Joy Behar Talks Leaving ‘The View’ & What She Wants in Final Show
Joy Behar has addressed rumors that she is leaving The View.
The 82-year-old comedian opened up about her future in a conversation with The View‘s executive producer, Brian Teta, on the show’s Behind The Table podcast. The topic arose as the pair discussed Democrat Al Green being kicked out of President Donald Trump‘s speech to Congress.
“You’re no stranger to walk-offs,” Teta said to Behar, referencing the infamous moment she and her View co-host Whoopi Goldberg walked off set in the middle of an interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly.
“I remember that day that [O’Reilly] was being ridiculous,” Behar recalled of the 2010 interview. “Look, I even took up for the MAGA groups because I don’t believe you can paint any group with one brush, so I will defend that, the right of the minority or the group you’re attacking, to not be painted with this brush. He did it with Muslims, that they’re all terrorists… I could not get him to retract that, so I got up and left.”
She added, “I felt like the chair was propelling my tuckus right up. And then Whoopi followed me because we’re in solidarity, which is what our point was; they should have done that last night. When they threw him out, they should have said, ‘We’re leaving also.'”
Behar declared, “It’s my greatest moment on the show,” telling Teta, “And when I leave this show, I want you to include that in my package.”
Teta then made sure to clarify Behar isn’t leaving The View, to which she replied, “When I do. Everybody leaves eventually. Even you will leave eventually.”
“But there’s no plans for you to go anywhere at the moment?” Teta responded.
Behar then took a pause before answering, “No.”
The Daytime Emmy Award-winning host first joined The View in 1997 as one of the original panellists, originally appearing on the days the show’s co-creator Barbara Walters was off. She later became a permanent co-host alongside Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Walters.
Behar announced she was leaving the show in March 2013. However, she continued to guest co-host throughout 2014 and 2015. Eventually, on August 25, 2015, ABC announced she would return as a regular co-host.
Teta said he brought up the question because he often reads “crazy” news stories about Behar online. “Some of them are so absurd; it’s you and Whoopi have been fired, or you and Whoopi are gone from the show.”
“Oh, that’s wishful thinking,” Behar quipped.
The exec producer said he read a recent story that claimed Behar was in the hospital on her last breaths because of the Trump administration.
Behar said it doesn’t bother her, adding, “I couldn’t care less. How stupid are these people that they believe this? I mean, I’m on the air every day, so I’m obviously not on a hospital bed, or going to jail, or leaving the country. Sorry to report to these people.”
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She should of been fired a long time or better yet the show should of been canceled!! People, please stop watching these miserables!! It should be called the hateful view!!!
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Don't watch it if you don't like it Leave everyone else alone
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Agree
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Show is number 1 in ratings, cannot help that your a cult follower
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For freeloading people on welfare, bless your heart. I hear the mailman coming with your welfare check
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Speak for yourself
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If you don't like the show, why are you watching it every day?
It's very obvious that you are watching it based on your comments duh.
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These women who love the view are un-American and sick. We are wasting our time with them
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Never watched it. When you can't have opposing views its becomes. OUR VIEW..THE ONLY VIEW.
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They literally always have opposing guests & 2 hosts are Republicans, what else do you need? Seriously 🙄
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To republicans, right and I’m a leprechaun,
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Haven't watched so how can you comment on a show you have never watched. One reb. actually worked with Trump in his office and when he showed pleasure on 1/6 riot she walked away from him.
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The 2 Republicans on the show are RHINO's/Moderates at best. I have never watched the whole show myself because I find their comments against Conservatives ridiculous and hate filled...but I have seen plenty of excerpts from the show on social media...and that is enough to keep me from watching. Like the day after the election when they all came out dressed in black...Definitely an excellent, more fitting name for the show "The Only View"!
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You “never watched it” How would you know? You have no VIEW.
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How would you know since you've never watched it? Which you obviously have. And there are opposing views.
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Truly you, yourself, to willingly not listen to opposing views means then you are the one who does not want to hear an opposing views. No independent thought here. You are some one who needs Trump to tell you what to believe, in other words your dictator.
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And I guess the Democrats/Liberals didn't fill your head with calling Trump a dictator? Speak less.....your side is just as brainwashed and cultish as you accuse the Republicans of being. And, watching so many different political postings and news broadcast, I have to say, the Democratic/Liberal protests and gatherings are so hate filled and threatening for any Republican leaning person.However, from all the TV broadcasts and social media posts, Democratic leaning people are always treated kindly at Republican protests or gatherings.
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when the view first appeared it was ok....over the years it was a negative whining, or at times screaming match. I tuned out .
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Can’t stand Joy Behar
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What will they do without joy? I guess "The View" won't be a comedy show anymore..... I guess I'll have to tune into comedy central for my morning laughs......
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Ugh.. no more joy blowhard... i guess we need to focus on whoopi
WOOOPIE!!!! :-/
She actually used to be talented.... she should just stick to the script. She does much better when someone else is writing her words...
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Only Joy herself thinks she's funny
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How stupid are the people who watch this? Well if they are watching The View then they can't be very smart in the first place.
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JUST LIKE THE 🤡IN THE WHITEHOUSE,!
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I agree. Those “stupid” people must have voted for Trump.
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Well overdue for her to go! Time to cancel the whole show!!!!!
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Well, they did swear to leave the country if Trump won, but the American people are use to their lies. When Barbara Walters was on the show. I actually liked watching. Now their hate makes me sick! I do not understand how they act like this. It feels so evil. I actually feel sorry for those old ladies.
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Hate? Just like the leader of the free world is “so evil?”. The View is on for just 1 hour a day, as opposed to the Orange Orangutan which dominates the news 24 hours a day ad nauseam.
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Their are sheep cant handle the truth.
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Leave the show but no matter where you go i still will never watch you why would anyone want to watch a mean cruel hateful disgusting person like you
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How about REALLY leaving, like permanently, like forever, that would be awesome.
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The VIEW should be cancel. Its a waste of time. Specially listening to all the ladies in the show they only talk nonsense.
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Canceled? Just don't watch it then.
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Betty, if you don't like the show why you still watching it. Obviously you must like it. The networks is not going to cancel it because they are bringing in big bucks for the networks. DUH
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So don't watch it! Duh
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Boycott this negativity because that's all it is!!! It's all about them!! It needs to be off air!!!! It should be called their view only!!!!! Miserable women!!!
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Who tied you to your TV and forced you to watch?
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Please Leave!
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I think the whole show should be cancelled, those women are nasty & negative. Anyone opposing their views get berated & shut down immediately
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Bye b$&+; you are nasty
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Good riddance !
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Leave now
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The view has run its course, It is boring and very predictable.
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As old as she is, she has a lot to learn yet! She is either blind or just plain stupid!
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Shoot...I was excited when I thought the old bitter, hatemonger was finally leaving.
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Good get rid of the whole show, fake hypocritical corrupt and bias hosts and network!😠😼
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Good riddance!!
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Joy is a poor excuse for a human woman.
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The entire View cast is a gaggle of hypocrital cluking biddies. Worthless and disgusting.
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She spews hatred and should leave.
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It's Wishful thinking that Joy Behar would leave. She is hateful and vicious.
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Can’t wait for that show to end. They are liars and childish are full of hate and disrespect. And Whoopie is so disappointing. I use to love her. She became nuts like the rest of them. Joy Behar is a total jerk.
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Where you find a room full of "inseminated persons", you'll find plenty of emotional toxicity.
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They will roll out her casket and keep up the crap
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When your loud wise ass mouth over loads common sense.......
"THINGS CAN BITE YOUR ASS!"
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The view has no common sense!!!! The show should be taken off the air.
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THAT WHAT THEY SHOULD DO IN THE WHITE HOUSE. TAKEN OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!
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BLAHBLAH IN THE WHITE HOUSE
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I do not watch the view I o n ly see what others show On thiers! Can ot stand thier potty mouths!
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This Democrat shit show Needs took off TV permanently it's racist,hate Filled old women sitting there Gossiping about good people.
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"I'm on the show, everyday," she said about how silly it must be that people believe online rumors. Lady...no one watches your show, that's why they're susceptible to believing it.
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The whole disgusting argument group need to get off our tv. I never watch it. Barbara Walter's is prob ashamed and rolling over in her grave at what they have done to the show
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Bye
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Joy is nasty And bitter. Guess she to delusional to understand a lot of people find her applauding.
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They are the most racist people on TV. Besides being asinine with their commentaries.
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I love The View!!!
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I think they only represent evil
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Vile, Disgusting person. I can't decide if she or whoopi turn my stomach more.Bye!
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Please quit. All of them are rude and never have a nice thing to say when it comes to Trump. What were their comments when they knew Biden was unstable?
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It’s one of the highest rating shows remember women hold up at least 50% of the sky they love it. It’s a very popular show and I think it’ll be around for a long long time but the one good thing is if you don’t like it you sure don’t have to watch it.
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the view might be the most watched morning show, but THE FIVE AT FIVE on fox,blows the doors off of the view.
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Bye bye. Don't let the door hit you in the ass!
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They are a one sided show Nasty to those who don't have their VIEWS and Woopi too. They need a totally new group or just shut it down. It should not be hard to do better
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I strongly object to this show. They constantly preach hate, intolerance, and racism. They are a serious detriment to our society (especially now that our country is so devided). They preach hyperbolic stories every day. The multiple law suits they face is proof of their disparaging remarks. The women who represent an alternate view are uninformed stupid women with nothing to offer. Thanks to Walter's it was a good show once upon a time. Please for the sake of our country take it off the air. A note to thinking women: if you "hate watch" the show like I sometimes do, then WE need to all completely stop watching or the station will continue to keep televising it.
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Whoopi has got to smell bad, Ugly inside and out.
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Joy leaving.....I'll believe it when I see it.
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Who cares what she does. I surely do not waste my energy watching such trash such as THE VIEW. I think they could find something better to put on the air.
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They all need to leave the show. They are all liberals. Why didn't Whoopie move out of our country when Trump won as President???
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Joy's leaving the show..?
THERE lS A GOD..!!!!
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Yours must be the devil then!!!
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Hope so
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perhaps not real comments, I wondered the same thing
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if you don't like her, why did you come to this website?
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if you don't like watching it, why did you come to this website?
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if you don't like watching it, why did you come to this website? Is there a difference to promising to do something and changing your mind, and lieing, or are they the same thing to you? Because Trump promised for instance to end the Ukranian war and lower prescription prices and lower grocery prices, but did not do it. So do you consider these lies?
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For once I really will taking Karoline Leavitt side on this one You girls are going down Especially you missy Your show gotta be canceled soon Because she have every right to tell the truth on you She have every right to do that and for once I don't blame on this one again I don't blame her Your show gotta be really canceled really soonFor once I really will taking Karoline Leavitt side on this one You girls are going down Especially you missy Your show gotta be canceled soon Because she have every right to tell the truth on you She have every right to do that and for once I don't blame on this one again I don't blame her Your show gotta be really canceled really soon
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I won't believe it unless she's dead
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If they do it, I challange the network to seat Damon Imani at the table!!
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I think these unhappy comments stem from personal character deficiencies since they appear so evil in nature. The comments clearly don't reflect Joy nor do they accurately reflect The View. Joy is a "joy" who keeps her comments "💯 ".
I fail to comprehend how these negative character assassinations can be published in this format. Also how can they comment if they're not faithfully watching the show? 🤭
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Bless your heart 😂😂
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The view panel are the evil ones and only have one view and they don't always have opposing view guests on the show. I think you don't watch the view lol. Your deficiency seems to be ignorance for sure. There is only one view on the view and that's the lefts view.See Sonny Houston (racist) for details.
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Free Speak! That's how "the view" gets away with their nonsense. You see FREE SPEAK works for both sides.
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Wow, you must be a member of MENSA.
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The free speech they spread is dangerous for our country
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Oh, Neecie........ I'm so sad for you
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Get out of the cult!🤣
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Do you like our president?
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I like watching it and don't agree with you
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if you read the article, she's not leaving so I don't understand your comment
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if you read the article, she's not leaving so I don't understand your comment
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so don't watch
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Don't watch it if you don't like it Leave everyone else alone
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I watch the view everyday , gee, I must be stupid , well I think if you do not watch informative programing especially today you all are stupid
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I am greatly disturbed at the level of ignorance some comments by the maga camp have expressed. They seem unable to form independent thought.
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Joy, Joy, Joy. You are💯 % about, where you stand. You go girl! I love The View!
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Listen up the View isn't going anywhere. Get over it. You don't like the fact that when you lie and spread bullshit they are going to call you out on it. That's why you Trump loving cult following idiots don't like the show. Go back to Fox were you belong and stay there!!
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It amazing how people talk so bad about the View. Yet they have been watching the propaganda from FOX News and live by it. Their are like the sheeps "Animal Farm" repeating propaganda from FOX News. They hate women that speak their mind.
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It’s my favorite show. Need no comments! Just don’t watch if you don’t like.
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I look forward to the show for their intellectual opinions. I am not as un-smart as rhe cult members think.
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LMAO. Unsmart 🙃
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Un-smart…winner of the day!
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There are zero 'intellectuals' on any of the soap operas that "un-smart" 🤣 people think is news.
That being said, there are specific tv shows that take embellishment and opinions way past believability and end up in Lie Town. The people on the view, maddow, and morning Joe just cannot stay within the boundaries of truth or reason.
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You mean like the truth your current President spews, or Faux News? Get real.
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Ignorance raises it's ugly head , so many of you. Morning Jo most commentators are Republicans who have chosen to follow the real Republican party of Liz Cheney, in the light, vs. following the dark side. The song, Dark Side, sung by Jonny Lang, released 97. It will help explain things to you.
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Your comment speaks for itself.
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You can't spell intellect moron
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I think Joy is a great host and look forward to seeing her at the table until she is ready to retire Love you Joy
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I SERIOUSLY HOPE THAT THIS BROOKLYN GIRL CHANGES HER MIND. SHE SAYS WHATS ON HER MIND SHE DOESN’T SUGAR COATS IT.
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She always tells like it is !
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I said it a few weeks ago that she would be next to be gone woopie is working on a all black panel this way they can be fully racist panel . if it ain't black it ain't right program. Than when they get cancelled NAACP can boycott the station and get free money for nothing that there standard way of income
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Well said. I hope it is soon
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This made absolutely no sense. Obviously you didn’t read the article she’s not going anywhere. I guess English is not your first language. Go back and re-edit your edit. What a poorly written post Fred514
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JUST LIKE IN THE WHITE HOUSE MORONS FOLLOWING KING MORON!!
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Love the view it not going away so who don't like get use to it or please don't watch.
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I loved the view!
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