Star Jones Slams Barbara Walters As An "Adulterer" In The "Sunset Of Her Life;" Barbara "Will Not Dignify" Comment With Response

Update: Barbara's rep has responded to Star's war of words, telling UsMagazine.com, ""I will not dignify this with a comment. Barbara's written words say it all!"

Original Post: In her new book, Audition, Barbara Walters opens up about Star Jones, saying she lied to protect Star's secret about her gastric bypass and that Star became a bridezilla as her wedding to Al Reynolds approached.

"She was clinically obese," Barbara said of Star on Oprah yesterday (video below). "She could barely walk onto the set." But when Star chose to keep her gastric bypass operation secret, Barbara claimed "The View" co-hosts "had to then lie on the set everyday, because she said it was portion control and pilates."

Barbara also claimed that Star "wanted the biggest extravaganza wedding — she wanted to be a princess" and that she wanted to promote her wedding to get things paid for.

Today, in an exclusive statement to UsMagazine.com, Star Jones is hitting back, slamming Barbara as an adulteress in the "sunset of her life." Her full statement:

It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book," Jones told Us. "It speaks to her true character."

Watch Barbara discuss Star on Oprah yesterday:

From ABC, 5/6

In the book, Barbara also comes out publicly for the first time about her 1970s affair with married Senator Edward Brooke.

Comments

[Boobaloo]

I agree with Star Jones'.

[hv112221]

I agree that Barbara Walters comes off looking bad post-book.

[coolkraft]

who cares

[KSH]

Barbara can do whatever the hell she wants too! Star is dead wrong! Barbara has fair game on that story. Star was the one who jumped up and told everyone that BW lied.

Team Walters!

[ENK727]

Star sounds like a complete idiot!!

[Mattie]

Star is a big talking head, literally, her head is HUGE! What's up with that!

[ann1]

I agree with Star......I thought it was inappropriate for BW to discuss Star in the manner that she did. I'm waiting on Rosie to comment because BW was unfair to her as well. Babs talked about everybody in that interview with a "shame on you" tone of voice while boasting of her affair as if it were something to be proud of.

[mcollins56]

You are right. If the book is about Barbara why is she talking about Star? This is just to sell more books as if she needs more money. I am starting to believe all the stories about how she stabs people in the back.

[VOTER]

THE ABC-DISNEY-FAMILY VALUES- NETWORK'S TWO GREEDY, IMMORAL ALLEY

CATS ATTEMPT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

WILL ABC/DISNEY TURN THIS INTO A FILM? LOL

A CARTOON?

[boyd]

I wonder what my problem is. I REALLY couldn't care less WHAT either of these two think of anything.
Maybe I should get counseling for my lack of celebrity consideration....
Is there a retirement village for misfits who could care less about gossip? Lead on.....

[wildflowermaven]

cool your jets Star, you already slammed BW when you left the view. Nothing she said about you is false, I notice there was no rebuttal in your statement. Its never fun when life doesn't turn out as you plan, but time to move on.

[Mekarri]

Wildflowermaven, I can't stand Star Jones and was glad when she left the view but she did not slam old senile BW. BW is a two face, back stabber looser. I agree with Star, BW is making a fool out of herself. The way they treated Star when she left was just wrong. Star never said anything bad about the old bitty or that racist bill geddie even when tales from the crypt, Larry King kept trying to get her to. I was very proud of the way Star handle herself with class(and thats saying a lot considering I never like the woman). BW is one of the biggest liars ever. For example when she talked about Rosie to Donald Trump and then DT went back and told Rosie and BW then had to say something mean about DT to prove to Rosie which side she was on. This old lady has always been a piece of work. Personnally I think the old bag has lost her mind.

[ProfessorDuh]

So much for feminist consciousness-raising.

[MsLiz]

Oh yeah, based on this interview, women ought to be barefoot and pregnant.

[ProfessorDuh]

Walters dated Roy Cohn for power and access. You know what that makes her? Yuck.

[rjean]

go star...........................................let the old hag have it....after all you dont have an ax to grind............

[raker]

Star Jones is right. An icon can sell a book without all this trash. Barbara Walters wants to be the respected newswoman AND the high society dame AND the girl-talky talk show host, but worlds collide. Witness the Donald Trump incident. The lesson is, if Barbara Walters says she loves you, call 911; you're about to take a knife between the ribs. Best frenemies forever.

[MikeDu]

Walters s an adulterer. So what could you call Star Jone's if you go back a short ways into her past? 'Formerly' morbidly obese, and a deeply deeply, embarrassingly ignorant daytime TV celebrity.

[BlueLogic]

RAWWRERRRR! Listen to those two alleycats hiss and screech. Way to raise the bar for woman-kind, ladies.