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Showbiz Tonight
The Most Provocative Celebrity of 2010; Special Edition of Showbiz Tonight: Hollywood`s Fame and Fury
Aired December 27, 2010 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Right now, on a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - Hollywood`s fame and fury. The unbelievable, jaw-dropping things stars have done that have made them both famous and infamous.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT names the most provocative celebrity of the year. Battling for the win - Lindsay, Miley, Mel, Charlie, Gaga. It`s the nail-biting race to the finish. Who will it be?
HAMMER: Palin power. Sarah, Bristol, even Levi. The nonstop frenzy about their soap opera lives.
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FMR. GOV. SARAH PALIN (R-AK): I`m honored, though, that she thinks that I`m a celebrity.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You`re certainly not.
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HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT reveals why so many people just can`t get enough Palin.
Mistress mayhem. Incredible fury and fascination with the women behind the biggest star cheating scandals.
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JOSLYN JAMES, ALLEGED TIGER WOODS MISTRESS: I was in love with tiger.
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ANDERSON: A special edition of TV`s most provocative entertainment news show, "Fame And Fury" -
HAMMER: Starts right now.
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HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer, coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON: Hi, there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, fame and fury. Our incredible look at the things that stars have done that have made them famous and infamous.
HAMMER: And Brooke, we start off with our blockbuster - SHOWBIZ TONIGHT names the most provocative celebrity of the year. This year gone by has been a wild one, filled with cheating celebrity husbands, out-of-control reality show stars and more misbehaving celebrities than you can shake a tabloid at, which is why our decision was exceptionally difficult this year.
The SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff argued, analyzed and debated who we should name the most provocative celebrity of 2010. It`s where fame and fury collide that brings us to this moment.
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(voice-over) When it comes to stirring up true outrage and controversy in 2010, the "Jersey Shore" cast was no match for these Hollywood provocateurs. You have Miley -
MILEY CYRUS, SINGER: Hey, guys. What`s up? It`s Miley.
HAMMER: Lindsay -
LINDSAY LOHAN, ACTRESS: I`m not taking it as a joke. My life -
HAMMER: Mel -
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (allegedly Mel Gibson): How dare you!
HAMMER: Charlie -
CHARLIE SHEEN, ACTOR: I`m great. How are you?
HAMMER: And Gaga.
LADY GAGA, SINGER: If you don`t like it, go home.
HAMMER: And now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is about to name one of them the most provocative celebrity of 2010.
Counting down our top five nominees, Lindsay Lohan. Her failure to follow the terms of her probation for a 2007 DUI landed her in court and in the headlines all year long.
NINA PARKER, PRODUCER, TMZ: This year, I really believe people have had it with Lindsay Lohan`s excuses.
LOHAN: I take responsibility for my actions.
HAMMER: In June Lindsay tried to sound contrite when she showed up in court days late. Too bad her message was kind of undercut by the "F.U." she had scribbled on her nails.
GILLIAN SHELDON, "CELEBUZZ": She behaves like an indulged child. It ticks off a lot of people.
HAMMER: Lindsay would serve 14 days in jail. And six weeks after she got out, Lindsay went on Twitter and acknowledged she failed a court-ordered drug test and admitted publicly for the first time that she has a problem.
ANNABELLE GURWITCH, COMEDIAN: if the American public would have tweeted Lindsay back, we all would have said, "We know this already."
HAMMER: Lindsay ends the year in rehab, meaning 2011 could be the year this provocative celebrity finally stops provoking.
The second nominee for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of 2010 is Miley Cyrus.
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With suggestive images this year in her news music videos, the skimpy costumes and her simulated girl-on-girl kisses on stage, Miley spent the year seemingly hell-bent on destroying her image as the innocent child star from "Hannah Montana." But in a YouTube video in September, Miley was defiant.
CYRUS: I`m just, you know, living life and learning and going through what every, you know, one has to go through.
PARKER: It`s clear that Miley Cyrus wants her girly image to go away.
HAMMER: The third nominee for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of 2010 is Mel Gibson.
MEL GIBSON, ACTOR: I got a bad reputation. Sometimes, I just go nuts like now.
HAMMER: Gibson`s reputation got even worse in July when "Radar Online" started posting explosive recordings of a man who sounded an awful lot like Mel saying the most horrific things to his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (allegedly Mel Gibson): If you get raped a pack of (EXPLETIVE DELETED), it`s going to be your fault.
SHELDON: He`s provocative because he continuously steps in it. His public image has just been shot.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (allegedly Mel Gibson): That`s provocative.
HAMMER: The fourth nominee for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the year is Charlie Sheen. He began the year accused of assaulting his wife, Brooke Mueller. In August, he went to court and pleaded guilty. In October, he allegedly trashed a New York hotel room while in the company of a porn star/escort.
CHARLIE SHEEN, ACTOR: I promise I`ll get a quiet prostitute.
HAMMER: Despite his scandals, Sheen signed a new contract for his hit sitcom, "Two and a Half Men," that makes him TV`s highest paid actor.
GURWITCH: Charlie Sheen has been beset with so many scandals that I can only see one thing in his future and that`s running for political office.
HAMMER: And the last of our top five nominees for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of 2010 is Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga made front page news all year long, including in June for flipping the bird at a New York Mets game. The all-meat dress she wore at MTV`s Video Music Awards also caused a major beef.
GURWITCH: I`m not sure. Was it a protest? Because, frankly, it just made me hungry.
HAMMER: But this year, Gaga developed a serious voice. In August, she became the biggest name on Twitter with more than seven million followers.
In October, she became the first artist to be viewed one billion times on YouTube.
LADY GAGA: "Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell" is wrong.
HAMMER: Lady Gaga also led a drive to repeal the military`s "Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell" policy and to stop teen bullying.
PARKER: She lets people know where she stands.
HAMMER: So in picking the year`s most provocative celebrities, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asks four basic questions. Does the mention of the celebrity spark a visceral reaction? Who provoked the most continuous shock and outrage? Who generated the most continuous interest? And whose actions had the most lasting impact?
So by those measures, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has no choice but to name the most provocative celebrity of 2010 - Lady Gaga.
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HAMMER: OK. So the meat dress, Twitter queen reigns supreme as SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the year. I think this is the best possible choice.
But what do you think? Right now from Atlanta, Jen Hobby, who is the co- host of radio`s "The Bert Show." From Charlotte, North Carolina, it`s Brotha Fred who is a syndicated radio host.
And I`ve got to tell you, guys, I think from the meat dress to her antics at the Yankees game, to her involvement at the Yankees` game to her involvement with "Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell," Gaga truly proved throughout the year she knows how to shake things up.
But at the same time she`s not a train wreck. She`s got her life and career together. Jen, to you first. Did we get it right by naming lady Gaga the most provocative celebrity of 2010?
JENN HOBBY, CO-HOST, "THE BERT SHOW": Absolutely, you got it right. I couldn`t agree more. I think not only is she provocative and a celebrity, but she`s talented. She`s an artist.
And I think she`s got the sustainability that these other celebrities on the list - I don`t think they`ve got it just as much as Gaga does.
HAMMER: Yes. See, for me, the sustainability is a huge part about it because we`re going to be talking about her as we have for the past year, for years to come. Off to you, Brotha Fred. There were a lot of good contenders this year. But did we get it right by naming Gaga?
BROTHA FRED, SYNDICATED RADIO HOST: Well, I would love to disagree with Jenn and fight with her, but the reality is, you guys got it perfectly right.
The other people may win the award for stupid or pothead or whatever. But the reality is when it comes to the meat dress, when it comes to the gyration on the stage and things like that, definitely, the most provocative is Lady Gaga.
HAMMER: Yes. The meat dress thing didn`t really take off, though. Who knows? That could be a trend for the new year.
BROTHA FRED: That was a waste of perfectly good meat.
HAMMER: I thought so as well. We did ask, of course, our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Facebook fans. We wanted them to weigh in and tell us their pick for most provocative celebrity of 2010. Gaga certainly got a lot of votes.
Charlie Sheen got a ton of them as well. Here`s one that we got on our wall from Kelly L., "He`s the magician of the group. How he is able to mess up in so many ways and still have a huge fan base, great career, get a raise and escape legal prosecution is amazing." Kelly, we appreciate your wall comments.
Jen, I do have to agree that Charlie Sheen has certainly been the magician in this group. Do you think he`s going to continue to pull more tricks out of his magic bag for 2011?
HOBBY: I think he probably will. He does seem to escape the law. He seems to escape it all, really. And it`s really pretty amazing. I think he`s past his prime though. And I think he`s bordering on pathetic these days, I have to say, A.J.
HAMMER: Brotha Fred, do you think the coating of Teflon that has been attached to Charlie Sheen, I guess, since birth - do you think that`s finally going to wear off for this year? Or does this past year prove he`s still got that and that`s how it`s always going to be?
BROTHA FRED: A.J., I think he`s probably sitting home watching this saying, "Look, I had a porn star in my room, alleged drug problems. I tore the hotel room up. What do I have to do to win a title?"
HAMMER: Yes. Maybe he`s sitting at home a little disappointed right now. I kind of don`t think so, but maybe.
All right. Right up there with Charlie Sheen and his antics, of course, is Lindsay Lohan. And she made headlines throughout the year, of course, making her an obvious qualifier.
But I do think her story became rather one note over the course of the year, you know - court, rehab, jail. Court, rehab, jail - over, over, over and over again. Jenn, do you agree it was a little too one-note to make her one of them this year?
HOBBY: I do agree. I think that her provocative-ness turned really sad. And I think all of us are really scared for this young girl. Is she going to make it? Is she going to come back from rehab stronger? Is she going to be able to be a celebrity for being an actress? Or is she just going to be this sort of sad, you know, former child star that is battling addiction? We don`t know yet. But I think provocative turned sad on this fate.
HAMMER: Yes. Because, of course, there`s provocative good. There`s provocative bad. And as you`re saying, there`s provocative sad. And unfortunately Lindsay was the latter of those two in my mind.
But let`s say Lindsay does turn things around. Brotha Fred, do you think maybe she could be a contender for next year and perhaps not in a sad or bad way?
BROTHA FRED: I`m not sure. I don`t know how many times you can complete the cycle of, like you said, sad to promising to sad once again before, at some point, people just doesn`t care anymore, which is why I think it nice that you guys gave her the Wal-Mart greeter award, because that`s pretty much what she`s destined to do at this point.
HAMMER: You know, she actually became upset with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT because she was even considered one of the most provocative celebrities of the past year. And my contention - and Jenn, tell me if I`m wrong - is if that`s what she thinks, then, she clearly doesn`t know what the word "provocative" means.
HOBBY: Right. Absolutely. I mean, she definitely was provocative this year. We just hope she can put it back together.
HAMMER: All right. Jenn Hobby, Brotha Fred, thanks you both.
ANDERSON: Well, there`s a whole lot of provocative-ness on all those reality shows. "Jersey Shore`s" Snooki, Heidi and Spencer, even the accused White House party crashers, the Salahis. Who bugs you the most?
HAMMER: Well, Brooke, certainly a lot of people were bugged by Miley Cyrus for appearing in this steamy music video.
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HAMMER: And that is pretty racy. But the smooching wasn`t the only issue here. I actually think it was how old Miley was when this video came out. But was this really such a big deal?
ANDERSON: And lots of stars and non-stars do it and then regret it. Getting inked with their boyfriends`, girlfriends`, husbands`, wives` name. Relationship ends and now you`re stuck with that tattoo. So we`ve got to ask is a love tat a good idea or unfortunate ink?
HAMMER: Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT names Lady Gaga the most provocative of 2010, but where are all the provocative stars of years past? Jon and Kate Gosselin. You remember "Jon and Kate Plus Eight," of course.
Well, Kate made a cringe-worthy splash on "Dancing with the Stars." She got the boot, but then, Kate got a whole bunch of more fans and her reality show, "Kate Plus Eight." Jon still wants the show off television and says he`s trying to be a good, hard-working dad. You are watching a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," on HLN news and views.
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ANDERSON: We welcome back to this special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury." I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with A.J. Hammer in New York.
HAMMER: And Brooke, I think you should call the Centers for Disease Control, get those scientists working on a vaccine or something, because SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has declared an unofficial epidemic of mistress-itis.
ANDERSON: Yes, A.J. From Jesse James to Tiger Woods, the number of women claiming to be the mistresses of famous men has gotten so out of control we cannot even keep track anymore.
HAMMER: Yes. And as it turns out, being a mistress to a famous married man can actually be a good career move. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has put its best team of investigative producers on the case to get to the bottom of all this mistress mayhem.
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(voice-over): The economy continues to struggle to escape from a painful recession. But there`s one industry in this country experiencing major growth.
JOSLYN JAMES, ALLEGED MISTRESS OF TIGER WOODS: I was in love with Tiger.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you as the Sandra Bullock-Jesse James marital crisis and the Tiger Woods are scandal showing us the alleged celebrity mistress business is booming.
NINA PARKER, TMZ: It`s the popular thing now. It`s the new black.
HAMMER: It`s a job that requires lots of shamelessness but no college degree. Claiming you slept with a married celebrity can get you national headlines.
Tiger Woods` alleged mistresses have all but written the book on how to ride an alleged celebrity affair to fame. Lots of women got lots of TV air time with their claims of an affair with Woods. And some of them have parlayed that attention into lucrative careers including one who snagged an online commercial.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I decided to do some shopping online.
HAMMER: And on an interview on HLN`s "ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL," Joslyn James didn`t rule out using her newfound fame to return to her old career, porn movies.
JOSLYN JAMES: I`m keeping myself open to the possibility of doing some again. But that`s not my main focus.
JO PIAZZA, CELEBRITY JOURNALIST: There`s so many people making money off of these scandals these days. And the magazine sales are way up. So the magazines are making money. The mistresses are getting paid for their story.
HAMMER: And entertainment journalist, Jo Piazza, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT the instant fame and fortune one can get by claiming an affair with a married celebrity sends a bad message to girls everywhere.
PIAZZA: It`s saying, "Don`t bother going to school. Just be a skank."
HAMMER: But the upside - if America`s extremely profitable mistress mayhem continues, the recession will be over pretty quickly. Now, that`s an economic stimulus plan.
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And I think it`s fair to say there has been some mayhem in David Arquette`s life since he split up with Courteney Cox. David is even denying that he`s having a nervous breakdown.
He spilled the beans about his sex life with and without Courteney. He was photographed partying like a rock star in Miami. And David admits he`s boozing it up big time. So all of this got some people thinking, including Howard Stern, is Arquette losing it? Listen to what he told Howard on his Sirius radio show.
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HOWARD STERN, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Are you having a nervous breakdown?
DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: I believe so - yes.
STERN: I`m being serious.
ARQUETTE: No, I`m being serious, too. Everybody`s worried and concerned about me.
STERN: Are you seeing a psychiatrist?
ARQUETTE: Yes.
STERN: OK. You`re talking to someone?
ARQUETTE: Yes.
STERN: You`re going a couple days a week?
ARQUETTE: No.
STERN: No?
ARQUETTE: Just one day a week.
STERN: All right. When you say you think you`re having a nervous breakdown -
ARQUETTE: Yes.
STERN: What did you say to him?
ARQUETTE: I said that to him. And he says, "Oh, I don`t think you are.
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HAMMER: Well, as serious as that conversation sounded, David says he was just joking. And he got on Twitter to say he`s just fine. This is what he tweeted, "It is being reported I`m having a nervous breakdown. I assure you I am not. This stemmed from a joke I made on `The Howard Stern Show` and like many things in the media, it was misreported and sensationalized. I always speak my mind and I really don`t care what people that don`t know me may say."
So David says he`s not having a nervous breakdown, which I`m glad to hear. It just really didn`t sound like a joke to a lot of people.
ANDERSON: Well, there`s no joking around when I say that the Palins are huge. They are super-famous and they sparked a lot of fury, too. The reality show, the Sarah, Levi, Bristol fiasco.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that they are a soap opera come to life. The stuff that happens to this family, you couldn`t put this together if you were a writer for "All My Children."
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ANDERSON: You can say that again. So why are the Palins so successful? That`s next.
HAMMER: Fame and fury caught on tape. A passerby comes to the aid of a police officer who is being attacked. It`s totally incredible. I`m playing all this for you and some other incredible fame and fury caught on tape.
ANDERSON: So what`s happened to other provocative celebrities of years past? Well, Tiger`s now ex-wife Elin Nordegren kept her mouth shut until ink was dry on her divorce papers.
Then she opened up to "People" magazine. Her dramatic tell-all reportedly sold nearly two million copies. That is the biggest seller for "People" since Brad and Angelina and their twins were on the cover.
So where is Elin now? No one really knows but a friend tells "People" magazine that Elin is healing and is making a new life for herself. You are watching a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," on HLN news and views.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We will now reveal that the couple in third place is Bristol and Mark.
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HAMMER: OK. So Bristol Palin didn`t win "Dancing with the Stars," but she did a lot better than most people thought she would. I actually was pretty impressed with her the end and the fact she got so far, well, that`s definitely Palin power at work.
Bristol, her mom Sarah, the entire Palin family - they have plenty of fame, obviously. But there`s also plenty of fury directed at them as well.
ANDERSON: A.J., despite all their controversies, though, just about anything with the name Palin on it sells. Some even say that the Palins are the biggest celebrity family ever. Here`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter with a revealing look at Palin power.
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KAREEN WYNTER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It`s the kind of unscripted drama that only Sarah Palin can create.
FMR. GOV. SARAH PALIN (R-AK): I`m honored, though, that she thinks I`m a celebrity. That`s funny.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You`re certainly not.
WYNTER: Americans can`t seem to get enough of this provocative political family.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To be part of the political process instead of becoming a celebrity so that you could - (UNINTELLIGIBLE). If that is the best you can do, good for you.
ROY SEKOFF, FOUNDING EDITOR, "THE HUFFINGTON POST": Part of it is sort of just watching this train wreck happen. Oh, my god. What are they going to do next? No, not that.
WYNTER: "The Huffington Post" founding editor, Roy Sekoff, says the Palins are cashing in on their 15 minutes of fame.
(on camera): What is it about the Palins - America`s obsession? People just can`t seem to get enough of this family.
SEKOFF: Well, I think they are a soap opera come to life. I mean, the stuff that happens with this family, you couldn`t put this together if you were a writer for "All My Children." You have the people who love her. You have the people who hate her. But everybody is talking about her.
WYNTER (voice-over): And that includes Levi Johnston, the Palin`s most famous former son-in-law to be.
LEVI JOHNSTON, BRISTOL PALIN`S EX-FIANCE: It`s happening in a relationship where (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
WYNTER: Sekoff says it`s the limelight that propelled the Palins and Johnston to celebrity status. The headlines about Levi`s and Bristol Palin`s love child, their two broken engagements, the buzz about Johnston shopping his own reality show. Oh, and that music video that Johnston just appeared in that had tongues wagging because many said it poked fun at the Palins which Levi denied.
JOHNSTON: Watch the video. It`s going to be hot.
WYNTER: But when it comes to the media firestorm over this family, Sekoff says it`s Palin`s persona as a political lightning rod that`s fueling the public`s appetite.
SEKOFF: People are interested in the Palins.
WYNTER: And it`s the interest that`s creating a gravy train for this family, proving it pays to be a Palin.
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HAMMER: And that train`s not stopping. And now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT lineup - here`s what`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Fame and fury caught on tape. A jaw-dropping school board shooting. The reality star who bugs you the most - Heidi and Spencer, Snooki, maybe even the accused White House party crashers, the Salahis.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But you didn`t sit down for dinner?
MICHAELE SALAHI, ALLEGED WHITE HOUSE PARTY CRASHER: Right.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is that because there was not a seat for you?
M. SALAHI: No, it was because they had a lentil soup. I can remember it.
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HAMMER: All right. So it`s the soup. And unfortunate ink. Stars getting tatted up with their significant others` name. But with so many star splits, is this really a good idea? Really? This is a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," on HLN news and views.
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HAMMER: Now, on this special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," the unbelievable jaw-dropping things stars have done that have made them both famous and infamous.
ANDERSON: The reality stars who bug you the most. I`m talking about Snooki, the Kardashians, even the alleged White House party crashers, the Salahis.
HAMMER: Unfortunate ink? Big stars - their one-time honey`s name tattooed on their body. But do they now regret it? A special edition of TV`s most provocative entertainment news show, "Fame and Fury," continues right now.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury." It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON: I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. And today, it is the best of the worst reality stars. I`m talking about the most controversial, the most infuriating and, yes, the ones that you just secretly love to get mad about.
So which reality star bugs you the most? Like Snooki from "Jersey Shore" and the beautiful and mysterious Kardashian sisters. What about plastic surgery queen Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt in and "The Real Housewives of D.C.," of course, including those pesky alleged White House party crashers, the Salahis.
Right now, in Hollywood, Laura Saltman with "Dish of Salt" for "AccessHollywood.com." Also, right now, in Hollywood is Maggie Furlong. She is the west coast editor for AOL Television and Movie Fone.
OK, ladies, let the loving and the bugging begin. First up in our reality star bonanza, the one, the only Snooki from "The Jersey Shore." She`s had quite a year, right? She was actually tried in a court of law for being annoying. .
She drank so much she was arrested, got in a vicious fight with her roommate, Angelina. The list goes on and on. So Maggie, how does Snooki stack up for you in this list of reality stars that really bug you? She`s kind of high on my list.
MAGGIE FURLONG, WEST COAST EDITOR, AOL TELEVISION AND MOVIE FONE: She`s high on my list, too. But you have to think about it. She`s so small and so tan and has so much hair, it`s hard to hate her that much. There`s so much happening -
ANDERSON: That cute little thing packs a punch, though.
FURLONG: Packs a punch. But there`s so much going on that you kind of have to laugh. She`s a perfectly put together nightmare.
ANDERSON: Laura, are you loving or bugging on Snooki?
LAURA SALTMAN, "DISH OF SALT," "ACCESSHOLLYWOOD.COM.": You know, actually, I feel bad for her because when she`s like, you know, 10 years older, she`s going to look back at all of this footage and she is going to be absolutely horrified by everything she`s seeing - the partying, the drinking, the making out. So I kind of feel bad for her.
ANDERSON: Hopefully, she`s building up future children`s college funds. Hopefully, something good will come out of this embarrassment and humiliation for her.
Let`s move on now to the Kardashian sisters, shall we? Kim and her sisters are usually sweethearts, but they got on this list. A lot of people love to watch their reality show, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."
But Kim Kardashian reportedly made $6 million in 2010 and that fact has a lot of people asking, for what? What did she do? Truth is she is a very successful business woman.
But Maggie, do you get why so many people absolutely rank the Kardashian sisters as reality stars that bug them the most?
FURLONG: Oh, yes, especially the other sisters. I mean, at least with Kim, she`s kind of taking this famous for being famous and knowing famous people thing and parlayed it into more of a business.
The sisters just seem like, oh, yes, we`ll do that. We`ll put our name on a horrible debit card. We`ll totally open another store with you. Absolutely -
ANDERSON: Luckily, they cancelled that agreement with the debit card.
FURLONG: Thank god. But they`ll pretty much stamp their name on anything. And all are just about making money. At least Kim, you can understand. she works hard for it. But the other ones, come on.
ANDERSON: They work hard, too. They certainly know how to capitalize on their reality show fame. A.J., I personally think the Kardashian sisters are the least of our worries
HAMMER: And that, Brooke, because there are so many more salacious and outrageous reality stars. And one of those reality star couples that just gets under your skin, you just can`t help but totally be fascinated with them at the same time, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
Now, Heidi completely changed the way she looked through scores of surgical procedures. She made a big deal about it and then said, oops, it was all a big mistake. Laura, how does Heidi Montag and on-again, off-again partner, Spencer, rank on your list of reality stars who bug you the most?
SALTMAN: OK. Number one, I don`t understand why these two are still around. They just need to go away. I think I`ve been saying this now for like a year that they can go away.
And you know, it really bothered me that, you know, she went into getting the plastic surgery of her own accord. And then, now, she`s bashing this plastic surgeon who, you know, passed away -
HAMMER: Yes.
SALTMAN: In a tragic accident for saying that, you know, he kind of pushed her into getting things that she didn`t really need or want. So I think it`s really sad on their part.
HAMMER: Well, maybe they have gone away for good. Let`s let that happen, shall we? Here`s the icing on the controversial cake - the Salahis from "The Real Housewives of D.C." They got people really fired up. These are the folks who allegedly crashed a White House dinner but then said, "Oh, no, we were totally invited."
I`ve got to say, there aren`t many people who buy their story, especially after they explained it on "The Real Housewives of D.C." reunion show why it is that they actually didn`t stay for dinner. Watch this.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You didn`t sit down for dinner.
M. SALAHI: Right.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is that because there was not a seat for you?
M. SALAHI: No, it`s because they had lentil soup, I can remember it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You didn`t like what they were serving?
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M. SALAHI: I can remember the whole night.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where are you going?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is like - just not getting any answers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know what? We`re hearing their side of the story for the first time actually.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, no, it`s totally (EXPLETIVE DELETED).
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, you know what? Let`s hear it. So you weren`t - you left because you didn`t like the food?
M. SALAHI: No. I was - no, I left because I wasn`t feeling well.
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HAMMER: She blamed the lentil soup. Who did SHOWBIZ TONIGHT name the reality star who bugged us the most this year? Drum roll, please. The Salahis win.
We`re crowning them with this honorable title. You know what, Maggie? I think they`d be tickled pink about this. What do you think?
FURLONG: I think that Michaele might even do a little cheer. You know, she may or may not have been a Redskins cheer leader. We`re still not really sure on that one either.
HAMMER: Yes. I think they love any bit of attention, including this particular honor. And we`ll leave it there. Maggie Furlong, Laura Saltman, thank you both.
ANDERSON: All right. Reality TV has made a lot of people big stars and incredibly famous, right? While others - they`re simply born famous. Famous kids of famous parents. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith`s kids, Madonna`s daughter, Lourdes. These celebrity offspring have huge careers of their own already. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask now, could they become bigger stars than their parents?
Here`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter.
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WYNTER (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, COMEDIENNE 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: That was SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter.
HAMMER: And we move on to a dramatic fury over a gunman`s shocking caught- on-tape shooting rampage. I`m going to show you frightening real-life dramatic moments.
Also this -
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ANDERSON: Heidi Klum, her husband Seal, two famous married stars both naked. So will this help Seal sell records?
HAMMER: You know, love can be painful, especially if you get the name of your boo tattooed on your body and the relationship falls apart. Ouch. So with so much heartache in Hollywood, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, is a love tattoo a good idea or is it unfortunate ink?
Well, we are catching up with some of the most outrageous, provocative all- stars of 2009. Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene. You remember him. He caused a national panic by telling cops his kid was missing and might be floating in this helium-filled balloon. Turns out the Heene story was, of course, full of hot air, but where is Balloon Boy dad now?
Well, you have got to check out Heene`s newest creation. It`s the Heene backscratcher.
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RICHARD HEENE, FATHER OF THE "BALLOON BOY": Order at "BearScratch.com." The secret is in this natural textured wood and all these tiny knots. This gives a deep, deep penetrating scratch. Oh, man. That feels good. This thing`s strong. Ah, god! Now, that`s a bear scratch! That is a bear scratch!
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HAMMER: Yes. I see that and I think it`s such a shame he essentially has gone away. This is a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," on HLN news and views.
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ANDERSON: That`s Erykah Badu`s eye popping video for her song, "Window Seat." Now, Badu touched off a fury for not only stripping down naked, but for pretending to be shot in the very same place where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated back in 1963.
We welcome you back to this special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury." I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with A.J. Hammer in New York. And now, Miley Cyrus fury.
HAMMER: Yes, Brooke. Miley caused a major fury in a steamy music video. And the thing is it`s not even for one of Miley`s songs.
ANDERSON: No, it`s not. It`s Rock Mafia`s "The Big Bang." And Miley is doing some pretty provocative stuff in it and she wasn`t even 18 at the time. Take a look.
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ANDERSON: By the way, the guy that Miley is making out with in the video is "Gossip Girl" star Kevin Zegers.
HAMMER: And now, caught on tape drama. There have been so many truly unbelievable, outrageous real-life moments that played out on video and ignited fury worldwide.
We`re talking about a horrifying gun battle, a made-for-Hollywood casino heist and wild police rescue - all dramatic moments that defy the imagination, all dramatic moments that were caught on tape.
And I do have to warn you, some of this video is very disturbing.
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(voice-over): A dramatic standoff with a crazed gunman at a school board meeting.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`ve got a feeling that you want the cops come in and kill you.
HAMMER: A straight out of Hollywood casino heist in Las Vegas.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Call it Ocean`s one.
HAMMER: And a cop under attack by a violent suspect who`s joined in his fight for his life by an unidentified passerby.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A roadside tag team match.
HAMMER: The big news shows today are filled with these shocking real life adventures, each of them involving ordinary people in extraordinary and horrifying situations.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Please don`t.
HAMMER: And each of them caught on camera and played around the clock today for the entire world to see.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He`d already told us that he was going to die.
HAMMER: First, you`ve got to see what happened when these Florida school board members survived an armed standoff after a gunman appeared at their meeting and took them hostage. Afterward, the school board members appeared on all the major morning news shows to share their terrifying story.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m just so thankful to be able to be here and talk with you.
HAMMER: A live Internet feed of the school board meeting caught the whole chilling-scene, including the strangest part of the story, school board member, Ginger Littleton, sneaked back into the room after the gunman had let her go and tried to knock the gun out of his hand with her purse.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, Gin.
HAMMER: Fortunately, he didn`t harm Littleton. On CNN`s "American Morning," Littleton revealed what was going through her mind at that super- scary moment.
GINGER LITTLETON, BAY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD: My thought was that plan A had failed, and I didn`t have a plan B, which was probably not one of the smartest things I ever did.
HAMMER: After Littleton`s heroics, cameras also caught the standoff`s disturbing conclusion when the gunmen started firing at the terrified school board members. He didn`t hit anyone. Seconds later, he was shot by a security guard, and he later killed himself with his own gun. The survivors told CNN`s "AMERICAN MORNING," they`re grateful to be alive.
WILLIAM HUSSFELT, BAY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD: It`s a miracle. There`s no other excuse for it. I mean, God blocked those bullets, and I have no doubt about that.
HAMMER: Morning shows today also had field day with this brazen casino heist caught on surveillance cameras.
KIRAN CHETRY, CNN ANCHOR: The Bellagio is down technically about $1.5 million in chips
HAMMER: Police say a thief robbed the ritzy Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas of at least $1.5 million in chips.
GEORGE CLOONEY, ACTOR: You`re either in or you`re out, right now.
HAMMER: Forget the high tech, highly-choreographed casino heist George Clooney and his all-star thieves pulled off in the movie "Ocean`s 11." All this alleged casino robber needed was a gun, a helmet and his getaway motorcycle.
TV news shows also couldn`t get enough of this too-wild-to-believe story, straight from the dash cam of an Ohio police officer. A suspect pulled over for a burned out taillight Saturday turns on the police officer, and even appears to grab at his gun. Then, a passerby, a woman, comes from out of nowhere and helps the cop subdue the suspect.
This officer she helped save appeared on "Good Morning, America" and expressed his appreciation to the mystery hero.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would like to say thank to you her.
PIAZZA: The woman that helps off the cop would make an awesome crime fighting duo with the woman who smacked the shooter.
HAMMER: It`s these stories of real life horror and heroism that makes for the most exciting television.
PIAZZA: I think it`s because everyone has a camera these days. We all have a camera on our phone or we`re carrying around a flip cam that we`re able to catch these crazy moments that can only happen in real life.
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ANDERSON: Now to tattoo taboo. Big stars are advertising their relationships on their bodies by getting inked. With so many terrible breakups here in Hollywood, is this a good idea or are those love tats unfortunate ink?
HAMMER: Well, Sandra Bullock`s world imploded when she found out about Jesse James` mistress madness. Just weeks after the high of winning her first Oscar, Sandra`s marriage imploded with the news that her husband, reality star, Jesse James, had a string of alleged mistresses. Where`s Sandra now? America`s sweetheart is taking care of her new co- star, her son. This a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury," on HLN news and views.
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HAMMER: That is supermodel Heidi Klum and her rock star husband, Seal - two really cool people. It`s Heidi and Seal in next to nothing in this music video for the song, "Secret."
And Brooke, what is certainly not a secret is that Seal and Heidi are both in amazing shape.
ANDERSON: Yes. They are, A.J. And Heidi, who has the body of a goddess, is the mother of four kids.
HAMMER: That`s right. And Heidi even shared that there are au-natural pictures of her and her husband in their private bedroom. So I am not at all surprised to see Heidi and Seal get sort of kind of naked in his music video. Oh, let`s watch some more, shall we?
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HAMMER: Well, I guess they`re not completely naked. They are, after all, wearing jewelry.
ANDERSON: Yes. I saw a watch, some rings, some necklaces. And you know, Heidi Klum has some arm jewelry herself. She`s got a tattoo of Seal`s name on her arm. But SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has to ask, are love tats a good idea or can they become unfortunate ink?
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(voice-over): They`re trendy. They`re hip. And sometimes, they last longer than love. Think of all the heartache in Hollywood these days. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has got to ask, is a love tattoo a good idea, or is it unfortunate ink?
Pamela Anderson had it easy. She once had her ex-husband Tommy Lee`s name inked on her ring fever. But when the love was no more, that tattoo went from "Tommy" to mommy to gone for good.
Angelina Jolie didn`t have it as easy. Back when Angelina was hot and heavy with Billy Bob Thornton, she tattooed her name where everyone could see it. But after they broke up, this love tat went from this to this to this. Geographic coordinates of where her six kids were born. That had to hurt.
Christina Aguilera thought there ain`t no other man when she married Jordan Bratman. She had "I love you forever" in Spanish and his initials in Hebrew inked on her arm. Christina later filed for divorce. So those tattoos probably sting more now than when she got them.
Eva Longoria is probably having some ink remorse after she filed for divorce from Tony Parker. Eva has the roman numerals of their wedding date tattooed on her wrist and Tony on his ring finger. Eva reportedly even got his initials on a private part of her body. Talk about unfortunate ink.
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HAMMER: Thanks for watching this special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Fame and Fury." I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. Take care.
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