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Showbiz Tonight for July 21, 2005, CNNHN
Aired July 21, 2005 - 19:00 ET
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BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: I`m Brooke Anderson.
A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: I`m A.J. Hammer. TV`s only live entertainment news show starts right now.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, London rocked again.
MILES O`BRIEN, CO-HOST, "AMERICAN MORNING": Reporting three specific incidents.
ANDERSON: Tonight, how the attacks have dramatically changed how you are getting the news, how you see what happens, and how you, too, could become an instant journalist. But is that a good thing?
HAMMER (voice-over): Also, an extraordinary shark tale! A breathless battle against an 1,100-pound monster has SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asking, why are we so obsessed with these mysterious and sometimes deadly creatures of the sea?
ANDERSON: Plus, Hollywood and NASCAR. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT blows the lid off the need for speed and how it`s revving up what you see in the movies and TV, as we continue our special series, "Silver Screen Secrets."
LAUREN HOLLY, ACTRESS: Hi, I`m Lauren Holly, and if it happened today, it`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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HAMMER: Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson, in for Karyn Bryant.
Tonight, London under attack again and citizen journalists spring into action to give the world a window to the terror.
HAMMER: Terrorists today tried to bomb three subway stations, but only the detonators went off. Some of the most vivid images of the attacks came not from TV news but from regular citizens who are now rewriting the rules of journalism.
ANDERSON: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s David Haffenreffer has been working the story all day, and he is live here with us with the latest.
DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Brooke and A.J., an interesting trend going on here. Technology continues to change the speed at which we get the news and how the news is reported.
As people heard of today`s terror scare in London, many tuned into their televisions and to Internet blog sites. It`s a trend that network news divisions are paying attention to. A brand new phenomenon, citizen journalists.
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HAFFENREFFER (voice-over): If you turned on your TV today, this is what you saw, roaming live cameras scouring the scene of the London tube blasts as anchors delivered up to the minute developments.
KYRA PHILLIPS, HOST, "LIVE FROM": Give us a feel for what things are like now.
HAFFENREFFER: But competing with TV news today, blog websites, where you`d find this, actual photos are people evacuating the tubes. It`s an insider`s look at the event as it happened, before news crews got to the scene, and it`s just one example of a phenomenon called citizens` journalism, news organizations asking the public to send in their pictures and videos from the scene.
JON KLEIN, PRESIDENT, CNN U.S.: Even though we`ve got bureaus all over the place and correspondents and photographers in as many places as we can, you`re not going to be able to be everywhere, so it is helpful to know that the odds of somebody capturing an image of a news event somewhere have radically increased.
HAFFENREFFER: CNN, like many news organizations, realized their value. Log onto most of their websites, from CNN to London`s "The Guardian," and front and center is an invitation for eyewitness accounts of the London bombings and personal photos.
ROBERT MACMILLAN, "WASHINGTON TIMES": It is the highlight, I think, of the London terror attacks two weeks ago. I went immediately and spent several hours checking different news web sites.
They all distinguished themselves by having eyewitness accounts, by having the photos submitted. It was an extra edge that really made the Internet live up to its potential of providing news in a real time situation.
HAFFENREFFER: On July 7, viewers around the world watched this chilling scene, video shot on a cell phone by a passenger on a London tube during the terrorist attacks.
And on the scene of today`s London blasts? Shaken commuters roamed the streets, armed with their cell phones.
Log onto the blogs, their photos tell their story. It`s not just photos. Many personal blogs are starting to provide their version of news complete with maps, links to professional news sites, and eyewitness accounts.
And on the other side of the coin, many news organizations have begun keeping their own blogs, written by reporters and producers.
And as the line between the blogs blur, many of those citizen journalists are starting to realize how valuable their photos are to the media.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT scanned the blogs all day long, and we found this person`s blog, for example, filled with photos of today`s bombing scene. Below one photo is the caption, "If I had taken this on a camera phone, you`d be looking at this on BBC News."
And with this newfound awareness comes a newfound responsibility for news organizations.
KLEIN: It poses a lot of pitfalls because we have to make sure that the information that`s put out there is accurate. If you purport to be taking a photograph or shooting video of something, how do we know it`s real and not staged? So we`ve got pretty extensive checks and balances built in, in our process already. We do even more so with footage that comes from folks who seem to have been standing there just when the news broke out.
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HAFFENREFFER: And it`s not just TV news operations and bloggers seeking the help of citizen journalists these days. London police are even appealing to anybody who may have photos or mobile phone images from any of the crime scenes and asking them to send them to their website -- Brooke.
ANDERSON: Thank you, David. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s David Haffenreffer.
Tonight, startling revelations from Courteney Cox Arquette. She battled postpartum depression. The former "Friends" star tells "USA Today" she was depressed after the birth of her daughter, Coco, last year and had self-destructive feelings.
She says she got through it with support from friends Jennifer Aniston and also Brooke Shields and the hormone progesterone. By the way, it was Shields and Tom Cruise who clashed over the use of drugs for postpartum depression. We`ll be talking with Courteney about all of this tomorrow right here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
HAMMER: Here we go tonight. A new development in the raging battle over video games and what kids should and should not see.
The nation`s best-selling video game, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," has been slapped with a restrictive adult rating. The reason: it turns out explicit hidden sex scenes in the game can be unlocked with an Internet download.
Today the fallout: some of the nation`s biggest store chains, including Wal-Mart, Target and Circuit City, pulled the game off the shelves, and the company behind the game says it will stop producing the current version.
In tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showdown," is it time for the government to get involved?
Joining us live to talk about it from Washington D.C., Melissa Caldwell. She`s with the Parents Television Council, and live here in New York City, Matt Schneiderman, editor of "Sync" magazine. Thank you both for joining us. Let`s get right to it.
So Melissa, you heard, as we reported, Rockstar Games is making some changes. They`ve pulled the current version. They`re issuing a more mature version and they`ve changed the rating on it. Is this enough for you?
MELISSA CALDWELL, PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL: Well, it`s a step in the right direction, but I`m not sure it`s quite enough. You know, if a tire manufacturer were to sell faulty tires that could result in death or injury, they would pull those and refund the money to the consumer.
And I think that would be an appropriate measure for Rockstar Games. You know, this is a faulty product, and I think that consumers who bought the faulty product are entitled to a refund.
HAMMER: Matt, what do you think about the move on Rockstar`s behalf today?
MATT SCHNEIDERMAN, EDITOR, "SYNC" MAGAZINE: I think trying to compare faulty tires and a video game is pretty far-fetched. I mean, what we`re talking about is a video game for adults. The sort of content in it that was originally there, you know, is already part of the game. It`s certainly violent and something that`s targeted for adults. Not something like the sex scenes.
CALDWELL: Well, I think you`re absolutely right in that. The major problem here, I think, with this whole discussion, with this whole debate has been that, you know, that the lack of outrage in the content that was already in the game before this hidden explicit content was uncovered.
SCHNEIDERMAN: Why does there have to be outrage? This isn`t for children.
CALDWELL: But it is being purchased by children.
SCHNEIDERMAN: I think the idea that now this would be -- but the fact it`s being taken off the store shelves is pretty much evidence of the fact that the regulations that are already there by the game manufacturers are working fine.
Now obviously, they`re going to come out with a version that`s more appropriate for their entire audience, but again, you know, the difference between a mature game and an adults only game is negligible. The idea is that this is a game for adults.
CALDWELL: It`s not negligible, because it means the difference in many cases between whether a store will carry the game or not. A lot of stores refuse to carry games that are given "adult only" ratings.
SCHNEIDERMAN: Still, the mature games aren`t meant for children to buy. If a parent walks in and doesn`t know the difference between a "Pokemon" game and a game that`s called "Grand Theft Auto," then probably that parent should think twice before letting the kid have a console in the first place.
CALDWELL: You`re absolutely right.
HAMMER: Melissa, hold on. Let`s talk about self-regulation for a moment, because obviously, you don`t feel the gaming industry is doing enough self-regulation, because you don`t feel it`s working.
CALDWELL: No. You know, this gets to the heart of the problem with the entertainment industry trying to regulate itself. Time and time again we`ve seen that when they rate products, they`re misrepresenting the content in the rating.
We know that kids are buying these games. We know that 90 percent of teenagers say their parents never check the ratings before allowing their child to buy or rent video games.
SCHNEIDERMAN: These are still $50 video games.
CALDWELL: We`ve seen secret shopper -- we`ve seen secret shopper stings where, you know, 88 percent of minors were able to buy M-rated video games without stores asking for ID`s.
HAMMER: We have clearly established the kids -- they`re able to buy the games. Matt, is the gaming industry doing enough to give the parents the tools they need to help the situation out?
SCHNEIDERMAN: Absolutely. I mean, I think this is a very clear indication of when a game manufacturer steps over the line, the rating board comes down and says, "This is not appropriate for children. We`re going to change the rating."
"Grand Theft Auto" is being yanked from the shelves and a replacement copy with the mature rating as it`s supposed to be is going to be available for parents to buy their kids all over again. I mean, these are games that kids aren`t getting themselves. They`re $50 gifts.
HAMMER: OK. Matt Schneiderman, Melissa Caldwell, we`re going to have to leave it at that for today.
And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has just learned that the person who developed the hack that unlocks the sex scenes in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" will no longer make it available.
ANDERSON: You`re not going to believe this amazing video we`ve got of an 1,100-pound shark, but that`s just the beginning of this shark tale. Why do these scary and strange creatures fascinate us? That`s coming up.
HAMMER: Also, the "SHOWBIZ Guide" to online music. Hot new tracks from Jessica Simpson and Carly Simon that you can download right now. We`re going to fill you in on what you can put on your computer and your iPod.
ANDERSON: And, what gets Hollywood`s motor running? Movies and NASCAR. How a seemingly unlikely pairing are cruising along together. You`ll be surprised as we continue our special series, "Silver Screen Secrets."
But first, tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson`s TV credits since 2000 include all of the following except: was it "Punk`d," "The Andy Dick Show," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" or "Fear Factor"? We`ll be right back with that answer.
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ANDERSON: Again, tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson`s TV credits since 2000 include all of the following except: "Punk`d," "The Andy Dick Show," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" or "Fear Factor"? the answer is C, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
HAMMER: Well, tonight we`ve got a whale of a shark tale with a very surprising ending. This involves fishermen, a competition and one very, very, very large shark.
It`s a great story. But when it comes to shark tales, it seems that they are all great stories that we never get tired of hearing about.
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O`BRIEN: A hearty fishing crew from Massachusetts caught the big fish.
HAMMER (voice-over): There`s nothing like a good fish story. And unlike Quint, that poor seafarer in "Jaws," these real life men of the sea won their big battle with a very big shark.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`ve had plenty of big tuna in the boat. And this thing was just -- you know, it was bigger than anything I`ve ever seen. We really didn`t have experience winching in a 1,200-pound animal.
HAMMER: You heard him right. They hauled in this 1,200 pound tiger shark over this past weekend during ESPN`s "Monster Shark Derby" on Martha`s Vineyard. The fishermen told the tale on CNN`s "AMERICAN MORNING" today.
IVO ALLEN, FISHERMAN: The shark hit so fast I didn`t have time to put my shoes on. And just -- we reacted. Damon got the boat started. Jay grabbed the rod. I put the harness on, and we just started fighting the fish, and two hours, ten minutes later.
HAMMER: It would have been better if the fight lasted two hours and four minutes, because the crew lost the derby, despite their big catch as they were six minutes late returning to port.
DAMON SACCO, FISHERMAN: We tried -- there was nothing that was done wrong. It was just fate, just the way it was meant to be.
HAMMER: Even though this story doesn`t have a happy ending, it was the hit of the morning TV shows today.
MATT LAUER, CO-HOST, NBC`S "THE TODAY SHOW": Remember that line from "Jaws," "We`re going to need a bigger boat"?
KATIE COURIC, CO-HOST, NBC`S "THE TODAY SHOW": Of course, you guys say it around here all the time.
HAMMER: "Jaws," these kind of shark tales almost inevitably recall memories of that killer movie about a killer shark, which as it happens, marks its 30th anniversary this year. That movie was, for a time, the highest grossing flick ever.
And ever since then, sharks have been reliable entertainment in kids` movies like "Shark Tale."
MARTIN SCORCESE, VOICE OF SYKES IN "SHARK TALE": I don`t know how else to say this to you, Lenny. You see something, you kill it. You eat it. Period. That`s what sharks do.
HAMMER: And there`s cable TV. Discovery Channel is in the middle of its 18th annual "Shark Week."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sharks have roomed the earth`s oceans for more than 400 million years.
HAMMER: The annual series gobbles up Discovery`s competition, often boosting the network`s ratings between 60 and 100 percent.
So why is it that we can`t seem to get enough of sharks, even though most of us wouldn`t want to get up close and personal with one? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asked Meeta Agrawal of "Life" magazine, whose latest issue includes a riveting story about the grandson of explorer Jack Cousteau, Fabian, and his fascination with sharks.
MEETA AGRAWAL, "LIFE" MAGAZINE: You had the dinosaurs and the dragons. Sharks are the real life version of that. They`re unknown. They rule their world. And we want to know more.
HAMMER: Of course, sharks aren`t always entertainment. Earlier this summer, the nation was riveted with news of three U.S. shark attacks in a seven-day period.
But out of shark tragedies you sometimes get inspiration, like the story of teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton whose arm was torn off by a shark in 2003. Less than three weeks later she was back on the board.
She shared her story on CNN`s "PAULA ZAHN NOW."
BETHANY HAMILTON, SHARK VICTIM: It was my love for surfing just is what brought me back out there and I love being in the ocean, the beach, and it was just one thing I had to do, wanted to do, fall off a horse, get back on.
HAMMER: Shark stories can end in triumph or in tragedy, or in a disappointing loss, as we saw with the fishermen today. But as we see time and time again, shark stories always seem to end with riveting television.
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HAMMER: And you can see more of the Monster Shark Tournament on ESPN2 beginning September 12.
Well, with all of this talk about sharks, we would like you to chomp on the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Shark attacks: do the media exaggerate the threat? You can vote at CNN.com/ShowbizTonight. And also send us e-mails on the topic. ShowbizTonight@CNN.com is our address. We`re going to share some of your thoughts later on in the show.
ANDERSON: Guess who`s back? Back again. Well, not so much. Tonight, we have word from Eminem.
Don`t believe everything you may have been hearing or reading about it this week. Tonight Eminem is denying that he`s going to call it quits and retire. As he was egged on by his protege, 50 Cent, Em set the record straight to MTV News` SuChin Pak. Slim Shady is not going anywhere.
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SUCHIN PAK, MTV NEWS: You know what I heard? What else I heard? That you were retiring.
50 CENT, RAPPER: Yes, I keep hearing that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That`s what I heard.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That`s what I hear, too. What`s going on?
EMINEM, RAPPER: I keep hearing that rumor. I don`t know where it`s coming from, but you know, when I announce my retirement, I`ll let everyone know.
50 CENT: If he retires, you`re going to see me so much, you`re going to be sick of me.
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ANDERSON: Oh, 50. Well, there was word Eminem was going to stop rapping and stick to producing. Not happening. Right now, they`re on the "Anger Management Tour," through September.
Well, now it`s time for the "SHOWBIZ Guide," where throughout the week, we help you decide where to spend your dollars on movies, DVDs, music and more.
Tonight, new music online. Jessica Simpson in her skivvies, Carly Simon`s serenade and Emmylou in review? Well, they`re all just a click away.
And joining us live in Hollywood with all the details, Melinda Newman, west coast bureau chief and music editor for "Billboard" magazine. Melinda, welcome.
I want to kick it off with Jessica Simpson. She`s going to be hitting the big screen in "The Dukes of Hazzard" movie coming up. Her music video for "These Boots are Made for Walking," one of MTV TRL`s most requested videos. People can download it for themselves now, right? Tell us how they can do that.
MELINDA NEWMAN, "BILLBOARD" MAGAZINE: That`s right, you can go to JessicaSimpson.com, and you can screen it see if you`d like to purchase it and then just with a little mouse click, you can buy it for $2.49. You can see Jessica in a pink bikini, sponging down the General Lee, or in her own pair of Daisy Dukes. And then for just 50 cents more you can buy the audio track, as well.
ANDERSON: You can also see Willie Nelson making a cameo in that one, too.
NEWMAN: That`s right, he sings along, and he`s in the movie, as well.
ANDERSON: And on that soundtrack, which was available beginning on Tuesday.
OK, moving now to Carly Simon. We`re really excited about this. She`s going to be here in our studios tomorrow, got a new album out, "Moonlight Serenade." Now you can get this disc anywhere, but there`s something, there`s a bonus feature for people only on the Web, right?
NEWMAN: That`s right. Well, specifically at Barnes and Noble. If you go to BarnesAndNoble.com and buy it, it`s a lovely album of standards. It`s her fourth album of standards. She really loves interpreting these songs. And if you buy it from Barnes and Noble, you get a special track of "My Foolish Heart," which is only available if you buy it there.
ANDERSON: Pretty cool. All right. Our third woman with a really strong voice tonight, Emmylou Harris. She`s been performing for more than three decades, and she has picked out some of her greatest hits for folks.
NEWMAN: What she`s actually done is picked out her favorite songs that span her whole 35-year career, and it`s really a lovely collection called "Heartaches and Highways" that she`s just picked her favorite tracks.
And if you go to MSN.com you can screen it and decide, you know, what you think about Emmy and her choices.
ANDERSON: And Emmylou also had so many different styles over the years. This one incorporates all those styles on this one CD.
Melinda Newman, thank you so much for being here from "Billboard" magazine.
NEWMAN: Thank you.
HAMMER: Caught a little Emmylou, playing live in New York City yesterday. She sounds amazing.
Well, coming up, find out what the connection is between a "Ray" star, the movie "Ray," Diana Ross, and Barbra Streisand. That`s all in "Thursday InStyle."
ANDERSON: And NASCAR is in style in Hollywood. How fast cars and film are shifting into high gear and creating big business for the big screen. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT gets under the hood to reveal secrets of movies and NASCAR in our series, "Silver Screen Secrets."
HAMMER: Also, star sex scandals. We`ve got the skinny on the skin stories, Colin, Cameron, R. Kelly and more. All the latest developments coming up.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, where it`s now time now for "Thursday InStyle." Tonight, beauty talk with Kerry Washington.
ANDERSON: She`s best known for playing Mrs. Ray Charles in the movie "Ray." But she says it was a scent that helped her make sense of her career, and her style.
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AMY SYNNOTT, "INSTYLE" MAGAZINE: In our August issue of "Beauty Talk" we interview Kerry Washington, an actress who most people will recognize as Mrs. Ray Charles from the movie "Ray."
KERRY WASHINGTON, ACTRESS: It was just so much fun. It`s such a hard thing to talk about, you know. When you do something in your life that you`re so incredibly proud of it`s hard to convey it. I get goose bumps still when I talk about it. It was just such a special experience.
SYNNOTT: Kerry Washington likes to choose fragrances that actually help her get into character of her role she`s playing. So when she was in the movie "Ray" she actually got a chance to speak with Mrs. Ray Charles and ask her, if she were a flower what kind of flower would she be?
So she said rose, so she ended up wearing rose oil throughout the film. And she felt like it really helped her get into character.
Growing up, Kerry Washington was really inspired by people like Diana Ross and Barbra Streisand, because she felt like these women were very original.
Kerry Washington feels like men are much more understanding about the pressures put on women to look beautiful, because in Hollywood, even the male actors face a lot of pressure to look great.
She`s actually very disciplined about working out. She generally works out three to five times a week.
WASHINGTON: I feel the most beautiful when I come home from the gym and I`ve, you know, played with my puppy, and I`m sort of relaxed and alive and that`s sort of, after I`ve had my quart of water.
SYNNOT: She has a great attitude, a very healthy attitude about aging. She`s so inspired by her mother, who she says walks around with this beautiful cloud of white hair. And she finds it so inspiring that she hasn`t tried to change. She hasn`t tried to conform to any kind of ideals about staying young. And so she really would like to be like that herself.
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ANDERSON: If you want to read more about Kerry Washington`s beauty secrets, pick up a copy of this month`s "InStyle" magazine, on newsstands now.
HAMMER: Well, still ahead, does Johnny Depp`s character in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" have a Michael Jackson connection?
Plus, new developments in three celebrity sex scandals.
ANDERSON: Also, the Hollywood-NASCAR connection. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT reveals all in our "Silver Screen Secrets" series. Why the biggest stars and NASCAR are racing to work with each other. That`s next.
HAMMER: And, summer dos and don`ts. How to get red carpet-ready with hair stylist to the stars, Frederic Fekkai. He`s going to tell you. It`s coming up in just a bit here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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VERONICA DE LA CRUZ, CNN HEADLINE NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, everybody. I`m Veronica De La Cruz. And here is your "Headline Prime Newsbreak."
Many Londoners are wary after the second terror attack in two weeks on the city`s transit system. Terrorists again targeted three London subway stations and a bus. Some devices didn`t explode. Others resulted in small blasts.
British police made two arrests shortly after the attacks but now say they`re not sure if the men were involved. Exactly two weeks ago, transit bombings killed 52 people.
Police in New York are taking action to prevent a similar attack in their city by starting to randomly search bags carried on to trains and buses. The police commissioner says people won`t be singled out because of race, but there will be a systemized approach to checking bags.
Lawmakers in the House are debating the U.S. Patriot Act. Later tonight, they`re expected to vote on whether to extend the controversial legislation which is set to expire next year.
And that is the news for now. I`m Veronica De La Cruz. Let`s go back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, celebrity sex scandals. Tonight, the latest on R. Kelly, Cameron Diaz and Colin Farrell, and how Jamie Foxx may be connected.
HAMMER: And, Hollywood and NASCAR. Why films and racing share life in the fast lane. It`s a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT special series, as we reveal the "Secrets of the Silver Screen."
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KEVIN DILLON, ACTOR: Hi, I`m Kevin Dillon. And if it happened today, it`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s only live entertainment news show. It is 31 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson, in for Karyn Bryant. Here are tonight`s "Hot Headlines."
HAMMER: Well, tonight, a shocking revelation from Courteney Cox Arquette. She battled post-partum depression after the birth of her daughter, Coco. The "Friends" star says she got help from progesterone and from friends Jennifer Aniston and Brooke Shields. Shields and Tom Cruise clashed over the use of drugs for post-partum depression. Courteney will be here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT tomorrow.
ANDERSON: Auf wiedersehen! SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has learned Michael Jackson may be moving from the Neverland gate to the Brandenburg Gates of Berlin. His father, Joe Jackson, tells the German magazine, "Bild," that the King of Pop is looking to call the German capital home. It was there in 2002 he dangled his son out the window of a hotel room.
HAMMER: And it`s the video everybody`s talking about. Check out this shark. Four fishermen from Cape Cod caught this almost-record 1,200-pound tiger shark. But because they battled this baby for a couple of hours, they missed a contest deadline by six minutes.
But with all of the media attention they`ve been getting, they may have snatched this story from the jaws of defeat.
ANDERSON: We`ve been asking you to chomp at the bit and vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." Shark attacks: Do the media exaggerate the threat? Keep voting at CNN.com/showbiztonight and write us at showbiztonight@CNN.com. Your e-mails are coming up at 54 past the hour.
HAMMER: Well, tonight, Johnny Depp says my Wonka is no Michael. For the first time today, the actor is going on record and saying that Michael Jackson was not the inspiration for his Willy Wonka character in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
For the past couple of weeks, there have been whispers all around that Depp`s portrayal of the candy man mirrored the man in the mirror, with his demure voice, pasty complexion, out-there fashion sense, and all the awkward behavior.
Well, in an interview with A.P. Radio, Depp says, quote, "A few people have mentioned it. And it kind of took me by surprise. I really didn`t expect that. Michael Jackson was not a sort of ingredient or inspiration for the character at all."
ANDERSON: Get ready to strap yourselves in. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT brings you more "Secrets of the Silver Screen," as we continue our special series with a look at the secrets of Hollywood and NASCAR.
Lindsay Lohan`s new film, "Herbie: Fully Loaded," just raked in more than $55 million at the box office. It`s also captivated the attention of NASCAR fans everywhere.
And NASCAR has also taken a front and center seat in the theater. Just last year, they released "NASCAR 3-D: The Imax Experience," with box office totals at $25 million and counting.
So what`s their secret to success? Well, joining us tonight is Dick Glover, vice president of broadcasting and new media for NASCAR Digital Entertainment, Holly Sanders, advertising and marketing reporter for "the New York Post," and Greg Foster, chairman and president of Imax Films Entertainment.
Guys, start your engines.
Dick, I`m going to begin with you. Just how popular is NASCAR, and why is Hollywood deciding to get into the ball game so much here?
DICK GLOVER, VP BROADCASTING, NASCAR: I think Hollywood`s gotten involved because they`ve discovered what a lot of people know, that we have an incredibly large and loyal fan base. There are 70 million NASCAR fans out there.
And because they are so used to sponsorship being a part of it, that, therefore, the movie companies have realized that it`s a great opportunity to sell and showcase their products in front of a very, very loyal, consuming audience.
ANDERSON: There`s a lot of cross promotion.
GLOVER: Yes. And for us, the opportunity is to take what we think is, you know, the most exciting sports event out there and bring a flavor of it to entertainment, to movies, to popular culture, to expose our product to a new audience and hopefully attract new fans at the same time.
ANDERSON: Dick, with "Herbie: Fully Loaded," it wasn`t a traditional Hollywood-NASCAR relationship. Tell us how involved NASCAR was. It was an integral part for producing this movie, right?
GLOVER: Yes, indeed. NASCAR was involved from, you know, scripting stage through marketing the week after the premiere, to my appearing here tonight for that matter, that we had an arrangement with Disney to where we were an integral part of the production team, that we were on set, we were a part of all of the shooting, we introduced them to the way to show the sport in an authentic manner, that therefore, when our fans went to the movie, they said, "Wow, that really is NASCAR, and it really is the way it is."
But yet took it to the full family audience, and all the special effects to enhance it, and so I think it was a great experience for us. And what we`ve seen is it`s been a really terrific experience for our fans, and kids and families everywhere.
ANDERSON: OK. Holly, I want to bring you in here. You recently published an article about the relationship between Hollywood and NASCAR. But it hasn`t always been the case, right? Take us pack to that Tom Cruise movie, "Days of Thunder." Didn`t sit too well with NASCAR.
HOLLY SANDERS, "NEW YORK POST": No, I think there was some criticism that the film wasn`t entirely true to NASCAR. I mean, one of the examples of this was a scene showing a race car being built in a barn, suggesting it was a pretty low-tech, unsophisticated sport. In reality, you know, these are multimillion-dollar operations, very high-tech. And fans just didn`t receive the movie well.
ANDERSON: And, Greg, times have certainly changed. As we mentioned, Imax has now gotten into the game. Why is NASCAR a perfect experience for Imax movies?
GREG FOSTER, IMAX: Well, we had a great experience with NASCAR and, as well, with our partners at Warner Brothers. It was really a trifecta of the three of our companies complementing each other in doing what we do best.
NASCAR brought their 75 million fans and their marketing know-how about how to reach those fans, along with the sport itself. We brought our technology, our screens, eight stories tall, and our 12,000 watts of sound, along with our window of museums and multiplex cinemas around the world.
And then Warner Brothers brought their financing and their movie expertise to the process. And the results were quite successful.
For Imax, we had an entirely new audience that came and supported the film that perhaps hadn`t been to an Imax film before. And they`ve since come back. We`ve tracked them. And they`ve come back to -- you mentioned "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" a few minutes ago. That was record- breaking for Imax this weekend. And we also had "Batman," which many NASCAR fans came to see.
And we think, going forward, those will now become -- NASCAR fans are now Imax fans. And that`s translating into a wider base of customers for us, which is what it`s all about.
ANDERSON: And get moviegoers closer to the race track, if they can`t actually be there.
All right, Dick, I want to go back to you. Celebrities not only taking part in film, but at the race track, as well. For example, Adam Sandler promoting "The Longest Yard" recently.
GLOVER: Right, he was there. And he participated. He was the honorary starter, gave the command, "Gentleman, start your engines."
At the same time, they screened the movie for NASCAR race teams and the NASCAR industry beforehand. Plus, we then took Adam around to all of the various media that covers NASCAR, made it part of the P.R. and marketing machine, if you will, and got that added exposure.
ANDERSON: What a marketing machine it is.
GLOVER: Yes. And he took advantage of it, as well, in that he had a cap that was from a race team where they painted the car with the logo of the race. And then he wore the hat on the MTV awards and throughout the next week to help cross-promote as well.
ANDERSON: I see.
All right, Holly, I`m very excited about this. Will Ferrell possibly going to get behind the wheel as a NASCAR driver in a film?
SANDERS: Yes, that film is actually -- it`s in the works right now. I think the script is still being written.
But he`s supposedly going to be playing a goofy character called Ricky. And Ricky is going to be driving the Wonder Bread car. And one of the gags, actually, in the film is that he gets so many marketing sponsorships and stickers affixed to his window that he can`t actually see out to drive. So it sounds like it`s going to be a pretty funny film.
The story circulating in Hollywood, actually, is that he set off a bidding war for the film without any sort of treatment or script in advance, just by saying Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver.
ANDERSON: Well, those six words make me laugh, as well.
All right, Dick Glover, Greg Foster, Holly Sanders, thank you for joining us tonight.
FOSTER: Thank you.
GLOVER: Thank you.
ANDERSON: And our series, "Silver Screen Secrets," continues tomorrow as we take at the secrets of movies on DVD and what you didn`t know about all those extras.
HAMMER: Well, from "Silver Screen Secrets" to star sex secrets. Coming up next, we`ve got the latest in celebrity sex scandals involving R. Kelly, Cameron Diaz, and Colin Farrell.
ANDERSON: Plus, a look at some of the hottest summer hairstyles from one of the hottest celebrity hairstylists, Frederic Fekkai.
HAMMER: And why was President Bush so distracted when he was announcing his Supreme Court nominee? "The Daily Show`s" Jon Stewart thinks he`s got the answer. That`s coming up in "Laughter Dark."
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer.
Tonight, stars sex scandals. Sex, lies, videotape, and photos involving some of the world`s biggest stars, the latest in the "Showbiz Legal Lowdown" tonight.
Well, there`s the sex video, of course, of actor Colin Farrell we`ve been talking about all week, and a former girlfriend who`s on the tape. Colin has gone to court to stop it from getting out.
Also tonight, R&B singer R. Kelly currently in his second week at the top of the music charts, but he`s in the third year of a sex video controversy. And the pretrial hearings are now under way.
And Cameron Diaz in court, as well, with a photographer who took nude photos of her when she was 19 years old. The photographer says she gave her consent to release them, but, of course, she says she didn`t.
So joining us live to help us sort through all of this, Harvey Levin from "Celebrity Justice."
Nice to see you, as always, Harvey.
HARVEY LEVIN, "CELEBRITY JUSTICE": Hi, A.J.
HAMMER: Well, lots to cover here. What`s the latest with Colin Farrell`s case?
LEVIN: Well, he had to put up $10,000 to the court to show that he will put his money where his mouth is when it comes to saying, "Look, she has no right to release this sex video."
The judge makes you post a bond just in case you lose and she can prove she lost profits as a result. So this is going to be a real dog fight in court. And this is really all about how much Colin Farrell could get damaged in the event that a tape like this might get out in public. And I think that`s a really interesting issue, especially when it comes to Colin Farrell.
HAMMER: What`s the timetable with this particular case, though? Something about the August 10th date, when things will be decided further?
LEVIN: Yes. There was a temporary injunction issued. They`re only good for around 10 days. You have to go back into court and then have a full-blown hearing to show that you should prevail on the merits of the case.
You get a temporary order if it`s really an emergency. And this was on the verge of getting released, and that`s why Colin Farrell`s lawyer did that.
HAMMER: OK, well, then let`s move on to a tape that I`m sure R. Kelly wishes had never surfaced. He`s now in the third year of this whole situation.
He`s at number one on the chart, but that doesn`t really help him out. And they`re in pretrial testimony right now?
LEVIN: This has been going on forever, A.J. And I think there`s a weakness in the prosecution`s case here.
There`s a video. The prosecution says there`s a 14-year-old girl in the video. This person, who is allegedly on the video, she denies that it`s her. Now, her friend just came out and said, "I recognized her from this haircut. That`s the haircut we got when we were 14 years old. That`s her."
But, you know, the D.A. can`t pin this down to a certain time frame. They say it happened within around three years. And Kelly`s lawyer is saying, "Look, if you can`t tell us when this was taken, we want the charges dismissed." And that`s what the judge has to decide, if it`s fair for R. Kelly to be prosecuted when the prosecutor can`t even say what year this tape was allegedly shot in.
HAMMER: So the video evidence may not be enough, in itself?
LEVIN: Absolutely. I mean, what the defense is going to argue is, number one, you`re saying it`s that girl. Well, even she says it`s not her.
Number two, you need to prove how old this girl is in the video. And you can`t tell that from the video. This is yet another case where you think the video proves it, and it doesn`t necessarily.
HAMMER: OK.
And on our third case that we`re talking about tonight, we know the pictures that Cameron Diaz is trying to squash are, in fact, pictures of Cameron Diaz, but the signature that the photographer claimed was hers has been proven a forgery, but there`s more to it, isn`t there?
LEVIN: Well, not necessarily proven a forgery. There were witnesses that came up and said, "It`s not her signature." But this photographer is saying, "Look, I`m not the one who actually got her to sign. My assistants got her to sign. So I had nothing to do with that."
And remember, this guy is being criminally prosecuted for a felony, for grand theft and forgery, and the jury is going to have to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew this was a forgery in order for him to go to prison.
HAMMER: All right. We will continue to cover these cases and follow them closely, probably all summer long, if not longer. Harvey Levin from "Celebrity Justice," good to see you. Thanks for joining us.
LEVIN: See you, A.J.
ANDERSON: Well, he`s one of the most talented hair stylists in the world, Frederic Fekkai. He`s also styled the hair of some of Hollywood`s hottest stars. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT caught up with him to get some of his secrets on Hollywood summer hair.
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FREDERIC FEKKAI, HAIR STYLIST: If you have curly hair, there`s a great style you. If you have short hair, there`s another style for you. It`s versatile.
And the beauty of it is that it`s really about texture. It`s about volume. It`s about style. And summer, you know, we have, for instance, on short hair, you know, looks that are deconstructed, but playful and soft.
Many of the actresses we see out there all have this look. You know, we saw it on Renee Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon. We saw short hair on Charlize Theron.
I would like to get the same length that you have, but you need a little more body here.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Whatever you do is magical.
FEKKAI: So here, on the crown, it is vital for us to layer the top and give a great angle, leaving the top, the front, long. And it will allow us to get a great structure, a great body throughout the hair. It is so important to have a hairstyle that works for you on the day (INAUDIBLE)
And now I`m going to show you a trick. When you apply product, that`s your number-one mistake. Don`t overdo it. And make sure you put the right product at the right place.
So very often, people will do mousse all over the hair, and it go like that. Do not put it in your hand first, but -- very important -- shake it like this. And as you see, you go like that.
You go this way, rub it. This way, rub it. And then give (INAUDIBLE) a massage, which is very appreciated, as you know.
For the finishing touch -- and this is where the customer actually can do very easy at home -- it is what we call the magic cream, the glossing cream, like that. You put it on your hand. You just go like this.
And once you have a nice, thin film, you go through the hair. It looks modern. It`s young. It gives you the great shine. And also helps the hair to be manageable, so any way you place it, you cannot make any mistake. It`s mistake-proof.
I think this is such an easy do. It`s softer. And this is what it`s all about. This is fashion up-to-date. And she looks really glamorous. And she could be on a red carpet, too.
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ANDERSON: Indeed, she could. Fekkai says the biggest hair mistake he sees on women is over-processing hair and getting highlights on top of highlights. He says that gives hair a brassy, washed-out look -- A.J.?
HAMMER: Your hair looks lovely tonight.
ANDERSON: Thank you, not brassy, hopefully.
HAMMER: Not brassy at all.
ANDERSON: Thank you.
HAMMER: All right, well, now it`s time to get your laugh on in "Laughter Dark." As we do every night, bringing you the late-night laughs you just might have missed.
On "The Daily Show" last night, host Jon Stewart pointed out that all it takes to upstage the president of the United States is some well-planned dance moves, this proven by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts` 4-year-old son, Jack.
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JON STEWART, HOST, "THE DAILY SHOW": It was a solemn occasion. The ceremony was marked by the pomp and -- hey, what the hell?
That`s Roberts` wife Jane and his two kids, Josie and Jack. Jack, of course, is the one who appears to be on his way to losing the case of Family v. Ritalin.
By the way, the next time you make fun of Bush for seeming to be distracted during a speech, keep in mind it`s because Dancing Jack is always there. At the State of the Union, last year`s debates, even when he went to the U.N. to make a case for war, the kid loves to dance!
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HAMMER: Apparently he does. Jack`s dance moves have gotten him plenty of attention all over the media, but the only bit Jack probably noticed was from his mom, soon after he was escorted out of the room with his mom and big sis.
ANDERSON: Aw, poor Jack.
Well, there`s still time for you to sound off in our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." Shark attacks: Do the media exaggerate the threat? Vote at CNN.com/showbiztonight or write us at showbiztonight@CNN.com.
We`ll read some of your e-mails live, coming up next.
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ANDERSON: Throughout the show, we`ve been asking you to vote online on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." Shark attacks: Do the media exaggerate the threat?
Well, let`s take a look at how the vote is going so far. Sixty-eight percent of you say yes, the media does exaggerate the threat. Thirty-two percent of you say no, they don`t.
We`ve got some e-mails. Dorian (ph) from Michigan writes, "The media does go a little far on the shark attack stories. They make it seem like people are getting eaten every day."
And Alma (ph) from Texas has this to say: "Sharks do not attack people that often. The way that the media plays it is that they have been all the time."
You can keep voting at CNN.com/showbiztonight. We do appreciate your e-mails.
HAMMER: Ever been attacked by a shark?
ANDERSON: I haven`t.
HAMMER: Are you afraid of them?
ANDERSON: I guess so. I don`t really think about it, actually. Try not to. I like the ocean.
HAMMER: Time for the Showbiz Marquee, so we can find out what`s happening tomorrow here.
ANDERSON: Why don`t we do that? Let`s take a look at our Showbiz Marquee.
Marquee Guy, it`s all yours. Take it away.
MARQUEE GUY: Tomorrow, it`s November in July with Courteney Cox- Arquette. Her new movie, "November," ain`t no sitcom. We`ll also hear more about what she has in common with Brooke Shields and everyone was talking about today.
We`ve got a friend, and her name is Courteney Cox-Arquette, tomorrow.
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CARLY SIMON, MUSICIAN (SINGING): You`re so vain, you probably think this song is about you. You`re so vain...
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MARQUEE GUY: Well, Carly Simon, this marquee is about you. But we don`t think you`re so vain. Carly`s getting all romantic on her new album, singing Gershwin, Glenn Miller and more. Carly Simon`s coming around again, and she`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, tomorrow.
This is the Marquee Guy. And I`m so vain. I actually thought this show was about me.
ANDERSON: Of course, it is. Of course, it is, right? That`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson.
HAMMER: I`m A.J. Hammer. Stay tuned for the latest from CNN Headline News.
VERONICA DE LA CRUZ, CNN HEADLINE NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, everybody. I`m Veronica De La Cruz with your "Headline Prime Newsbreak."
Two people are under arrest in London, possibly in connection to today`s attempted mass transit bombings. Like the attacks two weeks ago, today`s targets were three underground trains and a double-decker bus. No casualties were reported.
Authorities say the would-be terrorists left behind significant evidence when some of the devices failed to detonate.
Court video of Saddam Hussein shows the former dictator lashing out Thursday against the new Iraqi leadership and his pending war crimes trial. On the tape, Hussein appears frail, though confident, as he complains to judges that he has not been given proper access to his lawyer. Saddam faces charges of executing at least 150 residents of a Shiite village.
And there`s no long-term relief in sight for the sweltering Southwest. Government forecasters expect the record heat wave to continue from August through October. Steamy temperatures are also likely to linger for the west coast, mountain states and part of the South.
And that is the news.
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