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Lindsay Lohan: Trailer Trashed
Aired August 30, 2012 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Tonight, trailer trashed. Did Lindsay Lohan trash Liz Taylor`s "love nest" trailer? I`m talking about the famous trailer Liz used during the filming of "Cleopatra." Well, the fan who bought it for 50 grand says yes, and she`s giving me the whole wild story right now.
Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer. And tonight on the SHOWBIZ Countdown, "The Battle of the Bombshells." Yes, we are counting down the top five stories breaking today that made our collective heads spin. Did Kim Kardashian really just show off a wedding dress? Charlie Sheen`s apparent remarkable $100 million payday, as well. And revealed today, the shortest man and woman in the world. United. But which was the biggest bombshell of them all? We are here to count them down tonight.
But first, Lindsay Lohan and the trailer trashed. No, I didn`t just call Lindsay Lohan trailer trash. What I did say was trailer trashed. A trailer that was once the love nest for Elizabeth Taylor while she was shooting the film "Cleopatra."
The trailer was just used when Lindsay shot her new movie about the life of the legendary Liz. And now we can reveal that a devastated woman, Angel Alger, who owns the trailer, is claiming Lindsay may have somehow been responsible for the mess.
Angel is with us tonight from Hollywood with the startling pictures. Angel, thank you for joining us. You`re going to be speaking to us in just a moment.
But first, some background on this mess.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Lindsay Lohan has certainly caused her share of destruction and mayhem in Hollywood. But now the trouble-prone starlet is accused of taking the devastation to a whole new level. Possibly trashing a 50-year-old piece of memorabilia connected to Elizabeth Taylor, whom Lohan is playing in an upcoming Lifetime TV movie.
ALAN DUKE, CNN WIRE ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR: Lindsay Lohan is accused of trashing Liz Taylor`s "Cleopatra" love nest.
HAMMER: It`s a Hollywood mystery: Lindsay Lohan and the case of the trashed Taylor trailer. The trailer in question is the one Taylor used while filming the 1963 epic "Cleopatra."
DUKE: This is the iconic trailer where the passionate and long romance of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor began.
HAMMER: CNN wire entertainment editor Alan Duke tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT the legendary trailer was recently acquired by an Elizabeth Taylor fan named Angel Alger.
DUKE: She took her life savings of $50,000 and won it at an auction in June.
HAMMER: But as a condition of Alger`s purchase, she had to rent the trailer to the producers of Lohan`s upcoming Lifetime TV movie, "Liz & Dick," where Lohan plays Liz Taylor.
DUKE: Angel was told it would be returned in pristine condition, in fact better than they took it.
HAMMER: But that apparently didn`t happen. Here`s a look at the ornately-decorated trailer before it was loaned out for Lohan`s movie. And here`s how Alger says it looks now.
DUKE: Mirrors were broken, china was cracked. Things were missing. It was just a big mess. There was a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor that had appeared to have had a cigarette extinguished on her face.
HAMMER: Alger estimates the damage to the trailer to be at least $100,000, twice the amount she paid for it. And who does she blame?
DUKE: She suspects it`s Lindsay Lohan, but she stresses she doesn`t have any evidence.
HAMMER: But Lindsay denies trashing Taylor`s trailer. Her publicist tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT this has nothing to do with Lindsay.
So now a big Liz Taylor fan may be out of her life savings, and everyone is left wondering, did Lindsay trash the Taylor trailer?
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HAMMER: Well, Angel Alger is joining me from Hollywood right now for the "SHOWBIZ Newsmaker" interview. And I see how upset you are. I`ve got to tell you, Angel, I`m watching this. And yes, it`s a fascinating Hollywood story, but I`m so sad for you.
Lindsay`s rep told us that Lindsay has nothing to do with this. Why do you suspect it was Lindsay who may have had something to do with this trailer that you now own being trashed?
ANGEL ALGER, OWNS TRASHED TRAILER: Well, there`s obviously no proof that it`s her, but the thing is that I have -- when I went into the trailer, I went to see the -- I found cigarette butts everywhere. And I -- especially on the dressing table and then the picture. And why would this happen? I mean, with the things that`s happened with Lindsay and knowing that she`s had her troubled past, it`s more than likely the signs are pointing to her, but I don`t have any evidence.
HAMMER: Yes.
ALGER: I just want to know who is responsible and have the studios help me find out what is, you know -- who is responsible for this.
HAMMER: Well, you know, look, Lindsay`s reputation certainly does proceed here. You`re not going out on a limb there.
I`ve got to ask you, did you do any CSI? Did you collect some of those cigarette butts, you know, looking for fingerprints or anything like that?
ALGER: I did.
HAMMER: Did you?
ALGER: I have -- yes, I have. I have four cigarettes. They`re special cigarettes. They have little insignias on. I don`t smoke, but they were just -- I`d never seen cigarette butts like this.
HAMMER: Are you getting the law involved?
ALGER: I`m sorry?
HAMMER: Are you getting any police involved? Are they doing an investigation?
ALGER: Yes, I called the police -- I called the police right away. Of course, it was just a vandalism and a theft. And I -- they said, "Well, write a report," but, you know, they didn`t think that they needed to come out and see it or anything. So, OK, this is, you know, what`s the next thing that I can do, you know?
HAMMER: Yes.
ALGER: And so they`re -- I`ve just been going ahead and trying to get ahold of the studios. The broker from the auction house.
HAMMER: Let me -- let me ask you this, Angel. Why isn`t somebody stepping up? You`ve got the trailer that you gave to them in great condition. You got it back trashed. Why isn`t somebody stepping up to fix the thing? And are you buying Lindsay`s denial?
ALGER: That`s my question exactly, A.J. Why isn`t somebody stepping up? This has been going on for months now, and I`m trying to -- I mean, this is my last resort now to go with this interview to have somebody help me and to try and care, basically about this treasure of Hollywood. I mean, this is Elizabeth Taylor, you know, the queen of Hollywood, who I respect more than anything. She`s a great, not only wonderful actress but a wonderful businesswoman who I idolized. You know, I have -- it`s one reason I bought it. I`ve been an entrepreneur like her.
HAMMER: And you spent your life savings on it. I do have to leave it there. Fifty thousand bucks on this thing. And I hope you get some resolution here. I`ll be pulling for you, Angel. And hopefully, if Lindsay did have anything to do with it she will certainly step up. Angel Alger, thank you for being with us and sharing the story.
ALGER: Thank you so much.
HAMMER: Imagine seeing that after you turned it over to do a good thing and lend it to them.
All right. We move on to a big mystery tonight about a very stressed out Leann Rimes. She`s checked herself into a facility for 30 days to deal with anxiety and stress. I want to read to you what she told "people" magazine.
She said, "This is just a time for me to emotionally check out for a second and take care of myself and come back in 30 days as the best 30- year-old woman I can be. All the things in my life will be there when I get out, but you know what? I`m hoping they`re not going to affect me as much."
I can respect that.
Carlos Greer is a reporter with "People" magazine. It`s good to see you, Carlos. So it`s no secret Leann recently got very skinny. There`s been a lot of speculation she might have had an eating disorder. She denied that. To this day, though, she still gets such a hard time from some people, accused of breaking up her husband, Eddie Cibrian`s, previous marriage. Is there anything to indicate that all this constant public criticism could have just become too much for her, Carlos?
CARLOS GREER, REPORTER, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: She has been the victim of body bullying in the past. But her rep confirmed exclusively to "People" that she`s not entering this facility for a eating disorder or substance abuse. She`s simply going in to get well. She`s going in to take care of herself.
HAMMER: What about the stress of this continued -- you know, how she gets fired upon for Eddie Cibrian and all that?
GREER: Exactly, that may be a reason. But it`s still unclear exactly why. We know that she`s stressed out and she is experiencing a lot of anxiety in her life right now. That could be because she`s in the public eye and facing a lot of scrutiny. That`s tough for a lot of people in the public eye.
HAMMER: We may have a clue as to what this may not be about. This is what Leann`s husband told "People," as well, today. I`m proud of her for having the strength to finally take some time for herself. I will be with her every step of the way. That`s great. And after hearing that I assume it`s fair to say their marriage is not in trouble or the cause of this trouble.
GREER: After hearing him say that, it does appear that their marriage is not the reason why she`s entering this. He`s been by her side. He`s supporting her. She has a new album coming out in the fall. She`s going to continue to promote that. She`s going to continue touring. So it doesn`t appear that work is a huge factor with her stress and anxiety.
HAMMER: Sometimes you just need a break. And whatever it is, Leann, we wish you all the best. Thanks so much, Carlos Greer, from "People."
Now, it`s time to get under the big top. We have got the top five headlines that are going to boggle your mind tonight.
Consider Sheen`s revenge. Charlie Sheen has no reason to be angry at CBS now that his new hit show "Anger Management" is going to get 90 -- yes, I said 90 -- episodes. Can you say ka-ching?
From Sheen`s revenge to the brand-new Kim K. wedding frenzy, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is counting down the top five bombshells tonight. Which headline is going to take our No. 1 slot?
Plus, an amazing and rare interview with both Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon.
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YOKO ONO, JOHN LENNON`S WIDOW: All that sort of activist stuff I was doing.
HAMMER: What would John say? How proud would he be?
ONO: John would be very proud.
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HAMMER: Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon tell me how they`re trying to make John`s famous "Imagine" legacy a reality.
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: It`s a boy. Giuliana and Bill Rancic are welcoming their brand-new baby boy, Edward Duke, into the world tonight. A surrogate carried the little boy for Giuliana and Bill. And they were right there in the delivery room last night to watch their son being born.
Giuliana, who recently battled breast cancer, told "e!" "I`m already so in love with the little guy."
So congrats to you guys. Thrilled for you.
Coming up, "Big Bang" star Mayim Bialik tells SHOWBIZ the whole story about her serious car crash that caused a nationwide panic.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Your hair looks very nice.
MAYIM BIALIK, ACTRESS: Are you a homosexual?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No. No. I`m just giving you a compliment.
BIALIK: Would have been more flattered if you were a homosexual.
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HAMMER: That right there one of the many reasons "Big Bang" theory star Mayim Bialik was nominated for an Emmy this year. But did this former "Blossom" star ever think she would get a nod for her role as the no- nonsense, one-date-a-year neurobiologist?
Tonight Mayim is right here with us for a headline-making "SHOWBIZ Newsmaker" interview. Who doesn`t love Mayim Bialik? Silence, right? I have silence now.
She`s the star of the biggest sitcom on TV, "Big Bang Theory." She`s up for an Emmy in a few weeks. She played a young Bette Midler in "Beaches." We`ll never forget her in TV`s "Blossom," and oh, by the way, she also has a Ph.D. in neuroscience. And she`s a mother of two.
So imagine the nationwide panic after we learned that Mayim was in a serious car crash. So how is she doing? She is right here to tell me. In New York, celebrating her supporting actress nomination for her role on the "Big Bang theory."
It`s great to have you here.
BIALIK: Thank you.
HAMMER: Appreciate you coming in.
BIALIK: I didn`t mean to cause nationwide panic.
HAMMER: Nationwide panic, I have to tell you.
First of all congratulations on the Emmy nod.
BIALIK: Thank you.
HAMMER: I want to talk about that in just a second. I`m on vacation, and I don`t check a lot of entertainment news when I`m on vacation. That`s when I take a little break. I get alerts and tweets and e-mails from people, and somebody pointed me toward this TMZ headline. It says, "Mayim Bialik hospitalized in car wreck, may lose finger." I`m goofing at it a little bit, but that is so serious.
What happened? And did you really almost lose a finger?
BIALIK: You know, I`m saving the gory details between the two plastic surgeons who put me back together and me, but no, they`re all there. They all move. It was very, very gory. And there was a lot of blood. That is for sure.
But there were other issues that were not related to the finger. But the thumb works, and that`s really what makes us a primate is your thumb can do this. And mine will still do that.
HAMMER: Because this is quite a contraption you have.
BIALIK: It`s good times.
HAMMER: Keeping things in place.
BIALIK: It`s not fashionable at all.
HAMMER: Very scary. It`s a couple weeks ago that the accident happened.
BIALIK: Two weeks ago.
HAMMER: What exactly happened?
BIALIK: Someone made an illegal left turn in front of me. And we collided. And as I said, there was a lot of impact to this hand. I messed up my arm. This side more cosmetically. And I bruised my nose but didn`t break it. I`ve been begging to break my nose since I was about 11 years old. And just bruised it. But yes. There it is. So we put Humpty back together.
HAMMER: Well, and I understand it`s been very painful. You said even when you sat down here that it is. And I understand -- I heard that you opted not to do pain medication?
BIALIK: I`m not taking narcotics.
HAMMER: How is that going? You know, you have an opportunity here, Mayim.
BIALIK: You know, and I think not to disparage people who do, but...
HAMMER: Not for you.
BIALIK: I used all the techniques that I used in natural labor at the scene of the accident all the way through the E.R.
HAMMER: Oh, wow.
BIALIK: And I believe deeply in meditation and deep breathing. I`m taking over-the-counter ibuprofen and acetaminophen, but I prefer not to be on narcotics for a lot of reasons.
HAMMER: Mind over medicine.
BIALIK: And honestly, a friend of mine said who would think that all the techniques I used for natural labor for two kids would come in handy? And that`s absolutely the first thing I thought was I need to lower my blood pressure. The calmer I am, the less pain I`ll feel. And the more I can actually process what I really need to do right now, which is get into an ambulance and get to a hospital.
HAMMER: What is it like having the whole nation, and I`m not kidding. I mean, people -- I don`t know if you look on the Internet at all.
BIALIK: I try not to for that reason.
HAMMER: Well, you know, people not saying bad things.
BIALIK: Right.
HAMMER: It was all like the nation came out in support and concern. I mean, that has to be a little strange.
BIALIK: Well, I think you of all people know, people are fascinated by -- by people in the public eye that way. And, you know, if it bleeds, it leads. And I`m only grateful that I got to my mother before the news did, because there was about an hour in there where she said if I hadn`t called her she would have been hearing about it from the news. So that`s really what`s important, is that my mother heard it from me and not TMZ.
HAMMER: Yes, that is important. And I am here to say I`m happy on behalf of a nation that we`re here talking about dealing with an injury you`ve been able to get over and it`s OK.
And in just a couple of weeks you`re up for an Emmy for supporting actress for "Big Bang Theory." I`m so thrilled for you. And just before we start I said, it`s like lightning in a bottle twice in your life. How important is actually winning that statue? Everybody says it`s great to be nominated. Winning the thing is nice.
BIALIK: Winning the thing is a whole other level of I can`t even imagine what that`s like. But I was talking to Jim Parsons about this. And I said the moment that you go from not being nominated to being nominated is a bigger jump than going from being nominated to winning. You know what I mean? So you go from nothing to now you`re nominated for an Emmy. And that`s a much bigger leap from nothing to something than it is from being nominated to winning.
So I`m assuming it would be fantastic. I`m not expecting it. But the feeling of going from I`ve never been nominated, I`m not nominated, to oh, my gosh, I`ve been nominated, that jump was enormously unbelievable.
HAMMER: But was it really surprising to you?
BIALIK: Yes.
HAMMER: Massive success. I mean, this is the most beloved sitcom on all of television. You do know that.
BIALIK: You know, but you know, we`re a fantastic ensemble. We have incredible writers. Jim Parsons has been singled out. Johnny Galecki was nominated last year. Our show has been acknowledged two years in a row. Sure.
But you never know how the industry works. I was going online to see if Kristen Wiig got nominated when I found out I was.
HAMMER: Well, congratulations. Best of luck.
BIALIK: Thank you.
HAMMER: I`ll be pulling for you. You have your left hand to hold up the statue if you win it.
BIALIK: That`s true.
HAMMER: I`m glad you`re feeling all right.
BIALIK: Thank you.
HAMMER: Mayim, thanks so much.
Be sure to catch Mayim on the new season of "The Big Bang Theory." It begins September 27 on CBS.
Moving on now to the top five headlines that will boggle your mind or at least make your head bob.
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HAMMER: That is fantastic. And we will go from bobbling babies to the shortest people in the world uniting. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT bringing you "The Battle of the Bombshells" tonight, naming the top five bombshell stories in tonight`s "SHOWBIZ Countdown." Which hot headline will make its way to the top as the biggest, buzziest bombshell of them all?
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Tonight a remarkable SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive interview with Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon.
It is so rare to get the chance to speak with John Lennon`s widow and son at the same time, and it`s even more rare to go one-on-one with Yoko and Sean during the very same week that John Lennon`s killer has been denied parole.
Back in 1980, of course, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon in cold blood right outside John`s New York City apartment building. This is now the seventh time that Chapman has been kept behind bars after making a bid for release. And he made some truly stunning revelations at this latest parole hearing about why he killed John Lennon. Here`s what he told the parole board. This is amazing to me.
"Here`s a singer that`s singing of certain things and yet living this opulence. And here I was in a very desperate, dark place, and I got angry. I got jealous, angry, and I guess I needed a way to get those emotions out."
Wow. That`s just terrifying. I asked Yoko and Sean if they were worried that John`s killer might go free some day, and understandably, Yoko told me it was just too painful to talk about.
But Sean revealed to me how his mom deals with John`s murder and all of the obstacles she faces in her life.
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SEAN ONO LENNON, JOHN LENNON`S SON: I mean, she`s such an optimist. You know, she always visualizes. She really lives by the imagine a good world and, you know, visualize a positive future. So she`s always -- she`s the most optimistic person I know.
She`s always saying it`s going to be all right. People are going to evolve. People are going to become more peaceful and that, you know, war is going it be over. You know, we`re going to sort of make it.
Whereas, you know, if you read -- if you read the literature about global warming and climate change and energy dependence, it`s very easy to get nervous and pessimistic about, you know, our hopes for the future. But, you know, she`s taught me to sort of realize that, you know, your thoughts have a power, too. So you`ve got to be positive.
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HAMMER: You can feel that energy coming right from Yoko.
Mark David Chapman faces at least another two years behind bars and after that he`ll allowed once again to plead his case for release.
Well, now the SHOWBIZ lineup. Here`s what`s coming up at the bottom of the hour on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Kim Kardashian whips up a wedding talk frenzy after tweeting this pic of herself in a white lacey dress. So what does that have to do with the two shortest people in the world uniting? And a bizarre baby dance between twins. It`s the "SHOWBIZ Countdown" tonight, the battle of the top five bombshells. Which wild headline will grab our top slot tonight?
This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Right now on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, it`s the countdown, "The Battle of the Bombshells." SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is counting down the top five stories breaking today that will boggle your mind or just make your head bob.
Kim K. in a wedding dress? The bobbling babies. The shortest people in the world unite. Which hot headline will make its way to the top when SHOWBIZ names tonight`s biggest and buzziest bombshells?
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT continues right now.
Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Thank you for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer.
And kicking things off at No. 5 on the Showbiz Countdown tonight, it`s the battle of the top five bombshells. And No. 5, the babies.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, girls. It`s August 6th. Is that right?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: August 6th, 2012. Daddy`s going to play them a little song while they`re eating their peas.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You guys ready? [ music ]
HAMMER (voiceover): I mean, how do you not smile when you`re looking at this thing?
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HAMMER: This video has been viewed nearly 3 million times. And this morning on "The Today Show", well, the babies gave it their best shot but didn`t exactly succeed. Wait until you see that.
Joining me from Hollywood, comedian Skyler Stone, who stars of course on the hit Fox show "Raising Hope". Also from Hollywood, "America`s Next Top Model" winner, Eva Marcille. Eva is the star now of Oxygen`s brand new show, "Girlfriend Confidential: L.A." and it premieres on Monday, September 3rd.
It`s great to have you guys both here. Unfortunately, this morning, on "The Today Show," these little girls didn`t seem to be up for dancing or bobbing or weaving when daddy strummed his guitar. Let`s watch how that played out.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Daddy`s going to play for you.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You`ve got your work cut out for you, Daddy.
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HAMMER: "The Today Show" cast is very intimidating, I guess. And it goes to show you live TV and babies never work. Okay, Skyler, we`ve seen this before. You`ve got babies dancing to music. The parents post it up on the Youtube and it becomes this major phenomenon. Why do you think these babies, bopping along in their highchairs in particular, have really captured the attention of millions?
SKYLAR STONE, COMEDIAN, STAR, "RAISING HOPE": Well, it`s adorable, and they`re clearly more talented than, say, the Kardashians. But, you know, it doesn`t surprise me that you put these kids on live TV and then it doesn`t happen. I never understand how people think that, you know, something that happens in nature isn`t going to happen once you put it on TV. I mean, go back to, you know, those magicians in Las Vegas when they were attacked, it was like, yo, they`re tigers, you were prancing them around on stage with flashy outfits. They probably thought the sequins were caribou; they took a bite, okay? You can`t control babies; you can`t control tigers. Let`s learn, people.
HAMMER: Absolutely. I think there`s a lesson in this. Quite frankly, I start doing this, bobbing my head and people are changing the channels. So I won`t do that. Please don`t change the channel. But, Eva, why do you think these babies in particular have taken off like this?
EVA MARCILLE, STAR, "GIRLFRIEND CONFIDENTIAL: L.A." ON OXYGEN: The babies are absolutely adorable, but I personally think the babies were trying to show you their other talent, which was singing in the form of a cry.
HAMMER: Right. That must have been it.
MARCILLE: I think they`re destined for stardom.
HAMMER: Yes. Well, look -- and you made a point there, Skyler, about the Kardashians but I won`t dwell on that. Instead I`ll move to No. 4 on our Showbiz Countdown tonight, the battle of the top five bombshells. Charlie Sheen`s revenge.
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CHARLIE SHEEN, STAR, "ANGER MANAGEMENT": No, no, Ernesto. Frustration is when you accidentally cut your finger on a soup can lid. When you use a soup can lid to cut off your cell mate`s hand, that`s anger.
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HAMMER: No anger to manage for Charlie Sheen now. In fact, I think he may be dancing all the to the bank about now with a big smile on his face. We just learned that FX has ordered 90 episodes of Sheen`s hit show, "Anger Management." TMZ is actually reporting today that with profit sharing, Sheen could make $100 million bucks from the deal. Winning. Okay, there I said it.
Now, Skyler, look, you`re on a big hit show. A 90 episode order is a huge deal. Are you imagining that Charlie is just gloating about this and would love to shove it right in the face of the folks at CBS who fired him from "Two and A Half Men"?
STONE: Charlie is loving this and I`m not loving it. No offense to Charlie, actually, he`s actually really talented. Great comedic timing. I mean, he was pretty much handed the world on a silver spoon. I wouldn`t say he exactly earned what he got. But I will say this -- raising a stepson, it makes it very hard to say, "Hey, karma, reap what you sow really exists" when I`m sitting here saying, "Be a good person, good things come to you."
This guy does whatever he wants and America is like this abused wife that keeps going, "Oh, he doesn`t hit me, he doesn`t hit me. He loves me." I mean, we`re giving him $90 million, you know what I mean? He`s going to do the same thing again.
HAMMER: It`s a strange reward, isn`t it? All right. Let`s move on. No. 3 on our Showbiz Countdown: Battle of the Top Five Bombshells, the shortest bombshells ever. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner is joing us from Hollywood right now to give us the short of it. Nischelle?
NISCHELLE TURNER, HLN CORRESPONDENT: Good one, A.J. I`m going to actually go one up on you. We are not short of bombshells today for our Showbiz Countdown. You could say it`s a very small launch for the 2013 Guinness Book of World Records. A bombshell meeting. Today, Guinness revealed the shortest man in the world and shortest woman in the world meeting for the first time for a photo shoot to launch the new book.
Now, the smallest woman, Amge, she`s from India. She stands 2 feet 0.7 inches tall. While the smallest man, Dangi, who is from Nepal, stands at only 21 1/2 inches tall. Now, they met for a photo shoot in Italy and Amge was crowned Queen of the Female Little People when she became 18 in December. And Danji, who is 72 years old, weighs 31 pounds, 15 ounces. And you know what, A.J.? They actually look kind of cute together. But, considering that she is only 18 and he is 72, I don`t know about that. That`s like some serious robbing the cradle there, you know?
HAMMER: And now this disturbs me because years ago I was doing a radio show from the Meadowlands Fair in New Jersey and I was introduced to the world`s tiniest woman and her name was Merna. That`s not her. It`s nice to see they`re friends. Short and sweet. All right, Nischelle, thanks.
We move now from just friends to more than friends as we get to No. 2 on our Showbiz Countdown: Battle of the Top Five Bombshells, Taylor`s Kennedy Talk.
Now we learned today that Taylor Swift is sitting on the top of Billboard`s Hot 100 chart for the second week in row for her hit song "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together". It`s from her new album. Now Taylor has been spending a lot of her free time with her new boyfriend Connor Kennedy, of course from famed Kennedy family in Connor`s hometown of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
Well, in this brand new interview with Rolling Stone Magazine that she did, when she was asked about these reports flying around that she`s been looking to buy a $5 million house near the Kennedy compound, Taylor responded with this bombshell. She said, "That would be so amazing."
Okay, we didn`t get that much out of her, Skyler, but one SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s producers, Sid Lipsey, wrote this widely-read op-ed written on HLNTV.com and he suggested Taylor is a stage five clinger. Does it creep you out that she`s kind of stalking the Kennedys?
STONE: I mean, she seems like she`s pretty much in love with this guy. And I`ll tell you right now, it`s a good thing her last name is Swift because that`s what her lifespan is going to be if she sticks around with a Kennedy. I mean, if you date a Kennedy, you can`t go swimming, boating; you can`t go to parades; you can`t walk around. I mean, talk about bad luck. She might as well just be a hypochondriac and just stay at home.
HAMMER: She`s had amazing luck in her life and I really like her. I`ve always loved what she kind of stood for and has done and I wish her all the success in the world. But you certainly make a great point. It is no bombshell confession, of course, that she is in fact dating the young Kennedy. But, Eva, do you have advice, perhaps, for young Connor Kennedy about dating Taylor when you think about the fact Taylor has this amazing track record of writing about her bitter breakups and making money off them?
MARCILLE: Well, you have to remember, Taylor is still a child. She`s not like a grown woman with maturity and is really understanding what she`s doing. She`s just like, you know, throwing no caution to the wind and enjoying her life. I have advice for Taylor and I would say, sometimes less is more. So when asked the question about moving in, maybe she should have elaborated a little more so we won`t assume or allude to an idea.
HAMMER: Yes, that`s a great piece of advice.
MARCILLE: You know, less can be a lot more. So saying -- it`s weird.
HAMMER: It is weird. Got to get to No. 1 on our Showbiz Countdown tonight, Battle of the Bombshells, Kim K. wedding frenzy. Look at this. Leave it to Kim to tweet this brand new picture of her in a white, lacey full-length -- floor-length gown. Emilio Pucci did this thing. I smell an episode of a reality show right here. I think she is trying to just lead us on. I don`t think that she and Kanye West are actually going to be getting married. After all, she`s been married twice already. And we will leave it there. Skyler Stone, Eva Marcille, thank you both so much.
Well, those bombshells had us all shaking in our boots, for sure. But wait until you see the truly explosive outcome when Hollywood`s biggest action stars morph into animated toys.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You and your little psychotic gang. Today is payback.
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HAMMER: It is a hilarious mash-up of blockbuster proportions that you do not want to miss. "Toy Story`s" tough guy makeover is coming up. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Tonight, a showbiz exculusive with John Lennon`s widow Yoko Ono and their son, Sean Lennon. It is so rare for these two to do interviews together, but tonight they`re sitting down with me to share their passion for an environmental cause that means a lot to them.
Yoko and Sean are speaking out for Artists Against Fracking. Fracking is a controversial way of mining oil and gas from rocks and their fear is that the practice could lead to an environmental disaster. So they are putting their voices behind a campaign to raise awareness about this issue. This campaign is really a nod to the legacy that John Lennon left behind as a star who always used his celebrity to try and change the world.
Now, Yoko and Sean are rallying the biggest names in entertainment behind their cause and they`re keeping John`s memory alive.
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HAMMER: It`s amazing the support that you`ve had and really watching it grow online and looking at some of the celebrities you`ve involved, from Lady Gaga to Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr. I`m sure those weren`t difficult to get --
YOKO ONO, JOHN LENNON`S WIDOW: The Beatles are in.
HAMMER: Beatles are in. Alec Baldwin, Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman and --
SEAN LENNON, JOHN LENNON`S SON: Robert De Niro -- we got Bobby De Niro, too.
HAMMER: Bobby D.`s in as well. And that`s just a few who have joined this fight. How important is it to have big stars to get the word out?
ONO: Well, we didn`t think of it as big stars, necessarily. Well, that`s true, too, that they`re big stars.
HAMMER: These are all very politically active people. But having names attached --
ONO: But they`re our friends, our friends..
LENNON: Well, the bottom line is that`s what we can do that`s different from what someone like Josh as a filmmaker did or people like Frack Action, who are real grassroots activists, and they`re a non-profit organization, and they`re on the scene picketing. What we can do is have a media impact. Our collective Twitter following between all these people is really astronomical and so the sort of ability to spread the message, say that fracking is dirty --
HAMMER: I`m watching you beaming as he`s talking. Advocacy was so, so important to your husband. To John.
ONO: Yes, and I`m very proud that he`s done this. You know, like, he came in on his own. I didn`t say, now come in. Never like that. It was really great that up to then, I was doing alone and I was doing -- well, okay, I`m doing this alone. All that sort of activist stuff I was doing alone since John passed away. So I thought, I can do it, you know? But when he came to me and said he`s doing this, I felt so great.
HAMMER: What would John say? How proud would he be?
ONO: Well, John would be very proud. John probably is proud. And the thing is, you know, and I think that it was all set up in a way because I was sort of suffering by myself and then I thought, why don`t I give Josh Fox -- he did an incredible job with "Gasland", as you know -- and Josh Fox, Lennon, Ono Frack for Peace. And that is given every other year in Iceland. So I said, "I want to do that." But maybe John would say, "Hey, do that and that`s going to happen." You know? Because once I did that, Sean and Josh Fox became very good friends. It was natural, you know. If I said, "Sean, why don`t you become a friend with Josh Fox?" You know, it would never happened.
LENNON: Reverse psychology works on me. Always.
ONO: Yes, yes.
HAMMER: John, I think, would walk hand-in-hand with you with many of the other issues, probably All of the other issues you`ve been very supportive of. A few years ago you remixed "Every Man, Every Woman" in support of gay marriage and I just wanted to ask you, because we`re in a time right now, a very political time -- we`re in a very political time when it`s an issue that`s being discussed. Can you believe here we are in 2012 and the issue of marriage equality is even an issue?
ONO: I know. I can`t believe it. If John was here, he would have been very angry.
LENNON: I do think he would have been surprised just from seeing what his vision -- he was very optimistic about people awakening. It`s amazing to me how, with the internet and so much information in modern society, how it seems almost like it`s more difficult for people to get the truth and discern the truth from what isn`t.
HAMMER: It`s yet another issue which makes things seem so tumultuous right now and very uncertain. You know, you and John created some amazingly beautiful music with very powerful messages that to me seemed to resonate today even more strongly than perhaps a few years ago.
ONO: And you`re saying, why is still -- when he did that, right?
HAMMER: Well, any particular songs come to mind that really resonate for you with the things that we`re dealing with today? Whether it`s energy issues or --
ONO: "Imagine".
HAMMER: Always. "Imagine" works every day.
ONO: Well, you know, "Imagine" is sort of -- it covers all the issues I think, you know? And also if you just want to simply just sing, "Give Peace A Chance", that`s great, too, I think.
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HAMMER: I`ll be singing that this weekend. It was such a sincere pleasure to speak with both of them together. To learn more about their campaign, be sure to go to artistsagainstfracking.com.
Now we move on to this. "Toy Story" gets a tough guy makeover.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You and your little psychotic gang of --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Today is payback.
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HAMMER: This is a really cool and really funny mash-up of Hollywood`s toughest action stars and Pixar`s most lovable animated toys. You definitely don`t want to miss this explosive combination. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
Time for the Showbiz Buzz list. Here`s what the Showbiz staff is buzzing about this week. Hey, you better make a fast break for your TV this weekend. The midseason finale of the great "Breaking Bad" is this Sunday.
Kings of Leon`s Jared Followill and Mona`s Nick Brown join forces in "Smoke & Jackal". We love their first single, "No Tell".
"We`re Mesmerized by the Warmth of Other Suns," the epic story of America`s Great Migration.
Upgrade your life with Skype which now lends you -- now allows you to send and share photos straight from your phone.
We can`t wait to watch the hilarious romantic comedy, "Think Like A Man", out on DVD in time for the weekend.
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HAMMER: There are very few onscreen tough guys who can match the action of Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, right? I mean, you remember Sly, Arnold, and the biggest action stars including Bruce Willis and Jet Li, putting up quite a few fights in "The Expendables" and its sequel. Well, now imagine those guys adding their tough guy personas to Buzz Lightyear and the animated family movie "Toy Story". Well, imagine no more. IGN Entertainment just created a wild new mash-up of "The Expendables 2" meets "Toy Story". And trust me, you`ll never think of Buzz Lightyear the same way ever again. Let`s watch.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Keep moving.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That loaded?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope so.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Somebody`s hooked.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I now pronounce you man and knife.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You and your little psychotic gang. Today is payback.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Six pounds of pure plutonium is powerful enough to chance the balance of the world. Imagine what five tons would to.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You`re going to need more men if you expect to get out of here alive.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m back.
UNIDENTIFIED MAEL: You can`t let the contents of that safe fall into the wrong hands.
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HAMMER: All right. From movie mash-ups now to reality star stunners. Kim Kardashian`s fight over a lookalike comes to an end. Did THE retail giant admit to trying to play off Kim`s popularity? The finale to Kim`s legal fight straight ahead. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: Tonight, Charlie Sheen is laughing all the way to the bank. A new TV deal puts Sheen back in the win column. Also Lennon`s legacy lives on. We have a Showbiz exclusive with John Lennon`s widow Yoko Ono and their son, Sean.
Also, Kim Kardashian`s lookalike legal battle get settled. And that is the story that tops the buzz today.
Kim`s legal lowdown. Kim Kardashian settled a lawsuit against Old Navy in which she claimed the clothing retailer violated her publicity rights by using a lookalike in their ads. The lawsuit was over a 2011 commercial featuring Canadian singer/model Melissa Molinaro. Old Navy said Molinaro was famous in her own right and her appearance in the ad wasn`t intended to draw similarities to Kardashian.
The two sides made peace, releasing a joint statement saying the lawsuit was resolved to mutual satisfaction of the parties. No further details were revealed.
Showbiz exclusive. Lennon fracking fight. In a rare joint interview, John Lennon`s widow, Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, sat down with SHOWBIZ TONIGHT to talk candidly about their brand new environmental cause, Artists Against Fracking. Yoko and Sean are fighting the environmentally controversial process of extracting oil and gas. They also spoke with me about another controversial battle, the fight to legalize gay marriage.
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HAMMER: Can you believe here we are in 2012 and the issue of marriage equality is --
ONO: I know. I can`t believe it. And if John were here, he would have been very angry, you know --
LENNON: I do think he would have been surprised just from seeing what his vision -- he was very optimistic about, you know, people awakening.
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HAMMER: Sheen`s massive payday. FX just picked up 90 more episodes of Charlie Sheen`s hit show, "Anger Management", positioning Sheen for an even bigger payout than if he had stayed on the CBS hit, "Two and A Half Men". TMZ reports that with Sheen`s deal, in which he receives a generous cut of the profits, Sheen could push his cut north of $100 million. Charlie`s father, Martin Sheen, will also join the cast of "Anger Management" in a recurring role playing Charlie`s father.
Right now, storm surge. Seven years after Hurricane Katrina made her mark, Hurricane Isaac is taking his toll. Dr. Drew talks to the people rescued from storm`s destruction, starting right now.
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