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Tears for Trayvon; Mel`s New Meltdown; Obama Still Hot in Hollywood?; Brangelina Engaged; "American Idol" Spoilers; Lisa Rinna`s Shocking Ad; Presidential Slam; Going Old School
Aired April 13, 2012 - 23:00 ET
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MICHELLE TURNER, HLN HOST: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Tears for Trayvon. Stars revealed to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT why the raw emotions continue after the shooter`s arrest.
SHERYL LEE RALPH, ACTRESS: I`m a mother of a 19-year-old young black man, every day I pray for my child.
TURNER: Tonight SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, will the Trayvon heartbreak drive the case against George Zimmerman.
Mad Mel`s new mess. Tonight Mel Gibson strikes back against shocking new accusations of anti-Semitic rant and disturbing behavior.
JOE ESZTERHAS, SCREENWRITER: Mel shared with him a pornographic scenario that I can only call sexual butchery.
TURNER: Mel`s former screen writer drops dramatic new accusations against Mel. But are they true?
JENNIFER LOPEZ, "AMERICAN IDOL" JUDGE: This is crazy. Yes, we`re using the save.
TURNER: Saved by the judges. "American Idol`s" judges turned the tables on America saving Jessica Sanchez. The SHOWBIZ great debate. Is it OK for the "Idol" judges to diss America`s vote.
TV`s most provocative entertainment news show breaks news right now.
Hello, I`m Michelle Turner in Hollywood. A.J. Hammer is off with big news breaking tonight.
Tonight, tears for Trayvon. There are brand new revelations tonight in the case of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors just released a document accusing Zimmerman of profiling Trayvon and hunting him down.
Now days after Zimmerman`s arrest emotions are still running high and it`s that emotion that seems to be gripping so many people across the country who are watching every twist and turn in this tragic case. But the big question tonight, could the outrage and sadness over Trayvon`s death actually get in the way of real justice?
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TURNER (voice-over): As George Zimmerman sits in a jail cell charged with second-degree murder for killing Trayvon Martin, one thing is clear, the emotions in this case are still running high.
SYBRINA FULTON, TRAYVON MARTIN`S MOTHER: I still feel that this is just a nightmare.
TURNER: There is emotion from Trayvon`s grieving parents who spoke last night to HLN`s Nancy Grace.
FULTON: I know reality is starting to set in, and I know that he`s not going to come back. And it still hurts.
TURNER: There`s emotion from George Zimmerman as we heard this morning on "Good Morning, America".
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: ABC News has also learned Zimmerman is being kept in isolation for his own security and spent much of his first night in jail weeping.
TURNER: And here at SHOWBIZ TONIGHT even our guests get emotional when talking about this case as we saw when actresses Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janet Hubert talked about how it affects them as mothers.
RALPH: I`m a mother of a 19-year-old young black man. I pray for my son in his comings and goings.
JANET HUBERT, ACTRESS: Every day.
RALPH: Every day --
HUBERT: Every day.
RALPH: -- I pray for my child.
HUBERT: We`re all parents, we all have brothers and sisters, we have to all -- and I think what happens that we all put ourselves in her place and said that this could have been any of us.
TURNER: Zimmerman`s attorney told CNN`s Piers Morgan last night all this emotion is something he`s going to have to deal with.
MARK O`MARA, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN`S ATTORNEY: Because I truly want to try and bring down the level of anger, animosity, just frustrations, emotions that are in the case or outside the case that are affecting the case.
SUNNY HOSTIN, LEGAL ANALYST, TRUTV`S "IN SESSION": This case has really brought to the forefront really strong emotions.
TURNER: TruTV legal analyst Sunny Hostin tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT emotions are running so high, she wouldn`t be surprised if we see a change of venue if Zimmerman`s case goes to trial.
HOSTIN: And so there are all these really hot-button issues that are affecting people, and that tells me that Sanford may not be the place to try this case.
TURNER: One reason this case is so emotional is, of course, because of the racial component. In the prosecution affidavit obtained by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT prosecutors accuse Zimmerman of profiling Martin when he decided to follow him.
HOSTIN: And when you consider the fact that in the affidavit, the charged word of profiling is used, it makes it pretty clear that this case may very well put racial profiling on trial. This case may very well be about race.
TURNER: But in a brand new interview airing Sunday on CNN`s "STATE OF THE UNION," comedy legend Bill Cosby said this killing is less about race and more about guns.
BILL COSBY, COMEDIAN: What is solved by saying he`s a racist, that`s why he shot the boy. What solves that? This. And what is he doing with it? And who taught him and told him how to behave with this?
TURNER: But through all the talk of racial divisions and legal analysis, the story essentially boils down to this, an unarmed teenager is dead. And two parents are struggling to cope.
FULTON: I will miss just having him near me. Just having him kiss me, just having him smile at me.
TURNER: And that`s the kind of emotional pain that an arrest will never take away.
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TURNER: Well, there is no denying the emotional toll this case has had on everyone, and I have to wonder how much that will actually come into play in the courtroom.
With me now in Hollywood Sharon Waxman, who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of TheWrap.com, Also from Hollywood tonight, Ken Baker, who`s the chief news correspondent for E!
Thank you, guys, for joining us.
Now I want to get right into this, because while this should be all about the facts presented in this case to the jury, I have to say I think it`s going to be really hard to get the emotion out of this.
Ken, there`s been such an incredible spotlight on this case. So much outrage, there`s lots of passion around this. Do you think that George Zimmerman can get a fair trial?
KEN BAKER, CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT, E!: Well, I mean that`s going to be the challenge to the legal system in Florida. We saw Casey Anthony in the same part of Florida, actually, near Orlando, who went through a very high profile case. I don`t think there was a person who could think that she could get a fair trial, she ended up being exonerated.
So I think that, you know, it could definitely -- they can do it if the legal process is run right. They could. But let`s face it, this is an extremely high profile case, it`s very emotional, we`re seeing everyone weigh in on this, and it certainly is going to be difficult and so it`s going to be a long road for him if this in fact does go to trial.
But yes, I mean, it is up to the judge to limit this from becoming a circus because it very well could become that.
TURNER: Right. Right. And you know -- like the Casey Anthony trial, all eyes will definitely be on Orlando, Florida, and the surrounding area.
Now I want to move on to Mel Gibson`s new meltdown. He is striking back at screenwriter Joe Eszterhas who claims that Mel Gibson went on yet another anti-Semitic rant and ultimately derailed the movie that he and Gibson were working on together.
Now this morning on the "Today" show, Eszterhas also claimed that Mel openly threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend. Watch this.
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ESZTERHAS: The most egregious episode had to do with my 15-year-old son Nick who was with us in Costa Rica as Mel`s guest, and Mel shared with him a pornographic scenario that I can only call sexual butchery that that he fantasized in terms of Oxana.
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TURNER: Wow. Ok. So he also claimed this morning that he has witnesses to this and a videotape.
Now, Sharon, you spoke with Eszterhas, actually I think you broke this story. Why is he telling this story now?
SHARON WAXMAN, CEO AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THEWRAP.COM: I think he is telling the story now because Mel Gibson essentially called him a liar. So when we leaked this letter which, you know, is being read, you know, there`s this - - thousands of people reading this letter since we posted it 36 hours ago, in which Joe Eszterhas goes into great detail -- you know, and recounts just what he told the "Today" show, to Mel Gibson saying, I saw this, I saw that, I saw this heinous thing, you said this vile thing, and on and on.
And then Mel Gibson came out with a statement calling these things utter fabrication. So I think that was kind of a provocation to Joe Eszterhas to felt that he was being called a liar and wanted to stand up and say, no, I`m not, I`ve got a tape and just be careful when you call me a liar.
TURNER: Right. Now Sharon, is he worried, though, about the fallout from this feud now that all of this has become so public?
WAXMAN: What you mean for fallout for -- for Joe Eszterhas?
TURNER: Right. What would happen -- I mean there`s --
WAXMAN: Yes.
TURNER: Yes, there is a Hollywood element to this definitely and he does want to work I assume.
WAXMAN: Well, you know, Joe Eszterhas actually has kind of withdrawn for Hollywood for many years already. He moved back to his native Cleveland. As you probably know he was one of the hottest screenwriters in the `90s and in `80s. He did basic instinct, he wrote flash dance and then he had this meltdown with "Show Girls" which was a big flop.
But he was -- you know, the number one screenwriter really for many years and then he sort of had a religious awakening, and he had a bunch of kids with the second wife, and he moved back to Cleveland. So this has been the first time that he`s actually stepped back into Hollywood after many years of having withdrawn. And that was to write this script about the Maccabees, the second century story of Jewish heroism. And he`s been working with Mel Gibson for a year and a half. So I don`t know if he`s so worried about his career, so to speak.
TURNER: OK.
WAXMAN: But I think he does want to see his script made.
TURNER: Yes. Well, Ken, let me ask you. Is this sour grapes? What do you think?
BAKER: Well, I think -- well, first of all, if any of those allegations are true about Mel Gibson it`s certainly deplorable. The problem is we don`t have any way to verify the voracity of those allegations. So we don`t know what the truth is here, but I think as Sharon pointed out, the fact that Joe felt it was important for him to get on the "Today" show and amplify what he had written in that letter really shows that he wants to prove that he`s not a liar, that he was defending reputation, whatever is left of it.
So I think, you know, look, this isn`t the first time that Mel Gibson has been involved in some sort of major controversy.
TURNER: Yes.
BAKER: Particularly involving anti-Semitism and violence against women, we`ve all this stuff before so while it wouldn`t surprise a lot of people - -
TURNER: Indeed.
BAKER: -- if this was true. We don`t know if it`s true or not.
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TURNER: All right. Ken --
WAXMAN: Well, here`s the thing.
TURNER: Last word there.
Sharon, I`m sorry we have got to go, I thank you guys for joining us tonight, I really do, appreciate it.
Well, tonight Brad Pitt breaks news to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. He and Angelina Jolie are engaged. Wow. Congratulations. I have to tell you this is huge. Will Brad and Angie`s wedding be the wedding of the century? Tonight SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes inside the late-breaking details of Brad and Angie`s big engagement.
And the outrage over the big "American Idol" save.
Lucky for Jessica Sanchez, J.Lo, Randy, and Steven saved her from elimination, but wait a second, didn`t America already decide? Tonight the SHOWBIZ great debate, is it fair for "Idol" judges to diss America`s vote.
And Beyonce sends a letter to the first lady. B hand-writes a gushing note to Michelle Obama and we`ve got it. We`ll tell you what she said.
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN. News and views. And now the SHOWBIZ news ticker, more stories from the Showbiz Tonight newsroom, making news tonight --
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GRAPHICS: Khloe Kardasian addresses tabloid pregnancy rumors on "The Talk."
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KHLOE KARDASIAN: Lamar and I do want kids, and it will happen when it`s in God`s plan to happen, and with train moving back and forth, like, there`s a reason why we don`t have a newborn baby right now.
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TURNER: Now there is a happy mom. Beyonce shared her personal photos with her baby Blue Ivy Carter, and tonight she shares her joy with none other than the first lady.
Tonight Beyonce`s love letter to Michelle Obama. Beyonce has never been shy about her support for the first family even singing at the presidential inauguration in 2009. Well, in a brand handwritten letter Beyonce shared on her Web site, she reveals exactly how big an inspiration the first lady has been on her life.
She writes, "Michelle is the ultimate example of a truly strong African- American woman. She is a caring woman, she`s a loving wife, while at the same time she is the first lady." She goes on to say, "Michelle, thank you so much for every single thing that you do for us. I am proud to have my daughter group up in a world where she has people like you to look up to."
Well said, B. Nice (INAUDIBLE).
Now Beyonce is certainly not the only star showing the Obama`s the mad love, but is the president losing hope in Hollywood? It`s clear for some star supporters the president has hit some bumps in the road in his bid to return to the White House, but is the president still hot in Hollywood?
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you, yes, he is. Here`s SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter with a special SHOWBIZ report.
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MATT DAMON, ACTOR: I no longer hope for audacity.
KAREEN WYNTER, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With friends like these, President Obama may have thought who needs political enemies? Last year some of his staunchest Hollywood supporters began to criticize him.
He`s only listened to the voice of the south (INAUDIBLE).
WYNTER: Harry Belefonte slammed him for caving to the right wing. Matt Damon accused him of failing to take on special interests. He told CNN`s "PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT" --
DAMON: You know, he -- I get -- he needs the Wall Street money.
WYNTER: But there are signs Hollywood is swinging back to Obama. To some he looks good compared to his likely Republican component.
CHELSEA HANDLER, COMEDIAN: No, Mitt Romney does not have my vote, Barack Obama has my vote.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama.
AMY POEHLER, COMEDIAN: He has my vote and he has my heart, and if he wants, he can have my number.
WYNTER: Despite some lingering criticism of Obama, many celebs are greeting the president with open arms and open wallets. Actor/producer Tyler Perry kicked in five grand to the Obama re-election campaign, the max allowed by law. And the president`s super PAC which could accept unlimited sum got a mega gift from Bill Maher.
BILL MAHER, COMEDIAN/HOST: One million dollar.
WYNTER: "Variety`s" Ted Johnson says the White House also boasts a not-so- secret weapon to counter those celebrity critics.
TED JOHNSON, VARIETY: George Clooney, a good friend of Matt Damon`s.
WYNTER: Clooney will host a fundraiser for the president next month. Johnson says the actor has been urging stars to stop their griping.
JOHNSON: He`s pretty much said, you know, get on board, get in line, because this is going to be a pretty important election.
WYNTER: But Johnson says there`s still some doubt Obama can generate the kind of enthusiasm in Hollywood that he did four years ago when enraptured stars lobbied him in song.
JOHNSON: That`s a big question, whether we`re going to see the viral videos. I`m kind of skeptical of that, that something like that is going to emerge.
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WYNTER: The Obama campaign did post a short film online last month that was narrated by Tom Hanks. It attracted more than two million views so far, still a far cry from the popularity of the "Yes, We Can" video which went viral in 2008.
TURNER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Kareen Wynter. Thank you very much.
Now SHOWBIZ TONIGHT breaks big, big news. Hollywood`s royalty engaged. I can tell you SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has confirmed Brad and Angelina are getting married. It`s official after six years together and six children, Hollywood`s hottest couple is finally tying the knot. So just what is the Hollywood wedding of the century going to look like. Also tonight --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And guess what, Lisa has tried on and is currently wearing the new Depends Silhouette for women. The women`s briefs that looks, fit and feel just like underwear.
Lisa, why did you do it?
TURNER: What is the deal with Lisa Reynolds` new commercial about adult diapers? Is the sexy siren really -- losing control?
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN. News and views.
Now to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT news ticker, more news from SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
GRAPHICS: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in talks to reunite on the big screen.
GRAPHICS: Madonna reveals to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT why she decided to launch fragrance "Truth of Dare."
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MADONNA, SINGER: Well, I`ve been trying to develop a fragrance off and on over the years for -- I don`t know, 15, 16 years, and I`ve never been able to come up with a smell that I could match --
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TURNER: Are Will and Jade Pinkett Smith breaking up? Well, they`ve been dogged by this split rumors for months now and Jada reveals to French magazine "Gala" that it`s the bugaboo that just won`t go away. She said, "I almost want to say that we should have been expecting it. Will and I know the truth. We`re waiting peacefully for the storm to blow over. These rumors are completely untrue." And she also calls reports that they are living apart ridiculous.
Moving on now, there`s only good news for Hillary Duff tonight. The new mom shares a brand new family photo with the world.
And Bieber goes country. Tonight find out what Justin Bieber and Taylor Smith have up their sleeve.
And Madonna shares advice for her teen daughter Lourdes with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s all making big news in "The Buzz Today."
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TURNER (voice-over): Madonna`s mom advice. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT was right there with Madonna at Macy`s in New York where she debuted her new fragrance Truth or Dare. She opened up to us about the motherly (INAUDIBLE) she`s been giving her 15-year-old daughter on Lourdes on living in the spotlight and achieving a balance life now that Lourdes has her very own "Material Girl" fashion line.
MADONNA: I tell her how important it is to, you know, to draw the line between her professional life and her life at home. And, you know, no matter what she does work wise her school work is more important than anything -- you know, if her work ever gets too much that mean let that go. That`s never a priority. She agrees with me.
TURNER: Justin and Taylor teaming up. Justin Bieber just revealed he`s going country and collaborating with Taylor Swift. Taylor will join him in the studio for a brand new duet for his upcoming third album "Belief." Justin says expect the country (INAUDIBLE) so strong but this new record will have a big mix of style. The Biebs` other partner will include Dre, Kanye, Timbaland and Usher.
Hillary`s family photo. Hillary Duff just shared a very special photo with her one million Twitter followers. Her first family portrait with newborn baby Luca Cruz. Duff and her husband Mike Comrie welcomed Luca on March 20th and since then the proud mom has been tweeting intimate pictures of Luca`s life at home. In addition to the snapshot, Duff gushes, I love being a mom.
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TURNER: And now the SHOWBIZ lineup. Here`s what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
Saved by the judges. Tonight the "American Idol" judges stepped in to save Jessica Sanchez from a shocking elimination. But should they be dissing America`s vote like that?
Tonight Brad Pitt breaks news to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. He and Angelina Jolie are engaged. Will Brad and Angie`s wedding be the wedding of the century? Tonight SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes inside the late-breaking details of Brad and Angie`s big engagement.
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN. News and views.
Now to SHOWBIZ news ticker, more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.
GRAPHICS: Nick Lachey reveals he will not be joining reported 98 Degrees reunion tour this summer.
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TURNER: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
It`s wedding bells for Brad and Angelina. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has just confirmed that Hollywood`s top couple is finally walking down the aisle. So when is the big day and just what is the Hollywood wedding of the century going to look like?
Plus, "American Idol" spoiler.
LOPEZ: Give me that mic. This is crazy. Yes, we`re using the save.
TURNER: The contestant saved by the judge before she even finished singing. SHOWBIZ dares to ask did "Idol" reveal too much, too soon?
Also, President Obama`s Kanye slam. Why the president thinks Kanye West is still a jackass. Hey, easy, I didn`t say it. The president did.
And the remarkable reason why the original cast of "In Living Color" is reuniting. "In Living Color`s" Tommy Davidson is right here tonight to tell all.
ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
TURNER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour, I`m Michelle Turner in Hollywood with big news, big news breaking tonight.
A.J. Hammer has the night off, but tonight Hollywood`s royalty engaged. Brad and Angelina are finally making it official. Yes, the superstar couple plans to walk down the aisle after six years together. This week Angelina was seen wearing a huge rock on engagement finger, and SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you tonight this is the real deal.
Let me bring in Kim Serafin, editor of "In Touch Weekly" who is here in Hollywood, and also joining me from Hollywood, ET news correspondent Ken Baker.
All right, guys, this is going to be good. They have been one of the most successful unmarried couples. They`ve been alluding to marriage for the past year or so, but this did come as quite a surprise today, I`m shocked. Let me share with you what Brad`s reps told SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. "Yes, it`s confirmed. It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There`s no date set at this time. Brad designed the ring."
Kim, this is a big turnaround from their past promises because they said they wouldn`t marry until everyone can marry. So what do you think about that?
KIM SERAFIN, SENIOR EDITOR, IN TOUGH WEEKLY MAGAZINE: It is a shock, although if you look at the interviews that both Brad and Angelina have been doing you knew maybe this was leading up to this because they`ve been saying that their kids are getting older and their kids have been asking questions. Their kids have been wondering if they would get married or if their kids want to have a big party and a big cake.
So you almost knew that this was going to drop soon because they have been hinting about it in recent interviews. But yes, it`s shock.
TURNER: Yes, you know --
SERAFIN: They`re the couple that everyone has been waiting for. They have been wanting to seem them get engaged or get married. So it`ll be interesting to see if they do actually set a date when that will and where that wedding will be.
SERAFIN: Absolutely. You know, Brad has been more forthcoming about it. Angelina was still a bit little reserved about getting married in the future. But they`ve made no secret that they wanted to do this for the kids.
So, Ken, do you think that`s a good move for them?
BAKER: Yes, I mean, look, if they, for all intents and purpose, they`ve been married for a very long time. I mean they live together, they have children together, and they certainly conduct themselves like any married couple would. Something that is interesting is that these two have been together since around 2005, 2006 depending on whose timeline you believe. That`s -- but as long as they have been together, it`s already longer than Brad Pitt`s marriage to Jennifer Aniston was.
That lasted about five years or so before than imploded. Right after that he got together with Angelina Jolie. So he`s been with her for a very long time. They seem very committed.
TURNER: Yes.
BAKER: So it`s not a shock, but it`s surprising because you never really thought they were actually going to pull the trigger but they finally have.
TURNER: Yes, Kim, what do you think? Doing it for the kids, is that a good thing?
SERAFIN: Yes, I think they probably are doing it for the kids, they seemed pretty sincere when they were saying that. So, yes, I think it`s a great thing. And you know with Angelina and Brad, you know, they know that the media follows them, the paparazzi follow them where -- wherever they go. So it wouldn`t surprise me if they had this in a place that really needed attention if they do have this ceremony in a place where they want to media to follow them there so they can give attention to some third world country or, you know, back to New Orleans, so some place like that. So I think that will be great.
TURNER: Yes. Yes, OK, so now that the plan is to take this more traditional route, Ken, do you think this is going to make them a little too much like the average Jane and John Doe, married, kids, white picket fence?
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BAKER: I don`t think there`s anything average about them. First of all, they`re too beautiful. So it doesn`t matter how they behave. They just look hot. But I thought something that was really cute was that Brad apparently has been working for over a year or so on designing the ring with the jeweler. It`s a local Beverly Hills jeweler and it was something that he was very passionate about and he got involved with it, so it`s just already a very romantic story, and you thought that the royal wedding was big, this is going to be super big.
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BAKER: We can`t wait for it.
TURNER: Yes, indeed. Yes, because we`re talking Hollywood superstars here. Now, Kim, can you imagine what kind of wedding -- Ken was talking how big it`s going to be. What kind of wedding this will be and how in the world are they going to be able to do this and get any privacy?
SERAFIN: You know, I don`t know, knowing them it almost seems like maybe they would do this or try to do it under the radar which is kind of hard to do because this attention is on them all the time it will be even more focused on them all the time. So, you know, I don`t see them being kind of ostentatious. Maybe Angeline will wear a wedding dress with a slit though so she can stick out her leg. So that would be good. We`d like her to do that again.
TURNER: I was -- I was waiting for that one. Yes, I know your teams are already getting into wedding coverage mode. So what are you guys expecting this to be like?
BAKER: Well, I`m expecting, first of all, that they will try to have the utmost privacy with this, but one thing I can tell you for sure is that there`ll have no shortage of flower girls or ring bearers because they have all group of them already so they have the family in place. So that`s not going to be a problem. There`ll be a lot of kids in this wedding, I can guarantee you that.
But I think these are very savvy about maintaining their privacy when they want it. I don`t expect this to be something that`s going to be broadcast live like the royal wedding, but certainly we`re all be covering it --
TURNER: No.
BAKER: -- and trying to get as much information as we can.
TURNER: Indeed we will, it will be good from this point on.
OK, so we`re talking Hollywood stunners. So from one stunner to another stunner. It was a night of "American Idol" spoilers last night. The bombshells, guy, just kept coming one after another for fans of "Idol" last night. First you`ve got this. The stunning week before the show revealing that a leading contender would be up for elimination. Then during the show a jaw-dropping moment when "Idol" judge Steven Tyler let it slip that no one -- that`s right -- no one was going home.
And how about that tearjerker moment when the contestant sings for his or her life? Nope, didn`t happen. So did the spoilers spoil the show? I mean it was a spectacle last night. The Internet was buzzing about this and that. The first spoiler TMZ posted the headline before the show saying that "American Idol" favorite is voted off. I`m thinking that a lot of people probably tuned in just to see who that was.
But, Kim, do you think that this leak ruined some of the excitement of the elimination night last night for fans?
SERAFIN: I don`t think the leak ruined it because not everyone was checking out TMZ, obviously, before the show. But yes, Steven Tyler, when he basically said, well, we`re definitely using our save tonight. That may be ruined a little of the intensity, although again, looking at those contestants that were up on stage, the three people that potentially could be eliminated, you knew the judges were going to do this, and they only had a couple more weeks to use that judge`s save.
TURNER: Right.
SERAFIN: So, you knew it had to be coming pretty soon. So it wasn`t such a shocker and yes, maybe it took out a little of the anticipation when Steven Tyler said that but you knew it was coming soon.
TURNER: Yes, it may not have been so bad just knowing that one of your favorites was up for elimination, but when Steven revealed that second big spoiler of the night, well, that was another story. So let`s watch what we were just talking about. Let`s watch that.
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RYAN SEACREST, HOST: Steven, one of these faces could be leaving the show tonight if you don`t use your save, what happened with the vote?
STEVEN TYLER, JUDGE: We`re going to use our card tonight, especially with an outcome like this.
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TURNER: Hello, McFly? You kind of wanted to scream at the TV, and actually I was screaming at the TV, no, Steven, don`t tell us what you`re going to do, whatever happened to the excitement of kind of keeping it under wraps?
Ken, what do you think? Was it OK for Steven to let the cat out of the bag early on?
BAKER: I don`t know. That didn`t bother me as much as -- just the fact that I feel like "American Idol" has become more of a popularity contest than a talent contest. I mean --
TURNER: Well, that`s a good point. You know, because just when we thought we had seen the end of all the spoilers there was actually another one. Because Jessica Sanchez was just about to sing for her "Idol" life as each of the contestants on the verge of elimination does, but that`s when the judges rushed the stage, watch this with me.
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LOPEZ: Give me that mic. This is crazy. Yes, we`re using the save.
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TURNER: Give me that mic. J.Lo was not playing. OK. Our Facebook fans are saying that they basically have taken the voting power away from America.
So Kim, is this still worth it to even cast your vote on a show like "Idol" now that the power to overrule America`s vote has been given to the judges?
SERAFIN: Well, they`ve had the judges save for a while, and you know what, basically the past few years have been a popularity contest. A lot of cute boys have won because a lot of tween girls are voting. Chris Allen, Scotty McCreery. So you know what, if you don`t like Jessica, you won`t vote for her next week. If you felt like she was really wronged, then you will vote for her intensively next week. Send a lot of text next week. So I don`t think that anything has been taken out of the hands of Americans.
TURNER: Yes, you know, I think you -- I think that`s a god point because they did put that save in.
Kim Serafin, Ken Baker, thank you very much, I appreciate it, guys.
Now did you guys see this? Lisa Reynolds` absorbing new add?
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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And guess what, Lisa has tried on and is currently wearing the new Depends Silhouette for women. The women`s briefs that look, fit, and feel just like underwear.
Lisa, why did you do it?
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TURNER: Yes, why is this sex symbol doing an ad campaign for Depend undergarments. Is she actually making adult diapers look sexy?
"In Living Color`s" Tommy Davidson and he`s here to weigh in on Lisa Reynolds` bold new move. Plus an "In Living Color" reunion?
Hey, for real, Tommy Davidson is right here to tell me why the star-studded cast of "In Living Color" is getting back together again. Is he going to reprise that famous role with Jamie Foxx. I sure hope so.
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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: And guess what, Lisa has tried on and is currently wearing the new Depends silhouette for women. The women`s briefs that look, fit and feel just like underwear.
Lisa, why did you do it?
LISA RINNA, ACTRESS: Well, I did it because I am a champion for positive self-image for women.
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TURNER: Hold on, is that TV star Lisa Rinna doing an ad for adult diapers? I promise you, this isn`t an "SNL" or "Funny or Die" skit. This is a real commercial for Depend undergarments. But why would the hot, sexy 48-year- old actress be pushing the adult diaper?
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m Michelle Turner in Hollywood, we`ll have more on Lisa`s Depends dilemma, but first tonight, a presidential slam.
Did President Obama really slam Kanye West again? Oh yes, he did. So was that a good move or bad politics?
Joining me now from New York are comedian and actor Tommy Davidson, and from the new hit Bravo show "Shahs of Sunset`s" Golnesa "GG" -- I`m going to try this again. Gharachedaghi. I tried it, I think I got it right this time.
GG, you have a fabulous line of hair extensions called GG`s Extensions by Effortless Extensions, and the hair looks fabulous, yes, it does.
OK, guys, so during an interview, President Obama was asked who his favorite rapper is, Jay-Z or Kanye West. Well, the head of the free world said he likes Kanye, but Jay-Z gets his vote. So that`s when the interviewer reminded the president that Obama had once called Kanye a jackass after Kanye infamously interrupted Taylor Swift during her VMA speech a couple of years ago.
So that`s when the president said, quote, "He is a jackass, but he`s talented."
So, Tommy, if you were Kanye, would you still vote for President Obama even after he called him a talented jackass?
TOMMY DAVIDSON, COMEDIAN AND ACTOR: Yes, I would, because like Kanye is with Kim Kardashian now, right? So he`s doing a little better.
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TURNER: Seems like --
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DAVIDSON: So he disses her and then he can get Kardashian so, you know. He is coming up now.
TURNER: So he`s --
DAVIDSON: He`s going to come up.
TURNER: So he`s a talented jackass with a good looking girlfriend?
DAVIDSON: You know?
TURNER: There you go. I love that.
All right, so I`ve got to get into another big star battle making news tonight. Courtney Love, she is a sparking a public war of words with her own daughter. Now she recently tweeted an accusation that Foo Fighter`s front man Dave Grohl hit on her 19-year-old daughter Frances Bean who quickly squashed this wild story, saying, quote, "While I`m generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a gross turn. I have never been approached by David Grohl in a more than platonic way. I am in a monogamous relationship and very happy. Twitter should ban my mother."
GG, I think Courtney crossed so many lines here. How would you handle this complete mess?
GOLNESA GHARACHEDAGHI, ACTRESS: You know, if I`m -- if I`m not wrong, I do remember she got emancipated at a very young age because of her situation with her mother, whatever it is, so I think that Courtney needs to back off a little bit and leave her daughter alone.
TURNER: Yes, you know, Francis Bean is pretty well adjusted for everything she`s gone through, so, you know, I don`t know what`s going on here. Earlier, though, guys, I showed you that Lisa Rinna`s ad for Depends, and of course the first question everyone asks is, why, Lisa, why are you doing an ad for Depends?
Listen to what she told "The Today Show" about that.
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RINNA: Now that it looks and feels like underwear, it`s such a great message to get out that you can be sexy and feel good about yourself and wear this product. I mean I have that underwear on underneath that dress.
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TURNER: All right, Tommy, so I love Lisa Rinna.
DAVIDSON: Right.
TURNER: I really do. And apparently Depends is making a $225,000 donation to Dress for Success in Lisa`s name for this.
DAVIDSON: That might be some of it.
TURNER: But do you -- do you think could be, like, one of the most top embarrassing celebrity endorsement deals ever?
DAVIDSON: You know, I guess embarrassing, but it`s pretty typical for my comedy shows because usually the women that come to the shows they always wear those anyway because, hey, I make them pee in their pants. What can I say?
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TURNER: OK. But, well, then let me ask you, how much would it take for you to do an ad for an adult diaper?
DAVIDSON: Make an offer.
(LAUGHTER)
TURNER: $5 and a pack of envelopes.
DAVIDSON: No, that ain`t going to happen.
(LAUGHTER)
TURNER: All right. GG, let me ask you, because you`re really great on the reality show "Shahs of Sunset," and congratulations, by the way, on the show`s success.
GHARACHEDAGHI: Thank you. Thank you.
TURNER: But there are so many people in the Persian community including the former mayor of Beverly Hills that are criticizing the show and they`re saying that it was giving Persians a bad name. What do you have to those critics now especially in the face of all the success that the show is having?
GHARACHEDAGHI: Honestly I always say we could have been a group of nuns and they would have still found a way to knock us about it. It doesn`t matter what we`re doing, what we`re saying, what we`re representing, the Persians are going to find a way to just label it as something that they can talk about and I don`t know. We are who we are, we representative ourselves, and that`s all we can do.
TURNER: I hear you. I`m going to let that be the last word. I`m going to try to pitch nuns of sunset to Bravo. Go, GG.
Thank you very much, and make sure you watch GG on Bravo`s "Shahs of Sunset" Sunday night.
Up next, Tommy Davidson, you stay right there. He is going to answer this for us. Is the all-star cast of "In Living Color" getting back together again? The hilarious Tommy is sticking with us to spill the beans.
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DAVIDSON: All right, then check this out, baby.
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TURNER: Classic. Doesn`t it just take you back? Yes, that`s Tommy Davidson`s famous impression of Sammy Davis, Jr. from "In Living Color." Simply never gets old.
Well, Tommy Davidson is right back with me, and get this, he is about to be honored for his groundbreaking work on the classic sketch comedy show "In Living Color." TV Land is honoring Tommy and the rest of the cast at this year`s TV Land Awards.
Now "In Living Color" not only launched Tommy`s career, it`s also where Miss J.Lo got her start as a Fly Girl, where America got their first look at Jim Carey and Jamie Foxx. So I want to bring back in comedian and actor Tommy Davidson from New York.
Tommy, can I get just a little more of your amazing Sammy Davis, Jr. just real quick --
DAVIDSON: Man, just watching that sketch. My favorite part of that sketch was keep your eye on the sparrow. I sang it so hard I thought my eye was going to pop out.
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DAVIDSON: I love and miss that show so much, America. My god, you`re going to have a great time, man. You`re going to have a great time again. Again.
TURNER: OK, so, well -- right, because SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can reveal to everybody now that FOX is rebooting "In Living Color" in 2012 with an all new cast.
So Tommy, all right, here`s your chance to break some news --
DAVIDSON: I wasn`t told about the all new cast. No, I`m just kidding.
TURNER: You are so silly. Are we going to see you, though, on the "In Living Color" reboot this fall? My fingers are crossed.
DAVIDSON: You know, I can`t deny or confirm, but I did get a call from Keenen Ivory Wayans himself, and he`s like, you know, he`s like Professor Xavier from the "X-Men" when he calls, you know. He calls, like, hey, Tommy, we`re getting all together, you know, me, Jamie, Jennifer, you know, David, all of us, you know. And so he`s calling back the "X-Men" together, said, are you for the adventure. I said I`m for the adventure. When`s that going to turn out to be I don`t know because he`s real creative. I know we`re going to get together and we`re going to do something big because we always do.
TURNER: So -- OK, well, then let me be clear then. You said that Keenen is inviting everybody, all the originals back. So we may see J.Lo, Jamie Foxx, we may see Jim Carrie and yourself all coming back in 2012 with cameos, doing bits, what do you think?
DAVIDSON: Well, you know, we always did that anyway. You know the thing about the show, the show was like a quilt. You know we all contributed everything that we had to it, and whatever was funniest ended up on the air. And I think that`s going to be the case here. So we`re all going to get back together. We`re going to contribute. Like I said, it`s like the "X-Men," man, we`re back together, and of course, you know, there`s Wolverine, and there`s Cyclops, and I happen to be Beast -- Beast.
TURNER: You`re silly.
DAVIDSON: Beast.
TURNER: Well, that is destination TV.
DAVIDSON: And we had a lot of fun doing it.
TURNER: We loved it. Yes.
DAVIDSON: We drove Keenen crazy, but we got it done. We drove him crazy.
TURNER: All right. Tommy Davidson, we got to leave that right there. I appreciate it.
DAVIDSON: Thank you.
TURNER: Now be sure to check out Tommy on FOX Network`s 25th anniversary special on April 22nd, and please do not miss this incredible reunion with the cast of "In Living Color" at the TV Land Award on April 29th.
Well, that is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, I`m Michelle Turner. Remember catch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusively weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific right here on HLN.
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