sounds like just a bunch of whining to me from chris brown, and another shocking confession here. chris says that will smith was actually one of the few stars to reach out to hem with amazing words of encouragement. chris admits that he was stunned, but pretty grateful for the call. >> the situation was certain people that called me, like will smith called me, like, and he was, like, talking to me one-on-one, man-to-man. >> will smith? >> yeah. like -- >> did you know him before? >> i mitt him at a couple of events. i spoke to his kids and different things like that, but he actually reached out a hand and helped, like -- you know what i'm saying, really was a man that as a young black man myself, i needed an older black man role model to step in and, look, man, this is not how you do things. stoo this is not how you do things. i think chris having someone like will smith as a mentor is awesome, and hopefully chris will never harm anybody again. jess, do you think it's time, that said, to forgive chris brown, or is leaving rihanna bloodied and bruised completely unforgivable. >> i d

thanks, guys. >>> tonight, chris brown's brand-new interview. guess what, he's still mad at oprah. >> so oprah gets on tv and says -- >> can i clear that up first? >> i heard you were mad at oprah. >> why is chris holding a grudge against oprah? and we're asking the controversial question, is it time to forgive chris for beating rihanna? the heated debate. >>> also, brand-new michael jackson bombshells. new documents revealed just today into the investigation into his death. what do they show? and your first look at brand-new footage from the michael jackson film "this is it >>> and a shocker in the john travolta extortion case. you won't believe what happened and what happens next. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> let's roll out the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom. they are making news right now. >>> did you see this? one of the hottest halloween costumes this year. no surprise. "jon & kate plus 8" star kate gosselin. this is called the eight is enough wig, with kate's signature reverse mullet hair st

sounds like a burch ever whining to me from chris brown. other shocking confession here, chris said that will smith was one of the few stars to reach out to him with amazing words of encouragement. chris admits he was stunned, but grateful for the call. >> we are in that situation and certain people that called me like will smith and he was like really talking to me one on one, man to man. >> will smith? did you know him before? >> i met him a couple of times and spoke to his kids, but he reached out a hand to help. he was really a man. as a young black man myself, i needed older black men to step in and say this is not how you do things. >> this is not how you do things. chris having someone like him as a mentor is awesome and hopefully he will never harm anyone again, but do you think it's time to forgive chris brown or is leaving rihanna bloody and bruised unforgivable? >> it's not up to me to forgive him or not. >> yes, it is. >> all right, here's the deal then. if it is up to me then no. this is the biggest bunch of malarkey i have hear

a lot of people still calling in about chris brown and rihanna. >> they sure are, a.j. the headlines. chris is doing a fan appreciation tour and rihanna has a new single and a racy photo to go along with it. so is it time to forgive chris for brutally beating rihanna? we got a call into "showbiz on call" from renee in iowa. >> caller: i don't think it's time to forgive chris brown. we wouldn't forgive somebody on the street that beats his wife, so why should we forgive chris brown so easily? he needs to grow up, do a whole lot more penance than what he's done and maybe the forgiveness can start. >> sidney calling in from illinois has a different take. >> caller: of course it's time to forgive chris brown, but we can't brand him for the rest of his life as a woman abuser. we have to give him the time to grow and show us that he can change. of course, he's still young. so it's time to forgive and forget and let him move on and make better decisions in life. >> thanks a lot, sydney. >> and we got a call from robin in minnesota who says rihanna has no obligation to be a role

a call in from rene in iowa. >> i don't think it's time to forgive chris brown. orgive somebody out on the street who beats his wife. why should we forgive chris bound so easily? he needs to grow up, do a lot more than he's done and then maybe the forgiveness can start. >> thank you, rene. >> sydney calling in to showbiz on call from illinois has a different take on the situation. >> of course it's time to forgive chris brown. of course we're going to be disappointed in the actions he took that night. we can't brand him the rest of his life as a woman abuser. we have to give him the time to grow and show us he can change. time to forget and let him move on and make better decisions in life. >> we got a call from robin in minnesota who says rihanna has no obligation to be a role model. >> i don't think anybody should be expecting rihanna should speak out. she has no reason to speak out. she doesn't have any obligation to speak out. she was a victim of a crime. we should just leave her alone. >> we appreciate your call, robin. the showbiz on call phone lines always

chris brown. another shocking confession here. chris says will smith was actually one of the few stars to reach out to him with amazing words of encouragement. chris admits that he was stunned but pretty grateful for the call. >> when the situation went down, certain people called me. will smith called me. he was like really talking to me one-on-one, man--to-man. >> will smith? >> yeah. >> did you know him before? >> i met him at a couple of events. i've spoken to his kids, different things like that. he reached out a hand to help. you know what i'm saying, really was a man, as a young black man myself, i needed older black men role models to step in and say, look, this is not how you do things. >> yeah, this is not how you do things. having someone like will smith is awesome, hope fully he'll never harm anyone again. is it time to forgive chris brown or is leaving rihanna bloody and bruised unforgivable. >> i don't know chris brown. it's not up to me to forgive him or not. >> yes, it is. >> here

she released her first single since she was brutally beaten by chris brown. it is called "russian roulette." we got a look at the artwork. she is wearing nothing but barbed wire. maybe she is acting out. some say it might be inappropriate because of her young fan base. i say she has a right to express herself however she wants. will the fans follow? wait and see. so we have chris brown to talk about on the same day, richelle. >> it is supposed to be her day. >> he announced he is going to go on a fan appreciation tour to benefit charities that will shed light on domestic abuse. >> clearly a pr move. >> wow. he is doing this on the same day rihanna is releasing her new single. these two will be inextricably linked by a violent act. chris, you should have let her have her day. you are not doing yourself or rihanna any service. we will talk about this and hulk hogan's suicide shocker. what drove him to think about committing suicide. we will see you kwr "showbiz tonight." >> looking forward to it, a.j. more to come. >>> we have just learned that authorities are

after all, oprah refused to have chris brown on after he beat up rihanna.prah being a hypocrite? >> not at all. i don't understand this controversy. what is this? state-run media where someone dictates who she can have for what reason? she may have all kind of reason yes she didn't want chris brown and does want him. perhaps chris say creep and believes she guilty. perhaps the jury is out on the other case. he is innocent until proven guilty. there all kinds of reasons that she had the right in free america to determine who will be on her show. >> she certainly does. we tried to find out the reason behind him. we reached out to oprah's show and got a no comment. oprah broadcast a show about domestic violence after rihanna was beaten up and crucified chris brown for what he did. rachel, he was also arrested for domestic abuse. i want to make that clear. his case though is pending. chris brown copped a plea deal. what do you think? is oprah being hypocritical. >> absolutely. i disagree with pat. we are seeing a crack in the oprah armor. she dedicated an entir

hans off from chris brown to a yard out. 7-0 was the lead and bradford in the back of the end zone. first touchdown pass beginning of the season. >> statistically sam bradford's numbers look really good. there was a lot of sloppy play from the offense in oklahoma. >> triple "r"s next week. red river rivalry. oklahoma against texas in the cotton bowl. how do you see these play? >> both of these teams fired up and ready to go. texas got off to a very slow start against colorado on e flip side. a lot of drop balls on the offense for oklahoma. i expect both teams to be geared up, ready to go. this is a game that's been anticipated since the very end of last year's red rivalry. this is unbelievable. both teams ready to work. the big in the big 12 featuring two unbelievable quarterbacks. >> that's noon eastern time. right here on abc. we'll see you then. this has been the ford wrap-up. 365-horsepower-generating, ecoboost™ engine in the all-new taurus sho from ford. that has the thirst of a v6 with the thrust of a v8. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus sho fr

politician and sports, including chris brown. >> i thought it was time that you heard directly from mey. >> bernard madoff. >> the octomom. >> sorry. >> michael phelps. >> serena williams. >> i want to apologize. >> john ensign. >> i'll truly sorry. >> michael vick. >> i was wrong. >> joe wilson. george michael. kanye west. and a special lifetime achievement award to mel gibson. the 2009 sorries. you'll be sorry you missed it. >> jimmy: i would watch that. i would watch that. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a good show tonight. a 10-year-old vacuum expert gregory evans is here with us. we have music with pink. and david alan grier. >> no, you won't. he's my guest! ♪ for joint pain. for joint pain. but you wouldn't believe the stains we get. (thud) with outback detergent, stains are a thing of the past. outback detergent... free at your local subaru dealer, while supplies last get it fast. sarah! you're home! (announcer) on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t. now get 50% off these samsung touchscreen phones after mail-in rebate. only from at&t. playing monopoly at mcdonald's. last

it's been 18 months since the brutal attack by chris brown. she's not said word one about the incident. today she is promoting a new song topless and in barbed wire. after you picked your jaw up off the ground, what did you think? >> i have to say i think it's very empowering. i think it has its own sex appeal. very madonnaesque. she obviously don't want to be a spokeswoman for abuse. i think she's showing she's moving past the whole incident with chris brown and she, you know, rihanna is always a little bit shocking. she's got her own gun tattoos. and she's always out there trying to shock people. i think this is part of that as well. >> it just looks really painful to me, even though i know she wasn't really posing with barbed wire and i know it's probably making a lot of parents cringe. parents who thought that rihanna was sending the wrong message by not speaking out after she was beaten up. i have to imagine those same parents are going to be outraged by this picture. leslie, is rihanna going to face major backlash or sit just art? >> wel

chris brown was the boy next door before he pummelled his famous girlfriend rihanna last february. the police report says brown threatened to kill her as he slammed her around inside a car. but thanks to attorney to the stars mark geragos, brown got a very sweet plea deal, no prison time, just community service, domestic violence counseling, and probation. now contrast that, not serving one day in jail. lisa bloom, with the experience that we were talking about earlier of this young man who had the misfortune of being born poor in a minority neighborhood, fast tracked into the system, he's now in prison doing hard time for pushing his girlfriend. >> well, unfortunately, a lot of the first-time offenders in domestic violence cases here in los angeles don't get any prison time. and i think that's a crying shame. i think chris brown should've gotten prison time, i think everybody who punches their girlfriend in the face, chokes her, bites her, that's what he's accused of doing, should go to prison. certainly you get a break when you're a celebrity, celebrity attorney, that celebrity a

it's been eight months since that brutal attack by chris brown. she's not said word one about the incident. today she is promoting a new song topless and in barbed wire. after you picked your jaw up off the ground, what did you think? >> i have to say i think it's very empowering. i think it has its own sex appeal. very madonnaesque. she obviously don't want to be a spokeswoman for abuse. i think she's showing she's moving past the whole incident with chris brown and she, you know, rihanna is always a little bit shocking. she's got her own gun tattoos. and she's always out there trying to shock people. i think this is part of that as well. >> it just looks really painful to me, even though i know she wasn't really posing with barbed wire and i know it's probably making a lot of parents cringe. parents who thought that rihanna was sending the wrong message by not speaking out after she was beaten up. i have to imagine those same parents are going to be outraged by this picture. leslie, is rihanna going to face major bash backlash or is it just art?

chris brown right into the pile. no go. arizona holds up and arizona escapes 28-21 over houston. back to jim and phil. jim: it was a booth review there to see if it crossed the plane. the call on the field held and the cardinals win it. now, that time-out you're saying was so crucial by bill belichick. phil: yes. you can't let the clock keep moving and then josh mcdaniels would call a time-out with four seconds and get one more throw into the end zone. so bill belichick very aware of that. calls the time-out. makes denver keep on playing. jim: 15 seconds to go in regulation. and that's down at the 5. but nothing fancy coming up from new england. we are going to have an overtime game here. phil: how about that finish, though? just the way it's going. the football hitting the ground . jim: for those just joining us, the arizona-houston audience coming in, this was a first half that new england controlled leading 17-7. a couple brady touchdown passes. they've been shut out in the second half. phil: the denver defense showed the versatility and speed, and that's really what caused th

the couple that danced down the aisle to chris brown's forever.illions watched it online and the wedding party ended up on the "today" show and tonight, i can you they inspired a scene in jim and pam's wedding on the office. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." did you see this? the office has been one of my favorite shows on television and jim and pam got married on thursday night's episode and it was one of the best ever. they had a whacky bunch of characters. when the time came to start the wedding, they had to do something outrageous so office mates borrowed the moves where a real life minnesota couple danced down the aisle to chris brown's forever. watch how it went. ♪ pretty great. jim and pam knew their wedding would be full of chaos and they ran out and officially got married at niagara falls before it went down. i'm not ashamed to admit i got a little emotional. a big old snack down on the facebook page. look out if you are logging on. a lot of you are fired up about levi johnston. getting set to get naked possibly for play girl magazine. h

the new chris brown drama tonight.e it on tv's first most provocative entertainment news show "showbiz tonight," 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. we hope you join us then. >> mad at oprah. how's that working for him? whatever. >> i know. >> thanks, brooke. >>> it looks like rapper lil wayne is going to jail. the judge accept add one-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to a reduced weapons charge. formal sentencing is sedged for february. new york city police pulled over his tour bus in 2007. they say it wreaked of pot smoke and they found a gun with lil wayne's dna and grammy bag. he faces felony drug and weapons charges in arizona too. >> how did susie essman get her job? she tells joy behar last night. >> he was casting the part of jeff's wife who he wanted to have a certain facility with language. and he saw me on "the roast" and he called me up and gave me the part. but the interesting thing about that is, i almost wasn't on "the roast" because comedy tsh friars club which i had made my bones at the friars club wi

. >>> chris brown is reminiscing about the good old days with rihanna before he beat her. on his twitter account, he hosted a video montage made set to the tune of r kelly's song the way we used to be. here's a little bit of that. ♪ it included this message. i'm sorry, y'all. just had to post it. >> our facebook page is filling up about the michael jackson movie, this is it. it was made from footage for what was supposed to be his final concert tour. not everybody thinks it's a good idea. i personally won't watch it because it's much too painful. i will carry him in my heart forever. cara writes it's a good thing for the move to come out. there a ton of people really excited about seeing the movie and michael on stage. i have my ticks and ready to g. i want to hear from you and follow us on twitter for breaking news alers. sign up for our facebook and twitter pages. >> the showbiz lineup at the top of the hour. "showbiz tonight" breaks big news about oprah and her weight loss advice. she is not going to like this. is oprah really teaming up with jen aniston? defending ball

tonight we focus on chris waddle 21 years after he was paralyzed in a skiing accident. waddle took on the most grueling challenge of his life. karen brown now on the american spirit in action. >> reporter: with brute force and unyielding determination, chris waddle triumphed over mt. kilimanjaro. >> it's just sort of a sense of astonishment. >> reporter: it was a grueling seven-day climb for the 41-year-old paraplegic. on a custom-made, four-wheel mountain bike with just his arms and his courage, at times only moving a foot a minute up the 19,340-foot mountain. via phone from tanzania, he compared it to drowning a few feet from shore. it looks absolutely physically brutal. >> you feel like you're just digging trenches and not going anywhere. >> reporter: sometimes assisted by a winch, other times helped by a team of 50 who used words like railroad tracks to give him traction, he trained for two years in colorado and told us before he left he was ready, but less than 2,000 feet from the summit, this paraolympic champion hit a field of boulders even he couldn't get over. instead of turning back, he made a tough choice and asked to be carr

in today's inside report, nbc's christina brown has a preview and some reaction. >> reporter: comedian chriss new documentary "good hair." >> just yesterday, my daughters came into the house and said, daddy, howxd come i don't have good hair? >> reporter: rock tries to get to the root of why so many african-american women spend countless hours. >> you flew from colorado? >> yep. >> to>.#w york? >> reporter: thousands of dollars and take serious risks, all in the pursuit of good hairr we sat down with a group of black women after they watchedÑ requested got hair" for a candid the message. >> when i saw "good hair" i thought of allñr those saturdayi spent at the beauty parlor. >> reporter: lock traveled across the country toxd barber shops and beauty salons and diss could have had that for black women, hair is aboutçó much mor than jt style. >> i struggled with, you know, i want to take my wig off and know how am içó going to be received? am i going to be taken seriously? >> some people even said, well, i definitelyÑi wouldn't go withy braids because i don't want to be considered tooÑi ethnic.

chris dodd, conn., thomas harper, delaware. roland burris, illinois. evan by, indiana. benjamin cardin, indiana. robert menendez, new jersey. chuck schumer, new york, kent conrad, sharon brown -- how much time you have? with us now is a 25 year veteran of policy, in the past she has worked with two massachusetts democrats, left side of things. president obama campaign of a public option. that is what he said we would have, that is what we said we wanted. >> it is politics, pure and simple. the reality is that a public option will be provided by private insurance companies, just like nationally. they are going to have one right over here, they cannot afford things, then they will charge a higher rate. that position says that i have to charge you more because i have to pay for everyone else. they do not want to have to show that they can provide the same care for 1% of the population and not everyone else. shepard: in a capitalist system, which you could argue we are in, if we are in a capitalist system and one organization is operating not-for-profit and everything else operate for profit, how can the for-profit companies continue to be viable? and why would they not collaps

chris sized the bush administration. scooty libby was convicted of purgery in that case. >>> san francisco mayor has dropped out of the race for the democratic gubernatorial race in california. brownicially announced his candidacy. >>> a marine who returned from afghanistan said he was a bit overwhelmed by the reception he got from a third grade class. he was adopted by the class and started getting packages and letters from the class. he expected a small gathering, but the class had other ideas, putting on a party. >> i thought i would come home and see the kids and the class. i didn't think it would be a huge production. it is very nice to see how much they think i meant. i hope i can convey how much they mean to me. >> the students sang god bless the u.s. the students recorded a video of the kids singing the song. >>> just ahead, sting is going from fields of gold to field of ghost. a preview of his new winter album. ♪