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♪ tonight, going, going, gone. susan lucci takes a tumble. "e.t." with the soap star just moments before her runway disaster. >> oh, i love this gown so much. >> as we look back at celebs' most epic slips, falls and fails. then -- ♪ >> ariana versus the grammys. why she's refusing to perform as we blow the lid off theflashbac diana ross. >> amazing, s -- >> excuse me. >> kristoff st. john's formerv . the eerie premonition about her "y&r" co-star. then "big bang" stars in
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tears and how we turned the red table on jada pinkett smith. >> no you didn't. no. >> this is "entertainment tonight." welcome, everybody. while the biggest stars in music will be right here for the gram grammy award on cbs. >> we won't see ariana grande. she is fighting mad. >> we have to start with the soap opera star susan lucci. first, the heart scare and then this. susan falling during her appearance and we were with susan backstage. >> i'm wearing a gown that i ex catwalk. >> the 72-year-old was working the runway in a red, strapless gown. at one point, she stumbled a tiny bit. then she spins and loses her balance. you can hear the audience gasp, but susan keeps smiling.
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collects herself and blows the crowd a kiss. susan's grace reminded us of another moment. "sex and the city"'s carrie bradshaw. >> oh my gosh. she's fashion roadkill. >> making lucci's fall all the more dramatic though was the fact that she just revealed that she underwent an emergency heart procedure. >> it was a total shock. >> last fall she went to her he a 90% h chest pain. blockage in your main artery. he said, i can fix it and that night he performed the surgery. >> her doctor inserted two stents. the experience inspired the actress to be part of the red she proved like carrie, she , can turn a little fall into a triumph. >> because when real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking. >> i was really thrilled to walk the catwalk tonight. i wanted to be able to tell my
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story. maybe it will help a woman now to save her life. >> susan can certainly take solace in the fact she isn't the only one who has taken a big fall. many stars have fallen on stage and we have video to prove it. that is coming up. but right now, the final preps are under way for this sunday's grammys, but one thing the show is not prepared for, and that's ariana grande lashing out. ♪ i like it, i want it, i >> ariana i pulled out of performing at the grammys. the drama unfolded after ariana was reportedly not allowed to pe rings." ♪ gr the grammy producer told the press she felt it was, quote, too late for her to pull something together. in a massive twitter clapback, ariana said, quote, i can pull together a performance overnight, and you know that, ken.
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it was when my creativity and self-expression was stifled by you, i decided not to attend. >> "7 rings" is a new song. we discourage artists from doing new songs. that song has a leg up in someone's mind for next year. >> ariana's absence is a huge loss considering her new album dropped today to phenomenal reviews and she came out with a new song "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored." ♪ leading up to the big night, clyde davis will host his pre-grammy gala. >> every year, the exciting challenge is to help showcase this life. >> as for other grammy performances, dolly parton will be honored during a special tribute featuring katy perry and kacey musgraves. ♪ jolene
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>> also this shot with her goddaughter miley cyrus wearing a jacket in her honor. another icon taking the stage? ♪ diana ross. we caught up with her son, evan ross at last night's warner music pre-grammy party. >> did she give you any hints of what she's going to perform? >> i'm not sure. and i'm not sure if i'm allowed to tell. the last person i want to get in trouble with is her. >> that is a smart guy, and speaking of ross, tv's endless love for diana rolls on. our greatest moments with the diva, including when she refused to leave the stage. let's talk aboutth, and wha the cast who just ur free time? solidified their place in tv history. >> here we are today, celebrating the longest running multicamera comedy in the history of broadcast television. we are delighted to be able to re-dedicate and re-name stage 25
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which forevermore will be now known as "the big bang theory" stage. [ applause ] >> it's been a lot of years, a lot of emotions. all good things come to an end. >> the big honor had kaley cuoco eyeing at the lot in l.a. for 11 years, it was her home away from home and "e.t." was there from the start. >> i mean, look at this place. does this not just shout 22-year-old girl? right? >> "big bang" becomes the first show to get a stage, follow "fr and "two and a half men". >> dave. i said it. >> kaley's already anticipating a lot more waterworks. >> okay. >> i was laughing and i was, like, how are we going to shoot the last episode? i was hoping we would preshoot a lot of it because i think there will be a lot of tears. >> plenty of tears today in hollywood as "the young and the restless" pay tribute to kristoff st. john who passed
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away on sunday. now one of the many people devastated by his loss is his former on-screen wife. earlier, i spoke to an emotional victoria in her first interview since losing her dear friend. >> what was the last conversation you had with kristoff? >> can we just take a minute? he sent me all these pictures of us together, and i reached out to him because this is a red flag. why is he sending me these r retroprotective pictures of our relationship? i said, are you okay? he was, like, i'm fine. it was always in the back of my brain as i knew he was struggling. >> unconscious. >> the 52-year-old was found dead last sunday after the lapd said they got a call about a possible alcohol overdose.
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investigators still haven't determined a cause of death. >> he has talked about sobriety. maybe kristoff couldn't get the help he needed and he was in real pain. >> kristoff was dealing with the loss of his son, julian, who took his own life four years earlier. i spoke to kristoff soon after. >> i want to show you something because this -- this is a moment i will never forget in my life. >> that call was the worst call i have ever had in my life. i knew -- i knew that -- i knew that julian had died. >> he was just broken by that loss. kristoff never got over it. >> how do you remember him?en h. i always felt safe, and when i look at that, it brings me joy, and it brings me such sorrow, but love is eternal.
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>> it really is hard to reconcile the fact that she is gone. >> sure is. >> back to the "y&r" family, it was announced he will be honored for the future storyline expected to begin in late april. the show will not only pay tribute to his late character, but also kristoff. more sad news. hollywood lost the great albert finney. you will remember him from "annie," and "skyfall." he passed away peacefully after a short illness. he was 82 years old. still ahead -- the red table tricks jada pinkett smith has planned and w t hard way. plus, man down. luke bryan's stage dive, but he's not the only one. the clumsy celebs who bit the dust while cameras rolled. >> you're going to
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after will's big win. you know, jada has come a long way. i mean, it seems like she is getting better with age and she also has a big hit on her hands with her red table talks. i had to take jada even further back since before the grammys when we sat down for an exclusive chat. >> i want to ask you. what would you tell this girl right here? >> no you did not. uh-uh. no. >> what would you tell her? what would you tell her? >> i would tell her, yes, girl. you are all that and more. >> she certainly is. i sat down with the mom of two and activist after she left the stage of the makers conference. the annual inspirational summit for women and she shared with me the inspiration behind her red table talk series. >> i went through a really tough time in my life, and there were three women courageous enough to be super transparent with me. p and salma hayek.
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they i think cha chanchanged th my life. >> so don lemon? >> she is on this week, and with the jussie smollett situation that has occurred, my mother and willow and i were very interested in the experience of being openly gay, black and male in america. >> my initial reaction was sadness. >> but not everybody is ready to have a seat at the table. i want to play this for you. will you go to the red table with jada? >> jada might get too much truth out of me. i'm going to have to charge her good money for that. good, good money. >> i'm not surprised. that's my girl right there. yeah. queen's not coming to the table any time soon. >> no? >> no. we have more with jada coming up. could we see her on next season's "the masked singer"? >> you fronted a band. >> i did. and our 25-year flashback with the stars and the cant-miss celeb cameos.
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♪ welcome back, everybody. well, come sunday this place is going to be filled with musical legends and none bigger than miss diana ross. she will be part of anve her 75th birthday next month? there is no slowing diana down, but you don't have to tell "e.t." that. ♪ can't >> bei stagenificent and it's beautiful and wonderful. >> diana is a legend, an icon and a trailblazer. ♪ >> i have had such an incredible
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career. i have been so blessed in my life. >> one of the most famous live performances ever was diana's 1983 concert in central park, and of course, "e.t." was there. ♪ through winds and a torrential downpour, miss ross refused to leave the stage. >> we thought hurricane diana was going to hit new york, and oh my god. all the people were on the street and they were all there. everybody was there in the park. ♪ ♪ in the name of love >> and how's this fornexit? after the halftime show with the 1996 super bowl, we were there on the field as a helicopter landed and wiskhisked her away. >> amazing, huh? >> a superstar for more than 50
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years, she has been able to maintain her fame while raising her five children. here's her daughter traci when she was just 17. >> i knew i wanted to be a parent, a mom, and i wanted to have them, and so they were always more important than anything. >> she has got her priorities straight. >> yeah, she does. >> we just saw how flawless diana was, but like many of us, she is also human. check out this flashback shot of diana back in 1991 as it may be a little too much o the dance floor. >> here's the thing about stars. we see them on the dance floor and they look so graceful floating across the floor, but when they fall -- >> oh, they fall hard. >> j-lo ended up on the floor during the american music arn s. >> you have to fall down and get right back up. that's the mark of a champion
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right there. ♪ >> also on live tv, madonna took a tumble. the cape, heels and stairs were a recipe for disaster. a star is falling? lady gaga has had a few on stage mishaps, but doesn't miss a note. ♪ beyonce slipped while performing with her sister, solange at coachella. shook it off after landing on her derriere while reyaihanna has also made unintentional dive. we know luke bryan looks getting up close and personal with his audience, but this is a bit much. proving actors aren't immune, jennifer lawrence tripped up the stairs while receiving her best actress oscar. >> you're standing up because you feel bad that i fell and
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that's really embarrassing. >> hugh jackman jumped up to give you a hand. >> i didn't know because i was in this cloud of i want to die, i had no idea. >> that is her story. she's sticking to it and we basically love anything she does. all right. let's talk about one of my favorite shows of the '90s, "party of five." we know a reboot is in the works, but with an entirely new family, but we can't celebrate the future without flashing back to its tv past, and that's why they make this bingeworthy watch list. ♪ why watch? well, you cannot deny these stars. cutie with the dimples, scott wolf, matthew fox before "lost," and mean girl. >> the pressure's on. >> the story listenings with their parents in a car accident and it's tragedy and how they deal with it. >> it's funny, heartwrenching.
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it's great. it's got it all. >> "e.t." was onset from the very beginning. we were there when jennifer love-hewitt showed up to play bailey's girlfriend. >> i'm probably going to get hate mail. >> so just how bingeworthy is "party of five"? consider this. back in 1995, the show was so good it made the stars teen idols. >> i have had a few marriage proposals. i have got prisoners, cell blocks. >> another reason to binge? just getting to spot big celeb cameos. you can see patricia heaton, and even kate hudson in her first ever acting role. >> maybe it would make things easier for you. you know, there is someone else in this world. you're adorable. >> it's been almost 20 years, and the cast still looks the same. as for why the reboot has a brand-new cast? >> we're grown-ups now. there's a premise for the show and how they stay together as
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children. we haven't figured it out yet. shamen to shame on us, right? >> by the way, you can catch all six seasons of the original "party of five" on netflix, and someone is a big fan. >> two words. nev campbell. coming up, jada pinkett smith down to compete on "the masked singer"? what she told me coming up next. next on kron-4 news at
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well, make sure you join us on monday for all the grammy insanity. you don't want to miss what will happen right here. >> you don't. and we'll leave you with something we have been having fun with. we're asking the stars to come up with the next question for the next star. bob sag et did it. >> what's the best weight loss program as an actor or actress where you are not just starving? >> i don't think there is one. weight loss is, like, diet and exercise. there is no way around it. diet and exercise. so boring. what do you miss most about having >> just walking streets u know, going into shops. when is the last time you got a real good fluff on? >> a good what? >> relaxing, luck suruating,
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whether it'soing somewhere or cuddling. >> ken and i were cuddling before this red carpet. >> i cannot deny that. sometimes you just need a random, warm body and that's what robin is. >> would you like to be on "the masked singer"? >> robin, you -- let me tell you something. robin of anybody knows i do not have the singing skills to do that. ♪
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