Exclusive: Joy Behar Speaks Out About Walking Off 'The View'

By Rob Shuter Posted Oct 14th 2010 07:20PM

Just hours after Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the set of 'The View' following several controversial remarks made by guest Bill O'Reilly, I found myself backstage at Behar's hit HLN talk show. Surprisingly, Joy seemed to have little idea about the media storm that was brewing.

"Really, is anyone talking about it? He's an idiot," she told me. "I just couldn't sit there any longer and listen to him."

During O'Reilly's visit to 'The View,' Bill insisted it would be "inappropriate" to have a Muslim place of worship so close to Ground Zero. This prompted Goldberg to ask, "Why is it inappropriate?"

The heated discussion went back and forth, but the blowout came after O'Reilly said, "Muslims killed us on 9/11." Goldberg and Behar attempted to specify that it was an extremist sect within Islam and not the religion itself that attacked the U.S. When O'Reilly continued to argue his point, the enraged hosts walked off the set.

Joy Talks About the Incident on Her HLN Show:

The two women did return to the show and were able to continue their conversation with the FOX News anchor, when the chatter turned to Christine O'Donnell and George W. Bush.

"No one made us go back out," Behar explained. "After he apologized, Whoopi and I walked back out and sat down. I have no regrets."

Watch the Original Walkout on 'The View':

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Thursday 14 October

By susie

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when you cant win...run

By mike

I dont know why joy shows up when Oreilly is on the show. He always make her look like the dolt that she is.

By dennis james

Could not have said it better myself. Who cares what Joy has to say about anything?Nobody I know.

By Franc

Joy Behar has no idea how the majority of Americans feel about anything and thinks her point of view is the only correct one. She's used to out-shouting Elisabeth and couldn't take the heat when someone is as loud as she is and much more articulate. Go, Bill!! Joy and Whoopi came back because the 'boss' said they acted inappropriately. Thank you, Barbara Walters!!

Friday 15 October

By Christian

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The majority of Americans are reality TV watching,uneducated, entitlement, lazy idiots..a result of the repuplicans driving the country into a major financial crisis so they can instill fear that you just buy right into. so, who's the idiot. Walters is the PIG, as usual, she just had him on the show for publicity and more money, they should have wired her mouth shut when they gave her new dentures!!

By Josie

Joy is a loud mouth biased nutcase--she is telling people to watch her show tonight and she will explain--NO WAY--BOYCOTT this loud mouth--cant stand her

her stand up is awful--she thinks she is cute and is always so biased--
would pull for Bill Oreilly just because Joy is a pain!!!!!!!!!!

Hope Barbara really reprimands her and hope her show loses ratings!!!!

By azaunt

Too bad they didn't keep walking. That show is an insult to women.

By RT

I agree. And O'Reilly's is an insult to the human race.

By kyle

I would be willing to bet big money that O'rielly is a closet homosexual. The far right wingers usually are.

By Dennis

And Kyle, I'd be willing to bet that you are un-educated, have a low-paying job, struggle with a past divorce and child payments, are a gross under-achiever, have never experienced true joy, and will likely spend your final days in abject poverty clinging to your high-school memories on the gridiron or basketball court because you obviously didn't do anything of consequence since then. Liberal trash.

By bait

If you are liberal, why do you care if Bill O'Reilly is homosexual? I thought libs were pro homosexual. You see, liberals cannot even keep their own rhetoric straight (no pun intended).

By karen

JOY NEEDS TO BE PUT HER BIG MOUTH IN A ANGER MANAGEMENT MOUTH DOWN WHERE ALL OF THOSE 9/11 FAMILIES LOST THEIR FAMILIES SO SHE CAN FEEL THE PAIN THEY LIVE EACH DAY OF THEIR LOST .

By Chelsea

If you ever get a chance...try watching the O'Reilly show with the volumn turned off. It's actually pretty funny with his lunatic facial expressions.

By christina laronge

i can't believe you just wrote what you did. do you also switch off the sound and alternate it with hanging your head upside down while watching tv ? that makes things and people look funny as well... no wonder this country is in trouble. yikes !!!

By ricchees

Joy has finally turned the trick that will make me never watch the View again.

By ebicious

I totally agree with you!

By Joann

The problem with Joy is that she cares more about her "view" then the people she pretends to be defending.

By MIKE

MAYBE BEHAR GETS HIT BY A IED

By Keath

O'Reilly is a pompous blowhard. And NO, Muslims didn't "kill us" and if you're looking for someone to blame, how about looking in the mirror. Our murderous foreign policy of the past 30 years is the culprit. To quote Pogo - We have met the enemy, and it is US.

By Sunbabe

You are scary. Me thinks it's time for you to move to another country and never permitted to return to the greatest nation on this earth!

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