Hasselbeck Returning to 'The View'

At least they still see eye-to-eye on some things

(NEWSER) - Rosie O'Donnell may have some problems with her former View co-hosts, but she's on their side when it comes to the recent Bill O'Reilly blow-up. O'Donnell doesn't seem to fault Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg for walking off on O'Reilly : She said on her radio show, "Why would you book him?" and a member of her guest panel said he "incited hatred," PopEater reports. But Rosie's harshest words are—privately—for Barbara Walters, who chided Behar and Goldberg on air. More»

(NEWSER) - The co-hosts of The View are not friends, Rosie O’Donnell says. “I'm not saying they loathe each other, but the fact of the matter is there was not a lot of camaraderie off camera,” the talkfest's onetime lightning rod says. During an appearance to promote her upcoming NBC variety special, O'Donnell did acknowledge that "arguing about politics is not the best use of my talent," the LA Times reports. More»

Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd get in on the girltalk

(NEWSER) - Whoopi Goldberg and comedian Sherri Shepherd will be adding their views to daytime television this fall. "The View” will announce the new additions next week, the LA Times reports, two months after Rosie O’Donnell’s acrimonious departure. More»

One co-host is ready for him; another plans to skip the drama

(NEWSER) - Today's pass through the Inevitability Dept. reveals Bill O'Reilly will be returning to The View, an insider tells PopEater . And why not? When Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walked off on him , it "was a huge moment for the show," the source says. "Of course the producers want him back on. It's TV gold." No date has been set, but the appearance is expected soon. Click here to see which host says O'Reilly should "bring it on"—and which is planning to be "coincidentally away" when he appears. More»

'There is a Muslim problem in the world,' he says

(NEWSER) - Bill O’Reilly may not have a lot of fans on The View panel, but out on the street, “people were high-fiving me” after his controversial appearance on the show. “People yelling out windows, ‘O’Reilly, keep going!’” he related last night , all the while defending his comments that caused Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg to walk off the stage . “What I said is absolutely true, but is insensitive to some. In a perfect world, you always say Muslim terrorists killed us, but at this point I thought that was common knowledge.” More»