tavis: first he was doing dogging him saying, you're not going to be nominated for an oscar at all. bit. tavis: y'all -- >> he did a great job. and he is -- >> don't mind it. do you know what i'm saying? things are happening. it is music, it is karaoke. i play even invite you on the show. >> do you like karaoke? tavis: do i. i shouldn't be intimidated. >> most people are very bold. we found that out. we're doing it on the show and -- it is very interesting. real karaoke. tavis: the concept. >> we go around the country and are around the cund and -- country and i'm fining the best karaoke. it is going to be a championship on the oprah winfrey show. i went one place, couple of hundred thousand people. it is amazing the foundation that karaoke has. tavis: and after acblishing multi-grammy winners how do you keep a straight face? >> i don't. >> he's worse than simon? >> a little bit. but honest with people. it has been incredible. the love that people have -- and they're doctors by day and their karaoke singers by night. it is unbelievable. >> i'm going to take it way too seriously. >>

he's had a intense life including winning an oscar for a movie about the holocaust.deborah winger saying the whole art world will suffer if somebody goes to jail for committing a crime that says a lot about the art world. >> then there was this story involving the news and entertainment media. thursday night comedian david letterman admitted to affairs with women on his own staff. here's what he said in a kind of a weird monologue. >> sex with women who work for me on this show. i feel like i need to protect these people. i need to certainly protect my family, i need to protect myself, hope to protect my job and the friends everybody that has been very supportive through this and i don't plan to say much more about this on this particular topic. so thank you for lending -- for letting me bend your ear. >> after that we found out that this producer for the cbs news program 48 hours had been arrested and charged with trying to extort two million dollars from letterman for having done some of the things that he admitted there. have you ever seen a weirder moment in tele

. >> the one thing about being among the famesque, may not be an oscar or grammy winner.t least we know who you are. that means you're in the hollywood game and you're one big hit away from graduating from famesque to famous. well, jessica simpson is still a big attention grabber, not always in a good way. in fact, in the last week she had to take to her twitter page to beg fans to stop swamping her with false sightings of her dog that went missing last month. >> i think the way people treated jessica simpson about her dog was so wrong. now there's a new absolutely famous fox video dising her weight. >> i still can't believe tony dated jessica simpson, even after she blew up like flozell adams. >> some big stars are rushing to her defense. others say because she's a star, her looks are fair game. >> also barbie weight debate. is barbie really replaced because her ankles are too fat? yeah, i said ankles. this is "showbiz tonight" weekend tonight on hln. >>> man, i still can't believe tony dated jessica simpson, even after she blew up bigger than flozell adams. >> now on "s

lawyers are saying he should not be sentenced on the grounds he won ans a consider and apparently -- an oscar apparently, most hollywood agrees with him. deborah winger and harvey weinstein and davy lynch and woody allen demanded his immediate release. i think woody should have sat this particular one out. [ laughter ] why these people would support a man who got a 13-year-old girl drunk and forced sex on her is beyond me. but i'm not in the movie business. i'm not a movie star. i don't know how things work there and we went to someone who does, we went to chewbacca on his thoughts on roman polanski and his pending extradition to the united states. >> he slept with a 13-year-old? that -- he should be arrested because that's just wrong. like a lot of times i'll go to the bars and i'll get girls my age like i went -- i snuck into a bar the other night and they put tar on the fence to keep people from sneaking in. and i jumped it, but i got tar on me and when i got in the club i started dancing with this girl and i got tar on her and she told me to get away. and she said i was a loser and she sa

his first concert film, pahe should have been nominated for an oscar. >> jimmy: cleto and i snuck ino young to be seeing that movie. >> it's astounding. and he, fortunately, was very nice to me. >> jimmy: now, you have -- this is your second book, and you get get great reviews. >> it's hard to sell books these days. it's a comedy mystery. it's a lot of fun. >> jimmy: but a real mystery, not a goof on a mystery. >> i play mais in the novel but i fold in a fictional crime. in the novel, i know martial arts -- >> jimmy: you don't know that? >> no, no. so, in the book, i kick people's aass. it's called fiction. >> jimmy: your character has kind of a meta-reality in that the character has been on a number of shows. first "homicide," then "law&order." trial by jury, the french version, x-files, arrested development. these are not jokes. the beat, homicide the movie. homicide -- i mean -- the same character in all of these shows. >> it's beyond the record. and i don't do steroids. i want to get that straight. i have a record without steroids. i'm gay, but i can take -- i'm sorry? >> jimmy:

he's had a intense life including winning an oscar for a movie about the holocaust. winger saying the whole art world will suffer if somebody goes to jail for committing a crime that says a lot about the art world. >> then there was this story involving the news and entertainment media. thursday night comedian david letterman admitted to affairs with women on his own staff. here's what he said in a kind of a weird monologue. >> sex with women who work for me on this show. i feel like i need to protect these people. i need to certainly protect my family, i need to protect myself, hope to protect my job and the friends everybody that has been very supportive through this and i don't plan to say much more about this on this particular topic. so thank you for lending -- for letting me bend your ear. >> after that we found out that this producer for the cbs news program 48 hours had been arrested and charged with trying to extort two million dollars from letterman for having done some of the things that he admitted there. have you ever seen a weirder moment in television

. >> n who won an oscar for his work on the film abyss says science fiction does more than simply pre-ticket>> science fiction is a very clear example of a way that we force ourselves to engage in these very serious discussions about our future, our impact on each other and our impact on the world. >> reporter: some of the predicts of the past turn out to be kind of simple and hum drum in retrospect like star trek's commune itors... communicators. you can't even take a picture with one of those things. cell phones are way better. >> teleporting? buying cars? i guess we have to keep dreaming about those. >> it's all so clear. it makes sense. >> reporter: and what predictions today might prove true tomorrow? >> you'll just have to tune in 50 years from now and see for yourself. right here in a place called sunday morning. >> a show of hands if you're going to college. >> osgood: coming up fighting illiteracy one child at... and one adult at a time. >> it's still hard to say to a four-year-old cccc >> osgood: sad to say in this day and age one american adult in seven is ill literal. fortunately

he won an oscar in 2008 for his role in "no country for old men" and keeps going strong.film, vicky cristina barcelona has been hailed by critic. so what's next for this spicy spaniard? >> as an actor, what i do want to do next, is work. >> that was "showbiz tonight's" brooke anderson. so what is it about these men that make women go gaga? that's actually in my script. gaga. joining me in new york, amy palmer, a senior editor for "in touch weekly" and lawyers a saltman with accesshollywood.com. you saw "showbiz tonight" and "more" magazine's top picks for men over who drive women wild. amy, who is your favorite out of all of our picks? >> what laa list to choose from but i have to say denzel washington. he's strong, silent, but also has an intelligence in his roles. you can look at him and know he's thinking something really intelligent when he's doing his roles. >> laura, your top pick for these hot men over 40. >> whoo, i need a fan in here. it's hot in here, my goodness. you know, i'm going to go the funny way. i think steve carell is so sexy. i love the humor, i love

i keep saying monique and gabby will get nominated for an oscar. >> are you looking for more work?more can you do? >> i would love to do more. >> you do "the view" five days a week. >> then i do "sherri." >> when do you have time? >> they work around your schedule. "30 rock," i go at 9:00 at night. back with more sherri shepherd in a moment. we stretch here. we stretch. >>> hey, sherri, the wait is over. get that hot body out here. >> well, that was the very fetching sherri shepherd when she showed her slimmed down version. that took a lot of guts to come out. >> finally, when that day came, i said what did i get myself into. >> you lost weight and worked out. >> i was hoping i didn't fall on my heels, my wig didn't come off. men the mike pack fell in my butt, remember? >> that's right. >> we pulled it off. f >>> hey, sherri, the wait is over. get that hot body out here. >> well, that was the very fetching sherri shepherd when she showed her slimmed down version. that took a lot of guts to come out. very few women will do that. >> finally, when that day came, i said what did i get

get that kid an oscar. >> do you think his parents watch that movie a little bit? lots have clicked on this one. we dug this up for you on youtube. if you're going to act you're going to wear a suit. >> it wasn't the same suit. remember the suit that herb brooks used to have, the checkers an everything? >> so you're going to fault the kid on his fashion choice? >> i'm saying if you really want to do it you should dress the way herb did. that's all i'm saying. that was my favorite game in the world will. he did it well though. >>> stop with the brady bunch stuff. traveling out there -- hey, what's up mary mcccormack. new york city, it's going to be rough. you're going to have rain, wind this afternoon. it will last through about friday afternoon. we're going to have hour-long delays in new york city. d.c. metros, more for you with delays including baltimore atlanta, and chicago. more on that in just about a half hour. >> thank you. >>> do you remember the story of the american dad arrested in japan for trying to get his kids back? huge development in that case overn

i keep saying monique and gabby will get nominated for an oscar. >> are you looking for more work?h more can you do? >> i would love to do more. >> you do "the view" five days a week. >> then i do "sherri." >> when do you have time? >> they work around your schedule. "30 rock," i go at 9:00 at night. back with more sherri shepherd in a moment. we stretch here. we stretch. >>> hey, sherri, the wait is over. get that hot body out here. >> well, that was the very fetching sherri shepherd when she showed her slimmed down version. that took a lot of guts to come out. >> finally, when that day came, i said what did i get myself into. >> you lost weight and worked out. >> i was hoping i didn't fall on my heels, my wig didn't come off. men the mike pack fell in my butt, remember? >> that's right. >> we pulled it off. >> was it a payback to all those guy that is screwed you. >> i wanted to be healthy. >> why does every woman said she wants to be healthy. we don't want to be healthy. we want to be thin. >> no, you're not going to put words in my mouth. we want to be healthy. we're supposed t

. >> the one thing about being among the famesque, may not be an oscar or grammy winner.t least we know who you are. that means you're in the hollywood game and you're one big hit away from graduating from famesque to famous. well jessica simpson is still a big attention grabber, not always in a good way. in fact in the last week she had to take to her twitter page to beg fans to stop swampg her with false sightings of her dog that went missing last month. >> i think the way people treated jessica simpson about her dog was so wrong. now there's a new absolutely famous fox video dising her weight. >> i still can't believe tony dated jessica simpson, even after she blew up like flozell adams. >> some big stars are rushing to her defense. others say because she's a star her looks are fair game. >> also barbie weight debate. is barbie really replaced because her ankles are too fat? yeah, i said ankles. this is "showbiz tonight" weekend tonight on hln. d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

oscar. bill: the answer is d, the pee an nist. roll the tape.ill: that bored the heck out of me but what do i know? >> chinatown is better. bill: i thought saturday night fever should have won. question number three a shocking video surfaced of a 16-year-old honor student in chicago being beaten together by gang members. [shouting] [beep. [. bill: that may be why chicago didn't get the olympics. i'm not kidding. because that was just unbelievable worldwide. now, which american city ranks as the most violent according to forbes magazine statistics? bill: the answer is d, doocy is now two ahead with two to go as maccallum may be getting the cards up quickly but she is getting the wrong cards up. bill: all right, maccallum, you can still pull it out for your contestant. have you got venus. >> i have got venus. i have got michael venus. >> cindy. don't worry, cindy. bill: don't lose hope, cindy. last week speaker pelosi attended a concert in d.c. which musical act did she see? bill: the answer is, roll the tape. ♪ ♪ beautiful day ♪ beautiful day ♪ b

an oxygen mask. but a firm handling publicity for hopper's series would not comment on where or why the actor was hospitalized. he received oscar nominations for cowriting easy rider in ' 69 and for acting this hoosiers. >>> answer announced elizabeth hasslebeck will be returning to the view on october 19th. the left for maternity leave on august 7th two days before her third child was born. >>> now for a look at what is happening around town here locally. the former bachelor star and navy doc here in town will begin a bike ride from pittsburgh to philadelphia to raise awareness about childhood obesity. dr. baldwin will stop along the way to speak to children about the importance of nutrition and leading healthy lifestyles. >>> on saturday meet your favorite 9 news now personalities at the fall for fairfax festival. it is happening 9:00 to 6:00 p.m. and admission is free. you can always e-mail me at omg@wusa9.com with your ideas. >> thank you. >>> put on some good walking shoes. head down to u street and join the fight against breast cancer. that's what our next guests are asking you to do. with me is diane hearn. she is with t

an international thing. this is a guy who fled the country, but wasn't hiding. i mean, he was making oscar-winning movies at the same time, has so many other implications in terms of children and rape allegations. definitely, they picked the right choice. >> we, by the way, were not alone in the decision making process. before we made our choice, we did ask our facebook fans who they thought should be named the most controversial celebrity of the week. and a lot of people said it should be jon gosselin, including amy r. she wrote that jon gosselin for sure, get a life. hyla, what do you think, quickly, did we get it right? >> this is tough. mint chocolate chip or vanilla ice cream, don't know what i like more. i think jon gosselin. this is a story that resonates with people, eight kids involved, a single mother, it's jon gosselin. >> all right, appreciate it. >>> let's let's move on to the outrageous story of a woman eating a pet goldfish for revenge. >> reporter: it's one thing to have a fish fry, but frying your own pet goldfish to get back at your common law husband? >> that's sick. >>

an opinion about my next guest. that's the good news. he's the world's most successful documentary filmmaker. his new movie "capitalism, a love story" opens friday. i'm pleased to be joined by oscar-winner michael moore. >> hi, joy, how are you? >> i'm fine. you're a very polarizing figure. here's a sim pling of some of your critics. >> [ bleep ] slimeball and outrageous in his lies about my family. >> mental institution, michael. might be something you ought to think about. >> he's outside the mainstream. the organizations and groups that support him are very angry. >> michael, do you consider it a badge of honor to be called an a-hole by bush sr.? >> i think that's the only time the american people heard him swear. >> i think so. you really got to him. that's beauty of it. >> well, i'm sorry he feels that badly about me. >> oh, so what? >> yeah what can i do? >> you can't do anything. just keep making your films. that agri valts the republicans to know end i guess, right? >> yes, i think so. >> it does. before we get to your new movie, i really thought it was great, i want to ask you about your previous movie, "sickco," for a minute, okay? the senate finance committee rejected

an opinion about my next guest. that's the good news. he's the world's most successful documentary filmmaker. his new movie "capitalism, a love story" opens friday. i'm pleased to be joined by oscar-winner michael moore. hi, michael. >> hi, joy, how are you? >> i'm fine. you're a very polarizing figure. here's a sampling of some of your critics. >> [ bleep ] slime ball and outrageous in his lies about my family. >> mental institution, michael. might be something you ought to think about. >> he's outside the mainstream. the organizations and groups that support him are very angry. >> michael, do you consider it a badge of honor to be called an a-hole by bush sr.? >> i think that's the only time the american people heard him swear. >> i think so. you really got to him. that's the beauty of it. >> well, i'm sorry he feels that badly about me. >> oh, so what? >> yeah what can i do? >> you can't do anything. just keep making your films. that aggravates the republicans to no end, i guess, right? >> yes, i think so. >> it does. before we get to your new movie, i really thought it was great, i want to ask you about your previous movie, "sicko," for a minute, okay? the senate finance comm