Simon Cowell Under Fire for Getting Friend`s Wife Pregnant; A-Rod Faces Record Suspension
A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Tonight on the "SHOWBIZ Countdown," it`s today`s top three shockers. Simon Cowell`s new baby drama. "X" marks the spot on Simon`s lips as the fallout builds over him allegedly getting his friend`s wife pregnant. And did Simon Cowell break the ultimate Guy Code by getting caught up in this love triangle? Well, two of the stars of MTV 2`s "Guy Code" judge the "X Factor" judge tonight.</s>ALEX TREBEK, HOST, "JEOPARDY": He had 9,600 and he wrote down what is the emancipation -- well, because he misspelled it badly. Emanciptation. You put a "T" in there, proclamation. That`s unfortunate. The judges are ruling against you.</s>HAMMER: Sorry, sorry, "Jeopardy" outrage. Tonight, a kid stumbles over the spelling in final Jeopardy, but now the game show is getting slammed for the kid`s loss. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT starts right now. Hello, I`m A.J. Hammer, thank you for watching tonight, we are counting down the day`s top shockers, and we`ve got three stunning stories from Hollywood and beyond. Let`s kick things off with No. 3 tonight. Simon`s sex factor.</s>HAMMER (voice-over): Big news that the "X Factor" judge, Simon Cowell, is going to be a daddy for the first time. Certainly shocked a lot of people. But it`s the soap opera drama that is coming out now that has a lot of people talking.</s>CARLOS GREER, "PEOPLE MAGAZINE": He got his friend`s wife pregnant.</s>HAMMER: "People" magazine`s Carlos Greer said tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT the mother of Simon`s unborn baby is married to real-estate mogul Andrew Silverman, a friend of Simon`s. The couple has a 7-year-old son.</s>GREER: Simon is friends with them Andrew Silverman and Lauren Silverman. They`ve been photographed together. They`ve vacationed together.</s>HAMMER: Is Simon a home wrecker? It depends on who you ask.</s>GREER: We talked to sources who know Lauren, and they said that Lauren was unhappy in her marriage.</s>HAMMER: And Lauren`s estranged husband is telling a different story. In his divorce papers, he reportedly names Simon.</s>GREER: Andrew reportedly cited Simon as one of the reasons why he filed for divorce. This is a nasty situation.</s>HAMMER: As for Simon, he`s being uncharacteristically silent about this whole mess.</s>GREER: Simon is remaining relatively mum. We caught up with him on the carpet last week, and he deflected the question and basically said that he`s trying to protect people`s feelings.</s>HAMMER: But with headline after headline calling Simon a home wrecker it looks like for once the judge is being judged.</s>HAMMER: OK, so apparently whether or not Simon Cowell is a home wrecker is in dispute, but there is another question that is swirling madly around this affair scandal. Did Simon Cowell violate the Guy Code by getting a former friend`s wife pregnant? Of course, "The Guy Code" is that unofficial rule book that governs the behavior of men all over the world. So to judge Simon`s alleged Guy Code violation, I`ve got to bring the experts tonight, the stars of "Guy Code," the hilarious show that airs on MTV2. Chris DiStefano and Damien Lemon with me in New York. Guys, great having you here. I want to get right to this, because the reports are that Simon actually used to vacation with his, well, now new girlfriend and her husband. And while they weren`t the best of friends, they were still friends. Damien, let me throw it to you first. On a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being nothing and 10 the worst possible violation, how bad is Simon`s Guy Code violation here?</s>DAMIEN LEMON, ACTOR: I`m giving Simon a good 11.7. It`s ridiculous.</s>HAMMER: Yes, Chris, go ahead, back it up. Give me some reasons why -- why it`s an ultimate violation.</s>CHRIS DISTEFANO, ACTOR: First, real quick, I just want to say, A.J. Hammer is the most Guy Code name I`ve ever heard.</s>HAMMER: Absolutely.</s>DISTEFANO: Congratulations on that.</s>HAMMER: Thank you very much. Well, there you go. That`s big praise. I appreciate it.</s>DISTEFANO: And I totally back up Damien. I mean, Simon totally broke Guy Code. You never, ever date your friend`s girl, ever. Once you see that woman, she is not a woman to you. There`s no sexual attraction.</s>HAMMER: That`s your sister.</s>DISTEFANO: That`s your sister. Exactly. And she should be gone. The good news is Simon Cowell can breastfeed that baby with his man boobs.</s>HAMMER: Well, there you go. So I guess there`s an upside to this whole.</s>LEMON: Absolutely.</s>HAMMER: We need another perspective here, as well. I have sports blogger Jackie Pepper from JackieonSports.com. The great Jackie with us tonight. All right, Jackie. So getting the friend`s wife pregnant. Where is that ever excusable? Is it just the massive ego of Simon Cowell that allows you to break the Guy Code so easily?</s>JACKIE PEPPER, SPORTS BLOGGER: Well, Simon loves women. So I don`t know that he follows any rules in that department. He -- you know, he goes out with women he works with. He kind of is all over the map. So you know what? A, she`s hot. B, you know, friendship doesn`t last forever. The baby will last forever, and I`m hoping that he will soften up as a result of becoming a dad. Because he seems like a pretty massive jerk.</s>HAMMER: Yes. And the truth is, he`s actually not as big of a jerk as people make him out to be.</s>PEPPER: Really?</s>HAMMER: Or as he makes himself out to be. But then he goes and he pulls a stunt like this and now everybody is questioning what the reality is. Now, Damien, you put him at, I think you said, 11.5 out of 10. So he was way off the charts with the Guy Code violation. There are the reports that say that the Silvermans` marriage was already on the rocks when Lauren started up with Simon. So in the Guy Code rule book...</s>LEMON: Yes.</s>HAMMER: ... does that change anything? Does that even matter?</s>LEMON: Well, for the record, A.J., I said 11.7.</s>HAMMER: Sorry.</s>LEMON: Just so we get that all the way there. Point 7. No, doesn`t change anything. Even if your home boy and his lady are going through a bad situation, that is not your concern. You don`t jump in at all. Not at all. Unequivocally, he is in clear violation.</s>DISTEFANO: Off limits forever. She is off limits for eternity.</s>LEMON: Um-hmm.</s>HAMMER: And Chris, what do you think the punishment should be? He is stripped of all of his black T-shirts forever? We don`t want to see him without his T-shirt on.</s>DISTEFANO: His punishment should be to get a man breast reduction.</s>LEMON: Oh, man.</s>HAMMER: OK. Back to that.</s>DISTEFANO: I mean, that`s what I feel like when I first heard the story. I was like, if I was this other guy, all I would do is go in on Cowell`s man boobs. That`s all I would do.</s>HAMMER: Got it.</s>LEMON: He`s too -- Simon doesn`t -- Simon has always been a heel. If he was a wrestler, he`d always be the bad guy. First of all, he had no shirt on, but he had on his shades. So that shows his priorities.</s>HAMMER: There you go. He`s covering up something just the wrong thing. All right.</s>LEMON: Yes.</s>HAMMER: OK. Simon, take some advice from these guys. They know what they`re talking about. Let`s get to No. 2, guys. It`s our "SHOWBIZ Countdown" -- our "SHOWBIZ Shockers" tonight. The question is, will A-Rod be around much longer in baseball? Of course, we now know New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez, the highest paid baseball player ever, has been suspended for the rest of this season and all of next season if it`s upheld. Chances are, the suspension would effectively end his career. Major League Baseball is going after A-Rod for his alleged role in the performance-enhancing drug scandal, but he can still play, pending his appeal. Now, A-Rod not the most loved guy in baseball or New York. I want to play for you a scene from the movie "The Other Guys." This is where a New York City cop, played by Mark Wahlberg, gets grief for accidentally shooting a more beloved player at Yankee Stadium.</s>MARK WAHLBERG, ACTOR: I saw a shadowy figure in the tunnel. I told him to stop. Whoa, whoa, whoa. It`s a restricted area. I finally pulled my gun. Pulled out my weapon and started running. Don`t make me do it. I`ll do it. Are you deaf? Didn`t you hear me yell "freeze"?</s>DEREK JETER, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER: I`m Derek Jeter. You shot me.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You cost me 20 grand on that game, because you shot Derek Jeter!</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He`s a biracial angel.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You should have shot A-Rod.</s>HAMMER: Should have shot A-rod. Well, there you go. No love for A-Rod then. Very little now. Sports blogger Jackie Pepper, you are our resident sports expert on retainer tonight. Is there anyone out there who is taking A-Rod`s side on this, other than A-Rod?</s>PEPPER: Believe it or not, yes, his teammates are taking his side. Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitt. Andy Pettitt also admitted to cheating not too long ago. They`ve taken his side. They say they love him. He`s their teammate, and they will support him. But look at the rest of the league. Do you know how much money A-Rod gets paid per game? Almost $170,000. You can buy a Ferrari for that money. Guys around the league, your journeyman ballplayer and even your A-listers, if they`re clean, they are pissed at this guy, and they want him out of the game completely.</s>HAMMER: Very quickly, Damien and Chris, how would you judge A-Rod`s handling of all this?</s>DISTEFANO: I mean, I am a die-hard Yankee fan. A-Rod is out. He`s been out to me for a long time now. It`s all about Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter would never do something like this.</s>LEMON: Don`t say that.</s>DISTEFANO: No.</s>LEMON: You never know. You never know.</s>DISTEFANO: Listen.</s>HAMMER: Yes, I`ve got to -- I`ve got to end it there, guys. But clearly, there is disgust among New Yorkers and people of earth in general. All right. Thank you. We have the big reveal coming up, today`s top "SHOWBIZ Shockers." Damien, Chris, Jackie, I appreciate you all being here tonight.</s>LEMON: Thank you.</s>HAMMER: Also ahead, we have one of the world`s most photographed women who`s finally -- finally -- resurfacing into her self-imposed lockdown.</s>KIM KARDASHIAN, REALITY TV STAR: Mom, I just want to say, congratulations on your new show. I`m sorry I couldn`t be there in person. I`m just loving life a little bit too much home right now.</s>HAMMER: There`s Kim, making her first post-baby debut. But no magazine cover shot; no red carpet. What is the real deal with her comeback? Also ahead, Anthony Wiener`s sexting pal may have a new career in porn. I think I might be a little bit sick about this, but is there anything wrong with Sydney Leathers making the most of her assets? Extending her 15 minutes of fame, don`t you know? The is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.