he's like you're alive and i'm thinking, well, yeah. my mom and my sister and my brother -- >> beyond the kobe grief, the false rumor that added even more terrifying confusion. then one of the best stories yet about kobe's kindness. >> are you guys ready for some fun? >> he just looks up with like a blank stare. >> this was a very close person. >> jessica's first interview on her childhood abuse. and then selena's stunning allegation of emotional abuse. >> i do feel like i was a victim to certain abuse. >> action. >> this is kind of like a sequel. >> they're returning to old town road but is there a new sheriff in town? >> meet the new cowboy.

>> maury povich, wendy williams and -- >> water taxi confession where we really put jerry to the test. >> you said it, not me! >> no! >> you said it! welcome to "access hollywood." from universal studios, i'm with kit hoover and scott evans. i'm mario lopez. >> we know a helicopter crash took the life of kobe bryant, gigi and several others. >> we sat down with mark cuban, who said he was currently retiring kobe's number permanently for the whole time. >> when he was here and whoever he was talking to was his best friend. it's horrific and tragedy but what is magnificent is how it's bringing people together. i said i love you or hugged people more in the last two days

than the past ten years. >> kobe, kobe, kobe! >> shaq led fans in a kobe chant in front of staples center last night. charles barkley, kenny smith, dwyane wade and more came together to honor their friend. >> sometimes instead of holding back, certain things you should just do. >> i think i have been in shock for two days and this is the first moment where it actually feels real. >> i cry and then get back to rick fox is on the plane. >> i next rick, just say hey. and he texts back, hey with a broken heart and i just screamed. >> rick fox not only found himself grieving kobe but he also had to deal with the damage done to his family by misinformation. first reports said he was also on that helicopter. >> i was talking to my kids,

trying to spend the time with them and the phone just started going off. i answered it and i said hey, man, this is crazy about kobe and he was just like balling. and i started crying. and he's like you're alive. and it was in that moment that my phone just started going on my mom and sister and brother. >> with the laker game canceled last night, lebron james got to go to his son's high school game. espn shared the special moment. >> good to see father and son, loose and loving the special moment. >> on "ellen" today, grammy host alicia keys talked about doing it right by kobe on grammy night. >> it was definitely a crazy feeling because literally minutes before we were going to do something else. and i called some of the my closest people that helped me find the truth in the moment and it just so happened boyz ii men were there and we tuld pulled i

together. >> on kimmel they reminisced about the one time they did one on one together. >> he got so mad at me because i called foul on every play. >> he called every single foul, even the ones that weren't there. it was like hey, that was a foul. what? >> is that an accurate account of what happened? >> of course! i was old. he was in his prime killing me. >> oh, love that footage. >> never gets old to see. >> magic called kobe the greatest laker too. and more from jessica simpson. her "open book" is revealing things nobody knew. >> this morning she spoke candidly with hoda kotb about the sexual abuse she experienced as a 6-year-old. >> at the time i didn't nrgs what w understand what was happening. i knew something was wrong. this was a very close person and she was being abused. it hapd in my life.

>> though she recognized the abuse, jessica struggled with telling her parents, who are a core part of the baptist community in her home state of texas. >> i felt guilty. i felt shame. i felt what anybody would feel in abuse. i was a preacher's daughter. like i was taught to be a virgin until i got married and so i never wanted to share these like sexual things that were happening because i didn't want to hurt anybody. >> you did finally told your folks, and that took big-time guts. >> it did. and my parents' reaction, they did the best that they could. that's a heavy thing to hear from your child. >> did they kind of ignore it? >> they ignored it with their words for sure but they took action. and never had to do the sleepovers again and i never had to go back.

>> all of this seems so cathartic for her and she seems to be in a great spot. >> yes. the book comes out, it will be released february 4th. now to selena gomez who told npr she experienced emotional abuse in her past relationship with justin bieber. >> well, you remember the two started dating back in 2011. selena was 18. justin was 16. then they broke up in 2018 and that was the siame year he married hailey baldwin. >> it's dangerous to stay in a victim of mentality, and i'm just saying i feel like i was a victim of certain abuse. >> you mean emotional abuse? >> yes. i am really proud to say i feel the strongest i ever felt and i found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible. >> well, back in september bieber wrote an emotional post on instagram admitting around the time he was in a relationship with selena, he was doing pretty heavy drugs and he

became resentful, disrespectful to women and angry. >> he ended that post thanking his wife hailey for teaching him how to be a good man. such a strong connection. >> speaking the truth. people didn't know this was happening. now good news for "the bachelorette"! >> i love this story. >> congratulations to the bella twins who just revealed they're both pregnant, and they're only a week and a half apart if you can believe that. >> i love that. congratulations, guys. rinna is expecting with her husband brian. >> these two take the twing things very seriously and they should. they told people tv that includes how they're feeling. >> we have definitely felt better in our lives. it's actually crazy because we actually both have the same symptoms. we've been super nauseous, craving fruit would you say? >> yeah. >> fruit helped us. >> super low energy, tired.

but i have to say we've been very sick every day. moving on to our style stars of the day. we love some fashion here. charlize theron was a golden goddess in embroidered louis vuitton last night at the costume designer guild awards but the headband. >> fabulous. >> and kerry washington looked adorable in a plaid off-the-shoulder dress at the tv academy hall of fame category. >> i like that. both ladies. we're so excited because this weekend we're headed to florida for the super bowl. but guys, since you're already there, give us today's countdown. >> sibley, we're keeping it hot for you. heading to miami right now as the countdown is on. >> four days until the 49ers take on the chiefs in miami. >> we'll all be glued to the tv, especially to watch all of the commercials. >> fresh off his two grammy wins last weekend, lil nas x is coming out strong with a spot

featuring an epic dance battle with sam elliott. >> hey, "access hollywood"! >> hey, "access hollywood." >> hey, "access hollywood." thanks for joining me on -- >> -- the set of my doritos super bowl ad. >> action! >> i feel like this is kind of like a sequel to the video. >> got to move, cowboy. >> get ready for the showdown between lil nas x and western icon cowboy sam elliott. and it turns out this old cowboy has some dance moves, with the help of movie magic. . >> dancing with spurs on, dancing period is a chore for me. ♪ >> my favorite scene was probably when i was like on the horse dancing. ♪ ride till i can't no more

>> i ain't dancing. i hope people that watch it have as much fun watching it as we had making it. >> this morning lil nas x told "today" he might be watching his commercial from the big game. >>omeith me. >> you're not fooling us! >> we have to share it though. >> he will be there. next up from universal orlando resort, jerry's water taxi confession, did he have a crush on his star's partner and would he hire or retire wendy williams?

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>> he slid into my dm. >> your what? >> my dm, my direct messages. >> oh, dm -- >> jerry springer on his reality courtroom show. >> now you gets people to reveal all sorts of secrets on themselves, but, scott, you turned the tables on uncle jerry. >> yes, i did. we brought him out on a lovely day on the water and hit him with a little water taxi confession. >> where is the strangest place you ever heard the jerry chant? >> jerry! jerry! >> that would have been the giants game, big stadium. go into the rest room there and as you step up to the urinal,

500 guys are chanting when i'm trying to go to the bathroom. and at my age, i have enough pressure. i don't need that. and that was the longest ten minutes. >> okay, what about you on "dancing with the stars," your professional dancer kent. >> she's wonderful. >> didn't you just a little bit, little crush did you have? like were you smitten just a little bit? >> she's a wonderful dancer. she's younger than my daughter. >> okay. >> and i love my wife. >> so that's a no. >> so yes. >> hire, fire, retire. maury povich, wendy williams, steve wilkos. hire, fire, retire. maury povich? >> i guess you would say he's the oldest. i don't know. he's like a friend. i don't know! >> they're never going to see this. we're not going to show it.

>> steve definitely you have to -- >> hire? >> yeah, because he could hurt me, yeah. >> retire maury. we're going to hire steve. >> i'm not going to fire wendy. are you kidding me? >> you said it, not me. >> no! >> i said the rules, hire, fire, retire. you said it, jerry. >> 76 this month. incredible. >> still very smart. next up -- more people are coming forward to share their harmwarming stories about kobe bryant. >> we heard how he teamed one soccer star cristiano ronaldo to make a cancer patient's dream come true.

kobe back in 2018, spreading his love to patients at children's hospital of orange county. >> the hospital is near his home in newport beach and stories are now being shared about all the time he spent there visiting all of the patients. >> i actually happened to be there with kobe that day in 2018. he went back the next day and helped make one kid's dream come true. >> hello, everybody. >> hi, kobe. >> how are you doing this morning? >> good. >> are you guys ready for fun? >> yes! >> kobe loved lifting spirits at the children's hospital. while our cameras can chured many moments with the kids -- >> dave, pleasure to meet you. >> kobe often saw patients without any media around. nurse amber tells "access" about a visit to a kid in isolation he will never forget. >> i thought poor jorge, the swedest kid from north mexico.

i knew kobe spoke spanish and i thought it would be easy. so i walked up to his room and i knocked and said jorge, look who's here to visit you and he just looks up with like a blank stare and he's like -- don't know who that is? i don't watch basketball. so then, you know, i turn over to kobe and he's just smiles because he thinks it's the funniest thing ever. then he chimed in in spanish, what do you like to watch? and he mentioned he loves cristiano ronaldo and kobe's like oh, my gosh, he's my good friend. i can get you a signed jersey, would you like that? and jorge just like lit up. >> kobe delivered on his promise. >> he was ecstatic, so happy, grinning. just like the biggest smile ever. his presence even alone coming to our hospital was so impactful but his actions are what made it unforgettable. so that's what we will always remember. >> on the day i visited, kobe

was hosting his podcast for children called the punies. >> in this episode you will see puny pete learn the value of trusting his crew. >> now part of his legacy teaches kids about sportsmanship. >> i have to drive a home made car down a very steep hill. >> kobe told me it was inspired by his own kid. >> 100%. i was inspired by say a lot and peanuts, both family traditions. every fourth of july, barbecue burgers, watch the life. >> give me your favorite line -- >> the great bambino! >> babe ruth! >> the great bambino! >> the sultan of swat. >> my wife tells me all the time, you're killing me smalls. >> what are you doing with it? >> you're killing me smalls! >> tells me that all the time. >> look at this now from kobe's wife vanessa. she just changed the profile image on her instagram to this

beautiful picture of kobe and gigi. it's the first time publicly she acknowledged what's happened. we're certainly thinking about her and her family. >> and she turned off the comments. let's move on to robbie and her "birds of prey" co-stars in mexico. >> let's just say the mexican cuisine is proving to be a little too tempting for margot. >> got to make sure i keep eating so much mexican food that i can no longer fit in the oscars dress. i had an 11-course meal last night. i have eaten so much mexican food and i have only been here 12 hours. >> i love it. do you guys consider yourselves? >> taco. >> taco. >> do you prefer margarita blended or on the rocks? >> blended. >> oh, what's the difference? >> you know icy like a slushy or on ice. >> i like it on the rocks.

>> on the rocks. >> i like it blended. >> i like it blended too. >> turn it up! >> no stranger to bad behavior, margot's "birds of prey" character harley quinn is known for indulging in one too many cocktails. >> she stays drunk. >> all throughout the film or hung over. >> i like the fact when she's very drunk, she gets sleepy. i can relate to her, me. what type of drunk person are you? >> i'm kind of active, like a sugar rush, run around for hours and hours and then just crash. but i haveood make it to the sd then crash. >> good news for her oscar date, who margot revealed will not be her husband. >> i'm taking my cousin julia. we're good friends still. and my husband came last time and my mum came. >> last time. >> last time! >> i was like you have been here

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♪ >> that is courtney milner, her airport dancers made her a social media star. >> kicking. but her uplifting message after the passing of kobe bryant is the new video going viral today. >> she shares comforting words to passengers flying back to los

angeles. we spoke with the courtny today while it was great for her to remember the laker legend and spoke to everybody boarding that plane. >> in the middle of working another flight, i found out about it. >> it wasn't an easy thing. just know wee here with you. >> i started to feel heavy and then one by one i felt the light in the world grow out. >> we might have lost something great, a legend, but remember the spirit is still with us always. >> so i went out there, i just said what was on my heart to say. >> if there's someone you haven't spoken to today, call them. if there's someone you haven't reached out to in a while. call next. no texting, no, no, no. you got to pick up the phone up. >> it was my mission to stay for every l.a. flight that day. everyone loved it. actually, there was someone in the audience who said i actually knew him so thank you for doing this. i knew kobe. and we celebrate life and we celebrate love.

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"access" continues with "all access." six things you need to know in 6 60 seconds. sylvester stallone is showing his natural gray hair and tells his fans to keep punching. >> i'm kit hoover, without naming a specific show, michael greer talked to "the new york times" about his career saying i got jobs i got there and didn't know i was supposed to be a sidekick. i thought i was a partner.

>> and i'm scott evans. the upcoming reboot is happening without an original, blake lively said she isn't involved with the production and i joke the gwyneth paltrow infamous vagina candle is selling on ebay for $200. >> i bought mine. at the same time she made a romantic link with leo and didn't have it in her. the movie "cats" is taking on real life with fans dressing up as characters who shout and sing alone of the even more proof cats have nine lives, right? from universal stuoss right now. all right. let's get right to it with more revelations from jessica simpson. >> this morning she