Barbara Walters has spoken! She said that it wasn’t ABC who turned down the Paris Hilton interview. She turned it down herself, even after her friend Paris said that she’d do the interview for free. The whole circus was beneath professional journalist Walters:
Look, I’ve done prison interviews before, but people like the Menendez Brothers were really important news stories. This wasn’t. And even though I’d already written my questions, when all that pay-for-play stuff happened, I suddenly felt this was not up to my standard. It felt sort of tawdry. The whole thing somehow was beneath me. Besides, it was a no-win. If I did a tough piece and her tears started to flow, it would be, ‘Oh, there’s Barbara Walters making people cry again.’ Too soft, and I’d be criticized.”
Well, isn’t that a kick-in-the-pants? Paris’ mom Kathy Hilton and sister Nicky showed up at Barbara Walter’s star ceremony for nothing. One thing’s for certain; Paris isn’t go to guest host on The View anytime soon.
Loading …by Jenny June 25th, 2007 in News.
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