Jon and Kate Gosselin`s Legal Circus
HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I am A.J. Hammer in New York along with Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. OK. Did you see this? A woman in Boston falls on to the subway tracks. Now, obviously, this story could have ended just horribly. But the driver of the subway train slammed on to the breaks and came to a screeching halt. This was amazing. The people on the platform were franticly waving their arms and the driver, Charice Lewis, pulled the emergency break. She is being hailed as a hero. The woman who fell got some scrapes but is just fine. And she told authorities she had been drinking.</s>ANDERSON: Tonight, get ready for what may become the biggest, most outrageous Jon and Kate legal circus ever, featuring a train wreck cast that includes not only Jon and Kate, but Lindsay Lohan`s father. The stage is set for the showdown in court having to do with their breach of contract lawsuit TLC brought against Jon for preventing from shooting his kids for a sequel to "Jon & Kate Plus 8." And tonight, Levi Johnston has also jumping aboard the train wreck express with a revelation about how he is going to fight for the baby he had with Sarah Palin`s daughter. With us tonight in New York is Atty. B.J. Bernstein. And in Hollywood, Kim Serafin who is a senior editor for "In Touch Weekly." Ladies, let`s start by setting the scene for Jon Gosselin`s upcoming court date. And it really is going to be quite a circus. Listen to this. TLC has subpoenaed Lindsay Lohan`s father, Michael Lohan; Jon`s 22- year-old girlfriend, Hailey Glassman; and his former fling, Kate Major. What a crew. B.J. reports they subpoenaed Michael Lohan, and that`s two friends and one enemy. How do you think that is making Jon look? B.J. by my count, that`s two friends, Hailey and Michael Lohan, and one enemy, Kate Major. How do you think things are looking for Jon.</s>B.J. BERNSTEIN, ATTORNEY: Not good in terms of, you know - TLC is being smart in making this move because they are trying to show that Jon breached his contract with them. He`s not supposed to make deals with other people. And the rumors are out that he was trying to shop another reality show with Michael Lohan that - and of course, the women he is spending time with would overhear phone calls, perhaps even to the E-mails that he was making and trying to do interviews or setting things up outside of the contract. So as much as a circus, it actually is legally relevant.</s>ANDERSON: It sure is. And it`s not looking good for Jon, as you say. So we`ve got a reality show star, a father of a Hollywood star, a former fling and a current girlfriend, all expected to show up in court. Kim, is it just me, or does this sound like this courtroom showdown could be a reality show in and of itself?</s>KIM SERAFIN, SENIOR EDITOR, "IN TOUCH WEEKLY": Oh, my gosh. Who is missing the ball on this? This is the show they should be doing. This is very exciting. I would tune in to this. Plus the TLC PR department, marketing department would have to do nothing, basically. They could just go home and, you know, play solitaire on their computers.</s>ANDERSON: Yes.</s>SERAFIN: Because Michael Lohan certainly knows how to get publicity. He`ll bring in some things about Lindsay. Jon Gosselin, we know, knows how to get publicity especially these days, you know. He`ll invite a camera crew to go do some yoga poses with him. He`ll go Hanukkah gift shopping for his kids. You`ll never know at times. But this is a reality show people want to see. If TLC wants to get ratings, they would throw out the last season and do this.</s>ANDERSON: They should just line the courtroom with cameras, catch all the action, make a weekend special out of it. And as we like to say around here, but wait, there`s more. Jon reportedly planning on countersuing TLC for, get this, $5 million, claiming that TLC is keeping him from earning a living. B.J., you`re the attorney. Is he out of his mind? He is the one that shut down the show when he prevented TLC from filming his eight kids with Kate.</s>BERNSTEIN: He`s really going to have a difficult time. And in fact, TLC has responded to him, saying, listen, we are not stopping you from your original job. Perhaps you should go to that, your pre-television day job. These are not people who have talent, who are singers or actors who had something. He is simply from this reality show. And so he`s got difficult, difficult road to hoe here.</s>ANDERSON: Yes.</s>BERNSTEIN: And also the timing with this divorce. It`s a mess.</s>ANDERSON: It`s a mess. And I think he has a skewed sense of how much his image is worth. Goodness, gracious. Moving now to another legal battle I want to get to that`s getting ready to go down in court. It involves another train wreck, Levi Johnston. He has just released his - that he will fight for joint custody of the baby that he had with Sarah Palin`s daughter. Levi clams the Palin family is making it difficult for him to see his 10-month-old son. Kim, coming from the guy who`s about to pose for "Playgirl," sincere heartfelt move here or cheap publicity stunt? Because I smell publicity stunt.</s>SERAFIN: Yes. I am not sure Levi would even know how to spell publicity or custody for that matter. So let`s put that out there. Yes. You know, if Levi was out there talking about his son, talking about wanting to be a good father, talking about what he is doing to try and be a good dad, that would be one thing. But it seems like he talks about Sarah Palin. He talks about how they are mean to him. He talks about Sarah Palin being a hypocrite. He talks about his "Playgirl" shoot. He is not really talking about his son. He`s not doing anything that would make anyone believe he is really trying to be a good dad.</s>ANDERSON: Yes. If Levi really is going to fight for his child, if he were really smart, B.J., I`m thinking he would clean up his act, which is I cannot imagine that posing nude for "Playgirl" is going to help here.</s>BERNSTEIN: No. A court is not going to necessarily be happy with that. And the bottom line here is, we have someone who is incredibly immature, then thrown into the spotlight but left with a very serious important lifetime issue which is, he and Bristol share a child, will share that child forever. And it`s OK to seek joint custody, but that is a solemn, serious legal obligation. And that`s what is going to give everybody reservation here.</s>ANDERSON: Yes, he needs to take that responsibility very seriously. And he needs to keep his pants on. Who is advising him to pose for "Playgirl?" B.J. Bernstein, Kim Serafin, thanks.</s>HAMMER: Tonight, the Travoltas show up for the premiere of their new movie, truly a family affair here. John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, star in "Old Dogs." And their daughter Ella Bleu makes her film debut. We were at the premiere in Los Angeles. The Travoltas did not talk to reporters. They have mostly been in seclusion since the tragic death of their teenage son, Jett, in January. John Travolta said, though, he wants to promote this film because his daughter is in it. But every day, it is still a struggle as they are dealing with their devastating loss. Well, at the premiere, the Travoltas` co-stars had glowing things to tell SHOWBIZ TONIGHT all about Ella`s performance and working with John.</s>ROBIN WILLIAMS, ACTOR: There`s nothing I can say other than I love you and that he gives it back. He is an amazing man. He has always been that way. He`s a human equivalent of like a Prozac. You see him and all of a sudden, you feel good.</s>SETH GREEN, ACTOR: All of the personal stuff that I need to say to him, I`ve already said to him. But I do think it`s great. Ella, no kidding, their daughter, she`s genuinely interested in being an actress and takes it very seriously.</s>LORI LOUGHLIN, ACTRESS: I think that this is really a wonderful opportunity for Ella to make her film debut with both of her parents. And I think it`s so special for John and for Kelly to have this forever on film with their daughter at, you know, such a precious little age.</s>HAMMER: You can see the whole family on film when "Old Dogs" hits theaters on November 25th.</s>ANDERSON: Tonight, the unbelievable moment caught on tape that has people outraged.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That`s incredible. Did she not think anybody would notice? That`s outrageous.</s>ANDERSON: So what video did SHOWBIZ TONIGHT show her to get that reaction? Just wait until you find out. 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