they can give her things that janine can't. >> and of course, you meant jesse james there, i don't meancorrect you. you said jesse jackson. >> oh, i'm sorry. >> jesse is making no bones about the fact that he is outraged that his porn star ex-wife is attacking sandra. and sort of backing up what you just said, in a brand-new statement today to people.com, he is saying, leave sandra out of it. sandra bullock is not a party to this litigation. mr. james' sole concern is for the safety, welfare, and best interests of his daughter. the proper forum to resolve this case is in the courtroom. as you've mentioned and we've heard this before, bullock has been helping raise this girl with jesse since january. jim, when you spoke with jesse's ex-wife, did you get the sense in any way that she was threatened by sandra bullock? >> well, she knows -- no, she's never spoken to sandra bullock. she's never met her. she said that when jesse married her, she wrote a letter, welcoming her into the family, so to speak. the big strike against her is she recently got married to an ex-con, an ex-felony that sh

they can give her things janine can't. >> i don't mean to correct you, but it's jesse james.e is outraged that his ex-wife is attacking sandra. backing up what you just said in a new statement issued to people.com. he is saying leave sandra out of it. sandra bullock is not a party to this litigation. mr. james's is for the best interest of his daughter, the proper forum to resolve this case is in the courtroom. as you mentioned, we heard this before. bullock has been helping to raise this girl since january. when you spoke with jesse's ex-wife, did you get the sense she was threatened by sandra bullock? >> no, she never spoke to sandra bullock and never met her. when jesse married her, she wrote a letter welcoming her into the family, so to speak. the big strike against her is she recently got married to an ex-con that she met in a halfway house. that's probably the biggest strike against her. i like to give our friends at the soup something to run every week. >> you have done it and we have coverage there as well. you have to admit on paper for people who are not involved in

on its face, dra bulk on and jesse james have the up earn hand. >> let's bring in kim on this. how did we get to this point? this is nasty when -- you have this back and forth going on. why is jeanine going after sandra bulk on? it seems like that's where -- target is and not her ex-husband. >> exactly. you know, if you look at some of the letters that were written from sandra and jesse during her sentencing, they wrote to the judge, they are very critical of jeanine. sandra talks about how this girl, this young girl, sonny, was left alone while her mother was asleep from drug use. sandra in her letter explains this young girl did not have any contact with young kids, never went to preschool, they went to playgrounds. was in her house. now, you know, when they bring her into their world, she's able to go to school and is around kids her own age. so they are very critical of the way she was raising this young girl. >> besides that, let me read a letter from jesse james to the judge. he was married to this woman. it was filled with violence and culminated with assault on me by ja

sandra bullock and her famous biker husband jesse james are battling jesse's porn star ex-wife for custodyof his 5-year-old daughter. >> and brooke, it is an explosive story. tonight, we'll show you the angry letter that sandra bullock wrote with to a judge fighting for custody. sandra and jesse say they want sole custody of the girl. they've been taking care of her while her porn star mother served a six-month jail sentence for tax evasion. and they're making some heavy-duty claims against her. but now that jesse's ex, janine lindemulder is out of jail, she's striking back big-time. so who's right, who's wrong? it's the "showbiz tonight" great debate. and joining me tonight from new york, midwin charles. also in new york tonight, cooper lawrence, a psychologist and author of this fine book "the cult of celebrity." i've got to tell you, i am seriously looking at sandra bullock in a whole new light now. she's really digging in in this battle, claiming that jesse's porn star ex is not only an unfit mother, but battled with a drug problem, and is married to a convicted felony. midwin, what do

sandra bullock and her famous biker husband jesse james are battling jesse's porn star ex-wife for custody of his 5-year-old daughter. >> it is an explosive story. the angry letter that sandra bullock wrote to a judge fighting for custody. sandra and jesse want sole custody of the girl. they have been taking care of her while her porn star mother served a six-month sentence for tax evasion. now that jesse's ex-is out of jail, she is striking back big time. who is right and who is wrong? it's the great debate. mid-win charles and new york tonight, cooper lawrence who is a psychologist and author of this book, the cult of celebrity. i am looking at sandra bullock in a new light. she is digging in in this battle, claiming that jesse's porn star ex-is not only an unfit mother, but is married to a convicted felon. she is putting all that out there. do sandra and jesse have a shot of getting sole custody? >> they have a shot if the facts they are alleging are true. the judge will look into this and determine whether or not it's in the best interest of the child. that's the standard as to whether

little richard, jesse james, to places they had never been before, the homes and lives of my white peers throughout the nation. it took away when i imagined my white classmates at central were listening secretly too. i particularly enjoyed a program called randy's record highlights which aired after 10:00. as i changed into my pajamas my mind felt at ease. i made it to the home stretch at central. for weeks things had been calm. no protesters or major incidents. graduation was less than four months away. i finally stopped sulking after the rejection from antioch and decided on a college. my decision making process had been quite simple. i accepted the first school that wrote to me with good news after the big letdown. michigan state wanted me right then and i was eager to be wanted. after such disappointment i had been in no mood to wait to hear from my second and third choices. by the time the acceptance letters came from the university of california i have already settled on going to michigan state. before getting lost among thousands of students on campus. the could come and go as i p

investigations of mysterious deaths and historical mysteries, including exhumed the remains of jesse james. whenever he decides to do an exclamation, he first gets the written consent of family members. lewis family members wholeheartedly support an exhibition. starting with merriweather lewis his mother, they have always questioned whether his death was a suicide. over 200 collateral descendents have citations asking for exhumation. they have set up a public relation -- they have set up a website and hired a public relations firm. their website is called solve the mystery.org. they are neutral on the subject as to whether was murdered or suicide, and simply want to solve the mystery, as they say. professor stars is also neutral. i however believe he was murdered. and i make the case for murder in the third section of the book. after the exhumation takes place, the family wants to have a christian we burial with military honors at the merriweather lewis national monument and great site. the monument and gravesite it located on the trace parkway on the side of, as i said, where he met his d

stiles is the author of "jesse james: last rebel of the civil war." mr. stiles has taught at columbia university. wednesday he won the national book award for non-fiction. >> coming up next book tv presents after words, an hourlong discussion between the host and the author of a new book. this week nomi prins former managing director at goldman sachs talks about her book "it takes a pillage." she discusses the book with senator bernie sanders, the author of the memoir "outsider in the house." >> let me begin by thanking c-span for the opportunity of interviewing nomi prins who is the author of "it takes a pillage: behind the bailouts, bonuses, and backroom deals from washington to wall street." when i was in the house for 16 years i served on the financial-services committee. the list to say i have been actively involved. they key very much for being with us. >> things you very much, and they do for taking the time to be here as well today, senator. >> let's begin with a that a bit of background. where were you born? what happened in your life to end up -

jesse james got paid twice. the government bailed out jesse james. the same board of directors. nothing changed about the character on wall street. i close on this. we have bailed out the leaves. it is now time to bail out the roots. there is racial discrimination and poverty. what i find most disturbing is not that we are being attacked. 2.3 million americans in prison and a million are black. 500,000 are latino. the disproportionate -- life expectancy is shorter. less access to capital, industry, technology, broadband, and we are silent. is this the same, chairperson, if this building caught on fire and we would all burned up, people would piteous because we are victims of a fire trap. if upon inspection they saw that the doors were blocked, they would say we were stupid. we were in some trance. i do not understand not taking more fighting. there is too much silence. many of our freedom allies are not our equality allies. $900 million in legal fees for bailout. last week, hyatt did the ipo. $53 million in fees. $50 million went to the bank. we were

jesse james got paid twice. the government bailed out jesse james. this is the same board of directors. nothing changed about the character on wall street. i close on this. we have bailed out the leaves. it is now time to bail out the roots. there is racial discrimination and poverty. what i find most disturbing is not that we are being attacked. 2.3 million americans in@@@@@@@ there is silence and it has not changed. the disproportionate infant mortality rate is higher and life expectancy is shorter. less access to capital industry, technology, broadband, and we are silent. it is as if to say that if this building caught on fire, and we were all burned up, people would pity as because we were victims of a fire trap. roosevelt said that he agrees with everything that we are saying. poll -- without your activism, i cannot even be your ally in the white house. than ever before. more of us with degrees. when i was in south carolina growing up, we did not have no degrees or measurable intelligence. there would be making all kind of noise in cleveland. yo

sandra and her husband, jesse james, fighting for the daughter jesse had with his ex-wife, a porn starh called in from alabama and said, it's a no-brainer. >> caller: what is the question. would you rather have a porn star raise a 5-year-old child or an all-american, wholesome person? my vote goes to jesse and sandra hands down. hands down. >> thank you, sara. >> we also heard from chris calling into "showbiz on call" from louisiana. >> caller: i think the main thing is who's doing the best for her, like for education and church and that type of stuff. the mother, definitely, does not have what it takes. >> thank you, chris. remember, the "showbiz on call" phone lines are always open. >> call us at 1-888-sbt-buzz, that's 1-888-728-2899. leave a voice mail. we will play some of your calls right here on "showbiz tonight." >>> and tonight for the first time, rihanna speaks out about chris brown beating her. >> i fell in love with that person. that's embarrassing. that's embarrassing that that's the type of person that i fell in love with. so far in love. >> now, rihanna isn't the only one

sandra is married to jesse james while his exwas in prison for tax evasion.he is a hard core porn actress. she wrote a letter to the judge saying she feared for the little girl. and even more concerning, the condition the girl will be in. her husband's exhas spent the last few months in a half way house. jams and bullock have been awarded temporary custody. >> on monday with asked you to vote on our question of the day. just moments ago we got the final result. john begs kate for forgiveness. 59% say nope. here are some of the e-mails. if kate is truly wanting to do what is best for the kids, she will forgive him when he straightens his act up. and why can't anybody see through john and his fake apology. this is a guy who really only thinks of himself and not his family. >> that is sit for us tonight. >> and remember you can catch "showbiz tonight" on the 11s. 11 p.m. eastern and pacific and in the morning on hln. take care. >>> coming up, does she miss him on the ratings? jon and kate and the divorce that just won't go away. >>> also, how to go from child st