'Dy-no-mite!' Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter is dating star of 1970s sitcom Good Times Jimmie Walker, says show's creator

  • Norman Lear, 94, developed and produced hit CBS sitcom Good Times in 1970s
  • Lear recently sat down for an interview with black-ish producer Kanya Barris
  • In the interview, he dropped a bombshell about one of the show's stars
  • Lear said Jimmie Walker, who played J.J., was dating right-winger Anne Coulter
  • Lear told Barris that the two have been an item 'for some time'
  • Coulter and Walker appeared in public together, but she insists they're friends
  • Walker's right-of-center views are outside mainstream of black community

By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com

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Jimmie Walker, the TV star most famous for his portrayal of J.J. on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times, is said to be dating conservative firebrand Ann Coulter.

The stunning claim was made by Norman Lear, who knows Walker, 69, from his stint as the executive producer of Good Times.

Lear, 94, said the unlikely pair were an item during an interview for Entertainment Weekly with Black-ish creator Kanya Barris.

Barris, 42, was picking Lear's brain about his experiences in television when the conversation veered toward the 'phenomenon' that was Walker's character, J.J., on Good Times, which aired on CBS.

Jimmie Walker (left), the TV star most famous for his portrayal of J.J. on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times, was rumored to be dating conservative firebrand Ann Coulter (right)

Jimmie Walker (left), the TV star most famous for his portrayal of J.J. on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times, is said to be dating conservative firebrand Ann Coulter (right)

The stunning claim was made by Norman Lear (right), who knows Walker, 69, from his stint as the executive producer of Good Times. Lear, 94, said the unlikely pair were an item during an interview for Entertainment Weekly with Black-ish creator Kanya Barris (left)

The stunning claim was made by Norman Lear (right), who knows Walker, 69, from his stint as the executive producer of Good Times. Lear, 94, said the unlikely pair were an item during an interview for Entertainment Weekly with Black-ish creator Kanya Barris (left)

'I knew that the role could make him a star,' Lear said of Walker's character, who was known for his signature exclamation - 'Dy-no-mite!'.

Then he dropped the real bombshell.

'I love him; he's a wonderful guy, but I'll tell you something about him that'll astound you: He dates Ann Coulter.'

Barris could not believe what he was hearing, yet Lear insisted this was the truth.

The two have been seen together in public in recent years, though Coulter insists they are just friends. The two are seen in this April 10, 2016 photo

The two have been seen together in public in recent years, though Coulter insists they are just friends. The two are seen in this April 10, 2016 photo

Jimmie Walker in 1974
Anne Coulter

Though the couple may seem an odd pairing at first glance, a closer look at their political views shows that it may not be so far-fetched after all

'No,' a shocked Barris answered. 'No!'

'I've sat with [them] for an entire evening,' Lear said, adding that Walker and Coulter have been together 'for some time.'

Lear said that he and his wife sat down for dinner with Walker and Coulter, 55, recently.

Although his wife was initially reluctant to meet with Coulter due to her outspokenness, Lear said that she came across as 'a dreamy, delicious, sweet person.'

'I am as serious as I can be, and I spent an evening at the same table with them, so I know,' Lear said.

'As we're driving to the dinner, I said, 'Ann Coulter will be at the table.' [And my wife] said, "I can't sit at the table with Ann Coulter, I will not sit at the table with Ann Coulter." And Ann Coulter was a dreamy, delicious, sweet person.'

'J.J. dates Ann Coulter!' said Barris. 'You couldn't write that! That's fantastic!'

The two have been seen together in public in recent years, though Coulter insists they are just friends.

Though the couple may seem an odd pairing at first glance, a closer look at their political views shows that it may not be so far-fetched after all.

Walker, a self-described 'realist independent,' told Bill O'Reilly of Fox News in 2012 that he did not vote for Barack Obama in either the 2008 or the 2012 election.

He also told CNN that he was opposed to affirmative action and gay marriage, though he favored legalizing same-sex marriage since it was not an issue worth fighting over.

He has taken right-of-center views on issues like the death penalty, the size of government, and capitalism.

Walker is also a supporter of Bill Clinton's anti-welfare policies. In his memoir, he writes that he voted for Ronald Reagan.

Coulter, meanwhile, is one of the more controversial conservative commentators in the country.

Critics say that her commentary veers into racism and white supremacism.

After Al Qaeda committed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Coulter wrote: 'We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.'

In 2007, she told a Jewish cable news host on CNBC that her dream was to see an America become completely Christian.

When asked if that meant she preferred a world with no Jews, she replied: 'No, we think – we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.' 

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