April 26, 2007 -- SO if the world is again on Rosie- watch, no, it was no surprise to Mama Bear Barbara. Yes, Barbara knew well in advance. Knew even before we all three stepped onto the dais at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom Monday for me to receive my Matrix Award, Rosie to emcee the Matrix Awards, and Barbara to present the Matrix Award to Arianna Huffington. It was strictly solely a money and contract issue. One side wanted more years, the other side wanted less years. One side wanted more dollars, the other side wanted less. It was ABC's call. Barbara does not make those decisions. OK?
>>>April 26, 2007 — So if the world is again on Rosie- watch, no, it was no surprise to Mama Bear Barbara. Yes, Barbara knew well in advance. Knew even before we all three stepped onto the dais at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom Monday for me to receive my Matrix Award, Rosie to emcee the Matrix Awards, and Barbara to present the Matrix Award to Arianna Huffington. It was strictly solely a money and contract issue. One side wanted more years, the other side wanted less years. One side wanted more dollars, the other side wanted less. It was ABC’s call. Barbara does not make those decisions. OK?
Reality 101. Nothing happens at View without BW’s blessing. It is HER show. In fact, very little happens at ABC w/o her blessing.
It was wrapped in a $ issue, and in some ways, it was. Has RD taken a significant pay cut, (which would have been leaked to other MSM) so the world would have seen her a “put in her place,” and the loser in the BW battle, along with statements of regret over the MATRIX incident, it could have been saved. But RD would have been clearly, publicly and semi-willingly put into a position of semi-servitude to BW.
BW had two ways to win here, Either RD goes or she she stays as a whipped puppy. BW won either way, RD lost either way.
Her #1 crime was crossing BW.
There were four people you did not cross at ABC, Roone, Av Westin, PJ and BW. PJ and BW settled their turf wars in the aftermath of the Charles-Diana wedding coverage so they had no problem (PJ the 51% winner) but you couldn’t mess with either one.
Cindy Adams go easy on a friend....?
Do you seriously question that?