Watching The View

Want to know what really happened behind the scenes at The View over the past ten years? There may be some answers forthcoming in the new E! True Hollywood Story about The View. The episode will debut this Saturday, September 8th at 5:00 p.m. eastern time.

From the original five to the new Rosie-centric era, THS goes behind the scenes and gets down to the dirty business of chatter with the ladies from The View.

For more information and other times that the episode will air, visit E! Online.

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Reaching back into the video vault archives, here is a video of the statement Barbara Walters made on The View the day after Star Jones made her surprise on-air announcement that she was leaving the show.

The View, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Star Jones, Elisabeth Hasselbeck

I just read on the official View website that nine-year-old Maria Lark, from Medium, will be the youngest person ever to co-host The View. The episode has likely already been recorded because it will air on Monday September 3rd, Labor Day, which is before the show returns from hiatus and Whoopi Goldberg joins the panel.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Maria Lark, she is an adorable, funny, and precocious kid. Below is a video of when Maria was on The View as a guest in May of 2006.

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Star Jones Reynolds, who is on a publicity campaign for her new television show on Court TV, recently acknowledged that she alienated The View audience with her frequent discussion of her lavish wedding. Her unending discussion of the details of her wedding, along with her unwillingness to disclose that she had lost her weight as a result of gastric bypass surgery, caused viewers to turn away from her, and the show. That is reportedly why the show did not renew her contract. She did not admit to the surgery until last month.

This is what she said recently on the topic:

I had lost the immediate connection that I had with my audience.

Yes, I enjoyed planning the wedding of my dreams, marrying the man of my dreams. But I take responsibility 100 percent for enjoying celebrity a bit too much. I screwed up. … It’s intoxicating. I sucked it into my lungs and let it get into my bloodstream.
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Her new show, Star Jones, will premiere Monday on Court TV.

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Now is your chance to ask Star Jones about what really went on behind the scenes at The View during her awkward departure last year. Court TV (the channel that her new show is on) is sponsoring a “Star for a Day” contest where you can win a trip to New York City, see a taping of Star’s new show, and have lunch with Star. For all the details visit Court TV here.

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In the latest issue of Glamour magazine, Star Jones finally admitted what everyone already knew: her drastic weight loss came as a result of a gastric bypass surgery. As for the reason why she did reveal her surgery sooner, she had this to say:

First, I didn’t know if the surgery would work. I had never stuck to a diet or committed to exercise for more than a month, and I had spent my entire adult life telling everyone that I was fine with the way I looked. I also never thought I’d have to explain it. I actually thought that I could say, “None of your business,” and people would say, “OK, she wants to remain private.” If that isn’t evidence of someone not living in truth, I don’t know what is. Everything about me was already so public (mostly my own doing—talk about dumb!), so of course everyone wanted to know what I had done. I was also terrified someone would have a tragic result after emulating me without making an informed decision with her doctor. But the complete truth is, I was scared of what people might think of me. I was afraid to be vulnerable, and ashamed at not being able to get myself under control without this procedure.

For the full article, visit Glamour online.

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