THE VIEW’S Joy Behar yelled at a crew member to “hurry up” during a behind-the-scenes question and answer with the audience while filming Tuesday’s episode.
Joy, 79, hosts ABC’s The View alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that after the live segment of Hot Topics, the hosts had an off-camera question and answer with the audience while pre-recorded footage played.
An eyewitness told The Sun that the crew member entertaining the crowd began engaging with audience members, as Joy screamed from the stage for her to “hurry up” and begin having fans ask the hosts questions.
The worker mocked Joy’s urgency, as the host remained serious, the source claimed.
Joy snapping happened on the same episode viewers noticed her “strange” behavior while on The 100,000 Pyramid to promote guest Michael Strahan’s new game show.
The game kicked off with Joy and her partner Sara, 44.
They were playing against Sunny, 53, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, who has reportedly been hired as a new host.
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In the first round, Joy had to give Sara clues about “summer fun in the sun” by describing words without saying them while her partner had to guess the answer.
Sara couldn’t guess “sunblock,” instead saying “suntan lotion” and “sunscreen.”
Joy later argued they should have gotten a point even though she didn’t say sunblock, but other similar words
Michael responded: “You know, that’s the difference between playing and hosting, you don’t get to choose.”
An annoyed Joy poked her tongue out at the guest host.
When it was Sunny and Alyssa’s turn to go, Joy complained over their “easy” category of bedroom items.
Despite Joy’s complaining, she and Sara still won.
The Sun previously reported that Joy wasn’t the only one who appeared to be in bad spirits during Tuesday’s taping.
Before filming for the episode started, the hosts each waved and greeted the excited crowd when they walked in.
Whoopi, 66, came on stage with Michael, as he too acknowledged the audience, an eyewitness told The Sun.
But Whoopi ignored the claps and cheers for her as she took her place on stage.
Whoopi eventually did wave to the crowd when a group of fans cheered her name.
Despite the audience snub, Whoopi warmed up to her fans during the taping.
During an off-air question and answer with the audience, many praised the Sister Act actress for her impact on both pop culture and social issues, as she thanked them for their kind words.
At one point, a fan had asked Whoopi for a photo.
Because of Covid-19 protocols, she was unable to take the picture with the fan.
However, she did ask for the audience member’s cell phone and took a socially-distanced selfie.
She also said goodbye to the crowd when she finished filming and left the stage.
Fans have been begging for the longtime host’s firing from The View after various comments and on-air blunders, including her “racist” remarks about the Holocaust during the January 31 episode.
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A petition has even circulated on Change.org, insisting that Whoopi be let go of her hosting duties for her “repulsive verbiage and actions.”
It currently has over 40,000 signatures.
