[A.j. Hammer, Co-host:] A SHOWBIZ TONIGHT special report. Controversy at the movies, including your very first look at a film about Robert F. Kennedy`s assassination.And a "SHOWBIZ Sitdown" with Matthew Perry. I`m A.J. Hammer in New York. TV`s most provocative news show starts right now.
[Hammer:] On SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Dog gone. The dramatic story behind why TV bounty hunter Dog Chapman was arrested. Tonight, tough questions. Chapman captured a rapist and that`s why he was arrested. What in the world is going on here? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT hard at work looking for answers. Big new developments in the shocking death of Anna Nicole`s 20-year-old son. Tonight, why there may be a second autopsy after the coroner calls the death suspicious. And why is Anna Nicole losing her memory? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the Anna Nicole mystery that gets stranger every day. Friday night finally on. I am A.J. Hammer in New York. And there are brand new and fascinating developments in the mysterious death of Anna Nicole Smith`s son`s in her hospital room. We`ll have more on that in just a moment. But first tonight, the Dog is collared. The arrest of reality TV star and bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman has caused an uproar. Why, people are asking, is the Dog in jail for helping capture a guy who raped three women? Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT goes looking for answers.
[Duane "dog" Chapman, "dog The Bounty Hunter:] It`s rock and roll! Show time!
[Hammer:] Duane Chapman, known to millions as "Dog the Bounty Hunter," makes a living by bringing bad guys to jail onn the reality show, the most popular on
[A&e.; Chapman:] This is a bank robber. This guy could make it where you don`t go home to see mama.
[Hammer:] Now Chapman is facing jail himself in Mexico for, get this, bringing in a really bad guy, serial rapist Andrew Luster. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT brings you the juicy reality behind this reality show star`s legal jam. The outrage from those who say a hero is being unfairly punished.
[Unidentified Male:] And this is wrong. If he went out there, he had to go out there to pick the man up, then more power to him.
[Hammer:] The story begins three years ago here, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was here where Andrew Luster, the heir to the fortune of Hollywood makeup king Max Factor, was hiding out.
[Unidentified Male:] Mr. Luster is considered a fugitive by this court.
[Hammer:] Luster had just fled to Mexico after jumping bail during his California trial on charges that he had raped and drug three women. That put the Dog on Luster`s trail. Chapman and his two bounty hunting partners now featured on his show, son Leland and associate Tim, tracked down Luster in Puerto Vallarta, a high- profile bust which helped Chapman get his TV show on
[A&e.; Chapman:] Many of the people of Mexico came up to me and thanked me and said, "My daughters, my wives are safer because of you."
[Hammer:] But bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico, and Chapman and his cohorts were arrested just after they brought in Luster. They were released on bail and soon hopped a plane to their home in Hawaii. But here`s the problem. They never returned to Mexico, which they were supposed to do as part of the terms of their release. Now SHOWBIZ TONIGHT takes you back to Hawaii, where U.S. authorities arrested Chapman at his home. Now the Dog and the two fellow bounty hunters face possible extradition to Mexico.
[Brook Hart, Chapman`s Attorney:] Duane apparently violated or is, it`s claimed, violated a Mexican law that prohibits capture of fugitives by persons not authorized under Mexican law.
[Hammer:] So now here`s where we stand. The serial rapist, Luster, is now locked up on a 124-year sentence, and the famous and admired bounty hunter who caught this sicko is rewarded by getting locked up himself twice. The outrage is coming from his friends...
[Mona K. Wood, Publicist:] Duane`s holding up really well and we`re really proud of him. And he`s a hero to millions of people. And we just really feel that this is a travesty.
[Hammer:] ... his fans...
[Unidentified Female:] They should let the good guys alone and look for the bad guys.
[Hammer:] ... and even his fellow TV bounty hunters. New York bails bondsman Tom Evangelista, who starred in the HBO series "Family Bonds," tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT he considers Chapman a friend. But Evangelista says Chapman should have known better.
[Tom Evangelista, Hbo`s "family Bonds":] In our business, the law is the law. I agree, Duane did a great thing by going over there and grabbing this guy and taking him off the street. My heart goes out to him and his family, but the bottom line is, is that if you cross in to another country, you break international law, you`re going to suffer the consequences.
[Hammer:] Recently Chapman stopped by SHOWBIZ TONIGHT and told me he sees his job as a calling.
[Chapman:] And, I mean, it is a good living. The children do it. The wife does it. We`ve made a living at it. And it`s rewarding inside, also, to bring some of these guys in.
[Hammer:] And now his fans wait to see if he`ll be punished for doing what he does best, bringing in his man. And in a statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, A&E; says, "A&E; supports Dog and his family during this difficult time and is proud of his role in helping to bring convicted serial rapists to justice." As for Duane "The Dog" Chapman, a U.S. magistrate will actually decide whether he can be legally extradited to Mexico. However, the final decision is actually made by our secretary of state. So perhaps Condoleezza Rice is a fan of Chapman`s show. Moving on now to brand new developments in the Anna Nicole Smith mystery that we mentioned at the top of our show tonight. There`s new information on the bizarre and unexpected death of Smith`s 20-year-old son Daniel. Daniel died in Smith`s Bahamas hospital room just days after she gave birth to a baby girl. Joining us tonight, investigative journalist and our good friend Pat Lalama. Happy Friday, Pat.
[Pat Lalama, Investigative Journalist:] Hey. Thanks so much, A.J. Great to be with you again.
[Hammer:] Good to be with you, as well. So, an official autopsy, as we know, was done on Tuesday by the coroner`s office down there in the Bahamas, but just today we learned that Anna Nicole Smith`s lawyer has actually brought in a private pathologist who`s going to do a second autopsy. How unusual is this to have a second autopsy in a case like this?
[Lalama:] You know what, A.J.? I think in this case I understand it. Number one, you`re in foreign territory. You know, you don`t know really who you`re dealing with. We have visions of Aruba. So they just may want to be safe. Number two, there might be certain things that the first autopsy overlooked. And three, this is ruled a suspicious death, so maybe, just maybe, A.J., it`s a pre-emptive strike on the part of Anna Nicole if they may know something that happened and, you know, they just want to get their own ducks in a row in case they want to fight the original autopsy.
[Hammer:] Which is certainly understandable. And I want to get to that in a moment. But you mentioned maybe there will be some different levels of outcome in the second autopsy. What do you think they could expect to find that`s different from what they already know?
[Lalama:] Well, you know, if there is an implication of any kind of drug or alcohol use or any kind of toxicity, I`m looking toward that. That they would want to argue it with their own results, that maybe these weren`t done properly, or you didn`t take the right samples. It`s sort of like a DNA thing. "Well, I`m going to do my own DNA samples." You know? I can understand why they`re doing it, particularly because there`s so much suspicion. I mean, the whole thing kind of stinks a little bit to me.
[Hammer:] And as this continues to unfold, Pat, we keep hearing these little things that are going on. Kind of strange things. A third person in the room is one of the things that was floating around for a while. Now we`re hearing that Anna Nicole is having memory problems. What do you know about that?
[Lalama:] Well, there`s two things, and you mentioned them. Number one, the third person. And that that third person is alleged to be Howard K. Smith [sic], who follows around that`s one of her attorneys. He follows he`s like joined at her hip.
[Hammer:] Howard K. Stern. Howard K. Stern.
[Lalama:] I don`t know what he does with his life without her. Howard K. Stern is his name. And the other one, regarding her memory, you know, it`s possible the trauma could have happened to her. But I don`t know, A.J. I just don`t know.
[Hammer:] All right. It will continue to unfold and we will continue to watch it. Pat Lalama, thanks, as always, for being with us.
[Lalama:] OK.
[Hammer:] There is some big-time controversy at the movies we have to tell you about tonight. Coming up soon, we`re going to have a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT special report.
[Unidentified Male, "death Of A President":] When that motorcade stopped, that was an emergency situation.
[Hammer:] Tonight, "Death of a President." New outrage over the movie that shows President Bush getting assassinated.
[Unidentified Male, "bobby":] The next president of the United States, Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
[Hammer:] The assassination of Bobby Kennedy, your first look at a powerful new movie. A disturbing new movie shows how American soldiers come home from Iraq and ignored.
[John Lennon, Musician:] I`m just one of those faces, you know? People never like my face.
[Hammer:] And a the new film that shows how John Lennon`s antiwar protests made him a government target. I go one on one with Yoko Ono. Controversy at the movies, a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT special half-hour is coming your way tonight at 30 minutes past the hour. Well, right now, we want to hear from you about one of those movies, "Death of a President." It is the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT "Question of the Day." President Bush assassination movie: Should it be banned from theaters? Get online to vote at cnn.comshowbiztonight. Got more to say? The e-mail address is showbiztonight@cnn.com. There`s much more coming your way on this Friday night, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. One of your favorite friends, Matthew Perry, is here. He`s back on TV in one of the most buzzed about new shows for the fall, and there are some interesting parallels to Matthew`s personal life. Matt Perry coming just ahead in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Also, Hollywood`s most confirmed bachelors, from George Clooney to Owen Wilson. What would it take to get guys like these to settle down? That and more coming up as we unravel male secrets of love and sex on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT.