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    Barbara Walters: I'm Not Paying to Interview Pippa Middleton!

    Barbara Walters: I'm Not Paying to Interview Pippa Middleton!

    Will 2012 be the year Pippa Middleton finally speaks?

    Duchess Catherine's younger sister has yet to give a single interview since becoming a worldwide sensation at the royal wedding last April -- but that may change in the near future.

    PHOTOS: Pippa's sophisticated street style

    The British tabloids are reporting that Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey are in the midst of a bidding war to book the 28-year-old party planner for a TV special -- a claim that Walters, 82, denied on The View Monday.

    PHOTOS: Pippa's fab figure

    "It's not true," the legendary journalist said. "ABC News does not pay for interviews. I have no idea what Oprah does, but we do not pay. ABC News does not pay. She's not a news program, so maybe they have a different policy."

    That doesn't mean Walters wouldn't be up for interviewing Middleton, who was one of her most fascinating people of 2011.

    PHOTOS: The Middleton girls' family album

    "To make it clear: Would I like to do the interview? Yes, I think she's a charming, beautiful girl," Walters said. "Will we pay to do the interview? No."

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    39 comments

    • Cheryl Marie  •  3 months ago
      a 28-year-old party planner is fascinating? besides attending her sister's wedding; what else has she done?
      • who cares 3 months ago
        shes made all you little mutt faces jealous as ell.
    • Thomas  •  3 months ago
      Walters lost all credibility when she interviewed the Kardashians
      • Me 3 months ago
        I think you mean the KarTRASHian's ;-)
      • Tonya L 3 months ago
        How does conducting an interview destroy one's credibility? They were fascinating last year, but not necessarily in a good way. Walters didn't gloss over the fact that many Americans are disgusted by their family.
      • who cares 3 months ago
        if america is tired of seeing the kardashions, that means there agent mommy
        is doing her job, and getting all you little crybabys money. cant wait till there picture is on everything you buy. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah deal with it.
    • Songsungpink  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      I find all this hatred over Pippa a little ridiculous. Yes, she is famous without a reason such as "acting" or "singing" or "politics" or whathaveyou, but at least she isn't famous for pimping herself out like a Kartrashian! She's a regular woman who goes to work like the rest of us, and has kept her head down respectfully so as not to take the spotlight away from her sister's wedding. It's not like getting an interview with Duchess Catherine is an easy feat; Pippa, in the eyes of many, is the next best thing.
    • ruth  •  3 months ago
      Worldwide sensation ? She just happens to be related to Prince William, through marriage. Another pretty girl, but really, just what do you expect her to say in an interview ? Oh, that's right, she has written a book. Why not go on Leno or Letterman to promote it ?
    • mike  •  Burlington, Canada  •  3 months ago
      If someone is dumb enough to pay for the interview, then there it is. It is an issue of supply versus demand. Kim Kardashian et al would change their names to TV listings, just to get it in the media. What's the difference? The Kardashians simply leach off of the people - Pippa actually has a job.
    • x  •  Sacramento, California  •  3 months ago
      Walter's doesn't have the depth of character to give a quality interview. She asks this and that questions and then always comes in with a zinger. Very lowlife and a 'no class' hatefulness that this nation is bored with. Oprah has a heart and is the best interviewer around. That's why Oprah is more successful. Oprah says she learned from watching Walters - but I say Oprah learned as a child learns from their tasteless parents to be contray to tastelessness and that be class and that's Oprah all the way.
    • THE DIVA CLUB 2010  •  3 months ago
      Pay her for what!What the hell is her claim to fame!Don't give her a dime Barbara, stick to your guns!Her family has enough #$%$ $$$!
      • Me 3 months ago
        Barbara hasn't interviewed anyone in years, what she does is called a love fest. Pippa didn't ask for this attention, the media is the one making money off her.
    • sean  •  Burlington, Canada  •  3 months ago
      So Barbara wants to make money by selling to advertisers during the interview but wants to give Pipa nothing. That's seems a bit greedy.
    • Bonita Applebum  •  3 months ago
      She kinda looks older than 28 to me lol
    • Chuck  •  3 months ago
      Barbara's face is pulled so tight that she can't close her mouth...
      • who cares 3 months ago
        she aint the only one cant close there mouth, butt plug
      • x 3 months ago
        And don't ya wish she'd keep her mouth shut?
    • sarah penguin  •  3 months ago
      for God's sake! who gives a rat's #$%$?????
    • Ex-PPCLI  •  3 months ago
      Get your nose out of the air, Barbra.
      • Chuck 3 months ago
        She can't help it, that's where the facelift(s) left it!
      • who cares 3 months ago
        get your scmeckle out your mama
    • DK  •  3 months ago
      Soooo Wicked Witch had thrown down with Oprah why???? And who cares what you do granny?
    • Chuck  •  3 months ago
      Is that picture really of Barbara or is it a Madame Tussauds wax figure? Hard to tell...
    • comment4fun  •  3 months ago
      I doubt Pippa will be granting interviews. She has so little privacy as it is. If she does grant an interview, I hope it's not with Barbara Walters.
    • Sam  •  Winnipeg, Canada  •  3 months ago
      what has she done to deserve all this publicity? people are dying all over the world and the media concentrates on this girl...... way to go people!!!!! make the rich richer
    • tuckral  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Make her pay you for your valuable time Pippa. After all ABC and BaBa are going to make a ton of $$$$$$ from the advertisers.
    • D. Ranger  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      I don't get it ??
    • melbourn c  •  Toronto, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Ok, Maybe I'm just getting old or I'm just not up with current events but, What is so special about Pippa? She not overly hot, face wise, and she plans parties. Big deal. If she mopped floors or washed dishes maybe I'd find her a little more interesting.
    • WTH.....  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      Would she pay to interview the Katrashians?