The View cast welcomed Star Jones back to the show Wednesday, as she set the record straight concerning her tumultuous departure from the program back in 2006. Jones had an ugly exit due to an argument with Barbara Walters. This is Jones’ first appearance on the show in the six years since her exit. The Huffington Post reports:
Jones exited “The View” in a firestorm of controversy in 2006. ABC had decided not to renew her contract, and she retaliated by announcing that she would be leaving the show. Walters would not allow her back the next day. The feud escalated when Walters revealed that Jones had asked her fellow co-hosts to lie about her weight loss from gastric bypass surgery.
Jones’ epic return to the show on Wednesday, however, was much more amicable. The former co-host made a guest appearance to raise awareness of heart disease, and Barbara Walters said that she was genuinely “so happy to welcome” her back. When asked how it felt, Jones pointed out all the changes on the set, and joked that she and co-host Sherri Shepherd were in fact two different black women.
Walters asked Jones to recount the details of her exit, which she did not seem eager to discuss. “Are we really going to go here, Barbara?” Jones asked, before proceeding to give her account.
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