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Barbara Walters Blasts Complaining Ex-‘View’ Hosts

Updated 3:27 PM EDT, Thu, Nov 20, 2008

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Walters never explicitly says Rosie O'Donnell's name, but it was obvious who she was referring to when complaining about former colleagues who have commented about the show after leaving.

 

She never mentioned Rosie O’Donnell by name, but it was clear who Barbara Walters was referring to when she opened “The View” with a complaint about former colleagues who criticize the show after they leave.

Walters says some people who have done the show have felt the need “to dump on it, maybe for their own publicity.” She says “that not only hurts me, but I resent it.”

 

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Her comments came one day after O’Donnell told reporters while promoting her upcoming variety special that Walters wanted everyone on “The View” to make believe they were getting along when that wasn’t the case.

Since leaving the show, O’Donnell says she’s experienced something almost like “post-traumatic stress disorder.”

O’Donnell also took credit for making the show more political, saying before she arrived, “they wanted to talk about lipstick shades.”

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  • 'real' Monday, Nov 24 at 1:17 AM FLAG COMMENT The show pre-rosie & post rosie - doens't say much about Barabara. It's a show that incites Negativity --- Barbara has made enough money during her career to bring 'good' to day-time t.v. That's my 'view' ;-)
  • mary Friday, Nov 21 at 10:06 AM FLAG COMMENT go barbara! rosie is worthless! the only publicity she gets is when she's talking about the view.
  • gilbert Thursday, Nov 20 at 4:52 PM FLAG COMMENT the hell with this ol nasty bag and her nasty affairs. she's stink!
  • Jamie Thursday, Nov 20 at 4:02 PM FLAG COMMENT Let's face it - Barbara Walters has 10 more times class than Rosie - so what would you expect? I have no expectations of Rosie - because it is obvious - she doesn't have anything going for her.

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