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But Babara Walter's is still a total skank for talking about the affair. Almost sounds like she's proud of it.
Barbara Walters Reveals Relationship With Married Senator in the '70s
Thursday May 1, 2008
Barbara Walters attends an evening with the hosts of "The View" at The Paley Center for Media on April 9, 2008 in New York City.
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Thursday May 1, 2008
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Barbara Walters has confessed to having a relationship with then-married Senator Edward Brooke during the 1970s.
Walters shared details of her several-year romance with the Massachusetts Republican on the Oprah Winfrey Show in a taped interview to air Tuesday.
When asked if she was in love, The View host responded, "I was certainly - I don't know - I was infatuated."
The twice-divorced Walters went on to say, "I was certainly involved... He was exciting. He was brilliant. It was exciting times in Washington."
Walters was on the show to discuss her new memoir, Audition.
Tell Us Does Walters' admission surprise you?
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2:52 AM
Anonymous Says:
2:47 AM
Anonymous Says:
Shame on you, Barbara Walters, you wrinkled pasty old crone!
I cannot believe you had an 8 year affair with a married man.
I cannot believe you're another desperate white woman who thought it would be cute and "exotic" to sleep with a black man.
You disgust me.
You don't even have the decency to keep your mouth shut about it after all these years, and is it true that the senator is now dead?
So you're airing his dirty laundry now that he can't defend his reputation or explain himself, huh?
What a horrible thing to do!
You are the creepiest newscaster I've ever seen.
You do this and then have the nerve to criticize Star Jones.
You probably have a chip on your shoulder against all black women, don't you?
Because you know you could never be as beautiful, intelligent and glorious as a black woman!
You tolerated Whoopi because you think she's a harmless clown, but guess what? I bet she has your number and when she's with her people, she probably tells the truth about your ass.
Go to hell, Barb.
Oh, I forgot. Thanks to your crappy attitude and your scandalous behavior, you're already there.
10:43 AM
Anonymous Says:
i hate walters!!!! end of story
11:16 AM
Milt McPherson Says:
Barbara is just another Rich liberal without any moral compass. She cheated with three different married men. Brooke even left his wife then Barbara DUMPED him...LOL. Do you remember when Barbara ask Monica Lewinsky "Did you think about how Hillary felt?" Barbara did you think about the wives of the men you cheated with of just about yourself? How about their children?
Does anyone here think we would be hearing about her affair with a black man (why did she only mention the black man?) if she wasn't trying to sell a book?
Other Affairs:
Claude Philippe, the Waldorf-Astoria's top caterer
and U.S. Senator John Warner (R-Va.)
10:12 AM
Anonymous Says:
Star had it right, Barbara Walters showed her true self when she wrote the book. She screwed Star around. Barbara and M. Carey sure are two sluts.
10:09 AM
Anonymous Says:
I never could stand Barbara Walters, She lied about Don Trump,Rosie and the woman she fired on the view (Star). I've heard her make comments about other people that were not true.
10:04 AM
Anonymous Says:
Luezzzzz:
Its their not there, you should use spell check.
2:34 PM
LUEZZZZZ Says:
BARBARA,,, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING OF ?? WRITING A KISS AND TELL BOOK.. ARE YOU THAT LOW ON MONEY? HIS WIVES,,, SHOULD SUE YOUR PANTS OFF...(OPPS,, THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, PANTS OFF!!) FOR WRITING AND DISRUPTING THERE LIFE!!!..THE RESPECT WE HAD FOR YOU...IS GONE!!! NO WONDER YOUR DAUGHTER WAS ON DRUGS...WITH A MOTHER LIKE YOU....YOU SHOULD REALLY BE....P--R--O--U--D... OF YOURSELF.........LUEZZZZZ
2:06 PM
bennifer Says:
To you JENNIFER! Maybe a Black man would never want to sleep with your White trashy a**!
2:01 PM
Anonymous Says:
Interesting that Barbara Walters chooses to kiss and tell about her 8 year long sexual affair with a black married senator at this time - just when there is a black senator running for president. Seems she is trying to shout, "look at me, look at me, I love black men, too." It seems extremely opportunistic, not to mention such a betrayal of the man and all his family, ex-wife, children, relatives, friends. She didn't even tell him she was going to write about it until the book was published.
She's an old slut trying to look cool by telling us she used to bang a black man.
9:58 AM
Milt McPherson Says:
Big ups to Barbara. I am a native Jamaican that could have saved Mr. Nixon Presidency, all Mr. Nixon had to do was name Senator Edward Brooks as VP, this would have stopped the impeachment proceedings in it's tract.
The thought of having a Black President would have scared Americans but Barbara was not scared. I have a new found respect for Barbara and I am a loyal watcher of the VIEW... Love you BARBARA.
9:45 PM
Anonymous Says:
Barbara Walters has no morals or character. She has influenced many generations with her amoral thoughts and values. If we had known this information years ago, she would be a nobody today. I have always thought that she was extremely over-rated...X rated. Anyone who pushed Rosie O'Donnell in our faces is not a respectable person, but one who is after the almighty dollar. Please do not buy her book.
Miss Walters, what did you think about this man's wife when you were having sex with him? Or did that even occur to you?
7:38 PM
Anonymous Says:
Is there any end to what this woman will do for money? What is she trying to prove by bringing up personal stuff of 40 years ago. I'm sure
her daughter is proud!!!
6:43 PM
Elizabeth Says:
Does it really matter what happen in the past? It is a book, her life and who are we to judge her life choices. I know I am accountable for my choices and mines are enough to worry about. I do not have the energy to worry about others past life style choice to pass judgement on her today. If it bothers so many do not watch her, donot buy her book go anti-Barbara but don't critize her pass.
6:25 PM
No. 1 Kid Says:
It's interesting to me how whenever a female has an affair, she is a slut, a ho and everythig else. When a man strays on his woman, what does everyone call HIM? What is the male equivalent to the word "slut"? I feel badly for Se. Brooke's wife, but I guess the affair showed her who she married. No one can be forced into an affair. Sen. Brooke wanted the affair or it wouldn't have happened. Not for one minute! And, being the first black Senator with looks that could pass for white, it got him through some doors that prior to had been closed to blacks in America. I am disappointed in BW for revealing her affair in her book, especially if the Senator was blindsided by her revelation. I am pleased that Sen. Brooke has the class to not help her drag this through the media by responding or defending the whole thing. Lastly, for all you Elizabeth fans out there, there's a difference between intelligence, sophistication and a big mouth. But for SURVIVOR and being married to an athlete, who would she be? Another priviledged socceer mom. I don't watch the VIEW often, but I happened to catch it when Sen. Obama was on recently. Elizabeth tried her "ballsy" tactics on him regarding Rev Wright. But, she forgot she wasn't talking to Rosie, sounding like a yapping dog. Sen. Obama totally outclassed her and put her in her place with dignity and eloquence -- two things she does not have.
1:33 PM
mes Says:
So what does it prove that Ms. Walters had an affair with a black statesman...does it make her feel good....did it go anywhere...what was the outcome....SECRECY....she kept it too herself for all these years...only to bring it out in a book, which I will probably never read unless I find it in a thrift store,...does it make her feel good now that she has revealed it...how does it make Senator Brooks family feel....his wife, children,grandchildren and so on...and at this point I am sure she doesn't 'care'...why would she, she is the host of the View and she doesn't care what they say, who they embarrass...I am glad I don't watch the View...I only see it when I change channels and will stop a see who they are trying to mutilate....with their barrage of un-American exclamations..the Jew, the Blacks on the View who seem to hate America....and the lone little white girl, who fights with all she can for her VIEW....Elisabeth seems to be the only sane person.....
10:25 AM
Bev Says:
This just proves she's just as moral-free as I thought she was and why I don't watch that harpy yapping show The View...and Oprah, well...let's look at her judgment. She was duped by an author who plagiarized, she hired a woman at her school in Africa who was abusing children, she wanted an upscale store like Hermes to open after hours for her entourage just because she's OPRAH then claimed racism when they didn't because they were setting up for a picture shoot inside, and she attended Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church where he teaches James Cone theology of Black Liberation Theology. Dr. Mr Cone says, "...While it is true that blacks do hate whites, black hatred is not racism. " Quote. If these are the female role models for our young women...God help us all...
3:11 PM
Anonymous Says:
Is Walter's bank account so low that she needs to replenish with this old tale?? Does any one gave a D**N about who either of them slept with 30 years ago?
Shame on you Walter's for coming out with this so long after, there must be a "carrot" waiting for you... plus, surely it served your purpose back then.
12:08 AM
Anonymous Says:
What in the blue blazes ever possessed her to bring all this out NOW? What a loser...............
1:51 PM
Sue K. Says:
This reminds of when Geraldo Rivera revealed that he had sex with Bette Midler....and shows the same lack of class.
4:21 PM
Anonymous Says:
As a teenage I had a white boyfriend throughout my high school years during the 70s. It was very taboo. However, it was the best relationship I ever had even though I was too young to realize it. He was my best friend and lover. So even though my relationship was well publicized I think BW kept her secret for so long because she wanted to be a successful reporter and in order to do that, she could not reveal her affair with the senator. I know who cares, right? However, Senator Brooks is African American he's very light skinned. Anyway, color doesnt matter anymore and as a country we should be over that by now.
1:13 PM
Anonymous Says:
~GASP, GAWF, AND TSK TSK~
WHAT A HUSSY! :)HAHAHAHA.......DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE WHO SHE SPREAD HER LEGS FOR? I MEAN CUMMON PEOPLE! AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WHO GIVES A RATS A** WHAT COLOR, RACE OR CREED HE WAS! SHE IS AN OLD FART, AND THIS IS REALLY OLD NEWS, IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD!
12:34 PM
Misty Says:
Ba Ba Wa Wa! When it is the ratings season for the May Sweeps, professionals such as the "Grand Dame" pull out all the bells and whistles. It is a sad day in history that 30 years later and countless interviews and books she wrote that she decided to reveal her affair with an elder statesman who could have passed for white back in Jim Crow era. Countless celebrities dead or alive are scratching their heads or rolling in their graves because this maverick never once stood up and announced to the world interracial dating is great look at me.
Edward Brooks's family has to deal with this, especially his wife. She should have kept this to herself and between the sheets. Do we have to wait another few more years for her to write another best-seller about if she slept with a famous world leader from the Middle East? Now, that would be interesting if she slept with the late President Anwar Sadat. Everyone who are aware of Senator Brooks knows he is a man of class and much more--private.
Barbara should have kept it real all the time like Pamela Harriman. "Sleep your way to the top and never look back." But, one must admire these mavericks they fought and slept their way to the top. Why not?
10:32 AM
Anonymous Says:
This will send Elisabeth Hasselbeck over the edge.
9:05 AM
Anonymous Says:
Of course he was a Republican. There are those good ol' family values for ya. Well at least his wife divorced him.
8:50 AM
Anonymous Says:
BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Affair occurred thirty years ago!! (Good grief, US. Is this really the best you can do?)
8:49 AM
Anonymous Says:
I think it's kind of sad that this story has become more about the fact that it was an interracial relationship than about the fact that he was, at the time, a U.S. Senator and he was married. Now, I don't particularly care about THAT either, since all the parties involved are consenting adults and as long as it doesn't affect the way he represents his constituency, I don't really think it's any of my business who he might be sleeping with. That's his wife's problem (or not). But the least important factor in this whole thing, IMO, is race. I'm surprised there are still people who care about that.
8:25 AM
Anonymous Says:
Barbabra has always been a homewrecker and a s-l-u-t. She has slept with MANY influential and powerful men. That's how she got all her connections. No wonder she could never keep a man.
8:21 AM
Anonymous Says:
7:42-He isn't white. He's African American. Google him.
There are a lot of white-looking African Americans out there believe it or not.
8:20 AM
Anonymous Says:
Typical. She should have came out and stood up for interracial love, or lust, whatever it was. Instead she hid behind closed doors to play it safe. Now she's selling him out to sell her book. I feel bad for his wife.
