[Hammer:] Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, brand new octu-mom outrage. She has no income and she may be losing her home. But she`s out shopping for fancy makeup? Plus, why she may soon be homeless and will she be getting a reality show? Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with all the twists and turns of outrage over octu-mom. Sarah secrets, a blockbuster new book all about Alaska`s Governor Sarah Palin`s secrets. And we have the author right here in the interview you`ll see only on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. Plus, more stories breaking from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker." TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.
[Anderson:] And I`m Brooke Anderson, coming to you tonight from Hollywood. And tonight, why the octuplet mom may soon be homeless.
[Hammer:] Brooke, there are so many brand-new developments in the octu-mom story, including the real possibility that Nadya Suleman and her 14 kids could be out on the street because it turns out their house is in foreclosure. But wait, late today, breaking news, Suleman has been offered the deal of a lifetime from one of the most famous celebrity attorneys in Hollywood. Just hours ago, Gloria Allred held a press conference to offer octu- mom a way out. And this comes on the heels of a brand-new poll by "USA Today" asking people if they feel any sympathy for octu-mom. Not surprisingly, an overwhelming majority say no. And there`s also big news about a possible octu-mom reality show. Will the cameras be rolling any time soon? Joining me tonight in New York, Lisa Bloom who is an anchor for the Legal Network`s "In Session." Also in New York is Jane Velez-Mitchell, host, of "Issues with Jane Velez- Mitchell," seen weekday nights 7:00 p.m. Eastern right here on HLN. So let`s begin with this press conference that was held late today in Los Angeles. Gloria Allred asking Nadya Suleman to accept an offer from a group called Angels in Waiting. And what they would do is help her care for all of her children, especially the eight babies that are still in the hospital. And the help will include constant care and nurses. Take a look at this.
[Gloria Allred, Celebrity Attorney:] Angels in Waiting is a wonderful organization. They have helped many at-risk, medically fragile infants in the past and they are offering to do so again. If Nadya Suleman accepts their offer and if the public supports them through donations, then her babies would receive the around-the-clock care that they will need without having to rely on taxpayer funds.
[Hammer:] All right. JVM, off to you first, are you with me? Do you think octu-mom would just have to be out of her mind to turn an offer like this down?
[Jane Velez-mitchell, Host, "issues With Jane Velez-mitchell":] Well, A.J., she often appears out of her mind. So I think it`s very possible she could turn this down, but she shouldn`t. This is her opportunity to do right by her kids and to make sure that her children are cared for and not just worry about her own narcissistic needs and what she wants out of the situation. But worry about the responsibility of caring for 14 kids, three of whom are disabled. I think it`s wonderful that this offer has been made and I hope that she comes to her senses and says yes. This would be the perfect way out and it`s kind of a win-win for everybody.
[Hammer:] Yes, not a bad thing to say about this opportunity if you ask me. And good on Gloria Allred for putting this together. Over to you, Lisa Bloom. And in the interest of full disclosure, Gloria Allred is your mother. Can you see any reason that octu-mom would not take this offer? I mean, she has no money. She doesn`t have a job. I think this is exactly what she needs.
[Bloom:] Yes, and guilty as charged. That is my solo mom, Gloria Allred, making this offer. And as I understand, Angels in Waiting, this organization, actually made the offer to Nadya Suleman a week ago and she`s been absolutely silent, completely silent and has not responded. So they made it today publicly to maybe put a little pressure on her to accept the help. Look, what single mother in her right mind wouldn`t take an offer of free help with the kids? I mean, I`m a single mom and anyone who wants to step up and give me some help, I would be happy to take it.
[Hammer:] Yes.
[Bloom:] And I only have two kids.
[Hammer:] I was going to say.
[Bloom:] I just can`t understand why she wouldn`t take it. I hope she will.
[Hammer:] Yes, and I think the world will now be waiting to see if she does the right thing as far as we`re concerned and takes this offer. But then you have this whole desperate mess concerning her mom`s house. And that, of course, is where Nadya Suleman and the other six kids already live. Now, we have learned today they could lose the house because it is in foreclosure. There are court papers that reveal octu-grandma hasn`t paid the mortgage in something like 10 months and I think owes more than $20,000 on this. So Jane, is there really a possibility that they will have no place to live? And then if that`s the truth, what happens to the octuplets? VELEZ-MITCHELL Well, I have an interesting theory, A.J. TMZ is now reporting that octu-mom was spotted shopping for a home in the price range of $1.24 million. Now, is she just going to an open house because she has time on her hands or has she secretly already made a deal? I don`t know. But something doesn`t add up here. And the fact that we are hearing about the threat of foreclosure at the very same time that she says, "Hey, I need to find a new home. Yes, it`s not my house. It`s my grandmother`s house and she hasn`t made the payments in 10 months. I need to find a new home." And then she is spotted looking for a very expensive home. Something tells me a deal has been made.
[Bloom:] Yes. And A.J., why wouldn`t she help her own mom out if she has come into some money before buying her own house? Her own mother has helped her with those six kids, three of them are disabled. She`s going to let her mother go into foreclosure and buy here own million-dollar home. I agree, something does not add up here.
[Hammer:] Hold on a second. If you listen really carefully, you can hear the sound of my head about to explode. All right. The "Showbiz on Call" phone lines also exploding over the octu-mom`s desperate situation. I want you to listen to what Debbie in Colorado has to say about the octu-mom possibly losing her house and having the kids in the first place.
[Debbie, Caller From Colorado:] I`ve just got to say she may love her children, but who has six children, live on the system, lives with her parents who is clearly 10 months behind on their payments and then decides to have another pregnancy, let alone eight more children? I think that`s very irresponsible. I think that she`s looking for more money to pave her way. And I don`t think that`s right.
[Hammer:] I appreciate your call, Debbie. Lisa, the octu-mom really is in a desperate situation here, isn`t she? And save whatever may be happening with looking at million-dollar homes.
[Bloom:] Yes. She should really be reaching out for help to the community. This is what I have been saying all week. I didn`t even know my mom had this project in the works. She needs to be going to her church, her mosque, her community, social services and, you know, do a big survey of what is out there, who`s going to help her. Because those babies are going to come home and she clearly is not equipped to take care of them. Get some help. Get some other grownups involved. Otherwise, she`s going to lose those kids.
[Hammer:] Also making my head explode today is this, octu-mom seen out and about yesterday buying expensive Mac cosmetics. She was at a Nordstrom`s store. Jane, I`ve got to tell you, I heard this, I`m thinking unbelievable. She does what she doesn`t say here, to me, shows us she has no real sense of reality.
[Velez-mitchell:] Right, or it feeds into my theory that perhaps she`s made a secret deal. The other thing is, A.J., she doesn`t seem very concerned when they caught up with her and said, "Hey, your mother`s house is threatened to be foreclosed." She`s like, "Yes, we need to find another house." There`s absolutely no concern in her voice. If you or I were about to lose our home, especially with a brood of 14 kids, there would be alarm in our voice. So something tells and you know, there`s many ways to make entertainment deals. You don`t have to make it directly with the parties involved. You can make with a third party. Then that third party can make the deal with those individuals and nobody is ever the wiser. And I`m not saying that`s the case, but it`s looking more and more like that.
[Hammer:] Yes. Well, if it is a reality show deal, at least we can tell you it`s not with TLC, because that whole thing has gone to bust. Today, in a statement to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, TLC, the television network, who originally said they were interested in Nadya`s story for a reality show, now they`re saying we have no plans to do anything like this. But Lisa, could it actually be a good thing for her to not get involved with the reality show all together? Because as far as I`m concerned, she doesn`t really need any more public scrutiny right now, does she?
[Bloom:] No, but she needs money. And maybe that`s why she`s buying that expensive makeup is to go on TV and do some kind of a show. You know, we all need a little makeup when on the TV right. I mean, I don`t think she`s going to get a reality show. I`ve been saying that all along. I think this is toxic. I don`t think advertisers want to get behind her. I think there would be outrage if there was a reality show. She might be able to sell her story to a British tabloid. She might be able to exploit it and get a little bit of money but I don`t see anything ongoing with any major American advertiser standing behind the octu-mom.
[Hammer:] Well, what we`re learning also is that America pretty much all feels the same way. There`s a brand-new "USA Today" poll with some pretty shocking results, or maybe it won`t be shocking. I don`t know. But when they ask how do you feel towards octu-mom? Look at this. Only 10 percent said, very sympathetic. 16 percent said somewhat sympathetic. 21 percent somewhat unsympathetic. And then a whopping 49 percent said very unsympathetic. Jane, anything in this poll that surprises you?
[Velez-mitchell:] Absolutely not. This is perhaps the most hated woman in America right now. And I don`t think that`s fair. She is clearly troubled. She clearly needs psychological help. Her mother has hinted as much. And I think we have to have compassion for anybody who is suffering mentally or emotionally. The fact is, though, that a troubled woman has a very large brood and that is a very dangerous combination.
[Hammer:] Lisa, are you surprised at all by really a complete lack of sympathy by our entire nation, it seems?
[Bloom:] No, I`m not surprised. And like Jane, I do have compassion for her because she is troubled. But she has made choices that brought these troubles onto herself. It`s not as though she got accidentally pregnant and boom, she`s got eight babies. I mean, she used science to make those babies over and over again. And there`s a doctor out there who is clearly negligent, who implanted all these babies in her. So you can`t make choices, bring a situation into your life and then cry, "Oh, poor me. Now I need help."
[Hammer:] Yes.
[Bloom:] I think that`s the source of the frustration with her.
[Hammer:] Very big frustration at that. Lisa Bloom, Jane Velez-Mitchell, I thank you both. Please be sure to check out "Issues" with the lovely Jane Velez-Mitchell. It airs weekday nights 7:00 p.m. Eastern right here on HLN. Well, still to come on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, Brooke, you`ve got Sarah`s secrets, don`t you?
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