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Superhero sweeties! These Marvel Universe members all have little ones at home.

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Hercules, who co-directed the Peabody-winning American Masters bio-documentary Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, is set to co-produce and co-direct Tom Who, a documentary about the career of late-night talk-show icon Tom Snyder. Preproduction kicked off this week on the project, which is being co-produced and co-directed by Snyder’s daughter Ann Marie Snyder.

Whoopi Goldberg's problematic comments on The View, which led to a two-week suspension for the longtime host, the popular show has announced not one but three exciting additions to the table.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's replacement on The View revealed following suspension over Holocaust commentsEmpty chairs won't be a problem for The View, as in celebration of their 25th season, they are bringing back three of their longest running hosts to co-host throughout the month of February.Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Elisabeth Hasselback will be joining comedian Joy Behar, lawyer Sunny Hostin, and television host Sara Haines on the Hot Topics table.WATCH: The View star Whoopi Goldberg alleges the Holocaust wasn't about raceMORE: Sharon Osbourne breaks silence as Whoopi Goldberg is suspended from The ViewLongtime fans will be delighted to see some of the original panel members take back their old seats, even if not permanently. The original panel consisted of journalists Barbara Walters and Meredith, Star, who is a lawyer, television host Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy, who has maintained her spot on the show. A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)The longtime co-hosts that are returning to the showElisabeth was part of the panel for a decade, until 2013, and has previously admitted to having been shocked when her contract wasn't renewed.

Star Jones was one of the original panelists when “The View” launched back in 1997, and she returned to the show for the Friday, Feb. 4 edition.

Michelle Collins is weighing in on Whoopi Goldberg‘s controversy. On the latest episode of SiriusXM’s “The Michelle Collins Show”, the former co-host of “The View”, who appeared on the show between 2015 and 2016, addressed Goldberg’s recent remarks on the Holocaust, for which she has apologized and been suspended for two weeks.

Whoopi Goldberg's controversy. On the latest episode of SiriusXM's , the former co-host of , who appeared on the show between 2015 and 2016, addressed Goldberg's recent remarks on the Holocaust, for which she has apologized and been suspended for two weeks.Collins, one of only two Jewish co-hosts to ever appear on (the other is Barbara Walters), began her discussion by praising Goldberg.«When I was on that show, Whoopi Goldberg was one of the most supportive, nicest, people there to me,» she said. "… I know Whoopi fairly well.

will have some familiar faces for its 25th season.ET confirms that Meredith Vieira, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Star Jones will return to the daytime talk show to guest co-host the show next month. The three ladies will make their appearances on separate dates throughout the month of February to celebrate season 25 of the Jones, 59, is set to co-host 's Friday, Feb. 4 show, per who was first to report the news.

“The View” will have some familiar faces for its 25th season.

Starting in February, The Viewalums Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck will make their return to the show as guest hosts, reported PEOPLE on Jan. 27. Meredith, 68, Star, 59, and Elizabeth, 44, will be coming back to the ABC series for its 25th season that begins in February. Meredith and Star were part of the original panel of women who were on the show when it premiered in 1997 and subsequently left the show in 2006 during its ninth season.

Barbara Walters is a renowned journalist. She has interviewed an immeasurable number of celebrities including Donald Trump, Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey, and hosted shows like 20/20 and The Today Show. However, she is best known for creating and starring on The View. She launched the popular all-female daytime talk show in 1997. She lead firey debates on the series until she announced her retirement from television in 2014.

Brooke Shields called out Barbara Walters for her "practically criminal" interview in the 1980s.  Shields discussed the interview during a recent appearance on Dax Shepard’s podcast, "The Armchair Expert."  The actress opened up about how she was overly sexualized by the media as a young teen.  At age 15, Shields appeared in a campaign for Calvin Klein where she modeled the brand’s jeans.

Looking at the past differently. While addressing the backlash that she received after appearing in a 1980s Calvin Klein jeans campaign, Brooke Shields revealed why her interview with Barbara Walters left a lasting impression.

reflected on the intense sit-down on Monday, bluntly stating: “It’s practically criminal. It’s not journalism.”The interview with Walters took place just months after the teenage Shields starred in a controversial Calvin Klein campaign, which featured the provocative slogan: “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”Waters interrogated Shields on camera as she sat alongside her mom, Teri.

Back in 1980, Brooke Shields starred in a controversial Calvin Klein jeans campaign at the age of 15 and she did an interview with Barbara Walters after the backlash.

Garth Brooks?On Wednesday's  which will see the final four Group B singers competing in the semifinals, panelist Ken Jeong believes that the celebrity behind the Mallard mask is the iconic country singer. Why? Because one of the clues pits the celebrity-in-question as one of Barbara Walters' «Most Fascinating People.»«Is it Garth Brooks?» Jeong asks, prompting a lively discussion among the rest of the panelists — including guest Cheryl Hines.

Deadpool to show up., who has been to the Gossip Girl actor since 2012, responded, “You know, they're all good. Blake's—no personal questions, by the way—but Blake is great.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJohn Rich has written music with everyone from Gretchen Wilson to Jon Bon Jovi. For the show he’s about to launch on Fox Business Network, the musician says he’s cribbing notes from Barbara Walters.Rich has been studying Walters’ interviews with luminaries like Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball.

With “The View” searching for a new co-host, Eboni K. Williams would be happy to take the job.

last episode was in August. “25 years is such an incredible milestone,” said executive producer Brian Teta.

The View has confirmed rumors that they’re in talks with Debbie Matenopoulos on her return to the long-running daytime talk show.

The chair being vacated on The View at the end of the month has an intriguing new name being thrown into the mix – former co-host Debbie Matenopoulos.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentMeghan McCain is departing “The View,” after nearly four years on the ABC daytime show, Variety has confirmed.As the panel’s resident conservative talking head, McCain regularly sparred with her co-hosts, resulting in many viral — and highly-rated — on-air moments. Her last day will be at the end of the show’s season later this summer.

Barbara Walters’ health status continues to remain a popular topic of interest among her fans.  Showbiz Cheatsheet reports that those closest to Walters continue to shelter her from the outside world.As previously reported, Barbara Walters, 91, has not been publicly seen for more than five years. According to those closest to Walters, the TV legend’s health continues in rapid decline.Walters, whose retirement announcement came out in 2013, remains under constant care.

loco, he revealed this week.The Latin crooner graced People magazine’s annual Pride cover in a fresh white button-down and what must be the hardest working pair of jeans in Hollywood.But inside, Martin, 49, revealed more than just his seemingly ageless physique — divulging the fits and starts that led to the former child star of boy group Menudo finally coming out about his sexuality.

Ricky Martin revealed he still suffers from PTSD over a disastrous 2000 interview with Barbara Walters. Martin publicly came out as a gay man in 2010 after years of speculation about his personal life.

Ricky Martin is reflecting on a tough time.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI’m so proud to bring you our annual Pride Issue, which highlights the joys and struggles of trans youth. Our charismatic cover subject, 20-year-old Jazz Jennings, made headlines in 2007 at age 6 when she gave a nationally televised interview to Barbara Walters about identifying as a girl.

Gallery: Martha Stewart did what? These celebrities had a threesome (BANG Showbiz)Ricky was asked about his sexuality during an interview with Barbara Walters in 2000, 10 years before he came out as gay. At the time, he rejected the chance to come out - but he now admits it would've been "great" if he did feel brave enough at the time to do so.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“I Am Jazz” has been renewed for Season 7 at TLC, Variety has learned exclusively.Starring trans activist Jazz Jennings, TLC’s reality series premiered in 2015 as a 14 year-old Jennings prepared to go to high school, and wrapped its sixth season in March 2020 with her graduation as valedictorian.

Jazz Jennings went on national television to tell Barbara Walters the same thing she’d been telling her parents, siblings and anyone else who would listen: She was, despite her birth certificate’s insistence otherwise, a girl.Shy and sweet, Jennings answered Walters’ probing questions with the clarity and patience of someone used to explaining herself over and over again. “She was so charismatic, so charming and so clearly herself,” Laverne Cox says of first seeing that “20/20” interview.

Chris Willman Music WriterClive Davis has a gig as music’s own new Barbara Walters, if he wants it. For the second half of his two-part virtual “Grammy gala” this year, the music mogul doubled down in Saturday night’s invitation-only webcast on interviews with the stars, including Elton John, DaBaby, Paul Simon, H.E.R., Dave Grohl, Dionne Warwick and Chris Stapleton.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla As a young girl, “The View” co-host and Emmy Award-winning legal journalist Sunny Hostin would use a hairbrush as a mic and mimic Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer in the mirror. She didn’t have many broadcast idols she could emulate — in those times, there weren’t many women of color headlining news shows.Now, with the launch of her latest venture, Roots & Wings Productions, Hostin will be able to spotlight characters neglected by Hollywood.

Nobody’s fool! Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and of course, Dolly Parton, have showed time and again that blondes have more fun — and have massive success in the country music world.

Since The View premiered in August 1997, more than 20 women have had permanent roles as cohosts on the ABC morning talk show.

George Clooney was one of Hollywood’s most notorious bachelors for decades. The actor and director even told Barbara Walters in 1995 that he would never marry again after his divorce from actress Talia Balsam in 1993.

It looks like Bethenny Frankel isn’t on Meghan Markle’s side in the royal family rift.