Sherri Shepherd had a tough boss at “The View.” During her recent appearance on “The Jamie Kern Lima Show,” Shepherd, 58, recalled that Barbara Walters made her first few years on the ABC daytime show a difficult experience emotionally. “I did cry for three years. Barbara Walters made me cry for three years straight,” said … Read more
Billy Bush was livin’ la vida loca when he asked this question. The entertainment host, 53, recently reflected on his first-ever interview with Ricky Martin. The singer, 53, had just released his self-titled debut album in 1999 when he sat down to talk with Bush. The reporter called their conversation “the most uncomfortable celebrity situation … Read more
The interviewer is now the subject. Legendary broadcast journalist Barbara Walters, who died in 2022 at age 93, takes center stage in the new documentary “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything” (premiering Monday, June 23 on Hulu and Disney+). Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Jackie Jesko, the program offers a comprehensive look at Walters’ trailblazing career, and … Read more
Barbara Walters was the first million-dollar woman on TV. But behind the scenes, the legendary interviewer and “The View” founder was a difficult and calculating star who did not have “the strongest moral compass,” according to her book editor Peter Ethers. “She was obsessed with three things: She was obsessed with money, fame and power,” … Read more
Jenny McCarthy is reflecting on her time on “The View.” The actress, 52, got candid on co-hosting the daytime talk show from 2013 to 2014. “I was hired to bring pop culture to ‘The View,’” McCarthy told Maria Menounos on her “Heal Squad” upcoming podcast episode, per Us Weekly. “They got rid of — at the time … Read more
Forget the dreary days and heavy reads of January. The weather is warming, the flower are blooming— and captivating, juicy new books are hitting store shelves. Have a look. FICTION “James” is written by Percival Everett. JamesPercival Everett (Doubleday) Everett’s 2020 novel “Telephone” was a Pulitzer finalist. His latest is a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn” … Read more
Twenty-five years after he became a hip-swiveling sensation with his No. 1 smash “Livin’ La Vida Loca” — which translates to “Living the Crazy Life” — Ricky Martin is feeling a different kind of “loca” these days. Now 52, the Puerto Rican star — who became Latin pop’s hottest sex symbol after he released the … Read more
Barbara Walters was the queen of provocative questions — and apparently an even harder-hitting elbow. Sage Steele, the former ESPN anchor who recently left the sports network after settling a lawsuit, claimed that she had a run-in with the late Barbara Walters backstage at “The View” in 2014. “It was Barbara, Whoopi [Goldberg], and myself … Read more
Veteran TV producer Bill Geddie, who launched “The View” with Barbara Walters and served as her longtime collaborator, has died. He was 68. Geddie’s family attributed his death Thursday to “coronary related factors.” “He was a big deal in TV, but at home he was an even ‘bigger than life’ husband and dad,” his family … Read more
When Lauren Sanchez left Fox to start contributing to “Extra,” she was ready for her TV career to take flight. But she didn’t reach her dream destination. The 53-year-old TV host and helicopter pilot who has catapulted into the public eye with her relationship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, recalled in an interview with … Read more
Meredith Vieira is saying good-bye to an old friend. The veteran broadcast journalist, 69, paid tribute to her late colleague Barbara Walters In a new essay she penned for People. “The View” creator died on Dec. 30 at the age of 93. Vieira revealed how Walters could at times be “intimidating,” but the TV trailblazer also … Read more
Paul McCartney is mourning Barbara Walters, who died Friday at the age of 93. McCartney’s wife, Nancy, is Walters’ second cousin. “Nancy and I are so saddened by the news of her dear cousin Barbara Walters’ passing. The two of them enjoyed a deep loving relationship over many years, and I was proud to share … Read more
The news of Barbara Walters’ death Friday, at the age of 93, resonates for me for several different reasons. Obviously, her passing marks the final chapter of one of the most distinguished — and, at times, controversial — careers in television journalism. While my connection to her was professional, and not personal, like it was … Read more