Barbara Walters stopped by "Late Show With David Letterman" earlier this week for her pre-retirement farewell tour, and the two old friends touched on many current hot topics, including L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling and Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who engaged in an office tryst with President Bill Clinton back in the mid-1990s.
Lewinsky, now 40 years old, resurfaced recently with an essay in Vanity Fair about how she has been unable to move past that time in her life and had trouble finding work because of the notoriety that came with what happened.
Letterman, who made his fair share of Lewinsky jokes back during the scandal, did something few late-night hosts do anymore. He seemed to express real regret about his role in making Lewinsky a household punch line.
"I started to feel bad, because myself, and other people with shows like this, made relentless jokes about the poor woman. And she was a kid!" Letterman said.
"With some perspective, you realize this is a sad human situation," Letterman said.
Walters pointed out that the Clintons have both been able to move on. But "Monica is still stuck in the humor of it," she said.
Watch the interview below....
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