Aug 04, 2008 -
Sherri Shepherd publicly apologized on air for saying in an interview with a Christian Women’s magazine that she hoped her boss, Barbara Walters, could “get saved” by a televangelist. She said in the same interview that she went through a very rough time when she was young and that she’d “had more abortions than I would like to count.” After the details of the interview were widely publicized, Shepherd clarified her remarks, saying that she was not glamorizing abortion and that she hoped to inspire women who also felt extreme guilt and shame over having an abortion. She also claimed that her quotes were taken out of context and that she was joking about wanting to have Walters saved.
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Jul 07, 2008 -
There’s yet another feud brewing among the women who host ABC talkshow The View. In Touch claims to have insider information that some of the hosts on the panel are complaining about how often executive producer Barbara Walters talks about her bestselling biography, Audition. Joy Behar has a book that could really use the on-air publicity, and Sherri Shepherd has a new memoir coming out, but neither have been allowed to mention their books much and are complaining to higher-ups:
An insider tells In Touch that Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck aren’t happy that Barbara keeps using the ABC talk show to shill her memoir Audition.
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Dec 05, 2008 -
Barack Obama was named Barbara Walters' most fascinating person of the year for making history as the first African-American elected president.
See Obama's "Just Like Us" photos.
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May 07, 2008 -
Star Jones is speaking out against Barbara Walters for including her in her new memoir, Audition.
In the book, Walters claims Jones forced her to lie about her gastric bypass surgery on The View. Walters also reveals that she had an affair with then-married Senator Edward Brooke during the 1970s.
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Nov 13, 2008 -
Every year Barbara Walters unveils her list of the most fascinating people, and this year Tina Fey really caught her attention. Guess she was a fan of the Sarah Palin spoofs too!
Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Miley Cyrus, Frank Langella, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Phelps were among some of the people on her list, but funny girl Tina Fey was her first pick.
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May 09, 2008 -
Tom Cruise made a surprise message for Barbara Walters on the occasion of her 50th anniversary in television.
The actor said in a taped clip broadcast Wednesday: "Do you realize that on October 4,1976, when you became the first woman ever to anchor the evening news... that that moment in time would forever empower other women to reach for their goals in any field that they chose?"
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Apr 22, 2008 -
On this day in 1970, Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches, and educational programs.
Earth Day was the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a staunch environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness.
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Sep 15, 2009 -
Everyone from CNN to the tabloids has covered Kate Gosselin in the past year. The mother of eight went from cable documentary star to a mainstream celebrity in a matter of months. Do you think she'll sit down with Barbara Walters for one of the newswoman's famous end of the year interviews?
Will Kate Gosselin be Named One of Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009?
Yes — I wouldn't be surprised if Kate makes the cut.
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Nov 30, 2007 -
She's butted heads with heads of state, endured the tug o'war between Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump, even been mercilessly parodied on SNL – but there's one thing Barbara Walters admits intimidates her: her MySpace page.
"I am now on MySpace," the broadcast veteran, 78, told her View co-producer Bill Geddie on Barbara Live, her weekly Sirius radio show.
"What would bother me is if nobody got in touch with me," she admited.
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Dec 07, 2007 -
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barbara Walters, famed for celebrity television interviews that often draw on-screen tears, says she's tired of Britney, Paris and the tabloid trend she helped create.
Walters, a pioneering journalist who became the first female U.S. network news anchor 30 years ago, has interviewed every U.S.
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