his new film with mel gibson.nd the slumber party shoot where the romance began. ♪ >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. he went from r&b superstar to convicted sex offender. now r. kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. the singer was found guilty of one count of racketeering and eight counts of sex trafficking after nearly a six-week trial during which some victims testified against him. allegations of abuse have long swirled around kelly but became a federal case after several women spoke out in the lifetime docuseries "surviving r. kelly." kelly did not make a statement during the hearing today but lizette martinez, who was 17 when she first met kelly, shared her reaction with linsey davis. >> i cried. i just -- never thought that anyone was really going to care for us and our stories. it took so long, like 30 years he's been doing it. i just -- i just felt lighter, actually. i felt a lot lighter. like i was able to tell him exactly what he did to me and to tell the judge and to be heard

. >> starring alongside mel gibson in the new film "hot seat." >> no hiding in there.ing they would blend in with the heat of the servers. this jackass could be an accomplice. >> reporter: but the 28-year-old is perhaps best known for his relationship with pop superstar britney spears. he's opening up in his first tv interview since their fairy-tale wedding nearly seven months after a judge released spears from the conservatorship that controlled her life for over a decade. >> how is britney? >> she's amazing. she's doing great. she's my wife. >> what does that feel like to be like, "she's my wife"? >> it hasn't hit me yet. you know, i'm not like -- the husband thing hasn't hit me yet. >> do you feel that you're going to be able to be more spontaneous or more planned as life goes forward now that britney has entered this new phase of her life with you? >> we love to be spontaneous. we want to go somewhere, make it happen right now. we want to do something, make it happen. i think the best things in life are spontaneous things. ♪ i, i, i ♪ >> reporter: the two first met

( laughter ) >> stephen: mel gibson's career really has gone downhill. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applauset insider details of the proud boys' activities, including what they did just before the riot. >> we went for lunch, we went for tacos. ( laughter ) >> stephen: may i remind you, january 6th was a wednesday. tearing up the constitution is one thing, but they violated the sanctity of taco tuesday then -- ( applause ) we had tacos, tacos -- then officer edwards described the pronounce rallying cry. >> they came up chanting f- *-*+ antifa. >> stephen: that might be the most shocking testimony of the evening: the proud boys can spell? soon after, night one was over. after two hours of documentary evidence and testimony, we learned that this surrectionist conspiracy was, like everything else associated with that administration, exactly what you thought, but worse than you could have imagined. next episode drops on monday. and to quote the former president; "be there. will be wild." ( cheers and applause ) we've got a great show for you tonight, my guest is star of marvel's "shang-chi," simu

establishing himself on the big screen as a swat team officer in the new film hotseat also starring mel gibsonwatch the full interview coming up on gma at 7:00 right after abc seven mornings. reggie: how is britney? she is my wife. kumasi: i like it. [laughter] up next, seven things you need to know today. reggie: a live loo kumasi: here are seven things to know. stunning testimony in the january 6 hearings. a former top aide to vanna white has chief of staff mark meadows a it then president trump demanded security detail taken to the capitol building, going as far as to grab the steering wheel of presidential limousine. reggie: fda urging parents to stop using baby floats like this one after a baby died and another hospitalized. they say children with develop metal delays are at a higher risk for injury. kumasi: when it comes to fireworks this fourth of july, make sure you are safe and keep it legal. this is a message from bay area officials. they are urging people to attend a professional show, if you can find one. reggie: cal fire expects 700 firefighters in place to battle a 10 acre wildfi

and i think, look, mel gibson's new lethal weapon movie which he's making now is going to be the nextive moment where we're looking back and want the nostalgia of the past rg but this is old school -- but this is old school big hollywood story telling coupled with feel good nostalgia without political lectures. this is what america wants, and they are improving it. in fact, the whole world embracing it. >> isn't tom cruise about 30 years too old to play a fighter pilot? >> no, he's not. no he's not. did you see him? [laughter] >> he's not aged 30 years. it's a little ridiculous. gianno, we all know that recruitment for military has gone down throughout because of rising obesity, chronic medical conditions and even recently because of covid vaccines. we had a commander air force recruiting a little more hopeful that maybe we will see a rise in recruitment from maverick. he said we did a good -- he said we did a good recruiting bump from top gun in 86. we expect top gun maverick to do the same. what do you think, gianno? do you think maybe they will be able to see some of the bump? >> y

>> me and mel gibson going back and forth and i called him a few bad words here and there and it's definitely? >> i didn't really get noticed until my wife gave me this amazing platform to work with, so i'm always appreciative of that, but let's not take away from the fact that i was, w worg hard and i never take anything for granted and i try to stay positive with everything that's happening. >> as asghari makes his own way in the entertainment industry, he draws inspiration and advice from his number one supporter. >> just being in a relationship with someone who has achieved so much, so many great things and at such a young age kind of gives me the understanding and teaches me so much for the little things i'm going to achieve or the big things. god knows what? it's up to me. >> what does britney give you in encouragement to go out and reach your dreams. she says go out and get it. i want to make my children or future children happy and i want them to be, like, that's my dad. i want to be like my dad. at the end of my life i want to have an important career and i want people to look up to

frank, i feel like you are -- what was that movie with mel gibson, conspiracy theory, sounding the alarm're reaping what we've sown, but i wonder if you see any off ramps for us as country that now seems to be normalizing threats of political violence. >> i hate to be the skunk at the garden party, as they say. >> i set you up to be the skunk. >> i'll edit adam kinzinger's statement just slightly, which is, there's violence in the present. it's only going to get worse in the future. off-ramps involve the good news that you just said. 60% of americans think that the facts are there, justice department should prosecute the former president. it's damned if you do, damned if you don't, however. if they do the right thing, do their job at justice, they'll still be some bumps. there's no question about it. but if they don't, the violence gets even worse and we erode all credibility in the department of justice if they find significant facts to charge there. the majority is with the right side here. it's a lesson, nicole, in how few people it takes to actually get really into a threatening envi