The Other Woman in the McSteamy Nude Video; Dr. Murray`s Exclusive First Interview
CARLOS DIAZ, GUEST HOST: Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, brand-new revelations about the McSteamy nude romp video. "Grey`s Anatomy" star Eric Dane, nude with his wife and another woman. Tonight, the explosive story behind the other woman, naked, caught on tape. And the startling news today from the police there may be an investigation. Will Jon Gosselin be fired? Tonight, brand-new signs that Jon`s wild ways may end his days with Kate and their eight on TV. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with new details today about Jon`s possible new reality show. Tonight, the great debate, should Jon be fired from his "Jon & Kate Plus 8" show? Plus, absolute outrage over Michelle Obama`s shorts. Yes, we said shorts. It`s the SHOWBIZ Obama watch. TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.</s>ERIC DANE, ACTOR: Hi, girls.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, boy.</s>DIAZ: Eric Dane, known as McSteamy on "Grey`s Anatomy," and his actress wife, Rebecca Gayheart, in a nude, splashy party with former Playboy playmate Kari Ann Peniche.</s>DANE: You`ve got to be two of the</s>DIAZ: And now, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has learned the tape and Peniche could be part of a Los Angeles Police Department investigation.</s>DANE: Hi, baby.</s>DIAZ: The video was shot in Peniche`s apartment. And after it was leaked to the public, she talked to TMZ about it.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE REPORTER: There was no sexual encounters, right? I mean.</s>KARI ANN PENICHE, FORMER MISS UNITED STATES TEEN: We were just having fun.</s>DIAZ: Now, for some reason, the police will not reveal the LAPD is involved. After reports surfaced about Kari Ann Peniche`s past, news organizations began asking police if they`re involved in any investigation connected to her. Here`s the statement police released today, quote, "On July 30th, 2009, an unnamed source provided the LAPD Detective and Vice Division with a copy of a DVD." The LAPD goes on to say, quote, "The LAPD was in the process of reviewing the voluminous files contained on the DVD when the story was leaked to the media. No determination has been made as to whether or not the DVD contained any information that could be used for a criminal investigation. The LAPD will continue to review the DVD for potential evidence."</s>PENICHE: We were just having fun.</s>DIAZ: This all comes as we`re learning much more about Peniche from her own mother who gave an opportunity with "E! News Online." Peniche`s mom tells "E!," quote, "We are disappointed. She`s 25 years old and she has made some poor choices." "E`s" Marc Malkin tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Kari Ann`s mom says this isn`t the daughter she remembers.</s>MARK MALKIN, "E! NEWS": Kari Ann`s mom says that she grew up very nicely. She had a great life. She was a good kid, played soccer, went to a Lutheran school.</s>DIAZ: But things changed after Kari Ann won a teen beauty contest.</s>MALKIN: She had that crown stripped from her because she went ahead and posed for "Playboy." After that, she sort of became this party girl around Hollywood and actually ended up on "Celebrity Rehab" where she was battling a substance abuse problem.</s>DIAZ: In fact, it was during the filming of the upcoming season of the VH1 reality show, "Celebrity Rehab," that Peniche met country music star Mindy McCready, who Peniche suggests took the hard drive that contained the video with Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart. McCready has yet to respond to that allegation. And now the video is out for everyone to see. And how is Kari Ann taking it? Her mother tells "E!," quote, "She`s upset. I am certain she is being coached to keep her chin up."</s>MALKIN: Her mom is hoping she comes home to Oregon. Her mom does not want her in L.A. anymore. She thinks L.A. has been a really bad influence on her.</s>DIAZ: So what appears to be another steamy celebrity romp also appears to be part of another troubled Hollywood story.</s>GERALD POSNER, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, THEDAILYBEAST.COM: Well, you know, Carlos, I was lucky. I was doing the same thing that 100 other journalists out there were doing. We were being persistent. We were calling the lawyers, calling Dr. Murray`s press contacts. But what happened for me that I didn`t know was my lucky break, one of the chief attorneys who`s going to be defending him, had read one of my books called "Why America Slept" a couple of years ago and liked it a lot. And another one of his partners knew an attorney in Texas who had been involved when I had done a book on Ross Perot back in the `90s and said, "That guy, Posner - he`s a trustworthy good guy. He puts his nose to the grindstone and he works hard." That was the door-opener that got me through the door that I never thought could happen. And after a few weeks, they finally said, "We`ll arrange the meeting the next day."</s>DIAZ: Well, police have made it clear Dr. Murray is being investigated in connection with Jackson`s death. Gerald, you spent two hours with him. Did he defend himself and say, "Hey, I had nothing to do with Jackson`s death"?</s>POSNER: Here`s how he defended himself. It was very interesting. He wouldn`t talk about the details and that was clear. You know, I figured any of us would know - it`s not going to take a rocket scientist to realize you`re not going to sit down with a man who`s about to possibly have either a manslaughter or murder indictment issued against him. And he`s going to talk about the details of the case to you after he`s talked to the police for six hours. But he clearly believes - and I must say whether you want to say it`s denial or whether it`s just because he believes those are the facts - he is sincere when he thinks he`s going to walk out of a courtroom, if he`s indicted, a free man, and not only be found not guilty, but exonerated. And the story that the lawyers say is that what he told the police within hours of Jackson`s death, he has stuck to that story. He hasn`t changed. And although they won`t disclose what those facts are, that`s what he`s sticking to as the reason that he thinks he`s not guilty of any crime.</s>DIAZ: Yes, that`s going to be a plus in his corner, because investigators have raided Dr. Murray`s home and offices. He has talked to them extensively twice and he could be charged with manslaughter very soon. But Dr. Murray told you this in your interview for "The Daily Beast," quote, "I have always believed that if I simply tell the truth, I will be exonerated." Gerald, do you get the sense that Dr. Murray is angry or frightened or maybe both about possible criminal charges since he truly feels he will be exonerated?</s>POSNER: I think that - look, there`s no question, no matter how strong you think you`re going to be found not guilty, Carlos, there`s a tremendous pressure of burden. I asked him what it felt like from the time Jackson had died. And he referred to Jackson, by the way - he interrupted me at one point and called Jackson "my friend." He made a point of that and indicated that this wasn`t just the death of a patient in that way. But he also said that that period since Jackson`s death had been for him terrible. He told me that he was using a bodyguard. That was clear. He had received death threats. This was a life-changing experience. And it wasn`t that he was angry but it was that he was frustrated by the fact that 20 years of his medical practice had been completely forgotten in one moment because, as he put it, he was the last man standing when Jackson died. So that`s all the people are remembering him for. That`s not what he wants to be remembered for.</s>DIAZ: When he interrupted and called Michael Jackson his friend, did that startle you at all?</s>POSNER: Yes, it did as a matter of fact, because I`m going to tell you I never thought of Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson as anything other than a doctor-patient relationship. I thought here`s the professional person and here`s the patient and that`s it. But in fact, once you put yourself and say "a friend," you know, this is something you can`t just say because Michael Jackson, if nothing else, was always surrounded by people. He had employees. He had security staff. He had a cook. And he was never alone. So you can go back to these people day by day over a period of the last few years and say, "By the way, did you see Conrad Murray at his house? Did Michael go over to his house and visit him? Did you ever see them associate or spend time together?" So somebody can`t just throw the phrase out. And he said it with some meaning to it. You know, I don`t think he interrupted and stepped over my sentence. So I had the feeling that this is something they intend to establish.</s>DIAZ: Your interview that was released today came one day after Dr. Murray made his very first statement and posted a passionate and personal message to his supporters on YouTube. Watch this.</s>DR. CONRAD MURRAY, MICHAEL JACKSON`S FORMER PERSONAL PHYSICIAN: I want to thank all of my patients and friends who have sent such kind E-mails, letters and messages to let me know of your support and prayers for me and my family. Because of all that is going on, I`m afraid to return phone calls or use my E-mail. Therefore, I recorded this video to let all of you know that I have been receiving your messages.</s>DIAZ: We`ve got about 20 seconds left. Gerald, is he trying to kind of garner public favor with this YouTube video?</s>POSNER: Oh, I think no question. I mean, you know, if you talk to the attorneys, the attorneys will tell you that they think they have been murdered in the press by leaks from the Los Angeles Police Department. They pull no punches. They say the L.A. Police have broken every rule. They`ve just been leaking. As far as they`re concerned, Dr. Murray wears a black hat in the public eye. The jury pool is just poisoned, so they do want to try to make him a bit more human. I must tell you, I went in there. I thought he was seedy or somehow shady. I would be talking to you Carlos and saying, "I didn`t get a good feeling from him." But he is warm and personable. However the facts come out may be different. But he`s going to be a good witness on a witness stand.</s>DIAZ: Well, Gerald Posner, chief investigative reporter for TheDailyBeast.com, great job, my friend. Thank you.</s>POSNER: Thank you.</s>DIAZ: I`ve got to tell you, Jon Gosselin is really rolling the dice lately, running around with other women, partying it up in the Hamptons. Well, now he could be paying the price. And today, new information on Jon`s new reality show. Tonight, it`s the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT great debate, should Jon Gosselin get fired from "Jon & Kate Plus 8?" And is Rosie O`Donnell getting a divorce? Tonight, Rosie`s brand-new outrageous remarks fueling speculation that she and her wife are no more. Plus, you know that squirrel that popped up in a couple`s vacation photo?</s>JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is a squirrel you`ll find yourself face to face with all over the Web. You`ll find him in the arms of Vladimir Putin, in Sarah Palin`s sight, mugging in Nick Nolte`s mug shot.</s>DIAZ: He`s the crasher squirrel and you never know where he`s going to turn up next. I just saw him. Wait a minute. This is SHOWBIZ TONIGHT on HLN. Now, the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker" - more stories from the SHOWBIZ TONIGHT newsroom making news right now.</s>TEXT: Andy Warhol`s Michael Jackson portrait sells for over $1 million at auction. Joe Jonas latest to sign on to be a guest judge on "American Idol."