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J.R. Martinez, winner of "Dancing with the Stars"; Justin Bieber Took DNA Test; Reality TV Stars Reveals Secrets in Showbiz Secrets
Aired November 23, 2011 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST (voice-over): Big news breaking tonight on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT."
Saving the Kardashians. Did Rob Kardashian`s stunning performance on "Dancing with the Stars" save the Kardashian image?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I love it and I love everything we`ve accomplished.
HAMMER: The great dancing debate tonight. Has love single-handedly saved the Kardashian name? We break big news about "Dancing" winner J.R. Martinez "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" and we break into J.R.`s dancing co-star Nancy Grace.
The Bieber baby DNA battle. Tonight, the woman claiming she had Justin Bieber`s baby with her own DNA test? The startling question, will the Biebs have to take a second test.
Remarkable brand new revolutions today about Hulk Hogan`s divorce. About the mind-boggling millions he has to pay his ex-wife, Linda.
Our showbiz flash point, doe she deserved it?
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show breaks news right now.
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HAMMER: Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with big news breaking tonight, saving the Kardashians. I mean, whoever would have thought that it would take Kim Kardashian`s younger brother Rob and some pretty fancy dancing to make everyone feel some brand new Kardashian love following Kim`s wedding divorce fiasco?
But "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is here to tell you that`s exactly what was going on here today. Following Rob`s photo finish on "Dancing with the Stars," he may have come in number two to J.R. Martinez, who of course took home the mirror ball trophy, but it was awfully close and now it`s Rob to the rescue.
With me right now in New York, someone who knows exactly how it feels to win a big-time reality show, Javier Colon who won the very first season of "the Voice." Javier`s great new album is comes through for you and it is out everywhere.
With me tonight from Hollywood, "Dancing with the Stars" dance pro, Louis Van Amstel. Louis is the spokesman for the dancing fitness program. (Inaudible). Great to see you, Louis as well.
And it`s really blown me away. I can`t believe how far Rob Kardashian actually got in this competition, really the season`s dark horse. "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" was there at the finale last night, and you`ve got to watch what Rob told us about the whole experience for him.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE REPORTER: What will you take away from this experience?
ROB KARDASHIAN, FIRST RUNNER-UP WINNER, DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 13: Just learning something about myself that I never, ever would have imagined and just to be doing the things I`m doing up there is crazy in my mind that I`m doing them. So, just attacking that fear and it`s a crazy situation, but I love it and I love everything we`ve accomplished.
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HAMMER: And Rob`s sister Kim who, of course, has been lying rather low since she announced her divorce actually made another appearance on the show last night to support Rob. Louis, I got to wonder, if Rob, his dancing partner, his genuine appeal on the show, can actually make the whole Kardashian clan likeable again. It seems possible.
LOUIS VAN AMSTEL, DANCE PRO, DANCING WITH THE STARS: Well, I think Rob did an amazing job the entire season. And I actually call him see biscuit. You call him the dark horse, I call him sea biscuit. He came from behind, nobody saw it coming. And if - I guess if he would have had this momentum two weeks earlier, I think he would have won.
HAMMER: Wow, that`s a huge statement, because, you know, all along you and I have been talking, Louie, and you were pretty sure it was going to go to J.R. Rob sure made it a lot further than Kim did, you know. She was on "Dancing with the Stars," I mean, three years ago and she finished in 11th place.
Javier, I actually know you know Kim. In fact, I remember she tweeted about you when you were on "the Voice" because you know her from some time ago. Do you actually think -- because her family, let`s face it, has taken some hits because of her whole divorce fiasco. Do you think Rob can possibly be the one to save the day here?
JAVIER COLON, WINNER, THE VOICE: You know, you`re right, the family has taken some hits for something that`s happened recently, but I mean, it`s obviously a great thing that he came -- I mean, he got so close to winning, and, you know, his journey on the show, I mean, he grew so much, and I think it can`t hurt at all. I think he did what he went out there to do, to do his best, and he showed America that he can actually dance, which is that was awesome.
HAMMER: And surprising, I think, to a lot of people. I don`t know why. He`s just another dude, but because he`s a Kardashian, which brings us to one report which was actually out there today. There was speculation that Rob actually lost that photo finish because he is a Kardashian. That`s how strong the backlash to Kim is been, Louis. Do you buy that at all?
AMSTEL: I don`t really know, but all I do know is that Rob deserves to be there. He did not need the help from his sisters. And he gets all the credit from day one, and the fact that he got so close to winning, I mean, he deserved everything. But, I mean, J.R. won and rightly so, because it`s still a marathon, and you add up all these weeks together, and overall, I think J.R. was the right winner. But kudos to Rob.
HAMMER: Yes. I agree with you. I think it was J.R.`s to lose last night. Very quickly, Javier, do you agree? You were watching all along. Did J.R. deserve to win?
COLON: I agree. I mean, he worked really hard throughout the competition and he had some flawless performances. And you know, I think the right person won.
HAMMER: And what an inspiring story. Alright, great. Javier Colon and Louis Van Amstel, great to see you both. Thank you so much.
So, this season of "Dancing with the Stars" was truly special to me because I not only got the chance to see my colleague Nancy Grace really show the world a completely different side of herself, but I also got the opportunity to dance with Nancy and bond with her in our own special way because she was dancing on the show.
Nancy did a spectacular job week after week. She was pushing herself beyond all limits. I`m so proud of her. And I spoke with my dear friend Nancy Grace earlier today for a showbiz weekly interview.
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HAMMER: Nancy, first of all, congratulations once again on what was really a fantastic season for you on "Dancing with the Stars." And as we now know, as so many people had predicted, J.R. Martinez won that mirror ball trophy, of course so I have to ask you, as long as it wasn`t going to be you, Nancy, are you with me that they got it right?
NANCY GRACE, HOST, NANCY GRACE SHOW: You know, A.J., number one, I want to thank you for all you did to help me. You even came out here and came to some of my practices with Tristan and all your shout-outs and rallying the votes helped me so much. And it was not an effort in vain -- thank you, John David; I`ve got the twins with me right now -- because my check that I finally get from "Dancing with the Stars" is going to go to the National Center for missing and exploited children.
HAMMER: Yes.
GRACE: But, you know, J.R. and I became very good friends as well as Karina. It was never won the mirror ball trophy. This was like winning the World Series to a professional dancer. So, I`m just so happy for them.
But it was tough. You know, Ricki - Ricki Lake was an incredible professional dancer, in fact, a professional dancer. She`s danced in movies before -- thank you, John David -- and then you`ve got Robert Kardashian who has the Kardashian bootie behind him. You know, that`s hard to battle. But all along, J.R., you`ve got a war hero that can dance. You know, that`s a tough one right there. How can you beat him?
HAMMER: No question. Now, listen, you and I have talked about all the great friendships you struck up on the show. Now that you`ve been away from the daily routine for at least a couple weeks, what else are you finding that you`re taking away from the whole experience that you maybe haven`t thought of before?
GRACE: You know what, so much fun, because A.J., you know my story. I went to law school after the murder of my fiance, and I spent so much of my life with blinders on focusing on victims` rights, crime, seeking justice in my own way, and when I did "Dancing with the Stars," I really just had fun. And when I would be tired or weary, I would remember that whatever money I got it`s going to help find missing children. And a lot of times I would take to the dance floor with that on my mind, and that really got me through a lot.
HAMMER: Well, it`s incredible that you were able to donate so much money now. I`m just so happy for you and for the fact that it`s going towards this particular charity. But right now, Nancy, are you ready because I have some big breaking J.R. Martinez news for you. Are you prepared?
GRACE: OK, hit me!
HAMMER: Here we go. "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" can now reveal J.R. Martinez will be my co-host for "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" at CNN heroes. How about this? Listen to the whole deal.
GRACE: Whoo hoo!
HAMMER: I`m going to be out there in Los Angeles. I`ll be hosting the live, star-studded red carpet special on December 11th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. And J.R. and I are going to be doing that as the big lead up to CNN naming its hero of the year in a live special. That is going to be hosted of course by Anderson Cooper. That will start 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Nancy, I got to tell you, having met this guy when I was out there with you in L.A. for "Dancing with the Stars," it was impossible to not like him. You, of course, now the pleasure of being with him for so many weeks on "Dancing with the Stars," how perfect is it that a true hero is going to be on part of the show that honors heroes just like him?
GRACE: You know what, I`m so happy for him. When I first met him, I knew right then that losing to him who would actually be an honor. You know, my dad is a vet, too, from the world war, and my family was so supportive of him and Karina, both of them. I`m so thrilled he`s going to be part of something connected to CNN, and you, A.J.
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HAMMER: My thanks to Nancy Grace, and yes, that`s incredible. J.R. Martinez is going to be joining Anderson Cooper on Thursday night, 8:00 p.m. Eastern on CNN for a thanksgiving night special "CNN heroes, where are they now?" Anderson will catch up with all of your favorite past CNN heroes and the celebrities they`ve inspired.
And yes, Sunday, December 11th, 7:00 p.m. Eastern, I`m so thrilled. J.R. is going to be my co-host for "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" at CNN heroes, our live red carpet pre-show. And then, of course, 8:00 p.m. Eastern, that`s when Anderson Cooper will host CNN heroes, an all-star tribute and CNN names its hero of the year.
Moving now to the Bieber baby DNA battle. So, Justin Bieber reportedly just took that DNA test to prove he is not the man of the woman`s baby. Well now, the woman is striking back with her own DNA test. Will the Biebs have more DNA drama ahead?
Angelina Jolie`s dangerous confession, Jolie dropping a bombshell about her dark past. Why she says she is lucky to be alive. You`ve got to hear this.
And later on the special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" at the bottom of the hour, showbiz reality secrets tonight behind the hair gel. Secrets of "Jersey Shore" from someone who lived it.
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ANGELINA PIVARNICK, FORMER CAST, JERSEY SHORE: I had no idea it would become as big as it actually became. As a matter of fact, I thought it would be the most embarrassing thing for my name and my reputation.
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HAMMER: Former "Jersey Shore" cast Angelina Pivarnick taking me behind the cameras.
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HAMMER: That, of course, Justin Bieber performing his massive hit "never say never" for throngs of screaming fans on NBC`s "today" show. What a scene it was. (Inaudible).
Justin rocked the house despite new reports that the woman who claims she fathered his child is set to make another big move.
Welcome back to "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
Tonight, Bieber`s big test. Justin Bieber has made good on taking the DNA test to prove he didn`t father of the self-professed fan as she claims. Mariah Yeater filed and then dropped the paternity suit alleging that four month`s old son is Bieber`s baby. Now that Biebs has done his part, it`s Yeater`s move. And now, there`s word she is not backing down.
So, I had to take this case to HLN zone, Nancy Grace to get her take.
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HAMMER: So, Nancy, Justin Bieber has been very vocal about this whole paternity lawsuit, consistently tweeting and not at all shying away from doing interviews and talking about it. Today was really no different. Let`s hear what he told the ladies on "the view."
JUSTIN BIEBER, SINGER: I have to do it. I did it because I wanted to. I just wanted everything to just be out in the open and be like listen, there`s no reason for this to even a discussion. It shouldn`t even be a discussion. So I was like, it doesn`t matter. If I have to take it, if I don`t have to take it, I`m going to take it just because it just made sense.
HAMMER: So Nancy, here`s the thing. With Justin so willing to take this test, I`m thinking this is only going to open the floodgates for another long list of others for frivolous claims that people will lodge against him at this point. Don`t you agree?
GRACE: Well, you know, I see what you`re saying, but the reality is, is that, from his demeanor and what he is doing, it suggests to me that he is not the father of this child. But what will really intimidate or, let me just say, scare away other false claims, assuming this is one is false, is if you sue them.
If you sue them for defamation, be it oral slander or written libel. Because as a public figure, once you put yourself out there, it`s a lot harder to win a defamation suit. But I guarantee you a couple lawsuits and the scorched earth policy will stop the frivolous claims against Bieber.
HAMMER: Let`s hope so. I mean, this woman got way too much attention, if you ask me.
Let`s get to the other big story today. Stunning details just revealed in Hulk Hogan`s multi-million-dollar divorce settlement. I want to break it down for you here. Hulk`s ex-Linda Hogan gets 70 percent of the couple`s savings and investment, 40 percent ownership in hulk`s business ventures, a $3 million property settlement. She gets a Mercedes Benz, a Cadillac escalade, a Corvette Rolls Royce and whole bunch of off-road vehicles.
Nancy, here our showbiz flash point, did Linda deserve it? That`s a lot of booty.
GRACE: Here`s the reality. They were married for a long time. And you know what, whenever you play, you got to pay. You know, if he danced to the music, he has to play the fiddler. And I`m sure this would not have been an agreement or a reword from a court had it not been - let me just say equitable. It`s easy to take sides, but we don`t really know what went on inside their home, and if he`s willing to fork over this, I`d be willing to bet there is a reason.
Yes. I was going to say, I mean, this divorce was as bitter that he see come. They were making claims from both sides, so you think maybe a little dancing on the outside could have been the main factor that tipped the scale so heavily in her favor? I mean, it doesn`t seem equitable, at least from a financial standpoint to me, 70 percent, holy mackerel.
GRACE: You know what, you`re tempting me, A.J.to do I just said, don`t do which is make frivolous claims against someone, even though Hulk Hogan, as a public figure, be far from him to win a defamation lawsuit.
But the reality is this, when you`ve been inside of marriage for many, many years. She gave birth to his children. You know, everybody has especially Hollywood stars and wrestling champions, I`m sure having skeletons in their closet. She probably knows where everyone is. So, I think that he`s somewhat - let me say very wise legal advice.
HAMMER: Got it. Nancy, love you. Great seeing you.
GRACE: Bye, friend.
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HAMMER: Alright, as we move on, how would you like to own your own "Twilight" wedding dress? That`s right, you, too, could have the "Twilight" wedding of your own. I`m going to tell how you can have the very same dress Kristin Stewart`s wore in breaking dawn. You got to see this. It`s coming up.
And later, on a special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" at the bottom of the hour, showbiz reality secrets, "Toddlers with Tiaras." What is their secret to reality`s success? I`m talking pint size beauty Queen Eden Wood spilling the beans for me on how she built her reality empire.
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HAMMER: What do you like most about being on TV?
EDEN WOOD, TODDLER AND TIARAS: I like it because you always get to have fun and you always get to be in the camera. I love the camera.
HAMMER: You do love the camera and quite frankly, the camera loves you.
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HAMMER: Lady Gaga`s winter wonderland. Lady Gaga giving ABC`s Robin Roberts an exclusive tour of her brand new Gaga`s workshop at Barney`s right here, in New York City. Barney gave up 5500 square feet on the 5th floor of the Madison Avenue Store. You can buy everything Gaga from little monster stuff animals to worth thousand dollar illness and boodys. A portion of the proceeds go to Gaga`s anti-bullying foundation, "born this way." Gaga`s workshop is open through New Year, sounds really cool.
Well, we move now from Gaga`s wonderland to the bride of "Twilight." Now you can get your very own "Twilight" wedding dress. We`ve got the details.
Also, Angelina Jolie`s shocking confession, about her dark past. All that making big news in the buzz today.
Angelina battles with the dark side. Angelina Jolie just revealed she is lucky to be alive in a brand new shocking interview with CBS "60 minutes." Jolie confesses that she went through heavy, darker times in her career and is just relieved that she is here.
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ANGELINA JOLIE, ACTRESS: Another artist to people that couldn`t survive certain things. Nothing I want to go into a lot of detail about, but I think people can imagine the most dangerous and I did the worst met o many reasons I shouldn`t be here.
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HAMMER: The interview airs on "60 minutes" this Sunday.
Be a "Twilight" bride. Bellas Swan want to be who are about to get married can now say "I do" looking just like the Kristen Stewart character in the latest "Twilight" installment. Official copies of the wedding dress Stewart`s wears in breaking dawn part I are already being sold in stores. Carolina Herrera design the one Kristin wears in the movie and worked with bridal retailer Alfred Angelo to make a less expensive version available to the public in time for the film`s premier. Soon to be Vampire brides can pick one up for $799. And you know they`re going to sell out.
And now, the showbiz line-up. Here`s what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT."
A special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," showbiz reality secrets. "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," blowing the lid of the secrets to the biggest reality shows on TV, like "Jersey Shore."
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PIVARNICK: I had no idea it was going to be as big as it actually became. As a matter of fact, I thought it was going to be like some most embarrassment thing for my name and my reputation.
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HAMMER: Gym, tan, secrets. "Jersey Shore" Angelina Pivarnick spills secrets about Sitch, Snooki and the whole shore house gang.
The voice winner, Javier Colon, reveals the secrets of winning big on one of the biggest reality show on TV.
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HAMMER: Now on a special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," showbiz reality secrets behind the GTL lifestyle. Confessions from a former "Jersey Shore" co-star.
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PIVARNICK: I had no idea it would become as big as it became. As a matter of fact, I thought it would be the most embarrassing thing for my name and my reputation.
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HAMMER: She`s revealing startling, brand new secrets about the entire "Jersey Shore" gang.
Plus, the make-up, the hair, the costume. Now, I`m not talking more "Jersey Shore." We`re talking with the cuties patooties of "Toddlers and Tiaras."
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HAMMER: What do you like most about the show?
WOOD: I like it because you get to have fun and you always get to be in the camera. I love the camera.
HAMMER: You do love the camera. And quite frankly, the camera loves you.
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HAMMER: Inside the controversial world of kid`s beauty pageant.
And the winner of "the voice" is opening up about how it felt to win one of the toughest reality show competitions on TV.
A special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." showbiz reality secrets start right now.
Welcome to this special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," showbiz reality secrets. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York, and tonight "Jersey Shore" secrets revealed.
"SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" going one on one with former "Jersey Shore" co-star, Angelina Pivarnick. She is throwing down brand new bombshell secrets about the hit reality show that are just amazing.
So, get ready to hear the truth about just how real all that on-screen drama is and what it`s like to live your life in front of the camera 24/7. The former "Jersey Shore" star Angelina Pivarnick spilled all the Shore secrets to me in an incredible must see showbiz newsmaker interview.
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HAMMER: So you were right there when "Jersey Shore" first got going back in 2009. When you all first got together in the shore house and you started shooting the show before anything ever aired, did you have any concept in your mind that it could possibly be as big as it became?
PIVARNICK: I had no idea it was going to be as big as it actually became. As a matter of fact, I thought it was going to be like the most embarrassing thing for my name and my reputation. Because I live on a small island, so, everybody like knows each other. And at first the show was going to be called Guido`s.
HAMMER: Right. Right.
So, I was like my God.
And you had signed up for it knowing that was the name, or when you signed up there was no name.
PIVARNICK: There was no name. And then when they gave me the contract, on top of the contract, it`s like Guido`s and I`m like, oh, my God, what am I doing right now, you know?
HAMMER: You`re in the midst of the season though, and when you sort of started to get a handle on what people were going to see, did you then say, well, yes, I think they got the formula for something that people who watch the MTV are going to love.
PIVARNICK: Yes. You know, I was a little hesitant at first. But then I just kind a - just took it by storm and just went out and did my thing and it was fun.
HAMMER: But when you guys were shooting the show, did you ever get together as a group and say yes. Maybe this will be a big deal?
PIVARNICK: You know what, not really. At first, we were all kind of complaining about money like, you know, we don`t a job right now because we kind a just went into the show and when we like left our jobs behind and stuff and we didn`t - we aren`t get paid at first.
At the first season we really didn`t make any money. So, it was kind a like yes, so why are we going to leave our jobs for this? Because we didn`t think it would be a big hit.
HAMMER: So, I want you to take me inside with a couple of the secrets from the show, you know. Everybody imagines that before it ever started that maybe they came to you and they said, you know what, some of the scenes are going to be a bit exaggerated, we`re going to stage a few set-ups. Is that actually what happened?
PIVARNICK: You know what, they never -- it`s crazy because they kind a sometimes they put us in, like, predicaments that we really didn`t want. Like for example, one time I wanted the car keys and the producers were like, well, we don`t have the car keys, situation has them. Me and situation were fighting at the time. So of course, what do I have to do? I have to go to situation, get the car key. And I was going to create drama and it was going to be good for the show. So, it`s kind a like - you know.
HAMMER: Did they ever encourage you at any point to step up the level of drama today by fooling aside and say? Quite frankly, we watch the shows, we know what works. We know what gets noticed. It`s the people around whom the most drama is sounding.
So, is there any point where somebody said, you know, step it up a bit?
PIVARNICK: I don`t really think to me. I think they just saw other people they were doing it. To me, I was kind a like - I mean, I was cool to the producers and stuff like that, but I wasn`t really, like, close, close with them, you know, because I kind of had my own issues going on in the house. So I don`t think they were going to say that to me.
HAMMER: Did anybody ever object when they would say something like that, or as you mentioned, when they set up a situation, a scenario that might not otherwise wouldn`t happen by - you turn to the producers and say, come on, guys, get real.
PIVARNICK: I`ve done that before. I`ve done hat before, yes. And I`m like, really? Come on.
HAMMER: You ever see Snooki or the situation or any of those guys do the same thing and - it seems like their game for whatever. But do they, do they ever call anybody out and say, no, I don`t think we`re going to do that.
PIVARNICK: I`ve seen it happen a couple times. I mean, not too drastically, but you know, I`ve seen it happen where -- because the producers are always -- situation was always having a problem with the producers and stuff like that. He was totally crazy.
HAMMER: Really? That`s so shocking for me to hear.
PIVARNICK: Come on. He`s America`s most-loved guy.
HAMMER: Can I ask you something I`ve wanted to know?
PIVARNICK: Sure.
HAMMER: Is what you see what you get?
PIVARNICK: What you see is what you get with Mike Sorentino.
HAMMER: It is not being put on for the cameras and then Snooki as well, right. I mean, that`s just who she is.
PIVARNICK: You know what, I`ve known Mike before the show, and I told him - like I said, I`ve known him way before other people on the show have known him, and to be honest with you, he changed a whole bunch. And I`m really upset with like what who he has become now.
And Snooki, what you see is what you get with her. She`s always drank, she`s a wild girl. That`s just how she is.
HAMMER: Take me a little further behind the scenes of what happens in the actual production of the show. How many cameras are there? I mean, are they just everywhere?
PIVARNICK: They`re everywhere. There`s like dome cameras, there`s cameras when you walk on one side of the room. It`s like -- you know, they move. There are guys that are standing there filming us. They have different, you know, sets where basically one guy comes in, another guy comes in. There are three cameras every night, you know, guys that are holding them.
HAMMER: Right.
PIVARNICK: And then, you - like I said, there are dome cameras, fixed cameras.
HAMMER: The night vision cameras in the bedrooms?
PIVARNICK: Night vision cameras is like -- I want to break those cameras. I swear to God.
HAMMER: Did you ever block when they ever say, do not touch the cameras?
PIVARNICK: You can`t touch the cameras.
HAMMER: So, what is the secret then to getting comfortable learning to live with the cameras there? Because I`m sure at first, you`re very aware of them. And what I always hear from people is after awhile, you actually do forget that they`re there.
PIVARNICK: You know what? I wouldn`t say you are going to forget that they are there. You tried to forget that they`re there, but it`s very hard. It really is. I mean, for me being a woman, I just I could not deal with it. I`m not going to lie. At first I`m like, no. And I really didn`t adapt to it as much. After a while, it was kind of getting OK for me but I`m not going to say it was 100 percent OK.
HAMMER: But you probably went in saying to yourself -- and I`m guessing here - you probably went in saying, well, I`m not going to put everything out there, I`m not going to reveal everything because these cameras are around all the time, and then did you ultimately find yourself getting so comfortable where there was no difference, cameras rolling or not rolling, with what you were going to do or say?
PIVARNICK: When I would get drunk, I was more OK with the cameras. To be honest with you, I was a little hesitant at first. Because of course, like if you`re in the hot tub kissing guy or whatever, you`ve got the guy right on you. You know, video --
HAMMER: So, the camera guy, yes.
PIVARNICK: The camera guy. And then you have like the dome camera right over you watching everything you`re doing. So, if you`re in the Jacuzzi getting it on, someone is watching you. Actually not one person, it`s like 30, you know. It`s just crazy and you really have to be a TV person to adapt to something like that. You really can`t be your full-on self. You have to adapt to it. It`s crazy.
HAMMER: So what would you say is the one thing that would surprise people the most about what happens when the show is actually being shot, something they might not know.
PIVARNICK: A lot of "Jersey Shore" is edited to - I mean, it`s just really is edited a lot. Like there is a lot of the show that you guys, the viewers, do not get to see. For example, me on the show, there is a lot of times where I had a lot of fun with the cast and they didn`t show any of it.
HAMMER: It`s not about having fun, it`s about having drunk and getting it on in the hot tub. Well, that`s it. It should be fun.
PIVARNICK: Everything was in negative. Everything was the drama that everybody in the world was seeing, you know. And for my character on the show, I`m like, you know, the drama and all that stuff, but in real life, I`m really not like that.
HAMMER: And I`m guessing that has to do a little with why you chose to move on.
PIVARNICK: Exactly.
HAMMER: Angelina, great to have you. Thank you so much.
PIVARNICK: Thank you.
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HAMMER: I`m in all fascinating. And "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is just loving new "Jersey" tonight. In fact, we are going jersey crazy. We`ve got the stars of "Jersey`s" other huge reality show, Jerseylicious, Crazy Dimarco and Olivia Blois Sharpe. You have got to see them in action.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Did you think I was not going to find out?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What are you talking about?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What do you mean talking about? Why didn`t you tell me? Something you told Gigi that you were afraid to tell me. What did you tell Gigi?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What? What?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why don`t you just tell me you want my boyfriend? When were you going to tell me that?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: why do you even care?
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HAMMER: Priceless, right? Well, Tracy and Olivia just sat down with me to give their take on the bizarre connection between reality shows and New Jersey. And they also took us behind the cameras on their own show. Watch.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Our job at the end of the day if the show goes away, we still have a job in clientele and all that. At the end of the day, they have MySpace names.
HAMMER: So, what is going on with reality shows in jersey, because obviously it`s a formula that people have hit on that seems to be working. They of course, as your terrific show "jerseylicious," there are of course "jersey shore," there is real housewives of New Jersey. And it always seems like the women are getting in these massive fights on the show.
You show no exception. I just want to roll a little bit of this in the background right here if we could. You too, goes addict. From what I understand, you are going it again this season, yet you sit here, Tracy and Olivia. And everything seems to be just peachy fine, OK between the two of you.
How are you able to move past all that, or the moment you walk out of the studio, you turn away from each other and don`t speak?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, we haven`t moved past it. We just - we know how to come to as if - we just met you. If we`ve known us for like a couple months, maybe you`d see a different side of us, we don`t know. But, you know, we have to do our business thing and we have common act professional, I guess.
But I worked it hard with the schedule everything all day.
HAMMER: So, it was always not as peaceful as you may appear here "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" right now.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, no, no. We`re not.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We know we need to be mature and we know when we need to be like, you know business oriented.
HAMMER: OK.
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HAMMER: And that may just be the secret to reality TV success, knowing when to be mature and knowing when to let loose with some serious on-camera drama. That`s what we get to see a lot of.
Well tonight, the toddler stars are in the house. Yes, the cutie patooties of"Toddlers and Tiaras" sharing their own reality show secrets with me.
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HAMMER: What do you like about reality TV?
WOOD: I like it because you always get to have fun and you always get to be in front of the camera. I love the camera.
HAMMER: You do love the camera, and frankly, the camera loves you.
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HAMMER: Miss Eden Wood, Miss Isabella Barrett. They`re adorable, of course, but do their moms think this show is a good example for little girls everywhere?
Another huge reality star revealing startling secrets tonight, the winner of the hit show "the voice" tells "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" about the moment that changed his life forever.
This is the special edition of showbiz reality secrets.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK. Hold my ring, please.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. This is stop. This is the stop.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don`t do this to me right now. I`m going to leave this house right now! Please! Get out of here!
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She has been asked for her autograph.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s your autograph!
WOOD: I got to remember how to spell my name.
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HAMMER: The makeup, the hair, the costumes. Move over, Kardashians. Step aside, housewives. These little girls are poised to take over the reality TV spotlight.
Tonight, the secrets of "Toddlers and Tiaras" straight from the breakaway star and the new face of the show.
Welcome back to "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." I`m A.J. Hammer in New York.
Tonight, secrets from "Toddlers and Tiaras." Now, I don`t think that parents could be any more divided than they are over this wildly popular kids` reality show. What it does is take us inside the controversial world of Toddlers beauty pageant. And tonight, with one will lift off the show.
I went one on one with toddler star Eden Wood and up and coming star, Isabella Barrett along with their moms, Mickey Wood and Suzanna Barrett. And I can tell you, they are revealing some startling secrets about what life is like on one of the TV`s most controversial reality shows.
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HAMMER: Appreciate you being here. Having a good time in New York City?
WOOD: Yes.
HAMMER: Particularly being on "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," right?
WOOD: Yes.
HAMMER: So, you have these beautiful daughters. And lovely seeing them in action, I mean their energy is unbelievable to me. You put them on TV, everybody gets to see them. As you well know, there are some people who just think the makeup, the costumes, a little too much.
So Mickey, let me start with you. What do you think is the secret for setting the right balance between stage mom and good mom? Because it`s a line you have to walk.
MICKEY WOOD, END WOOD`S MOTHER: Right. Well, you have to take your child`s attitude, personality into consideration. Do they really want to do this? How much time are we going to devote to this? Is she still going to have -- or if it`s a he -- have time to be a normal kid, and you know that was kind of why we bowed out of the pageant circuit because she`s far more than a beauty pageant girl anymore. You know, she has her own doll, her own book, actually have her own show in the works, and there is a fine line that you have to walk. But, you know, you got to be a mom first and a mom jerk second.
HAMMER: Yes. So, having the TV cameras around all the time not at the top of your list of what`s important in your child`s life?
MICKEY WOOD: That`s exactly. And that`s what you got to keep at the forefront, what`s best for your little girl.
HAMMER: Eden, what do you like about being on TV?
EDEN WOOD: I like it because you always get to have fun and you always get to be in the camera. I love the camera.
HAMMER: You do love the camera, and quite frankly, the camera loves you.
We all know that people do get upset when it seems like there isn`t a balance, like kids are getting pushed into this world. Let`s take a look a bit of what happens on "toddlers and tiaras." Roll that up.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I was pregnant, I found out I was having a boy. I was quite upset because actually have the children so we could do the pageant.
I didn`t even know boys could do them. But we`re very please to find out that he could do the pageant pageants, too, so it all worked out.
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HAMMER: So, Suzanna, Isabella is just getting started in the reality TV world. When you see this, are you aware of all of the things people say and aware of how some reality stars don`t do so well when they get older, are you worried at all? Are you excited all the same?
SUZANNA BERETT, ISABELLA`S MOTHER: I mean we`re really excited. We just got into this, eight months ago. We hadn`t stepped foot in a pageant until eight months ago. And when we did, Isabella shined. We got involved because of my older daughter, Victoria, she had traumatic injury and counselor had recommended doing a pageant.
So we did, and we took Isabella and she loved the glitz and glamour. I mean, this is what we do to get away with our family and have time to spend with our family, and then we go back to a normal life.
HAMMER: But as far as the TV cameras are putting her in the spotlight, now, you guys are going to go other places in other parts of the country and everybody is going to know her face. Does that scare you a little bit?
BURNETT: Absolutely. I mean, you know with everything, I mean, you have to take everything in moderation and in consideration, but I have to be honest with you, it`s been a wonderful ride. It means she`s done a lot of great things. She`s the face in a toy at toys "R" us. I mean, it`s a great thing.
HAMMER: So, it does tag thing which leads me to my next question because Eden, you`re passing along your crown. You made big headlines of retiring at the ripe old age of what, six. You retire at six. I mean that`s pretty amazing to me.
Of course, you have your own show now. Of course, there are going to be something just for you, and you mentioned some of the other things, Mickey, that she`s going to be doing. What`s your secret for making sure she keeps a level head about herself and doesn`t go into what can happen to some reality stars?
MICKEY WOOD: Well, because we didn`t go looking for all this, and so it wasn`t like, oh, I`m pregnant with a girl child, I must go do, you know, make her famous.
EDEN WOOD: She went on a cruise and she came back with me.
MICKEY WOOD: I don`t think that was quite the line of questioning.
HAMMER: We`re breaking news right now.
MICKEY WOOD: It`s a line of questioning.
HAMMER: Listen, but it`s great to see you all. Good luck with the show. Would you sing a little of cutie patootie as I go.
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HAMMER: It`s Eden, Mickey, Isabella Suzanna, thank you all.
Perfect. Give them a round of applause ladies and gentlemen.
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HAMMER: Doesn`t that make you smile.
Alright, we`re blowing the lid off even more showbiz reality secrets tonight.
Next, the winner of "the voice" reveals what it feels really like to become a huge star on reality TV, taking us inside the stars of reality singing competition?
This is the special edition of "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT," showbiz reality secrets.
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HAMMER: I actually got choked up when he performed that song live. What a voice, just amazing. Javier Colon, the winner of the very first season of "the Voice."
And tonight "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is revealing the secrets of what it`s like to win a big-time reality competition like "the Voice." Javier Colon is right here with me in New York to reveal all the startling secrets behind the hit singing competition.
It`s so great having you here. And when you think about it, I mean it has to be almost daunting to even you. Hundreds of thousands of people hope to get a spot on one of these reality competitions or reality singing competitions. And in reality, maybe a dozen, a couple dozen, have actually won these things.
Tell me really what it was like, what was going through your head the moment they called your name and you were the winner.
COLON: You know, when they called my name, honestly, I didn`t expect it. I really didn`t expect to win. You know, going through the entire process, I was just happy to get from one week to the next, and, you know, I focus on one song at a time and one show at a time, and I would never expect to make it to the next week. And I`ve been in this business you know, a long time, I`ve been singing a long time, had a lot of ups and downs, and you almost expect things to not go your way at some point. That`s kind of how I was with this. Every new week would be a surprise to me. But I was flabbergasted to know I actually won.
HAMMER: I mean was it really - it was shock and dismay and probably a feeling that you never felt before and may never feel again in your life.
COLON: Right. Absolutely. It was definitely shock but it was joy. I was thinking about how hard I had worked to get to that point, and to see it actually come to fruition was amazing.
HAMMER: And to that, you mentioned and having actually worked in the business trying to really get a career going in the music business for such a long time.
COLON: Right.
HAMMER: Now that you have, and now that you are a bona fide star - I know that probably even still makes you uncomfortable to hear, but it`s true, Javier. Now that you are -- how did that compare to what you must have dreamed of growing up as a kid imaging what it would be like?
COLON: You know, it`s a - it`s amazing. It`s a lot of hard work. I mean, there was a lot of - it`s a lot commotion. It was a lot of work in just in making the album as quickly as we did, because coming off the show. You want to get the album out there as quickly as possible.
So there was a lot of work involved, but it was an amazing process and one that, you know, I`m honored to have. I spent enough time being at home wishing that I had work to do. So then, you know, you`re not going to hear me complain about being busy or being tired, it`s about getting the work in and letting people know, you know, what we`re doing.
HAMMER: It is extraordinary. And it`s great sitting here with you because your energy is palpable. Again, as I said, not a lot of people have won these shows, so to actually have done it, wow, unbelievable to you and congratulations.
COLON: Thanks so much, A.J.
HAMMER: Javier, great to have you here, man.
And thanks for watching "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT."
COLON: Absolutely. Love you guys.
HAMMER: That`s it for "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." Thank you so much for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer.
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