Uh boy. There is one topic that Barbara Walters is wishing she hadn't given her "View" on last week. The veteran newswoman, co-host and producer of "The View," uncharacteristically ripped on Heather Mills when Paul McCartney's estranged wife went on a publicity blitz slamming the ex-Beatle and the media for their treatment of her, Then came news, just a day or two later, that McCartney is now dating Nancy Shevell, who is Barbara Walters second cousin. On "The View" Monday, Barbara tried to explain that when she made the negative comments about Heather, she didn;t know that cuz was dating Paul. "She's my second cousin," she said. "Her mother, who died, was my first cousin. And I have been very close to this young woman. ... She's separated from her husband, who's a nice man. The marriage wasn't going well, and they're separated." Apparently not so close that Shevell wanted cousin Barbara to know about the relationship. "I knew that there was someone, but she's very discreet," Barbara said before adding: "Certainly now, I'd like to stay as far away from the topic as possible!" I believe Babs. Why? Because I found stories of her ripping on Heather last spring when she did not keep a scheduled appointment to appear on "The View" after she was eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars."