{"id":1793724,"date":"2023-01-03T11:51:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793724"},"modified":"2023-01-03T11:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:51:23","slug":"monica-lewinsky-honors-barbara-walters-after-she-dies-at-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monica-lewinsky-honors-barbara-walters-after-she-dies-at-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica Lewinsky Honors Barbara Walters After She Dies at 93"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonica-lewinsky-honors-barbara-walters-after-she-dies-at-93%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.02-03.40-themixnet-63b2fb07ee9ab.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The legendary media personality Barbara Walters sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 93. Monica Lewinsky, who was one of Walters\u2019 most famous interviewees ever, has since responded to her death by paying tribute to her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou showed the President of the United States your thong underwear. Where did you get the nerve? I mean, who does that?\u201d Barbara Walters\u2019 highest rated interview was with Monica Lewinsky in 1999. It had a 48 share, with 70 million people watching. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zr7aTNC8ao\">pic.twitter.com\/Zr7aTNC8ao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Sington (@MikeSington) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSington\/status\/1609239816557965312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Lewinsky Honors Walters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/monica-lewinsky-reflects-on-barbara-walters-death-after-their-record-breaking-interview-196641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a> reported that Walters\u2019 March 3, 1999 interview of Lewinsky drew a whopping 74 million viewers. This came after Lewinsky\u2019s infamous affair with the former President Bill Clinton was revealed to the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201ci knew Barbara for over half of my life. we met in the spring of 1998, in the midst of the Starr investigation; i was 24,\u201d Lewinsky recalled on Twitter. \u201cI remarked that this was the first time i\u2019d ever been in serious trouble. i\u2019d basically been a good kid \u2013 got good grades, didn\u2019t do drugs, never shoplifted etc. without missing a beat Barbara said: Monica, next time shoplift.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2013 got good grades, <br \/>didn\u2019t do drugs, never shoplifted etc. without missing a beat barbara said: monica, next time shoplift. <br \/>(2\/4)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monica Lewinsky (she\/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonicaLewinsky\/status\/1609037666548604928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lewinsky went on to say that she and Walters stayed in touch in the decades since the interview, and that they last saw each other over lunch a few years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOf course, she was\u00a0charming, witty and some of her questions were still her signature interview style,\u201d Lewinsky continued. \u201c\u2018So tell me, Monica, how do you feel \u2026etc etc.\u2019 she was the very first person with whom i ever sat for a television interview\u2026 and will certainly be my most memorable. barbara will be missed by many \u2014 including me. sending love to Jackie, George + her other friends. #RIPBarbara.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cso tell me, monica, how do you feel \u2026etc etc.\u201d she was the very first person with whom i ever sat for a television interview\u2026 and will certainly be my most memorable. barbara will be missed by many \u2014 including me. sending love to jackie, george + her other friends.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPBarbara?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPBarbara<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monica Lewinsky (she\/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonicaLewinsky\/status\/1609037672600981512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/09\/the-view-fans-worry-about-the-well-being-of-barbara-walters-as-whoopi-goldberg-gives-rare-update-on-her-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The View\u2019 Fans Worry About The Well Being Of Barbara Walters As Whoopi Goldberg Gives Rare Update On Her Health<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Relive Lewinsky\u2019s 1999 interview with Walters in the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/12\/30\/barbara-walters-dead-dies-abc-news-anchor-rip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ reported<\/a> that Walters died at her home in New York City on Friday while she was surrounded by loved ones. She had been in declining health for years, and had not been seen out in public since 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women,\u201d Walters\u2019 publicist Cindi Berger said in a statement announcing her death, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11365843\/Groundbreaking-TV-journalist-Barbara-Walters-died-93.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Barbara Walters!<\/p>\n<p>We lost such an incredible woman today \ud83d\udc94 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J9Y4vp33o3\">pic.twitter.com\/J9Y4vp33o3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Garvey (@Olivia7News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia7News\/status\/1609014933655625736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Walters\u2019 History<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Born in 1929, Walters made headlines in 1976 when she became the\u00a0first female network news anchor. She would go on to co-host \u201c20\/20,\u201d and she later created the ABC talk show \u201cThe View\u201d in 1997. Walters was known for her hard-hitting interview style, and she interviewed every U.S. President from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m different on camera,\u201d Walters said in 2008. \u201cI have guts; I have no doubts; I have no fear when I\u2019m working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was one of the first who did political interviews and celebrities,\u201d Walters later added in 2014. \u201cAnd I was criticized for it, and now everybody does it. Now, on the morning shows, the first half-hour is news, and the second half-hour they\u2019re making souffles, or interviewing a movie star. But when I was doing that, that was unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheView<\/a> family is so very lucky to have called Barbara Walters our creator, colleague and friend. We\u2019re heartbroken at the news of her passing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sPMk6ZCcoE\">pic.twitter.com\/sPMk6ZCcoE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1609037718599647232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/06\/joy-behar-fired-barbara-walters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s Why Barbara Walters Fired Joy Behar From \u2018The View\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Walters\u2019 Personal Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Married and divorced three times, Walters is survived by her daughter\u00a0Jacqueline Danforth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t think I was very good at marriage. It may be that my career was just too important,\u201d Walters said after she retired in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oprah pays tribute to Barbara Walters: \u201cWithout Barbara Walters, there would be no me \u2013 nor any other woman you see on evening, morning and daily news.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mcimXje5B\">pic.twitter.com\/1mcimXje5B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1609031004366278658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Walters was a true legend, and there will never be another one like her. Please join us in saying a prayer for her family and friends during this difficult time.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legendary media personality Barbara Walters sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 93. Monica Lewinsky, who was one of Walters\u2019 most famous interviewees ever, has since responded to her death by paying tribute to her. \u201cYou showed the President of the United States your thong underwear. Where did you get the nerve? &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1793727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[12605,5458,7475,5380,13034,13033,3819,12606],"class_list":["post-1793724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-barbara","tag-bongino","tag-dies","tag-honors","tag-lewinsky","tag-monica","tag-report","tag-walters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1793724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1793724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1793724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1793727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1793724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1793724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1793724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}