Star Jones on Larry King
Friday, June 30, 2006
The Star Jones saga continues! Star appeared on Larry King Live last night and discussed how she was shown the door. She claimed executive producer Bill Gettie knew about her firing since last November. She said it was leaked to a newspaper last November and when she asked Gettie if her job was in jeoprady, he said "no." She claims she finally found out that her contract wasn't being renewed in April and came to work for two months like nothing had happened. Here's some of what she said:
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"I wouldn't be honest if I didn't tell you I was hurt. This is a show that I loved with every ounce of my being. I loved coming to that show. I loved interacting with the viewers...I wanted to share my life and my thoughts and views with them."
"I don't want everyone to think that I all of a sudden came in there on Tuesday and dropped a bombshell to my colleague, Barabara Walters, and said 'I'm leaving.' She's known since April that she didn't renew my contract."
"What I hate about this more than anything... is this is the worst example of what people say about women. I will not be in a catfight. It's not who I am. It's not who I want to be. It's not who I was raised to be."
"200,000 people a year get fired. You know what they do? They look at that obstacle and they go towards opportunity. That's what I am going to do."
"I think this story was concoctated to protect me and to protect the network. I don't need to be protected."
KING: "What are you gunna do now?
STAR: "I'm gunna work on my new television projects. I'm gunna roll my sleeves up and get right back into child advocacy like I've been doing. And I'm gunna continue to grow, Larry, and become the person I aspire to be, every single day."
KING: "So, you are not going away quietly into this good night?"
STAR: "Naah, don't have to pull out that law degree just yet!"
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