Barbara Walters Slams National Enquirer: “You Printed Something Totally Untrue”

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by Drew Grant | 8:02 pm, March 11th, 2010

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It’s rare that we actually wish a tabloid story were true as much as we do this item in the National Enquirer about Barbara Walters and actor Frank Langella having a secret, torrid romance. Unfortunately, Walters doesn’t feel quite the same way, and had Enquirer‘s Executive Editor Barry Levine (last seen getting daps from Bill O’Reilly for the paper’s coverage of the John Edwards story) on The View today to give him a proper dressing down, as only Walters can.

As funny/ridiculous as this story is, it does bring up the issue: Should a paper that doesn’t even bother to call its subjects to get a quote be nominated for a Pulitzer? When we see Whoopi‘s reaction of “Well, no one called me…how did I get involved in this?” it makes the whole Edwards expose seem more like a fluke in a long history of sensationalism than a sign the Enquirer is becoming a legitimate source of journalism.

Barbara Walters, Barry Levine, Frank Langella, National Enquirer

Puter Boi

“When we see Whoopi’s reaction of “Well, no one called me…how did I get involved in this?” it makes the whole Edwards’ expose seem more like a fluke in a long history of sensationalism than a sign the Enquirer is becoming a legitimate source of journalism.”

WOW…Drew has an amazing grasp of the obvious.
http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

Now just for the record — am I to accept that the National Inquirer is having its journalistic ethics and viability as a source of facts disputed by the journalists on “The View”?! That is like Yo Gabba Gabba having its musical chops questioned by “The Wiggles”.
MyKinKStar

I can’t stand Barbara Walters! She’s so damned caught up in who she is OR rather who she was, and this story in The Enquirer made her relevant AGAIN. So What? Who Cares? She never speaks her age, when she should be proud of it – so why should we think she’d be willing to give up this ‘relationship’ IF it were true, had they called to verify? Stick her with a fork, she’s DONE!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Peeches-Gy/100000647284458 Peeches Gy

I guess hurts when the tables are turned! -Serves her right. When Barbara and the others were trashing Michael jackson based on the tabloids they did’t stop to consider that the stories were false. Why get upset against the same tabloid trash that they support and gossip about.?!? Taste you own medicine Barbara!!!! Karma is a B***H!!!