[Hammer:] Tonight, Justin Bieber`s New Year`s horror. Today we learned some disturbing new details about a paparazzo who was killed on New Year`s day in Los Angeles while tailing a Ferrari that Justin owned. Now Justin wasn`t driving, and the person who was driving the car wasn`t hurt. But there are new details about this tragedy tonight. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Nischelle Turner is in Hollywood. But what have we learned about this sad story, Nischelle?
[Nischelle Turner, Cnn Entertainment Correspondent:] Well, A.J., you know, this story is an example of why I believe paparazzi can be a danger to themselves and others. So here`s the deal. TMZ is reporting that a freelance photographer had been following Justin`s white Ferrari for hours on New Year`s Day, believing that he was about to break a big scoop about Justin. Justin`s friend, rapper Lil` Twist, was driving the Ferrari and got pulled over by a California Highway Patrolman. The photographer, still hot on what he thought was Justin`s trail, pulled over his car, ran across the street, and started snapping away at the Ferrari. Now, he got his pictures, and he started running back across the street. That`s when he was hit and killed.
[Hammer:] This is so absolutely senseless in my mind.
[Turner:] Yes.
[Hammer:] Obviously, it is very upsetting on so many levels, and there are reports that this photographer was just in his 20s, a young guy.
[Turner:] Yes. Exactly. And you know, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you that Justin`s friend didn`t even know that he was being followed by the paparazzi. As we said, Justin was not driving the car. But you know, A.J., he did release a very poignant statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, saying that, "My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim. Hopefully, this tragedy will finally inspire meaningful legislation to protect the lives and safety of celebrities, police officers, innocent public bystanders and the photographers themselves." And I hope, you know, that the powers that be are listening.
[Hammer:] Yes, we hope that, but we`ve been through this before. And somebody tweeted today I think it was Miley Cyrus you know, wasn`t Diana a lesson to all of us, and how many years ago was that? How come nothing has been done so far? I don`t get it.
[Turner:] Well, yes, you know, and that`s a good point. This, I think, though, is a little different than that whole Princess Diana situation, because this wasn`t a chase. This was where he came, he got his photographs. And it seems like maybe it was just a case where he didn`t look when crossing the street.
[Hammer:] Yes, but it`s still at the end of the day, it`s just a big mess. All right. Hopefully something will get done.
[Turner:] I hear you.
[Hammer:] Nischelle, thank you so much. I do want to turn right now to some pretty incredible news right here at HLN. Of course, you know Ty Pennington. He`s the host of ABC`s "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," one of my favorite shows. Well, Ty has got a new home. He`s going to be hosting an amazing new show right here on HLN called "American Journey." He`s going to travel all around this great nation and talk to people who are redefining the American dream for the 21st century, from giving up a home, to living in a yurt to heading down to the delta with Morgan Freeman to explore the birth place of the blues. Let me let Ty tell you a little more about his exciting new show.
[Ty Pennington, Host, "american Journey":] Honestly, I`m I`m really flattered to be part of HLN. I mean, what`s great about that is you`re providing information. You`re also storytelling, but you`ve also got some great storytellers. To be part of that, to be part of a network that is informing people about how they can improve their lives, is something I love doing. Whether it`s about your finances, about your home, it`s about your future, it`s all of that. And I think what`s great about HLN is they`re really trying to make sure that we all live a better life by being informed.
[Hammer:] I have already set my DVR. You should, too. Ty Pennington`s "American Journey" debuts 8 p.m. Eastern January 12 here on HLN. So excited about that. And coming up, we kick off the new year with a super-sized SHOWBIZ Countdown, "Love, Marriage and Mayhem." Taylor Swift`s big New Year`s smooch with Harry Stiles. But could Harry just become another sad love song for Taylor by next year? Speaking of the splits, what about Bethenny Frankel`s divorce shocker. Which couple will be No. 1 on the Top Ten SHOWBIZ Countdown, "Love, Marriage and Mayhem"? This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.