now to the latest on blake shelton. he has scored a victory in his defamation case against the magazine in touch. >> they published a story about shelton entering rehab. a judge rejected the magazine's request to dismiss the case. eva pilgrim has the details. >> reporter: blake shelton seeing the light in a big victory for the star. a california judge deciding not to throw out his multimillion dollar defamation lawsuit against bauer publishing after it ran this many cover in september which the 39-year-old megastar alleges falsely suggests among other things that he is in rehab and that a his marriage to miranda lambert. >> it's a huge win for blake and his attorney. and it's a very difficult hurd to get over in the court of law in california. >> reporter: the judge saying it appears to be undispute maryland in touch ran the headline without believing he had entered rehab citing an the sworn statement of the magazine's editorial director. it most certainly was not my intention to convey in the headline or in the article

>> well, i think shelton -- obviously, the judge agrees that shelton has a case here.as we can remember, really taken advantage of the protections that are given to the media in this country under the first amendment for freedom of the press -- melissa: especially against public people. >> exactly. what happens is the media has a certain amount of protection in and of itself because it's the media, but then if the individual's a public figure, then the standard for proving defamation and for winning the case is much higher. if it's an ordinary person, they just have to show that they were negligent and published a defamatory statement. if it's a public figure like blake shelton, they have to prove actual malice meaning they intention aally maligned and defamed him or almost the equivalent of intentionally doing it. and in this case, you know, this seems clear to me that it's a jury question as to whether or not it's defamatory, whether he suffered damages -- sandra: so what if you were on that jury, what would you decide? >> i haven't heard the case, that's pretty pres

shelton had actually entered rehab. the more i drink the more i drink >> reporter: but the publishing giant arguing that the grammy nominated singer who has written songs like this one called "the more i drink" has staked his reputation on heavy drinking citing as many tweets where he jokes about it like this one "i'm still so drunk right now i why is wednesday spelled like that? the magazine also highlighting this red carpet interview with cnn in 2011. >> and my heart and soul is, you know, being a redneck and drinking and being stupid. >> shelton firing back, drinking or comments about drinking is part of my shtick with my fans. part of my act, part of my performance, but in no way indicates that i have an actual problem with alcohol. >> there's a big line in the sand between a partying country singer and somebody who needs to go to rehab. >> reporter: now, regarding the case we reached out to "in touch" and told us no comment, a spokes pane for shelton telling us overnight "in touch" weekly ran a false story knowingl

shelton's seeing the light in a big victory for the country star overnight. not to throw out his multimillion dollar defamation lawsuit against bauer publishing after it ran this cover in september which the 39-year-old megastar allegations falsely suggests among other things that he is in rehab and that a drinking problem helped destroy his marriage to fellow country singer miranda lambert. >> it is a huge win for blake and his attorney and it's a very difficult hurdle to get over in the court of law in california. >> reporter: the judge saying it appears to be undisputed that "in touch" ran the headline without believing that shelton had actually entered rehab. even citing the sworn statement of the magazine's editorial director, it most certainly was not my intention to convey in the headline or the article that mr. shelton had actually entered rehab. ♪ the more i drink ♪ the more i drink >> reporter: but the publishing giant arguing that the grammy nominated singer who has written songs like this one called "the more i drink" has staked his reputation on

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crashed the opening number. >> to crowd went crazy when shelton joined co-host luke bryan. >> shelton'sert and her new beau anderson east walked the red carpet making their debut as a couple. >> and in one of the show's greatest moments dolly parton teamed up with katy perry to sing two of parton's classics. >> parton was very subtle with her outfit there. >> you loved dolly's outfit. she always rocks it. >> she does. >> and we can't forget a newly blonde and dreadlocked justin bieber, the iheartradio music awards. >> the biebs revved things up with a special treat for his screaming beliebers. premiering his new single called "company." >> looking good there, biebs. >>> and another big event last night was the 32nd edition of wrestlemania. it was held at at&t stadium near dallas before a record crowd of 102,000 fans. >> lot of those fans were stuck out for a little while. they were upset, but they were able to see this, shaquille o'neal taking part in a 20-man battle royal. shaq didn't win but he did help eliminate one other participant. >> how is it possible that shaq didn't win? this

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blake shelton co-hosted the awards at the four acm's, bentley got the gig.lton found a way to steal his thunder early on. >> i'm going to bring you out as my new co-host, here we go. >>. >> my new co-host, dierks bentley. >> good luck tonight, boys. he's all yours 37. >> bluke is over. >> from now on it's lurks. >> i thought luke bryant was legitimately surprised. >> one of the things that's great about the acm's there's a lot of music, they keep the acceptance speeches short, there's no politics, it's just a good show. >> they're friends. >> i feel like they know the audience, the viewers. >> didn't shelton's ex-wife start hanging out with. >> >> miranda lambert and blake shelton. >> they seem to get alongwell. >> i was watching the walking dead finale. >> i can discuss the trump town hall. >> this is the story. chris has been a five month wonder, he walked away with five awards for every blue collar person who had the time to write music but never had the fame. >> let's go to the i heart awards. i appreciate what you did, congratulations on the beard. tayl

i feel like, obviously so can -- >> the openness helps. >> blake shelton opens up. it's contagious her happiness and well deserved. we wish you the best, gwen. thank you. her performance is coming up. >>> first our series what your kids don't want you to know. t.j. holmes is sharing a candid conversation between a group of tween girls and their parents about what really happens on their phones and also revealing the anonymous messaging apps. this morning, t.j. has the latest on cyberbullying. >> reporter: rolling eyes. stick and stones may back your break. it can go viral. a whole different monster. that kids these days are any meaner than they have ever been. new technology that allows them to spread that meanness around. school bullies don't have to corner their victims anymore. >> no. >> never have one like bully. everyone talking behind everyone else's backs. >> reporter: these 14-year-old. and 15-year-olds from san francisco love their smartphones. who's the worst out of the group? they agreed to tell us how some apps and social media can expose them to an onli

. >> when you date blake shelton -- >> i just hop it's not affecting her iq. >> now for march 31st, 2016is is "entertainment tonight." hope you're having a great day, everyone. nancy o'dell and kevin frazier taking break. >> and we are in front of the news making headlines right now. jessica's jet setting, kaley's collision, wee havgot the stars ke even. confessions straight up. we are obsessed with these shots of jessica simpson. sure headlines are all about her back in her daisy dukes, but honestly the immediate reaction as i examine her insane body is, are the rumors that she had a breast lift and a tummy tuck too? she's totally flat here, but not here. that's just a jealous me talking. after all, the girl does work out. but the fact is jess was on a girl's vacation in cabo, celebrating her best friend's 40th birthday. my fave is this insta groom, jess's yellow dangerous curves ahead swimsuit. by the witay, st co5. $32 >>> now here's how jess is like us, she's got her favorite piece of comfort clothes, hers just happens to be those teen daisy dukes, she's instagramed herself in that s

now you got me missing you ♪ >> reporter: a musical love letter to her new beau country star blake sheltonke me life you." >> that song was one of my favorite songs to write. we just came out. it was like i had been feeling that way, like it's just exactly what i felt that day. here it is. know what i mean? everybody in the room was kind of like, whoa. this is happening right now. it was written fast. like 10, 15 minutes, the whole thing just done. >> what's up? rock 'n' roll goddess diva. >> whoa. >> reporter: they are the new hollywood "it" couple, connecting on the set of "the voice." >> i love blake so much. i'm just trying to get attention from him. >> i'm not falling for the puppy dog eyes. >> reporter: shelton, newly separated from country singer miranda lambert, was a shoulder to lean on, stefani says, and eventually something more. ♪ you're getting over >> reporter: he too released a song inspired by their romance "came here to forget." ♪ first kiss was like a hit keep on keeping it live ♪ >> reporter: stefani had her own past to forget. summer of 2015, she split from her husband

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blake shelton bringing down the house with a song believed to be about gwen stefani and taylor swifttealing the show, what she's saying publicly about her boyfriend for the first time. >>> and good morning, america. good to be back from spring break. happy monday to everyone. big night in the music world. >> it sure was. taylor swift winning big, she took home four awards and maybe the bigger headline, she opened up about her boyfriend calvin harris. >> apparently, love was in the air at the academy of country music awards. blake shelton performing a song believed to be about his love, gwen stefani, and she talks about turning pain into pleasure later this morning. >>> first, that powerful spring storm hitting from the midwest to the northeast, strong winds have damaged homes and look at what happened in indiana. a chipotle sign blown over, the driver in the car was able to get out safely and flurries in the east and rob marciano is in boston tracking it all. >> reporter: good morning, george. what a wild april weekend of april wind and snow and here we go again. coming down in bosto

. >> singer songwriter blake shelton scored a victory. a california judge refused to throw out his lawsuit against the mag. an article suggested that drinking was a factor that helped destroy his marriage to shelton has sued. >>> game four of the stanley cup playoffs. the isles are up 2-1. pittsburgh now has a 2-1 series lead. game four is tomorrow night at the garden. >> we'll be right back. here's a look at what's coming up next on the chew. >> hey, today we're serving up big bites on a budget. >>> hi, everybody. i'm diana williams in the newsroom. here's what's coming up. winner. he scored a $7 million jackpot. we'll answer health questions, including which is the worst those stories and more. sugar or preservatives, i'm voting for preservatives. >> i'm going with sugar. sugar is the evil. >> that makes me sweet. >> i'll take preservatives. >> you're already too sweet, diana. we'll talk to you later. >>> this is just providing a unique look into the mind of a child with autism. the national autism association asked a 10-year-old boy wi

shelton opened the show with a song about his new girlfriend gwen stefani, meanwhile gwen was in new york this weekend. that is she arrivi the "snl" after party. she was the show's musical guest. she also performed hilarious out this world sketch with host petyr. ♪ 9: to 5:00 >> and another acm highlight, dolly, she played a duet with katie perry. >> what was it like when you first met each other? >> it was fun, like you would expect, we just go, oh, how come we never met before now, and all that stuff, but she was very sweet. >> the breakout country singer performed. >> and tied an all-time acm record receiving six awards and i had the honor of presenting him with male vocalist of the year. >> chris stapleton. >> how does that feel? >> it's a crazy thing for sure. >> it's got to be something attorney just crazy. . >> speechless, is that what you're saying? >> speechless. yes. >> he's a big country artist and he song on adele's 21 album. >> i was a little jealous, sitting home in bed. but great presenting. >>> a lot of people are talking about tayllr swift, she was a big winner at th

. >>> there's a lot love on display these days, gwen stefani and blake shelton changed their profile pics twitter. >>> hugh jackman posted this pic of his wife on their >> you were starting to sing jack and diane, weren't you? >>> meantime, the mtv movie awards ar celebrating their 25th anniversary. duane johnson and kevin hart hosted the show. >> arianna grande may have dazzled in bubble gum pink, channeling marilyn monroe, butt the ladies of the red carpet preferred black. charlize theron wore a plunging v-neck. and hall le-berry showed off her abs with thi lacy number. >> and can we talk about kendall jenner's shoes, all strung up stilettos. kim described the team work it took to get her in them. >> are you having some problems? >> yeah. >> the movie awards are always insane, but for t 25th anniversary, mtv cranked it up wi johnson and kevin hard and "batman vs. superman." by the time they presented the co come immediatic genius award. >> thank you to the assistants. >> first woman to ever get this aw >> i couldn't think of one other person who's ever wonit. >> melissa mccarthy fu

boys 50/50, but gavin will have more time with when gwen is on it's been reported boyfriend blake shelton might be getting ready to propose. i wonder who the wedding singer would be. >>> taylor swift like you have much the rocker on the cover of the new "vogue," so fabulous and so very busy she could only do the in the day she was the maid of honor at a friend's wedding. so thi taylor's new look. >> we love the way looks, it makes her into a short of rock and chick. >> mission accomplished anna. so did "vogue's" boss wynter doing it? break out the sparkling metallics, we are loving the footwear. now for some real drama, this ball number pricetag, nearly $13,000. and taylor's futuristic look complements part of her "vogue" interview, update on her future. on boyfriend calvin harris, quote, i'm in a magi relationship right now, she's making music she's always going to be writing songs, but said i would to take a little time out to learn things. last night swift was supporting her girl's squad, but as for her future in fashion, we know she's co-chairing anna wynter's net gala on the 2 and. f

. >> would you rather spend the day with blake shelton or hugh jackman. >> blake shelton. >> just likeou. >> so i'm more like hoda. >> would you rather own a pet like this -- >> we know they're dogs. i want to see the pets. >> or a pet like this. >> what's the other one? >> bambino. >> i like "b." >> i like the first one. >> do those dogs have shock collars on them? >> it's just a necklace. >> would you rather eat one food for the rest of your life, would it be lamb chips or entemann's cookies? >> lamb chips? >> lamb chops? >> it says lamb chips. >> kale chips maybe but -- >> what was the next one? >> entemann's plaqblack and whi cookies. >> more of a neat freak or cool with the clutter? >> i'm unfortunately cool with the clutter. >> i'm more of a neat freak. >> me, too. >> this is it. would you rather listen to this song on repeat -- ♪ hey, hey welcome to my house ♪ ♪ que sera, sera >> number one, sorry. >> we're both hodas? >> because hoda is like a 13-year-old girl in a 50-year-old body and so are we. >> one of you is fired. >> let me take my pina colada. >>> it is m&m's 75th annive

. > think when you date blake shelton, i just hope it's affecting her iq?it's positive -- >> miranda lambert also going to perform, she's also up for vocalist of the year, she won six year a row. i think miranda is miranda because she brings so much energy, she brings so much, is it estrogen is right word? >> it is. >> that's whatshe's always amazed me by? >> this is the warm for your tour, both of you are going to go on tour, correct? >> i have alread a few dates for my i require more practice and more warmiup. >> can you do me a favor, please try not to fall off the stage. >> there's no word around. >> what happens then? >> when you're on stage that much, it's going to happen. >> thank you guys for coming. but stick around with me, okay? because we're going to be talking to one of country music's co-horlts. >>> then stars without makeup. see stars we saw ah natural.& >> i like women without makeup on. >> i'm getting some secrets about the new top movie from producer jerry bruckheimer. >> i'm mad they're doing it. >> we don't have it down. >> we'll work on

. >> country super star blake shelton giving upsinging? >> that's >> all t things you learn about her love life. > i can talk to my 19-year-old self-i'd just say hey you're going to date j like a normal 20 something should be allowed but you're goong to be a national ligh r rod. >> we got your back after your latest instagram. you watching calvin harris perform has the internet feel all the feel and while we loved all 9.5 minutes of your home tour our faif is all the secret calvin references you have hidden. >> my boyfriend planted an olive tree in my yard for christmas. >> so sweet. but there's also the wall art that says you have successfully buried yourself inside head. date february 26th, 2015. that's the day after the two first met at the britt awards photo of the couple from the night they partied at billboard awards after party and there's lots of other cool things we learned thanks to those questions. >> what's one you s have? >> security. >> if you could raid a close whose would it be? >> blake lively. >> she has heraward scattere

when final, gwen would be free to walk down the aisle again if it's been reported boyfriend blake shelton might be getting ready to propose. i wonder who he wedding singer would be. >>> taylor swift like you have never seen her, looking very much the rocker on the cover of the new "vogue," she is so fabulous and so very busy she could only do the interview the day she was the maid of honor at a friend's wedding. so this is taylor's new look. topping tonight's know and >> we love he way she looks, it makes her into a short of rock and roll chick. >> mission accomplished ann so how did "vogue's" boss wynter do us it? break out the sparkling metallics, we are loving the paired foot will. calf hig platform boots. now for someereal dress drama, this disco ball number price tag, nearly $13,000. and taylor's futuristic look complements part of her "vogue" future. on boyfriend calvin relationship right now, she's making music, she's always going to be writing songs, but said i would like to take a little time out to learn things. and t twitter had a rather snarky suggestion, maybe don't conduct a

. >> blake shelton on gwen. >> we have a bond that's remarkable. >> as the voice coach's kiss a tell. >> are you getting audio in get the microphone in here. >> now, for april 22nd, 2016, this is entertainment tonight. we are all still in shock over the loss of the one and only. the musical genius prince. we were all hoping it was a hoax but sadly it is all too real. >> michelle turner is in minneapolis for e.t. and has the latest on the death of prince roger's nelson. >> a sad day here at prince's paisley park studios. an autopsyygot underway this morning and was completed at 1:00 p.m.. family and toxicology results could take weeks to be completed. that was the big question. what was the cause of dea a source very close to the situation tells e.t. prince had the flu that turned into walking pneumonia and was dealing with a hip injury and had a problem with the painkiller percocet. we were told his issue with this narcotic dates back years. >> was there medication taken from the home? >> i'm not to get very specific on what was taken from home. >> there are reports that he could have

>>> there's a lot of love on display these days, gwen stefani and blake shelton changed their profile pics on twitter. swapping throw back pics of each other. that's some serious stuff. >>> hugh jackman posted this pic of his wife on their anniversary. >> and uptown gir christie brinkley she surprised her world captioning hold on to 16 as long as you can. >> you were starting to "jack and diane" with respect you? >> yeah, i was. >>> meantime, the mtv movie awards are celebrating their 25th anniversary. duane johnson and kevin hart hosted the show. michelle turner was all over the rain soaked yet ery fashionable red carpet. >> arianna grande may have dazzled in bubble gum pink, channeling marilyn monroe, but preferred black. best fema performance winner charlize theron, daring in a sheer alexander mcclaire plunging v-nec and halle berry showed off her abs with this lacy number. >> and can we talk about kendall jenner's shoes, all strung up stilettos. kendall instagrammed the team work it took to get her in them. >> are you having some problems? >> yeah. >> the movie awards are always i

shelton opened the show with a song about his new girlfriend go -- gwen stefani while miranda was in the audience. meanwhile gwen was in new york this weekend. that is she arriving at the "snl" after party. she was the show's musical guest. she also performed a hilarious out of this world sketch with host petyr. >> jet set gwen flew from new york to vegas early sunday and she joined blake at a host acm denver. 9:00 to 5:00 >> and another acm highligh dolly she dazzled in duet with pop superstar katie perry. >> i can't talk right now. >> what was it like when you first met each other? >> it was fun, like you would expe, we just go, oh, how come we never met before now, and all that stuff, but she was very >> finally the night's big winner. >> chris stapleton. >> the breakout country singer performed. she mow me what you got >> and tied an all-time acm record receiving six awards and i had the honor of presenting him with male vocalist of the year. chris stapleton. how does that feel? >> it's a crazy thing for sure. mmre than just crazy. >> i don't think there's any words for it. >> sp