Kelly Ripa isn’t going to let Kathie Lee Gifford simply say no matter she needs!
As Perezcious readers will recall, Regis Philbin‘s longtime daytime TV co-host and close friend went after Ripa — Regis’ newer longtime morning present co-host — over Kelly’s recently-released memoir Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories.
At difficulty for Kathie Lee was how Kelly wrote about her late co-host. Except there was only one downside: Gifford admitted she hadn’t learn the guide, and she or he wasn’t going to both! So the criticism fell flat for Mark Consuelos‘ spouse!
Related: Kelly Shades Former Co-Host Michael Strahan After Pulling Severe Move With Memoir!
Now, the 52-year-old star is talking out about Kathie Lee’s feedback.
Kelly popped up on Tuesday’s episode of Dear Media‘s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast to debate the guide and backlash. For one, Ripa credit Kathie Lee with re-igniting curiosity within the guide a number of weeks after it was first launched:
“It’s really hard to sell a book, right? And [her comments came in] like, week three of the book [release]. I’m not going to lie, I was not reading any headlines anywhere [when Gifford spoke]. And suddenly all of these headlines pop up and there’s all of this attention on my book. I am a person that tends to take a negative and turn it into a positive, so my ultimate comment is, ‘thank you.’”
Ryan Seacrest‘s co-host also took issue with how Kathie Lee characterized the book — especially since Gifford herself admitted she wasn’t going to learn it. Kelly used the podcast to ask others to do a “deep dive” on the memoir, and stated she hoped these “people that read the book” may have a totally completely different tackle the chapters which point out Regis.
Ripa defined:
“You know, if you read it, if you do the deep dive, I take his side in most of the chapter. I’m, like, on his side because … at the time, I had no awareness that this was not a choice for him [to get a new co-host]. I wasn’t a choice for him.”
And she went on, claiming readers have been sending in “overwhelmingly positive” feedback about her writing on her time on air with Philbin:
“This entire chapter is about correcting the record in real-time. Do you do it? Should one do it, theoretically? … People who read the book have a very different take on those chapters because they read the book. … And the comments I’ve gotten about those chapters have been overwhelmingly positive and the people who read the book took away a lot of positivity from it.”
Interesting! But the true shade was but to come back!!
Kelly additionally instructed Hirsch that whereas “nobody has to read every book on Earth,” she appeared mystified that Kathie Lee would touch upon one thing she doesn’t learn about.
The key quote got here up subsequent:
“I’m like, the opposite [of her]. I don’t comment on things I don’t know about, so I don’t know [what she said].”
WHEW!!!
Related: Kelly GOES OFF On Ridiculous ‘Nipple’ Comments From Viewers!
Remember, Kathie Lee went on Fox 5 New York final Monday and defended the late Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host whereas slamming Kelly’s guide for even broaching the topic of her good good friend:
“I’m not gonna read the book. … I just know what Regis was to me. He was 15 years the best partner I could ever have professionally. But he was my friend. We were dear friends and after I left the show … for the next 20 years we became better friends. Dearer friends.”
During that native TV interview, Kathie Lee additionally petitioned for sympathy from viewers and followers alike:
“Lord, protect Joy [Philbin] and the girls from this. In all the years I’ve known him, I never saw him [be] unkind to anyone. I never did. I’m just saying my reality is something completely different from that.”
Yeah, no surprise these feedback didn’t sit properly with Kelly. And no surprise Kelly wished to throw again some shade in response!!
What do U make of this back-and-forth, Perezcious readers??
Sound OFF together with your takes right here down within the feedback (under)!
[Image via Tamron Hall Show/YouTube/Watch What Happens Live/YouTube]
Discussion about this post