[Hammer:] Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. So why is President Barack Obama saying he`s an imperfect father? President Obama`s written a heartfelt, emotional Father`s Day message in "Parade" magazine reflecting on being a dad to two beautiful daughters, Sasha and Malia. He writes, "I know I have been an imperfect father. I know I have made mistakes. There were many days out there on the campaign trail when I felt like my family was a million miles away and I knew I was missing moments of my daughters lives that I`d never get back. It is a loss I will never fully accept." President Obama urges all fathers to become more engaged in their children`s lives, also saying, "We need fathers to step up to realize that their job does not end at conception, that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child, but the courage to raise one." Well, four-time Emmy Award-winning comedienne Roseanne Barr makes dramatic new revelations about Britney Spears. The straight-shooting comedienne told PBS host Tavis Smiley that fame taught her a lot of lessons over the years. And that`s why she says she totally gets why Britney had a terrible and infamous year when she shaved her head, she partied nonstop and dated a paparazzo.
[Roseanne Barr, Comedienne:] The whole Britney Spears thing like when she was like trying to bash in that window with her bald head and the umbrella. I`m like, I`ve been there. I know exactly where that poor girl is. I know exactly that feeling. When you`re famous, you`re just a saying. You know, you`re just a prop. Nobody cares if you are a human or anything. It`s like oh, that thing over there is like a money tree. It`s a cash cow kind of thing. It talks. Just go over there and get help yourself to some of its money.
[Hammer:] What`s going on these days with Roseanne? Well, she`s working on a brand-new primetime comedy where she will play go figure the matriarch. Well, on Thursday, we asked you to vote on our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day. Here is what we needed to know from you Kate Gosselin Spanking Controversy: Is she being unfairly criticized. 74 percent of you said yes; 26 percent no. And a flood of E-mails came in defending Kate`s right to spank her kids. Tasheena from California writes, "I just have to say if my child was being bad I would have done the same thing as Kate did. So people just need to leave Kate alone for being a mom." And Deborah, also from California, writing, "I think that there is nothing wrong with spanking. There is a big difference between spanking and abuse." We thank you for your E-mails and we thank you for watching. That is it for SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. And you can always catch SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on the 11:00s yes we keep it simple. We`re on at 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, and weekday mornings at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on HLN. END