Star Jones is right about Barbara Walters

[Jeana (DP)]

I don't watch The View but caught enough bits and pieces to learn that Star lost a ton of weight while insisting she was doing it with pilates and portion control only to have BW reveal in her book that in fact it was gastric bypass surgery. What an idiot Star made of herself. If she didn't want anyone knowing she had the surgery fine but then keep your mouth shut, going on and on how much hard work she was doing, cmon!!!

Jubie

Star asked them all to LIE for her during the View. They did so, but didn't feel right about it. Star later HERSELF came out and told the truth. Barbara only told what happened behind the scenes at the View, she's not the one that outed Star. I agree that Star made a complete fool of herself and she seems to do so on a daily basis. That woman just needs to go into hiding. Maybe she can get some clients and get her law career back on track only not in the public eye.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

LOL, so would a single man cheating with a married woman be referred to as mister, instead of mistress?

LOL, philamena, I know what you mean about the old-fashioned usages. The word authoress instead of author is like fingernails on a blackboard!

LOL, yes, would he be known as a "mister"?

That reminds me.... a Hollywood star was known as an actor while a Hollywood Starlet was known as an actress. Now they both are called actors.

imoo

 

[MyLilElves]

:clap:

It was the 70's - "free love" before AIDS, after the pill set women free to be more like men. And BW lived and worked in a MAN's WORLD.

The heart wants what it wants - and while it seems out of character now (she is 79), she may have been a very different woman (in her personal life) at that time in her life. I think it's the Senator's responsibility to worry about his family and also to deal with the fall-out - for all we know his wife (at the time) and his children may have known about the affair already. I am sure both now look back and wish they had done many many things differently - we aren't always rational when we are in love. We all make mistakes and often the worst are all entangled in "love" somehow. Hindsight is 20/20 and we shouldn't look back too long or too hard - can't go back and change what was - isn't everything a mix of joy and pain in the end anyway?

I think we all make bad choices and do things that aren't rational or "right" - we'd be less than human if we didn't accept that life and people aren't perfect. We don't know that BW didn't LEARN from that affair and henceforth never let herself be in that position again. The worst mistake would be to find oneself in that place, with a married man, or you yourself are married and cheating and not LEARN FROM IT. You can accept the good things you were left with and the memories while rejecting the manner in which they were obtained and at the same time accept responsibility for the pain you caused for OTHERS.

We all WISH we were "better" than the mistakes we have made in our lives. Mother Teresa doubted her FAITH, her GOD and her calling - I am sure we all thought she was "better" than that, perhaps more "perfect" than us. And yet, she thought herself horribly flawed, faced her fear every day and worried that she had somehow made a huge mistake in her life. Soon she will be a SAINT and yet she was on earth, delightfully, beautifully, inspirationally HUMAN - flaws, doubts and all.

Even those we look up to, envy, aspire to emulate are underneath JUST LIKE US. Perhaps they are better at the "mask", more skilled at the "dance" but you might be surprised to find that they too look around and find themselves lacking compared to others. Funny how when we "arrive" at the place we thought was "it" the view from there is still all uphill.

My Opinion

 

[Rino]

An adulterer is a man. A woman is called an adulteress. Get it right Star. You ARE in journalism after all! The affair was in the 70's and Barbara Walters was single for half of that decade. If the affair took place while she was single then she couldn't have been an adulteress either as that term means a married woman, not a single one. Star Jones picks inflammatory and inaccurate words to describe her nemesis. And that.....speaks to HER true character.:twocents:

ZING....:clap:

 

[legallee]

Many, many people in show business write books like this. I don't see anyone coming down on Janice Dickinson, Hugh Heffner, Cher or anyone else because they told stories. The guy was MARRIED. It seems to me that he's the one that should be ashamed, not Barbara. Star's career is shot to hell. Her marriage is over. She's bitter as hell and she's taking it out on others.

:waitasec: They BOTH should be ashamed!

 

[jubie]

Star asked them all to LIE for her during the View. They did so, but didn't feel right about it. Star later HERSELF came out and told the truth. Barbara only told what happened behind the scenes at the View, she's not the one that outed Star. I agree that Star made a complete fool of herself and she seems to do so on a daily basis. That woman just needs to go into hiding. Maybe she can get some clients and get her law career back on track only not in the public eye.

Hm. Interesting. Thanks for clearing that up... she sure is bitter though. I agree she isn't well liked and should just go away.


Jubie

 

[csds703]

Many, many people in show business write books like this. I don't see anyone coming down on Janice Dickinson, Hugh Heffner, Cher or anyone else because they told stories. The guy was MARRIED. It seems to me that he's the one that should be ashamed, not Barbara. Star's career is shot to hell. Her marriage is over. She's bitter as hell and she's taking it out on others.

I have a problem with this thinking. She is just as wrong as he is. She should be ashamed as well when she allowed herself to be reduced to hiding and lying. I would never want to be someone's dirty little secret.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

:waitasec: They BOTH should be ashamed!

They both are equally guilty! I am sure Barbara didn't force him into the affair and he didn't force her into having an affair with a married man.

imoo

 

[Jeana (DP)]

I have a problem with this thinking. She is just as wrong as he is. She should be ashamed as well when she allowed herself to be reduced to hiding and lying. I would never want to be someone's dirty little secret.

I think she's wrong, but I don't think she's just as wrong as he is. Its ultimately up the person who took the vows whether they're going to keep them or not. If a married person isn't willing to cheat, then it ain't gonna happen.

 

[curiositycat]

I think that they are basically wanting to make money. Scandal sells. It's such a shame. I look at this folks and think "with all that money what do they need more for"?? At BW age she is basically making money to leave to her family. (I think it consists of a daughter)
I often wonder why a woman that age doesn't retire? I am a lot younger and semi-retired and I love it.

 

[philamena]

LOL, so would a single man cheating with a married woman be referred to as mister, instead of mistress?

LOL, philamena, I know what you mean about the old-fashioned usages. The word authoress instead of author is like fingernails on a blackboard!

Oh it is isn't it?
Authoress gives me the heebie geebies. :doh: lol

 

[Malapoo]

Lots of celebrities write autobiographies and generally, part of your contract with the publisher is commitment to publicizing your book. You can't just write it and hide out. Like movie releases, you are committed to book tours and tv appearances to talk about your book. Oh and also the guy she had the affair with himself said that she ASKED him BEFORE she named him in the book and he gave permission, so she's not "outing anyone". I don't have an issue with her writing the book or promoting it since everyone does it and are required to do so, and I haven't heard Star Jones's comments so I don't have an opinion on that. And I had heard about her bypass surgery somewhere else from someone else long ago - shortly after her marriage. Don't recall the tv show or the person saying she had definitely had it, but Barbara telling it isn't news.

I can understand Al Roker not promoting his surgery because he didn't want to encourage others to get it, but to keep it secret so you can boast about "I lost this weight myself" is pure ego. And false ego at that since you didn't really do anything on your own.

 

[SewingDeb]

I think any woman who will have an affair with a married man is just as guilty as he is. They're both fooling the wife.

 

[crypto6]

It was the 70's - "free love" before AIDS, after the pill set women free to be more like men. And BW lived and worked in a MAN's WORLD.

The heart wants what it wants - and while it seems out of character now (she is 79), she may have been a very different woman (in her personal life) at that time in her life. I think it's the Senator's responsibility to worry about his family and also to deal with the fall-out - for all we know his wife (at the time) and his children may have known about the affair already. I am sure both now look back and wish they had done many many things differently - we aren't always rational when we are in love. We all make mistakes and often the worst are all entangled in "love" somehow. Hindsight is 20/20 and we shouldn't look back too long or too hard - can't go back and change what was - isn't everything a mix of joy and pain in the end anyway?

I think we all make bad choices and do things that aren't rational or "right" - we'd be less than human if we didn't accept that life and people aren't perfect. We don't know that BW didn't LEARN from that affair and henceforth never let herself be in that position again. The worst mistake would be to find oneself in that place, with a married man, or you yourself are married and cheating and not LEARN FROM IT. You can accept the good things you were left with and the memories while rejecting the manner in which they were obtained and at the same time accept responsibility for the pain you caused for OTHERS.

We all WISH we were "better" than the mistakes we have made in our lives. Mother Teresa doubted her FAITH, her GOD and her calling - I am sure we all thought she was "better" than that, perhaps more "perfect" than us. And yet, she thought herself horribly flawed, faced her fear every day and worried that she had somehow made a huge mistake in her life. Soon she will be a SAINT and yet she was on earth, delightfully, beautifully, inspirationally HUMAN - flaws, doubts and all.

Even those we look up to, envy, aspire to emulate are underneath JUST LIKE US. Perhaps they are better at the "mask", more skilled at the "dance" but you might be surprised to find that they too look around and find themselves lacking compared to others. Funny how when we "arrive" at the place we thought was "it" the view from there is still all uphill.

My Opinion

We could find agreement that doubting and loving are sometimes beyond our conscious control, and can be placed together as beyond carrying culpability. The acting on these emotional states does not carry the same privileged status. Loving someone is different from having an affair, as doubting is from closing shop and moving on. Mother Teresa stuck it out in spite of her doubts; BW violated the ethos of marriage, no matter hers or someone elses. The exegesis is in who took the high road and helped those around them, and who hurt, and continues to do so, those around them.

PS In spite of the straw man, I like the way you write.

Crypto6

 

[csds703]

I think she's wrong, but I don't think she's just as wrong as he is. Its ultimately up the person who took the vows whether they're going to keep them or not. If a married person isn't willing to cheat, then it ain't gonna happen.

So for you, this is only like aiding and abetting, but not actually committing the crime?
See for me, I see her role as .....I am a selfish person who doesn't have any respect for your marriage vows or your responsibilities toward your family. So that just makes me a selfish . Either way, not someone I respect or can admire.

Sorry.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

So for you, this is only like aiding and abetting, but not actually committing the crime?
See for me, I see her role as .....I am a selfish person who doesn't have any respect for your marriage vows or your responsibilities toward your family. So that just makes me a selfish . Either way, not someone I respect or can admire.

Sorry.

She is what she is, but she wasn't married. I'm not saying anyone should respect or admire her, but he took the vows.

 

[southcitymom]

She's a living legend that is going on 79 years old... she wrote her memoirs and told the truth, good and bad... I kind of don't understand the disdain. Does she need to get over herself? Well, she's going on 79, still kicking it, and she's a woman that historically changed the face of news media for women: dang, she's earned the right to be full of herself. LoL

I just finished reading the book... it was a slow read at times... but overall, it was pretty good. I think it may be leading up to her walking towards official retirement... and who better to tell her story, but her own self. If she hadn't, then books would have ended up coming out, probably filled with half-truths and rumors. The naming of whom she was engaged in an affair at one time, probably would have been printed, sooner or later... but only she knew the truth... so she told it.

This is my take on it. What's the point of writing a memoir if you're going to lie about your life? Babs had the stones to tell the truth - good, bad and indifferent for all the world to see. I think that takes guts and I'm not gonna take her to task for it.

 

[southcitymom]

:waitasec: They BOTH should be ashamed!

Why? He broke his vows. Barbara didn't break any vows.

 

[csds703]

Why? He broke his vows. Barbara didn't break any vows.

She disrespected the vows.

 

[reportertype]

This is my take on it. What's the point of writing a memoir if you're going to lie about your life? Babs had the stones to tell the truth - good, bad and indifferent for all the world to see. I think that takes guts and I'm not gonna take her to task for it.

I agree with this post 100 percent.

I would also like to say that Star Jones isn't a journalist. She's an attorney who was a TV talking head and managed to get a TV job. She's no more a journalist than Ann Coulter, despite the fact that newspaper insist on running her crap column.