Barbara Walters: Paris Can Cohost The View

The topic of Paris Hilton caused a brief feud between Barbara Walters and her The View co-executive producer Bill Geddie.

At issue: Whether the incarcerated heiress could ever become a cohost on the daytime chatfest.

Speaking together on Monday's night edition of Walters's SIRIUS Satellite Radio show Barbara Live, the veteran journalist fielded a question from a listener who asked if Hilton would ever be allowed to cohost the TV show?

"She would certainly always give us something to talk about," Walters – who earlier on that day's The View had told of her phone conversation with Hilton – said on the radio.

But Geddie was less enthusiastic. "Let me answer that," he said. "No." This prompted Walters to respond, "Let me answer that: Yes."

Geddie insisted his reaction to Hilton was nothing personal. "We've been around [Hilton] ... and she's perfectly pleasant."

Still, by Wednesday, Walters no longer seemed so particularly keen to sign Hilton to The View. Speaking to Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, Walters was asked if she'd ever try to speak with Hilton again.

"I hadn't really thought about it," she said. "I wasn't trying to speak with her [we did speak]."

Pressed Seacrest, "I would assume that you would be in discussion with her about having that first interview [after she's out of jail].

"I have not discussed that," replied Walters. "We have not discussed an interview."

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Gimme a break Babwa!