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Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Expecting; Lindsay Lohan in Accident; "Extreme Makeover" Faces Major Lawsuit; Designers Speak Out about Kate Moss`s Drug Trouble
Aired October 05, 2005 - 19:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: I`m A.J. Hammer.
BROOKS ANDERSON, CO-HOST: And I`m Brooke Anderson. TV`s only live entertainment news show starts right now.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the inside story of Lindsay Lohan`s latest car accident being blamed on the paparazzi. Live tonight, an eyewitness who was on the scene. And we ask the hard question: do stars have a right to privacy in public places?
HAMMER (voice-over): Kate Moss`s cocaine scandal. Tonight, why one of the most famous faces in fashion is rushing to Kate`s defense. Get ready to hear for yourself, only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: Wynonna Judd`s most personal struggles. Tonight, Wynonna opens up about her turbulent relationship with her famous family, and how she almost lost it all. It`s the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer.
ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson.
Tonight a startling analysis from one of the most scrutinized couples in Hollywood.
HAMMER: That`s right. Late today, Katie and Tom Cruise revealed they`re expecting a baby. It`s the latest shocker in a whirlwind romance that has been kind of hard to keep up with.
David Haffenreffer in the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom right now with the latest on this still developing story.
DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, A.J.
"People" magazine first broke this story today. And just a short time ago, Tom Cruise`s production company confirmed to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that Katie Holmes is pregnant with Cruise`s child.
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OPRAH WINFREY, TALK SHOW HOST: Something happened to you. Something happened to you.
TOM CRUISE, ACTOR: I`m in love.
HAFFENREFFER (voice-over): If you thought Tom Cruise was excited to tell Oprah about his new love, Katie Holmes, imagine how happy he must have been to say he and Katie are about to become parents.
"People" magazine quote`s Tom Cruise`s spokesperson as saying, quote, "Tom and Katie are very excited, and the entire family is very excited."
It`s the latest shocker in a romance that was full of surprises right from the start. The world gasped when Cruise, who`s 43, announced in April that he was dating Holmes, who`s 26.
We all know the story from there: frequent declarations of love.
CRUISE: Yes, I proposed to Kate last night.
HAFFENREFFER: Frequent smooching, and of course, the infamous Oprah couch jumping.
WINFREY: Have you ever felt this way before?
HAFFENREFFER: And Tom made news again on "The Today Show" with his passionate criticism of Brooke shields for using antidepressants to treat her postpartum depression.
CRUISE: You`ve got to understand, I really care about Brooke Shields. I think here`s a wonderful and talented woman. And I want to see her do well. And I know that psychiatry is a pseudoscience.
HAFFENREFFER: Now the talk is no longer postpartum depression but Tom and Katie`s prenatal happiness. Tom already has two adopted children with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.
There`s no word on the new baby`s gender, how far along the pregnancy is or when Cruise and Katie, who are engaged, plan to tie the knot. But it may not be any time soon, because Cruise is busy filming "Mission: Impossible 3" in Los Angeles. That movie is due next year, and as we heard today, that`s also when we`ll likely see Tom and Katie`s newest production.
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HAFFENREFFER: That would be baby Cruise, of course. Even though Cruise`s camp isn`t saying a whole lot about the pregnancy, his spokesperson would allow that Katie Holmes, quote, has never felt better -- A.J.
HAMMER: And the baby name guessing game is already under way. David Haffenreffer, thank you very much.
Right now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes to "People" magazine, which first broke the story. Live tonight from Hollywood, Julie Jordan, the associate bureau chief of "People`s" L.A. bureau.
All right. Here we go, Julie. We`ve been wondering what happened to these guys. It`s been pretty quiet on the Tom and Katie scene for awhile. You guys broke the story today. How do you get a scoop like this?
JULIE JORDAN, ASSOCIATE BUREAU CHIEF, "PEOPLE": You know, we have a good relationship with Tom and with Katie, you know. Our readers, of course, are extremely interested to see what these guys are, you know, going to do in terms of their relationship and their, you know, impending relationship and now with this baby on the way. You know, it was really exciting to get the call that they wanted -- they were ready to share this news with the world.
HAMMER: Well, we know that Tom has been busy filming "Mission: Impossible 3." Do you have any sense when you spoke to their people today of how Katie is feeling, what she`s been up to lately?
JORDAN: Well, you know, they were really out there, as you know, with their relationship and their love and their affection. And after he started filming "Mission: Impossible 3," they kind of went under the radar, you know? We haven`t seen them for awhile, especially in comparison to what they were doing, you know, in terms of the first stages of their relationship.
But we know now that Katie has been kind of just really getting used to being pregnant. She`s been feeling great. They`ve been spending quality time on the weekends, you know, and going biking and, you know, hiking. And so she`s very much staying active, at least thus far in her pregnancy.
HAMMER: Are we wrong to refer to her as Katie, by the way? Because I hear Tom always refer to her as Kate. I want to make sure I get it right.
JORDAN: We`ve been -- Kate. Yes, I think she`d answer to either, but maybe they want to get Kate going, you know, at least for the future.
HAMMER: Well, as we just reminded people a moment ago in our piece, Tom was really critical, Tom Cruise really critical of Brooke Shields` admission that she had taken drugs for her postpartum depression. So I imagine watching Katie`s pregnancy is really going to be quite the spectator sport, isn`t it?
JORDAN: Of course. Well, again, this relationship is something that kind of caught everyone off guard, and then of course, with the engagement so soon after they first started dating and now the pregnancy, everyone is going to be watching to see, you know, what comes next.
And you know there`s going to be some developments in the future and they`re going to have to address things that, you know, people are going to be curious about. It`s definitely going to be interesting.
HAMMER: Now, you said you guys have a good relationship with Tom and Kate. You said we don`t know when the wedding is taking place. But did you get any hint when you spoke with them today as to when wedding plans may be unveiled, when we might start to hear more details?
JORDAN: Not really. They`ve got -- you could say they`ve got a lot on their plate right now. I would assume that, you know, they`re enjoying all of this. And who knows? Maybe they will incorporate everything and it will be one big celebration.
You know, but you can`t -- you can`t say nothing`s impossible with these two. It`s always going to be fun to see what they`re going to do next.
HAMMER: and there will be no shortage of coverage.
JORDAN: Absolutely.
HAMMER: Julie Jordan from "People" magazine. Thank you very much.
JORDAN: Thanks.
ANDERSON: Tonight, late breaking developments in the Lindsay Lohan car crash story. Lohan crashed into a van yesterday in West Hollywood, and the early word was it might have happened because she was being chased by the paparazzi. But late today, police said the crash had nothing to do with the paparazzi.
Let`s get straight to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Sibila Vargas. She`s live in Hollywood tonight with the very latest.
Hi, Sibila.
SIBILA VARGAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Brooke. Well, initially, many were pointing fingers at the paparazzi as the reason for Lohan`s car crash, and there were certainly many photographers around.
The West Hollywood neighborhood where the incident took place is a favorite location of celebrities and the paparazzi. If a star goes there they can pretty much can guarantee that they`ll get their photo snapped. But again, the police say photographers did not cause this Lohan car accident.
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VARGAS (voice-over): Another celebrity car crash, the same celebrity driver. These are the pictures of Lindsay Lohan`s black Mercedes Benz after she crashed into a delivery van in West Hollywood just yesterday.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The impact was like a bomb going off, it was so bad.
VARGAS: Eyewitnesses say the teen queen was driving at a high speed and that she ducked into this store, yes, Hideaway House Antiques, immediately after the run in.
KRISTEN HEIB, WITNESS: All the sudden I look, I`m like, "Oh my, God, that`s Lindsay Lohan," and I see her take her shopping bags and run into the antique store.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After the crash, she grabbed her shopping bag?
HEIB: And ran in and left the scene.
VARGAS: Later, Lohan and the woman in the car with her and the driver of the van all went to the hospital, but none of the injuries were serious.
There were conflicting reports as to whether camera-wielding paparazzi were chasing Lohan during the time of the accident. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has obtained a copy of the Lohan accident police report which states "alcohol does not appear to be involved."
In Lohan`s song, "Rumors," the teen queen, a favorite subject of the paparazzi, pleads for privacy, but this incident took place in a very public area. She had reportedly just eaten at the celeb and paparazzi hangout, The Ivy, on popular Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood.
HEIB: They know the paparazzi are here; they`re always here. Most of the girls that are famous.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So they`re aware.
HEIB: Yes, they know.
VARGAS: This is the second crash for Lohan. Earlier this year her car was allegedly struck by a member of the paparazzi. That photographer has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
We spoke with Lohan soon after that incident.
LINDSAY LOHAN, ACTRESS: I can now make a stand and I can say something for any other actors who might have their kids in the car.
VARGAS: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to give stars like Lohan more protection. He just signed a law that triples fines for paparazzi if an assault takes during a shoot. And they would be barred from selling any pictures taken. That law takes effect January 1, 2006.
It came on the heels of recent altercations not only with Lohan but also with actresses Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson.
Celebrity publicist Ken Sunshine, who represents big names like Ben Affleck and Leonardo DiCaprio, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT he`s encouraged by the new law.
KEN SUNSHINE, CELEBRITY PUBLICIST: Celebrities have rights, too. They have the right to go to such places. If they`re going to be photographed, that`s different than having their life threatened by some lunatic car chase or innocent pedestrians on Robertson, where The Ivy is, being bowled over by some 300-pound slob who`s putting a camera two inches away from a celebrity`s face while they walk down Robertson.
VARGAS: But self-proclaimed king of the paparazzi E.L. Woody tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT don`t blame them; they`re just doing their jobs.
E.L. WOODY, PAPARAZZO: All the stars know that there`s a price to pay for fame. And part of the price they pay for fame is being famous. Everybody in the world wants to see what you`re doing, where you`re shopping, where you`re eating, who you`re out with, what you`re doing. And if you`re not and the people don`t want to see you doing that, they`re certainly not going to buy tickets to your movies.
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VARGAS: So what about all the fingers being pointed at the paparazzi as a cause of this accident? Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT called Lohan`s rep for further comment. She told us that Lohan is not blaming anyone. But then added that moments before Lohan got into her car she was being harassed by the paparazzi. When we asked her to elaborate, she wouldn`t comment further.
Brooke, back to you.
ANDERSON: All right. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`S Sibila Vargas, thank you.
And coming up a little later in tonight`s show, Harvey Levin joins us live. He was actually right on the scene of the accident shortly thereafter.
And now we want to hear from you. It`s our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. The paparazzi: do stars deserve privacy in public places? Vote at CNN.com/ShowbizTonight. Send us an e-mail at ShowbizTonight@CNN.com. We`ll read some of your thoughts later on in the show.
HAMMER: A heartbreaking story of appearance, suicide, and reality television. Now, "Extreme Makeover" is facing a major lawsuit. A live "SHOWBIZ Newsmaker" interview is coming up.
ANDERSON: Plus, Kate Moss has friends in high places. Seriously, no pun intended here.
HAMMER: Nice.
ANDERSON: We`ll tell you which fashion icon is rushing to her defense, coming up.
HAMMER: And the tabloid rumors about Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson reach a fever pitch. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT sets the record straight. That`s on the way.
ANDERSON: But first, tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Name the first No. 1 hit by blue-eyed soul band the Young Rascals in 1966, which was a cover of an R&B tune by the Olympics. Got that straight? Is it "How Can I Be Sure," "Good Lovin`," "People Got to Be Free" or "A Beautiful Morning"? We`ll be right back with the answer.
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ANDERSON: So again, tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Name the first No. 1 hit by blue-eyed soul band the Young Rascals in 1966, which was a cover of an R&B tune by the Olympics. "How Can I Be Sure," "Good Lovin`," "People Got to Be Free" or "A Beautiful Morning"? Well, the answer is B, "Good Lovin`."
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer.
So have Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson finally called it quits? Well, their rep says no, but several tabloids are reporting yes. On the cover of "Us Weekly`s" latest issue, a photo of the "Newlyweds" stars with the words "split" in huge letters.
The article blames Jessica`s partying, her ego and her dad for the breakup. Several other tabloids are reporting the same thing, including "Life and Style" magazine.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT talked to Nick and Jessica`s reps. It`s just not true. "Us Weekly" says it stands by its report.
ANDERSON: Tonight, a lawsuit against ABC is claiming the reality TV show "Extreme Makeover" led to a woman`s suicide. Deleese Williams was due to appear on the show and have major plastic surgery, including rebuilding her jaw line. You see Deleese there. But the night before the surgery, ABC pulled out, saying it would take too long for her to heal.
Williams claims that as part of the show, ABC manipulated her family members, including her sister into making cruel comments about her looks. Williams says her sister, unable to forgive herself, killed herself with drugs and alcohol.
Joining us live tonight in Houston for a "SHOWBIZ Newsmaker" interview is Williams` lawyer, Wesley Cordova.
Wesley, thank you so much for being here.
WESLEY CORDOVA, DELEESE WILLIAMS` LAWYER: Thank you.
ANDERSON: First, clarify this lawsuit for us. What exactly is Deleese claiming?
CORDOVA: She`s claiming that -- well, first, breach of contract, because ABC and the makers of "Extreme Makeover" breached the contract to have her on the show and give her the makeover; and secondly, wrongful death on behalf of the children of the deceased, Kelly.
ANDERSON: Well, referring back to that breach of contract claim, ABC says that Deleese knew -- was well aware that her makeover might not happen. Wesley, many people that participate in reality shows have to sign waivers, a contract a mile long. Does ABC have any liability here?
CORDOVA: Well, you`re right. The contract is a mile long. The problem with that is that she had no opportunity to negotiate any of the terms of that contract. And therefore, it`s a contract of adhesion. It`s 19 pages long and handed to a high school dropout just before she got on a plane. And they told her, do not have lawyer look at this because he`ll tell you not to sign it. And therefore, I believe that that contract will be found to be void.
ANDERSON: But she did sign the contract?
CORDOVA: That`s exactly right.
ANDERSON: All right. Wesley, tell us a little bit more about her sister.
CORDOVA: Kelly suffered from ADHD and possibly bipolar disorder. And after she was manipulated into saying the things that she did, she withdrew from the family and eventually committed suicide.
ANDERSON: And Deleese says she would not have -- she believes she would not have committed suicide were it not for this experience with ABC. Is that correct?
CORDOVA: That`s correct.
ANDERSON: Very, very sad. And our sympathies go out to Deleese and her family. How is Deleese doing now?
CORDOVA: Deleese is a strong woman. She`s built up a wall around herself before and after this event, although the wall -- the bricks to that wall are doubly thick now.
ANDERSON: Is she going through therapy? Is she seeking help from others?
CORDOVA: She`s not. She`s trying to handle this on her own.
ANDERSON: So is she going out in public? Is she talking about this much?
CORDOVA: No. She won`t talk to anybody. In fact, she won`t go out in public at all. The only time she`ll go out in public is -- she told me recently that she`ll go out in public if she needs to take her children to the doctor and her husband can`t do it.
But as far as her married life, for example, any -- we all have events that we might go through that are husband and wife socially acceptable events, and she won`t go. Her husband goes alone. She won`t -- if she shops for groceries, she goes at midnight.
ANDERSON: Wesley, there are reports that she`s seeking more than $1 million in this lawsuit. Is that true? What does she hope the outcome is of this?
CORDOVA: Well, those reports are based on the fact that the complaint asks for damages in excess of $1 million, and I would expect that most of those damages will go to the children, although that`s for a jury to decide.
ANDERSON: The children of the sister, correct?
CORDOVA: That`s correct. Yes.
ANDERSON: All right. Wesley, we are out of time, but thank you so much for being here. And we wish Deleese well, no matter what the outcome of this lawsuit.
CORDOVA: Thank you for having me, Brooke.
ANDERSON: Of course.
HAMMER: Well, Kate Moss may be in hot water over accusations of her cocaine addiction, but it didn`t stop her from making the cover of November`s "W" magazine.
"W" magazine said the spread was planned before a British tabloid published photos of Moss allegedly snorting cocaine. But "W" decided to go through with the spread anyway, because they say the photos are, quote, "absolutely beautiful." They said Kate was one of the world`s great models and a fashion icon.
Well, who better to ask about Kate Moss and her latest troubles than some of the people who have worked with her in the past? In an interview with international freelance journalist Daphne Barak, fashion designer Donatella Versace commented on the model`s latest troubles.
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DONATELLA VERSACE, FASHION DESIGNER: It`s terrible what the press did to her. Nobody has the right to invade the privacy of a person like it`s been done to Kate. Obviously, she has a problem. But she`s a very intelligent girl and she will figure it out. It`s so private for each person, so different for each person. Kate doesn`t need my advice. She will do it her own way. Everybody has their own way to do it.
DAPHNE BARAK, INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST: But you need very strong willpower?
VERSACE: You need very strong will power.
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HAMMER: Joining me live on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the journalist who spoke with Versace, Daphne Barak. Thank you for being here with us.
And you spoke with them, various designers and people at Fashion Week in Milan. As we heard Donatella there, first of all, she has been very public about some of her own drug problems in the past. She certainly seemed to be standing by Kate`s side, as far the need for privacy but didn`t really have much advice for her other than saying this is something she has to do on her own.
Kate Moss has lost a lot of gigs over this. And are you getting the impression that the fashion industry is not standing behind her right now?
BARAK: I don`t really cover fashion. I`m not a freelancer. I`m syndicated in 28 markets. I went there for a political interview, and I interviewed Natala (ph) and Cavalli.
Funny, Kate was not there but she was everywhere. Everybody was just talking about her. And they felt like a bit guilty. Donatella, naturally, because she went public with her drug problem. She felt very defensive when I asked.
Cavalli was much more emotional. Dolce Gabbana, during the famous 20th anniversary party, spoke only about that.
And it goes both ways. On a personal level, they feel very upset about the invasion of her privacy.
HAMMER: Right.
BARAK: But on a business level, don`t forgot, Cavalli dropped her. I asked Donatella Versace, are you going to rehire her when she`s out of the rehab? And she was very noncommittal.
HAMMER: And of course, you`re talking about Roberto Cavalli, the designer who Kate has worked with in the past. And I believe Roberto told you that this -- Kate`s incident here with the alleged cocaine use is a drop in the bucket in the fashion industry.
Did you get the sense that that`s true? Was he referring to the fact that that this is a rampant problem.
BARAK: And he was very truthful. I interviewed him right after his show, so you know the adrenaline was going on. And he didn`t want to talk about it and then talked about it for 20 minutes.
HAMMER: Right.
BARAK: And he said, look, most of the fashion designers here, you know, that you met are doing it. I`m not going to name people. But they`re doing it. Most of the models. He said, actually, who is Kate Moss? She`s a very small drop. We have a big problem in the fashion industry, and let`s fight it.
HAMMER: Did Cavalli give you any sense of why he is reluctant to work with Kate?
BARAK: He actually said, "Kate, I love you. I mean, I`m your friend. Call me. I can help you to figure it out." I mean, he basically says if she just goes -- that`s probably the best reason, actually. If she just goes to the rehab for three months and comes back, nothing will happen. I mean, she will just fall off the wagon again. She has to figure it out.
HAMMER: OK. Interesting insight. Daphne Barak, thank you very much for joining us on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
BARAK: Thank you.
ANDERSON: Well, pro wrestling is popular, but no one was expecting the kind of ratings "WWE Raw" just got. That`s next on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
HAMMER: Plus, Wynonna Judd. She has sold millions of records and concert tickets. So how in the world did she almost go bankrupt? Wynonna Judd`s confession, coming up in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: Also, the Lindsay Lohan car crash. Coming up, the inside story from someone who was on the scene, live.
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ANDERSON: World wrestling`s ratings smackdown. Today we learned six million viewers tuned into World Wrestling Entertainment`s "Monday Night Raw" debut at its new home on the USA Network after moving over from Spike TV. Now that`s the largest audience in three years, and this comes just a week after leaving Spike TV, its home of five years.
When WWE president Vince McMahon stopped by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT before the big debut, we asked him if he was worried about losing viewers to Spike TV`s unscripted "Ultimate Fighting Championship."
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VINCE MCMAHON, PRESIDENT, WWE: I`m a fan of "UFC." But to put it up against this juggernaut, to put it up against, you know, what I consider to be America`s greatest export, not only the greatest cable cast in the world, WWE on a premier night, when we have this homecoming, all these superstars coming back, is sheer utter stupidity.
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ANDERSON: Doesn`t mince words. Now Spike TV`s "Ultimate Fighting Championship" programming earned a fraction of the WWE`s audience, but still did well at a healthy two million viewers. Not bad, huh, A.J.?
HAMMER: Not bad at all.
Now if you`ve got a dirty little secret that you`re just dying to tell, but you don`t quite have the right confidant, we`re going to tell you the perfect solution, coming up.
ANDERSON: And country singer Wynonna Judd reveals some secrets of her own to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, including how she overcame bankruptcy at the height of her career. We`ve got the story, coming up next.
HAMMER: And teen idol Lindsay Lohan says it was the paparazzi who caused her latest car crash. The police say otherwise. We speak with someone who was on the scene in the "Legal Lowdown."
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SOPHIA CHOI, CNN HEADLINE NEWS ANCHOR: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT continues in just a minute. Hello there. I`m Sophia Choi with your "Headline Prime Newsbreak."
A race against the clock tonight in Canada to find the cause of a mystery illness that has killed 16 people. The illness has now spread to 88 people. Health officials have ruled out influenza, avian flu, SARS and legionnaire`s disease.
Three illegal aliens are accused of using phony documents to get jobs at a U.S. military base. The men from Indonesia and Senegal were teaching language at a special warfare school at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. But officials say they never had any access to classified information.
And startling video right here, as you see a minivan slam head on into an Idaho state police car in Fort Hall, Idaho, yesterday. Witnesses say the van was doing about 80 miles an hour. Both vehicles were demolished. The van`s driver is now in intensive care. No one was in the police car when it was hit.
That`s the news for now. I`m Sophia Choi. Now back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 31 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson. You`re watching TV`s only live entertainment news show.
Tonight, we`ve got something very interesting. Harvey Levin -- I`ll talk to him in just a few minutes -- he was live on the scene just moments after Lindsay Lohan had a car accident last night, a car accident which she says happened after the paparazzi harassed her. But the police say otherwise. We`ll find out if she has any recourse, especially after that bill that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law with harsher penalties against paparazzi. Should be interesting.
HAMMER: Harvey will clear up any confusion, and he`ll have an opinion as well.
ANDERSON: Always does.
HAMMER: Also, my "Showbiz Sit-down" with Wynonna Judd, an incredibly talented performer, who has been through some pretty rough times. And she really opens up with us.
Imagine selling millions, tens of millions, of albums and being on the verge of bankruptcy. Imagine having a star sister, a star mother, and having to deal with those relationships. We`ll talk about that with Wynonna and a lot more.
That`s all on the way. But first, let`s get to tonight`s "Hot Headlines." SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Sibila Vargas joining us once again live in Hollywood -- Sibila?
SIBILA VARGAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, A.J.
Well, tonight, Tom and Katie make a baby. The couple is expecting their first child together. And their rep says they`re all very excited. No word on how far along Katie is or the baby`s gender.
The couple caused an incredible stir when they began dating in April. They announced their engagement in June.
Well, rumors are rampant over Nick and Jessica`s marriage. Several tabloids are reporting that the not-so-newlywed couple separated over the weekend. But a rep for the couple say the rumors are just not true.
And Jessica`s sister, Ashlee, is getting a second chance this weekend on "Saturday Night Live." The pop princess was accused of lip-syncing last October after she broke down during a live performance and stopped singing, but a recording of the song kept playing. Well, she`s getting a second shot, and her performance will coincide with the release of her second album, "I Am Me."
And those are tonight`s "Hot Headlines." A.J., back to you in New York.
HAMMER: Gee, you think she`ll goof on herself at all, Sibila?
VARGAS: She better not. All eyes will be watching.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Sibila Vargas.
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SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Sibila Vargas live in Hollywood. Thanks.
ANDERSON: Time now for the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Legal Lowdown." Tonight, new developments in the car crash involving Lindsay Lohan. Late today, police said it was not related to her being chased by the paparazzi.
Joining us live tonight is Harvey in Glendale, California. Harvey was one of the first people on the scene right after Lohan`s accident. Harvey is the managing editor of the soon-to-be-launched entertainment news site TMZ.com.
Harvey, great to see you.
HARVEY LEVIN, MANAGING EDITOR, TMZ.COM: Hi, Brooke.
ANDERSON: Hey, quickly I want to recap everything. Lindsay Lohan, in a trendy part of West Hollywood, eating, shopping, was swarmed by the paparazzi, just in her car, did a quick u-turn, crashed into a van. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt.
But you were on the scene shortly thereafter. What was it like?
LEVIN: Oh, it was crazy. I mean, this was a really bad accident. Her car, her Mercedes, looked like an accordion. I mean, it is kind of amazing to me that she only suffered minor injuries.
But it was really apparent from -- when you looked at the scene -- she really broadsided this van. The van had made an illegal u-turn. That`s the way it seems. And she was going down the street, and she just broadsided it.
The conflict, Brooke, is that I talked to a bunch of people there who said she was really, really traveling at a fast rate of speed. And a lot of people were saying between 50 to 60. That`s an area where it seems improbable to go that fast because it`s so congested.
But we just got off the phone with some people we know at the sheriff`s department. And they have told us that they do not believe speed was a factor in this accident. We`re told that they think she was going between 30 and 35, which means she may not have done anything wrong.
The cops are going to come up with a conclusion. But it may be that this guy in the van is the bad guy in this case and the paparazzi had little, if anything, to do with it.
ANDERSON: So the guy in the van was the one who made the illegal u- turn, not Lohan, as I understand?
LEVIN: Yes. What happened was -- I mean, this is what`s so interesting about it. She was in an area -- I mean, I call it Paparazzi Alley...
ANDERSON: Oh, it`s a Mecca for the paparazzi.
LEVIN: I mean, it`s this -- the restaurant, called The Ivy, which is where all the stars go to be photographed, because they know the paparazzi are there. And there`s a store down the street called Kitson, which Britney, and Lindsay, and all the other stars go shop.
So she knew there were paparazzi there. And they did swarm her car when she left the restaurant. But what she did was she left and then circled around the block and came back again.
And, you know, I`m thinking -- I can`t jump into her head and figure out why, but that`s usually something somebody does when they want...
ANDERSON: To escape?
LEVIN: ... to kind of do this to them. Well, no, because she didn`t have to go back. She could have gone anywhere in Los Angeles other than that block where all the paparazzi were.
ANDERSON: She wasn`t done with her shopping, Harvey.
LEVIN: Or she wasn`t done with the paparazzi.
ANDERSON: Well, police are saying the paparazzi are not a factor, but you say they did swarm her. What could happen here? Could Lindsay pursue the paparazzi, maybe sue the paparazzi, especially after this bill California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, with harsher personalities against paparazzi, in cases like this, if they are aggressive and cause situations like this?
LEVIN: Well, you know, it`s ironic that, in many ways, the reason this law was passed was because of the first car accident Lindsay Lohan got in earlier this year. And now, if it really were the paparazzis` fault, she`d be the first victim of this thing.
But the fact is, number one, the law doesn`t take effect until January. And, number two, now, from all signs, you know, she could try and sue certain paparazzi, but the cops are now saying, "We don`t think the paparazzi were chasing her."
I mean, for this law to take effect, they would have had to done something so aggressive with her that she feared for her safety and got injured as a result. But, at least from what the cops are saying, that doesn`t appear to be the case. They weren`t the ones that triggered the accident, this is at least according to the police.
However, I will say that the witness accounts at the scene are conflicting.
ANDERSON: Well, do you know if the driver of the van was a member of the paparazzi?
LEVIN: He wasn`t. He worked, actually, at a restaurant across the street from The Ivy, that famous restaurant. And apparently, he was just leaving. And he wanted to go the opposite way traffic was going, and so he pulled out from the curb and then kind of, you know, went into the lane.
ANDERSON: I see.
LEVIN: And that`s when she nailed him.
ANDERSON: Well, quickly, Harvey, the paparazzi, of course, took pictures after all this happened. Would it be prudent for them to withhold those photos from publishing or are they OK? But there`s more and more talk about this sort of thing, and about the paparazzi being aggressive, and with this law going into effect in January. What...
LEVIN: I mean, Brooke, look: If they were responsible for the accident, there would probably be a lot of pressure on these people not to sell these photos because they would have been ill-gotten. But it may just be the paparazzi are spectators here, and they saw an accident, and they took pictures.
The fact is, these pictures are already out. And if they were just recording what they saw and they had nothing to do with it, I don`t really think there`s anything particularly wrong taking the photographs on a public street.
ANDERSON: All right. Harvey, as always, thanks for your insight. We appreciate it.
LEVIN: Sure.
HAMMER: Well, after the news of Lindsay Lohan`s latest car accident, we have been asking you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." The paparazzi: Do stars deserve privacy in public places?
You can continue to vote at CNN.com/showbiztonight and write us, if you`ve got more to say. Showbiztonight@CNN.com is our address. We`re going to read some of your e-mails at 55 past the hour.
ANDERSON: Tonight, country singer Wynonna Judd tells all to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, talking candidly about overcoming bankruptcy and how she finally made peace with her mom and sister after years of struggle. She tells us her story, coming up next.
HAMMER: And if you`ve got a secret you`re just dying to tell, we`re going to tell you the perfect place to get it off your chest. That`s next on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer.
Tonight, Wynonna Judd, part two of our revealing interview that you`ll see only here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. She, of course, is a huge country music star, but her 20 years of professional highs have also brought many very personal lows.
Last night, Wynonna told us about her new tell-all memoir called "Coming Home to Myself." She talked openly with me about her addiction to food and her struggle with weight. Well, tonight, Wynonna`s opening up about her rocky relationship with her famous family and her issues with money.
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HAMMER: Another thing you talk about in the book are your struggles with money. You were on the verge of bankruptcy, which, I think -- you know, I`m looking at this. Well, this is kind of hard to believe. You know, with the Judds, you guys sold 20 million albums, on your own, what, 9 million albums.
How do you get to that point where you`re almost out of money?
WYNONNA JUDD, OUT WITH TELL-ALL MEMOIR: Taking on too much, taking on too many people, spending more than you bring in. It`s real simple. It`s like weight. If you don`t exercise and eat more, you know, you gain.
I was doing a really good job at losing my fortune. I don`t think part of me really felt as though I deserved it. Down underneath, I realized I was the American dream. I went from welfare to millionaire.
And there was a part of me that felt like I needed to take care of everything and everybody. Like, if I had a party, I would invite everybody and pay for it all, instead of asking people, "Hey, bring a casserole," you know? And I felt like I had to take care of people.
But I`m not bankrupt. You know, thank God my manager and my business manager sat me down and said, "Hey, you know that credit card thing? Why don`t we talk about that?"
HAMMER: "Time to cut those up"?
JUDD: Because we`re all in debt, folks. We`re not saving. We`re living in the moment, and the moment is now. But what about the future? And so, for me, food and finance came together. And I realized, I come off the road, and I`m lonesome, so I go buy something. And I eat.
HAMMER: Were you being extravagant? I mean, were you buying cars for yourself or...
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JUDD: At times, yes, I was Elvis. Oh, yes. I was giving away cars and Harleys. And if somebody did something nice for me, I`d double it for them. And I`m not a good business person.
So I went to a workshops. And I realized get rid of the credit cards. I`m on a budget. Whether it`s $100,000 or my kids` budget to, you know, get a pizza, I know what I`m spending on dog food now.
HAMMER: Right.
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JUDD: I`m 41. At least I`m doing it now, you know, and I`m not 80, and looking back and going, "Oh, my gosh, I have nothing to show for it."
HAMMER: You`ve had family difficulties over the years. They`ve been no secret.
JUDD: Shocking, isn`t it?
HAMMER: I know.
JUDD: It`s shocking.
HAMMER: You talk about it in the book. I spoke with your mom, Naomi, a couple of months ago. She glowed when she spoke of you and your sister, your sister, Ashley.
JUDD: I adore my mother.
HAMMER: But you guys had a bit of a falling out. What happened there?
JUDD: We`re learning a lot about where the fractures are. We`re learning about the dynamics. And they are -- we`re three alpha females, you know? Can you imagine Thanksgiving dinner around our supper table?
So much passion. So many opinions. And we learned that we weren`t really listening to one another. And Mom and I are now learning how to completely communicate in a different way. It`s fascinating. And I`m glad to say we`re doing better than ever.
But it`s been a slow process. We had to go over all the stuff we were doing that wasn`t working. That`s hard to do. It`s like a marriage. You get in there and you go, "You know what? When you do that, it really hurts my feelings."
And then the next person is to say, "Oh, so saying is it really hurt your feelings." And then you stop doing it. And we`re learning how to love one another in a healthy way. It`s not that mother -- a mother- daughter relationship is the most complex of all relationships.
HAMMER: With 20 some-odd years in the business and such a public life, for most of your life now, more than half your life, anyway, and a sister who`s, you know, a famous actress in Hollywood, and your mother, of course, are you learning to live in the public eye in a healthy way now?
JUDD: Yes. I think it`s all out there now.
(LAUGHTER)
I think, you know...
HAMMER: Right here. Right here, Wynonna.
JUDD: It`s kind of all out there. There are no secrets.
When I went on my first show to talk publicly about it, I got 800,000 e-mails. I don`t think I`m alone. I think I represent a lot of people out there.
Yes, I live an exciting life some times, but the rest of the time, I work really hard. And I`m trying to juggle having a relationship, having children, being a good parent, running a business. I mean, it`s the American way.
So I think people see themselves in me and go, "You know what? I appreciate you being so honest."
I think people are kind of tired -- or at least this is what I hear -- they`re tired of celebrities looking as if they have these perfect lives. It all looks good on the outside. But what`s really going on in the heart?
HAMMER: So is it safe to say you`re feeling good now? Because this all sounds good. But are you feeling good?
JUDD: I`m so full of myself. I`m so full of myself, you better watch out.
But it`s not just arrogance. It`s a confidence.
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JUDD: When you give birth to two children, you can do anything. When you`ve survived a divorce, and you get remarried, and you`re a miracle, and God gives you a second chance, you can do anything.
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HAMMER: A lovely lady. And Wynonna Judd holds nothing back in her new book. It`s called "Coming Home to Myself," and it`s in stores now.
ANDERSON: Well, that was great, A.J. A very honest and open interview. Wynonna Judd spilled her secrets in a tell-all memoir, but if you don`t have that kind of time on your hands, maybe an e-mail will do. And we know the perfect place to send it.
Here`s CNN`s Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Is that true you have more secrets than a priest? A priest probably has a few more.
FRANK WARREN, CREATOR, POSTSECRET.COM: I have more documented secrets than a priest.
MOOS: Ah.
(voice-over): Frank Warren has collected over 5,000 secrets that strangers sent in.
"I only love him when he`s sleeping." "I tell my wife I don`t want her to get implants, but I`m lying."
Frank doesn`t have to promise not to tell, since the secrets are divulged anonymously. They range from sad -- "Every time I go over a bridge, I have to restrain myself from driving off" -- to sexual -- "Roses are red, violets are blue, I like to kiss boys, and I like to kiss girls, too, a lot."
What started as an art project has snowballed into several hundred secrets a week arriving at Frank`s home in Germantown, Maryland.
(on-screen): Do you ever get sick of people spilling their guts?
WARREN: I never get sick of it. I never get bored with it, and it never makes me happy.
MOOS (voice-over): Frank thinks unlocking secrets is therapeutic, no matter how bizarre they are.
WARREN: "I go to the drugstore and poke tiny holes through condom packages."
MOOS (on-screen): Oh, my.
(voice-over): Every week, Frank posts 10 to 20 new secrets on his web site, Postsecret.com. "At work, someone kept stealing my lunch from the fridge, so I made a nice sandwich with lettuce, tomato and cat food."
Secrets arrive on materials as odd as a Starbucks cup...
WARREN: "I give decaf to customers who are rude to me."
MOOS: This woman didn`t get cold feet about confessing, "I have to shave my toes."
And talk about grooming...
WARREN: "I use my roommate`s hair clips as nipple clamps."
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MOOS (on-screen): You know, some of them seem almost too good to be true. I mean, they seem too slick, too produced to be a real secret.
WARREN: If you`re asking me if I think all 5,000 secrets are true, I would say, no, they`re not.
MOOS (voice-over): But Frank thinks they`re all authentic in the sense that there`s truth to them.
(on-screen): "I hate my boyfriend for killing people in Iraq."
(voice-over): Juxtapose that with, "I killed people in Iraq and enjoyed it. Does that make me a monster?"
Some secrets are so dark Frank put a suicide hotline on his web site. He even submitted his own secret that he will only describe as a childhood humiliation.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (singing): I will keep your secrets...
MOOS: Frank`s going to keep them, all right, in a book that`s due out in a couple of months.
WARREN: "When I`m mad at my husband, I put boogers in his soup."
MOOS: Hey, not all secrets are appetizing. And don`t try this at work. "I put lipstick on my boss`s shirt so his wife would think we`re having an affair, but we`re not."
Cheating is a favorite subject.
WARREN: "While my wife and child slept, I sneaked out of my hotel room, down the hall, and into our friend`s room. She and I made love for hours."
MOOS (on-screen): Fantasy.
(voice-over): Think of this as the secret place of web sites where mum`s not the word.
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ANDERSON: That was CNN`s Jeanne Moos reporting for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. And, A.J., I won`t reveal any of your secrets tonight.
HAMMER: I won`t say what I was telling you off-camera. It was pretty funny, though, and people were laughing.
It is time now to take a look at some other laughter, the best in late night laughs. It`s "Laughter Dark." Charlize Theron kisses Shirley MacLaine? What`s that all about? The "North Country" star, with the help of painkillers for a neck injury, put an end to her wishful thinking.
Jay Leno has the tape to prove it, on the "Tonight Show."
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CHARLIZE THERON, ACTRESS: Because everybody was, you know, of course, kissing her ass, you know?
JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW": Right.
THERON: And I was dying to kiss her ass. I just couldn`t do it verbally.
LENO: Shall we show them the footage? Let`s show them what you did. Here. Take a look. Here it is.
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THERON: Anything goes. And I`m going to kiss your ass, too. Sorry, but, actually, literally so.
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(APPLAUSE)
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HAMMER: Well, I think Shirley may have enjoyed that.
It is the stuff that you always wanted to know about Kate Moss, Michael Jackson, and Kevin Federline. Conan`s got the scoop on all those guys in "Late Night`s" "Celebrity Survey."
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CONAN O`BRIEN, HOST, "LATE NIGHT": "My friends and I are usually up for" -- Matt LeBlanc wrote, "Pizza and a movie." John Goodman wrote, "A football game." Kate Moss wrote, "Three days straight."
"I`m completely useless when it comes to" -- Julianne Moore wrote, "Anything mechanical." Jack Black wrote, "Anything financial." Kevin Federline wrote, "Anything anything."
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"The scariest person I`ve ever seen is" -- Sting wrote, "The creepy guy who runs the motel in `Psycho.`" Elvis Costello wrote, "The little boy who kills people in `The Omen.`" And Michael Jackson wrote, "The white lady who lives in my mirror."
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ANDERSON: Not "The Man in the Mirror," but the woman in the mirror. Oh, Conan.
Well, there`s still time for you to sound off is our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." The paparazzi: Do stars deserve privacy in public places?
Vote at CNN.com/showbiztonight or write us at showbiztonight@CNN.com. We`ll read some of your e-mails live, next.
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HAMMER: Well, Gretchen Wilson`s new album, "All Jacked Up," has jacked all the way up to the top of the Billboard charts. Wilson`s sophomore album is number one in numbers released by Billboard today. Sheryl Crow is back on the charts. She`s in at number two, with her brand- new album, "Wildflower." Three 6 Mafia is in at number three with "Most Known Unknown." Toni Braxton in at number four, with her album "Libra." And Kanye West, with "Late Registration," holding strong at number five.
ANDERSON: Well, we`ve been asking you to vote online on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." The paparazzi: Do stars deserve privacy in public places?
The vote so far: 78 percent say, yes, they do; 22 percent of you say, no, they don`t.
Here`s some of the e-mails we`ve received. Betty from Georgia writes, "No privacy should be afforded stars when they`re in the public eye. Would they really want to be ignored?"
Jim from Michigan says that actors and musicians deserve their privacy. He writes, "I do not need to see them in their private lives to enjoy their films, music or performances."
And Robert from Florida writes, "When someone pays to see a movie, they are not buying the rights to the personal lives of people in that film."
Keep voting at CNN.com/showbiztonight.
A.J., interesting relationships between the stars and the paparazzi. It seems they both need each other at times.
HAMMER: And there are so many stars who really just enjoy doing their craft -- I don`t know if, you know, you can count people like Lindsay Lohan among those -- and don`t want to be in the public eye, but they certainly exist and do have a right to their privacy.
ANDERSON: And then others that enjoy it...
HAMMER: Right.
ANDERSON: ... enjoy the photos. All right. That`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson.
HAMMER: I`m A.J. Hammer. Stay tuned for the latest from CNN Headline News.
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