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America`s Got Fraud?; Sherri Shepherd Death Threats; Stars Oversharing; Paris Jackson Unmasked
Aired June 07, 2012 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: America`s got fraud? Tonight, did a contestant really lie to get ahead on one of America`s favorite reality shows? Was singer Timothy Michael Poe injured in a war? Big questions about his tearful tale of combat, casualty and his quest for fame. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT starts right now.
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Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer. And tonight, Paris Jackson unmasked. Michael Jackson`s daughter is opening up in a rare interview telling Oprah Winfrey about what she remembers about being forced to wear a mask as a small child.
Paris` candid revelations really give us some new insight into her life as a child of Michael Jackson. So what was the real reason that her father kept her face covered?
But first, tonight, America`s got fraud? Yes, a scandalous game of true or false is playing out with a standout contestant on the hit reality show, "America`s Got Talent."
The contestant shares a heart-wrenching story of a war-time injury that left him with a stutter, a stutter that remarkably disappears when he sings.
His performance earned him a ticket to the next round of the competition. But now, he is being forced to defend himself against claims that he made the whole thing up.
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TIMOTHY MICHAEL POE, CONTESTANT, "AMERICA`S GOT TALENT": I`ll do - I`ll do my best.
HAMMER: On Monday, Timothy Michael Poe was the stuttering singing war hero that America fell in love with on "America`s Got Talent."
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But today, this war hero is in a new war against claims that the sad story of war heroism he told on the show -
POE: I had got hit by a grenade in Afghanistan.
HAMMER: May not have been true.
SEAN DALY, "NEW YORK POST"/AGTNEWS.COM: He`s accused of essentially lying to America.
HAMMER: Today, the U.S. Military is saying he wasn`t injured. His fellow vets are bashing him on local TV.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It`s a real big slap in the face.
HAMMER: And "America`s Got Talent" judge, Howard Stern is going after Poe on the radio.
HOWARD STERN, "AMERICA`S GOT TALENT" JUDGE: How the (EXPLETIVE DELETED) did he do this with a straight face?
HAMMER: But now, Poe is fighting back.
POE: The bottom line is - that`s what happened.
HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has the latest on fears that America got taken.
POE: My name is Timothy Michael Poe.
HAMMER: We met the charming 35-year-old with a guitar and stutter on Monday night`s edition of "America`s Got Talent."
POE: Oh, yes. I - I`m doing well. Thank you.
HAMMER: Poe was one of the hopefuls who showed up at "America`s Got Talent" auditions which were taped last month in Austin, Texas. He wowed the judges with his story.
POE: I spent 14 years in the military. But my -
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My career was ended in 2009. I had got hit by a grenade in Afghanistan and it broke my back. And gave me a brain injury so that`s the reason why I stutter a little bit.
HAMMER: Then he started singing Garth Brooks` "If Tomorrow Never Comes."
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And when he was done -
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He brought the down. But Poe`s story of heroism soon began to unravel about his length of service -
POE: I spent 14 years in the military.
HAMMER: The "Minnesota National Guard" tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Poe only served roughly half that time. Plus, the "National Guard" tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Sgt. Poe`s military records do not indicate that he was injured by a grenade in combat while serving in Afghanistan in 2009 as he reports." Vets who say they served with Poe flooded blogs and social media with their doubts of Poe`s story.
DALY: Essentially, what these people are saying is, "I know this guy and I know this never happened. It`s all a lie."
HAMMER: And today, another bombshell. TMZ reports that the photo we saw on "America`s Got Talent" that purported to show Poe in Afghanistan isn`t Poe at all.
On the Defense Department Web site, this soldier is identified as Sgt. Norman Bone. And Bone apparently has a bone to pick with the singer.
He tells TMZ, "Why would this lying son of a bitch do this? I`m absolutely furious. Been seeing red all day." But Poe is defending himself.
POE: It may not have happened exactly how I explained (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
HAMMER: In a long interview in a podcast geared towards veterans called "You Served," Poe admitted that some of what he said on "America`s Got Talent" was embellished.
DALY: It was a show, you know.
HAMMER: But Poe is adamant he was injured in a grenade attack in Afghanistan and says the military simply doesn`t have the paperwork needed to prove it.
POE: They made a statement without having the facts.
DALY: Sgt. Poe`s position is that this is really all just a big misunderstanding.
HAMMER: NBC has no comment on the story. As of now, Poe is scheduled to go into "America`s Got Talent`s" next round. He says he`s doing it all for the soldier.
POE: I wanted wounded soldiers out there to understand that they could do anything.
HAMMER: But it`s clear this feel-good story has hit a very sour note.
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And that sour note is still echoing today. "America`s Got Talent" judge, Howard Stern, who was touched by Poe`s performance, is now waging his own war on Timothy Michael Poe. So did we all get taken?
With me tonight, Shaun Robinson is here. She is weekend anchor on "Access Hollywood." And Shaun is also leading a new movement to empower teen girls. It`s called "One Girl, One Voice."
Also, tonight, Maggie Furlong from "The Huffington Post."
So Howard Stern, along with a lot of other people, is just furious that Poe may be lying about his injuries. I was listening to his radio show when I think he summed up so much of how people are feeling so well. Listen to Howard.
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STERN: The reason I think this is so screwed up, it messes it up for every real veteran who comes back from the war, regardless of injuries, because then no one believes you.
Why was this guy thinking, that he wasn`t going to be discovered? Everyone is going to think he is a (EXPLETIVE DELETED) scum bag for lying about military service and getting blown up.
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HAMMER: And the irony here, Poe claims that he wanted to help vets feel better about coming home from war. I mean, Shaun, I couldn`t agree with Howard more. And I think this really does make it tougher for vets who have been out there fighting for our country.
SHAUN ROBINSON, WEEKEND ANCHOR, "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD": Well, it is an insult to all veterans out there. I have veterans in my family and I can`t imagine what so many of them are thinking today.
But also, it`s incredibly sad. Here is a guy who feels that the only way he can win a competition is to feign an injury in combat. It`s an incredibly sad story.
HAMMER: And he seems to have convinced himself that he has done the right thing.
ROBINSON: Yes.
HAMMER: I actually think he has fooled himself in this whole thing. And he`s sticking with the story that a grenade did explode when he was on duty in Afghanistan, leaving him with this brain injury that caused the stutter.
He made the defense on a military radio show called "You Served." You have to listen to what he says here.
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POE: I was sent out of Afghanistan for a TBI because I had a blast go off by my head, you know, and it caused me to just - I would, you know forget, things and I would not - I couldn`t walk straight. I would close my eyes and I would fall over, and things like that.
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HAMMER: Yes. So we have the stutter, the insistence on being injured. I mean, Maggie, let`s suspend the cynicism for just a moment. What if he actually is telling the truth here?
And you know, maybe the military hasn`t updated its records that he was actually injured. Do you feel any sympathy for him? Or do you feel that, no question here, we all got taken?
MAGGIE FURLONG, "THE HUFFINGTON POST": I mean, I feel we got to taken no matter what, even if it did happen, even though he still can`t produce any sort of records that it happened, any sort of hospital bills or anything, even if it did happen, it just feels like, now - like he is pulling at heart strings to try to get a place, you know, further along in this competition.
HAMMER: On a reality show.
FURLONG: If it were a true story - on a reality show. If it were a true story, I think we would be all genuinely be feeling it. The fact that there are so many huge question marks hanging over it, it just makes me sick to my stomach.
HAMMER: Yes, everybody. It`s such a sad, sad story. All right. Right now, I want to move on to another big controversy tonight, and I think another sad story about teen mom, Amber Portwood.
She just revealed why she chose to go to prison for five years instead of completing a rehab program. Here`s what she just told "Good Morning America." Let`s watch.
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AMBER PORTWOOD, "TEEN MOM": I felt like I would rather do my time and get it over with and make the best out of the situation that`s been handed to me.
I was very depressed. I was alone. I was bitter at everybody, and I didn`t feel that was the life I wanted to live.
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HAMMER: Yes. The whole thing seems like a big tragedy. A three-year-old has lost her mother. A young woman can`t figure out a way to kick her addiction. Do you think, Maggie, that Amber made the right choice? Or should she be dealing with this problem outside of jail?
FURLONG: You know, she obviously needs to get help. But I think what she`s said in that interview is so important, "the life that has been handed to me."
You are the one that became a teen mom. You are the one that went on "Teen Mom" and became a "Teen Mom" sensation.
You got in trouble with the law, had to go to rehab and chose jail instead, leaving your three-year-old daughter without a mother. I`m sorry but that`s not been handed to you. You made these choices and you have to deal with them.
HAMMER: Yes. This is -
FURLONG: She thinks that this is the best thing for her health. Good for her, but I think it`s a selfish choice. I`m sorry.
HAMMER: Tragedy - it`s the definition of tragedy. Maggie Furlong, Shaun Robinson, thank you so much. I wish Amber Portwood was able to visit the "One Girl, One Voice" Web site that you`re doing.
Shaun, it`s incredible work and congratulations on that. You should definitely check out OneGirlOneVoice.org. Maggie and Shaun, thank you so much.
We move on now tonight to Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson`s daughter. She is speaking out for the first time about - remember all those masks and all the veils that she and her brothers had to wear when they were kids?
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OPRAH WINFREY, TV HOST: When you would go out in public like your face would be covered. What did you think about that then? Or did you just think that was -
PARIS JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON`S DAUGHTER: I was really confused like I didn`t get why I was wearing a mask.
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HAMMER: She is all grown up. She looks terrific and she is speaking out unmasked and unplugged with Oprah.
Kim Kardashian tweets of a wardrobe malfunction. Certainly not the first time we`ve seen a major star share a little too much. But what do you think? Should they stop sharing it? Or should they keep on coming? That debate is coming up next.
There is no oversharing here. I want you to know that the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are coming to HLN live on June 23rd. It`s going to happen at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
I`ll be right there on the red carpet with all your favorite daytime stars for a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. Eastern here on HLN.
And you can join me in the middle of the action by entering the HLN red carpet sweepstakes at HLNTV.com/DaytimeEmmySweeps. A trip to the Emmys, red carpet makeover and you appear on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Make sure you catch the Daytime Emmy Awards right here on HLN.
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HAMMER: Take a look at this. You recognize Jewel on the left. That`s the Jewel we all know and love. And on the right, it`s Jewel as June Carter Cash.
Jewel is starring in a Lifetime film based on the book, "Anchored in Love." Now, tweeted the movie makeover saying, "Here I am as June in my trailer with her blue eyes and perfect teeth."
If you take a look at the side-by-side, she certainly looks the part, doesn`t she? Jewel also tweeted a photo with her costar, Matt Ross, who`s going to play Johnny Cash. The film debuts on Lifetime later this year.
And coming up, what`s "The View`s" Sherri Shepherd doing to fight back against death threats?
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HAMMER: Sherri Shepherd death threats. "The View" co-host is taking some serious action against serious threats made against her on Twitter.
Also, super-news for supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady. And is Bethenny Frankel getting a divorce? Well, she is setting the record straight in "The Buzz Today."
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(voice-over) Dodging divorce rumors. Bethenny Frankel wants to set the record straight. She is not getting divorced from her husband any time soon.
The former real housewife kicks off her brand-new talk show, "Bethenny," by addressing what is really going on between her and Jason Hoppy. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has a sneak peek.
BETHENNY FRANKEL, HOST, "BETHENNY": Basically, the press said that Jason saw a divorce lawyer and I saw a divorce lawyer and there`s like a big thing going on.
And the truth is I put it all out there on my show. If it`s out there, I`ll tell you. I`m in a good marriage. We have issues. We are not perfect. We work on it every day. We`re committed.
HAMMER: Gisele`s baby buzz. They`re expecting. Gisele is reportedly three months pregnant. According to a new report in "Us Weekly," Gisele is expecting her second child with husband Tom Brady. The future supermodel or Patriot will join big brother Benjamin, the couple`s two-year-old son.
Sherri`s Twitter death threats. Sherri Shepherd has had it with bullies especially after one threatened to rape and kill her via Twitter.
"The View" Co-host is now in a tweet war with a user called, DaCloneKiller, and says she is going to file a police report. Shepherd says police tell her Twitter needs to be subpoenaed to get DaCloneKiller`s information and she`s pursuing legal action.
Sherri called on the social media site to stop cyber-bullying, tweeting, "Online bullying needs to stop, Twitter. Children are dying because they don`t know how to combat cowards like DaCloneKiller.
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HAMMER: Yes. This is really scary to me. Sherri is a good friend. I think she has a terrific point here and somebody needs to crack down on these Twitter bullies.
Joining me right now is Alesha Renee who is the host of "The Shine" on Yahoo. It`s The Shine, you shine, we shine, we all shine.
ALESHA RENEE, HOST, "THE SHINE": We`re all shining.
HAMMER: But this is pretty scary stuff, and I do think that Sherri is good to be speaking out about this. I hope something comes of it because cyber- bullying is far from under control.
But do you think that stars like Sherri Shepherd, Alesha, can actually really have an impact here, make a difference in getting this under control?
I think that the fact she is being more vocal, hopefully, will, you know, set the tone for more celebrities to be more vocal, because - I mean, let`s just be clear, cyber-bullying is at an all-time high.
You know, people are thumb-thugging, you know, from the comforts of their own home, thinking that it has no impact. She is a mother. She has a child.
And you know, her first concern is for her children, I`m sure, as well as, you know, herself. But it has to stop.
HAMMER: Yes.
RENEE: You know, she said it best, our kids are dying. I was bullied in high school. You know, thank god, Internet, social media isn`t as high, you know, as it is now. But yes, kids are killing themselves.
HAMMER: And separate from that, we are talking about death threats here.
RENEE: Right.
HAMMER: What is the difference between a death threat lodged at you in a letter that`s sent off to the studio as creepy as that can be, or somebody shouting at you on the street or somebody doing it on Twitter.
Now, the police are saying that Sherri actually has to get the subpoena - I don`t know. They have to subpoena Twitter, the company -
RENEE: It`s the process.
HAMMER: The whole process.
RENEE: Right.
HAMMER: But she`s not going to stop until she finds this person. Can you blame her at all?
RENEE: I can`t blame her at all. You know, like I said, she`s a mother, so she`s thinking about the well-being of her child.
You know, in this day and age, people are crazy and people do crazy things, you know, especially when it comes to defending their favorite celebrities. Fans are irate. You just don`t know.
HAMMER: You join with me and saying, "Good for you, Sherri." And I hope this all works out very quickly.
RENEE: Absolutely.
HAMMER: Thanks, Alesha Renee. I appreciate it.
RENEE: Thanks for having me.
HAMMER: Tonight, stars who overshare. John Mayer is pretty sore right now about Taylor Swift`s swipe at him in her song, "Dear John." John is saying that Taylor humiliated him. But then, you know, he`s the guy who`s talking about it right now.
They`re not the only exes who can`t keep their breakups to themselves. Should they stop talking or keep it coming? It`s the SHOWBIZ great debate.
Now, the SHOWBIZ buzz list. Here is what the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT staff is buzzing all about this week.
It`s all coming to an end. Yes, the "Mad Men" season finale is this Sunday. We cannot wait to find out how all of this drama finally wraps up.
We`re buzzing about Viddy. This is the hot new photo sharing app. Even Justin Bieber loves this thing. And if he loves it, then we all have to love it.
Start crunching the numbers. The brand-new season of the History Channel`s "United Stats of America" is underway. It`s fun with facts. Imagine that.
We`re also getting a kick out of the new indestructible soccer ball. It`s called the One World Football. Sting - yes, the singer - he actually helped to finance the Super Soccer Ball.
And get ready for the brand-new installment in the "Alien" franchise. I cannot wait to see this. My nephew cannot wait for me to take him to see this. I`m talking about "Prometheus," of course, and it will be in theaters tomorrow.
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UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Listen to me, please. You have to stop it.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: We`re not stopping anything, Shaun(ph). We`re growing more.
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HAMMER: No question. This is the moment that took everyone`s breath away. Earlier this year, Tupac Shakur back on stage at the Coachella Music Festival with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, nearly 16 years after he died, all that thanks to some incredible holographic technology, or as I like to call it, technology.
The big question now is, who is next? That incredible likeness of Tupac sparked what I call hologram madness. Tupac returned and everybody`s wondering, who is going to be next?
Would it be - I don`t know - perhaps the great Bob Marley. Maybe Jimi Hendrix. Maybe even Michael Jackson. Well, tonight, I can tell you we now know that two of the biggest stars in history will be brought back to life Tupac-style. But is so cool or so creepy?
Joining me now, certainly not creepy in any way, ac tor and comedian, Bill Bellamy, is here tonight.
So Bill, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has confirmed that the King, Elvis Presley, will be made into a hologram.
BILL BELLAMY, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN: What?
HAMMER: Yes, it`s true.
BELLAMY: Yes.
HAMMER: Domain Media Group and CORE media group developing a virtual Elvis for TV, film, who knows what other entertainment platforms. There are people who find this to be a very disturbing trend. But you, my friend, is it so cool or so creepy?
BELLAMY: Well, it`s both. But I`m excited about the King. I`m a big fan of Elvis. We`ve got to bring the King back. We`ve got to bring a couple people back.
I want to bring back New Kids on the Block. We can do that. So you know what? I want a hologram as well. But I want one to do one show in Detroit. And I do one, in like - you know, figure like I do one in Sacramento so then I can do like two shows a night. Do you feel me?
HAMMER: I do feel you. I think that would be a terrific idea. I just really don`t want them bringing anybody back by hologram until they`ve already passed away.
BELLAMY: Yes.
HAMMER: But I will tell you this - there are also reports that Marilyn Monroe will become a 3-d wonder. I think people will definitely get into something like that. Who knows if it`s a trend that will stick around.
But Bill Bellamy I like you in 2-D at the moment. Great to see you.
BELLAMY: Thank you.
HAMMER: As we move on tonight, we are casting "Fifty Shades of Grey," the movie. The novel`s on fire, so no wonder it`s about to become a move.
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NISCHELLE TURNER, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT CORRESPONDENT: Have you caught the "Fifty Shades" fever yet?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just started it, but yes.
TURNER: But now, the talk is, who is going to play Anastasia and Christian in the movie role?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`ve been thinking about that and I don`t know yet. I`m thinking maybe Mila Kunis.
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HAMMER: Who do you want to see in the roles of Anastasia or Christian? Will it be Claire Danes, Elizabeth Olsen, maybe Ryan Gosling or Armie Hammer? We`ve got that great debate coming up next on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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TURNER: Have you Guys caught the "Fifty Shades" fever yet?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just started it, but yes.
TURNER: And now the talk is, who is going to play Anastasia and Christian in the movie role?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`ve been thinking about that and I don`t know yet. I`m thinking maybe Mila Kunis.
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HAMMER: "Fifty Shades" frenzy. Fans are all tied up in anticipation of the movie version of "Fifty Shades of Grey." But which Hollywood heartthrob should play Anastasia and Christian?
Kim Kardashian`s embarrassing bra wardrobe malfunction. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, when it comes to stars oversharing, enough already or keep it coming?
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. Hollywood`s "Fifty Shades" frenzy.
Now, unless you have been living under a rock somewhere, you know that the bestselling novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is sending pulses racing everywhere.
And now, everybody is all ready to see "Grey" set movie scenes on fire. The big question is, who should bring the bondage to life? Emma Roberts? Michael Fastbender perhaps?
Well, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner hit the streets to let fan fantasies run wild for this SHOWBIZ special report.
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TURNER: We are doing a story on the "Fifty Shades of Grey".
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Every woman of every age is reading those books. Everybody is curious. Everybody wants to know what they`re all about.
TURNER: Have you guys caught the "Fifty Shades" fever yet?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just started it, but yes.
TURNER: This is the hottest thing in publishing right now. Boy, I tell you, it is pretty steamy stuff. Now, the trilogy is all about Anastasia Steele, this virginal college student, and the kind of mysterious young billionaire Christian Grey who lures her into this taboo world of S & M.
And now, the talk is, who is going to play Anastasia and Christian in the movie role?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`ve been thinking about it and I don`t know yet. I think maybe Mila Kunis. Or maybe Claire Danes perhaps. Someone said Amanda Seyfried, maybe.
TURNER: At age 19, Selena Gomez may be a little too young to play Anastasia Steele, but she`s not too young to do a parody of "Fifty Shades."
SELENA GOMEZ, ACTRESS AND SINGER: Why did he give me this gift of paint swatches? He was so complicated.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My dog sleeps with those things.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think Kristen Stewart would make a good Anastasia. I just think that she`s just perfectly portrays the character.
TURNER: I wonder what Kristen Stewart thinks about all this.
KRISTEN STEWART, ACTRESS: I haven`t read it yet, so I don`t know.
TURNER: Maggie Furlong with "Huff Post TV." All right. What do you think?
FURLONG: We need someone who is young, wide-eyed and innocent. I`m going with Elizabeth Olsen. People know her from the festival route, the "Martha, Marcy, May Marlene." She`s phenomenal. She has the huge blue eyes which Ana needs.
TURNER: What about Christian?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Maybe like a Ryan Gossling type character.
TURNER: That could be good.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Blond hair, smart, cute.
RYAN GOSLING, ACTOR: Hi, everybody. Thank you.
TURNER: I heard it is going to be Robert Pattinson, isn`t it?
FURLONG: People want Ryan Gossling or Michael Fastbender. And I can see it, Fastbender has done a full frontal. He`s definitely not afraid to go raunchy.
But I`m thinking more Armie Hammer. You know, we saw him in "The Social Network." He can play very studious, very serious, a good businessman who is very firm but then also kind of crack a smile and you see that boyish charm.
ARMIE HAMMER, ACTOR: I`m 6`5", 220 and there are two of me.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Christian? I think that Archie Hammer guy.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I think Alexander Skarsgard might be in the running. He`d be great. Definitely some guy that`s tall and intense and a control freak.
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, ACTOR: I don`t have much to say about it. I don`t know. But that is flattering.
TURNER: Our intern David and freelancer Jennifer. You guys are right in the middle of the book, right?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just finished it yesterday. I was really thinking Emmy Rossum would be perfect for that role.
TURNER: Jennifer, you are clutching the book.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am.
TURNER: Right now, you`re like, "I`m not letting it go." What do you think?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I really liked Alexander Skarsgard. He`s a hottie. And Armie Hammer, of course, is a beautiful specimen of a man.
TURNER: So you know, I have been reading the series, too. Yes, I have. Who do I think should play Anastasia and Christian?
Well, Anastasia Steele, hands down, Emma Roberts. I mean, come on. Mousey brown hair, big beautiful blue eyes, awkwardly awesome. That is definitely her. And for Christian Grey, Matt Bohmer. Oh, yes - sultry and sexy. That`s a perfect combination.
But you know, whoever winds up getting cast as these characters, well, you can bet they`ll probably end up at movie theaters just like the one right over there and a few thousand more across the country.
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HAMMER: Hi, Nischelle. We know how you feel now about who. That is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner. By the way, I spent a little time on the Google today. And there are pages and pages just dedicated to the fan frenzy over this possible movie and who should star in it.
So Hollywood, you`d better get on this thing quick. It`s going to be huge or it can really be a flop if you don`t get it right.
Here`s what we are asking in our SHOWBIZ exclusive poll. Let`s help Hollywood. "Fifty Shades of Grey" - who should play Christian Grey? Should it be Alexander Skarsgard? Jon Hamm? Maybe Ryan Gosling?
With me in New York, the lovely Shaun Robinson who is a correspondent, of course, with "access Hollywood" and the author of "Exactly as I Am." Shaun, also lending her voice to OneGirlOneVoice.org.
And with me from Hollywood tonight, Maggie Furlong from "The Huffington Post." So Shaun, let me start with you and let me read you the choices once again. We have alexander Skarsgard, Jon Hamm, of course, from "Mad Men," or Ryan Gosling. Who, for you, would be the best Christian Grey among those choices.
ROBINSON: Michael Ealy.
HAMMER: That is not on the list.
ROBINSON: Wait. Why can`t it be Michael Ealy?
HAMMER: I don`t have a graphic of Michael Ealy. So give me somebody else.
ROBINSON: OK. How about Terrence Howard? Look, I`m going to spin this around. I`m going to add a little edge to this, right? Those are two great guys. Fantastic actors. But of your list, OK, I`m going to say Ryan Gosling.
HAMMER: All right. Do we have a graphic for Ryan Gosling? Graphics department, do you have something - there we go. We`ve got a little video to roll in there. But the truth is, it should be somebody sexy, somebody who`s well-loved.
ROBINSON: Yes, that`s right.
HAMMER: And I think you named a couple of great choices.
ROBINSON: I think so, too.
HAMMER: Let`s go to Maggie Furlong. Now, Maggie mentioned Armie Hammer in the piece that we just show. But from our picks, Maggie, I`m going to force you to stick to the script to who you would go with.
FURLONG: Forcing me. Forcing me - from the picks, I`m going to say Ryan Gosling. It`s got to be someone younger. Christian Grey is only 27 years old in the books.
Yes, he`s this hot, sexy billionaire, but he`s young. And you need someone who is willing to go out on the limb, maybe do something edgier. And Gosling is definitely willing to do that.
HAMMER: I have to say I`ve heard that from a lot of ladies talking about this. Maybe Hollywood should be paying attention.
ROBINSON: You know what? Christian Grey looks a little bit like you in my mind when I read the book.
HAMMER: Oh, really?
ROBINSON: Yes. He`s got that A.J. Hammer look about him. You look like a billionaire. You look like a billionaire. I`m telling you. I think you can pull it off.
HAMMER: OK. And can you see me doing the things that he does?
ROBINSON: Well, I don`t know. I don`t know. Maybe we should have this discussion after the show.
HAMMER: Let`s talk about that later. But from casting sexy roles to Julianne Hough`s sexy lap dance. Let`s move on to this.
Now, Tom Cruise and Julianne got together in the "Rock of Ages" film. Now, she just revealed on "Live with Kelly" all the details about her very steamy lap dance for the film. In fact, it was a scene that was so hot it was actually cut from the movie. Let`s watch.
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JULIANNE HOUGH, ACTRESS: I`d like to call it a musical lap dance. We`re singing and dancing. It got cut because apparently mothers didn`t like Sherrie Christian after that.
KELLY RIPA, HOST, "LIVE WITH KELLY": Oh, my god. Really?
HOUGH: No, it was a little too hot and steamy and sexy. It will be on the director`s cut though.
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RIPA: You have the footage for yourself?
HOUGH: Let`s just say I always have that in my back pocket that I gave Tom Cruise a lap dance.
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HAMMER: Was that - there you go. It`s just always floating around up there. And you heard her say the lap dance is going to be on the director`s cut.
Maggie I`m wondering right now though and I realize they are acting. It`s their job. But what is Katie Holmes thinking about this?
Do you think she should be in any way jealous? Did you see the way that Julianne was kind of gushing a little bit?
FURLONG: What is Ryan Seacrest thinking? He`s like, "Hey, now, wait. That`s my woman." They both are probably OK with it because, yes, it`s their job. But the fact that it was so steamy it got cutting cut, I kind of want to buy the DVD now. I might just wait for that.
HAMMER: Yes. So maybe this is all big publicity right there, sliding that in.
ROBINSON: Well, you know what? It`s interesting because when I talked to Julianne Hough at the "Rock Ages" junket, she said that when they showed that lap dance to focus groups, mothers, all of a sudden, just did not like her character anymore.
And also, Adam Shankman, told me, the director - he said Tom Cruise saw it and he realized what the reaction was from the focus groups. And he said, no, let`s cut it.
HAMMER: So a great memory for Julianne and something good for the director`s cut. Well, Katie Holmes actually might have something in common with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Now, I want you to check this out. It`s Paltrow`s husband, Cold Play singer, Chris Martin, getting hot and heavy with Rihanna. This is for his new music video for "Princess of China."
Maggie, getting a little hot in here? I mean, if you were Gwyneth, would you be getting cross over this romantic scene? Again, it`s all work, but you know, come on.
FURLONG: I think Gwyneth probably loves it. I feel like the two of them do anything to spice it up. You know, if she can romance Robert Downey, Jr. on screen, why not give her husband, Rihanna? Throw him a bone. Let him have her.
HAMMER: Then, Rihanna said she wants to act more, and this is showing her chops, I guess.
ROBINSON: Yes. And we know that Gwyneth and her husband, Chris, have a really good relationship.
HAMMER: Yes.
ROBINSON: He`s probably looking at hit and laughing at the same time.
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Show him what I`ve got, right.
HAMMER: Shaun Robinson, Maggie Furlong, I thank you both. We move on tonight as Taylor Swift slams her exes in her songs, of course.
Kim Kardashian tweets an embarrassing bra-baring wardrobe malfunction. This all has SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asking, when it comes to stars oversharing, are you thinking enough already or are you thinking keep it coming?
I don`t mind sharing this with you, not oversharing at all. The 39th Annual Daytime Emmys are coming to HLN live on June 23rd at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
I`m going to be right there on the red carpet with all of your favorite daytime stars. We`re going to have a special edition of SHOWBIZ TONIGHT before the big show. That will happen at 7:00 p.m. Eastern here on HLN.
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We`re going to give you a trip to the Daytime Emmys, if you win this, a red carpet makeover. You`ll go to the Daytime Emmy Show and you`ll appear with me right here on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. And do not forget to watch the Daytime Emmy Awards when it airs live, Saturday, June 23rd, 8:00 p.m. Eastern on HLN.
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HAMMER: The tweets, the posts, the pictures. Some celebrities are giving us access into their private lives like really they never have before. But is it just too much?
Tonight, oversharing in from Jessica Simpson`s baby magazine flop to Kim Kardashian`s broken zipper. Tonight, SHOWBIZ dares to ask, should they keep it coming or just put a lid on it.
With me, in New York, is Alesha Renee, who is the host of "The Shine" on Yahoo. And from Hollywood, funny man, Bill Bellamy. Bill`s cool new comedy special, "Crazy, Sexy, Dirty," can be seen throughout the month of June on Showtime.
Guys, we`re going to talk about Jessica Simpson first. Of course, she finally revealed her first pictures of baby Maxwell on the cover of "People" magazine.
Now, she was reportedly paid somewhere around $850,000 for that picture for the rights to this.
BELLAMY: What?
HAMMER: That issue, despite the big payday, did not fly off the store shelves and some are saying because Jessica has already shared every little detail about her life.
So Bill, let me start with you on our SHOWBIZ flashpoint - should she keep the information coming or maybe put a lid on it? That might be the smart thing to do.
BELLAMY: I think what she did was she just threw too much out there, took away from the attraction for people to really want to see the baby, like "I know the baby."
They saw the name. They saw the - they saw the little - the belly button. It`s too much.
HAMMER: Too much. Well, Jessica is a new mom, of course. She`s a first- time parent. And I still imagine that people are chomping at the bit for even pictures of baby Maxwell which I totally understand what Bill is saying.
And I think that did make the magazine perhaps less successful. But isn`t Jessica, by putting this all out there, just really giving the fans what they want?
RENEE: Yes and no. The thing is, I agree with Bill. I feel like we all were pregnant with Jessica.
HAMMER: For a very long time.
RENEE: For an eternity. It just seemed like the day would never come.
BELLAMY: I still feel pregnant.
RENEE: Yes. We`re pregnant. We`re lactating, you know.
BELLAMY: No offense.
RENEE: I think the issue is though when you overshare and she was kind of crass, like towards the end of her pregnancy, letting us know she has swamp ass and things like that.
I don`t want to read about that in "People" magazine, you know what I mean? You kind of want, you know, the beauty of that.
HAMMER: The wholesomeness of it all.
RENEE: Yes. You know what I mean? Like in "People" - and I just feel like there was nothing left to share.
HAMMER: OK. Well, speaking about all things wholesome, Kim Kardashian joins sisters, Khloe and Kourtney, on ABC`s "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last night.
But right before they tape the show, well, the zipper on Kim`s dress broke. And right away, of course, she tweeted these pictures to her millions of followers.
And her fans - you know, I can get it. They probably think, oh, it`s really cool. We see exactly what is happening behind the scenes.
Bill, my friend, we have known each other a long time. Please be honest with me. I expect your candor here. Would you tweet a picture of your busted zipper?
BELLAMY: You know what? No. If it was the booty popping out -
RENEE: A cheek or two.
BELLAMY: That would have been a good one because the fans want to see that. But it is so not necessary. It`s too much, like that`s like when people tweet in the bathroom. Really?
HAMMER: Yes. So -
BELLAMY: Can we take a moment away? Have some privacy?
HAMMER: You know, somehow, it seems like the Kardashians have made oversharing OK.
RENEE: You know, everyone wants to know that their favorite celebrity, you know - however, you define celebrity - has kind of humanness to them, you know what I mean?
So as a woman, there is nothing worse than when you bust out of a dress and you say you look great. You know, I think the first mistake was wearing leather in the summer time.
BELLAMY: Right.
HAMMER: It makes people like Bill Bellamy scream. All right. I`m on board. I`m totally on board. Let`s move on to another celebrity sharing more of his private life, John Mayer.
In an all-new interview he gave to "Rolling Stone," John lashes out at his ex, Taylor Swift, saying she humiliated him with her breakup song, "Dear John."
He says the song is about him. But remember, this is the same guy that dished all the dirty details of his high-profile celebrity flings from Jessica Simpson to Jennifer Aniston.
RENEE: Yes.
HAMMER: Loose lips were OK for John, but he wants his exes to keep it zipped?
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HAMMER: Well, John Mayer is taking some heat tonight after lashing out at his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift. She wrote about him in a song after they broke up. He is actually calling it a cheap shot saying she was basically kicking him when he was down like a dog.
Let me bring back Bill Bellamy and Alesha Renee. Look, it was clearly a bad break up. But now, John is saying that Taylor`s song was just humiliating.
And I`ve got to say with her writing the song and him talking about it, it seems to me maybe there`s a bit of oversharing going on both sides, Bill.
Do you think that Taylor is in any way out of line though for writing about John? Or is John the one who needs to put a lid on it and quickly?
BELLAMY: First of all because the song - a big hit about your dumb butt. Now, you`ve got an attitude because everybody - now, the song so big that everyone`s hating you.
That`s why you feel humiliated because everyone knows what you did to the girl, so she put it on the script and sung a song about it.
Now, you feel bad. But six months before that or a year before that, he is telling everybody about all the booty he got.
Jenna did this. Jenna smacked it up. I whipped it up and flipped it and rubbed it down. Now, are you mad?
HAMMER: I call that - can we say it all together? Hypocrisy.
RENEE: For sure.
BELLAMY: Yes, hypocrisy.
HAMMER: We know that Taylor is not the first singer to write a song about a bad breakup, even recently. You know, there is a long list of recent hits from Adele - "Rolling in the Deep," Avril Lavigne, "Meet My Happy Ending," Mary J. Blige, "Not Gonna Cry," Kelly Clarkson`s massive hit, "Since You`ve Been Gone."
That list goes on and on, as we all know, throughout music history. Now, Alesha, is it OK to overshare when it gets your creative juices flowing? I would say yes.
RENEE: Absolutely, because you have to understand that, you know, there are fans - there is a woman out there that`s going through the same thing. I cannot tell you how much - what`s her name? Freaking? Country star -
HAMMER: Which one? Carrie Underwood.
RENEE: Carrie Underwood. Freaking A. My ex - I wanted to break some windows and tear his car down to the wheels, you hear me? Like, sometimes, you have to understand that it`s therapeutic.
HAMMER: I have an idea. Bill, you are good with advice.
BELLAMY: I`ve got one.
HAMMER: Go mano a mano with me to John Mayer. Give him a little hint on how he can get through this period of humiliation in his life, please.
BELLAMY: OK. First of all, learn from your mistakes. Do not date an artist that can write, OK? Don`t do that. Melanie Fiona wrote a song, "I bust windows out your car." Things like that can happen.
Two, you just stop talking about the booty you got. See how karma goes? Karma? See that? See that right there?
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RENEE: She serves it up cold.
BELLAMY: And after that, what you do, you send her some flowers.
HAMMER: Ah.
RENEE: What? Send her some flowers.
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BELLAMY: Send her some flowers. Trust me. She`s going to go, "Oh, my god. That`s so nice. I`m sorry. I will never get that booty again."
HAMMER: We`ll see if that happens. All right. Bill, thank you so much. Alesha, thank you very much. And make sure you catch Bill`s new comedy special, "Crazy, Sexy, Dirty," all month long on Showtime.
Moving on to Paris Jackson`s incredible new revelations about living under wraps as a kid. Tonight, Michael Jackson`s daughter lifts the veil.
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WINFREY: When you would go out in public and your face would be covered, what did you think about that then? Or did you think that was -
P. JACKSON: I was really confused, like I didn`t get why I was wearing a mask.
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HAMMER: Paris` childhood revelations with Oprah, next.
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HAMMER: Paris Jackson uncovered for the very first time. Michael Jackson`s daughter reveals to Oprah Winfrey what it was really like to live under all those veils and masks growing up with her dad.
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WINFREY: Do you remember when you were little, little, younger, and when you would go out in public, like your face would be covered and you would be, like, secluded from the public. What were you - what did you think about that then? Or did you just think that was -
P. JACKSON: I was really confused like I didn`t get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now, why my dad would want our face to be covered, like when we went out without him, we wouldn`t be recognized and we could have a normal childhood.
WINFREY: So you would only do that when you were with your dad?
P. JACKSON: Yes.
WINFREY: Yes. And then, when you weren`t with your dad, you could go out and people wouldn`t know who you were. Smart. Smart. And so did you feel that he wanted you to have a, quote, "normal life"?
P. JACKSON: Yes, he did.
WINFREY: Yes. Yes. Did you feel that he thought that that was possible with him being who he was?
P. JACKSON: He had his doubts because he told us when he was younger, he didn`t really have a childhood. He would always be stuck in the studio singing while other kids were out playing.
And he wanted us to have that. So we had a lot - we would go to Chucky E. Cheese and everything. That was - Chuck E. Cheese and Toys-R-Us were our favorite places to go.
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HAMMER: Wow. It really makes so much sense when you actually hear the now 14-year-old Paris explain it. But we all remember it was just so unsettling will to see Michael`s three children constantly under wraps, literally. Paris Jackson`s full interview with Oprah airs this Sunday on OWN.
Well, tonight, the girlfriend of the Miami man who was shot and killed after eating the face off of his victim speaks out as famed attorney, Gloria Allred, is by her side on "DR. DREW" which starts right now.
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