>>> and off-screen drama for actress reese witherspoon. she goes to court diving into a family dispute. her father marries another woman while still married to reese's mother. is this new wife trying to take advantage of him? >>> cracking down with lol that those epic texting and walking failed. omg. now one town is imposing an $85 fine for twt, texting while walking. we've got the 411. ♪ >>> hey, good morning, everybody. three quick mother's day shoutouts first to my mom, second to new mom bianna golodryga who is out on maternity leave this morning and third to our lovely paula faris filling in this morning. happy mother's day to you. >> thank you. and happy mother's day to my mom carol faris out in michigan and my little kids, i was hoping for breakfast in bed but seeing as my wake-up call was 3:00 a.m., a little unrealistic. >> after the show. brunch in bed. . >> potentially, yes. >> a special mother's day's guest in store later this morning. >>> a critical new faze for the john edwards campaign corruption trial. defense team will go on

this is involving reese witherspoon. her mom is suing her dad, accusing him of bigamy.ut not divorced, and then he married another woman, but he says he doesn't remember doing it. >> right. >> are you going to repeat that? >> they've been separated since '96, and she worries that the dad has early signs of dementia and she's worried she may be taking advantage of him. she says she's still in love with her husband and she wants the marriage annulled because she doesn't think he knew what he was doing and he was getting taken advantage of. >> do you know how many men say that? i didn't know what i was doing! i didn't know what i was getting into! i forgot. >> by mistake i got married. my bad. >> all right, let's move on to this report that whitney houston's birth and sister-in-law will be starring in "the houston family chronicles." to be fair, this deal was reportedly in the works before whitney houston's death, and now the show will document how the family heals. first of all, would anybody watch this show before? >> people watched the whitney and bobby reality show. th

reese witherspoon rocked her growing baby bump with one and two cannes look. was glowing in a hot pink manolo blahnik sandals. her co-star was handsome even from behind. camila alves was flawless in a marchesa draped tulle gown with embroidered bodies. >> she may have been wearing a more conservative looks but made up for it with plenty of bling. diane krueger in this haute couture number. we love diane's style but this gown may have been a bit over the top for the occasion. we were much bigger for him. >> andie mcdowell and her daughter posed together in strapless cream and bold sequined gowns. but it was andy's black giorgio armani number that had us ready to dial 911. go to e! online and check ott "fashion police" every friday right here on e!. >> it is the biggest cover since demi moore bare her pregnant belly. it is david beckham to grace the cover all by himself. >> ashlan is going behind the scenes as he dishes about his baby girl and his craziest fashion choice. >> over the years i've loved wearing great clothes an having a wife that's in fashion and p

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reese's mom is accusing her husband of bigamy. dan harris has the story. >> reporter: mary and john witherspoon came here with their daughter reese walk of fame, have been married for 42 years. you can imagine her surprise when she opened the local paper and saw this wedding announcement saying her husband had married another woman in a quote intimate double ring ceremony at a private chalet. the bride in a full length satin gown and groom in a white linen suit. >> you mean i'm still married. >> reporter: reese, star of "sweet home alabama" is not speaking publicly about the drama but her mother tells an extraordinary story. according to mary who is a retired nurse she and her husband who is a doctor have lived in separate homes in the nashville area since 1996 because of her husband's alcoholism, overspending, infidelity and hoarding, nonetheless, she says i love my husband and do not want a divorce. she says when she asked john about his marriage, he claimed to have no idea who the woman was, although the affidavit also says john had tried to bring her to reese's wedding last march but tricciane was turned away because she wasn

here's akiko fujita with more. >> a visibly pregnant reese witherspoon surround by her family walkedather into a tennessee courtroom. inside, the judge deciding this issue. is her 70-year-old father competent enough to handle his own financial affairs? >> conservatorship allows a family member to step in and seize control if you will, over the person and over that person's finances. >> reporter: the family believes john witherspoon is being taken advantage of by his new wife and unable to protect himself. it started with the actress' mother filed a lawsuit saying her husband had wed another woman, even though betty and john witherspoon were still married. the picture of the newlyweds was splashed across the local paper and a wedding announcement detailing the, quote, intimate double ring ceremony. in court documents, betty says her husband did not recall getting married to patricia ann taylor, though taylor tried to take out bank loans in her husband's name. in documents, betty says she fears her husband may be suffering from an early onset of dementia. a restraining order was grante

martha: the other woman is living in a condominium owned by reese witherspoon. and the first mrs. our vehicles, she's got even her husband to sign a new will. this is a terrible situation, but tamara it seems to me it comes down to the basic point, either -- that first marriage is still in effect or it's not, right? >> right. right. and joey, you know, i love the guy, but he likes to maybe things a little more confusing than they th-r. there are two separate issues here. the first -- this second marriage there is no way that it can be a valid marriage. there is no such thing as common law divorce. you go out, you get married you must get divorced if you want to remarry or have your girlfriend on the side. you know there are plenty ever guys that do that. >> behave yourself, tamara. >> but the other thing is, the economy see unfor the to natal unfortunately, martha in tennessee, the burden is very low. you go in and say i'm going to fill out this affidavit, i think this guy is a alcoholic. he spends too much money e has motorcycles, take all the money away from him or the power away

megyn: well, new developments today in a bizarre family feud for actress reese witherspoon. gain legal control of her father's finances claiming he is unable to handle his own affairs, this as her mother sues her father claiming that he illegally married another woman. trace gallagher has the update live from our west coast newsroom. >> reporter: in fact, reese witherspoon's mom, betty, says she found out about this other marriage her husband had by reading about it in the tennessee newspaper despite the fact they had been married -- or separated -- she and her husband are still legally married. she goes on to say, and i'm quoting here: i love my husband, and i do not want a divorce. he needs help, he has a problem with alcohol, he has a problem with hording which led to our separation. betty witherspoon goes on to say that john witherspoon who, by the way, is an ear, nose and throat doctor, is also suffering early signs of dementia and she knows that because she's been a nurse for 30 years. she says she confronted him about the marriage, and he denied knowing the other woma

. >> reese witherspoon, new headaches as there are allegations that her father is married to two womend we have questions coming up on "ask liz" at 5:00. >>> a beautiful day out there today. take a look at this picture. it doesn't get a whole lot better than that. a big weekend. a [ male announcer ] hot outta the oven, it's the pizza sub! featured $5 footlong™ of may! melty cheese, kickin' pepperoni and our signature marinara sauce on freshly baked bread. this may only, it joins our many $5 footlongs™! subway. eat fresh. >>> we're awaiting a verdict right now in the trial charged of murdering with jennifer hudson's family. jurors have reached a decision. hudson's former brother-in-law, william balfour is charged of killing the singer's mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew. prosecutors say he shot them in a jealous rage because hudson's sister would not reconcile with him. we'll bring you the verdict as soon as it comes in. >>> bristol palin takes on the president. >> just one of the stories trending today. sarah palin's daughter making headlines for criticizing president obama's supp

. >>> plus drew barrymore, reese witherspoon, who will be next? o'neil and farrah fawcett. and the violence behind closed doors. bombshells from his new tell-all and the day he got caught cheating. >> i was always afraid that i was going to lose her. >>> michael jackson's secret affair with liberace's ex-lover.

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another story that has people talking, reese witherspoon's parents dealing with a little bit of an issue. her father apparently has taken on a second wife. the first wife her mother, is upset about it, especially because her father's will been changed recently. mom says she believes maybe this is a case of early onset of dementia and she's trying to get involved. she wants to have the second marriage annulled a. apparently dad claims he did not remember, marion this moment who mom found out about while reading the newspaper. a messy situation. here is something we want to show you. there have been only 18 major league players that have turned a triple play unassisted. in georgia watch this shortstop catching the ball and go to third base. no. 3 is out. he did it all himself in a matter of seconds. the best part is i don't think even realized what he did because he had a total look of bewilderment on his face. his teammates had no idea. the rest of the players just wanted to stay out there and play more. congratulations. only a few people have done that in the majors. >> just six years ol

complaint and looking to protect him and his future financial interests. >> reese's dad and the woman's husband's name is john witherspoon reese's mother doesn't paint a nice picture of her husband's new relationship. >> you mean the relationship that -- oh, the affidavit, it's horrific. look, the bottom line is that there's some concern here -- >> come on, joey, wake up, man. >> hello. there's some concern here that, of course, this woman is completely taking advantage of the situation, and as a result of the dementia involved is attempting to inject herself into his life. and there's an indication that when the wife confronted him and said what are you doing getting married again? and he said, what are you talking about? i'm not married. there's a real fair concern that she's trying to take advantage of him and by making this court filing, there'll be a protection of that so hep doesn't give out any money he doesn't supposed to and she doesn't get anything she's entitled to. they're going back to court and we'll see what happens at that time. maybe a favorable outcome not for her, but, of course, for the separated wife

and reese witherspoon, i don't know if you heard about case, she went into court. she's diving into a bizarre family dispute between her mom and her dad. her father married another woman while still married to reese's mom. there are now all sorts of accusations of alcoholism, infidelity, and dementia. we will tell you what's going on in that case. and finally we've all seen video of people texting and walking and falling and this one at the mall and falls into a fountain. that video went viral. but it turns out even though it's amusing, this walking and texting thing can be really dangerous and we are going to take you to one town that is now cracking down on it. it's all coming up on gma, and we do have a special mother's day guest, a cameo, i can't reveal who it is, but carolyn, you will enjoy it. >> carolyn: all right. of course, i'm sure i will, dan. thank you very much. nice to see you. i was thinking of talking and texting. i mean, it's kind of -- isn't that a little bit big brotherrish to go that far? >> lisa: you could make that case. you could make that ca

the "stephanie miller show" should wake to apologize to reese witherspoon. [ nbc "nightly news" themere doing a stupendous job filling in on "viewpoint." >> it has been wonderful. i thank them for letting me direct that show -- >> i tuned in my accident, i was like, oh is it a twilight movie -- >> is that a pail joke? >> that's a pail joke. you were disturbingly pale and beautiful. >> i'm legally dead. and you are just a little bit popular over there miss miller. >> we love current. i'm having a big bash this weekend, i wish you were here, because those current folks -- i'm gathering bail money. >> jacki schechner sent her mom to see guilt a love story this weekend. >> oh awesome. >> marcia clark is coming to the party. >> it is going to be a motley crew -- >> what? >> motley crew will be there. >> i got to meet you boss last night, mr. gore. >> and i got to talk -- >> you just sounded like a schoolgirl just then. [ screaming ] >> right in the -- >> yeah governor grandholm too bad about her looks. >> are you referring to the former governor of michigan is a hot dish. >> i'm screaming

names like reese witherspoon and nicole kidman and bruce willis and robert pattinson and brad pitt justiviera. i'm not sure if i can get brad pitt on this balcony once again, especially since i touched his face last time. but we do have sacha baron cohen joining us this morning. he's sitting next to me in a rare, live interview. i don't know if you saw, the dictator was down there on a camel. he seemed to be struggling to get on it. >> he almost fell off actually. but he maintained his composure. >> you think he would have practiced? >> you would have thought. >> he is a dictator. we're talking to the man who plays the dictator, sacha baron cohen coming up in a live interview. very rare, by the way, for sacha to be himself. i'm excited to get to talk to you. now back to you. >> i barely recognized sacha without his dictator uniform. >> and his voice is so different. >> we like him here. >> look forward to that. all right, also ahead. we all know that color blocking is the big trend this season. but what if you don't exactly know how to put colors together? we're going to get out the old

reese witherspoon's dad being accused of bigamy.ir hair done. all that and more when we see you a bit later right here on "today." back to you. >> a time for a special mother's day sunday brunch. joining us as kevin miller from copper. >> good morning. >> people do not know what they want to cut. >> moms are amazing. i love my mom to death. hi mom. happy mother's day. they should be treated well. >> they really should. >> we're going to make a beautiful dish. it makes all the difference in the flavor. it only takes 20 minutes and coax like rice. >> i do not have time. >> get your personal chef to do it. spread some onions. and a little bit of butter. a little bit of oil. i do not eat breakfast during the week. this is a special treat. you want to slowly sweat of them. it brings out the onions sweetness. >> do onions make a difference? >> i like onions. you can use white onions. if you put enough water on a -- butter on it, it will be sweet. maybe put some lemon and as some arbs and there. estimate for 5 minutes. is done. and then i