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Amid all the scuttlebutt that tabloid news outlets are reporting about TV personality Star Jones Reynolds leaving her long-time post as a co-host of ABC's 'The View,' Black Voices has obtained an official statement from her camp. "Star has enjoyed co-hosting 'The View' for the past nine years and truly loves her job,' said Brad Zeifman, who reps the best-selling author and Payless Shoe spokeswoman. "She’s been assured by [show executive producers] Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie that she’s welcome back for the 10th season. Anything further you have to ask Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie."

On May 5, Fox News gossip columnist Roger Friedman reported that Oprah Winfrey pal Gayle King was being considered as a replacement on the show, which will add Rosie O'Donnell to its line-up in the fall. The notorious 'New York Post' gossip column Page Six, also picked up on the story, along with news outlets including ABC's Chicago affiliate, WLS-TV. Yesterday, King -- a top editor at 'O: The Oprah Magazine'-- told 'Extra's' A.J. Calloway: "You can't believe the things you read in the paper. I certainly haven't talked to anybody about joining ‘The View,' and I don't believe Star Jones is going anywhere. I can't imagine ‘The View' without her."