THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEAVING AND BEING ASKED TO LEAVE..................... “The View” Plans For ‘Exciting New Direction,’ Ditches Sherri Shepherd And Jenny McCarthy June 27, 2014 Filed under Celebrities Posted by staff . Reported by April Taylor Multiple news sources, including the Daily Mail, are reporting that ABC’s “The View” has fired the show’s entire cast except Whoopi Goldberg. The firings reportedly took place during a network meeting held late Thursday afternoon. Some have questioned the chemistry of the show since Jenny McCarthy was added to the lineup last September. Sherri Shepherd’s representatives issued a statement on her behalf saying, “It’s been seven wonderful years on The View and after careful consideration it is time for me to move on. I am extremely grateful to Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie for giving me the opportunity. I look forward to the business opportunities that lay ahead for me and I am incredibly grateful to my View family and my fans for supporting me on this journey.” McCarthy responded to the statement with a tweet that stated, “If Sherri goes…I go too. #sisters.” A few minutes later, she tweeted, “My View will be changing too. As will with many hard folks. Thanks to everyone at the show for your dedication and an amazing year.” In an even more cryptic statement, McCarthy then tweeted a picture containing her and Shepherd captioned with, “These are my Avengers and we will be back!” McCarthy’s tweets are leading to speculation that Shepherd was indeed fired rather than it being her decision to leave the show. Sources are reporting that the decision to let McCarthy go was “the result of a decision to move the show in a different direction creatively.” According to TMZ: “And several sources say there’s a real chance Rosie O’Donnell will be coming back. We’re also told producers are ‘very interested’ in Laila Ali. We’re also told the show is interested in Ross Mathews and Jesse Palmer.” There are also rumors circulating that executive producer Bill Geddie is being let go, but TMZ has not been able to confirm the information yet. In a statement made by ABC, the network simply stated, “The View will be moving in an exciting new direction next season and ABC has made decisions to evolve the show creatively.”
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:52:21 +0000
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