whoopi to join the view?

according to star magazine, it looks like abc has decided to offer whoopi goldberg a spot on the view.

whoopi has an impressive resume, including a tony, emmy, and oscar win under her belt. not to mention that she's the host of a daily radio show in the morning. also, rosie has endorsed whoopi as a suitable replacement for her on her blog.

no official announcement has been made. but something tells me it won't be nearly as big as the media frenzy as when rosie was hired.

paris to barbara: "i will never again drink and drive"

this morning on the view, barbara walters spoke with kathy hilton (mom of jailbird paris hilton) when paris herself rang on the other line and asked to speak to barbara.

now i haven't watched the view today, but here's a transcript of what paris told wawa:

On life after jail: I want to do different things when I’m out of here. I used to act dumb. It was an act. And that act is no longer cute. It’s not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I’m 26-years-old and it’s a different time.

On finding God: I’ve become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance. My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me.

On future projects: Hilton would like to help in the field of breast cancer [her maternal grandmother suffered from the disease]) or Multiple Sclerosis [her paternal grandmother was afflicted with the illness]. She might get toy companies to build a Paris Hilton playhouse for children, where sick children might come.

On passing the time behind-bars: Walters said Hilton has been reading newspapers like the LA Times and The Wall Street Journal. She is also reading books like The Secret, The Power of Now and The Bible. On learning her lesson the hard way: I will never again drink and drive.

i'm not sure what my favorite part is...when she said she "acted" dumb and that 26-year old girls don't do that....that she reads the WSJ...that she's found God...or that she's reading the secret. even from behind bars she has found a way to annoy me.

tivo alert! britney's mom to appear on the view

according to the view's website, britney's mom, lynn spears, is scheduled to appear on the show this wednesday*. i'll be sure to tune in. if anything just to see if she talks about poor little britney's nasty hair extentions. i mean, look at them!

*update: they've since taken this info off the website

the pen is mightier than the sword

well, what do you do when you've had a life as interesting as rosie o'donnell's? the way i see it, one (or more) of three things happens:
-you have an episode of e! true hollywood story done on your life
-you have a lifetime original movie made about your life
-you write a memoir about your life

rosie chose option number three. according to the associated press:

Rosie O'Donnell has had "an interesting year," she confided Sunday, and a lot of it will be in her new book, "Celebrity Detox," coming this fall.
Speaking at a breakfast gathering at BookExpo America, the publishing industry's annual national convention, O'Donnell said her long-delayed memoir on fame will not be "vindictive" or "mean-spirited," but will offer a candid look at her very public life, including her brief, battling stint on "The View."

i'm sure elisabeth hasselbeck and barbara walters are shaking with fear over what rosie is going to say in her book. i'm not big on celebrity tell-alls, but i might have to sneak a peek of this one at barnes and noble.

the healing process begins

it's been nearly a week since the infamous heated debate between rosie and elisabeth that caused rosie to leave the view three weeks earlier than scheduled. but who can blame her? i wouldn't want to go back (although i really wish she would, because the view will suck without her).

here's a message from barbara and elisabeth. apparently "the healing process" has begun, and rosie is welcome to come back "whenever she wants".



i think i'll side on team rosie on this one. and maybe sign this petition in the meantime.

(video via tmz on brightcove)

girlfight: the never ending saga between rosie & elisabeth

janette barber was here.

according to the ny post, rosie o'donnell's cheif writer on the view was escorted out of the building for drawing mustaches on pictures of co-host elisabeth hasselbeck that hang in the view offices.

The Post's Adam Buckman reports ABC confirmed in a statement only that "photographs at 'The View's' offices were defaced. Rosie O'Donnell was not in the building. ABC Legal and Human Resources are investigating the matter." Barber is an old friend of O'Donnell who worked with her years ago on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show."

i guess big girls (and their friends) do cry.

girlfight- rosie and elisabeth- UPDATE

in regards to the bitchfest on today's episode of the view, people.com is reporting comments from elisabeth:

"I am fine," Hasselbeck, 29, tells TV's Extra. "We are used to debating things there. You have women who care a lot about things." Despite the harsh words exchanged, there's no lingering resentment, she says: "The best thing about today is that there's no slow boil, none. It's there, it's an issue, it's dealt with and it's over. If there are tensions, [and] obviously there was, it's dealt with in the moment."

meanwhile, rosie wrote this on her blog: a split screen\new heights\ or lows\depending on who u ask

rosie also wrote she will not be in tomorrow because her wife kelli is turning 40. looks like they'll avoid the awkward day at work...for now.