EXCLUSIVE: Seven months after Rosie O’Donnell’s exit was announced, another Rosie is leaving The View. This time, it’s Rosie Perez. Her last day on the ABC News program will be August 6, the final original show of the season. Expect Perez, who joined the show in September, to talk about her exit on tomorrow’s broadcast.
No word yet on the future of co-host Nicolle Wallace, who also joined The View in September. Raven-Symoné, who became a co-host last month, and Whoopi Goldberg are locks to come back next season, but Wallace’s future is unclear. Speculation has been building for a while that Perez and/or Wallace might not be back for another season, as Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reported last week.
Sources report that talks with Wallace have just begun. But Wallace, a longtime political adviser as well as commentator, also is a contributor at NBC News’ MSNBC and frequently appears on its Morning Joe program – more frequently as the presidential election cycle revs up. That said, The View has enjoyed some of its highest ratings during presidential election races, and Wallace brings instant credibility to the show as well as a much-needed conservative perspective.
Nicole Wallace is the best thing to happen to the view. Rosie is cute and sweet but she added nothing to the table. she would just co-sign everything Whoopie said and when she did have her own opinion she would press too hard at her point. Now that Elizabeth Hasselback or w/e her name was aint there Rosie sis you don't need to scream at the top of your lungs to get your point across.
They need a Margaret Cho funny slick mouth type of girl as well as a very educated journalist lady. and bam you have a perfect panel!
