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Charlie Sheen`s Bizarre Web Cast; Sheen Fired from Two and a Half Men; Miley Cyrus Strikes Back; New Video of Lindsay Lohan in the Jewelry Store Found; New Sarah Palin-Kathy Griffin Smackdown; Has Charlie Sheen Become a Big Joke?
Aired March 07, 2011 - 23:00 ET
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BROOKE ANDERSON, HOST: Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - it`s the unbelievable Charlie Sheen show starring Charlie Sheen. His bizarre new Web cast.
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CHARLIE SHEEN, ACTOR: You`re either in Sheen`s corner or you`re with the trolls.
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ANDERSON: But has Charlie turned into a big joke? Our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint today - is Charlie really winning -
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SHEEN: This is what we`re doing all day. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) winning.
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ANDERSON: Or losing? Miley Cyrus strikes back, even taking on Charlie Sheen.
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It`s Miley as Lindsay, even Justin Bieber. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the Miley Cyrus "SNL" smackdown. Is Miley winning?
And Sarah Palin-Kathy Griffin smackdown. Palin`s new attack today on Kathy for going after her kids. Did Palin prove her point or is she way out of line?
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show breaks news right now.
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Hi, there. I`m Brooke Anderson in New York with big news breaking today. It`s the tale of two Charlies. Today, it is train wreck TV at its best. Charlie Sheen is taking his manic, perplexing talk to a whole new level today with two - count them - two Web cast shows.
And late today, Charlie Sheen was officially fired from his CBS show, "Two and a Half Men." More on that in just a moment.
As for the Web show, Charlie calls it "Sheen`s Korner." Yes, that`s "corner" with a K. Charlie Sheen is bragging today that his two new webisodes over the weekend drew in over 100 million views in just two nights. He would never exaggerate, though, would he?
But SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you those two Web casts show two very different and disturbing sides of Charlie. First, let`s look at Charlie the talk show host, plugging products, unveiling his surprise tattoo. Watch.
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SHEEN: It looks something like this. This has not been seen yet. I`m unveiling this for the first time on live computer vision.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What is it?
SHEEN: What do you think it is?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A tattoo?
SHEEN: Yes, it is. Winning. Winning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Winning - no.
SHEEN: Winning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?
SHEEN: That`s what we`re doing. That`s what we`re doing all day.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Winning. Winning.
SHEEN: I want you to join our show - winning. Winning. Winning. Winning. Winning. Winning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Winning. Winning. Winning. Winning.
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ANDERSON: All those people. But the next day, Charlie revealed a darker and more disturbing side that was not all fun and games in episode two. Watch.
SHEEN: They - for me, this cat is (EXPLETIVE DELETED) stuck to the bottom of my sprinting shoe. Baggers bag. Winners win, period. The end. Suck it. Didn`t make the news. Oops! Am I barfing? Am I barfing?
Why would I imply that I care did orange juice and I have a kitchen. Are we down? You`re either down or you`re up. This is my message to you. Take it or die violently.
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ANDERSON: All right. There`s more anger there. And that brings us to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint today - "The Charlie Sheen Show": Is Charlie Sheen winning or losing?
With me in New York is Sunny Hostin who is with our sister network, "In Session" on Tru TV. And right now, in Hollywood, Sam Rubin, who is an entertainment reporter for KTLA and host of "Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin" which airs daily on Reelz Channel.
Sam, I want to begin with you. I think it`s losing here. I think "Sheen`s Korner" is a complete mess. I think he`s addicted to attention right now and showing disturbing signs that he needs to get out of the limelight and get some help. But what do you think?
SAM RUBIN, HOST, "HOLLYWOOD UNCENSORED WITH SAM RUBIN": You`re absolutely right, Brooke. The chant really should be enabling, enabling, enabling.
ANDERSON: Yes.
RUBIN: It`s an extraordinarily disturbing tape and it shows Charlie, how desperately he`s going to now miss, having been fired, the writers from "Two and a Half Men."
The dilemma here is it`s an epic miscalculation. I think Charlie is under a variety of delusions. But among them that we simply can`t get enough of him in any and all formats. And some of the earlier interviews were kind of compelling in sort of a strange and twisted way. This is just sad.
ANDERSON: Yes, it is.
RUBIN: It`s just awful. He`s losing.
ANDERSON: And how much longer before he comes crashing down from this manic state? What is going to happen then? And listen to this - late this afternoon, Warner Brothers released a statement saying that they are officially canning Charlie from "Two and a Half Men."
They say, quote, "After careful consideration, Warner Brothers Television has terminated Charlie Sheen`s services on `Two and a Half Men` effective immediately."
But speaking of a delusional Charlie Sheen, he says this is good news. He tells TMZ, "This is very good news. They continue to be in breach, like so many whales. It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because, now, I can take all of the bazillions and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension."
Whatever all that means. Sunny, to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint, when you hear that, is Charlie winning or losing?
SUNNY HOSTIN, LEGAL CONTRIBUTOR, "IN SESSION" ON TRU TV: No, he`s clearly losing. I mean, he just lost his job. He`s lost his children. He`s lost both of his wives. He still has the goddesses, but who knows for how long.
I mean, this is clearly someone having, I think, either some sort of a mental breakdown, an emotional breakdown. Something is really, really wrong. And it`s unfortunate that so many people tuned in to see "Charlie`s Korner" because I think we just enjoy seeing this sort of car wreck.
People want to know what happens next. But the bottom line is, he is losing. He`s losing his grip with reality.
ANDERSON: Yes. He needs his head checked immediately. And you know, the first -
RUBIN: Well -
ANDERSON: Go ahead, Sam.
RUBIN: It`s really - Brooke, it`s really the death rattle at the end of a very traumatic state. And I think it`s sad and disturbing and all those other things.
But what really is the most disconcerting in the first clip you showed - he`s sitting there on his show of sorts with five or six other friends.
ANDERSON: Yes.
RUBIN: Well, these are not friends.
ANDERSON: No.
RUBIN: These are - it`s startling that there are those many folks in the room and none of them have the wherewithal or the conscience to say to him -
ANDERSON: They`re laughing. They`re just laughing, Sam.
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HOSTIN: They`re there for the ride.
ANDERSON: They think it`s so funny and this is all entertaining.
HOSTIN: They`re there for the ride.
ANDERSON: Yes, they`re there for the ride.
HOSTIN: They`re users.
ANDERSON: And I`ve got to tell you that the first side of Charlie Sheen debuted on Saturday night wearing a black t-shirt with a dollar sign, shamelessly plugging products, also himself.
At one point, he bragged about his, quote, "words missing" and asked Twitter followers to tweet their favorite Sheen-ism for him to repeat back. I want you to watch this.
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SHEEN: It`s caught on like an absolute global wildfire. I mean, how couldn`t it? Duh! So we`re asking you now, what are some of your favorite lines that this warlock brain produced?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Betty in (UNINTELLIGIBLE), "You scream, `Charlie Sheen rocks!` He`s winning."
SHEEN: Right.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Way better.
SHEEN: OK. This one takes a moment just send her into - love what you hate. And you do so by loving me. Pretty good, man.
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ANDERSON: It`s desperate. It just screams desperation to me.
RUBIN: It`s "Wayne`s World" from a long time ago. It`s the same show that I did in my garage when I was 13. And I tell you what, it sense if, you know, you`re a teenager pretending to be a broadcaster -
ANDERSON: Right.
RUBIN: But it absolutely pitiful and a colossal miscalculation.
ANDERSON: Yes.
RUBIN: Because I think before people had this sort of almost arguably possible rooting interest for Charlie Sheen. Not anymore. This was the jump-the-shark weekend in an enormous way.
ANDERSON: Absolutely. There`s a difference between teenagers being kids. Charlie Sheen is an adult, a father of five children acting like a child.
And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that as bad as we think this was, Charlie thought it was worse. The second side of Charlie Sheen appeared the next day in round two of "Sheen`s Korner."
We saw a disheveled Charlie on the phone with a business associate who was trying, trying to give him advice on, go figure, image control. Watch.
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SHEEN: I got to get a tweet out there and let them know that last night was a shameful train wreck filled with, like, blind, cuddly puppies, a shameful train wreck filled with blind, cuddly puppies.
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ANDERSON: All right. Even though Sheen`s business associated insisted to Charlie he should not tweet, Charlie later did. And take a look at what he wrote, "Fastball. Last night was treasonous to the movement. My bad. A video solution coming soon."
Sunny, I`ve got to say, after seeing these last two train wreck Web shows, what possible video solution could Charlie concoct that would make this better? It just needs to stop.
HOSTIN: I don`t know. Who knows? Let`s face it. I mean, something is going on with the fact the notion that the public has. Or maybe someone is going to come in and help him out. I`ve heard all sorts of rumors that he`s going to be given some sort of reality show, so who knows?
But my question always has been, are we seeing someone suffering from a mental disorder, a disease, a defect and why can`t someone step in and help him?
ANDERSON: Yes, I agree. I asked those same questions. And it is very, very concerning what we are seeing from Charlie Sheen. Sunny Hostin, Sam Rubin, thank you both. I appreciate it.
All right. Moving on now to Sarah Palin`s explosive attack on Kathy Griffin today for going after her kids. Did Palin prove her point, or is she way out of line?
A Lindsay Lohan shocker. A brand-new tape is out of Lindsay in the jewelry store where she allegedly stole the necklace. The big question we`re asking - will this help or hurt the case against Lindsay?
And Miley Cyrus strikes back at Lindsay.
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I`m sorry but that`s funny. Miley takes on Charlie Sheen, Tiger Woods. Has Miley finally shut her critics up? This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Halle Berry wins best actress, Denzel Washington wins best actor at NAACP Awards. SHOWBIZ first look! Gwyneth Paltrow covers Joan Jett on "Glee."
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LA TOYA JACKSON, SISTER OF MICHAEL JACKSON: I am playing, of course, for the AIDS Project Los Angeles, which was a charity that my brother was very close to.
DONALD TRUMP, BUSINESS TYCOON: Well, you know very well that your brother was a good friend of mine, a real friend.
L. JACKSON: Yes, I know.
TRUMP: And he lived in Trump Tower.
L. JACKSON: I know.
TRUMP: So we had a good time.
L. JACKSON: Thank you so very much for that.
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ANDERSON: That`s La Toya Jackson making her big debut on "Celebrity Apprentice" Sunday night. She`s hoping to win in memory of her late brother, Michael.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson in New York.
And today, La Toya breaks news. La Toya Jackson is ready to do what it takes to win "Celebrity Apprentice." But she`s not the only one, of course. La Toya is also smack dab in the middle of a fiery war of words between former "View" co-host, Star Jones, and reality show star, Nene Leakes.
Their big battle is sparking headlines. So what does La Toya make of all this drama? Well, she joins me now from Hollywood as the very special SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsmaker today. La Toya, great to see you.
Hey, there`s so much to talk to you about today. But first, I`ve got to hear your take on Charlie Sheen. We`ve been talking a lot about Charlie Sheen. He`s in the headlines a good bit.
He went from highest-paid TV actor to the most-watched celebrity train wreck on record. And now, he seems to be creating his own crazy reality show with the world watching his every move. How do you, La Toya, see this all ending?
L. JACKSON: You know, it`s so sad because he`s such an incredible actor and I love him greatly and we`re just watching the demise or the downfall, which is quite side. I really hope that something changes in his path where he sees a different light and take a different on a different attitude.
ANDERSON: I agree. It is really unfortunate. He`s got so much talent, so much potential and he`s squandering it right now.
All right. I`ve got to ask you, La Toya, about Sunday`s premiere episode of the new season of "Celebrity Apprentice." I watched you, ladies, raise over $100,000 for charity. Your team did it. It was fantastic.
But I`ve got to say I was kind of surprised when Donald Trump said "you`re fired" to another entertainment icon, David Cassidy. La Toya, were you shocked? Because I totally thought Richard Hatch was getting the boot.
L. TOYA: I know. It`s so funny because I was watching this with my mother and she kept saying, "I don`t want David to go. I want him to stay. I like David so much." But she thought, too, that Richard Hatch would be the one that would leave.
But no, absolutely not. I think Richard is a very clever player and he`s quite smart. And he knows how to play the game. He thinks it quite well.
ANDERSON: He certainly does. And he rubs a lot of people the wrong way. I`m sure we`re going to see more of that. There were definitely, you know, a lot of tense moments between Richard and David Cassidy.
But they aren`t the only contestants grabbing headlines. I`ve got to talk about Nene Leakes and Star Jones, because they have been trading barbs in the press. La Toya, what is your take on their battle? Who is being the diva here?
L. TOYA: Well, you know, I`m just going to let them battle that out, the two of them. But I will say this, that I think probably Star would be, in that sense.
ANDERSON: OK.
L. JACKSON: I think the girls have a lot to learn. You have to remember something, Brooke. We came into this and we made a pact together that - I feel that we`re all women. And I feel that women have a hard enough time as it is. Why must they pit themselves against each other?
There`s absolutely no reason for that. I think that we should be far more above that and just try to work together in the workplace, which makes it very difficult at certain times. But listen, we`re adults. We should be able to do this.
ANDERSON: Yes. I know the stress last night was getting to Star and Lisa Rinna. And Lisa said, "You`re violating the pact already, Star," because the claws were coming out when anybody questioned Star.
And as we mentioned, La Toya, you`re playing on the show for your late brother Michael`s charity.
L. JACKSON: Yes.
ANDERSON: I`ve got to ask you with Dr. Conrad Murray`s criminal trial coming up in May, how are you feeling about that? Will you be in court every day during the trial?
L. JACKSON: Yes, absolutely. If I`m in town, I`m going to there been and I`ll try to arrange my schedule around it. However, of course, it`s been postponed for May now, which we were hoping that it would start in March the 25th.
Yes, I will be there. I think it`s very important for to us find out what happened, what took place, and to hope that, you know, they really pass their way into the proper direction.
ANDERSON: It`s got to be tough no matter what the outcome, La Toya. But quickly, any thoughts of what you will do, how you will feel if Dr. Conrad Murray is acquitted?
L. JACKSON: Well, you know, Brooke, I have said this from day one and I will always say this. I truly believe Dr. Murray was simply the fall guy.
And that`s just my take on it and that`s what I believe. So I think there is much more to it than any of us know, especially the public.
ANDERSON: La Toya Jackson, thank you so much for being here. We appreciate it.
L. JACKSON: Brooke, thank you.
ANDERSON: Be sure to watch La Toya Jackson on "Celebrity Apprentice." It is good. Watch next Sunday night.
L. JACKSON: Brooke, I`ve got to tell you I love you. I love you. I think you`re so beautiful. I missed you.
ANDERSON: I know. Next time, hopefully, I`ll be there in L.A. and we can talk in person. Good to see you, La Toya. Thank you for that.
L. JACKSON: Thank you.
ANDERSON: All right. Check this out now. Jennifer Aniston and dirty dancing computer babies?
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JENNIFER ANISTON, ACTRESS: Well, that`s adorable. Look at you guys. Look at them. Wait. What are you doing? No, no, no. No dirty dancing, babies.
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ANDERSON: All right. Wait until you see the rest of this thing. In fact, why this very video is being called Aniston`s sex tape. Nothing ick about this, though. It is really funny.
And sort of related in an ick way, naked photos of Chris Brown leaked online. What? You will not believe who allegedly took the pictures. That is next.
Hey, Charlie Sheen, who`s laughing now?
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UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: I walk into you - duh! Winning. A show for people are tired of apologizing for their bitching, gnarly, hard rock lives, and a way to celebrate being highly evolved warlocks.
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ANDERSON: So many people are making fun of Charlie. So I`ve got to ask today - has he become a complete joke? This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: "Rango" wins weekend box office, taking in $38 million. Lawsuit filed against Christina Aguilera`s label over "Ain`t No Other Man."
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ANDERSON: Now, onto big "Office" news in "The Buzz Today," it`s a wrap for Steve Carell. David Arquette gets into a serious car crash. And Chris Brown snaps a nude photo of himself?
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(voice-over) Chris brown`s nude picture bombshell? A brand-new, full-on naked personal picture of Chris Brown has just leaked on the Internet.
Chris allegedly snapped a shocking Internet photo of himself with a cell phone and sent it to an unidentified ex-girlfriend. The image appears to show Brown standing in a bathroom mirror in his birthday suit. Critics say it`s a publicity stunt to promote his new album, F-A-M-E, which drops in two weeks.
David Arquette`s crash nightmare. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT just learned that just minutes after David Arquette was in a serious head-on car crash, he began tweeting the frightening details from his hospital bed.
Quote, "Glad to be alive," and "It was a miracle the woman I hit was uninjured. Thank God." The recently out of rehab Arquette added, "Refused all pain medication. May the record state still sober," and even to issue a safety alert, "Remember to wear your seatbelt, wish I was."
Arquette was rushed to the hospital Friday after colliding head-on with another car in West Hollywood.
"The Office" bids big Steve Carell farewell. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you Steve Carell is officially no longer an employee of Dunder Mifflin. Carell has just finished his last day of shooting on "The Office" after seven seasons on the top.
Co-star Rainn Wilson broke the news to the world when he tweeted, quote, "Steve Carell`s last day on `The Office` and the angels of comedy wept." Hash tag, saddest day ever.
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You`ve got to love Rainn Wilson and Steve Carell. And Carell will reportedly return to guest star or at least that what she said. Actually, "The Hollywood Reporter" says that.
Here is what`s coming up now on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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JIMMY FALLON, HOST, "LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON": Yes. Winning. Adonis DNA. I`m a bitching rock star. Blood of a tiger. I`m like Zeus in a Speedo. The only drug I`m on is Charlie Sheen.
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ANDERSON: Jimmy Fallon, Jerry O`Connell, "SNL" making fun of Charlie Sheen. Has Sheen become a big joke?
A Lindsay Lohan shocker. A brand-new tape out of Lindsay in the jewelry store where she allegedly stole a necklace.
And furious about being stuck in an airport? How about a Cindy Lauper sing-along to make you feel better?
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And this is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views. That would make me feel better. And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Phil Collins says he`s taking a break from music, but not retiring! Demi Lovato thanks her fans after rehab in new video message.
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DEMI LOVATO, SINGER AND ACTRESS: I read all of the tweets, the trending topics and the fan mail. And your support is what got me through.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Duh, winning! This show is for people who are tired apologizing for their bitching, gnarly, rock star lives and a way to celebrate being highly-evolved warlocks.
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ANDERSON: Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - spoofing Charlie Sheen. "Saturday Night Live," Jimmy Fallon, Jerry O`Connell. Our SHOWBIZ flashpoint today - has Charlie Sheen become one big joke?
A brand-new Sarah Palin-Kathy Griffin smackdown today. Sarah slams Kathy for going after her kids.
Miley strikes back today. Miley Cyrus strikes back at her haters on "SNL."
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Miley`s new smackdown of her critics. Is she winning? Plus, breaking today from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - is Snooki becoming a wrestler? And Kim Kardashian`s real singing voice exposed.
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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ANDERSON: We welcome you back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big, big news breaking today - Charlie Sheen officially fired from his show "Two and a Half Men."
Late today, Warner Brothers, the studio that produces TV`s number one sitcom, confirmed to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that it has officially canned Sheen.
In a statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT the studio says, quote, "After careful consideration, Warner Brothers Television has terminated Charlie Sheen`s services on `Two and a Half Men` effective immediately."
Well, this afternoon`s shocking news comes as the Charlie Sheen side show became even more ridiculous. "Saturday Night Live`s" Bill Hader opened the show this weekend with a make-believe Charlie Sheen talk show called what else, "Duh, Winning," and did a dead-on Charlie Sheen imitation.
You`ve got to see him as Charlie Sheen interviewing John Galliano - that`s the Dior designer just fired for his anti-Semitic remarks. Watch.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s so terrible I was fired by Christian Dior.
BILL HADER, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" CAST MEMBER: So what? I lost my job, too. Now, I can do whatever I want. You know, I can do "Major League 3." "Hot Shots" part quatro. I`m really excited about this - "Platoon 2: Electric Platoon-alu."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You sound positive.
HADER: Duh, winning!
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ANDERSON: It`s hilarious. And that brings us to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint - is Charlie Sheen becoming a big joke? Back with us right now in Hollywood is La Toya Jackson, who just made her fabulous debut last night on the season premiere of "Celebrity Apprentice."
La Toya, great to you have back. I`ve got to ask you, has Charlie become a joke?
L. JACKSON: Thanks, Brooke. Well, it seems that way doesn`t it, looking at it. It`s very interesting, Brooke, because when you see these comedians - of course they`re talented and this is their job and this is what keeps them working.
But I think it`s kind of sad that when someone is really down and not themselves at this particular moment, that they take that and run with it and ridicule and make fun of it.
They must remember something, when you do things about major - sometimes it keeps that individual in that same state because they feel so bad because you`re constantly making jokes about them, so they can`t really pick themselves up. That`s got to hurt.
ANDERSON: That`s a good point, but I don`t think Charlie Sheen feels bad. I think he is actually flattered by all the attention right now.
L. JACKSON: Of course. In his case, absolutely. And in Charlie`s case, it`s quite different. But maybe he`ll wake up and see the light and say, "Whoa."
ANDERSON: You said it. I hope he will wake up. I want to go to Sam Rubin right now in Hollywood. Sam is the host of "Hollywood Uncensored." It airs daily on the Reelz Channel. Sam, same question. Is Sheen now a big joke?
RUBIN: You know what? I appreciate La Toya`s sensitivity, but the fact of the matter is, Charlie Sheen brought this on himself. And I think, as you agree, he`s reveling in it. He loves this stuff - the more, the better.
And the fact is, it is extraordinary fodder with which to mine. I mean, Bill Hader was particularly effective. Jimmy Fallon also pretty good. Jerry O`Connell somewhat less so. I mean, it ripe for parody.
Is he a joke? I think he was a joke until about a half an hour ago when our show began and he lost his job. Now, it`s getting more and more serious and more sad.
ANDERSON: Yes. Yes, it`s getting definitely more serious now. And like you say, Sam, It`s not just Bill Hader having a go at Charlie Sheen. We`ve got much more to show you. And in just a moment, we`re going to ask everyone to text us and vote for your favorite.
Next up, Jerry O`Connell. Today "FunnyOrDie.com" posted a video spoof which features Jerry auditioning to replace Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." Watch.
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JERRY O`CONNELL, COMEDIAN: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Winning. OK, duh. I have tiger blood. To my mind. Winning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jerry. Jerry, that`s not the line.
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ANDERSON: All right. Sunny Hostin is with me here in New York. She`s with "In Session" on our sister network, Tru TV. Sunny, to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint, is Sheen a big joke?
HOSTIN: You know, I would say yes, but I still think there`s something going on with him.
ANDERSON: You`re right.
HOSTIN: I don`t know if he`s bipolar. I don`t know if he`s - there`s something going on mentally. I think there`s some sort of mental disease or defect. So I hate to say he`s become a joke because I think it`s sad. I don`t think it`s funny, although the comedians were hilarious -
ANDERSON: They really did it effectively. Yes.
HOSTIN: Hilarious. But I think it`s sad.
ANDERSON: I do, too. But I think the more Charlie Sheen talks and the more he does, I do think the bigger joke he is becoming for a lot of people out there, a lot of comedians, a lot of actors.
And the hits just keep on coming at Charlie Sheen. I want to take a look now at Jimmy Fallon on his show, "Late Night," imagining a Charlie Sheen cologne commercial.
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FALLON: Duh, winning. Adonis DNA. I`m a bitching rock start. Blood of a tiger. I`m like Zeus in a Speedo. The only drug I`m on is Charlie Sheen.
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ANDERSON: La Toya Jackson, there you have it. If you had to choose Jimmy Fallon, Jerry O`Connell, Bill Hader, who did it best?
L. JACKSON: Well, by far I would say Jimmy Fallon. I`m a Jimmy Fallon fan, so I love him.
ANDERSON: All right. Now, we would like to give everyone a chance to weigh in and vote. We want you to text your vote to 45688.
Did you like "SNL`s" Bill Hader best? Text SBT1. If Jimmy Fallon is your favorite, text SBT2. Or SBT3 for Jerry O`Connell. And you can also vote on our Facebook fan page.
All right. I`ve got to move now to more big news breaking today. It`s Palin versus Griffin. There`s startling attack today from Sarah Palin. She is going after Kathy Griffin.
Sarah`s furious at Griffin for her over-the-top jokes about Palin and especially about her kids. On Fox News, Palin made it clear, "Back off my family." Watch what she said.
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FMR. GOV. SARAH PALIN (R-AK): She`s a 50-year-old adult bully - really it`s what she is, kind of a has-been comedienne. And she could do those things to me. I would just ask, you know, for respect to my children.
As she had stated on CNN, her new year`s resolution was to destroy my 16-year-old daughter. That takes it a little bit too far. Kathy, pick on me. Come up to Alaska and pick on me, but leave my kids alone.
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ANDERSON: All right. I totally get why Sarah is ticked off. I think this isn`t about politics. It is about parenting. Sunny, did Kathy Griffin have this coming?
HOSTIN: No. I actually think that Sarah Palin is way off-base. Listen, she did a reality show. She put her entire family out there and her entire family has been out there for quite some time.
They`ve made money from it. Bristol Palin had no skills, teenage mother, has been on "Dancing with the Stars," had a book out -
ANDERSON: All right. Bristol I think is a different story because she became -
HOSTIN: They were on the reality show.
ANDERSON: A pseudo-celebrity because she is on "Dancing with the Stars," so she is an easier target. But the younger children - listen, they were inadvertently put in the spotlight because their mother is in politics. But I think kids should be off limits.
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HOSTIN: What about the reality show? She put them out there. She put them out there. And when I see that -
ANDERSON: But what do you say about Sarah saying, "Pick on me, not my children"? Pick on me.
HOSTIN: She does get picked on. She does get picked on.
ANDERSON: Leave the kids out.
HOSTIN: No, I don`t think so. I think if you put your family on a reality show, you put them for the world to see. I wouldn`t put my kids in a reality show. I wouldn`t do that. And if I did, then they would be fair game.
ANDERSON: La Toya Jackson, what do you think? Should the kids be off limits or not?
L. JACKSON: Absolutely. Those kids should definitely be off limits. Come on, they`re children and you can`t do this. This could scar a kid for the rest of his life. Yes, their mother put them out there, but that`s no reason for us to make jokes about them.
ANDERSON: I agree. I think kids are dealing with enough just growing up and trying to be kids for heavens sakes.
HOSTIN: She shouldn`t have put them out there.
ANDERSON: I know you disagree, Sunny. She is in politics. Pick on her, leave the kids alone. La Toya Jackson, Sam Rubin, Sunny Hostin, thank you all.
OK. It`s the Jennifer Aniston sex tape. And get this, Jen actually wants you to see it.
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ANISTON: What are you going to call this video?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jen Aniston sex tape?
ANISTON: I love it.
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ANDERSON: That doesn`t really look like a sex tape. Dancing computer babies, puppies? What`s the dealio?
A Lindsay Lohan video shocker. A brand-new tape out of Lindsay in the store where she alleged live stole a necklace. Could this actually help Lindsay win her case?
And Miley Cyrus strikes back by making fun of Lindsay and a whole bunch of other people on "SNL."
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ANDERSON: All true. Miley smacks down her critics, but is she winning? This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Billy Joel to write autobiography, due out June 14th. Kim Kardashian shows her nerves before recording new single, "Jam."
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KIM KARDASHIAN, REALITY TV STAR: Am I a diva?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
KIM KARDASHIAN: What am I doing here? I`m, like, so nervous. I`m, like, blanking out on my lines.
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ANDERSON: How fun is this? I love this story. Did you see it? Cyndi Lauper sparks a spontaneous sing-along of her `80s hit, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" with a bunch of stranded passengers.
That went down in an airport in Buenos Aires. Cyndi and the gang had been dealing with ridiculous delays, so Cyndi tried to cheer everybody up by grabbing the gate intercom. Lauper was in Argentina for a world tour. I hope she gets an extra bag of peanuts or something for this.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Brooke Anderson in New York.
And boy, oh, boy, Miley strikes back. In a brand-new appearance on "Saturday Night Live," the former "Hannah Montana" star took a swipe at herself, her critics and her fellow scandal-ridden stars. Watch.
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All right. I want to bring in Ben Widdicombe now who is a celebrity journalist. Ben, were you horrified or were you entertained by Miley spoofing herself?
BEN WIDDICOMBE, CELEBRITY JOURNALIST: I was completely entertained. You know, Miley has been chafing at the edges for a little while now. I thought this was completely appropriate. It was in defense of herself. And she was completely right in everything she sang.
ANDERSON: Yes. It was all true, wasn`t it?
WIDDICOMBE: Yes. I love that she`s standing up for herself and I thought it was hilarious.
ANDERSON: In a self-deprecating way. You can`t beat that. I want to bring in K. Foxx, who is a New York radio host with the Hot 97 "Morning Show." K, were you horrified or entertained?
K. FOXX, RADIO HOST, HOT 97 "MORNING SHOW": I was purely entertained. I mean, she is a teenager. We`re all going to make mistakes. We were there at one point in our lives. We`re not perfect. And it`s great that she can laugh about it now.
ANDERSON: And she did laugh about it and her voice sounded good in the song.
FOXX: Yes, it did.
ANDERSON: Go Miley. And I`ve got to say that, you know, she certainly showed that she could take a joke when she performed a skit alongside Vanessa Bayer because that is an "SNL" cast member who has been getting rave reviews for her dead-on impersonation of Miley on the show.
I really love that "SNL" writers worked Miley into the Miley parody, only Miley didn`t play herself. She played Justin Bieber. Watch.
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VANESSA BAYER, SNL CAST MEMBER: Hey, Bieber, did you cut your hair?
MILEY CYRUS, ACTRESS AND SINGER (as Justin Bieber): Yes, you know, it`s an image change. I also do the middle finger now, so -
BAYER: So you`re growing up, like me, doing salvia. Did you know I smoked salvia?
CYRUS: You know, there`s no reason why you wouldn`t, because it`s totally legal, yo.
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ANDERSON: When did Justin Bieber start talking like that? All right. Miley, addressed the bong incident several times during her appearance on "SNL." And when the video of Miley smoking from a bong leaked, her reps insisted she was just smoking the legal herb salvia.
Ben, was it a good idea for Miley to address the controversy and do it in this way? Or do you think it could back fire on her?
WIDDICOMBE: I think it was, because she was the butt of a lot of jokes. And if everyone else is laughing at you, it`s really the wrong place to be if you`re the only one not laughing.
So I think she has to join the joke. She has to show that she`s on the same page as everyone. She`s laughing with them at herself. I think it was a great move.
ANDERSON: K, what do you think? Acknowledge it in this way or do you think it could backfire?
FOXX: I don`t think it`s going to backfire at all. She actually released a statement after it happened, apologizing to her fans, realizing that it wasn`t the most responsible thing to do. But now, laughing at it after time has passed by is definitely the best remedy for it.
ANDERSON: So you think maybe she`s turning things around with this "SNL" appearance?
FOXX: Definitely. It`s funny.
ANDERSON: It is funny. What about you? Is she turning things around her reputation, her choices? Maybe she`s going to go in the right direction now?
WIDDICOMBE: I think she had to. I think her time with Disney is coming to an end if it hasn`t ended already. She has to develop. She has to go forward.
ANDERSON: All right. Well, Lindsay Lohan, I`ve got to say, was not spared herself from "SNL" parodies. But today, there`s big news breaking about Lindsay. A brand-new security tape of Lindsay in the jewelry store where she allegedly stole a necklace has surfaced.
The tape was actually sold by the jewelry store. And today, big questions about whether the sale of the tape could actually help Lindsay in her case. K. Foxx, what do you make of this? Could it help Lindsay or could it hurt Lindsay?
FOXX: I think it`s definitely going to help Lindsay, because it just looks like they`re trying to get money and publicity for this jewelry store.
And I heard that the tape actually proves that Lindsay is innocent because she was talking to the jewelry store owner for a couple of minutes before she actually left. There was no chase and there wasn`t any security chasing her after the fact. So -
ANDERSON: You heard or have you seen it?
FOXX: I have heard. This is hearsay.
ANDERSON: A credible source?
FOXX: A very credible source.
ANDERSON: Ah. Ben, what do you think? COULD the release of this tape, the sale of this tape - and I was surprised, frankly, that the jewelry store, while in an active case like this, actually let it go like this, let it out, sold it. Could it hurt or help Lindsay?
WIDDICOMBE: It will definitely help Lindsay. The prosecutor has actually asked the store not to release the tape because they were afraid it would suffer the case. I think it`s potentially a win-win.
I think if the store made X thousand dollars from releasing or selling this videotape, that`s probably the best situation they could get out of this. Do they want the $2,500 necklace back? Probably. But if the real pay day is the videotape, why not cash in even if it destroys the case against Lindsay?
ANDERSON: If she copped a plea, the judge in the case said there will be jail time. But do you think maybe - just maybe - this could be what causes that not to happen?
WIDDICOMBE: This could get her off the hook. It really could.
ANDERSON: All right. Ben Widdicombe, K. Foxx, great to see you both here in New York in person.
All right. Moving from that to a Jennifer Aniston sex tape out today? All right, all right. So why are there dancing computer babies in this thing?
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ANISTON: Oh, that`s adorable. Look at you guys. Look at them. Wait. What are you doing? No, no, no. No dirty dancing, babies.
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ANDERSON: Did you see this? Don`t worry. Don`t worry. There`s nothing ick about it. But it is really funny and we`ve got that, next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
And now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
TEXT: Snooki to appear on WWE "Monday Night Raw" next week. Taylor Swift nabs seventh number one single with "Back to December."
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ANDERSON: Is the secret out? Has Kate Middleton`s wedding dress designer been revealed? British news outlets are reporting Kate has chosen the House of Alexander McQueen to design her wedding gown.
McQueen`s creative director, Sarah Burton, would design the dress. But the House of McQueen tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, quote, "This is not true." Oh, darn. And Prince William`s reps simply say, "We`re saying nothing."
So it looks like Kate`s dress is still a big royal secret. But that secret will be revealed soon. I will be in London for the royal wedding on April 29th in the week leading up to it. I`m so excited about this.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is also teaming up with "People" magazine to bring you all the best royal wedding coverage. I am psyched.
All right. Did you see this? A Jennifer Aniston sex tape? It`s true. Sort of. Jennifer Aniston stars in a hilarious online video for SmartWater. She really hopes people will watch so she pulls out almost every viral video trick in the book - dancing babies, puppies, you name it. Watch.
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ANISTON: I`m Jen Aniston and I`m here to talk to you about SmartWater.
But in this day and age, apparently, I can`t just do that, can I? I can`t just tell you that SmartWater is the smartest, best-tasting water that`s out there. I have to make a video, apparently, that turns into a virus -
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Viral. We need the video to go viral.
ANISTON: Right. Sorry, viral. Thank you. This is why I have these three lovely Internet boys here to help me. So apparently, well, animals are huge online. Do we have animals? Can you say "I love SmartWater"? I love SmartWater.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Rachel, I love your hair.
ANISTON: We`re going to take a video. OK. Well, that`s adorable. Look at you guys. Look at them. Wait, what are you doing? No, no, no. No dirty dancing, babies.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It will get us more views.
ANISTON: It will also get us arrested. Babies, stop that. You really can`t do that yet. Where`s the mommies?
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I`m tired. What are we going to call this video?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jen Aniston sex tape?
ANISTON: I love it.
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ANDERSON: Nice try, Jen, although I`m thinking the dancing babies gets them every single time. And that is a wrap for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thank you so much for watching. I`m Brooke Anderson in New York City.
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