hollywood. it's only right we turn or cameras on one of the most profitable film producers in the business. >> one of the hottest hitmakers with a dozen films in a little more than a dozen years. racking up more than 500 million dollars, will packer is on b.e.'s list of one of the most bankable producers in hollywood. we see why. >> in hollywood will be no rules. by that i mean not one specific path you have to take in order to become successful in hollywood. every week that i open a film up up against film two, three, four times as big as mine. bigger commercials, marketing, obviously bigger stars, but somehow i've managed to be the number one film at the box office, it's tremendous. sometimes i sit back and have to really go, wow. that's huge. >> it's not only huge, record breaking. scored seven films opening number one for featuring african-american characters he feel tell a universal story that touches a far wider audience. >> i tell you, i am very, very proud to be an african-american movie

hollywood's just trying to get their side? >> obviously, hollywood tends to be liberal and they have the right to speak out like jehmu said like any other americans. but this isn't just about diplomacy. this is a bad deal. that's my opinion. you look at the facts. iran has 27% inflation according to the iranian central bank. that's the highest on record. most people think it's closer to 50%. the reality, iranian currency has devalued over 80% since 2011. they have oil sitting in tankers because they can't get it insured through the e.u. because of the sanctions, sitting there unable to sell it. they have double-digit unemployment. when you're talking about going from that to making them possibly one of the richest countries in the world over $150 billion is going to go into this country, you're going to tell those businesses in a couple years if they break these rules that you now are going to lose those billions of dollars? that's absolutely impossible. it took decades to get them to this point where they had to come to the n

s list of one of the most bankable producers in hollywood. we see why. by that i mean not one specific path you have to take in order to become successful in hollywood. every week that i open a film up up against film two, three, four times as big as mine. bigger commercials, marketing, obviously bigger stars, but somehow i've managed to be the number one film at the box office, it's tremendous. sometimes i sit back and have to really go, wow. that's huge. breaking. scored seven films opening number one for featuring african-american characters he feel tell a universal story that touches a far wider audience. >> i tell you, i am very, very proud to be an african-american moviemaker, however, i don't make films with the intent to label them a black film or any other label. because that would limit me. that would limit my potential, limit the potential of the context i'm working so hard to create. so i take a point of pride in making films that do not feel exclusionary to any particular demographic, to any culture, to any people. just because it happens in

i don't think everyone in hollywood are the devil. i think there are a lot of people in hollywood trying to do great works. they turn out a lot of good movies and a lot of bad movies. i think york offers more diversity and culture, more variety of humanity, a richer environment. right? besides we get to go pick up the poop from our dog on the street. i tell that to our friends and they are light, you what? it's just so much fun. [laughter] my mother is thoroughly disgusted. michelle: if i could maybe ask the last question and we will network formally over lunch. what advice would you give a young woman or man who is 15 and was thinking about drama, the theater, being in tv -- what would your advice to them be? janine: there is a director named john/injured -- he was english, i believe. he says you have to remain tremendously strong about what you know you can do, and never take no for an answer. i think anyone who wants to be -- there were many times in my career where i thought i was going to give up and do something else. anything y

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hollywood gets royal support for the paparazzi baby ban.now the star studded strategy to take celebrity baby pictures off the market. >> there is a price on these kids head. >>> the fresh prince back to tv? >> back to bel air. >> from "the fresh prince" to "fuller house." inside the reboot resurgence. but is hollywood fresh out of ideas? >> the magic happens. >> i know. that's the rock. >>> stylist standing by his side. meet mrs. trump. >> my husband needs me. so i'm juggling. >> how the donald's first lady could change his white house run. we go inside the circle of women who most want trump to be president. >> you just need to do as much as you can. >> now hollywood from the inside out. it's "the insider" together with yahoo. >> hello, everyone. welcome to "the insider." >> we begin with the top trending story dominating the headlines today.

it has roots in old hollywood. one of the people you have written about, heather hopper, was an early contributor to gossip. can you tell us about her and the role she played? prof. frost: she wasn't the first big powerhouse. parsons laid the groundwork and hopper challenged in the 1930's. hopper is fascinating to me. if people liked her they called her the duchess of dish. if they didn't like her she was the gargoyle of gossip. she was a powerhouse. she wielded gossip unmercifully. i think what is interesting is she was political. she was conservative politically. she knew gossip to cap about celebrity culture as well as politics. most hollywood gossip is positive. it is puffing the actor, to get people to see the movie. the majority is positive. the negative gossip, the scandalous gossip gets the headlines and people remember. they were part of the industry. it was a balancing act. they needed to help the industry and maintain their own sense of objectivity and be critical. prof. feeley: parsons and hopper were r

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hills or on an expensive soundstage. >> that part of hollywood is not the glamour part of hollywood. we call it east hollywood here in los angeles. it's more residential. it's more community. >> jackie goldberg is a former los angeles city councilwoman. in 1995, she represents a district where the city is building a subway. it's one of the largest public works projects of its time, and some of the constituents are complaining about it. >> we don't need a metro rail as they are proposing it. let's get back to the buses where the people can be moved around properly. >> not only are residents complaining, but so are the business owners. for them, it's less about the subway itself than the construction. they're losing money. >> it takes so long to build these things underground and you don't have much choice but to tear streets up and close streets. businesses were putting big signs on their property saying, "open for business during construction" because it looked like you couldn't get there. and people were angry. >> so when a water main breaks at the construction site on hollywood bou

emily: so explain to me how this great internet company out of hollywood would work.im: well, it is quite simple. if you have a content platform that is, say, owned by all these different studios combined, and they would make their product available, their entire catalog, everything, at a fixed monthly fee for everyone to access around the world, they would have the biggest internet success in history. i can understand the dilemma, but to make me responsible for that is outrageous. emily: what is your message for president obama? kim: what is my message? well, it would have been nice if he delivered the change. it would have been nice if he did not spy on the world population. i'm disappointed in his presidency, and i am disappointed in the u.s. government for the way they are behaving around the world now. this case is a small example of how arrogant the u.s. government has become around the world. emily: tell me about your relationship with edward snowden. ♪ emily: you were arrested for the first time when you were 18. kim: yeah. emily: you were convicted of insider

>> i knew that i had a place in hollywood. i knew that my voice was missing. i knew that.ust knew that. so i had a talk with god and i remember i said i want longevity. i want to last. i want my work to last long after i'm gone. i want people to talk about my work, to study it. >> you know you were on about ten years ago, right? by the way, you look the same. >> thank you. >> when yat you were talking ab was really powerful. it was really about you kicking the doors down in hollywood. >> what they do, the industry meaning they, they belittle your worth. i know that i can fill a theatre. like i know that i can at least get $500,000 worth of tickets, but yet still i'm not making that. at the end of the day i'm a soldier and i'm going to kick the doors down if i have to do it with my own foot. >> do you feel like you're discounted now, or have you arrived? >> people are -- they get it now. it took them a long time but it's okay. welcome to the party. >> there you go. we love you. as a matter of fact, i've been asking -- everyone that says i love taraji p. henson, i'll say why

we have hollywood's reaction. and kerry washington looks back at her own wardrobe scandal. >> you can see me running past the carpet. >>> then why vanity fair thinks amal clooney is one of the world's best dressed. >>> plus, a little way back wednesday with mariah carey as she gets her star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> wow. >>> stick around. >>> you know, there is nothing worse for a celebrity when they are out in public on a red carpet or an event than the dreaded wardrobe malfunction. lenny kravitz is the latest victim. he accidentally let it all hack out at a concert in sweden. apparently his pants weren't made for the rigors of rock 'n' roll. everyone in hollywood is talking about lenny. >> wow. he's a rock star. ♪ >> it's the rock star split that the internet won't quit and at the abc tca party people just couldn't unsee it. >> where was i when that happened? >> you know, he rocked out with his [ bleep ]. he did it. i'm just saying it. >> that's why you wear drawers. lenny, that's why you wear drawers. k

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it has roots in old hollywood. one of the people you have written about, heather hopper was an early contributor to gossip. can you tell us about her and the role she played? prof. frost: she wasn't the first big powerhouse. parsons laid the groundwork and hopper challenged in the 1930's. hopper is fascinating to me. if people liked her they called her the duchess of dish. if they didn't like her she was the gargoyle of gossip. she was a powerhouse. she wielded gossip unmercifully. i think what is interesting is she was political. she was conservative politically. she knew gossip to cap about celebrity colterulture as well as politics. most hollywood gossip is positive. it is puffing the actor, to get people to see the movie. the majority is positive. the negative gossip, the scandalous gossip gets the headlines and people remember. they were part of the industry. it was a balancing act. they needed to help the industry and maintain their own sense of objectivity and be critical. prof. feeley: parsons -- >> parsons

not to say that hollywood is better.m sure that the top successful people in hollywood like j.j. abrams and chuck lorre are not saying, my shows are making the world a better place by making people laugh. you just want to make good stuff. it is a different culture. they just have more money up here. that is all. emily: a lot. mike: they do not flash wealth in silicon valley the way they do in hollywood. or at least the way it used to be. alec: it is an interesting code. you cannot drive a car because it is pompous but you can fly 50 friends to france and have a million-dollar party. emily: or burning man, right. your movie, "idiocracy," portrays a world in which people are getting stupider. everything is so easy, and they are lazy. we do not have to drive today thanks to uber, we do not have to cook. groceries are delivered by amazon. are we on a path to a real-world idiocracy? mike: yes, probably so. [laughter] mike: i don't know. that -- i would not take that movie too seriously. that is just exaggerating things the wa

why does hollywood want to make politicians heroes? >> there's a belief that politics is a mechanism for everyone to be represented, whereas private industry and individuals only represent their own interests. and that's an appealing appeal if you are trying to tell a story and get a broad audience that the hero represents all of us if we vote for them, but -- >> it's sort of logical, the businessman is out for himself, the politician is there to help all of us. >> if i don't like what the businessman is doing, i can walk out the door. if i don't like what the politician is doing, i guess i go to greece? i don't know. [ laughter ] >> david? >> there's a lot of nationalism and tribalism. they're our leaders, they represent our country, and that's a big thing. plus politicians do dramatic important things, they win elections, they fight wars, they fight battles, they give speeches. all of these things are more exciting than what most scientists and businessmen do. >> the movie dave was based on the conceit if we got a nice, good person t

we're going to say -- it's hollywood. "hooray for hollywood." have you ever heard that before? >> never. >> jimmy: oh, boy. >> good start. >> jimmy: that was the easy one. >> oh, no. >> jimmy: we could wind up with you both back in the hostel is what's going to happen. next question. name the former governator of the state of california. reese. >> arnold schwarzenegger. >> jimmy: is that right, reese. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you are on the board. next question. what sport do the los angeles kings play? reese. >> gridiron? >> jimmy: what? >> gridiron? football? sorry. >> jimmy: gridiron? >> sal: gridiron? >> jimmy: no, kirstie, do you want to take a shot? >> basketball? >> jimmy: no, they play ice hockey. are you familiar with that? >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: okay. not familiar enough, i'm afraid. next question. you're never going to get this. you're not going to get this. how about this. los angeles is known as the city of blank? the city of blank? >> angels? >> jimmy: angels is right, reese, yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: in spanish that's what it means. next que

. >> for me, the best part of the night, hollywood's most beautiful proving that age is nothing but a number. >> i'm sorry. i don't have my glasses. having a hard time. sorry. i'm 49 tomorrow. it's happening. >> happy birthday, halle. looking perfect even without the wedding ring she lost and has yet to replace. joe was there without sofia, the latest about their november 22nd wedding at the palm beach resort and topher grace excited about ashton and mila. >> it's like your two friends got together after high school. you know what i mean? >> on the watch for lady gaga and taylor kinney. it could happen at any moment. they vow to keep it private. gaga had one of the most unusual moments. >> i was embarrassed because when jamie lee curtis said my name, i snarfed into my nose. and there's a little teeny tiny piece that's still there. >> sarah silver man arrived without masters boyfriend. >> i sent him a picture of my boobs and i was like, who's going to help me out of this dress? >> but now he wishes that. sarah was one of the many celebs helping the hollywood foreign press hand out $2 m

but it's still a positive for hollywood studios. it's money they didn't earn for chinese moviegoers getting hooked. >>> myelin gets the go-ahead on its proposed takeover of parago. shareholders overwhelmingly approved the drugmaker's bid and this allows the firm to launch a ternld offer for the company's shares in the next few weeks. parago has rejected the deal and said it doesn't think its own shareholders would sell shares to the firm. both stocks slipped. >>> shares of united, contine continent continental, and activision blizzard rose today. the airline and the video game maker were added to the s&p 500 index. the firms will replace paul korp and hospira on september 2nd after the market closes. united continental popped, action vision blizzard was more than 4.5% higher finishing at 2,922. >>> dow components apple and boeing are reportedly teaming up with the department of defense. the firms will be creating wearable technology for the u.s. armed forces. apple was up a fraction to $113.29. boeing was up 1% to $133.24. >>> game

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>>> hollywood reacts to jennifer aniston's wedding. >> the stars caught off guard by her surprise i dos. >> really? i didn't know that. that's great. i was not invited. >> honeymooning with courtney cox. their tropical suite. plus. >> she is lovely. >> how her backyard ceremony was way different than the malibu i dos with brad. >> i love my wife. >> and donald trump the debate. >> i hope he makes the republicans tear out their hair. >> you call women fat pigs. >> only rosie o'donnell. >> what rosie says now. >> and the wild night and one time congressional hopeful clay aiken covered it all for us. >> the gloves are off. >> and jon stewart's "daily show" good-bye. >> and one of olivia newton-john's songs gets an update with her daughter. >> you made sure i didn't dress like too much of a stripper. >> now, "e.t." with the latest on today's top stories. >> we are learning more and more about jennifer san on the and justin theroux's new life. >> they kept us waiting a long time. they were engaged three years ago. >> it was worth the wait. here are the new details. >> jen and justin headed t

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. >>> the weekend "insider" from hollywood, your 24/7 celebrity conversation. >> an american dentistanted in zimbabwe for killing a popular lion. >> the tragic killing of cecil the lion causes major outrage online kicking off the hunt for the lion huntsman. >> atrocity disgusting, makes my skin crawl. >> part of the good week bad week. ♪ ♪ >> including the foo fighters video gone viral. and trump divorce drama highlighted. >> threw her on the bed and raped her. >> the high profile divorce come back to haunt him? plus from miley and michelle, hollywood it girls are not hiding their same-sex romances. >> be comfortable with who you are, no matter what it means. >> why they boldly love without labels. >> you don't want to be labeled gay. >> i don't want to be label ed gay. >> now, hollywood from the inside out, the "insider" together with yahoo. >> how hollywood's it girls are starting the trend of loving without labels. >> love is love. >> that's true. >> we'll get to that, but the headlines getting social traction in the good week bad week. >> it was a bad week for hollywood animal ac

get fios. >>> "the insider" from hollywood.ty conversation. >> if i had my way, i would still be married to lamar. >> no khloe, right? >> the close encounter of the kardashian kind. was khloe really shocked to see her ex? >> nobody got followed. nobody got grabbed on. >> what sparked lamar's alleged outrage. is her reported rebound relationship the real trigger? >> delusion. >> how easy is it for a pedophile to pick up an underage child? >> social media makeover. the youtube social experiment that will leave every parent speechless. >> it's the scariest thing to think about. >>> and "vogue." beyonce is taking cover. we go inside beyonce's stylist treatment. >> any questions? >> you think this is hard? >>> from hell on wheels to the heavenly angels. why one on one with jane lynch as she spreads her tv wings. >> i've been in love with you for a while. my freak flag is flying. >>> now hollywood from the inside out. it's "the insider" together with yahoo. >> khloe and lamar's early morning face-off.

scott budnick, a former hollywood producer best known for "the hangover" franchise. today he's a prison whisperer of sorts. he says he's a regular face at 20 of california's 34 prisons, where he helps to rehabilitate robbers and murderers. >> i'm interested in anybody who wants to change. >> reporter: with 2.4 million people currently behind bars, the united states holds the highest number of inmates in the world. critics say much of this is because too many people are serving excessive sentences for acts that shouldn't be criminalized, like non-violent drug offenses. >> there's some dangerous people here that belong in prison, but we also use prisons to incarcerate people that not only are we scared of, but that we're mad at. >> thank you for having me. >> reporter: scott first embarked on this action a decade ago when a colleague invited him to attend a writing class in prison. >> i walked in with a bunch of kids facing their life in prison. i was in this hollywood bubble, and i realized that i had lost that desire to give back, and i wanted to reclaim it and recla

when planet hollywood cleveland or -- actually, cleveland is a nice time. planet hollywood peoria. it was no longer -- you didn't go to it in london or new york. i realize you're not in charge of bubba gump anymore, but there's got to be a pressure to both grow the restaurant but keep it special at the same time. >> well, the whole idea was to create a brand called bubba gump shrimp company restaurant that would stand on its own. it was the name that brings them in. in the end, it's the experience that brings them back. we had a 94% intent to repeat, which is exceedingly high in our business. the reason is i think we delivered. we wanted engagement from the customer where they not only went for an experience, they were part of the experience. that was permission to engage that we thought was critical to the success. in the end, we wanted them to come away with an emotional souvenir. hopefully they did and it was memorable. >> you said earlier you actually had a "forest gump" impersonator. >> we did. >> because tom hanks didn't do it. >> he wasn't available. was that part of it? >>

>> you lied to me, hollywood! >> now hollywood from the inside out.nsider" together with yahoo. >>> hello, everyone and welcome to "the insider." >> let's begin with the top trending story dominating the headlines today. donald trump takes his fight with megyn kelly back to the social media streets, bt

what did it take to turn katy perry into the hollywood legend? how about an old-fashioned do. some wild eye makeup. they gave us this behind the scenes look at their icons issue which is out tuesday. katy says she has some other similarities. >> i'm sure i'll be married just as many times. >> for the record, that would be eight times. i'm not sure you would have ever caught the glamorous elizabeth taylor wearing denim. brook anderson found out it is the look to have this fall. >> let's face it ladies, we love our jeans. i'm a tad obsessed. they're probably the most versatile thing in our closet. denim on denim just makes it twice as chic. kate hudson really nails double d with this look. if you want to play it safe, you can go for the contrast with a wider and darker wash. this top, only $18. these rocking republic jeans are just $60. add heels and a handbag. you've got a styled but very easy look. distressed denim is on trend again this fall. this is a lot like chrissy teigen's street chic look. the skinnies are just 60 bucks. we've got this blazer layered over a simple white

anyway, i busted out that picture because last night there was a twilight reunion in hollywood.hat tops tonight's quick hit. >> tw ihearts are digging this. kristen stewart and taylor lawsuit ner hanging tonight. >> i like love him and i really appreciate the support. >> the action comedy out friday has kristen playing the girlfriend again, but he's no edward cullen. >> how did this happen? >> i don't know. i'm freaking out all over the place, babe. >> now onto a little fun photo exclusive. check out jessica simpson in her daisy dukes. simpson was on a date night with hubby. she celebrates the tenth anniversary of her fashion brand this year. they hit up a local hot spot which happens to be the hometown of another famous family, the kardashian's. kym's baby bump is on vase occasion with the rest of the clan in saint barts. right before her mountain hike workout. of course she cooled down with a swim along with sisters chloe and kourtney and mom kris. >> do they ever really vacation? it's always about business. they're shooting for the fall season already of keeping up with the k

start somewhere fresh >>> "the insider" from hollywood.ty conversation. >> new fallout from the cyber attack on ashley madison. >> we're going to stand up for what we believe. >> defending the duggars. josh's sister pleads for forgiveness as their family pastor strikes back with a sex education sermon. >> we're born sinners and we're born broken. >>> and then one d goes in separate directions and fans are not coping well. >> why is this happening? >> will break-up start a breakout? >>> and meet the donald's secret weapon. >> ladies and gentlemen, donald j. trump. >> ivanka's first daughter's push could give him a bigger lead in the polls. >>> who knew kobe bryant is a tristy? >> wish you could just free time. >> why black mama just joined taylor's bad blood squad. >>> now hollywood from the inside out. it's "the insider" together with yahoo. >> hello, everyone and welcome to "the insider." >> let's begin with the top trending story dominating the headlines today. the duggars' family pastor speaking out and streaming sunday morning on the r