Don't try to turn the tables on Barbara Walters. That's what Jessica Hahn learned on The View.
The show is doing a week of "Where Are They Now?" episodes featuring guests who had 15 minutes of fame years ago. Tuesday's segment featured Jessica Hahn, known for her sexual encounters with televangelist Jim Bakker in the 1980s.
But Hahn didn't like it when co-host Sherri Shepherd referred to Hahn's relationship as "an affair" and compared it to Walter's relationship with Sen. Edward Brooke in the 1970s.
"This wasn't an affair," said Hahn. "Unlike, I don't want to be cruel or anything, in your book Audition you had an affair with a senator," she said to Barbara.
Walters was quick to respond. "This is about you, my dear. This is not about me. OK?" she said, to applause from the crowd. "I'm very happy talk about my relationships, but this is about you."
While the Web buzz today is characterizing the exchange as a "smack down," the View maven seemed to be laughing it off.
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