On this morning's "The View," Barbara took a moment to gripe about it, after being filmed during her visit to L.A. last week -- calling TMZ "so mean" and "vicious."
Was TMZ TV too hard on Babs? Watch the piece that aired on Friday and vote.
Hey TMZ... how about reporting on something that's worth watching. Thanks for wasting my time.
Oh..my..my..Ba'Ba' all of a sudden plays the innocent victim...good try. If you watch her regularly...you'll see that she is a pretentious prude who has an ego bigger than Texas. If she and Elisabeth Hasslebeck would leave the show...they might win an Emmy. Elisabeth's hubby just signed with the Arizona Cardinals. MOVE TO ARIZONA Lisa'beth'...get OFF the View. Ba'Ba'...sell your show to Joy...she's the only one who's been able to put up with you and is the orignal View member. Go away Ba' Ba' and Ewisabuth.
The only time I think TMZ is mean and cruel is when you guys start talking about actresses weight. I mean, seriously, I've seen Gillian on your show, so who are you guys to criticize anyone else. I gave up on all the other blogs because of their fat-ism, I don't want to have to give up on TMZ, but I will if it doesn't stop. Why don't you guys take a stand like Showbiz Tonite does against the body image problem in Hollywood instead of encouraging it?
No, you are not mean at all. IMO the View is one craptacular show and given the topics they discuss all of the time, I don't recall them treating everyone one nice and respectful. It sounds like she is whining to me. Can't say I am surprised.
The piece is pretty funny, but the mimicking of her speech impediment was NOT.
Do you realize the odds she overcame to have such a successful career in broadcasting despite her speech impediment? She is a courageous person. We see her now as "Barbara Walters" but realize in her early years she earned her way to where she is...
hello - everyone, this isn't a who's meaner contest, I dont care if it's TMZ that's mean, or Barbara deserves this or that...bla bla bla. The point is TMZ has no BUSINESS making fun of a woman who's has such an enormous respectable career, TMZ is should stay away from any attempts to interact with anyone of dignity or respect. Stick to what you know, running with the bottom dwellers!
I agree w/ K.L.M., Rosie,Machelle, etc bout Babs. Prima Donna. Hey TMZ, turn in your tape to the cops and get her busted along w/ her whole entourage for "Jaywalking" across a very busy street. They know the laws, but like most selfish people, if it doesn't suit them they don't follow them.
I always stand up for Barbara, but thought this piece wasn't exactly mean, but more lightweight and inane, really. Perhaps she was offended by the accent, which could be ascertained as mean by someone her age. She carried herself with dignity and elegance, as always, which is what ultimately made the piece look so inane. No worries, Barbara.
Don't you think Babs discussed it at length today because 1) the View is dull and she was trying to spice it up; and more importantly 2) she thought she's get back on TMZ. Well, it worked BABS! Now all the teens and twentysomethings can be reminded who you are again!
I was SO HAPPY to hear today on the "View" that Babwa had talked to Evil Elisabeth Hasselbeck and that wittle GRACE HASSLEBECK IS NOT SLEEPING in her new Arizona home! Wait till the new wittle monster arrives and wittle Grace will revert to her baby ways - or is it true that she never outgrew them and IS STILL NOT BAPTIZED! Is she TOILET TRAINED yet?
The others didn't like Babwa mentioning Elisabeth and let's pray that means that the petition worked and Elisabeth won't be allowed back in the building after she has spawn #2.
Barbara needs to teach Sherri Shepherd some manners and tell her to shut up and stop interrupting. She is the most stupid of all to be on the show imo and I hope they get rid of her soon! Whoopi is not turning out to be as good as hoped for and Joy just gets more hideous by the day. Why that show is not canceled is beyond my understanding.
The piece was:
Mean?
Fun?
STUPID!
You guys really should give more options on your little quizzes.
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