[Hammer:] Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Jennifer Aniston, new passion? Or pulling our leg? Her super-steamy photo-shoot with Gerard Butler out just today. But SHOWBIZ TONIGHT dares to ask, are Jen and Gerard faking it for publicity? Big news breaking today, that Tiger Woods mistress beauty pageant. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT reveals the winner. Who took home $75,000? But should any of these women be able to cash in? Kate Gosselin strikes back today. Kate is slamming people slamming her for doing "Dancing with the Stars." Today Kate asks, why can`t a mom just have some fun? Plus, more stories breaking from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker."
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[Hammer:] Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It`s 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from New York City.
[Anderson:] And I`m Brooke Anderson, coming to you tonight from Hollywood. Tonight, Jennifer Aniston, passion or publicity?
[Hammer:] Yes. Brooke, you know, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT got an advance copy today of a brand-new and very revealing photo spread showing Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in the new issue of "W" magazine. And it made for big news breaking today. Jen and Gerard`s cozy photo spread has sparked a boatload of questions today. Are Gerard and Jen really a hot and heavy couple? Or is this just another publicity stunt to promote their new movie? Speaking of publicity stunts, Lindsay Lohan`s mom, Dina, on a brand- new rampage today over Lindsay`s milkaholic madness. Dina came out swinging today after Lindsay filed a whopping $100 million lawsuit against e-Trade for their Super Bowl commercial which featured talking babies. And momma Dina is slamming e-Trade for portraying their daughter as a boyfriend-stealing milkaholic baby. And the winner of Howard Stern`s Tiger Woods` mistress beauty contest. Somebody took home the $75,000 prize today after exposing a whole bunch of personal information about Tiger. So which alleged mistress got the booby prize, so to speak? Joining me tonight from Atlanta, Vinnie Politan who is a host with Tru TV`s "In Session." He is also a radio host with Sirius XM Satellite Radio. From Hollywood tonight is Kim Serafin who is a senior editor with "In Touch Weekly." Got to begin with the brand new super-hot photo spread we got today in the April issue of "W" magazine of Jennifer Aniston and her "Bounty Hunter" co-star Gerard Butler. Guys, get this they were photographed by the exact same celebrity photographer who shot Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie`s now-infamous steamy photo spread in the same magazine you remember that five years ago. You know, a lot of people saw that photo as Brad and Angelina`s big coming out as a couple. Vinnie, do you think the same thing is going on here. Is this real passion or are we seeing a real publicity stunt?
[Politan:] Are you telling me, A.J., that they posed for this picture? I thought this was a paparazzi shot, because it looks a lot like my wife and me on our first date.
[Hammer:] Yes. This is what goes on. New movie`s coming out. People do photo spreads like this and let people think what they`re going to think. Now, this is what people think. We posted the cover of "W" magazine on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Facebook page today. We were overwhelmed. I mean it virtually shut the Internet down. Look at what Stephanie F. wrote on our wall, "Publicity. She does it for every movie." We heard this from Rhianna T. writing, "Either way, it`s a great picture and they look fabulous." That`s true. "If we`re talking about them, we`re thinking about them. Isn`t that the point?" Very smart. Kim, you`ve seen this going on in Hollywood for years. What do you think? Passion or publicity?
[Serafin:] Yes, I mean, this goes on all the time recently, you know, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. For decades, people have been doing this. And I`ve always thought that we, the public and the media, care a lot more about Jen and Brad than Jen cares about the good old days of Jen and Brad. But I think she embraces it when it`s something that could help her promote a movie. So people will make those comparisons. People go see the movie, buy tickets. And I`m sure she`s happy with it.
[Hammer:] And I think our SHOWBIZ commenters Facebook commenters had the point that, you know, it is creating all this buzz. And to that end, we`d love to hear what you think. We want to hear from you for our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day which is, "Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston: Do you think they`re faking romance for publicity?" Here`s where you vote, CNN.comShowbizTonight. You can E-mail us at showbiztonight@cnn.com. All right. Let`s move it along, the brand new outrage today from Lindsay Lohan`s mom, Dina. This is over an e-Trade commercial. Now, Lindsay just filed a $100 million lawsuit. She`s claiming that the commercial mocks her, uses her name, and suggests that she`s a milkaholic. Watch this.
[Unidentified Male:] Sorry about last night.
[Unidentified Female:] It`s just I don`t understand why you don`t call.
[Unidentified Male:] Well, I was on e-Trade, you know, diversifying my portfolio, taking control like a wolf.
[Unidentified Female:] And that milkaholic Lindsay wasn`t over?
[Unidentified Male:] Lindsay?
[Unidentified Female:] Milka-what?
[Hammer:] All right. Well, in the new interview out today, Dina Lohan tells the "New York Post" that Lindsay called her after seeing this commercial for the very first time during the Super Bowl. Brooke, what exactly did Dina say?
[Anderson:] Oh, A.J. Dina had a lot to say, claiming that Lindsay called her sobbing uncontrollably and said, "Mommy, help me. This is wrong. How can they do this?" Well, Dina also slammed e-Trade saying, "They`re little babies doing this mocking another child who is just trying to survive Hollywood, basically." And that the $100 million lawsuit, Dina said today, "I`m just basically glad I took a stand. I`m not going to let them do this to us anymore. Everyone knows Lindsay like Cher or Madonna."
[Hammer:] I`m confused here. I`ve got to tell you, I don`t quite understand this. Brooke, this is completely ridiculous, right? I`m not missing anything, am I?
[Anderson:] No, no. Or else we`re al missing something because I think it`s pretty darn laughable. Lindsay does not have the same one-name recognition that Cher, Madonna or Oprah have. And nobody made the connection or the association when they watched that commercial initially. But now, when people watch it, they might think Lindsay Lohan and think something about addiction. Who knows? She`s either desperate for attention and money or she just has a deluded sense of her level of celebrity. Kim, what say you?
[Serafin:] You know, on one hand, I sympathize with her a little because, of course, she has this probably you know, hyper-paranoia because we do talk about her a lot and accuse her of things that she doesn`t actually do. But, yes, it`s not like Lindsay Oprah, Lindsay Bono. And the commercial, by the way, didn`t say, "Was that actressleggings designerself-tanner company owner there? And she`s also milkaholic." You know, I wouldn`t have put two and two together. And we talk about her all the time. So if anyone would notice that, it would be me or you guys and we didn`t.
[Anderson:] And being a milkaholic that wouldn`t be a bad thing. It isn`t a bad thing. All right. Now, we`ve got to move on to Howard Stern`s Tiger Woods` mistress beauty contest winner today. Howard held a pageant, if you want to call it that, featuring some of the women who have claimed to have had affairs with Tiger Woods. Today, he announced the home-wrecking winner of the contest. Drum roll please. We`re revealing the winner with this dubious distinction and it goes to Jamie Jungers took home the $75,000 prize. Her competition included Jamie Grubs, Laura Donna Jolie. At the press conference today, Howard said he felt that Jamie was the true mistress. Vinnie, I just can`t help but think that this woman might as well wear a scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. What a distinction.
[Politan:] Well, you know, it`s money. It`s $75,000. We`re talking about it. She`s in the entertainment field. So why not? And remember
[Anderson:] Come on.
[Politan:] Let`s go back
[Anderson:] Vinnie, are you contending there
[Politan:] Wait a minute. Who chose her? Tiger chose her and now, Howard chose her. You know, she didn`t put herself into this position. Tiger did because he chose her. He was married and he had an affair. There she is. He knew what he was getting into. She is who she is. And we have to celebrate it. Congratulations.
[Anderson:] So they chose her. What an honor. Kim, what do you think?
[Politan:] Bravo
[Serafin:] Yes. Congratulations, as well. That`s exactly what I was thinking. You know, I guess there`s some rumors now. There`s reports that Tiger and Elin are really getting back together. They`ve been spotted together a lot. So I guess these women have to really get those 15 minutes of fame. It`s not going to be there much longer if Tiger and Elin get back together. I don`t know. I thought this story was kind of over, but I guess it`s not. People are still interested and congratulations.
[Anderson:] Vinnie, are these women going to keep trying to extend their 15 minutes of fame with things like this?
[Politan:] Yes. Yes, of course they will.
[Anderson:] How many beauty pageants can they do?
[Politan:] They`re in this business of ours, this thing of ours. They want to be in the headlines. They want to be on television. They want to be heard. They want to be seen. They want to be stars. And at the end of the day, they want to get paid.
[Anderson:] Well, she absolutely
[Politan:] That`s America.
[Anderson:] Vinnie Politan, Kim Serafin, thank you.
[Hammer:] As we move on tonight, I`ve got to say my heart truly goes out to Marie Osmond after losing her son. But tonight, I can tell you I was actually a bit startled by her remarkable decision to return to the stage so soon. One day after burying her son, Marie returns to Las Vegas. Tonight, we have the brand new video of Marie`s extraordinary performance and unbelievable outpouring of support. And tonight, Kate fires back. I can tell you some people have really been slamming Kate Gosselin because she`s been going on "Dancing with the Stars." But today, Kate, well she is slamming back asking, can`t a mom just have some fun? We will also have this
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[Unidentified Female:] It makes me feel proud.
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