get your celebrity fix tonight on "showbiz tonight." it is next. and then tomorrow wake up your news on "morning express," with me, robin meade. making news breaking today on "showbiz tonight" -- lindsay lohan in crisis. reportedly fired from her latest film. more disturbing new details breaking today about lindsay's life on the verge of collapse. now, could lindsay's dad really get a court order to give him control over lindsay's life? >> i'm not going to stop until lindsay sits down with me, or until something is done. lights, camera, queue the

kids -- jon and kate's eight kids get the green light to return to reality tv. brand-new details today about their new show "kate plus 8," but wait, where's jon? from fist-pumping to fists flying -- snooki's in-and-out outrageous brand-new smackdown and it's all caught on tape. see snooki punch, see snooki slap, see the "jersey shore" star issue a big 'ol smackdown to a man twice as big as her hair. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now! hello, i'm a.j. hammer coming to you from new york city with big news breaking today. lindsay lohan in crisis. there are explosive new

developments today in the fight to save lindsay lohan from herself. lindsay's dad is gearing up for a legal battle to get control over lindsay's life. and today, "showbiz tonight" heard directly from michael's new high-profile attorney, and she tells us, michael will take every legal means necessary to get lindsay the help, he believes, lindsay needs. for her part, lindsay's just furious over her father's actions, and she has unleash a barrage of twitter messages, saying exactly what she thinks of him, and trust me, it ain't pretty. but wait, there's more! this outrageous new public feud comes just as lindsay is reportedly fired from her latest film. and that's only the start of this dramatic day in the life of lindsay lohan. >> reporter: it's a story with a complicated plot. an accused deadbeat dwad wrap-sheet and a flare for drama. a starlet with a life that's spiraling out of control and

today a ultimate as michael begs his daughter lindsay to get her life back on track. >> i can't go every day wondering if it's her last day or not. >> reporter: his ults mateum is clear, he wants her to meet him today and sit down and fig ire out how to fix her life. >> if lindsay sits down and talks to me like a human being and she's honest and then it'll all be up to her. >> reporter: and if she doesn't -- >> then she'll have to, because i'm going to conservatorship. >> if she doesn't then he's planning to step in and try to take legal action, very similar to the way jamie spears, britney spears' dad took control of her life through a conservatorship. >> reporter: but lind cie has a long complicated and emotional history with her dad, and today she says she wants absolutely nothing to do with her estranged father. in an angry tweet today, lindsay called her father her ex-con dad and a pathological liar saying "as for the ridiculous concern father interview, yet again, another cry for attention on his part and a public display of reaching out. when we have stated that he is not a part of our lives, nor has

he been for a while." >> part of me, i know this is wrong, wants to think that michael's not being a bad guy. like once in his life he's trying to be a dad. >> michael's track record as a father has been shaky, at best. but things really exploded when on thursday, michael made a dramatic and surprise visit to lindsay's apartment with several officers from the lapd to check in on his 16-year-old daughter ali who is living with lindsay. >> now focusing in on the police, not even me and said who is there? and i said, ali, it's daddy and i'm with the sheriff's department. and i said, ali, i want to make sure that you're okay. she said, i'm fierng daddy. >> the visit outraged lindsay, who says she now wants a restraining order against her father. in an angry tweet, she wrote, "let's not forget that my father kidnapped me from a courtroom when i was 4 years old and is crazy. he has never paid child support, when will it ever end? it's been going on my whole life with him. hasn't he caused enough pain?" and lindsay's mother dina was infuriated by michael's visit. she tells "us" magazine today --

"he's never been there, he's been in and out of jail for ten years, this guy has to be stopped. he's dangerous." this intensely public family battle is only one part of lindsay's troubles today. are there brand-new reports that she's been dropped from her latest film project "the other side" because she's just not bankable anymore. >> the cost of insuring lindsay lohan has gotten to be so high because she does have so many problems on the set, on "georgia rule" she was absent for at least a one-third of the time they were filming. >> reporter: it's safe to say lindsay's professional and personal lives are in the toilet. and while michael lohan is one controversial dad, he seems to be the only one who is trying to help his daughter get her life back on track, at least publicly. >> as crazy as michael lohan is, it's still an adult figure there with a legal team there to try to help lindsay get her life on track. if she continues on the path that she's on right now, she's

going to keep spiraling downwards, and god only knows what's going to happen to her. >> well, as crazy as it sounds, could michael lohan actually be lindsay's best chance at surviving a possible meltdown? right now new york, lauren lake, who's an attorney and author of "girl, let me tell you,"aun any also right now from hollywood carlos diaz who is a syndicated radio host. guys, i think michael somewhere in there is genuinely worried about lindsay lohan at this point, his daughter. but what i don't understand is why he's not doing all of this behind closed doors. today, here's lawyered up. he's ready to fight for control over lindsay's life, if he has to. carlos, i'm all for him wanting to help lindsay but i'm thinking he's going about this the wrong way. what do you think? >> you know, a.j., i just had a conversation with michael lohan, and you know what, he's got me convinced that his heart is in the right place, and i agree with you, a.j. i mean you have to wonder, is he going about it the right way with you know granting interviews to tmz and being in front of the public eye? but there's an old adage in tv, if there's no video, it never

happened. and you know he's doing what he can to help his daughter, and i've got to ask you this, how could this hurt his daughter? how could this hurt lindsay? are there rumors, there's a lot of speculation going around, you know, that lindsay is on a downward's spiral. >> yeah. >> so him stepping in right now, it can only help. >> well, him stepping in could only help potentially but playing it out publicly could hurt in my mind is that it ticks her off even more and she's pretty ticked off at the guy right now. michael, for his part, ms. admitted hasn't been the perfect dad. maybe his troubled past is getting in the way of his good intentions. watch what he told tmz. >> i've been down that road. i learned. i know. i'm doing the right things in my life. i -- i'm involved -- listen if it takes someone else i'll step aside. if it takes someone else to do the right thing for my daughter, i'm gone. just get my daughter help. >> i mean i loves that he said that. i think that's a great idea. lauren, if you're with me that if lindsay really does need help michael should step aside as

long as there is somebody to pick up this fight. >> yeah, i mean, at this point, this guy's not grog get conservatorship. by the time people protested and petitioned, he's going to be looking like satan sidekick in the court. but fact that his actions may lead to a conservator being appointed, a third party, who can be neutral and partial, fair and really handle this young girl's affairs while she get herself together could be a good thing. there's no question, this child this young woman, is in trouble. and so even though her father isn't the greatest character, we've got to hope beyond hope that he is really trying to do the right thing, even though he has a sorted past. >> yeah, well, we did learn today that michael's retained attorney lace bloom, who is also a cnn legal analyst, to help him set lindsay street and hopefully if he goes to court to help him look like satan sidekick, so well put, lauren. this is what he tells "showbiz tonight" tonight --

and as lauren just mentioned, that action could include a conservatorship, that's what britney spears' dad had over britney taking control of her affairs. but when you look at how toxic lindsay and mike amy's relationship has been, carlos, i am thinking, if it does come down to a conservatorship, this is the last guy who should be in charge of lindsay's affairs? >> well, and that's you know, and that's a great point on your part. i mean, lindsay and her dad have had a very tough relationship, to say the least. and you know in talking to michael lohan, he said that he just wants to sit down with dina, and kind of hash things out. and i asked him isaid, well, is this like the britney spears' situation? he said no i'm looking at this as more of a robert downey jr. situation. i have this incredibly talented daughter who falling on hard times right now and robert downey jr. was getting same route and now he's america's sweetheart and he thinks that

lindsay lohan can rebound. >> dina, for her part, the mom doesn't want anything do with him and says they're trying to get a restraining order from the kids. i do appreciate it. as we move on tonight hollywood is speak out about bret michaels tonight. "celebrity apprentice" and of course front man of the band poison remains in critical condition after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. michael's had a massive headache last week. rushed to the hospital. doctors discovered bleeding in his brain. trying to locate the source. a new statement posted on michaels' website "is under the best medical care possible." brand-new reaction today from sharon osbourne, who's michaels' co-star on "celebrity apprentice." sharon telling "showbiz tonight," she is pulling for bret. >> you know he's too good not come through this and be, you know, the bret that we know and love. he's going to come through this, i know he. >> well according to bretmichaels.com an official medical update from his doctors is expected this week. as we move on, here come the kids again. oh, yeah, jon and kate

gosselin's eight kids will be co-starring with kate on her new show "kate plus 8." new questions today, should this single mom really use her kids on her new show? should kate even did a show without the kids? the explosive message to sandra bullock from one of jesse james' alleged mistresses. today alleged mistress number two says, she's is right to sandra. we're revealing all of the scandalous details, and did you see this? snooki fighting for her right to party in peace. i've got to tell you this prank-size "jersey shore" star packs one heck of a punch. wait'll you see snooki deliver a beatdown to a guy nearly twice her size. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln, news and views. now the "showbiz tonight" news tickers, fortune stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news today.

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ladies and gentlemen, you are not kansas anymore. you're on pandora. >> you should see your faces. >> yeah, those faces should be smiling because "avatar" has set another record today. just four days after coming out on dvd, "avatar" has now sold 2.7 million blu-ray disc. more than 4 million standard

dvds have been sold as well. what's really amazing this is not the 3-d version. are there no extras on the disk. welcome back to "showbiz tonight," i'm a.j. hammer in new york. all right, you may want to hang on to your 3-d glasses because there is a 3-d frenzy going on in hollywood right now. i'm hear to tell you. 3-d's obviously nothing throughf knew but experts now say that they have technology to make 3-d bigger and better than ever. here's "showbiz tonight" kareen wynter with the scoop on the future of 3-d. >> we will send our message -- >> reporter: "avatar's" message is that the future could mean big bucks when it comes to 3-d. created and shot with 3-d technology, the film is the highest-grossing movie of all-time with roughly $400 million coming from 3-d screens alone in the u.s. >> outstanding. >> reporter: but so much moneymaking potential, hopes are high that this latest 3-d boom doesn't go bust. and there's a movement under way to blaze this trail straight

into the future. is it fair to call you a 3-d guru? you've been doing this for -- since the beginning of time. >> sure. i mean, yeah, but there's a bunch of gurus out there. >> reporter: buzz haze began working in 3-d before it was cool. he's the lead instructor at sony pictures, brand-new 3-d technology center, where filmmakers are immersed in an intense hands-on course. >> get a distance from the screen. >> reporter: on how to actually niinimaa 3-d, a method much different from converting 2-d movies to 3-d that process drew mixed reviews from critics, where it is used in "clash in the titans." but some would say how important is this? does the audience really see the difference. >> i think that they already are. i mean based on recent releases in theaters i think that people are very voke yamabout the quality of 3-d that they see, both good and bad, so we just wanted to raise the bar. >> reporter: and stay above it, says cameron director, jack masset who enrolled in the class, because he says his future depends on it. >> the language of 3-d is really different than the language that we've all learned to utilize.

with the great increase in 3-d i don't want to be left behind. >> reporter: one exec says he's ahead of the game is jeffrey katzenberg, ceo of dreamwork animation, he recently blasted the 2-d to 3-d process, warning and it could turn audiences away. >> for the first time in well over a decade we're actually seeing admissions go up and 3-d is the reason. >> reporter: yeah and they're willing to spend a little bits more for that experience. >> well, if you give them something great and that's thing, we think eye think that everybody is being very protective of right now, this is a beautiful golden goose and it's giving us golden eggs. >> reporter: and in in golden age of advance technology, where 3-d movies have fired up the box office. industry leaders, like buzz hayes who says the future looks bright. >> that is kareen wynter. the new 3-d film "how to train your dragon" it came in number one at the box office

over the weekend. while the "showbiz tonight" on-call phone lines are going on none stop. to try to keep his daughter lindsay lohan out of trouble. elizabeth in kentucky questions michael's intentions. >> caller: i would like to blame it all on lindsay lohan's dad. he wouldn't be on tv every time he turned around. he would be finding an organization and people that can actually help her. he needs to go away. >> i appreciate your call, elizabeth. but lisa from california called "showbiz tonight" on-call and alicia says what michael is doing is absolutely toss in save lindsay. >> caller: absolutely he did the right thing, because unfortunately, that's the only way to try to get someone help. if you call the police, sometimes they can observe the person and judge for themselves that this person does need help and then fortunately, this system has to change but absolutely, he did the right thing. >> all right, thank you for your

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now on "showbiz tonight" -- kate's kids back on tv. kate gosselin gets the okay to put her and jon's eight kids on a brand-new tv show. good idea, terrible idea? the mistress says, "i'm sorry." one of jesse james' alleged mistresses apologizes to sandra bullock. her shocking letter today. the brand-new snooki smackdown today. the "jersey shore" star gets into a bar fight, another one, and it's all caught on tape. plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz tonight" news

ticker. tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer coming to you from new york city with big news breaking today. lights, camera, hey, queue the kids. kate gosselin and her eight kids are headed back on tv. yep, "showbiz tonight" learned today the pennsylvania labor department has cleared the way for the gosselin kids to work on tlc's new show "kate plus 8." so, the adorable gosselin kids are back, but is it a bad idea to put them back on tv again? right now in new york lauren lake, she's an attorney and author. and in hollywood, is carlos diaz, he's a syndicated radio host. all right, we know kate is coming off for rating's bonanza on "dancing with the stars." she's got this new huge fan base as a result, plus she's starting her own gig next month.

it seems to me kate doesn't really need the kids on tv to make money anymore. and i have said all along, i think it is a bad idea to raise these kids on television. carlos, is it a mistake to put them back on the tube? >> a.j., you and i agree on a lot of things, and on this one, we differ. i'm sorry! i want to see these kids on tv. i -- i -- it's not any kind of voyeuristic thing. it is, these kids are cute. they have entertainment value. i honestly think that kate, although she -- she's got a big fan base, as you just said, i think kate show this summer will struggle on tlc. a big fat paycheck to help raise these kids is the best thing for these kids. >> carlos, i love how you say, because you want to see them back on tv another, a good idea. that's pretty much what i took from that. >> i'm very selfish, i'm very selfish. >> now the last time that we saw the gosselin kids on tv of course is when the family was just imploding back when they

were doing "jon & kate plus 8." they're into a groove, they don't have after the cameras around and they were crying when the cameras went away and that's what worries me. should the gosselin kids return to tv? lauren lake, i feel like you are on my side here. >> well, i kind of am. because i'm concerned that we wanted to see the kids be cute, throw their toys around, have a kid fight, now is america watching these kids so they can see a train wreck? and as a mother if you know that your kids are adjusting and maybe going through emotional issues do you really want to say, hey, now kids, we're going back on stage, cry it out. i just don't like it. >> well, they're just going to be excited because life can continue now in their mind because the cameras will be running. >> and that's a problem too. >> that's problem here. that's the problem all along. we did ask our facebook fans today if they thought the gosselin kids should return to tv. it's safe to say the wall's been overrun today. the response was fast and furious. i think that beverly h. it says all here, listen.

"seriously? who is watching, the same people who slow down on the highway to look for body bags at the scene of an accident. make it stop!" okay, so carlos, regardless of what we think, you know. >> uh-huh. >> -- i think to lauren's point, there is going to be this huge train wreck factor here for "kate plus 8." people do want to what the aftermath of a public family meltdown looks like. >> and i respect lauren's opinion, she make a great point but train wreck factor in this whole thing was with kate and jon. jon and kate. not with the kids. i'm telling you right now this show would work. you have jon and kate for half of the show in counseling, so that's the train wreck factor. and the other half is a fuel good time with kate and the kids and then you're look, they're growing up, they're there, it's beautiful. that show is a hit and everyone wins because you make money and as jon is realizing it takes a lot of money to raise eight zmieds all right. >> no question it's a hit. >> and i'm happy that she's making the money and raising the kids. again, i thought it was so unhealthy when i heard how the

kids were so upset when the cameras went away. >> and it's not about being a hit. it's about whether it's good for the zmieds exactly. let's move obreaking new details about charlie sheen's shocking split. "showbiz tonight" can now testimony you that charlie and his wife with less than two years, they're now living in separate homes and this comes after an explosive few months. let me roll out the "showbiz tonight" news line. look at what happened. charlie got arrested for allegedly attacking brooke with a knife on christmas. brooke entered rehab in january. charlie's rep told "showbiz tonight" that charlie and brooke are trying to work things out while they're living apart, but lauren, do you think that maybe divorce -- and who are we to judge -- but maybe divorce is the best thing for these two. >> at this point never should have gotten married in the first place is the best thing for these two. >> yeah. >> i can't believe these two, hot messes, got married and now have to figure out how to be married when they don't know anything about themselves so that the point we can only pray for the best and hope for the best for them because until they get themselves together, they're not having a marriage. >> well, that's exactly right and they've had their oven individual issues, brooke and charlie have both been struggling with addiction.

they both apparently had relapses in their short marriage. and we cannot forget they do have these 1-year-old twins. carlos, it does seem like the decision to live separately could actually be the smartest thing these two have done in a long time. >> yeah, and we really don't know because we're not there and experiencing what they're going through, but here i'm going to reverse my stance and say the kids are the most important thing here. and you do have twins in this marriage. you have charlie with kids from his marriage with denise. and you hope for the best for the children. so whatever's best for the children in this case should be best for charlie and brooke. >> yeah and if it's volatile or toxic, the two of them being together in the same house, then by all means, live separately. let's move on now to the explosive new jesse james' mistress apology. it's the shocking letter just fax to sandra bullock that's rocking her world today. melissa smith, who's the second one to said she had an affair with sandra bullock' husband, writes sandra in a letter obtained by tmz, this "i know this letter will most likely go unanswered, but i want you to

know that i am sorry for any hurt or pain that i have caused you. i never meant any harm." i mean, lauren, come on. who uses a fax anymore? no, seriously! what do you think -- what do you think -- >> that was good. >> i mean really it's like, oh we also made a carbon copy and a ditto. but what is the motivation here of this alleged mistress? is this her dealing with her guilt? is she looking for publicity? i mean this is outrageous. >> it's only publicity and i am so sick of this, this mistress mania is out of control. and the fact that you really think that you have a right to write he a letter and tell me something, oh, by the way, and here's my phone number just in case you or any other reality show producers out there might want to call me, i'm available. i'm tired of it. >> yeah. >> i think they all need to go away. >> after the show on busted out my nimio graph machine. we did learn about this prismes stress apology on the same dayna jesse james is reportedly out rethat's right according to tmz. show you more of what i think is

a pathetic plea by this alleged mistress number two. "from the bottom of my heart i hope that you accept my sincere apology. please contact me if you wish to discuss on the phone or in person." all right, i mean, come on. this woman has no shot of hearing from sandra, meeting with sandra, having any contact with sandra especially since -- i mean look at it. the sincere letter is now on tmz for all of the world to see. i think that is almost even more offensive than the woman coming forward as a mistress. shut up, already, right? i mean, carmos, are you with me on this. >> totally with you on this one. and if i'm sandra bullock, i'm trying to figure out a way to fax back a picture of one of my fingers and i will let you figure out which one that will be. you know what if you cheated on your wife, cheated on your husband, you're not good in my book and if you're one of the people that you cheat with you're not good either. this is a terrible thing and it's all a plea for attention. >> and we'll leave it there, carlos diaz, lauren lake, thanks, guys. thank you. let's move onto britney spears, you remember her.

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nobody in the world could have looked like heidi montag. >> are you telling me you don't think i look good. >> i thought you were more beautiful before. heidi montag's mom giving it to her straight on "the hill." she thinks her own daughter looked much better before she got her ten plastic surgeries in one day. so did heidi make the biggest mistake of her life? i've got that coming up in just

a sec. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york. a "jersey shore" smackdown. snooki's brand-new bar fight caught on tape and melissa etheridge opens up with the emotional details about her shocking break-up. it's all on the buzz today. melissa etheridge's break-up revelations. the singer opens up to oprah winfrey from her split from longtime partner tammy michaels. >> was it mutual. >> yeah, yeah as mutual as those things can be and you know it's sad. >> etheridge's ex has hinges that the split may not have been as mutual as etheridge suggests. i'm guessing there is more to this story. gabourey sidebbe's spotlight. the star of "precious" got a chance to show off her chops on "saturday night live." her opening monologue included a dance number in which she tease people who confuse her with her tragic movie character. it's a snooki smackdown on

south beach. one the most recognizable stars of "jersey shore" got after it after a miami bar patron reportedly tried to hit on her nicole snooki first made headlines after a guy slugd her in the face at a bar during the show's first season. i'm sensing a theme here. "jersey shore's" moving to barroom drama to i'm in time around. >> so her mother must be so proud. so what really happened with snooki? was this whole smackdown the real thing or just a story line for the new season of the reality show? with me today from hollywood, she's one of the stars of the "real housewives" of new york city and author of "secret was the jewish mother p." >> hi. >> hi, jill. >> april woodard a correspondent and host for b.e.t. a brand-new video of "jersey shore" star nicole snooki. she gets into in fight with the a very big guy in an outdoor bar in miami and all of it, of course caught on tape. roll it, charles.

>> ♪ >> you know i have to say i'm not so surprised to see this. i don't think that any of the "jersey shore" cast shy away from drama like this. they know how the show works. jill, let me go to you. you are a reality show star, you know some of the drama. >> i am. >> -- is real. some of it is done for show and just played up for the cameras. what's case here? >> absolutely. oh, i think -- this is very clear -- he -- a jewish expression. somebody said you need to go up to her and whisper something in her ear. you could see him responding to someone behind the scenes. now clearly when the show airs if you see his face as clearly as you do now and he signed a release, of course he knew what was going on. >> yeah. >> i'm not so sure about her,

though, i think that she was a little bit setup. >> i think -- >> it looks like somebody --. >> i think it's all sugar if you ask me. we wanted to find out if it was all setup and if it was staged. they told us, no comment. now, april, you've got in young man, you've got a young woman rather, you've got a grown man you know twice her size there. they're getting into a bar fight. ultimately, it is for the sake of entertainment. it is just ridiculous to me that this is what a lot of people want to see. but it really is what people want to see, isn't it. >> i mean, look at how popular "jerry springer" was. here's a reality show that its promo last year was her getting knocked in the face and now looky, looky, it's snooki fight back. you could hear the promo right now snooki fights back in season two. >> i got to move on from snooki to the brand-new controversy today over heidi montag's plastic surgery. now, heidi's own mother thinks that heidi just made a huge mistake by having all of that surgery. "showbiz tonight" got ahold of the season premiere of heidi's show today "the hill's" is the

name. watch what heidi's mom said. >> nobody in the world could have looked like heidi montag. >> are you telling me you don't think they look good. >> i thought that you were more beautiful before. >> yeah. >> wow. >> i don't get the impression that heidi doesn't agree with mom at all here. jill, do you ever think that heidi will actually regret her decision to erratically change the way that she looks. >> she might but i think that she did this a career move. let's face it what job will heidi get after "the hills"? she's made this her career. she wants to be the next pamela anderson. that's why she got those big boobies, the -- all of these marilyn monroeesque ads. that's the game she's in. >> it's sad and it's not just heidi's mom who said heidi may make a big mistake here. saying this "ten years ago actresses the feeling they had to get plastic surgery to get the part. now i think it works against them to walk into a casting

session looking false hurts one's chances." and heidi specifically mentioned as an example. april, quickly, do you think that heidi is going to prove her mom and everyone wrong by actually having a huge career because of the work? >> no, i don't really think so, in this case mom knows best. she does look -- she looked better before she the surgery and i think that her mom had to give her a harsh lesson and tell herbs look, honey you don't look any better you look worse and i think that's what everyone is saying. >> much deeper things as we said before. >> it's not reversible. she could take those things out of there. >> got to end it there. thank you and maybe she will. let's move on. you remember britney spears' reality show, the one that she did when she was married to kevin federline, obviously such a train wreck. today i can tell you, britney may have another go at tv. you're not going to believe the hit show she might wind up on. now the "showbiz tonight" news ticker. more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news today.

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a woman from an attacker and he was her hero, but this man didn't have one. then this scene, you see the people walking by, looking, and move on. no help at all. one even took his picture. he laid there for more than an hour before anyone called police and arrive and by then it was too late, he was dead. how has this happened? have we grown that cold as a society? we take your calls at 1-877-tell-hln. joining me to talk about this and welcome back to hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks and also stacy kaiser our psychotherapist, and midwin charles our prosecutor from our sister station trutv. how does this happen, stacy? >> well, there are all kinds of people, and there are homeless phobic and scared and don't want

to face, that and then the category of people who are the voyeurs who want to look and snap the picture, and that is all they care about. and then the biggest bulk of people unfortunately are the ones that just don't want to be bothered. they are so wrapped up in their own lives that they don't want to deal with the fact that someone is lying there dying. >> don't bother me is what you are saying. well, a facebook comment from lisa who says that people are too busy to get involved. it is a sad world we live in if this is the norm. let's get midwin in on this. your perspective as an attorney, as you have seen cases and covered cases, and when you see this, what is going on in your mind and what is going on here? >> welle, a couple of things going on here. first, this guy was homeless and there is an aspect that has to be discussed here is that people see homeless people as throwaways and i'm a new yorker, and i can't tell you how many people step over the homeless person on the floor. that is one, but new york is a

tough city, and unfortunately, if people get involved in certain altercations, they, too, can be harmed. for example, this homeless man is now dead, because he did exactly that, he got involved. however, that does not mean that you can't be passively involved. in other words, those people could have called 911 and gone to the nearest train station and talked to a transit worker and flagged down a police car. there are so many ways that you could have been involved as a human being in the society where you don't necessarily have to put yourself in harm's way. and fortunately, that was not done here. >> well, mike, look at this time line, because we believe it happened and again, he was a hero to somebody. not one person, even remotely played hero to him. he is attacked shortly before 6:00 and there was a 911 call made with the wrong address, but the second call is not made, mike, until 7:09. so 1:10 and we are talking upwards to 25 people, and finally the third call they give

the right address and authorities show up then and it is too late. mike, what are you seeing here, because you have dealt with people who have seen crimes and haven't done squat? >> it is the i don't want to get involved. well, people walk by and as midwin says in new york city, it is just that you look out of the corner of the eye and look down and somebody is lying there, and a homeless guy, and somebody will take care of him, but no. the one person who picked him up kind of rolled him over saw he was bleeding and just walked away. every one, i don't care where you live, they have a cell phone, just call 911. that is all you do. apparently somebody tried to and got the wrong address and finally after an hour and 20-plus people, and the new york fire department, not there, and they only go when they are called, but no, you can't teach civility. that is the bottom line. >> that is important. >> and how many times in manhattan and this is jamaica queens and in manhattan people walk around time warner where the cnn is there, and you see

the people lying there, are they okay? does anyone check on them? not really, no. that is it. >> make a phone call or call 911. we will continue this conversation and we want to hear from you. personally, we are becoming an isolated society and these are the ramifications and this is a specific instance of that. we don't know the neighbors any more and we have lost the human touch with each other and this is what happens. if you are not part of my little world, i don't care. what do you think? call in 1-877-tell-hln. and people are fired up about this one. here is one on facebook, roxanne writing, this is so sad. what a hero, and where was his hero? well put. comment on the facebook as well. you may see the comments as we let you sound off throughout the show right here on "prime news." wouldn't softer feel better? try ultra downy. it softens fibers better than detergent alone, for a deep-down softness. and ultra downy april fresh has more than double the softening ingredients

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>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. we are continuing in the conversation of a man, a hero really, ends up dead. what happened? a woman, you have seen the video here from the "new york post," this woman is being attacked or about to be attacked, so this man intervenes and he is stabbed several times in chest as he is walking away from the incident, he collapses and lays there for over an hour until he bleeds to death. no one did anything. a couple of calls to 911 and by the time the authorities arrived, it was too late. we are taking your calls at 1-877-tell-hln. and steve is with us in michigan. your thoughts? >> well, how is it going? i feel bad for the guy who passed away, but i remember there was a situation where i tried to help out someone, and i was arrested by the police for just trying to help out. you know, i gave them information, and they said that since i know about the case that i was a part of the

investigation, and i said, hey, hey, hey, no, i'm just trying to help out. the police officer arrested me and said i had to stay there and make a statement for the sergeant and everything. so, that is probably why from now on, i probably won't help anybody else out. >> and mike, let's get you in on this, and you heard the example, someone is deterred, because it is going to take up too much of their time, and your thoughts on that? >> well, many times i have asked people to stay and make a report, and when we were on the s.w.a.t. team, we handled the 911 calls and waited for the reporting officer to get there, but we didn't arrest anybody, and say, hey, we would love you to stay, and understand that, but we will get your name and contact you at a later date, but i have never heard of anyone arrested to stay there to give a report. >> stacy back in on this. stacy, this is not the first story we have done. this one is appalling if not more so back in may of 2008, hartford, connecticut, an elderly gentleman is crossing the street, and he is 78 years

old and ends up hit and gets hit in the middle of the road and took people 40 seconds to step off of the sidewalk to see if he is okay. nine cars pass him. there you see the video. stacy, what is going on here? my contention before the break was that we don't care about each other anymore and we don't give a rip if these things happen? >> well, mike, you hit the nail on the head, and we have become a every person for themselves society, and throw into it the hard economic times and people are tapped out and they don't want to be bothered with anybody but themselves and the people they care most about. >> great point, and we had another situation in philadelphia november of 2009, and a man left to die. he was robbed while waiting in an emergency room. midwin, again, i know you are an attorney, but you have seen lots of different situations. your thoughts on just -- we shouldn't be doing any of the stories, midwin, and this is what three or four in the last couple of years? >> well, mike, it is so unfortunate, because the irony of the story and i'm so glad that you guys chose to do it is

that this man who died was actually helping someone out, the very thing that we are talking about here. this man is dead, because he tried to help someone. but again, i agree with everyone on the panel which is this is the kind of society that we have become. despite the fact that there are so many ways that you can help without injecting yourself into the situation. it is called 911. >> exactly. remember, in philadelphia, it was a fairly positive story when there was a sex offender and put up the picture and can you find this guy, and some private citizens got him and held him and tried to hold him, but they were charged with trying to beat him up, and the commissioner ramsey said no, and gave them a reward, and those people got involved, but this one, no excuse for it. >> rhonda writes, what about the woman? didn't she help him? the attacker ran one way and she ran the other, and they are both

being searched for. as a society, we grapple with a story like this. than you all. ben roethlisberger making his first comment since he was suspended for six games, and he says he accepts the punishment, and he is sorry he let his fans and teammates down. it was a statement, and he did not come on to hold a press conference. what do you think about this? >> and this, flora hol lars is lying because she wants the reward money. >> and tommy says s s he knows did it, but he won't come forward. is this blame game ever going to stop? @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

is someone connected to haleigh cummings' disappearance keeping secrets? the florida girl who disappeared 15 months ago, and now the blame game is out of control. so many shocking theories have been thrown out there.

here is a snapshot of the allegations we have heard from day one. >> first thing i was told was that joe had killed her. >> i was told that misty had knocked her in the head and killed her and that joe and tommy got rid of her. >> misty had been out on a drug binge for three days. her and ron had fought that day, and she told him she did want tont babysit and she was still strung out. >> i didn't notice about haleigh then until i seen the back door open and i go into the room, and she is gone. that's all i know. >> so, you also think that the conspiracy extends to ron? you think it is four people involved in the conspiracy? >> yes, ma'am, i do. >> i will give them everything i own, all i want is my child. >> all right. lots to soak in there, we know. but the family appears to be

turning on grandma flora hollars and you heard a lot of her in the sound clips. we are taking the questions at 1-877-tell-hln. back to talk about it is midwin charles, attorney, legal correspondent, and criminal defense attorney on our sister network trutv. also with us is marlaina schiavo from the nancy grace show. who is accusing grandma hollars of being a liar? >> well, we had ronald's grandmother on and she was accusing rond of lying but then we had misty croslin's sister-in-law, the wife of timmy croslin, and she called into the show, because she was so angry at the things that flora hollars was saying that she had to call in to correct her saying she has not been around the family very much, and doesn't know anything, and making up stories. today, i talked to tommy and misty's father, hank croslin who says the same thing. she does not know what she is talking about and making up stories and she wants the crime stoppers' reward for the story.

>> quite indicting there. you mentioned her, chelsea croslin, tommy's wife, calling into the nancy grace show trying to challenge flora hollars. >> she has not been around our family for the last seven years that i have been with the croslins. i have met her maybe two times shoochlt se not involved in our family, so i don't know why she would want to hurt and implicate three of her grandchildren. >> all right. back to flora hollers and she claims she has talked to tommy and misty on the phone. well, did she or not? >> cops actually said that she did talk to them on the phone, but they are not confirming what the conversations were about. and tommy's attorney is saying that, yeah, he made a phone call, but it had nothing to do with the story, but had to do with him trying to get in touch with his lawyer, and he was trying to get in touch with him through his grandmother, and that is it.

>> midwin, aren't the calls recorded and can't we find out if flora is telling the truth or not? >> well, arguably, they are, and good question. we know that in prisons people who are detained do not have an expectation of privacy, and i'm sure if anyone wanted access to the ul kas at least from the defense or the prosecution, they could file a subpoena due kus tecum to get access to the thoughts. are you there? >> yes, i am told that mike brooks there is to answer this, but isn't it more plausible that misty croslin who didn't want to babysit killed haleigh and tommy and called tommy and the cousin to get rid of the body, and that is why tommy is not really talking. a quick comment before you answers that, i don't know why nancy grace is feeling so sorry for the father, when he knowingly left this child with a 17-year-old drug addict, and they were all involved in drugs. doesn't he bear some responsibility instead of

running out saying he is going to kill other people? >> marian, thank you for the call. well, that is one of the five theories. marlaina, be clear about that. we have got, i think that is theory two that misty hit little haleigh in the head with a block of wood, right? >> yeah. >> five theories is what we are dealing with to be clear. >> yeah, five theories, and they are all coming from misty's grandmother, and she is the only one who talked about the block of wood. as far as the drugs and ronald cummings, she was not forced to babysit according to ronald's family, because he always had the family around to babysit, so he was going the work that night, and ronald's grandmother said that misty was not strung out on drugs that night, and maybe coming off of a three-day drug binge as we know, but she talked to misty and came to misty's defense of that evening. >> and marlaina, one other note that we mentioned here that we want a clarification here, is tommy croslin's attorney, misty's brother again, is he

claiming that tommy knows what happened to haleigh, but he didn't do it? >> exactly. he is saying that he has the story of what happened that tommy is not responsible for her disappearance. >> midwin, what are they waiting for? aren't they compelled to tell the truth by law? i mean, if they are letting it out there that they know, what are we waiting for? >> you know, it is absolutely ridiculous, but, hey, if they haven't arrested him yet or what have you, it could be they don't have enough information or what have you, but you know, i just can't believe that we are still talking about this after all of this time that no one feels the need or the responsibility to come out to say exactly what happened to haleigh. the fact that this family is pointing the finger at each other and playing the blame game is the perfect example of dysfunction. i just cannot believe it. >> yeah, times ten. midwin, thanks. marlaina, appreciate, and we will watch the nancy grace show coming up at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. and two lawmakers want to bring in the national guard to

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welcome back to "prime news" on hln and rocker bret michaels is in critical condition. right now the doctors are looking for souse of bleeding in his brain. he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized. he was the lead singer for the band poison and he was on "celebrity apprentice" where he talked about his struggle with diabetes. >> when i was 6 years old i was diagnosed with type i diabetes, and i spent time in the hospital

trying to figure out what was wrong with me. it is scary as a kid. >> we will take your comments and thoughts on bret michaels. 1-877-tell-hln is the number. back with therapist stacy kaiser and also a.j. hammer co-host of "showbiz tonight" coming your way weekdays at 5:00 p.m., and 11:00 pacific and eastern. what is the latest? >> well, not a lot has changed. he is still in the icu and they don't know where the bleeding is coming from, and what is nice to see in this situation is that his camp is very, very vocal and active in making sure that the fans and the media know exactly what is going on. they were releasing a lot of statements and posting things on bret's facebook page and on the website. the latest that they are telling us and everybody, and very appreciative of all of the good energy sent bret's way and saying in the statement, they thank all fans and friends for the continued thoughts and prayers, and bret remains in icu in critical condition, and we are hoping that further tests

locate the spot of the bleeding. it is interesting that he did write on the blog before he was hospitalized that he was not feeling 100% and the blood sugar levels were not right and that he was being more active than the doctors told him to be right after the emergency appendectomy on april 15th, but he was foretold that things were not going well. they will do more fests th s ts more tests this week, and more will be released hopefully this week. >> and you know, a.j., he was hit in the head at the tony's and that maybe that had something to do with it? >> well, you are hearing a lot of opeople suggesting that the various reasons why this type of a hemorrhage can occur, and injury -- >> there is the video right there by the way. >> injury is a common cause and i have to say from a personal experience that i have and this

drove it home for me, i have a close friend and one of my best friends who was in an accident that he was on a bus that got into an accident, a suitcase came down and hit him on the head. they took him the hospital, and he was fine at that time, but two months later he had head aches and he was not doing fine, and with the cat scan it was revealed he had a subdural hematoma, and so now he is okay, because he went to the hospital. >> and tmz reporting that mistress number two of jesse james wrote to sandra bullock and not only apologizing but offering to talk to her by phone. i needed to reach out to you to tell you how deeply sorry i am, and says that her actions of engaging with a married man are

unforgivable. if it is real, it is so much more hurtful. if you are sandra bullock, stacy, to look for the mistresses looking for fame throwing out the apology letters, how much more hurtful to sandra bullock? >> i agree 100%, because it is like throwing fire on fire, and that is not about her and these women who are mistresses of his have low self-esteem and willing to settle for crumbs with a man and now making it about themselves and not thinking about her at all. it is awful. >> and it seems that writing things like i compromised my beliefs on several occasions, too much information right there, and also writing, again, please contact me. come on. >> yeah. >> a.j., what is that? publicity, right? >> and we questioned this on "showbiz tonight" when we were on a short time ago and you can see it again tonight at 11:00, but what is the motivation? publicity or the fact that she has this guilt?

here is what i find particular egregious, mike, she faxed the letter to sandra bullock. who uses a fax? that is more offensive than anything, but i find that the fact that she is issuing this letter, and getting on tmz now for the world to see perhapsen almost as offensive as the fact that she came out to say i was one of jesse james' alleged mistresses and jesse, this is happening on the day he is out of rehab and being seen, i should point out without his wedding ring on. >> well, it appears that this marriage is done. we will follow the story. a.j., stacy, thank you as well. and coming up steeler quarterback ben roethlisberger is making his first public comment since being punished with six suspended games. he says he will not make this mistake again. and this comment from facebook, he has learned his lesson and

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welcome back. this is just into "prime news," ben roethlisberger has issued the first statement since his six-day suspension from the nfl. remember, he was accused of sexual assault in georgia last month, and the prosecutors decided not to charge him, but nfl commissioner roger goodell suspended him for violating the league's conduct policy. here is ben roethlisberger's response, again, coming out today and just into us here at "prime news." he writes, the commissioner's decision to suspend me speaks clearly that more is expected of me and i am accountable for the consequences of my actions.

i have not committed any crime, and i reget that i have fallen short of the values instilled in me by my family, and i will not appeal the suspension, and i will be comply with what is asked of me and more. missing games will be devastating for me. i am sorry to let down my fans, and family. i am disappointed that i have reached this point and will not put myself in the situation again. i appreciate the opportunities that i have been given in my life, and will not put myself in this situation again. >> is that enough? stacy, i will start with you, does he get it? does that sound like a guy on the right track or not? >> no, it sounds like a guy who is trying to say, i will take my lumps for what you all think i did. to me, a good apology is taking full apology, and taking full responsibility and the rest of the stuff doesn't need to be there. >> here is a facebook comment, mary writes his comment is not enough by a long shot. >> well, ben has to lead by

example and he is showing that he is prone to make mistakes and silly ones at that. they could be prevented, but he is 28 years old and a guy early in the league and a lot of money earned, and a chance he could mature, but the right now he has to lead by example and not continue to make statements. >> lay low and stay home on a friday or saturday night might be a good start. james, i will stay with you, one thing i saw as we were covering this as the suspension was coming down, the pittsburgh "post gazette" held a poll and 60 to 40 roughly people said to trade him. they didn't. are you surprised at that? do you think that -- what has he got the do to regain fan favorite? >> well, winning is a important thing, but pittsburgh is a traditional blue-collar city, and the steelers are a blue-collar franchise. as far as trading ben roethlisberger, he makes $100 million and elite quarterback in the nfl and that was not going to happen. the people in pittsburgh, definitely feel a certain way about his passing some of the

things he has done, and he has to lead by example and has to be a leader on the field, and maybe win a couple of super bowls to get back into the good graces, but there is a sector of steeler nation completely done with him, a want to do away with him, and don't like his morals, but he can win a certain sector of people particularly in the middle, he could win the fans back by winning. >> yeah, by winning. very basic there. stacy, here is one portion i wanted to ask you specifically ability. he writes, i am disappointed that i have reached this point and i will not put myself in this position again. how does someone of ben roethlisberger's stature reach that point? you are a super bowl champion quarterback and he said it himself and he was a role model of sorts, but how did he get there? how does that happen? >> well, it starts with the fact that he is worshipped with a full sense of entitlements and used to getting what he wants. these guys have tempers which is part of what makes them great on the field and passionate people and part of what drives him down

the wrongful paths. they are so wrapped up on whatever they are chasing after, they don't think about the consequences, but they want what they think is the win of the moment. >> and to that, mike. >> yeah, go ahead, james. >> well, to add to the point, athletes live in the different world than the rest of us. we have to understand that as normal people. they make a lot of no knmoney, entitled to them, and even since pop warner. and so, as we try to make logic out of guys whose lifestyles is not like our own. >> james, isn't that refreshing when we find the athlete who can balance that and still be a good guy? >> yeah definitely. it is almost like that is not the norm nowadays, but it is the way that society is. exactly, good point, michael. >> james, thank you for coming aboard, and stacy, as usual, thank you. and we talked about craigslist making millions from sex ads. one-third of the site's overall revenue from sex ads and critics

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welcome back to "prime news" on hln. a detroit mom says she was shocked when she walked into a strip club and found her

14-year-old daughter dancing topless. andrew hudson the manager of the all-star topless bar is accused of hiring her and charged with child abuse activity. he faces up to 20 years behind bars. again, she is 14. one of the daughter's friends told the mother that she would sneak out when everyone was asleep and go to the club, and dancing two to three nights a week and making $350 a week. they said she was using a fake i.d., and the mother says that the club took advantage of the daughter, because she suffers from mental disabilities for the last six years. and now there have been 14 shootings at the club, and the chief has vowed to get the club's liquor licenses and club licenses revoked. now, craigslist has one-third of the site's overall revenue from sex ads. the critics say that many of them are blatant ads advertising

prostitution. here is what the craigslist chief executive is saying about the ads. of the thousands of u.s. venues that carried a dult service ads including venues operated by some of the largest investment companies in the u.s., craigslist is one of the best and responsible job of combatting child exploitation, and human trafficking. i wonder if that is true, why have attorneys general from 40 states investigated the company for facilitating criminal activity. should craigslist really be profiting from the sex ads to the tune of $36 million. call 1-877-tell-hln. back with us is john lucich, and author of the book "cyber lies." joining us as well is connecticut attorney general richard bloom enthal. thank you. latest example, richard. the fbi arrests 14 members of the gambino crime family, why? for selling sex with young girls ages 14 to 19 on craigslist. i read this and think, if they

are doing such a great job, why this is happening? >> big money involved in human trafficking and child exploitation, which is really in some ways the darkest side of what is happening here. very well known and well regarded group such as the national center for missing & exploited children have called attention to that very, very profoundly revolting and disgusting phenomenon of craigslist knowingly or not actually enabling this kind of exploitation and trafficking to occur. and so, the mob is capitalizing on it. others are as well. >> right. >> and craigslist should be held accountable. >> you know, i believe so. you sent craigslist a letter asking them, and you can correct me if i am wrong, what are they doing about the blatant ads and where are they with monitoring this kind of stuff? >> so far, they have not

responded, but as you observed quite rightly, there are a lot of attorneys general who are very, very focussed on this issue,issue. the reason is, quite simply, that our children are affected. our young people who are involved sometimes very much against their will in lives of prostitution. and the argument can be made, well, there are other means of purveying this kind of sex, you know. the -- the publishing vehicles and so forth. but let's remember that federal law gives much broader immunity to the online brothels than it does to the published versions. >> right. >> these sites, many of them, have become online red light districts. and 40 attorneys general and possibly more now are very strongly united in standing against this phenomenon. >> yeah. john, i think that's what -- as i've covered this, it seems that

craigslist is facilitating. they're enabling this, which is pla blatant prostitution. your thoughts? >> no. first of all, it's reprehensible with anybody who is going to make money on somebody else's suffering. i don't like to see this type of activity. but that being said, if craigslist went out of business tomorrow, would this stop? there are so many other areas that they can -- that can use to get these ads out there and to continue on. craigslist is not the problem. one of the issues with craigslist -- and it came -- i believe it came out of a 1995 ruling where the courts in new york, state of new york supreme court, upheld that said, hey, they took editorial control over this -- this content and therefore that made them responsible for what was on there. they were actually -- they were seen as a publisher, not as a service provider. >> okay. we've got a take a quick break. but the bottom line question is, what do we do to make sure

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