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Secrets of Whitney`s Will; Desperate Court Drama Explodes; James Cameron`s Daring Dive; "Jersey Shore" Without Snooki?; President Obama Rejected by Hollywood?
Aired March 08, 2012 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HLN HOST: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT -- shocking secrets of Whitney`s will revealed. Tonight, what Whitney Houston left behind for her only child, Bobbi Kristina. Could it spell trouble? And did Whitney leave anything for Bobby Brown?
Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the startling secrets of Whitney Houston`s will.
Desperate feud?
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TERI HATCHER, ACTRESS: I was just trying to be nice and give you a free pass for being such a big slut.
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HAMMER: Tonight, the desperate court drama explodes. Heated new testimony pitting Nicollette Sheridan against her former co-star, Teri Hatcher. Did the two really fight on set?
Cameron`s daring dive. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes seven miles under the sea with "Titanic" director, James Cameron.
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JAMES CAMERON, MOVIE DIRECTOR: I want to get down there and look around and image and use 3-D cameras and bring it all back so people can see what`s there.
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HAMMER: "Avatar`s" James Cameron dares to dive solo to the world`s deepest point. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is right there for Cameron`s dramatic deep sea dive.
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`ve got big news breaking tonight -- war over Whitney?
Tonight, we`re getting brand-new details about Whitney Houston`s will. And right now, it looks like Whitney`s only child, her 19-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, inherits everything.
But the last time the will was revised, Whitney was still married to Bobby Brown. So could there actually wind up being a big battle over Whitney`s money?
That`s not the only battle making headlines tonight. The will is being revealed just as we`re getting our first peek at the first TV interview with Whitney`s family since her death.
Oprah Winfrey landed the big exclusive sit-down and it includes an emotional appearance with Bobbi Kris. It airs this Sunday. That is a month to the day since Whitney Houston died.
And the new interview is sparking a firestorm tonight over whether it`s just too soon for Whitney`s daughter to speak publicly after losing her mom.
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DIONNE WARWICK, SINGER AND WHITNEY HOUSTON`S COUSIN: It hasn`t really sunk in yet.
HAMMER: This morning, singing legend, Dionne Warwick told "Good Morning America`s" Robin Roberts she`s still grieving over the shocking death of her cousin, Whitney Houston.
WARWICK: She basically was a little girl I never had.
HAMMER: Warwick also provided an update on how Whitney`s teenage daughter, Bobbi Kristina, is coping.
WARWICK: That`s the one thing I love about my family. We are family, so she has support that she actually needs.
HAMMER: Now, we`re hearing more support will be coming Bobbi Kristina`s way courtesy of her late mother. Today, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT obtained Whitney Houston`s will signed in 1993, a month before her daughter was born.
It reveals that Whitney left her entire fortune to Bobbi Kristina an estate some reports estimate to be worth between $10 million and $20 million.
ALEXIS TERESZCUK, SENIOR REPORTER, "RADAR ONLINE": It`s no surprise that Whitney left her only daughter everything. They were very close, the best of friends.
HAMMER: Whitney gushed about Bobbi Kristina in a 2009 interview with Oprah.
WHITNEY HOUSTON, SINGER: She`s proud of me. I`m proud of her.
HAMMER: And Bobbi Kristina returned the compliment.
BOBBI KRISTINA HOUSTON BROWN, DAUGHTER OF WHITNEY HOUSTON: Honestly, words can`t explain how proud I am of her. That`s like my best friend. That`s like my sister.
HAMMER: But Bobbi Kristina won`t be getting her mom`s money right away.
TERESZCUK: She`s going to get it in installments. She`s not going to get a big windfall of money right now. She gets one chunk when she`s 21, which is two years from now, one when she turns 25 and another when she turns 30.
HAMMER: Alexis Tereszcuk of "Radar Online" tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT it`s a good thing Bobbi Kristina is not getting a quick windfall from her late mother.
TERESZCUK: She`s definitely struggled with a lot of problems in the last couple years and she` taken her mother`s death so hard.
And they are concerned she`s not going to be able to understand the best way to spend this money, so there have to be protections put in place to make sure that it lasts her for a very long time.
HAMMER: We`re hearing about Whitney`s will days before we`ll be hearing Bobbi Kristina speak out for the first time since her mom died last month.
OPRAH WINFREY, MEDIA MOGUL: The love of Whitney`s life, her only child, Bobbi Kristina.
HAMMER: Her new interview with Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to air this Sunday. But today, People.com reports members of Whitney`s family are concerned that Bobbi Kristina is doing such a public interview so soon after her mom`s death.
A Houston family friend tells "People," quote, "There are people who just want her to stay out of limelight for a while. This is a little girl who just needs some time."
Something else reportedly worrying Whitney`s family, Bobbi Kristina`s plans to go into show business. Last year, Bobbi Kristina posted clips of her singing on Twitter. And her mother even told Oprah about Bobbi Kristina`s musical aspirations back in 2009.
HOUSTON: She`s really starting to sing very well now. I want to groom her.
HAMMER: But now that Whitney`s no longer here to groom Bobbi Kristina, the prospect of Bobbi Kristina going into show business reportedly worries the family.
A Houston family friend tells "People" magazine, "She will always have to deal with the constant comparison. She`s so very young and impressionable. She has to start finding herself as a woman on her own as opposed to defining herself as Whitney`s daughter and Whitney`s support."
Now the question is, could her mom`s fortune help Bobbi Kristina do that?
TERESZCUK: Now she has the means to do really anything that she wants at all. She can party. She could never work again. She`s got to be surrounded with people that do care about her the same way they cared about her mother.
And they want her to be successful and healthy and make sure that she doesn`t have the same problems that her mother had.
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HAMMER: So exactly what is this trust going to mean for Whitney`s 19-year- old daughter, Bobbi Kristina? With me in New York, family attorney, Vikki Ziegler. Also with me in New York, HLN`s host, Jane Velez-Mitchell. Great to see you both.
Now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT did confirm that a judge approved all of the details of this trust today. And I can tell you Whitney`s daughter will get 100 percent of her mom`s fortune.
That means Bobbi Kristina is getting an estimated $20 million -- that`s in cash, real estate, cars and jewelry. It`s going to be distributed over the course of about a decade.
The first payment not coming until she turns 21. She`ll get another chunk of the assets when she turns 25. The rest will be distributed when she turns 30.
Some people have said it could be trouble for Bobbi Kristina if she were to come into a fortune all at once because of her reported past drug abuse.
So that leads to our SHOWBIZ flashpoint -- is this the best way to send over Whitney`s enormous fortune? To me, Jane, this makes perfect sense.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, HOST, "ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL: It was shockingly sensible, A.J. I expected something maybe a little kooky. But the fact is this is a very well thought out will that`s been in place for decades and it does space out the money.
I think Bobbi Kristina really has to worry now about become glomming on to her, also jealousy within her own family for people who weren`t left money and people who are going to try to exploit her given that she`s only 19.
HAMMER: Yes. And I think it`s really important to point out, as you did, that Whitney`s will was written before her divorce from Bobby Brown. This happened back in the `90s and it was last revised when they were still married.
He is even still mentioned in it as a beneficiary in case Bobbi Kristina were to pass away, standard stuff for a will.
Right now, Bobby Brown doesn`t seem to be interested in fighting for Whitney`s money at all. But Vikki, if he changes course, could it actually open up a big battle for Whitney`s money or he doesn`t really have a claim, they`re not married, end of story?
VIKKI ZIEGLER, FAMILY ATTORNEY: He`s pretty much done. Usually, the law says if you want to file a caveat 10 days after the will has been probated and somebody thinks they have a stake or claim, they do that. Nobody`s done that.
So I don`t think that`s going to be the problem. The bigger problem is, Bobbi Kristina going to be OK? Is she going to be sane enough to handle the money when she receives it?
We saw what happened to Britney Spears. And what happened? Her father got a conservatorship over her and her money. So that`s the question really.
And I think the trust is the best advice Whitney Houston got, honestly, during her marriage to Bobby Brown because it`s quite strange that she didn`t leave anything to him before they got divorced and left everything to her daughter.
HAMMER: And I think Bobbi Kristina has smart people around her enough, the least of which, Cissy Houston, her grandmother, who will hopefully take the proper steps to make sure that this money, all of these assets, are handled properly.
And Bobbi Kristina I think is going to be hearing all of the calls out there from people like us saying be careful. So hopefully -- look, these stories we`ve seen them happen before and it goes so wrong. Hopefully that won`t be the case here.
I must talk about the other battle making news tonight over Bobbi Kristina`s first TV interview since her mom`s death. Bobbi Kris, Whitney`s brother and sister-in-law sat down with Oprah. This is a new interview set to air on Sunday.
This is a month to the day after Whitney died. Here`s the big debate that`s going on tonight. A lot of people are saying, you know what? This interview is just way too soon for Whitney`s daughter to be putting herself out there like that.
Jane, what do you think? Is it too soon? In a way, I kind of feel like if it`s cathartic for her, if there`s stuff she wants to get off her chest, what`s wrong with it?
VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, in her mind it may not be so much television as it is talking to Oprah. This is a woman she trusts, she feels a level of comfort and safety with.
So if there is that cocoon of safety, integrity and honesty, and I think that Oprah would be the best person if an interview like this is to happen, to be conducting that interview, it might be a catharsis for her.
HAMMER: Yes. And to be clear, she`s already done the interview. It`s airing on Sunday. But I also would say that Oprah Winfrey, being sensitive to the family, sensitive to the late Whitney, wouldn`t put something like this on the air if she felt in any way it was not the right thing to do.
VELEZ-MITCHELL: It really depends on where Bobbi Kristina`s at right now. If she is using, and I have no information that she is, then she`s in a danger zone and needs to take care of herself and not do television.
HAMMER: Well, let`s see what happens after the weekend. We`ll be talking about it. Jane, Vikki, it`s great to see you both. Thanks so much.
We move on tonight to Snooki`s "Jersey Shore" cast mates speaking out about her big baby news. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, is "Jersey Shore" all washed up without a Snooki?
What a perfect question for her former "Jersey Shore" cast mate, Angelina Pivarnick. She`s right here for a headline-making SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview.
Desperate feud? Were Teri Hatcher and Nicollette Sheridan at war on the set of "Desperate Housewives"? A desperate drama just revealed in court.
And James Cameron dares to dive solo seven miles under the sea.
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CAMERON: I want to get down there and look around and image use these 3-D cameras and bring it all back so people can see what`s there, you know. I mean, it`s the last unexplored frontier on the planet.
HAMMER: The man behind "Avatar" and "Titanic" travels to the world`s deepest points. We are right there. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
This is the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" -- these are more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: Katy Perry to release 3-D concert movie this summer. Jewel tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT about working with "Team Christina" on "The Voice."
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JEWEL, SINGER: I love that these judges are artists and that choosing what they like as an artist would choose them. I went filming around Team Christina, but she`s really putting a lot of time into this.
You know, it`s a big commitment and she`s taking it really seriously and choosing all those songs and making sure that she spends time with them, and I was really impressed by that.
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HATCHER: Ow! Edie, what the hell?
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN, ACTRESS: Don`t psychoanalyze me, you simp. I was just trying to tell you how selfish men are.
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HAMMER: So did art imitate life on the set of "Desperate Housewives?" Explosive new testimony about what went on behind the scenes of the hit series including an on-set feud between the show`s co-stars.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with a desperate feud. Yes, things are really starting to heat up inside the Los Angeles courtroom over "Desperate Housewives" star`s Nicollette Sheridan`s wrongful termination battle.
Now, Sheridan says she was fired for accusing her boss of hitting her. Her boss, show`s creator, Marc Cherry, denies her claims and calls her a nightmare on set.
Now, we`re learning more about an on-set battle with Nicollette`s co-star, Teri Hatcher. So who`s winning this legal war?
Joining me in New York, Atty. Vikki Ziegler. And from Hollywood -- there he is -- soap star Patrick Muldoon, who is back starring on "Days of Our Lives." Great to have you both here.
Let`s talk about this trial because it`s getting more dramatic than the show itself, if you ask me. "Desperate Housewives" creator, Marc Cherry just testified about this incident where he was called to the set because of some kind of a problem between Nicollette Sheridan and Teri Hatcher.
And he said that the actresses were furious with each other and that Sheridan told him Hatcher was the meanest woman in the world. Vikki, it`s all very dramatic, but what kind of effect could this have on Sheridan`s case? Could it hurt it?
ZIEGLER: Well, the queen of mean really doesn`t make that the wrongful termination happened. I mean, that`s just having a bad reputation. Did she do something to violate the contract?
That`s really the question that would go part and parcel with the termination for the argument that, actually, she was actually terminated properly.
HAMMER: So character doesn`t play as much into it in these kinds of cases.
ZIEGLER: Absolutely not.
HAMMER: All right. Well, let`s talk about reputation and the onset friction. Patrick, you`re an actor. You`ve been on so many sets. I`m sure you`ve seen a lot of friction between co-stars.
Does this kind of battle surprise you? Or would you say it`s pretty common to see these onset feuds going on particularly on the really super big network shows like that?
PATRICK MULDOON: Well, you know, some producers and some directors actually like to have -- if there`s drama behind the scenes, sometimes it`s a good thing if it plays out in the -- once you hit the set.
HAMMER: Yes.
MULDOON: But the problem is, once that costs you time, once you hit the set and there`s diva situations, where people aren`t coming to set, that - - time is money and money is time, and that is never a good thing. So --
HAMMER: One of the contentions always was that, look, she was written off the show because of the plot changing directions, and also because of financial concerns for whatever reasons.
Now, Marc Cherry also claims that Sheridan wasn`t professional on the set saying she was late, money. She wasn`t prepared, money.
Patrick, we know how important reputation is in Hollywood. How much do you think that testimony, whether it`s true or not, can actually damage Nicollette`s reputation in the business?
MULDOON: Well, it can be incredibly damaging, because, you know, like we say, time is money and money is time once you hit that set. So if, you know, a producer is not going to hire you if they think you`re going to be unprofessional.
We all have to come to play, you know, once somebody says action. And if there`s drama behind the scenes, that`s got to stop at that juncture. So can it be damaging? Absolutely.
HAMMER: Yes. You don`t want word getting out that you`re difficult to work with, particularly when you`re out of work I would say. And right now, she`s not on a big show.
All right, great insight there. Patrick Muldoon, thank you so much. Vikki Ziegler, thank you as always. And make sure you check out Patrick on "Days of our Lives." Great to have him back on NBC. Thanks again.
HAMMER: Well, we must talk about Jessica Simpson`s nude baby bump, because it has sparked a great debate tonight. I think it was really brave for the very pregnant Jessica to pose in the buff on the cover of a magazine.
But was it a good idea for Jessica to bare the bump and everything else?
Kardashian secrets revealed by an insider. Khloe`s baby plans. We will find out tonight from Khloe`s best friend, Malika Haqq. She`s right here and she is spilling Kardashian clues. It is a must-see SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview. 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: Director Woody Allen to act in upcoming film, fading "Gigolos." Megan Fox talks about getting her Marilyn Monroe tattoo removed.
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ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST, "THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW": It`s more painful than getting a tattoo from what I`ve heard.
MEGAN FOX, ACTRESS: By far. It`s really awful, so, kids, don`t ever get tattoos. I see you in the front row. Don`t do it.
DEGENERES: Yes. Don`t get tattoos.
FOX: Not worth it.
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HAMMER: It is time for the SHOWBIZ buzz list. Here`s what the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is buzzing about this week.
Happy birthday, Oreo. We have been twisting and dunking and licking our Oreos all week. The classic cookie just turned 100 years old. We`re eating fresh ones though.
We`re ready to relive the New York Giants` Super Bowl victory with a DVD and Blu Ray release of Super Bowl XLVI champions, New York Giants.
We are rocking to The Boss. Bruce Springsteen`s 17th album, "Wrecking Ball," is out now. We can`t wait for South by Southwest. In fact, I`m heading down to Austin to cover the festivities, which is kicking off this weekend.
And cut loose because the "footloose" remake starring Julianne Hough is now out on DVD.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Courtney, I`m trying to be nice to you. You`re not even looking at me. You said I was a stripper on national television.
COURTNEY ROBERTSON, REALITY TV STAR: I`m really sorry I hurt your feelings, all of you. You may say it`s not genuine, but I`m going through real emotion.
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HAMMER: Controversial Courtney Robertson gets absolutely skewered by the women on "The Bachelor Women Tell All." Well, today, another bachelor mean girl steps forward and faces the music.
Did anyone even know Ellen DeGeneres was even on the show? The "Bachelor`s" Courtney got burned by the other women. But you haven`t seen anything yet.
In a spectacular spoof by Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen reveals how she would have handled being in the hot seat with that the women tell-all episode by putting herself into it. Watch.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What was it like when you pulled up to the mansion and see Ben and all the lights? It`s such a new experience.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was so intimidating, walking into it, I think, with all the other girls.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I loved him from Ashley`s season and I was praying he could our bachelor.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I didn`t come to make friends, and so I didn`t really mind to let that out there. I came to meet Ben.
DEGENERES: I really did come here to make friends. I was not here for Ben. I mean, let`s face it. I was here for the girls.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How`s the family reacting to all this?
DEGENERES: Well, I can tell you that Portia`s a little upset because she thought I was going to be on the "Amazing Race."
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What did I ever do to you for you to call me a stripper?
DEGENERES: I did not call you a stripper. That was -- I don`t know if there was music playing or something. You didn`t hear me. I said, "Can you get me a Swiffer?" The mansion was so filthy dirty and I said, "Swiffer, please." There`s dust and wine, and, you know.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What did I ever do to you for you to say, "That`s the kind of girl your boyfriend cheats on you with"?
DEGENERES: Again, I said, that`s the kind of pearl a boyfriend greets on you with.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I actually really like you on the show.
DEGENERES: I totally like you, too. Who are you?
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HAMMER: Very good. Well, I`m thinking Ellen should be on the next season of the show, but only if she wears that sparkly jacket.
Time for the SHOWBIZ lineup -- here`s what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour.
"Jersey Shore" without Snooki? Tonight, Snooki`s costar, Pauley D`s first reaction about Snooki`s baby news. The great debate, can "Jersey Shore" survive without her?
I`ll ask former "Jersey Shore" cast mate, Angelina Pivarnick, about the momma-to-be. It`s a headline-making SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview.
The president rejected by Hollywood? President Obama sends a big movie pitch and a Hollywood movie mogul vetoes it. You`ve got to hear this story. 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: Nickelodeon`s `90s game show "Figure It Out" returns for 40 new episodes. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT first look: Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer as Tonto and The Lone Ranger.
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HAMMER: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT -- Snooki shocker. Tonight, the very first reaction from Snooki`s "Jersey Shore" cast mates about her pregnancy.
We are getting the dish from former "Jersey Shore" cast member, Angelina Pivarnick. She`s right here tonight. So does Angelina think Snooki`s good real-life news is bad news for Snooki`s reality TV life? SHOWBIZ breaks news with Angelina.
Cameron`s daring dive. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes seven miles under the sea with "Titanic" director James Cameron.
I want to get down there and look around and image and use these 3-D cameras and bring it all back so people can see what`s there. You know, I mean, it`s the last unexplored frontier on the planet.
"Avatar`s" James Cameron seeks out signs of life in a dangerous and historic deep sea mission.
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thank you for watching. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with big news breaking tonight, "Jersey Shore" shakeup?
That bombshell news of Snooki`s pregnancy is sending the hit reality TV series into a tailspin. The pint-sized reality queen making it clear she wants no part in the parties, the drinking, or the infamous "Jersey Shore" beach house now that she`s carrying a Snookette.
So if she`s out, the question is, can "Jersey Shore," the series, survive? MTV is keeping quiet. But one person who may have some answers or certainly thoughts, "Jersey Shore" insider, former "Jersey Shore" cast member Angelina Pivarnick.
Angelina is now appearing in a cool new reality series, "Couples Therapy." It premieres on March 21st on VH1. She`s with me in New York for a SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview. It`s always good to see you.
ANGELINA PIVARNICK, REALITY TV SERIES: Nice to see you, too.
HAMMER: So people are pretty excited about the Snooki news. Snooki certainly is excited. She tweeted thanks today to all of her fans, for supporting her in her big news.
But of course, with the good news for her comes some potential bad news. It could be a shakeup to "Jersey Shore," potentially the end to "Jersey Shore."
Does the "Jersey Shore" gang, as far as you know, want to come back and do a show even if there`s no Snooki involved?
PIVARNICK: I think that they would do it until they`re like 95 years old, to be honest with you. So I definitely think that they would want to keep doing it.
HAMMER: They would figure out a way to make it work?
PIVARNICK: I mean, yes. That`s their moneymaker. They love doing it. I mean, they love partying, drinking --
HAMMER: Now, I need to know, are you in touch with Snooki? I know you`ve been tweeting her. What`s happening? What`s going on?
PIVARNICK: You know, I`ve tweeted her to basically reach out to her and say, "Congratulations on your engagement and you being pregnant." And nothing has been -- you know, she hasn`t written back to me or anything.
And you know what? It`s kind of sad because when I was pregnant and I went through my miscarriage and I was engaged, she didn`t reach out to me and say congratulations to me, so I`m being the bigger person here.
HAMMER: Do you think it`s necessarily personal? Or maybe she`s just -- she`s pretty busy right now.
PIVARNICK: I mean, who knows? It could be personal, you know, between me and her. We`re always fighting with each other, so I wouldn`t put it past her, to be honest with you.
HAMMER: Well, for the first time, we`re seeing one of the current "Jersey Shore" cast mates speaking out, Pauley D. You like Pauley, right?
PIVARNICK: I like him.
HAMMER: Yes. Pauley`s a good guy. He`s thrilled, so he told MTV when he heard the news about Snooki`s pregnancy. Let`s watch what he said.
PAUL "PAULEY D" DELVECCHIO, REALITY TV STAR: I`m really excited. You know want to know why? Because I love babies. I love everything about them when they`re not yours, so I can take care of them.
Yes. And when they cry, you`ve got to give them back. I`ll take care of it, spoil it and when it`s crying, give it back to Snooki. She`s excited. She loves it.
And she`s always wanted kids. She`s always talked about that. So I told her, I got your back. Whatever you need, I`m going to be a part of this.
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HAMMER: Pauley, obviously, is very excited. Look, you`ve been right there with the "Jersey Shore" gang partying in that special Jersey Shore kind of way, which seems to be, you know, really what Snooki lived for. Is she ready to be a mom in your eyes?
PIVARNICK: I have mixed feelings on this, to be honest with you. I mean, I met her fiance. He`s a really nice guy so I`m happy for her. But I don`t know if she`s ready to put the drinking behind her to be honest with you. I mean, she drinks every day, you know?
HAMMER: I think she will certainly during pregnancy. I think she`s smart enough for that. But here`s the thing. You know, there were all these reports flying around that she was pregnant.
And we didn`t actually get the confirmation until she revealed it in a magazine and it was right there. And we know that the big news like this with celebrities often comes with big paydays.
So we put it out there in our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive poll, "Is it OK for Snooki to cash in on her baby story?"
Here are the results as they came in. Forty-nine percent say yes. Fifty- one percent say no. My question to you is, do you agree with the majority that she shouldn`t cash in? Or do you think, hey, you know what? Cash in now while you can go for it?
PIVARNICK: I think she should cash in now while she can, to be honest with you. I mean, Tori and Dean Spelling do it. And she went on TV and said she wanted to do that. So it`s basically, I think, that`s where she`s following.
HAMMER: Part of the deal with being on the reality show, when you have the opportunity, go for it. I actually don`t see anything wrong.
PIVARNICK: I mean, you`ve got to milk it while you can, right? I mean, reality, if you`re on it, if you`re on the show right now.
HAMMER: Yes.
PIVARNICK: I think she should just do it and just --
HAMMER: Selling a story, selling pictures of the baby different from selling the baby. I don`t think Snooki is going to do that. Angelina, it`s great to see you. Thanks so much for being here.
PIVARNICK: Thank you.
HAMMER: Make sure you check out Angelina Pivarnick in "Couples Therapy." It premieres on March 21st on VH1.
All right. Now, I want to bring in Omarosa Manigault, who joins me from Hollywood tonight. Omarosa is the west coast editor of "Reality Weekly" magazine.
Also joining us from Hollywood tonight, Malika Haqq, a cast member, as you know, on the hit reality series, "Khloe and Lamar." It airs Sunday nights on "E!"
I appreciate you both being here. And I have to ask you both about our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive poll that you just heard about Snooki. The results almost divided in half about whether Snooki should be able to cash in on her baby. Omarosa, what`s your take on that?
OMAROSA MANIGAULT, WEST COAST EDITOR, "REALITY WEEKLY": You know, I think the reason why it`s kind of split down the middle is because Americans know that, in five years, who knows what Snooki will be doing? And she will need to make a living and she`ll have to support this baby.
So I think that they`re torn. I don`t think it`s definitive that one side is against it or for her. I think she should get what she can get right now, because, I mean, "Jersey Shore" looks like it`s wrapping up and winding down, so agree with her.
HAMMER: Yes, see, that`s what I have come to understand about this whole reality TV operation, strike while the iron is hot when you put it all out there in the reality world.
MANIGAULT: Absolutely.
HAMMER: And Malika, you know all about this. Isn`t that what it`s largely about, to have the opportunity to cash in and take that opportunity when you can?
MALIKA HAQQ, CAST MEMBER, "KHLOE AND LAMAR": Well, I feel like when you sign up to do reality television, you`re giving people, you know, a glimpse into your life.
And I think since she`s been doing that, you know, so far, she`s kind of saying to herself, "Look, you know, this may be one of the most important parts of my life," so why should she leave it out?
HAMMER: And we should be truthful and reflect upon the fact that it`s not just reality stars doing this. Celebrities have been doing this for a very long time, getting a payday to be on the cover of a magazine.
HAQQ: Yes, it`s true.
HAMMER: Show off their babies, those first baby pictures. We know how it goes. But Snooki, of course, not the only celeb revealing big news this week.
There is a lot of buzz about Jessica Simpson`s nude pregnancy photos on the cover of the new issue of "Elle" magazine.
Now, we all know Demi really started the trend back in 1991 when she did it. Since then, we`ve had a long line of stars from Britney Spears to Christina Aguilera, even Mariah Carey. They`ve all done it.
I happen to think she looks amazing on this cover. Omarosa, what`s your take? Is the nude pregnant photo a good move or is it kind of getting old at this point?
MANIGAULT: No, it never gets old. Americans are obsessed with celebrities when they get pregnant and when they`re having babies. And so why not take a beautiful, artistic picture like this?
There are only so many poses you can position yourself in without showing your nether regions. So I mean, why not? I think Jessica`s fun. She lives her life out loud. And I think it will be great for her to continue to show the world how happy she is to have this baby.
HAMMER: And women also enjoy it, don`t they, Omarosa? Because it is such an empowering move, isn`t it?
MANIGAULT: I think it is. I think it`s very liberating to be able to show your body in all forms. I mean, she`s showing this beautiful aspect of being a woman, of motherhood.
And you know what? I think, good for Jessica that she`s not afraid after so much criticism about her body, about the weight she put on before having a baby.
HAMMER: Yes.
MANIGAULT: I think it`s very liberating for her. Why not?
HAMMER: I think she should do whatever the heck she wants. Now, Malika, with all this pregnancy news, you know I`ve got to ask you about your close friend, Khloe Kardashian.
It has been no secret that she and her husband, Lamar, have been having a tough time trying to have a baby. Is that going to be a big focus of your show this season?
HAQQ: You know, I think Khloe and Lamar are like any new couple. You practice having a baby, you know. It`s a natural attraction you have to each other.
And really, there`s no major issue for them. It`s just going to be about timing and they`re pretty happy. Whenever it happens, it`s going to be the best time for them.
HAMMER: Are we going to be seeing them, though, talking about that this season?
HAQQ: Oh, absolutely.
HAMMER: OK.
HAQQ: It`s definitely a topic between a married couple. Lamar wants more children. Khloe definitely wants to have a bunch of babies. But she`s still really young so, you know, it`s not as crazy as -- for her, as it may be for others.
HAMMER: OK.
HAQQ: It`s her family. Kris really wants her to have one.
HAMMER: Well, I know geography also playing a big role here. You`re taping in Dallas now because Lamar was just traded to the Mavericks.
There are a lot of reports out there, as you know, saying that he and Khloe are having a pretty difficult time adjusting to living in Dallas. How has that changed what we`re going to see on the show?
HAQQ: We do go to Dallas. It`s a big change. It`s a huge move for both of them -- Lamar playing for the Lakers for so many years, and Khloe living there all her life, you know.
Anyone that has to uplift and find a home and nice places to eat and shop and furnish your home, it`s difficult. But they`re a really strong couple and they`re making it work.
HAMMER: Well, I think people obviously love the show and are looking forward to seeing how it rolls out this season.
Malika Haqq, thank you so much. Omarosa Manigault, thanks to you. Be sure you pick up your copy of "Reality Weekly." It`s on newsstands right now. And check out "Khloe and Lamar" Sunday nights on "E!"
And as we move on tonight, wait until you see this. James Cameron`s incredible voyage. The man who made the two most successful movies of all time, "Avatar" and "Titanic," now taking on his most epic project yet.
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CAMERON: I want to get down there and look around and image and use these 3-D cameras and bring it all back so people can see what`s there, you know. I mean, it`s the last unexplored frontier on the planet.
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HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes along for the ride as James Cameron prepares to visit the deepest part of the ocean on the planet.
No, you can`t. That`s a phrase that certainly our president probably is not used to hearing. But tonight, find out how Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein kind of dissed the leader of the free world. It`s pretty interesting. 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: Maroon 5`s Adam Levine to launch fragrances for men and women called "222." SHOWBIZ first look "Duets" new singing competition show with Kelly Clarkson.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you go back and look at "Duets," it`s actually working together with someone for the good of the whole.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You get to see some of your favorite singers week after week, not judge other people, but actually perform.
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HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York with a SHOWBIZ special report. This is so incredible, James Cameron`s daring dive.
The man who made the two most successful movies of all-time, "Avatar" and "Titanic," has embarked on a real life mission which is almost more dramatic than either of those two epic films.
He`s taking all kinds of cameras and research gear. And James has also invited CNN along for this remarkable adventure.
CNN`s Jason Carroll is here with me right now. I`m really jealous of you, man. I`m so jealous. How cool is this?
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I mean, this is an explorer`s dream, so it`s right up Cameron`s alley. You know, James Cameron is trying to make a voyage to the bottom of the sea.
The Oscar-winning director wants to explore strange new worlds and seek out life in places in the deepest parts of the ocean on our planet.
And it`s a dangerous mission but for Cameron, the rewards outweigh the potentially life-threatening risks.
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(voice-over) James Cameron is on a mission, and what you`re seeing is another step or better to say dive towards reaching it.
CAMERON: It goes by fast. No, it does. It`s so exciting because every second, you`re seeing something cool. I tell you, I`m wiped out after the dive, because your brain is going 1,000 miles an hour.
CARROLL: Though Cameron may be best known for directing two of the highest grossing films of all-time, "Avatar" and "Titanic," he`s also known in the scientific community as an accomplished deep sea explorer.
And after working for several years, Cameron and his team of scientists have created a technologically advanced sub to take him to the deepest known point on the planet.
In a joint project with the National Geographic Society, Cameron sets his sight on Challenger Deep. It`s carved in the Mariana Trench, some 36,000 feet below the surface, nearly seven miles down.
CAMERON: I want to get down there and look around and image and use these 3-D cameras and bring it all back so people can see what`s there. You know, I mean, it`s the last unexplored frontier on the planet.
CARROLL: Cameron has taken his sub, aptly named "Deep Sea Challenger" on a series of test dives. Already, they`ve collected strange looking organisms at depths so extreme it would crush a man. It`s a treasure-trove for scientists. And on this day, our cameras are invited for a key test dive.
CAMERON: We`re going to 26,000 feet. We, meaning me and the sub, tomorrow afternoon.
CARROLL (on camera): Good.
CAMERON: No, no, you`re not coming. It`s a one-seater.
CARROLL (voice-over): But the test at 26,000 feet cut a little short.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Deep Sea Challenger is requesting permission to ascend. Over.
CARROLL: Deep Sea Challenger made it to a little more than 23,800 feet then had to come back.
CAMERON: Good news is, it`s now officially the deepest diving submersible in the world. Bad news is, never saw the bottom. Had about five major system failures that prevented me from going on.
CARROLL: But Cameron and his team did go on to reach a point beyond 26,000 feet. Their next step, Challenger Deep.
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HAMMER: Wow. I love this stuff. It is so fascinating to me, Jason. So I know he`s doing the practice dives right now. When is he doing the real thing?
CARROLL: Well, if all goes as planned, there`s no definitive date yet, but they`re thinking any time before March 26th. That`s sort of the hard out.
HAMMER: And he`s not doing this for publicity --
CARROLL: No.
HAMMER: To get his name out there. I`ve always known he has this explorer mentality. But this is something he`s so truly passionate about.
CARROLL: Yes, it is. He`s had a love for deep sea exploration ever since he says he was little kid growing up in Canada, wanted to see the ocean.
He lived in a land-locked little village. And so this is something he`s been passionate about for many, many, many years.
HAMMER: And how cool that he picked up the phone and called you. You were the only newsperson on the ship.
CARROLL: Yes.
HAMMER: I mean, how incredible.
CARROLL: Yes, we have a mutual sort of geek kind of respect for science, for deep sea exploration and so I`m glad he called.
HAMMER: Don`t count me in on that. How incredible an opportunity. Jason Carroll, thank you so much. I appreciate it.
CARROLL: You bet.
HAMMER: Right now, Julianne Moore`s secret to nailing her role as Sarah Palin in her explosive new TV movie.
And Sandra Bullock`s hot hookup? Not so fast. That story tops "The Buzz Today."
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(voice-over) Sandra says bullocks. Sandra Bullock is smacking back at reports which says she`s dating director Brett Rattner after a new story in "In Touch" magazine claims she and the director were hooking up.
Bullock apparently just hit her boiling point. So she`s personally addressing the issue and blasting the magazine.
In a brand-new statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Sandra says, "We think that it`s incredibly sad that in these times, this magazine would resort to complete fabrication solely for financial gain. There`s not a shred of accuracy in their story."
"We have not seen nor spoken to each other for over a decade. We both had a great time after the Oscars, just not with each other."
Julianne`s Palin pressure. Julianne Moore just opened up to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT about how hard it was on her to play Sarah Palin.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT was right there at the New York premiere of "Game Change," the new HBO movie all about the 2008 presidential campaign. Julianne confessed to us she feels big stress portraying the former vice presidential nominee.
JULIANNE MOORE, ACTRESS: I think you have a tremendous responsibility when you`re playing a living person, not just that, but somebody who is historically and culturally significant to be as accurate as possible.
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HAMMER: Speaking of Julianne Moore, is she at war with Jessica Simpson? Why in the world would these two be at odds? Julianne explains and she sets the record straight to us, next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views.
And now, it`s time for the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" -- here come more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
TEXT: Trisha Yearwood gets Food Network show called "Trisha`s Southern Kitchen." SHOWBIZ first look: Brandy and Monica`s first duet in 14 years, "It All Belongs to Me."
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HAMMER: Media mogul, bajillionaire and monster cook. Apparently, Oprah Winfrey can do it all. Did you see this? In the very first food issue of "O" magazine, Oprah shares the cover with her longtime partner, Stedman Graham.
And in the magazine, Stedman gushes about what a great cook Oprah is even though, of course, she has a personal chef. Stedman says he enjoys anything that Oprah makes because it`s made with love.
Julianne Moore`s feud with Jessica Simpson? Now, Julianne took a lot of heat recently when she seemed to slam Jessica Simpson saying she didn`t want her daughter to be interested in someone like Jess.
Well, then, surprise, surprise, a battle was sparked. Well, Julianne just set the record straight with Anderson Cooper on his talk show.
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ANDERSON COOPER, HOST, "ANDERSON": I read something that you had said in the March issue of "More" magazine.
JESSICA SIMPSON, SINGER AND ACTRESS: Yes.
COOPER: And you said something about "I don`t want my daughters or friends to be interested in Jessica Simpson" --
JULIANNE MOORE, ACTRESS: Oh, god. Oh, god.
COOPER: Talking about not wanting her to read magazines.
MOORE: I feel terrible. Honestly, I feel genuinely awful about it. What I said was -- they said -- they were talking about the tabloid culture.
And I said I think those -- I feel terrible about those magazines that I think young women get interested in somebody else`s story other than their own.
COOPER: Right. Which is totally true.
MOORE: And -- which is true. And I said, "You want your children to be interested in their own lives and their own -- you know, their ideas and their careers and whatever.
And the way they put it was to be interested in, like, somebody -- not like somebody like Jessica Simpson.
COOPER: Right.
MOORE: It has nothing to do with her at all.
COOPER: All of a sudden, all these entertainments show -- I saw that it was like you were having a feud with Jessica Simpson.
MOORE: Yes. Right. And I was like no, no, no, no.
COOPER: And I was like why would Julianne Moore be having a feud with --
MOORE: I genuinely believe in never saying anything bad about anybody. And I would never say anything about -- she`s a lovely girl.
COOPER: Right. Yes.
MOORE: I just meant like, you shouldn`t follow anybody else`s narrative but your own.
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HAMMER: I like Julianne so much and I think that`s great advice, not just for Julianne`s daughter, but really for young women everywhere. You should check out Julianne on "Anderson" tomorrow.
Well, our president is all about yes, we can. But tonight you`re going to find out why Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein said, "No, you can`t," to President Barack Obama and kind of dissed the leader of the free world.
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HAMMER: President Obama`s big Hollywood diss? Yes, he might be the leader of the free world, but future movie mogul? Not so much.
According to the "Times of London" the president sent mega producer, Harvey Weinstein, a spy novel and suggested Harvey make it into the movie.
Weinstein, of course, is the producer behind so many Oscar-winning films including "The Artist" and "Iron Lady" most recently. And he reportedly told our president, no.
Well, there is no love lost. Weinstein has been a huge contributor to the president`s campaign and they have a pretty good relationship.
But I guess the message is clear, "Don`t quit your day job, Mr. President, if you`re thinking about running Hollywood someday."
And that is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thank you so much for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer 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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