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Storm Chasers Tragedy Raises Questions; `The Talk` Gets 5 Daytime Emmy Noms; Angelina Jolie Makes First Post-Operation Appearance; Interview with Mike Tyson; HPV Epidemic; Grumpy Cat Wins Meme of the Year Webby
Aired June 03, 2013 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Storm Chasers" tragedy. Three men whose adventures were chronicled on the Discovery Channel show killed while chasing tornadoes. What went wrong? Fellow twister chaser Tyler Costantini is right here with rare insight into the shocking tragedy.
Plus, "Stars Behind Bars."
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HAMMER: What was the toughest part of the adjustment back afterwards?
MIKE TYSON, BOXING CHAMPION: Just people, people and violent. When I came out of prison I was really violent, just violent.
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HAMMER: SHOWBIZ TONIGHT reveals just what happens to stars when they get locked up. Tonight, it`s a no-holds-barred interview with Mike Tyson, who went to prison for rape.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT starts right now.
Hello I`m A.J. Hammer. Thank you for watching tonight.
Tonight, we are rolling out a dramatic new series, "Stars Behind Bars." We are bringing you a raw, inside look at exactly what happens when stars leave all of the trappings of fame behind and face the consequences of bad behavior. My candid conversation with Mike Tyson is coming up in just a bit.
But first tonight, twister tragedy: the deaths of three researchers whose work was chronicled by Discovery Channel`s "Storm Chasers," raising brand- new questions tonight.
Tim Samaras, his son, Paul Samaras, and their colleague, Carl Young, all died while chasing deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma that also killed a dozen others. These men had made it their life`s work to go dangerously close to the storms all in the name of science. They knew the risks all too well; they were trained professionals. Scientists. So how could this have happened?
SHOWBIZ investigates the search for answers after the storm.
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HAMMER (voice-over): There`s no doubt that Tim Samaras`s close encounters with tornados on the Discovery Channel show "Storm Chasers" made for dramatic TV.
But sadly, Tim`s luck ran out on Friday when he, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young were killed following this powerful tornado that swept through El Reno, Oklahoma. That twister also killed at least a dozen others in Oklahoma.
Samaras and his team are believed to be the first scientific researches to die chasing a tornado.
This morning, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers, reporting from El Reno, didn`t try to hide his grief.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: I was crying yesterday morning on Howie Kurtz`s show. I just couldn`t -- I couldn`t believe we lost these men.
HAMMER: Crews have found the truck Samaras and his fellow storm chasers were in when the storm hit. It is absolutely mangled, but so far, no one has been able to answer the big question. How did these veteran storm chasers, who`d managed to avoid death through the more than 100 other tornadoes they`d chronicled, end up dead?
This is the image many of us have of storm chasers. In the 1996 movie "Twister," storm chasers played by Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton cheat death in thrilling fashion.
And today the awesome power of tornadoes makes them a tempting target for thrill seekers. In fact, there are some Web sites that invite amateur storm chasers to do just that. But Tim Samaras was no thrill seeker.
REED TIMMER, STORM CHASER: He was a genius, a pioneer in our field of science. He was always concerned about car safety.
TIM SAMARAS, STORM CHASER: In order to get directly in the path, you have to be close.
HAMMER: In 2004 Samaras told CNN taking unnecessary chances was not his M.O.
SAMARAS: Actually, I`m pretty focused on our safety, certainly, and on folks getting the data and getting in the right spot. You only have one chance to do it.
HAMMER: But as knowledgeable and careful as storm researchers like Samaras might be, they face a terrifying fact.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, my gosh.
HAMMER: Tornadoes can be dangerously unpredictable, especially the one that hit Friday.
MIKE BETTES, WEATHER CHANNEL METEOROLOGIST: Truly the scariest -- scariest moment of my life.
HAMMER: The Weather Channel`s Mike Bettes and two colleagues were caught in the same twister that killed Samaras. Their camera was thrown from the truck, but it kept rolling, and it caught this amazing footage of the twister throwing the Weather Channel truck an estimated 200 yards. You can see the truck rolling here.
BETTES: It just seemed like for a moment everything was in slow motion.
HAMMER: Bettes and his team miraculously survived the crash. One of them was hospitalized, and Bettes tells CNN this was an especially wild twister.
BETTES: I think the direction of movement changed quickly.
HAMMER: This morning, CNN`s Chad Myers suggested there are lots of possible explanations for the deaths of Samaras and his team.
MYERS: Were they stopped for another crew? Was there a problem with the car? They should not have been where they were.
HAMMER: So after this tragedy, a town is devastated and storm chasers are asking themselves is it all worth it?
BETTES: I don`t know. You know, it`s given me perspective on what`s important in my life.
HAMMER: This morning the Weather Channel`s Mike Bettes told NBC`s "Today Show" after his near-death experience, he doesn`t know if he`s going to chase storms anymore.
BETTES: It may not be up to me. I don`t know. I`ll talk to my family about it. If they doesn`t want me to do, I won`t go. It`s as simple as that. And I have to always keep them in mind. So it was -- it was an eye opener. It truly was.
HAMMER: Tim Samaras`s grieving brother believes he would have wanted it this way.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I had to have a way for my brother to die, it would be doing what he did, chasing tornadoes.
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HAMMER: There are just so many questions tonight about exactly what went wrong as family and friends begin to cope with this tragedy. With me now from Oklahoma City, storm chaser Tyler Costantini, who has been chasing storms ever since 1998. Tyler knew both Tim and Carl well.
First of all, Tyler, thank you so much for being here. I`m so sorry for the loss of your friends and colleagues.
TYLER COSTANTINI, STORM CHASER: Thanks a lot.
HAMMER: These guys were three seasoned veterans. They were storm chasers for years. They knew what had to be done to stay safe. So the big question tonight on everybody`s mind tonight is what went wrong? What do you think?
COSTANTINI: I don`t know. We`ve talked about it. There`s been a lot of speculation. The storm was what we called a rain-wrapped tornado, which means you couldn`t see the tornado unless you were very close to it. There was rain completely shrouding the vortex.
The motion was somewhat erratic. It moved -- it moved one direction, and then it made a quick turn, and it might have sped up when that happened.
But as much as Tim and Carl and his son chased and as safety conscious as they were, I don`t know if there was possibly a vehicle problem. I don`t know. I just don`t know why they were there. I really don`t have a good answer.
HAMMER: And we do know safety was paramount for Tim. In fact, in his last tweet on Friday, he actually wrote, "Dangerous day in Oklahoma. Stay weather savvy!" which obviously was very important for him to pass along.
Tyler, he did know it was dangerous out there. I`ve got to say few of us can even begin to relate to what drives people like you and guys like Tim, Paul and Carl to do what you do. So why risk your life to be out there battling with the elements as you do?
COSTANTINI: Well, Tim and them, they do research. They were trying to get probes in front of a tornado, which means you have to be in the path of the tornado. And you have to be fairly close, because tornadoes, well, they do make erratic motions. And if you don`t get those probes right where you need them, you`re not going to get any -- you`re not going to get the data.
For the rest of the storm chasers, probably the 95 percent of us, we`re just out there to get video and see Mother Nature at work.
HAMMER: It was really -- really a different thing for Tyler [SIC]. Let me bring in -- Tim, rather.
Let me bring in David Powell. David is also a storm chaser. Also a former colleague of Tim Samaras. David is joining me from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on the phone.
David, while we`re talking to you right now, we`re looking at some really incredible video from some truly dangerous storms. And you have to wonder if there`s any better way to cover them. But I`m guessing you do have to get right in the thick of it to get the information that you need or you wouldn`t be out there like that.
DAVID POWELL, STORM CHASER (via phone): That`s absolutely correct. You know, our whole goal so to try to get as much information as quickly as possible to the National Weather Service so they can issue those warnings out to the public.
Hopefully, the public will get enough advance notice they can take cover, take the proper actions you need to take when those tornadoes are approaching.
But as far as getting close, you know, I agree that Tim was probably one of the best that there is anywhere in the field. He really was. He was a researcher. What he did was absolutely important to the field of meteorology and to our understanding of tornadoes and how they act.
But, you know, it`s just one of those things. That I mean, what we do is dangerous; there`s no doubt about it. There`s been close calls for a lot of us. But unfortunately, you know, Tim`s time was up. I mean, there was nothing else that could be done or said about it.
HAMMER: And of course, the more we see the storms popping up, the more we have been seeing your average Joe out there with a camera just trying to capture his or her own video to perhaps post online for their friends, what`s your message for daredevils like that, which is obviously entirely different from what you guys do?
POWELL: Well, it`s like they`re playing with a loaded gun. It is absolutely extremely dangerous. And I`ve personally experienced that, where we were on a storm and I kind of looked back. And there were 25 or 30 cars out that were following us thinking they were going to get a thrill out of it.
And that was -- in fact, it posed a danger to us to be able to escape the path of the storm as we needed to. Because they`re taking their lives in their own hands when they do something like that. Unless you`ve had the proper training, know what you`re looking for...
HAMMER: Yes.
POWELL: ... it`s something that is extremely dangerous.
HAMMER: All right. Well, David and Tyler Costantini, I really appreciate you both being here -- being here with us after this sad, sad news. Thank you so much for being here tonight.
Well, let`s move on right now from the tragic death of those beloved storm chasers to "Stars Behind Bars."
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HAMMER: What was the toughest part of the adjustment back afterwards?
TYSON: Just people, people and violent. When I came out of prison I was really violent, just violent.
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HAMMER: This week we are talking you behind the prison walls to reveal what happens when stars go behind bars. And tonight I have a one-on-one with this man, Mike Tyson. We`re going to hear his confessions about how getting locked up changed his life for good.
Also, Michael Douglas making a shocking confession tonight: how oral sex may have caused his life-threatening throat cancer. Is that even possible? SHOWBIZ investigates.
And I`m revealing Angelina Jolie`s amazing first return to the red carpet after her surgery to prevent breast cancer.
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ANGELINA JOLIE, ACTRESS: I`ve been very happy to see the discussion about women`s health expanded, and that means to world to me. And after losing my mom to these issues, I`m very grateful for it, and I`ve been very moved by the kind support from people.
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HAMMER: Angelina looking great. SHOWBIZ is in London right where the superstar actress made her big return.
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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HAMMER: How are you feeling tonight? Congratulations. Three Emmy nominations.
JULIE CHEN, CO-HOST, CBS`S "THE TALK": We`re not going to lie. We would love to win, but we are just happy to be nominated to be here.
AISHA TYLER, CO-HOST, CBS`S "THE TALK": Nominated against some great people, you know, our colleagues.
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HAMMER: That was on the Emmy`s red carpet last year. I was right there with the ladies of "The Talk." They were all pumped up about their three Emmy nominations. This year they have bumped it up to five. So you can only imagine their excitement now.
I`m going to be right there, live on the red carpet once again for this year`s highly-anticipated 40th annual daytime Emmy Awards. Wow, it`s going to be such a great night. We`re going to kick it off, of course, at SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s live red carpet show at 7:30. All of the celebrities will be making their arrivals then.
And then it`s on to what will be a terrific awards show with a star-studded lineup of presenters.
And just to give you a little taste of what`s to come, I went on location to the set of "The Talk." The ladies had a lot to say about their five big daytime Emmy nominations, including a nod for outstanding talk show.
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CHEN: Our top topic for today is host for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN, A.J. Hammer.
HAMMER: I have to offer my congratulations, my huge congratulations on your daytime Emmy nominations, five of them. Two years in a row now. This is enormous.
SARA GILBERT, CO-HOST, CBS`S "THE TALK": We`re really excited. The thing that we love the most is when we get nominated for best show we all get the celebrate together. So that`s the sweetest nomination of all.
HAMMER: And I look forward to being at the party. You know, guys, we all got to hang last year. And last year most of you said it`s great to just be invited except for Sharon, of course, who said, "We have to win." This is the year. This is the year to win.
CHEN: Well, I don`t like to jinx anything. I will say last year I was happy that Regis won because it was his final year, and I really felt like he deserved it. This year I`m not even thinking about it. I`m just happy to be nominated.
HAMMER: Sharon, you really became, in my mind, this unlikely huge TV grand dame of television over the years. Of course, most people got to know you watching "The Osbournes." But this is your gig and it just is like a perfect role for you, being here and talking about all this stuff every day.
SHARON OSBOURNE, CO-HOST, CBS`S "THE TALK": You know, it doesn`t feel like a gig or a job. It`s really a gift. It is. You can`t say this is work, because we come in, you know, we have the best time, and just blessed to be here.
GILBERT: Yes, and I think if Sharon ever felt like something was work she`d leave.
HAMMER: Yes, actually, I do get that impression, and actually, I believe she`s done that. But I digress.
And you sort of bounced around, did a lot of great things and had all of these great gigs over the years, but now I really watch you on the show, and it seems to me like you feel like you`re at home.
TYLER: Do you know what I mean? Like a hot guy can pretty much get away with anything. I think so.
It`s so great to spend time with women every day. I really feel like we`ve got this incredible -- sisterhood is kind of kicked around a lot. But I just feel like there`s a real friendship that translates onto the show. It`s not work. It`s just getting time to spend with your girlfriends.
HAMMER: And Sheryl, for you we got to hear your voice on the radio for so many years, but this is the show that gave your face, really, this national stage.
SHERYL UNDERWOOD, CO-HOST, CBS`S "THE TALK": Yes, and that`s why hair and makeup is Emmy nominated, because this is not me. This is an illusion.
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HAMMER: It`s so great to be on the set with the ladies of "The Talk" and be part of all their excitement over their nominations. You can really feel it. Good luck to them.
We want you to be right there with us. I`m going to be live on the red carpet bringing you full coverage of the daytime Emmy arrivals. That kicks off Sunday night, June 16, here on HLN, 7:30 p.m. Eastern. That will take you right into the 40th annual daytime Emmy Awards show at 8 p.m. Eastern. You don`t want to miss it.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT in London on another red carpet where Angelina Jolie just made her first appearance since her double mastectomy to prevent cancer.
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JOLIE: I`ve been very happy to see the discussion about women`s health expanded, and that means to world to me. And after losing my mom to these issues, I`m very grateful for it. And I`ve been very moved by the kind support from people.
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HAMMER: It`s Angie`s big return. She looks terrific. SHOWBIZ is right there.
And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is revealing another bombshell cancer revelation. Legendary actor Michael Douglas now says oral sex may be the reason for his throat cancer. We`re going inside the Oscar-winner`s shocking confession.
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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HAMMER: Look at this. This is Angelina Jolie`s first public appearance since she revealed to the world that she had a double mastectomy.
She told the world that she took extreme measures because she carrying a family gene that greatly increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. So good to see Angelina back in the spotlight. I have to say, she looks just amazing. Right?
Well tonight SHOWBIZ is in London where Angelina made her triumphant appearance. It was at Brad Pitt`s premier for his new movie, "World War Z."
And despite her tough choice to have preventative breast surgery, she was upbeat. She spent tons of time just talking with fans and taking pictures. Really very, very classy.
SHOWBIZ is on location in London right now with CNN`s Erin McLaughlin, who was right there at that star-studded red-carpet event.
So Erin, give us the low-down.
ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A.J., Angelina looked absolutely beautiful. I had a chance to chat with Brad at the premier. He told me that her health means everything to him. It was an emotional event for Hollywood`s golden couple.
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MCLAUGHLIN (voice-over): Hundreds of photographers and thousands of applauding fans greeted Angelina Jolie for her return to the red carpet.
JOLIE: I feel great. I feel -- I feel wonderful. I`m very, very grateful for the support. It`s meant a lot to me.
MCLAUGHLIN: Angelina visited the point (ph). She was a vision in a backless floor-length Saint Laurent gown. Her best accessory, longtime love Brad Pitt in matching black.
Angelina was on hand to support Brad at the premier of his zombie movie, "World War Z." It was Angelina`s first red-carpet appearance since she`d announced that she`d had a preventative double mastectomy. The mother of six was at times emotional.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Have all of the kids been really supportive?
JOLIE: It`s been -- I get moved to talk about it.
MCLAUGHLIN: It was her decision after testing positive for the BRCA-1 gene mutation, which increased her risk for breast and ovarian cancer.
CARLOS GREER, REPORTER, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: Ever since Angelina Jolie announced that she had a double mastectomy, everyone was wondering what was she going to look like? And when she appeared on the carpet with Brad Pitt, she looked absolutely stunning.
MCLAUGHLIN: She has become an inspiration to millions since her brave revelation.
JOLIE: I`ve been very happy just to see the discussion about women`s health expanded, and that means the world to me. And after losing my mom to these issues, I`m very grateful for it.
MCLAUGHLIN: Angelina`s biggest fan says he is thankful to have his fiancee healthy and happy by his side.
BRAD PITT, ACTOR: It`s a heroic decision to undertake that and go beyond and share that with others. She realized that it`s not available for everyone, and it should be.
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MCLAUGHLIN: And because Angelina was in London supporting Brad, she was unable to attend her aunt`s funeral. Debbie Martin, who also had the BRCA gene, passed away from breast cancer over a week ago. Angelina reportedly was in contact with Martin`s family to offer sympathy and support -- A.J.
HAMMER: Good to see her doing so well, though. Thanks so much, Erin.
But is Angelina finally out of the woods, or is the superstar celebrity still in danger? Well, SHOWBIZ is getting to the bottom of Angie`s risks with the experts who know.
And Michael Douglas just made his own stunning cancer revelation. The legendary actor is telling the world that oral sex may be responsible for his throat cancer. We`re revealing the explosive reaction to that jaw- dropping news.
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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HAMMER: Right now on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, "Stars Behind Bars." All week SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is taking you behind the prison walls to reveal what happens when stars go behind bars.
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HAMMER: What was the toughest part of the adjustment back afterwards?
TYSON: Just people, people and violent. When I came out of prison I was really violent, just violent.
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HAMMER: Tonight Mike Tyson opens up to me about his time in lockup after being convicted of raping a woman.
Plus, Michael Douglas just made a jaw-dropping cancer confession. The Oscar-winning actor just revealed oral sex may have caused his throat cancer. How could that be? "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" continues right now.
Welcome back to "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT." Thanks for watching. I`m HAMMER: Hammer. Right now stars behind bars from stories of hardened criminals to people wrongly convicted, and the people who work on death row. All this week HLN is highlighting the stories of men and women in the prison system with "America Behind Bars" taking an inside life behind prison walls and tonight, "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is taking you behind the prison walls to reveal what happens when stars go behind bars. First up, Mike Tyson who went to prison after being convicted of rape opening up to me in a no holds barred interview as we show you what happens when stars get locked up.
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REESE WITHERSPOON: You`d better not arrest me. Are you kidding me?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
HAMMER: It`s something Reese Witherspoon found out the hard way after her arrest for mounting up at a cop.
WITHERSPOON: Do you know my name, sir? OK, you`re about to find out who I am.
HAMMER: Going from the bright lights of Hollywood to the harsh light of jail in Atlanta can be a rough ride. Of all the stories in Hollywood, few are more compelling than the fall from grace tales of stars who end up behind bars.
Stars behind bars fall into all kinds of categories. There are the repeat offenders.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You are never surprised when you hear that Lindsay Lohan or Charlie Sheen has been arrested.
HAMMER: These two seem to skate in and out of trouble without doing any serious jail time.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We`re all saying like, it`s another day that ends in why, of course they`re getting in trouble.
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HAMMER: Then there are the hard time stars behind bars like Martha Stewart and Wesley Snipes who did real prison sentences. Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison in 2004 for crimes related to a stock sale, and Snipes did more than two years in prison for tax charges.
Then there are the stars behind bars who found fame after jail like Tim Allen who was busted selling cocaine in 1978 and did about two years in prison. A little more than a decade later he was a sitcom superstar on "Home Improvement." Or Mark Wahlberg who as a teen did 45 days in jail for assault and battery.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He straightened up, turned around and has really done well for himself.
HAMMER: And some who were stars before they were behind bars became even bigger superstars after getting out. Robert Downey Jr. nearly torpedoes his career with a string of drug-related jail scenes back in the `90s.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. You can do this ...
HAMMER: Now he`s a box office superhero fighting bad guys as Iron Man.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People with bad pasts can definitely straighten out and do a lot of good.
HAMMER: And then there are the stars behind bars who will be staying behind bars, O.J. Simpson serving nine to 33 years for robbery and kidnapping and legendary music producer Phil Spector doing 90 years to life for murder.
Neither will be on any red carpet any time soon.
MARK GERAGOS: It still is a daunting, daunting thing.
HAMMER: Celebrity defense attorney Mark Geragos tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT facing the criminal justice system is a tough experience for celebrities used to the sweet light.
GERAGOS: You are stripped of kind of all of your crowd or your posse, so to speak, and now you`re completely on your own and basically when you get put into jail you have to deal with it. You have to deal with it - a stark reality.
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HAMMER: Well former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson knows all about the harsh sound of prison doors slamming behind him. Tyson spent a grueling three years in prison. It put his life in a tailspin. I spoke with Iron Mike about the prison stint that changed his life forever for the better.
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HAMMER: You went to the prison for three years after being convicted of raping a beauty pageant contestant. And I know you still maintain your innocence in that case. But if you would take me back to the moment. You step into that cell, the door closes behind you. What`s going through your mind at that time?
MIKE TYSON: I`m very depressed. But I really prepared for this, I was prepared to go through the situation, but I just want to live my life every day. That`s what you have to do. Everything you had, I`m sorry, you had to check it at the door and go into this place a different person.
HAMMER: You were living though this life of luxury before that, a very out loud life of everything you could possibly have wanted. Give me a sense of what the adjustment was like having to turn all that in.
TYSON: Well, I was living a life of luxury in prison too, just not the same as I was outside. I didn`t have any cars and stuff. But, I had food, I was able to get what I want, to do what I wanted. I had girlfriends. You know, so it wasn`t like I -- it`s not like your freedom. All of that stuff is just not like your freedom.
HAMMER: You say a life of luxury in prison. And I imagine - I speak to a lot of other prisoners, and they wouldn`t have the same recollection of their experience. Is that because you are Mike Tyson and perhaps people were eager to give you more things than others would receive?
TYSON: Well, that could have a lot to do with it probably, but also I know how to talk to people. You know, I`m not a big shot and I`m no gangster. I know how to talk to people so things get done.
HAMMER: And what was a day like, a typical day for you there?
TYSON: In prison?
HAMMER: Yeah.
TYSON: I get up, go to the gym, work out, come back, get on the telephone, make phone calls, go to school, go to visits.
HAMMER: Did you at any point feel like you had to prove yourself to anybody or did people steer clear of you because hey, you`re Mike Tyson?
TYSON: No, no. I was just -- I was a simple guy. I didn`t have to fight nobody. The (inaudible) might hate. I don`t do the other guys, the fight. You know, I was just a simple guy. I wasn`t no big shot in prison. I wasn`t a gangster tough guy. I was just simple guy in there.
HAMMER: Bit people must have treated you differently. And I was actually curious if anybody you ever found at any time came gunning for you because you were Mike Tyson and maybe they felt like they had something to prove.
TYSON: No. I never had that (inaudible) either. I never had any problem in prison. If it is - if - were - if there were any it was because I started them, you know, sometimes I got carried away.
HAMMER: You got out of prison after serving three of six of your sentences.
TYSON: Yes.
HAMMER: And you want to make sure - you talk about how you still came out of prison an incredibly wealthy man.
TYSON: Yeah.
HAMMER: I want to take a look at that.
TYSON: So, After I left prison I have to admit I was scared. You`re not going to believe this (EXPLETIVE DELETED), you had around $380 to $400 million in my bank account, right - and not a clue how I was going to survive the next 400 seconds.
HAMMER: What exactly do you mean by that?
TYSON: Why are we getting prepared to - I was pretty institutional, I was comfortable in prison. You know, I had no stress outside in the world. I had a number of stresses when I was out there last time. And I didn`t know how I was going to do it. And I was a disastrous when I came out. I won a lot of money, but I always just it`s just life was too fast for me when I came out.
HAMMER: What was the toughest part of the adjustment back afterwards?
TYSON: Yes. People. People and violent. When I came out of prison I was really violent for some reason, I was just violent and I got in a lot of trouble, of course, you know because I was violent when I came out. I think I was bitter when I came out. That`s the reason I was that way.
HAMMER: Are you better now because a lot of ...
TYSON: Not now ...
HAMMER: You hear a lot of ...
TYSON: That was 95 when I came out of prison I was a maniac.
HAMMER: Was it based on - because you do hear a lot of people who have come out of the system who feel like especially if they maintain their innocence that they were robbed of this time, in your case, three years of their life. Do you steel feel any of that now?
TYSON: Oh, yeah, I feel that 100 percent. But I don`t hold that to no bitterness. That just something, that`s just - it occurred, it happened, a moment in time, it`s a wrap, it`s over. I`m doing this stuff now. I can`t get that time back. This is what I`m doing now.
HAMMER: Would I be correct in my assessment looking at you and talking to you and feeling your energy that perhaps you`re in the best part of your life right now?
TYSON: At this stage in my life it has to be. I`ve never been in, he - you know, I`ve been in love with many women. It`s not hard for me to be in love with anyone. But I`ve never been committed to end the album, I`ve always cheated on them, gave them venereal diseases or something, and I`ve never - no, this is just what it is with my wife. We`re together. And this is - this is just what we`re going to do. We hopefully got well to spend our lives together. That`s just the whole idea of that is just so riveting to me that we stay together until one of us dies.
HAMMER: He is such a fascinating guy. And do remember to keep it right here on HLN all week for America Behind Bars: Wednesday Nancy Grace is taking us inside the Estrella Women`s jail right outside of Phoenix. That`s where Jodi Arias has been held. So, Nancy went in to explore life from an inmate`s point of view and she came out with something unexpected. It`s a two nights special event, "Nancy Grace Behind Bars." It starts Wednesday night 8:00 P.M. Eastern. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT will continue its Stars behind Bars coverage all this week. Tomorrow child stars behind bars. We`ve got the remarkable stories of child stars who got locked up. And our special guest Danny Bonaducci reveals to me his heroine experience and how it changed his life. Wednesday, caught on tape. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, David Cassidy, we reveal the drama after stars got caught on tape as they were being arrested and getting thrown behind bars. And on Thursday, secrets of star mugshots: we`ve got the best and the worst of the one picture that no star wants people to ever see. It`s part of an hour long SHOWBIZ "Special Event" also including the inside story behind Michael Jackson`s arrest. "Stars Behind Bars" Thursday 11:00 P.M. Eastern and Pacific here on HLN. Moving on now from Stars Behind Bars to a red carpet stunner.
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ANGELINA JOLIE: I`ve been very happy to see the discussion about women`s health expanded and that means the world to me. And after losing my mom to these issues I`m very grateful for it and I`ve been very moved by the times - support from people.
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HAMMER: Angelina Jolie just made her first public appearance since revealing she had a double mastectomy. She looks amazing, but is she out of the woods? And Michael Douglas`s bomb shell cancer revelation. So, the legendary actor just confessed oral sex may have caused his throat cancer. Is that even possible? "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" is looking into it. This is SBT, "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" on HLN.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Has Brad supported you a lot through this what must have been such a difficult decision?
JOLIE: Oh he`s been extraordinary. He`s such a wonderful man and a wonderful father. And I`m very, very lucky.
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HAMMER: Angelina Jolie surprised fans on Sunday after London premiere of her fiance Brad Pitt`s new movie "World War Z" making a very first major appearance since reveling that she had a double mastectomy to minimize her risk of developing breast cancer. And while she obviously looked great, is Angelina Jolie really out of the woods or is more danger ahead? We`re going to get to that in just a minute, but first another shocking cancer confession from another big star. Today Oscar winning actor Michael Douglas is trying to clarify his comments to "The Guardian" newspaper about the possible causes of his throat cancer. Now, Douglas was diagnosed with the disease back in 2010 and he caused a stir when he said that his cancer may have been caused by the HPV virus through oral sex. But today his reps are back and away from those comments, saying Douglas didn`t say he knows for sure that HPV caused his cancer, but is that even possible? With me right now is Dr. Eric Genden from Mount Sinai Medical Center here in New York. I appreciate you being here with us tonight, doctor.
DR. ERIC GENDEN: That`s a pleasure, thank you.
HAMMER: So, in this new interview with "The Guardian" Douglas was asked if he felt that he caused his cancer by drinking and smoking excessively over a period of time in his life, something he`s talked about before, and here`s what Douglas is quoted to saying, "Without wanting to get too specific this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from oral sex." So, Dr. Genden, please enlighten us here. Could oral sex really possibly have caused Michael Douglas`s throat cancer?
GENDEN: Well, I can`t speak specifically to Michael Douglas, but I can tell you that this is an epidemic. And in fact, HPV virus, the same virus that has been responsible for cervical cancer in women is the main cause of throat cancer in young men between the ages of 35 and 65. So very well possible that his viral, that his tumor could have been caused by the HPV virus.
HAMMER: OK, so, if Michael Douglas`s cancer was caused by the HPV virus is there any good news then for him in terms of his long term prognosis?
GENDEN: Yes, so there`s great news actually. For many years most of the patients we saw with throat cancer that was derived a result of heavy smoking and drinking and unfortunately the prognosis for those patients was very poor. In the HPV-induced cancers, the results, the outcome, the prognosis is much better. We`ve seen survival rates up as high as 90 - 95 percent, so that`s the good news here.
HAMMER: OK, so perhaps we can even call it a bit of a silver lining there, and Michael Douglas has been cancer free for a couple of years. We continue to wish him well.
Right now I want to move on to Angelina Jolie who, of course, just made her first public appearance since revealing that she had a preventive double mastectomy. Just last month Jolie, of course, told the world she made that brave decision after learning she had the faulty gene for breast cancer and ovarian cancer, a disease that killed her mother. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT was in London, that`s where Angelina was supporting her fianc,e Brad Pitt for his "World War Z" premier. And Angelina appeared to choke back tears when asked about her ordeal. Let`s watch a bit of that.
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JOLIE: I`ve been very happy to see the discussion about women`s health expanded and that means the world to me and after losing my mom to these issues I`m very grateful for it.
I get mood to talk about it.
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HAMMER: Obviously it was a very tough decision for Angelina. So, Dr. Genden, now that Angelina has had the surgery, is she completely out of the woods?
GENDEN: Well, for the most part she`s out of the woods. I think that what she`s done is very proactive, is very important in preserving her life and the chance that she will most likely not succumb to breast cancer, but arguably more importantly, she`s raised an issue and opened a door that I think is going to raise many questions about genetic analysis, what we can learn from our own genetic analysis and how that can inform us about the potential for disease in the future.
HAMMER: Yeah, just great she`s being so candid and great to have your professional perspective on all this. Dr. Eric Genden, thank you so much.
GENDEN: Thank you.
HAMMER: We switch gears right now to grumpy cat going Hollywood.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: So, she looks grumpy morning, noon and night?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely. All the time.
MOOS: You`ve never seen her not look grumpy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh no. She doesn`t smile.
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HAMMER: If that grabs your (inaudible), just grab the webby`s Mean of the Year Award and now Grumpy cat has just landed a Hollywood movie deal. Is this cat about to become the new Garfield? And what do you feel we named is our moment of "SHOWBIZ Awesomeness." This is SBT. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: And now would you look at this face? This face on the side of the screen. That`s the world famous grumpy cat. That kitty never looks happy. She`s got a mug that looks permanently grouchy, right? Well, she took over the Internet earlier this year with comments, imitation and a lot of general purring and now grumpy cat is going from your computer screen to the silver screen. CNN`s Jeanne Moos has all the details for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on the scowl. That`s one over the world.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Getting a movie deal seems like a reason not to be grumpy, but grumpy cat is still frowning
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at that interesting scowl.
MOOS: Even though her owners have just sold her grumpy persona to movie producers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We want Grumpy Cat to become the next feline icon that stands the test of time like Garfield has.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I called you little suck up.
MOOS: Watch your back, Garfield. Grumpy may be the next animated cat. They (inaudible) is anything but animated, even though they say she`s a very sweet kitty.
(on camera): So she looks grumpy morning, noon and night.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely. All the time.
MOOS: You`ve never seen her not look grumpy.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, no. She doesn`t smile.
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MOOS (voice over): Bryan Bundesen is the one who first posted Grumpy Cat`s photo online. The cat belongs to his sister. Overnight the fans started adding captions. "I had fun once, it was awful." "There are two kinds of people in this world and I don`t like them."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She`s like an emotional expression of everybody`s bad day.
MOOS: An expression that has inspired artists to do their own versions of Grumpy cat for charity. This is Sir Grumpsalot, her grouchy mug has ended up on coasters, clothing even an unhappy birthday card. She`s got a book coming out, "The Wall Street Journal" reports there`s now a deal for Grumpy cat coffee in cans.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A lot of people are grumpy until they have their coffee.
MOOS: Bryan won`t say exactly how much, but Grumpy cat has already earned them somewhere in the low six figures. That`s a lot of cat food.
She just won the 2013 Webby award for Meme of the Year. Her imagine reaction - oh, great webby award. Let`s add that to my pile of who gives a [EXPLETIVE DELETED].
The Grumpy cat`s real name, by the way, is Tardar Sauce, based on the misspelling of the world by the owner`s daughter. She thought the cat`s fur looked the color of tartar sauce. With Grumpy cat the movie she`ll probably be animated, but she could play herself. Check out her effortlessly indifferent acting in this frisky game show entitled "Will Kitty Play With It?" Yes!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well let`s celebrate any way.
MOOS: That`s about the way she`s celebrating her new movie deal.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Turn that frown upside down.
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HAMMER: I believe Grumpy cat is smiling inside. That`s CNN`s Jeanne Moos for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
And now from the grumpiest cat on the net to the happiest rapper you`ll ever see.
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SOPHIA: (singing)
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HAMMER: Ten-year-old rapping wonder Sophia Grace back with a brand new video, it`s called "Ready Going Viral?" And it`s our "SHOWBIZ Moment of Awesomeness. This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN.
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HAMMER: It is time for "SHOWBIZ Awesomeness where we name the most awesome moment of the day and tonight, our favorite peewee rapper, ten-year old Sophia Grace just dropped a brand new music video. Now, Sophia`s very first video of Nikki Minaj`s super base went super viral back in 2011, and when she went on Ellen Degeneres and actually met Nikki. That`s when Sophia became a worldwide start. So, now here is Sophia Grace`s hot new video, "Girls Just Got to Have Fun.
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SOPHIA GRACE: (singing)
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HAMMER: Some poor kid with a pie in the face. Pretty adorable, though. You`ve got to love the name dropping. Fortunately, Sophia Grace hasn`t forgotten who made her a star. Coming up next on "DR. DREW ON CALL," a former Jodi Arias juror Dianne Schwartz (ph) reveals brand new details about the deliberations in the explosive trial. That starts right now.
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