Weiner Speaks Out about Sexting; Jay Z, Ted Nugent Weigh in on Zimmerman Verdict
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: See you next time. Great job by our jury.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Said that to Ryan.</s>NATASHA CURRY, HOST: Tonight on the "SHOWBIZ Countdown," today`s top three "SHOWBIZ Shockers," including secrets from the Weiner scandal exposed.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How many conversations did you have with women after you resigned that were sexual in nature?</s>ANTHONY WEINER, NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATE: I don`t believe I had any more than three.</s>CURRY: Hmm. The brand-new bombshell revelation that New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner sexted with three women after he resigned from Congress. Plus, an eye-opening SHOWBIZ special report, "Chasing Kate." Could the royal baby frenzy be putting Duchess Catherine in serious danger, just like Princess Di? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT starts right now. What`s up? How are you doing? I`m Natasha Curry in for A.J. Hammer. And tonight in the "SHOWBIZ Countdown," we`re counting down today`s top three shockers, and we`re kicking it off, the countdown, with No. 3: Weiner exposed. Because today, Anthony Weiner exposed himself even more with a brand-new shocking confession. He didn`t just do some sexting with one woman after leaving Congress in disgrace; we`re talking three. And what did he say today about how many women got the Weiner treatment online through the years? Watch this.</s>WEINER: It`s not dozens and dozens; it is six to ten, I suppose, but I can`t tell you absolutely what someone else is going to consider inappropriate or not.</s>CURRY: And if that`s not enough, the Web site that exposed Weiner exposing himself in a brand-new sexcapade is now revealing the real story of what happened. Attorney Tanya Acker with us in Hollywood tonight, and Jawn Murray is in Washington, D.C. He`s the editor of AlwaysAlist.com. Thanks, guys. So let`s begin with Weiner`s latest confession. Today he sexted about three women after resigning from Congress. So, I mean, the grand total could be ten. He keeps changing his story, Tanya, and you know, really, his story has more explosive twists than a Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Is anybody believing anything he`s saying anymore?</s>TANYA ACKER, ATTORNEY: Well, Natasha, I mean, you really hit the nail on the head with this. The problem isn`t just the sexting, right, you know, and how lewd or crass or inappropriate that may be or is, frankly, when you`re in a relationship with somebody. The problem is that this is the very same behavior that drove him out of Congress. And so, the notion that he doesn`t really have the judgment or the fortitude to stop doing this when it left him out of one of the highest offices in the land, it drove him out of his job -- the fact that he continues to do it really, I think, gives rise to some judgment issues, some credibility issues. So, no, I don`t know if the people will ever really believe him.</s>CURRY: Yes, you`ve got to wonder what`s all running through his head right now as he`s continuing to run for mayor. And Weiner also said one more time today that he`s done with the sexting. We`ve heard that before. Jawn, think anyone believes him?</s>JAWN MURRAY, EDITOR, ALWAYSALIST.COM: He`s a hard one to believe, Natasha, pun intended. Listen, this story is just -- it`s out of control, and it has bigger political ramifications. You know, all the political pundits are talking about how his wife, who says she`s going to stand by her man -- you know, this could affect Hillary Clinton`s potential run for the White House. People are saying that, if she aligns herself with his wife, who always stands by her man, even when he goes through Weinergate, it could affect her potential campaign, as well. So, this has a huge impact on the political scene, not just on his mayoral run in New York City, but on America as a whole.</s>CURRY: Yes. And you know, today new information was also exposed about the woman who first spilled the beans that Weiner`s sexting days weren`t over. Her name, Sydney Leathers. She`s 23 and from Indiana. And the sexual messages and blurred photos that she and Weiner exchanged were first revealed by TheDirty.com. And the Web site`s founder just revealed on CNN`s "PIERS MORGAN LIVE" how she and Weiner started their online flirtation. Listen.</s>NIK RICHIE, FOUNDER, THEDIRTY.COM: Well, what happened was is she actually e-mailed Weiner in 2011, and it wasn`t a nice e-mail. She pretty much bashed him for the whole original sex scandal. And Weiner never responded. And he must have been feeling creepy one day in 2012 and looked at his Facebook e-mail and saw that she sent this scathing e-mail, and he poked her on Facebook. And she poked back.</s>CURRY: Oh, my. So, now we`re hearing -- we`re all out of control. We`re now hearing the story in such graphic detail, Tanya. Does it make you wonder if Weiner is delusional to think a lot of people, especially the ones who want to make him mayor of New York, are going to say, "So what?"</s>ACKER: Well, first it makes me wonder what great pun Jawn is going to come up with next, when we turn to him. But honestly, Natasha, I have no words. I mean, you know, we`re not just talking about somebody who likes to send naughty texts. It`s like he cannot help himself. He can`t just ignore somebody. She was berating him, and here he is, like, jumping on the bandwagon and trying to pull her into his sexcapades. I mean, it really is -- it`s really -- I really feel like there`s something going on in his head that is beyond, perhaps, the typical cheater, you know, beyond the just normal naughty guy, which isn`t necessarily normal. Yes, I can`t really -- I just can`t quite figure him out, frankly.</s>CURRY: And there was another brand-new Weiner bombshell exposed today about his marriage. Look.</s>HUMA ABEDIN, WEINER`S WIFE: I love him. I have forgiven him. I believe in him. And as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward.</s>CURRY: Now, we all saw Weiner`s wife, Huma Abedin, defending him at his big press conference the other day, but today, CNN reported that, when she learned that he was sexting again, she came really close to leaving him, and the only reason she didn`t was because she wanted their baby to have his daddy around. Jawn, with these new revelations today, are you taking bets on how long it`s going to be before she finally bolts out the door?</s>MURRAY: Yes, someone`s going to call her up and explain to her what shared custody is. Daddy can still be around, and you`ll keep him around on an agreement. And this is what I think Weiner should do. Forget politics. No one will ever trust you; no one will ever take you seriously. It`s hard enough even with just his last name. He makes these puns really easy. But listen, take a cue from Kim Kardashian. Call over to Steve Hirsch at Vivid Entertainment. The celebrity sex tape business is big; it`s huge. He likes to show his wiener to the world, he should get paid for doing it.</s>CURRY: All right, and that takes us to our No. 2 of our "SHOWBIZ Countdown" of today`s top shockers: two very controversial, outspoken music stars taking on the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Rapper Jay Z and rocker Ted Nugent had everyone talking today about their explosive reactions to Zimmerman`s acquittal on charges that he murdered Trayvon Martin. First, Jay Z telling Rap Radar that he was extremely upset and had some graphic words about Zimmerman.</s>JAY Z, RAPPER: I was really angry about it that, you know, the thing that we all knew it was still a bit of racism in America. But like, you know, for it to be so blatant was, like, if you just asked the question, ask yourself the question, didn`t Trayvon have a right to stand his ground? A professional law enforcement officer, and I`m taught not to profile. This guy`s a novice. This guy is a</s>CURRY: And you`ve got to wonder what his conversations were like with his wife, Beyonce. Then Ted Nugent, though, has the exact opposite opinion, slamming critics of the verdict. When speaking with Massachusetts radio station WXBR, he had some really disturbing things to say about Trayvon Martin. Listen.</s>TED NUGENT, MUSICIAN (via phone): How cheap do you have to be to focus on a clear-cut case where all the evidence from the DOJ, from the FBI, from the entire army of investigative specialists in Florida determined that George Zimmerman acted in self-defense against a life-threatening attack by hoodlum, dope-smoking Trayvon Martin?</s>CURRY: Wow, Tanya. If there ever was a clear example of the great divide that exists over the Zimmerman verdict, Jay Z and Ted Nugent, I mean, they`re it.</s>ACKER: Well, Natasha, you know, I`ve got to say, I mean, Ted Nugent, here`s a guy who once reportedly said that he used crystal meth and defecated on himself to avoid serving his country. So, I`m not really sure that he`s -- he did later deny that, but I will say I`m not sure that -- he denied it later. I don`t know that he`s the most credible voice in the American political conversation, frankly. So, I don`t have a lot of -- I don`t have a lot of words with respect to his comments. But I do think that Jay Z pointed out -- made a really good point. Because, while the trial itself may have been around this more legal technical issue of who hit whom first, I think that what Jay Z pointed out is what a lot of people are concerned about, is what gave rise to this initial interaction between these two in the first place? Why did Zimmerman assume that Trayvon was one of the, as we put it, a-holes who always got away? I think that that`s what is disturbing to people, and that`s really -- you know, and that`s bigger than the trial. That`s what`s not -- that`s what`s not going away, frankly.</s>CURRY: You make a very interesting point there. And you know, it looks like some potentially racially explosive behavior is coming back to haunt a celebrity who`s had a dramatic fall from grace, and that, you guys, is our No. 1 on our "SHOWBIZ Countdown." The big reveal for that in a moment. Tanya, Jawn, stay where you are. From "SHOWBIZ Shockers" to a must-see SHOWBIZ special report, "Chasing Kate." Reporters, photographers, fans, they`re all chasing the young royals, desperate to grab the perfect shot of the new family, but could the fierce pursuit turn seriously dangerous, just like it did for Princess Diana? Plus, did Bruce Willis just give the worst interview of his entire life?</s>BRUCE WILLIS, ACTOR: We`re just selling the film now. Sales. That`s kind of on par with making the movie.</s>CURRY: The brand-new interview that a lot of people are saying makes Bruce look like a total jerk. I`m one on one with Jamie Edwards, the guy who actually sat down with the acting legend. So, what the heck does he think was going on with Bruce? This is SBT, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, on HLN.