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George Zimmerman`s Wife Questions His Innocence; Lindsay`s Half Sister Gets Surgery to Look Like Her; Madonna Reuniting with Sean Penn?; The Dress That Traveled Around the World; Michael J. Fox Returns to Prime- Time; Top Three Amazing Star Auditions From Before They Were Stars; Secrets Of "Breaking Bad"; "Breaking Bad" Is Coming To An End This Sunday After Five Amazing Seasons; Justin Bieber May Have Finally Gotten The Talking To, That He Needs With Zach Galifianakis
Aired September 26, 2013 - 23:00 ET
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A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Tonight on the countdown today`s top three shockers. Casting doubt. George Zimmerman`s estranged wife questions her husband`s self-defense claim in the death of Trayvon Martin.
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SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN, ESTRANGED WIFE OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: I think anyone would doubt that innocence, because I don`t know the person that I`ve been married to.
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HAMMER: Shellie Zimmerman is speaking out today in a stunning new interview. But what`s the top shocker of the day?
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R.J. MITTE, ACTOR: You`re completely out of your mind.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s the truth. It is.
MITTE: Both you have are out of your mind. You`re full of (EXPLETIVE DELETED) is what you are.
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HAMMER: I`m psyched for this: secrets of "Breaking Bad." R.J. Mitte plays Walter White Jr. He is right here to reveal the inside story behind the hit show.
SHOWBIZ TONIGHT starts right now.
Thank you for watching. I`m here with my guest co-host, Natasha Curry, who`s the anchor of HLN`s "WEEKEND EXPRESS."
Natasha, I`m guessing that you, like a lot of us, had to be shocked when you heard what George Zimmerman`s wife said today.
NATASHA CURRY, CO-HOST: Yes, A.J. Because it sure wasn`t what she was saying when he was on trial and acquitted on charges that he killed Trayvon Martin.
HAMMER: Lots of shockers today. We`re counting down our top three tonight. Let`s kick it right off with No. 3 with Shellie Zimmerman, who`s now casting doubt on George`s innocence. This only adds to the drama of their divorce. Watch what she told Matt Lauer this morning on "The Today Show."
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ZIMMERMAN: I`m conflicted on that. I believe the evidence, but this revelation in my life has really helped me to take the blinders off and see certain things.
MATT LAUER, CO-HOST, NBC`S "THE TODAY SHOW": Let me make sure I understand. So you now doubt his innocence, at least the fact that he was acting in self-defense on the night that Trayvon Martin was killed?
ZIMMERMAN: I think anyone would doubt that innocence, because I don`t know the person that I`ve been married to.
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HAMMER: A lot of people did doubt that.
But really? She`s now saying she doesn`t know the person she`s been married to for almost six years?
Attorney Areva Martin is with us tonight from Hollywood. So Areva, considering how Shellie Zimmerman stood by her husband during the entire trial and how she`s now in this nasty divorce, I`ve got to wonder how much of this might be -- I don`t know -- some kind of way to get back at him, but what do you think?
AREVA MARTIN, ATTORNEY: You know, A.J., whenever you have a contentious divorce like it appears that Shellie and George are having, it`s not uncommon to see both sides start to lash out at each other.
So I don`t know how much of this is about gaining some kind of leverage or perhaps even getting attention, because before the divorce, we didn`t see much of Shellie. We knew George had a wife, but you know she wasn`t in the limelight. She wasn`t giving, you know, interviews on "Today Show" and she wasn`t, you know, being sought after by the media.
So I can`t help but think that some of this might be about Shellie having her 15 minutes of fame and really starting to speak out in a way that we didn`t see before, you know, the divorce proceedings were started.
HAMMER: It`s hard to understand what else could be motivating her.
And look at the way their marriage has just kind of spiraled out of control since the trial ended. They had this huge blowout at their family home earlier this month. You might remember Shellie called 911 claiming that he had a gun, but then she refused to file charges, which was all very confusing.
Now she`s reportedly demanding he pay for her life insurance for the rest of her life, Areva. Could what she said today on "The Today Show" actually backfire on her? Because obviously, I mean, look, we`re talking about it. You know, a lot of people are going to question her credibility now that she`s suddenly doubting George`s innocence.
MARTIN: You know, again, I just think that we have to be careful, you know, not jumping to any conclusion about what Shellie said.
She called the police and said, you know, she was fearful that he had a gun but, yet, the police were there and they never found a gun.
You know, this is the same lady that lied about, you know, conversations she and George were having about money and money that they had, you know, before the trial started.
So again, I can`t help but think that a lot of this is just Shellie striking out at George. You know, she`s hurt. According to her, George went on a victory tour and left her. So she`s also very emotional at this point and feeling as if she`s been jilted.
HAMMER: Well, yes. Let`s play a bit of that part of the conversation that Shellie had with Matt this morning on "The Today Show." There was the stunning confession that she seemed to hint George dumped her after he was cleared of murdering Trayvon. Watch this.
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ZIMMERMAN: He just kind of treated me like I was disposable.
LAUER: You mean, after standing by him?
ZIMMERMAN: Yes. After standing by him. He kind of left and, I guess, kind of went on a victory tour without me. And I thought that I was living a life with him and that we were going to kind of rebuild after all of this. And he had other plans for me.
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COOPER: You buying that claim, Areva?
MARTIN: Absolutely. She stood by her man, and it doesn`t appear that George stood by her. In fact, when he went to the family house, there was a blonde woman in the car with him. So you know, I think there`s a lot going on here.
HAMMER: There`s a lot going on.
All right. Natasha, I`ve got to tell you, I thought I had heard it all today until this next shocker came along.
A.J., I had the same reaction. Coming in at No. 2 on our countdown, the brand-new report that Lindsay Lohan`s half-sister had $25,000 worth of plastic surgery to look more like Lindsay.
And here is the wildest part. "In Touch" magazine reports Lindsay`s half- sister, Ashley Horn, wanted to look like Lindsay in her good days -- ouch. So much, apparently, that she had five surgeries to accomplish that, all because she wanted to capture Lindsay`s look in the good old days. The 25 grand she paid out reportedly included a nose job, jaw surgery and injections.
Joe Pardavila, star of "Scott and Todd`s Radio Show" on WPLJ in New York City with us now.
So Joe, the lovely -- and also Michelle Buteau from VH-1`s "Best Week Ever" also here.
Hey, girl.
First off, guys, let`s get a closer look at this side by side. Look at this closer here, Lindsay and Ashley. So I don`t know about you. I sort of see the resemblance. Maybe -- maybe the same cheeks. A similar sort of chin, maybe. And her nose does look a lot like Lindsay. What do you think, Joe? She kind of trying to rip off Lindsay`s looks?
JOE PARDAVILA, WPLJ`S "SCOTT AND TODD RADIO SHOW": She looks nothing like her half-sister. I think there`s something wrong with the Lohan DNA. She has a little bit and she`s crazy.
Now you see with Lindsay, she`s full-on Lohan. She`s all full of Lohan, so she`s completely nuts. She`s just got a little bit of it and look at her.
CURRY: I see almost similar but not quite. It`s kind of sad because it wasn`t until last year that Lindsay`s dad, Michael, would even admit that Ashley was his daughter, and that`s until he took a paternity test on the "Patricia Goddard Show." Watch here what happened.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Michael is Ashley`s father.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just prove to you.
MICHAEL LOHAN, LINDSAY`S FATHER: I believe what you said.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All right.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`m good.
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CURRY: Ashley seemed pretty strong there, I guess. She said she thinks her new face makes her look even hotter than Lindsay. I don`t know about that, Michelle. It seems weird to me -- to you -- that she`d say that.
MICHELLE BUTEAU, VH-1, "BEST WEEK EVER": It seems very weird. She should just live her own journey. I mean, what`s more sad? Getting plastic surgery to look like Lindsay or actually being related to her? It`s like girl, you pretty. Live your journey. Who cares?
CURRY: She`s cute any way. And Ashley also reportedly told "HI" said that she paid the 25,000 bucks, because she wants to conquer Hollywood. Joe, that`s kind of sad to be thinking about, because Lindsay is already having a tough time saving her own acting career. So spending a lot more money to look like Lindsay to help launch her own sounds...
PARDAVILA: The funny thing is, is she actually looked better before the surgery. I`ve never actually had any surgery done, but can you get a refund after you have it? She was a pretty little girl.
CURRY: And then, A.J., that takes us to the big reveal here. No. 1 on the countdown, Sean Penn and Madonna reunite. That`s right, everyone. We know that Madonna just partied with her ex-hubby in New York. And A.J., I`ve got to admit, I dreamt about this moment. I never actually thought it would happen. You?
HAMMER: Are you -- well, first tell me, are you happy that it could be?
CURRY: I`m happy that it could be. And I really, really hope they`re hooking up now.
HAMMER: Well, more importantly, this is what you dream about. That`s good to know.
CURRY: You too, I know it.
HAMMER: Listen, I think this took everybody by surprise. Sean showed up to support Madonna. She was launching her film project in a famous New York gallery. They posed for a bunch of pictures. They chatted a lot. It appeared they got really cozy, and of course, everybody is latching onto this thinking maybe Madonna and Sean together.
But I have to tell you: All I could think of when I first saw the pictures was how explosive Sean and Madonna`s marriage was when they were still in their 20s.
But Michelle, let`s think about it. Kind of makes you wonder if these crazy kids were meant for each other all along. Kismet perhaps?
BUTEAU: I don`t know. You know, A.J., you always have the one that got away. You know, maybe that`s what they are for each other.
But I would love to see them together. They would do nothing but good things. They would take over the world. They`d adopt every kid in Haiti. I mean, they`d be so cute. They`d be a power couple.
But honestly, I don`t think they`re going to get together, because they`re age appropriate for each other. They like them real young.
HAMMER: That`s right. That`s right. The world would be a better place for all the good they would do.
We did dig deep. Because we wanted to find what may be absolute proof that Madonna and Sean Penn`s wild chemistry from back in the `80s never actually made it on screen. Let`s take a flash back. This is a long-forgotten movie called "Shanghai Surprise."
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MADONNA, SINGER: You`ve got to help me. You`ve just got to.
SEAN PENN, ACTOR: What are you doing?
MADONNA: You leave me no alternative but to put your under obligation.
PENN: No, no, you don`t.
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HAMMER: OK. Joe, quickly, it`s been some 30 years since they were first together. Do we want them back together?
PARDAVILA: God, no. If we get "Shanghai Surprise 2," no. And plus, you`re forgetting one thing: He`s too old for her, and she`s too old for him. So there`s no chance of reconciliation there.
HAMMER: That`s exactly right.
Here`s the deal, folks. I think they were just together at an event, took some photos, and that will be the end of it.
Michelle, Joe, great to have you both here. Thank you so much.
HAMMER: All right. I`m super ready for this. Can`t wait. Secrets from one of my favorite shows of all time, "Breaking Bad."
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MITTE: Why are you still alive? Why don`t you just die already? Just die.
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HAMMER: So much drama and so much intrigue. Sadly, of course, the saga all coming to an end. But will we be satisfied with the finale? And who`s going to tell us? "Breaking Bad" star R.J. Mitte, who had played Walter White Jr. He`s right here, and he is ready to reveal secrets behind the hit show.
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MILEY CYRUS, SINGER/ACTRESS: I`m Miley Cyrus. I`m with CED (ph). And I`m auditioning for the role of Zoey and Hannah Montana.
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HAMMER: Miley Cyrus before fame. Wait till you see this whole thing. It`s a rare first audition for "Hannah Montana." A must see before they were stars special event coming up. You`ll definitely want to see who else made the cut.
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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HAMMER: Look at these incredible photos. I want to go there. That is Jennifer Salvage showing off her wedding dress in 19 different countries. Her husband, Jeff, decided to make Jen`s wedding dress the reason to travel the globe. Literally. And they have the most captivating photos to prove it.
Tonight it`s the wedding dress that`s literally traveled the world. We`re talking 147,000 miles covered in 147 photo shoots in just five years.
Jeff Salvage is a professional photographer, and he and his wife, Jennifer, posted photos of her in her wedding dress that were taken all over the world. And of course, they became instant Internet super stars.
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HAMMER: So first off, I have to tell you. I`m pretty jealous of you guys, because you are intense world travelers. You`ve really been to some pretty exotic places over the past five years.
First of all, you got married on Easter Island, Chile. That was back in 2008. Then, along with this dress, you`ve gone to the Great Wall of China. You`ve been in Paris, Switzerland, Norway, Egypt, Iceland, just among the amazing 19 countries you`ve traveled to.
So Jennifer, I need to know what made you want to make this incredible journey in your wedding dress.
JENNIFER SALVAGE, POSED FOR PHOTOS IN WEDDING DRESS AROUND THE GLOBE: It really evolved pretty slowly. I mean, it was my husband`s a photographer, and I knew I was going to be getting in and out of that dress multiple times on Easter Island for the wedding so he could get that perfect wedding shot.
And then we just had a full summer planned of travel after we got married. And we thought, "Well, maybe we should take the dress with us and keep taking some really cool iconic wedding dress shots." And then it just spiraled out of control.
HAMMER: Out of control indeed. I mean, that`s quite a bit of traveling.
And Jeff, your wife mentions that you`re a photographer. You`re not just a photographer: you`re an amazing photographer. I love photo as a hobby myself, but wow, you took some amazing shots.
And of course, Jennifer, you look very beautiful in your dress in some of those very unique spots.
Let`s look at the picture on the rocks. This is in Antelope Canyon. Jeff, I need to know how the heck you got where you had to get to shoot that shot.
JEFF SALVAGE, PHOTOGRAPHER: It`s actually really easy. There`s a photo tour that you can go on. It`s on an Indian reserve. And I had been there with a friend years before. When we started the project we did a cross- country tour. And I`m like, "We have got to go there. That would be the coolest thing in the world."
And we spent about two hours. It was grueling for Jennifer because she was just posing one place after the other. But basically, like beams of light will shoot down every five minutes in different places. And we went around and it was just fabulous.
HAMMER: Again, I`m very jealous of all these places.
And much different from that experience in the canyon, let`s put up the shot of Jennifer underwater in her dress. I mean, come on. Who wears their wedding dress underwater? This could be a first. But I have to imagine you had some hesitation before you subjected your dress to this. Did the dress actually survive after this, Jennifer?
JENNIFER SALVAGE: It has survived absolutely everything. We were a little hesitant the first time to jump into salt water. We had gotten part of it wet in the Camden Aquarium prior to doing the full underwater shot, and it did fine with that. So I can`t believe what we`ve subjected it to and it just -- it`s held up unbelievably.
HAMMER: And as we look at these amazing shots I`m not at all surprised by the reaction that you`ve gotten, but Jeff, I have to imagine you were shocked at how viral this all went.
JEFF SALVAGE: We hoped it would go viral. We never expected it would go this viral. And you know, we`re trying to tell a happy story. There`s so much sadness in the news. And, you know, we went to Egypt and felt like we got some of our greatest photos in Egypt and made friends with wonderful people. And then a year later you see the turmoil that`s going on there, and it just breaks your heart.
HAMMER: Well, I have a feeling we`ll be seeing lots of this from other people that you have inspired. But thank you for sharing these pictures with us and the world, Jeff and Jennifer. Great having you here.
JENNIFER SALVAGE: Thanks.
JEFF SALVAGE: Thanks.
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HAMMER: Talk about picture perfect: Robert De Niro`s performance in "The Godfather, Part II," come on. That goes down as one of Hollywood`s best. Right? Tonight, we`re going to show you the stunning audition that led to that iconic role. It`s part of our countdown of the top three amazing auditions of celebrities before they were stars. You`ll find out who else made the cut.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can I get you to sign an autograph? My uncle`s got Alzheimer`s.
MICHAEL J. FOX, ACTOR: Actually, I have Parkinson`s.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Either way.
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HAMMER: Michael J. Fox dishing out the laughs again. And tonight, we`ve got an inside look at Fox`s big return to his own prime-time TV show.
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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FOX: I have an announcement I want to make. I don`t want to get angry or confused or scared, but I`m thinking about going back to work.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
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CURRY: We`re all thanking our lucky stars that Michael J. Fox is back at work. He`s doing what he does best: making us all laugh.
It`s been 13 years since he left TV for his starring role on "Spin City" after revealing his Parkinson`s diagnosis. And he`s done some guest spots. But now Michael`s using his personal battle to team up with his new NBC comedy, "The Michael J. Fox Show." Just debuted tonight, and the verdict is in. Michael has still got it.
Here`s CNN`s Nischelle Turner for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nine-one-one. What`s your emergency?
FOX: Nine-one-one? I didn`t call 911.
NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The 411 on Michael J. Fox: He`s starring in his own TV show for the first time in over a decade.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You should come back to work.
FOX: Are you forgetting why I left?
TURNER: In his self-titled new sit-com, Fox plays a famous news man who put his career on hold after developing a serious medical condition.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can I get you to sign an autograph? My uncle`s got Alzheimer`s.
FOX: Actually, I have Parkinson`s.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Either way.
TURNER: Parkinson`s, of course, is what sidelined Fox`s own career temporarily. He left his hit sit-com, "Spin City," in 2000 after his condition worsened. In recent years, he guest starred on several shows, including "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
LARRY DAVID, ACTOR/WRITER: You shake that up on purpose?
FOX: Parkinson`s.
TURNER: And "The Good Wife." But his new comedy ups the workload dramatically.
When I talked with him at the Emmy`s he sounded up to the task.
(on camera): What`s it been like?
FOX: It`s been a lot of hard work, but it`s been satisfying. It`s been a learning experience to see what is difficult for me to do now and what I`m capable of and I didn`t give myself credit for being capable of.
WENDELL PIERCE, ACTOR: They love you, man. The whole world loves you.
TURNER (voice-over): Costar Wendell Pierce admires what Fox is achieving.
PIERCE: He hasn`t lost anything. He hasn`t forgotten how to do it. He has this little added challenge that we don`t have. That`s the thing I really respect about him.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can I have a personal victory right now? We are starving.
TURNER: Michael J. Fox dishing out laughs and a generous helping of inspiration.
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CURRY: It`s just great to see him landing back on his feet again. He`s just such a talented guy. We`re watching him and we`re just all so excited for him, A.J.
HAMMER: Yes. And the other thing, as you would expect, Natasha, he is truly one of the nicest guys in all of showbiz.
CURRY: Yes.
HAMMER: Very happy to have Michael back.
All right. As we move on, we are closing in on the moment that I have been waiting for: the secrets of "Breaking Bad."
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MITTE: You`re completely out of your mind.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s the truth.
MITTE: Both of you are out of your minds. You`re full of (EXPLETIVE DELETED) is what you are.
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HAMMER: It is so intense. Walter White Jr. is going to help stir up some more drama from "Breaking Bad" right here tonight. We want to know what we can expect from the show`s big finale. I don`t want a spoiler, but I want R.J. Mitte, a.k.a. Walter Jr., to tell us what are some of the secrets from one of my all-time favorite shows. So great having him here.
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ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, ACTOR: You know what I was doing when I was your age?
JUSTIN BIEBER, SINGER: Finishing fourth grade?
GALIFIANAKIS: Your young punk attitude is not going to work in this interview. You understand me, son.
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HAMMER: Finally, Zach Galifianakis lashing out at Justin Bieber as only Zach could. It`s our "Moment of Awesomeness."
This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.
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MITTE: You (EXPLETIVE DELETED). Why are you still alive? Why don`t you just die already? Just die.
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HAMMER: Right now it`s "Breaking Bad" secrets. So the final episode airs this Sunday, but tonight, we are getting our fix with secrets from the set. Yes, we are cracking the code of "Breaking Bad" with this guy, the actor who plays Walt Jr., R.J. Mitte.
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CYRUS: I`m Miley Cyrus. I`m with CED (ph). And I`m auditioning for the role of Zoey and Hannah Montana.
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HAMMER: How cute is that? Look at Miley Cyrus way back before she was a star. So, we have uncovered Miley`s Hannah Montana audition tape and tonight we are counting down the top three amazing star auditions from before they were stars. Who is going to top the countdown? "Showbiz Tonight" continues right now.
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Welcome back to "Showbiz Tonight." Thank you for watching. I`m A.J. Hammer and of course we only have a few days to go before it all ends. We are bringing you the secrets of "Breaking Bad" tonight, the spectacular AMC show.
One of my all time favorite is coming to an end this Sunday after five amazing seasons that of course have included this guy, the amazing RJ Mite, who has played the son of Bryan Cranston`s Walter White. RJ with us from Hollywood. First of all it`s great to have you here. And, may I say on behalf of humanity, thank you for being part of one of the finest television shows in history, RJ.
RJ MITTE, STAR OF "BREAKING BAD" SERIES: Thank you for having me. It was such a pleasure filming it. We have been doing this for quite a while and now -- Everyone that`s been part of it, it was so amazing. And, I am -- It`s weird to know we only have the one left --
HAMMER: Yes.
MITTE: -- but, it`s so good.
HAMMER: Well, it`s been incredible to watch your character`s development over the five seasons. And, I think you gave one of your most amazing performances this past Sunday on the show when your dad, Bryan Cranston`s character, calls you from deep in hiding. Let`s look at that.
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MITTE, AS WALT JR. IN "BREAKING BAD" SERIES: You want to send money?
BRIAN CRANSTON, AS WALTER WHITE IN "BREAKING BAD" SERIES: (Whispering) Yes -- So, you killed Dr. Lewis, right?
MITTE: You killed Uncle Hank! You killed him.
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HAMMER: All right. So, R.J., the finale airs Sunday. We`re all very, very depressed about that. But, I need to ask, is there any doubt in your mind that "Breaking Bad" fans all over the world will be satisfied with how the show ends?
MITTE: No -- I think everyone is going love it. I think Vince and the writers we have amazing writers. We have an amazing team of people that put so much work into the show and I think everyone is going to go crazy over it. It`s truly an amazing finale. The way that it all comes together and the way it ends -- it`s incredible. It really is.
HAMMER: OK. I don`t want any spoilers, obviously. And, I know you`re not going to give us any. But, quite frankly, I don`t want to know what happens until I see it. Why are we going to go crazy over it?
MITTE: This -- You see this whole story of a good man that is doing the right reasons for his family -- providing for his family and you`ve seen his transformations through all of this. You`ve seen a good man turn bad. You`ve seen this guy just turned himself into a completely different person and you`re about to see the ending of it.
You`re about to see this closing of a story that no one ever has done. You have never seen so many transformations on television, invents and the writers what they have brought is something that will change the history of television. It has changed the history of television.
HAMMER: Yes -- No, it`s been such an incredible ride. You got to tell me about the moment that you were flipping through the script or maybe Vince and the other writers were talking to you and they explained how it would all end. How did you and the others react?
MITTE: You know, they have never really explained how it would end. We kind of -- They gave us the script and we had an idea, but we never really knew. We kind of didn`t want to know. We had so much of ourselves invested in the show.
HAMMER: I want to get some of the secrets of "Breaking Bad" out of you. Walter Jr. was, of course, Walter White`s last and biggest defender. But, in the last episode we saw you finally turn against your bad dad. Let`s look at that.
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MITTE, AS WALTER JR.: No. What you did to mom, you (EXPLETIVE DELETED). You killed uncle Hank.
CRANSTON, AS WALTER WHITE: Listen to me. You got to listen to me.
MITTE: Just shut up. Just stop it. Stop it. I don`t want anything from you. I don`t give a EXPLETIVE DELTED). I don`t give a damn -- You killed uncle Hank. You killed him.
CRANSTON: Son! It can`t all be for nothing.
MITTE: Just shut up. Shut up.
CRANSTON: Please.
MITTE: Will you just -- Leave us alone you. You (EXPLETIVE DELETED). Why are you still alive? Why don`t you just die already? Just die.
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HAMMER: OK. RJ, let me just say this. There`s your Emmy next year. I think that was one of your finest performances in the entire series. Here is something that I always wanted to know and I think other people have as well. What is the secret to filming those tense phone conversations? There`s nobody at the other end of the phone, is there?
MITTE: While we are filming this, Bryan was actually in a corner of the room reading these lines --
HAMMER: OK.
MITTE: -- And, this was actually at later date when we shot the opposite of him. And, I was there for that as well and it`s -- it is rough when you have that. You`ve been working with these people for so long and you`re pretty much tell them to die. I don`t want to be there for you anymore. I don`t care. It`s really hard as a person to do that to someone that you care about.
HAMMER: Yes. I mean you love these people and you`re pretty much saying the worst possible thing to them.
MITTE: Yes.
HAMMER: OK. There is another thing I want to know about, because the other night on Conan O`Brien`s TBS show, "Conan" you and the rest of the "Breaking Bad" cast showed up and you surprised the audience with a big bag of crystal meth. It wasn`t really a crystal meth, of course, but that brings me to this next secret. What do you guys use for that crystal meth on "Breaking Bad"? Is it like rock candy? What is going on there?
MITTE: Well -- no. We use rock candy. We have several different methods of methamphetamine. None of them were actually true meth. We have -- we mostly use rock candy for the big scenes where you see the bags and you see the moving it around. But, we have other things that will simulate the liquid pouring and the breaking and -- and it all varies depending on the scene.
HAMMER: Let me get to this final secret, RJ. What are the secrets of that "Breaking Bad" house? Is that actually a real house in Albuquerque? I imagine it would become quite a tourist attraction.
MITTE: There actually. There is a "Breaking Bad" house. It is somewhere in New Mexico. All the exteriors were on the set. And, it really was amazing to be able to walk through the set the last time and see all the sets that we`ve had. But, there is the "Breaking Bad" house. It`s somewhere in New Mexico. So, if you want to go and try to find it, it`s there. It`s actually not too hard to find, but --
HAMMER: Well, before I leave you, tell me what`s the biggest souvenir you took from the set?
MITTE: I actually -- I have my crutches. I have -- I have my crutches and the backs of my chairs. And, I love -- I look at them and I`m look at them and I am like -- I used those for seven years. And, my back will never be the same -- like really kudos to people that use crutches.
I`ve broken legs before and I`ve had to use crutches but I have never had to use them as long and proficient as I had to use them for "Breaking Bad" because I tried to make my character as real as possible. And, I wanted when he did use the crutches it not to look fake and it`s a little rough on your back.
HAMMER: Yes. May you never have to use them again, except as souvenir.
MITTE: Yes.
HAMMER: RJ, it`s been absolutely fascinating speaking with you --
MITTE: Thank you.
HAMMER: -- and meeting you. And, thank you again for bringing us this great television.
MITTE: Thank you so much for having me on. And, thank you for watching. Enjoy. This is an amazing finale.
HAMMER: I`m freaked out about Sunday, but I`m ready. All right! Thanks again, RJ. The finale of the "Breaking Bad" of course airs on Sunday night on AMC. And, I`m guessing RJ can relate to this nerve wracking make or break Hollywood auditions. Tonight, we have uncovered some of the most remarkable videos of familiar faces before they were stars.
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MILEY CYRUS: I`m Miley Cyrus. I`m with CED and I am auditioning for the role of Zoey and Hannah Montana.
HAMMER: That`s Miley, of course, in her audition for Hannah Montana. It is our countdown of the Top 3 amazing star auditions before they were stars. And, we are going to show you Robert De Niro`s audition that actually led to his iconic role in the "Godfather" part II, but which star will top the countdown. This is SBT, "Showbiz Tonight" on HLN.
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HAMMER (voice-over): Oh, my! How times have changed. That`s Miley now in a brand new music video for her song "23." But, what was Miley like before she was a star. Well, tonight we are counting down the top 3 amazing lots of audition tapes. We have just uncovered all these celebs from before they were stars.
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HAMMER (on camera): Miley did not get the role of Hannah Montana just because she was the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus to be clear.
NATASHA CURRY, HNL CO-HOST OF "SHOWBIZ TONIGHT" SHOW: That`s right, A.J. She had to prove that she could do it. We`re kicking off the countdown now with number three. Here is Miley auditioning for the role that launched her hot career at the tender age of 12.
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MILEY CYRUS: I`m Miley Cyrus. I`m with CED and I am auditioning for the role of Zoey and Hannah Montana.
And, yes it is a red sweater, but you got to admit it. It looks better on me than you.
Hi. I am Miley Cyrus and I am 12 years old.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE SPEAKER: What do you mean you can`t go? This is Hannah Montana.
CYRUS: I can`t help it. I`m having a party.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE SPEAKER: Wait a minute. You had a birthday like six weeks ago.
CYRUS: OK -- Oh, yes. I didn`t want to have to tell you this. It`s not his birthday. It`s his puppy`s birthday.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: Have any -- Have any of your friends know that -- and you know this is your final audition for this project.
CYRUS: Only my three bestest friends know.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: Oh, yeah?
CYRUS: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: They`re all --
CYRUS: They are all like, OK. Go Miley. Have fun. The last day my friend Amber said to me was, "Get me something in L.A." No. Good-bye, Amber.
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CURRY: Well, those were the good old days. Hard to believe that was just eight years ago and look at her now. Comedian Michelle Buteau, joins us from Hollywood tonight. You know and love her on VH1`s best week ever, Michelle. When you look at that audition tape, do you kind of see a little -- any hint of that wild twerk Miley that we know today in.
MICHELLE BUTEAU, MANAGING EDITOR OF VH1`S BEST WEEK EVER: I mean I didn`t recognize her because she had clothes on it. She wasn`t twerking all over the place. She`s so cute. I had no idea. But, she seemed a little sassy even for like a young kid.
CURRY: Yes. Not shy at all.
BUTEAU: So, I don`t know. I think -- Girl please. And, I love that off the shoulder thing you`re wearing and it`s working.
CURRY: Thank you.
BUTEAU: But, you know, I have seen this with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears. They worked so hard when they are young. And, when -- you know they turn teenager in their early 20s, they want to have fun and show some skin and just twerk all over the place. I think when she pops out a kid. She`ll get it together.
CURRY: Gosh! Don`t even -- I mean, I don`t think anyone could have predicted that Miley -- the Disney star stripping down to the naked Miley that we all love and know today. It is apparently paying off for her career anyway. Her new song "Wrecking Ball" is number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
She has more than 14 million Twitter followers and her hot new video for 23 where she`s bending over that bathroom sink. Joe Pardavila is also with us tonight. You might know him from his role as the pop culture expert, get in touch with Joe on WPLJ radio in New York City. So, Joe, obviously, Ms. Miley is all grown up. We got to deal with it. What do you make of her transformation?
JOE PARDAVILA, POP CULTURE EXPERT, 95.5 WPLJ-FM: Well, do you think when she was doing the audition that she was probably thinking at the back of her mind, "One day, I`m going to defile a foam finger? Do you think she was probably thinking about that or do you think she was just taking one day at a time?
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CURRY: I really don`t know. It kind of scares me, honestly.
PARDAVILLA: Well, the thing is one that is kind of scary is the fact that she never improved as an actress. You kind of saw a Miley at 12. She was kind of Miley in 19. Same old actress.
CURRY: Yes. A.J. what do you think?
HAMMER: Well, I`ll answer Joe`s question. I actually met Miley back then and had her on "Showbiz Tonight" as she was just get going. She wasn`t thinking about the foam finger thing.
PARDAVILLA: She wasn`t. OK. Good. Thank you.
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HAMMER: Let`s get to number two on our countdown of out Top 3 amazing audition tape. I am so pleased to show to you. It is Natalie Portman. This is from 1993. She was 11. She was reading lines for the role of "Matilda." Do you remember the excellent movie, "The Professional" this was this film. Her character befriends a hit man named Leon and learns how to shoot guns to avenge the murder of her 4-year-old brother and she just nails this role.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: What`s your name?
NATALIE PORTMAN: Matilda. What about you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: Leon.
PORTMAN: Cute name, Leon.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: I`m sorry about your father.
PORTMAN: Any way, somebody didn`t do it some day or another. I would have probably done it myself.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: Your mother, was she there?
PORTMAN: She`s not my mother.
HAMMER: Excellent. That was then. This is now. Look at that, Michelle. You could just see the innocence in that face but also how ferocious she is.
BUTEAU: She`s amazing. Is there anything this girl could do. At 11 years old she was so mature. She`s more matture than me in my 30s. I mean she`s beautiful. She`s talented. She`s smart. She annoys me.
HAMMER: And, of course -- well, yes, of course, she annoys all of us with that talent. She went onto become an Oscar winner and you can kind of see that, Joe. Couldn`t you? I mean you saw the potential there even though we are not casting to her.
PARDAVILLA: Absolutely, A.J. She`s one of those people that make you feel bad about yourself because at 11 she`s able to string sentences together. When I was 11 I could barely speak and this girl delivering an amazing performance in "The Professional," which is without a doubt one of the best movies of all time.
HAMMER: Your boss, Scott Shannon, was able to speak right out of womb.
PARDAVILLA: I don`t know about that.
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HAMMER: The big reveal of what`s number one on our countdown of our amazing audition tapes before they were stars. You will love it. We will show it to you in just a moment. Also ahead, Justin Bieber has been acting up a bit lately. Zach Galifianakis has had enough of it.
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ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, AMERICAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN: You know what I was doing when I was your age?
JUSTIN BIEBER, HOLLYWOOD ARTIST: Finishing fourth grade.
GALIFIANAKIS: Your young punk attitude is not going to work in this interview. You understand me, son?
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HAMMER: You have to see Zach tell it like it is. It is his latest funny or die between two ferns with Justine Bieber and it is awesomely awkward.
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HAMMER: Big fun tonight as we countdown the top three amazing audition tapes that we found of celebs that is from before they were stars.
CURRY: Yes. We are having a blast doing this. At number three, 12-year- old Miley Cyrus auditioning for Hannah Montana. At number two, 11-year-old Natalie Portman playing a chilling role auditioning for "The Professional."
HAMMER: And, that takes us to number one, it is the legendary Robert De Niro. You are going to see him strutting his stuff for a role that he actually he didn`t get. This is from the 1974 epic classic "The Godfather."
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ROBERT DE NIRO, HOLLYWOOD ARTIST: You going to take them. And, you know what they`re going to do to you. Hey, you know what to do when knock somebody off? You take a gun. You shoot them right up against him head. That is what you do. You get his brains all over your nice Ivy League suit, Michael. That is what happens. I know you can do it. All right, you prove it to me. You can do it. Go ahead, prove it.
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HAMMER: This is so fascinating for me to watch as a huge "Godfather" fan. Here is some terrific trivia about De Niro`s audition for the part of Sonny Corleone, of course, he lost the role to the great James Caan, who was obviously amazing in that role.
But, he was cast of course as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II." And, he won the Oscar for best supporting actor. Joe Pardavilla from scot and tide in the morning on my alma matter WPLJ in New York City back with us now. So, Joe I am sitting in my office, watching this audition tape. I`ve never seen it before and I thought, "Wow, it`s kind of crazy as great as Caan was. It`s crazy that De Niro didn`t get the part of Sonny after seeing that tape.
PARDAVILLA: Absolutely. Especially, since the fact that we all know the Sonny Corleone performance by Jimmy Caan was an iconic performance and to see someone just as good doing the performance. It was kind of creepy.
HAMMER: Totally creepy, right? Let`s get to Michell Buteau from VH-1`s Best Week Ever. So, Michelle, watching that tape, you saw all the swagger. You saw how funny he was and people were laughing. And, quite frankly we`re used to De Niro now in some comedic roles, but isn`t it a little funny seeing that amount of a smile and swagger coming from this guy kind of knowing what we know about De Niro now?
BUTEAU: Oh, my God. Young De Niro, old De Niro, he can get it. OK? He can get the milk and cookies. He`s a good guy. What are you going to do? Bah-rah-bing-bah-ra-boom! I don`t want to do it all day.
HAMMER: Don`t you think it`s a stark contrast from the guy we know now and also knowing him as one of the shyest guys when it comes to press and doing interviews, but seeing him there just shows what a star, what a star from the very start.
PARDAVILLA: Absolutely. Especially since the fact that when we see him in interviews, he has had terrible interview, but when he gives a performance like that, it`s like that`s De Niro.
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HAMMER: All right. Michelle, Joe, thank you both so much. So, Justin Bieber, obviously, a big star, who some people think has been acting like a big jerk, lately. Urinating in -- by spitting -- But, tonight Justin may have finally gotten the talking to that he needs.
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GALIFIANAKIS: You know what I was doing when I was your age?
BIEBER: Finishing fourth grade.
GALIFIANAKIS: Your young punk attitude is not going to work in this interview. You understand me son?
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HAMMER: Zach Galifianakis is going off on the Beibs on tonight`s "Showbiz Awesomeness."
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HAMMER: Well, here comes "Showbiz Awesomeness" as we reveal the most awesome story of the day. And, tonight, Natasha, Justin Bieber finally in the hot seat.
CURRY: I have been waiting for this. Zach Galifianakis, he stops at nothing to ask the tough questions on his funny or die show between two ferns and now he`s grilling Justin Bieber and I got to say I`m super impressed that someone has the journalist it cahones to stand up to the star and give him what he deserves. Look.
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GALIFIANAKIS: Thank you, Justin for being on. It`s really exciting to talk to you especially right in the middle of your public meltdown.
BIEBER: Are you going to say anything?
GALIFIANAKIS: Yes. I just never interviewed a 7-year-old before, as well.
-- You know what? I don`t like your attitude to be quite honest.
BIEBER: You`re mad.
GALIFIANAKIS: Because, you know what? You`re too young to be smoking pot and peepee--ing in buckets and driving up in the highway fast. I don`t think your mom would really mind if a stranger whipped her son.
BIEBER: You`re not spanking me, man -- What are you doing? What are you doing?
GALIFIANAKIS: Whoa!
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CURRY: A.J., you know his cheeks are half hanging out any way. Somebody`s got to do it. Give him a good spanking.
HAMMER: You know, Justin actually thought that was a real interview. He didn`t know that was Zach Galifianakis.
CURRY: No. Are you kidding me?
HAMMER: I am kidding you. But, listen. I`m not in favor of violence in any way or hitting kids to make them behave. Absolutely, not, but seeing him hit Justin Bieber like that to get him to behave, I don`t know. Why are we laughing and smiling about it?
CURRY: I have two boys, I can laugh, right?
HAMMER: Yes. I know. As long as you give them a nice kiss on the cheek.
CURRY: I do. I am gentle.
HAMMER: Coming up next on "Dr. Drew On Call" the human lie detector takes a look at Shelly Zimmerman`s new revelations about her estrange husband, George. "DR. DREW ON CALL" starts right now.
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