The View
Star Jones returned to The View Wednesday, almost six years after she left the show under unpleasant circumstances.
"It was ugly, everything around was ugly," Jones, 49, observed. "It was a bad, emotional time. Nasty things were being said in the media. It was just not a good emotional time." Jones, who was on the show to promote women's heart health, seemed surprised by Walters' line of questioning about her controversial exit. "I had eight fantastic years here. One was 'eh,'" she said. "I came back to congratulate you on all you accomplished. I hope you congratulate me on what I accomplished."
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In 2006, View creator and co-host Barbara Walters revealed to Jones that her contract would not be renewed for a 10th season, and said Jones could say that it was her decision. Jones then...
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Hank Williams Jr
Now that his Monday Night Football opening theme song has been permanently punted from the broadcast, Hank Williams Jr. has written a song zinging Fox & Friends and ESPN and is taking to the airwaves to answer his critics.
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Ryan Seacrest
No one has come close to replicating the power and fortune amassed by legendary TV hosts Dick Clark, Merv Griffin and Oprah Winfrey — yet. But American Idol's Ryan Seacrest is on his way, and others are right behind.
Today's TV hosts aren't satisfied with just their day jobs. If you don't have multiple shows, a line of licensed merchandise and a production company, you're not trying hard enough. It's all about creating empires, and...
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Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally
One day after co-host Joy Behar said "I do," The View's Sherri Shepherd wed fiancé Lamar Sally on Saturday, People reports.
Shepherd, 44, and Sally, a TV writer, married at the Fairmount Hotel in her hometown Chicago. Her eight bridesmaids included...
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Joy Behar
After 29 years, Joy Behar and her "spousal equivalent" Steve Janowitz finally walked down the aisle.
"She was married in New York City last night in a private ceremony," a rep for The View told People. "She will discuss it on Sept. 6 on The View when the show returns for the 15th season."
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Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed
Special is the couple who are OK with fighting in public, and if this clip from The Joy Behar Show Wednesday is any indication, Gene Simmons and longtime girlfriend Shannon Tweed are en route to becoming the most special couple ever. There to promote the turbulent sixth season of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, the pair awkwardly handle questions from Behar. The breaking point comes when Behar asks Simmons about the rumored 5,000 women he's slept with...
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Elizabeth Taylor
Friends and colleagues remembered Elizabeth Taylor not only as a Hollywood icon and screen legend, but for her revered generosity.
"Elizabeth, on every level, was a mensch. Kind, generous, brave," Taylor's Blue Bird co-star Jane Fonda said.
Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Taylor, who won Best Actress Oscars for 1960's BUtterfield 8 and 1966's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, died at 79 Wednesday of congestive heart failure.
"The shock of Elizabeth was not only her beauty," Mike Nichols, who directed Taylor in Woolf, said. "It was her generosity. Her giant laugh. Her vitality, whether tackling a ...
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Teresa Scanlan
Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan was named Miss America, becoming the youngest winner since 1933.
The 17-year-old recent high school graduate is also the first Miss Nebraska to win the title. Scanlan played "White Water Chopsticks" on piano for the talent competition and spoke about eating disorders.
Following her reign, she plans to attend law school and hopes to become a politician. She said she'll register to vote as...
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Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly said having The View's Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walk out on him during his October appearance was the "greatest thing ever."
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"I know Joy Behar doesn't like me, and Whoopi, it depends what day it is. So we get to debating the Ground Zero mosque ... and they go wild," The O'Reilly Factor host said during an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. "When they got up and walked out, I was thinking, 'This is great. This is terrific. I hope they all leave. Then I'll take the whole show. I'll have 45 minutes of ABC airtime.'"
O'Reilly and Letterman also tackled the topic of Sarah Palin's potential run for presidency, discussed whether O'Reilly thinks Letterman is a "pinhead or patriot," and had a rousing debate about President Obama.
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Modern Family, The Ellen Show
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12. Hardest-to-Root-For Good Guy: On Boardwalk Empire, agent Van Alden's creepy crush on Margaret Schroeder takes on a quasi-religious bent this week. As the pious prohibitionist looks longingly at a file photo of Margaret, he flogs himself with a leather belt. A topography of scars on his back reveals that this isn't the first time he's had to punish himself for impure thoughts.
11. Most Recycled Storyline: Kevin and Scotty, Brothers & Sisters' most beloved and functional couple, are dealt a...
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