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Hollywood`s Week of Law and Disorder; Bill Puts New Regs on Hollywood Films; "The Sopranos" to Return with a Surprise
Aired March 09, 2006 - 19:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. TV`s only live entertainment news show starts right now.
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HAMMER (voice-over): On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, a bunch of stars caught up in a remarkable week of law and disorder. Drugs, domestic violence, restraining orders, outstanding warrants. For these stars, it`s the worst week ever. Tonight, the "Legal Lowdown" on everyone from David Hasselhoff to Paris Hilton. Even Yanni. Yes, we said Yanni.
Big buzz for "Big Love." Love and marriage: a man, his wife, his other wife and his other wife.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Please bless us with good health.
HAMMER: It`s polygamy in primetime, and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has the match-ups.
Plus, "Big Love" star Jeanne Tripplehorn, live, in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Caught on tape. Tonight, routine traffic stops that take a horrible turn.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, my God!
HAMMER: The shocking video you won`t soon forget in a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT special report.
ANGELA BASSETT, ACTRESS: Hi, I`m Angela Bassett. And if it happens today, it`s on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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ANDERSON: Hello, I`m Brooke Anderson live in Hollywood.
HAMMER: I`m A.J. Hammer live in New York City.
Brooke, has it suddenly become all the rage, simply the hottest thing in Hollywood for stars to get themselves in legal trouble? What happened this week is just unbelievable to me.
ANDERSON: It really is, A.J. In fact, it`s pretty ridiculous. Charges of drug use, drug abuse, domestic violence and on and on and on. So much so, that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is officially declaring this Hollywood`s week of law and disorder.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): In the celebrity justice system this past week, celebrities have been especially vulnerable to charges of bad behavior, accusations of bad behavior and just plain bad behavior. These are their stories.
This past week, with all the celebrities getting arrested and/or showing up in court, you`d think we were in a "Law & Order" episode. But instead of being ripped from the headlines, these cases are the headlines. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you the very latest on all of them.
It`s a tough week for David Hasselhoff. Monday his estranged wife, actress Pamela Bach, accused him of domestic violence. The judge denied her request for restraining order. They both filed dueling divorce petitions against each other.
To add insult to injury, just today Hasselhoff was also ordered to six months in rehab for the second time in four years. That after he pleaded no contest to DUI.
Domestic problems also haunt Yanni, who was arrested at his house last Friday after a dispute with his girlfriend.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Maybe she got sick of his music.
ANDERSON: We`ll leave that one alone. Yanni is facing a domestic battery charge, a charge he`s denying.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Any time you`re a celebrity and you get accused of something like physical violence against a female, I mean you`re going to do a lot of damage to your credibility and your image with the public.
Poor Bobby Brown. I mean the man is always in trouble.
ANDERSON: And he`s in trouble again, this time stemming from his visit to Webster, Massachusetts.
ALEX KOPPELMAN, "JUSTICE" MAGAZINE: Some people talk about driving while black. What this appears to be a case of sitting while Bobby Brown.
ANDERSON: Brown got picked up, at all places, at his daughter`s cheerleading tournament.
KOPPELMAN: An officer was on duty at the cheerleading tournament. Saw Bobby Brown and said, "Hey, that`s Bobby Brown. I know he`s been in a lot of trouble before." And decided to run a warrant check on him. And lo and behold, there was a warrant.
ANDERSON: A warrant for very old motor vehicle charges. But police in Webster say Brown was cooperative.
KOPPELMAN: Actually, if you look at miss mug shot, it`s a little like Tom DeLay`s mug shot. He looks very happy to be there, very calm, very poised. It could be his next publicity shot practically.
ANDERSON: But it wouldn`t be a week of trouble-filled celebrities without a dragnet of drug incidents.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The story you are about to see is true.
ANDERSON: It certainly is. British pop stars Boy George and Pete Doherty both had court appearances on drug charges this week.
HARRY MORGAN, ACTOR: You ever seen anybody this torn up?
JACK WEBB, ACTOR: Well, it`s a cinch he`s not strung out on sugar cubes.
MORGAN: Yes.
ANDERSON: Doherty, Kate Moss`s ex-boyfriend, had one today in London.
KOPPELMAN: Doherty is a real character. He`s got all sorts of drug charges, and when he`s not in court for one drug charge, he`s getting arrested for another one.
ANDERSON: And Boy George appeared in a New York court yesterday on a cocaine charge. The judge dismissed the charges. He was arrested last year after calling police to his apartment to investigate a burglary. Officers allegedly found a small pile of cocaine next to his computer.
KOPPELMAN: It`s Drug Use 101. If you call the cops and ask them to come over to your house, you may want to hide the pile of cocaine sitting next to your computer before they arrive.
ANDERSON: Both stars are now on court-ordered rehab. But Judge Extreme Akim, who doles out unusual sentences on his syndicated show, "Eye for an Eye", says rehab is not enough for drug-abusing celebs.
AKIM ANASTOPOULO, JUDGE EXTREME AKIM: My suggestion is, instead of having the post-Oscar party at Morton`s, we have the post-Oscar party with all the cameras at the rehab center and film these people in rehab so they can really be embarrassed about what they did.
ANDERSON: Unfortunately the lesson to stay out of trouble is one many celebs won`t get. So we will have many reruns of these famous celebrity crime stories.
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ANDERSON: Oh, but wait. If you can believe it, there is more, and this is a good one. Paris Hilton got slapped with an order of protection by party promoter Brian Quintana, who said she threatened him. A court ordered her to stay 100 yards away. Paris, being Paris, likes to party. And since they like to go to the same parties, if they`re at the same event, the judge says it`s now down to 25 feet away. For Paris, maybe not the worst week ever.
HAMMER: All right. Here`s our hot question for you tonight. Should movies, TV shows, even books that don`t contain pornography be lumped together with movies, TV shows and books that do contain pornography?
Well, Congress has just passed legislation that says yes to all of these things. And Hollywood not real happy about this. Basically, movie makers would have to keep the same detailed records about their actors as pornographers do, even if the sex is just simulated.
Now, this is a provision in a child safety bill that was authored by Congressman Mike Pence. And I spoke with him a short time ago.
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REP. MIKE PENCE (R), INDIANA: The mainstream entertainment industry in America has really set a gold standard for the involvement of children and the production of television and motion picture and the variety of entertainment products.
But the reality is today by excluding simulated sex acts, what the prosecutors have seen over the years is that the children have been used in non-sex related activities or so-called soft porn activities in the midst of pornographic films. And that there`s no reporting requirement associated with that.
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HAMMER: Joining me live in Washington, D.C., "Hollywood Reporter`s" national correspondent Brooks Boljek, and live in San Francisco, Marc Klaas, who is the president of BeyondMissing.com, an organization that helps find missing children.
Gentlemen, thank you both for joining me.
Marc, I want to start with you. You have worked tirelessly to protect children over the years. Do you think this is a good idea?
MARC KLAAS, PRESIDENT, BEYONDMISSING.COM: No, I think that it`s -- I think it`s a useless provision that lumps in legitimate media with the porn industry. And I don`t think there`s ever been an indication that children have been exploited sexually or otherwise in legitimate media. There are rules, regulation, laws and even advocates on sex set to protect children. So it`s unfortunate that it`s there.
HAMMER: And Brooks, a lot of that mainstream media out there in Hollywood for a lot of the reasons Marc just mentioned, Hollywood not really happy about this. What other reasons there?
BROOKS BOLJEK, "HOLLYWOOD REPORTER": Well one thing is they don`t want to be lumped in with the porn industry. And the other thing is that they feel like what it is, is another step where the government is trying to influence the stuff that they put on the screen or on TV or showing magazines. Or maybe even books.
HAMMER: So what do you think, Brooks? It is very likely that this bill is going to pass. There is a greater good involved here. You think Hollywood`s just going to have to suck it up?
BOLJEK: Well, it`s not -- you know, this provision could come out when they tried to do it last year. The bill came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee without the provision. Of course, then I guess in the conference it will get all mushed in there together. It could very well go in. But then the studios will probably take them to court. And the whole bill -- the whole law could fall.
HAMMER: Mark, Brooks mentioned, obviously, people are going to have to potentially adjust their content. There are those who would say that there are going to be creative decisions affected by this, should this bill and subsequently the provision go into effect. So do you see it as a form of censorship? I think that`s what a lot of people in Hollywood are saying, that censorship would really follow from this.
KLAAS: I would agree that it is a very subtle form of censorship. But I believe that the benefits far outweigh -- far outweigh this one point in this piece of legislation. You have to remember that every day that this piece of legislation that does so many good things does not get signed is a day that another child is going to be victimized in some horrible way by a predator.
So certainly, the sooner this gets to the Senate, gets voted on and gets to the president`s desk and dealt with of the conference committee, certainly, the better off we`ll all be.
HAMMER: Brooks, part of the deal here is going to be all this extra record keeping involved. People are going to have to actually keep track of who their actors are. And there are a lot of producers who work on limited budgets and limited amount of time. So they really will perhaps have to say, "You know what? Maybe I`m going to have to take this sex scene out, because I`m not going to be able to fit it in."
So what do you think? Censorship?
BOLJEK: I definitely think it`s censorship. I`ve been told that Congressman Pence has said that to some of his colleagues, that what he really wants to do is have less sex in the movies.
HAMMER: I asked him that question and he said that is not his point. Do you think he was just being a politician there?
BOLJEK: If I was Congressman Pence that`s what I would say, too. But I mean, you know, if what we wants to do is get at a specific problem, and it`s like simulated pornography on the Internet with children, write the provision so it says that.
HAMMER: Address it more directly.
BOLJEK: If he really cares about getting this bill through, why don`t you get rid of the provision. The bill will go through. You won`t have this controversy.
HAMMER: Gentleman, I thank you both for sounding off on this. Brooks Boljek and Marc Klaas. Appreciate you being on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: The cast of "The Sopranos" lets us in on some secrets, including the tradition of what happens when someone gets whacked on the show. That`s coming up.
HAMMER: Plus, the beautiful Halle Berry is back and Kelsey Grammer is the Beast. That`s right, it`s your first look at "X-Men 3," coming up in the "SHOWBIZ Showcase."
Also ahead...
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don`t fight. Ma`am.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m already in trouble. What difference does it make?
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ANDERSON: Routine traffic stops that take a horrible turn, and it`s all caught on tape. The amazing video, still to come on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. We are TV`s only live entertainment news show. I`m A.J. Hammer.
Get ready for tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Showcase, your very first look at the new "X-Men 3" trailer, the third installment of the popular series, based on the comic book, of course.
This one you`re definitely going to be seeing some familiar mutants. We have, of course, Professor X, Wolverine and Storm played by Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. But there`s some new ones, as well, including Beast, who is none other than Frasier himself, Kelsey Grammer. Take a look.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On principle, I can`t negotiate with these people.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, then, you know what needs to be done.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We are going to protect our citizens.
IAN MCKELLEN, ACTOR: Make no mistake, my brothers, the humans will draw first blood. And the air is still, and the night has fallen. Is anyone questioning this answer? Who will you stand with?
PATRICK STEWART, ACTOR: A major pharmaceutical company has developed a way to suppress the mutant X gene permanently. They are calling it a cure.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There`s nothing to cure. Nothing`s wrong with any of us for that matter.
STEWART: Do your people know how fast the weather can change?
MCKELLEN: Did you find what you are looking for?
REBECCA ROMIJN, ACTRESS: The source of the cure is a mutant.
More powerful than you.
STEWART: Something woke her. But she has to be controlled.
HUGH JACKSON, ACTOR: Sometimes when you cage the beast...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I can`t do this.
JACKSON: ... the beast gets angry.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have no idea. You have no idea of what is upon us now.
MCKELLEN: Fury that this world has never witnessed.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She has an army out there. You`ve got a war. You might not come home. She might not come home. Are you ready for that?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We`re not kids anymore.
JACKMAN: Hey, I`m not your father. If you want to go, be sure it`s what you want.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s time we make our choice. If you`re with us, then be with us.
MCKELLEN: They wish to cure us. And I say we are the cure.
KELSEY GRAMMER, ACTOR: We can help you. We can fix it. We can make it like it was.
JACKMAN: Stay with me, please.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kill me.
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HAMMER: "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" hits theaters on Memorial Day weekend.
ANDERSON: Sure to be another cineblockbluster.
Now we want to hear from you. It`s our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Movies: would you rather watch a DVD than go to the theater? 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: Tony and company are back, thank goodness. "The Sopranos" will get its sixth and final season underway this Sunday on HBO. It has now been almost two years. Feels like more, but almost two since we`ve seen new episodes. But while the wait is over, you can bet the drama just beginning.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has been all over the place. We`re trying to get all the juicy details, but as you`re about to see, mum`s the word.
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HAMMER (voice-over): And that`s how it all left off. And now, after a very long break, 21 months, can you believe it? The whack pack is finally back.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you wrap it right? It gets moldy. It could disintegrate.
HAMMER: We have to tell you though, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has been everywhere.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you, baby?
HAMMER: Asking, picking, prying.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everybody`s very tight lipped.
HAMMER: Doing everything in our power to extract even the smallest of details from this very tight-lipped crew.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m not allowed to tell.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can`t tell you. I can`t tell you. I can`t tell you.
HAMMER: The cast has been on complete lockdown, sworn to secrecy like a blood oath by creator and executive producer David Chase.
STEVEN VAN ZANDT, ACTOR: Well, we slashed our wrists. And blood -- no. We -- there`s an understanding. And we know if we speak, we die.
AIDA TURTURRO, ACTRESS: David Chase is the boss. He says it, we do it, baby. Yes. I was like OK, boss.
HAMMER: And while the details are few and far between, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT found a rat. Now, we can`t tell you who it was. But we can tell you that something big is going to happen this Sunday. And it`s going to happen in the last three minutes of the show.
TONY SIRICO, ACTOR: A lot of surprises.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Like?
SIRICO: Underline the word surprise.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Like?
SIRICO: Like you`re going to have to tune in for that. But big-time stuff.
HAMMER: You heard it from the capo himself, Paulie Walnuts. We can also report that the cast was filming scenes for Sunday`s episode at a New Jersey funeral parlor. So is someone going?
STEVE R. SCHIRRIPA, ACTOR: Who`s dying? It ain`t me. No, I don`t know. Somebody`s going to die, maybe tonight. I think we were at a funeral if I remember. Somebody`s going bye-bye.
HAMMER: OK, so someone`s sleeping with the fishes. Who is it? The details are a bit fuzzy. But what`s for certain, is that survival on "The Sopranos" should not be taken for granted. The show`s producers have no problem killing off characters.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: David Chase`s rule was that anybody can go.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Come on.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, no, please.
HAMMER: Fans were shocked last season when Silvio killed Adriana, Tony`s pay back when he found out she squealed to the feds. What happened to Adriana could happen to any of the characters. The actors know that. That`s why getting scripts is so nerve wracking.
EDIE FALCO, ACTRESS: We all tear through it, mostly to see if we`re going to be alive.
HAMMER: Actors know about a month in advance if their character is going to get whacked. The kiss of death comes from the show`s top producer. And it`s a call at home.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s not a call you want. This might be as scary as being in the real mob.
HAMMER: And if you do get killed, you go out to dinner. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has learned it`s a tradition on "The Sopranos" set.
SCHIRRIPA: The whack parties, we take you out. You know, after you get killed, we take you to dinner, as opposed to the mob way, you go to dinner and then they kill you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I could recite that menu in my sleep.
HAMMER: They go to dinner in real life. They also eat dinner, a lot of it, on set.
SIRICO: This and that. When I`ve got to eat in the scene, I`m eating.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: "Sopranos" spare no expense for food. It`s an Italian thing.
SCHIRRIPA: We eat a lot. Today I ate 40 olives in a scene. I did a scene, I had to eat 40 olives. Yes. How do you think that is? We eat a lot. A real lot.
HAMMER: Edie Falco place Tony`s wife, Carmela Soprano. She`s always whipping up something on the show.
FALCO: There`s the whipped butter, too, if you like.
HAMMER: So we wanted to know is it for real or what?
FALCO: I do not cook. If you notice the camera`s from here up. And I`m just moving my hand barely. Hoping nobody notices I have no idea what I`m doing.
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HAMMER: I know I`ll be there with my plate of vegetarian gabagool (ph) when the sixth and final season of "The Sopranos" returns. You like that Mike, don`t you?
HBO is going to run the first 12 episodes now. Then they`re going to return with the final eight early next year, kind of a protracted season. The cast is still taping, and the only one who probably knows how the show`s actually going to end, of course, is the executive producer, David Chase.
ANDERSON: And it`s nice to know that the whacked individual gets taken to dinner afterwards. Lessens the blow a bit.
OK. It isn`t on Wisteria Lane, but the plumber from "Desperate Housewives" has quite a home of his own in real life. We`re at home with James Denton, next.
HAMMER: Plus, the TV series "Big Love" is already getting lots of buzz for its storyline of one man with three wives. Wife No. 1, Jeanne Tripplehorn, is here live, coming up in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Also ahead...
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa. Drop the gun! Drop the gun! Drop the gun!
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ANDERSON: Routine traffic stops that turn violent, and it`s all caught on tape. We`ll show you the amazing video, coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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ANDERSON: Time now for Thursday "InStyle." Tonight, at home with James Denton. On "Desperate Housewives," he`s hunky plumber Mike Delfino. In real life, he`s settled his family into a cozy ranch in California.
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POLLY BLITZER, "INSTYLE" MAGAZINE: "InStyle" chose to do a story on James Denton`s home because he plays the sexy plumber on "Desperate Housewives."
The house came with an incredible tree house. Also in their backyard is a 15 by 30 foot heated pool. When his family moved in, they spent every day of their first month there.
James Denton is a huge music fan. So on the wall opposite his living room fireplace, he has some of his favorite Gibson guitars.
When it comes to really getting a sneak peak into a celebrity`s life, what better way to do it than to see their personal photographs? One is a snapshot of his niece, his sister-in-law and his wife. Another shot that he showed us was one of his father back in the day playing the guitar.
One of the rooms that James is most proud of is his daughter, Maitlin`s (ph), room. And one of the things that she`ll love as she grows up is that her father took so much care into making the details girly and fun and cute.
James` 3-year-old son Shepard (ph) loves to play on his parents` bed. And one of the things that`s really unique about that room is that it`s very sun filled and outdoorsy feeling.
This sprawling four-bedroom ranch in Glendale, California, is a stunning celebrity home. And it has so many personal unique twists that it`s really just a fun and inspiring home to see.
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ANDERSON: To read more about James Denton`s cozy California ranch, pick up a copy of "InStyle" magazine on newsstands now.
HAMMER: The super couple of country music, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, are mad as hell. We`re going to tell you what has them both fuming, next.
ANDERSON: Plus, big buzz for "Big Love," a new TV show that`s putting polygamy in primetime. Coming up, the story behind the show. Plus, "Big Love" star Jeanne Tripplehorn, live, in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Also coming up...
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don`t fight me. Ma`am.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m already in trouble. What`s the difference?
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HAMMER: It`s video you absolutely will not want to miss. And it`s straight ahead on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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SUSAN HENDRICKS, CNN ANCHOR: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT continues in one minute. Hi, everyone. I`m Susan Hendricks with your Headline Prime Newsbreak. After weeks of political pressure, the port deal with the United Arab Emirates company is dead. D.P. World now says it will transfer operations of six U.S. ports to an American company.
Tennessee lawmakers are trying to amend the state constitution so that it doesn`t guarantee the right to abortion. The Senate approved the amendment today. It could still be two years before an official change to state laws.
A day before it was set to expire, President Bush has signed an extension of the Patriot Act, 16 major provisions are the same, but there are some new limits to protect civil liberties.
And scientists believe they have found signs of water on one of Saturn`s moons. The Cassini spacecraft has spotted what appears to be underground geysers. The research team calls it exciting news because where there`s evidence of water, there`s a possibility of life.
That`s the news for now. I`m Susan Hendricks. Now back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, it is 31 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood and you are watching T.V.`s only live entertainment news show.
HAMMER: What`s wrong with a show that celebrates love and marriage? Well some say a lot if it`s love between a man and his three wives. Coming up, the controversy surrounding the show "Big Love" and wife No. 1. Jeanne Tripplehorn in the interview you will see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: Quite a concept. All right, looking forward to that. And A.J., all the muggles out there have to be very excited about this. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is new on DVD. Coming up, a look at the special features on this disc, plus "Jarhead" on DVD. That`s in our SHOWBIZ guide to DVDs.
HAMMER: But first tonight, simple traffic stops that can sometimes turn violent, even deadly. And it`s all caught on tape. Dashboard-mounted cameras were actually rolling during some very scary moments for law enforcement officials after pulling people over.
We have the amazing video and you`re really not going to believe your eyes here. So come along now with CNN`s Jason Carroll, for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, as he takes us on what can be a very dangerous ride.
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JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): One night last month an Ohio state trooper pulled over a motorist for driving erratically. The dash camera in the officer`s patrol car captures how a traffic stop quickly escalates into a deadly struggle.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Put your hands up, sir.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, that`s what I`m doing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m just going to pat you down.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get your hands down.
CARROLL: The driver draws a gun but drops it. Both men wrestle for the weapon and with each other for several moments until the officer manages to retrieve his gun. The trooper shoots the driver in the head and kills him.
It`s a dramatic example of what officers call one of their biggest concerns while out on patrol.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Dante, go ahead and undo your belt and step out here.
CARROLL: Routine traffic stops that turn out to be far from routine. A driver who wants to fight.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don`t fight me, ma`am.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why not?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because, don`t fight me, ma`am.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m already in trouble. What different could it possibly make?
CARROLL: Again, a struggle for a weapon. The officer in this case is eventually forced to shoot the woman. She does not survive. Michigan state trooper Joel Service says most officers now need to be prepared for just about anything.
JOEL SERVICE, MICHIGAN STATE POLICE: I don`t think there`s any traffic behind us.
CARROLL: Service had his own run-in with an unruly driver who led him and fellow officers on a high-speed chase. The suspect rammed his vehicle into Service`s patrol car, locking them together.
SERVICE: I don`t know. I must have been trained pretty well because I think I was able to handle the situation pretty well. I didn`t lose control and I was able to keep my wits about me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning, trooper.
CARROLL: Teaching recruits about the hazards of traffic stops is a major part of the training program for Connecticut state police and it goes way beyond the classroom.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So I clocked you for 77 miles an hour in a 65 mile an hour zone.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that`s impossible.
CARROLL: Thanks to dashboard cameras and cop shows on T.V., most recruits have already seen how real life situations like this one can become dangerous in a hurry.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stop, hold that position, whoa, drop the gun, drop the gun.
CARROLL: Eventually this woman gave up and was taken into custody.
(on camera): When the recruits come in, are they asking -- do you find are they asking better questions, having seen some of that stuff out there in the media?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They see them, they ask better questions. They are very familiar with police tactics.
CARROLL (voice-over): Because dash cam video is now so prevalent, most drivers who are stopped these days almost certainly know they are being taped. That doesn`t always stop them from becoming violent.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I place you under arrest. I`m not going to let you go back to that vehicle.
CARROLL: Not even this driver`s children can convince him to stop punching the officer.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dad, no, no, dad.
CARROLL: Some state troopers say all the dramatic dash cam tapes might give a false impression.
(on camera): Are people worse now than they were many years ago when you were patrolling?
WILLIAM TATE, TROOPER, CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE: I don`t think so. I think...
CARROLL: ... Or are we just seeing it now more because of the dashboard?
TATE: I think the dash cam`s adding a lot more to the public awareness of what`s going on out there. I don`t think people`s behavior has changed drastically.
CARROLL (voice-over): Even so, Michigan state trooper Joel Service has this advice for recruits about traffic stops.
SERVICE: Beware of the fact that it could happen and it does happen. And at some point in time in an officer`s career, it is going to happen to him and he needs to be ready for it when it does.
CARROLL: In this kind of work, it`s very dangerous to think that anything is routine.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stop, stop.
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HAMMER: That stuff really does happen. That was CNN`s Jason Carroll for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
And despite how bad it looked, the police officer who got sucker- punched and beaten by the man with the kids in the car yelling for him to stop? Well, the officer eventually overpowered the driver and arrested him.
ANDERSON: Glad to hear he`s all right.
Now it is time for tonight`s hot headlines. Humiliating and embarrassing, those are the stunning words country singer Faith Hill has for the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort. Speaking at a press conference in Nashville today with her husband and fellow singer Tim McGraw, the couple even criticized President Bush, with Hill adding, quote, "I fear for our country." The couple is originally from the Gulf Coast, which was ravaged by Katrina in August.
U2 has postponed the rest of its 2006 Vertigo Tour. In a statement obtained by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the band says the reason is, quote, "due to the illness of an immediate family member of one of the band." The upcoming dates were scheduled for New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Hawaii. U2 says it will release more information at some point.
And Sharon Stone, if you were wondering, is naked in "Basic Instinct 2." The 48-year-old actress confirmed today that she will shed her clothes in the upcoming sequel to the 1992 thriller. "Basic Instinct 2" opens March 31st and those indeed your hot headlines.
HAMMER: So when Matthew McConaughey stopped by for a visit on late night, he had just received some very exciting news from his older brother Michael, which he happily shared with Conan O`Brien. Take a look.
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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, ACTOR: So, he has a son from his first marriage. Madison, who is my nephew, who is 31. So I`ve been an uncle since I was, I guess 5. And he just had his second child.
CONAN O`BRIEN, "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O`BRIEN" HOST: Oh, that`s cool.
MCCONAUGHEY: It was a baby boy -- 7.7 pound baby boy. And guess what he named him?
O`BRIEN: What.
MCCONAUGHEY: Miller Lyte McConaughey.
O`BRIEN: What?
MCCONAUGHEY: Yes. That`s going to be a good story.
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O`BRIEN: Like, will be -- he`ll probably be Mill or something like that.
MCCONAUGHEY: No, no, no. I think it`s going to be ...
O`BRIEN: Hey, six pack.
MCCONAUGHEY: Yes, that`s going to come. There`s the first one, Miller Lyte.
O`BRIEN: There you go.
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MCCONAUGHEY: Hey, Case, what are you doing?
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HAMMER: See that works better than like Red Stripe McConaughey or Sierra Nevada McConaughey.
ANDERSON: I think it`s L-Y-T-E Lyte, but does that make it any better?
HAMMER: I don`t think it does. And of course, Matthew`s big movie opening up this weekend, "Failure to Launch." And tomorrow night actually on this very program, find out exactly how good or bad that movie is going to be.
ANDERSON: OK. Sounds good.
And coming up, a TV show that`s already creating coast-to-coast controversy, and it hasn`t even aired yet.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Your birthday is the 21st, which is mine. But I`ll give that one.
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HAMMER: "Big Love," a story about a man, his wife, his other wife -- and his other wife. We`re going to speak with Jeanne Tripplehorn, who plays wife number one, live in the interview you`ll see only on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." That`s next.
ANDERSON: And holy Hogwarts -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" does something no other "Potter" flick has done before. Find out next in the "SHOWBIZ" guide to "What`s New on DVD"
We`ve been asking you to vote on our "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" question of the day. Movies -- would you rather watch a DVD then go to the theater? Keep voting on cnn.com/showbiztonight. Write us, showbiztonight@cnn.com. You`re thoughts are coming up next.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood, and you are watching TV`s only live entertainment news show.
Tonight, a drama that has people talking from coast to coast, and it hasn`t even premiered yet. HBO, which is a part of the Time Warner family just like CNN HEADLINE NEWS, is out with a new series, "Big Love," that explores the controversial and outlawed practice of polygamy, which used to be followed by some Mormons. But "Big Love," which is about a man and his three wives in Utah, is already causing some big concern.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): They surprised us with "Sex and the City," shocked us with "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under." Now, HBO is doing it again, shaking things up with a show about marriage and family that premiers this Sunday. Not surprisingly, this is no average family.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nicky the first. Margy the second. Me the third. Nicky the fourth. Margy the fifth and so on.
Margy, your birthday is the 21st, which is mine. But I`ll give you both tonight.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Worth a trade.
ANDERSON: Meet the Hendricksons. Bill, his wife Barbara, his wife Nicky, his wife Margy and their seven children. They live in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, and like most marriages with just one partner, the husband and wives argue and deal with all sorts of complicated issues.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nicky slept with Bill in my bed yesterday.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nicky, is that true?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don`t know what she`s talking about.
WILL SCHEFFER, EXEC. PRODUCER, CO-CREATOR, "BIG LOVE": We knew that we had a responsibility to show some of the darker sides of polygamy.
ANDERSON: And just to make sure no one confuses this family with reality, a footnote is being added to the end of the first episode that says polygamy was banned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1890.
But the church isn`t buying it, saying, quote, "Placing the series in Salt Lake City, the international headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is enough to blur the line between the modern church and the program`s subject matter, and to reinforce old and long- outdated stereotypes."
Anti-polygamy activists aren`t big on "Big Love" either.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It doesn`t portray the real polygamy.
ANDERSON: But regardless of the criticisms, the show`s star, Bill Paxton, is hoping viewers can just see it for what it is: Entertainment.
BILL PAXTON, ACTOR: Have fun. Watch the show. And don`t take it too seriously.
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HAMMER: And joining us live, one of the stars of "Big Love," in fact wife number one, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Welcome to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN, ACTRESS: Thank you.
HAMMER: Thank you for being here. Well, certainly, there`s no controversy about the fact that you are on Sunday night right after the season premiere, the long-awaited season premiere of "The Sopranos."
TRIPPLEHORN: Yes, that is a nice lead-in.
HAMMER: That is a good slot to be in.
TRIPPLEHORN: I don`t think there could be any better.
HAMMER: So what about all this controversy? There are those who say it`s maybe too much even for HBO. What do you say to those people?
TRIPPLEHORN: It`s fun. I mean, it`s like the clip that you had with Bill. It`s not to be taken seriously. It`s a good show, with wonderful characters. It`s really intelligently written. Mark Olsen and Will Scheffer, the creators of our show, they`ve just -- they`ve put together this family, and I think audiences are going to want to tune in and watch, and get involved in these people`s lives every week.
HAMMER: So people are really just sort of overthinking it, and you think they are just out of line if they think not appropriate material?
TRIPPLEHORN: No. I mean, no, "The Sopranos," that`s about a Mafia family. I mean, what`s appropriate these days? I think it`s really interesting. I think it`s an interesting subject matter. I`ve never seen anything on a polygamist family. I`ve seen I think they had a documentary or news programs on these type of fundamentalist communities that they have, that are sort of, you know, these cult-like communities.
These are progressive polygamists. These are the what we like to call the family next door, next door, next door. And I don`t think there`s anything that controversial. It`s -- I think after the first episode, I think people will just relax and enjoy it.
HAMMER: It`s sort of the idea of it really that maybe is putting of some people and creating a stir.
TRIPPLEHORN: I don`t know who it`s putting off.
HAMMER: But you certainly have heard that there has been -- we saw the statement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
TRIPPLEHORN: Well, I think that they are concerned that they are going to be associated with polygamy, which they banned 100 years ago. And I think this is actually, I mean, here we are talking -- I think it`s a great opportunity for the Mormon Church to finally put to rest once and for all the idea of polygamy.
HAMMER: That it`s not part of it.
TRIPPLEHORN: I mean, who would talk about it? I mean, people if they`ve associated the Mormon Church with polygamy, now it`s put to rest. They denounced it 100 years ago. And when people talk about this show, people will say oh, is it about the Mormons? No, it`s not about the Mormons. They denounced it 100 years ago.
HAMMER: Were you guys buzzing about it at all on the set saying, oh, maybe this is going to stir things up, or didn`t even occur to you guys while you were (INAUDIBLE)?
TRIPPLEHORN: Didn`t even occur to me. I mean, just speaking as an actor, as an artist, it was a great script. Really incredibly well-drawn characters, storylines, relationships that have never occurred me. I mean, I would laugh every week. I would get the script, I would be reading it in my trailer, and I just couldn`t believe the storylines that they were coming up with. I mean, imagine. Imagine.
HAMMER: Imagine. And we`ll find out.
It does seem like such a great role for you, and you`ve had so many great roles over the years, flashing back to "The Firm" and to "Basic Instinct," and I`ve always wondered, because you are now a working actress in your 40s, you have this great role. But is it more difficult -- is it true that it is more difficult as you get older in Hollywood to find those great parts for female actors?
TRIPPLEHORN: I mean, it was difficult for me back when I was, you know, I was just starting out, it was difficult to find a great role and a great story. I mean, that`s what I look for, a good director, a good story and a good role. It was difficult back then. I mean, I think -- I think nowadays, as far as film roles go, they are not making as many movies. On television, there`s a lot of reality TV. There aren`t as many roles and stories for actors in general across the board, male or female. I think if you are talking about a good script and a good character, it`s difficult for everybody.
HAMMER: That`s just hard to come by.
TRIPPLEHORN: They are hard to come by. They`re...
HAMMER: Seems like you found it here.
TRIPPLEHORN: Yes, I did.
HAMMER: "Big Love." Jeanne, it`s a pleasure having you on the show. Jeanne Tripplehorn, thank you for dropping by.
TRIPPLEHORN: Thank you for having me.
HAMMER: And you can catch the premiere of "Big Love" on HBO, right after that season premiere of "The Sopranos" on Sunday night at 10:00 p.m.
ANDERSON: Tonight, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is on fire. The fourth picture in the Potter series sold 5 million copies on DVD in its first day out. That`s more than any previous Harry Potter picture. So we think that deserves a mention, of course, in tonight`s SHOWBIZ guide to what`s new on DVD, along with the Gulf War story "Jarhead," starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
And joining us live in New York, Gitesh Pandya, the editor of the Web site BoxOfficeGuru.com. Gitesh, great to see you.
GITESH PANDYA, BOXOFFICEGURU.COM: Good to see you.
ANDERSON: I want to start with that Harry Potter, the number one selling DVD in the country, 5 million in one day. It must be a pretty special DVD. What does it feature?
PANDYA: Well, there`s actually two versions. There`s a single disc and a double disc. So the single disc actually doesn`t have much special features on there. It`s basically the movie. If you spring an extra $3 or $4 and get the two-disc set, that`s where you get all the great bonus features. You have got commentaries here. You`ve got making of, behind the scenes featurettes. You got some bonus scenes.
And here`s one thing. On the two disc edition, you`ve got games. You can play the Tri-Wizard Tournament and other games on there, and there`s a nice making of feature on the Yule Ball, which is sort of like the prom that the kids all go to in this film.
ANDERSON: Oh, that`s pretty cool.
And moving now to the second movie we want to talk about that`s new on DVD, "Jarhead" stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx. And it is the story of a marine unit in Desert Storm. What special features here? And is this also a regular edition and a special edition DVD?
PANDYA: That`s right. This also has a one disc and a two disc. But unlike "Harry Potter," the one disc is pretty much good enough for most fans. Both editions have the interviews on here. It`s got bonus scene, deleted scenes from the film.
And the second disc actually has some extra documentaries on there. It has got video diaries from the cast and the crew while they were making this film and also a special documentary with real-life marines who are seen in the film as well. So it`s really for military buffs, the two disc edition, but the one disc is good enough as well.
ANDERSON: So, Gitesh, it really seems like there is added value to paying a few extra bucks for the special edition, because more and more often, you are seeing the two different editions coming out.
PANDYA: That`s right. Most of these movies nowadays do come out with a special two disc edition. It`s a great way to get more sales, more profits. And people do want to be more engaged into the film.
They want the extras. They want to go behind the scenes. They want to know how the film was made. And collectors are out there snapping these things up. That`s why you have five million units sold for "Harry Potter," the biggest ever.
ANDERSON: Getting their money`s worth. Gitesh Pandya, editor of boxofficeguru.com, thank you so much.
PANDYA: Thank you.
HAMMER: We`ve been asking you to vote online on our "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" question of the day. Movies -- would you rather watch a DVD than go to the theater? The votes so far, 71 percent of you say yes, the theater is best. Twenty-nine percent of you say no, rather stay at home.
Among the e-mails, Marilyn wrote us from Nevada saying she`ll stay home because, "Theaters have sticky floors, crying babies, teenagers having sex in the seats."
We also heard from Gino in Ontario, Canada who disagrees. "Some movies were meant to be seen on the big screen. I can`t imagine "Titanic" having the same effect on the couch back at home."
If you`d like, hop online to continue to vote by going to CNN.com/showbiztonight.
And "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is coming right back.
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HAMMER: It`s time now to see what`s coming up on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." For your Friday night, here`s your "SHOWBIZ" marquee.
Tomorrow, a revealing look at the ultra-competitive sport of cheerleading. You`ll meet a mother-daughter team with plenty of drama. Twenty-two teenage girls dealing with the high-intensity pressure of becoming national champions on a new TV show, "Cheerleader Nation." That`s tomorrow live on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT."
And few would argue one of Donald trump`s biggest cheerleaders is -- Donald Trump. He`s on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" tomorrow. The question is, has he made up yet with Martha Stewart? Will he run for president? We`ll ask him all these important questions. That and more, it`s going to be huge with Donald Trump, tomorrow on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT."
And that`s it for "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. Please stay tuned for the very latest from CNN Headline News.
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