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The View: Behind the Table

Joy Behar Refuses to Be Controlled!

The View: Behind the Table

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.72.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Joy Behar sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to address her on‑air walkout with Sara Haines and explain what really happened in the moment. She also reflects on our recent interviews with Goldie Hawn, Sally Field, and Jamie Lynn Sigler.Joy opens up about why she’s never liked being controlled, why she’s always been the one to propose in her marriages, and what she’s hoping for this Mother’s Day. She closes by sending love and support to her fellow co‑host Alyssa Farah Griffin after she discussed her infant son's emergency surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It is Tuesday, May 5th, Cinco de Mayo. I am here with Gene Jacket Joy. Hello, Joy. You're here with

0:06.2

Webby winner. Webby winner, Gene Jacket Joy. We actually, you were Gene Jacket Joy for the episode

0:11.1

we won for. Oh, really? Yeah, it's lucky. I enjoy that. You like these Jean Jackets on

0:16.3

I think they work, too. It's iconic. All right. It's good.

0:26.7

I have some bones to pick.

0:27.6

With me?

0:29.6

Yeah, with you and Whoopie and the whole.

0:31.6

I had a rough day today on the show.

0:36.5

For those who haven't seen the live show yet, first of all, and it's coming from a good place.

0:37.0

But whenever I have someone I'm a fan of on the show, which is often because I like pop culture, you make me seem very pathetic to these people. You kind of come up and you make me seem like I'm a third grader. Well, I know what happened today with Jamie Lee Siegler. Jamie Lynn, but... Meadow Soprano. Okay, but when did it happen before? It's happened many times.

0:55.1

It actually happened

0:55.8

with Lorraine Braco also.

0:57.0

Anytime there's a soprano.

0:58.7

Yes, you're like,

0:59.2

he's a big fan.

0:59.8

I mean, no, he's a loser who has nothing else going on in his life except for watching you in his basement. You know, listen. It's weird.

1:05.4

If the shoe fits.

1:06.6

It makes me creepy.

1:07.7

I don't want to be creepy.

1:08.7

I just want to be an impressive person who happens to respect the craft that these people do.

1:12.8

You know, I got news for you.

1:13.5

They don't even to be creepy. I just want to be an impressive person who happens

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