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Kate Vs. Cam Over A-Rod?; Matt`s Marriage Outrage
Aired May 14, 2010 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Too sexy, too soon? Eight and nine-year-old girls in skimpy clothes doing sexy dance moves to Beyonce`s "Single Ladies."
Today, the explosive response from the parents of one of the girls.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These kids are going to a dance competition, and they`re wearing dance clothes. The video wasn`t meant to be viewed by millions of people.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with a controversial debate today, is it really OK for these young girls to be dancing so provocatively?
Mad Matt, Matt Lauer lashes out today over sensational allegations that he cheated on his wife. But wait, there`s more, why is Whitney Houston`s name come up in Matt`s marriage mess?
Kate Hudson versus Cameron Diaz, juicy new reports today that Kate is at war with Cameron for allegedly dating Kate`s baseball star ex, A- Rod. It`s on now.
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ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
HAMMER (on-camera): Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City, with big news breaking today. Too sexy, too soon. Dr. Phil today is joining the absolute outrage over those very young girls stressed in skimpy, sexy outfits and provocatively performing Beyonce`s smash hit, "Single Ladies." In fact, Dr. Phil is even suggesting a pedophile alert.
And today, the parents of the kids are speaking out, for the very first time. They`re telling everybody, take a chill pill. The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you it will take much more than a chill pill to douse the heat that`s being generated by this outrageous video.
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HAMMER (voice-over): It`s the unsettling video that is causing massive outrage.
Eight and nine-year-old girls in skimpy costumes dancing seductively to Beyonce`s "Single Ladies." Some are saying, perhaps, it should be called "Single Babies." The girls were competing in the world of dance, an urban dance competition. Some of the parents of these five young girls spoke today for the very first time since the outrage began. And they are defending their kids` sexy dance routines.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They weren`t performing this for a worldwide audience. And so, it`s been taken out of context.
HAMMER: On "Good Morning America" today, two of the parents said people need to chill out and put the whole thing in perspective.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When kids are going swimming, you know, they go into swimming pool with a bathing suit, you know. These kids are going to a dance competition, and they`re wearing dance clothes.
HAMMER: Don`t tell that to Dr. Phil McGraw who tells CNN`s Anderson Cooper, this is not only outrageous but potentially dangerous.
DR. PHIL MCGRAW, TV HOST AND PSYCHOLOGIST: If we were had a way to track the pedophiles that are clicking on to this YouTube video, I bet you it is grand central station.
HAMMER: But in chilling (ph) zone, Jane Velez-Mitchell tell SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, she sees absolutely nothing wrong with the dance routine.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, HOST, "ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MICHELL: It`s kids expressing themselves. These are natural movements, otherwise, they wouldn`t be able to do them. And stop projecting your sexuality and your adult sensibilities on to this innocent dance.
HAMMER: Jane tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, her only beef with the performance are those skimpy costumes.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: They do look sort of burlesque or stripper-like, and I think that`s where it crossed the line.
HAMMER: But the parents of the dancers tell "Good Morning America" this morning that costumes are perfectly normal.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Dance costumes have ruffles and rhinestones. Those are dance costumes and dance competitions, and it`s very normal within that context.
HAMMER: But Dr. Phil says the most important context is that these parents need to be more protective of their children.
MCGRAW: Here`s what bothers me, you had five adults, at least or both parents, in the room watching these routines be rehearsed, are you telling me that not one out of five stood up and said, wait a minute, what are we doing here?
HAMMER: The parents of those girls say they know exactly what they`re doing. They tell "Inside Edition," they`re not the ones sexualizing the little girls, it`s everyone else.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All these people out there who, you know, are pointing fingers at us and pointing fingers at the studio and the parents, but yet, they`re the ones that are making vulgar comments online.
HAMMER: The comments online on the YouTube page where the dance routine was posted were fired up and really divided. Some of the comments, I think they rocked out. I support them all the way. Pretty disturbing, the parents must be idiots. And Beyonce had more on than that and these girls are like 7.
If true, if you look at the Beyonce videos, she and her dancers are wearing a whole heck of a lot more.
But the parents of the little girls say their daughters were inspired not by Beyonce but by "Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Squeakwell."
The little girls may not yet wide their smack in the center of an explosive controversy, but they tell GMA today, they do get why people are so impressed with their dancing.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Usually, we try to put 120 percent in and even more like 220.
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HAMMER (on-camera): And, of course, they`re adorable, and they`re talented, and those girls don`t even know the nasty debate that they`ve created today, but is the outrage really overblown?
Right now, from Atlanta, Jane Velez-Mitchell, of course, is the host of "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell." It airs weeknights right here on HLN. Also in Atlanta, Mike Galanos who is the host of prime news, which also airs every night here on HLN. Of course, Galanos, my friend, Mike. Good to see you both.
All right. So, Jane, we just heard you say, and these are your words, I want to get this right, it`s kids expressing themselves. These are natural movements. Stop projecting your sexuality and your adult sensibilities on to this innocent dance. You know, I love you, Jane, but I got to disagree with you. These moves are clearly meant to emulate moves that are fully intended to be sexual when they`re done by adults like Beyonce. I don`t quite frankly see how you can separate the two and say that we`re the ones projecting the sexuality. They were instructed to dance this way by adults.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Put yourself in the shoes of these young dancers. They don`t know anything about sex. They`re not thinking about sex. You know what they`re thinking about? I mastered a very complicated dance routine. Look at how accomplished I am. I am at the center of attention. I am achieving something. I`ve got the spotlight on me. Too often, the spotlight is on young boys.
These girls are getting empowered by this performance. They`re being given applause, not because they are cute, but because they`ve mastered something that`s very difficult. I think it`s absolutely wonderful. I have no problem with it, and I tell everybody, chill out, let it go, this is not a big deal.
HAMMER: Jane, they can get that same applause without gyrating and dressing an outfit like this. To me (ph), it`s like saying because stripping off your clothes is a natural thing to do. If these girls were doing that provocatively on stage, well, then that would be OK, too?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: I don`t think stripping off your clothes involves any kind of train or accomplishment, but I tell you, having taken a lot of dance classes, and I don`t look as good as those girls, that doing those kinds of kicks and turns is tough and you have to train to do it. So, this is an accomplishment.
HAMMER: Mike Galanos, are you with me that they can be celebrated just as well without a dance which truly in my mind is sexualized regardless of the fact that a lot of people are saying we`re the ones projecting that sexuality.
MIKE GALANOS, HOST OF HLN`S "PRIME NEWS": I mean, I`m completely with you on this one. Jane, you know, I love you, but this is an HLN family feud on this one. I mean, Jane, they`re not empowered by this. I mean, I think and to borrow a phrase from you, this is a war on women, and it`s insidious when parents are at the heart of it, and we`re talking about 8-year-old little girls, because I think at the heart of this, the message to little girls is be sexual, be sexy at such a young age and that`s how you`re going to get cheered in this society, and they`re certainly getting cheered.
They`re incredibly talented but tone down the gyrations, the costumes. It could be right out of a strip club in Las Vegas. It is wrong. It`s innocence loss, and those parents should be ashamed.
HAMMER: Jane, before you jump in because I know you want to, but to Mike`s point, we heard Dr. Phil tearing into these kids parents. There is something that he said that particularly resonated with me that I want to get your take on. He said this to CNN`s Anderson Cooper. Roll that chart.
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MCGRAW: Here`s the question, where do they go from here? If you`re doing this at 7, what do you do at 10? What do you do at 12? What do you do at 15? Probably, the little girls don`t even get the nature of some of the moves that they`re making, some of the things that they`re doing, but others do. And I think they`re clearly being sexualized, even if the little girls don`t get it.
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HAMMER: Yes, Jane, Dr. Phil`s point, where do you draw the line if little girls are allowed to act this way at just 8 years old?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, where did they go? Maybe they go to American Ballet Theater or the Japery (ph) because they`re getting great dance training right now. You know, I wish some of this indignation would be saved for something important like violence. I am much more concerned about violence in video games directed at young people than I am about sensuality. I think part of our problem in America is that we`re so terrified about sensuality, but we seem very comfortable with violence.
And so, we have to really put our priorities straight and get indignant about things that really count and that is teaching kids to be violent. That`s why we have problems with kids setting each other on fire and getting into all sorts of problems because we let the violence go and we`re so scared of sex.
HAMMER: Mike, the point was also brought up. You know, there`s a lot of fear over predators who may enjoy the fact that this is on, as sick as that is.
GALANOS: Yes, that`s one of the most urgent points, A.J., and I know Dr. Phil made that with Anderson Cooper. Pedophile status, they`re having a field day with this, but Jane, I`m with you. You know I am on the violence point of this, but I think this is equal just on a different front. I`ve got boys. We play some video games, and they get a little violent. I see how they react and how it gets into their system, into their heart and soul.
It`s the same here. The lyrics of this song for 8-year-old. Imagine how many times they heard it over and over again about having tight dereon jeans and a man on my hips. I just don`t think that`s good for an 8-year-old girl to have that over and over. And how many times they went through this dance routine, gyrating in these sexual moves. Not good.
HAMMER: And I think we all agree it takes nothing away from their talent. Got to end it there, guys, but I want to remind everybody, check out Mike Galanos every day on "Prime News" right here on HLN. That`s at 6 p.m. eastern followed by Jane Velez-Mitchell on "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" at 7 p.m. eastern and pacific. Thank you very much for being here both of you.
As we move on to the today`s show, Matt Lauer just furious today. Matt is on an all-out war to shoot down reports he`s cheating on his wife and that they are splitting up.
Plus, and this sounds a little crazy, why is Whitney Houston`s name coming up in Matt`s current marriage mess?
Also, is Cameron Diaz really dating Kate Hudson`s former baseball beau A-Rod? We got the outrageous reports that Kate`s actually pretty ticked off about this. The shocking twists and turns and a really incredible reported love triangle revealed today.
And a showbiz special report, are the new reality shows about life in New Jersey stinking up the garden state`s reputation?
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not each of us representing the state, we`re just representing ourselves. I`m sure you have a table flipper in your state.
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HAMMER: This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views. Now, the Showbiz News Ticker, more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York, and we have gotten you covered all the way in Cannes. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson is right there at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. Things are really heating up, and Brooke, I am hearing you sat down with the cast of the much anticipated Wall Street 2.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A.J., the Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and one of the most talked about movies here is the long-awaited follow-up to Oliver Stone`s 1987 hit drama, Wall Street.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): This version picks up after Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas gets out of jail after serving time for fraud and racketeering. Douglas comes here to Cannes less than a month after his 31-year-old son, Cameron, was sentenced to five years in prison on drug charges, and in an incredible coincidence, the character Michael plays in the Wall Street film also has a son who dealt with drug issues. I asked Michael about the parallels and the pain he`s been through recently.
ANDERSON (on-camera): Did you think about Cameron when you were filming some of those scenes?
MICHAEL DOUGLAS, STARS IN "WALL STREET": Sure, you draw from wherever you can and certainly as a father talking to a daughter or a son, you try to draw from wherever you can, yes.
ANDERSON: How hard has life been for you recently?
DOUGLAS: Well, you know, Brooke, I`m here really supporting a picture. It`s been a tough year. My son has been sentenced. He can deal with that. We resolved that issue. So, life moves on.
ANDERSON (voice-over): That it does. Of his character, Gordon Gekko, Michael tells me that people have always identified him with that Oscar-winning role.
DOUGLAS: But the number of business school MBAs that would come up to me and say, Gordon, he`s the man, you know, and they love the recruitments and all of that, and probably, a lot of those guys, 22 years ago that were MBA students are heading up a lot for those investment making companies now.
ANDERSON (on-camera): Shia LaBeouf plays a sharp young traitor caught in a cross pairs of the financial meltdown. He and his co-star, Carrie Mulligan, play lovers on screen, and they found love off screen, too.
ANDERSON (voice-over): Now, Shia was cagey with me about their romance, but he reads about Carrie as a person and an actor.
SHIA LABEOUF, ACTOR: She`s something special. I mean, anybody whoever meets a woman knows that. She`s extraordinarily gifted, talented actress and a beautiful person, just a beautiful human being.
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ANDERSON (on-camera): This new version of Wall Street hits theaters in September, and A.J., this couldn`t be more relevant and timely as the U.S. and other countries around the world deal with unbelievable economic meltdowns. Back over to you.
HAMMER: Yes, I`m really looking forward to this movie. Thanks, Brooke.
That was SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Brooke Anderson, and we will be bringing you all of Brooke big interviews with all the big stars, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.
The showbiz on-call phone lines have not stopped ringing today. There are so many of you just fired up about all the celebrities making a bold decision to show off their makeup less faces.
Now, Scott from Kentucky says he loves the less is more look.
SCOT CALLING FROM KENTUCKY: I think women without makeup are the most beautiful things ever, maybe once in a while, I guess, if you`re going out. Certainly, there`s nothing more beautiful than a woman with no makeup.
HAMMER: Thanks for the call, Scot. M.J. in New York isn`t buying the makeup less look.
MJ CALLING FROM NEW YORK: Let`s get off the makeup thing. Police, every day people don`t look like that. We don`t have a good photographer. We don`t have the wind blowing in our face. If I wish to pamper (ph) thing.
HAMMER: Thanks a lot, M.J. You can call us at showbiz on-call, sound off on this or anything else. The showbiz on-call phone lines open all the time at this number, 1-888-sbt-buzz.
Well, are two of Hollywood`s hottest stars really in a fight over A-Rod? Sensational new reports today that Kate Hudson is just outraged at Cameron Diaz for reportedly going to first base and beyond with her ex-baseball beau, New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
Rihanna`s shocking fall on stage. It was caught on tape today. We`re going to show you exactly how Rihanna ended up on her rump.
And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT names the most provocative celebrity of the week. Who`s it going to be? Maybe Kathie Lee Gifford for baring her naked face on national TV? What about Miley Cyrus for her sexy new music video? Or could it be our old friend, Donald Trump, and his Miss USA contestants? All the controversies surrounding their racy new photos. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views. Find out in the "Showbiz News Ticker." More stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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HAMMER: The owners of the Iowa site where Kevin Costner`s Field of Dreams was shot are hoping a lots of people come with cash. They are put in the baseball diamond and 193 acres up for sale. It`s all been in the Lansing family for more than a century, but they`re saying it`s time to give it up.
All right. I love the Stones. They`re one of my favorite bands of all time. Frontman, Mick Jagger and the rest of the boys still going strong, one that all from the most of them. I know they`re pumped about this incredible new reissue of the landmark exile double album as well as a new documentary which looks great, "Stones in Exile." A big splash is in the works for both. They`re going to come out at the same time, and Mick just sat down with our very own Larry King to explain why he thinks the Stones are here to stay?
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LARRY KING, CNN ANCHOR: How do you account for the longevity of the Stones as a success?
MICK JAGGER, ROLLING STONES SINGER: Wow. I think the Stones are very lucky. Yes, you always need a lot of luck. And I think that they were in the right place at the right time. And we are quite -- when we work, we work very hard. So, I think you need all of those things. It`s no good just being hard working, (INAUDIBLE) but you`ve got to be hard working on your game and be lucky.
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HAMMER: Make sure you catch Larry King`s full interview with Mick Jagger. That`s Tuesday on CNN on "Larry King Live."
There`s a huge debate happening right now on the "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" Facebook page. Fans are taking sides on the big decision for some stars to go without make-up.
Look at this, it`s Michelle M. who posts, I`m glad they`re doing this showing us what real people look like.
This is one of my favorites, John D. adding, please tell them to put their make-up back on. We got to message.
You can join the debate on Facebook. Go behind the scenes of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT and also get breaking entertainment news alerts on Twitter. Call us at showbiz on-call and there`s always e-mail. It`s all at showbiz connects, CNN.com/showbiztonight.
Time now for the showbiz lineup that what`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Matt`s mad. Really mad. MATT lauer firing back today against reports that he`s cheating on his wife and why does Whitney Houston`s name keep coming up in this mess? Are New Jersey reality shows giving the state a bad name today?
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not each of us representing the state, we`re just representing ourselves. I`m sure you have a table flipper in your state.
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HAMMER: And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is naming the most provocative celebrity of the week today. The nominees, stars without make-up standout, Kathie Lee Gifford, Miley Cyrus for her sexy new music video, Donald Trump and his Miss USA sexy photo flap. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
Time now for the "Showbiz News Ticker." It`s more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom, making news today.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Now on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Kate versus Cameron over Alex. Is K-Hud really furious with Cammie D today for reportedly dating A-Rod? Oh, yes, it`s on.
Matt`s marriage outrage today. Matt Lauer furious over reports that he cheated on his wife and that they`re splitting up. And why does Whitney Houston`s name keep coming up in Matt`s marriage mess?
And it`s time SHOWBIZ TONIGHT name the most provocative celebrity of the week, Kathie Lee Gifford for going without make-up on the "Today" show, Miley Cyrus for her provocative new music video and lap dance, or Donald Trump and his Miss USA contestants posing for nearly naked photos.
Plus, more stories breaking in the "Showbiz News Ticker" today, Bret Michaels` big return. And Paris Hilton stinks up the place again.
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ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
HAMMER (on-camera): Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City with big news breaking today.
Mad Matt. "Today" show host, Matt Lauer is just steaming mad today over reports that he cheated on hiss wife and that he moved out of the family home two months ago. And Houston, there`s an even bigger problem. Whitney Houston`s half sister is caught p in Matt`s marriage mess.
Right up in Hollywood, Wendy Walsh, she`s a TV journalist and doctor of psychology. Also, from Hollywood, Ken Baker, who`s an executive editor for E.
I got to say, I don`t recall ever seeing Matt Lauer getting so fired up about these seemingly never ending reports that his 12-year marriage to his wife and that is in trouble, but he`s clearly pretty teed off about this. The latest report today comes from "The National Enquirer" and they`re not backing up. But in an extraordinary public statement, here`s what Lauer is telling people.com.
"I am living in my apartment with Annette and my children as a family and a couple. I have never moved out. I am not moving out. There is no truth to that.
Ken Baker, I got to ask you, why do you think Matt is coming on so strong, given that he`s ignored all this in the past?
KEN BAKER, EXECUTIVE NEWS EDITOR, E!: Well, as something of a news man, him making a very definitive declarative statement like that, that`s really compelling and you have to basically give him credit for telling the truth, if that`s his statement. Now, second to that, the report originally that came out was that Whitney Houston`s half sister, Alexis, well, it turns out this woman isn`t even related to Whitney Houston whatsoever. So, first of all, that is a major flaw in the story in the first place, and then when you have Matt coming out today and say, look, it`s just not true. You really have to believe him, and then, really, kind of feel sorry for him.
HAMMER: Yes, and Matt is really being very candid about things. He is trying to give a little something here, acknowledging his marriage hasn`t always been rosy. In fact, in his statement to people, he says, have we had a completely perfect, easy marriage? No, I don`t think we`re any different than any married couple that`s been together for 12 years. The accusations of infidelity are ridiculous, and I`m not going to dignify them with an answer. It`s not true. Wendy, why do you think he decided to go so public and fight back?
WENDY WALSH, TV JOURNALIST: Because he`s seeing what`s happening in the media, what the epidemic of cheaters, and how the media are just slaying people and how mistresses can come out and have power. Look, the truth is, long-term monogamy is filled with ups and downs and bumps and hopefully not bumps to grind with other people. But, I think, what`s important is that they have privacy.
And so, what he`s trying to do is create a circle privacy around his family at this point. They work through whatever they`re working through. We don`t know if there`s infidelity at this point, but, you know, he just wants to take a preemptive strike to say, hey, back off. There are kids involved here. This is my wife. This is my family. It`s not over yet. Back off.
HAMMER: Yes, he`s trying to shut it down, and I agree with Ken`s point. He`s a news man and when he says something like this, he knows it will come back to bite him if it proves not to be true. Now, Matt`s wife, Annette, also issued what I felt was an extraordinary denial. And back to what Ken mentioned, the thin that got everybody a little fired up and curious and has gotten a lot of attention, the reports about Matt have suggested that he`s having this affair with Whitney Houston`s half sister.
Ken, you`re saying, they`re not even related. This woman, her name is Alexis, and today, this woman, Alexis, also fired back with a statement on her Twitter page, and it said simply this, "our official statement is that the allegations regarding Ms. Houston and Mr. Lauer are false." Now, her reps also told TMZ that Alexis doesn`t even recall meeting Matt Lauer in the first place. So, you got all these statements saying all of what they`re saying. No one`s living any wiggle room here.
Ken, look, I`ve always known Matt to be an honorable, honest man. They`re all saying slide out, this didn`t happen. So, based on everything, are you sold?
BAKER: I think at this point, yes, but of course, we want to see more evidence, but really, those are very, very definitive statements from the alleged mistress and from Matt Lauer himself. I think that this rumor is just that, a rumor.
HAMMER: And I want to stand by him and say, I hope he does get the peace he`s looking for with his family. For the record, "The National Enquirer" said today, they do stick by their story.
We want to move on now to even more big news breaking today. The unbelievable reports that Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson are having a cat fight. Now, as we report (ph), Cameron is dating Kate`s ex Yankee superstar, Alex Rodriguez. And the story goes that Cameron is getting back at Kate for dating Justin Timberlake soon after he broke up his long relationship with Cameron.
Ken, back to you, knowing what you know of these stars, does this even seem conceivable?
BAKER: First of all, let`s break it down a little bit right now. First of all, Kate and A-Rod, yes, they did have a relationship. It was very public. She was always at the games at Yankee Stadium, but they broke up. She`s moved on. She`s moved upward. A-Rod has moved on. They spent a lot of separation time, and by the way, they weren`t married. They dated for a few months. Done.
OK. Now, Cameron Diaz, she`s coming to the picture. From what I understand, the relationship isn`t even that serious. They`ve gone out on some dates. They`re not even like a boyfriend, girlfriend, but it is a great story.
HAMMER: Yes.
BAKER: That they would be mad at each other, that there would be a cat fight, and that they would be accusing each other of being ex- boyfriend stalkers. It`s a delicious story. The problem is, it just doesn`t really seem to be a lot of merit there.
HAMMER: Right. I mean, people seem to love Hollywood cheating scandals and a Hollywood love triangle. Whooh, that`s a whole another chapter. When we shared this story on our today Facebook wall, the whole thing just lit up like a Christmas tree in May. I want to read a couple of comments.
This is JR at the writing on the wall, oh, good grief, Kate`s loss. You snooze, you lose. Knot`s landing circa 2010.
We got this one from Tim S., I agree with this one he wrote on the wall. And the winner is A-Rod, LOL. Wendy, can`t argue with that. A- Rod is probably smiling ear to ear right about now.
WALSH: Yes, you know, I`ve got to put my psychology hat on here and tell both of these ladies A-Rod is probably not a good long-term boyfriend candidate, ever, OK? Look at his history of serial monogamy. Didn`t Madonna prove it? Ladies, get over your anxious attachment disorder and your longing for love from some kind of superhero with blue eyes, dump him, move on, both of you, sorry.
HAMMER: Anxious attachment disorder, we`re getting very clinical here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
All right. Let us move on. Ashton Kutcher`s brand new revelations out today about whether or not he wants to have a baby with his 47-year- old wife, Demi Moore. He gave a brand-new interview to "Nightline," and in it, Ashton answers the million dollar question. Roll that.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you want to have a biological baby?
ASHTON KUTCHER, ACTOR: I don`t know.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Over the years, both of you have said yes.
KUTCHER: There`s a level of independence that we`ve never had in our relationship, since our relationship started that I think that we might want to take advantage of, because in our relationship, we`ve always had kids.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She`s also sort of reaching that biological gonging clock, too.
KUTCHER: I think my wife is a genetic freak. I think my wife has like some --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Secret store of eggs?
KUTCHER: I don`t know what she has going on, I`m not worried.
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HAMMER: Demi Moore, a genetic freak, the words of Ashton Kutcher. And look, I say good for him. I think he`s been a great stepdad to Demi`s daughters with Bruce Willis. If they decide having kids is not something they want, then so be it. Wendy, what do you think?
WALSH: I think he was a little bit lured into making these statements, and he wasn`t really conclusive. There was a lot of might, and when he said the word kids, he said it under his breath. I don`t think they`ll do it, although, they are facing a potential empty nest in a few years, and he`s right, their whole nest has been about raising these kids together. So, now they got to think about what else is going to bond them for the next part of their journey.
HAMMER: Yes. Ken, it did seem like he`s embracing the idea of having the house just to him and Demi.
WALSH: Right. No, they`re going to get dogs, trust me.
BAKER: The first word out of his mouth was that we enjoy our independence, we`re looking forward to that, and I think, read between the lines, that`s what he wants.
HAMMER: All right. Ken Baker, Wendy Walsh, thanks, guys. I appreciate it.
We move on now to a really uh-oh, Rihanna falls on stage. Of course, it`s all caught on tape today. What made her take a tumble? Was it a rude boy?
It`s a showbiz special report. That`s pretty funny, right? There are a lot of rude people, you know, New Jersey reality shows, right? You know what I`m talking to, the shore, real housewives of New Jersey, you can`t deny that, yo, how come there`s no love for Jersey today? Are Jersey people really like this? Or is the image that these shows are giving up totally unrealistic?
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not each of us representing the state. We`re just representing ourselves. I`m sure you a table flipper in your state.
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HAMMER: It is time for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT to name the most provocative celebrity of the week today. Kathie Lee for going without make-up on the "Today" show? Perhaps it will be Miley Cyrus for her super sexy new video and lap dance. Maybe, it`s Donald Trump and his Miss USA contestants taking photos with almost no clothes on. We will announce the winner, loser, depends how you look at it. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views. Now, the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" newsroom, making news today.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer. Caught on tape. Ri-ri (ph) goes boom-boom. Check out this video. It just revealed today of Rihanna taken a tumble at London`s O2 Arena while singing Te Amo. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER (voice-over): That stinks. Te Amo, of course, means I love you in Spanish. I`m sure Rihanna is not loving wiping out and the fact that it`s now all over the place, but she`s a pro, and she kept ongoing.
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HAMMER (on-camera): All right. Let`s get right to it, are Snooky J. wow he situation getting dump from Jersey Shore and supermodels making super big bucks. It`s all making big news in the buzz today.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Super salaries for supermodels, and you can call Gisele Bundchen a $25 million woman. Forbes.com has just named the biggest earning supermodels and Gisele tops the list. Forbes says she made her $25 million last year by posing to pictures, walking the cat walk, and selling her fashion products. Right behind Bundchen on the list, Heidi Klum, making $60 million, and Kate Moss was third with 9 million.
Judgment day for "Law and Order." NBC has just canceled the show after an amazing 20 seasons on the air. The network is replacing the original show with a new version called "Law and Order Los Angeles." The original show was one season short of passing gun smoke and becoming TV`s longest running primetime drama.
A Jersey Shore shakes up. MTV has just denied reports that it will dump the cast of the outrageous show for its third season. Jersey Shore is now shooting season two in Miami. The show`s casting director says he has no intention of deep sixing Snooky and that`s the situation with that.
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HAMMER: All right. So, fist pumping, bad hair, spray tans, is this really what Jersey is all about? In other words, New Jersey is a punch line for a lot of jokes, but come on, even New York`s governor bashes Jersey?
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Governor, what do you have against New Jersey?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Unfortunately, a southern border. Plus, you know, the place stinks my (ph).
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HAMMER: All right. Maybe not New York`s real governor. But how could the state that gave us first (INAUDIBLE), Frank Sinatra, even the live fold gets such a bad rap? Do shows like Jersey Shore and The Sopranos give us a real image of what the garden sate is really like today. Quit bashing Jersey, OK? Here`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter with a showbiz special report.
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KAREEN WYNTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On "The Sopranos", James Gandolfini`s character Tony was the king of the mob in New Jersey. That was then, this is Jersey now. Reality shows like the Real Housewives of New Jersey are now focusing attention on the state, and some say, for all of the wrong reasons and reinforcing stereotypes of Italian-Americans take this able throwing, fist flying scene that had everyone talking.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you very much.
WYNTER: And it`s not just the Real Housewives of New Jersey that critics say create an unreal image. There`s also the smash MTV hit, Jersey Shore, and seems like that just infuriate both from groups like the Jersey Shore Visitors and Convention Bureau.
ROBERT HILTON, JERSEY SHORE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU: They`re looking for notoriety. They`re looking for the media attention. And the more we give them in attention, the more they strive to do these crazy and outrageous things that realistically, for the most part, people don`t act that way. Are the behaviors that are portrayed on the television show accurate of the Jersey Shores, they are not.
WYNTER: Other reality shows with a Jersey setting and shot in Jersey are the Oxygen Channel`s, Jersey Couture and the Style Network`s Jerseylicious.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Try not to overtan yourself.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I will never stop tanning with my life. If I stop tanning, I will be clinically depressed.
WYNTER: What are the many of these shows have in common just like The Sopranos is the center on Italian-Americans and feature loud mouths with stereotypical behavior. The National Italian-American Foundation says, look, enough is enough.
JOE DEL RASO, THE NATIONAL ITALIAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION: The demeanor again that they capture I don`t think is really representative of your average Italian Americans.
WYNTER: But, when you speak to cast members for bravo`s the Real Housewives of New Jersey, they`ll tell you it`s much adieu about nothing.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not each of us representing the state. We`re just representing ourselves. I`m sure you have a table flipper in your state. You know what I mean? They`re the same everywhere.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are there better things to worry about than that? Or really just worry some of that (ph).
WYNTER: We reached out to residents of New Jersey through CNN`s I- report just to see how they feel about all of this, and they were not shy about letting us know.
SANTINA MUHA, CNN IREPORTER: It`s a really great place to live, and I hope that you don`t believe everything you see on TV because it`s not all Sopranos and Snookie`s around here.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They don`t really accurately depict New Jersey. I think that these shows, you know, they`re for entertainment purposes only. To really go off that and judge the state itself as a whole isn`t fair.
WYNTER: But, in the reality show world, all is fair in love, war, and ratings and with most of these shows getting good ratings, don`t expect the New Jersey reality show reality check to end any time soon.
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HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter, here are some other Jersey fun facts. The first organized baseball game was played in Hoboken, Mahwah, New Jersey native Les Paul invented the solid body electric guitar and not only did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb, I`m here to tell you, he also invented the record player. So, take that Jersey haters.
I can tell you that none of those Jersey reality show stars are nominated for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the week, but here`s is nominated today, Kathie Lee Gifford for going without make-up on the `Today" show, Miley Cyrus for super sexy new music video and a lap dance, Donald Trump for his Miss USA contestants practically wearing nothing in racy new photos.
Find out who we name the most provocative celebrity of the week. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views. Now, it`s the "Showbiz News ticker." More stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom, making news today.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You know what Frank said to me this morning as I`m leaving the house, I hope you`re wearing make-up today.
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HAMMER (voice-over) As Kathie Lee Gifford today on her husband Frank`s reaction to her hosting the "Today" show Thursday without make- up. Kathie has everybody talking which is why she could be named SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the week. But Kathie, you got to hold on just a make-up moment because you`ve got some real competition this week. Right now, in Hollywood, Wendy Walsh. Wendi is a TV journalist and doctor of psychology. Also, in Hollywood, entertainmen journalist, Adrianna Costa.
All right. Ladies, without further ado, here now the nominees to be named SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the week. We have Kathie Lee Gifford for her provocative make-up free day has her and the running, also nominated today, Miley Cyrus for her provocative new sexy music video and a lap dance video of her to just service, and then you got Donald Trump. Donald`s back on out list for having his Miss USA contestants posing in provocative lingerie. Adrianna, I want to start with you, who do you think deserves this title this week?
ADRIANNA COSTA, ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST: I think Kathie Lee Gifford 100 percent. It`s so funny because Donald Trump does things for publicity stunts, but this was a gimmick with Kathie Lee Gifford that was a 100 percent helpful. I think she`s helping the young girls to see women on TV without make-up to show that it actually takes a village to make these women look fantastic. And I think I sort of can understand how tough it is. Look, I`m in my 20s and I wouldn`t go on TV without make-up. So, the fact she did it, and she`s 56 years old and looks fantastic, kudos to her, kudos to whole to copy (ph). Yes, they`re brave women. What can I say?
HAMMER: Yes, bravery is a good word because I can guarantee it, they`ve never done it before. Never gone on TV without the make-up. So, let`s see if we agree. May I have the drum roll, please? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the week is, well, it`s different. It`s Miley Cyrus. Wendy Walsh, what do you think? She`s got a lot of people talking about this week.
WALSH: That`s my pick.
HAMMER: Yes?
WALSH: Look, I may be in my 40s, I`d go on TV without makeup, but I`d sure be angry if my 16-year-old was grinding against a 44-year-old man in a club. Uh-uh-uh, Miley, we still have our little girls looking up to you, remember? Stop that, stop that, Miley. She`s provocative this week.
HAMMER: All right. Adrianna, the big question this week is, is it too sexy too soon? A lot of people don`t want their Hannah Montana Disney star to grow up so fast.
COSTA: You know, I think Miley Cyrus takes heat for everything she does right now. They go, oh, no, she`s going down the same path as Britney Spears. I like her. I think she`s adorable, but I have to give it mind at times I`m not a mom. But Adam Shankman, the guy she was doing her little booty dance with is openly gay. So, I think it makes it so much less threatening in that situation.
HAMMER: I don`t know. I think it`s more the fact she was even doing it, and of course, you know, you do anything if you`re a celebrity, it will get caught on tape and will be all over the place. We`re going to end it there, but ladies, thank you both, Adrianna Costa and Wendy Walsh.
Well, that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thanks a lot for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT now live at 5:00 p.m. eastern Monday through Friday, and of course, we are still TV`s most provocative entertainment news show that seven days a week at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific here on HLN.
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