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Star Jones Returns to The View, Recalls 'Ugly' Departure
Originally posted 02/22/2012 01:10PM
Star Jones returned to The View Wednesday – her first visit to the ABC talk show since her much talked-about departure in June 2006.
"It was ugly. Everything. It was a bad emotional time. Nasty things were being said in the media," Jones said after her former boss, Barbara Walters, insisted on discussing her exit, when the host abruptly announced she was leaving on the air, then revealed she had been fired by the show.
"I wanted to go out on my own terms so that if I walked back here I'd feel good about it," Jones continued. "I had eight fantastic years here. One was 'eh.' I came back to congratulate you on all you accomplished. I hope you congratulate me on what I accomplished."
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President Obama Wishes He Could Play an Instrument – and Speak Spanish
Originally posted 12/23/2011 10:15AM
President Obama has achieved a lot in his life – but that doesn't mean he still doesn't have regrets.
"I deeply regret not having learned a musical instrument," the President told Barbara Walters in an interview for ABC's 20/20, which will air Friday night. "And I regret not having focused more on Spanish when I was studying it in school. I would love to be able to speak Spanish fluently and play an instrument."
The President and First Lady sat down with Walters for their annual holiday interview, answering 10 personal questions about themselves.
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Show Off Twins to Barbara Walters
Originally posted 10/22/2011 07:00AM
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's babies are ready for their close-ups!
The star couple's 6-month-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, made their TV debut on 20/20 Friday night during an interview their parents gave to Barbara Walters.
Along with the joy and pride of being a first-time mom, Carey, who told Walters she does not want to have more children, spoke about her difficult pregnancy.
"I don't think I understood the enormity or the magnitude of what it really does to your body," she explained. "It's not just, oh you don't look pretty and you have a bump."
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Show Off Their Twins' Nursery
Originally posted 10/21/2011 02:50PM
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins Moroccan and Monroe are only 6 months old, but they're already living a life of luxury.
The little ones' musically inclined parents give fans a peek into their spacious caramel-and-white-gingham-wallpapered Manhattan nursery, in a 20/20 special with Barbara Walters airing Friday at 10 p.m. on ABC.
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Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon's Twins Make Their TV Debut
Originally posted 10/18/2011 03:00PM
Six months after their very special third-anniversary gift – the birth of their twins – Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are ready to give the world an inside peek at their family life.
Son Moroccan Scott and daughter Monroe – their folks call them Roc and Roe – are introduced to Barbara Walters, who interviews the parents inside their Manhattan apartment. The segment airs on Friday's 20/20 at 10 p.m. ET.
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Paul McCartney's Special Wedding Song for Nancy Shevell
Originally posted 10/10/2011 08:00AM
It was a rock and roll reception for Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell after their Sunday wedding, with a party afterward that included a special song the groom delivered for his bride.
"There was a lovely song that our kid did, and they had a lovely dance together," Paul's brother, Mike McCartney, told reporters. "That was a nice little highlight of the evening."
The sibling – who served as Paul's best man – spoke outside the house in St. John's Wood where the reception took place, with such guests who include fellow Beatle Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, the bride's second cousin Barbara Walters, and such fixtures from the '60s as model Twiggy and artist Peter Blake.
Sherri Shepherd Blasts Barbara Walters over N-Word Use on The View
Originally posted 10/04/2011 10:10AM
Tempers flared on Monday's episode of The View as Sherri Shepherd chastised Barbara Walters for using the N-word in a newsy context.
Whoopi Goldberg used the word first on Monday's broadcast while quoting presidential candidate Herman Cain. Walters repeated it in context of their conversation, though she told her co-hosts, "It's very hard for me to say. ? The fact that I just said it now gives me chills."
The co-hosts were discussing the name of a hunting camp used by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry. But when Walters said the word, she drew a sharp rebuke from Shepherd.
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Who Was Barbara Walters's Most Fascinating Person of 2010?
Originally posted 12/10/2010 09:35AM
The cast of the Jersey Shore may have made headlines for their GTL routine. Justin Bieber earned attention for his hair. But, ultimately, the person Barbara Walters dubbed the most fascinating of the year Thursday night wasn't a pop culture phenomenon.
It was General David Petraeus, the "American hero," who became the lead commander of the war overseas.
Although Petraeus, 58, was honored alongside entertainers like Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and freshly-minted American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, Walters cited his compassion for civilians and his impact in Afghanistan.
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Oprah Winfrey: 'I'm Not a Lesbian'
Originally posted 12/08/2010 11:30AM
The rumors have been around for years. She even made light about them recently. But Oprah Winfrey has once again stated flatly: "I'm not a lesbian."
"I'm not even kind of a lesbian," the talk-show queen, 56, tells Barbara Walters in an upcoming interview on ABC. "And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. That's number one. Number two ... why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life."
The rumors have focused on Winfrey's friend Gayle King. But Winfrey says that relationship is extremely close in a whole different way.
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Barbara Walters Reveals Her 2010 Picks for 'Most Fascinating People'
Originally posted 11/29/2010 08:45AM
From the queen of Hollywood to a princess in waiting, Barbara Walters has revealed eight of the 10 names on her 2010 Most Fascinating People list.
Sandra Bullock and Kate Middleton are joined on the list by Justin Bieber, Betty White, LeBron James, Sarah Palin, new American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez and the cast of Jersey Shore.
As usual, Walters won't divulge the final names – or the overall Most Fascinating Person – until the special airs Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. EST.
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