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Charlie Sheen Rehab Drama; Bristol Palin Blasted; Kim Kardashian`s Brand-New Meltdown; British Superman?; Camille Grammer`s Shocking Sex Confessions; Nicole Kidman`s Baby Shocker; When Jesse Met Mark
Aired January 31, 2011 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: We`ve got big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - dramatic new developments in the Charlie Sheen rehab drama. Startling news today about Sheen trying to set himself straight again, and why it could come with a $250 million price tag.
Plus, a porn star who claimed she partied with Charlie makes explosive new claims today.
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CASEY JORDAN, PORN STAR: He asked, not only "Where`s the drugs? Where`s the drugs?" --
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HAMMER: Bristol blasted. The war today between Bristol Palin and a major TV star who helped get Bristol fired from a gig speaking about sex.
Kim Kardashian`s brand-new meltdown. Why Kim`s crying over her nude magazine shoot.
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KIM KARDASHIAN REALITY TV STAR: I feel so (EXPLETIVE DELETED) taken advantage of.
HAMMER: Superman - he stands for truth, justice and the American way. So why is the next Superman British?
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.
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Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: Hi, there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today - the big Sheen shake-up.
HAMMER: Yes. The aftershocks from the Charlie Sheen rehab earthquake are still being felt today from coast to coast. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you we are still tallying up the damage estimates.
Sheen is out of sight in rehab today, but certainly not out of mind. America woke up this morning to hear rather incredible intimate claims from a porn star who claims she was with Charlie during a wild night of partying that ended with him being rushed to the hospital again.
And while Sheen is certainly no Bernie Madoff, the economic damage from his shenanigans could be huge. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the late-breaking developments today.
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JORDAN: He asked not only, "Where`s the drugs? Where`s the drugs?"
HAMMER (voice-over): A porn star is making salacious new allegations telling ABC her night with Charlie was filled with so much booze and cocaine it was like something out of movie "Scarface."
JORDAN: Maybe it was almost like a suicide binge.
HAMMER: Now, after that reported bender last week, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can confirm TV`s biggest star is in rehab.
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And TV`s number one comedy "Two and a Half Men" has been shut down indefinitely while Sheen rehabs.
KEN BAKER, E! CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT: For the number one rated sitcom in all of television to be suspending its production for possibly hundreds of people to be unemployed and their jobs to be put at risk, it`s a big story in Hollywood.
HAMMER: And today, some of Hollywood`s biggest stars are sharing with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT their concerns about Charlie Sheen.
KARDASHIAN: Look he`s going through a tough time. Whatever he`s going through I just hope he gets better and is happy.
HAMMER: Sheen is in rehab after a reported sex-and-drug binge at his home last night ended with him in the hospital for what his rep said was a hernia.
JORDAN: I`m actually really happy he`s in rehab.
HAMMER: In an interview airing today on E!, porn star Casey Jordan says she partied with Sheen that fateful night.
JORDAN: I`ve never seen anybody so self-destructive.
BAKER: After a night of partying and sex, he wrote her a check, according to her, for $30,000.
HAMMER: In another interview that aired this morning on ABC`s "Good Morning America," Jordan says Sheen was smoking mounds of cocaine.
ASHLEIGH BANFIELD, ABC CORRESPONDENT: You said he was hitting his pipe every two minutes?
JORDAN: Like two to five minutes, just hitting it.
HAMMER: And Jordan claims Sheen even wanted her and other adult film stars to live with Sheen in a sort of porn commune.
JORDAN: He wants to retire. He wants to have fun. He`s like, "I`m done. I`m done."
HAMMER: And Jordan says Sheen made an even more shocking suggestion that she babysit the two daughters he has with Denise Richards.
JORDAN: I think maybe the babysitting part was important to him so that maybe when he was, you know, doing his drinking, you know, maybe that he didn`t have to have his kids see him be like that.
HAMMER: As you can imagine, that did not sit well with Charlie`s ex, Denise Richards. Just hours after Casey`s "Good Morning America" interview, Richards wrote on Twitter, quote, "If you caught `GMA` today, FYI, no adult film star will be babysitting our kids."
BAKER: For her to come out and tweet and to speak out on it really shows that it was something that really bothered her.
HAMMER: Charlie Sheen also seems bothered about what Jordan is saying about him. In a new statement to SHOWBIZ, TONIGHT, his attorney says, quote, "It is a shame that during this time, while Mr. Sheen has sought treatment on his own, opportunistic women are trying to take advantage of his celebrity status."
At the Screen Actors Guild award last night, star after star shared with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT words of concern and encouragement for Charlie Sheen.
BRYAN CRANSTON, ACTOR: No show is worth a man`s health. And so I hope he doesn`t try to come back too early and, you know, for the sake of the show type of thing.
HILLARY SWANK, ACTRESS: I say, good for him. You know, there`s nothing better than seeking help, you know, in time of need.
JEREMY RENNER, ACTOR: Hold strong, brother. Hold strong. Life`s worth living. Just live it as good as you can. Hang in there, buddy.
HAMMER: As his fellow stars pull for him, everyone is watching how Sheen wages his latest battle against substance abuse.
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Well, while Sheen tries to battle back in rehab, that porn star who claimed she partied with him is certainly not helping Sheen`s image at all with her allegations that Sheen was on a virtual cocaine binge.
So with Charlie`s attorney telling SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "It is a shame that during this time, while Mr. Sheen has sought treatment on his own, opportunistic women are trying to take advantage of his celebrity status."
He`s clearly talking about porn star Casey Johnson. Her interview today with "Good Morning America" was not her first, and you can bet it will not be her last.
But that leads to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint - if the porn star is being opportunistic, is there anything wrong with that? Pat Lalama, investigative journalist, off to you.
PAT LALAMA, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST: I`ll tell you right from the get-go, Charlie Sheen really has no expectation of privacy. He lives the life that he does and he knows it`s an open window.
But the problem with women like her - I find her as vile as he is. This is her chance. This is her 15-minute window. There are pictures of her with cash in her hand. She knows exactly what she`s doing.
She`s desperately hoping that out there somewhere is some network exec who goes, "Oh, yes, baby. There`s our next reality star."
HAMMER: Yes.
LALAMA: And the worst part of it is that we now live in a society that has mainstreamed the sex trade. And I didn`t realize how sickened I was by this whole thing until I had to try to explain it to my teenage stepson last night. I`m disgusted by all of them.
HAMMER: Yes. I mean it is wild. It is certainly this glorification that you never, never would have expected. And I`m, quite frankly, surprised that more people haven`t spoken out about the times they may have spent with Charlie Sheen in the past.
I mean, having this porn star speaking out about it, not coming all that much of a surprise given who he is. I want to bring in TV and radio host Michael Billy. Michael, to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint, if this porn star is being opportunistic, really, is there anything wrong with that?
MICHAEL BILLY, TV AND RADIO HOST: Not at all. We keep saying porn star, porn star, how evil that is. She a paid professional with a job who is there to do a service, OK?
LALAMA: Oh!
BILLY: I`m sorry. She did her job.
LALAMA: Oh, my god.
BILLY: And she walks away. Charlie Sheen - when you`re ordering an escort, you can say, "Discretion, please." He was not abashed by this at all. He was not bashful.
He was proud of it. He did it. He carried it through. She was there to do a service, and now, she`s talking about it. It`s funny that she`s the person that`s speaking out.
LALAMA: You act like she was there to deliver a quart of milk to him.
BILLY: No, she wasn`t.
LALAMA: This is a scourge on our society.
HAMMER: Here`s the thing. I mean, I see both sides. It`s like, what else is she going to do? Of course, she`s somebody who obviously will do what it takes to make money.
And by the way, I don`t have confirmation that she`s actually a paid escort. But she`s a porn star, I can confirm that.
BILLY: Right.
HAMMER: Casey Jordan is her name. And really, she paints this very disturbing picture of what she claims went on in Charlie`s house. Watch what she told my friend, Ashleigh Banfield, this morning on "Good Morning America" about all that cocaine she claims she saw.
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JORDAN: It was all over the bathroom counter. He was like chiseling it off, putting it in there repeatedly.
BANFIELD: And you said he was hitting his pipe every two minutes?
JORDAN: Like two to five minutes, just hitting it. All I hear is "light, light, light" -
BANFIELD: All night?
JORDAN: All night.
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HAMMER: All right. So when you hear stories like that, you kind of got to wonder, why the heck doesn`t CBS fire him?
Well, let me float this possible reason by you here. "The Hollywood Reporter" revealed today that CBS could lose, at least - are you ready - $250 million in syndication and ad revenue if they were to shut down "Two and a Half Men."
And Pat, I am thinking that`s pretty good incentive for CBS to keep Charlie on board. Do they have no choice?
LALAMA: Listen. Anybody who ever thought it was about anything else besides the bottom line needs to get a new profession or a new thought process. That`s all it`s been.
It`s been the elephant in the room. You`ve got the publicist saying, "Well, he shows up for work and he does his job. What do we care?" And you`ve got - oh, no, that was the network.
Then you have the publicist says, "Well, it`s just a hernia," or "It`s just exhaustion." He`s been protected by committee. Finally, it`s come to a head. And the only good news out of this is that he`s choosing three months instead of one.
That shows to me at least a modicum of seriousness, because he needs that much time. He has some serious problems.
HAMMER: Yes. And I`m kind of guessing - and I have no proof of this - that somebody is choosing that on his behalf. But Charlie has said, "You know what? As long as I show up for work, I can do whatever I want."
And that is why we asked viewers in our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive poll - "Charlie Sheen`s Hospital Drama: Should he be fired from `Two and a Half Men`?"
Look at this, a pretty even split. Forty-six percent say yes, he`s really in trouble. But 54 percent are with Charlie saying no, you know what, until he can do his job.
I`ve got to tell you, personally, I`m really glad that Charlie has entered rehab. It obviously is exactly where he needs to be to take care of himself.
But a lot of people are questioning today whether he`s really sincere about this, or if this is just a move, as Pat said, to the bottom line to save his career.
So tonight we`re daring to ask this: Should we believe Charlie is in rehab for his own good, or just going through the motions to protect his big fat paycheck? That`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Pat Lalama, Michael Billy, stay right where you guys are.
ANDERSON: All right. Moving on to Camille Grammer`s startling sex confessions today on "The View."
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BARBARA WALTERS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": You sort of implied that you hadn`t had sex with Kelsey in a couple of years.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": Whoa.
WALTERS: Is that true?
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ANDERSON: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Was Camille really in a sexless marriage with Kelsey Grammer? And will Camille go to Kelsey`s upcoming wedding to the woman that he left her for? Wait until you hear this.
HAMMER: Kate versus Bristol. The "Private Practice" star, Kate Walsh, gets Bristol Palin booted from a speaking gig about abstinence? That`s coming up next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
It`s time for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - these are more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Ozzy Osbourne cancels Reno, Nevada concert due to "sudden illness." Christian Bale wins SAG award for best supporting actor on his 37th birthday.
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CHRISTIAN BALE, ACTOR: I`ve already celebrated with my family today, and this is gravy.
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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Do you want to get better?
MEL GIBSON, ACTOR: Who are you?
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: I`m the beaver. And I`m here to save your damn life.
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ANDERSON: Who stole Mel Gibson`s movie, "The Beaver"? "The Hollywood Reporter" says that a final cut of Mel`s upcoming film, "The Beaver," was stolen from Mel`s mailbox at his home in Malibu, California.
Gibson had just watched it and left it in his mailbox for a courier to pick up. When the courier arrived, the film was gone. "The Beaver," which also stars Jodie Foster, is expected in theaters in March.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood, A.J. Hammer in New York.
HAMMER: And there are big controversies making news in "The Buzz Today." Brooke, did "Private Practice" star Kate Walsh really get Bristol Palin booted from a speaking gig? Also, the controversies today over a British actor playing an American superhero. And a big boy band star reveals he`s gay. That`s all making big news in "The Buzz Today."
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(voice-over) New Kid comes out. New Kids on the Block singer, Jonathan Knight, is confirming he`s gay. Knight is speaking out after singer Tiffany came under fire for seeming to accidentally out Knight in an interview last week.
Knight reportedly blogged, "I`ve never been outed by anyone than myself. I did so almost 20 years ago. I never knew that I would have to do it all over again publicly just because I reunited with NKOTB! I`ve lived my life very openly and have never hidden the fact that I`m gay."
It`s a bird, it`s a plane, it`s Henry Cavill. "New York Times" is reporting that little-known British actor and "Tudor" star, Henry Cavill, has won the highly-coveted role as the next Superman. Cavill will don the famous red cape when the film theaters December 2012.
Did Kate get Bristol banned? "Private Practice" star, Kate Walsh, joined a Twitter protest by the students at Washington University rallying against Bristol Palin`s scheduled speech on abstinence at the school.
Just before the speech was canceled, Walsh tweeted, "Welcome to the idiocracy," while re-tweeting this, "Please join students at Wash U to boycott Bristol Palin`s speech on abstinence. What does she know about college or abstaining?"
Washington University tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Because of the growing controversy among undergraduates over the decision to pay for her talk with student-generated funds, the Student Health Advisory Committee and Palin decided that the message that they intended on sharing would be overshadowed by controversy."
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ANDERSON: All right. The Kate wall-Bristol brouhaha sparked a brand-new debate over whether or not Bristol should even be giving speeches about abstinence in the first place. This morning on "The View," Joy Behar went off.
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JOY BEHAR, CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": I think Kate was wrong myself, because I believe in free speech. This is a free speech issue. If the girl is being invited to talk and she`s a proponent of abstinence and maybe it didn`t work for her, that`s a good story. That`s a good story. Why not let her talk?
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ANDERSON: Yes, I agree. Why shouldn`t Bristol be able to speak out about abstinence? I think, as a teen mom, she could provide valuable insight on what it`s like, the challenges she has faced by not choosing abstinence as a teen.
"Inside Edition" correspondent Megan Alexander is here with me now. Megan, what do you think? Is it right or wrong for Bristol to talk abstinence?
MEGAN ALEXANDER, CORRESPONDENT, "INSIDE EDITION": Well, first, Brooke, putting money aside, putting her speaking fee aside, you know, the definition of debate is a discussion of opposing viewpoints.
And isn`t that what college is all about, rigorous debate? I think, first of all, this could have been a very interesting conversation to have the students that were very heated over Bristol showing up ask her some tough questions, put her in the hot seat, talk to her about glamorizing motherhood.
If they feel that way or maybe if they`re feeling political, which I think some of them are, due to her last name, I would encourage that rigorous debate, first of all. Second, you know, Brooke, they`re replacing Bristol with a professor of the Pediatrics Department.
Now, this lady could be the most charismatic professor there is. However, this is sometimes why students tune out. If they feel that a professor, you know, can`t relate to them. Bristol is of college age and she has an interesting story.
Now, on the speaking fee, I have heard people say, OK, maybe if she`s passionate about this issue, which she says she is -
ANDERSON: Right.
ALEXANDER: Tone down the speaking fee or think about making a donation to a (UNINTELLIGIBLE) foundation.
ANDERSON: Yes, do it for free. Make a - you make some really great points. I say give Bristol a break. You know, I think she`s trying to use her adversity, her mistakes, as tools to help other people.
But Megan, right now, I`ve got to move now to the high-flying debate over the new Superman. British actor, Henry Cavill, has been cast in the role that is known for the battle for truth, justice and the American way.
That is sparking a debate faster than a speeding bullet. Take a look at this SHOWBIZ TONIGHT composite of what Henry will look like in the red and blue outfit, the tights.
I say, not bad. I say, good for Henry Cavill. Very quickly, Megan.
ALEXANDER: Yes.
ANDERSON: You know, I think who cares if he`s British playing Superman. What do you say?
ALEXANDER: Yes. Someone who is a huge fan of Christian Bale playing Batman, I have no problem with this.
ANDERSON: Right.
ALEXANDER: The British are masters of their craft, Brooke. So you know - and sometimes, Americans trying a British accent doesn`t work. Think Ben Affleck in "Shakespeare in Love." So the British have a pretty good track record of playing Americans.
ANDERSON: But I say - I say, yes, they do. I say bravo. If he wowed in auditions, good for him.
ALEXANDER: Looking forward to it.
ANDERSON: All right. Megan Alexander, thanks.
HAMMER: There are big stars in crisis today. Of course, there`s Charlie Sheen. There`s also big news about David Arquette and teen star, Demi Lovato, all who have taken dramatic steps today to get their lives back on track. But will they be able to do that?
Also this -
KARDASHIAN: I feel so (EXPLETIVE DELETED) taken advantage of. They promised me I`d be fully covered. Did you see the inside? I`m never getting naked again.
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ANDERSON: Wait a minute. Kim Kardashian, who has pretty much based her career on a sex tape, is mad about nude photos today?
HAMMER: Is "Mad Men" creating a mad rush of women who are now getting breast implants? This isn`t a joke. Brand-new scientific evidence out today. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
Now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: "The Rite" tops weekend box office with $15 million in ticket sales.
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ANDERSON: Eva and Tony are officially done. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker have finalized their divorce. "The Desperate Housewives" star filed for the split in November citing irreconcilable differences.
There had been reports Tony was cheating on Eva. Eva and Tony got married in 2007 and they do reportedly have a pre-nup.
A.J., did you see this on "SNL" this weekend? Nicky Minaj was the musical guest. And she also starred in a hilarious new "SNL" digital short.
HAMMER: Yes, I did see this and everybody is talking about this today. A brand-new dance you`ll want to do called "The Creep." Watch.
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HAMMER: You see, I`ve been working on it, Brooke. I`m getting kind of good. I think it`s an instant classic.
ANDERSON: Oh, you`re good at it.
HAMMER: Yes.
ANDERSON: I`m not repulsed. That was cute, A.J.
HAMMER: Thanks.
ANDERSON: All right. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards are just days away. Let`s talk about that because I`m psyched to tell you that SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is teaming up with the Recording Academy, the people behind the Grammys, to reveal the great Grammy showdown.
I want to you vote right now on one of the biggest showdowns, best pop vocal album. Who do you want to win? Text your vote to 45688. SBT1 for Justin Bieber`s "My World 2.0," SBT2 for Susan Boyle`s "I Dreamed a Dream," SBT3 for Lady Gaga`s "The Fame Monster," and SBT4 for John Mayer`s "Battle Studies," or SBT5 for Katy Perry`s "Teenage Dream." Text messaging rates do apply.
You can also vote on our Facebook page, ShowbizTonightHLN. And for more great Grammy showdowns, just tune in. It`s a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on Grammy Awards night, Sunday, February 13th, 5:30 p.m. Eastern on HLN.
HAMMER: Time now for the SHOWBIZ lineup - here`s what`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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JESSE EISENBERG, ACTOR: Hi. Thank you for coming here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wait. Have you two not met?
EISENBERG: No.
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HAMMER: Awkward. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT breaks news today - Jesse Eisenberg reveals to us what it was like to meet Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, on "SNL," the guy he played in "The Social Network."
Camille`s shocking sex confessions today. Did Camille Grammer have a sexless marriage with Kelsey?
And Nicole baby shocker today. Why Nicole Kidman kept the details of her surrogate baby a secret. 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: Eminem paid $1 million to star in Super Bowl claymation ad for Lipton Tea. Ninety-four-year-old Ernest Borgnine gets SAG lifetime achievement award.
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ERNEST BORGNINE, ACTOR: Above all, it`s from my peers. And what more can you say when your fellow actor says "you," and you accept these kind of things.
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KARDASHIAN: I am feel so (EXPLETIVE DELETED) taken advantage of. They told me I`d be fully covered. Did you see the inside? I am never getting naked again.
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HAMMER: Breaking news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - Kim Kardashian`s brand-new nude meltdown. Why in the world is Kim K. crying about naked photos she posed for?
ANDERSON: Stars in crisis. Charlie Sheen, Demi Lovato, David Arquette. They`re taking dramatic steps to get their lives back on track, but will it work?
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WALTERS: You sort of implied that you hadn`t had sex with Kelsey in a couple years. Is that true?
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ANDERSON: Camille Grammer`s outrageous sex confessions on "The View." Did Camille and Kelsey have a sexless marriage?
HAMMER: Plus, breaking today on the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker," new music from Justin Bieber. And Robert Downey, Jr. prepares for the Oscars.
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 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 - stars in crisis.
HAMMER: Yes, Brooke. Lots of stars in major crisis but they`re making their big headway today to get their lives back on track.
There is nonstop talk today all about this guy, Charlie Sheen, and his dramatic decision to finally enter rehab after months - let`s make that years - of outrageous benders.
Getting life back on track - well, I guess we could say, big check mark for Charlie Sheen there. At least, you know, it`s a start. But he`s not the only one who is in crisis and working to get his life back on track.
No. There`s brand-new information about David Arquette`s battle with alcohol. He`s out of rehab, so can we look at that as a sign that he is getting his life back on track? Yes, I`d say he gets a big check mark for that.
Also, we have to talk about Disney sweetheart, Demi Lovato. She`s got a new lease on life after being treated for eating emotional disorders in a 90-day patient rehab program. She as well getting her life back on track.
But today SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has got to ask are the stars in crisis really going to pull it all together? And I want to start with Charlie Sheen today right now, because he is back in rehab after allegedly partying with porn stars at his Malibu home last week and winding up in the hospital.
Look, I say good for him. I do hope he is going to get his life back on track. But I also have to say I am very concerned about Charlie.
I want to show you this text. This is coming from "Radar Online." Charlie allegedly sent this text to them writing, "I`m fine. People don`t seem to get it. Guy can`t have a great time and do his job also? Bunch of turds."
Yes, nice way to end it there. To me, that`s kind of like a guy who would be ready to change his life and turn things around. Let me bring in investigative journalist, Pat Lalama. Is it possible Charlie is only entering rehab to keep making that reported $2 million an episode check for "Two and a Half Men"?
LALAMA: You know, A.J., that text is really, really disheartening. It shows to me a man with virtually no humility, no ability to say, "You know what? I really am in serious, serious trouble here."
But the problem is, as I mentioned, there are so many people around him who have upheld that notion, upheld that psychological mantra that "Everything`s OK. I`m good time Charlie."
The only good thing is that, again, he`s allegedly going in for three months. I think that`s a much better head start than going in for the traditional 30 days and out.
You had mentioned that you thought perhaps he was ordered to do that, but that`s still a good sign. Third, he needs far more than 30 days to get his act together. But I`m not sure that it`s up here. I`m not sure he believes it up here, and he`ll never succeed without that.
HAMMER: Let me tell you. I don`t think he believes it when there`s this classic denial when he saying, "What? I`m fine. People don`t seem to get it."
LALAMA: Right.
HAMMER: Let me bring in TV and radio host, Michael Billy. Michael, what do you think? Is Charlie entering rehab for all the right reasons, or just interested, perhaps, in protecting that big paycheck?
BILLY: Hopefully, the right reasons. But I`ve got to tell you, I`m also a recovering alcoholic and have been to rehab numerous, numerous times before, inpatient and outpatient. And I`ve said the same things that Charlie Sheen has said.
Oh, I`m fine, doesn`t worry about it, I`ll get my act together. And it`s a promise that you keep trying to make. But the fact is whether you`re dealing with an addict, they have to be the ones who want to quit. They have to be the ones who want to stop.
Taking away the show is not going to make a lick of difference. Three months in rehab is not going to make a lick of difference if he does get it himself.
HAMMER: Right. And it`s not the first time he`s been here. I mean, this latest round of rehab just one of many for Charlie over the years. And his past really reveals disturbing patterns of behavior, domestic violence among them.
I want to fire up the SHOWBIZ news line right here. And if I can do it properly - OK. Let`s start off first. This is august 1990. Charlie checks himself into rehab. This is 21 years ago.
It was drug rehab. He did it for a month, but it did not put an end to his dangerous ways. Then, in December of 1996, Charlie Sheen is arrested for allegedly beating his porn star girlfriend, Britney Ashland. He pleads no contest when that happens.
May 1998, Charlie Sheen is hospitalized after a cocaine overdose. His father, Martin Sheen, turned him over to the police for violating his probation. Charlie promptly checked back into rehab then.
And then, we had December 2009 when Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas for allegedly putting a knife to his now estranged wife Brooke Mueller`s throat. He later pleaded guilty to attacking her.
Pat, is there anything now - and we`re certainly hopeful. But based on everything, is there anything that would lead to you believe Charlie is going to break this disturbing pattern?
LALAMA: Not at this point. You know, and I commend Michael for, you know, talking about the obstacles of finally saying, "OK, now I finally get it." It doesn`t happen the first or second time for a lot of people.
I want to be hopeful, but I`m not hopeful at this point. And what really scares me is everyone around him who seems to make excuses for him, from friends to the network, to cops who don`t really make him pay the price for domestic violence.
HAMMER: Yes.
LALAMA: You know, and it`s funny, A.J., because a lot of other people would be vilified, but there`s something about this Charlie Sheen.
HAMMER: Yes.
LALAMA: The guy could be my brother. He could be my uncle. He could be somebody I know. Let`s give him a break. And that`s the problem.
HAMMER: Yes. It`s a problem that`s been going on for a very long time. Well, we wish him the best. But right now, I want to move on to another star in crisis trying to get their life back on track today.
We learned today David Arquette just completed rehab reportedly for alcohol abuse and depression. David is a good guy. I like him a lot. He`s talented. He`s clearly been very shaken up by his split from Courteney Cox.
Hopefully, this treatment was exactly what he needed. A lot of people saw a big read flag when Arquette called in Howard Stern`s radio show and just poured his heart out about his split from Courteney. Watch this.
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DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: After the first girl I slept with, like - you know, a few days later, I was like, you know, crying, you know. I know, that`s not very sexy.
HOWARD STERN, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Why were you crying? David, why were you crying?
ARQUETTE: Because it was like - you know, it was the end of all the, you know, intimacy I shared with my wife.
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HAMMER: All right. Michael, now that David is out of rehab getting his life back in order, do you think he and Courteney have a shot at getting back together? Or if that ship has sailed, does he need to kind of accept it and move on at this point?
BILLY: I`d like to say it`s promising. They haven`t yet divorced. They split. David - basically, it looks like he did what people in crisis should do.
They see a problem coming. They know they have an issue. They see the warning signs. Loved ones see the warning signs. And he did the right thing and checked himself into rehab.
HAMMER: Yes. All right. I think he is on the right track and we do wish him all the best as well. Right now, though, I do want to move on to 18- year-old Disney star, Demi Lovato.
We also learned today, she`s just completed a 90-day inpatient treatment, reportedly for eating and emotional disorders. She`d been on tour with the Jonas Brothers. She left in October for treatment after some big meltdown.
Here`s what her camp told SHOWBIZ TONIGHT in a statement just released to us today, "For now, Demi is focusing on her health and will continue to see doctors in L.A. to continue to work through the issues that she confronted during her treatment. She is working on getting back to a regular routine and spending time with her family and close friends."
It`s always hard for young stars in the limelight to deal with life and growing up and fame all at the same time. Unimaginable.
Pat Lalama, I`m guessing it is a blessing that Demi figured all this out so young. Are you hopeful that she`s now going to turn out to be a star who was able to turn things around and that trouble will be in her past?
LALAMA: I hope so. But A.J., we`ve talked about this on so many different occasions dealing with young stars. Fame is a scourge, particularly for young people, because they get thrown into this diseased arena called Hollywood.
I`m sorry. There`s a lot of disease in Hollywood. And yet, they don`t have the support system. They`re thrown to the wolves. They`ve got publicists and agents and all this. They don`t have anyone sitting down going, "Hold on. School work, sense of balance, exercise, good nutrition." None of them.
HAMMER: Yes. Pat, I have to jump in - I have to jump in there. But wouldn`t it be nice if it all started out with people who only had their best interests in mind?
LALAMA: Exactly.
HAMMER: Wow. What an amazing vision that would be.
LALAMA: Exactly.
HAMMER: Pat Lalama, Michael Billy, thanks, guys.
ANDERSON: Kim Kardashian`s meltdown. It is the nude photo shoot that reduced Kim K to tears.
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KARDASHIAN: I mean, I thought that I was going to be covered in artwork. And I`m looking at complete nudity. I am so (EXPLETIVE DELETED) mad right now.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don`t cry.
KARDASHIAN: But I just did not want to do this.
ANDERSON: Hold up. Didn`t she pose for "Playboy" before? Didn`t she have a sex tape? I`m a little confused here
HAMMER: Nicole Kidman`s baby shocker. Why Nicole kept details of her surrogate baby a secret.
ANDERSON: Camille Grammer`s confessions today. Will she goes to Kelsey as upcoming wedding to the woman he left her for? Plus, Camille`s sex confessions.
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WALTERS: You sort of implied that you hadn`t had sex with Kelsey in a couple of years.
GOLDBERG: Whoa.
WALTERS: Is that true?
ANDERSON: Did Camille really have a sexless marriage? Next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
HAMMER: And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Robert Downey, Jr. to present at this year`s Academy Awards. Julianna Margulies wins outstanding actress SAG award for her role on "The Good Wife."
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JULIANNA MARGULIES, ACTRESS: I was overwhelmed. Honestly, I was taken aback, because I thought - last year felt like a fluke. You know, it was a character that people suddenly related to. And I think people hadn`t seen me in that light so it`s very new and fresh.
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HAMMER: This just in today, there`s a "Mad Men" breast revolution going on. Is the AMC show pushing women to get boob jobs? Huh?
A startling brand-new study that was just released by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons suggests the number of British women getting breast augmentations grew by more than 10 percent last year.
Researchers hint a lot of women want bigger breasts because they love the "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks` vava-voom body. I didn`t make that up.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. Brooke Anderson is in Hollywood.
All right. Let`s move on to Kim Kardashian, Brooke. She is another celebrity who is very well known for her physical assets.
ANDERSON: Yes, she is, A.J. But it`s Kim`s meltdown over nude photos that`s making big news today. Kim just broke down in tears on last night`s episode of "Kim and Kourtney take New York." She was absolutely distraught after seeing very risque photos that she had taken for "W" magazine. Watch.
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KARDASHIAN: I am so upset. I was told that artwork was going to be covered on top of me, that they weren`t going to show my ass crack or my nipples. This is (EXPLETIVE DELETED) porn.
I don`t want people to be like, "All she`s good for is, you know, being naked."
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ANDERSON: OK. I want to bring in Hyla now. He`s the co-host of nationally syndicated radio show, "The Hollywood Five Countdown."
Hyla, I get why she`s upset. I understand because she felt duped. She felt misled. She thought that, you know, she was going to be strategically covered by artwork.
But here`s what I don`t understand. She agreed to pose nude for the photo, so shouldn`t she expect the outcome to be a little bit racy no matter what?
HYLA, CO-HOST, "THE HOLLYWOOD FIVE COUNTDOWN": She`s kind of acting like she hasn`t been in this business before.
ANDERSON: Right.
HYLA: I`ve worked at E! -
ANDERSON: It`s not her first trip to the rodeo.
HYLA: Exactly. I`ve worked at E! I`ve had the girls on my show before. They`re awesome at what they do. This is where they are the best, at reality television and taking bad press and turning it into good press.
Now, I`m sure the photo shoot didn`t quite turn out the way she had wanted it to. But to say or to feel bad for her, I think, is a little ridiculous.
ANDERSON: Yes. And she knows she`s not going to have all the creative control over these pictures -
HYLA: Right.
ANDERSON: And how they`re portrayed. Well, it`s hard to forget, right, that Kim Kardashian became famous initially because of a sex tape.
And like we were talking about, she`s kind of been around before. She`s posed for "Playboy." I want it bring in "Inside Edition" correspondent, Megan Alexander now.
Megan, is it time for Kim to just kind of own the fact that she became famous for showing off a little skin?
ALEXANDER: You know what? I am actually going to argue that she may have a point here. And this is why - I think this is more of a discussion of reading the fine print. I assume that she put together some type of contract and signed something with "W" magazine.
If this really upsets her, she needs to go back and look and see if, indeed, body parts were shown that she did not agree to.
The problem I have, Brooke, is that the Kardashians - you know, they don`t have the greatest track record with having some problem with some deals when they go bad. We all remember the Kim Kardashian credit card - the Kardashian credit card, I guess -
ANDERSON: The credit card.
ALEXANDER: That went wrong. So I think this is more taking responsibility for your business empire. And if indeed you go back and you have an argument and something was wrong due to your contract, well, then you need to take responsibility for it and think it a little more carefully moving forward with all of your job opportunities.
ANDERSON: Yes. It certainly is a hard lesson learned here for Kim Kardashian. I think and maybe she will, like you say, be a little bit smarter moving forward in making decisions about what she truly is comfortable doing.
OK. Another big story just in today, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star, Camille Grammer, is setting the record straight about her sex life with her soon-to-be ex-husband, Kelsey. A.J., you`ve got to tell us what this is all about.
HAMMER: OK, if I must. Well, Camille Grammer was a guest on "The View" today. Barbara Walters asked her about all those reports that Camille and Kelsey had a sexless marriage. Watch.
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WALTERS: You sort of implied that you hadn`t had sex with Kelsey in a couple years.
GOLDBERG: Whoa.
WALTERS: Is that true? And if so, why is it a surprise that he wanted someone else?
CAMILLE GRAMMER, REALITY TV STAR, "REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS": Well, there`s so much more to marriage than sex, but it`s a big part of it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why weren`t you -
C. GRAMMER: You`d have to ask him that.
WALTERS: Oh, I thought I`d ask you since you`re the one who said it. But why would you be surprised that maybe he would go elsewhere? You don`t have to go into details.
C. GRAMMER: No. You know, we tried - I think we tried and something just didn`t click with us on an intimate level.
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HAMMER: OK. I don`t need to know that. I`m thinking Kelsey probably regrets encouraging Camille to do "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
Hyla, he probably never thought his sex secrets would be out like that.
HYLA: Yes. This is all shocking to me. And it`s funny how she walked into "The View" and tried to play the game with Barbara Walters.
HAMMER: Yes.
HYLA: And Barbara is like, "You know, I`ve been here before. You said this. You`re going to answer the question. You put it out there."
I mean, these reality stars - I think they forget at some point, they`re going to be called out on things that they do and say.
HAMMER: Absolutely.
HYLA: And I`m for Barbara for sticking to her guns.
HAMMER: Yes. But I think Kelsey has got to shake in his boots about the whole thing. Hyla, Megan Alexander, thanks, guys.
ANDERSON: All right. Now to Nicole Kidman`s baby bombshell today. Why did she keep the details of her new baby a secret?
Nicole Kidman was just one of the A-list stars SHOWBIZ TONIGHT spotted on the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet. She looks absolutely amazing in Nina Ricci.
But it`s what Nicole told "E! News" host Giuliana Rancic about her brand-new surrogate-born baby that everybody is talking about today. Watch.
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NICOLE: You know, I wanted to go out and tell everybody because I was so excited about her. But at the same time, we just decided that this was our thing together and that when everything - I mean, it was just like - I don`t know.
It`s kind of just perpetuated itself. And so then, at the end, we just went, "OK. We`ll make an announcement. If we can get all the way through, why not? Because it protects her and it protects everyone in this situation.
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ANDERSON: OK. Nicole`s other baby revelations. She talks about the baby`s name and how they decided on it. She and her husband, Keith Urban - the baby`s name is Faith Margaret. Margaret, Nicole says, is her grandmother`s name. Beautiful.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT breaks news. What really happened when Jesse met Mark? "Social Network" star, Jesse Eisenberg, comes face to face with the real-life Facebook founder he played, Mark Zuckerberg, on "Saturday Night Live."
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EISENBERG: Thank you for coming here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wait. Have you two not met?
EISENBERG: No.
MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Awkward.
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HAMMER: Wait until you hear what Jesse tells us about meeting Mark. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
It`s time for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Justin Bieber to release remix CD featuring Miley Cyrus, Christ Brown on February 14. "Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet on the show`s SAG Awards win.
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ERIC STONESTREET, ACTOR: Get compliments and comments all the time from gay moms and gay dads that watch the show and kids of same-sex relationship that say, "Hey, thanks for being a couple that I can point to kids who pick on me at school to say, `Hey, Cam and Mitch are kind of like my family.`" You know, things like that transcend our jobs.
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EISENBERG: Hi. Mark, thank you for coming here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wait. Have you two not met?
EISENBERG: No.
ZUCKERBERG: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Awkward.
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HAMMER: When Jesse met Mark. Jesse Eisenberg, who played Facebook co- founder, Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network" meets mark on "SNL" for the very first time. Everybody is talking about this showdown today.
Right now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT breaks news about what really happened when Jesse met Mark. Now, you know there have been kinds of reports that Mark Z isn`t really a fan of the film, "The Social Network" or the way that Jesse played him in the critically-acclaimed movie. So yes, I think, Brooke, you can you say "awkward."
ANDERSON: Yes, A.J. Jesse is up for an Oscar for that role. And everybody is wondering today, what happened after that "SNL" showdown? Did they get along? Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is about break news about that. Watch some more of Jesse meeting Mark on "SNL" first.
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ZUCKERBERG: You`re Jesse. I don`t know -
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EISENBERG: Hi. Thank you for coming here.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wait. Have you two not met?
EISENBERG: No.
ZUCKERBERG: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Awkward! Well, I`ll be going.
EISENBERG: Did you ever end up seeing the film "The Social Network"?
ZUCKERBERG: Yes, I did.
EISENBERG: Cool. Oh, thanks. And what did you think?
ZUCKERBERG: It was interesting.
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ANDERSON: Interesting. He did not say good. I thought it was hilarious. But they seemed to be really good sports about it.
But what really happened when Jesse met Mark? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT breaks news right now. Listen to what Jesse Eisenberg told us at the SAG Awards.
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EISENBERG: It was great. It was such a strange place to meet anybody, really, because you`re meeting somebody on live TV on "Saturday Night Live."
But I was so thrilled that he so generously, you know, came out to do that because - I can only imagine this experience must be strange. You know, it`s strange for me. I can imagine it must be even more strange to have a movie made about your life.
And so the fact he, you know, came out and did that and had such a great time with it and it was so funny, it made me feel really good.
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ANDERSON: A.J., even if everybody was a good sport about it, I`m thinking Jesse and Mark are probably not Facebook friends.
HAMMER: No. I mean, it was hardly a flattering portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg. However - however, you know, Jesse was just an actor doing his job, right?
ANDERSON: Doing his job. Yes. And the movie`s made more than $200 million at the worldwide box office, getting a lot of critical acclaim, plowing through award season. I know parts of his life were changed, but I found it fascinating.
HAMMER: Well, that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is live at 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
HAMMER: And we are still TV`s most provocative entertainment news show seven days week at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific here on HLN.
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