David Arquette`s New Courteney Cox Confessions; Winona Ryder`s Mad Mel Revelations; Brand-New Kardashian Card Controversy
A.J. HAMMER, CO-HOST: Big news breaking today on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - David`s emotional new Courtney confessions. David Arquette`s stunning revelations to Howard Stern about drinking and Courteney Cox.</s>DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: You know, I drank - I`ve been drinking a lot.</s>HAMMER: The big question - is sharing his pain publicly actually good for him? In this corner, Lady Gaga. And in this corner, Justin Bieber. The little monsters versus Bieber fever. The race for worldwide domination. Who will win the all-out superstar smackdown between Gaga and the Bieb? Winona`s jaw-dropping mad Mel revelations. Winona Ryder`s unbelievable claims about Mel Gibson today. The remarkable reasons why she`s calling Mel anti-Semitic and homophobic. A brand-new Kardashian card controversy. The Kardashian clan reveals their new Christmas card. But is it merry or just plain scary?</s>ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show starts right now.</s>HAMMER: Hello. I`m A.J. Hammer coming to you from New York City.</s>BROOKE ANDERSON, CO-HOST: Hi, there, everyone. I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood with big news breaking today - heartbreak in Hollywood. There are brand-new dramatic revelations today in the Courteney Cox-David Arquette split.</s>HAMMER: That`s right, Brooke. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you David Arquette is laying it all on the line, telling the world all about his emotional rollercoaster since he and Courteney broke up. Arquette has already spilled a lot of intimate details about his and Courteney`s sex life and even his sex life with other women since the separation. But today, we`re hearing a brand-new emotional interview of Arquette talking to Howard Stern and even going as far as saying this breakup is leading to a big break down.</s>HOWARD STERN, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Are you having a nervous break down?</s>ARQUETTE: I believe so - yes.</s>STERN: I`m being serious.</s>ARQUETTE: No, I`m being serious, too. Everybody`s worried and concerned about me.</s>STERN: Are you seeing a psychiatrist?</s>ARQUETTE: Yes.</s>STERN: OK. You`re talking to someone?</s>ARQUETTE: Yes.</s>STERN: You going a couple days a week?</s>ARQUETTE: No.</s>STERN: No?</s>ARQUETTE: Just one day a week.</s>STERN: All right. When you say you think you`re having a nervous breakdown -</s>ARQUETTE: Yes.</s>STERN: What did you say to him?</s>ARQUETTE: I said that to him. And he says, "Oh, I don`t think you are.</s>HAMMER: David clearly dealing with a sore throat there and it`s clear to me that David is dealing with a lot of pain. That leads to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint - is sharing his pain publicly actually good for him? And personally, I think sharing his pain is his way of dealing with this. Rachel Zalis, contributing editor for "Life and Style Weekly," to our SHOWBIZ Flashpoint - is David sharing his pain publicly actually good for him? What do you think?</s>RACHEL ZALIS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, "LIFE AND STYLE WEEKLY": Oh, my god. All I can say is paging Dr. Drew. I mean, this guy is like one crazy cocktail away from checking into "Celebrity Rehab." So I mean, I think, like, Howard Stern has become his personal therapist. This is unbelievable. He was like this before he married Courteney. She probably suppressed it a bit, and now all the kookiness is coming out again. And hey, if that`s what makes him feel better at this point, but - I don`t know.</s>HAMMER: But I think it is coming from a place of pain. I think it`s very cathartic for him to talk to Howard about this and Howard is very easy for him to talk to about this. Let`s go to Hyla. Hyla is the co-host of the nationally syndicated, "The Hollywood 5." What do you think, Hyla? Is sharing his pain publicly actually good for David Arquette?</s>HYLA, CO-HOST, "THE HOLLYWOOD 5": This is a great thing for David. This is a great thing for us. Listen, we gave Tiger such a hard time for not talking. And here`s a guy controlling the story. He`s sharing his raw emotions. I don`t think he`s doing it for publicity. We get to watch the anatomy of a separation as it happens. How relatable is that for most people in this country? This is an excellent thing for him and I`m glad his doing it. And I want help to keep doing it. He`s not being malicious. He`s not being mean. He`s just sharing his true genuine feelings. And we need to applaud him for that.</s>HAMMER: Yes. I don`t think it`s for publicity at all. And in Arquette`s brand-new interview with Howard Stern, David made another shocking revelation. He said he`s been using alcohol as way of coping with the separation. Listen now as he talks about that.</s>ARQUETTE: I`ve been drinking a lot, but</s>I - ROBIN QUIVERS, HOWARD STERN`S CO-HOST: Have you?</s>ARQUETTE: Yes.</s>QUIVERS: Why are you doing that?</s>ARQUETTE: I am not anymore.</s>STERN: He`s having fun.</s>ARQUETTE: No. Because I`m heartbroken, but I don`t want to go into all that. But it`s a really personal, traumatic thing.</s>STERN: So the drinking is maybe to cover up how bad you`re feeling.</s>ARQUETTE: Oh, definitely. Are you kidding?</s>HAMMER: It is good to see that David recognized that he does have an issue with the amount of drinking he`s been doing. And he says it is something that he won`t be doing for a long time to come now. But that`s it, Rachel. I`m guessing, judging by what you said earlier, you`re thinking that we should be worried about David at this point.</s>ZALIS: Well, obviously. I mean, he`s spinning out of control. He`s drinking, you know, talking about sleeping around with the bartender. I mean, obviously, he`s dealing with his pain in a very - in a way that`s probably not the best for him. But I guess what Hyla was saying in a good way, he is dealing with this. He`s speaking about it -</s>HAMMER: Yes.</s>ZALIS: So he`s obviously looking to get some help. I mean, I think the craziest part of his confession is that he said his rock-bottom was when he called Tom Cruise "Sean." I mean -</s>HAMMER: Yes. That was the part -</s>ANDERSON: Yes, A.J. From outrageous reality show battles to star wars of words, Hollywood`s biggest stars continue to shock us with their very public words and their out-of-control behavior. But who has the most shocking tell-all?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Portia!</s>ANDERSON: And Portia De Rossi`s brave book on her battle against eating disorders. These celebrities spilled some serious secrets. So which star aired the dirtiest laundry? Perhaps David Arquette -</s>ARQUETTE: My sex with Courteney is kind of, you know, scheduled to a certain degree.</s>ANDERSON: Talk about TMI. David seemingly couldn`t stop sharing information on his separation from Courteney to Howard Stern.</s>ARQUETTE: She said to me, "I don`t want to be your mother anymore."</s>ANDERSON: David also dropped some angry F-bombs.</s>ARQUETTE: I spent 11 years of my marriage, the most faithful man in the whole</s>ANDERSON: Entertainment journalist Maggie Furlong tells SHOWBIZ TONIGHT Arquette`s tirade broke all of Hollywood`s golden rules.</s>MAGGIE FURLONG, WEST COAST EDITOR, AOL TV AND MOVIEFONE: I still can`t handle the fact that David Arquette was allowed on Howard Stern. Who is his publicist and why didn`t they stop him?</s>ANDERSON: So what about a guy`s perspective on this? "Inside Edition`s" Jim Moret -</s>JIM MORET, CHIEF CORRESPONDENT, "INSIDE EDITION": I almost drove of the road. What is he saying? Just stick with the "I love my wife. I want to get back with her."</s>ANDERSON: From mind blowing wreak breakups to blow of a different kind. The always provocative Lady Gaga told "Vanity Fair" she`s an occasional cocaine user. Quote, "I won`t lie. It`s occasional. And when I say occasional, I mean maybe a couple of times a year."</s>FURLONG: Huge shock - huge, huge shock. Lady Gaga, what are you doing to me? You know, the meat dress is a good indication that something may not be all there with her.</s>ANDERSON: Lady Gaga told "Vanity Fair" a family intervention saved her from drug abuse. And while she said she hadn`t quite kicked her habit, Gaga doesn`t want her little monster fans following in her footsteps saying, quote, "I do not want my fans to ever emulate that or be that way. I don`t want my fans to think they have to be that way to be great."</s>MORET: She knows that she`s all about image and brand and marketing. But she also knows millions of young women, millions of young people look up to her. And when she says, "I kicked drugs," that`s admirable. And I think that a lot of people struggle with a lot of things and there`s nothing wrong with revealing that. But when you say that "I still use cocaine and it makes me more creative," you know what? I think that`s irresponsible.</s>ANDERSON: A less-controversial but equally candid confession, Portia De Rossi disclosed details about her long battle against bulimia and anorexia in her book, "Unbearable Lightness."</s>PORTIA DE ROSSI, ACTRESS: I wanted to write this book from the perspective of the sick person.</s>OPRAH WINFREY, HOST, "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW": Yes.</s>DE ROSSI: I thought it was so important to be so honest and to go so deeply</s>WINFREY: Into the crazy part?</s>DE ROSSI: Yes, the crazy part.</s>ANDERSON: Crazy thin. Portia reveals she shrunk down to a dangerous 82 pounds when working on the hit series, "Ally McBeal."</s>DE ROSSI: Living with anorexia and bulimia is hell. But chronic dieting is also hell.</s>MORET: Of all the shocking revelations we`ve heard all year, I think Portia De Rossi`s was the most inspirational and really the most positive and one that she could be proud she revealed.</s>ANDERSON: Now, healthy and happy with her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia glowed when she made an appearance on Ellen`s show.</s>DE ROSSI: I don`t think that I`m perfect at all.</s>ELLEN DEGENERES, HOST, "THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: I do.</s>DE ROSSI: Oh, come on.</s>FURLONG: She seems so strong now that you just want to get behind her. And it`s coming from a place of where she wants to teach people a lesson that are going through the same thing.</s>ANDERSON: Portia`s positive place is where we`ll wrap up the scene. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you as long as there are stars in the spotlight, can you bet more secrets will be spilled.</s>ANDERSON: And yes, I did really think Portia was brave with her revelations and, yes, could potentially help so many people dealing with similar issues. But for most shocking, I`ve got to go with David Arquette for talking about his sex life with Courteney Cox and with other women after he and Courteney split. But Hyla, what do you think? Which of these revelations was the most shocking to you?</s>HYLA: You know, Lady Gaga, a rock star doing cocaine? That`s kind of cliche. We`ve heard that a million times. Portia De Rossi, while it is a positive message - you know, a really hot woman having issues with her image. David Arquette talking about sex in such a way that -</s>ANDERSON: Yes.</s>ARQUETTE: Not a reality show star revealing - like, a real celebrity talking about his real life. That`s commendable and that`s definitely most shocking to me.</s>ANDERSON: Super quickly, Rachel Zalis, most shocking to you?</s>ZALIS: Oh, absolutely agree with what you guys are saying. The other one`s old news. You figure she`s a rock star. The other an eating disorder -</s>ANDERSON: Not too surprising.</s>ZALIS: But him willing to incur the wrath of Courteney Cox - shocking.</s>ANDERSON: Shocking. Provocative. Rachel Zalis, Hyla, thank you both. Good to see you.</s>HAMMER: Well, it was such a big year for Lady Gaga between her chart- topping success to being named, of course, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s most provocative celebrity of the year. But is she a bigger star than Justin Bieber?</s>ANDERSON: There`s a brand-new Kardashian card controversy. No, the credit card. The Kardashian family Christmas card. The family revealed its seasons greetings, but do you think it`s merry or scary? And speaking of scary.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, do it without the vest. Hey!</s>HAMMER: Yes. 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