young, irreverent, and a hollywood powerhouse. the final games of the hunger games is about to arrive. she is katniss embodiment of strength in the face of fear. offscreen, lawrence herself has been making news in a kind of warrior challenge all her own. when hacked e-mails about her movie "american hustle" revealed that she was paid less than her male costars, she wrote about it saying if she was honest with herself it was partly because she had fallen into a trap that women face, not wanting to seem difficult or spoiled, while men don't have to care. >> i felt like i -- i had to say something. because we need to talk about it. on average, women are paid 21% less than men. we can ask for the same exact thing that men do. and we do face the reality that we do get judged more. >> reporter: now several of her co-stars are speaking out for her, adding to the chorus of voices speaking for women everywhere. >> i would just hope that there is no longer a separation. oh, it's a female-driven movie. >> point down a little. >> reporter: we

. >>> and daniel radcliffe is among the scars on the hollywood walk of -- the stars on the hollywood walk of fame. honored with the 2,565th star. shaved his head. he captured the world's hearts at the tender age of 11 as boy wizard in the "harry potter" films. >> he still captures a lot of people's hearts. >> he does. >> radcliffe has earned his stripes in several other movies and plays. he plays assistant to a mad scientist in "mad scientist" november 25th. >> we'll look out for that. >>> an update on the continuing coverage over the last few days. we've had a number of crews on another hollywood star. >> shia labeouf, your guy. he's been camped out since tuesday inside new york's angelica film center. live streaming himself watching all 27 of his movies in reverse crhronological order. it's apparently finally ended his cinematic marathon with his debut in disney's "even stevens." >> our parent company. he called it "my all my movies project. "for nearly three solid days he was glued to that seat. he didn't shower except for ten-minute breaks. i went to check it out. the line was so

. >>> a hollywood celebrity who's again in the spotlight is getting some support from another hollywood heave waerkts his father. >> actor martin sheen is speaking out for the first time since his son charlie revealed that he's been diagnosed with hiv. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: martin sheen speaking out after his son charlie revealed his diagnosis. >> i am in fact hiv positive. >> he had been leading up to this sort of story for several months. and we kept encouraging him to do it but he kept backing away and backing away because it was like going to his own execution. >> reporter: the 75-year-old actor, who starred alongside his son in "wall street" -- >> there is no nobility in poverty anymore, dad. >> reporter: defending his son's decision to publicly share his diagnosis. >> it was the most difficult thing he had ever done. as i watched him alone reveal his deepest, darkest secret, i couldn't believe the level of courage that i was witnessing, and that it was my son. and i said that if i had that much courage i would change the world. >> reporter: even choking up while

we've had a number of crews on another hollywood star. >> shia labeouf. >> yes. >> your guy. he has been camped out since tuesday inside new york's angelica film center, live streaming himself watching all 27 of his movies in reverse chronological order. it's apparently finally ended. his cinematic marathon with his debut in disney's "even stevens". >> disney is our parent company. labeouf called it all my movies project for nearly three solid days. he was glued to that seat that you see there. he didn't shower, except for ten-minute breaks. i went down there to kind of check it out. the line was so long, one person saw him and said it was unimpressive. >> oh. >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, call this number no

. >> when we come back, a hollywood "a" lister who has had it up to here with politicians. as we look at the balloons. >> and someone is denying me the music of my favorite rap collective. stay tuned, "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ skinny, so skinny >> welcome back. it's "skinny" time on thanksgiving morning. and we start with will smith, apparently thinking about making something of a career change. > yes, smith says he may soon need to run for political office. the "men in black" star tells the hollywood reporter when he looks at the political landscape, he's so incensed he can't sleep, and he seems to be ready to do something about it. >> quoting here, smith saying at some point in the near future, i will have to lend my voice to the conversation in a different way. unlike kanye west who will be running in "20/20," smith doesn't say how high his political ambitions go. >> as high as a g-6 will let him go. clearly. >> next up, getting the holiday spirit with adam sandler. >> you remember he debuted the original version of his hanukkah song on "sa

how julia roberts, considered by many to be one of hollywood's top leading ladies of all time, landed a part originally intended for a man. >> i always love that she's always so happy. >>> and later in our next half hour, the major lawsuit bringing 113 women together. suing a drug company over a birth control mix-up. what they think the company should help pay to raise their children. that's going to be interesting. you're watching "world news now." >>> well, as you know, julia roberts has more than earned her place as one of hollywood's premier leading ladies. >> but this time she may have outdone herself, landing a role written for a man. abc' michael strahan sat down with america's sweetheart. >> did we just become best friends? >> question, we might have. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: it's hard not to smile when in the company of julia roberts. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: her signature grin lights up the room here at the iconic beverly wilshire hotel, where she shot "pretty woman" 25 years ago. >> oh! >> reporter: do you have any feelings that come over you when you come into this

. >> hollywood publicist howard bragman also a consultant for abc news has confirmed he's been told that sheen has been diagnosed as hiv positive. >> bragman said that while he didn't talk directly to sheen about his hiv status, sheen's people have told him that he is getting treatment. >>> some more uplifting news here. into president obama last named this year's class of recipients confident presidential medal of freedom. >> 17 people have been named for the nation's highest civilian honor including barbra streisand. her philanthropic works having advanced research of heart disease in women. >> also being honored, hollywood legend steven spielberg, founded the usc foundation dedicated to overcoming intolerance and bigotry through the use of visual history testimony. >> and being honored posthumously yogi berra who put his professional career on hold to join the navy where he fought with allied forces on d-day and earned a purple heart. >> the awards will be presented at the miscellaneous next tuesday. >> what a great group of folks to honor. >>> next, to the viral video that triggered

the "men in black" star tells the hollywood reporter when he looks at the political landscape, he's so incensed he can't sleep and seems to be ready to do something about it. >> smith saying at some point in the near future, i would have to lend my voice to the conversation in a different way. unlike kanye west, smith doesn't say how high his political ambitions go. >> as high as a g-6 will let him go. clearly. >> next up, getting the holiday spirit with adam sandler. >> you remember he debuted the original version of his hanukkah song on saturday night live in 1994. there's been versions 2 and 3 and now version 4. here's a sample from his quote list of people who are jewish. ♪ gordon levity enjoys eating kugel, so does stanley jake gyllenhaal and the two guys who founded google ♪ ♪ adam levine wears a jewish star so does drake and seth rogen ♪ ♪ goldberg has a gold yarmulke to match the belt he won from hulk hogan ♪ >> oh, sandler goes on to be mention scarlet johannsen, getty lee from rush, ron jeremy and even jared, the former subway guy. >> i love ron jeremy is getting

. >> reporter: the hotly debated issue has even led some in hollywood to demand labels for all genetically modified food. >> i have the right to know what's in the food that i feed my family. >> reporter: there's no word yet on when this genetically engineered salmon will hit store shelves, but health experts say if you have concerns just look for salmon that has the label wild caught. reena and kendis. >> what do you think? both of us, that's all we eat. our thanksgiving just got ruined. >> oh! it didn't get ruined because you will bring the fish sticks as you normally do. just don't bring that weird yellow -- >> the yellow jacket, it's not my color. it's not in my color chart. >> i think it suits you well. >> okay. >>> well, coming up next, why many people won't be listening to adele's new album. >>> and will smith raps in spanish. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> okay. so topping our headlines this morning for "the skinny," what you will have to do if you want to listen to adele's new album. pay for it. >> who does that? >> haven't done that since the reagan administration. >> pay for music

in hollywood george pennacchio for abc news. >> just in time for the oscar race, i guess. >>> all right. time now for our continuing coverage of how long shia labeouf can go without showering. this is a live picture of him right now watching all his movies consecutively at the angelica theater here in new york city. the movie he's watching right now is called "constantine." >> he looks great. >> i love that movie. >> apparently, "i, robot" is next. >> i can't wait for that. >> he looks pretty good for being up. >> he looks pretty awake. and it really has been stellar viewing because just about 20 minutes ago he took a sip out of a cup. >> huh. >> now maybe he'll blink again. silent night holy night sleep in heavenly peace sleep in heavenly peace pwith so many different types of germs to watch out for... it's important for your wipes p to kill a broad spectrum of germs. and lysol wipes kill 99.9% ofv germs, including 8 different cold andt flu viruses. to help protect... lysol that. [ male announcer ] approaching medicare eligibility? p don't put off checking out your medicare options unt

here in the u.s., hollywood was hit with its worst weekend at the box office of all year. across the pond it's a different story. >> the british premier of "spectre" the new james bond of course, earning $63 million in the uk alone, a new record for a seven-day release. the previous record holder "skyfall" from 2012. "sky fall" which also starred daniel craig as 007 pulled in more than a billion dollars worldwide and opened here in the u.s. with $88 million. experts are expecting a similar debut in the states despite the it competes with the peanuts movie this coming friday. >> singer and rapper nicki minaj is being called out for an instagram post that shows her backstage at an event joking around while dressed as a fairy for halloween. >> but the joking then turns toward someone in a motorized wheelchair. >> now, if i only i could find -- i command you to walk. >> her joke commanding that person in the wheelchair to walk received lots of backlash. nicki minaj responded by saying that the person in the chair is her friend and not actually disabled. but to her critics it d

hollywood" on facebook >> does isis have the ability to shoot down an airliner? >> it's unlikely, but i wouldn't rule it out. >> reporter: the flight full of tourists took off at 6:00 a.m. on saturday from sharm el sheikh, egypt, for st. petersburg, russia. before boarding, the parents of a 10-month-old posting a photo of her with the caption, "passenger in chief." this father and daughter smiling as they walked up the steps. after reaching 31,000 feet, 23 minutes after takeoff, it disappeared from radar with no distress call. authorities agree, the large debris field, eight square miles, means that the plane broke up in the air and not on the ground. but why? three main theories emerging. first, a missile. though this hasn't been ruled out, intelligence officials say militants in the area aren't known to have weapons that can reach that high. a bomb on board. some type of terrorism. and the airline, metrojet, insisting that external influence is to blame, not technical failure or pilot error. but mechanical or structural failure remain a strong possibility. reco

at least one-time republican presidential candidate whose career took him from washington to hollywood has passed away. the family of fred thompson says the former senator from tennessee suffered a recurrence of lymphoma. thompson, a lawyer by trade, served eight years in the senate and appeared on "law & order" and 20 motion pictures include "in the line of fire" and "the hunt for red october." fred thompson was 73 years old. >>> former congressman gus savage has died a day after celebrating his 90th birthday. he was also a journalist who founded citizen newspapers the largest black-owned community chain of weekly newspapers in the midwest. he represent chicago's southside for 12 years but his record was marred by an ethics investigation sparked by allegations of sexual misconduct. >>> the republican presidential candidates are demanding more control over the debates. reps for more than a dozen campaigns held a private meeting last night following last week's widely criticized cnbc debate. the presidential hopefuls agreed to several changes including mandatory opening and closing stat

how julia roberts, considered by many to be one of hollywood's top leading ladies of all time, landed a part originally intended for a man. >> always love that she's always so happy. >>> and later in our next hal hour, the major lawsuit bringing 113 women together. suing a drug company over a birth control mix-up. what they think t company should help pay to raise their children. now." [male narrator] the coast guard protects, defends and saves lives. [male radio operator] coast guard mayday... [narrator] we are the coast guard foundation and we support our united states coast guard. we provide scholarships and grants to help make college dreams a reality. we provide equipment and gear to promote fitness and health. and when the unthininkable ppens, we're there providing relief to families of the fallen. go to coast guard foundation dot org to help support coast guard members >>> well, as you know, julia roberts has more than earned her place as one of hollywood's premier leading ladies. >> but this time she may have outdone herself, landing a role written for a man. abc's michael str

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year-old osc-winning actress, fresh off her appearance yesterday on "good morning america," tells "the hollywood reporter" her scene with chris pratt shooting her next film "passengers" was a, quote, bizarre experience and she got really, really drunk to prepare for it. >> meantime, lawrence took a spin last night down the red carpet for one of the final premiere events for her current events "hunger games: mockingjay part 2". >>> coming, it's the mother of all all-nighters. >> it is part of our "gma 40 for 40." >> what is he doing? >> dan childs. ". >> what is he doing? >> dan childs >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, call this number now. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. stand by to learn more. >> i'm alex t

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the movies you must see by the end of the year from the martian" to "jobs" to bridge of spies" a hollywood insider here with her picks on this tuesday, november 3rd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this tuesday. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm kendis gibson. we made it to tuesday. >> i'm looking forward to your segment about the movies. >> can you believe the oscars are about 117 days away, about, exactly 117 days away. we're talking about all of the oscar worthy movies. >> i feel all of us have limited time. but to know ahead of time these are the movies that are buzzing kind of makes it easier. >> it being november, we're behind the ball on a lot of those movies. >> i still have to catch up on other movies and weather is a huge impact on the reasons to stay in and catch up on the movies. i can't believe the weather around the country. >> pretty wild for early november. severe weather on book ending the country today. in the west, the first big wintry storm of the season. in the east, it was an evening of alerts for tornadoes and a flood watch in place at this hou