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Michael Jackson Search Warrants Revealed; The Battle over Michael Jackson`s Estimated $2 Billion Estate; Eminem`s Nasty Naked Warning to Mariah Carey; Simon Cowell Dressed Up as a Dog?; Arrests in the Sarah Jessica Parker`s Surrogate Snoop; Michael Jackson as a Kid
Aired July 31, 2009 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the incredible Michael Jackson search warrants revealed. Tonight, the mind-boggling revelation Michael Jackson may have used his own son`s name to get drugs illegally. The remarkable claims Jackson had 19 aliases. And wait until you hear what else turned up.
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RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The warrant states it is looking for evidence of manslaughter.
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HAMMER: Also, tonight, the brand-new, nasty $2 billion battle over Michael Jackson`s estate. Why Michael`s mom is demanding she not be ignored.
Tonight Eminem`s nasty naked warning to Mariah Carey. Is Eminem really going to release nude pictures of Mariah? SHOWBIZ investigates the Slim Shady shocker.
Plus, Simon Cowell, caught on tape, dressed up like a dog? Are you kidding me? Paula`s going to love this.
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
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Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from New York City. And tonight, the Michael Jackson search shockers. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT learned today, for the very first time, the mind-boggling details of what was in those search warrants just served in the investigation into Michael Jackson`s death.
Michael referenced as an addict. Did he really use his son`s name to get drugs illegally? Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you the breaking developments. Tonight, this brand-new revelation - it is believed Michael Jackson may have been using as many as 19 aliases, including the name of his son, Prince, to get the drugs that may have led to his death.
Also breaking today, the Katherine Jackson $2 billion bombshell, the new demand from Michael`s mom that could create an explosive war.
And there`s also the startling news tonight about when we might learn what killed Michael Jackson or perhaps we should say, why we might never learn what killed Michael Jackson. This is all making big news right now.
Joining me tonight in Hollywood, CNN legal analyst, Lisa Bloom. And in Hollywood, Jim Moret who is "Inside Edition`s" chief correspondent.
I want to get to our first big Michael Jackson bombshell. Shocking new search warrant details that are going to blow your mind. CNN`s Randi Kaye lays it out for us.
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KAYE: We have a copy of the search warrant issued in Las Vegas for Dr. Conrad Murray`s home and office. The warrant states it is looking for evidence of, quote, "demonstrating crimes of excess prescribing and prescribing to an addict and manslaughter." The addict, in this case, apparently, Michael Jackson.
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HAMMER: Moret, let me start with you. This is the first time that we`ve learned investigators are calling Michael Jackson an addict. This is really significant, isn`t it?
JIM MORET, CHIEF CORRESPONDENT, "INSIDE EDITION": Well, it is significant because prescribing drugs to a known addict is a crime. And that`s something that people around Michael Jackson had been concerned about for sometime but it is specifically a crime here in California. And that`s just one additional worry for Dr. Conrad Murray if, in fact, he`s charged.
HAMMER: So, Lisa Bloom, from what Jim Moret is saying right there, could Michael Jackson`s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray who, of course, was right there when Michael died, actually go to jail if he prescribed meds to a known addict?
LISA BLOOM, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Well, he certainly could. That is a crime here in California. Jim is absolutely right and he`s also looking at some other crimes he`s been investigated for, excessive treatment, excessive prescriptions, up to and including involuntary manslaughter.
And look, it`s an important thing that we hold doctors legally responsible for giving drugs to a known addict. Doctors are not supposed to be just glorified drug pushers. They`re supposed to be responsible. That`s why they have a medical license. So I think this investigation serves a very important public purpose.
HAMMER: And that brings us to our next big Michael Jackson bombshell of the night. Michael Jackson may have had at least 19 aliases. I`ve been flipping through this search warrant and it is pretty unbelievable. It says that he had scores of fictitious names that he created so he could get different drugs from different doctors.
And if that wasn`t bad enough, he actually used the names of his personal chef and his young son, Prince. Now, I`m thinking, Michael Jackson could not possibly have managed all of these aliases by himself - 19 of them, Jim. Doesn`t this revelation really make it clear that Michael Jackson had a lot of help here?
MORET: Well, when they searched his house in 2003, they found a number of different aliases, some of whom were fictitious names and others were employees. And there were allegations that one of his employees basically was a bag man and would go and pick up medication for him.
So you`re right. It does imply that other people were involved. What it also does, though, is it helps to shield the fact of what`s going on to any given pharmacy. So for example, if you se drugs and different pharmacies in different names, what Michael Jackson or any addict, if in fact Michael was an addict, would be hopeful of is that nobody would pick up on the fact that all those drugs are going to one person.
And what you generally will do is you`ll follow the money. And that`s how you trace it back to that one individual.
HAMMER: It is amazing. I mean, there is such a varied number of elements that we`re dealing with. And as I flip through this search warrant, it`s a little mind-boggling and a little daunting how much they have to deal with.
The search warrant mentions seven other doctors that may have written prescriptions for Jackson. Among those mentioned in the warrant, not only Dr. Murray, but Jackson`s dermatologist, Dr. Klein who, as we all know, a lot of people suspect is the biological father of the two kids that Jackson had with Debbie Rowe.
Lisa, seven doctors, 19 aliases - how long do you think this investigation is going to take to sort out? It`s a huge mess.
BLOOM: Well, it is, at this point. But there`s a lot of investigators working on it. This is clearly a high priority, not only for the LAPD, but for Las Vegas law enforcement and even the federal DEA.
And you just follow the trails of these prescriptions. And by the way, you know, this is a way that Michael Jackson can get all of these different drugs without it being traceable to him - using his own son`s name, I mean, think about that.
And these doctors, by definition, I think, did not do any evaluation of the patient. They`re just giving out these medications to Michael Jackson under these assumed names. So I think these doctors are in a heap of trouble.
HAMMER: Yes, culpable indeed. And it`s interesting you mentioned using Prince`s name, Michael`s oldest son. It really does show the height of this possible addiction that Michael Jackson has, if in fact, he was using his son`s name to get meds. Unbelievable.
All right. Let`s move on to our next big Michael Jackson bombshell. The lawyer for Katherine Jackson, Michael`s mom, revealed today that she wants to be co-executor of his estate.
Now, in his will, Michael gave control to two of his former attorneys. There`s a big hearing that`s going to be happening on Monday.
Here`s what`s at stake. Despite all that we`ve heard about Michael being in some serious debt, Katherine`s lawyer just dropped this bombshell. He estimates Michael`s estate could be worth a whopping $2 billion. Listen to what he said on "The Early Show" today.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How much is that estate worth?
LONDELL MCMILLAN, ATTORNEY FOR KATHERINE JACKSON: The estate is worth, in my estimation $2 billion. You hear $500 million. Don`t buy it.
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HAMMER: $2 billion dollars. Again, for years, we`ve here nonstop reports that Jackson was in deep debt. Jim Moret, do you buy the $2 billion claim?
MORET: Look, I`ve heard of inflation. This is unbelievable inflation. That`s all I can tell you. We do know, based on court records and during the criminal trial of Michael Jackson, we know very clearly that he was in substantial debt.
I`ve never heard this $2 billion figure. I think you have to look at who`s putting the figure out. This is Katherine`s lawyer, so that when they go into court and then somehow the estate is worth $200 million or $300 million, they could say, "Look at what these executors are doing. We should be in charge. They`re squandering the assets."
HAMMER: Yes.
MORET: That`s the only reason I can think of for inflating it so, because I suspect - everything I`ve read puts a cap around $500 million and maybe less after you take out all the debts.
HAMMER: Yes. And this is exactly why Katherine Jackson is saying that she thinks she could do the best possible job of managing his estate, given that she was Michael`s closest confidant in the years before he died. You`ve got to listen to what her attorney told CBS` "The Early Show" about that.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Why do you believe Katherine Jackson is the only one who has the estate`s interest?
MCMILLAN: Katherine Jackson is most qualified because she was the most trusted.
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HAMMER: All right. Lisa Bloom, clearly, they`re making a public pitch in the media right now. Do you think Katherine Jackson has a shot of getting appointed co-executor here?
BLOOM: The problem is that her own son, Michael Jackson, did not select her to be an executor of his estate. He could have done that. He could have named her in the will as executor.
He didn`t do that. And the reason, I think, is because these are very complex legal and financial matters and so it makes sense to have an attorney and a financial expert be the executors. He chose her to take care of the children.
It looks like that`s going to be resolved. And I think that`s a better role for her. She`s got an attorney fighting for her rights as a beneficiary. But it doesn`t make sense to me to have her be an executor.
HAMMER: All right. Let`s move on to another big brand-new bombshell tonight - investigators now saying Jackson`s toxicology report being delayed again. We`re not going to know exactly what killed Michael Jackson until we get that report.
Jim, it has been five weeks since Michael Jackson died. What the heck is the hold-up here? Could it simply be connected to this investigation? What`s going on, do you think?
MORET: Well, it could be a number of things. But you know, we`re talking about Diprivan specifically. That`s a troublesome drug when looking for evidence of it in a body because it dissipates so quickly.
It`s possible - and I`m not suggesting this is a fact - but it`s possible it`s inconclusive with respect to the Diprivan.
But what do investigators have? They have circumstantial evidence. They have Dr. Murray`s own statement that he administered the drug. They may have vials of the drug found in Michael Jackson`s house, and perhaps even in the doctor`s storage area.
So it`s possible that they`re waiting until they get other evidence to support the theory that Diprivan is what killed Michael Jackson.
HAMMER: Yes. That makes a lot of sense. And we will continue to wait eagerly. Jim Moret, Lisa Bloom, thank you both. I appreciate it.
BLOOM: Thanks.
HAMMER: Moving on tonight, you know, Eminem, not a shy guy. He goes after lots of people in his songs and often with a mouth that your mother would wash out with soap, right?
Well, tonight, he`s ripping into Mariah Carey. It is a nasty naked warning. Is Em really going to release nude photos of Mariah? This is going to get ugly.
HAMMER: Plus, Simon Cowell caught on tape dressed up like a dog? Are you kidding me? But Paula Abdul is going to love this. You`ve got to see this video. We will play it for you.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was the crying baby versus the soda kid. Did you catch the guys catching foul balls with one hand while holding kids in the other?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This unbelievable play.
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HAMMER: Hey, these guys really stepped up to the plate. I say, give them a contract. Catching a foul ball with your bare hands while holding a kid who`s holding a soda? That is definitely major league. The best foul ball catches you`ve ever seen. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
Time now for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.
(CAPTION READS: Katie Holmes denies reports that she will appear in "Sex and the City" sequel. Former Miss California Carrie Prejean says she won`t see Miss California for dumping her.)
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer. Well, no more yadda, yadda, yadda, the long-awaited "Seinfeld" reunion is about to happen. I, for one, think this is going to be pretty cool.
Larry David, who is the co-creator of the `90s hit, is getting Jerry, Elaine, George, and of course, Kramer all back together.
Tonight, for the very first time, Larry reveals to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT how all this is going to go down as part of the story line on his current HBO show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." So follow carefully along with me now.
The cast from the show about nothing, "Seinfeld," is going to reunite on another show that will focus on the real actors doing a fake reunion. You got all that? Well, Larry David explains it much better. Take a look at this.
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LARRY DAVID, CO-CREATOR, "SEINFELD": We had no interest in doing it. They`re kind of lame. But then, I thought, boy, this is a great idea for "Curb." So you`re going to see how the show comes about, the reason why we`re doing the show.
You`ll see some writing, rehearsals, a read-through - an actual read- through where the cast is sitting down with their scripts on the same stage where we filmed the "Seinfeld" show. We had no interest in doing it. They`re kind of lame. But then I thought - boy, this is a great idea for "Curb".
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HAMMER: Yes. That sounds really cool. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is one of my favorite shows on television. I am so psyched because it is coming back September 20th on HBO.
All right. Did you see this? Tonight, dads having a ball. There`s nothing better than a little father-son bonding at a baseball game, right?
But wait until you see how these dads were able to balance their little ones in one arm while catching a fly ball in the other. Talk about good hand-eye coordination. I say sign them up for HLN softball team. And don`t worry, no children were injured in the making of these videos.
Here now is CNN`s Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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MOOS (voice-over): It was the crying baby versus the soda kid. Did you catch the guys catching foul balls with one hand while holding kids in the other?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s unbelievable play.
MOOS: Sure, it happens every once in a while, guys catching pop ups with their kid propped up in their arm. But for it to happen twice in three days has sports fans raising these competing superlatives, "Was this the best foul ball catch ever?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dad with the catch and the baby.
MOOS: Or was this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Contract`s on.
MOOS: Web sites compare the two bare-handed catches. Fans gave points for difficulty with the heavier kid. They subtracted points because this ball seen deflected by someone and thus easier to catch. They gave props to this kid for how he fielded this soda.
BOBBY CROSBY, L.A. DODGER`S FAN (through telephone): He`s holding a gigantic soda and not drop it while his dad didn`t drop the ball. That kid is awesome and so is the daddy.
MOOS: Bobby Crosby should know. He also multitasked while catching fly balls. Isn`t holding a camera a little like holding a baby?
CROSBY: It`s definitely tougher to hold a baby. They don`t come with those nice straps that just strap right to your hand.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That`s the camera guy.
MOOS: Bobby attends about 75 Dodgers games a season. He likes to tape himself catching balls during batting practice.
CROSBY: Oh, man!
MOOS: He sees what a ball can do to somebody. In fact, he`s prevented a few people from getting smacked.
CROSBY: Hello. Oh, yes!
MOOS: Catching with a glove isn`t quite as entertaining. Catching with a pizza box - Bobby even taped himself giving a ball he caught to a kid.
CROSBY: There you go.
MOOS: Unlike the guy who shoved around a 4-year-old a few years back while scrambling to get a foul ball and the announcer called foul on him.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now, there`s a jerk in every park.
MOOS: But this guy didn`t jerk. He didn`t drop the ball. The kid didn`t drop a drop.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That`s one of the better grabs you`ll ever see, folks.
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HAMMER: Pretty amazing. I`m thinking with these talented dads, they could all be up for father of the year. Why not? That was CNN`s Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Well, the minute that we told you there was a deal in place between Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson for custody of Michael`s three kids, the "Showbiz on Call" phone lines heated up.
Michael`s mom is getting custody of Prince, Paris and Blanket. We got a call into "Showbiz on Call" from Nick in California who thinks Katherine Jackson getting custody is a bad idea.
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NICK, CALLER FROM CALIFORNIA: I think Katherine Jackson is too old to be raising kids at that age, unless there will be nannies, people to - drivers to take them where they need to be, et cetera. But besides that, the woman is too old.
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HAMMER: Thank you for your call, Nick. We also heard from Barbara calling into "Showbiz on Call" from New York who thinks the kid should stay with the Jackson family.
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BARBARA, CALLER FROM NEW YORK: I just saw on the news that Katherine Jackson got custody of the children, and I couldn`t be happier. I think they should stay with the family that at least they know. And I wish them the very best of luck.
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HAMMER: I appreciate your call, Barbara. You can call us at "Showbiz on Call" and let us know what you think about this or anything at all. The "Showbiz on Call" phone lines are open all the time. This is the number - 1-888-SBT-BUZZ; numerically speaking, that`s 1-888-728-2899.
Leave us a voice mail. That way, we can try to get some of your calls on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. We`ll post them, too, right there on our homepage - that is CNN.com/ShowbizTonight.
Eminem, Mariah Carey - an X-rated showdown. Tonight, the rapper threatening to release nude, explicit photos of Mariah. And that`s not all. He`s trashing Mimi in his new song. But why is Eminem so darn angry with Mariah?
Breaking news - reports of a bomb found right outside Oprah Winfrey`s Chicago studio. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT bringing you the dramatic, late-breaking details.
And the incredible story of Michael Jackson and his brothers during their early years.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On the one hand, he would always complain, "My father didn`t love me enough. My father made me into a performance machine. He made me rehearse too much. I would see kids on the monkey bars and I would cry because I couldn`t have a childhood."
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HAMMER: These are truly unbelievable stories that you have not heard about Michael Jackson - the rocket rise to stardom, the beatings that he allegedly received from his father. It is a not-to-be-missed special report. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
Time now for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.
(CAPTION READS: Tyra Banks will appear in an episode of "Gossip Girl" this season. Plug pulled on Marie Osmond`s talk show, which was scheduled to launch September 14th.)
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer. Tonight, it is the summer of sizzling romantic comedies. Two of the top five films in the U.S. right now are Katherine Heigl`s "The Ugly Truth" and Sandra Bullock`s "The Proposal." But will "500 Days of Summer" knock the big budget comedies from their thrones?
Well, I spoke with Leah Rozen, film critic for "People" magazine because I needed to find out.
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HAMMER (on camera): Leah, let`s begin with "500 Days of Summer," a surprise hit of the summer with the lovely Zooey Deschanel.
ROZEN: The lovely Zooey Deschanel and the equally lovely Joseph Gordon Levitt. This is sort of the alternative hipster rom-com of the summer. And it`s a lot of fun and it`s clever.
And right from the beginning, they tell you this romance isn`t going to work out. So you kind of know that going in. But there will be a happy ending for those who want it. A lot of fun.
HAMMER: Who doesn`t love a good hipster rom-com? It`s a new expression for me to take with me this weekend. All right. Let`s talk about "Adam." This is another small film. I know you love it.
ROZEN: Yes, romantic drama. This is Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne. He`s a guy with Asperger syndrome. And normally, when actors are, you know, doing a disability, they really overdo it as in, "I want that Oscar. I want that Oscar." He plays it low key. The film doesn`t pretend there aren`t difficulties with the condition, but it`s pretty realistic and it`s very sweet.
HAMMER: All right. Let`s talk about a film that`s had great success this summer. It stars Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, and it`s called "The Ugly Truth." Now, Leah, I read your magazine, "People" magazine. I read your review of this. Not a fan.
ROZEN: No, I pretty much said P.U. in a big way, and so did all critics pretty much said P.U. in a big way. Audiences, however, are loving this movie. They`ve measured the scores. Basically, 80 percent of people who see the film say, "I like it."
So I think what`s happening here is people just want to sit back in the summer sometimes ...
HAMMER: Yes.
ROZEN: ... not be too discriminating. And if they`re falling in love and there are enough sort of jokes about sex, they`ll be there.
HAMMER: I like to empty my head in the summer, too. "The Proposal," a huge movie this summer. It`s doing well and you like this.
ROZEN: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds - a lot of fun. I adore Betty White in this film. I mean, for my money, she makes it. "The Proposal" though is absolutely a good commercial, solid romantic comedy from a big studio with big stars.
HAMMER: All right. Leah Rozen, we thank you as always.
ROZEN: You`re welcome.
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HAMMER: And for more "Picks and Pans," you can pick up your copy of "People" magazine. You`ll find it on newsstands right now.
And now, the SHOWBIZ lineup - this is what we have coming up at the bottom of the hour on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Eminem versus Mariah Carey. Tonight, is Em really threatening to release explicit nude pictures of Mimi? Could it be?
Arrests made in the scary plot to snoop on Sarah Jessica Parker`s surrogate, the woman who gave birth to SJP`s and Matthew Broderick`s twins.
Also, Simon is a real dog. Tonight, the unbelievable, totally embarrassing tape of the "American Idol" judge dressed up as a dog. Paula is going to rip him about this. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
Now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.
(CAPTION READS: Sidney Poitier to get Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House on August 12th. Ridley Scott to direct a prequel to his 1979 film, "Alien.")
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HAMMER: Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Eminem`s nasty new battle with Mariah Carey. His threat to release naked pictures of Mariah. Plus, the graphic new song by Slim Shady that blows the lid off their intimate relationship.
An Oprah bomb shocker. Tonight, scary moments as the bomb squad swarm Oprah`s Chicago studios. What did they find? We`ve got all the details.
Plus "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell caught on tape, dressed up like a dog?
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SIMON COWELL, "AMERICAN IDOL" JUDGE: Well, I decided to make a single, actually. My motto in life is "truth, justice and the canine way." And the only way to get it across is to make a single.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We can`t understand a word you`re saying.
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HAMMER: Wait until you hear the wild story about Simon, the dog suit and how this long-lost tape surfaced.
Plus, more stories breaking from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker."
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from New York City.
Tonight, the naked threat smackdown. Now, the threat comes from Eminem. The naked part of this may have come from Mariah Carey. In an explosive new smackdown, Eminem is threatening to release some very revealing pictures of Mariah, pictures of her butt-naked.
And the story behind this feud also involves Mariah`s husband who, of course, is the host of "America`s Got Talent." Does it get any better than this? I don`t think so. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you this naked Eminem- Mariah smackdown is making big news right now.
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(voice-over): Hell hath no fury like a rapper scorned -
EMINEM, RAPPER (rapping): Only reason I dissed you in the first place is because you denied seeing me.
HAMMER: In Eminem`s explosive and offensive new song, "The Warning," the rap superstar blasts Mariah Carey and her husband, "America`s Got Talent" host Nick Cannon, for denying Eminem`s claims that he and Mariah briefly dated a few years ago.
EMINEM: How many times you fly to my house? Still trying to count. Better shut your lying mouth if you don`t want Nick finding out.
HAMMER: That`s one of the few parts of Eminem`s song we can play for you without getting in trouble. But SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you it is harsh stuff. Eminem not only goes into explicit details about his alleged Mariah fling. He threatens to back them up with voicemails and pictures.
EMINEM: Mariah, it ever occur to you that I still have pictures? However you prefer to do and that goes for Nick, too.
JODI MILLER, COMEDIENNE: He`s threatening to release naked photos. Isn`t she basically naked all the time anyway? If he was to release pictures with her fully dressed, then that might be shocking.
HAMMER: How did this feud get so nasty? Well, for years, Eminem has been claiming he and Mariah had a fling seven years ago. Mariah denies it.
MILLER: You`ve made your bed and rolled around it. You know what? Fess up. It`s not like you hooked up with Gary Coleman. It`s Eminem for god`s sake.
HAMMER: Comedienne Jodi Miller tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT she never believed Mariah`s denial.
MILLER: I think she probably did and now, she`s embarrassed because she`s trying to reinvent herself. And in that new invention, she`s not someone who hooked up with Eminem but somebody who likes to be with the host of "America`s Got Talent."
HAMMER: The whole battle flared up again this year when Eminem referenced Mariah again in a song from his new album "Relapse."
EMINEM: Mariah, what ever happened to us? Why did we have to break up?
HAMMER: Cannon responded to that with a blog post where he wrote, quote, "Homeboy is still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn`t let him get to second base from eight years ago."
HAMMER: Earlier this month, Mariah hit back herself, dressing up as an Eminem look-alike in her video for "Obsessed," a song directed at the rapper.
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HAMMER: Eminem mentions that video in his new Mariah diss -
EMINEM: I`m obsessed now, oh gee. Is that supposed to be me in the video with the goatee?
HAMMER: And now, Eminem is threatening to release some material of his own.
EMINEM: Call my bluff and I`ll release (EXPLETIVE DELETED) thing I got, including the voicemails right before you flipped your top.
HAMMER: And he takes another shot at Nick for a good measure -
EMINEM: (EXPLETIVE DELETED), you think I`m scared of you? You going to ruin my career you better get one like I`ma sit and fight with you over some (EXPLETIVE DELETED) that made me put up with her psycho (EXPLETIVE DELETED) over six months.
HAMMER: Comedian Jodi Miller tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, this angry trio should solve their differences on TV, maybe on Nick`s show.
MILLER: They should all fight it out on "America`s Got Talent" or have a reality show like "I`m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here," except, "I Hooked Up with Eminem, Get Me Out of Here."
And they should have all the girls that hooked up with Eminem on an island. Nick Cannon can be the host. Mariah Carey can make the theme song.
HAMMER: That probably won`t happen. So now that Eminem has thrown down the gauntlet, we can only wait to see who will have the next word in this musical feud.
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And the Eminem-Mariah Carey naked smackdown is just one of many brand- new stories making news right now. Caught on tape, Simon Cowell dressed up like a dog. What the heck is the man known for dogging contestants on "American Idol" doing dressed up as a crazy canine? Wait till you see what he`s barking about.
Joining me from Hollywood, Michael Yo, who is a celebrity correspondent for "E!" Also from Hollywood, Lisa Bloom who is a CNN legal analyst.
And I love it when my sound effects come in on cue. Thank you, Jason. Let`s get a look at Simon Cowell wearing this dog costume. I`m loving this.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT bringing you this brand-new video. It`s from the 1980s and it just surfaced. Cowell, you see right there, as his barking alter ego. He was called "Wonder Dog" and he`s making his rounds on some British TV shows promoting a song of his. You`ve got to watch this.
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COWELL: Well, I decided to make a single actually. My motto in life is "truth, justice and the canine way." And the only way to get it across is to make a single.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We can`t understand a word you`re saying.
COWELL: You couldn`t understand a word? Well, actually, a lot of people have told me that, so I brought in some new lyric writers. There`s Alsatian and Joe - what is his name? Joe Cocker Spaniel.
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HAMMER: OK. Michael Yo, let me begin with you. Are you with me that perhaps this dog video could actually bite Simon in the butt? You know, think about it, he could be berating a contestant on "American Idol" and they could say, "Hey, look who`s talking? Dude, you dressed up like a dog."
MICHAEL YO, CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT, "E!": Well, what I`m waiting for is a contestant to actually dress up like Simon Cowell did in the video and show up to a try out. You`ve got to push him on to the next round. There`s no way you can stop him from moving to the next round. But I`ll tell you this - I`ll dress up like a dog to make his salary right now, $45 million a year.
HAMMER: Yes, no kidding. Lisa Bloom, what do you think? As Simon would say, "Love the voice, hate the costume."
BLOOM: Yes. If I were a contestant on "American Idol," I`d say, "Who`s a good boy? Who`s a good boy?" I mean, it`s great to see his warm and fuzzy side. I just want to scratch him behind the ears and get him to roll over and give him a biscuit. It does undercut his credibility a little bit, I think.
HAMMER: I don`t know about that. But let me assure you one thing, Lisa Bloom. I never want to scratch Simon behind the ears. It`s not going to happen.
Let`s move on to another warm and fuzzy guy, Jon Gosselin, shall we? He`s barking mad at his soon-to-be ex-brother-in-law and wife. They accuse Jon and Kate on national TV of working their kids too hard. In an interview with "RadarOnline.com," Jon Gosselin says, "It`s hogwash."
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JON GOSSELIN, REALITY TV STAR: That`s ridiculous. Do you understand that? They don`t even know where we live. They`ve never even come out to our house. So, you know, it`s ridiculous. I`m just fed up of people saying that we`re doing things to our kids. Our number one priority, for Kate and I, is our kids.
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HAMMER: Do you think he looks a little beleaguered there? Michael Yo, you know, I`m watching that and thinking Jon sounds like he`s completely at his wit`s end, which is certainly understandable. Do you think he deserves a break here?
YO: Well, you know, why he was so upset is he had another meeting with another 22-year-old girl he had to get to. That`s why he was so upset he had to do the interview. No, but seriously, I think - here`s the whole thing. Kevin and Jodi keep saying they`re taking advantage of the kids.
But here`s the thing, Kevin and Jodi are doing that to get all this attention and they`re on TV more than the Gosselins. So that`s (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
HAMMER: Yes. What do you think, Lisa Bloom?
BLOOM: No, I disagree. I think they are brave. I think they`re standing up for what`s right. They`re not getting any money out of it. And these kids should not be exploited the way that they are. I say bravo to them for speaking out.
HAMMER: I have never understood how Jon and Kate, for that matter, don`t see it as exploitation of their kids. They`re making money because they`re using their kids on their TV show.
BLOOM: Right.
HAMMER: Is that not the very definition of exploitation? Michael Yo, Lisa Bloom, thanks guys. I appreciate it.
We have been asking you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. It is this - "`Jon & Kate Plus 8,`: Should the show be canceled?" Please keep voting by going to CNN.com/ShowbizTonight. You`ve got more to say? We want to hear it, too. E-mail showbiztonight@cnn.com.
Oprah`s Chicago studios swarmed by police. Tonight, we`ve got the details about this drama that played up early this morning. So why was the bomb squad called? Was somebody really trying to hurt Oprah Winfrey?
There are new developments in the Sarah Jessica Parker baby-snooping caper. Two guys, who were supposed to protect and serve - well, they are now in handcuffs themselves. And we have shocking, brand-new details coming up tonight.
Plus, inside Michael Jackson`s early years. Intimate revelations from family and friends about Michael and his famous family before they became megastars.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now, on the one hand, he would always complain, "My father didn`t love me. My father made me into a performance machine. He made me rehearse too much. I would see kids on the monkey bars and I would cry because I couldn`t have a childhood."
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HAMMER: Tonight, vintage rarely-seen footage of Michael as a kid, Michael Jackson like you`ve never seen him before. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
Now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.
(CAPTION READS: Paula Abdul tweets that she`s working on "fair" deal to return to "American Idol." Emmy Awards to pre-tape eight categories after last year`s ratings slump.)
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
Tonight, breaking Michael Jackson developments. I want to bring you up to speed right now. It is believed that Michael Jackson may have been using as many as 19 aliases, including the name of his son, Prince, to get the drugs that may have led to his death - amazing.
Also breaking today, the Katherine Jackson $2 billion bombshell. Michael`s mom heading to court on Monday to launch an explosive battle to become co-executor of Michael Jackson`s estate.
There`s also the startling news tonight that the toxicology reports have been delayed yet again, more signs that we may never learn what killed Michael Jackson.
Tonight in a SHOWBIZ special report, Michael Jackson, the untold story. Jackson`s sudden death certainly stunned the world. How could the phenomenally talented superstar end up as such a tragic figure? These are the stories you haven`t heard about the King of Pop.
Here`s CNN`s Don Lemon with a SHOWBIZ special report.
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SMOKEY ROBINSON, SINGER: When I first saw him, I was amazed at his talent, to be 10 years old. It was just incredible.
DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): From child prodigy to cultural icon.
SEAN DIDDY COMBS, RECORD PRODUCER (through telephone): This man was the greatest recording artist of our time. This man, through his music, actually like, made a change in the world.
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LEMON: The King of Pop -
USHER, R & B SUPERSTAR: Michael had an unseen magic to influence people, the music and the culture. Music would not be what it is without Michael Jackson.
LEMON: The soundtrack of a generation.
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BERRY GORDY, FOUNDER OF MOTOWN RECORDS: Michael Jackson doesn`t just come along once in a century or a lifetime. He only comes along once.
LEMON: His steelworker father, Joe, turned five of his boys into a band with five-year-old Michael out front. One of the first venues, the auditorium of Roosevelt High. Here, the Jackson 5 won the talent contest and wowed the crowd.
JOANN SAMS, SECRETARY, ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL: Oh, it was just unbelievable, because they were so young, but yet, they were so talented. They performed as if they had been performing for years. And we were so excited.
LEMON: From the high school auditorium to the big-time. Media mogul Suzanne de Passe was there at the beginning.
SUZANNE DE PASSE, MEDIA MOGUL/DISCOVERED JACKSON 5: I was asked to come to see this group.
LEMON: De Passe was just starting out at Motown, working with founder Berry Gordy.
DE PASSE: I saw these kids, and they were unbelievable. And I called Mr. Gordy and I said, "Oh, I`ve just seen the most fantastic act."
GORDY: When she told me about another kids` group I said, wait a minute, I got all these other stars.
DE PASSE: I went back one more time, mustered up all my courage. And I said, "Mr. Gordy, you just have to see these kids."
GORDY: Suzanne de Passe insisted I meet with these kids and audition them.
LEMON: An audition seen in this video from a documentary produced by Michael Jackson.
GORDY: They were sensations. They were tremendous. And the lead singer, Michael, was just so incredible. And immediately, I was up all night trying to think of the type of songs that would create excitement among people.
LEMON: Motown gave the group a record deal. And the Jacksons began their rocket rise to stardom.
LEMON: The Jackson 5 exploded on the charts. Their first three single "I Want You Back," "ABC," and "The love You Save" all hit number one.
LEMON: But behind the image of a happy family and their rags-to-riches story, there was something else - incredibly hard work, and a father who pushed his children. In 1993, Jackson spoke about both in this interview with Oprah Winfrey.
OPRAH WINFREY, HOST, "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW": So he would tease you, and make fun of you?
MICHAEL JACKSON, KING OF POP: Yes.
WINFREY: Did he ever beat you?
MICHAEL JACKSON: Yes, he did.
WINFREY: And that was difficult to take, getting beaten and going on stage and performing?
MICHAEL JACKSON: Yes.
WINFREY: And why would he beat you?
MICHAEL JACKSON: Because he wanted me to - I guess, maybe, I don`t know if I was his golden child or whatever it was.
LEMON: In a BBC interview, Joe Jackson admitted whipping Michael with a switch or a belt, but denied ever beating him. Beating, Joe maintained, is something you do with a stick. Success at such a cost left Jackson with conflicted feelings for his father.
RABBI SCHMULEY BOTEACH, FRIEND AND SPIRITUAL ADVISER TO MICHAEL JACKSON: On the one hand, he would always complain, "My father didn`t love me enough. My father made me into a performance machine. My father was too strict. He was too much of a disciplinarian. He made me rehearse too much. I would see kids on the monkey bars and I would cry because I couldn`t have a childhood."
LEMON: Rabbi Schmuley Boteach was a friend and spiritual visor to Michael Jackson.
BOTEACH: I said, "Look at the flip side of that. Because of that you became a great performer, and maybe even because you were not given enough love as a child, you wanted the world`s love. So you worked really hard perfecting your dance moves, and you became a big superstar. Would you trade it in for a normal childhood and be a celebrity?" And interestingly, he`d say to me every time, "No, I wouldn`t do that."
LEMON: Jackson and his brothers would become preteen idols, appearing in commercials and on magazine covers. However, Jackson`s teenage years were awkward. He suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious of his appearance.
BOTEACH: He did say to me that he was once on an airplane, and his father said to him, "You know, your nose isn`t nice," or something like that. And generally, he expressed to me that he was made to feel that he was ugly, that he was not pretty. And sadly, he really internalized that message.
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HAMMER: That was CNN`s Don Lemon for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Of course, we all know that Jackson`s success with the Jackson 5 led him to an unbelievable solo career. He`s won 13 Grammys and sold an estimated 750 million albums around the world. And that number, of course, has been steadily climbing since his death.
Oprah`s bomb shocker. Tonight, we`ve got the dramatic details about what happened when cops swooped in on Oprah`s Chicago studio. Was Oprah really in danger? The very latest developments -
Now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.
(CAPTION READS: Amy Poehler returns to "SNL" for new Thursday night "Weekend Update" specials. "True Blood," "Entourage" and "Hung" all renewed by HBO.)
HAMMER: It is time now for "Making It Work" where we find out how stars make their relationships work.
Tonight, it`s Heidi Klum, the supermodel-turned-reality star is married to Seal. They have three children with the fourth on the way. Heidi is also kicking off season six of her wildly popular reality show, "Project Runway," which is moving from Bravo to the Lifetime Network.
A happy family, a sexy crooner husband and a red-hot career. Every wonders how the heck Heidi juggles it all. Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT caught up with Heidi and she revealed her secret to making it work.
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HEIDI KLUM, SUPERMODEL AND REALITY TV STAR: People always wonder how I do it because, you know, I have a lot of different things going on. But at the same time, I don`t have a 9 to 5, six-day-a-week job. You know, I do have a job where I have a lot of time off.
So I have - I shoot a day. I have two days off and then shoot two days again and have a day off. So I don`t have like an every day, every day, every day. And that`s kind of allowed us to have - you know, to have a big family that we always wanted. So it does work out.
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HAMMER: The new season of "Project Runway" starts August 20th. Their latest addition to the Klum clan, a little girl, is due in the fall. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
Tonight, justice for Sarah Jessica Parker and her surrogate-snooping shocker. Two Ohio police chiefs have been arrested and charged on several felony counts for allegedly planning to break into the home of Sarah Jessica and Mathew Broderick`s surrogate.
These guys who obviously were supposed to be upholding the law allegedly hatched a plan to snoop on the woman who was carry the couple`s twins and sell the scoop and some of her stuff to the tabloids. Just hideous.
Well, Parker and Broderick welcomed twin girls, Marion and Tabitha, delivered by the surrogate on June 22nd.
Bomb shocker at Oprah`s Chicago studios. The bomb squad swarmed Oprah Winfrey`s Harpo Studios early this morning after a frightening discovery. Police say a Harpo security guard made the shocking discovery - a backpack with wires hanging out of it in a flower bed near the studio.
Well, cops blocked off several streets and they sent in a robot to check things out. Thankfully, the package was not a bomb. No one was hurt. Oprah`s show is not taping at that time. A spokesperson for Oprah says everyone is thankful for the rapid response by the Chicago P.D.
All right. Now, let`s check out the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Facebook page. You know, I`m on this thing all day long. I want to tell you what you are fired up about.
We heard from Kim M., no longer a Jon and Kate fan saying, "I used to love to watch `Jon & Kate,` now I am so over it. Hopefully, they paid cash for their house so they do not need to depend on the show to support them."
Preston M. caught our piece about Hollywood`s bad girls and whether they`ve gone good for good. Well, Preston says, "Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan haven`t changed. They still have that bad girl pent-up attitude about them. Britney Spears was smart to clean up her act."
I would love to hear from you, so please join me on Facebook and Twitter, too. We`ll bring you breaking news updates directly from SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. To sign up, just head on over to CNN.com/ShowbizTonight.
On Thursday, we asked you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day - "Michael Jackson`s Children: Michael`s mom gets custody. Is it the right decision?"
And it`s really one-sided. Look at that - 80 percent of you said yes; 20 percent no. Among the E-mails, we heard from Lindsay in New Jersey, "There`s no doubt that Michael Jackson`s mom should get the kids. She has a better bond with them than Debbie Rowe."
And Randy from Texas writes, "The children should be with their biological mother and then Debbie should adopt the third child. Michael`s mom is too old to handle three children of that age."
Well, that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thanks for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. Remember, you can always catch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on the 11:00s - 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific; in weekday mornings, 11:00 a.m. Eastern on HLN.
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