The misadventures of the Duke and Duchess of York have always made for hot coffee, but
now that the press knows the separation is official, the gloves are really off.
Fleet Street headlines scream the news that the Queen is out to get Fergie.
This morning, Sarah Ferguson maintained a brave face, even skipping as she took her
daughter Beatrice to nursery school.
At the same time, she was suffering a barrage of negative headlines unprecedented in British
history.
British papers reported that her mother-in-law, the Queen, was blaming Ferguson for the breakup,
then accused her of leaking the story to the tabloids.
Royal historian Harold Brooks Baker believes that Ferguson's advisers have convinced her
she can get rich selling her story.
Considering what I know of some of her advisers, I would say that she's been taken for a ride,
and when she wakes up from this nightmare, a few months from now, I'll bet you anything,
she wishes that she was still married happily to the Duke of York.
During her five and a half year marriage, the British press has criticized the Duchess
for everything from her weight to her perceived lack of ambition, but these newest headlines
have some subjects rallying to her side.
She's took her position up as she should have done, and she tried to do her best.
Ferguson's marriage is their own affair, I know they are public people, but yes, they
have been pretty roughly treated, I think.
It is believed that photos of Ferguson on a holiday with Texas playboy Steve Wyatt enraged
her husband, Prince Andrew, and the royal family, but according to one of the Duchess's
friends, newspaper editor Eve Pollard, the real problem is that Ferguson's commoner status
never prepared her for a royal marriage, which are often based more on appearance than true
love.
If you want to join the royal firm, as it's called, you should actually have an induction
course, which explains, before you get that little ring on your finger, this is what this
means.
Yes, you get a lot of money, yes, you get to wear tiaras, but you know, somehow a facade
has to be maintained.
Her story could be worth millions, but speculation is that as part of the settlement, Fergie will
have to sign a contract agreeing not to write about the royals in any kind of autobiography.
Woody Harrelson is best known as the lovable dim-witted bartender on the hit show Cheers,
but he gets to play a cagey two-bit hustler in his new movie, White Men Can't Jump, and
it turns out to be a slam dunk.
Give him the jump.
You mean play basketball?
In White Men Can't Jump, Woody Harrelson teams up with Wesley Snipes to hustle con games
on the basketball court.
Who'd you bring over here, Mighty Mouse?
You know something, you're too pretty to play basketball, you know that?
You got that big, big Z in your fro, man.
Come on, what you stop already?
Hey man, what are you, the black Zorro?
What are you doing?
Woody says in the rough and tumble world of street basketball, talking a good game can
mean the difference between winning and losing.
It's been an education to me, you know, I'm picking up a lot in terms of the lingo that,
you know, the brothers are using and stuff, and I'm learning a lot.
I miss you, love me.
I love you, infinity.
Billy, you're so stupid, you should have said I love you infinity plus infinity.
In the movie, his skill on the court helps him woo the affections of his co-star, Rosie
Perez.
Woody says it's not unlike what he discovered about the game as far back as eighth grade.
Somebody told me girls love basketball playing.
Well, I was out playing hoops every day, I mean, it was like, it became my favorite game.
However, he did have to learn a thing or two about playing a con man.
All my life, I have never been able to get away with a lie or a con, never.
So this to me is great because it's almost like finally being allowed to lie, people
encouraging you, being dishonest, all these things that eluded me in my life, you know,
kind of happy.
White Men Can't Jump is in theaters next Friday.
All fans know it's that March madness time of year, the top teams in the college playoffs
are getting ready to square off this weekend and in tonight's coming attraction.
Let the madness begin.
I've heard that before.
CBS continues its exclusive live coverage of the NCAA men's basketball championship
with the second round eliminations.
32 teams will be competing this weekend and commentator Pat O'Brien promises some surprises.
I think this is a year that you can see some changes, some upsets, and I think in the round
of 16 we get to that next week.
I think there's going to be some different teams and a lot of experts say.
Game coverage of the road to the final four can be seen this weekend on CBS.
We ain't crossing no picket lines.
American Dream, an Oscar winning documentary about the devastating effects of a labor strike
in Minnesota is coming to theaters.
Director Barbara Koppel says it's an important film in this time of economic upheaval.
It's about belief in who we are as Americans and it's about that belief and that American
Dream being turned upside down.
The documentary American Dream begins playing in Los Angeles this weekend.
No, I'd like you to take me to that position.
Yeah, that'd be great.
Take a 32, take a 7 Mark.
Oliver Stone is the subject of a new documentary that can be seen on Showtime called A Revealing
Profile by TV Guide.
The film looks at the Academy Award winning directors work and life in a fashion that
was a little too intimate for the famous filmmaker.
I had the raincoat up over my head for about half of it.
It's hard for me to sit through watching myself.
Oliver Stone Inside Out will air this Sunday on Showtime.
And John Grisham, author of the best seller of the firm, has a new book out.
The Pelican Brief follows a beautiful law student who solves the murder of two Supreme
Court justices.
There's no effort at serious literature.
These are fun books to read.
They're fun to write.
John Grisham's The Pelican Brief is in bookstores right now.
MTV celebrates the traditional rites of spring this weekend broadcasting from the biggest
and wildest college party of them all.
Live from Daytona Beach, it's Spring Break.
It's the seventh year MTV has taken its show on the road to the Spring Break party in Daytona
Beach.
This time, MTV will present more than 36 hours of programming from Party Central, but it's
not all beer and babes.
Salt and Pepper are among those entertaining the masses in Daytona.
Naughty by Nature and rock groups Primus and Ugly Kid Joe will also take the stage.
Steve Isaacs and Wayne's World co-star Tia Carrere are hosting one of the jams.
It's Tia Carrere and Shwee is all I can really think right now.
Thanks for coming by.
All right, thanks for having me.
MTV personality Paulie Shore is bringing his irreverent new show, Chillin' with the Wheeze
to Daytona.
Paulie welcomes Miss USA's Shannon Markettick and Spinal Tap on stage.
Paulie also gets into the ring with female contestants known as the Foxy Boxers.
And later, he checks out the view above Daytona from a parasail.
Also at Daytona for spring break, Orville Redenbacher popcorn serves up its first annual
volleyball tournament.
Host Gary Redenbacher says he's glad the idea popped up.
Popcorn goes together with college.
That's what they eat all the time.
So we thought it was a natural.
And the college rock band judged the best in the country will make its national debut
on MTV this weekend.
The group Indica from UC Santa Barbara beat out dozens of others in a battle of the bands
sponsored by Dodge.
Every year, by the way, nearly half a million kids make the pilgrimage to Daytona Beach
for spring break.
Been there myself.
The parties continue right up until Easter.
Mariah Carey is as close as you get to a sure thing in the music business.
Her first seven singles have gone to the top ten on the pop music charts.
We have an exclusive look behind the scenes of her new video as she makes it happen.
Everything seems to be happening for Mariah Carey.
Her newest single, Make It Happen, has made it to number ten on the charts and is rising.
It's a song close to Mariah's heart.
A song about starting out with nothing and becoming successful.
It's sort of a story that is semi-autobiographical.
It's sort of trying to send a message to, you know, young people, but people of all
ages that if you really believe in something and you really set your mind that that's what
you're going to do, you can make it happen.
She used a former New York synagogue to film the video for her song, but admits there was
more of a crowd than she's used to.
As I'm singing it and I'm up there performing for all these people, it's kind of like, you
know, it's me realizing that this has happened.
You know, this has happened for me.
So it's very emotional.
The reason Mariah hasn't seen big crowds lately is because she's never been on a major tour,
but that soon may be changing.
I know that I'd like to tour eventually.
It's just that I put out my second album so soon after my first album and I was literally
in the studio for six months, I mean, locked in.
I really want to get out there eventually and sing to the people and really give something
back to the people who supported me.
We'll have the broadcast premiere of Mariah's new video later on in the show.
Harry Connick Jr. is becoming one of the most popular live performers in the country.
He's breaking records at his latest concerts in New York.
It had to be Harry Connick Jr. in concert in New York.
The Grammy award winning singer was presented with a crystal piano after selling out 15
nights at the Paramount Theater, a new record.
All the tickets we sold, we're just deeply grateful for how kind New York has been to
us.
Also in New York, Barbara Walters was saluted by the American Museum of the Moving Image.
Ted Koppel, Hugh Downs and Anthony Hopkins were just a few of the celebrities who turned
out for the event.
It's the first time the museum has honored not only a woman, but a television personality.
I feel proud of my industry, proud of the other women.
A little bit humble, but also awfully happy.
Celebrities like Lauren Bacall, Julie Andrews and Julie Haggerty turned out at the gala
for the Broadway opening of Four Baboons Adoring the Sun.
The play stars Stockard Channing and James Naughton as newly married archeologists.
I've never quite seen anything like it.
It's breathtaking.
And in Burbank, California, Michael Tucker, Jill Eikenberry and Lorenzo Lamas were among
the celebrities showing off their writing skills at a benefit horse show.
Meanwhile, Linda Hamilton and her son were appreciating the smaller animals at the Benefits
Petting Zoo.
I actually think I'm enjoying it a lot more than he is.
The clown's terrified him.
He likes the lollipop, but that's almost gone, so we'll probably have to go home soon.
Coming up this weekend, it's being called the most erotic movie of the season.
But find out why Michael Douglas says doing the steamy love scenes in Basic Instinct took
a severe toll on his family.
That's this weekend on Entertainment Tonight.
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Celebrating a birthday today, actress Teresa Russell is 35.
Director Spike Lee, also 35.
Actor William Hurt turns 42.
Actor Hal Linden is 61.
TV's Mr. Rogers, Fred Rogers, turns 64.
And director, actor Carl Reiner is 70.
Basic Instinct hits theaters today amid a barrage of protests and threats from the gay
and lesbian community over how they are portrayed in the film.
We're following this story for you right through the weekend and we'll bring it to you on Monday.
Now to put a wrap on Friday, here's the broadcast premiere of Mariah Carey's Make It Happen.
Enjoy it and we'll see you on Monday.