tonight, david letterman under fire from the wrath of the writer. in a brand new hln exclusive, one of letterman's first female writers is speaking out and it's making for big news. nel scovell is claiming that letterman ran a hostile and sexually charged atmosphere at nbc. in a scathing new interview with hln's own joy behar, scovell adds more fuel to the fire. so i have to ask, can letterman handle the wrath of the writers? right now in hollywood is carlos diaz, correspondent for "extra" also kim. carlos, kim. it was just a few weeks ago that david letterman admitted to having sex with women who worked with him on his show on cbs. now you've got nell scovell claiming that she quit because of what she called sexual politics. she described that dramatic moment on hln's "joy behar show." >> it was my dream job. i loved that show. and it was a breakthrough. so i moved back to new york to take this job. and five months later, i ended up walking away from my dream job because it was a hostile work environment. >> okay. kim, here's what i'm wondering. if

it's impossible for somebody to report david letterman to human resources. nothing is going to happen. he's a multimillion-dollar organization in himself. what is a girl to do? she had to leave. >> it's interesting that you brought up anita hill and the eeoc. and there are these laws. we've all had a greater recognition of what is legal and what is not legal. the law can only go so far. it's just like civil rights legislation. there comes a point where society has to take it a step further. we, as individuals, the morality has to go where to the law hasn't gone. law can only do so much. >> amen, amen. thank you, jami, very much. >>> coming up next, eat cookies to lose weight? that sounds like a really good idea, stick around. >>> have you heard of the cookie diet? it's a diet where you can eat six cookies a day. can i just mention, to me, that's not a diet. that's a way of life. joining me now to discuss it is dr. sanford siegal. creator of dr. siegel's cookie diet. welcome, dr., how are you? >> hello, highway. >> so tell me, how does the cookie diet work? >

number two, joe halderman knew david letterman's driver, the best way to get it to david letterman. showing up at david letterman's apartment at 9:00 in the morning wouldn't have made it better or different. if fed-exed it does that mean there is no case. >> that's fine. why would he say in the letter he sent him your world is going to collapse? that sounds a little threatening to me, not exactly friendly at any hour of the morning. >> there is no requirement in a commercial transaction people be friendly. there's no requirement in a commercial -- >> your world is going to collapse is beyond friendly. it's threatening. >> it's not threatening. it is a reality. it was a reality, number one. and number two, he had the absolute right to go to letterman with his intellectual property and offer him the right of first refusal. that's all he was doing. you know something, if you want it draw on the tapes or communication, in later meetings joe halderman made it crystal clear he said to jim jackoway representing him at the time, clearly it's your option. you don't have to take this. that do

that's a little hinky. >> reporter: david letterman revealed the hinky alleged blackmail plot on his ld his audience that this guy, robert halderman, tried to sell him a screenplay, describing the lurid details of an affair letterman was having with a woman who worked for him. a woman who also happened to be halderman's longtime live-in girlfriend. >> i don't usually receive packages at 6:00 in the morning in the back of my car. there's a letter in the package and it says that "i know that you do some terrible, terrible things." >> reporter: letterman took the letter to authorities and halderman was arrested. but halderman says he's innocent and he wants the case dismissed. letterman's lawyer said today on "good morning america" and on the "today" show that these new claims of innocence are a bunch of bunk. >> this was not a legitimate business transaction. who negotiates a business transaction at 6:00 in the morning in the shadows of somebody's apartment building? who says, your world's about to collapse? >> reporter: but halderman's lawyer says 6:00 a.m. is a perfectly fine time to

outrageous new claims and excuses by the guy accused of trying to extort $2 million from david lettermanso over the top that people were saying they were right up there with my dog my homework. it was all out war as attorneys for both the suspect and letterman made their cases which also made for big news breaking today. >> this was not extortion or black mail. >> say it again. >> it was not extortion or black mail. >> the attorney for david letterman's black mailer hit the morning shows and repeatedly denied the trying to extort money from david letterman. >> he came into possession of certain intellectual property. he had a right to sell that property. >> he said he was simply trying to sell letterman a screen play for $2 million. at 6:00 in the morning. no big whoop? seriously? are you kidding me? >> if this was not extortion, what was it? >> a commercial transaction. it may not have been an ordinary electronics action, but it was permitted by law. >> let's face it. it was a hard sell. this morning today show anchor meredith vieira asked the question a lot of us were thinking. >> you

>> actually david letterman will be tricky, they could go with david letterman, but she was terrible in "cabin boy." >> i think that nicole kidman can do incredible things with prosthetics. >> who's she going to play, letterman? >> i would like to nominate russell crowe for halderman. >> for halderman, rick sanchez with a goat tee. >> he's got the look, but the character's a little more one-eyed willie. >> do you think this is going to shoot letterman's numbers through the roof? it's like the o.j. trial, and letterman will be on his show. >> they will be simulcasting the late night -- the late show on true tv. it will be amazing. but he's doing great. >> letterman's doing very well. but do you think it's attached to this? >> this is the best thing that could have happened to him, this screen play idea, because now it seems even more silly and that he's even more the victim. >> do you think -- i think that now that people have had time to process it and now that this has come out it's the second wave of people feeling, oh, now i feel kind of bad for dave. >> the "today" show is adding

joe knew david letterman's driver. he knew that was the best way. showing up at 9:00 would not have made it better or different. fedex, does that mean there is no case? >> why would the letter say your world is going collapse? that is not friendly at any hour. >> there is no requirement in the commercial transaction that people be friendly. >> your world is going collapse? that is threatening. >> it is not threatening. was a reality. and he has the absolute right to go letterman with intellectual property and offer him the right of first refusal. that is all he was doing. joe made it crystal clear, he said to the man representing david letterman, clearly it is your option. you don't have to take this. that doesn't sound threatening to me. his tone was not threatening. if you heard the tapes, when you hear them at a trial. >> let me ask you something. letterman's attorney doesn't buy what you are saying at all. let's listen to him. >> who negotiates a business transaction at 6:00 in the morning in the shadows of somebody's apartment building who says

she didn't hold back. >> david letterman does not need sarah palin. >> you disagree. >> david letterman does not need sarah palin for ratings. that's a joke. he's got his own scandals to deal with. we're already watching him. >> good point. we'll end it there. lauren lake, kim serafin, thank you, ladies. >> now we want to hear you take sides in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. that's our showbiz question of the day. who is winning the war of words? >>> so will sarah palin become a reality star? >> have you been offered your own talk show? >> there have been lots and lots of offers in these last couple of months especially coming our way. some bizarre things. reality shows. >> palin has been offered reality shows. what would that look like? the big question, will she do it? brooke shields' suicide confession. why brooke has revealed that she wanted to die after her daughter was born. and carrie prejean, a politician? why a congressman says the disgraced former beauty queen could have what it takes for a future in politics. >>> you are locked in to shobz. you got to keep on watchi

tonight, david letterman under fire from the wrath of the writer. in a brand new hln exclusive, one of letterman's first female writers is speaking out and it's making for big news. nel scovell is claiming that letterman ran a hostile and sexually charged atmosphere at nbc. in a scathing new interview with hln's own joy behar, scovell adds more fuel to the fire. so i have to ask, can letterman handle the wrath of the writers? right now in hollywood is carlos diaz, correspondent for "extra" also kim. carlos, kim. it was just a few weeks ago that david letterman admitted to having sex with women who worked with him on his show on cbs. now you've got nell scovell claiming that she quit because of what she called sexual politics. she described that dramatic moment on hln's "joy behar show." >> it was my dream job. i loved that show. and it was a breakthrough. so i moved back to new york to take this job. and five months later, i ended up walking away from my dream job because it was a hostile work environment. >> okay. kim, here's what i'm wondering. if

>> were you in alaska -- [inaudible] >> [inaudible] >> david letterman. were we in contact with anyone about it? >> yeah, i mean, we were. but -- i mean, i think what's interesting about that incident is that at the time it was good for both of them. it was good for letterman's ratings, and it was good because people sympathized with her. it was a horrible statement, but then her joke, i should say, or -- >> attempt at a joke. >> attempt at a joke. but when the governor's political spokesperson put out this statement saying that we shouldn't have will in the same room as david letterman, it just kind of put them on the same level. i think that's what was unfortunate about the david letterman incident. but it went from where i think a lot of people empathized with her and thought it was a disgusting joke b to where they were on the same level. >> there was a lot of incidences after the campaign in general where we felt that governor palin sort of brought herself down to a level where she didn't need to be. >> yeah. >> she would always respond every time a

>> david letterman. >> were you in contact with anyone? >> yeah, we were. i mean, the thing that is interesting about that incident. at the time it is good for both of them. it listed for letterman's ratings and it was good because people were captivated with her. it was a horrible joke. attempt at a joke. but when the governor political spokesperson put out this statement saying we should not have willow in the same room as david letterman, besides cringing at the statement it puts them on the same level. that is what was really unfortunate. a lot of people emphasized with her and thought it was a disgusting joke to where there was just nothing. >> we thought that governor pailin brought herself down to a level where she didn't need to be. she would always respond. she felt like she would have to release a press statement. we were so amazed by that because we thought that the campaign would have the canter skin. obviously he is trying to get a lot of attention. he must be very nine. he is a 19-year-old kid. we are wondering why she needs to answer every ti

. >>> so the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask a judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for cbs news producer be rot haldeman plans to challenge the evidence. the case said haldeman had him admit on his show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> if you see one of the hot new toys for christmas, grab it, says jen westhoven. toy shortages are starting early this year. go out and get them, hey, money expert. >> hey. we have been talking about this is the kind of year where you decide to wait until the very end, you could be risking your stuff will be gone. retailers are worried maybe people aren't going to be spending as much this holiday season. look, they're not in great shape either. they can't afford to be stuck with a lot of leftover that's have to be marked down soxt they're ord, so they're ordering in smaller batches. this is a mechanical hamster and has a whole ring it runs around like a real hamster. >> not the juju pet. please tell me know. >> it's really cute. >> you have to smile when you say the name. >> you could be right. but

the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman said he was trying to sell him a screenplay. likely story. in court today asking a judge to throw out the extortion charges claiming it was all a big misunderstanding. and the whole sexual blackmail thing was just a commercial transaction. trying to extort letterman when he discovered that his girlfriend was having a sexual relationship with david letterman. sounds like we do have enough material for a screenplay now. we're going to stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> moving forward to disbelief and outrage given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her romantic rival. you remember lisa nowak. she's the former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing another woman. she suited up in a diaper so she could drive nonstop for 1,000 miles in a plot to attack the other woman. colleen shipman. she disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat and followed shipman to her car and then sprayed her w

would have gone away. >> i'm sure that's happened to many, many celebrities before and good for david letterman for coming out in order to make these things stop. i'm sure people have paid these people off. >> the defendant's lawyer said letterman's select is why we're here today, in court. what do you think of that? if joe schmo has an affair with mary bakery, who cares but he's a celebrity. it was a torrid affair, oh, they were hot. >> i don't know, i think actually letterman's select is to his disadvantage in this case because people are looking at him as to whether he made a good choice of having sex with someone, one of his colleague, and now he's being criticized, so i don't know that his select is helping him in this matter. >> the celebrity is what's horrible about it. i mean you wouldn't have that much power without the celebrity. i mean he is being punished for being very, very famous and successful. >> i think the lesson to be learned is to date age-appropriate women for both of those men. a woman in her 50s would never journal about this. >> you're going to have to get to reality, m

to see if it could have done anything differently. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david lettermank a judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for cbs news producer robert halderman plans to challenge the evidence. remember the case made letterman admit on his own show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar has made a stunning announcement about his health. that he has cancer. what kind, rafer? >> a rare form of cancer that has the dreaded word leukemia in it. the basketball legend starred in films like "air"airplane" and t shows. he was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia back in december. doctors say it was not a death sentence and he has a very good chance to live a normal life. >> i had a very good friend who died three or four years ago from a different type of leukemia. but when that happened, it was devastating. and i thought i had the same thing and that i had months or weeks to live. >> so he is now partnered with a company that makes drugs to treat those with the disease. he's a paid spokesman for them. but wan

the man who tried to extort millions of david letterman. j he's in court today saying it was a big misunderstanding. he's accused of trying to extort letterman. sounds like we have enough material for a screen play now. we're going to stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "top of the block." moving forward to disbelief and outrage given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her former rival. she's the former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing ooltewah woman.she suited up in a diaper. nowak's defense team disputes the whole diaper story, by the way. she also wore a wig and trench coat, following shipman to her car and then sprayed her with pepper spray. she got a year's probation for this attack. the judge gave her two days in jail and two days of credit time served. that came on the wheels of this gut wrenching statement. >> shortly after i turned 30 years old, lisa nowak hunted me down and attacked me in a dark parking lot. her attack was part of a well researched,

pay one of the boys $40 for a video game. >>> the cbs news producer charged with blackmailing david letterman is in court today. he threatened to expose letterman's affairs with women on his staff if the star didn't pay him $2 million. halderman has pleaded not guilty. his defense attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case. he says his client was merely trying to sell a screen play. letterman made tv history when he confessed on his show he'd indeed slept with women who worked for him. >>> president obama is now considering four options regarding how to handle the strategy for the war in afghanistan. the white house press secretary says the president plans to discuss those options with his national security team tomorrow. but he wouldn't reveal what they involved. general stanley mcchrystal has told the president the u.s. mission will fail unless he sends an additional 40,000 troops to afc. sources say the president plans to add more troops but probably not the amount mcchrystal is recommending. >>> you expect fights to break out when you go to a men's hockey game, right? a girls' soccer ma

derek jeter, anti-pettitte and jorge posada went on "david letterman." >> it's an experience that will last forever, isn't it? >> you just explained it all so we have nothing to say. >> and then they got up and left. no, i'm kidding. manager joe girardi went from winning a series to being a good samaritan. that story at 10:00. >>> thank you. you may be one of the millions of families experiencing unemployment for the first time and some don't even know what kind of help is available. hln money expert clark houd howard has the answers. >> are you unemployed? maybe you never faced it before. maybe a member of your family is unemployed who has never faced it before. well, there are certain things that you have to look at and consider if you have never been through the cycle. now i was talking with a woman the other day who has been unemployed for a while and she was asking me questions about which bills she should pay, which ones she shouldn't and all this and that. i said what unemployment check are you getting? and she looked at me like, unemployment check? i said, you have filed for un

. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask the judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for robert halderman plans to challenge the evidence. the case made letterman admit on his own show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> north and south korean warships clashed near their disputed sea border this morning exchanging fire. south korea claims that a north korean ship was damaged after it deliberately crossed the border. an official says this may have been just an accident that got out of control. that's a quick check of what we're talking about, definitely not all. let's check in on you this morning, sleepy head. i'm robin meade. welcome. during wartime u.s. troops know the risk that they're facing but today in ft. hood a memorial for 13 soldiers killed in the kind of attack no one expected. a shooting rampage on the base and a fellow soldier as the suspect. the president will attend the service and meet with families. some witnesses are still stunned by what they saw. >> people started running and we could see people throwing chairs an

. >> people ask what was the worst fight i ever had, on the david letterman show in 1996, the beavery thumb off. >> larry: i told you, he building another dam. >> i don't want to show you the teeth. but they're big teeth, buddy. they're very important. a lot of people in montana, you've been in montana, i'm sure. don't like them to be there because he dams uprivers and fishes. they're very important for making ponds and certain lakes if they're in the right place. the beaver is still trapped for, obviously, its pelt there. i don't know if you can see the tail or not. that tail is used as a warning signal for all other animals as well. if that beaver knows something alarms it, it will slap its tail. if you ever saw a cute little beaver, they're as cute as they've ever could be. in a beaver home, they're just a neat, neat creature, larry. if you ever see baby beavers and a mom, it's incredible. the worst bite i ever had was by a beaver. look at the back foot. it's like a duck's foot. >> larry: yeah, it is. >> look at that back foot. isn't that amazing. >> larry: here comes the screamer

. >>> the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman say he was trying to sell acreen play. that is next. >>> but first, of course it is veterans day and we're remembering all the men and women who honor and serve the u.s. military. in this leaders with heart our own robin meade tells us about a woman who honors wounded troops every day. >> peggy baker is the founder of operation first response a volunteer organization that helps wounded u.s. soldiers and their families. >> some of the serious injuries they have and they are still smiling, working hard to continue on. >> the group assists from financial aid to visiting the injured. it started with inspiration from peggy's son. >> my son joined the army shortly after 9/11. i was put into a position that my child was going to go and defend our country. it opened eyes. >> after a friend's son was wounded peggy met him at the army hospital to offer support and that is when she found her mission. >> at first i didn't have personal support except my family. to have somebody there who cared meant a lot. >> more than 5,00

>>> all right "top the block" take fwopt man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david lettermane was just trying to sell the late-show legend a screenplay. likely story. joe halderman in court today asking a judge to throw out the extortion charges, claiming it was all a big misunderstanding. and the whole sexual blackmail thing was just a commercial transaction. halderman is accused of trying to extort letterman when he discovered that his girlfriend, stephanie birkitt, was having a sexual relationship with david letterman. sounds like we do have enough material for a screenplay now. we'll stay on top of this one. that is tonight's "much to the block." >>> moving forward to disbelief and outrage over a slap on the wrist sentence given to that former astronaut accused of attacking her romantic rival. you remember lisa nowak, who could forgetter her 37 she'ses former nasa captain who apparently went bonkers when her boyfriend broke up with her and started seeing another woman. cops say nowak suited up in a diaper so she could drive nonstop for thousand miles from houston orlando

and if you look at a recent extortion case, the david letterman case, if you put that up against this, the cindy crawford case, the current case is so much ickier because it involves a child and extorting that child. >> reporter: in july, this man allegedly contacted cindy and her husband saying he had a photo of their daughter. "showbiz tonight" obtained the star couple's complaint against the man and it claims the suspect said he had a, quote, sexy photograph of the victims' daughter in revealing clothing, bound to a chair and gagged. he asked for money and then later he threatened to release the photo to the media. >> the crawfords right now are really sort of torn over this. a rep for cindy said they had no idea that the photo even existed. >> reporter: the complaint also said that cindy's husband complied and obtained a hard copy of the photograph from k a kayalar and gerber gave him $100 author for his trouble. a nanny had taken the perverse photo, telling the little girl they were playing a game of cops and robber. >> it's shocking, really, for any parent to discover that their

. >>> the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman says he was just trying to sell him a screen play. joel halderman asked the judge to throw it out claiming it was a big misunderstanding. letterman's lawyers say the move was blackmail no matter how the lawyer tries to dress it up. >>> a couple was rushing to the hospital for the birth of their son. the baby could not wait so the mom gives birth in the front seat of the car. that's new in 15 minutes. >>> senators plan a hearing next week to see if the tragedy at ft. hood could have been prevented. new information is coming out about the alleged shooter major nadal hasan. so he didn't hide his religious belief. >> not at all. a power point in 2007 is where we take you as hasan spoke to army doctors as part of his residency in psychiatry. instead of a medical lecture, hasan talked about islam. the power point presentation published in the "washington post," you see it here, frequently cited the koran. he claimed muslims should be able to claim conscientious objectors to prevent adverse events. >> he was communica

we start with david letterman. >> do you know where president obama is right now? in china. today over there, they're touring him around. he got to see where they keep all our money. >> the chinese president entertained president obama by having a military band play "i just called to say i love you" and" are the world." that's true. that really happened. that's true. that's true. yeah. yeah. what i want to know is how did the chinese president get ahold of my college record collection? that was my second day mixed tape. >> all right. it's 21 minutes past the hour. >>> bobby, our fliers are watching us today. good day, bad day? what? >> if you're in charlotte, pretty bad. ground stop until 7:30 because of low clouds. probably won't get extended but delays out of that. the lower end of the storm system. northern end by chicago. see a big slow headed in towards midway and o'hare, that's the yellow. moving in your direction then the rain slides back in towards i wap. today, charlotte ground stop. >> now for the next nine minutes. otherwise, chicago, atlanta, charlotte, cleveland

. >>> well, the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from david letterman says he was just trying to sell him a screenplay. joe halderman asked a judge to throw the case out saying this is all a misunderstanding. letterman's lawyer says the move was blackmail no matter how halderman's lawyer tries to dress it up. >>> police affidavits suggest comments made toward a woman apparently led to the stabbing death of a university of cold front football player. larry smith has more on that. >> reporter: john lomax iii will appear in court on friday accused of murdering jasper howard. the document reveals one of his had teammates disrespected a woman at a school-sponsored dance. that's what authorities believe sparked a fight broken up by police. however, a second fight started outside the building several minutes later. that is when howard was stabbed. three others face lesser charges for their role in the incident. none of the football players involved in either fight, though, have been charged. back to you. >>> more details still coming out. >>> president obama considering four options

right now t"the tonight show" hosted by conan o'brien is getting beaten by david letterman and leno's 10:00 p.m. show isn't doing so hot, but no changes are in the works yet. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. tonight, three very scary stalker stories involving three big stars. brand-new breaking details late today about "american idol" host ryan seacrest's alleged stalker. is ryan in danger? also breaking tonight, justin timberlake wins a temporary restraining order against a woman who trespassed on to the grounds of his home in los angeles. and brand-new questions tonight surrounding miley cyrus' safety. prosecutors say they didn't have enough evidence to charge miley's alleged stalker. joining me tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." kim, let's get right to it. i want to begin with this scary ryan seacrest stalker story. late today a guy named cheaty uhzoma was formally charged with stalking seacrest after slipping into the studios at "e!." back in september, the game was was arrested in orange county. kim, t

. >>> tonight on "the joy behar show," first david letterman, now carrie prejean, all caught with their pants down. what's up with celebrity sex scandals? who's next? will big bird shed his feathers for a little cockadoodledoo? >>> carrie fisher went from movie star parent. she's on her new hit show "wishful drinking." >>> ft. hood, it seems the army knew the alleged shooter presented a problem but did nothing about it. was it because he was muslim and didn't want to appear politically incorrect? all that and more right now. >>> okay. former miss california carrie prejean, the one who is anti-gay marriage admits she has a solo sex tape. all by myself, she said. just as she's doing the media rounds to plug her new book. coincidence? joining me to discuss the sexcapades are paula shugart, president of miss universe, comedian rich vos, and ashleigh banfield, host of "open court" on trutv. why are there so many sex tapes out, guys? you have a few of them, all these celebrities, doing sex tapes. it sort of raises their profile. >> it's like plugging a gig. gets you out there. >> plugging a g

if you look at the david letterman case, you put that up against the cindy crawford case, the current case is so much more ickier because it involves a child and exploiting that child. >> this man, a german model allegedly contacted cindy and her husband, saying he had a photo of their daughter. "showbiz tonight" obtained the criminal complaint against the man and it claims the suspect said he had a "sexy photograph " of the victim's daughter in revealing clothing bound to a chair and gagged. he threatened to release the photo to the media. >> the crawfords are really torn over this. cindy said they had no idea that the photo existed. >> the complaint also said that cindy's husband comply and obtained a hard kaub and gerber gave him $1,000 cash for his trouble. shockingly, she discovered a nanny she had just fired was the one who took the photo, telling the little girl they were playing a game of cops and robbers. >> it's shocking for any parent to discover their 7-year-old daughter is being exploited for money and it involved a former nanny. did you really have those feelings of betr

here's david letterman on cbs' "the late show." >> i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. now, my response to that is yes, i have. my wife regina, she has been horribly hurt by my behavior and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it. >> some published reports are suggesting his wife is unhappy and might be thinking about a divorce. we don't know. we have no independent confirmation of that. let's not forget espn steve phillips' return with a 22-year-old turned fatal attraction. she allegedly threatened his wife and his kids. is cheating par for the course in this locker room tv sports world of ours? straight out to my fantastic expert panel. jill vermeer, sex addiction specialist with vho 1's sex rehab with dr. drew. also joining us, celebrity divorce attorney randi kesler and senior editor of "in touch weekly" amy palmer. great to see you. they were married for 26 years, yes, the judge said this marriage what is your opinion? is this a fair payout? >> i don't think it's fair. i think marriaged fall apart

. >>> tonight on "the joy behar show," first david letterman, now carrie prejean, all caught with their pants down. what's up with celebrity sex scandals? who's next? will big bird shed his feathers for a little dock ka doodle dude? >>> carrie fisher went from movie star parent. she's on her new hit show "wishful drinking." >>> ft. hood, it seems the army knew the alleged shooter presented a problem but did nothing about it. was it because he was muslim and didn't want to appear politically incorrect? all that and more right now. >>> okay. former miss california, carrie prejean, the one who is anti-gay marriage admits she has a solo sex tape. all by myself, she said. just as she's doing the media rounds to plug her new book. coincidence? joining me to discuss the sexkapades are paula shugart, president of miss universe, comedian rich vos and ashleigh banfield, host of open court on trutv. why are there so many sex tapes out, guys? you have a few of them, all these celebrities doing sex tapes. it sort of raises their profile. >> it's like plugging a gig. gets you out there. >> plugging a

right now "the tonight show" hosted by conan o'brien is getting beaten by david letterman and leno's show is not doing so hot. no changes are in the works yet. welcome back to "showbiz tonight". i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. three very scary stalker stories involving big stars. brand-new breaking details about "american idol" host ryan seacrest's stalker. is ryan in danger? breaking tonight, justin timberlake wins a temporary restraining order against a woman who trespassed on to his grounds. about miley cyrus's safety, they didn't have enough evidence to charge her stalker. kimmer is pin is a senior editor for in touch weekly. i wanted to get with this scary ryan seacrest stalker. a guy was form amalie charged with stalking seacrest after slipping into the studios at e where ryan does his radio and shows. the same guy was arrested for attacking seacrest's security guard outside a hospital in orange county. this has to be incredibly scary for ryan. >> especially someone whose job it is to be out there. you can turn on the radio and you know exactly where he is. he's ate or at the

. >>> and on tuesday, david letterman's accused extortionist will be in court. j >>> the number of u.s. banks that failed this year just climb to is 20. -- 120. five more banks failed yesterday, but they were taken over by other banks. the fife banks were based in california, michigan, minnesota, georgia and m missouri. this is the highest number of bank failures in a year since 1992. the fdic says it's fund that protects deposits in banks says it's running low, and that it will likely be in the red until 2012. >>> online retailers are slashing prices, walmart got the ball rolling, it said it would sell new dvds on line for just $10. then amazon slashed it's dvd prices to just 9$9.99 then walmart followed suit. >>> >>> so you hear a crying baby or you think you hear a crying baby. scientists hear the language of the baby's parents. new research suggests that newborns tend to cry in the same speech patterns as their parents native tongue. so the crying of germany babies mimics the german lang, the crying of french babies mimics the french language. you can kind o