STAR JONES REPORTEDLY LEAVING THE VIEW 
As Oprah Winfrey gets set to bless "The View" with
her presence on Friday, rumors are swirling that her best friend,
Gayle King, is being sought after to replace the show's resident
diva, Star Jones Reynolds.
According to the New York Post's Page Six, Rosie O'Donnell's
forthcoming addition to replace the exiting Meredith Vieira
was always contingent upon Reynolds being kicked off,
which, reportedly, executive producer Barbara Walters
has agreed to do.
"It was always Rosie's condition of joining the show, and Barbara
agreed to those conditions from the outset," a source told Page Six.
ABC will reportedly announce Reynolds' departure this week.
But, the former prosecutor and the network are said to be
concocting a story to make it appear as if Reynolds has simply
decided to move on and pursue other projects, the newspaper reports.
Meanwhile, Jones' people are fiercely denying her
imminent departure from "The View". Her rep told Page Six:
"It's 100 percent not true. Where are you hearing this?"
A publicist for The View also denied the rumor.
Sources have told Fox 411 columnist Roger Friedman that
Gayle King is indeed being eyed to take the chair next to Rosie,
who will moderate the new lineup when Vieira moves to NBC's
"The Today Show." Freidman asked King about the
situation during Monday night's gala in New York to
honor Queen Rania of Jordan. The famous Oprah homie
replied she had no idea what was going on with The View.
O'Donnell is said to be so pleased with the prospect of King
joining the show that she would give the journalist the
moderator role if she wanted it.
And while the The View has stated publicly that Jones is
"welcome"to remain on the show as long as she wants, insiders
confirmed to Page Six late last week that her agents are
quietly shopping around for a new job for her.
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