Posts with tag "barbara walters"

Barbara Walters to Undergo Heart Valve Surgery

Posted May 10th 2010 at 12:36 PM by PopEater Staff

During Monday's episode of 'The View,' Barbara Walters announced that she will soon undergo heart surgery. "Later this week, I'm going to have surgery to replace one faulty heart valve," Walters, 80, said. She admitted she had only revealed the news to her 'View' co-hosts that morning. "You kept it secret very well, Barbara," Joy Behar said, and Walters explained, "I thought it best not to talk ...

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Rosie's Return Means Round Two With Barbara Walters

Posted Mar 23rd 2010 at 02:00 PM by Ben Widdicombe

Rosie O'Donnell's plan to return to daytime chat means that viewers will get to watch a fight for Oprah Winfrey's crown that once looked like it would pass smoothly to Barbara Walters and the ladies from 'The View.' And it's a fight Rosie could win. After Oprah announced that her 25 years on network television would end in September 2011, 'The View' beat out 'Ellen' in a battle for her coveted ...

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Barbara Walters Regrets Ricky Martin Interview

Posted Mar 9th 2010 at 07:05 AM by PopEater Staff

Looking back on her past interviews, Barbara Walters regrets trying to force singer Ricky Martin to open up about his sexuality in a 2000 interview and reveals that her questioning may have ended his career. "In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was," she told The Toronto Star. "A lot of people say that ...

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ABC Bouncing Barbara Walters for Jimmy Kimmel?

Posted Mar 9th 2010 at 02:04 AM by Rob Shuter

If the world of entertainment is a young person's game and networks are doing everything they can to stay hip, relevant and watchable, well then there might be some big changes on the way for ABC's annual Oscars special. Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to the success of his hilarious post-show stunts, might be the new go-to face for Oscar night. Scoop on Jimmy, plus word that 'Precious' Gabby is being told ...

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Donald Trump Brings His 'Poker Face' to Lady Gaga's NYC "Monster Ball"

Posted Jan 21st 2010 at 01:00 PM by Steven Avalos

Lady Gaga brought her hugely successful "Monster Ball" home to New York City last night for the first of four sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall. Wearing metal rings, over-sized mirrored shoulder pads (with a matching bra, of course), Lady Gaga proved that her shows are nothing if they're not way-out-there. In addition to the frenzied throngs of the Lady's bejeweled and bewigged fans, ...

Mysteries of "10 Most Fascinating People," "So You Think You Can Dance Results," "Golf Digest Cover" and "Chris Cuomo" Solved

Posted Dec 10th 2009 at 12:00 PM by Sam Brand

Wondering why "10 Most Fascinating People," "Golf Digest Cover," "Esperanza Spalding," and "Chris Cuomo" are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, at any given time the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of entertainment news. Here's what's steamin' today... ...

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Why You're Searching "Barbara Walters 10 Most Fascinating People," "Top Chef Finale," and "Tila Tequila Engaged"

Posted Dec 9th 2009 at 09:00 PM by Sam Brand

Wondering why "10 Most Fascinating People," "Top Chef Finale," "Spiral Over Norway," "Tila Tequila Engaged," and "Philippe Padieu" are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery. Google Trends provides the hottest keywords of the hour. Though the results change frequently, the list offers a snapshot of what's hot in the world of showbiz. Here's what's steamin' tonight... ...

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Kate Gosselin Says the Kids Miss the Cameras

Posted Dec 9th 2009 at 06:34 AM by PopEater Staff

In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, Kate Gosselin admits that her kids are crying over 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' being over. "They cried in the van on the way home from school the other day. I finally admitted to them, they kept asking, 'Where's the camera crew? Where's the camera crew? We miss them.' And I said, 'Our show is over.' ... Eight sobbing kids driving home from school," ...

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ABC Reconciles With Adam Lambert

Posted Dec 6th 2009 at 09:12 AM by PopEater Staff

'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert landed in trouble for locking lips on ABC, with his controversial same-sex kiss on the recent AMA broadcast. This time he's smooching the network itself, as ABC plays a little kiss-and-make-up with Lambert following the singer's dismissal from multiple ABC appearances. PEOPLE is reporting that Lambert will appear on 'The View' Thursday. ...

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The Most Shocking Celebrity Sex Scandals

Posted Oct 31st 2009 at 10:00 AM by Brenna Ehrlich

First Mackenzie Phillips tells us she was keeping it in the family with her Mamas & the Papas papa, then it turns out David Letterman was mixing business with a whole lot of pleasure. Celebrity sex scandals have taken a weird turn this fall, and that's saying a lot -- it takes a heck of a gossip mag-scorcher to knock Joe America out of his cozy La-Z-boy. Still, sex scandals have been de ...