Let’s hope the Hasselbeck Haters didn’t get their hopes up” Barbara Walters kicked off Monday’s edition of The View by debunked reports that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being ousted from the ABC talk show.
The right-winger sat quietly as Walters addressed what she called the “particularly false story that keeps getting picked up,” referring to Friday’s Us Weekly report, which quoted unnamed sources claiming Hasselbeck had been fired because her unpopular political views clash with the show’s largely liberal audience.
Not true, said Babs, who told the audience:
“The truth is, we love Elisabeth.I like her personally and she’s just a wonderful person. But beyond that, we value and appreciate her point her view. It’s important to us because Elisabeth helps give this show perspective and balance. And believe me, she’s tougher than she looks, [having to] sit here for a decade and take the kind of guff we give her.”
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Aww snap! Is another mayjah shakeup headed for one of television’s longest-running gabfest?
Well, that depends on who’s telling the story.
The blogosphere is abuzz with the scoop that the ultra-conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck is being given “The Star Jones Treatment” by producers of The View. That’s right, guys. Blondie’s reportedly been unceremoniously kicked to the curb after a decade of dishing on Hot Topics and hobnobbing with some very pesky liberals.
There’s always Fox News!
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The View is losing its resident wisecracker: After 16 and a half years on The View, Joy Behar is departing at the end of the season. An original Viewer, Behar is one of five co-hosts currently on the show, joining series creator Barbara Walters, Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg, conservative pundit Elisabeth Hasselbeck and comedian Sherri Shepherd.
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Queen Latifah dropped by ABC’s femme gabfest The View on Wednesday, where the rapper-turned-actress revealed that she is “working on” adopting her first child.
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The day after correspondent Star Jones returned to The View stage for the first time since she was unceremoniously fired six years ago, her Today Show co-panelist, Donny Deutsch, took Barbara Walters to task for ambushing the former legal eagle.
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