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Barbara Walters once hired a Green Beret to track down her hard-partying runaway daughter

"Their relationship was in a downward spiral," writes the author of a new book.

How Barbara Walters’s career ambitions kept her from true love with a black senator

"[He was] the most attractive, sexiest, funniest, charming and impossible man," Walters said of Edward William Brooke III.

Sherri Shepherd worried she'd be fired from 'The View' after Barbara Walters, Richard Pryor hookup claim

Although Shepherd told Joy Behar about the alleged coupling and urged her co-host to keep quiet, Behar immediately spilled the beans.

Barbara Walters was caught hooking up with comedian Richard Pryor, claims Sherri Shepherd

"I told Joy [Behar] that I had run into Paul Mooney and he said that he caught Barbara Walters with Richard Pryor," Shepherd recalled on her eponymous talk show.

Joy Behar jokes about Barbara Walters' open-mouth 'porn' smile on 'The View'

Behar shocked her co-hosts on "The View" on Tuesday when she made a joke about Walters' "porn" past. "Oh my God," Alyssa Farah Griffin exclaimed upon hearing the quip.

Barbara Walters' last words revealed 8 months after her death

The upcoming biography "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters" also reveals the late broadcast journalist's final resting place.

Caroline Manzo: Barbara Walters ignored me, greeted a mistress on 'The View'

The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" alum recalled the late journalist greeting a "woman that wrote a book on being a professional mistress" instead of her.

Suzanne Somers claims she turned down co-hosting 'The View' with Barbara Walters

"I was originally asked to be on the original 'View' with Barbara Walters and whoever else, and I turned it down," the actress said.

Brooke Shields: Barbara Walters analyzing my body on TV was 'unconscionable'

The "Blue Lagoon" star, who was 15 at the time of the 1981 interview, said it "breaks" her heart to "see that little girl" when she watches it back.

Barbara Walters was forced to quit 'The View,' former co-host Lisa Ling claims

Walters created "The View" in 1997. She co-hosted the ABC show for 17 seasons and remained an executive producer until her death in 2022 at age 93.

Sherri Shepherd: Barbara Walters 'could talk about sex all day long'

Shepherd said in a new interview that not enough people got to see Walters' "bawdy sense of humor" before the legendary journalist died in December at age 93.

Why Rosie O'Donnell skipped Barbara Walters tribute on 'The View'

"She was flying back and unable to attend. She has posted wonderful memories of her relationship with Barbara," O'Donnell's rep tells Page Six on Tuesday.

Heartbreaking reasons behind Barbara Walters' tenacious ambition

"I think I knew from a very early age that at some point Jackie would become my responsibility," Walters wrote about her mentally-challenged sister.

Paul McCartney mourns 'amazing' Barbara Walters — they shared surprising connection

"Nancy and I are so saddened by the news of her dear cousin Barbara Walters' passing," Paul McCartney posted Saturday as he remembered Walters.

Oprah Winfrey pays tribute to Barbara Walters: 'Grateful to have known her'

The former "Oprah Winfrey Show" host said she was "grateful to have known" the late journalist in her touching tribute posted on Instagram.

Inside Barbara Walters' tough final year at 'The View'

The trailblazing journalist, who died Friday at age 93, retired from her five-decade career in 2014 after suffering a series of health setbacks.

'View' co-hosts react to Barbara Walters' death: Star Jones and more

"I owe Barbara Walters more than I could ever repay," Jones, who joined Walters as one of the show's original 1997 co-hosts, tweeted. "Rest well."

Barbara Walters made final public appearance 6 years before her death

The "View" creator stayed out of the public eye for at least six years years, choosing to live a more private life before passing away Friday at age 93.

Legendary journalist Barbara Walters dead at age 93

The journalist became the first woman to ever host "Today." She then went on to do "20/20" and "The View" and was most famous for interviews with celebs and presidents.

Brooke Shields: I was 'taken advantage of' in controversial Barbara Walters interview

The world-famous supermodel, who was 15 at the time, once referred to her sit-down with Walters as "practically criminal" and "not journalism."