the insider, tracking the biggest stories making news today. number one, brad and angelina's custody battle takes a beating. >> at the end of the day, we are dear friends who love each other and want to support each other. >> the inside details of their temporary agreement. >> there is a long, tough battle ahead. royal romance official. but why is he putting the tabloids on blast? >> private life has to be private. >> and number three, mary lou's ballroom days are over as the dancers embrace the great white wave. if your life was a broadway musical, what would the title be? >> i put the all in small. >> plus your insider bonus, what is gabrielle union's biggest holiday no no.

a black person's home, you're banned. >> and the mannequin challenge has hollywood dead in it's tracks. but who is giving stiff competition? >> now the insider tracking hollywood from the inside out. dp. hello erin and welcome to the insider, we are tracking the biggest stories in hollywood today. >> and we start with the number one story everyone's talking about. >> he's a wonderful man and wonderful father and i'm very, very lucky. >> he wants to help me, i want to help him to be the best that he can be. >> in a relationship which deteriorated to an unrecognizable state of mess. source says brad and angelina have spoken directly to each other to reach a new temporary custody agreement. angelina's rep confirmed the news saying that both parties signed it over a week ago at a quote, in accordance with disagreement. the children will stay in

therapeutic visits with their father. this has been determined by child care professionals to be in the children's best interest. >> this is not filed in their divorce motion and does not mention anything about the plane incident that happened in september. angelina jolie's team is saying this is not a temporary agreement and the only way this can change it is if brad pitt files a new legal motion to go into court or come to some sort of separate agreement. >> us weekly reports that while brad agreed to this arrangement for now, it doesn't mean he's giving up legal, and physical custody. >> the department of child family services is still investigating. and that is going to be a factor into who gets custody. as we know brad pitt filed for joint, physical and legal custody last friday. source says that the filing shows he is going to stand firm and really fight for the kus df of these kids. >> a source tells us that the dcfs investigation will be coming to an end soon and the couple wanted something in place for when it does. adding that angelina and brad pitt decide to change an

>> how you doing? >> as for brad, his team knead a point not to comment on any news regarding his children. with a source telling us quote, unlike jolie's side, brad's side is attempting to abide by the confidentiality agreement that both parties signed. something angelina's side has no interest in doing. from the beginning, brad only wants to do what's best for the children and not fighting in the public press. number two story we are tracking. prince harry confirms his relationship with meghan markell in the most if i believe way possible. >> that line is almost nonexistent anymore. >> according to harry, that line has been crossed. >> the private life has to be private. >> in an official statement on kinsing ton palace letterhead,

is under attack. zblempb has the right to privacy. and you know, a lot of the members of the public get it, but sadly in some areas, there is this incessant need to find out every little bit of detail. harry lashing out and social media trolls for outright sexism and racism as he stands up for markle's african american mother who has to struggle outside her home. >> of course, what's meghan, nice to meet you. >> according to to the prince, the 35-year-old beauty who lives in canada has been em royaled in nightly legal battles with papers and is aware of substantial bribe being offered to her ex-boyfriend. the statement reading, quote, prince harry is worried about her safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. the insider has confirmed that

team. >> international relations and i went and worked for the u.s. embassy. >> the u.n. advocate has a lot in common with her royal beau. they're both humanitarians, animal lovers, and incredibly stylish. >> i love it so much. >> and it appears meghan will have no problem with long distance dating. >> one thing you couldn't live without. >> my passport. movingen to last night's "dancing with the stars," tracking at number three. >> ballroom tued as kelsey found out, it was mary lou henner's dancing curtain call. >> mary lou and derek. >> sad to see you go. >> no u i can see my son and back in two weeks. >> such a great, crazy ride up and down and you know, it's physical, psychological, it's mental. it's emotional. you know, i tote bonded with derek, we had so much fun. >> the fun may have come to an end for mary lou and her ballroom buddy derek, but the

white wave. ?? ?? ? he had it coming ?? >> if your life was a broadway musical, what would the title be? >> oh man. >> this is really hard. >> i put the all in small. >> if your life was a broadway show, what would the title be? >> don't give up. >> calendar 2016 and all my >> mr. november. >> i ghot. gold and beyond. >> isn't that your book? >> it is my book. it comes out january 24th, 2017, but you can preorder it right now. >> once more around the track. >> don't hate that. >> checkered flag, baby. >> checkered flag. >> gangster, the checker flag gangster. >> am agangster now? >> checkered flag cowboy.

other story taking over hollywood. >> joining us right now with his inside take. what is happening, yo? >> wait, what is happening right now. yeah guys, the votes are in, hollywood at a complete standstill for the viral mannequin challenge. >> it was a big hit. cowboy hats and a bar brawl brewing with a guy holding a >> this is awesome. the long pass to the late, late show with james covereden was all done in one take. studio audience and all. it was almost three minutes of no moving. it's the longest one of the challenge so far. james only breaking at the very end with a little -- the ladies of the talk also giving the whole show involved, including their guest ncis l.a. star eric christian olson. julie chen confessed this.

as warm baby paused to watch her play ping-pong. how'd they do that? >> look at a ping-pong ball, now that was great. beyonce reunited with her destiny's child girls, michelle williams and kelly rowland. derek huff posted this "dancing with the stars" version and at the end, it turned into a flash mob. why don't you >> i'm a tabloid nightmare. why would i sort of invite it myself? >> well, that hasn't stopped jen from generating buzz for her marie claire interview. addressing the nonstop scrutiny saying quote, i have worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human. say it like you mean it, girl. >> all right. coming up, nothing like that.

great white waves. why so many stars are leaving movie sets for the new york stage. plus jeff gordon can't create his own lane going head to head for a couples confidential. >> did you notice me? >> oh yes, it noticed you. >> well, you seem occupied. are you playing? >> yeah. i'm just playing cool. then, why christmas at mo'nique's house isn't for children. >> i play to win. young girls, you're going hurt their feelings. and chris pratt schools jennifer lawrence in snapchat. >> do it again. >> i don't know what to do. >> we got that in our top shots.

welcome back everybody.

top shot. >> snapchat session, but he did agree to this. >> oh wow, that was not a good look, meantime chris pratt using his passengers co-star jennifer lawrence how to snapchat on el. >> do it again. really good. >> i don't know what to do. >> you've done it. >> wow, j law, well done. over two million people loving kevin hart's father/daughter dance rings and he wrote, moments like these are what i live for. #daddieslittlegirlforever. >> how about this kevin? kevin arnold and the wonder years star at the new york rangers hockey game over the weekend. they knead on the jumbotron and somehow ended up on the ice. josh posted know it's a good night when fred savage and i end

blending in thinking of something super interesting to say. the thought never came though, at least the jacket looks cool, wow, very strange. what the hell did y'all do? >> you can't afford to buy me no more outfits like that. >> this looks hysterical. the comedy almost christmas is hoping for, well a christmas miracle. the question is can one family spend five days under th >> doesn't seem likely. yo back with us now. talk about an all-star cast. you were just with them. >> that's right, and you got gabrielle union, daniel glover, and mo'nique to name a few. it was definitely feeling the holiday spirit and she's got the body to prove it. dancing off. >> yes. >> on your instagram. how is that journey going for you? how is it to share with everybody? >> absolutely amazing.

with, he dances like i'm a 16-year-old girl in high school, and to lose weight that ways makes it so much easier because you can move in a way that normally you're too afried move your body at 48. >> mo'nique's got the moves, and she's working through some serious issues with her on-screen brother-in-law played by danny glover and their new holiday movie. >> holiday quite like family. >> but it's in the dining room. >> and when we started about their real holidays, mo couldn't hold back. which family member always causes problems at christmas for you? >> you. >> me? oh. >> oh. >> oh. i like to play with the toys too. and i play, i play to win. okay. yes, my children got nintendo 64, i want to win. i don't care about you young, you're going hurt their feelings. nope. >> you beat them at their own game. >> baby listen, we bayed for. santa claus came down the

not going to come to the house. the mail slot? where were my gifts coming from, sugar? >> we're going to move. >> i think this turned into therapy for mo'nique. laying out all her problems. >> where's your husband? >> ex-husband. >> i found out from gabrielle union another way to bring drama to the holidays. sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie. >> if you bring pumpkin pie to a black person's house -- >> sweet >> you're banned. you're banned. >> sweet potato pie. >> nothing else. >> don't you bring a pumpkin inside the house. >> the cast is absolutely his lars. and if you want to get into the holiday spirit, this is definitely the movie you want to see. >> thanks, yo. all right. coming up -- >> hardest interview i've ever done. >> and jeff gordon's not racing, he's going to want to put the pedal to the metal after our couple's confidential.

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much more insider still ahead. >> hardest interview i think

it's an amazing character. i think it's a tremendous story. new york stage taking on the role that robin williams made famous in dead poet society. the play hopes december 17th. >> clearly helps to have a store perform on broadway, right? but now more than ever celebrities are flocking as a rite of passage. >> the director can like cut whatever they want together and stage you, you really get to control your own performance.

broadway. it's really them flying without a net. and the stakes are so high. >> come flying out of a shoot and you have two and a half hours to do the whole thing or whatever it is. >> and in many cases, broadway is the actor's boot camp according to our insider series xm's on broadway channel host julie jane. >> adrenaline that comes from having to put something together in a relatively short amount of time, and do it live every night, eight times a week. broadway, but you don't know what that means until you literally reach. >> and allure that drew off jennifer hudson to the production of the color purple. now tony award winner and stage alum jennifer holiday steps in. ?? ?? ?? be it musical or drama, the star power has given the overall theatrical box office a profitable group to the tune of

>> 2015/16 was the most highest grossed in history. you could draw a parallel to the more celebrity names that we're seeing on broadway, the more that becomes an audience draw. >> i think i've become -- i hope i've become a better film anchor by working in the theater and vice versa. >> cate blanchett will further showcase when she makes her debut next month. in the drama, the present. >> the audience will as they put into it, but also you're responsible for shaping their experience. >> blanchett joins a roster of hollywood power houses like nicole kidman and scarlett johasson who jumped to the stable. >> it is intense, but it's liberating. >> oscar nominee bradley cooper told cbs this morning charlie rose about the experience. >> does it vary from night tonight? >> oh yeah.

groeben. >> you get drinks, in the round, it's fun, the audience gets involved. >> i mean, the stars love it. and what's also great about broadway, it actually creates stars, lynn manuel miranda anyone? now to retired nascar racer jeff gordon. he is releasing his first ever biography november 22nd. we enlisted his wife of ten years to give us a sneak confidential. >> hardest interview i think i've ever done. >> some say the forward, tell us how that came about. >> so i met tom many yeerlgs back in the late '90s when he came to the banquet last december and introduced me -- >> many of us want to say we'll miss you, what we really mean is we thank you. >> very caught off guard,

the first time that you met me? did you notice me? >> oh yes. yes, i noticed you. >> well, you seem occupied. are you playing? >> yeah. i was playing cool. i had to, you know, put that game face on. i was like, who's that? she's coming with us. and as soon as i heard you talk about coming out to the hamptons, i was like oh, this changed my whole hamptons trip. >> fourth of july. >> the only of course the infamous, famous white bikini. that was a moment that i'll never forget. >> yeah. >> i was just like boom, right straight in the pool. and she got in. >> leading the pack on "dancing with the stars," which we actually watch. >> we do. doing a great job. >> amazing, i love it. do you ever see competing for the mirror ball --

>> you wouldn't let me do it and i wouldn't let myself do it. you know as well as i know my back, there's no way that my back would hold up. >> oh come on, james, come on,

tomorrow on the insider. amy adams and jeremy renner's kid on set play dates. how his daughter keeps him on

all the time. then magic johnson's wife cookie on the 25th anniversary of his historic emission. >> they told me he was going to die. >> and we break down the secrets of pulling off the pantsuit in the insider style guide. >> a good tailor and a lot of confidence. >> that's tomorrow on the insider. one last thing before we go. jimmy fallon and iowa lee that keys compete in the ultimate late night staring contest and things gets intense. >> here it is in case you missed it. >> this might take a while. coffee.

to want get a sushi? >> totally. >> got one. >> #sushi. >> that is some laser focus right there. she wins.

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