Paris on The View?



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That Barbara Walters -- who may or may not have blasted Richard Pryor -- has made a study of reluctant porn star Paris Hilton is obvious. But will this "study" metastasize into a full-blown project? Will Paris' concave ass -- presently 5 pounds lighter -- be seated between Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasselbeck in the near future? On Walters' Sirius satellite show, there seemed to be some interest on the part of Walters, but profound melancholy on the part of The View's Executive Producer, Bill Geddie. From FishbowlNY:

"CALLER: I think what's lacking from The View are two things: an African-American voice and a young, hip, party girl. I wonder if you would you ever consider bringing Paris on as a co-host?

"BW: Wouldn't that be fun. By the way, we've had an African-American on almost every single day, and we do think it's important to have an African-American on when we choose the new people we're adding, but there hasn't been a day practically this whole year that we haven't had an African-American on. If Paris wanted to come on and be a member of our panel ...

"BILL GEDDIE: Let me answer that: no.

"BW: Let me answer that: yes.

"BILL GEDDIE: No.

"BW: Yes.

"BG: Whatever, it's not going to happen.

"BW: Bill and I used to say when we do specials if we both agree that's great, if he feels very strongly about something, then we go with him. If I feel very strongly about something, then we go with me.

"BG: But the end of the story is that if she feels strongly and I feel strongly, we go with her [Barbara].

"BW: [Laughing] And that's the way it should be."

We are rooting for Michael Musto's brilliant suggestion of Hazelle Goodman for the Star Bones vacated African-American yenta seat.