♪ tonight -- ben affleck's new plan to get sober. >> he'll go through a lot of horrible emotional feeling. >> we'll take you inside his luxurious rehab. plus, you heard jennifer garner's plea to the paparazzi zwlnchts now we know more about her pleas to ben then "e.t." remembers robin leach. how his life was just as rich and famous as the stars he covered. and what we just learned about aretha franklin's star-studded funeral. with 19 celebs performers. plus, bing bang blindsided if. >> i'm trying to process all of it. then, ariana grande defends her man, pete davidson's looks. we're with anthony anderson and his foul-mouthed mom. >> [ bleep ].

>> that's my mama! this is "entertainment tonight." >> what's so [ bleep ] strange about that? thanks so much for joining us today, everybody. our top story tonight - what's next for ben affleck after his return to rehab? >> i still can't get over seeing his ex, jennifer garner, driving him there to the center. and now we have new details about ben's road to recovery. a source tells "e.t." today that jen's relieved that ben is many safe place. friends who saw ben's rapid decline are breathing a sigh of relief. we learned that he's checked into this malibu rehab. the upscale facilities includes brate taking trails. this is the actor's third rehab stint >> no question he's going to be detoxing. that's a very, very important part of the process. >> reporter: this doctor specialist said the next few days are critical.

>> he'll wake one a loft shame and guilt over what he's done. that he's relapsed that he's hurt his family, his children. >> one crucial factor in ben's recovery -- his ex, jen garner. >> can you guys please do me a favor? >> yes, yes. >> just out of respect, can you give some space? >> the actress plead with the paparazzi before driving him to rehab on wednesday. >> thank god she was proactive to help her ex and the father of her children. jen definitely saved ben's life. >> just give us a minute. absolutely. >> it's hard enough. >> a source tells us that jen has been ben's rock. she is used to putting on a brave face and handling ben's addiction but the process has been very exhausting for her. she won't give up on ben because he is the father of her kids. >> it's so so important that you model for your kids how to be a citizen of the world. >> now with everything going on, you also manage to co-parent.

how do you make that work. >> we do our best. >> ben and jen separated almost three years ago, but have yet to finalize their divorce. they have three children together. >> it's vital that jenner continues to support ben, but with no boundaries. there can be no drinking, no relapsing, none of that, because they have these great kids. >> this will undoubtly be a difficult weekend for ben. we'll be keeping an eye on the situation and have all of the latest developments for you on monday. "lifestyles of the rich and famous" host robin leach has passed away. >> i'm the man who's known for caviar wishes and champagne dreams. >> the 76-year-old's family confirmed that he passed away last night. he had been hospitalized since last november after suffering a stroke in mexico. the london-born host was famous for bringing audiences into the glitzy homes of celebrities. >> this is liberace's closet.

the air-conditioned home of his ten mink coats. >> robin was also part of our "e.t." family. >> robin leach, "entertainment tonight." >> he helped launch our show back in 1981 and served as a celebrity reporter for many years. >> are you singing our song? can you tell us how the show's going is the. >> it was wonderful. >> when can america see the new commercial? >> right after the first of the year if it gets by the censors. >> are you all right? >> you're supposed to be panic-stricken. >> i'm not nominated for anything. >> in his later years he was a celebrity gossip columnist for the "las vegas review journal." >> we don't know quite yet whether his final wish was to pass away being held by celine in her arms actually was

fulfilled. but that was the request that he had made and she said that she would do it. >> but what he will best be remembered for, is for lifting the curtain on the private lives of hollywood's biggest stars. and their extravagant lifestyles. >> caviar and champagne dreams. let's turn now to the powerful voices who will pay their respect to the woman who made that word et franklin. >> what do you want to be most remembered for? >> several things. certainly, the music. my humanitarian contributions. before you can be a great or a good anything else you got to be a good person. >> aretha franklin will be laid to rest after a star-studded celebration in her hometown of detroit next friday. jennifer hudson, stevie wonder

and faith hill are amongst the 19 performers will take the stage inside the greater grace temple "e.t." has also confirmed that clive davis and smokey robinson will speak. fans will be given the opportunity to say their good-byes on tuesday and wednesday. an open casket viewing for the public will be held at the detroit african-american museum of history. >> who do i listen to today? jennifer hudson. >> aretha franklin told "e.t." canada she was such a fan that jennifer was hand picked to play her in the upcoming biopic. the film is still scheduled to move forward. jennifer told "e.t." that role is a dream come rue. >> i'm ready. whenever that happens, it's like my dream role.

especially involving music and acting. >> now, let's get to another big headline. our news desk has been working on. are the bing bang stars really ready to say good-bye? it's bittersweet obviously. i'm sad to be saying good-bye to my family. it just happened yesterday, so i'm still trying to process all of it. we were there when we found out together and we're there to support each other and that's all there is to it really. that's why we've survived for this long is because we love each other. we're a family and we support each other. >> that love and affection may be the main reason why "the big bang theory's" ensemble cast has remain tight-lipped on why tv's number one comedy will end. despite reports it was the show's leading man jim parsons who said he was ready to step away. >> no group discussion. i'm waiting for this conversation. i could start it, guess. but i haven't. because it wasn't my role. but maybe it is now. >> the co-star kaley cuoco was

crystal clear, rooting for the show to go on. >> i think it would be stupid to say no. >> the cast however is often stuck together during contract negotiations. in fact, earlier this year in a show of "big bang" unity the five original cast members led by parsons, decided to take a pay cut in their salaries to raise the salary of their co-stars mayim bialik and melissa rauch. posted on her website her disappointment on the ending of the series. "am i happy? of course not. it's very sad. >> meanwhile, kunal broke news to "e.t." the sitcom's final episode will tape tuesday, april 30th, 2019. >> it's going to be the greatest season we're ever going to do. actually the last taping is on my birthday so it's going to be an interesting night. >> we caught up with kunal at dodger pitcher clayton kershaw's challenge sixth annual ping-pong 4 purpose. ashton and mila were there.

newly singled josh duhamel was also ready to play, kind of. >> well, i grew up in north dakota and we have had a lot of downtime, in the middle of winter, so we played a lot of ping-pong. i have a ping-pong table at my house but having said, i am a little bit rusty. he had a different strategy to beat matthew mcconaughey. matthew mcconaughey is being honored for the work he does for his foundation keep livin'. >> thank you for the honor tonight. thank you to the dodgers foundation. >> a milestone event, matthew is getting ready to celebrate. 225th anniversary of his breakout role -- >> the role at that time i didn't know if it was going to be a hobby or something i'd do for the summer. it turned out to be a career. >> matthew deserves some time to play right now. he has two big movies opening in

the next two months. first up, white boy rick, followed by the drama serenity. coming up -- ♪ nick's new love song to his fieian seee. then hot hunnam strips down again. >> it seems to be a running theme. plus, anthony anderson's mom is at it again. >> i can't help it. >>

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she put her dreams on hold to raise anthony. now, she's living her best life as his sassy sidekick and scorekeeper on their game show "to tell the truth." >> okay, mama, which of tonight's celebrities look the most gullible the you. >> sherri shepherd. >> what is it about anthony and mama doris that just makes us all, number one bust our side, but just laugh and be happy? those two together. >> she'll say anything, like there's no delay button. and there's no, i guess ethics is not come into mama doris' room. >> anthony told me once that he doesn't have a middle name. is that true? >> yeah, what's so [ bleep ] strange about that? >> she's definitely not one to mince words, but even doris can't deny anthony made some amazing things happen for her. like the time she got to meet oprah. >> mama oprah wants to take a picture with you. will you -- everybody in the first three

rows was mad as hell. and honey, i got a giant poster size. >> anthony does good things for your birthday, didn't you guys go on a trip and he took you? >> yeah, he took me to bahamas to see my love, michael jordan. >> and so when you meet him, what did you do? >> hug the [ bleep ] out of him. the big celebrities he introduced her to was denzel washington. up next, ariana grande takes up the haters. what you never knew about her "snl"'s fiance's medical condition. and charlie hunnam. >> that looked like sort of, you know, boy band music video. plus, adam lambert gone wild. what he's only telling "e.t." about his crazy vegas residency with queen. closed captioning provided by -- ♪

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♪ right now, pete davidson speaks out about ariana grande. >> i'm very, very loved and i'm very lucky. >> during yesterday's q&a with auburn university students in alabama. ariana grande clapped back at his haters. when a blog made a vulgar slam at davidson's appearance. to which grande responded, y'all do know this man has an autoimmune disease, right?

she was referring to crohn's disease, something pete's battled since his late teens. >> it's hard to be a public person like that. >> "snl" costar kenan thompson told us that he hopes they can navigate it. >> how is everybody doing? yeah all right. >> we talked to kenan as he rehearsed to host the first live new york city show of comedy troupe studio c. >> it's family friendly. they're very serious about keeping it clean. >> as for his comedy troupe at "30 rock," snl has racked up 21 emmy nominations. >> it feels great. >> next month's awards will be huge for the cast. michael che and colin jost are also hosting. >> i think they'll be tired of us by the end of the night.

>> season 44 of "snl" is right around the corner. it's season 16 for kenan. the longest cast member in the show east history. let's talk charlie hunnam right now. because his next role requires him to be barechested a lot of the time. something etonline's lauren zima just had to get to the bottom of. >> charlie, is it now in your contract that you're shirtless in every movie that you -- we're not complaining, it's just we get a lot of shirtless charlie hunnam which is wonderful. >> you know, yeah, it seems to be a running theme. >> i mean, there's some paparazzi photos from your new movie with ben affleck and garrett, you guys are all shirtless. >> what can you do? we were doing swim training on the beach and all of the sudden paparazzi showed up and it did look like sort of a boy band music video or something with us frolicking in the waves. >> if you're into shirtless hunnam, then "papillon" is for you. the drama is based on real-life

story of a man who was framed for murder and sentenced to life on an island with prisoners. this time, rami malek is the friend helping papillon escape. >> you can be savage. >> you had to lose weight. how much weight did you each lose and did you kind of stick with each other through that process? >> i was down to 145 for this but i think i probably started at 180, maybe like 35 pounds. >> and you were a little worried about him during all this? >> sitting in the mud and hanging out and watching charley starve so i was a bit concerned. but he's all right. ♪ we will we will rock you >> rami also transformed for another role, playing freddie mercury in the upcoming

"bohemian rhapsody." >> he's revolutionary and an icon and that's it. >> it's going to be pretty darn good, rami. someone else knows about the queen frontman. adam lambert. he's actually back with the legendry rock band for a limited engagement in vegas. keltie's getting all the details from adam himself. ♪ >> queen and adam lambert in las vegas. describe the show? because vegas gets crazy. >> it's all the biggest hits. i've been on tour for about six years with these guys. it continues to be such an honor. the audience wants these hits they know so well. ♪ we will we will rock you >> they can expect many freddie mercury-inspired fashions. >> freddie was such a fashionista and such a sense of humor of what he wore.

did line is -- i can't even cross the line. >> maybe in vegas? when he's not channeling the kweeb frontman adam is working on his own new music. it's been three years since he's released an album. >> there's a lo of pressure on you because you're you. no big deal. no pressure. but do you feel that? >> a point of view. figure out what i want to sing about. >> adam has been getting some inspiration from a grammy winner. >> where has this bromance with sam smith come from? >> there's not too many of us in the music world. he's a great guy, super down to earth, really fun. very talent zblde before his last tour with queen,

he got a red trench coat, he cut the sleeves and a new costume was born. if you think nick and priyanka's engagement party was special, wait until you hear what nick has done now. next on kron-4 news at

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