Ladies Who Punch
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
This program is read by the author.
Like Fire & Fury, the gossipy real-life soap opera behind a serious show.
When Barbara Walters launched The View, network executives told her that hosting it would tarnish her reputation. Instead, within ten years, she’d revolutionized morning TV and made household names of her co-hosts: Joy Behar, Star Jones, Meredith Vieira and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. But the daily chatfest didn’t just comment on the news. It became the news. And the headlines barely scratched the surface.
Based on unprecedented access, including stunning interviews with nearly every host, award-winning journalist Ramin Setoodeh takes you backstage where the stars really spoke their minds. Here's the full story of how Star, then Rosie, then Whoopi tried to take over the show, while Barbara struggled to maintain control of it all, a modern-day Lear with her media-savvy daughters. You'll hear about how so many co-hosts had a tough time fitting in, suffered humiliations at the table, then pushed themselves away, feeling betrayed—one nearly quitting during a commercial. Meanwhile, the director was being driven insane, especially by Rosie.
Setoodeh uncovers the truth about Star’s weight loss and wedding madness. Rosie’s feud with Trump. Whoopi’s toxic relationship with Rosie. Barbara’s difficulty stepping away. Plus, all the unseen hugs, snubs, tears—and one dead rodent.
Ladies Who Punch shows why The View can be mimicked and mocked, but it can never be matched.
Customer Reviews
No ladies in this show
I’m a big fan of Whoopi, Joy makes me laugh a lot, I like Sarah, never like Rosie not Barbara. But I like very much Sunny and I know she is a good lawyer and she is so beautiful. I loved Elizabeth and Sherri, never like Star Jones, not Lisa Ling, I don’t like Ana Navarro because she gets so passionated with politics.
Informative and well Detailed
This book gives well detailed descriptions and explanations of the behind the scenes process and Drama went on the Iconic Show The View along with with well documented examples and feuds between certain Co Stars especially when it comes to their disagreements and prospectives of Politics
Juicy!
I couldn’t stop listening. Completed with 48 hours of purchasing