Taylor Armstrong is too demanding for Barbara Walters

Taylor Armstrong interview with Barbara Walters has been cancelled due to "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star's excessive demands. Armstrong reportedly was unable to reach an agreement with Walters, as Walters refused to sidestep questions concerning Russell Armstrong's suicide.


"Taylor had a list of demands that Walters just wasn't willing to go along with," a source told RadarOnline. "Taylor didn't want to be grilled about her participation on 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' possibly contributing to Russell's suicide. She didn't want to be put on the hot seat regarding her spending habits."


Is it really that big of a deal that the grieving wife told the notoriously inquisitive and hard-line Walters to scale it back a bit during the interview? Probably so, at least in Walters's and ABC's eyes, given the amount of money they would have likely been shelling out to Armstrong to conduct the interview.


To many, Taylor Armstrong is becoming a less sympathetic figure by the day, especially citing reports that her excessive spending and alleged bi-sexuality may have contributed to her late husband's suicide. To a lesser extent, her release of photos showing her badly beaten in the hospital, allegedly at the hands of Russell, have some questioning her true motives, given the timing.


While Walters was unsuccessful in landing the much-coveted interview, Armstrong has agreed to terms with Entertainment Tonight. Entertainment Tonight will air its exclusive Taylor Armstrong interview in a broadcast next week.


The star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was unable to come to an agreement with Barbara Walters, who reportedly refused to cave into Armstrong's demands to limit questions about the suicide of Russell Armstrong, Taylor's estranged husband.


"Taylor had a list of demands that Walters just wasn't willing to go along with," a source told RadarOnline. "Taylor didn't want to be grilled about her participation on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills possibly contributing to Russell's suicide. She didn't want to be put on the hot seat regarding her spending habits."


We won't miss out on hearing Armstrong exploit her grief, though -- she wound up making a deal with another TV news show.


"In the end, Entertainment Tonight was able to come to an agreement with Taylor that she was extremely comfortable with," said the source.


It must be quite the deal, because someone -- most likely Taylor Armstrong herself -- gave the show hospital photos of a badly beaten Taylor, highlighting injuries she claims were inflicted by Russell.


Taylor found Russell's body at a friend's house where he was staying after the couple split. On the verge of divorce, friends say Russell was deeply in debt and possibly bisexual -- a secret he was afraid Taylor would disclose to the world on the show.