Katy Perry`s Divorce War with Her Parents
FALLON: Married to a crazy man. Really? I`m a crazy man? Do these look like the eyes of a crazy man to you?</s>HAMMER: I mean, that is spot-on, right? Jimmy Fallon there. A hilarious impression of Russell Brand reading headlines about his marriage to Katy Perry. Russell Brand is not Jimmy Fallon, because that, of course, fell apart. Is that what Russell is really thinking? It`s unclear. But tonight, we do know what Katy`s parents are thinking. Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. I`m A.J. Hammer with the big spin. Tonight, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT is bringing you Katy Perry`s first big public comment about her divorce. And this really struck me as odd. The target appears to be not Russell, but her parents, basically shutting them down for talking about her marriage to Russell Brand breaking down. Now, her parents appeared to use Katy`s message of heartache in a preaching moment in church. Her mom had this zinger last week that caught my eye. Listen to what she said in church, "I`m sure Katy is trending on the Internet just to get you to church tonight." And this is what her dad said, "What has taken place in my daughter`s life has opened up many opportunities to go in and be with guarded and gated people." Whatever that means. With me tonight in New York is SHOWBIZ spin doctor himself, Howard Bragman, the vice chairman of the incredible "Reputation.com." Obviously, Katy Perry is not happy with her parents right now. She really appears to - they appear to be capitalizing on her split from Russell Brand after they were married just 14 months. And Katy didn`t hide her fury at all when she sent out this tweet. She wrote, "Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that no one speaks for me, not a blog, magazine, close sources or my family." Now, Howard, if you were Katy`s spin doctor, would you have been OK with Katy sending out that tweet? Minute to spin it, Howard.</s>HOWARD BRAGMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, "REPUTATION.COM": I love that Katy sent out the tweet. Her parents were not only proselytizing, which is kind of distasteful, but they`re using their own daughter`s break-up for their personal gain, and I can`t stand it. It`s very common for celebrities` family members to put stuff out, and we live in a world where it goes viral quickly. This is her attempt to own it. To say, "This is my story. It`s mine. Ignore everybody else,` I`m proud of her. She did it right,</s>A.J. HAMMER: Yes, I agree with you. I think distasteful nails it on the head. Why would you do that? I really wonder what that relationship is all about. At least her soon-to-be ex-husband Russell Brand is keeping this mouth shut and that actually kind of surprised a lot of people, I think. But he`s not talking about why their marriage ended. However, leave it to the great Jimmy Fallon to do a spot-on impression of what he thinks Russell would be saying about all the reports that are out there that have been painting him as the bad guy or actually the crazy guy who Katy Perry was married to. Watch this from "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." This is great.</s>FALLON: Hello again. I`m actor, comedian and noted lothario, Russell Brand. And my new obsession is the newest of the newest "Us Weekly." And what do I see on the cover? But it`s me, a picture of me and Katy Perry. And what does it say? "Married to a crazy man." Really? I`m a crazy man? Do these look like the eyes of a crazy man to you? Do they? Salacious. Look she has pink in her hair. She once wore this as a hat. And I`m the crazy person. Well, you be the judge. I`m not a judge. Clearly, I didn`t go to school. I don`t wear robes. I don`t have a powdered wig and uphold the law. I don`t have a gavel. Oh, I do have a gavel, OK? It was very useful, you know. I employ to tenderize chicken and other assorted meats. Exciting. What else do we have here? Let`s leak through the periodical - page 42. What tore them apart? Bad boy Russell Brand and California girl Katy Perry. Is this how a bad boy dresses? Like a "Game of Thrones" characters, Dr. Jay Crew(ph). And look here at page 43, the two pictures side-by-side. These are the pictures you choose? Is it really fair? It`s Katy in a skimpy bikini in all her magnificence, womanly voluptuousness. Meanwhile, look at me. I look like a hipster version of Ebenezer Scrooge, right next to Ebenezer Booze.</s>HAMMER: He nailed it, right, Howard?</s>BRAGMAN: Credit to Jimmy Fallon`s writers. It was brilliant.</s>HAMMER: A-plus.</s>BRAGMAN: They got it. Yes, he got it.</s>HAMMER: SHOWBIZ spin Dr. Howard Bragman, thank you so much. Great to see you as always.</s>BRAGMAN: Thank you.</s>HAMMER: Well, no spin doctor is needed for a Jason Segel fan who got the date of her lifetime through this incredible SHOWBIZ viral video. I have to show you this thing. College grad Chelsea Gil posted a really fun serenade asking the "Muppets Movie" star out for drinks. And I`ve got to tell you that it worked.</s>HAMMER: Yes. And it is an awesome song. And to Chelsea`s surprise, Jason actually posted her video on his Twitter page and he called his favorite thing, as he put it, maybe ever. He said he would respond, and well, did he ever. He took Chelsea and her twin sister out for drinks. And then they went to the Chicago Film Critics Award over the weekend and he tweeted the photo. Can we put that up here? He said, "Chelsea Gil, who wrote the great song and her twin sister and I at Comedy Awards. I`m not sure which is which." Chelsea tells her university newspaper which is "The Indiana Daily Student" and she says, "I`m probably the luckiest person in the world." Nice going all around there. Well, a drill sergeant dance instructor, a bunch of little girls. And yes, you get a whole lot of drama. I`m talking about "Dance Moms," of course. Have you seen this? How do these tiny dancers handle all that yelling? I`ve got two of the stars of "Dance Moms" right here to tell us next. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN news and views. This is "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news tonight.</s>TEXT: Lady Antebellum`s Hillary Scott marries drummer Chris Tyrrel. Snoop Dogg arrested in Texas on marijuana charges.