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Paid To Fight?; Judge Judy Health Scare!; Kate`s Shocking Star Connection
Aired March 31, 2011 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST (voice-over): Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Teen mom paid to fight? Unbelievable explosive reports today that the star of the MTV show seen in a nasty caught-on-tape fight was paid to do it. The "Showbiz Flashpoint" today, if this is true, should she face even more serious charges?
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BROOKE ANDERSON, HOST: Prince Harry`s emotional new interview.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): What his late mom, Princess Diana, would have thought about princess to be Kate Middleton?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If your brother had said that he`d like to have something in the wedding here, something words for your mother, is that going to be there?
ANDERSON: But wait, there`s more. The stunning revelation that Prince William won`t wear a wedding band. So, we`re asking, should he?
HAMMER: Katie Holmes, her daughter Suri, and x-rated candy? Mrs. Tom Cruise explains herself today. Why was little Suri photographed holding x- rated gummies?
ANDERSON: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show --
HAMMER: Breaks news right now.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON (on-camera): Hi there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today.
Paid to fight?
HAMMER: Yes, Brooke. Brand new "teen mom" outrage is just boiling over today. Reports have surfaced that a star of the MTV show who was caught on tape brutally beating another girl actually made big bucks for the video of that disturbing fight, the video, which has quickly become viral. It shows Jenelle Evans confronting another teen and taking her down in a frightening series of punches and hair pulling.
Now, both women have been slapped with charges over the face-off, but today, the big debate is whether these new reports that money may have been a factor in this fight could even mean more serious consequences.
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HAMMER (voice-over): It`s the fight video that shocked and disgusted the nation. Jenelle Evans, the hot-headed star of the reality show "Teen Mom 2" --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you like to punch you in your (EXPLETIVE DELETED) face. I swear to God I`m about to, mom! I swear to (EXPLETIVE DELETED) God.
HAMMER: Brutally beating another teenager allegedly for talking to Jenelle`s on again/off again boyfriend as a crowd of blood thirsty friends cheer her on.
The video has gone super viral. Now, three teenagers are facing criminal charges for the fight, the one who did most of the punching in this fight, Jenelle Evans, the "Teen Mom 2" star -
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (EXPLETIVE DELETED).
HAMMER: The victim of that vicious beating from Jenelle, Brittany Truett, and the woman we`ve seen in the video actually trying to instigate the fight by pushing Jenelle into Brittany, Jenelle`s friend, Brittany Maggard. Now, today, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, two of these girls are accusing each other of making money from the fight video.
KEN BAKER, E! CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Two people get into a fight. There`s lot of cast of characters around. There almost seems to be a script to it, and then, they make money doing it. To us, it seems like it`s sort of this professional wrestling thing.
HAMMER: E! News chief correspondent, Ken Baker, tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Teen Mom 2`s" Jenelle Evans, the puncher in the video, is accusing the pusher, Brittany Maggard, of selling video of the fight.
BAKER: We spoke to Jenelle Evans and she said that she had nothing to do with the sale of the fight tape, and in fact, she says that Brittany Maggard actually is the one who sold it, and she sold it for $45,000.
HAMMER: And how is Maggard, the pusher, responding? She`s telling TMZ that not only did Jenelle get a cut from the sale of the video, Jenelle actually got the ball rolling to sell the video of her own fight.
BAKER: Brittany Maggard says it wasn`t $45,000, it was much less. She claims $5,000.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (EXPLETIVE DELETED)
HAMMER: Truett, the victim of Jenelle`s beat down, so far, isn`t saying much about who sold the video to tabloid website.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s not worth it to me, 15 minutes of fame just for getting beat up.
HAMMER: But earlier this week, Truett told "Good Morning, America`s" Andrea Canning that when Jenelle showed up with her cronies to beat her up, they seemed to be camera ready.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The three people that came with her brought the cameras to videotape it.
BAKER: Multiple sources that we`ve spoken to in North Carolina and people who are involved in the paparazzi world say that this video 100 percent was sold by people who were there.
HAMMER: Whether or not any of these teens tried to profit from the fight video, one thing is for sure, it`s costing all of them dearly. Jenelle Evans has been charged with assault and with causing a disturbance for the fight. Plus, her arrest for that brutal beat down has some calling for MTV to fire her from "Teen Mom 2."
As for Jenelle`s friend, Brittany Maggard, a.k.a. "the pusher," not only is she also facing charges of simple assault and causing a disturbance, she`s been busted for allegedly violating her probation in another case all because of her involvement in this mess.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m upset, scared, shocked.
HAMMER: And even though Truett is telling ABC and the world that she`s an innocent victim in this whole mess, authorities don`t quite agree. They charged her with causing a disturbing for participating in the fight she ended up losing. And the ironic thing is, if there was no video of this fight, none of the three would likely be facing any trouble.
BAKER: The district attorney`s office had no choice but to investigate. They had this video. And once they did, the DA told us they were obligated to file charges.
HAMMER: It`s a lesson for reality show stars and maybe for all of us.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (EXPLETIVE DELETED)
HAMMER: If you`re determined to make money from a fight, it`s probably best to become a professional wrestler.
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HAMMER (on-camera): You know, I look at that fight video, it just gets more and more disturbing to me every time I see it. And that brings us to our "Showbiz Flashpoint," if teen mom`s Jenelle profited from this fight, should she face even more serious charges than the misdemeanors she`s facing now?
Right now in Hollywood, it is my pleasure to welcome the spectacular actress, Debi Mazar. She, of course, plays Shauna, the publicist on HBO`s "Entourage." And she also stars along with her husband, Gabriel Corcos, on "Extra Virgin." It airs Wednesday night on the Cooking Channel. You must check that out.
Debi, it`s great to you have here. I got to tell you that these reports, that someone, maybe even Jenelle, herself, made money from this fight video doesn`t really surprise me at all. It`s pretty clear that someone involved in the fight sold it, that the camera work is pretty spectacular for a fight that just broke out.
DEBI MAZAR, ACTRESS/STAR OF "EXTRA VIRGIN": Yes.
HAMMER: So, Debi, to our "Showbiz Flashpoint," if these teens made money from this fight video, what do you think? Should they face even more serious charges?
MAZAR: You know, it`s a very brutal fight, and it`s very sad to see how these girls are going about making money, which is part of the whole teen mom problem to begin with. I think that, you know, the people who obviously paid them to make the video and whoever is distributing it should be charged as well. Should they be charged even more? I think them being charged with a fight is kind of enough.
Unfortunately, in our society, it`s very sad that people want to watch this stuff and that they would go to that extent to make the money. You know, it`s violent, it`s brutal, and it`s just so sad that they would participate in something so low. And I think them being indicted to begin with is one thing, but I believe that because they`re young, the distribution and whoever paid them to make the video, those are the people that I think also should face charges.
HAMMER: Yes. It does seem criminal, even if it`s not legally criminal, but let me turn to our attorney on duty today, on retainer is Midwin Charles from Midwin Charles & Associates. What do you think? I mean, do you think that these teens should face more serious charges, perhaps, because they -- if they did, in fact, sell the video?
MIDWIN CHARLES, ATTORNEY/TV HOST: I don`t think they should face additional charges, but I agree with Debi. I think whoever paid them to kind of set this up should face charges. After all, they were encouraging one to commit assault and battery on another. And I think that that is illegal.
HAMMER: And, of course, the case may turn out to be proven that they shot the video, they set it up themselves, and then, went off and pedaled it somewhere and sold it.
CHARLES: Could be. Could be.
HAMMER: Right now, I want to move on, because we do have more big news breaking today. We got to talk about what did Chris Brown`s controversial appearance on "Dancing with the Stars" do for the show? Well, Brooke, today, it looks like we have our answer, doesn`t it?
ANDERSON: Yes, it certainly does, A.J. In new figures out today, Tuesday`s episode of "Dancing with the Stars" attracted 19 million viewers. Nineteen million. That is actually the show`s best ever rating for the first results show of the season. And I got to tell you, a lot of fans were not happy with the decision to have Brown on the show after his "Good Morning, America" rampage, and of course, his conviction of assaulting Rihanna.
And listen to this, and in an explosive interview that aired tonight on HLN`s "Joy Behar Show," "Dancing with the Stars" pro, Cheryl Burke, said that she objected to Brown`s appearance for a very personal reason.
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CHERYL BURKE, OBJECTED TO BROWNS "DWTS" PERFORMANCE: It really reminds me of my abuse and the relationships that I had especially in high school, and I`m very sensitive towards that, and I write about it in my book. And, you know, I just feel like it`s something that women can really relate to my experiences, and I just feel like, you know, people shouldn`t ignore what`s happened.
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ANDERSON: That was Cheryl Burke on the "Joy Behar Show," which airs at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on HLN. Debi Mazar, over to you, you`re a former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant. You happened to be in the audience on Tuesday night, the night that Chris Brown`s performance there.
MAZAR: I happened to be there, yes.
ANDERSON: Yes. Do you think the show`s record rating means that producers made the right decision in having Brown on?
MAZAR: I think that Chris Brown has an audience, clearly. Are those ratings because of Chris Brown? I`d like to think they`re because of Kirstie Alley or Wendy Williams. You know, I was there. I can tell you that I don`t -- you know, I don`t know how wowed everybody was. I personally am not a fan, but I think that Chris Brown, you know, he did a horrible, horrible thing. It was several years ago, and he`s a young guy.
I think it`s time to kind of move on from that. You know, he made a mistake, and he`s, obviously, got anger issues, but people seem to like his performance. I`m not personally a fan. I like to see more singing, less jumping around, but I find the numbers quite shocking, but I`d like to think it`s because of the dancers and not because of Chris Brown. That`s really giving way too much.
ANDERSON: OK, well, and his new album, --
MAZAR: In my opinion.
ANDERSON: His new album did debut at number one. So, it is surprising for a lot of people. You`re right, Debi. OK. We`ll leave it right there for now. Debi Mazar, Midwin Charles, thank, ladies.
HAMMER: Right now, we got to move on to a big "Showbiz Newsmaker Interview" today.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Get ready because Star Jones, right here, answering the question everyone wants to know about. You know, all about her nasty battles with her "Celebrity Apprentice" co-stars.
STAR JONES, TV PERSONALITY: While the show was going on, I approached it like a competitor. It`s a game. It`s not a pageant. It`s not a sorority. And it`s the Miss Congeniality contest.
HAMMER: It`s Star Jones and headline making interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON (voice-over): Prince Harry`s emotional new interview today. What his late mom, Princess Diana, would have thought about princess to be Kate Middleton?
HAMMER: Katie Holmes, her daughter, Suri, and x-rated candy? Why was Little Suri photographed holding x-rated gummies?
KATIE HOLMES, ACTRESS: She grabbed some gummies that are boy part gummies, and I was horrified. I was like --
DEGENERES: Boy part?
HOLMES: Well, P-E-N-I-S gummy.
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HAMMER: This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
It is time for the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You know, I haven`t spoken to Charlie in a while, but, I hope that he`s doing well. I actually went to Brooke`s. Her twins had their birthday party. We were there, and you know, I feel for her as well. She`s going through a tough time.
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HAMMER: A brand new royal wedding controversy today. Prince William reportedly won`t wear a wedding band when he`s married. People.com says Kate Middleton will wear a ring. It`s reportedly a mutual decision, and I`m told, Brooke Anderson, by some very bright people that this is not uncommon, although, I find it quite strange.
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ANDERSON (on-camera): Yes, I guess, they do things a little bit differently. You know, I`m a wife who really appreciates the fact that my husband wears his wedding band. Probably, I think it represents a symbol of something very special, but, to each is own, A.J.
HAMMER (on-camera): He is your betrothed, then, you want everybody to know it. All right. Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
ANDERSON: Yes.
HAMMER: I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. I love saying betrothed. Brooke Anderson is in Hollywood.
ANDERSON: I love that, too. A.J., more big royal news today.
Is Kate Middleton, actually, related to Madonna`s ex-husband? And are you ready? Charlie Sheen is back on TV. And a health scare for Judge Judy, it`s all making big news in the buzz today.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): Judge Judy courtroom drama. Scary moments for everyone`s favorite take no prisoners judge. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you Judge Judy was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning from the set of her hit TV show. Not to worry, Judy was feeling better by the afternoon, even calling TMZ`s Harvey Levin to report, "I was feeling funky this morning, funky enough that I knew someone should give a gander over what I got."
Charlie returns to TV. He`s back. Charlie Sheen is back on the small screen -- no, not on "Two and a Half Men." Charlie is joining Drew Carry`s "Improv-A-Ganza" for one episode airing April 12th on GSN. Charlie will appear in a sketch that is said to separate the men from trolls. The sketch was prerecorded during a live performance in January.
Kate Middleton related to Madonna`s ex? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can reveal exclusively that the soon-to-be princess of Wales is, indeed, related to Madonna`s ex-husband, Guy Ritchie. They are sixth cousins. The New England Historic Genealogical Society tells us that not only is Kate related to Ritchie, she has another famous cousin as well, Ellen DeGeneres.
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ANDERSON (on-camera): Well, if you`re not related to Kate Middleton and didn`t get an invite to her wedding, don`t worry about it. We`ve got a way for you to go to London for the big event. You won`t be at the actual wedding ceremony, itself, but it`s almost as cool.
HAMMER: Definitely. You can win a trip for two to cover all the excitement of the royal wedding. All you have to do is enter to win, and you make us an iReport, put it on video, tells why you think you should be CNNs officials iReporter. That`s what Mim from California did.
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MIM FLYNN (ph), CALIFORNIA: Please send me to the royal wedding. Hip, hip hooray for Will and Kate. I`ll catch a cabbie to Westminster Abbey. I`ll take my flip cam through traffic jams to film the kiss at Buckingham. Just you wait CNN, it`s a take. You won`t be sorry, and your ratings will be great. Thank you, everyone. Signing off, Mim Flynn. Youngest of Kim, Tim, Jim, and Mim Flynn (ph). Cheerio, CNN. Hip, hip hooray!
HAMMER (voice-over): Thanks, Mim.
For your chance to be CNNs official iReporter, head over to iReport.com/royalwedding.
ANDERSON (voice-over): Mim was fantastic, A.J. I`m really psyched to be heading to London to cover this, too. I`ll be reporting live from there all week long leading up to the big event on April 29th. So be sure to keep it right here for the very best coverage.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Well, there`s been some royal feuding on "Celebrity Apprentice" this season involving Star Jones.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Star battling with Lisa Rinna, star fighting with "Real Housewives" star, NeNe Leakes. What`s the deal?
JONES: While the show is going on, I approached it like a competitor. It`s a game. It`s a not a pageant. It`s not a sorority. And it`s not the Miss Congeniality contest.
HAMMER: Star Jones right here on the headline making interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Dr. Drew on Britney Spears. The premiere of Dr. Drew Pinsky`s new show on HLN just a few days away. I had to ask Drew about Britney. Does he think Brit is fully recovered from her meltdown?
Also this.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh!
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at that, Carrie.
CARRIE ANN INABA, JUDGE OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS": Yes, I will marry you.
ANDERSON (voice-over): Big surprise for "Dancing with the Stars" judge, Carrie Ann Inaba on YTV.
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Time for the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He`s (INAUDIBLE). I love him. Don`t get me wrong. He`s Aquarius (ph). He`s adorable. I just think he`s had so many hot women that how do you keep trading up. Maybe, he (INAUDIBLE) older women. Maybe Jennifer Aniston. Maybe he`s go back to the day as we`ve seen the cameras of the world (ph), because I don`t think Jennifer would have taken that crap.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You`re my inspiration. You`re beautiful. You`re wonderful. You`re everything to me. Will you marry me?
HAMMER (voice-over): Wow. "Dancing with the Stars" judge, Carrie Ann Inaba is definitely dancing up a storm today. Did you see this? Her boyfriend proposed on live TV this morning. Carrie Ann was filling in for Kelly Ripa on "Live with Regis and Kelly," and at the end of the show, she got a huge surprise and a huge rock.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Well, Brooke, this was certainly very cool to see and be a part of. Carrie Ann really had no clue what was coming at all.
ANDERSON (on-camera): Yes, she did not, A.J. Here`s how it went down. Regis was reading an e-mail from a guy who wanted to propose to his girlfriend but didn`t know how. Regis offered his advice saying, you need some romantic lighting, music, flowers, and of course, a ring. Queue the boyfriend.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here it is, Carrie Ann Inaba.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just couldn`t find the words to express what you mean to me. You`re an inspiration. You`re beautiful. You`re wonderful. You`re everything to me. Will you marry me?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at that, Carrie.
INABA: Yes, I will marry you.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Isn`t that something? We got you there, right?
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ANDERSON: That`s wonderful. Carrie and Jesse, from all of us here at SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, congratulations. Best wishes.
HAMMER: Well, Chris Brown got a standing O after performing on "Dancing with the Stars" just after, of course, his GMA rampage. So, we had to ask on Facebook, is Brown being rewarded for his bad behavior? A lot of posts came in today.
This one from Joe A. who thinks that he is being rewarded. "I changed the channel. While he was performing, he is disgusting."
Dan H. thinks, "He did a fantastic job on "Dancing with the Stars." He`s not being rewarded for bad behavior but for his talent. Keep up your great work, Chris.
Connect with us. Join the debates on Facebook. We are SHOWBIZ TONIGHTHLN there. Follow @showbiztonight on Twitter for breaking entertainment news alert.
ANDERSON: And now the showbiz line-up. Here`s what`s coming up on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): Prince Harry`s emotional new interview. What his late mom, Prince Dianna, would have thought about princess-to-be Kate Middleton.
Star Jones right here in a headline making showbiz news maker interview. Star opens up about her nasty "Celebrity Apprentice" battles and Lisa Rinna.
Katie Holmes, her daughter and x-rated candy. Why was Little Suri photographed holding x-rated gummies?
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Time for the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Stars "Star Wars." Inside, Star Jones` nasty "Celebrity Apprentice" battle.
JONES: While the show was going on, I approached it like a competitor. It`s a game. It`s not a pageant. It`s not a sorority. And it`s not the Miss Congeniality contest.
HAMMER: The never shy, Star Jones, in the headline making showbiz news maker interview today.
ANDERSON: Katie Holmes and her x-rated uh-oh. Her daughter photographed holding x-rated gummies. Katie sets the record straight today.
HAMMER: The talking twins translated. The video of the adorable babbling babies has captured the world`s attention. And today, we`re translating what they`re saying.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba. Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
HAMMER: Plus, breaking today from the "Showbiz News Ticker," Betty White getting punked? And are Bravo`s house wives moving?
ANNOUNCER: TVs most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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HAMMER (on-camera): Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.
ANDERSON (on-camera): And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today.
"Star wars." Star Jones is speaking out today about her nasty headline making battles on "Celebrity Apprentice" that she and her co-stars have been trading vicious swipes about, specifically, Atlanta housewife, NeNe Leakes and actress, Lisa Rinna. So, is it all just a game?
Earlier today, I went one-on-one with Star for a bombshell "Showbiz News Maker Interview," and I asked star to set the record straight about all the fireworks, all the drama on the show. Watch what she revealed to me.
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ANDERSON: Fireworks in the book, fireworks on "Celebrity Apprentice."
JONES: Don`t you love that I coordinated "Satan`s Sisters" around the time that women are exploding on "Celebrity Apprentice"?
ANDERSON: Very savvy of you, Star.
JONES: There`s only a couple reasons to do reality television.
ANDERSON: What`s that?
JONES: Bring awareness to the charity that you are playing for, make money that you`re playing for, and emphasize something that`s important to you.
ANDERSON: American Heart Association is very near and dear to you, and I know that you are working hard on "Celebrity Apprentice" to raise money for that cause.
JONES: $170,000 the very first week.
ANDERSON: I watched. I want to talk to you about some of those riffs, some of the disputes. NeNe Leakes, let`s start with her.
JONES: Honestly, I really to this day, have no idea why she blew up, which is what you`ve seen in the promo.
ANDERSON: Yes.
JONES: I don`t think you`ve seen me do anything in particular to her, and I`ve chosen specifically not to address the very vicious attacks. While the show was going on, I approached it like a competitor. It`s a game. My strategy was 100 percent in your face.
ANDERSON: Very direct.
JONES: Very direct. Deal with it.
ANDERSON: Is that why you and Lisa Rinna had problems, you think?
JONES: She told me who she was in the first episode when she sort of laid back and didn`t work as hard to try to make the deliveries and sort of sneakily went behind my back to ask questions and cause dissension, why is it taking Star so long to complete that task? I don`t think she should have done that. All behind my back, sort of tittering, tittering. That is not useful to me in my long-term plan.
ANDERSON: Jerry Penacoli with "Extra" that you told that you are a much cooler person in person than what you see on the show.
JONES: Oh, absolutely. In my personal life, I am a much cooler person, but I wasn`t there to make friends, Brooke. That was not in the job description.
ANDERSON: Well, I hope you and NeNe can patch things up.
JONES: We don`t have very much in common. Next.
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ANDERSON: Next.
JONES: Next.
ANDERSON: Thank you so much, Star. Good to see you.
JONES: You`re welcome.
ANDERSON: Thank you.
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ANDERSON: All right. And you do not want to miss part two of my interview with Star Jones, Friday on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Star`s doing a set the record straight about her new novel, "Satan`s Sisters." Is it really about her former boss, Barbara Walters, and her tumultuous time on "The View"? You really do not want to miss this one.
HAMMER: Right now, Dr. Drew sounds off on Britney Spears. Of course, we`re all very excited because we`re just days away for Dr. Drew Pinsky joining us right here on HLN for his cool new show. Drew`s very busy with preparations, but he did stop by to tell us what he thinks of Britney`s big return this week.
Now, Brit`s GMA performance has been slammed by some people who claim that she seems, well, rather robotic. They also imply that Britney may not have fully recovered from a breakdown four years ago. So, I just had to ask Dr. Drew if he agrees.
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DR. DREW PINSKY, HOST: Let`s sort of look at the question at hand here. By the way, we are speculating. I don`t know Britney, and we`re really responding to somebody else`s opinion on a blog. She doesn`t look there like somebody`s particularly propped up, by the way. She looks pretty good, as far as I`m concerned. That`s number one.
Number two, that is a grave misrepresentation of the condition that she has. She has chronic psychiatric disorders that are going to need management probably her entire life, including probably medication. And the fact is medication that treats -- have you heard as I have heard that maybe bipolar disorder is one of the conditions here. That is a life long condition.
And if that`s, indeed, the case, the medications that are typically used for that can make people actually look a little robotic and a little stiffer sometimes. That doesn`t mean that they`re not a stable, not be in great condition and see are of any real concern to us. Yes, somebody with a chronic psychiatric medical condition does need to be dealt with carefully and followed up very cautiously, but it doesn`t mean they`re in imminent trouble and doesn`t mean they shouldn`t be working.
And one other thing I want to say, A.J. which is something that has not been said enough. For some reason, her parents have taken sort of a -- I think an inappropriate rap for what has happened with her. Because of their willingness to step up and take a conservatorship of her well-being in life, that`s why she`s alive today.
HAMMER: And in my mind, as far as the conservatorship is concerned, which has been in place. Her father in charge of her affairs since 2008, it seems to me, given all the pressures she faces in her daily life just being Britney Spears the star, it seems like exactly the right thing, so she can just focus on and that not worry about the other stuff.
PINSKY: That is exactly correct. Her parents again should be -- again, we should be tipping our hats, we should be congratulating for stepping in. Remember, this is an adult child with mental illness. That is a very difficult thing for a parent to do, step in, get conservatorship, and then maintain it really risking their relationship with the child in order to maintain the well being of the child.
And yes, indeed, it is him and the team around her that, no doubt, has got her to the point where she can go out and do these things now. And as you said, when we started looking at these clips, looks pretty good to me. I mean, you know, maybe you`re not a Britney fan, but if you were, I think you`d be pretty happy right now.
HAMMER: Let`s talk some more about your new show. Of course, again, it debuts on HLN next Monday, the 4th of April. The day before that big premiere, on Sunday, I can`t wait for this, we`re going to see you speaking with HLN "Morning Express" anchor, Robin Meade in a special that I`ve taken a little bit of a look at, Dr. Drew.
I have to say it is fascinating, and I`m telling everybody, you shouldn`t miss this thing. You get very personal with Robin about being a parent, among other things. Let`s watch that.
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PINSKY: In terms of my parenting, parenting, what I try to do is be a certain kind of person, live a certain kind of life, and really, model what I want my kids to be.
ROBIN MEADE, ANCHOR "MORNING EXPRESS": Do you have to talk to them about drugs and sex?
PINSKY: Well, the boys are not so interested in talking to me, but they talk to mom. My daughter has been talking to us for a long time. And like I said, I`m hard-core (ph) about drugs and alcohol because I`ve seen parents not to do that. So, now they`re 18, what I tell them is if you make a mistake, you`re facing the consequences. You`re on your own. I will not be bailing you out. They`re not going to figure it out for us. We`ve got to do it.
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HAMMER: So, you get very personal there with Robin. Are we going to be seeing more of that from you during your show?
PINSKY: I hope so. I mean, I really want to share with the viewers my own personal opinions and my own personal experiences. I`m a dad. I have a job like anybody else, and I feel and bleed and hurt and feel the same things everybody else does. And I`ve had some kind of interesting life experiences, and I have no problem sharing them with people.
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HAMMER: We are just thrilled to welcome Dr. Drew into the HLN family. Make sure you catch Dr. Drew`s "Nightly Show" when it premieres Monday, April 4th, right here on HLN at 9:00 p.m. eastern.
ANDERSON: I`m excited about that.
All right. So, Katie Holmes` daughter grabs some x-rated candy, somebody takes a picture, and boom, there`s a scandal. Well, today, Katie sets the record straight. What happened?
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HOLMES: She grabs little gummies that are boy part gummies, and I was horrified.
ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST: Boy part?
HOLMES: Well, P-E-N-I-S.
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ANDERSON (voice-over): I`m telling you, parents everywhere can probably relate to this one. That`s next. Also this.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
HAMMER (voice-over): It`s a baby bonanza, I tell you. The talking twins have become YouTube sensations. Today, some hilarious translations of what they`re saying.
ANDERSON: And Prince Harry`s emotional new interview. What his late mom, Princess Diana, would have thought about Prince Williams` wedding?
PRINCE HARRY, BROTHER OF PRINCE WILLIAM: It will be myself, my brother and my father. There will be all sorts of people and the rest of the family that will be, no doubt, thinking about it. I`m hoping she would be very, very proud, the big day has come upon him.
ANDERSON: Plus, Harry reveals what Diana would have thought of the new princess bride.
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
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HAMMER (on-camera): It is time for the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. And just in today, Prince Harry`s royal revelations.
ANDERSON (on-camera): In a brand new interview with ABC`s Bob Woodruff on "Good morning, America" this morning, Prince Harry spoke out in his most candid interview yet about big brother, Prince William, and Kate Middleton`s wedding.
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PRINCE HARRY: I haven`t have that much time to see them. You know, I`ve got to know Kate pretty well, but now, that she`s been coming to the family, I`m looking forward to, you know, getting her under my wing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She`s changing her life. She`s going to be part of the family now.
PRINCE HARRY: I mean, she`s a fantastic girl. She really is. My brother`s very lucky, and she`s very lucky to have my brother. The two of them are a perfect match.
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ANDERSON: But, it`s really unusual to hear Prince Harry get personal like this. With me right now in New York, Ben Widdicombe, who`s a celebrity journalist and here in Hollywood, Debi Mazar, stars as Shauna Roberts on HBO`s `Entourage" and a fantastic Debi also stars in a Cookie Channel show "Extra Virgin with Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos."
All right, guys. Prince Harry spilled a whole lot of beans today revealing that William actually waited to pop the question to Kate and how their late mother, Princess Diana, would have felt about William and Kate getting married. Watch what he said.
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PRINCE HARRY: She`d be very, very proud that the big day has come. We all thought that it was never going to happen for him. But it has happened, and I think everyone`s going to be really proud of him. And it`s a big deal. It`s not just a normal wedding. It`s a really big decision for him to bring Kate into the family, and there`s, obviously, a huge amount of pressure from the media, from the public perception, everything like that. He`s done the right thing. He`s waited, and he`s done it when he feels right, and it`s a huge step.
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ANDERSON: Yes, I would say it`s a huge step. It`s a big deal. Harry told Bob Woodruff that William would have married two years ago had it not been for all the intense pressure around the couple. Ben, over to you. Now, I think the pressure and the media coverage has exploded more than ever. How do you think they are handling it?
BEN WIDDICOMBE, CELEBRITY JOURNALIST: Well, there`s no question that Kate Middleton is joining the biggest firm in the world. You know, it`s really a job, not just a marriage that she`s getting into. And I was really refreshed to see that interview with Harry so casual, so fresh, and so normal. That`s quite a departure for members of the royal family to give that kind of very casual, easy going interview.
So, it bodes very well that the royal family is keeping modern, but Kate Middleton is going to, maybe, have an easier time than Diana famously did. And I think it`s great that the royal family is modernizing and welcoming Kate in this way.
ANDERSON: Yes. Me, too. Hey, Debi, everywhere you turn right now --
MAZAR: Yes.
ANDERSON: It`s all about the royal wedding. Do you understand the fascination?
MAZAR: Oh, absolutely. I remember watching Diana get married and being at Westminster Abbey and the dress and the media and how beautiful it was. And I`m personally very excited for them. Their love seems genuine, and it`s a really big deal.
ANDERSON: Yes. It seems like a fairy tale. I cannot wait either. I`m really excited for it myself, and Prince Harry also revealed some details about the best man`s speech that he and some of Prince William`s close friends will be collaborating on together to deliver. Watch what he said about that.
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PRINCE HARRY: I will take the Mickey out of him. I will have a few stories, but I think my grandmother will be there, so I`ll have to be selective, but the speech will be like any best man`s speech. Between the three of us, we will make sure the people know the good times and bad times since he was a nipper.
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ANDERSON: All right. A royal wedding but common practice for the best man to rib the groom at his wedding during the toast. Debi, isn`t it great to see that Prince William and Prince Harry are leading the kind of, if you can call it normal, kind of normal lives that their late mother wanted them to lead?
MAZAR: They feel very down to earth. Absolutely, it feels so down to earth, so in touch with what`s going on in the world. And I love how he goes, I`ve got to choose my words carefully because my grandmother is going to be there.
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MAZAR: I just love that he`s referring to the queen as his grandmother and that he actually is being real gentleman to make sure his language is appropriate.
ANDERSON: It`s so great. It`s certainly great, and I definitely think that Princess Diana would be beaming with pride for her boys if she were here.
MAZAR: Oh, yes.
ANDERSON: Ben Widdicombe, Debi Mazar, thank you both.
ANDERSON: And do not forget to tune in to Debi Mazar`s show "Extra Virgin with Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos" Wednesday nights on the Cooking Channel.
HAMMER: Right now, Katie Holmes sets the record straight today.
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HAMMER (voice-over): She`s not a horrible mom. There were pictures plastered everywhere recently of Katie with her daughter, Suri, and a mysterious box of x-rated gummy candy. Well, today on "Ellen," Katie explains exactly what happened before that picture was taken at a very G- rated and kid-friendly New York City restaurant.
HOLMES: We go and we`re waiting for a table, and she grabs some gummies that are boy part gummies, and I was horrified. I was like --
DEGENERES: Boy part?
HOLMES: Well, P-E-N-I-S gummies.
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HOLMES: And I was like, oh, oh, OK. I said oh wow, those aren`t Swedish fish. She`s holding the box, and I was like, OK, wow. You know, we don`t need that right now because I thought if i say put that back, then she`s going to say what is it? I didn`t really want to have that conversation. So, I was like why are they selling these here? This is for kids. And then, it was on the cover of a magazine that, you know, I`m giving her little gummies.
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HAMMER (on-camera): I feel badly for her. A situation certainly any parent can relate to, minus the paparazzi, of course.
ANDERSON: Yes. Poor Katie. All right. From Katie`s adorable baby to adorable babbling babies. Everyone`s talking about the video of the talking twin baby boys. Well, today, we`ve done some digging, and we`re translating what they`re saying.
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UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.
ANDERSON (voice-over): We have got more hilarious twin translations next.
HAMMER (voice-over): And now the "Showbiz News Ticker," more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news today.
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This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, news and views.
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ANDERSON (on-camera): Right now, translating the twins. It is the viral video that`s almost too cute for words. Twin baby boys talking, seemingly in their own unique language. The video has gotten more than 2 million hits on YouTube. The twins were even on GMA this morning. Today, it`s the adults who are talking, though, weighing in with hilarious translations of the baby twin speak. Here`s CNNs Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): If you haven`t heard the talking twin babies by now, you haven`t been listening.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: Their mom put the video on her blog and ended up on YouTube, and now, these two boys have raised baby talk to an art.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: But now, talk has turned to what they`re saying.
PROF. HARRIET KLEIN, NYU DEPT. OF COMM. SCIENCES & DISORDERS: They`re not really saying anything, they`re just babbling.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba.
KLEIN: They`re imitating each other. So, one is perpetuating the babbling in the other.
MOOS: Dr. Harriet Klein is an expert in speech development, but those who aren`t have been supplying their own subtitles.
MOOS (on-camera): Most people seem that think the kids were talking about socks.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: Or maybe they were talking about current events, a certain snake escape.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: Others bees seem disturbed by the babbling.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoo.
MOOS: There have been cases of twins who really did seem to develop their own private lingo.
MOOS (voice-over): There was a documentary made about twins in California who spoke their own language until the age of eight or so. The two didn`t have much adult interaction and picked up a combo of English spoken by their dad in German and spoken by their grandmother. The parents of the YouTube twins have shied away from too much publicity.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: Actually, it`s more like millions, if you count TV and web views.
ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST: I think they were talking about Libya, I think.
MOOS: Someone else had the same idea in this matchup with Dutch subtitles.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba.
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MOOS: These two don`t just imitate each other`s babbling, they do simultaneous head stands, and we can only imagine what they`d do if they found that escaped cobra.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba. Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
MOOS: As one person posted, nominee for best foreign language film.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.
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ANDERSON: Twins are so connected from the beginning. That was CNNs Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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