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Bristol Palin`s Next Steps After "Dancing with the Stars"; Suze Orman Slams the Kardashians; The Turkey Awards; Kanye West Slams Taylor Swift Again
Aired November 24, 2010 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: We`ve got big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - Bristol`s next steps. Why Bristol Palin is still the big winner, even after losing "Dancing with the Stars." So what should Bristol do next? College? Move to Hollywood? Or just lay low?
BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: The Kardashians get slammed for cashing in. All-out war declared today on Kim, Kourtney and Khloe by Suze Orman, one of the best-known financial advisers out there?
HAMMER: The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT turkey award. The biggest Thanksgiving turkey revealed today. So who will it be? David Arquette blabbing today about his post-Courteney Cox girl chasing? Adam Lambert smokes pot on stage. The Situation`s bizarre, brand-new shirtless dance.
Pass the stuffing. We`re naming the biggest turkey today.
ANDERSON: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show -
HAMMER: Starts right now.
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Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON: Hi, there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today - the Bristol bombshell.
HAMMER: Yes, Brooke. Bristol Palin may have lost the battle on "Dancing with the Stars." But today, I am here to tell you with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that she won the war. She is a bigger star than ever.
But there`s no denying that Bristol wanted to win the big crown for one big reason in particular.
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BRISTOL PALIN, FORMER CONTESTANT, "DANCING WITH THE STARS": Going out there and winning this would be like a big picture for all the people out there that hate my mom.
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ANDERSON: Feisty. Well, Bristol may have fallen short, landing in third place. But I`ve got to tell you, she is certainly no loser. Today, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that more than 24 million people tuned in to the "Dancing" finale.
And now, the big question - what should Bristol do now to capitalize on her fame?
With me right now from Atlanta, Carlos Diaz, who is a syndicated radio host, and he`s filling in for "ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL" right here on HLN. And with me in Hollywood, Kristin Cruz, who is a radio morning show co-host for "The Mark and Kristin Show" for KOST 103.5 in L.A.
All right. Carlos, Kristin, going back to what Bristol said to describe what winning "Dancing with the Stars" would mean to her, I think it was a poor choice of words. Carlos, I think it was tacky. I think it was crude and I don`t think she had to go there. It made her look bad. What do you think?
CARLOS DIAZ, SYNDICATED RADIO HOST: Brooke, you know before I had very little love for Sarah Palin and the Palin family was winning me over, you know, ever so slowly. And that - last night, when I saw that, I`m like, oh, man! I went right back to not liking Bristol Palin.
ANDERSON: Yes.
DIAZ: I mean, she had had this kind of - she built up this thing of like, you know, why is everybody picking on her. Here she is, just some teenager trying to do well on the show.
But then you got to go and do that? Who is advising her to come out with that kind of venom? I mean, just be the innocent girl that you are.
ANDERSON: I don`t think that she was thinking. And I think it was a reminder that she is very young and still is very mature. But you know, on a positive note, I think that Bristol should be very proud of herself today because she went into that competition with zero performance experience - zero.
So making it to the top three is really quite an impressive feat. You know, I think despite losing out to Jennifer Grey, Kristin, Bristol is still a huge winner today. What do you think?
KRISTIN CRUZ, CO-HOST, "THE MARK AND KRISTIN SHOW", KOST 103.5: Oh, she`s a big winner. The Palins are. In fact, those girls kind of scare me because you don`t actually have to win to win.
ANDERSON: Right.
CRUZ: It`s unstoppable. And what she does now could be absolutely anything. Nothing can hold her back, obviously.
ANDERSON: Well, she doesn`t want anything to hold her back. She`s very determined. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT was backstage at "Dancing with the Stars" and Bristol told us just how thankful she was to those fans who kept on voting for her. Listen to this.
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B. PALIN: I`m so grateful, so thankful to be here and just blessed. Yes, I`m very grateful for the people out there that did support us and voted for us and kept us through this whole time.
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ANDERSON: Carlos, she lost the competition but, really, she did win a huge fan base, didn`t she?
DIAZ: She`s got to do a talk show now. Let me spell it out for you. "Teen Mom" - I`m not kidding - "Teen Mom" is one of the biggest shows on MTV, OK? So she`s a teen mom but in a classy kind of way.
So you put her on a talk show. She`s the voice of a young generation. You know, I mean, it would work amazingly. If they`re not lining up to do this right now, somebody needs to be because this is the new formula for somebody - you talk about who is going to replace Oprah. People are talking about Sarah. How about Bristol, you know? I think it makes sense.
ANDERSON: I don`t know. That`s an idea. Well, to that end, Carlos, you know, here`s our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint today - what should Bristol do next? The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff came up with some viable options for Bristol.
Here they are. Number one, she could go to college. Number two, do her own reality show. We weren`t thinking talk show. We were thinking reality show. Number three, she can simply lie low, get out of the spotlight for now.
I think either college or just simply lie low, be with your kid. However, I am sure that she will be pitched a reality show. Kristin, what do you think she should do next?
CRUZ: Well, I don`t know that a reality show is the best thing idea considering Sarah Palin`s "Alaska" has already loss half of its viewers since just a week ago when it started. So maybe reality is a fun idea and they get caught up in it, but it doesn`t seem to sustain. And if that happens - you know, we don`t want that to happen to little Bristol.
ANDERSON: Yes. No -
CRUZ: No, no.
ANDERSON: Not little Bristol. Carlos, so if not a talk show, what do you think she should do?
DIAZ: Well, a sitcom maybe, because what basically the Republican Party is looking at as they go closer and closer to the new election.
No. You know, I don`t know. Here`s the thing - you know, I honestly think that she should lay low for a while. She needs to kind of get the life back together. You know, she is a mom. You know, she`s been in the spotlight for a long time.
And I think we all need to kind of get a better grip here on reality when you had all these death threats and things surrounding her. So I think she kind of needs to spend the holidays back with family, back at Alaska, spend some time out of the spotlight. But I honestly do think a talk show would work with her.
ANDERSON: A.J., what do you think? A talk show or something else?
HAMMER: Well, Brooke, stay with us me on this. Tell me if you think, yes, if she should go to college or do a reality show or lay low. I think she should go to college, film it for a reality show, but don`t appear in the reality show. In that way, she accomplishes all three at once.
ANDERSON: How would she film it and not be in it?
HAMMER: I don`t know but it will accomplish laying low.
ANDERSON: You`re right.
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Check, check, check. OK. We do have to move now to another big story that made for big news breaking today. A.J., there was really another Whoopi Goldberg-Bill O`Reilly showdown?
HAMMER: Yes. Kind of, Brooke. It was just last month, of course, when that big moment happened. O`Reilly was on "The View." Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar - they were getting into it with the good old Bill O`Reilly and they walked off the set after it appeared that O`Reilly was blaming all Muslims for the 9/11 attacks.
Whoopi and Joy - they got up, they walked off, but they eventually returned to the set. And today, it appears, you know what? Whoopi and Bill are all cool. Watch what happened when Whoopi went on Bill`s show.
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BILL O`REILLY, HOST, "THE O`REILLY FACTOR": I believe there is a Muslim problem in the world.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": OK.
O`REILLY: And that`s what I was trying to get across to you guys on "The View" that 70 percent of Americans believe the way I do.
GOLDBERG: I didn`t know that.
O`REILLY: And they thought it was inappropriate to make a Muslim community center that close to Ground Zero. That was my point.
GOLDBERG: I understood your point. What I did not understand and I`ll just reiterate again because -
O`REILLY: I just left out the word "terrorist."
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HAMMER: Yes. So they hashed it out. All was pretty calm. Whoopi can be very cool and chill when she needs to be. And quite frankly, you know, I`m glad they got together. Their politics are totally different but do I think it is important to show that people who have totally different views can sit down and have a nice little chat.
So good for Whoopi for doing his show. Kristin, what do you think? Is it time for Bill to go back on "The View"?
CRUZ: Absolutely. I loved it. I mean, I was kind of bummed there weren`t more fireworks than what we just saw. It`s what we like to see between the two of them, to be quite honest. Come on. I mean, that`s what we love.
HAMMER: Yes. Carlos Diaz, imagine - I mean, if they did book him on "The View," and, listen, he was on there to promote a book so it wasn`t as if he was on just to talk about the day`s news.
But it would certainly be a ratings bonanza. People would be tuning in to see what would happen. They certainly have hashed through this problem. But do you think he should go back on their show?
DIAZ: I think he should. I mean, you know - I mean, I love watching him with the ladies because he has a very harsh opinion of things and they have an opinion and I love to see the fireworks.
What I want to know is, though, Whoopi and Oprah made up. Now, Whoopi and Bill O`Reilly made up. So she`s got this apology tour.
Do I get my money back for seeing "Sister Act 2"? Do I get a refund? Because she`s saying she`s sorry to everybody. Am I included?
HAMMER: No.
DIAZ: OK. Sorry.
HAMMER: Sorry, Carlos. I can`t help you out with that. Happy Thanksgiving all at the same time but no money back for you. Carlos Diaz, Kristin Cruz, thanks, guys.
ANDERSON: I will tell you, David Arquette has been partying it up sense his split from Courteney Cox. He`s been posting a ton of pictures.
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GEORGE LOPEZ, HOST, "LOPEZ TONIGHT": What`s happening here in this picture?
DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: Oh! That was in Miami. That`s at my gay dance party.
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ANDERSON: Whoo! David, you may want to chill. Or wise you could end up with a SHOWBIZ turkey award. We are serving them up today.
HAMMER: And you know what, Brooke? I actually may nominate - will - Kim Kardashian for one of those turkey awards that we`re going to be handing out.
Kim and her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe - they`re being slammed today by one of the biggest names in business. I love this woman, the great Suze Orman, but why the heck would Suze be declaring war on the Kardashians?
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KANYE WEST, SINGER: Just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview, and rode the wave, and rode it, and rode it.
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ANDERSON: Oh, no, he didn`t. Kanye West goes after Taylor Swift again. Yes. Kanye, dude, please move on. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
HAMMER: What do you say we roll out the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker"? These are more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Jessica Simpson says "no babies yet" for her and fiance Eric Johnson. Rihanna`s "Only Girl (in the World) back to number one on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart."
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HAMMER: That is 10-year-old Willow Smith. She`s out with a huge hit right now. You know it - "Whip My Hair" back and forth. So could Willow and her brother Jaden actually become bigger stars than their parents, Will and Jada Smith?
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer. Brooke Anderson is in Hollywood.
ANDERSON: A.J., just because Willow is now a big star doesn`t mean that she can blow off her parents, right? In a brand-new interview with "W" magazine, Willow reveals that even though she gets her talent from Will and Jada, her parents, her instant fame hasn`t gone to her head.
She said this, "I can`t do whatever I want. Mommy has to say it`s OK. I get my flow from daddy, my singing ability from mommy and the camera stuff from both."
A.J., sounds like Willow`s confident yet still very grounded.
HAMMER: Brooke, thank goodness for that. Now, a SHOWBIZ special report, "Born Famous." Just like Willow and her big brother, Jaden Smith. Also, Madonna`s daughter, Lourdes. These guys already have huge careers but could they someday become bigger stars than their parents? Here`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter.
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KAREEN WYNTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): From Will and Jada Pinkett Smith`s daughter, Willow, to their movie star son Jaden, to Madonna`s designing daughter, Lourdes, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you children of stars are stepping out of the shadows of their uber-famous parents more than ever and creating hot spotlights of their own.
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Willow`s very first song, "Whip my Hair" whipped up a frenzy online with more than 10 million views on YouTube.
Willow`s 12-year-old brother, Jaden, flexed his movie-making muscle into a blockbuster remake of "The Karate Kid," a film that earned an incredible $360 million worldwide.
And Madonna`s daughter, Lourdes, bypassed the big screen and went straight for the runway with her own fashion line inspired by none other than her megastar mom.
LOURDES LEON, MADONNA`S DAUGHTER: It`s like about her and like her style of the `80s, which is amazing. I mean, we both have very strong opinions about what we like and what we dislike.
MADONNA, POP STAR: What a shocker.
LEON: I mean, that`s how she raised me.
WYNTER: The real shock is how many of Hollywood`s new generation of stars come with a celebrity pedigree. "Us Weekly`s" Dina Sansing tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, there`s no better way to prepare for stardom than growing up with famous parents.
DINA SANSING, "US WEEKLY": For these young children getting into the business, they really have the best kind of supervisors, their parents, who understand it way more than a parent who isn`t in the business.
It`s natural that these kids, even at a young age, want to get into the business themselves.
WYNTER: Natural, and in some ways, unavoidable. Comedienne and TV host Daphne Brogdon tells us the obsession with the children of stars also plays a part in pushing kids into show business.
DAPHNE BROGDON, COMEDIAN AND TV HOST: I think that fetish fascination with celebrity kids is why they get a start so young in their celebrity careers. They can`t even wait until they get through adolescence.
WYNTER: Jennifer Lopez has seen that fascination firsthand. She and hubby Marc Anthony work hard to keep their kids, Max and Emmy, out of the spotlight. Still, Lopez was willing to bend the rules for a charity photo shoot with her kids.
SANSING: Most recently, we saw J. Lo`s twins, just two-and-a-half years old, modeling for Gucci. This is a situation that she saw an opportunity. The proceeds went to charity. She thought it was a good time for them to have beautiful pictures of them.
WYNTER (on camera): As celebrity kids look for a good time to make their moves, they can learn from past stars like Michael Douglas whose careers were so successful their famous roots are practically just a footnote.
(voice-over) Douglas cashed in big time on "Wall Street" and in Hollywood with an incredible 40-year career that includes two Oscars. There is little doubt he caught the acting bug from his dad, big screen legend, Kirk Douglas.
Academy award winner Angelina Jolie rocks Hollywood`s red carpet and despite her rocky relationship with her dad, actor Jon Voight, he may get some credit for giving her a jumpstart.
Like Angelina, Sophia Coppola can thank her famous dad for her start in showbiz. Coppola is the daughter of "Godfather" director, Francis Ford Coppola. But now, Sophia is an Oscar-winning screenwriter who`s made Hollywood history of her own.
Only time will tell whether the new generation of celebrity kids will make history, too. But it`s safe to say they`re off to a pretty good start.
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ANDERSON: Yes, they are. That was SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter. And listen to this - Willow Smith recently signed a deal with Jay-Z`s Rock Nation label. Her album is scheduled to come out next year.
HAMMER: You know, it`s about that time once again. Get used to that sound effect. We`re going to run it into the ground. It is time for the SHOWBIZ turkey awards. One of today`s nominees, Adam Lambert. Adam lights up a joint on stage. Was that just a bad move?
ANDERSON: A.J., I think The Situation might deserve a SHOWBIZ turkey award. Did you see his creepy shirtless dance on "Dancing with the Stars"? Yeesh!
HAMMER: And Angelina Jolie, a comic book character? I`m surprised it hasn`t happened sooner. Your first look is coming up.
And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Leonardo DiCaprio donates $1 million for tiger preservation after arriving in Russia. Martha Stewart to play herself on December 5th Christmas episode of "The Simpsons."
ANDERSON: It is time now for "Hollywood at Home." Now, this is where we get stars to reveal how they juggle fame and their personal lives.
Today, singer Natasha Bedingfield. Natasha, who is married to a documentary filmmaker, says it`s all about balance and support.
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NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, SINGER: I`m loving my life. We do the same things together like sailing and golfing. I can keep up with him. I went to see wrestling the other day. It`s all about the give and take, you know. It`s like (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
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ANDERSON: Sounds like a good plan. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
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ANDERSON: All right. This is a really great story. Fourteen-year- old Graham Taylor of Michigan did a very courageous this evening. Graham spoke out at a school board meeting after one of his teachers was suspended for kicking a student out of class for making antigay comments. Listen.
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GRAHAM TAYLOR, 14-YEAR-OLD STUDENT: This teacher, whom I fully support, finally stood up and said something. I have been in a room, in classrooms, where children have said the worst kinds of things.
There`s a silent holocaust out there. An estimated six million gay people every year kill themselves. Is this really the environment we want for our school? Do we really want this on our record?
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ANDERSON: Well, Ellen DeGeneres heard about Graham`s speech and just brought him on her show to thank him for taking a stand by speaking out. And Graham told a really inspiring and funny story about the time he revealed he was gay to his friends.
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TAYLOR: We were in a room together and I was getting really flustered because I felt like I needed to tell some of them. And I walked into a closet and without really thinking about it, as I left the closet, I went "Guys, I`m gay." And I literally came out of the closet.
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ANDERSON: Graham really acts and speaking well beyond his years. Remember, he`s only 14 years old.
HAMMER: OK, Brooke. So we are getting so close to a very special event. I can`t wait. It`s CNN Heroes, an all-star tribute, honoring every day people who are changing the world.
ANDERSON: That`s right, A.J. There are going to be so many big stars there like actress Marisa Tomei who feels that changing the world starts by making a difference in your community.
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MARISA TOMEI, ACTRESS: It really celebrates the people that have either turned their lives around or given selflessly back to the community, and it`s where the attention should be. These are the great stories and these are the stories of community.
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ANDERSON: Dare to be inspired by these incredible stories.
HAMMER: Watch a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT at CNN Heroes hosted by Brooke and myself, 7:00 p.m. Thanksgiving night is when find out on HLN and CNN. And then, do not miss CNN Heroes, an all-star tribute, on CNN that begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Time now for the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT lineup. Here`s what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Get ready for it - the SHOWBIZ turkey awards today. And we are serving up extra helpings today. So will The Situation get one for his creepy shirtless dance on "Dancing with the Stars"?
Kim Kardashian slammed today. While TV personal finance host, Suze Orman, is going after the Kardashian sisters.
And Kanye West goes after Taylor Swift again. It`s caught on tape. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
Time for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: George Lopez` wife files for divorce after they split two months ago. The Black Eyed Peas planning stadium-heavy tour for 2011.
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LOPEZ: What`s happening here in this picture?
ARQUETTE: Oh! That was at Miami. That was at my gay dance party.
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HAMMER: Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - the Showbiz turkey awards. So who are the biggest star turkeys?
David Arquette`s brand-new confessions about his breakup with Courteney Cox. Is he a big turkey because he keeps on blabbing?
ANDERSON: And Suze Orman takes on the Kardashian sisters. Why is the world famous TV financial guru discrediting Kim K and her sisters today?
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WEST: Just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview and rode the waves and rode it and rode it.
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HAMMER: Kanye is at it again. Why is Kanye West still talking smack about Taylor Swift.
Plus, breaking today from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - why do cops want to talk to Denise Richards? And will the Cookie Monster get to host "Saturday Night Live"?
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today - what a turkey. It is complete with loads of sound effects - the SHOWBIZ turkey award.
HAMMER: All right. Here we go. Who made the biggest thigh-bone- headed move today, Brooke? Like a Thanksgiving feast, I`m here to tell you we have a smorgasbord to choose from.
David Arquette`s new Courteney Cox confessions today. This time, it`s David on national TV and he`s telling all again. And he`s defending his wild man ways saying everybody`s got him all wrong.
Adam Lambert smokes pot on stage. And there`s international outrage today.
And we have The Situation`s creepy shirtless "Dancing with the Stars" finale. He`s a real turkey jerky.
I want you to loosen your belt and brace yourself. It is the SHOWBIZ turkey award.
Right now, in Atlanta, my good friend Carlos "Pumpkin Pie" Diaz. He`s a syndicated radio host and he is filling in today and tomorrow for Jane Velez-Mitchell on "ISSUES" right here on HLN. In Hollywood, It`s Kristin "Pass the Stuffing" Cruz. She`s the co-host of "The Mark and Kristin Show" on KOST 103.5 in Los Angeles.
Here we go. It`s our first SHOWBIZ turkey award going to David Arquette for his brand-new revelations about Courteney Cox one day after tweeting these pictures of himself - there he is dancing on a table with bikini-clad women.
David went on George Lopez and tells him all about how much he still loves his wife.
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LOPEZ: How is everything going with your separation now?
ARQUETTE: It`s going. It`s going, dude.
LOPEZ: You called Howard.
ARQUETTE: Yes. I called Howard because he`s my buddy. And there was a thing coming out and it was, like I`m saying, I wanted to set the record straight.
LOPEZ: Get ahead of the story.
ARQUETTE: But yes, everything`s cool. I love my wife. She loves me. We care about each other. We`re at different places right now, so we`re figuring out, you know, what`s next.
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HAMMER: All right. David loves Courteney. Courteney loves David. I get that, OK? And I get that he was asked about it.
But Carlos, are you with me that the one thing Courteney would really be thankful for this Thanksgiving is perhaps David stuffing his face so he can`t talk about their situation anymore?
HAMMER: Yes. Can we put a turkey leg in his mouth? David, you`re totally correct. You and Courteney are in completely different places right now. She has class; you have no class.
I`m sorry, but - I know that you want to sow the wild oats. But we don`t need to see pictures of you tweeting with this look. We don`t need that look. And even on the footage when George Lopez introduces the footage, he`s like oh, oh, oh. It`s like, dude, come on, man. Class it up. You`re a turkey.
HAMMER: Yes. And then, he says how much he loves her. OK. Can I use my sound effect right here? I think I might need work on that, and we paid big bucks.
The next turkey award today - Adam Lambert. All right. And look, I like Adam a lot, but he was caught on tape toking up on stage. It actually happened in Amsterdam as Adam was performing two songs and it was "Purple Haze" and "A Whole Lotta Love."
You know, keep in mind that it is legal to smoke the wacky weed in the Netherlands. But Adam`s puff, puff pass is really sparking some outrage today. Watch this.
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HAMMER: All right. I get that Adam gets a huge thrill out of pushing the envelope. It`s part of his deal, but this video has gone thoroughly viral today all over the world, turning him into, dare I say, a smoked turkey. Kristin, did Adam go too far here?
CRUZ: Oh, boy. Well, what doesn`t Adam Lambert do on stage that isn`t too far? That`s what he does when he gets on stage. And he was overseas. Maybe they don`t have turkey there for Thanksgiving. He still wanted to get that tryptophan thing going on. That`s what they had.
HAMMER: Yes. All right. So smoke a joint instead of eating a turkey. All right. Back to work. I mean, Carlos, seriously, do you think that was a pretty bad move on his part, knowing that, of course, it`s going to wind on video and, of course, his young fans are going to see that everywhere?
DIAZ: In all honesty, no, I don`t. It`s Adam Lambert. He does his crazy things. You know, he`s supposed to be wild and nutty. If that was in Washington, D.C., well - but it`s in Amsterdam where, as you pointed out, it`s legal.
And look at that picture. That guy - he`s used to being a little outlandish, so there you go. I believe -
ANDERSON: Yes.
DIAZ: I believe he has glaucoma as well. I just want to point that out as well.
ANDERSON: Sure. Sure. I agree with Carlos and Kristin. You know, when does Adam Lambert not cross the line? He knows what to do to get attention, keep people talking about him.
And bottom line, he didn`t break any laws. It was his concert, his performance, his fans in attendance. So essentially, he can do what he wants.
OK. A.J., I`ve got to say, though, this next turkey award winner really might make me lose my giblets - The Situation`s shirtless, gyrating return to "Dancing with the Stars." I honestly have no words. Just watch.
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ANDERSON: Seriously? There you have it. It`s a turkey without the dressing and The Sitch is still riding high after his stint on "Dancing with the Stars." He is one of the highest paid reality stars out there, was just named one of "GQ`s" men of the year. Carlos, can you wrap your mind around The Situation, the sensation?
DIAZ: Well, to clarify that`s "GQ," "Guido`s Quarterly," OK? We`re going to get that right, that award. But I don`t think he deserves this award, because if you give him any award, even though it`s a turkey award, he`ll go, "Oh, I got an award. Thank you."
No. You don`t get it. But he ruined the perfect picture. Look at all these hot women and then him with the shirt off. I`m like watching it last night, by doing - trying to cover up him on the screen. But no, it`s what he`s known for so he does not get the turkey award in my book.
HAMMER: Oh, you got a turkey award. We gave him the turkey award. Too bad. You can`t take it back. All right. Let be fair now. Everybody we just talked about did, in fact, get a SHOWBIZ turkey award.
But I need to know who is the biggest, the fattest turkey of them all? There`s go my turkey again. All right. Would it be David Arquette for his new tell-all? Perhaps Adam Lambert for him on stage smoking pot? Or is it The Situation for - I guess we can just call it crimes against humanity.
Kristin, if somebody had to get the top SHOWBIZ turkey award, who would our winner be today?
CRUZ: It`s so tough, A.J. There`s so many good ones. Well, David suddenly takes the midlife crisis turkey award. But I don`t know - I think The Situation`s got his stuffing in all the right places. I`m going back for seconds. It`s The Situation.
HAMMER: All right. Carlos, just give me a name. That`s all the time we have.
DIAZ: David Arquette, keep your wish bone in your pants.
HAMMER: All right. That`s a good way are putting it. Are we still on the air? Happy bird day to you both. Carlos Diaz, Kristin Cruz, thank you.
ANDERSON: Oh, my goodness. OK. Moving now to Kanye West`s outrageous new slam of Taylor Swift.
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WEST: Just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview and rode the waves and rode it and rode it.
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ANDERSON: Oh, brother. Kanye West opens his big mouth again. He takes on Taylor Swift again, caught on tape again.
HAMMER: Oh, goodness. The Kardashians - you know, they make millions and millions of dollars. But TV`s most famous financial guru - I love her, Suze Orman - is furious with Kim, Khloe and Kourtney today.
ANDERSON: And oh, boy. We are revealing the Travolta`s brand-new baby joy today. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
HAMMER: And this is the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: More than two million Beatles songs sold on iTunes during first week of availability. Elton John`s special message for Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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ELTON JOHN, SINGER: I wish them both the best. They seem so happy. And it`s just going to be tough for her to - you know, to join - you know, until you get into that situation where you are a royal and possibly the next queen of England.
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ANDERSON: We welcome you back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. A.J. Hammer in New York.
HAMMER: Well, Brooke, there is big news in "The Buzz Today." Animated Angelina. Angelina Jolie`s new starring role - comic book hero.
Also, a judge makes a dramatic decision regarding Britney Spears` mom. And oh, boy, brand-new baby joy for the Travoltas.
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(voice-over) It`s a boy for the Travoltas. John Travolta and Kelly Preston just welcomed a bouncing baby boy to their family. Benjamin Travolta was born in Florida weighing in at eight pounds, three ounces.
In a statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, the family says, quote, "John, Kelly and their daughter Ella Bleu are ecstatic about the newest member of the family. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully." The Travolta`s daughter is 10 and their 16-year-old son, Jett, tragically died in 2009.
Spears` courtroom showdown. A big loss for Britney Spears` mom in a defamation lawsuit filed by Britney`s controversial former manager, Sam Lutfi.
A judge reportedly just rejected Lynn Spears` appeal. She argued that she couldn`t have defamed Lutfi`s reputation in her 2008 book, "Through the Storm," because his reputation was already publicly damaged.
Lutfi sued Lynn for portraying him as a Svengali type who drugged Britney. The case is headed back to trial court.
Animated Angelina. Angelina Jolie has just been transformed into a comic book character. Jolie is the latest real-life star to be animated in a Female Force biography comic book series. According to the writer, the 32-page comic book called "Female Force: Angelina Jolie" will focus on Jolie`s struggles and triumphs an award-winning actress, mother and humanitarian.
ANDERSON: All right. We`ve got to move on to another story making big news today - it is the wrath of Suze. Suze Orman has the Kardashian sisters in her crosshairs. She claims they`re trying to swindle America`s teens.
Right now, in New York, Ereka Vetrini who is a senior editor for "In Touch Weekly." Right now, from Chicago, Kelli Zink, who is the host of "CelebTV.com."
Ereka, Kelli, Suze Orman says the Kardashian sisters are swindling teens by offering them a prepaid debit card with outrageous fees - listen to this - up to 10 times normal fees.
And she says even worse, they`re marketing to impressionable teens who could really get into trouble here.
Suze Orman blasted Kim Kardashian on her Facebook page last night, saying this, quote, "Kim, there is no reason for you to skim them kids. Shame, shame, shame. Come on, girls, pull it off the market and put your name or image on something that is great."
Ereka, Suze Orman rarely speaks out against fellow stars. But here, she is spitting mad. And I say, you know what? She makes some valid points here. Do the Kardashian sisters need to lose the debit card shenanigans?
EREKA VETRINI, SENIOR EDITOR, "IN TOUCH WEEKLY": You know what? "In Touch Weekly" has worked with Kim before and she`s a great girl. I really, really like her.
ANDERSON: Yes.
VETRINI: And I think her problem here is that she rose so quickly and she has so many fans. Everyone`s asking her to put her name on everything.
And this is the first mistake I think she`s made in representing her brand. I think she hasn`t thought about this one very well. And I hope - I hope dearly that she rethinks this project and pulls out it have because it is targeting an audience that just doesn`t really understand the value of a prepaid debit card.
ANDERSON: Yes. Maybe she - yes, maybe she didn`t realize the fees were so outrageous.
VETRINI: I hope so.
ANDERSON: Kelli, do you agree with Suze Orman with her claims the Kardashians are taking financial advantage of star-struck teens who just want to be like the Kardashians and who maybe won`t read the fine print before signing on for one of these debit cards?
KELLI ZINK, HOST, "CELEBTV.COM": Listen, Brooke, this is where the parents come in. Kim Kardashian is marketing (UNINTELLIGIBLE) product. She`s marketing - she`s got her name on everything.
So this is where parents need, "You can`t get a credit card," or they need to educate children to not spend their money like that. I mean, it`s not Kim Kardashian`s fault if people are using this card, if they`re buying it.
You know, you have to have some sense. You can`t blame everything just because she`s making money. I mean, you`ve got to give the girl props. She`s making money on everything she does.
ANDERSON: Parents certainly do need to be involved. That`s a great point as well. OK. We`ve got to move on to another story making big news today. A.J., is Kanye West really slamming Taylor Swift again?
HAMMER: Oh, I`m so sick of this. In an emotional rant at New York City`s Bowery Ballroom, Kanye tried to defend his comments from 2005 during Katrina when he claimed that President Bush didn`t like black people. The thing is, in the process, he slammed Taylor Swift again. Listen.
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WEST: The whole time I`m thinking in my mind, that`s not exactly what I wanted to say. I was emotional. That was not exactly the way I wanted to word it but I rode it, I rode it. Just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview and rode the wave and rode it and rode it, that`s the way I rode the wave of the Bush comment.
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HAMMER: Yes. You know what? Give me a break. OK. Taylor may have become better known because of what Kanye did to her, but she did not ride it, Ereka.
VETRINI: First week sales for "Speak Now" over a million, OK? Kanye`s projected maybe 600,000. She doesn`t need you, Kanye.
HAMMER: He`s one who is riding it.
VETRINI: Exactly. That`s what it is.
HAMMER: Ereka Vetrini, Kelli Zink, I thank you both.
ANDERSON: We`ve got to tell you now about Kate Gosselin`s bombshell new revelation today. For the first time, Kate explains why two of her eight kids are behaving badly and getting kicked out of school.
In a brand-new interview today, Kate points to her divorce drama with ex, Jon Gosselin, for her kids` out-of-control antics.
Kate says, "The pressure was getting to them. You have the divorce anger mixed in with that." Kate went on to say, "The goal is to get them back to the school as soon as possible."
Right now, two of Kate`s kids are being home-schooled after being booted from school.
HAMMER: It is the season for Thanksgiving with the stars. Yes, it`s time to eat, drink and be merry. But which star family would you most want to give thanks with on turkey day?
Think about this - the Kardashians? The Palins? What about Brangelina and all those babies? That`s next.
It is time now for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: NYC cops want to talk to Charlie Sheen`s ex, Denise Richards, about his NYC hotel rampage. Cookie Monster launches Facebook campaign to be a "Saturday Night Live" host.
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COOKIE MONSTER, SESAME STREET CHARACTER: Yes. It`s great to be here hosting "Saturday Night Live," blah, blah, blah, cookie joke, cookie joke, cookie joke. We`ve got a great show, so stick around. We`ll be right back.
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ANDERSON: Aww. It`s time now for the SHOWBIZ buzz list. Here`s what the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is buzzing about today.
The float, the balloons - we love the Macy`s Thanksgiving Day parade. We`re buzzing about the new "Glee" game for Wii. And we are learning about great food and culture from all over the world, thanks to the "Join Us at the Embassy" cookbook.
And boy, are we reliving are our crazy days of college every Tuesday night with "Glory Daze" on TBS. And hey, Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are intoxicatingly good in their new movie "Love and Other Drugs." This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
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ANNE HATHAWAY, ACTRESS: She looks like my mother.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL, ACTOR: Do you sleep with your mother.
HATHAWAY: You know what? She`s cute. She`s available. You`d love her. The only thing is she happens to take up all the oxygen in the room and hog all the closet space. But other than that, you`ll do perfectly.
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HAMMER: Could it quite possibly be? Is Snooki leaving "The Jersey Shore" today? Maybe. A Snooki source tells "Radar Online" Snooks is thinking about leaving the Jersey Shore, I mean the actual place, not the show, for Hollywood.
"Radar" says Snooks wants to head west to pursue a movie career. And you know, Snooki has said in the past she looks like an Oompa-Loompa so maybe she could star in the next "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" movie. She said it, Brooke, not me. I didn`t - that`s her comment.
ANDERSON: OK.
HAMMER: It is turkey time, by the way, Brooke.
ANDERSON: That`s right, A.J. Thanksgiving, you know, is one of my favorite holidays. It`s a perfect time to give thanks for all your blessings and, of course, to eat and eat and eat some more.
HAMMER: And of course, spend time with your family. But what if you could spend -
ANDERSON: Yes.
HAMMER: Thanksgiving with the stars?
ANDERSON: Well, we asked that question to all of our SHOWBIZ Facebook fans. We wanted to them weigh in on this today - which star family would you like to spend Thanksgiving with - the Kardashians, the Palins or the Jolie-Pitts - Brangelina and all those babies?
Connie I. says, "I would love Thanksgiving in Alaska with the Palins. The other two would be fighting for too much time in front of the camera."
HAMMER: Now, Jaleesa P. says, "The Kardashians simply because they are so family-oriented."
ANDERSON: One more from Kathy S. She says, "It would be Angelina and Brad. I bet there would be great conversation and all types of food."
HAMMER: Yes. I`m surprised that more people didn`t choose Angelina and Brad, Brooke. But who would you choose among those stars to spend your Thanksgiving with?
ANDERSON: Angelina and Brad - definitely Brangelina and all those babies. And I agree with Kathy S. I think it would be great, great conversation.
They`re probably planning some sort of jet-setting philanthropic family-oriented celebration which I`m sure will be extremely memorable.
HAMMER: All right. And if you bring your little daughter Kate over, don`t let her get left behind with the Brangelina kids.
Moving on, dare to be inspired. We have a very special event for you Thanksgiving night, CNN Heroes, an all-star tribute. We`re honoring everyday people changing the world.
ANDERSON: It`s going to be a star-studded night, amazing performances by John Legend, Sugarland, Bon Jovi. One of the big celebrity presenters is none other than actor Aaron Eckhart. Aaron says that he hopes lots of people will be inspired by this year`s CNN Heroes honorees.
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AARON ECKHART, ACTOR: I believe in heroes. I believe that we all have the impulse to be a hero, to help other people, to go beyond ourselves, to have courage. And some of us act on those impulses and some of us have not yet acted on them.
And the people that we`re honoring tonight have acted on their impulses. And it`s a great lesson. It inspiring for our young children and for me and all those people out there who want to do good for the world.
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ANDERSON: Watch the special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT at CNN Heroes hosted by A.J. and me.
HAMMER: It begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Thanksgiving night on HLN and CNN. And then, CNN Heroes, an all-star tribute on CNN starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
And that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Happy Thanksgiving. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. Happy turkey day. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is live at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Monday through Friday.
HAMMER: And back at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific here on HLN.
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