(vo)baressi's work for eddie murphy's attorney made his reputation. >>eddie murphy was the driver of the vehicle and the passenger, ah, was arrested for a prostitution warrant. >>all of the transvestites came out of the woodwork, alleging that they had sexual relations with eddie murphy. what i did for eddie was, i rounded up all of these transsexuals and i, i helped them all see their way to clear to, ah, recanting their story. and the one that i didn't manage to pay off, fell to her death, from this building right here. i can tell you this, that i didn't have a hand in it. l clean up or discredit a star, depending on who pays him first. when the jordie chandler scandal hit, baressi started in the anti-jackson camp. he was approached by jackson's cook and cleaner, stella and phillipe lemarque, with a story to sell. >>and he said, "look, we saw jackson molesting macaulay culkin." "well what do he do?" "we saw him groping macaulay culkin, ah, over his pants." and they said, "we want a hundred grand." i got them a hundred thousand on the table, cash, fr

." >> and gallantly stepping in after host eddie murphy untimed departure.lly crystal has been keeping his plans on the download so far. he is working with uggy has been a curse. what billy does unleash is likely to be memorable. >> i'm back. >> silent but deadly, artist a clear favorite. hollywood has moved on to the bigger question. >> blockbuster and mega bang, bang, what does a silent movie victory say. >> at that time when they are being bombarded by technology, this reminds the world. >> carolyn: and so the academy awards is right here on abc7 one week from today. oscar sunday, february 26th, but you can predict the winners and get the latest buzz right at oscar.com. you can download the exclusive app for iphones and ipads. it will give you live video from all important red carpet and backstage on oscar sunday. lisa and you are busy trying to wade through all the movies. >> may be good day to do that. for the afternoon we got clouds and just a slight chance of showers tonight. the rechance comes in overnight into an presidents' day. temperatures will b

i was excited for eddie murphy.illy crystal is the equivalent of comfort food, he tastes good, but he's not too spicy. >> is that a problem for any oscars host, that ricky gervais has turned the whole thing on his head and he's made the globes so watchable because he's so incorrect towards everybody. now you go back to correctness and formality, and its prr not quite the same. >> it's not the same, and the oscars have it in their laws that all 24 awards have to be handed out. you have all these categories that the viewers don't know about it. >> and they want to go on for hours on nld. they should be banned. thank your ploerth, thank your agents, and the rest of them, frankly, are the beneficiaries of those two people's work. >> that would be nice. it's not going to happen. it's their one moment to shine. >> in the red carpet, i know, who do you think will be the best dressed of the night? >> oh, my god, am i joan rivers all of a sudden? >> why not? >> i like seeing michelle williams. >> if sophia vergara shows up,

he will be back for his 9th go round hosting the oscars after eddie murphy bowed out. what you can expect. who -- as he opened in 1992. he is back. his seven year hiatus from losing was -- as megan fox with -- go to find him. he came to the rescue after a real life drama rocked the awards, unfortunate comments by the original show director forced him to quit and hand picked his host who dropped out as well. hollywood veteran stepped in and convinced crystal to come back. >> he has been working on the movie sit that will open the show and i hear they are outrageous. >> and don't forget we are your home for the 84th yearly awards. you can see them this sunday starting at sunday with the red carpet live show followed bid big show. a great night. >>> apple a day may keep the doctor away, so what could an orange do? how it could help women from suffering a stroke. >>> and other foods that may help to. >>> does your teen get behind the wheel while high? new research says they could be. why they don't think it's a problem. i have copd. if you have it, you know how hard it can

his hand-picked host, eddie murphy rezined as well. >> i think he'll deliver on every front. >> reporter year's pairing of james franco and anne hathaway was widelied, it's no surprise that the academy is serving up something familiar. >> he's been working on the movie skits that are going to open the show. i hear they're outrageous. >> reporter: as for crystal, he may be a little poermd he's more than ready for one more round as master of ceremonies. >> to find that way to come back, there's so much expected of this. we just tell people, please, lower yore expectations. >> reporter: diana alvear, abc news, hollywood. >>> don't miss a moment of the action this sunday. the oscar coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. nice tie for billy. >> he's my favorite. think he's one of the best ever. it will be good. that's what

to lit critical acclaim, got universally panned, i thought they were a terrific idea at least, eddie murphy was supposed to host this year and that didn't work out so billy crystal who has hosted the show eight times before but not since 2004, is back on stage. i think we can expect lot of comedy. i think we'll see billy certainly involved in some of the old tricks that he used to do see him digitally inserted in the best picture nominees and a big musical number. don't know how he's going to open the show because that is kept very tightly under wraps. what we know is the stage set, although we haven't been able to see it yet, is going to evoke a classic movie theater and the theme this year is the enduring nature of the movie going experience when you have nominees like "the artist" that lends itself to that and enduring hollywood stars involved with major showdowns this year. we have george clooney being pitted against his best friend brad pitt in the best actor race. i think that one is actually going to be a battle between clooney and jean dujardin and in the best actress category anoth

. >>> and ben stiller and eddie murphy star in the revenge comedy "tower heist." i'm edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. happy tuesday. >> mardi gras. >> fat tuesday. >> i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning. glad you're here. here's monika santami. >> go ahead, howard. give me some french. >> oui, oui. weather wise, we have a good day ahead. we start with clear skies and cold temps and light winds. we finish with more clouds and higher temperatures in the 50s and a bit after breeze as well. looking at your day planner, expect sunshine this morning with the clouds rolling in here midday. temperatures will be climbing into the mid- to upper 40s by noon. then this afternoon we get to about 53 here in town

the 11 nominations more than double the previous record of five razzie nominations held by eddie murphy for 2007's "nor better." the winners of the razzies will be announced on, appropriately enough, april fools' day. you got to give adam sandler, he is a funny actor. >> yeah. >> comedian but apparently not so much this year. >>> and we should expect to -- how about for the morning commute? >> scattered showers, some of the hills leading up to mount hamilton will see a chance o

then eddie murphy, who was chosen to host, well, he dropped out.e about the oscars with entertainment journalist john murray, and, john, let me ask you. first of all, are people disappointed that billy crystal is hosting again, or is there some enthusiasm there? >> well i think, deb, people are disappointed that eddie murphy isn't hosting. they were excited about the fresh perspective he was going to bring to the show. billy crystal has done it before. he is going to execute in great form. at the end of the day, it's hollywood's most magical night. people will be dressed in their sunday's best, or whatever their stylist picks out, and it's about hearing those famous five words "and the oscar goes to." >> what are your predictions for tonight? are we going to see any big upsets in this? >> i don't know about big upsets. i think best picture is definitely going to go to the artist. it has wonderful momentum going into the weekend. people are really excited about this film. i say put your money on "the artist". for best actor, i say jean dujardin, but

came up to their aid after comments by the director originally chosen was forced to resign and eddie murphyat is when they convinced billy crystal to come back. >> i think he will deliver on every front. >> after last year's hosts were widely panned, no surprise the academy is serving up something familiar and reliably successful. >> billy crystal has been working on movie skips that will open the door and they are outrageous >> . billy crystal may be a little older, but he is more than ready for one more round as master of ceremonies. >> to find a way to come back, there's so much expected of this. if we tell people to please lower your expectations. >> diana alvear, abc news. >> the pressure is on. we hope you'll join us tomorrow night. i'm teaming up with arch campbell to take you down the red carpet for all things oscar. we will look at the fashion the stars, and more. that's at 8:00 tomorrow night. >> i cannot wait. >> jeremy lin moving to block other people trying to patent lin-sanity. >> linda has more from bloomberg. >> jeremy lin on the offensive over lin-sanity. the basketball sta

"crystal meth-od" gallantly stepping into the host role after eddie murphy's untimed departure, crystalhis comic plans for oscars night on the down low. reports that he would be uggie is -- what billy does unleash is likely to be memorable. >> i'm back n. >> reporter: silent but deadly. with "the artist" clearly best picture favorite, hollywood has moved on to the biggest question what does a silent movie's victory say? >> at a time when they are being bombarded by all of this technology this reminds them and remind the world what's so special about a movie on a big screen. >> reporter: chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> don't forget to tune in on oscar sunday, february 26th, at 7:00 eastern. >> one of my favorite nights of the year. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- the linterview. we the have the exclusive interview. >> bianna adding to the calf kad of bad puns. >> what's making this pug cry? apparently he's not immune to adele. >> ginger zee a among the clouds, she takes us on a high-flying adventure that you got to see. a rare perspective even for our ace meteorologi

nominations for the razzie singling out the worst movies, tries the previous nomination of five for eddie murphy. in he was nominated as worst crime couple opposite jennifer aniston. he's still good. >> action of valor is the champion at the box office. bit the navy seals. tyler perries good deeds took in second place. the vow finished in fifth place. those were good movies! better than others. >> we'll have a story about emilia air heart. we'll be right back. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. . >>> taylor swift is doing another thing to prove it. she decided to do something better. >> i was totally amazed. i dependent believe it at -- didn't believe it at first. it doesn't seem real. we spoke with kevin mcguire, he's up in the clouds learn

eddie murphy quit shortly after the original director resigned after making some not so well that received. >> to funds that way to come that commo with so much expected of this, i tell people, please, lower your expectations. >> the expectations are sky high. crystal is reportedly working on movies kids that will open sunday night's's -- sunday night's show that you can watch right here on abc 7. but before you see the oscars, you are invited to join our campbell and i to look at all things at the academy awards special. >> looking forward to that. still, another 30 minutes of "good morning washington." >> the first fda does approve the diet pill in more than a decade. how it works and what the big risks are. >> and a high-profile murder trial here in charlottesville wraps up with a verdict and recommended sentence. i'm brianne carter and i will have more. >> more springlike weather on the horizon. i will be back to break it down. look at the >> there are no winners in this case. there is nothing but lost everywhere. >> straight ahead, up to two decades behind bars for convicted killer ge

. >> eddie murphy looks good. >> they didn't call frank gifford, and doggone it, he looks amazing. >>peaking of magazines, shall we? >> first of all, kourtney kardashian is going to have a girl. >> is that true or just what they're saying? >> that is true. she already has a little boy. a little girl, that's nice. >> we went to the bahamas, and they came along. >> they did. >> there are some various photos of us in our swimming spanx. and here's some pictures of us with bobbie thomas on the side with the coconuts. >> coconuts. >> that was a fun trip. >> bobbie didn't need coconuts. she had her own. nobody's got a set of coconuts like bobbie. am i right, guys? >> hey. hey, hey. >> oh. >> how do we do it? >> day after day. >> this morning, by the way, if you watched the early edition of the "today" show at 7:00 a.m., it's rare you see kathie lee gifford in the news segment, but every now and then that happens. if you looked closely, while natalie was doing the news, there was a kathie lee cameo. take a look. >> a sting operation. >> officer kevin yang on hidden camera taking monster ener

eddie murphy? billy crystal? chris rock or anne hathaway?h billy crystal. >> you're going to have to go because it's right. >> billy crystal. i haven't seen much of him out there on the publicity front. >> no, he's been very low-key. this is his ninth time hosting. he holds the second most hosted record after bob hope who did it 18 times. i always love when he embeds himself into the movies and sings about the movies. that's a lot of fun. >> he's great. i like his opening usually. back across the street. >> a study found that compared to the loser, whatever that means, married women who received the oscar for best actress were 63% more likely to do which of the following? cry onstage? thank their husbands? have children? or get a divorce? >> ooh. can i ask a family member? >> yeah. >> what do you think? >> we have very little time here. >> cry on stage. >> wrong. don't rely on your children for anything, i've discovered, in life, really. here you go. >> the correct answer is kind of a shocker. they are more likely to get a divorce. >> isn't

academy awards without thinking of billy crystal he will be back for his ninth go round after eddie murphywed out. diana avellar has more. >> reporter: who could forget billy crystal as hannibal lecter as he opened the an cards in 1992 or any of the other seven times the beloved comedian has hosted the oscars. get ready because he's back! his seven year hiatus from hosting was spoofed bay the academy. they journey toe find him.8 -- they journey to find him. >> you could have just texted. >> reporter: crystal came to the rescue after real life drama rocked the . -- hollywood veteran stepped in and convinced crystal to come back. >> i think he's going to deliver on every front. >> reporter: after last year's pairing of james franco and ann hathaway was widely panned, they are serving up something familiar and successful. >> billy crystal has been working on the movie skits that are going to open the show i hear they are outrageous. >> reporter: as for crystal, he may be a little older but he's more than ready for one more round. >> to find that way to come back so much expected of this, i wo

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he stepped in after eddie murphy dropped out as host. those that don't win tonight can actually buy their own statue. 15 of them will be up for oscar on tuesday. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is not happy about the sale but it cannot block it because they were all awarded before 1950. after that date, the academy began requiring winners to sign a contract saying they would not sell their oscar without first offering it to to the academy. our academy awards coverage online, we have the latest news and slide shows covering the nominated films and the red carpet fashion show. >> your time is 7:21. the eastern seaboard getting hit with weather this weekend. how weather played a role in bringing down a tall building. >> and the cooling trend continues over the bay area for your sunday. coming up, what you can expect for your area. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ >> h

gallantly stepping into the host's role after original host eddie murphy's not exactly untimed departureng his comic plans for oscar night on the down low thus far. reports that he'd be working with "the artist's" canine a-lister uggie have been a curve. silent but deadly. with "the artist" a clear best picture favorite, hollywood has already moved on to the bigger question. the business of comic book blockbusters and mega bang bang, what does a silent movie's victory say? >> at a time when they are being bombarded by all this new technology, this reminds them and reminds the world what is so special about movies on a big screen. >> reporter: chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i can't talk. i'm really behind in seeing the movies. >> me too. it's embarrassing. >> but you have to see "the help." >> i don't know why i haven't seen "the help" yet. i just saw "the descendants" a few weeks ago. >> how was it? >> good. but i don't see what all the hype was about. i'm more anxious about my hosting responsibilities. >> oh. >> that -- yeah. >> got the jokes lined up? >> if billy doesn't wor

eddie murphy and robin williams. combined. somebody has to be brave on this thing.imes don't work in the old model. you have to reinvent them. they missed. >> let's talk about the ads. it was an opportunity for advertisers. you had some you liked and some you didn't. jc penney rolled out a new ad campaign through several different commercials with ellen degeneres. >> sure. >> why so many coupons? this is ridiculous. was it always this way? hi. pair of jeans for five cents. i have a coupon. whoa, everybody. just getting coupons. coupons. >> oh. >> a lot of production value. >> before we get to that it was interesting. advertisers are walking away from it. you didn't see big commercials made specifically for it. they understand the numbers are going down. not that big of a deal anymore. i praised jc penney because they are walking away from, you know, saying we don't do sales anymore. we've got it as consumers. now tell me what you are. you can't say, we don't do sales. congratulations. we got it. to me, taking ellen was a great choice. we talked about it also. i appl

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. >> eddie murphy was probably doing it then. >> before that. it was before that.ks about the oscars, and he talks about opening for sammy davis jr. brad garret talks about a hilarious story about opening for sinatra when he's in his '80s and brad garret is 21, 22. and marty short, jerry lewis for the whole half-hour. >> did you enjoy making this together. i got the sense you have great chemistry. >> i think david is the best interviewer because he puts people at ease. >> oh, i do that. >> for comedy. >> only because you have all these people who do tend to be on a lot. but he puts them in a comfort zone and allows them to not only be funny but to be themselves. you find out a little bit more about them in a personal way, which i think is great. >> it's been a great pleasure. i love the documentary. it's a great series. recommend everyone to watch it. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, piers. >> steve carell and dave steinberg. "inside comedy" appears on showtime. when we come back, only in america, a true hero. a man who put america back in the space race. whwhee

. >> eddie murphy was going to be the host, what is the buzz about the job billy crystal did. >> reporter: that it was safe and predictable and traditional i always enjoy when he does those like spoofs in the beginning puts himself into the movies so, that was funny, you know what else is buzzing today, angelina jolies leg she was sticking her right leg out and the academy said 3400 tweets per minute were generated about her leg and it has its own twitter account angie's bright leg. >> was there a big tattoo or just her leg. >> no, and i was surprised she wasn't spray tanned like everyone else was how they were all orange but you know the one theme of the night, that i noticed i mean of course hollywood loves to pat itself on the back all the time but they really did more tributes to the love of the movies, they had the cirque du soleil, it is fitting that hugo and the artist won because those were movies, because the love for the cinema. >> what was the consensus about you know were people talking about the sasha baron cohan incident with ryan is ryan seaiest. >> yeah, sasha baron cohan

>> eddie murphy. >> eddie murphy dropped out so billy crystal stepped in.did a good job. >> please wake up. i'm ready for you to come home. where you belong. >> justin bieber. >> yeah, man, what's up? >> what are you doing here? >> i'm here to get you the 18-24 demographic. >> great, great, thanks. >> cute. cute opening. jessica shaw is a senior writer for "entertainment weekly" to tell us how it all went. you know we sedidn't stay up al night. i thought billy crystal did a good job. >> because you were asleep. >> we haven't seen each other in seven years and she starts out the gate mean. >> no, that's not true. >> did you think that he was -- >> i think he was solid. i think the show was fine. it was solid "b" show. there was nothing amazing or nothing horrible. >> because of the movies? the movies are like -- >> yeah. the movies were bad. certainly a year like, you know, when "titanic," that was a great year for oscarss. when you have movies that people feel passionately about. not that many people even saw "the artist," the movie that took picture, direc

you know, eddie murphy dropped out after brett ratner resigned, who was the original producer of the and, you know, if you have to get a replacement host for the oscars and it is billy crystal, you're not doing too bad. this is his ninth time hosting the oscars. and he is one of, if not the best oscar host that has ever done this. you know, there are some things that we all love about billy crystal, when he hosts that will stick around. so be sure that at the beginning of the show you're going to see billy crystal in the movies, when he does his bit about putting himself in all nine nominated best picture movies. and also after that, he's going to do his musical -- musical number that he always does, which is always great as well. but throughout this broadcast, we're told by the producers that there is going to be a lot of laughs. they're embracing comedy this year. expect billy to be very funny and we always love his off the cuff moments as well. so expect that as well tonight. >> okay. let's keep talking comedy, girlfriend. sacha baron cohen, is he going to show up as sacha baron c

eddie murphy was supposed to host. that didn't work out. but does a host make or break the show?olutely. you need someone who is going to keep the energy up. keep the laughs flowing. billy crystal has a little experience. he's been doing this for so many years. he's going to be an incredible job. >> i think there's little doubt. i think he'll win a whole new audience tonight. a younger generation who doesn't know who he is stay right where you are. less than an hour away from the academy awards. we want to remind you. "showbiz tonight" coverage of the awards continues on monday. live on hln. we'll have all the surprises and all of the big showdowns. as the clock is ticking away, i have to imagine at this point, billy crystal is doing his last-minute ritual before taking the stage to host the oscars tonight. but is hosting the oscars also the hardest job in hollywood? billy has done it eight times, but the expectations are very high tonight. maybe bigger than ever. "showbiz tonight" dares to ask. is he going to live up to the hype? this is a special edition of "showbiz tonight," "