Whoopi Goldberg will temporarily leave 'The View' for two weeks to film the Netflix movie 'Women Like Us.' She will still appear on Mondays, while former co-hosts fill in for other days. Joy Behar will moderate the panel in her absence.
Ana Navarro, cohost of 'The View', pleaded with producer Brian Teta to stop discussing the reality dating show 'The Golden Bachelor' on the talk show. Navarro asked when the show would be over so she would no longer have to talk about it, to which Teta responded that there were a few more weeks left but they would do a couple of extra shows just for her. Other cohosts, including Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines, playfully suggested having Turner, the star of 'The Golden Bachelor', return for another interview. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg also expressed her dismay at covering the show, suggesting they do it on a Friday when she usually takes the day off.
Whoopi Goldberg scolded The View's executive producer, Brian Teta, on air after he attempted to steer her away from criticizing ABC's American Idol. Goldberg had been discussing pop culture's obsession with reality shows that encourage drama and traced it back to Simon Cowell's scathing critiques on Fox's early seasons of American Idol. Teta reminded her that the show now airs on ABC, prompting Goldberg to stress that it was not always on ABC. The exchange ended with Goldberg throwing the show to a commercial break.