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Ellen to Wed; Celeb Freakouts; Indy 4 Premieres at Cannes
Aired May 19, 2008 - 23:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, CO-HOST: Lindsay Lohan looking for a sponsor for her birthday party. Jane Velez-Mitchell in New York for A.J. Hammer.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: And I`m Brooke Anderson at the premiere of the new Indiana Jones movie at the Cannes Film Festival. TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL (voice-over): On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, shock waves in Hollywood after Ellen DeGeneres announces she and girlfriend Portia de Rossi are getting married.
TRACE ADKINS, MUSICIAN: I mean, I don`t approve of it, but, hell, knock yourself out.
ANDERSON: Tonight, the stars speak out. And the brand-new announcement from another gay star that he will also get married. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the gay marriage announcement heard around the world.
Tonight, the best freakouts ever caught on camera. Bill O`Reilly going ballistic. Heather Mills totally losing it. And the YouTube divorce lady exploding.
TRICIA WALSH-SMITH, INTERNET CELEBRITY: The only cruel behavior (INAUDIBLE) is making him have skim milk with his cappuccino.
ANDERSON: Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the crazy, the most outrageous, the best celebrity freakouts ever.
Plus, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson at the Cannes Film Festival with the very first review at the new Indiana Jones movie.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Hello. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell in New York. A.J. Hammer has the night off.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson at the premiere of the new Indiana Jones movie at the Cannes Film Festival. You will hear what the stars told me and I`m bringing you the very first review coming up.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Thanks, Brooke. But first, the unbelievable aftershocks from Ellen`s announcement that she`s getting married to her long-time girlfriend, Portia de Rossi. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has now learned another that gay star is also planning to get married. And a huge country music star is telling SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, live and let live, but not for him.
Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you the shock waves and the impact from coast-to-coast.
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ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST, "THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW": I would like to say right now for the first time, I am announcing, I am getting married.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
VELEZ-MITCHELL (voice-over): SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, Ellen DeGeneres` announcement that she plans to marry girlfriend Portia de Rossi has set off a shock wave that`s spreading throughout Hollywood and the entire nation.
MARC MALKIN, E! NEWS ONLINE: I think this is huge to hear Ellen say, I am going to marry my girlfriend. This is a huge impact.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: At the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, two of country`s biggest stars told us what they thought of Ellen`s upcoming wedding. An excited Carrie Underwood seems ready to lead the wedding toast herself.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD, MUSICIAN: That`s awesome. She`s such a great person. She`s a happy good person.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: As for former "Apprentice" contestant Trace Adkins, let`s just say Ellen and Portia can leave him off the invite list.
ADKINS: You know, I mean, what are you going to do? I mean, I don`t approve of it, but, hell, knock yourself out. I mean, it`s just -- yes, whatever. I don`t know what to say about it.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT viewers had plenty to say about it. When our daily online poll asked viewers if they were happy about Ellen`s gay marriage, we got one of our biggest ever responses, 74 percent of you said, yes, you were happy for Ellen, only 26 percent said no.
DEGENERES: It`s something that I`ve -- of course, we`ve wanted to do. And we want it to be legal and we`re just very, very excited.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Ellen`s announcement came just hours after a decision by California Supreme Court outlawed that state`s ban on gay marriage. Rosie O`Donnell, who some think might be headed for a California wedding ceremony herself, writes about Ellen in her blog.
With typical Rosie punctuation, she writes, quote: "She will get married, and her show will continue to thrive. She paved the way for so many."
JO PIAZZA, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: It`s a really groundbreaking moment for gay people nationwide.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Jo Piazza (ph) of The New York Daily News, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Ellen`s announcement might be the beginning of an unprecedented movement in Hollywood.
PIAZZA: I think we could absolutely see an exodus of gay celebrities heading to California to finally get married.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: That exodus has already started. "Star Trek`s" Mr. Sulu himself, also known as George Takei, has set phasers to wed. He announced on his Web site that he plans to marry his partner of 21 years.
MALKIN: I`m calling George Takei, you know, the gay "Star Trek" wedding.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT certainly isn`t immune to the new wave of wedding announcements. California-based publicist, Howard Bragman, made one on this very show.
HOWARD BRAGMAN, CELEBRITY PUBLICIST: As long as Ellen can do it, I want to say right here on national TV, my partner and I are going to get married this year.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, "Grey`s Anatomy" star T.R. Knight plans to host a nonbinding legal commitment ceremony in Los Angeles next month. The event sponsors say they hope it will be one of California`s last unofficial gay weddings.
MALKIN: This was something that was planned way before the supreme court decision.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: California`s new gold rush might be short-lived. Gay marriage opponents are already pushing for a state constitutional amendment that would reverse the court ruling. And Ellen herself may face some heat.
MALKIN: There is going to be that right-wing faction going after this like no other.
DEGENERES: I am getting married.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: But the fact is, Ellen`s wedding announcement hasn`t triggered nearly the outcry that her 1997 announcement that she was gay did, proof that we might be seeing the beginning of an era, when the only reaction to a George Takei wedding announcement is "Star Trek" jokes.
MALKIN: I wonder if, you know, the bridal party is going to have the pointy ears.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: And the biggest reaction to an Ellen DeGeneres marriage will come in the webbing-obsessed celebrity magazines.
PIAZZA: I can`t wait for gay wedding photos. We`re going to have OK, US and People all vying for the first photos of Ellen and Portia walking down the aisle.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: But all kidding aside, there are some very passionate feelings about all this. Joining me tonight from Washington, D.C., Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America; and in Hollywood, Howard Bragman, founder of 15 Minutes Public Relations.
Welcome, both. As you just heard, 74 percent of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT viewers say they are happy for Ellen. Wendy Wright, are you happy for Ellen?
WENDY WRIGHT, PRESIDENT, CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA: Well, no one wants to deny Ellen happiness. But overturning a moral foundation of society is too high of a price to pay. Redefining marriage does have consequences for others. It doesn`t just affect the same-sex couples.
Those who officiate at weddings may be forced to do same-sex ceremonies, even if they don`t agree, they have moral and religious objections against it. In New Jersey, a church was sued and lost because it did not want to allow a same-sex ceremony on its property. So there are consequences to others.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Wendy, I have to say that a lot of people, including myself, will disagree with you. Isn`t this just about two people who are in love, who are committed to each other who want to pair together, who want to mate. And Ellen and Portia clearly are in love?
WRIGHT: Now there are some who say people should be able to do whatever they want in their own personal relationships. That they ought to be able to marry whoever they want. But we do need to look at the consequences of that. And we can look right now at the polygamy community in Texas. There are consequences.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: How can you make a connection between the polygamy community and Ellen and Portia getting married? Those are two opposite extremes.
WRIGHT: Ah no, on the contrary, when you redefine marriage to mean anything, it can mean nothing. Once you start breaking down and claim that marriage can be something other than between one man and one woman, you do open the doors to it being anything.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right. I know Howard Bragman, you are champing at the bit. You announced right here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that you would be tying the knot with your long-time partner. So I`m kind of sensing that you might be disagreeing with Wendy.
BRAGMAN: You know what it`s about? My partner and I have been together almost five years. About six months into my relationship, I needed two serious foot surgeries. I spent two years on crutches. Guess who fed me, cooked for me, cleaned my house, bathed me, loved me and took care of me? It was my partner.
And if you think there`s something wrong with that, that`s where the injustice comes in. That`s where the true injustice comes in. Marriage isn`t about sex. Marriage is about love, support, committing to love and take care of each other. And that benefits everyone in society. I promise you, it`s a good thing.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Now, as we also just heard, "Star Trek`s" Mr. Sulu, George Takei, has announced he is marrying his long-time partner. "Grey`s Anatomy" start T.R. Knight is going to have a commitment ceremony with his partner. Wendy, what possible harm can Ellen, Portia, Mr. Sulu and anyone else possibly cause here? And frankly, why do you care so much about what other people do in their bedrooms?
WRIGHT: Right. And as Mr. Bragman said, it goes far beyond the bedroom. It`s not just what they do. Marriage requires society to acknowledge, to affirm, and to accommodate those relationships. And as I mentioned, there will be people who their own rights to their beliefs, they may be forced to do things that go contrary to what they know to be what`s right or what`s wrong.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Howard, what is she talking about? What do you think she`s talking about, Wendy?
BRAGMAN: She`s talking about the rights of -- I could go to Las Vegas, get drunk at the craps table, marry the girl next to me in 20 minutes. But my partner of almost five years, I can`t get married with? That`s where the crap comes in here and that`s where the myth comes in here.
You know what? I think instead of worrying about people like me who are in good relationships, who want to get married, you should worry about the 50 percent divorce rate in heterosexual marriage. There are real problems out there.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Wendy, he has got a point.
WRIGHT: Actually, we agree. And we agree that the divorce laws need to be reformed, that marriage should be upheld as a sacred institution and relationship.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: So what are you saying, no divorce now? We can`t get divorced either?
WRIGHT: No, no, no, no, please, please don`t, please don`t go to extremes.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, it is.
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BRAGMAN: Wendy, you`ve already gone to extremes.
WRIGHT: We do have a 30-year experiment of treating marriage as if it`s nothing, it`s just a piece of paper. And we`ve seen the results of that, broken families, kids that are treated as throwaways.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Yes, but I also have heard about women in marriages where they are the victims of domestic violence. You`re saying they shouldn`t be able to get out of there?
WRIGHT: No, and nobody has said that. Of course, divorce can be allowed. But what we`ve done is we`ve said marriage means nothing so divorce should be allowed in any and all circumstances. By making divorce easier to get, as Mr. Bragman has noted, that we now have more broken families, and kids are paying the price for that.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right. I.
(CROSSTALK)
WRIGHT: . marriage and values.
BRAGMAN: Jane, let me ask you a question. Jane, let me ask a question. If marriage means nothing, why are thousands of people in the gay and lesbian community fighting for this right, fighting to be together, fighting to honor and sanctify their relationships? This is not nothing.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: I want to do to one thing. I want to listen again to what country music star Trace Adkins told SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on Sunday night at the Country Music Awards about Ellen`s announcement. Take a listen.
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ADKINS: You know, I mean, what are you going to do? I mean, I don`t approve of it. But, hell, knock yourself out, you know? I mean, it`s just -- yes, whatever. I don`t know what to say about it.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: So, Wendy, I`ve got to say, even Trace seems to be saying, I don`t agree, but live and let live.
WRIGHT: Well, in state after state in America, Americans have voted to define marriage as between one man and one woman because they recognize marriage does not just affect one couple, it affects all of society.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right. This debate is going to go on and on and on. Wendy Wright, Howard Bragman, thank you so much for joining us.
And now we want to hear from you. It`s our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Ellen`s gay marriage, are you happy for her? Vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight. E-mail us as showbiztonight@cnn.com.
Coming up, we`re going to the Cannes Film Festival for big news about one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year.
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ANDERSON: Are you proud of the film?
HARRISON FORD, ACTOR: I am. I`m damn proud.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson at the Cannes Film Festival and the premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." What the stars told me. And the very first review coming up.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Also, are you kidding me? The YouTube divorce lady has a brand-new video. Yes, she`s back! And she`s battier than ever before.
Plus, Kenny Chesney is named entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music, but you are not, not going to believe what he said after winning. The story that made me say, are you kidding me? Coming up.
And the best celebrity freakouts ever caught on tape, from Bill O`Reilly going completely ballistic to Heather Mills losing it to -- yes, there`s Paula Abdul throwing that total fit. These are the most outrageous freakouts ever still to come on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
And remember, you can watch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT video anytime. We`re always posting new stuff for you to watch at our Web site, cnn.com/showbiztonight. Among the videos now playing, team Angelina Jolie versus team Jennifer Aniston. Whose side are you on?
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SHIA LABEOUF, ACTOR: Well, what can we do now?
KAREN ALLEN, ACTOR: I don`t think he plans that far ahead.
FORD: I`d cover my ears if I were you.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Tonight, the return of Indiana Jones and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is taking you to the Cannes Film Festival where we are talking with Harrison Ford.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment news show, I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell in for A.J. Hammer. Brooke Anderson is on assignment at the Cannes Film Festival. And that`s exactly where we`re taking you right now for the explosive premiere of the new Indiana Jones movie and the interview with Harrison Ford that you`ll only see here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
What a night it was. And Brooke is in Cannes, France, with all of the action and the interview -- Brooke.
ANDERSON: Jane, I`m here at the long-awaiting premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas, all made their way up the red carpet here at the Palais. Now I caught up with star Harrison Ford, who really opened up to me about being an older Indy this time around.
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ANDERSON: You`re a more mature Indiana Jones.
FORD: No, I`m not more mature. I`m 20 years old.
(LAUGHTER)
ANDERSON: Were there challenges.
FORD: Challenges, challenges, no, no, no.
ANDERSON: . because of the 20-year.
FORD: No, no, not really. I mean, I`ve always tried to be as fit as possible to mitigate against injury. And I wanted to remain injury-free during this one. So I did get as fit as I could.
ANDERSON: And you were injury-free?
FORD: Yes.
ANDERSON: Oh, great, great.
FORD: I haven`t been hurt by anything. Waiting for the reviews, but we`ll see.
(LAUGHTER)
ANDERSON: Do you think Indiana Jones, because it has such an incredible appeal, will be bullet-proof regardless of what critics think?
FORD: Nothing is bulletproof. People take shots at the pope. No, there`s nothing bulletproof. And that`s why you don`t have this expectation that what you`re producing is going to be wildly admired.
But when you make it for people and you understand how the machinery of it all works, as Steven and George do, and I hope I have some understanding of it, you reach for the best of your professional capacity. We`re storytellers, people don`t want us to hear us tell a story badly. You know, and so we all -- all of us feel the obligation to work at our highest level.
ANDERSON: Are you proud of the film?
FORD: I am. I`m damn proud of it.
Put your hands down, will you, you`re embarrassing us?
(END VIDEOTAPE)
ANDERSON: The new Indiana Jones opens in theaters in the U.S. on May 22nd. Jane, back to you.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Brooke, there was some early buzz from people who screened the movie before it premiered at Cannes and they were saying that it didn`t live up to the previous Indiana Jones movies. Did you get a sense that Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were concerned about that?
ANDERSON: Yes and no. Harrison Ford told me, of course, that nothing is immune to criticism. But it doesn`t really bother him. George Lucas really takes it all in stride, not a big deal. Director Steven Spielberg though did tell me he is really nervous about presenting this movie to the public, but that he feels that way about all of his films.
Now star Shia LaBeouf told me that he loves the movie but that he is anxious about his performance, that the franchise has been successful for so long, he doesn`t want to be the one to bring the house of cards down, as he put it. But the one common thread was that they are all pleased and very proud of the movie. Jane, back to you.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: As they have every right to be. Thank you, Brooke. And Brooke will be back later on with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s first review of "Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
Look out, everybody, that YouTube divorce lady is back.
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WALSH-SMITH: (INAUDIBLE) just changed the locks on me. You know, first it`s computers, files, scripts (ph), my life, my (INAUDIBLE) collection.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: She is back and she`s battier than ever. The YouTube divorce lady has a brand new rant for all the world to see. I saw it and it made me say, are you kidding me? That`s coming up.
And the YouTube lady is just the beginning. We have a whole bunch of freakouts caught on tape. Let`s see, Bill O`Reilly, he goes ballistic. Heather Mills loses it. Paula Abdul goes nuts. Coming up, the most outrageous celebrity freakouts ever.
And Lindsay Lohan wants a sponsor. Now I don`t mean an AA sponsor. No, she wants somebody to sponsor her birthday party. You know, I`m not sure partying should be Lindsay`s main priority right now. I`ll fill you in on that next on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
And now, you can watch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT anytime by downloading our podcast. It`s totally free. You can find the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT podcast on our Web site, cnn.com/showbiztonight, or download it on iTunes by typing SHOWBIZ TONIGHT in the search box. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is back right after this.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Jane Velez- Mitchell in for A.J. Hammer. Here are some more stories that are new right now. Lindsay Lohan is looking for a sponsor. No, not for a 12-step program, for her birthday party.
A marketing firm has put on ad online asking for sponsors for Lindsay`s 22nd birthday celebration. The ad says actually says sponsors will get their logo on the invitation and be included in the gift bag. One good thing TMZ reports Lindsay won`t take sponsorships from any alcohol companies. Whew! We contacted Lindsay`s rep who told us she was not aware of the ad.
Ashlee Simpson is a married woman. People magazine reports she and Pete Wentz got married over the weekend at her parents` home in Los Angeles. Ashlee`s dad, yes, her father, performed the ceremony. And her sister, Jessica, and Tony Romo, were there. There are reports Ashlee is preggers. She has not confirmed that.
And Kate Hudson may be taking a page from Sheryl Crow`s how to get over Owen Wilson playbook. Kate and Owen recently broke up, again. And now she`s being spotted all over Austin, Texas, with none other than Lance Armstrong. If you remember, Sheryl Crow was engaged to Lance and she also used to date Owen Wilson. Please, update your scorecard.
Look out, everybody, the YouTube divorce lady is back.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WALSH-SMITH: (INAUDIBLE) just changed the locks on me. You know, first it`s computers, files, scripts (ph), my life, my (INAUDIBLE) collection.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: She`s back and battier than ever. The YouTube divorce lady has a brand new diatribe for all the world to see. I saw it and it made me say, are you kidding me? That`s coming up.
And she is just the beginning. We have a whole avalanche of freakouts caught on tape. Bill O`Reilly goes ballistic, Heather Mills loses it, Paula Abdul goes nuts. Coming up, the most outrageous celebrity freakouts ever.
Also this.
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ANDERSON: Do you think Indiana Jones, because it has such an incredible appeal, will be bulletproof regardless of what critics thinks?
FORD: Nothing is bulletproof.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson at the Cannes Film Festival, at the premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." I`ve seen the movie and I`m bringing you the very first review, coming up.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the totally outrageous stories that have us saying, are you kidding me? The wacky YouTube divorce lady is at it again. And this time, she`s asking you for money. Say what?
And Kenny Chesney wins the biggest award in country music and gets really teed off about it. Are you kidding me?
Also tonight, the best freakouts ever caught on camera. Bill O`Reilly blowing his stack. Paula Abdul going straight-up bonkers and Heather Mills, a deeply distressed diva. Tonight, a SHOWBIZ special report, caught on tape, the biggest freakouts ever.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell in New York City. A.J. Hammer is off tonight. Brooke Anderson is on assignment at the Cannes Film Festival. Tonight, two outrageous stories that have us saying, are you kidding me?
She`s back! That YouTube divorce lady is back in her third and might I say nuttiest video back. She`s singing and dancing and asking for your money? She wants your money to help her in her divorce from her very wealthy husband. Are you kidding me?
Also country music star Kenny Chesney wins the entertainer of the year award and get this, he is upset that he won. Is Kenny trapped in some sort of alternate universe or something? Are you kidding me? With us from Hollywood, Extra correspondent Carlos Diaz; and also in Hollywood, comedian and actor, Godfrey; and senior editor of In Touch Weekly, Kim Serafin.
Well, the YouTube divorce lady, gang, is back on a rampage, Tricia Walsh-Smith (ph), who launched her divorced diatribe on YouTube a couple of months ago against her Broadway mogul husband has just released a new video. And get this, Tricia says women all around the world have been inspired by her YouTube episodes and have offered help. Here`s the wind-up and here`s her pitch.
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WALSH-SMITH: Hey, sister, get a PayPal account. So I have (ph). Ww.paypal.com (sic). And you write in (ph), if you want to send to helptws@hotmail.com. If every woman watching this and every man who is not an MCP (ph) watching this sends one dollar, that`s an awful lot of money. Whatever is leftover that isn`t eaten up with court costs fighting my husband, I`m going to form a foundation called "Women Warriors of the World United."
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Carlos, "Women Warriors of the World United," I know, knowing you, you think that has a very nice ring to it, don`t you?
CARLOS DIAZ, EXTRA CORRESPONDENT: I want to right now see -- I`ll pledge, let`s see here, $60 right here and a Starbucks gift card worth $25. All right? I want to do my part to help Trisha out, whatever I can do.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Are you, Kim, a woman warrior of the world? I might be. I don`t know. I haven`t asked myself yet. Are you willing to send Trish some of your moulah?
KIM SERAFIN, SENIOR EDITOR, IN TOUCH WEEKLY: Well, at least we know Carlos is not a MCP, that is a male chauvinist pig in Tricia-talk. So thank you, Carlos, for that. And also, I`d like to say, you didn`t show this part, but she`s says: "Women warriors!" and she raises her hand in the air and cheers.
So yes, I feel like a woman warrior of the world united thanks to her, because, you know, she`s really standing up for women all over who would act this way in a divorce.
You know, it`s hard to feel a lot of sympathy for her because she in other videos shows you around her $20 million apartment with these beautiful artwork and furniture and we`re supposed to feel sorry for her.
You know, I appreciate that she`s taking things in her own hands and sticking up for women everywhere. So this is at least a little bit more -- you know, for everyone, for all the women out there.
(CROSSTALK)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: I kind of like her moves, though. Don`t you like her moves? They`re just really -- they`re happening. She has got rhythm. Trish made this latest video from her flat in London, that`s where she takes us on this trip down memory lane with a look at the plays she wrote and produced. Please pay close attention to the name of this masterpiece?
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WALSH-SMITH: And that was the national tour of "Bonkers" that I produced too. Actually there`s music to "Bonkers" and it has just been released on an album. (INAUDIBLE) just released it.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: So, Godfrey, are you going to line up and buy a ticket to "Bonkers"?
GODFREY, COMEDIAN & ACTOR: Yes, see the fact that she`s British, it sounds cool, regardless. Even if she just admitted, said, you know, I`m on crack, I would like join crack -- I would want to be a British crackhead. You know, and I think I`m going to send her my money because our dollar stinks anyway. So it would be of less value because the euro is kicking our butt. So I`m glad I don`t have to send her euros. But it`s like Mary Poppins on crack. What`s going on?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: You know what, I think Carlos likes this lady. I think you`re buying a ticket front row. Carlos?
DIAZ: I don`t know -- listen, I don`t know why she would call a musical "Bonkers." Obviously she`s completely sane. And I don`t know why her husband would want to leave her at all. In fact, do we have her number anywhere by chance? No, yes, no?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: I`ve got to tell you, she`s not boring. She is not boring.
DIAZ: No, not at all.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: And Tricia has actually gotten a lot of sympathy from other women out there who have also been through really brutal divorces, enough to make you go cuckoo. But she has also been slammed. And in this new video, Tricia says, give me your best shot, take a look.
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WASLH-SMTIH: The male chauvinist pigs in this world, I mean, they are rampant. I mean, the names I`ve been called: tramp, slut, (INAUDIBLE), and things like, oh, look what feminism has done, this stupid little woman thinks that she can have an opinion. Huh?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: OK. We`ve got very little time. Kim, your final reaction to this masterpiece?
SERAFIN: I don`t think I can have an opinion because I`m just a stupid little woman. So I don`t think I should really say anything.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: All right. Gang, this has been so much fun. We must move on, alas, to another story that had us saying, are you kidding me? Kenny Chesney wins the Country Music Awards entertainer of the year and then whines about it. He says it`s not fair that the fans got to pick the winner this time around.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
KENNY CHESNEY, MUSICIAN: I don`t think it`s right that they pick the one award that means the most, that all the artists sacrifice the most for. And they`ve turned it into taking it from what the award really represents into seeing who -- into a sweepstakes to see who can push people`s buttons the hardest on the Internet.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Carlos, quick reaction to his being upset about winning?
DIAZ: Usually they say, hey, this means the most because the fans voted for it. But not so in this case. He does make a point because with the Internet today, it is all about who can make the biggest waves rather than who has the most talent.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Crazy stuff. Carlos, Godfrey, Kim Serafin, thank you all so much.
Well, at first, I felt some sympathy for what this YouTube divorce lady was going through. But after she decided to make more videos, well, that went right out the window. Next, you`ve got to see these other freakouts. Paula Abdul straight-up loses it. Paul McCartney`s ex, Heather Mills has a mega-meltdown. And sorry Bill O`Reilly, there`s no spin zone here when you blow your stack on national TV. My SHOWBIZ special report, the biggest freakouts ever, next.
Also, this.
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ANDERSON: Do you think Indiana Jones, because it has such an incredible appeal, will be bulletproof regardless of critics think?
FORD: Nothing is bulletproof.
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ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson at the Cannes Film Festival, at the premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." I`ve seen the movie and I`m bringing you the very first review coming up.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: But first, we`ve been asking you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Ellen`s gay marriage, are you happy for her? Keep voting at cnn.com/showbiztonight, e-mail us at showbiztonight@cnn.com.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment news show. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell in for A.J. Hammer. Tonight, a SHOWBIZ special report, the best freakouts ever. Is it me or is Hollywood having some serious anger management issues?
You know, the YouTube divorce lady has become a headline regular since her online rant. And now, freakouts are just coming out of the woodwork. From Bill O`Reilly`s on-camera temper tantrum to Paula Abdul`s straight-up meltdown, I`ll admit it, we just can`t get enough of them.
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BILL O`REILLY, HOST, "THE O`REILLY FACTOR," FMR. ANCHOR, "INSIDE EDITION": We`ll do it live! (expletive deleted) it!
VELEZ-MITCHELL (voice-over): Perhaps it was a moment of weakness.
PAULA ABDUL, CO-JUDGE, "AMERICAN IDOL": I can`t handle this.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Or a passionate plea.
WALSH-SMITH: I`m being thrown out on the street having done nothing.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Or maybe just a hard day`s night.
HEATHER MILLS, EX-WIFE OF PAUL MCCARTNEY: I`ve had worse press than a pedophile or a murderer.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Whatever the reason, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that uncensored, unleashed moments of pure rage are really fun to watch.
WALSH-SMITH: Shame on you!
VELEZ-MITCHELL: So SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you the best freakouts you`ve ever seen, but what is it that makes on-camera outrage so awesome?
BEX SCHWARTZ, COMEDIAN: It`s unbelievably entertaining to watch these outrage videos because it`s great to see people completely lose control and it just becomes very cathartic.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Cathartic doesn`t even begin to describe the anger factor in a 20-year-old rant by Bill O`Reilly that surfaced on YouTube.
O`REILLY: I don`t know what that means, "to play us out." What does that mean?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: That`s a much younger O`Reilly completely flipping out over a screwy script while hosting the entertainment show "Inside Edition."
O`REILLY: And we will leave you with a -- I can`t do it. We`ll do it live. We`ll do it live! (expletive deleted) it!
KEN BAKER, EXEC. NEWS EDITOR, E!: I don`t think that people are surprised that Bill O`Reilly is a hot head. That is not exactly breaking news. But what`s interesting is that it`s surfacing. That means that someone went and found it and made sure other people saw it.
O`REILLY: Do it live! I can -- don`t write it and we`ll do it live! (expletive deleted) sucks!
DIAZ: If you watch, he loses it, and then wraps everything, "we`ll do it live, we`ll do it live!", "and coming up next on `Inside Edition,`" he just -- like 30 seconds he goes from like crazy to boom, he`s like he`s all contained all of a sudden.
O`REILLY: We`ll do it live. We`ll do it live! (expletive deleted) it!
WALSH-SMITH: How dare you!
VELEZ-MITCHELL: No script needed for the woman simply known as YouTube divorce lady. Playwright Tricia Walsh-Smith became the most famous desperate housewife ever when she put her outrage online.
WALSH-SMITH: I am speaking my truth.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Smith spouted her truth, dishing the ugly details of her divorce from Broadway mogul Philip (ph) Smith.
WALSH-SMITH: I am the biggest effing idiot in the world.
CONOR KNIGHTON, HOST, CURRENT TV`S "INFOMANIA": Basically, Tricia was going through a divorce with her husband who`s 25 years older than she is. And so obviously when you`re trying to stick it to a 74-year-old man, you make a YouTube video.
WALSH-SMITH: The only cruel behavior I`ve ever done to that man is make him have skim milk in his cappuccino. And I did sneak wheat grass once into his freshly made vegetable juice.
SCHWARTZ: She sneaked wheat grass into his green smoothie drink, which is like, I don`t even know why you`re telling me this, but I`m fascinated. And then in the midst of all this crazy and divorce, she`s like, tarot cards, mmm. Because we know, nothing says stable like someone who is flipping out tarot cards at the drop of a hat.
WALSH-SMITH: But I did my cards today and look what I pulled, courage.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: It takes more than a psychic reading to predict the unpredictable freakout of Paula Abdul.
ABDUL: I`m trying to tell a (expletive deleted) story!
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Paula was absolutely outraged on her reality show, "Hey Paula," when she found out that she lost a big gig on the "Bratz" movie.
SCHWARTZ: She had poured her blood, her sweat, her tears into the "Bratz" movie, and then one of her assistants has the audacity to try to tell her to calm down and she just breaks down because she`s telling a gosh darn story.
ABDUL: You guys, please, I`m trying to tell a (expletive deleted) story.
SCHWARTZ: It`s really intense. It`s like the Paula Abdul meltdown that you sort of always think is on the brink of happening during "American Idol" but never quite gets there and then boom, there it is.
KNIGHTON: I think why people find it funny though is that she`s crying about the "Bratz" movie. That`s sort of like, you know, I didn`t get set designer on the "Garbage Pail Kids."
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Paula has gotten a lot of flak for her bizarre antics. But at least she hasn`t had worse press than Heather Mills.
MILLS: I`ve had worse press than a pedophile or a murderer.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Just before her divorce from Paul McCartney and winning $50 million in the divorce settlement, Mills went on a worldwide media tour because she was outraged by, well, the media.
KNIGHTON: There`s a point where she claims that she has been treated worse than murderers and pedophiles, at which point all of the murders and pedophiles around the world were like, no, no, no, leave us out of this. This is -- you`re on your own.
MILLS: I`ve had worse press than a pedophile or a murderer.
SCHWARTZ: Pedophiles aren`t allowed on "Dancing with the Stars" and murders aren`t normally given billions of dollars just because they had sex with Paul McCartney and had a baby.
MILLS: I`m trying and I`m being pushed to the edge.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: In the end, Bill, Tricia, Paula, and Heather have all overcome their moments of public rage. Luckily for us, their phenomenal freakouts will never get old, especially since they were all caught on tape.
O`REILLY: Do it live!
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: That is some funny stuff right there. We may never see the end of the YouTube divorce lady. The judge in Smith`s divorce case said she could continue freaking out on tape, so long as it`s not in the apartment she shares with her husband. Who knows? Maybe there will be a DVD set at some point.
Now tonight for the very first time, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can reveal to you what to expect when you go to see that new Indiana Jones movie, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" has just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France, and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson was one of the very first people to actually see this movie, along with People magazine movie critic Leah Rozen.
Right now, we`re taking you back to Cannes so Brooke herself will tell us once and for all what all the deal is -- Brooke.
ANDERSON: Here at the Cannes Film Festival, Indiana Jones is facing his toughest foe yet, the critics. "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the fourth installment in the franchise, premiered here last night and here with your very first review is People magazine film critic Leah Rozen.
Leah, great to see you. You and I were in the very first screening here at Cannes. A lot of anticipation for this movie. What did you think?
LEAH ROZEN, FILM CRITIC, PEOPLE: Well, you know, you wanted to love it and I think most of us liked it. It`s fun. You feel kind towards it. But there are stretches where you`re just going, why isn`t this more fun? Why isn`t this really popping? So I mean, everything is there you expect, the familiar characters, Indiana Jones doing what he does best, jumping, swinging, fighting.
But it seems a little familiar. And you sort of have this sense -- I mean, at the end, you go, if I hadn`t been watching Indiana Jones for almost 30 years, would I be as friendly towards this film? And I think you wouldn`t. But I have been watching him for 30 years. I like Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford is almost 66. There aren`t going to be that many more opportunities to put on that fedora. So you know, welcome back, Mr. Jones.
ANDERSON: Do you think the acting is flawed or do you think maybe the storyline is flawed?
ROZEN: I think the script is flawed. I think the actors, they are all comfortable with their roles, they`re having a good time. Roles fit like an old shoe. But the script never quite is, I don`t know, as daring as you want. The jokes don`t pop the way you want. It all feels a little obligatory.
ANDERSON: But it will most likely be a huge summer blockbuster.
ROZEN: Oh, this is going to huge, no one cares what the critics say about this one. Everyone wants to see it and they`re going to go. And they`ll have a good time.
ANDERSON: Yes, and I found it entertaining. But I agree, it lacked something at times.
ROZEN: It doesn`t sing.
ANDERSON: Leah Rozen, thank you so much. Leah Rozen, People magazine film critic. And "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" opens worldwide this week.
Jane, back over to you.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Great work, Brooke. Keep it up.
Tonight, some dramatic news from Lindsay Lohan`s mom about Lindsay. You know, Dina Lohan is doing this reality show starring, who else? Herself and her younger daughter, Lindsay`s sister Ali. Personally I think it`s a terrible idea. Tonight you`ve got to hear what Dina tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s A.J. Hammer and whether she`s going to put Lindsay into this show. That`s up next.
Now you can watch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT anytime at all by downloading our podcast. And get this, it is totally free. You can find the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT podcast on our Web site, cnn.com/showbiztonight or just download it on iTunes by typing SHOWBIZ TONIGHT in the search box. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is back right after this.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Jane Velez- Mitchell in for A.J. Hammer. Tonight, a Lindsay Lohan shocker. Her mother Dina tells TV Guide that she does not want Lindsay on her new reality show, at least not right now. OK. So at least that`s not a bad idea. Dina is doing this controversial reality show for E!. It`s called "Living Lohan" with her younger daughter, Ali.
Dina has come under fire, a lot of fire for this. She says doing the show would be a setback for Lindsay`s career. Hey, Dina, I`ve got some news for you, right now as of the DUI, the rehab, and let`s not forget all of those high-speed chases, Lindsay doesn`t have much of a career, though.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s A.J. Hammer sat down with Dina for an explosive interview about all of it and had to ask with all the nonstop Hollywood pressure on Lindsay, is the show really a good idea for her younger sister?
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Are you at all concerned of the added pressure that puts on just trying to live your life and doing what can be a very delicate thing, trying to raise kids in showbiz?
DINA LOHAN, MOTHER OF LINDSAY LOHAN: Yes, but I think they`re so intrusive into celebrities` lives anyway. You know, Lindsay can`t even go to Starbucks without 20 people following her. And it`s sad, but this is the reality. No pun intended.
But so we figure, come into our home, you know, we have five dogs running around. And we wake up every morning and eat breakfast just like you. And I think it`s important to show who we really are and the truth about us.
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VELEZ-MITCHELL: My guess is the only ones not acting on this reality show, the five dogs. You do not want to miss the rest of A.J.`s blockbuster interview with Dina and Ali Tuesday right here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
We`ve been asking you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Ellen`s gay marriage, are you happy for her? Seventy-four percent of you say yes, 26 percent of you say no.
Your e-mails came pouring in. Sandra from Arizona thrilled for Ellen DeGeneres and her girlfriend Portia: "Two people who commit their lives to each other is beautiful. It should not matter whose love we are celebrating."
But Eugenia from Alabama disagrees: "I like Ellen`s show. I like Ellen. But it makes me uncomfortable to hear this news. I have to turn the channel. And I probably will turn it when Ellen comes on now."
VELEZ-MITCHELL: That`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Jane Velez-Mitchell, filling in for A.J. Hammer in New York. Remember, you can always catch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on the 11:00s, 11:00 p.m. Eastern, 11:00 p.m. Pacific. And in the morning, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The very latest from CNN HEADLINE NEWS is next.
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