johnny depp versus robert pattinson. i know you were listening in to our "showbiz tonight" morning meeting. it nearly came to fisticuffs. >> it nearly did. papers flying, coffee being thrown on each other. a.j., "people" magazine has just named johnny depp the sexiest man alive but not everyone agrees, obviously, with that decision. check out our "showbiz tonight" question of the day where we got nearly 150,000 responses. we asked, johnny depp, do you agree he is the sexiest man alive? the late results came in late today, and get this, only 25% said yes. 75% said no. i've got to tell you, a lot of people are saying it should be "twilight" star robert pattinson. lauren, are you on team johnny or team robert? >> i kind of want to be on both teams, if possible, but i have to admit, everyone went crazy when they heard johnny depp, they're like, why not robert? i think johnny has earned it. come on, he is sexy, he's been around for a long time, he's hat boat loads of movies. and robert, i know he's the popular boy, the prom k

i guarantee you, robert pattinson, he is one to watch. and if beyond edward he can be sexier in roles like johnny has pulled off, there's knowing what robert is capable of. >> yeah. give him a little bit of time. >> a little more time, exactly. >> he may have that broad appeal, just like johnny depp. okay, julie jordan, it is always talking the sexiest man alive list with you. appreciate it. thanks. >> thanks, brooke. >> and don't forget to pick up the brand-new issue of the "people" magazine, the sexiest man alive issue when it hits newsstands everywhere this friday. so now we want to get your take on it. is it our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. johnny depp, do you agree he is the sexiest man alive? vote at "showbiz tonighshowbizt. >> you know who i think is pretty sexy? >> who's that, a.j.? >> the "showbiz on call" operators. i think they look especially hot right here when they're answering all those calls about sarah palin. we are getting so many after we told you about sarah getting reality show offers. in fact, kathy from ka

why wasn't robert pattinson chosen. the shocking results of our poll. >>> i'm aj hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> i'm brooke anderson from hollywood and tonight, hollywood at war over sarah palin. >> "showbiz tonight" is revealing how much sarah palin is dividing hollywood as she storms the country on her tell all book tour. wait until you hear what martha stewart told us about palin. talk about a smack down. it was a brand-new jaw dropping revelation about sarah's arch nemesis, her almost son in law, jeeve e jeeve -- levi johnston. >> more than a year ago republicans used the word celebrity to mock barack obama. now there is someone from the 2008 presidential campaign who is getting massive ratings, selling tons of books and causing a major stir in hollywood. the celebrity is not president obama. it's former republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin. >> she is on every program whether it's cable news or whether you turn on network news or the entertainment shows. whether you t

the tabloids have been going crazy that robert pattinson and his costar are involved. they shut it all down. >> what are do you say to your fans who are desperate to know about you and your costar, kristin? >> you can't ask that question to the guy? it's his costar. it's a fair question. i was cutoff for the first time ever. >> let me control this to you first. it seems absurd. she a big boy. was it ridiculous that he was not allowed to answer a question that million was fans want to answer? >> it's a ridiculous response. it's the publicist's fault. you see her wrapping it up. the way ryan phrased the question, he could have answered it in a way that didn't talk about his personal relationship. he could have said we love milk shakes. either she is really good or really bad at her job. this made the situation bigger and makes us talk about it rather than blowing it off. i will give her the benefit of the doubt and she knew what she was doing generating more press. >> i don't know about that. it doesn't look good and ryan will not be that happy with having her clients on

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yesterday, christi and brooke were just chatting about the sexiest man alive saying this robert pattinson guy got robbed. folks went crazy on facebook. >> you should have seen the "showbiz tonight" morning editorial meeting today. we posted the fact that people were up in arms at our meeting on our facebook page. so a lot of our fans were sounding off. a lot of people defending johnny depp for sexiest man alive. we had several comments -- . >> there you go. you're saying you're on team pattinson? >> no, johnny depp, all the way. >> coming up tonight on "showbiz tonight," much or on these stories. also, we'll be talking about the war in hollywood over sarah palin. yes, her new tull-all book is out and startling news about levi johnston's future. is he going to become a reality tv star. >> i'm almost certain he will. thanks, a.j. >> i think we're already there. >>> next month, d.c. city council plans to focus on legalizing gay marriage but aren't letting the public have a say? should voters be able to weigh in or could that violate the rights of gays? @@@@@@@@@ >>> we told you we'd

>> ryan seacrest had pattinson what all his fans want the answer to. are he and his co-star a couple. watch what happened? >> what do you say to your fans who are desperate to know about you and your co-star kristin. what can you tell them? you can't ask that question? >> what is bing? >> it is his co-star. >> oh, thank you very much. >> i'm sorry. i was just cut off for the first time ever. >> so the publicist had a hissy fit and that was the end of that. i think rob could have answered with no comment or i'd rather not discuss that. but to walk out of the interview, poor form, rob. >> wow. it didn't look like he had much of a choice. >> i know. well, they do, christi. they do. the publicist can say what he or she wants but the star can say i'll sit and continue the interview. he chose to leave. i think it was poor form. we are going to have more on this tonight on "showbiz tonight." we are going to have brand new details in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. brand new claims by levi johnston and the first picture of his "playgirl" shoot. >> oh,