In the June issue of More Magazine, TODAY host Meredith Vieira opens up about why she refused to interview Paris Hilton after she was released from prison in June of 2007.

“I did not feel good about doing the interview. I just said, ‘I don’t think this is right, this is all about ratings,’” Meredith says.

“There was this whole thing about whether we were going to give [Paris] a special, and all this minutiae and craziness.”

Don’t forget to pick up a copy of Meredith’s More on newsstands November 24.