♪ tonight -- behind the scenes bachelor drama, the show's creator accused of attacking his pregnant wife. then, katy perry's wedding plans with orlando on hold? then, beyonce's new music video has an extra special cameo. and -- the boy bander heading for the live-action little mermaid plus, taylor swift music star? we're there as she gets pur purr-fect purr-fectly in. why her role today is also the most dangerous. this is "entertainment tonight."

welcome, everybody. there's a scandal exploding behind the scenes of "the bachelorette." far more serious and dramatic than anything you have seen on the show. >> it certainly is. it concerns mike fleiss, now he denies all of these accusations. but his estranged wife said he got physically violence while she was pregnant. >> "e.t." has obtained the documents filed by his estranged wife laura. in them, she accusing him of threatening her and multiple acts of violence. she submitted security camera that on jewel 4th mike demanded

that she get an abortion. the judge ordered him to stay 100 yards from both laura and 4-year-old son ben until the next court hearing. it's important to note that mike has denied all of laura's allegations and in a response declaration obtained by the blast, said, quote, i have not hurt, attacked or attempted to physically harm laura or our child. in regard to that july 6th incident, he claims she was a aggressor. >> the creator of the bachelor fran shiedz, the man behind the rose, mike fleiss. >> the couple met in 2012 when he was a judge on the miss america pageant. >> miss wisconsin! >> laura was crowned the winner that year and they married in 2014. >> mike fleiss is still an executive producer on the bachelor franchise. >> lots of tears. lots of fun.

>> warner brothers tells "e.t." quote, we're aware of the serious allegations and are looking into them now to happier bachelor nation news. sarah hyland and "bachelorette" alum wells adams are heading to the altar. take a good look at the massive opal-cut diamond ring. estimate cost $200,000. >> do you think about what the engagement ring could look like someday? >> i'm a 27-year-old woman, of course i have. he knows what it is, so it's fine. >> it all started with some flirting on twitter. the couple officially began dating in 2017, their first date was a pre-emmy party and they have been relationship goals ever since. >> i know him so well. i think he's starting to realize how crazy i i am. i hope he doesn't -- >> we have similar interests. like, our brands are the same.

right, dogs, rose, tacos. >> we're the same person with different genitalia. >> too much tmi. all righty two days away from what could be the biggest movie of the summer "the lion king." last night, beyonce dropped her new music video for the film. it is epic. but what did it take to convince queen b to return to the big screen after nearly a decade? ♪ can you feel the love tonight ♪ >> i am still a bit in shock that i'm a part of this film because i grew up loving "the lion king." >> so it helped that b is clearly a fan. but it also took director jon favreau about three years to get the busy superstar cast as nala and the role needed a sasha fierce update. >> he put nala right alongside simba in the big fight and i thought that was really interesting and very real,

because women, younow, we're the fighters. ♪ who run the world ♪ girls >> these three also likely helped seal the deal. >> being a mother, my family is my biggest priority. it's not many films that the parents can go and feel the way i feel about "lion king" and pass that legacy onto their kid. ♪ whoa spirit >> beyonce released her "spirit" music video last night in an abc news special. she just re-shot scenes last week at this arizona waterfall. when you're the queen, you can close down part of the grand canyon with just 24 hours' notice. who helped her do that? co-star james earl jones' brother handles arizona's filming permits. but in total, the waterfall scene is 10.5 seconds. ♪ rise up >> seven--year-old

blue ivy's in the video and sings on mom's "lion king"inspired album out friday. the significance was not lost on beyonce's destiny's child bandmate. >> because of her two little girls, what she's passing on for her family is really awesome. now to disney's live-action remake of "the little mermaid." harry styles is in talks to be prince eric. ♪ kiss the girl ♪ whoa whoa >> yeah, we can totally see harry as the one to "kiss the girl." he's been linked to four victoria secret models. but can he act? >> solo? why would anyone in a successful band go solo? that is insane. >> in 2017, harry landed his first and only film role in "dunkirk." he appeared in 40 scenes and critics liked him. >> i feel very lucky to have been in this one. >> and since then, he's been hoping to find that next role, it's rumored he auditioned to play el vision in an upcoming

biopic. could we hear harry sing in the little mermaid? we know that prince eric did. but in the broadway musical he had solos. we know that harry won't have any problems pulling off the hair flip. but we haven't seen him play the flute yet. 19-year-old actress/singer halle bailey is officially ariel, while melissa mccarthy is being considered to play the sea witch ursula. jacob tremblay is in talks to be flounder, and so is awkwafina to play scuttle. disney seems to have their eyes on those one direction boys. because at one point, zayn malik was rumored to have been in the running for aladdin. >> i remember that as well. you can expect a lot of running or in this case, pouncing, in the upcoming cast with taylor swift this purr-fect cast taking us behind the scenes. >> this musical is timeless.

everybody's working really long hours, rehearsing every day and it's fun. >> taylor is showing off her most feline movies in this movie adaptation of broadway's hit musical. >> we got to update it in ways that i think is so, so great. i came right off a stadium tour and went right into rehearsal and her co-stars strictly a-list. >> when you see people that at the top of their game raising it you do as well. >> the stage is huge. everybody is. protective. >> oh, my god, is this? it's so spectacular. >> so much fun to play in. >> the actors are not rehearsing their dance moves in costume. their cat fur will be added later digitally. >> level of technology that i don't think has ever been used

before. they're people and this has blown my mind. there's nothing else like it. >> i just was like, really excited and so honored to be a part of this. what about taylor's recent reconciliation with katy perry? katy is spilling some details. >> she invited me over to her house and she made me cookies and she actually makes those cookies and they are actually so delicious. >> as for upcoming i dos with orlando bloom. they're not on hold, they're in no hurry. >> it's important for us to do the work before we take this next step. it's not the same in your 30s coming up, how mommy bonding put an end to kate and meghan royal rift? and the royal who's compl e completely ditching protocol katherine heigl opening up a

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♪ >> okay, everybody. put those royal rift rumors to

rest. kate middleton and meghan markle are bonding as moms. >> they're making an effort to get along. >> royal expert tells us what you saw at wimbledon was real. >> we saw kate and meghan if the royal box and getting along, chatting to each other, looking -- looking very much like friends. >> now much was made over beyonce's breaking royal protocol hugging meghan at the lion king premiere in london. but how about this breaking royal protocol? prince charles with a fist bump for a commoner. quote, in this video we need to see him dab please. >> that's the dab. just in case you didn't know. >> it was great. very good. meanwhile, meghan's old show "suits" kicks off their final season tonight on usa network. >> which i love, one of my

favorite shows. so we had some hard-hitting questions for the cast. what are they going to steal from the set? and, what's next? i mean, would katherine heigl return for the finale of grey's anatomy? >> oh, that's a tough one. >> this is your home? >> no, it's not. not anymore. >> i almost feel like that would almost be distracting again to sort of what they've done with that show in the seven years since i left, you know, and what it must feel like it would just be kind of like, yeah, we already let that go. why are you here? >> okay, so grey's fans probably won't see izzy scrubbing in again, as for her next project? turns out meghan markle has been lobbying for a sequel to star in "center stage."

>> but i can say she was a fan of center stage and from the very first day i ever met her she was very adorably vocal about that. >> and the "suits" cast was very vocal about their final season to "e.t." and swiping some set souvenirs. >> i did not steal the suits. the suits i took were given to me. >> it's a weiner dog, a butter dish, it's 100% getting pocketed at the end of the season. >> yes, this jacket. because it has no relevance of anything having to do with "suits." >> i'm going to miss them so much. while the cast prepares for a final good-bye, silver lining, the premier of a new spin-off and we may see some familiar suits faces popping up. still ahead right here --

>> you want to it. >> kelly clarkson and your favorite stars are breaking out their favorite moves. >> you're welcome as j.lo dances for dollars. our first hook at "hustler." how she really went for it. >> my arm is still recovering. plus, meet the controversial new couples marrying for money. closed captioning provided by --

i'm going to do a little beyonce. i'm going to reign it in. >> what has stars busting out their favorite dance moves? >> what? what? >> it's a new social media challenge called dance or donate. you got to get down for 15 seconds or give 10 bucks to the united cancer fund to help find a cure. >> jennifer lopez, you're challenged. to dance and donate. >> the project was started by lilly tartikoff who challenged katy perry, will smith, jimmy fallon and kelly clarkson. >> do you like the sprinkler? >> but our fave? check out country crooner thomas rhett, he danced in front of 20,000 fans at his concert. >> he pulls out a little dance to james brown. okay, we have moved off our

stage, because for this next story, we felt we needed a little bit of intimacy. get ready, folks, for our first look at j.lo's "hustlers." >> front hook, ankle hook, knee hook. from here you can do the carousel. >> my arm is still recovering and my back. >> i would say that was the hardest thing i ever did but it was worth it. >> j.lo dove so deep into her role playing a stripper, she visited a strip club, and much to the delight of her fiance alex rodriguez, he got to tag along. the dedication to her craft left her fellow cast members in awe. >> it took everything in me to keep my jaw closed because she's it's not j.lo, it's different person and it's so not a performance. >> j.lo also produced the movie and cast cardi b. in her first movie role, a natural fit for the ex-stripper turned rapper. >> krartd cardi b. >> i just felt like cardi was such a natural choice. >> all the actress in the movie

i can tell them like, no, no, no, this is how it goes. this was my life. keke palmer probably took that advice, her performance brought tears to an unlikely person. >> my mom said she was proud of the way i handled that pole. >> it was just a very tearful moment. >> we were so excited for this movie. we promised each other we would watch the trailer together. >> i didn't see anything. are you ready to watch. >> i'm ready. >> let's go, j.lo. front hook. >> okay. carousel. >> i can't see anything but the thong. >> okay. j.lo in a fur is everything i ever needed. lizzo! come on, i'm ready. oh after seeing that, i'm

sure j.lo fans agree with me that it can't come soon enough. well, money and some may call it a hustle, is also a big theme for lifetime's reality show "marrying millions chl" kevin sat down with one couple hoping to give the carters some competition in the i do department. >> we heard you planned beyonce and jay-z's wedding and we want it to be bigger. >> we have an unlimited budget. >> meet the couple who plans to upstage beyonce and jay-z, we're talking a seven-figure wedding here. he's worth $30 million and has lots of celebrity friends, she comes from a small town with next to nothing and met him while she was still in college. >> there was concern from your family, they're like, oh, maybe she's a gold digger? maybe she's just after you for your money? >> my dad still feels that all women might be just out for money. >> let's be honest, money changes everything, doesn't it? >> it does, yeah. it is a different life with money. >> how good is that life? >> i mean, i don't want to brag but it is nice, you get to go to

exotic places. >> i just bought her the new g-wagon, the 2019, they're hard to get. >> a mercedes-benz g-wagon is upwards of almost $200,000. >> sean lourdes and megan thomas are one of six couples in the new lifetime reality series "marrying millions" asking the question "would you love em if they didn't have money?" >> i just turned 21. >> so how old is he? >> he's 60. >> when the timing is right i would love to marry brie. >> do you think you're a cougar? >> go for it. >> but is it true love or love of money that keeps these couples together? while sean and megan have been together for five years and have a 3-year-old son, there's one thing standing in the way of a wedding. >> you either want to marry me all or you don't want to marry me as long as you sign a prenup. >> what if she just says i'm not going to sign it? what are you going to do? >> i don't think we need a piece of paper to say we're married to be happy. i know she wouldn't leave me for that, you know, but you'll have to see. >> listen, i believe in prenups whether you're making 30,000 or

$30 million. get a prenup. sean, don't marry that lady without a prenup. coming up -- leo's titanic problem. how his "once upon a just this is coach drey care of the north what he's got a that i like and are taller than he is i like the reaction to. >>of the players sitting in the dugout in the background like what exactly is going on here. >>for all of the bald. it is an interesting jerseys they got back there to on a board or do you stand. on the managers wearing the jerseys. i like the that could streak here is being bold and not not making that choice clearly makes a lot of other bold choices right well.

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♪ >> i'll never let go. i promise. >> okay, anybody who was ever seen titanic which is well, everybody. we all thought the same thing, why didn't jack get on the door with rose? >> i always thought that. leo finally got called out on it when he joined brad pitt and margot robbie his co-stars in "once upon a time in hollywood." bye, everybody. >> thank you, guys. >> could have jack fit on that door at the end. >> oh, my goodness. i remember bawling my eyes out. >> what do you think, brad. >> i'm going to go back and look now. >> that's the biggest controversy, i think, in modern cinema.

>> no comment. >> did you mention -- could you make the door smaller. >> i said, i have no comment.

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