Joy Behar concludes rumors of retirement with a three-year contract for “The View”

The longest-serving member of the “The View” panel doesn’t go anywhere right away.

After rumors of Joy Behar’s retirement from the show began to spread, the 79-year-old co-host shut it down altogether.

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“Fake News” and the person in charge of Behar New York post This week, the host actually revealed that it had signed another three-year contract with the network to remain on the show until 2025.

Behar had previously signed a three-year contract to continue the show in 2019, but rumors arose as the contract ended near this year.

The only former panelist remaining on the show, the co-host, was reported to have been paid $ 7 million annually under the previous three-year contract.

The New Deal conditions are unknown. ETCanada is asking ABC for comment.

Today, The View features four full-time co-hosts, Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines, with guest Ana Navarro appearing weekly.

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Behar previously highlighted the idea of ​​retiring from the show in 2022, when the deal was signed, and mentioned a lot to the author of Ramin Setoodeh in his book. Woman Punching: The Explosive Inside Story of “The View” In 2020.

“I have a three-year contract,” Behar said in the book. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t leave if I want, because they can’t really do anything to me at this point. I see myself staying longer. Is not [time].. that’s it! I could be wrong.If i’m great [2022] Now I think. But it’s possible … as you know, time goes by. I’m not a child “