Joy Behar left The View table ahead of an interview with Carrie Underwood.
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Behar previously criticized the American Idol winner's decision to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration.
Former cohost Elisabeth Hasselbeck called out Behar's criticism in an incendiary series of social media posts in January 2025.
CohostJoy Behartemporarily leftThe Viewtable Tuesday morning ahead of a high-profile interview withAmerican IdolwinnerCarrie Underwood, skipping the conversation a year afterpublicly criticizing the singer's decisionto perform atDonald Trump's second presidential inauguration.
When the talk show returned Tuesday from a commercial break, Behar and colleagueSara Haineswere noticeably absent from the Hot Topics table, where the remaining cohosts sat to interviewIdoljudges Lionel Ritchie, Luke Bryan, and Underwood. Both panelists were present for the first half of the show, including discussions about current headlines.
Often, when groups of interview guests are slated to join the show, selectViewcohosts will leave the table to allow them more room. Behar's absence, however, comes after she courted intense criticism from former cohostElisabeth Hasselbeck, who publicly blasted the 83-year-old comedian's criticism of Underwood in January 2025.
At the end of the live broadcast, Behar returned to her seat at the table, with moderator Whoopi Goldberg telling the audience that Behar would be the day's guest on the program's companion podcast,Behind the Table.
Entertainment Weeklyhas learned that the move was a "production decision" as a result of three interview subjects.
EW has reached out to representatives forThe Viewand Underwood for comment.
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Behar and Haines' temporary absence at the table came after Behar's aforementioned public criticism of Underwood, whoperformed at Trump's inauguration ceremonyat the United States Capitol.
In early 2025,Behar voiced on the talk show her oppositionto Underwood's decision to perform at the event, with Hasselbeck slamming her ex-colleague online in the aftermath.
"That @TheView @JoyVBehar needs to simmer down off my friend," Hasselbeck wrote onX, later adding that she lamented Behar "calling Carrie Underwood Un-American." It should be noted, however, that Behar did not use the phrase "un-American" to describe Underwood in her comments onThe View.
Still, Hasselbeck shared an image of Behar — with whom she previously sat onThe Viewpanel as a permanent cohost — to her Instagram Story at time time, writing, "Joy — @carrieunderwood is an INCREDIBLE WOMAN. You could learn from her strength."
Hasselbeck eventually returned to cohostThe Viewearlier this year amid permanent panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin's ongoing maternity leave,though she and Behar did not address the January 2025 incident.
The Viewairs weekdays on ABC.
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