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Speculation has been rising in recent weeks about whether Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be returning to compete in Survivor season 50, and now the TV personality has finally made her own announcement. The official Survivor season 50 cast list has now been revealed, and there are several fan-favorites coming back, including Colby Donaldson, Mike White, Cirie Fields and Ozzy Lusth. Kyle Fraser, Joseph Hunter and Kamilla Karthigesu from the recently-concluded Survivor season 48 are returning as well. The biggest rumor, though, has been that Elisabeth would be competing again.

Elisabeth broke her silence on Instagram and said definitively that she is not competing on Survivor 50. "That is funny, though. I'm not doing that. I'm gonna be back there with, like, snacks instead," she admitted. Elisabeth added that instead of being on Survivor, she'll be gardening and working on "fun projects," but Survivor is not on that list. "I'm not doing that. I wanna be...

Survivor50's cast has been announced after a fan frenzy surrounding the milestone season, and with a disappointing reveal of who will be part of the competition, there are signs that Jeff Probst is too involved in the production side of the series. Throughout Survivor history, there have been iconic castaways that have tugged at viewers' heartstrings and others who have seen fans call for their removal, as well as dozens in between. With Survivor 50 bringing returning players back to the game for the first time in ten seasons, the cast was set up to be an exciting reveal.

With a pre-taped message that revealed each of the Survivor50 cast members, viewers finally got to see who will be competing on the upcoming milestone season of the series. Branded as a season "in the hands the fans" wherein Survivor fans have been voting for game elements, many expected to see...

Update (05/27/2025 at 3:15 p.m. Et): Survivor Season 2 alum Elisabeth Hasselbeck has confirmed that she won’t be part of the Survivor 50 cast. The full cast will be announced by CBS on Wednesday, May 28, on CBS Mornings. Hasselbeck finished in fourth place in Survivor: The Australian Outback back in 2001. She went on to become a cohost of The View from 2003-2019 and Fox & Friends from 2013-2015. Hasselbeck responded to fan questions about her potentially returning to the reality competition show on Instagram stories this past weekend. “No, I’m not doing Survivor. That is funny though. I’m not doing that. I’m gonna be back there with, like, snacks instead,” Hasselbeck wrote on her story over Memorial Day weekend in a post that has since expired, per People. She panned the camera around to show her backyard and said, “I’ll be gardening … and working on some...

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Where is Steve Doocy?

It’s a question on the minds of many Fox News viewers this week, as the popular TV personality has recently been absent from the Fox & Friends studio.

The good news is, Doocy is set to return to the morning show, but going forward, he’ll be chiming in via satellite instead of sitting alongside his co-hosts.

Steve Doocy attends Fox Nation’s 2024 Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2024 in Greenvale, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

So where is Doocy, and why the sudden change to the usual Fox & Friends routine? Here’s what we know:

Steve Doocy’s new work schedule

After thirty years as a regular on Fox’s “Curvy Couch,” Doocy has relocated from New York City to Florida.

In announcing the move, the TV personality made it clear that he...

Thursday’s “Sherri” features a blend of children’s literature, science experiments, and comedy. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, former co-host of “The View,” will make her debut on “Sherri” to talk about her new children’s book, “God’s Masterpiece: An Adventure in Discovering Your Worth.” She’ll discuss the book’s message and what inspired her to write it. Adding a touch […]

Sherri: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Bone Hampton...

Joy Behar is facing criticism after changing her tune.

Fans of The View are standing up for a returning guest who once received harsh backlash during an appearance years ago.

Natalie “Nadya” Suleman, famously known as “Octomom,” was a guest on The View earlier this week.

Natalie rose to fame in 2009 when she gave birth to the world’s first surviving octuplets.

At the time, Natalie already had six children, so adding eight more to the mix made her a single mom of 14.

Natalie’s decision to selectively undergo in-vitro fertilization sparked outrage.

The media dragged Natalie Suleman in earlier years

She soon became the target of nationwide criticism for her decision to become a single mom to 14 children without any financial stability.

Among those who formerly criticized Natalie were some then-hosts of The View, including Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

One example was a comment...

Former The View panel member Elisabeth Hasselbeck recently went in on Joy Behar over Behar’s harsh criticism of Carrie Underwood. So, what did Behar have to say, and what did Hasselbeck clap back with?

The View: Former Co-Host Elisabeth Hasselbeck A Proud Conservative

The View fans who are longtime fans of the show will remember when Elisabeth Hasselbeck was a panel member of the popular talk show. While the ladies on the panel tend to lean largely left, there are some at the table representing for a more conservative point of view.

When it came to Elisabeth Hasselbeck and her time as part of The View, she was a proud conservative, and she never backed down from expressing her views on the program. Based on something that Joy Behar had to say about Carrie Underwood, Elisabeth was not afraid to clap back and make her opinion known.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck is not here for criticism of Carrie Underwood‘s decision to perform at Donald Trump‘s inauguration. The television personality weighed in on The View co-hosts’ conversation about the situation, specifically targeting Joy Behar for her comments about Underwood’s decision. “That @TheView @JoyVBehar needs to simmer down off my friend,” Hasselbeck wrote on X on Tuesday, January 14. She followed it up with a photo of Behar on her Instagram Story and a quote from her rant on The View earlier that day. “Joy – Carrie Underwood is an Incredible Woman. You could learn from her strength.” Hasselbeck previously sat alongside Behar on The View from 2003 to 2013. Her latest comments came after Behar insisted that she “wouldn’t” perform at Trump’s inauguration if she could sing herself. That @TheView @JoyVBehar needs to simmer down off my friend @carrieunderwood https://t.co/SqL6kENnzk — elisabeth hasselbeck (@ehasselbeck) January 14, 2025 “I would not normalize him,...

Reality TV stars are not A-listers, but some famous faces started as minor stars on TV. Or, early in their careers, they participated in reality TV. For example, did you know that Stephen Colbert, now associated with CBS’s The Late Show appeared on Whose Line Is It Anyway in the 1990s? Here are four other famous faces apart from Stephen Colbert who were on non-a-Lister shows.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Started In Reality TV

Elizabeth Hasselbeck wasn’t known until 2001. Before that, she worked for a big company. But, she got her chance at fame when she appeared on Survivor Season 2. Fans of the show will remember that she was gutsy and played a solid game.

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Although she didn’t win, she went on to become a familiar conservative face on The View. She started off in 2003 and lasted 10 years before moving on to Fox and Friends.

Throughout Survivor history, Jeff Probst's show has welcomed several fantastic players who helped make some seasons better than the rest. Fortunately for Tina Wesson, most Survivor fans recognize how masterfully she played during her first season. That fact is even more impressive given what she was put through.

Even though new fans who are figuring out which seasons to watch first may not realize it, Survivor can be a very dangerous game. After all, many Survivor players have been medically evacuated over the years. While passionate Survivor fans know about those evacuations, most have no idea that Tina once revealed the show permanently affected her body.

Tina Wesson Revealed How Her Body Changed Forever Because Of Survivor

As Survivor's 2nd winner ever and the first woman to win the show, Tina Wesson has gone down in the show's history. On top of that, Tina was highly likable throughout her various Survivor appearances,...

It sounds like there was some backstage drama on The View. The news comes from a podcast episode that Sara Haines appeared on. In that episode, she reveals a small story of something that happened between her and Alyssa Farah Griffin in an email between the hosts.

Here is what happened and why it annoyed Sara so much.

Sara Haines Reveals The View Backstage Drama

Sara Haines appeared on the podcast, The View: Behind The Table with Brian Teta. The episode was titled It’s Sara Without The H, For The Record, and that is really where the frustration arose. According to Sara, it all started with emails sent between the hosts coming up with topic ideas.

Sara Haines on The View | YouTube

This is a “hot topics” email they send each other with ideas from each woman. When Sara sends out her ideas, the other woman responds, and Alyssa...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck appeared on the Fox News show Hannity to call out her former co-hosts at The View for their support of Kamala Harris.

The conservative political commentator said she was “glad” she was not on the ABC talk show for expressing their opinions on the political race.

Hasselbeck also said that “mainstream media is in manipulation mode” currently as they are not giving more coverage to Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. She likened “the timing” of Joe Biden stepping down from the presidential race and the endorsement of Harris for the Democratic Party nomination as an attempt to change the political conversation.

“That’s why this announcement came right now. They don’t want us talking about what happened. They don’t want us talking about a resilient man who faced a near-assassination and stood up with resiliency,” she said. “So what do they do? A text break-up and...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared on The View to share her thoughts on Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race.

Joy Behar asked Jean-Pierre Biden if he felt betrayed by the “pile on” from Democrats and Hollywood personalities like George Clooney, who asked him to step down.

“He understands where people are. He understands having done this, 36 years as a Senator, eight years as Vice President, and now almost four years as President,” Jean-Pierre said after teasing Biden would speak more about his decision in a televised address to the nation. “He gets where we are as a country.”

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She continued, “Let’s not forget, there’s a lot at stake. There’s a lot at stake guys, a lot. Our democracy is at stake.

CBS's reality series Survivor has created iconic players and winners across 46 seasons, worth millions. Some contestants like Rob Mariano and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have seen success beyond the show, amassing huge net worths. From legal troubles to professional sports, Survivor contestants like Richard Hatch and Jeff Kent have had varied experiences.

When it comes to competitive reality series, CBS definitely knows what they are doing! The network has created some of the most successful shows from Big Brother, The Amazing Race, all the way to Survivor! And these shows can all be streamed on Paramount+.

Survivor, which first began back in 2000, has been on-air now for a whopping 46 seasons! Fans have gotten to witness some of the most iconic players in the game, and of course, have followed along with the show host, Jeff Probst.

Despite some fans questioning the legitimacy of the show, it has become one of the most-watched series,...

Meghan McCain will not take a little time to enjoy The View anytime soon as she says she will not return to the daytime talk show.

McCain is shutting down the possibility of returning to the ABC program and says she doesn’t talk to any of the current co-hosts on-air.

“There’s not a chance in hell,” McCain told Page Six of producers ever asking her to return, even as a guest.

The political commentator also acknowledged that she doesn’t want to do it either, adding, “I’ve had kids since then. I really like my life right now and I feel like it’s taken me a long time to sort of get to a place where people are seeing me as more serious.”

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McCain currently hosts Citizen McCain and, up until recently,...

Meghan McCain is giving her final thoughts on the talk show she co-hosted for four years, The View. Though she did not have the best experience, that does not necessarily mean she has left with a bad taste in her mouth. So, what did the mother of two have to say? Keep reading for more details.

Meghan McCain Gives Final Thoughts On The View

In 2017, Meghan McCain took her official seat as a co-host on The View. This a talk show where all voices and opinions are welcomed. As a more conservative person, Meghan let her side be known and never held back. However, that could also be detrimental to her position in the group. One thing that Meghan always acknowledged was how lucky she was to have gotten the job. More so, she understood how many people would have killed for that position. Unfortunately, it was anything but a...

In a change to its morning show, Fox News is adding Lawrence Jones as a co-anchor of Fox & Friends, where he will join longtime hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt on weekday mornings.

Jones will also continue in his role as the program’s enterprise reporter. His weekend show Lawrence Jones Cross Country will end with his new promotion, with Kilmeade taking over the 9 p.m. Saturday time slot.

“I am honored to become a part of the cable news legacy Fox News has created with Fox & Friends, the very show where I made my first ever national television appearance,” Jones said in a statement. “It is truly a privilege to inform our audience every day and I can’t wait to do so each morning.”

Fox says that Jones, 30, is the “youngest Black co-host in cable news” with the promotion. Doocy and Kilmeade have co-hosted the morning...

Rosie O’Donnell is recalling her time as a co-host on The View and is honest about not wanting to do the show again.

O’Donnell first came on the ABC talk show as the moderator following Meredith Vieria’s departure back in 2006. Her time on the daytime program was short-lived after clashing with conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, whom she tried to befriend despite their different takes on politics.

During an appearance on the Now What? with Brooke Shields podcast, O’Donnell said that when she joined the show she “went in there with a teamwork attitude.” The Harriet the Spy actor mentioned that producer Bill Geddie “would go into [Hasselbeck’s] little dressing room and give her notes and talking points of the Republican press that they would release daily.”

“She had the talking points and I was trying to get her to feel more than to fact,” O’Donnell said. “When I...

Hosts of “The View” past and present came together to honor and remember the show’s creator Barbara Walters on Tuesday, kicking off the new year of shows. But, Rosie O’Donnell was missing from that group, and on Tuesday afternoon, she explained why.

Walters died at the age of 93 on Dec. 30, prompting an outpouring of love and memories for the journalist. She created “The View” back in 1997, explaining in its original opening credits that she’d always wanted to do “a show with women of different generations, backgrounds and views.” Walters served as a co-host on the show until 2014, making Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar the only current hosts to have worked with her on the show.

But, as former hosts like Meredith Viera, Star Jones and Sherri Shepherd appeared in person, via phone and via Zoom during Tuesday’s episode-long tribute, some fans couldn’t help but wonder why O’Donnell wasn’t among them.

Clearing the air. Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about the real reason she wasn’t in attendance at “The View”‘s emotional tribute to Barbara Walters on Tuesday.

While O’Donnell’s reps previously told some outlets that her absence was due to a scheduling conflict, O’Donnell took to Instagram to explain that there was also a more personal reason she wasn’t able to be there.

“They invited me but I wasn’t able to make it,” O’Donnell said in a video she shared Tuesday evening. “And I didn’t want to be in a big group of people.”

“I don’t know, I was worried I would get upset and I didn’t want to do that. So, there you go,” she added.

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The View paid tribute to its legendary creator Barbara Walters on Tuesday's telecast.

Walters died on December 30 at the age of 93.

The episode brought past and present co-hosts together for a special installment that celebrated the legacy of Barbara.

Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin were joined by Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, Lisa Ling, Sherri Sheperd, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Behar, Vieira, Jones, and Matenopoulos were a part of the original panel when the show launched in 1997.

"She is the reason we're all sitting here today," Goldberg said at the beginning of the telecast.

Whoopi said that Barbara was a memorable part of the TV industry because "she did not allow them to not respect her."

"We knew her better than anyone, I think," added Behar.

"She was the original role model for everyone."

#WhoopiGoldberg reflects on meeting Barbara Walters for the first...

Hosts of “The View” past and present remembered the show’s creator Barbara Walters on Tuesday, sharing beloved memories of the journalist. But it was a story from former host Sherri Shepherd that stood out, as she recalled one time when Walters criticized her taste in men — and joked that she needed to be a lesbian instead.

As Shepherd explained, she and Walters would often have dinner outside the show, and — as she was prone to do with her co-hosts — Walters would offer advice. She and Shepherd were particularly close, with Shepherd noting that Walters actually planned her bridal shower. And at that shower, Walters was honest about her thoughts on Shepherd’s taste in men.

“She said, ‘You always get with these men who take your money! All the time! Stop getting married to men that take your money. You need to be a lesbian,'” Shepherd recalled. “‘But with your luck,...

“The View” kicked off its first show of the new year by honoring the one and only Barbara Walters, who died on Friday, Dec. 30, at the age of 93, with an hour that reunited several of her former “View” co-hosts and featured highlights from her many years on the daytime series.

“Tributes are pouring in from around the world to celebrate the life of Barbara Walters,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said at the top of the ABC talk show Monday. Goldberg described “The View” creator and former co-host as “the reason why we’re all sitting here,” adding, “really, if not for her, I don’t know where most of us would be.”

Walters launched “The View” in 1997, with an original panel of Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos and comedian Joy Behar. Behar remains the only original panelist still on the show, alongside current hosts Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

On December 30, 2022, legendary journalist and interviewer Barbara Walters died at the age of 93. She changed the landscape for women in the industry, became the highest-paid TV journalist, and took her "women's interest" stories on "The Today Show" and turned it into a co-hosting position — a first for a woman. She also became the first female co-anchor of "ABC Evening News." Later on, in 1997, Walters created, produced, and served as a co-host for the ABC talk show "The View," which gave voices to women from different walks of life and different generations. Now that show will honor its founder with a dedicated special, according to a post from the Instagram account for "The View."

The post reads: "#TheView was her idea, her passion, her show. Join us Tuesday morning as we celebrate the one and only Barbara Walters." When the talk show began, the lineup was Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones,...

Barbara Walters, the legendary Emmy-award winning broadcast journalism pioneer and co-creator of “The View”, has died. She was 93 years old.

ABC News confirmed the news on Friday. No cause of death was given. Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted that Walters died on Friday evening at her home in New York.

Throughout her more than 50-year career, Walter became a staple in broadcasting, helming the “Today” show ABC News, “20/20”, “The View”, and her annual “Most Fascinating People” special, while simultaneously paving the way for other female journalists.

Making a name in an industry dominated by men became an unspoken routine for Walters who began working for “20/20” in 1978. Joining the news magazine reunited Walters with her former “Today” co-host, Hugh Downs, and solidified what became her legacy.

Walters was born on September 25, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Boston, Miami and New York, the latter of which is where she launched...

Rosie O’Donnell appeared on Monday’s edition of “The Howard Stern Show”, and among the many celebrities she dished on was Woody Allen.

During the conversation, O’Donnell recalled receiving an offer to star in Allen’s 1999 movie “Sweet and Lowdown” — something she found highly surprising considering she had eviscerated him in her 1995 HBO standup special.

“Can you believe the nerve of this guy, showing up in public with his lover-slash-daughter?” O’Donnell said in her special, referencing Allen’s relationship with Soon-Yi Previn. “Incest, buddy, is a word. Look it up. Pedophile, what a concept. Have you heard of it?”

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She added, “I forgot that rule: You can adopt a baby and when she turns 16, f**k her! That’s the Woody Allen clause in all the adoption contracts… Every day my agent has been...

Rosie O’Donnell opened up about her feelings over the recently deceased Anne Heche, with whom she seemingly had a misunderstanding.

“I always sort of felt sorry for her but never reached out to her, so when she’s dying and all that happens I’m legitimately bereft,” O’Donnell told SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show”.

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The actress and comedian was shocked to learn that, last year, Heche had publicly accused O’Donnell of threatening to ruin her career back when Heche was a guest on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”, which ran from 1996 to 2002.

“I called my nephew, who does all the tapes for us, I go, ‘Pull every Anne Heche interview,’” O’Donnell recalled, telling host Howard Stern about her reaction to Heche’s claims, which ultimately...

Margaret Cho will guest star in the upcoming third season of Showtime’s “The L Word: Generation Q,” along with Joey Lauren Adams (“Chasing Amy”), Emmy nominee Joanna Cassidy and previously announced Grammy-nominated singer Kehlani.

The series will premiere Nov. 18 on streaming and on-demand before making its on-air debut Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.

The “Fire Island” star will play herself as a guest host on Alice’s (Leisha Hailey) eponymous late-night talk show. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominated actor, musician, comedian and advocate, Cho recently appeared in TV series such as “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” and Netflix’s comedy special “Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration.” Her production company, Animal Family Productions, has multiple scripted shows in development for 2022 and beyond.

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Adams will portray Taylor, a salt-of-the-earth, self-deprecating barista with a secret passion.

Rosie O’Donnell is definitely not setting aside her beef with her former “The View” co-star Elisabeth Hasselbeck anytime soon. Hasselbeck’s recent return to the show got a big thumbs down from O’Donnell, which of course it did given their contentious onscreen relationship back 2006 and 2007.

“Okay, so I prepared myself. I got ready to watch Elisabeth Hasselbeck on ‘The View,'” O’Donnell said in a TikTok video posted Thursday. “She’s not on today. She was on yesterday. So I missed it.”

She added, “But, then I went back on ‘The View’ on my Apple TV or whatever, and I watched it from yesterday, and I remembered why I don’t wanna watch it with her anymore,” slightly chuckling.

She concluded in the TikTok, shaking her head, “Her little Post-it Notes, I don’t know. Listen, it’s strange. Hope you’re having a good day, and if you saw that yesterday,...

Rosie O’Donnell is offering her review of Elisabeth Hasselbeck‘s return to “The View” as a guest co-host, and it wasn’t pretty. O’Donnell, 60, posted a TikTok video on Thursday and explained that she was prepared to sit and watch her former (current?) nemesis/ex-crush return to the daytime talk show but, to her surprise, actually missed it. Hasselbeck’s...

Meghan McCain says a comment made by Joy Behar was the final straw that prompted her to leave “The View.”

McCain exited her co-hosting duties in July 2021. While there were “a lot of factors” that contributed to her exit, she said on “The Commentary Magazine Podcast” that it was something Behar told her on-air right after she returned from maternity leave in January of that year that made her realize she needed to leave the ABC talk show for good.

“I finally went back to the show, and the day I went back to the show, Joy Behar said on air, ‘Nobody missed you, we didn’t miss you, you shouldn’t have come back,’” McCain said. “I started hysterically crying. Sorry gentlemen, I know, I started lactating on air, and crying, hysterical.”

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It’s official: The View has announced that former Trump communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin will become a permanent co-host when the daytime talk show kicks off Season 26 this fall.

In addition, longtime contributor Ana Navarro has signed a deal to become the series’ sixth permanent co-host (though she will not appear daily).

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Sunny Hostin will continue to give her hot takes as part of The View, as the television host has inked a new multi-year deal with the ABC daytime talk show. As reported by Variety, Hostin has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement to continue on at The View, which she currently co-hosts with Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, and Joy Behar. ABC has yet to comment on the report. Last week, it was revealed that former The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be returning to the show temporarily; Hasselbeck began her latest stint on Wednesday, August 3. Prior to that, Variety reported that former Donald Trump White House director of strategic communications, Alyssa Farah Griffin, had been tapped as the new permanent conservative co-host, taking the position left open by the previous co-host Meghan McCain. During this week’s shows, The View has been teasing the announcement of a new permanent co-host. According to Variety sources,...

Many fans of “The View” definitely haven’t missed Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and they made that clear with her return to the show on Wednesday. As she spent most of the show shaming abortion rights activists, viewers were vocal in their contempt for her on social media.

To kick off the show, the panel discussed Tuesday’s primary in Kansas, in which voters overwhelmingly rejected efforts to remove the right to an abortion from the state constitution. While most of the panel celebrated, Haselbeck did not, claiming that “just because something is a right, doesn’t make it right.”

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She then proceeded to continually cite her religious beliefs on the matter – arguing that abortion is wrong “according to god” – while simultaneously claiming that she doesn’t force her religion onto others.

“Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist dove right in Wednesday morning to discuss the vote in Kansas rejecting an amendment that would restrict abortion across the state.

In a landslide vote on the so-called “Value Them Both Amendment,” which would remove the right to abortion from the state’s constitution, the traditionally pro-life, right-leaning Kansas electorate drew a line in the sand. Scarborough noted that high-profile abortion cases like that of the 10-year-old rape victim and “the Texas Attorney General fighting for the right to let mothers die on the operating table” bolstered awareness that “this is the Republican party 2022” – and that many conservative voters don’t want to align themselves with it.

“Kansas voters, even people who are pro-life said, ‘No. We’re not going in that radical, freakish direction,'” Scarborough said.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck returned to “The View” on Wednesday and spent most of the first half of the show shaming abortion rights activists and women who get abortions. According to Hasselbeck, these people are “getting caught in the law” too much, rather than adhering to religious guidelines.

The discussion on abortion rights resurfaced after voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected the idea of removing a woman’s right to an abortion from the state constitution on Tuesday night, after the reversal of Roe v. Wade made it possible for state lawmakers to restrict access to that particular form of healthcare.

While most of the panel celebrated, Hasselbeck largely used her time to shame abortion rights activists. She primarily cited her religious beliefs, saying that abortion is wrong “according to God,” while also claiming that she doesn’t force her religion onto people. Hasselbeck’s core argument though was that women are focusing...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck is temporarily returning to The View as the show’s resident conservative co-host, a role she originally filled from 2003 until 2013. Speaking to People about the news, Hasselbeck said, “It will be an honor to co-host The View, share our bestselling children’s book, Flashlight Night, and as always, tackle hot topics! Pray for me y’all!” Hasselbeck is set to return on Wednesday, August 3. It was previously reported that former Donald Trump White House director of strategic communications, Alyssa Farah Griffin, had been tapped to serve as the new permanent conservative co-host, taking the position left open by the previous co-host Meghan McCain. During her time on the show, Hasselbeck often clashed with her co-hosts on a number of hot topic issues. In 2007, she famously got into a heated confrontation with then co-host Rosie O’Donnell over the Iraq War. O’Donnell quit the show shortly after. The former Survivor...

Former cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck is temporarily returning to The View as its resident conservative voice.

Hasselbeck was on the show from 2003 to 2013, coinciding with the show’s seasons 7-16.

“It will be an honor to cohost The View, share our bestselling children’s book, Flashlight Night, and as always, tackle hot topics!” Hasselbeck said to People. “Pray for me y’all!”

Hasselbeck is expected to return on Aug. 3 as a temporary seat-filler until a permanent conservative is found.

Hasselbeck previously opened up about her time on the show in her 2019 book, Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom.

After leaving The View, Hasselbeck joined Fox and Friends, replacing Gretchen Carolson as a cohost.

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How's this for a Hot Topic? Elisabeth Hasselbeck is returning to The View. Hasselbeck, who was a regular panelist on the daytime chat show from 2003 to 2013, will appear as a guest co-host on the August 3 episode, according to People. In a statement, Hasselbeck said, "it will be an honor to cohost The View," but acknowledged she was preparing to step back into the lion's den, joking, "Pray for me y'all!" During her decade-long tenure on the show, Hasselbeck often stoked controversy—most notably with fellow View co-host Rosie O'Donnell—with her conservative views. After being fired from The View in 2013, the Survivor alum transitioned to Fox...

The View‘s guest co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin is reportedly making a more permanent move to the morning talk show as she will board the series as a full-time co-host. According to Variety, Griffin has been tapped to serve as The View‘s conservative co-host, taking the position left open by the previous co-host Meghan McCain. The 33-year-old would join the show as a regular co-host for the upcoming 26th season this fall. (Credit: ABC/Lou Rocco) A former Trump White House director of strategic communications, Griffin has already sat down at the Hot Topics table on and off this past season and will return for the July 27 show as teased by The View‘s social media page. Prior to Griffin, McCain served as the show’s conservative co-host from 2017 to 2021, making plenty of headlines during her run. Before McCain, the spot belonged to Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who began her run...

A former member of president Donald Trump’s White House staff is close to nabbing a seat at The View‘s table, per our sister site Variety.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, Trump’s former communications director, reportedly is nearing a deal that will make her a permanent co-host on ABC’s daytime talk show when Season 26 gets going in the fall.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, the former Trump White House director of strategic communications, is in final talks to join “The View” as the new conservative co-host of the daytime talk show, Variety has learned.

Multiple sources tell Variety that ABC executives have chosen Farah Griffin, 33, to join “The View” for its 26th season, which kicks off in the fall. She has sat at the Hot Topics table regularly this season, auditioning for one of the most high-profile jobs on TV.

Meghan McCain served as the conservative co-host of “The View” from 2017 through 2021, bringing a rating surge as she got into heated debates with the other co-hosts during the Trump era. Before that, Elisabeth Hasselbeck changed TV in 2003 as the first Republican arguing about the headlines of the day in daytime TV.

“The View” was created by Barbara Walters in 1997 as a talk show for women by women. In recent years, the...

As previously announced, “The View” is celebrating 25 years of intractable morning arguments between friends by inviting back former co-hosts to sit at the table, and three heavy hitters have just been announced for February, TheWrap has confirmed.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Meredith Vieira will be returning to the show years after leaving. They’ll be joined by Star Jones, who has already shown up to guest this season starting last September. They will each co-host next month, with Jones’ appearance set for Feb. 4.

Jones and Vieira were two of the show’s original hosts, sticking with the show from its launch in 1997 until both exited after the 9th season in 2006. Hasselbeck joined the show in Season 7 in 2003, and stuck around until 2013. She’s one of two successful attempts at having a long-running conservative co-host for the show, the other being Megan McCain, who quit last year.

McCain has since been replaced...

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In the 25-year history of “The View,” Meghan McCain is one of the only co-hosts to leave on her own — without being fired.

McCain’s decision to quit the most-watched show on daytime TV wasn’t one that came easily for her. Her four years on “The View” were marked by ratings peaks in ABC daytime, as she succeeded at the Hot Topics table where other conservatives — who weren’t Elisabeth Hasselbeck — had failed.

But it was also a devastating time in her personal life. Her father, Sen. John McCain, who had encouraged Meghan to take the job at “The View” in October 2017, died of glioblastoma in August 2018. The country was consumed by Trump. Backstage at “The View,” Meghan felt like she couldn’t say or do anything without someone on the show leaking stories about her being “cold” or “difficult” to the tabloids. It all took a toll on her,...

Meghan McCain’s announcement that she is, this month, ending her four-year tenure as a panelist on “The View” represents a potentially radical change in the dynamic of the venerable talk show. And — like everything else that’s happened on the show since spring 2020 — it was met with somewhat muted reaction on the show’s virtual set.

The chat show’s dynamic has, since March of last year, been set off-kilter by the necessity of taping remotely; a show that, historically, had drawn crackling electricity from its hosts sharing the same room was suddenly turned into just another Zoom. To hear McCain tell it, her decision to leave the show was shaped by the Covid-era mandates — she moved her family to the Washington, D.C., area and doesn’t want to leave to return to New York, where “The View” is normally produced. This is understandable — as would be a...

After a nearly four-run on The View, Meghan McCain is exiting her longstanding stint as co-host at the end of the daytime talker’s current season. McCain will be taking an extended hiatus that has the potential to become a permanent exit, according to a well-positioned network source.

McCain is expected to announce the move on today’s show.

McCain, the panel’s conservative talking head, is the show’s second longest running conservative co-host on the show, behind Elisabeth Hasslebeck, who appeared on The View from 2003-2013.

The show’s publicist declined to comment.

Ever since 2007, Whoopi Goldberg has been a co-host on The View—and she doesn't plan on leaving the show anytime soon. "I'm there until I don't think I can do it anymore, but I'm not there yet," the 65-year-old star told Variety for its pre-Oscars issue. "As long as they allow me to do both [acting and hosting], I can do it. The minute they say, 'No, you can't,' then I have to figure out what to do." During her 14-year tenure, Goldberg has been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Talk Show Host with Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters in 2009. Of course, this isn't the only trophy on her...

Brian Austin Green is finally on the board with a correct guess on “The Masked Dancer.” After mistaking the Disco Ball for LL Cool J (instead of Ice-t) and the Ice Cube for Bill Maher (instead of Bill Nye), the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star redeemed himself by being the only judge to name Elizabeth Smart as the Moth. Elizabeth made headlines in 2002 after being kidnapped at the age of 14; she later became a best-selling author and a child safety activist. Brian’s savvy guess means he’s one of only two panelists to earn a point in Season 1 — see the updated list below. Did You guess her identity at home?

See‘The Masked Dancer’ fresh clues for Cotton Candy, Moth, Sloth, Zebra …

Moth danced to “Sway” by Michael Bublé in this week’s episode and previously hot-stepped to “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” by Brooks & Dunn during her debut performance. Brian initially...

Heading into the Group B playoffs of “The Masked Dancer,” four contestants were still in the running to win the Diamond Mask trophy: Cotton Candy, Moth, Sloth and Zebra. (Group A took the week off but will return next week.) Each of these hop-steppers gave it their all on the stage on Wednesday night, but one was sadly eliminated and forced to reveal their true identity in front of America and panelists Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul. So which three survived to dance another day?

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Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Dancer” recap of Season 1, Episode 3, titled “These Masks Don’t Lie,” to find out what happened Wednesday, January 13 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox...