Newsmakers

Newsweek, May, 2005 by Marc Peyser

Q&A: Liz Smith

Dishing" is gossip queen Liz Smith's new book about her meals with Hollywood legends. She spoke with NEWSWEEK's Marc Peyser.

Are people afraid of you?

Noooo.

But everyone kisses up to you--even Bill O'Reilly.

He likes me. I've known him forever and ever.

Hmm. No wonder people say you're too nice.

I'm constantly being accused of that lately. A lot of it has to do with my longevity. If you hang around long enough they start saying, "This person is OK."

So you're not nice?

I just toted up all the people who've attacked me through my career, and it's quite a list.

Let's hear.

I don't think any of my peers ever had Donald Trump threaten to buy a newspaper in...

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