Star Jones Blasts Barbara Walters Over Tell-All Memoir

By Access HollywoodMay 7, 2008, 11:08 am PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It appears Star Jones won't be keeping a copy of Barbara Walter's memoir, "Audition," on her bookshelf.

"It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book," Star told Us Weekly exclusively. "It speaks to her true character."

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In her memoir, Barbara claims Star made her lie about her gastric bypass surgery during their time on "The View" together. Barbara also opens for the first time about an affair she had with a then-married Senator Edward Brooke in the '70's.

A rep for Barbara responded to Star's statement, telling the mag, "I will not dignify this with a comment. Barbara's written words say it all!"

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  • Cindy K. D
    six of one ....
    report abuseposted June 13, 2008, 11:07 pm PDT
  • kendra
    ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOTHERS WHO HAVE CHANGED DIRTY DIAPERS, CLEANED SPIT UP , WHO HAVE HUGGED THEIR KIDS EVERY DAY AND TAUGHT THEM THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS MONSTERS UNDER THEIR BEDS. GOD BLESS US ALL, WHITE, BLACK PURPLE, YELLOW, RED, ALL MOTHERS EVERYWHERE.
    report abuseposted May 9, 2008, 10:38 am PDT
  • blip
    The fighting between these women represents one of the greatest failings of American women to date. Please don't nagate the need for us to see you at your best, not your personal worst.
    report abuseposted May 9, 2008, 8:25 am PDT
  • too smart
    BWwith her book made herself look ridiculous. She is just so out done that Star didnt bow down to her. It shows that she cant get over it and is still talking about it. What a nut!
    report abuseposted May 8, 2008, 10:41 am PDT
  • T
    She looks like a freak who has had too much surgery. Yikes.
    report abuseposted May 8, 2008, 9:54 am PDT
  • T
    SJ is not even a celebrity! She's a nobody attorney! She had to use her own wedding as an "advertisement board" for product sales! Wow, selling out your own wedding...how charming....guess she's lucky the marriage lasted THIS long. She's just sniping back @BW because she has no excuse for who she truly is and how she acts. So sad.
    report abuseposted May 8, 2008, 9:52 am PDT
  • Holly O
    Show business is all self-promotion. BW spent a lifetime working to stay in the public eye as well as fighting against the misconception that women on TV could not be accepted as legit newscasters. Her career was re-born again and again on ABC on different shows. If she wants to devulge all her past affairs in a memoir, then let whoever wants it can blow their $ on it. I'd rather read fi
    report abuseposted May 8, 2008, 8:29 am PDT
  • Luzbelem H
    These two vejas should duke it out in the ring, they are a couple of tontas so rich and educated but alas sooooooo stupid. A lady never,never,never reveals such secrets and puts her personal business and of other's in a book for the whole world to see just for the almighty weak dollar."Can I get an Amen!"....
    report abuseposted May 7, 2008, 8:00 pm PDT
  • GJ
    BW is good at what she does, but ultimately, success is measured in terms of personal relationship(s). Most celebs are very driven people with huge egos. No surprise that BW was married & divorced 3 times. When the most important person in your life is you, everything & everyone else takes a back seat while you are busy either getting to "the top", staying there,
    report abuseposted May 7, 2008, 7:27 pm PDT
  • C.Carter
    Star talked about her weight lost, BW is talking about being a hoe hmmmm what is worse
    report abuseposted May 7, 2008, 7:21 pm PDT
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