Inside Elin`s Heartbreak; Kate Gosselin`s New Gig
A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Right now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, breaking Tiger Woods bombshells. Tonight, inside Elin`s heartbreak. Brand-new details just out today about how Tiger`s wife is dealing with the devastating cheating scandal. Plus, one of alleged other women speaks out. And SHOWBIZ TONIGHT asks, is there anything Tiger could do at this point to rebuild his image? SHOWBIZ TONIGHT has the brand-new Tiger bombshells you haven`t heard before. Saving David Hasselhoff. David`s ex-wife makes a desperate public plea to David`s fans to help save his life. Was it wrong for her to go public? Plus, David`s daughter calls 911 -</s>OPERATOR: You`re with him right now?</s>DAVID HASSELHOFF`S DAUGHTER: Yes. He has collapsed.</s>HAMMER: Tonight, the desperate plea to save David Hasselhoff`s life. Kate Gosselin`s new gig. As her marriage and her reality show comes to an end, Kate goes solo with a new job. Is she trying to reinvent herself as a different kind of TV star? And will it work?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.</s>HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from New York City.</s>BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: Hi there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson coming to you tonight from Hollywood. And tonight, Tiger Woods` shocking cheating scandal has placed a searing spotlight on his wife, Elin.</s>HAMMER: Yes. And we`re getting brand-new insight into Elin`s nightmare. Just how is she coping with the controversy that has rocked her famous family? Friends of hers now coming out and saying Elin is no fragile flower. But does she really want Tiger to suffer for his transgressions? Well, that is just one Tiger Woods bombshell that made for big news breaking today. Also breaking today, the first woman romantically linked to Tiger is on the defensive. Today, Rachel Uchitel speaking out for the very first time since Tiger`s shocking transgression confession which happened to come on the same day Uchitel mysteriously canceled a big press conference with her high-profile attorney. Wait until you hear what Uchitel is saying now. And just in tonight, a different woman linked to Tiger Woods is now apologizing to Tiger`s wife. Is this just too little, way too late? Joining me tonight in New York, Megan Alexander, who is a correspondent for "Inside Edition." Also tonight, in Atlanta, Ryan Smith, who is an attorney and host for the legal network, "In Session." You know, with all these women coming out of the woodwork, Tiger`s wife, Elin, has got to be beyond upset, beyond stressed out at this point. Brooke Anderson, friends of Elin are actually now saying that this woman is tough as nails. I would imagine she would have to be.</s>ANDERSON: She certainly would. And it`s true, A.J. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT obtained an advanced copy of "People" magazine today. And in it, folks reportedly around Tiger and Elin say he`s feeling low and embarrassed. And though she is devastated, make no mistake, she`s very tough. "People" magazine sources say that Tiger has now told Elin everything. So all these alleged mistresses coming forward, not news to her. Although before the incident, she reportedly didn`t have a clue he was cheating on her. "People" also quote sources saying that Elin is a fighter and that because she`s a child of divorce, money would not play a role in whether or not she would fight for this marriage. A.J., it sounds like Elin is no shrinking violet here. The question is, will she stand by her man?</s>HAMMER: Yes. And that certainly is something that a lot of people are saying - well, absolutely not. She should get the heck out of there. The decision is pretty clear. Megan, what do you think? No matter how strong her friends say she is, I`m feeling like this is a woman who would have to have superhuman strength to endure all of this.</s>MEGAN ALEXANDER, CORRESPONDENT, "INSIDE EDITION": I completely agree. I don`t care how tough you are. Adultery is difficult enough to deal with in your relationship in private. But to see it played out in this media circus that we`re seeing as woman after woman comes forward now in the double digits - I don`t care how tough she is, A.J. You said it. She is hurting like any other woman would, whose trust in her relationship has been broken.</s>HAMMER: Well, it sounds like Elin`s friends do think that she is going to fight for this marriage, despite reports she bought a $2.3 million house in Sweden. And people might think she would be crazy to stay with him. But let`s look at the facts here. You have Tiger`s multimillion dollar fortune. You have two young kids in the mix here. And of course, what could be a really, really messy, very public legal battle. Ryan, can you see why perhaps leaving Tiger may not be that simple?</s>RYAN SMITH, ATTORNEY AND HOST, "IN SESSION": Yes. It would be a very tough thing. I mean, first of all, you have to ask, is there a prenuptial agreement involved? And if so, that`s going to play into a lot of this. But the ultimate factor here is whether or not she still wants to stay in this marriage. If they talk about it behind the scenes, remember, we don`t see that part. If they talked about it behind the scenes and they`ve said, "You know what? We`re going to push through this. We`re going to try to get through this in our relationship and make it work." Then that won`t be a factor and they`re just going to keep pushing through it and try to make it work.</s>HAMMER: Yes. And of course, from the outside looking in, I mean, it just seems so insurmountable. But a lot of people in Hollywood are speaking their mind about Elin`s predicament here. In a brand-new interview with HLN`s own Joy Behar of "THE JOY BEHAR SHOW" seen every weekday night here on HLN, the very outspoken Roseanne Barr had her own advice for Tiger`s wife. You`ve got to take a look at Roseanne.</s>ROSEANNE BARR, ACTRESS: She should leave him. She has her own money. She doesn`t need anything from him. She should be just like, "I`m not one of whores."</s>JOY BEHAR, HOST, "THE JOY BEHAR SHOW": I don`t know.</s>BARR: She has enough money that she doesn`t have to stay with a guy like that who has gone with every waitress he ever met.</s>HAMMER: Yes. So Roseanne saying what a lot of people are saying - Elin should leave Tiger. But Megan, can you see, Megan, why maybe it`s not all that cut and dry?</s>ALEXANDER: It`s not cut and dry because of two children. They have two kids together. Elin herself is a child of divorce. She shared that. She says she wants, you know, to be in a good marriage. I mean, some of these things have come out when they first met, and so forth, that she was hesitant when she finally went out with Tiger Woods. Any time there`s two kids involved, you know, this is the death essentially of a marriage and family breaking up. I don`t care how much money you have, the fame, the glory. This is a family breaking up. I think it`s got to be hard for anybody. And that`s why it`s a tough decision.</s>HAMMER: Yes. And everybody is feeling certainly for Elin, but feeling for those kids right about now. There`s another big Tiger bombshell breaking today. I`ve got to get to you. The first woman who was romantically linked to Tiger - her name, Rachel Uchitel - she is speaking out. Now, Brooke, this is the same woman who mysteriously canceled her press conference last week. What is she saying?</s>ANDERSON: A.J., Rachel Uchitel is on the cover of the new issue of "OK" magazine. Basically, she`s defending herself. Uchitel tells "OK," quote, "In every story, you need a villain and a hero. I`ve been characterized as a villain. People have called me a home wrecker, gold digger, tramp, whore. I make mistakes, but I`m not those things. I have very good qualities. When you`re judged by the nation, it`s really difficult. It`s horrible." Remember, this is the woman who initially denied an affair with Tiger. So you have to wonder why she`s talking so much without really saying anything at all. Ryan, she says people are judging her. Do you think anybody is going to have sympathy for this woman?</s>SMITH: It`s tough to have sympathy for her. I mean, depending on what actually happened here. And again, we don`t know exactly what happened. But if there was some sort of impropriety, I think people are going to look at it and say, "You know what? They have this pristine, perfect image and here you came and disrupted all that." But the bottom line is, you know, when she canceled the press conference and everything that happened around that, you have to ask yourself, what`s happening there? Why would that happen unless there was some sort of dealing? A lot of times, when you see press conferences canceled, sometimes it means there`s money involved. Sometimes there`s something - you know, you never really quite know what`s happening. But I`ll tell you, it`s hard for people to have sympathy if there`s no talking about actually what happened and no ability to really find out the details.</s>HAMMER: Yes. You hit that on the head, I think, right there, Ryan. The sympathy factor is going to be very low if there`s not a little more transparency about what`s going on. Let`s move on to yet another big Tiger bombshell today. Get this, Tiger`s alleged mistress Jamie Grubbs is speaking out and apologizing to Tiger`s wife. Take a look at what she told "Extra" today.</s>JAMIE GRUBBS, ALLEGED MISTRESS OF TIGER WOODS: I have no words to explain, you know, what I have done to her and her family. I guess I would be deeply sorry for her, never considering her during the whole process.</s>HAMMER: Now, this is the same woman who released that infamous voicemail from an apparently frantic Tiger pleading Jamie to take her name off her outgoing message. Remember that? And same woman who says she had an affair with Tiger for over two years. Megan, if you ask me, this just adds insult to injury for Elin, Tiger`s wife.</s>ALEXANDER: It is putting salt on the wound, A.J. I agree. Look, an apology, simple apology yes, this is good. Our Jim Moret from "Inside Edition" has actually interviewed Jamie. That interview will be airing tomorrow. The thing with this is everybody in the world knew that Tiger Woods was married, unless you lived under a rock - the most famous celebrity sports athlete there is. You know, there`s no excuse. And I hope this shows people that these chain reactions, one little decision you make, it doesn`t affect just that other person. It affects the family. It affects so many people with these decisions that people make.</s>HAMMER: Yes. This goes way beyond celebrity at this point. I think a lot of people are looking at marriages and their situations, hopefully making better decisions. Ryan, would you agree that, you know, perhaps Elin doesn`t really want to hear this woman`s apology?</s>SMITH: No. I think in a lot of cases this the last thing people want to hear. I mean, the more people speak out like that in public, the more it becomes an embarrassment to her. And look, it may not be the case for her. Maybe, in some ways, it`s good to hear this. But when you`ve got to think - you know, the last thing she wants to see is more and more press about these different women.</s>HAMMER: Yes.</s>SMITH: She would rather it just goes away.</s>HAMMER: Ryan Smith, Megan Alexander, thank you both. I appreciate it. Now, over to you. Here`s our SHOWBIZ TONIGHT question of the day - "Saving Tiger Woods: Is his image beyond repair?" Well, let us know what you think by voting at CNN.com/ShowbizTonight. You can also E-mail us, showbiztonight@cnn.com.</s>ANDERSON: Tonight, a desperate plea to save David Hasselhoff.</s>OPERATOR: What`s the problem? Tell me exactly what happened.</s>HASSELHOFF`S DAUGHTER: My dad - scary. 911</s>OPERATOR: You`re with him right now?</s>HASSELHOFF`S DAUGHTER: Yes, yes. He has collapsed. 911</s>OPERATOR: How old are you?</s>HASSELHOFF`S DAUGHTER: He gets back up but he keeps falling back down.</s>ANDERSON: That was his daughter`s emotional 911 call. 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