>> all right, whitney.pi right? the tantrum, you know, it really showed the true colors is what she went on to say there. didn't start out as a big argument. >> i'm sorry, a.j. that was a really inappropriate question. seriously, though, this was some great television. i'm sorry. i was just -- i was entranced by it but i'll say i thought, too, a.j. she couldn't hear and could hear and every blond has espn. besides that tom foolery, you saw this with hasselbeck, it was the finger pointing. i don't know what it is about the right but i'm going it right now. finger pointing thing. she almost said with the -- you're inappropriate with a finger pointing. it made me think of sarah palin. and then, of course, i go online and read that now they've become pals. prejean and palin are pals and now all about being perfect and you're inappropriate. >> whitney, don't palin-ize her, okay? donald trump was watching last night. today donald trump on a "showbiz tonight" exclusive interview, he did not hold back one bit on wh

carlos, whitney, do not move.etting ready to reveal that in just a moment. >>> it's finally done. oprah's big interview with sarah palin. and today, "showbiz tonight" got a first look. >> one final question about levi. will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> wait until you hear how sarah palin answered that one. this is huge news. >>> and this was some more levi johnston news today that i had a hard time believing when i heard it. get this, levi reveals his startling personal connection to jon gosselin. >>> plus, kanye gets his butt kicked. ♪ mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be kanye ♪ >> kanye gets taken down by some of the biggest names in country music as they stand up for taylor swift on her amazing historic night. go, taylor! >>> and now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >> larry: what's your comment about donald trump's involvement in all this? >> oh, my gosh, he -- i have so much respect for him. i think that he was thrown into th

right now in new york, whitney casey, a relationship expert and author of "the man plan.n hollywood tonight, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." carrie prejean's brand new interview with cnn's larry king astounding. i was sitting there live watching the show as it happened and just thought, holy moley. i can't believe this is going on. larry asked carrie why she settled the breach of lawsuit confronted with the solo sex tape she made. larry asked the question, now watch what happened. >> larry: so what you're saying is in mediation, it was discussed why you were medicating? >> larry, it is completely confidential. and you're being inappropriate. >> larry: okay. >> okay? so you can -- you're being inappropriate. >> larry: inappropriate king live continues. >> yes. >> larry: detroit, hello. >> caller: hi. i'm calling from detroit. >> larry: yes. >> i'm day man and love pageants. i'm sure that you, carrie, got great gay friends that helped you win. what would you give them as advice if they wanted to get married? >> larry: did you hear the question, carrie? did she hea

and it was only after that whitney recorded it and it did so well that i was really happy that i had made that. >> no wonder they call you the iron butterfly. as a businesswoman, you're really very good at that, aren't you. people don't know that about you, i don't think. >> well, i love the business end of the business. i had to learn that early on because when they say you're in the music business, you have to think about those things, about your contracts, about the money you have to make to keep a band on the road and the expenses and to have a bus or a way to travel. so you have to kind of start thinking early on that yourself until you can afford to hire people that will help you out with that. but i enjoy that part of it as well. >> you know, during your live shows, you banter with the fans quite a bit, don't you? >> yeah, i love the fans. it feels more like a reunion to me, like a family reunion. they're out there. i know they've paid money to come see me. i appreciate that, because they're the ones that keeps me, you know, in cheap clothes and hair. but seriously, i do have

i produced a whitney houston comeback album and we are in the studio with carlos santana, but this is time ever for me. we had never collaborated before. i was the one who approached him. >> larry: you approached him. >> yes, i did. >> larry: how did you feel, harry, after you heard from the legendary clive davis? >> i was excited after i heard who he was. i never worked with a producer before other than a guy i worked with -- i've known him since high school. this was sort of an outside input on somebody of clive's level. i was blown away at the prospect of doing that. >> larry: your generations are different. did you have problems? >> oh, no. >> larry: did you have disagreements. >> we had disagreements not because of generational issues. we knew what record we wanted to make it was a matter of finding each other's language off. we come from two different places. clive comes from rock -- >> larry: rock. >> not only rock and don't interrupt me. he comes from an aymr point of view. are you laughing at the clown now? >> larry: no. i'm wondering what it is like to interview someone when

he spoke to the media himself and didn't lash out on whitney. to his credit he at least didn't make it worse. >> how does bobby brown rate on the "showbiz tonight" toxic bachelor scale? >> since he hasn't been that big of a bachelor this year, he's probably getting two bachelor hearts. >> and now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all. relatively new to single life, this man has been wreaking havoc one lady at a time. so who is this masked man? >> the most toxic bachelor of 2009 has to be jon gosselin, mainly because he was going out and galavanting with pretty much anything with [ bleep ]. >> aside from his soul mate, 22-year-old hailey glassman, who now claims jon is emotionally abusive, jon has also been connected to his babysitter. some questionable types in vegas and former star magazine reporter kate major. she told "showbiz tonight" in an exclusive interview that jon is a major player. >> we held hands and kissed in the car. >> on the first night? >> yeah. >> you kissed on the first night? >> unfortunately yes. >> jon has got to do so

responsible for discovering people like janis joplin, bruce springsteen, whitney houston, and that'sw. do you still produce, clive? do you still go and -- or did you do it for harry? >> well, no, i do still very much selectively -- i just produced the new whitney houston comeback album. and we're in the studio with carlos santana. but this was the first time ever for me. we had never collaborated before. and obviously, i produced with harry. so i was the one that approached him. >> larry: you approached him? >> yes, i did. >> larry: how did you feel, harry, when you leader from the legendary clive davis? >> i was thrilled. after i found out who he was -- i had never heard of him before. i was so excited because the prospect of working with clive was a completely new concept for me. i've never really worked with a producer before other than a guy i've worked with -- i've known him since high school and we have a very unique relationship. but this was sort of an outside input from somebody on clive's level. i was blown away at the prospect of doing that. >> larry: but how -- your gener

whitney casey, thank you very much. we did reach out to carrie prejean and have not heard back from her as of show time. >> today i spoke with donald trump. he is really fired up over this. it is my "showbiz tonight" exclusive. the first reaction from the donald to carrie's larry king tantrum. you have to hear what he is telling me about carrie's big diss of him. i'm one on one with the exclusive headline-making interview. you will see it only on "showbiz tonight." more big news about levi johnston. he is not posing nude for anyone else, but he has an amazing personal connection to jon gosselin. levi and jon? my head is spinning. also your first look at oprah's interview with levi's good buddy, sarah palin. >> one final question about levi. will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> talk about awkward, levi and sarah at thanksgiving dinner? pass the stuffing. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >> more stories from the newsroom making news right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight" with a.j. hammer in new york. d

because when i worked with whitney, i had a great experience. >> good or bad. >> she is pretty good.e, people should talk about. because i don't know her personal business. and i really have a hard time believing most things are true. >> larry: you know rihanna? >> yes, i do. >> larry: what did you make of that story? >> i can't imagine if i had been let -- i was very sequestered when i first started out. and if i would just allow it to be like young and with a young boyfriend who is also a star and, you know, you're working and you're both -- i don't know what goes on, you know what i mean? so i wasn't really allowed out of the house. so i can't imagine what he is went through. >> so you had never been abused like that? ever been hit by anyone? anyone ever abuse you? >> abuse has several categories. >> you've been emotionally abused. >> emotionally, mentally. >> larry: why is it hard to get out of it? >> well, it's scary. there are other things and other times in my life, and things i will eventually talk about when i write my book. and people that -- like nobody, it's nobody in my

. ♪ boy, why you so obsessed with me ♪ ♪ obsessed why are you so obsessed with me ♪ >> larry: whitneyuet for "the prince of egypt." "when you believe," the film, "prince of egypt"? >> yes. >> what do you think about all the trouble she's endured? how do you think she's come out? >> you know, i don't follow all the tabloid, gossipy stuff, because when i worked with whitney, i had a great experience. i mean, she -- >> good or bad? >> she's really good. she's influenced thousands of singers. that's what she should be -- people should talk about, because i don't know her personal business and i really have a hard time believing that most things are true. >> larry: you know rihanna? >> yes, i do. >> larry: what did you make of that story? >> oh, yeah, yikes. i don't know. i think that -- i can't imagine if i had been like -- i was very, as you know, sequestered when i first started. if i was allowed to be, like, young and with a young boyfriend who is also a star, you know, you're working and you're both -- i don't know what goes on. you know what i mean? so i wasn't really allowed out of

whitney, let me ask you, do you think the whole thing could backfire on carrie?ing all this attention right now, hey, here we are talking about it, we're mentioning her book and the fact that it's out, but all that really is just going to fade away, isn't it? >> well, from one author to another, no, it's not probably going to backfire, but one of the blonds that's going to win is not going to be her. it's going to be ivanka trump, because she's on the list right now -- she's going to be the blond that's at the top of the list for selling books and it's not going to be carrie prejean if donald trump has anything to do with it. and furthermore, it's not that's going to sell books, not trump, it's that sex tape that's going to sell books. and i think it's a small coincidence that that just happens to come out the week she's on her book tour. i think we ought to look into that a little bit. >> you're not the first to suggest that. and carrie prejean has had to be on the defense about that solo sex tape she stars in. for our "showbiz tonight" question of the day, here

. >> whitney's not alone. a bunch of big, big stars are revealing their deepest, darkest secrets.be-missed "showbiz tonight" special report. >>> this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. time now for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. ♪ i call the shots ♪ i'm like a firecracker ♪ i make it hot when i put on a show ♪ >> britney spears strikes back. britney spears is mad, mad, mad about the huge scandal in australia, when it was discovered that -- i hope you're sitting down for this big breaking news -- that she was lip sync at her concerts. oh, my goodness, brooke, i had no idea. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york with brooke anderson in hollywood. and tonight, britney strikes back. we told you about the big to do over britney spears circus tour over there in australia. a government official was just up in arms and thought the fact that britney lip synced some parts of her concert, it is misleading to fans. well, this official wanted a disclaimer on tickets that portions of the show were prerecorded

he spoke to the media himself and didn't lash out on whitney. to his credit he at least didn't make it worse. >> how does bobby brown rate on the "showbiz tonight" toxic bachelor scale? >> since he hasn't been that big of a bachelor this year, he's probably getting two bachelor hearts. >> and now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all. relatively new to single life, this man has been wreaking havoc one lady at a time. so who is this masked man? >> the most toxic bachelor of 2009 has to be jon gosselin, mainly because he was going out and galavanting with pretty much anything with [ bleep ]. >> aside from his soul mate, 22-year-old hailey glassman, who now claims jon is emotionally abusive, jon has also been connected to his babysitter. some questionable types in vegas and former star magazine reporter kate major. she told "showbiz tonight" in an exclusive interview that jon is a major player. >> we held hands and kissed in the car. >> on the first night? >> yeah. >> you kissed on the first night? >> unfortunately yes. >> jon has got to do so

and then we've also got, you know, whitney houston. remember whitney and bobby brown? they let the cameras roll on their very scandalous and dysfunctional private life. so we're laughing, but we're not sort of laughing with them. i think we're laughing at them. and that's the difference, carlos. >> that's the thing, too. if david hasselhoff is dead in a year, then we're going it feel pretty bad about this whole thing. but short of that, danny bonaduce's made some great points. but danny, your marriage was doing well before, or doing well as could be, before the reality show, and then it went into the toilet during the reality show, and that's when you lost, of course, your wife and you saw your kids every other weekend. that's where david hasselhoff is right now. his marriage has imploded. he's seeing his kids on an interim basis. he's not seeing them all the time. and whenever anything happens to david hasselhoff, he's got some story to tell. now if cameras are following him the story will be seen for us -- we'll see the story firsthand. he can't tell a story. he can'

he didn't lash out on whitney so he didn't make it worse. >> so how does bobby brown rate? >> since he hasn't been that big of a bachelor this year, he's probably getting two toxic bachelor hearts. >> and now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all, relatively new to single life, this man has been wreaking havoc one lady at a time. so, who is this masked man? >> 2009, has to be jon gosselin. mainly because he was going out and gallivanting with pretty much anything. >> aside from his -- soulmate, 22-year-old haley glassman who now claims jon is the emotionally abusive jon has been connected to his babysitter, some questionable ties in vegas and former star magazine reporter kate massier told "showbiz tonight" that jon is a major player. >> we held hands and this was all -- >> on the first night? >> yeah. >> you kissed on the first night. >> unfortunately, yes. >> jon got to do something to fix his tarnished reputation and fast. but until that day happens, jon gosselin is officially named the most toxic bachelor of them all. jon, you get five broken hearts out of five. >>

one of my first big business decisions i guess and it was only after that whitney recorded it and it so well i was really happy i had made that. >> uh-huh. no wonder they call you the iron butterfly. as a businesswoman you're really very good at that, aren't you? people don't know that about you, i don't think. >> well, i love the business end of the business. i had to learn that early on. when they say you're in the music business you have to think about those things, about your contracts, about the money you have to make to keep the band on the road and the expenses and to have a bus or ways to travel. you have to kind of start thinking early on that yourself until you can afford to hire people that will help you out with that. i enjoy that part of it as well. >> uh-huh. you know, during your live shows you banter with the fans quite a bit, don't you? >> yeah. i love the fans. it feels more like a reunion to me, like a family reunion. they're out there, i know they've paid money to come see me. i appreciate that because they're the ones that keeps me in, you know, cheap clothes and

>> whitney is not alone. a bunch of stars are revealing their deepest, darkest secrets.not to be missed special report. this is "showbiz tonight" on in the newsroom making news right now. >>> you are watching "showbiz tonight" on hln. watch the bottom of your screen for more compelling and provocative news from "showbiz tonight." a areare >>> britney strikes back. she is mad, mad, mad about the huge standal in australia when it was discover and i hope you are sitting down for the news. she was lip synching at her concerts. my goodness. i had no idea. welcome back to "showbiz tonight" with brooke ander snon hollywood. britney strikes back. we told you about the to do. the government officials there was up in arms and thought the fact that britney lip synchs some parts of the concert is misleading to fans. this official wanted a disclaimer on the tickets that portions would be prerecorded. britney heard about this and said to be extremely upset about it. her tour manager said what put her over the edge were reports of fans walking out because they were so disappointed. the

whitney casey is author of the man plan.ald trump's attack came the same day she publicly acknowledged that yes, she made a sex tape of herself. carrie is out promoting a new book and claims donald trump took time to single out the prettiest women, picking and choosing who is hot and who is not. the donald gave a new interview to extra and donald slams carrie's claims. listen to this. >> carrie should be a slamed of herself. i would never say you go over here and you go over there. >> donald said you guys were making big headlines. just how mad is he? >> i expected him to be madder. i heard him a lot madder. he was very careful with his words to defend himself and use terms like she should be ashamed of herself, but he never attacked her specifically. he was defending himself as far as separating the women on stage. eats a beauty contest. they will be separated by some kind of beauty. >> let me head to you. certainly i would never do a thing like that because it would be too hurtful. i don't stand the less attractive on one

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one of my first big business decisions i guess and it was only after that whitney recorded it and it did so well i was really happy i had made that. >> uh-huh. no wonder they call you the iron butterfly. as a businesswoman you're really very good at that, aren't you? people don't know that about you, i don't think. >> well, i love the business end of the business. i had to learn that early on. when they say you're in the music business you have to think about those things, about your contracts, about the money you have to make to keep the band on the road and the expenses and to have a bus or ways to travel. you have to kind of start thinking early on that yourself until you can afford to hire people that will help you out with that. i enjoy that part of it as well. >> uh-huh. you know, during your live shows you banter with the fans quite a bit, don't you? >> yeah. i love the fans. it feels more like a reonnon to me, like a family reunion. they're out there, i know they've paid money to come see me. i appreciate that because they're the ones that keeps me in, you know, cheap clothes

one time whitney houston waved her finger at me because she was upset with me. think i was calling her cracky mcgee or cracky crackerson. i never remember. sometimes you get it, sometimes they don't. >> you're sort of a xitsy on it. you're a trasher and kick as. >> i am a trasher. i like to make fun of them when they've left the rooms because i would like to talk about people behind their backs. >> that's the best. >> i don't understand the whole philosophy of say something to my face. i was raised right and i wait until you leave the room. >> i totally agree with that. >> thank you. >> i don't care what people say about me behind my back either. do you? >> just wait until i go to the bathroom. or in barbara walters's case -- >> did you hear that oprah might be moving her show out of chicago? >> wouldn't you, if you had all of that money, and she's oprah and a lot of things she can't do. i don't know. maybe she wants to do it out of her basement or something. she's made basically an oprah biosphere and soon she won't have to get out of her pjs to rule the world.

. >> or in the words of whitney houston, crack is whack. and that's how she put it. >> crack whack. >> the woman's uncle who said the little girl often stays at his home chalks it all up to a big misunderstanding. listen to this. >> i think she could have had a little bit more responsibility making sure that the baby was still in the other person's care. >> darren kavinoky, an attorney and also an interventionist of sort. is this man an enabler, a denier in if she's doing crack she can't take care of her baby. what's the explanation that this is a misunderstanding? >> yeah, well no good one. certainly he's trying to cover for her and perhaps lay the grournd work for a legal defense but sadly this is just one more example of a story that we've seen play out over and over again. and that is the ability to pro-create and have children is no guarantee wheeatsoever that people know what to do with them afterwards and clearly this person's decisionmaking was so poor, so flawed, drug-induced and once that inherently compulsive drug gets ahold of s

began to look like a terrible husband, however he spoke to the media himself and did not lash out on whitneyand he did not make it worse. >> how does bobby brown rate on the toxic bachelor sale? >> since he has not been that big of a bachelor this year, he is getting two toxic hearts. >> now for the biggest toxic bachelor of them all, and relatively new to single life, this man has been wreaking havoc one lady at a time. who is this masked man? >> it has to be jon gosselin, mainly because he was going out and gal vanting pretty much with anything with [ bleep ]. >> aside from his soulmate, who says jon gosselin is abusive, he also has been linked to his baby sitter. kate major said that jon was a major player. >> this was on the first night? >> yeah. >> you kissed on the first night? >> unfortunately, yes. >> jon has to do something to fix his tarnished representation and fast, and unless that happens jon gosselin is officially named the most toxic bachelor of them all. you get five toxic hearts out of five. our "showbiz tonight" facebook fans have been duking it out all day long. and joinin

one time whitney houston waved her finger at me because i was -- you never know what reaction you're going to get and sometimes they like it and sometimes they don't. they will let you know it. >> you're sort of a skrits fren nick on it because you're a trash she and kiss beep. [ bleep ] >> i like to make fun of them when they leave the room because i would prefer to talk about people behind their backs. >> who doesn't? that's the best. i was raised right and i wait until you leave the room. >> i totally agree with that. >> thank you. >> i don't care what people say about me behind my back either. do you? >> just wait until i go to the bathroom. or in barbara walters's case -- >> did you hear that oprah might be moving her show out of chicago? >> wouldn't you, if you had all of that money, and she's oprah and a lot of things she can't do. i don't know. maybe she wants to do it out of her basement or something. she's made basically an oprah biosphere and soon she won't have to get out of her pjs to rule the world. >> speaking of ted who haggard, either way he's on his knees. you know