♪ tonight -- >> matt lauer's double life. and how nbc news is now scrambling to clean up the scandal. new details about what is going on behind the scenes at the "today" show. plus -- >> it is really scary. >> gwen stefani on facing the wild first without blake. >> you're going leave me here? madonna from -- material girl to -- >> i'm a fat soccer mom. they're wondering why everyone is coming up and saying, is your mother madonna? and we're with -- >> the four. >> let's talk about your hot body. >> i have never felt better. >> famous. >> filthy rich. i made it, mama. "e.t." i'm still here. >> you to think i can borrow 0

bucks? yeah, sure you can. let's get some money over here. hi, everybody. thank you for joining us. kevin joins us from new york in a moment. let's get right to the latest hollywood news. matt lauer's double life. on tv, he was america's likable dad. but behind the scenes, matt anz his wife of 19 years lived separate lives. his alleged infidelity with co-workers was well nobody. lauer was spotted on long island today grabbing lunch and not wearing his wedding ring. today, we're learning more about how nbc is dealing with the scandal. there have been approximately 60 meetings within nbc news to share information. the internal review is in its early stages. the "today" show held its holiday party yesterday. it was low-key. as for who will replace lauer, it's getting interesting. "e.t." learned this week, that weekend "today" show co-host craig melvin is a front-runner. hoda kotb is gaining traction.

>> it's friday. we're so happy. >> reporter: since she started filling in, "today" shot to number one. the ratings with hoda co-hosting continue to hold up. she'll be back next week. our source tells us, she'll be in the co-anchor chair for the foreseeable future. and there's more fallout. lauer could lose a new zealand ranch he recently purchased reportedly worth $9.2 billion. new zealand requires that all foreign inverss are of quote good character. an official is doesing this with his representative and seeking further information. and we'll continue to follow this story to bring you the latest developments. now to the "gq" men of the year party. where one of "time" magazine's silence breakers, terry crews, opened up for the first time about why he is suing his alleged sexual assaulter. >> this is the deal. you say i'm sorry when you step on someone's foot by mistake. but when you stab them, i'm

sorry is not enough. that's what the lawsuit is about. it's about accountability. >> reporter: in the complaint filed against hollywood agent adam venit, crews claims that last year, venit allegedly groped him quote, so hard that cruise leapt back in pain. adding he stared at him quote, like a rabid dog. venit has not commented on the allegations. >> and i'm telling you. i'm not playing. there is no backing down. there is no backwards. we're going to take this all the way. i'm going to make sure no one ever, ever, ever has to go through what i went through. >> reporter: on the "gq" carpet, the 49-year-old actor was joined by his wife of 27 years, rebecca . this man has endless energy and proved it with a jump in front of photographers. >> go ahead. ready. ? one, two, three. >> nice, nice. >> i love it. >> reporter: yous told "e.t." online's lauren zima how humble he is that time included so many brave voices. >> what was it like to be

amongst those women? >> those courageous women are the reason i spoke out in the first place. right now, this is more than jst a fad or a movement. a lot of those predators are sitting tight and being very quiet and hoping this all goes away. but it ain't gonna go away. >> time to get you up to speed. first up in tonight's "know & tell." john legend and chrissy teigen's parents' night out. john snapped pics with fans leaving last night's "gq" men of the year event while his pregnant wife waited in the car. >> miss tiegen, happy holidays. >> reporter: chrissy later quick-changed for dinner from a pink gown to this all-black number, clutching her baby bump. and daughter luna was on their mind. ♪ i don't know who's gonna get you when i'm gone ♪ >> reporter: john had just told us he'd be thrilled in his nearly 2-year-old follows in either of their footsteps. quote, i love when luna plays around with the piano. but she also is excited in the kitchen, when chrissy is cooking and she has her own little play kitchen. also at the "gq" event, a "this us is" newly wed. >> how is newlywed life? >> it's fantastic.

>> yeah? >> yeah. there's something cool about saying wife. >> reporter: a dapper justin hartley arrived solo, but was beaming six weeks after marrying his long-time love, soap star chrishell stause. >> hopefully that goes on forever. >> what are you doing for the holidays? >> staying home. simple, easy. >> reporter: gwen faces the wild fires without blake. >> you're right up against the canyon. >> reporter: today on "ellen," stefani revealed everything's fine, but she was home alone when flames erupted a few miles away. >> blake flew out the morning of. kingston kept texting me. mom, i'm praying for you. we were scared. and finally, melissa mccarthy goes holiday dress-up wild. the kimmel fill in was a tree, a candy cane, gingerbread woman, and a massive menorah. >> all of us are going to get in our menorah costumes. >> reporter: also bringing the

funny. surprise ges including melissa happens mom, sandy and dad, mike. and jennifer aniston. >> all right. get me down. >> get her out of here. >> reporter: also on hand, her husband, ben who left with the whole family. >> happy holidays! >> you, too. >> can 2018 be the year she gets her own late-night talk show? let's go from late night to daytime. madonna stopped by "live with kelly & ryan." she talked about her kids. don't be surprised if they fall in her footsteps. 5-year-old twins singing. ♪ >> reporter: in portuguese. ♪ holiday >> reporter: 12-year-old son david updating his mom's hit. ♪ it would be so nice >> my oldest daughter dances.

my son, rocco paints. david is a soccer player. his fallback career is being a singer/song writer. ♪ hallelujah >> my daughter mercy is classically trained. i'm a fat soccer mom. >> reporter: oh, madonna, you look great. she told kelly and ryan why she moved to portugal? >> i want to give my children all the cultural things i wasn't exposed to. music, speaking other languages, learning about art. >> reporter: when we talked to the ageless icon about her skin care line, she was beaming with pride. >> they go to school in lisbon. they're wondering why everyone is coming up to them and saying, is your mother madonna? ♪ i just want to have some tonight. hold me ♪ a lot of my kids have grown up seeing me in concert. there's certain songs lirks the twins don't know anything. they heard "holiday" for the first time a month ago. it was a fun moment for them. ♪ holiday ♪ >> now that they discovered it,

you'll hear it for the rest of your life. coming up -- >> it's our first party. >> how fergie is juggling "the four" while co-parenting. and no slowing down with age. is there any the stars of "better late than never" will go to? >> five people, five cameras, no script. and hanson celebrates 5 year. are their wives their biggest fans? >> honey, you. >> reporter: driving me crazy. your music is awesome. but first, while scott foley awaits the the january return of "scandal" along with the rest of us -- >> you're not going to kill me. >> am i going to die, is she going to die? someone has to die. >> reporter: for now, scott stars? a different scandal on sunday on investigation discovery. >> his wife and children were slaughtered. >> he co-stars in final vision.

the true story of jeffrey mac domd, a green beret army doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. >> i don't think that he did it. >> you to think he did it? >> i'm leaning more toward

80-year-old morgan freemen proved he has a lot of fact left in

♪ lock at kate hudson, totally twinning with a '90s era leonardo dicaprio. this pic posted of her new do, who wore it better? kate so sorry, it's leo. we spent all of 1997 crushing on leo because of "titanic" and sing along to this song. ♪ mm-bop bop bop doo won >> i was mm-bopping in the here when i was back in the day. hanson is celebrating 25 years together. ♪ do you believe in love >> we've been touring all over the world since basically may. we've been going nonstop since

'92. >> youngest brother zak was just 6 when they formed the band. two decades, you still get crazy fan reactions. think it would have po be hard of your wives to be put in that position. do they struggle with the screaming girls? >> no, they're all like, we won. >> sucks to be you. >> isaac and zack married 11 years. taylor celebrating 15. >> all our wives in some forms or another, at shows. >> they all know the reason why we met them was because they weren't like screaming and throwing themselves at us. >> reporter: and this could be another generation of hanson's making music. they have 12 kids between the three of them. they got them to star in a recent music video. ♪ i was born to grow >> reporter: are any of them showing an interest? >> isaac's oldest son is laying guitar. taylor's oldest son is playing keyboard. my oldest is just starting

playing drums. >> if someone didn't pursue music, i would be surprised. >> translator: tour, the greatest hits album. the christmas album. ♪ it feels like we've been waiting all year ♪ >> a gift we give each other is two weeks off at the end of the year. it's true. >> i think in the holidays, they'll be throwing back a few cold ones. they have their own line of beer call mh-hop. we played a fun game of truth or drink with them. check it out online. up next, the stars of "the four." as we break big money news to diddy. >> let's get some money over here. plus, better late than never. wilder than ever. how terry bradshaw ended up naked in a park. >> dput si on my part. i mean, gutsy. closed captioning provided by --

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we now know who the highest paid musician of 2017 is. it's not beyonce. believe it or not. she's number two on forbes list. she raked in 105 million dollars. mostly from her formation world tour. >> just $105 million. who beat the queen? well, diddy, with there are 130 million. all thanks to his bad boy family reunion tour, the vodka deal. and the sale of one-third of his sean john fashion line. and drake, the weeknd, and cold play round out the top five. diddy is going have a bigger 2018 if that's possible. he joins "the four." adding to the star power is fearless host, fergie. ♪ hold up check it out i get to be the ring leader between all these people from -- i'm in the mid. wearing my party dress.

welcoming everybody. it's our first party. >> not bad. ♪ can't help it >> reporter: the working mom, fergie, the new gig is perfect. as she juggles co-parenting life. it's what meghan needed to help bounce back after having a second surgery on her vocal chords. let's talk about your hot body. beautiful. >> i work out every day. >> do you go together? >> he's changed my life. he toox for me. taught he how to cook. he taught me, um, like, how you can feel better if you eat healthier and exercise. and even mentally, like, i -- because after my second surgery, i went into this kind of dark place. and he was like, want to work out? i was like, no, but, okay. now i love it. i'm obsessed with it. i have never felt better. >> what are you doing? >> i'm doing t-25. i love it so much. >> t. >> i'm obsessed with it.

>> welcome to the studio. >> reporter: this crew is like one big family. check out diddy's reaction when he heard this. you're the highst paid musician in the world. >> that's right. whoo! what am i doing? mama? i made it, mama. "e.t." i'm still here! >> no. >> congratulations. >> reporter: my followup question is, you to think i can borrow 20 bucks? >> sure you can. get some money over here. >> reporter: i need to point out "the four" has two of the cutest celebrity kids. d.j. khaled's son and fergie's son, 4-year-old axl. >> we'll have axl jack running around. he's going want to get on the stage. he'll think he's as an amusement park. >> reporter: has your son come? >> he'll pop up. you have to watch the show to

see it. i love you, little boy. >> you know, nance, i wasn't sure i needed another singing competition in any life. after spending time with them, i feel like it will be great. >> seeing who is a part of the show makes you want to watch. >> it premiers january 4th on fox. ♪ they're back. yep, henry wing ler, terry bradshaw, george foreman the william shatner. better late than never is back for a second season. >> more extreme for them. >> welcome to germany. this is what i'm talking about. >> five peep. five cameras. no script. in all these cities. holy mackerel. >> reporter: in season two, they don lederhosen. to visit a german beer garden. ♪ >> that's good.

>> reporter: this foursome may seem like an odd quartet. they have a blast. >> we like listening to ourselves. sometimes we have so much chemistry. cow find terry talking to himself. i join him in talking to myself. it's a lot of fun. >> r. >> reporter: can you go anywhere without people knowing who you are? >> it's difficult. the shows i've done were popular in all the countries except morocco. >> reporter: jeff dye is the guy's side kick and tour guide. maybe the most bizarre moment is terry in his birthday suit at a nudist picnic. make then in a park. >> naked in a park. not a pretty sight. gutsy. >> it was disgusting. here, bradshaw comes out, naked in a park, sthat a nude park. >> that's a horror story. you don't want to see that. >> it was most uncomfortable thing i have ever done in my

life. by far! >> no comment from me. >> uncomfortable. but better lay than never. there there you go. >> a special preview airs monday night. season two starts january 1st. what if those guys took up olympic sports next. speaking of the olympics, we're 63 days away. so we decided to team up with visa to introduce you to the female athletes breaking barriers on the worldwide stage. meet the women totally "sleighing" as africa's first ever bob lsled team. >> people are recognized us. we never say it's us. weaver like wait for the reaction to come. i heard there is this nigerian bobsled team. >> you didn't have a bobsled. what did you have? >> we had a wooden sled that we

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