[Anderson:] Thank you Charlie. So again, tonight`s "Entertainment Weekly Great American Pop Culture Quiz." Who was originally cast to play Marty McFly in the 1985 movie, "Back to the Future? Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Eric Stoltz, or Zach Braff? The answer is "C" Eric Stoltz. The role, of course, eventually went to Michael J. Fox.
[Hammer:] And welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TV`s most provocative entertainment news show. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. It`s time now for a story that made us say "That`s Ridiculous" and, quite frankly, made me pretty mad. A new museum honoring, get this, Adolf Hitler may soon opening in Wisconsin. A guy from Millard, Wisconsin, who claims to be a former SS officer of Nazi Germany, came up with this brilliant idea. His shrine to the nazis include a huge plaque on the outside and photos and flags on the inside. He actually wants to open up his exhibit to the public in two weeks. Brooke, it is America. People are entitled to do what they will do even if it offends people. I think this guy`s got to be insane and I hope the town doesn`t allow it to actually open.
[Anderson:] Well, you know, what A lot of people thought he was insane. People didn`t take him seriously for years, thought he was an old guy with a few screws loose, that this would never come to fruition. He`s been wanting to do it for about 10 years. And now, A.J., local officials are scrambling to delay or even cancel the museum`s opening.
[Hammer:] Bet of luck to then.
[Anderson:] That`s right, a Hitler museum, now "That`s ridiculous." And here`s something else that`s going to sound kind of out there to you. Daryl Hannah protesting from a tree. The "Splash" star made a splash in Los Angeles today when she climbed up a walnut tree to speak out against the destruction of a community garden. The owner wants to put a warehouse there instead. About 350 people grow flowers and produce there. The guy who owns the land argues, he`d let them do their thing for free for nearly 15 years. About 40 protesters were arrested today, some even chained themselves to concrete barrels. Other stars in support of saving the farm include Danny Glover, Joan Baez and Willie Nelson. Now, at first Daryl Hannah refused to leaf the tree sorry we just had to go there but then officers came up to get her and down she came
[Hammer:] Look up in the tree, it`s Daryl Hannah. Well, the paparazzi fueled frenzy of today`s Hollywood stars certainly intense, to say the least, but imagine being the daughter of Judy Garland and half sister of Liza Minnelli, two of the greats who really set the standard for tabloid stories and public curiosity. Well, that was the life for Lorna Luft. She stopped by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT to discuss her mother, Judy Garland`s commemorative stamp, and life in the Hollywood spotlight. So it would have been mom`s 84th birthday.
[Lorna Luft, Singer:] Yeah, she would have really hated it that you said that.
[Hammer:] Right would she ever talk about her age?
[Luft:] No. No.
[Hammer:] And there`s going to be a big deal made out of it not only with the concert, but she`s being honored with this stamp.
[Luft:] I know, the United States Postal Service has decided that my mom would be the 12th in their Legend Category in their Legend Series and it`s just isn`t it pretty?
[Hammer:] How old is she in this shot?
[Luft:] That was an image from "A Star is Born," so she was in her 30s.
[Hammer:] And what would she may have made over this fuss, forgetting the fact that it`s, you know, on her birthday?
[Luft:] She would who have thought that was really great. Really great.
[Hammer:] Why is it particularly gratifying for the family that she`s getting this honor?
[Luft:] Because, I mean, when you get your face on a postage stamp, that`s really cool. It`s really cool. It means and especially in this series of legends, and it is so appropriate.
[Hammer:] It`s so appropriate, and it`s so nice to see it with the smile, because there certainly were happy times, there were festive times, and there were some tough times.
[Luft:] Absolutely.
[Hammer:] You were nine years old when your folks divorced.
[Luft:] I was nine when my folks divorced, yeah, and I lost her when I was 16.
[Hammer:] What was the toughest part of that divorce for you? A lot of people go through it. Everybody feels something different. I know what I felt when my parents split up. What really made it most difficult for you?
[Luft:] I this I what made it tough for me was that it was so public. You know, when your parents split up they weren`t in the newspaper. And whenever my mom did anything it was in the newspaper. So that`s what was a bit tough, was that we were always living on the front pages of the papers. And.
[Hammer:] And how do you deal with that? Look at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They just had a little baby on the front page of every newspaper and every magazine. Could the child ever expect to possibly have a normal life or how can you possibly.
[Luft:] Absolutely.
[Hammer:] .advise a child like that on how to go about doing that?
[Luft:] My feeling is this you`re in control of your destiny. OK? There are people that are very, very famous, and we know nothing about their personal lives. One in particular always comes to mind, who has kept his personal life very, very quiet and we don`t know too much about him and I respect him a great deal, and that`s David Letterman. OK? Then there are people who are constantly out there. And out there and out there and out there and out there. And I find that to be I find that to be not real smart, when, if they don`t like what people are writing and saying, and then they moan about it, well, if you don`t if you put yourself out there, then expect the good and expect the bad.
[Hammer:] So.
[Luft:] So you`re in control of what you want to do.
[Hammer:] Is that something you wish mom had done differently?
[Luft:] My mother was really the and I hate to use the word victim, but my mother was a victim of the MGM machine. OK? So, you know, my mom didn`t really have a say because she was signed to the studios and the studios did what they wanted. They made you a massive star because you were incredibly talented, but also they also covered your back. And so, but they owned you, hook line and sinker. So that`s the good and the bad of being a product of that time at
[Mgm. Hammer:] I know, you know, very publicly you have been estranged from your sister Liza Minnelli for a number...
[Luft:] No, I haven`t.
[Hammer:] You were in the past.
[Luft:] Go back.
[Hammer:] No?
[Luft:] OK. This is something that`s been all made up again.
[Hammer:] OK, no well, set the record straight, because, believe it or not, we`re sitting around chatting and somebody says, oh, she was estranged from her sister Liza for...
[Luft:] Who`s somebody? That`s what I mean, this is just a whole machine. So this thing never existed? So you`re. No, I mean, the point is, we`re sisters, OK? And we have a real sister relationship. All right? But what`s interesting is that everybody gets involved. Everybody outside tries to get involved in this and we think to ourselves, why do you find it fascinating, interesting or whatever? We don`t get it. OK? I had breakfast with my sister a couple of weeks ago, fine everything we are sisters. And that`s the way we are.
[Hammer:] I know everything`s cool now. There was not a time I guess.
[Luft:] OK. OK. Here, A.J., I`m going to ask you one question.
[Hammer:] Ask me.
[Luft:] Ask you. You name me, OK, right now, because you`re, honey, you`re on CNN, you`re a big star, OK, you name me a family that`s never had a problem.
[Hammer:] Can`t do it. Point well made. She rests her case.
[Luft:] There I am, boom, Judge Judy. Rest my case.
[Hammer:] Well done. Lauren Luft, thank you for stopping by.
[Luft:] Thank you.
[Hammer:] Appreciate you taking some time with us.
[Luft:] Thanks.
[Hammer:] Thank you for setting the record straight. So much was made of it, but, there you go. You can pick up the Legends of Hollywood stamp featuring her mom, Judy Garland, at your local U.S. Post Office.
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