The staff of The View were in shock when they heard that Rosie Perez has been cut from the show.
And no one more so than Rosie O'Donnell, who doesn't believe it! She went on a tirade denying the news Variety broke last night that Perez would not be returning to the show after her hiatus to rehease for a Broadway show is over.
'No matter what you read anywhere, Rosie Perez is also coming back after she is done rehearsing her play…regardless of what you hear in other shows or read in magazines as I did last night at 11:40/
'What the BLEEP," Rosie said as she was cut off from uttering was was sure to be the f-word.hBut sources confirm to Daily Mail Online that Perez is a goner.
'Everyone is in a panic here and something had to be done,' a network insider told Daily Mail Online. 'The executive producer had to make a serious change to breath new life into the show. Perez was the "to go."'
The news comes just days after Daily Mail Online exclusively reported that the long-running talk show could end after this season, amid struggling ratings and infighting among the talk show hosts. a show spokesperson has denied such a possibility.
Rosie O had a major melt down behind the scenes over the report that the show may be canceled.
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Perez had a major melt down after a hostile, gum-chewing O'Donnell treated her with disdain during an on-air segment discussing the rape allegations against Bill Cosby.
Perez had argued that Cosby has been pilloried by social media and that there is no way to prove that the allegations are true. Perez attempted to defend her opinion to O'Donnell but O'Donnell wasn't having it.
The actress also became difficult to work with, having gone through six makeup artists, two assistants, and several hair stylists before deciding to do her own hair most days.
As indicated by Variety, she also struggled with the variety of subjects the show did for Hot Topics and never got the hang of using the teleprompter.
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ABC is very interested in wooing younger co-hosts to fill Perez's seat and the fifth seat that was never filled in it's attempt to save the show.
The front runner now is former Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams, 34, who came in for a single guest hosting position on January 7 and was so impressive executives brought her back for an unplanned follow-up appearance days later.
'She's smart, witty, has A-List celebrity relationships that can benefit the show and isn't afraid to sell a segment. She let O'Donnell pop a pimple on her chin on live TV during her first appearance,' said the insider.
Hosting The View for 1st time: Wednesday January 7, 2015
Hosting The View for 2nd time: Monday January 12 2015
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This show is a mess. I haven't seen any episodes since Barbara and Joy left. Without Whoopi this is just messy. No consistency, trying to be hip and too try hard.
OT: I think Michelle did a great job from what I watched. Im sure she could stick around if thats the route they're going. Nicole is also cute.
