from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>ello, everybody. welcome to fun day monday. it is june 2nd. my little niece's birthday, happy birthday. we have a big, big show today. we have so many stars and so little time. >> we're busting. we have academy award winner susan sarandon, great film called "ping-pong summer". >> and dean cain joins us. shailene woodley and ansel elgort, a huge movie called "the fault in our stars."

and the author who has just as many fans as they do, john green will be with us. >> allison sweeney is here from "days of our lives" with an announcement about "days of our lives." tune in. it is going to be big. >> big weekends for us. >> how was yours? >> frank and i have been, for nine years now, helping a wonderful family in greenwich named the morella family. two of their four children have a fatal illness and we have been trying to raise money for research for them because it is such a rare disease, all these years. so sweet dana passed away last august, i think it was. we wanted to do something extra special in her memory. so thursday night frank and i hosted a benefit at our home for the people that through the years have been the biggest supporters and there we are in the backyard. bambino got in every picture. >> of course. >> that's the family. if you look between me and their

little son andrew, that is kenny loggins himself. he and his girlfriend came, i thought they were going to just stay thursday night. they're still at my house. there we are hosting. they stayed until saturday afternoon and i tell you, i don't think he'll mind me saying, but he's 66 years old now and i've got to tell you something, he put on one of the greatest shows i've ever seen. it is amazing, if you ever get a chance to see kenny loggins in concert. we got home at 20 of 12:00. we have never seen a new year's eve, much less been -- that's us on the street outside our house because there were six fire engines all lined up. you think it is your house. it was our neighbors were doing some construction and a little fire, an electrical fire. but those guys, those firemen were so happy. they're getting pictures and autographs and kenny loggin and

frank gifford to almost midnight. i just fell in love. one of the finest musicians out there and to be that kind of a showman and still have that instrument going all these years. >> and his girlfriend is sweet? >> oh, my gosh. her name is ali, just darling. a nice weekend. >> i loved your weekend. i had a fun weekend too. >> tell me about it. >> i did a little country music weekend. that was my thing. i came here on friday and i had to listen to rascal flatts. they rocked it. i took that selfie and that girl in the corner, whoever she is, everyone is tweeting that girl, i tweeted that picture and that girl in the back including lilly pulitzer, she's wearing one of her outfits. that was fun. and then on friday, my friend and i, he and i went to -- >> we call him boots. >> boots went to see jake owen in concert at -- the hammerstein ballroom. he sings barefoot blue jeans --

he's in bare feet, the whole thing in blue jeans, like you're at a summer concert. >> does he do that in alaska in the middle of the winter? >> he might do it. i'm lazy had it coto shopping for groceries. so sometimes i go online. have you ever done fresh direct, you clickity clack on and -- i was trying to buy two rolls of bounty. i was, like, let me get two and ordered the jumbo pack, let me erase that jumbo pack, let me erase it again and let me add a two -- two more rolls. so sunday morning, at my house, anyway if that's ever happened to you. the people are so nice, because they -- i tweeted it, like, whoops, they tweeted back, we can help you. i said, no, i'll use it eventually. >> never at our apartment. >> all right, hoda. sad news, i had the opportunity

years ago to meet this beautiful lady ann b. davis passed away. she was 88 years old. best known as alice on "the brady bunch," one of the sweetest ladies. won an emmy for a show years before. she fell. >> she did. they said she was fine that day, said good night, went in and i guess fell in the bathroom, and never gained consciousness. >> she was a woman of deep faith and so she's better off and i was better off to have had a chance to meet her. >> she said she never liked to clean or cook. in a "people" magazine interview, she said all of us wish we had an alice. i wish i had an alice. >> you want to do -- >> there is a new abc show called "sing your face off." celebrities perform as iconic music artists. so you have to -- they dress up and you have to guess who the celeb is. here is somebody doing elton john. let's see if we can guess the celeb.

♪ ♪ she's got you know i read it in a magazine ♪ >> it looks like henry winkler to me. >> john lovitz. >> i love him. he also performed luciano pavarotti. let's see. ♪ >> so you know the next one. i don't know this, but this is a celebrity singing dolly parton. let's see it. ♪ wait for the ship to come in tide will turn ♪ >> she performed as britney spears. >> did she?

>> let's see britney. ♪ now you're out of time show me how you want it to be ♪ ♪ tell me baby because i need to know ♪ >> oh, my god. she can sing. >> good for them. >> so we have some cute pictures. cute category. blue ivy. beyonce and her husband, little feet. anyway, she's 2 1/2 years old and they never have shown her face. they always do a little shielding. so very, very, very very cute. >> okay. and now apparently that was in miami? >> in florida. this bride and groom are getting married on the beach. and lo and behold, i guess on the beach is serena williams. >> you never know who is going to be around. >> she was in a bathing suit. they wanted her to pose for a picture, she said, okay. anyway --

>> look at him. that is what frank would call a formidable woman. that is -- that's a woman, baby. >> oh, my god. that is hysterical that those are the wedding pictures with serena in them. >> how sweet of her to do it. if i looked that good, i would do it too. >> i would too. >> top summer movie actresses, who do you think are the most liked right now? >> films being released this summer, ranked them by how audiences -- how much audiences love them. number three was angelina jolie. "maleficent," phenomenal, best opening ever. $70 million. >> number two, melissa mccarthy. >> her film will open later this summer. people love her. >> and jennifer lawrence "the x men: days of future past". >> and shailene woodley, number five. she's going to be with us in a few minutes. >> i want to do my favorite thing. we have time. but this one is a movie.

i went to see the movie "chef" this weekend. i didn't even know what was going on. we showed up. the movie starts at 10 after 7:00. we showed up at a quarter until 7:00 thinking plenty of room. every seat was taken except we found two, like, in the front and we go there, it has got a great cast. scarlett johansson, john leguizamo, sofia vergara, robert downey jr. dustin hoffman. there is one scene which isn't in this thing, but he makes a grilled cheese sandwich. he slathers it with butter, different layers of cheese, the cheese is melting, he cut it in half and he takes a bite and the crunch is so loud in the theater that the entire theater goes, oh, my god. you see the cheese coming, literally the movie was so -- it made me -- we had a full meal before. we were starving after. it is a great movie. and it is called "chef." it is not everywhere, but if it

is in your town, should see it. >> frank made one last night and he burned it. >> he did? what is your favorite thing? >> my favorite thing, once kenny and ali finally left, i got my friend emily sent me a book that i heard about and never read. it might be the most profound book i've read in 20 years. it is called the reason for god by timothy keller. $9 on amazon.com. every excuse you ever made for -- no, no, i can't believe this because of that. he answers it. he reasons it out and he does it in a way that is nonthreatening, nonjudgmental, generous and kind and really smart. >> okay. >> so he's a pastor here in new york. i only met him once. have nothing to gain from any of this except if you have deep seeded questions about why we're here, and where we're going or where we came from "the reason for god." >> okay. >> we have a little mini audience. >> we do.

a ton of people here. >> joanne lamarca, she always tells us about her friend sherry. this is sherry. and her daughter and her daughter's friend. so we want to thank them for coming to visit us. one last shoutout. we do "everyone has a story" every month. a little twist next month. we want to hear your love story. everyone has a love story. unusual or precious, they're all precious, but a story how you lost your partner, lost a love and want to share it, go to klgandhoda.com. >> we'll put your love song to music. a big congrats to jason kennedy. >> i knew, hodi. >> from the e network, he got married -- engaged. most beautiful engagement ever. he proposed to his lovely fiancee lauren scrubs, wrote in candles, will you marry me. >> he might be the nicest kid i've ever met.

he's a doll. so happy for them. >> you'll remember lauren was in that propeller accident, she's a model who -- >> lost her eye and part of her hand. >> yeah. we wish them all the best. coming up, the teen love story that has become a teen cult sensation. >> and guess who's here? susan sarandon. she serves up another hit movie right after this. relax into child's pose. sfx: bing. who's got two hooves and just got a claim status update from geico? this guy, that's who. sfx: bing. and i just got a...oh no, that's mom. sorry. claim status updates. just a tap away on the geico app.

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the table like that or blow on the ball, blow in their palm, take their towel out, i used to jump up and down on my toes and go to my safe zone, come back and focus. >> what are you going to do? he's like, i have no idea. >> welcome back. >> this poor kid, you really feel for him. he's the definition of nerd, isn't he? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this -- it is fun because this film is right in your power alley. i mean, ping-pong -- i don't know if everyone knows it, but in new york we know very well ping-pong is your thing. tell us about your passion for it. >> you know, i'm a propagandist, not an especially good player, but i love that it cuts across gender and your body type and age and you can beat your dad, little nerdy kids, big guys, girls can win. you get a lot of exercise, it is it is very good for your mind. i have a bunch of ping-pong clubs, one in new york, toronto, dubai. >> stop it. >> yeah.

>> this summer -- we're going to put them everywhere because i'm creating a ping-pong nation is what i'm doing. but with all the talk about obesity and everything, it is really fun. >> you don't feel like you're working out. >> you don't feel like you're working out. we have been giving tables to schools in new york in the underserved schools and there is 14 schools now that have it as a scholastic sport. >> you're kidding. did you know it would be that popular in new york when you opened up? >> we didn't have a basement, i didn't go to camp, but everybody has had some experience. it was that suddenly everyone forgot about it. ping-pong is something you can play until you die. there are older players. not like basketball or baseball. >> every time my son comes home from california, the ping-pong table. >> and you play it facing each other, so it's a great date thing. it is really fun for quiet kids too. >> this movie is set in -- clearly in the '80s. >> down the boardwalk. is that fun to -- >> i think that -- well, ocean city, maryland, is kind of --

it's still in the '80s. this is where the director, writer, grew up and went for his vacations. and so it was fun to see all those little details he put in the script and to remember all of that. i think that's what makes it so special. >> we know why rad needed you. what did you need from rad? >> she's very isolated, this character. i think she doesn't get kids necessarily. what i like about it is instead of being serious about training him, she says to him, you know, the reason i dropped out of being professional ping-pong player is because i wanted to have fun and if you really are going to be serious, you have to spend a lot of time and i was not prepared to do that. i wanted to have a life. and that's what -- all athletes that are kids have to be burning with that desire to want to continue to do it. but it is really fun. >> so you have another film coming up with melissa mccarthy. >> yes.

>> is that a great one? >> it is -- there i am. >> of course you are. >> never lovelier. >> yeah. i needed a little bit of a color -- not your normal grandma, i hope. yeah. she's -- she has a few addictions. >> you're going to stick around with us for a minute after the commerci. and we're going to play some ping-pong. >> okay, but two against one. i don't know if that's fair. >> we're going to see what she's got right after this. >> see her moves. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked giants stood tall and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place

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>> i found him backstage. >> ansel elgort from "the fault in our stars." he'll be on later. is it game on? >> go. >> all right. 1-0. >> just straight on. >> oh. >> 2, 2. >> got it? >> come on! >> hoda, stay on your side of the table. >> i can't help it. >> we're killing them. >> 3-0. >> no, it is not. >> i'm serving now. >> people -- >> oh! >> 3-3. >> 3-2. >> we're playing to 5. >> we're playing to 5. >> oh! >> wait what is it? 3-3? so exciting. >> too aggressive. >> you serve.

>> okay. we have to point out, it is 4-4 now. and this is the game-winning point. >> oh, dear. >> i don't know if it was -- >> they won. do they win anything, jerry? >> no. >> 30 seconds. we can play some more. >> find out all the latest gossip in "today's buzz." and shailene woodley will be with us and the writer. >> hoda, what are you doing on my side of the table? >> we should try as many balls as possible. >> sorry. >> all right, we'll be right back. john green, everybody, right after this.

we're back with more of "today" on this fun day monday. if there is one movie everybody is talking about right now, it is "the fault in our stars". >> doesn't come out until friday, but the trailer already has about 19 million views on youtube. the most ever for a movie preview. the story is based on the best-selling novel by john green about two cancer stricken teens who met in a support group. >> but it is not a story about illness, but the celebration of life and first love. take a look. >> what's your name? >> hazel. >> what's your full name? >> hazel grace lancaster. why are you looking at me like that? >> because you're beautiful. >> oh, my god. >> hi. >> hi, guys. how are you? >> how is everybody? >> this has got to be a dream come true for you, john. this book you poured so much of your life into is now going to be one of the big blockbusters of the summer. >> well, i mean, i'm so excited,

i'm so thrilled. it is a dream come true, not just to have a movie made of your book, but to have a movie that i'm so proud of. that's the really rare thing. >> it came out the way you wanted then. >> it is a movie that really honors the story and perfectly captures the tone of the story and just, yeah, i feel like i won the lottery. >> when i first heard about it, i thought it was a cancer story and i was prepared to not feel great about it. when i saw the preview myself, it is such a heart warming story. tell us the other side of the tale. >> the love stuff. >> the love stuff, yeah. it is, it is not about cancer, it is about two young people falling in love for the first time, and one thing that i loved so much about it is that it is such validated love, beautiful love. it shows you don't have to be -- the first time you fall in love, you're, like, that's sweet, that's not real love, but it is real love and it is just as important as when you're 20, when you're 30, when you're 40, when you're 80. something i think is so

beautiful about it. >> you said -- you had to fight for this role or is this your dream cast? >> it is my dream cast. but she did have to fight for it too. >> how come? because she's a huge star. >> it wasn't even really fighting. i wanted the opportunity to audition. and josh, our director, rightfully so wanted to cast a 16-year-old, somebody younger, to portray the character more, i guess, authentically and thought i was a little too old for it. >> you two have a history of working together. >> i only do movies with shailene. >> we're exclusive. >> before you played brother and sister and this time you played lovers. how weird was that? >> it was helpful because we got close and we became very close friends just as hazel and gus star in the movie. and we were able to show up on set and trust each other and, you know, laugh at times, and we were so close. that's what you want. we already had that chemistry there. chemistry is chemistry.

>> why do you think 19 million people clicked on this? i'm one of the people who looked at the preview, why do you think so many people were interested in this trailer? >> i think a lot of people were anticipating it. >> waiting for it. >> i think that what people are really responding to is that, yes, these are kids living with illness, but also living with lots of other things. they also have full, rich, emotional lives. they're funny, very, very funny people, they're, you know, people who have desire and hopes and ambitions and that's, i think, what people responded to in the trailer and what they respond to in the movie. >> you guys, young hollywood actors, you seem to have stayed away from anything that is seedy and weird. and a lot of times we see, you know, we see magazines and see this one fell down drunk, this one -- you've chosen, it sounds like, a different path. is that right? >> it is kind of the only path that i -- >> we have so many interests that we don't have time to get caught up in that stuff.

>> you do you. like, i don't -- i'm just doing the best version that i know how to do for me and that doesn't -- not to compare to anyone else and the same you do for yourself and everybody has their own journey and their own path. >> but you actually gave up your house, right, for a family member and now you have one carry on case, with all your worldly belongings. is that true? >> yeah. i wasn't home all of last year and i just had my empty little humble abode. so my grams is living in it now, which is wonderful. and, yeah, i did. because when you travel and do movies you sort of -- you don't have anything and don't need anything and also the amount of traveling i was doing, i was, like what is all this excess, i just want to be able to soak up the moment and not have all this other clutter. >> that's such wisdom. >> you're freaking us out. >> i'm hoarding everything. oh, my god, a free pair of shoes, all this stuff -- >> gift bags. >> you have no idea, my room is a floor covered in nike boxes. >> you just marry my daughter,

because she's exactly the same way. >> we wish you great luck with it. thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> thanks for being with us. "the fault in our stars" hits theaters june 6th. we're having a ball with the very handsome devil, you know who he is, dean cain. and all the celebrity gossip that has everybody talking this weekend. shailene and ansel will not be in that. everybody else will. "today's buzz" right after this. ♪

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>> mariah made headlines again. >> for some reason she rode the subway, being honored at a fresh air fund gala and she just shows up on the subway. and to prove it, because it doesn't happen very often, i'm sure, she had to document it. >> might as well just take the subway. i mean, it is not like -- >> i don't get it. >> crazy. >> she does have blinding headlines, so i must say -- >> she's wearing sunglasses on the subway and -- >> nobody's in there? >> people are wondering, not many people it was late. she was going towards tribeca on the 1, got off on franklin street and that's actually -- she has a place on franklin street, so maybe -- >> an apartment down there, it is beautiful. >> you've been to her apartment? >> yes, we shot a thing with her there. we weren't invited to a party. we were working. >> that's a good way to get attention when you have a new album out. she said she's the elusive mariah. >> how is it doing?

>> it's okay. not great for her. >> the guy that punched brad pitt on the red carpet, what >> he's known for ambushing people. went to court, he's been given three years of probation and a year of psychological counseling. brad pitt was with angelina at the premiere, and basically accosted him and he's done this before. and some say he punched brad. he's denying that. the truth is this guy is arrogant. he laughed in the courtroom. >> he did? >> who is he? >> he used to be a reporter with one and one network in ukraine. was the ukrainian reporter. and he ambushed america ferrara. >> why does he say he does it? >> he thinks of himself as an entertainer. he's a narcissist and he actually enjoys the attention he's getting from being near the celebrities. because he wouldn't get it any other way. >> that's pathetic. >> lindsay is london bound.

>> the work will come flooding in from across the pond. but it turns out she was in london, went to cannes and then to london to spend some time with friends. and now she's seeking out a new pad in london and seeking out new work. remains to be seen if that work will come. generally you get the work first. >> to pay for the pad. >> london is very expensive. new york is expensive but london is very expensive. >> she travels with a lot of stuff. a friend, i won't say, but she was staying with him last summer and was getting ready to get a spray tan, she was, like, don't worry about it, she had tons and tons of luggage, i got that. she opens up one of the suitcases and has like a full -- >> stand still. >> she had it in her luggage. >> pack the necessities. >> better get a big pad in london. >> no one commented. including our next subject. gwyneth paltrow, she stopped talking. she was speaking at a technology

event and she talked about how sometimes people say mean things about her in comments online and she compared it to being at war. she said, it is almost like how in war you go through this bloody dehumanizing thing and then something is defined out of it. needless to say, it is not like being in a war. and a sergeant first class brian sykes spoke out online and called her out. he said, you know what is really dehumanizing, miss paltrow, the fact that you'd even consider that your life as an a-list celebrity reading internet comments could even compare to war and what is endured on the battlefield. he goes into great details about losing friends in front of his eyes. he broke his neck in afghanistan. >> not comparable. >> that's one thing, nothing is comparable to war, truthfully. >> people say it feels like i've been raped, when they have nothing -- >> don't go there. >> that's how we learn. >> all right. bless you, sweetheart. okay. nbc universal is an investor and

parent company. >> that's where gwyneth is speaking at the rico event. >> okay. we had to clear that up. >> "days of our lives star" allison sweeney on life unscripted. and dean cain. he was here last week. i think there is something going on with him. >> he just made three baskets.

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>> did you get a massage? we heard a little -- what happened? >> i got a massage, chair massage, and then i was, like, that was so good, let's do the legs, the whole thing. takes me in another room, language barrier and it said waxing outside. i said, whatever, it's okay. table, start working. and then she starts waxing my back. now, i'm japanese. i don't have a lot of hair. right now i have none. >> you let her do it? >> i was, like, okay. it didn't hurt. >> did she stop there? >> then she waxed the whole body. >> did anyone find big foot. >> didn't find big foot. >> no sight of him yet. he's the hide and seek championship player of the world. he's won it all. but i'll look for him again if i get the opportunity. >> and the right paycheck, baby. >> absolutely. in that order. >> you're always, always doing something fun. but this -- you must be happy this is a hit. >> hit the floor is -- it is my

favorite job ever. the world of professional athletics i love. it is an ensemble cast. great, great cast. you have adults and young people. i'm one of the adults in case you were confused. and i love the cast. i love the crew. i love the working hours. i love everything about it. >> you say ensemble cast, you get a steady paycheck, you don't have to be there every day, all day. >> i love that. >> and in your free time, are you running for congress in california? >> there is a lot of talk about that. i am very unhappy with the state of our current political system and i think that good people don't often run and it is a cliche. so i'm certainly considering it. >> look at you. >> it is not something i'm doing in the near future. but if we continue down this track, maybe i'll have no choice. >> okay. you've got a show called masters of illusion, another show. >> i host that one. >> what is that? >> it is illusion. it is magic. but there is no real magic. it is all illusion.

and it is a show that delves into that. and explains some of the tricks and shows some of the wonderful illusions that can take place. i'm always fascinated by it. i've never been a huge magic, i can't do it. when they do it in front of your face -- >> and you still can't figure it out, you feel like an idiot. >> we're going to -- you shot baskets in that tiny little basket over there and made three out of three. let's do a shootout. >> let's rock it. >> we're going to do it now? >> yes. >> if i lose this, i'm in big trouble. >> i got to take my bracelet off. >> she can't shoot with her bracelet. >> okay. what are we doing? >> what are we shooting for? >> you shoot through yours. >> i need more space. i'm going to go -- >> one, hoda. >> i got one. >> i got two. >> kath has two. >> you're beating me. >> three. >> screw this.

>> oh, my god. this is so easy. >> i can dunk. >> back here. >> come on! >> oh, my gosh! >> wait. >> i got crushed. >> did you see that? >> no, kathie lee won. >> replay. >> on that one, she hit it from the outside from three-point land. >> "hit the floor" monday nights on vh-1. she's been called tv's favorite villain and favorite good girl. now allison sweeney is closing the book on her soap career. do that again. and starting a new chapter. >> right after this. first this is "today" on nbc.

we have it right here, it is the hot summer page turner you want to throw in your beach bag called "scared scriptless." it is by actress, author and tv host allison sweeney. >> when she's not writing books,

you can find allison hosting nbc's weight loss series "the biggest loser" and her day job playing bad girl sammy brady on "days of our lives". >> after 21 years, allison is saying good-bye to salem. >> people are devastated. >> they are. >> why are you leaving? >> i have a lot of complicated reasons, but, you know, i'm excited to try new adventures. i'm excited to write books and i'm excited to be with my kids more and, you know -- >> you know when it is time, don't you? >> yes. >> you know who never knew? erica kane. susan lucci, never knew when it was time to go. she would still be doing it. >> i have to admit, it is scary to be scriptless. to not know when -- to not have a script in my hand. >> talk about this page turner. >> it is a behind the scenes juicy gossipy fun story about hollywood. life pulling the curtain back and telling stories about the crew that work in hollywood.

we all know. >> new york too. >> you turn the cameras around, the stories would be -- >> unbelievable. >> so i love that. so the main character in this book is a script supervisor. and she is one of those meticulous people who keeps coming up to the actors, like, yeah, no, you need to say the line, like this. >> i hate that. >> i do too. so i put myself as the actor, like -- let's not. she's struggling among all the artists to keep them on track. and i think that's something people really relate to. she has some romance in her life, which is fun too. >> let's talk more about "days" and you leaving. people were tweeting. i'm sure you've already seen. >> read some of them, hodi. >> this one from stephanie. we're trying to figure out what will sammy's fate be when she leaves. stephanie says, will she take the blame for shooting nick to save will and will go to prison for life? >> she will take the blame and will go to prison. to save will.

okay. >> they're going to kill her off. it is the only way, but she could come back. a bad murder. ♪ >> a murder gone wrong. >> yes. >> christina, i hope she ends up with lucas on an island somewhere. >> that's not bad. ♪ >> are any of those even remotely close? >> no but those were fantastic ideas. i imagine the writers had a dart board of a million -- >> tell us this, has it left the door open for you to come back, just in case? >> easy answer is so say yes to because including murder, nothing closes that door all the way. >> allison, thank you. >> good luck, sweetie. >> good luck with your book. >> and with your show and your family and everybody. >> tomorrow, the very funny ricky gervais -- >> i can't believe he's coming back on. >> guys tell all and.

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