>> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in hollywood. >> thank you! >> it was english actor and academy award winner peter yusanov who said, comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. we wish chris rock serious success sunday night. thank you for watching. tune into gma monday morning. as always we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page and at abcnews.com. >>> now on "ok! tv," donald trump under attack. five times. >> the blonde billionaire trades jabs at cruz and rubio in the nastiest gop debate yet. we're got his first words after the texas showdown. >>> amy adams fantastic cover. inside the actress dishes all about her secret wedding. >>> then lady gaga's new kiss filled message in defense of ka shah. >>> and kelly clarkson's emotional performance on "american idol." why she broke down on stage. >>> plus -- >> it's that gross ratty old man george clooney. >> it's time for mean tweets movie edition and nobody is off limits. >>> big stars, big movies, big tv shows. your entertainment news source >> welcome to "ok! tv." i'm megan telles i

abc's nick watt details the feud in court. < upsound: "he can speak french and russian. he is the most interesting man in the world." but the man who's played him for 10 years, jonathan goldsmith: now knee- deep in the most interesting? legal battle. upsound: "i prefer dos equis" "apparently goldsmith's preference for dos equis intoxicated him into believing that he could ignore preference for dos equis intoxicated him into believing that he could complaint filed by his manager since 2002, who's claiming the beer?" ... or, apparently always pay that manager. he stopped in november 2014. upsound: "his two cents is worth $37 and change." the suit declaring: "there is nothing interesting about being a deadbeat..." refers to goldsmith as "the least honorable man in the entertainment business". upsound: "the last time he flirted with danger, danger got clingy." goldsmith just counter-sued his now ex-manager. sot - william j. briggs, ii / jonathan goldsmith's attorney: "he had absolutely nothing to do with it // in 2006, my client's wife was working at the company // she was t

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and we will be watching. the big oscar show airs tomorrow night right here on abc. but we do want to recap that breaking news tonight based on exit poll data, abc abc projects hillary clinton will win the south carolina democratic primary with overwhelming support from african-american voters. thank you for spurneding ingspending your saturday with us. have a great night. >>> a hot head on the roads swings into action. >> you see him tee up with that bat. now, the driver under attack reveals the evasive action that saved his life. >> he would probably would have taken a swing at my head and i would have been gone. >>> doctors are amazed to deliver a newborn. the miracle of life that's rarely seen. >>> look out above. somebody is coming down. >> the woman says a man was in her apartment. story behind her leap of faith. >>> plus, the buzz word for your shot to win a new ipad mini and a quirky guy hitting on a hot chick. >> plus, the tables turn when mr. fancy pants drives up. >> mind if i join you? >> the crazy

nick watt has the story. >> he can speak french and russian. he's the most interesting man in the role. >> reporter: but the man who played him for ten years jonathan goldsmith now knee-deep in the most interesting legal battle. >> i prefer dos equis. >> reporter: apparently goldsmith's preference for dos equis intoxicated him into believing that he could ignore his promises reads a complaint filed by his manager claiming he owes him a cut of close to $2 million in pure money or >> i don't always drink beer -- >> reporter: parentally, always pay that manager he stopped paying in november 2014. >> his two cents is worth $37 and change. >> reporter: the suit declaring there is nothing interesting about being a deadbeat refers to goldsmith as the least honorable business. >> the last time he flirted with danger, danger got clingy. >> reporter: goldsmith just countersued his manager. >> my client, i have to tell you, has been in the business he's an honorable man. he's never cheated anyone. >> reporter: goldsmith claims by dishing details and dolla

watch nick watt try to keep the cast in line. >> oh, wait a second. >> reporter: it's an ensemble cast that only the coen brothers could create or control. >> just made the script. at the heart of it george clooney playing a self-centered shallow movie star. how much of a stretch is it to play -- >> an idiot? >> you said it. >> literally every time think call me. hey, we wrote this with you in mind and then i read it and he's an idiot again. >> i would never do that. ah. >> shut up. >> josh brolin is a studio fixer in the tale from hollywood's golden age. >> action. >> i mean it makes you all look like shallow -- >> this goes deep and you better watch yourself here pal. >> reporter: the movie started as a clooney practical joke. >> every time i did an interview the interviewer would say what you're doing and i would say i'm doing "hail, caesar!" with the coen brothers and say, stop say that. we've never written the film. >> we were in an airport. >> right. >> we were both trying to like awkwardly brag to each other. i don't know how to say it but i -- i actually just got a call from th

good morning, nick. >> good morning, robin. well, this was one of the most decades and history and here and now ready to judge rock on how he handled the oscars so white and the verdict is now in. >> welcome your host, chris rock. >> from the moment he walked on stage. >> this is the wildest, craziest oscars to ever host because we have all this controversy, no black nominees. >> reporter: chris rock commanded that stage and the twitter sphere went into overdrive. that was really incredible, ellen. welp, chris rock murdered #oscars, fellow comedian amy schumer. thumbs up from oprah, now you breathe. >> he made it not just about this year, but every year. >> 88th academy awards, which means this whole no black nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times. >> reporter: after the show we caught up with him at the how are you doing, man? >> great, i think. we'll see tomorrow. >> reporter: there were protests from new york to hollywood, reverend al sharpton leading an oscars tune out rally. >> people are like, chris, you shou

i think that's safe to say and nick watt is here. >> millions of eyes on him, the boycott, jada pinkett smith, will smith, spike lee not coming. chris rock himself has declined,t was before even the nominations came out. we'll show you that in a moment and testing material in comedy clubs but there is no recording, no video of that. all we have so far are some cryptic posts like these. overnight he tweeted this, see you sunday #blackout. previously, getting my outfit together, the space suit referenced to nominee "the showtime with kristen wiig and j.j. abrams, "star wars" in the works? no comments. >> what you can expect from chris rock this oscar sunday is that he is going to go there. >> reporter: we know he will address the oscars so white controversy, not one black acting nominee on twitter saying it's the white b.e.t. awards. >> our host for the evening, chris rock. >> reporter: this was last time he hosted in 2005. >> great night tonight. we have, what, four black nominees tonight. kind of like the def oscar jam tonight. >> reporter: with every hollywood mover and shaker in the r

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