Andy Cohen Reacts to Kathie Lee Gifford Slamming Kelly Ripa’s E book

BFFs without end. Andy Cohen shared his ideas about Kathie Lee Gifford refusing to learn his longtime pal Kelly Ripa’s memoir — and why the e book isn’t slandering the late Regis Philbin.

“I feel if Kathie Lee learn the e book, she would in all probability agree with every part Kelly mentioned,” Cohen, 54, solely informed Us Weekly on Friday, October 14, throughout an interview at BravoCon 2022. “What Kelly did was she informed her expertise and it was all so very reasonable and balanced.”

Ripa, 52, not too long ago made headlines when she obtained candid in her new memoir, Reside Wire: Lengthy-Winded Brief Tales, about her relationship along with her late cohost, who died in July 2020 on the age of 88.

Whereas the 2 weren’t shut in actual life — the Riverdale alum known as the concept “a fundamental false impression” — she additionally revealed there was an influence battle that existed between them.

”My title needed to be smaller than Regis’ title on the Reside! title card and branding. A recreation of inches, which speaks for itself. However on that we agreed. Seniority, in spite of everything,” Ripa penned in her tales, noting that “seniority” quickly become an “elusive” time period by no means utilized in reference to her expertise.

Gifford, 69, who helmed Reside! With Regis and Kathie Lee for greater than a decade till she exited the present in 2000 (Ripa’s takeover started in 2001) — responded to the previous cleaning soap star’s claims throughout an October 10 interview with Fox 5’s Rosanna Scotto.

“I used to be very sorry to see the headlines,” she mentioned. “You understand, you by no means know what’s true and what’s not true. I went, ‘I hope this isn’t true. I simply hope it isn’t.’ ‘Trigger what’s the purpose? I don’t get it. I don’t get it.”

The Lipstick Jungle alum went on to state that she’s “not gonna learn the e book” earlier than including, “I do know what Regis was to me.”

She continued, “He was 15 years one of the best associate I might ever have professionally. However he was my good friend. We had been pricey associates and after I left the present … for the subsequent 20 years we turned higher associates. Dearer associates.”

The TV producer additionally hoped that the Who Needs to Be a Millionaire’s widow Pleasure Philbin — and his 4 grown youngsters — wouldn’t need to see Ripa’s feedback.

“Lord, defend Pleasure and the ladies from this,” Gifford shared on the present. (Regis shared daughter Amy and son Daniel with ex-wife Catherine Faylen and daughters Joanna and J.J. with Pleasure.)

Cohen, for his half, informed Us on Friday that the As we speak host “responding to a headline” is what brought about the inital confusion, noting that the drama between the 2 ladies is definitely “a lot to do about nothing.”

When requested if the New York native had learn his BFF’s new e book, Cohen replied, “Sure, I cherished [it]. It was unbelievable.”

With reporting by Diana Cooper