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Snooki`s Pregnancy Secrets; Saving the 700-Pound Man; Pregnant and Nude Jessica Simpson; Demi Lovato`s Dark Confessions
Aired March 07, 2012 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - Snooki`s pregnancy secrets revealed.
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NICOLE "SNOOKI" POLIZZI, REALITY TV STAR: We`re going to have guido babies. I know it. I can`t wait to pop those suckers out.
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HAMMER: Tonight, for the very first time, Snooki reveals the real story behind her pregnancy. Was she really drinking while pregnant? Is "Jersey Shore" toast? The SHOWBIZ flashpoint, is it OK for Snooki to cash in on her baby news?
Tonight, saving the 700-pound man.
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ROBERT GIBBS, OBESE MAN: I turn 23 and never had a life.
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HAMMER: A reality show comes to the rescue of the man who`s trapped in his own body.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHRIS POWELL, FITNESS TRAINER: He`s three days in on his journey of transformation.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, can reality TV save the 700-pound man?
Jessica Simpson, so pregnant and so nude. The must-see stunning new photos revealed today of Jessica Simpson pregnant and proud.
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show breaks news right now.
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Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. Thank you for watching. We have big news breaking tonight. We have Snooki`s baby secrets revealed.
Snooki confirmed today what really may have been one of the worst-kept secrets ever, that she is pregnant! OK, we kind of knew that. But wait, there`s more. Lots more.
We learned today for the very first time about her panic after finding out she was pregnant because she had been drinking. Now, that`s our Snooki.
Plus, her revelations about why she flat-out lied about being pregnant. But is Snooki really now getting ready to cash in big-time on her baby-to- be? And even if she does, should we say, so what? Or should we say, so wrong? Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the secrets of Snooki.
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(voice-over) Let us pause to remember the TV party girl Snooki we`ve come to know and love.
POLIZZI: I`m drunk right now and I have no idea what`s going on.
HAMMER: Today we`ve learned the sad news that Snooki, the hard partier -
POLIZZI: I`m really (EXPLETIVE DELETED) like this is my home.
HAMMER: Snooki the provocateur.
POLIZZI: (EXPLETIVE DELETED) you!
HAMMER: Snooki, the public menace.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Nicole is locked up. They might kick us out of Italy.
HAMMER: Are all gone. And they`ve been replaced by Nicole, the mom. In the upcoming new "Us Weekly" magazine obtained by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi finally confirms the rumors that she is pregnant.
ERICKA SOUTER, STAFF WRITER, "US WEEKLY": She confirmed to us exclusively that she`s expecting a baby with boyfriend, Jionni LaValle.
HAMMER: Plus, Snooki adds she`s now engaged to Jionni. And as we see in the show, Snooki and Jionni aren`t exactly the picture of domestic bliss.
POLIZZI: Why the (EXPLETIVE DELETED) are you puking right now? Let`s have sex.
HAMMER: And as she embarks on marriage and mommyhood, Snooki is dropping another bombshell, that her outrageous behavior on "Jersey Shore" -
POLIZZI: I`m going to puke over here.
HAMMER: Is a thing of the past. She tells "Us" magazine, "No more peeing on porches. Those days are over. I have different priorities now. I want to be a mom."
SOUTER: People will be really surprised to learn that Snooki is really focused on being a mother.
HAMMER: "Us Weekly`s" Ericka Souter tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT that Snooki is serious about her pregnancy.
SOUTER: Snooki found out she was pregnant right after New Year`s.
HAMMER: Snooki tells "Us" magazine her first thought upon learning she was pregnant was, "(EXPLETIVE DELETED), I`ve been drinking. I was worried. It was New Year`s Eve and we were in Vegas, so I did go crazy."
SOUTER: It was not a planned pregnancy. She calls it a happy accident.
HAMMER: It didn`t take long for rumors of Snooki`s pregnancy to spread like a fist pump through a crowded Seaside Heights dance club. "Saturday Night Live" even poked fun of the pregnancy reports.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Snooki, have you ever thought about being a mother?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Honestly, Seth, never once in my life did I once think -
HAMMER: Still, on "Good Morning America," just last month, she denied her pregnancy.
POLIZZI: I definitely do want kids, but I`m not pregnant.
HAMMER: Now, Snooki is now revealing why. She tells "Us" magazine, quote, "I didn`t want to lie to my fans, but the cardinal rule when you are pregnant is that you can`t tell anyone but your closest friends and family until after three months. Things can go wrong like a miscarriage. It was my business and I wasn`t ready to tell."
SOUTER: A lot of mothers will be able to sympathize with Snooki`s predicament.
HAMMER: And despite the rocky times we`ve seen Snooki and Jionni have on "Jersey Shore" -
POLIZZI: Where`s my boyfriend!
HAMMER: They insist they`re looking forward to marriage and parenthood. Jionni tells "Us" magazine, quote, "We are not going to screw this up."
SOUTER: They plan to get married in about a year.
HAMMER: Snooki, may we suggest something you could add to your vows?
POLIZZI: You are the best guy I`ve ever met. You make me happy. You make me laugh, and I want to suck your butt.
HAMMER: So with Snooki about to become a mom and a wife, she says that does not leave a lot of room for her traditional exploits at the house.
POLIZZI: I look like a Jersey skank. I love it!
HAMMER: Snooki tells "Us Weekly," "If anything, I`ll visit the shore. I`m not living in that house being pregnant. I don`t want to be one of those moms who`s pregnant in a club. It`s disgusting."
SOUTER: Snooki has spent her adulthood partying and having a lot of fun and thinking about herself. And now, her focus is going to be on a little person, a little tiny baby that`s going to need her.
HAMMER: So it looks like this super-famous party girl, who`s shocked us more than once -
POLIZZI: Oh, my god. I`ve never been this drunk in my life. I peed in my pants in public. I`m so not embarrassed.
HAMMER: Is now giving us the biggest shock of all. That maybe, just maybe, she`s grown up.
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Wow. Could it be true? Could Snooki really be growing up? I don`t know. Well, as Snooki`s baby secrets are just revealed, we have to ask, is Snooki really ready to give up her party girl ways for Pampers? And without Snooki, is "Jersey Shore" done?
With me in New York, Lisa Rinna for our SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview. Who better to talk about all the Snooki baby drama than a soap opera star?
LISA RINNA, ACTRESS: Right.
HAMMER: It`s so good to have you here and back on a soap opera. I`m very excited you`re returning to "Days of Our Lives" tomorrow. Billie Reed is back.
RINNA: Billie is back. It`s so fun. I got to play her in my 20s, my 30s, and now my 40s.
HAMMER: It is spectacular. So you know drama well.
RINNA: I do.
HAMMER: I think you can relate to Snooki and maybe be a little objective about what Snooki`s going through. I have to say one of the more surprising revelations from this article where Snooki revealed so much to us about her pregnancy is this.
When she found out she was pregnant, this was her first thought. And this is a quote. "I`ve been drinking. I was worried. It was New Year`s Eve and we were in Vegas, so I did go crazy."
Well, it`s at least encouraging to me that she actually even thought about it, but I`ve got to ask you, Lisa. Do you think those are the words of a woman who is, in fact, ready to give up her partying ways?
RINNA: Well, we are talking about Snooki here, aren`t we? I think Snooki`s going to make her way as her own kind of mother, and let`s hope that drinking doesn`t do anything to the baby. I mean, that is a little bit scary, because she drinks, does she not?
HAMMER: And that also, she does drink. She`s reputed to have a couple in her life. And I imagine this happens quite often when women get pregnant and maybe they haven`t found out yet and they`ve been drinking and things turn out just fine.
But her hard-partying undoubtedly helped propel "Jersey Shore" to the reality TV success it has acquired over these years. I mean, it`s such a phenomenon.
And now she`s saying she`s not going to go back to the shore house, because she is pregnant. She doesn`t want to be one of those pregnant people in a dance club.
Here`s our SHOWBIZ flashpoint, do you think "Jersey Shore" is toast without Snooki? I mean, I like The Situation, Ronnie - he`s a good guy - J-Woww.
RINNA: I think they`re OK and I have a feeling that Snooki will make her presence with that belly. I have a feeling, don`t you?
HAMMER: Yes. I think -
RINNA: Yes.
HAMMER: Maybe they`ll be doing body shots off of Snooki`s pregnant belly.
RINNA: Come on now. There you go!
HAMMER: There`s an idea for the producers right there. Now, of course, the second that the story started to spread that Snooki was pregnant, the rumors were flying around -
RINNA: I knew last week, A.J.
HAMMER: It took off like wildfire. I know -
RINNA: I knew before all of this.
HAMMER: And you sent me a text and said, "Mark my words, I know you can`t report this, but you`re going to find out that Snooki is, in fact, pregnant."
RINNA: Knew it. Knew it.
HAMMER: Well, here`s the thing. Now that she`s confirming this story, she`s explaining why she held out until now, this brand-new magazine interview.
RINNA: What is she saying?
HAMMER: And she`s saying what most people say why they wait is because they want to wait -
RINNA: Oh.
HAMMER: Until three months have passed. However, I wouldn`t be at all shocked if there was a little bit of a payday involved. You understand how these things work.
RINNA: Really?
HAMMER: Right? But here`s the question. Is there any problem with her cashing in on her baby news? I don`t really think so.
RINNA: No, I mean, if you want to make money off of having - she`s made money off of everything else.
HAMMER: Yes.
RINNA: I mean, she makes no bones about it.
HAMMER: No bones.
RINNA: So why not make money off of her pregnancy? And if she does good things with it, more power to her.
HAMMER: More power to her.
RINNA: But I think we all know that she was waiting for this to come out and that they had paid her, and yes, women do like to wait three months, just to make sure, so both are probably true. Maybe a little bit more toward the money.
HAMMER: Hey, look, you know, what we`ve always said about Snooki, and maybe, look -
RINNA: Maybe -
HAMMER: Maybe she`ll have this long, successful career reeling in lots of money, but if the opportunity is now, strike while the baby is warm.
RINNA: God love her!
HAMMER: I guess is the thing.
RINNA: God love her, I say.
HAMMER: Well, I`m sure you`ll be dealing with plenty of drama on your own now that you`re back to "Days of Our Lives." It`s been, what, 10 years since you were last on the show?
RINNA: Ten years since I made a quick visit and really 20 years since I was on the show full-time, yes.
HAMMER: So why now?
RINNA: Why now? Because I missed acting. I really wanted to act again, and I thought, what a great place - I mean, there`s reality and there`s soap opera. I`ve done the reality. I`ve done all of that. Why not go back to the soap and act?
HAMMER: It`s great to have you back.
RINNA: Thank you. It`s always good to be here.
HAMMER: I`ll be setting the DVR.
RINNA: Yay! I love that!
HAMMER: Make sure you check out Lisa Rinna in her big return to "Days of Our Lives," 20 years in the making. Her first episode airs tomorrow.
Moving on to Jessica Simpson who is pregnant and naked. Jessica unveils her naked baby bump and the sex of her baby as well. You`ve got to stick around for this. We`re going to show you the stunning photos of a very pregnant, a very nude Jessica Simpson.
Also this, saving the 700-pound man -
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GIBBS: I`m really scared that I`m not going able to watch my niece and my nephew grow up and I`m not going to get to have a family of my own.
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HAMMER: Tonight, a reality show comes to the rescue of the 700-pound man and his YouTube plea for help. But can reality TV save this guy`s life?
Christie Brinkley`s divorce battle explodes again. This is unbelievable. Brinkley`s ex slamming her in a brand-new interview.
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PETER COOK, CHRISTIE BRINKLEY` EX-HUSBAND: To be called a deadbeat dad, to me, is so - such a horrible, spiteful, vengeful thing to say. The sad thing about that it`s totally untrue.
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HAMMER: Bullying, child support, porn. Tonight, yet another ugly war four years after the divorce court battle. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
This is the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: Monkees Davy Jones to be cremated. Memorial service planned. The Muppets spoof "The Hunger Games"!
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ten, nine, eight-and-a-half, eight-and-three-quarters -
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the -
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just kidding! Three, two, one!
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COOK: It seems very petty, but the problem is that Ms. Brinkley doesn`t think - well, she thinks that these agreements were crafted to govern me and me alone, that the rules don`t apply to her.
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HAMMER: That is Christie Brinkley`s ex, Peter Cook, telling "Good Morning America" what he thinks of Christie. And no, you don`t have to go back in time to 2008.
These two are going after each other again, four years after their nasty divorce.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with SHOWBIZ justice. Tonight, it`s he said/she said with two explosive celebrity cases we`ve got to talk about.
The first one, a bitter battle between Christie Brinkley and her ex, Peter Cook. Now, the two finalized their divorce four years ago, but it really seems they just can`t let it go.
Now, they`re once again involved in another war of words after they both made new court filings, accusing each other of violating the divorce agreement. And it gets even worse than that.
Joining me now, Sunny Hostin, legal analyst for "In Session."
So Sunny, I was pretty sure that these two had settled everything and they did it four years ago. Why are they going at it again?
SUNNY HOSTIN, LEGAL ANALYST, "IN SESSION": isn`t this unbelievable? Well, you know, bottom line is Christie is saying that he sends her these offensive E-mails, that he bullies her.
She`s filed, quietly, some court documents asking that he be fined $140,000, that she`s also asking for some child support. Well, in response he says, "I`m not giving you child support because the kids were with me. I was doing everything for them. I don`t owe you the child support."
And he claims he`s not sending these offending E-mails. I think in large part, you know, A.J., there`s still so much bad blood between these two.
But remember, Peter Cook cheated on Christie Brinkley, the uber-supermodel with an 18-year-old teenage girl. And that is something that I think would be very difficult for any woman to get over, especially a supermodel.
HAMMER: And he`s the guy who`s ticked off. That`s funny to me. And on top of the claims that she`s making, he`s saying that she`s doing all of this just for the sake of publicity.
This is so nasty. They have two teenagers. I cannot imagine, Sunny, a judge is going to be happy to see these two back in court again.
HOSTIN: I agree. We all thought this was over it and I`m sure the judge is tired of it. You`re right. These are kids that are in their teens they`re still fighting over.
What I do find interesting though is that Peter Cook is saying that she`s doing all of this for publicity. Well, he`s the one doing all the television, right? The television interviews.
We didn`t hear about this from Christie Brinkley. As I mentioned before, she quietly filed some court documents. So I`m a little confused as to why he thinks that Christie is doing this for the publicity.
HAMMER: Put a lid on it.
HOSTIN: Perhaps Peter is.
HAMMER: I`m tired of the fighting, too, so I`m going to move to on to our next case that involves he said, she said - former "Desperate Housewives" star, Nicollette Sheridan and the show`s creator, Marc Cherry.
HAMMER: Now, she`s suing him for wrongful termination after her character on the show, the great Edie Britt, was killed off. She`s saying that he hit her. He`s denying that saying she was impossible to work with.
Look, these two are obviously giving very different versions of the story, Sunny. But how the case has been going so far, do you think that the tide is favoring either side?
HOSTIN: It`s hard to tell because, you know, we haven`t heard from her cast mates, so we don`t necessarily have anyone to corroborate what Nicollette has said.
She`s talking about the fact that she was hit in the head by her boss, and that she complained about it and that`s why she was sort of axed from the show.
What I do think was interesting is that they did have an expert testify that it is very unusual, A.J., for one of the main characters of a show, a successful show, to be killed off.
And isn`t that true? I mean, I remember with Dallas - I know I`m dating myself, but remember when someone was like, you know, killed off? Everyone was just floored.
I mean, this just doesn`t usually happen, so I think there`s something to be said for that expert testimony. But we - I think it`s too soon to call. But certainly, she`s suing for a lot of money.
HAMMER: Yes. And it will, obviously, be very interesting to see if any of her cast mates do take the stand, because they would presumably be doing so in Marc Cherry`s defense. But again, we don`t know yet if they are going to testify.
HOSTIN: That`s right.
HAMMER: We do know that they are on the witness list. All right. Sunny Hostin, thank you as always.
HOSTIN: Thanks, A.J.
HAMMER: As we move on tonight, we`ve got to talk about this - Demi Lovato`s painful confessions. I`m talking cutting, an eating disorder, bipolar disorder. Well, Demi reveals her emotional struggles in a brand- new documentary that is intense.
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DEMI LOVATO, SINGER AND ACTRESS: I was dealing with all this pain emotionally. And I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself.
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HAMMER: So heavy. Tonight, has Demi conquered her demons?
Jessica Simpson, pregnant and nude. Yes, naked. We`re going to show you the must-see stunning photos of a naked and pregnant Jessica Simpson. They were just revealed today and we`ve got them. 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 tonight.
TEXT: Jay-Z to perform at SXSW and it will be streamed live on YouTube! Gloria Estefan and John Rich sign on to new Queen Latifah singing competition show.
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HAMMER: Tonight, dishing on "The View." Rosie O`Donnell and Star Jones, the ex-co-hosts of "The View" just went one on one for the very first time tonight on "The Rosie Show."
And star revealed how she really felt when she walked on the set of "The View" nearly six years after her contract wasn`t renewed. We all remember that.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner joining me tonight from Hollywood. So you`ve got Rosie. You`ve got Star, Nischelle. This has got to be good.
NISCHELLE TURNER, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, A.J. You know, both of these women were on controversial on "The View," so talk about a must-see one-on-one, right?
Earlier tonight on Rosie`s own show, Star Jones revealed just how tense things really were when she faced off with the ladies.
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STAR JONES, FORMER CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": And as I walked through the halls, I was, you know, sort of bracing myself that, you know, they had taken my pictures down. And I thought that was something that would make me nervous.
And then when I walked into the green room, they had all of us up there. You know, all of the deferent cast, and it made me feel very warm and welcomed.
And I`m not going to be a Pollyanna and say to you that it wasn`t stressful, because I think everyone saw that it was stressful.
ROSIE O`DONNELL, FORMER CO-HOST, "THE VIEW": It was, yes. And afterwards, you were on the "Today" show with Donny Deutsch -
JONES: Right. But you know, Donny - when you`re a "Today" professional and that`s your buddy, he`s going to always have your back.
O`DONNELL: But he did say that he felt as though they had ambushed you.
JONES: You know, "ambushed" is a really tough word. However, I think they obviously had a plan on what they wanted to accomplish. And I think you know I had a plan on what I wanted to accomplish.
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HAMMER: Oh, they did not ambush her. I don`t buy it for a second. Look -
TURNER: No.
HAMMER: Star always does have a plan, Nischelle. We well know that. But I have to wonder if Rosie would actually ever consider going back on "The View".
TURNER: I don`t know. You know, it`s been almost five years since she left. And even though she and Elisabeth Hasselbeck seemed to have settled their differences on the surface, I`m not sure that`s going to happen any time soon.
But Star and Rosie seem like they`ve definitely bonded. In fact, Star just tweeted to Rosie, A.J., saying, "@Rosie: Something I never thought I would say, one of my biggest regrets, we didn`t get to share that couch together. #Pure magic."
HAMMER: Wow.
TURNER: Imagine that couch, A.J.
HAMMER: The two of them on the show. No, I don`t want to think about that too much.
TURNER: Wow.
HAMMER: They`ve got plenty to talk about though. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner. Thanks, Nischelle.
Time now for the SHOWBIZ lineup - this is what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Saving the 700-pound man -
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GIBBS: I`m really scared that I`m not going to be able to watch my niece and my nephew grow up. And I`m not going to get to have a family of my own.
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HAMMER: So heartbreaking - his online plea, heard by a reality show trainer. But can reality TV save the 700-pound man from himself?
Jessica Simpson, so pregnant and so nude. You`ve got to see this. A very pregnant Jessica Simpson takes it all off for the cameras in an absolutely stunning new photo shoot. It`s just revealed today. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
It`s time for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - these are more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: "The Real Housewives of O.C." star, Tamra Barney, is engaged. Sigourney Weaver to make TV debut in new USA series, "Political Animals."
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HAMMER: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - Jessica Simpson, pregnant and in the buff. And why her body isn`t the only thing Jess is revealing tonight.
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GIBBS: I`m really scared that I`m not going to be able to watch my niece and my nephew grow up and I`m not going to get to have a family of my own.
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HAMMER: Saving the 700-pound man. His desperate plea to lose weight is answered. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, can reality TV save the 700-pound man?
Demi`s dark confessions. Demi Lovato reveals her painful battle against cutting and eating disorder and bipolar disorder in brand-new documentary.
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LOVATO: I was dealing with all this pain emotionally. And I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HAMMER: Tonight, has Demi conquered her demons?
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT and thank you for watching. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with big news breaking tonight - Jessica`s pregnant pose.
Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you a remarkable look at a very pregnant Jessica Simpson. A brand-new picture was revealed today of Jessica baring her baby belly, diamonds, and nothing else in the brand-new issue of "Elle" magazine.
That`s not only thing Jessica is revealing about her baby. Jessica also spills the secret of the sex of her baby. She is having a girl. Couldn`t be more excited for her about that.
Jess is, of course, about to enter a very special club, the Hollywood moms club.
With me in New York, the very beautiful star mom, Lisa Rinna, a proud mom of two. Lisa has also posed pregnant in a magazine before.
RINNA: I have.
HAMMER: You have.
RINNA: Oh, my gosh. Hello.
HAMMER: It`s nice to see you. Excellent to be here with you. And I couldn`t be happier for Jessica because she seems so happy right now. I`m not at all surprised she decided to do this. What do you think of these pictures?
RINNA: I`ll tell you, I think that every woman, when they`re pregnant, feels so beautiful and wants to pose nude. They just do. There`s something about it.
You can`t help - you just can`t help it. You`re procreating. You feel more beautiful than you`ve ever felt, and I think that`s what happens.
HAMMER: So it`s not about being a star necessarily and taking advantage of that moment, because, quite frankly, I have friends who have posed nude and pregnant, only for their family to have, or for their husbands or whatever.
RINNA: I don`t - yes. I don`t think it happens to be because you`re a star. It happens to get on the cover of magazines and such if you`re a star. Everybody I know that`s been pregnant and not a star has posed nude somehow for their own pictures.
HAMMER: But it is very trendy. And of course, we all remember Demi Moore was really the first star who started this trend.
RINNA: Yes.
HAMMER: I mean, remarkable pictures of her.
RINNA: And how many people have done it since? Think about it.
HAMMER: That`s exactly right. And you, yourself, upped the ante in 1998. It was `91 when Demi Moore did it.
RINNA: Yes.
HAMMER: But in `98, you posed for "Playboy" when you were pregnant.
RINNA: Right.
HAMMER: Is part of the reason though you do it so publicly, because obviously, people who aren`t famous don`t have their pictures on the cover of these magazines. Is part of it about just feeling so empowered?
RINNA: I think for me it was, absolutely. I felt so empowered and I thought it was so beautiful. And I thought it was so wonderful to share it in that way.
I mean, it`s controversial, yes. "Playboy" had never had a pregnant woman pose nude. And the pictures were really beautiful, and I`m very, very proud of them as I`m sure Jessica is. And Mariah Carey`s done it, Christina Aguilera - I mean, the list goes on. But it is very empowering, to answer your question.
HAMMER: We do have to talk about the fact that she`s having a girl. Everybody`s thrilled for her.
RINNA: Yay! I love it!
HAMMER: But she`s a little nervous - and I want to read to you something that she told "Elle" magazine about that - so nervous that it brought out her Texas accent.
She said, "I swear, I will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Christian Louboutins. Eric is so athletic. We`re going to have this athletic girl. I won`t even be able to take her shopping."
Very quickly, as a mom of two little girls, what kind of advice do you have to calm her fears?
RINNA: Oh, gosh. Well, the best advice is to let them do what they`re going to do.
HAMMER: Because they`re going to do it.
RINNA: Yes. And basically, the girls are going to be princesses and want pink, and they`re going to want to wear high heels, so she`s going to be very happy right off the bat.
HAMMER: Excellent. Lisa, great to see you. And make sure you check out Lisa Rinna when she returns to "Days of Our Lives" starting tomorrow. The April issue of "Elle" magazine will be out on March 20th.
As we move on tonight, can a 700-pound man be saved by a reality show? Will reality TV come to the rescue? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that Robert Gibbs thinks reality TV may help save him.
The 23-year-old California man has captured the world`s attention after his desperate plea for help on YouTube went super viral.
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GIBBS: I`m making this video because I don`t know what else to do. I`ve tried losing weight on my own. I`ve done everything possible. I`ve been on diets. I`ve been hospitalized.
I`m really scared that I`m not going to be able to watch my niece and my nephew grow up and I`m not going to get to have a family of my own.
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HAMMER: So sad, so tough to watch that. Well, the trainer from TV`s "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" has contacted him. There`s even talk that Robert could go on "The Biggest Loser." Tonight, the great debate, can reality TV rescue Robert Gibbs?
With me tonight from Hollywood, celebrity trainer, Christy Curtis-Buss. Thank you for being here, Christy. It`s great to see you.
CHRISTY CURTIS-BUSS, CELEBRITY FITNESS TRAINER: Thank you. Nice being here. Thank you for having me.
HAMMER: So more than one million people have watched the YouTube video of Robert desperately seeking help, saying he`d do whatever it takes to save his life, even a reality show that helps people lose weight.
So let me get right to our SHOWBIZ flashpoint, do you believe that reality TV could save Robert Gibbs?
CURTIS-BUSS: I absolutely, definitely think it could. I mean, it`s a blessing. People are talking about it as we speak right now. He`s on YouTube. He`s pleading for help.
And reality, it`s like, been such a downer for some people thinking of reality shows. But to me, this could save his life. This could be his beginning of his new way of looking at his way down the road, to really, really see that he can become a great person and live a healthy, healthy life and have himself surrounded by great people, that could really support him.
And then you have all of America wanting him - to see him succeed in this process. It`s just truly a blessing.
HAMMER: And that`s really - that`s a big part of it, isn`t it? Having the eyes of the world watching you. Sure, it adds to the pressure, but it adds to the motivation, doesn`t it?
CURTIS-BUSS: Well, 10 years ago, reality shows weren`t even around, so people had to do this on their own. Now, you have what we call reality TV coming in, and we`re talking about it.
See, people struggle every day with this. And now, to see that they can relate to this person, it`s only going to make him understand that he`s not the only one.
He needs help, and so do a lot of other people. So seeing that, he`s going to get some benefits out of being on a reality TV show.
HAMMER: Well, I just spoke with Chris Powell, the trainer for "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition." He saw Robert`s video. He called Robert right away to steer him in the right direction.
And he says that it is a long, slow road to recovery. What would you add to his advice for how Robert should go about this? Because this is almost an unbelievably too-daunting thing that he has to undertake here.
CURTIS-BUSS: I agree with that, but there`s baby steps. We all can do something different each day. We can grow and make ourselves better by the minute.
And all he needs to think about is daily, daily success. And if he does that, there is going to be a chance for him, absolutely.
HAMMER: Well, of course, we are all wishing him the best. And I think, look, anybody who`s in the kind of position that he is in right now can certainly learn from his experiences. So I appreciate your advice.
CURTIS-BUSS: Absolutely.
HAMMER: Christy Curtis-Buss, thank you so much. As we move on tonight, raw, honest, and mature well beyond her years. Demi Lovato reveals her struggle with cutting, eating disorders and bipolar disorder in a candid new documentary.
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LOVATO: I was dealing with all this pain emotionally. And I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself.
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HAMMER: So how is Demi doing? Also this -
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HILARY DUFF, ACTRESS: I had tried everything to get rid of my unsightly face and body hair. But seriously, who has time to shave their back twice a day?
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HAMMER: Yes. Who, indeed? Hairy Hilary? Wait until you see this. Hilary Duff dealing with some unique pregnancy issues. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
This is the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen quitting Hollywood! Will focus on fashion line. Elizabeth Olsen reveals what Mary Kate and Ashley told her about tabloid drama.
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ELIZABETH OLSEN, ACTRESS: Well, for me, it`s more, you know where to go. You know where not to be seen. You also - something that I learned from them is that it doesn`t matter what other people want to say about you.
It matters that you`re continuing to do what you love to do and you`re working your butt off doing it.
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LOVATO: I cannot tell you that I have not thrown up since treatment. I cannot tell you that I haven`t cut myself since treatment. I`m not perfect. This is a daily battle that I will face for the rest of my life.
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HAMMER: Tonight, Demi Lovato in her own words. Her brand-new revelations about her eating disorder and self-cutting and how she`s doing since getting treatment.
She did not hold anything back in her brand-new documentary, "Stay Strong," which just aired on MTV. What a brave young woman.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with Demi`s rehab revelations. The former Disney star turned singing star has gone through so much since her public breakdown back in 2010.
And now, with a new tour that kicks off next week, Demi seems to be back on her feet. But she just revealed to her fans in a very candid documentary on MTV what brought her to her breaking point.
And she says that her self-cutting and eating disorder issues are struggles she will continue to deal with for the rest of her life. It is so powerful.
Watch what Demi just revealed about her early acting days on the Disney Channel and how she felt about being made a role model.
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LOVATO: I was with Disney Channel and everyone kind of just made me a role model. I hated that. I was partying. I was self-medicating.
And I was like, you don`t know what I`m suffering with. You don`t know what I`m dealing with. Why would you want your kids to be like me?
And I felt guilt and shame. I decided to take it out on myself. I harmed myself.
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HAMMER: So tough to hear, but it sounds like she`s doing great. Demi`s tour kicks off next week in Texas. Of course, I wish her nothing but the best.
Right now, Wilmer`s back. Wilmer Valderrama is now starring in a great new series. It airs Thursdays on NBC called "Awake," about a detective who wakes up to find himself living two realities at the same time.
Wilmer is with me in New York. We even rehearsed which handshake we were going to do.
WILMER VALDERRAMA, ACTOR: I know, but it was -
HAMMER: You never know.
VALDERRAMA: It was very organic the way it played itself out.
HAMMER: It did kind of worked itself out.
VALDERRAMA: It played out very good.
HAMMER: It`s great to have you here in New York and congratulations on "Awake." The reviews have been tremendous.
VALDERRAMA: Yes.
HAMMER: You`re playing a detective, which I just think is so cool. Shall we watch a little bit?
VALDERRAMA: Yes.
HAMMER: Let`s watch a little bit. Charles, will you do the honors?
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VALDERRAMA: All right, first up, 611 Waverly. All right, Ginger. Where are you?
JASON ISAACS, ACTOR: What did you say?
VALDERRAMA: Ginger?
ISAACS: No. 611 Waverly.
VALDERRAMA: At the restaurant, when the first cabbie got killed. That`s the address. Why?
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HAMMER: So your guy is living in two realities, which is such a unique concept to me. So just ponder this for a moment. I want you to think about this.
If you could live an alternate reality, from your present big star-studded life, what would that be?
VALDERRAMA: You know, I`d like to be a pilot for the Air Force.
HAMMER: No kidding?
VALDERRAMA: Yes. (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
HAMMER: I didn`t expect that at all.
VALDERRAMA: Since I was a kid, I`ve always wanted to be a pilot, you know. I`ve always wanted to fly for the Air Force since I was a little kid.
So I got a chance to go to Iraq and Afghanistan and flew in all kinds of aircraft and it was really fun. But it wasn`t until I flew with the Blue Angels that I was just like, this would have been a dream.
HAMMER: Is it because of the machinery? Is it like a macho kind of thing?
VALDERRAMA: It`s a boy thing. It`s a very macho thing.
HAMMER: You don`t actually want to go to war and fight and be shooting at other planes or missiles or anything?
VALDERRAMA: If it was part of my duty - you know what I mean - to serve my country, I definitely would, for sure, be a part of that, you know. But I just think the flying - the fact that us human beings have found a way to fly -
HAMMER: To do that. It is pretty remarkable.
VALDERRAMA: You know, when you think about it, we take it for granted, oh, this incredible, you know, technology we have today and the ability we have to connect the world in one blink.
HAMMER: Yes.
VALDERRAMA: And the fact that we can fly across the world.
HAMMER: Yes. Well, listen, it`s never too late to follow your bliss. You`re doing that right now with this. Maybe, you know, in a few years you`ll decide to take lessons and get up in the air.
VALDERRAMA: You never know. You never know.
HAMMER: Listen, you well know that people cannot think of you or mention your name without thinking of "That `70s Show."
VALDERRAMA: Of course.
HAMMER: It`s still on every day. I would tune in and there`s you and Ashton Kutcher starring on the show. If there was to be "That `70s Show" reunion or a movie, is that something you`d be into doing?
VALDERRAMA: In a heartbeat. In a heartbeat. You know, I`ve got to tell you, looking back - and we talk about it - Ashton, Danny, Topher, Laura, Mila and I.
You know, we talk about it all the time. You know, we - that was one of the best decade of our lives. You know, it was eight years with one another. And it was the - probably easily one of the most incredible experiences that anyone can really experience with one another.
HAMMER: Yes.
VALDERRAMA: And it was fun. To relive it in some kind of capacity would be ideal.
HAMMER: Yes. You guys will forever be uniquely bonded in a way we will never understand. Wilmer, it`s great to see you.
VALDERRAMA: Thanks so much.
HAMMER: Best of luck with "Awake."
VALDERRAMA: I really appreciate it.
HAMMER: Great to have you here.
VALDERRAMA: Absolutely.
HAMMER: Make sure you check out "Awake" Thursdays on NBC. Got to move on tonight to Miley Cyrus, who is getting blasted for a tweet.
You`ve got to see this. Do people really think that Miley is questioning her Christianity?
Another young star, Jennifer Lawrence, is lashing out against unreal body image standards for young girls.
And the tables are turned on Donald Trump as a "Celebrity Apprentice" castoff offers up a challenge of his own to the Donald. That story topping our buzz today.
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(voice-over) Trump and Takei`s gay marriage debate. In an all-new interview with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Donald Trump and his "Celebrity Apprentice" castoff, George Takei, are revealing they`re getting together to talk about their opposing views on gay marriage.
Trump, who has publicly blasted marriage equality laws, tells me he`s open minded, and now ready to sit down with gay rights activist Takei, who hopes to change Donald`s mind.
DONALD TRUMP, BUSINESS TYCOON: Well, you know, A.J., it`s a conversation that more and more people are having. And if you look, the president`s attitude, which is maybe changing, and a lot of other people, it`s changing.
So it`s a conversation I look forward to having with George, and anything can happen.
HAMMER: Miley`s religious woes. Miley Cyrus has just gotten huge Twitter blowback from fans attacking her as anti-Christian for a tweet about Christ.
Cyrus recently tweeted "Beautiful," linking to a picture of showing theoretical physicist, Lawrence Krauss with quote, "You are all star dust. You couldn`t be here if stars hadn`t exploded, so forget Jesus. Stars died so you could live."
Jennifer`s body image mission. Star of "Hunger Games," Jennifer Lawrence has just revealed how she really feels about eating.
In a brand-new interview with "Seventeen" magazine, Jennifer blasts the idea of teenage girls dieting and says they need to have healthy body image role models in the media to look up to.
"I`m just so sick of these young girls with diets. I remember when I was 13 and it was cool to pretend to have an eating disorder because there were rumors that Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie were anorexic."
"I thought it was crazy. I went home and told my mom, `Nobody`s eating bread. I just had to finish everyone`s burgers.`"
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Moving now to something I never thought I`d say on television, "Hairy Hilary"? Hilary Duff is dealing with some unique pregnancy issues.
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DUFF: I have tried everything to get rid of my unsightly face and body hair. But seriously, who has time to shave their back twice a day?
HAMMER: Yes, who? You`ve got to see Hilary`s revealing "Funny or Die" spoof next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
Time now for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: VH1 announces "Mob Wives" spin-off set in Chicago. Amy Poehler tells SHOWBIZ that President Obama is "Parks and Rec" fan!
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AMY POEHLER, ACTRESS: Obama just spoke at an event that was (UNINTELLIGIBLE) when our cast members and said that Malia was a big fan of the show. So we`re very excited to hear the words "Parks and Recreation" come out of his mouth.
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HAMMER: Let me just say this. Hairy Hilary. You`re wondering where I`m going? Hilary Duff is about to be a mom, very soon actually. And she`s got a lot of worries.
Will she be a good mom? How will she balance work and motherhood? How to get rid of back hair?
Did you see this? Let me have Hilary explain her unique issues in what I thought was a brilliant "Funny or Die" video out just today. Roll it.
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DUFF: Hi, I`m Hilary Duff. It takes a lot of work to look this good when you`re this pregnant. As everyone knows, pregnancy causes morning sickness, weight gain, and of course, rampant, excessive hair growth all over your body.
After I got pregnant, my hormones caused so much hair growth that I felt like a yeti or a Robin Williams. I was embarrassed to go out of the house. I thought I`d never have clean, hairless skin again.
But then, I discovered Nogrowactiv System from the makers of Proactiv. Now, you can tell that I actually have two eyebrows. I had tried everything to get rid of my unsightly face and body hair.
But seriously, who has time to shave their back twice a day? I tried electrolysis, plucking and even painful daily waxing. But nothing worked. Eventually, I`d had enough.
So I called and ordered Nogrowactiv. And in just 30 days, I said goodbye to all the unwanted back hair, unattractive lady mustaches and a manageable knuckle hair.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: High school was tough. Thanks to a rare genetic disorder and my great heritage, I use to look like a Diane Arbus photo. But now, since I discover Nogrowactiv, everything`s great.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Like so many women my age, I hid an old lady with my car and had a gypsy curse placed on me. It caused hair to grow all over my body. But Nogrowactiv, no one can tell.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Until Nogrowactiv, I didn`t even know I was a woman.
DUFF: Nogrowactiv is truly a miracle. It will get rid of that excess hair, make you feel more alive and make you more likely to give birth to a baby made entirely of hair - 100 percent more likely. Other side effects include - wait.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nogrowactiv is not responsible for the care of women and hair babies. No babies may or may not be (UNINTELLIGIBLE) people.
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HAMMER: I`ve got to tell you, one, I`m so happy that Hilary Duff found exactly the solution that she needs. No big hairy baby.
Coming up tomorrow on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, we are going into the deepest part of the ocean with none other than James Cameron. CNN`s Jason Carroll join the Oscar-winning director on the voyage to the bottom of the sea.
Of course, the man made two of the most successful movies of all time, "Avatar" and "Titanic." And he took a specially-outfitted submarine deep under the Pacific Ocean to explore strange new worlds and seek out new life.
You don`t want to miss this incredible journey. It`s happening tomorrow on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I cannot wait.
But that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT for now. I`m A.J. in New York. Remember, you can catch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusively weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific right here on HLN.
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