On Today's Show: Katherine Heigl, Janet Evanovich, Rosemarie Terenzio

Hosts at the table: Whoopi, Sherri, Elisabeth, Barbara
Joy was absent

The first "hot" topic of the day was Steven Tyler "butchering" the National Anthem. Barb said there was a lot of criticism about it but you know what you are going to get with Tyler. Whoopi thinks they should have had an electric guitar behind him, rocker style. Hasselbeck said her kids sing the National Antherm "all the time" in their house.
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Sigh. I'm not even going to go there.

Next topic was Newt Gingriches South Carolina primary win, despite the bad press he received from his ex wike's Nightline interview last week. As a member of the elite media, Barb said John King made a mistake asking about it at the begin of the debate.She thinks one of the reasons Gingrich is ahead is because of the anger at the media. She thinks the more he berates them, the higher up his ratings go. Hasselbeck - who'd previously said a man who cheats on his wife is not a good leader - said the question to be asked is do we want a perfect man or perfect president. Whoopi said she wishes they had asked that years ago when they went after Pres. Bill Clinton. (thank you, Whoopi). She also bought up how Gingrich said the media is protecting President Obama and said this had nothing to do with him.

They then discussed Joe Patermo's recent passing from lung cancer. Barb mentioned how they were in talks to do an interview with him. She also talked about him dying amist the Sandowski sexual abuse scandal and how he'd had awards in his names rescinded. After his death, he will have a large tribute to him showing how beloved he was to Penn State.

After break, they talked about Carnival Cruise Lines, who offered 30% off cruise for the people involved in the boat tragedy. Barb said the question is whether people will still take cruises. Whoopi said she likes cruises but has questioned what she would do if the boat sank. Sherri said she never pays attention to the safety talks whenever she flies in an airplane.

They then talked about Seal and Heidi Klume announcing they will split up. Hasselbeck said if they're not safe, no one is safe. She also said said she thinks seperation is to end (marriage) but it could also be a means to them reuniting) Sherri rightfully said we get into trouble when we look to celebrity marriages as "if they can't make it, what about us". Still, she's sad they split. Me too, I love them together. Hasselbeck said she and her husband are reading a book on marriage. Sherri then started talking about Hasselbeck going to a marriage councelor in an Amish skirt. Not sure what that was about.

The first guest to appear was Katherine Heigl. Katherine is an actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007. She has also starred in films such as Knocked Up, Zyzzyx Road and 27 Dresses. (Source: Wiki )
Katherine wed and has an adopted child, who ran onstage during the interview. She'd initially felt that adopting was selfish because it's a commitment and you'd have to put your career on hold in order to be a mom. She's since changed her stance on that, saying she loves children and always wanted to be a mother.
Heigl said she'd be willing to return to "Grey's Anatomy" to tie up the storyline but understands if they don't want her to because she's got a lot (of storylines) going on there. She said she's sometimes sad that she left because she misses her friends and it was a great working environment.
They then discussed the movie "One For the money". Heigl plays Stephanie Plum, who is out of work and out of cash. She turns in desperation to her disreputable cousin Vinnie, of Vinnie's Bail Bonds, for work. Despite having no equipment, training or particular skill she becomes a bail enforcement agent , chasing after Vinnie's highest stakes bail jumper: Joe Morelli, a former vice cop who is wanted for murder, who also happened to seduce and dump Stephanie back in high school. (Source: Wiki )
Katherine describes the books as fun and addicting. She said she read the first one years ago and was hooked. Sherri plays a hooker by the name of "Lula" in the movie.
Janet Evanovich joined them. Janet is the writer of the books that the movie is based on. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring the series featuring Stephanie Plum. The 18 novels in this series consistently top the New York Times and Amazon bestseller lists, most recently with Explosive Eighteen. (Source: Wiki)
Janet said the key to the book success is the character Stephanie, who is not great at her job but gets the job done. She said in watching the movie, she realized Stephanie is a strong woman, and that's the appeal. Janet was excited Katherine was cast because she's been a fan of hers for awhile. She was also approving of Sherri's acting as Lula, saying she had a lot of guts in some of the clothes she wore. Janet said she got the ideas for certain characters because she's related to a lot of them. She hopes there will be more movies in the works based on the novels.
Katherine talked about the "Funny or Die" ad campaign "I Hate Balls". It's to encourage people to have their animal spayed or neutered.

Rosemarie Terenzio was the final guest. RoseMarie was John F. Kennedy Jr.'s personal assistant, his publicist, and one of his closest confidantes during the last five years of his life. In this, her first memoir, she bravely recounts her own Fairy Tale Interrupted, describing the unlikely friendship between a blue-collar girl from the Bronx and John F. Kennedy Jr. (Source: Amazon.com )
RoseMarie said she was working at a PR firm when John came in and took over her office. She was not happy and let him know it. As a result, John Jr. hired her as his assistant. RoseMarie said she had a great job being his assistant and it was the best job she ever had.
They discussed the magazine "George" and of course Barb mentioned how she was on one cover.
They then discussed rumors regarding John Jr. and his wife, Caroline. RoseMarie affirmed that he and Caroline were not living apart and they had the same ups and downs in their relationship like everyone else. She also said the paparrazi scared Caroline and were very aggresive with her. RoseMarie speculates that John could not really protect his wife from that and she thinks it made him anxious. She also said Caroline was starting to come to terms with it and laugh at it.
Caroline was not initially going to board the fateful airplane to attend the Kennedy wedding but RoseMarie talked her into it. She said she will always regret that, even though she does not think she was responsible for what happened.
RoseMarie speculates John Jr.'s relationship with Jackie was close. She said he was good with manners and respected women.

That concludes today's show. Have a great day.