Kathie Lee Gifford Shades Kelly Ripa After Regis Philbin Diss: ‘I’m Not Gonna Read’ Her Book

Kathie Lee Gifford isn’t determination for Kelly Ripa‘s caller stories! The iconic TV host, 69, level retired says she won’t beryllium speechmaking Kelly’s caller publication Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories. “I was precise atrocious to spot the headlines,” the erstwhile Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee big told Fox 5’s Rosanna Scotto in an October 10 interview, per Us Weekly. “You know, you ne'er cognize what’s existent and what’s not true. I went, ‘I anticipation this isn’t true. I conscionable anticipation it isn’t.’ ‘Cause what’s the point? I don’t get it. I don’t get it.” The comments were successful effect to Kelly’s claims astir her narration with Regis Philbin, with whom some women hosted the legendary daytime speech amusement — Kelly famously took Kathie’s spot successful 2001. Regis died successful July 2020 astatine property 88.

Regis and Kathie Lee (RICHARD DREW/AP/Shutterstock)

Specifically, per Us, Kelly claimed successful the publication that determination was a powerfulness conflict and questioned the thought of “seniority,” claiming it was ne'er bestowed connected her. “My sanction had to beryllium smaller than Regis’ sanction connected the Live! rubric paper and branding,” she wrote. “A crippled of inches, which speaks for itself. But connected that we agreed. Seniority, aft all.” The gorgeous parent of three took implicit for Kathie successful 2001 and hosted the amusement alongside the seasoned big until 2011.

Regis and Kelly (Kathy Willens/AP/Shutterstock)

Kathie continued, defending the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire alum. “I’m not gonna work the book,” she said during the October 10 interview. “I haven’t work it. I don’t adjacent cognize if it’s retired yet.” Going further, she expounded connected her relationship with Regis. “I conscionable cognize what Regis was to me, Rosanna,” she explained. “He was 15 years the champion spouse I could ever person professionally. But helium was my friend. We were beloved friends and aft I near the amusement … for the adjacent 20 years we became amended friends. Dearer friends.” She besides remembered the “last time” she heard Regis laugh, 2 weeks earlier his death, and hoped that the publicity for the publication wouldn’t negatively interaction his widow Joy Philbin and his 4 grown children, including Joanna and J.J. with Joy.

“Lord, support Joy and the girls from this,” she said, adding, “In each the years I’ve known him, I ne'er saw him unkind to anyone. I ne'er did. I’m conscionable saying my world is thing wholly antithetic from that.”