Whoopi Goldberg jumps to guest's defense on The View - divides fans

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila have shared a new video of them campaigning in Washington, D.C. for gun control.

A new special looks back to the early days of “The View”, recalling when series creator and original moderator Barbara Walters came close to firing Joy Behar.

Joy Behar learned the hard way: Don’t piss off Barbara Walters.Behar, 72, is opening up about how “The View” creator and former co-host Walters, 92, nearly fired her in 2016 for accidentally spilling that Rosie O’Donnell, 60, would be joining the panel of women on the talk show.In a clip for Hulu’s upcoming “Behind the Table: A View Reunion” special — featuring former co-hosts Meredith Vieira, Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulous — Behar recalled the time Walters unexpectedly called her to say an Entertainment Weekly writer contacted Walters because they were tipped off about the news. “[EW] said, ‘Oh, and Rosie O’Donnell’s coming on the show.

tweeting “I am disgusted and outraged at the out right lie by Jason Miller and Bill Steppien. I was upset that they were not prepared for the massive cheating (as well as other lawyers around the President) I REFUSED all alcohol that evening.

Rebel Wilson was unjustly pressured to announce her relationship to Ramona Agruma by an Australian journalist, Whoopi Goldberg released a powerful statement in defense of the actress.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent project - exclusiveThe host spoke directly into the camera as she recorded the latest episode of The View, expressing her anger over the reporter's tactics and his subsequent apology.Rebel first made her relationship public on Instagram with a sweet selfie with her girlfriend, stating that she found her Disney Princess.WATCH: Rebel and girlfriend Ramona show off their dresses before Vanity Fair partyMORE: Whoopi Goldberg's backstage photo on The View gets fans talking for surprising reasonShortly after, it was revealed that the post was in fact her taking news about her personal life into her own hands, after a journalist asked her to comment on her relationship, not only giving her a deadline to go public, but insisting that he would if she didn't.Celebrities and fans alike have rallied around the comedian in support, and Whoopi took a moment during The View to comment.She revealed her dissatisfaction with the reporter's apology, who said it was never his intention to out her, stating: "Well, you know that's not true. If it wasn't your intention [to out Rebel Wilson], you wouldn't have done it."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Whoopi's powerful statement After receiving a round of applause from the audience, she continued: "If you didn't want to do it, you shouldn't have done it.

Whoopi Goldberg may be one of the most recognizable figures in Hollywood, but it took a lot of hard work to get to that point, and that included a fair bit of struggle.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's backstage photo on The View gets fans talking for surprising reasonThe host of The View was one of the executive producers of the documentary film Butterfly in the Sky, chronicling the journey of the kids' reading TV show, Reading Rainbow.VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg's comments on the HolocaustHELLO! spoke to the documentary's directors, Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb, at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere, as they revealed the actress' special connection with the project.When asked about her involvement with Butterfly in the Sky, Bradford said: "She was great! Her experience coming into this was that she had difficulty reading as a young person. MORE: Whoopi Goldberg jumps to guest's defense on The View - divides fans"Because of that, it was important for her to spread the word and help kids learn and love to read. So it's been a joy."Brett also added: "Also, LeVar [Burton] got her her first gig on Star Trek, they have such a rich history together.

new documentary, “Butterfly in the Sky,” named for the classic theme song of his show. While there, host Joy Behar made a point to call out how many books have been banned in schools lately, “especially about race, sexuality and basically American history.”And, when she asked for Burton’s thoughts on the matter, he was ready.“Bulls—,” he replied bluntly. “I’ll be absolutely candid and honest, it’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country, in this culture, in this day and age.

only major network that won’t be carrying the hearings live in full, opting instead to keep their primetime line-up intact and breaking away to cover the hearings “as news warrants.” So, to kick off Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” Behar made her theories pretty clear.“I think that Fox is implicated in the events of that day, isn’t it?” Behar said. “I mean, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade [were] begging Mark Meadows to get the President, Trump, to stop the attack.

J. Kim Murphy President Joe Biden will serve as a guest on Wednesday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on ABC, appearing in-person on the late night talk show for an interview at the production’s studio at L.A.’s El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard.The announcement was made on Sunday afternoon by Kimmel during the broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night” on ABC, which is part of the network’s broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors.President Biden’s conversation with Jimmy Kimmel will mark his first in-studio appearance on a late night talk show since being inaugurated in January 2021.

Some former cast members of The View apparently weren’t too happy with the way Star Jones was dishonest about her weight loss back in the day!

Joy Behar took a quick shot at her own employer during Friday’s episode of “The View,” calling out Disney by name for giving Americans unrealistic understandings of what royals are actually like.The moment came as the hosts were discussing Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in England this week, marking 70 years of her being on the throne. For the most part, the women supported the pomp and circumstance of the event, simply because it’s a first for the country and marks an historical achievement.That said, host Sunny Hostin admitted that she couldn’t fully get onboard with the celebration, because “it was built on the backs and the souls of slaves, so I’m just not interested,” she said.

Star Jones has one major regret from her time on “The View”. In honour of the show’s 25th anniversary, the 60-year-old TV personality reunited with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar, three of the four women alongside whom she served as an original co-host, and discussed what she wishes she’d been open about during her tenure. Barbara Walters, the show’s creator and the other original co-host, was not present at the reunion.

The original ladies of “The View” have reunited to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary.

Star Jones has one major regret from her time on . In honor of the show's 25th anniversary, the 60-year-old TV personality reunited with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar, three of the four women alongside whom she served as an original co-host, and discussed what she wishes she'd been open about during her tenure.

Simon Cowell has seen several confusing auditions during his tenure as a reality competition judge, but none left him quite as divided as this one.MORE: Simon Cowell steps out with fiancée Lauren Silverman for date night ahead of busy weekALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleAmerica's Got Talent's premiere show featured an audition from Ben Lapidus, who came on giving the air of someone about to blow the judges away.VIDEO: Meet Simon Cowell's AGT Golden Buzzer act NightbirdeHe then launched into a rendition of a song about wanting to get more parmesan cheese with his Italian meal at a restaurant, a comedic ditty that featured the recurring lyric: "I always want more parmesan, but I'm embarrassed."The audience quickly started to divide in their take on the song, with a few cheering him on and some booing. Simon quickly reacted by pressing his red buzzer, as did Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara.MORE: Simon Cowell's friend Sinitta accidentally reveals his wedding date - and she's not on the guest listHeidi Klum jived along to the song for quite a bit before hitting the buzzer when Ben started getting more rock-oriented with his performance. Ben Lapidus' audition divided the judges, especially SimonThe supermodel pledged her allegiance to the cause of parmesan as well, but Simon retorted with: "I hate bloody parmesan, it's disgusting."The audience immediately started to boo him, and he maintained that he wasn't interested in putting Ben through.

a video posted by a witness included audio of him saying “Think of planet Earth, there are people destroying it,” in French as he was escorted from the museum.For half of the “View” table, the stunt was way off the mark.“It’s asinine!” guest host Tara Setmayer exclaimed. Though she laughed at the extreme circumstances, she added that people are talking more about the stunt itself, rather than the reasoning behind it.“We’re talking about that, as opposed to the cause,” she said.

Drew Barrymore doesn't even look like herself, she can certainly still get it! Fans can't get over how the actress got her flirt on despite her unrecognizable appearance.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThe star posted a hilarious clip from The Drew Barrymore Show where she shared a suggestive moment with one of her guests, but fans don't know where to look.Viewers didn't know what was more surprising, the live on-air, cheeky almost-kiss between her and comedian Ben Schwartz, or her shocking appearance!WATCH: Drew Barrymore reveals emotional moment she revisists where she was institutionalizedMORE: Drew Barrymore reveals disastrous outing with her daughters: 'That really sucked'Drew was dressed up as a woman much older than her, a character she likes to call Mitzy, donning not only a short, salt and pepper wig, glasses, and an old-school outfit, but even a raspy, accented voice as well.Ben is originally from the Bronx, New York, and as they were discussing signature New York things, the host revealed she had some iconic black and white cookies for them to enjoy.As the two got to discussing how they prefer to eat it, both flavors at the same time or one after the other, the actor cheekily suggested: "I have a feeling… if this goes well… I have a feeling we're going to be Lady and the Tramp-ing that [expletive] cookie by the end of this.

the hosts of “The View” raged against exactly that, calling for all Republican lawmakers to step up. “I swear to God, if I see another Republican senator talk about their heart being broken, I’m a go punch somebody,” host Whoopi Goldberg said.

Bruce Willis still has got game!ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleHis wife, Emma Heming Willis, gave a sweet update that fans have been counting on since his health revelation, and it proves just how much the actor is keeping active despite his retirement.The update came in the form of a video where members of the family, including Bruce, were having fun outside playing basketball in their home's backyard.WATCH: Bruce celebrates his youngest daughter's eighth birthdayMORE: Bruce Willis' wife Emma reveals her own health battle amid husband's aphasia diagnosisThe actor was quick to prove that he's still got it, and the clip sees him expertly take a basketball in his hands after someone threw it his way, and go on to successfully shoot it directly into the net.His wife endearingly captioned the video with: "I see you BeeDub." Emma has been keen on keeping fans up to date on her husband's health, knowing he has hundreds of thousands of fans out there keeping up with him.She has also not shied away from being as candid as it gets about her own health and how difficult the last few months have been, recently revealing that she was severely struggling with her mental health.The sweet video from EmmaThe model explained in an interview with The Bump that: "I put my family's needs above my own, which I found does not make me any kind of hero."MORE: Demi Moore shares incredible red carpet throwback with Bruce WillisMORE: Bruce Willis cuddles with wife and daughter following health diagnosis"That amount of care for everyone else within my household had taken a toll on my mental health and overall health, and it served no one in my family," she confessed.Emma also recently shared an