One more solid month of summer and thats it. But thats okay because why . Because simon cowell is going to be a daddy. Daddio. Good news and bad news. He has i guess is the way you say it. Both new york papers. The interesting thing isnt so much that he was with a girl and shes pregnant. Its that the girl happens to be one of one of his friends wives. And apparently theyre separated and have been separated for a while. Did you hear that or no . I hear some people are saying they have been separated for a while. Other people saying no, they just recently separated when the husband found out. Thats andrew silverman, her Real Estate Developer husband. So i dont know which is true, hoda. I just work here. Of course you do. But you know the news. Whats weird is they all went on vacation together, which is always i have done that many times, hoda, and not come back pregnant with somebody elses baby. It is possible, even in todays world. Sources told u. S. Weekly us weekly. Oh, yeah. In the united states. I do that all the time with jill martin. U. S. To me means us. United nations i mean united states. Lauren and andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time. And their divorce has been in the works for a while. Yep. So of course we reached out to simon. Yes, we did. And we got a big fat no comment. Nothing, nada, which none of us would have expected anything different. Hes usually a very private guy and said hed never marry and he never wanted kids. Having children, unless they can come fully grown at by the age at the age of 10. You know what he admits about himself in he says im all into me, i do what i want to do on my schedule and i please myself and he admits it at least. He sure does. He was the brains behind the one direction phenomenon. He put these five kids together. And x factor and so many other things. Very, very wealthy guy from all of it. These one direction kids, by the way, theres a whole dustup over these kids. I know. Im going to lose sleep over this. Gq london. Okay . Are you sure its not us or u. S. Something . Gq london decided they were going to do a cover five separate covers, one with each one of the kids. That sounds great, right . So to tease it they wrote like a oneliner about each one of the kids in the september issue. And fans took umbrage. Heres what they wrote about harry. This is what they said about harry, the favorite. They said, hes up all night to get lucky. Listen to this song. I picked it last week. Were up all night hes up all night to get lucky. The fans took they were very upset and they decided to just avalanche a bunch of tweets on gq. We couldnt even find tweets we could mention on the air. These are young people doing that. They were livid. Lets read some of them. Lets see the ones we could read. You know how much i love this story. Gq, i will come over there and personally slaughter you, okay . Lovely. Im getting my butcher knife and im going to have a little talk with the people at gq. How about this one . Ill blank you up, gq. I swear you messed with the wrong people. These are kids. These are kids posting this stuff. What was so offensive about the song . Thats a lyric from his own song. Not his but somebody elses. Oh, somebody elses . I thought it was one of their songs. No. Well, then i get it. Then i understand why they are so upset . Bleep upset. Who are these kids parents . The kids who are tweeting . Yes. I dont know. But gq magazine is that the way youre supposed to vent your feelings, this way . Youre right. Gq posted a statement and said while most were positive and some less so, a few frankly had us fearing for our lives. Just goes to show hell hath no fury like a directioner scorned. The fans are called directioners. I just got over the bieber people. What are they called, beliebers . Im too old. You know why mostly . I dont give a rip. It all sounds like its like Junior High School garbage. Do you know how many years ago i was in Junior High School . Do the math, honey. And you know . Just nobodys growing up anymore. And becoming like solid model citizens who play who pay who play nicely, who go on vacation with their friends and dont knock up the wife. You know . Who actually pay their bills and go to church and their mosques and their rabbis and god bless you and they dont have to go on social media and share every thought and every picture of their kids doodoo and Everything Else with the world who, guess what, is thinking, i dont care. Keep your kids [ applause ] lets just live here. Lets just afterglow. This is so this is a moment. This is a moment. Weve hit a nerve. That felt good. Didnt it . That felt cleansing. You did something right there. You had a moment, and it was good. Well, it wont happen again. So do agree, this is upsetting to you and to me too. This is a gentleman we know. Drew brees is the quarterback of the saints. Hes one of the most upstanding guys new orleans saints. Yeah. On the planet. He is my makebelieve boyfriend and a really, really, really great guy. As opposed to blake who is your real one. I live in fantasy world. Anyway, he went to a chinese takeout in l. A. And there was a bill for the takeout. He went to pick it up. It was not delivered. Thats important. It was a 74 74 bill. And he added a tip of 3 as he was picking it up. It wasnt like he sat down and had a meal. He gave the guy 3. For picking up the food in a bag and bringing it over to you. Well, he was the delivery guy. Drew was his own delivery guy. He showed up at the restaurant and got the food. So apparently a lot of people were like oh, my gosh, hes so cheap. So drew brees defended himself on twitter and said in case anyone still cares about this report he said i tipped 3 on a takeout order. Had we sat down it would have been more than 20 . Of course. Hes a very, very generous guy. You see all he does for charity. The restaurant rightly so later apologized that his receipt was made public. But heres a question for you. When you go to pick up a takeout order, do you tip or do you not tip . When you show up at the restaurant. If theres a container or something that says tips are appreciated, something, i throw in a few bucks just like he did. But otherwise, i think that is a service tip that you put on for service. And if you arent if there is no service involved, i dont think its necessary. Its a nice thing to do, but its not required. I always tip the delivery guy obviously and the waiters and waitresses. And i think sometimes the waiters and waitresses share with the whole group, the cooks and the bus boys and everything, and sometimes in some restaurants theyre the tips for the waiter or waitress doing you know what confused me, was going to italy where at this hotel we were at because i would always say is your gratuity included. And they would say no. And i so i went to the concierge and i said im confused because im seeing people just sign and nobody is adding. I said are tips even expected here . Right, right. Were so tip oriented. Everybodys got and rightfully so. Its part of our culture. He said, no. They dont expect it. I tipped everybody. No wonder they gave me a nice seat every place we went. If you have ever done a job and you havent gotten tipped, i still remember when we used to deliver the Washington Post. You deliver it for 30 days, show up at the door to get them ask them to pay for the month and they hand you like a buck and you came out in the rain in the snow. You put the paper in a plastic bag, you put it inside the screen door. So when the next month did you like throw it at the front porch . Yeah, you go get it. Get it yourself. That we also have in common. Hoda and i have a lot of things in common. We both delivered the Washington Post for a while. We did. When i was much older younger. I am much older now. You have a birthday coming up. So do you. No, i dont. Yes, you do. Yours is bigger than mine. This is going to put you in the best mood. Oh, no. Let me tell you why, before we roll this. This ihoda has got a broadway theme. If fiddler on the roof which i love. My daddys favorite musical. Had been about a woman and gwen stefani had been the singer, this would be the song. Those are two things that would have never happened. Get ready. Youre going to feel a Little Fiddler in a minute. Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah so far i love the lyrics. I like to get you warmed up. Im continuing to love the same lyric. Nah, nah, nah, nah they are easy to learn. Ready . Here we go. If i were a rich girl na, na, na, na, na i have all the money in the world if i was a wealthy girl all over the world what what help me god. Tevye is turning over in his grave. That was eve with gwen stefani. How was that song . Awful. I hate it with all my broadway heart. Come on. Isnt that a little teeny bit of no. I loved the na, na, na thing. But when i realized it was the actual song from fiddler on the roof if i were a rich girl you are a rich girl, baby, in more ways than one. Ill never recover from that. Is it okay i need some more applause. [ applause ] is it okay to take your kids on your honeymoon . Oh, dear. We answered that, didnt we . Its your honeymoon. Take your rabbi if you want. I like that. Yeah. If you and your spouse agree, its fine. But id have a babysitter on standby if you know what i mean. Such a tramp. Its your honeymoon. Hey, for the record, we didnt do those smooches. That was added in post. All right. I love to say that. That was added in post. This is important. Our college counterparts oh, my lord. Are we still doing it . We are looking for two counterparts that are like kathie and i. We want to meet you and we heres one of our submissions because we have a couple. We had two and this is one of them. This is kara from south dakota. And her friend halle. So last night i saw a tweet that said that you and i were just like kathie lee and hoda. Yeah, that is so true. I know. Like kathie lee and kara and hoda and hailey. We love to laugh. We love handsome men. We love to dance. We love to dress up. Going to the beach. We love animals. And these are some of our favorites. What cuties. And we love to travel. Were ready to go. Were some fun women. You know what . They are adorable. Lets just give it to them now. Since theres only one other and i havent seen it. I vote for them. We are accepting submissions until 11 59 tonight eastern time. All right. So, by the way, we have a crack research team. One person. Joanne and amanda. Two. Weve moved up in the world. Anyway. We asked about chartreuse. And look what this is what it is. So they are right. And i rarely am wrong. But i am today. I thought chartreuse was this hot pink all these years. Me too. Who knew . Not my favorite, but anyway, two ladies randomly picked off the plaza are getting primped and pampered. They are just about ready to reveal their hot new looks. I wonder if they are in chartreuse. Im sure they are. And hes up to no good in his latest film. I love this guy. I love this movie. But were going to show some big love anyway. Actor bill paxton is here. Hes going to speak with us right after this. Actor and director and allaround good by bill paxton has starred in blockbusters like aliens and twister. And hes earned three golden globe nominations playing a man with three wives on the critically acclaimed series big love. Now hes being described as deliciously oily. And thats the best in his latest film two guns he plays a mysterious cia hire named earl who enjoys a slick game of russian roulette. Who doesnt . Youll love this scene. Take a look. You ever play russian roulette . The thing is, most people put the gun on the table. Well, thats just stupid. You blow a mans head off before hes had a chance to tell you what you want to know. Oh. Thats what were talking about. He thinks denzels got like 43 million bucks, right . 43. 125 million. Which you tell them every time, dont forget the 125. But then you point it some place else, dont you . You say wheres my money. And denzel says its not down there. And i say, you sure . Something he improvised, which is great. He improvised that . Yeah. Thats great. Hes very light on his feet. Hes quite nimble. And i think he has fun going up and down the notes of a scene. Keeps it fresh. Is it fun to react when someone is playing that way . Oh, yeah. I had to shoot that scene my very first day of filming, which was a little intimidating why . Youve worked with huge stars. I have a lot of admiration and respect for denzel and mark. Youre always a little bit nervous. Its a great cast. When you watch this movie what i love about it is you think its one of those movies, action, buddy guy thing. This place takes you around curves and then back again upside down and you kind of its kind of, whoa, i better not just eat the popcorn. Maybe better think this through. Everybody is not who they seem to be, bill paxton. Well, its a little bit perverse. Its got definitely a very perverse sense of humor. And its kind of a throwback to some of the action movies from the 70s. There was a movie called charley varrick. The part i play is like joe don from . The dialogue was very flowery even though the guy was suppose texas. He dt started watching a bunch d utube interviews with tennessee williams. You did . Shock people. People who are shocked by the truth are undeserving of the truth. The truth is something that one must deserve. So i started pyiund with that and thats whats fun about acting, though, right . Oh, yeah. When you firsthisw script, did you know immediately this was something you were going to be interested in . I thought they had made a mistake. But its happened to me before. Ive gotten a script, and i read a role. I get really excited. They go oh, no, they want you to play the sheriff. Im like, im not going to do that. But i was really excited because this is a chance for me to show audiences kind of where i came from. You mix it up so well in your career. You really do. Thats whats so smart. The actor you love the most and havent had a chance to work with yet . Jack nicholson. Come on, jack. Jack watches us every morning. Make a plea. Come on, jack. The man wants to work with you. Thank you, sweetie. Good luck with the film. Thank you. And the movie opens nationwide tomorrow. Check it out. Youll really, really enjoy it. Thank you. Are you ready to meet a groovy granny . And im not talking about me. This ones got some swagger. And she loves miley cyrus. Shes webtastic. We consume over two ion ps of coffee 5hour energy has less caffeine than some starbucks cos,min makes it so great. Before you make a decision, get the facts. Try a sip and find out why so many people love 5hour energy. But do you really . [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover erases 99 of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. Can your makeup remover do that . [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover. Is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways . It supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70 of your immune system lives. Try trubiotics today. You know, what are you thinking . Oh, i had a knot in my chest. I didnt really want her to go but. I knew she could do it. I felt like there were bigger and Better Things for me to do. [ mom ] she took what she was doing seriously. [ hosmer ] my selfconfidence just went through the roof. [ dad ] it was awesome to see her transform from a girl, in a small town, to a soldier. [ male announcer ] you made them strong. Well make them army strong. Talk to your son or daughter about joining the army. Find out how at goarmy. Com parents. Im on the edge of glory it is time for webtastic when our very own sara haines digs up the next video youll want to share with your friends. And watch over and over and over. I hear you have a grandma who likes to shake things up a bit. Yes. Youre not the only one, kath. We dont think youve ever seen a grandma grandson duo break it down quite like this. Check it out. Its our party, we can do what we want this is really cute. Miley. This is 21yearold Austin Sparkman and his 67yearold grandma, which isnt even that old. Thats all she is . Oh, my gosh. Shaking it up, granny. The cutest part is thats literally his best friend he out with friends hed rather be you can see why. Its not their first video. With her because shes so cool. It took all of one second to get her to do this. Its a hidden gem, though. It only has about 500 hits. But this one is going to be yeah. But how cute is that . Is that all we get to see . Yeah. Otherwise, you have to pay. I cant believe she knows all the words to mileys song. Im sure she had to practice that a little bit. But thats not their first video. Theyve done a bunch. Shes a pro. Love you, sara. Thanks, sweetheart. Coming up, two ladies in our plaza have been ambushed and are ready to sport their hot new makeovers for the first time. And our everyone has a story winner who is using his illness to save other lives. Youre not going to want to miss this. Hes going to pay it forward. Well meet him and all of his family, all of this coming up after your local news and weather. How sweet. Were back on this thirsty thursday with another installment of our plaza ambush makeover. We plucked two lucky ladies off the plaza and surprised them with a brand new look. But first, today is a very big day here at nbc news. We have a new fearless leader. And she happens there she is. Her name is deborah. And she is so much fun. Let me tell you why we like her because look whats in her hand. This woman brings it and plays pingpong with us. We love her. Shes smart. Shes a tough cookie and gives big hugs around the place. We cant hear you. We cant lip read. But we love you. Cheers. Welcome. Oh, good. All the best. Shes a drinker. Great success to her. All right. Our resident ambush Makeover Team is also here. Today contributor and stylist to the stars, louis licari. La, la, la, la, la, la make up some time. And today contributor and contributing editor for people style watch, jill martin. How was it today on the plaza . Good. Prerain. Perfect timing. We found two great ladies. Wait until you see them. First one up is joyce flossen. Shes 58 years old from wisconsin. I love her. Ive always loved joyce, too. She has not had a proper haircut since she was in the sixth grade. Wow. She was nervous but excited for an opportunity to get a brand new look. Lets take a listen to her story. This is going to be one of our most dramatic ever because you decided to cut your hair today because we asked you. Today. And im pretty nervous about it. But you know, i thought, hey, a makeover on the today show. What can say no . I dont blame you. You havent cut it since sixth grade . Sixth grade. She had a perm like 15 years ago and other than that, this has been my mothers hair my entire life. I cannot wait. Louis cannot wait. Are you freaking out or im a little nervous. Im a little nervous about letting go of the hair. Oh, my gosh. Okay. Her daughter sarah is prepared. You ready . I think so. Please keep your blindfold on until i give you the green light. Okay. Here is joyce slauson before. All right, joyce. Lets see the new you. Come on out. Oh oh, yeah. All right. Are you ready . Okay. Sarah, take off your blindfold. Mom oh, my god, you look fantastic 20 years younger. Aw. Okay, im going to get the kleenex. Joyce, you wa