Entertainment Tonight
Then — in 1981 — came what could have been a life-changing career break. Wallace was tapped to co-anchor a new 30-minute syndicated showbiz TV show based in Hollywood called Entertainment Tonight.
ET eventually would change how TV reported the entertainment industry and it would create success for future hosts such as John Tesh, Maria Menounos and Mary Hart. Wallace was not destined to be one of those names. Just months after ET's debut, producers decided to make a change, offering Wallace a reporter position on the program, which she declined.
In 1982, Wallace's marriage with Klein ended in divorce. Soon after, newspapers reported she was dating Richard Cohen, the then-estranged husband of Tina Sinatra.
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