If you recall, Star Jones was one of the original hosts of The View — along with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, Joy Behar, and creator Barbara Walters — when the morning talk show debuted in 1997. The all-female panel discusses current events, including sociopolitical and entertainment news, and the show has also caused a fair share of its own entertainment news over the years. One of the biggest scandals that plagued the show: the unexpected departure of Jones in 2006.
The trouble started when the attorney and TV personality discovered in April 2006 that her contract would not be renewed for the following season, as ABC believed her penchant for product placement was turning off viewers. Walters and the producers arranged for Jones to announce her impending departure at the end of June, but Jones instead broke the news on air two days prior to the scheduled date. Blindsided, Walters publicly claimed that she felt "betrayed" by Jones for going rogue. Jones wouldn't make another appearance on the show for nearly six years, when she was invited to appear as a guest in February 2012.
