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It was rumored earlier this year that Rosie Perez was leaving The View just months after joining the current season. Those rumors were later shot down but they say where there’s smoke there’s fire, now it has been confirmed that she indeed will be leaving the show after only one season. Via Radar Online:
Back in January, ABC News shot down a report that Perez was out at The View, issuing a statement: “Rosie Perez is currently in rehearsal for her Broadway play for the month of January. Her status with the show has not changed.” A press report had speculated she would not return after taking a pre-planned break to rehearse with Larry David in his Broadway production, Fish In The Dark. Several reports noted at the time ABC’s statement did not address the long-term prognosis for Perez on the show, which went on to be a success and is still going strong.
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 Newsprogram 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.
“Our friend Rosie Perez has decided to leave the show to pursue full time her love for acting,” EP Bill Wolff told staff this afternoon in an email.
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.
In my honest opinion, The View is easily becoming less of a talk show where a group of diverse women come together to share their thoughts and views on a variety of issues and more of a reality competition show where the co-hosts compete to see who will stay the longest with a few getting voted off each few months.
Rosie’s addition was one of the main reasons we thought the sinking ship show had a chance to come back to life thanks to her saucy Latina flavor and opinion but with her out, we’re not quite sure if it’s even worth saving at this point. Maybe they can give it ONE more casting overhaul and see if it works, after that–it may be time to hang it up!
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