. >> that's howard bragman.rce may have been part of the plan all along because it makes for good television. >> these numbers are shocking. according to one report, the televised wedding netted the couple $18 million. that means they earned about $250,000 for every day they were married. >> and part of the issue -- part of the problem, they say he wanted her to move to minnesota. but she said i'm a hollywood way. no way. who knows? that's love hollywood style, folks. >>> more than a few eyebrows are being raised over a rick perry video that's gone viral. >> the 25-minute video shows perry rambling and making jokes during a new hampshire speech last week. it's pretty clear he was off-script. >> you know what i mean? like 9% it's expansion. pay the lawyers. pay the accountants. all that money is gone. or -- that. and they declared victory or death. we're kind of into those slogans, man. it's like victory or die. victory or death. bring it. >> all righty then. >> bring it. the appearance was so bizarre, that some

let's get more from howard bragman, of reputation.com. good morning, howard. though way, i would thin think, that justin bieber is bluffing? >> if he is, he's not bright. it's a tough time. you have to sit down with a client and say, is there any chance this is true. you do the program and strategy that justin has employed. >> they've done everything right so far? >> assuming that he's not the father, they have. absolutely. they came out strong. they waited at first hoping it would go away. he made a personal deninl. his team leaked that he will do the dna test. they've handled it aggressively and wisely. >> there was no way to handle it by ignoring it? >> sometimes you hope. like in medicine, you call it watchful waiting. this one clearly got out of control. it clearly demanded that he look the public in the eye and say, i didn't do that. i'm not the father of that child. i respect him for doing that. >> you think his brand has taken any hit so far at all? >> um, no. i don't think it has. i think his brand is going to be stronger. i think he's a young man and

and abc news consultant, howard bragman, joins us, as well, out there in california.with you. you were at the wedding? >> i was. >> over the summer. what is the latest you are hearing on when and how things started to break down. >> things started to break down shortly after they got married when they moved to new york. they moved into an interesting situation where they were living with kris, her sister, kourtney, her boyfriend, and her son. it was not an ideal newlywed situation. >> it was so quick. yes, it wasn't an ideal situation, but they were traveling. it wasn't like they were there all the time. were there any other issues? >> i think the general thing here is that they rushed into it. kim got really caught up in this fairy tale life. she's the first one to say that she's in love with the idea of being in love. and she's a hopeless romantic. and she wanted what her family had. and she really wanted that love so badly. and she thought she found a prince charming, you know? and it wasn't what it appeared. >> not at all. howard, headlines all across the country,