STAR JONES REYNOLDS To Leave ABC's THE VIEW

(From TV Week -- By Michele Greppi)

STAR JONES REYNOLDS will leave ABC's THE VIEW in mid-July.

"I'm not sure what the future holds," Ms. Jones Reynolds said on the Tuesday broadcast of the show, which is bringing on actress ROSIE O'DONNELL as a co-host in September.

"Whatever is best for you is what we all want," said VIEW creator and co-host BARBARA WALTERS. "I can't imagine the show being a success without you."

"Who am I going to fight with?" asked JOY BEHAR, the comedian whose on-air exchanges with Ms. Jones Reynolds have more than once resulted in tabloid stories.

"Something tells me you will have somebody to fight with," Ms. Jones Reynolds replied.

"Since you became a skinny bitch it's not been the same," Ms. Behar retorted. "We used to be sisters in chubbiness."

Ms. Jones Reynolds was among the original co-hosts of
THE VIEW, which launched in August 1997.

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