Star Jones leaves The View
 

Just read on MSN that Star Jones is leaving The View, well I actually also heard it on The View this morning.

I have to say thank goodness.


I don't like Star Jones at all. She has an ego the size of the galaxy. The fact that she was mooching on The View in hopes of getting her wedding paid for by the vendors was over the line for me. (The fact that the vendors were stupid enough to do it was a whole other issue).

I think she's a total bitch with a capital B.

Obviously, my personal opinions. People are more than welcome to disagree with me.



I'm glad that Rosie O'Donnell is taking over for Meredith and I'm glad Star is now gone. Hopefully they will fine a good replacement for Star.

Yet another example of a fat chick thinking she's all that and being put in her place...thank god!

ETA: I know shes "skinny" now but she looks horrible with her weight loss but then again maybe its the extreme face lift that put her eyes on the side of her head. She looks like sh*t now and did before.

I personally think she looked so much prettier when she was heavier. Her face just doesn't seem proportioned with her body. Does that make sense?

Exactly, Im telling you her eyes are too far off center...she looks like an alien...actually no have you ever seen newborns when their heads are a weird shape because they just came out of the womb...thats kinda what her head looks like...

LOL she makes Sam Cassell look normal.

Actually I kinda see the resemblence...

http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/buck...002/sam207.jpg

http://www.entertainment-news.org/im...-gig-again.jpg

ETA: HAHAHA Bette Davis thats awesome! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that she looks like an alien!

Soon she'll look like this thing:

http://cache.gawker.com/topic/wildenstein.jpg

LOL @ secretly.

AAAAAAAAH!!




/Don't do that without warning!

I can't stand Star Jones or her gay husband. Then again, I can't stand Rosie O'Donnell. Thank goodness I stopped watching The View years ago.

Like, who cares?

I would have loved to see a Star/Rosie catfight though. :D

Me, too! I was looking forward to hearing about those on the news :)

I personally can't stand Star Jones. I think she's whack, and I can't see how anyone can believe anything she says:

First, she goes on and on about how she can't find a man. Typical bitter black woman yada yada yada.

Then, she finds this gay man (not that there's anything wrong with that!) and makes a huge deal about this wedding. Seriously, a gay man is not better than being single.

THEN! She goes on to get gastric bypass and denies any surgery. Ummm, where did all the skin go? She had to have something done, even if she did lose the weight "naturally."

I just can't stand her. She is crazy, like Whoren crazy.

There was a small article in today's "Daily Break" section, in the Entertainment section. It made it sound like her announcement yesterday (which I missed) was to say what everyone already knew....She was not coming back!

I was not prepared for the new opening with no Star picture, let alone no Star. (YES! I don't have to look at that alien face anymore. I have to agree 150% with everyone that she looked a lot better pre-weight loss and plastic surgery.) Then, to hear what Barbara had to say....I was just floored.

If you watched regularly, you could tell that there was some irritation (by Joy) when Star name-dropped, talked only about herself, etc. While it would have been nice to see Rosie and Star together, oil & vinegar anyone?

So here are a couple of thoughts I have had....

1. Was Star upset that she didn't get the send-off like Meredith?
2. Is this the end of "The View"?

Knowing the ego Star Jones has I bet she is pissed that she didn't get the send off Meredith got. But the thing is....

people like Meredith, I'm not sure people really like Star.


As for The View being over, who knows. I think Rosie will be a good replacement because she is funny and has very strong opinions (remember the incident with Tom Sellack after the Columbine shootings). But they have to find someone equally as good to take over for Star.

Does anyone else remember/know who was in the running to take over for Meredith before Rosie was chosen?

Sorry but Rosie will KILL this show...not that it wasn't already on the way out. Typically when you bring into the fold people like her, its a last ditch effort to revive a sinking ship.

Star should have gotten a send off as big as Meredith - goodness she was one of the original cast members and well liked by many! If it was Joy leaving I'd say the same thing. Big ego or not that would have been the appropriate thing to do even if Star's departure wasn't under the best of terms.

But whatever - I give this mess one last season even though I stopped wathing years ago.

Everytime I see Star Jones, I swear I'm looking at a drag queen.
I'm sorry, it's ugly to say, but it's the truth.

Me thinketh some people protesth too much!:rolleyes: I LOVE MY SOROR!

This whole thing is getting wierd.

I saw something in one of the broadcasting trade BB's today in which Barbara Walters says she really wished Star had stayed with the show.

Star says she feels she was fired.

Then Walters admits her (Star's) contract wasn't going to be renewed by the "higher ups" in ABC. Then Barbara says she tried to get the "bosses" to relent -- until Star made her announcement (literally one commercial break earlier than planned) on the air and Walters said she feels she was ambushed -- or something to that effect.

Strange people.

This is just incorrect. Prior to her getting married she always took the 'marrige isn't for everyone/some people are happy and satisfied w/their lives w/o being married' stance. :confused: She never did the complaining 'there are no good black men left' thing.

I don't see what folks are talking about as far as saying that she has an attitude/ego. To begin with this show has had incredible success from the begining with Star. People may not like her new weight loss or how she handled her wedding, but her personality has been a part of what has made the show a hit. Also, part of the appeal of the show is that they all have different personalities that often disagree. This is life, and perhaps is quite similar to our dynamic here on the board. We have those who are informed and act as mediators, those w/strong opinions, those who just talk but don't really add anything, old people, and then folks like Elizabeth who don't even know the day of the week. I mean that is the premise of the show. Everybody shouldn't be the same. Whether or not you identify with anyone of the characters or not doesn't mean that they deserve the shady exit that they gave her.

On a side note: Rosie sucks azz. Elizabeth is a ditz. Joy doesn't really know what she's talking about. Barbara is never there. What appeal is left now? W/o Meredith and Star it's gonna be the blind leading the blind.

Star knew about this a LOOOOONG time ago. They were going to let her say "I am leaving to be a professional skydiver" or whatever and NOT mention that it was ABC's decision not hers - the cohosts AND the network. All the cohosts thought she would tell them what she was going to do - instead she springs it on national TV on Tuesday without telling her coworkers. Mainly so she can get publicity. I don't blame Baba for being pissed. Star showed her true colors. It was the equivalent of leaving a message with your boss the day before a big presentation saying you were quitting and wouldn't be in the next day.

What was the big presentation? They're on summer hiatus. Half the time they show reruns?? What is there to wait around for?

They wanted her to announce her departure on tomorrow's show. Instead, she decided to just make the announcement 2 days earlier. She was asked to stay until mid-July, but after making her departure announcement, they asked her not to come back. So basically yesterday was her last day on The View. She was on the phone at a radio station and explained what went down.

Why is everyone on here acting like Star did Barbara, et al.some great injustice? She simply decided not to have them screw her around anymore. I say good for her. My Soror will continue to do well in her professional career.

Ummmm, it was an analogy.

I meant that it showed the same level of inconsideration and unprofessionalism. Even if you hate your boss, even if you can't wait to leave, you don't leave people hanging and burn your bridges like that because it can come back to haunt you.

And unless Baba, Joy and Elisabeth were instrumental in getting her fired, she should have been a little more considerate and told them what she was planning on doing.

Read the post above yours. She made her announcement 2 days early :confused: (though it was known for quite some time that Rosie would be joining the show and that Star would not be retained as a part of the cast - for weeks). THEY then made the decision to make yesterday her last day. The breach was on their parts.

Babs didn't seem to give a crap about Stars feelings when she hired Rosie, So
Fvck em Star Do.You.

Thank you ABC! And not a moment too soon :) I never watched the view but when I was forced to, I was bored to death. Now all that's left is for the show to end, then it will be a good day :cool:

Evidently Barbara Walters was trying to help Star by convincing the higher-ups at ABC to keep her and that's why they were waiting until Thursday to announce the departure. It seems like Star was just trying to spin it to look like she was leaving the show as the "hurt party", especially by running to People magazine and a radio station right after yesterday's show.

"They" made the decision because Star acted like a jagoff!

SHE DIDN'T TELL HER COHOSTS WHICH IS THE MAIN THING THAT I AM SAYING WAS UNPROFESSIONAL AND INCONSIDERATE. Whatever goes on "behind closed doors" - she told her cohosts, producer, director etc she was going to make the announcement Thursday, and flipped the script without telling them. I mean, what the? Did Joy put a booger on Star's Danish Tuesday morning and she decided she just couldn't take it until Thursday? She could have exited gracefully on Thursday, instead she made herself look like a publicity hungry jerk.

Its funny that a strong black woman doesn't get the respect that she deserves, which just makes her stronger. We don't know what went on behind closed doors besides what they release and even then, of course they are going to slander the other person involved (STAR) to make themselves look better (Barbara and the officials over at ABC). What they did was dirty (from having Rosie replace Meredith when they knew that STAR and ROSIE are complete opposites/strong personalities by theirself). It's ridiculous that we can't appreciate or even congratulate a strong woman or man without slandering and/or being negative about them.

Star is a well educated young woman that is not afraid to speak her mind. I applaud her stance and wish her very much success as she moves on to new endeavors.:D

You better stop saying those kinds of things about her. Folks might get upset. :rolleyes: :p

But why should everything be about Star?


Just because Star and Rosie don't get along, isn't a good enough reason not to hire Rosie. Unfortunately that is society. You have to work with people you don't necessarily get along with. It's a fact of life. To me it sounds like Star had no intention of ever wanting to try to get along with Rosie.

Basically what you are saying is that a boss should never hire a person that one of his workers doesn't get along with? It doesn't work that way. The boss is going to look for who does the best job. Not whether ONE person doesn't like them.

Now, if Barbara, Joy and Elisabeth all came back and said "no we don't want her to work with us" it might have been a whole other issue, because it is not just one person saying "I can't work with this person" it is the whole cast.

But the only reports we have heard is Star not getting along with Rosie, which like I said, isn't a good enough reason.

Plus, from the sounds of it Star KNEW that her contract wasn't going to be renewed long before Rosie was hired. From, what I'm reading on this thread and what I'm understanding, it sounds like Star knew back in like April that her contract wasn't going to be renewed but Rosie wasn't hired until May.

I looked at a soundbite from the show where Barbara Walters talked about the situation.

Pretty cold.

So The F*@k What!?!?!?

She made the announcement 2 days early. How did that really alter/damage the show or the other cohosts??? The show easily operates w/1 less person, so her not returning wouldn't cause the show to not aire the following 2 days. Clearly they pulled together the new intro in no time. Her making the announcement early is not that big of a deal.

The show had already shyted on her by not renewing her contract, and then not having the balls to admit that they were giving her the shaft. Why shouldn't she leave on her own terms?? Maybe sitting there bullshyting like everything was alright just got to be too much for her. All that she did was announce her departure (in a respectful and vague way). Its not like she cussed Barbara out, poisioned their coffee, and kicked them in the shins. Sheesh!

The bottom line is that if everyone didn't have such a big problem with her as an individual, then her exit wouldn't even be an issue. No one would have had a problem with Meredith or Elisabeth making an early announcement about their departure.

Star on Larry King tonight
 

Well we all should be watching Larry King tonight...... I'm anxious to see what the 'story' will be and how she answers questions from the callers........

9pm EST CNN

"Showbiz" people do or don't have their contracts renewed on all levels with a fair amount of regularity.

In the end, that's a business decision that may have to do with ratings, salary or sometimes personality. We appear to have, if nothing else, a huge clash of egos in this case.

It may well be that hiring Rosie (I'm not a fan of either one) was done in hopes that the verbal fireworks between her and Star would add some spice to the show. Who knows except the ABC Execs.

If the ABC Brass indeed told Star months ago that her deal would not be renewed, it sounds like there was at least some degree of professionalism on their part. It also appears that they were hoping that her departure could be handled in a way that was the least embarassing to her or the show and network. In any event, not renewing a contract is not generally considered "shyting" on someone -- it's a fact of life in the entertainment (and, yes, even the news) business.

Once again we are clearly speculating on what happened and why Star decided to make her announcement early...Maybe she was just fed up with the whole scenario and was tired of fighting (as mentioned before, we don't know what went on behind closed doors)...

No what I am saying is, If I, being a woman of influence, were placed in a position where I would be working with someone I didn't care to much about and my supervisor knew about (depending on the relationship with my supervisor) then I would consider it a stab in the back by my...however, if I didn't have an open relationship with my supervisor and couldn't provide feedback, then maybe I wouldn't care...I just would work with the individual because #1 - it is the RIGHT thing to do! Of course, there are going to be people that you DON'T LIKE, but in STAR's case, to me it is just different! They would probably find things to DISAGREE about just because of the mere fact that they don't like each other...but again, here I am speculating!