and tom hanks sings beyonce? >> oh, oh, come on! it >> that is tom hanks singing beyonce's "single ladyies," but why? >>> and "showbiz tonight" names the most provocative celebrity of the week. could it be jon gosselin for his bad boys, or levi johnston for his sarah palin smackdown, or michael jackson for his blockbuster new movie? >>> and now the "showbiz news ticker." more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> now on "showbiz tonight," big oprah news breaking. tonight, why oprah is being called a domestic abuse hypocrite. plus, patrick swayze's widow gives her first tv interview to oprah since patrick died. >>> jon gosselin plus jessica simpson? jon is getting divorced, jessica wants a new man. tonight, are these two perfect for each other? >>> and "showbiz tonight" names the most provocative celebrity of the week, jon gosselin, levi johnson, michael jackson, who will it be? >>> plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker," tv's first provocative entertainment news show continues rig

i would have to say beyonce. she is so provocative, the world is freaking out.he has a concert in egypt and her posters are up. those in egypt where the women dress more modestly are up in arms over her. >> she may be showing too much skin for the conservative mideast. there really was a fired up debate in newsroom about this, but the moment has arrived. who is "showbiz tonight's" provocative celebrity of the week. the winner in a close vote is rihanna for startling confess n confessio confessions. any doubt that it's ri arounda? >> no. i'm with leslie. provocative. everybody should be proud of her for being inspiring and brave. >> leslie marshall and mark, thank you both. >>> as we move on, james gandolfini and again, wait until you see what the former sopranos star did to a total stranger. it was wise guy-worthy and this is show biz tonight on hln. >> show biz news ticker. this is more from the show biz tonight report making news right now. >>> time now for "making it work." how famous couples make their relationships survive in the spotlight. tonight, mary j.

but she's taken time, listened to supporters, jay-z and beyonce, people in her inner circle and she's handling it brilliantly. chris brown might want to take a note out of her page. each time he comes out it seems to early to sort of conceptualize what he wants to say on this matter. >> maybe he should look at this and say this is what i should do, give it a little more time. be genuine about how i feel, too. i have to tell you when i was watching her interview this morning with diane sawyer on good morning america, i was startled about her confession about why she left chris brown for good. watch what she said. >> when i realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, i couldn't be held responsible for telling them go back, even if chris never hit me again, who is to say their boyfriend won't. >> there has been so much speculation about why it did take rihanna so long to open up about the night she was attacked. when you hear rihanna now, carlos, it seems to me she really struggled with how her actions would affect other women in abusive r

and he got himself right on stage -- didn't boot her off but took the mi microphone away and said beyonceerved the award ♪ you might be expecting me to say something bad about kanye and how he ran up on the stage and ruined my vma monologue ♪ ♪ but there's nothing more to say because everything's okay i've got security lining this stage ♪ >> west, by the way, has apologized for that incident. >> i liked her imitation of kate gosselin on "the view". >> that was good, if you didn't stay up late. she was very, very good. >> she was. she was funny. >>> good times keep rolling in new orleans as their team, the saints, they are the talk of the nfl. here is rafer with more on why. what's going on? >>> they're just doing so much better than people expected. and the good news for the people in new orleans, they've got something really to cheer about and now the saints are being discussed in the same sentence as super bowl. they're actually saying saints could end up in the super bowl. they're having the best season in the franchise's history. they battled back to win it 34-20. they are unbeaten. s

i would have to say beyonce. know, beyonce actually is so provocative the world is freaking out. she has this big concert in egypt, her posters are up and she looks so provocative and those in egypt where the women dress a bit more modestly are up in arms over her being so provocative. >> she may be showing a little bit too much skin for the conservative middle east. there was a fired up debate in our "showbiz tonight" newsroom about this, but the moment has finally arrived. who is "showbiz tonight's" most provocative celebrity of the week? the nominees, josh duhamel, rihanna, and sandra bullock. the winner in a very close vote, rihanna for her brand-new startling confessions. a.j., you and i have both been covering all of these stories all week long. any doubt that it's rihanna, hands down? >> no, brooke, this has been building for nine months. i'm with leslie there. provocative in a good way. everybody should be proud of her for being so inspiring and being so brave. >> absolutely agree with that. leslie marsha

. >> and a new order called bcg, who wrote for beyonce. new material. >> larry: do you ever think of retiring? >> i never think of retiring. because i look at you more vital than ever. >> larry: me either. why didn't you follow up your film career? >> i'm still doing it. some films are more successful than others, just like recordings. i'm doing movies based on things i really want to do. if they become popular, that's great. the last couple i did was sort of smaller movies. but i still like to do it. >> larry: you're amazing. >> thanks, larry. i think the same about you and clive. it really is a great honor. >> larry: my honor. >> i'm screwing with you. i like to screw with clive a lot, too. it's all out of respect. not really for clive, but for you. >> larry: the amazingly talented harry connick jr. and clive davis. and the album is "your songs" and it's great. would you like to sing a song? >> what would you like? >> larry: besame mucho. ♪ fers >> larry: we'll be right back. >>> we have known kings and queens. we've known presidents and

. >>>> taylor, i'm really happy for you and i will let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. one of the best videos of all time. >> i still cringe when i watch that. who could forget that moment at the mtv music award when is kanye west stole the mike from taylor swift as she was trying to accept her award. taylor may be getting the last laugh. taylor swift is hosting "saturday night live" this weekend and when we heard that, of course we wondered if there will be a skit about the incident. as it turns out, we don't even have to wait for the skit. it's in the promo for the show featuring taylor and snl cast member bill hader. >> i will be the host and musical guest this week on snl. >> kanye west call and thinks beyonce should host. >> taylor handled the whole thing very gracefully and even showing she has a sense of humor about it. i wonder if they will do a full on sketch about it. taylor swift hosts snl and is the guest this weekend. our face look page has been inundated about speaking out about chris brown. she gave an emotional interview for the first time t

and a new artist called bcg who wrote "if i were a boy" for beyonce. ever think of retiring? >> i never think of retiring because i look at you more vital than ever. so you're not retiring, i'm not retiring. >> larry: harry-y didn't you follow up more of your film career? >> i'm still doing it. it's just some films do you are more successful than others just like records. so i'm just doing movies based on things i want to do. and if they become popular that's great. the last couple i did were sort of smaller movies. but i still like to do it. >> larry: you're amazing. >> thanks, larry. i think the same about you and clive. and it really is a great honor to -- >> larry: my honor. >> i'm screwing with you a lot. and i like to screw with clive a lot too. but it's all out of respect, you know. not so much for clive but really for you. >> larry: the amazingly talented harry connick jr. and clive davis. and the album is "your songs." and it's great. you want to sing us out? >> what would you like? >> larry: "besame mucho." >> do i have to do it in english or

but she's taken time, listened to supporters, jay-z and beyonce, people in her inner circle and she's handling it brilliantly. chris brown might want to take a note out of her page. each time he comes out it seems to early to sort of conceptualize what he wants to say on this matter. >> maybe he should look at this and say this is what i should do, give it a little more time. be genuine about how i feel, too. i have to tell you when i was watching her interview this morning with diane sawyer on good morning america, i was startled about her confession about why she left chris brown for good. watch what she said. >> when i realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, i couldn't be held responsible for telling them go back, even if chris never hit me again, who is to say their boyfriend won't. >> there has been so much speculation about why it did take rihanna so long to open up about the night she was attacked. when you hear rihanna now, carlos, it seems to me she really struggled with how her actions would affect other women in abusive r

proved that she's taken the time to look inside, she's listened to her supporters like jay-z and beyoncepeople in her inner circle and she's handling it brilliantly. chris brown may want to take a note for her page. because each time she's come out, it's seemed a little insincere and a little too early to conceptualize what he really wants to say on this matter. >> you're right. maybe he should look at this and say, this is probably what i should do, give it a little bit more time. be genuine about how i feel too. >> absolutely. >> i have to tell you, when i was watching her interview with diane sawyer this morning on "good morning america," i was really startled about her confession why she left chris brown for good. watch what she said. >> when i realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, i couldn't be held responsible for telling them, go back. chris -- even if chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't? >> there has been so much speculation about why it did take rihanna so long to open up about the night she was

she landed on an indian-american designer who designed dresses for everyone from queen nor to beyoncethat is who she decided on today. all of this diplomacy and highlighting the best of india and the best of america. that is what you see in the first lady's fashion and in many choices as well. that is what we saw in this modern, elegant gown, in clean and cold that she wore tonight. >> the white house kept that under wraps to the very moment when she came out to greet the prime minister and his wife. >> the white house was good about that. there were more leaks on afghanistan and there were about this event. they were disciplined about keeping that -- that is always the case with what the first lady wears. we do not know until we see it. >> we will give our viewers a glimpse of what the first lady was wearing when her and her husband greeted the prime minister and his wife earlier this evening on the front entrance of the white house. [no audio] [no audio] [inaudible] >> present arms! ♪ >> president obama and first lady michelle obama and greeted india's prime minister singh and his w