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. >> charlie sheen coming up. you will not believe why. ♪ skinny so skinny >>> well, the boring, dull, mundane life of charlie sheen just continues. first, the big hotel thing at the manhattan in plaza, then a bender in vegas with porn star and cocaine two weeks ago, reportedly and now a big party he had wednesday that got him in the hospital on thursday. another kind of drug and porn and porno actress-fueled mess at his beverly hills mansion. again, he's in the hospital. his folks say he suffered some severe abdominal pains. but before he went to the hospital, he was partying, apparently, with, again, in his $8 million beverly hills home with five women, including adult actresses and what they're saying is a briefcase full of cocaine, literally bricks, bricks of cocaine in this suitcase. his folks are not saying this is related to drug use or to drinking or whatever. they're just saying, abdominal pains and that he'll be back. he's on hiatus from his sitcom so he's been partying since tuesday but he goes back n

. >>> charlie sheen, rushed to the hospital again. what really happened this time from an eyewitness? will this be the last straw for cbs? >>> and where's the beef? taco bell slams the charges that its meat is mostly filler. this morning, the man in charge fights back, exclusively here on "gma." >>> good friday morning, everyone. we have two major stories developing overseas right now. that growing revolution in the middle east. egyptians are headed there right now. huge rallies are under way to proft their government. and for many of them, george, this is the first time they're doing this. >> and the government is out there in force. they're using force just short of deadly. rubber bullets, batons. they've closed off much of the internet. you see how the revolutions spread on cell phones and facebook and twitter. that's been cut off, effective today. >> we do have lama hasan coming up. >>> also in south africa this morning, george, there was a lot of concern about 92-year-old nelson mandela. he's been in the hospital for a few days.

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i think charlie even has more power than martin sheen right now in that he's on one of the top comedies. >> his fans have not turned away. >> his character is this lovable -- >> he plays himself almost. >> and people kind of like this. >> he has to be careful now. before he had this show things were going away because he comes from a very powerful hollywood family and that is certainly a factor. >> he also does have his own personal life and young children to take care of, as well. i think that's where the focus should be. >> thanks you, guys. fascinating discussion. >> glad to be back. >> the reputation doctors. we really appreciate it. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," new year, new you, dr. phil, suze orman answering questions about how to reinvent yourself in 2011. >>> plus panda cow. we'll meet ben, a rare breed that looks like a cow and we'll talk to his owners, as well. ht, right now you can take home a volkswagen for just your signature. like the cc, or the tiguan. huh. yeah, plus every vw includes scheduled carefree maintenance. really? that's great. there you go. o

well, to the other spectrum of news, charlie sheen back in the news. starting 2011 the way he left 2010. man, apparently after that whole drama here in new york at the plaza with the porn star and the wrecked hotel room, well, apparently now charlie is in vegas at the palms hotel and has been on this wild what they're calling an epic bender here. he's basically been having a foursome, he and three porn stars who were in town in vegas for a porn convention. that's a fun group. >> oh, yeah. >> and so he's been holed up in his room. he was spotted at the hotel bar just downing the grey goose vodka and all of this. and just kind of a mess. and he's expected back on the set of "two and a half men" fairly quickly. so obviously, his co-stars and the folks over there, you know, want to know what's going on and to go back to rehab if necessary, and this is the latest in a long string of, you know, problems for him. and it was back here in new york in october of last year. now apparently he's having a grand old time in vegas. and charlie's just being charlie, yo

or as charlie sheen calls it, breakfast. the only reason "the tourist" was nominated so the hollywood foreign press could hang out with johnny depp and angelina jolie. that is rubbish. that is not the only reason. they also accepted bribes. >> so, a lot of the speculation throughout the course of yesterday was that he was absent for much of the second half of the globes' telecast, he was chastised by the hollywood foreign press, which hands out the awards because of the below the belt barbs. he says that is absolutely not the case. he says, i get to choose who i introduce so i obviously choose presenters who i have the best jokes for. if you heard anything from the hollywood foreign press he's not invited back, that's not the case. he's not hosting next year but it's not as a result of his humorous barbs throughout the course of last night. >> all right, whatever you say there. >>> and also interesting news. howard stern and jay leno are going at it. more specifically, howard stern going after leno. he taped a spot on the ne