hyla, let's put all of that aside for a moment.tever you think of levi johnston, we have got to give this guy credit for perhaps getting the biggest bang for 15 minutes of fame of anybody in the history of the world. >> yes, 100%. you've got to give him a high five for that. you've just got to milk what was given to him, what was thrown in his lap. i think all of us would taken advantage of it, probably not the same way. i know i wouldn't throw my junk away in a "playgirl" magazine, but a.j., may you would. >> i don't think that's going to be happening anytime soon. and tanika, i think we all talked about the fact that when we first learned he was going to be posing for "playgirl," perhaps levi was not informed or did not realize that it was a magazine predominantly read by men. i think he actually handled himself pretty well, all that considered, and he did go on this show and put it all out there. >> yeah, i don't think he really cares. i've seen levi on different red carpets. he just wants to be famous. and whatever's going to d

also tonight in hollywood, hyla.'s kick things off by showing you two images, they are straight out of hollywood and i mean that literally. take a look at this, charles, when i see this photo, please, we're going to do a little split screen for you. on the left side, levi johnston, all spiffed up and living it up for the camera last night. he was at the "gq" men of the year red carpet in hollywood. "showbiz tonight" was right there with him. on the right we have sarah palin, standing in front of thousands of her adoring fans as she embarked on her nationwide book tour. hyla, is levi becoming a bigger celebrity than palin? >> whoa, whoa, everyone slow down. we're getting a little excited with him being in "playgirl" and in our little bubble of hollywood, the big talk of the tame. but if you talk about famous nationally, internationally, this guy doesn't even come close. when i traveled to europe this past summer, people would come up to me and be like, yo, what's up with this sarah palin person? are you taking her ser

megan alexander, hyla, we'll leave it there for now.ou both. >>> as we move on tonight, it's taylor's swift quick to kanye west on "snl." ♪ might be expecting me to say something bad about kanye ♪ ♪ and how he ran up on the stage and ruined my vma monologue ♪ >> and that's not all. wait until you see taylor's kate gosselin impression. so did taylor knock it out of the park? >>> also, the carrie prejean sex tape scandal. the former beauty queen became the poster girl, of course, for conservative values, and now her own words are coming back to haunt her. tonight, why some people are saying carrie is a big old hypocrite. >>> also, deep, dark star secrets. >> we were lacing our marijuana with -- coke. >> but you were freebasing cocaine? >> basically. >> whitney's not alone. a bunch of big, big stars are revealing their deepest, darkest secrets. it is a not-to-be-missed "showbiz tonight" special report. >>> this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. time now for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news

this is the best pr tactical move to ever make. >> i'm sorry, hyla.laughing at him after this clip. i'm sorry. it takes more than him ditching the hair gel and the vodka to think that this guy's legit. seriously. this is so sad. >> who will i talk about more? jon gosselin's everywhere. he manipulates us to talk about him and making fun of himself. >> filling out job applications and not doing spoof videos. the guy's going to be unemployed in a couple of months. i would think he'd doing something better for his future. >> you don't think he'll gate show any time soon? we know he'll be back on reality television. >> now if tlc has their way. >> i hope not. i'm with you. what makes this so funny is that we're all wishing that jon would simmer down, drop the gel, go back do the normal life for the sake of the eight, young beautiful kids. >> sure. >> are you with me although spoof is hilarious, you kind of hope it's true? >> i do. i really think that jon needs a wake-up call and maybe the reactions from the video gives him the kick in the butt to start rea

hyla, you with me? >> not 100%.of admitted guilt on behalf of halderman, his attorney by saying, yeah, you know, most of the public does probably believe that this is just a bunch of move laalark. you can kind of hear in his words and his tone that he's saying that. but he just has to convince one judge, one person he has to try to convince. >> but if he wants to have a legitimate argument, he can't go on morning shows and admit that this is a bit suspect, what his client did. i mean, this was not a legitimate business transaction. >> well, hold on a second, carolina, don't get ahead of me here, because i've been in this biz for a long time, and i don't know about you, be if i was thinking of pitching a screenplay about david letterman's sexual misbehaviors, i would drive it over to letterm letterman's house, include some photos and diaries, drop it in his car at 6:00 a.m. after all, halderman's attorney said today, that's the way it's done. here's what he said on "good morning america". >> he knew letterman's drive

hyla, explain that one.he octomom thinks jon's dating life should be private, but she's considering signing up to be on a dating reality show with him? what?! >> we've figured out the formula in hollywood. you say one thing and do another. kate gosselin goes on shows and says, jon shouldn't be talking to the public, while she's on a public television show. jon says he wants a private life, but praying to god in public on sunday night. we know this is the formula, this is how it works. and watch out heidi and spencer. octomom and octodad could be the next big hollywood couple. >> they're giving them a run for their money. all this back and forth and he said/she said and the hypocritical things they're saying, it's giving me a headache! rachel zalis, hyla, thanks! good to see you. and now we want to hear from you on this. this is our "showbiz tonight" question of the day, jon gosselin and octomom, should they appear in a reality show together? vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight. e-mail us showbiztonight@cnn.com. >

i think it could have been handled away. >> hyla? >> and as big as rob pattinson is and "twilight," ryan seacrest is mr. pop culture. he's mr. hollywood. he's been around for ten years and will be around another ten years. not a smart move on the publicist's party. >> and this is a big-time publicist, not somebody who's new at the job by any breaking nic cage's spending spree. he fired his money manager claiming he had mismanaged his money. now levin claims a countercomplaint saying cage spent himself into the poor house. he claims just last year, cage owned 15 home palatial homes, four yachts, an island in the bahamas, and a gulf stream jet. i want you to take a look at the photos we have of the palatial estates. if the claims are true, i am guessing nicolas cage will get zero sympathy from the public about blowing his fortune. >> first, i want to say, i'm the wrong person for this segment, because i have negative dollars in my account. so this isn't something i can relate to very well. but, you know, what, nicolas cage really didn'

hyla, are you as shocked as i am?> once these slescelebrities d you kind of see their true colors and what their relationships were about. people can claim they should be entitled to some money, but at the end of the day, if farrah wanted any of these particular friends or family close to her to have money, they would have included it in her will. it's the same thing with michael jackson and his dad. it just shows exactly where their heads were. >> well, in an interview with barbara walters for "20/20," just before farrah died, ryan o'neal claimed that farrah had agreed to marry him. >> i asked her to marry me again and she's agreed. >> really? >> swear to god. >> why don't you just go do it? >> well, we will as soon as she can do it. i promise you, we will. >> laura, were you stunned that ryan was left out here? >> i was a little shocked, but you have to remember, they weren't married, so they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money somewhere else and property. he might have all of the property

off to you, hyla. is levi a bigger celebrity than palin? >> we are getting excited with him in play girl and the bubble of hollywood. he's a big talk of the town. we talk about famous nationally, internationally, this guy doesn't come close. when i travelled to europe this summer, people would come up to me and say what's up with this sarah palin person? are you guys taking her personally? she is on a much bigger scale. the things she does could affect our lives on a daily basis. whatever levi does is fun to take care of. >> in my hands, the ratings in for oprah winfrey's show with sarah palin that aired on monday, get this. sarah gave oprah the highest ratings in two years. that's a big deal. estimated 10 million people tune in to see sarah palin on oprah. >> she's had jennifer aniston on and mike tyson just this season and big mega stars. you will not see that levi johnston is bigger than jennifer aniston. >> let's not count him out. he did just turned the fame back his way by releasing the first photo from the naked "playgirl" shoot. do

joining us is hyla and in new york, megan alexander from inside edition. "showbiz tonight" was there on the red carpet where ryany is kreaft set up his radio show. the tabloids have been going crazy that robert pattinson and his costar are involved. they shut it all down. >> what are do you say to your fans who are desperate to know about you and your costar, kristin? >> you can't ask that question to the guy? it's his costar. it's a fair question. i was cutoff for the first time ever. >> let me control this to you first. it seems absurd. she a big boy. was it ridiculous that he was not allowed to answer a question that million was fans want to answer? >> it's a ridiculous response. it's the publicist's fault. you see her wrapping it up. the way ryan phrased the question, he could have answered it in a way that didn't talk about his personal relationship. he could have said we love milk shakes. either she is really good or really bad at her job. this made the situation bigger and makes us talk about it rather than blowing it off. i will give her the benefi

. >> i'm sorry, hyla.we're laughing at him after this clip. i'm sorry. it takes more than him ditching the hair gel and the vodka to think that this guy's legit. seriously. this is so sad. >> who will i talk about smore? jon gosselin's everywhere. he manipulates us to talk about him and making fun of himself. >> filling out job applications and not doing spoof videos. the guy's going to be unemployed in a couple of months. i would think he'd doing something better for his future. >> you don't think he'll gate show any time soon? we know he'll be back on reality television. >> now if tlc has their way. >> i hope not. i'm with you. what makes this so funny is that we're all wishing that jon would simmer down, drop the gel, go back do the normal life for the sake of the eight, young beautiful kids. >> sure. >> are you with me although spoof is hilarious, you kind of hope it's true? >> i do. i really think that jon needs a wake-up call and maybe the reactions from the video gives him the kick in the fwout star