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Joy Behar Reveals Dramatic Firings from 'The View'

9/12/2025

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Joy Behar shared her experiences of being fired twice from "The View" by Barbara Walters on "Watch What Happens Live."
She stated that Walters regretted the firings, saying, "They didn’t just bring me back; they begged me."
One firing stemmed from a disagreement between a Democrat and a Republican.
Behar humorously recalled Walters asking her to claim she changed her mind post-firing.
Initially departing in 2013, Behar noted that her exit was not entirely her decision.

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Joy Behar shared her experiences of being fired twice from "The View" by Barbara Walters on "Watch What Happens Live."
She stated that Walters regretted the firings, saying, "They didn’t just bring me back; they begged me."
One firing stemmed from a disagreement between a Democrat and a Republican.
Behar humorously recalled Walters asking her to claim she changed her mind post-firing.
Initially departing in 2013, Behar noted that her exit was not entirely her decision.