Barbara Walter once interviewed Macaulay Culkin, that was promoting Party Monster (where he played a gay murderer), and asked him is doing that movie, if he wasn't afraid people would think he was gay. He answered :"Better than they think I am a murderer".
She was the first woman "reporter" to make a million a year back then, but it was all kinds of wrong the way did it. A bounty hunter is all she (and others) did.
When this was aired in 2006, Ricky Martin was not out yet. If Barbara Walters had really learned her lesson about not asking people about their sexual orientation, she would not have included her interview with Ricky Martin in this. Instead she strongly implied that he was gay, and added more unnecessary pressure on him. I have no respect for this woman.
tony curtis THANK YOU for saying this. Somebody had to say this about this unscrupulous woman for robbing that man of his peace of mind during some of his most precious years.
Some gays are out only to close family and friends, they are not obligated to be out to the general public and it really is nobody's call to do so. That's rude and it's classless.
@@AB-bt9eb Seriously? It's a different time now then it was then for sure, but you think you have a right to satisfy your curiosity? What if you want to know if somebody does it doggy style, should you just ask? No filter? No boundaries?
couldn't agree with you more! I LOVE Ricky and I just think that someone's talent, work, or life itself shouldn't be judged by all the he-said she-said rumors. He is a beautiful and GREAT person both inside and out and I just love him regardless =D
One of the nice things about our world today is that so many public figures do feel free to come out. Just look at some of the recent ones: Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Raven Symone, Robbie Rogers, Ben Wishaw, Jodie Foster, Lucas Cruickshank and Wentworth Miller.
The main reason many gay artists don't reveal their sexual preference is because they want to appeal to the widest audience and not lose any part of it.
Barbara Walters is a good interviewer. She learned a good lesson from those 3 interviews and I think that's the important thing and I hope you feel the same.
I'm sorry but you can't just force people to come out. The gay community is supposed to support "tolerance", yet they say any adult who doesn't come out is a coward. Where the fuck is the tolerance there? It's a personal decision, ignore everybody else and what they think.
Fergal Quinn wrong idiot. Most gays feel that a person should come out on their own terms and when they're ready to. But when some Republican is doing everything they can to push gays back in the closet and then it's found out that they're fucking guys then Hells yes they should be outed
It's a wonderful opnion. When we stop judging people becuase of their race, or because they they gay, or because they are poor, etc we start seeing a person's heart and we become a better world. I wish this world would love another.
Rebecca de Alba. He dated her for a long time and she's 7 years older than him. She's always been a cougar though. I think that's the blonde you are referring to.
@katrin2801 ...and I'm very flattered that you care enough to spend all this time trying to figure it out! Such a sweetie... what am I gonna do with you?
@iepposko Because it's her job...whomever she's interviewing may not want to answer that particular question, and that's their prerogative, but doesn't mean she won't ask. In regards to Ricky Martin, the rumors at the time were fever pitch, I sincerely hope he wasn't that daft that he thought she wasn't going to go there.
Ricky Martin will be on The View today. I'm sure Barbara Walters will make a public apology to him for the way she tried to "out" him during that interview back in 2000.
I think it's because they are eager to be represented in popular culture in some way. not looking for a "leader", but somebody that they can relate too in a more familiar way... someone to tell a story from their point of view.
@cbracamonte Yes I agree!!! Finall someone giving Barbara the credit she deserves!!! I love her specials, The View, and her work for 20/20. I also read his memoir. She is a great reporter and tries to ask questions she thinks her audiance wants to know and then some, do you agree?
I think that It was rude of her to put the celebrities on the spot to and feel like they had to tell her that they were homosexual or not. All people have the right to tell people about their sexuality if they want to. Most of the people I know and myself included have only shared that they are gay or bisexual to their family and close friends and thats the way I prefer to do it. But people also have the right to be open about it on social media etc. It`s their own choice and as a journalist (and a person in general) you have to respect that. :)
I mean, sometimes it is great when celebrities say that they're gay because I truly it does help gay people feel less alone. Someone to look up to, but ultimately no one has to "admit" anything.
I appreciate the fact that Ricky Martin neither confirmed nor denied that he was or not. I believe that he has stood up for that fact that whether he is or not is absolutely no one's business other than his and I love him whether he is or not I just love HIM. I wish people woouod just embrace their fellow beings on this earth and allow them to live how they see fit. No one has the right to judge or condemn anyone . As for the people who say its a sin, well thats up to God on Judgemnet day, not U
OK she broke the glass ceiling in her industry. Then she held everyone different in contempt. As she becomes known for making folks cry, she relished the power it gave her. And she became a bigot monster in pearls and hairspray.
People like Rock Hudson and Tony Perkins dated women too, and that was back in the days when issues such as homosexuality weren't being discussed as they are now. Just because someone is dating a person of the opposite sex doesn't mean that they aren't bi or gay.
I think she was just doing her job, but I agree that it’s nobodies business. I have always adored RM, but when you choose to be a celebrity, people crossing those boundaries are just a reality. I mean it’s a reality most all gay men and women have to go through. Not that it’s right.
Boy George never said he was bisexual in the UK. Who do people think they are if they are truly outing people, it can really hurt and devastate some families that’s why people have a right to decide when and if they want to tell the world their sexuality.
As a professional she should being asking this kind of private question because she doean't know how to deal with it. but is never to later to regret and fixed your mistakes.
Nowadays, there are tons of celebrities who are coming out on their own. Just look at Zachary Quinto and his boyfriend, Jonathan Groff. Or look at Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka.
Essa pergunta acabou com ele , os rumores aumentaram e ele ficou muito Stressado de tudo , porque ele não estava preparado pra responder essa pergunta , e ela fez muito mal de insistir em perguntar ! Ela reconheceu que fez mal um tempo depois ..
Barbara Walters is a great journlist. She really does try to get the facts out right and she admits sometimes she doesn't do it the right way. Dan Rather has been gulity of that too. And he's an icon. Barbara Walters is an icon because she admits when she screws up like that but she also knows she has to get the truth out about the world to all of us.
@pntjmr22 THANK YOU!!! Oh my god people make me sick when I hear them bash people I look up to. I like Barbara Walters and I'm glad she learned something from this interview. As an interviewer aren't you supposed to do that all the time?
Barbara Walter once interviewed Macaulay Culkin, that was promoting Party Monster (where he played a gay murderer), and asked him is doing that movie, if he wasn't afraid people would think he was gay. He answered :"Better than they think I am a murderer".
Look at Ricky's eyes.... omg... He was feeling so bad... Ricky we love you! you're amazing just the way you are...
Outing anyone against their wishes is wrong.
Especially in those days. There was zero tolerance. It could have been career ending.
BS, not of they are voting against gay rights.
I wonder what Skelton Barbra Walter has in her closet
Barbara Walters was truely unprofessional in her interview with Ricky Martin,
It was horrible
She was the first woman "reporter" to make a million a year back then, but it was all kinds of wrong the way did it. A bounty hunter is all she (and others) did.
I hate what she did to Ricky.
He has since forgiven her which is the right thing to do.
Me too! Horrible
Journalists. 2000
When this was aired in 2006, Ricky Martin was not out yet. If Barbara Walters had really learned her lesson about not asking people about their sexual orientation, she would not have included her interview with Ricky Martin in this. Instead she strongly implied that he was gay, and added more unnecessary pressure on him. I have no respect for this woman.
tony curtis THANK YOU for saying this. Somebody had to say this about this unscrupulous woman for robbing that man of his peace of mind during some of his most precious years.
That was horrible
They should’ve removed it from the show back then. Time is not an excuse. It was painful to watch BACK THEN.
No his answer was basically " its none of your business"
Some gays are out only to close family and friends, they are not obligated to be out to the general public and it really is nobody's call to do so. That's rude and it's classless.
Didn't say one wasn't allowed to ask, however going out of ones way to out someone who is minding their own business is not appropriate.
@@AB-bt9eb Seriously? It's a different time now then it was then for sure, but you think you have a right to satisfy your curiosity? What if you want to know if somebody does it doggy style, should you just ask? No filter? No boundaries?
@@AB-bt9eb You realize he would have lost record contacts, sponsors, venues.. Wtf..?
@@AB-bt9eb You sound like you're 20 and you know what "those days" were.
Like Jodie Foster
Seeing Ricky so calm against that question, not a doubt in my mind THATS what a real man is!
good thing she regretted it, but she was so unprofessional on ricky martin interview
"I don't wanna put you on the spot, but" ... um. you just did.
I love Boy George so much!!
ricky martin's such a great guy :)
2:12...Barbara just dabbed on us! She was ahead of her time
Barbara was born in 1896 so…
"Does it hurt that ppl say you are gay" is a question that can only come from a belief that being gay is wrong. Her lack of awareness was staggering.
couldn't agree with you more! I LOVE Ricky and I just think that someone's talent, work, or life itself shouldn't be judged by all the he-said she-said rumors. He is a beautiful and GREAT person both inside and out and I just love him regardless =D
Ricky is such a pretty man, ohhhhhhh
Yes!
It's still is easier to say you are bisexual than gay.
Because all men are bisexual that's why
How helpful of you to say this as someone who is clearly not bi. Love that you know this.
Also you’re wrong, dude.
Sincerely,
A bisexual
One of the nice things about our world today is that so many public figures do feel free to come out. Just look at some of the recent ones: Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Raven Symone, Robbie Rogers, Ben Wishaw, Jodie Foster, Lucas Cruickshank and
Wentworth Miller.
Ricky Martin's answer is pretty much like saying, yes I am gay!
She shouldn’t put him on the spotlight like that tho! It’s so fcking selfish and low
When will Travolta ever come out?
Lol haha
He was dating Parker Stevenson when he was on Welcome Back Kotter.
Rosie is Wonderful.
We need her back on the tube.
Barbara was the Greatest Interviewer - Ever. RIP
It was definitely a mistake to push him like that. He was so adorable during the interview.
The main reason many gay artists don't reveal their sexual preference is because they want to appeal to the widest audience and not lose any part of it.
Thank you...Totally, TOTALLY agree... All those things dos'nt matter. There is so much hate, it's horrible.
"Could you go one way or another?"
I wonder if Barbra knew what she said.
Look at Joy's Face when Rosie was Talking...LOL
Ricky Martin was so handsome back then, still handsome now
Barbara Walters is a good interviewer. She learned a good lesson from those 3 interviews and I think that's the important thing and I hope you feel the same.
WOW! 5 mins felt like a couple of hours...
ricky is finally out now:) congrats to him!
Ricky not denying it having such an opportunity makes it clear to me.
and btw he looks so hot in that green shirt during his interview with Barbara :]
Wow. Ricky's come a long way!
Barbara definitely afftected his career.
I'm sorry but you can't just force people to come out. The gay community is supposed to support "tolerance", yet they say any adult who doesn't come out is a coward. Where the fuck is the tolerance there? It's a personal decision, ignore everybody else and what they think.
Firstly, not all gay people think that. Many straight people feel that way.
So gay people can't have any judgement calls?
They are cowards though mostly....they don't come out because they're scared.. That's a coward.
You obviously have no understanding about how scary it can be to be gay in this world.
Fergal Quinn wrong idiot. Most gays feel that a person should come out on their own terms and when they're ready to. But when some Republican is doing everything they can to push gays back in the closet and then it's found out that they're fucking guys then Hells yes they should be outed
Fergal Quinn you know nothing about being gay. If you are claiming to be gay than you have a huge misunderstanding of this community
THANK YOU!
She angers me. How dare she!
Is it me, or did Ellen sound more real back then?
Barbara Walters is a beautiful reporter lucky to meet soooo many celebs ☆♡★♥~
Unprofessional tho
What’s she has done to Ricky has no excuse!! What she thinks she is
Great quote!
That's right Barb, it's nobody's business!
Any answer to the question "Are you gay?" besides "No," means "Yes."
Kieran Scarlett no it means it's none of your fucking business either way
YES. like to heard more about amanda's darker secrets.......thank you.
It's a wonderful opnion. When we stop judging people becuase of their race, or because they they gay, or because they are poor, etc we start seeing a person's heart and we become a better world. I wish this world would love another.
RM is a wanderful person, love his music and everything he done is because he wanted that way.
And I hope you see Rosie more and more on tv so you continue to get upset :P
hahah.
Try not to have a heart attack.
check again...he is....he announced it today.
Rebecca de Alba. He dated her for a long time and she's 7 years older than him. She's always been a cougar though. I think that's the blonde you are referring to.
And to think Barbara Walters is the same person who thought interviewing Paris Hilton, after her release from jail, was "beneath her."
Backtracking at the end of your career is very convenient after you made fame and money about putting someone on the spot.
God that interview made me feel so uncomfortable. Especially when Ricky told her he didn't want to talk about it.
@katrin2801 ...and I'm very flattered that you care enough to spend all this time trying to figure it out! Such a sweetie... what am I gonna do with you?
@iepposko Because it's her job...whomever she's interviewing may not want to answer that particular question, and that's their prerogative, but doesn't mean she won't ask. In regards to Ricky Martin, the rumors at the time were fever pitch, I sincerely hope he wasn't that daft that he thought she wasn't going to go there.
Boy George is gay ??????
HA
Ricky Martin will be on The View today. I'm sure Barbara Walters will make a public apology to him for the way she tried to "out" him during that interview back in 2000.
LOL to all of you who said Ricky Martin is NOT gay! He has finally came out and showed his PRIDE colors!! Way to go RIcky!!!
that's so mean, it's easy to judge people until your being judged
how is this from 2006 and their talking about TMZ? I thought TMZ started in 2007?
I think it's because they are eager to be represented in popular culture in some way. not looking for a "leader", but somebody that they can relate too in a more familiar way... someone to tell a story from their point of view.
whats up with that little clip at the end? lol
I got it. You didn't get the double entendre. DUH!
I knew this for many years. Haahaaa!
she is amazing!
@cbracamonte Yes I agree!!! Finall someone giving Barbara the credit she deserves!!! I love her specials, The View, and her work for 20/20. I also read his memoir. She is a great reporter and tries to ask questions she thinks her audiance wants to know and then some, do you agree?
I think that It was rude of her to put the celebrities on the spot to and feel like they had to tell her that they were homosexual or not. All people have the right to tell people about their sexuality if they want to. Most of the people I know and myself included have only shared that they are gay or bisexual to their family and close friends and thats the way I prefer to do it. But people also have the right to be open about it on social media etc. It`s their own choice and as a journalist (and a person in general) you have to respect that. :)
Yep! Thats right! Nonya
I mean, sometimes it is great when celebrities say that they're gay because I truly it does help gay people feel less alone. Someone to look up to, but ultimately no one has to "admit" anything.
I appreciate the fact that Ricky Martin neither confirmed nor denied that he was or not. I believe that he has stood up for that fact that whether he is or not is absolutely no one's business other than his and I love him whether he is or not I just love HIM. I wish people woouod just embrace their fellow beings on this earth and allow them to live how they see fit. No one has the right to judge or condemn anyone . As for the people who say its a sin, well thats up to God on Judgemnet day, not U
coming out or not,that's his option, his right..
OK she broke the glass ceiling in her industry. Then she held everyone different in contempt. As she becomes known for making folks cry, she relished the power it gave her. And she became a bigot monster in pearls and hairspray.
People like Rock Hudson and Tony Perkins dated women too, and that was back in the days when issues such as homosexuality weren't being discussed as they are now. Just because someone is dating a person of the opposite sex doesn't mean that they aren't bi or gay.
Typical for her and many people who think they can just ask whatever they want, and not think of the implications of their actions.
At least Barbara realized she was being nosy, and took back her comments.
Happy Pride Month everyone.
RICKY MARTIN JUST CAME OUT!!!
Agreed!
He just said today he was
I knew Rosie was alluding to Robin Williams before she said it.
I think she was just doing her job, but I agree that it’s nobodies business. I have always adored RM, but when you choose to be a celebrity, people crossing those boundaries are just a reality. I mean it’s a reality most all gay men and women have to go through. Not that it’s right.
@xxcrystalsweetiexx She didn't too much regret it.B/C she still asked Hugh Jackman afterwards.
Barbara is ruthless.
and now he is.
Boy George never said he was bisexual in the UK. Who do people think they are if they are truly outing people, it can really hurt and devastate some families that’s why people have a right to decide when and if they want to tell the world their sexuality.
As a professional she should being asking this kind of private question because she doean't know how to deal with it. but is never to later to regret and fixed your mistakes.
He looks good in green
I totally agree with you. I think she had a thing for Ricky Martin don't you think? Look at her eyes there!!!
Nowadays, there are tons of celebrities who are coming out on their own. Just look at Zachary Quinto and his boyfriend, Jonathan Groff. Or look at Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka.
wumows swellwing awound... lolzzz too cute!
I made up for it : )
Essa pergunta acabou com ele , os rumores aumentaram e ele ficou muito Stressado de tudo , porque ele não estava preparado pra responder essa pergunta , e ela fez muito mal de insistir em perguntar ! Ela reconheceu que fez mal um tempo depois ..
Es la Mirtha Legrand de Argentina!jejjejeje
He is.
why does she always have ask questions that makes people feel uncomfortable..
And Ms. Walters, you could have left it alone. Not good form; not a good question.
Barbara Walters is a great journlist. She really does try to get the facts out right and she admits sometimes she doesn't do it the right way. Dan Rather has been gulity of that too. And he's an icon. Barbara Walters is an icon because she admits when she screws up like that but she also knows she has to get the truth out about the world to all of us.
funny how people were just saying he is NOT gay.
LOL HE IS.
@pntjmr22 THANK YOU!!! Oh my god people make me sick when I hear them bash people I look up to. I like Barbara Walters and I'm glad she learned something from this interview. As an interviewer aren't you supposed to do that all the time?
@mauwarrior What has she given to the lgbt community?