and in the studio to pursue these points, morris veronique and simon cowell. here was music, and how can i be the bridge between things being on tv and then selling records? it's just sort of-- i wouldn't say it was a light bulb moment. i just saw this massive opportunity. a friend of ne whose son had, um... had gone to see the wrestlers? they were called the wwf in those days. he said, "you know they've sold out wembley stadium, 82,000 seats in 27 minutes?" no artist in the world's doing that. i said, "let me have a look at it," and i watched the show, and it's like music everywhere, and i called up vince mcmahon, you know, blind call. i went, "can i have a conversation with someone about the music?" i just bought the music rights to the wwf. didn't know what i was gonna do with it. when i told my boss, she said, "what? they're wrestlers. what are you gonna do with it?" i said, "look, these kids are buying up everything. the music's a big part of it. we'll do it." she got on her knees, harvey, literally said, "i'm begging you not to do this." and i went, "well

. >> if you had the chance to sit down with simon cowell, what would you ask him?hance to do that, launching the conversation over an object the person holds close to their heart. joining me now is harvey levin executive producer of objectified. thanks for being with us. >> hey, rick. >> before we get to simon cowell, a controversial american legend, do you have any personal stories on hugh hefner? >> you know, it is funny, i saw him at a restaurant, gosh, three, four years ago, and i remember he was with two of the play mates, and -- and what really struck me about it was that hugh hefner charted his own path, and i think that's a hugely important thing that he did, which is charted his path when nobody was doing that, you know, forever. i think he's responsible for the sexual revolution. and when you look at what happened especially back in the 60s, the sexual revolution, political awakening, civil rights, there was this confluence of events and they all kind of merged at a point and i think he havier was a really important -- i think hefner was a really importan

meanwhile, simon cowell was rushed to the e.r.er an accident in his home. >> how are you doing, simon? >> reporter: that's simon back at his london home this afternoon, giving a thumbs up. just hours earlier, a scary scene. we're told the 58-year-old was carried out on a stretcher in a neck brace after falling down a flight of stairs. a source close to cowell tells "e.t." simon had not been feeling well. he was dizzy when he went downstairs to get some hot milk. as he went upstairs, he fainted and fell backwards. >> it's nice to have you here. >> reporter: "e.t." has been inside cowell's three-story london home. we're told his girlfriend, lauren silverman was in new york when today's incident happened. but it's believed their son, eric, a 3-year-old, was inside the home along with some staff. >> you going to be okay? >>> and now, selena gomez's emotion emotional story about her transplant. >> i don't think what we went through was easy. >> reporter: in an exclusive airing monday and tuesday on "today," a tearful selena details her

a source close to cowell tells "e.t." simon had not been feeling well. went downstairs to get milk. he went upstairs, he fainted and fell down the stairs. >> reporter: "e.t." has been inside cowell's three-story london home. we're told his girlfriend, lauren silverman was in new york when today's incident happened. but it's believed their son, eric, a 3-year-old, was inside the home along with some staff. >> you going to be okay? >>> and now, selena gomez's story. >> i don't think what we went through was easy. >> reporter: in an exclusive airing monday and tuesday on "today," a tearful selena details her life saving kidney transplant surgery alongside her donor and friend, france ya race -- francia raisa. >> reporter: in may, she underwent surgery. a source tells "e.t." she and francia waited to do an interview until they healed and could do the story on their terms. >>> two days ago, selena dropped her new album, "wolves." the latin name for wolf is lupus. >>> could taylor's new video be about her new man? >> they're loving this. the song is called "ready for it." the answer is, y

that is simon cowell, who is celebrating turning 58 this weekend.g. you've heard about maks and vanessa but are there other feuds happening behind the scenes. >> are we doing this? we're doing this. >> yes, we are. >> monday on "e.t." >> we're almost out of time but for all the late breaking hollywood news, just go to our website, etonline.com. that is it for me here in new york. >> don't get too comfortable there in new york, my friend. you get back here safely. i'll see you soon. before we go, let's check out this new video for maroon 5 for their hit, what lovers do. this has racked up more than 25 million youtube views. enjoy that and the rest of your weekend, everybody. bye-bye. ♪ ♪

that is simon cowell, who is celebrating turning 58 this weekend.dancing. you've heard about maks and vanessa but are there other feuds happening behind the scenes. >> are we doing this? we're doing this. >> yes, we are. >> monday on "e.t." >> we're almost out of time but for all the late breaking hollywood news, just go to our website, etonline.com. that is it for me here in new york. >> don't get too comfortable there in new york, my friend. you get back here safely. i'll see you soon. before we go, let's check out this new video for maroon 5 for their hit, what lovers do. this has racked up more than 25 million youtube views. enjoy that and the rest of your weekend, everybody. bye-bye. ♪ ♪ >>> developing right now, named and downgraded to a tropical storm as it impacts millions along the gulf coast, it made land fall overnight for a second time near biloxi, mississippi and already cut power to thousands of people. it is the third hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in just six weeks. >>> today is sunday october 8th, good morning everyone i'm jan c

simon cowell briefly hospitalized today after a fall at his home in london. is reporting cowell was taken away on a stretcher wearing a neck brace. the 58-year-old was photographed giving a thumbs up as he returned home from the hospital. he told the daily mirror it was a bit of a concussion. he's supposed to be a judge on the ukx factor tomorrow but he says he doesn't know if that will happen after today's scare. >> ♪ sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? the internet. right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of

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is it simon cowell, paula abdul, or jennifer lopez? there a boyhood sequel in the works? >> revealed himself to be one of the most interesting filmmakers of our time period. so he's got an idea, and i've got an idea for a sequel even later. it could turn into being an epic life project. >> ethan hawk was nominated for an oscar for the 2014 role playing a divorced dad struggling to raise two kids. >> what are you, 2 years old? >> in real life, the father of four bonds with his kids at the local y. >> i live here in new york. my kids are learning to swim there. my son and i go play basketball there, and it's kind of an important moment, i think, to be thinking about community. >> now the 46-year-old is giving back. he's teaming up with the ymca for their take a selfie with someone new campaign. >> if you grow up in a house with a famous dad, you know, you can get kind of isolated. a selfie with someone new is a campaign the y is starting to try to enc before i hadburning,oting, pins-and-needles of diabetic nerve pain, these feet... grew

. >> simon cowell brings a henl hog back to the place where the family discovered it. 90 minutes later it finally decides to take off and go where it belongs. >> many of us appreciate a shortcut, save a little bit of time, right, but this is the absolute wrong place to do it. the train station this guy was running across the track. >> oh! >> when he started to get ground up by a passenger train leaving the station. now he's caught between the platform and the train. thanks for the help here, buddy, who was standing just on the platform, and instead of reaching over to try and he, looks like they turn away? >> wow. wow, that's the most shocking thing in the video. >> yes. german police released this video. they didn't say when or where this happened. they said is t doesn't matter. what matters is don't try to do something like this. >> that's just stupid quite frankly. >> this wound up costing this guy a little bit. he did have multiple fractures to one of his legs so it wasn't just an oops. this definitely caused some damage and some injury to him. >> this is a case where two wrongs mi

i really love simon cowell. heard about this news, i was really concerned. he's recovering at home after a trip to the hospital. "the x factor" boss had an accident at his london mansion. reportedly he fainted and fell down the stairs. his rep telling "people" magazine cowell couldn't couldn' sleep, so he was trying to get a glass of hot milk. >> this is the danger of living in a mansion. >> yes, well, he fell apparently down the stairs getting that glass of milk. he was removed from his home on a stretcher. "people" reporting his partner lauren silverman flew to new york -- from new york, rather, to check on him. cowell was scheduled for a live taping of "x factor" tonight on the uk's itv network, but some reports say he'll still miss that appearance. so hope he's feeling much, much better over the weekend. >>> "people" magazine has captured over four decades of outstanding celebrity moments. now they're all available in one place, a new book called "people: the 100 best celebrity photos," which also details th

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