Tonight at 10, the annual Barbara Walters special The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 aired on ABC. And on the same day, Walters says that she's tired of celebrity interviews. She says that she's "not going after the tabloid stuff" and "It's a different climate now and 20/20 and the other magazines are focused on the big celebrities. I didn't want to keep doing that, I have been doing it for years." That's why people like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton aren't part of the list.
Or could it be that on no planet at any time would these two people be considered even remotely "fascinating?"
And who does Walters include on the list? Justin Timberlake, soccer megastar David Beckham and his wife Victoria, a Spice Girl. Oh, and she also includes Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl. Because she's so completely FASCINATING (and just happens to be on an ABC show...).
If Walters is truly sick of interviewing celebrities, shouldn't she quit The View? It's not like that show is Charlie Rose or anything. It's mostly celebrity interviews and segments about new gifts or cooking demonstrations. Walters was once a fine journalist and has some groundbreaking work over the years. I'd love to see her get back to that to end her career.
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12-07-2007 @ 8:57AM
laura said...
Babs is tired of it, because she is out of the loop. No one cares what she says thinks or how hazier her soft focus lens gets every year, why is she relevant enough anymore as an interviewer? Asking Justin Timberlake, if he really brought sexy back is like walking up to Cuba Gooding in 1996 and asking him to Show you the Money.
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12-07-2007 @ 12:02PM
gail said...
who was the top person?
i missed that part!
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