Tiger Woods to Go Public; Britney Spears` Million-Dollar Secrets
HAMMER: Now, on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT, breaking Tiger Woods news. Tiger is about to finally break his silence speaking out for the very first time since his car wreck and sex scandal. Plus, big news about Tiger`s wife Elin. Will she stay or go? Sarah Palin`s blistering attack "on Family Guy." Palin`s explosive new interview today after the Fox show used her son with Down Syndrome as a punch line. Plus, the creator responds. Also, stunning Jon and Kate news breaking late today. Could "Jon and Kate Plus 8" end up back on TV? Plus, more stories breaking today from the "SHOWBIZ News Ticker."</s>ANNOUNCER: TV`s most provocative entertainment news show continues right now.</s>HAMMER: Welcome back to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT. It is 30 minutes past the hour. I`m A.J. Hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from New York City.</s>ANDERSON: And I`m Brooke Anderson in Hollywood. We`ve got big news breaking today. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT can tell you Tiger Woods will finally break his silence.</s>HAMMER: Finally broke late today. Tiger`s agent dropped a huge bombshell that Tiger does plan to speak to apologize. It is just one spectacular news story making big news today. Tiger Woods will break his silence on Friday morning. Now, this will be the first time that we have seen him since more than 14 alleged mistresses stepped forward, making all sorts of lurid claims. What in the world is Tiger going to say? Are people ready to forgive him? Plus, we have brand-new insight into his painful marriage to Elin Nordegren. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT obtained today an advance copy of the new issue of the upcoming new issue of "People" magazine. Incredible details in here about Tiger`s wife, Elin, and her personal pain. She faces the ultimate question now, will she keep Tiger or will she dump him? Joining me tonight in New York is Megan Alexander who is a correspondent for "Inside Edition." Also tonight in New York, David Caplan, who is a senior editor with "People" magazine. We begin with this big breaking news that came out late that Tiger Woods is holding this televised meeting. Now, it`s a meeting, not exactly a press conference. It`s going to happen on Friday. He`ll be speaking with his friends and colleagues. And this is for the very first time since the whole mess broke right around Thanksgiving. Now, Tiger`s agent says this meeting will be to discuss his past and future and he intends to apologize for his behavior. Now, his agent does say that Tiger feels it is time to make amends publicly. And Megan, I`ve got to tell you, I think this is exactly the right move. Keep it small. Keep it controlled. But what has been it been? Almost three months now. Is it too little, too late?</s>MEGAN ALEXANDER, CORRESPONDENT, "INSIDE EDITION": No, I don`t think it is. I think, actually, it could perhaps be a good sign he has waited this long, A.J., and that he`s really thinking things through. We talked about this before. You know, this is not going to be a quick fix by any means. I think people are going to be looking at his behavior Friday. I want to say it`s possibly not so much what he says, but how he says it.</s>HAMMER: Yes.</s>ALEXANDER: Is he sincere? He really will be essentially addressing two audiences. Two, A.J. Of course, the first audience is his fans, the tons of people around the world that want to hear what he has to say. But the second audience is his family. It will be interesting, you know, Tiger Woods notoriously private until the scandals broke. Didn`t tell us much about his family. But now, he really needs to.</s>HAMMER: Yes.</s>ALEXANDER: What will he say? Will he keep short and sweet or talk a lot?</s>HAMMER: Now, it`s not just about apologizing for his baker`s dozen of mistresses either. The PGA tournament is right around the corner. So I`d have to imagine he is going to be announcing that he`ll be competing. That is all the speculation of course. What do you think, David? Is the world ready to forgive Tiger Woods and accept him, once again, as the world`s greatest golfer? I, for one, think we`re actually going to see a surprising wave of sympathy for Tiger Woods.</s>DAVID CAPLAN, SENIOR EDITOR, "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE: Yes, I think people are ready, you know, to accept his apology, to really get over it because they want him to come back for what he was known for and why we love him so much, as a golf star. And really, in the new issue of "People," we expect him to come back, actually, for masters in April.</s>HAMMER: Megan mentioned he`s going to be addressing his family though. We`re really paying close attention to what he has to say. And of course, it`s not just the public persona that`s under fire tonight. A lot happens to be going on with Tiger privately right now as he and his wife, Elin, tried to work things out. . It`s unbelievable to me that that it`s even possible. But "People" magazine reporting today in their upcoming new issue that Elin is still very angry at Tiger. But all the cards are in her hands while she decides whether they are going to stay together and build back trust again. Megan, I`ve got to wonder, given how much Elin really is in control of Tiger`s world right now, how much of a role do you think she had in orchestrating what`s about to happen on Friday?</s>ALEXANDER: You know what the big question is? Will she be standing next to him? That`s what I`m curious about.</s>HAMMER: That would be a big message, yes.</s>ALEXANDER: Yes. Who knows if she`ll even be there? She has been very quiet through all this as well. I don`t think we`ve ever got a sense of where she is. You know, there were rumors that they were getting a divorce. Then, she was visiting him in Mississippi where he was supposedly undergoing his rehab. I think it will be real interesting to see, again, a very private person herself. But, A.J., the most important thing is, so far, it does seem like there`s a chance that they may stay together.</s>HAMMER: Yes. David Caplan, from "People," Elin has taken a really tough stance with Tiger up until now, it seems and really kept her distance. The real question from what "People" magazine has learned, does it appear their marriage can, in fact, be saved?</s>CAPLAN: I mean, definitely marriage can be saved. Elin does want to try and work on the marriage. Like you said,</s>HAMMER: Yes. Normalcy is still there under some extraordinary circumstances to be sure. All right. Let`s move on to some more big news breaking today, including Britney Spears` million dollar secrets and news about Alexander McQueen`s death.</s>LADY GAGA, SINGER: We miss you so badly. This is for Alexander McQueen</s>HAMMER: Lady Gaga also thanked McQueen as she collected three awards at the show. Judge Judy rules -</s>JUDGE JUDITH SHEINDLIN, TELEVISION JUDGE, "JUDGE JUDY": I think you have a problem.</s>HAMMER: Brand-new ratings reveal Judge Judy will mark her 700th week in a row as TV`s top-rated court show on TV. That`s 13 years in a row. And the queen of the court isn`t slowing down. Her ratings are up over last year. Britney Spears` mysterious million-dollar secrets. Her attorneys are reportedly fighting to keep secret what they call critical information about Britney and her kids. TMZ has obtained legal papers showing lawyers for conservatorship are concerned personal and medical information about her and her kids will leak out and are asking the court to seal the information. They say the secrets could be worth million if someone got and sold the information.</s>HAMMER: So the big buzz question tonight remains - and Megan, let me throw this one to you - what secret could Britney be so concerned about people discovering? Or is it just they don`t want any private information whatsoever, even if it`s not salacious, to get out there?</s>ALEXANDER: Well, you know, I think - you think about the average person that goes to the extent of getting Lifelock or these different protections against their personal information. And then, a celebrity, who is under heavy scrutiny, times 10 - if you`re Britney Spears, times 100. I think their lawyers are being smart in just protecting her privacy and her children`s privacy with the Internet nowadays. Information can get out there so quickly. And A.J., we see the appetite that is out there for celebrity information and the people that are wanting to make a buck off of somebody`s life. So I think - no matter what the information is, I think the lawyers are being smart.</s>HAMMER: No, you can`t blame them at all. And it`s so hard for me to believe this. But yesterday was actually the third anniversary of that terrible night when Britney Spears shaved her own head. It was a real low, very hard to forget. And let`s face it, props to her - she`s come a really long way since then. And if you want proof, SHOWBIZ TONIGHT got a first look today at these brand-new ads for Candie`s, Britney`s shot with the legendary photographer, Annie Leibovitz looking fantastic. Quickly, David Caplan. Wow, what a difference three years makes. How great is she doing?</s>CAPLAN: Yes, I know, it`s amazing, actually. The</s>HAMMER: David Caplan, Megan Alexander, I thank you both so much. And you can grab your copy of "People" magazine on newsstands, Friday.</s>ANDERSON: I cannot believe Tiger finally is going to break his silence. Long time coming. 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