbiztonight. You can also e-mail us additional thoughts at showbiztonight@cnn.com.
BRYANT: Time to see what`s playing on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT this week. Let`s take a look at the SHOWBIZ marquee.
ANNOUNCER: He`s a big guy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And my personal favorite, "The Pacifier."
ANNOUNCER: With a big voice.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`ve got, what -- oh, my God.
ANNOUNCER: He`s Diesel powered, Vin Diesel. See how this "Triple X" star gets a little more G-rated. It`s a Diesel day on Thursday on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Also tomorrow, we cheered her in Boston, and she brought Chicago to Broadway. And now she`s in the courtroom. Bebe Neuwirth on the new "Law and Order," and she`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
She is coming out this Friday, Martha Stewart, a free woman again. But first, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT takes you behind bars with never-before-seen prison footage, Friday on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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MARTHA STEWART: I would like to be back as early in March as possible.
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HAMMER: Hey, early in March, she`s getting it. You`re excited for Martha to come back.
BRYANT: I am. I love Martha Stewart`s television show. I...
HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) do the recipes (UNINTELLIGIBLE)?
BRYANT: Some of the things I love to cook. I think her show is fantastic.
HAMMER: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), because, you know, the little ankle bracelet she`s going to be wearing will be all the rage.
BRYANT: Maybe.
HAMMER: Maybe they`ll be knocking them out.
BRYANT: Maybe. Maybe not.
HAMMER: All right.
And we will see you right here tomorrow.
Headline Prime continues next with "NANCY GRACE."
BRYANT: But first, an update from Headline News in Atlanta.
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