Star Jones is about to be a free agent hag. She has reportedly told her hubby of 3 years to hit the road. They had been at each other’s throats for awhile and Star has thrown in the towel. After she threw an ultimatum at him he failed to meet her expectations. He had 30 days to shape up or ship out after she went ballistic at the end of January. Her and Reynolds’ divorce is around the corner.
A friend of the Jones’ told the Enquirer:
“I think Star felt Al had spent their marriage riding her success while she did all the heavy lifting. She resented it. Deep down, Star is a very old-fashioned woman who believes a man should support her emotionally, physically and financially. She now believes Al failed her.”
I’m sorry…her success? If that is the case he was screwed in this arrangement.
What Others Had to Say:
The Juice- “Stedman Graham better take note. But then, Star is no Oprah Winfrey.”
Hollyscoop- “Everyone’s been waiting for a divorce announcement for months so you can file this under ‘not so shocking news.’”
Source: Star Jones tells husband Al Reynolds it’s over [MSNBC]
TruTV has canceled Star Jones Reynolds‘ legal-focused talk show after a six-month run.
The last episode of the show, which aired at 3 p.m. weekdays, will be Friday . “Arrest & Trial” will run in that slot. Reynolds was also fired from ‘The View‘.
“Due to the rebranding and programming refocus of the network, truTV and Star Jones Reynolds have mutually agreed to cease production of ‘The Star Jones Show,”‘ said a memo from Marc Juris, executive vice president and general manager of the channel formerly known as Court TV.
The show, which began in August, showcased Reynolds’ work as a TV host and former lawyer. She will remain with the network as a contributor to the channel’s trial coverage.
Jones Reynolds, who was an assistant district attorney and senior assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, New York, began her broadcast career with Court TV in 1991. She also has worked for NBC and “Inside Edition” and became co-host of ABC chatfest “The View” in 1997.
I was surprised she got this gig in the first place, she’s horrible.
Celeb bloggers have spoken and these are the 10 Most Hated Celebs in Hollywood.
1. Paris Hilton - “Hollywood’s most famous slut and quite possibly the most famous slut of all time. Paris continues to baffle not only us but herself as well. The only true debate that lingers is if more people have stayed at Hilton Hotels or in her own bed. Hilton is a rare person who is actually safer drunk than the rest of us are sober. Here are some of the things Paris is known for: sex video, pantyless crotch shots, over-sexed commercials, hacking Lohan’s sidekick, stealing her own sex tape from a convenience store, infecting half of Hollywood, DUI arrest, and hooking up with some of the biggest losers.”- Bumpshack
2. Lindsay Lohan- “If Lindsay wasn’t famous she would have been arrested for public indecency months ago. The non-stop party girl is drinking/smoking/snorting her career into the ground. All of her co-stars agree that burning the candle at both ends will be the fall of her. At this point, there’s really no difference between Lindsay, Paris, and one of those ‘blow up sex dolls’. Hopefully, Linds will stop the partying and focus on her career because she is truly talented. She can sing and act very well, but we usually know in the end what usually happens with child stars.”- Allie is Wired
3. Tom Cruise - “Another given. I must say though, I never have liked Tommy boy or thought his looks were anything spectacular. Even when I was in junior high and Top Gun was out, all the girls had pictures of him from Tiger Beat in their lockers. I preferred Val Kilmer. Tom’s recent know-it-all attitude and control-freak tendencies have only made me dislike him more. He needs to stop hopping on couches and instead visit one for some much needed psychotherapy. It does seem that since Paramount terminated him that he has tried to appologize to Brooke Shields and with Katie’s parents. He also released photos of silent-birth Suri as well in the past two weeks.”- Celebrity Smack
4. Kevin Federline- “It is easy to diss K-Fed, but someone has to eventually give this guy some credit. Kevin was never going to go to Harvard, but he was smart enough to marry one of the richest and sexiest (at the time) women in the world. He has the Midas touch where everything he touches turns to cheetos. Kevin is no different than your average Cali thug, but he is hated for ruining Britney Spears and her career, no matter how polished and over-produced it was.”- Bumpshack.com
5. Brandon Davis-”This guy is much like Hooker Hilton and actually is her #1 sidekick. I don’t get why this guy thinks he is such hot shit. He is a dopey looking dough boy with too much money for his own good. He must also be quite insecure if he must resort to publicly degrading people like a second grade bully would tease on a school bus. Davis did give Lohan a nickname that she will never outlive. ‘Firecrotch’ is classic and fits her too well. Lohan must have some class because I am sure she could fire back at Davis even further below the belt.”- Celebrity Smack
6. Britney Spears- “The one celebrity we all love to hate. She spends entirely too much time defending her gangsta husband K-Fed and setting herself up for publicity nightmares, then claims the media haunts her. At any point in your life, have you ever thought Britney Spears… wasn’t insane? However, the more children she pops out the less people hate her because her babies are so cute and adorable.”- Allie is Wired
7. Star Jones- “I think Star(zilla) Jones got herself caught in the midst of dislike-hood by making a LOT of foolish choices and dumb ass moves…all her promotional grubbing…the wedding fiasco to gay Al…not admitting to how she lost weight…and finally being a pussy by running in the other direction from Rosie O’Donnell while burning the bridge laid out for her by Barbara Walters. Plus in the end she has no talent! I wonder when & where she’ll pop up next…if at all! Who in their right mind would want to deal with her?”- PopBytes
8. Jessica Simpson- “This woman starves for attention. Jessica goes everywhere with her stupid hairdresser. She then boasts to major magazines about her relationship with John Mayer only to have him come out and decry it as being untrue. Considering her rock hard understanding of canned tuna, it’s pretty clear Jessica has never shopped for groceries in her entire life. Most women usually get one shot with a really good guy in their lifetime. Jessica blew it with Nick and now is finding out that men in Hollywood only want in her Daisy Dukes but not her heart.”- Gone Hollywood
9. Tara Reid- “She is famous for being drunk 24-7 and being paid to party all over the world. She makes headlines now for her saggy boobs and botched tummy tuck instead of her mediocre acting abilities. She has become so hated even within Hollywood that she is unable to get into all of the A-list clubs like she use to be able to. Lohan can drink and party all she likes, because she continues to at least act in decent films. Taradise might have been the begining of the end of a once promising career.”- Hot Momma Drama
10. Michael Jackson- “Need I say more”- Nosy Snoop
Star Jones Reynolds will announce her departure from “The View” this week, Access Hollywood learned. A source close to “The View” told Access Monday that Star Jones Reynolds will leave “The View” in July and will announce the departure on the show this week. As a result, the much discussed face-off between Star and incoming co-host, Rosie O’Donnell, will never occur. O’Donnell is not joining the gals until September.
By July, Star will have been at “The View” for close to nine years, having been a part of the show since its inception in August 1997.
Actually, since it’s late June, I’d say she’s already been there close to nine years.
ASL and her readers care much more about this than do I. Then again, that wouldn’t be hard. I guess if I ever want to see an episode of “The View” with Star on it, I’ll have to hurry up. It’s one of those things I’ve avoided thinking “it’ll always be there.” But life is so fleeting.
William F. Buckley, Jr. once noted that he had never seen an episode of that program featuring the black woman who was alternately thin and fat. He was referring, I believe, to Oprah Winfrey. But, I’m sure he’s never seen “The View,” either, and the observation would be equally germane.
UPDATE: It appears Star was fired. Post title adjusted accordingly.
Star Jones Reynolds announced Tuesday morning on The View that she’ll be leaving the show in July after nine years as a cohost. “Something’s been on my heart for a little bit, and after much prayer and counsel I feel like this is the right time to tell you that the show is moving in another direction for its tenth season and I will not be returning as cohost next year,” she said on the air. “That’s shocking to me,” interrupted Joy Behar, prompting Jones Reynolds to link hands with her cohosts. As for where she’ll go next Jones Reynolds said, “I’m not sure what the future holds, but I’m absolutely sure who holds the future.” The show’s creator, Barbara Walters, wrapped up the discussion by saying, “It is a new chapter for Star. It will be a new chapter for The View in the fall.”
So why is Jones Reynolds leaving? Contrary to speculation that she’s unhappy about the upcoming addition of Rosie O’Donnell – one of her most vocal critics – to the show this fall, she reveals exclusively in this week’s PEOPLE magazine that the departure was not her choice. “What you don’t know is that my contract was not renewed for the tenth season,” she tells PEOPLE. “I feel like I was fired.” She adds that she was told her contract wouldn’t be renewed just days before news leaked that O’Donnell would be joining The View.
UPDATE: Trikc observes, “That’s not like being fired… that’s just being fired.” At least technically, though, Star can tell future employers that she’s never been fired, her contract just ran out. But, yeah, she was fired.
With Rosie O’Donnell as its newest co-host, “The View” brings a six-time Daytime Emmy winner onto a cast that has made a joke out of its inability to win an Emmy. “The View” creator Barbara Walters confirmed Friday that O’Donnell will join her show in September, replacing the “Today” show-bound Meredith Vieira. Walters made the announcement from the stage of the Daytime Emmy awards. “We were amazed when she said yes and we’re thrilled to have her,” Walters said.
It wasn’t quite the secret that Walters wanted, since word of O’Donnell’s selection leaked out on Thursday. O’Donnell made a joking reference to that, noting she had read about her and Walters on the Internet. About her new job, she joked, “it was either that or the celebrity fit club.”
The move marks a plunge back into daytime television for O’Donnell. With a large resume that includes stage, film and TV work, it’s the place where she found the greatest success. She won six Daytime Emmys in six years as best talk show host before shutting down her show because she wanted to spend more time raising a family.
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“The View” got a bigger star than it imagined to replace Vieira, who often serves as the emotional center of an ensemble that also includes Joy Behar, Star Jones Reynolds and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. “They went in a different way,” said Bill Carroll, an expert on the syndication market for Katz Television. “There was a lot of speculation focused on them finding someone who fit in the Meredith Vieira mold and they obviously didn’t go that way.” With two comics in Behar and O’Donnell, “The View” will likely turn into a funnier show, he said. The danger is, between Behar, O’Donnell and Reynolds, “the three of them will want to talk at the same time.”
Well, they needed another fat person now that Jones Reynolds has had her stomach stapled. I will nonetheless continue my streak of not watching the show.
“Due to the rebranding and programming refocus of the network, truTV and Star Jones Reynolds have mutually agreed to cease production of ‘The Star Jones Show,”‘ said a memo from Marc Juris, executive vice president and general manager of the channel formerly known as Court TV.
Paris Hilton - “Hollywood’s most famous slut and quite possibly the most famous slut of all time. Paris continues to baffle not only us but herself as well. The only true debate that lingers is if more people have stayed at Hilton Hotels or in her own bed. Hilton is a rare person who is actually safer drunk than the rest of us are sober. Here are some of the things Paris is known for: sex video, pantyless crotch shots, over-sexed commercials, hacking Lohan’s sidekick, stealing her own sex tape from a convenience store, infecting half of Hollywood, DUI arrest, and hooking up with some of the biggest losers.”- 
Lindsay Lohan- “If Lindsay wasn’t famous she would have been arrested for public indecency months ago. The non-stop party girl is drinking/smoking/snorting her career into the ground. All of her co-stars agree that burning the candle at both ends will be the fall of her. At this point, there’s really no difference between Lindsay, Paris, and one of those ‘blow up sex dolls’. Hopefully, Linds will stop the partying and focus on her career because she is truly talented. She can sing and act very well, but we usually know in the end what usually happens with child stars.”- 
Tom Cruise - “Another given. I must say though, I never have liked Tommy boy or thought his looks were anything spectacular. Even when I was in junior high and Top Gun was out, all the girls had pictures of him from Tiger Beat in their lockers. I preferred Val Kilmer. Tom’s recent know-it-all attitude and control-freak tendencies have only made me dislike him more. He needs to stop hopping on 
Kevin Federline- “It is easy to diss K-Fed, but someone has to eventually give this guy some credit. Kevin was never going to go to Harvard, but he was smart enough to marry one of the richest and sexiest (at the time) women in the world. He has the Midas touch where everything he touches turns to cheetos. Kevin is no different than your average Cali thug, but he is hated for ruining Britney Spears and her career, no matter how polished and over-produced it was.”- 
Brandon Davis-”This guy is much like Hooker Hilton and actually is her #1 sidekick. I don’t get why this guy thinks he is such hot shit. He is a dopey looking dough boy with too much money for his own good. He must also be quite insecure if he must resort to publicly degrading people like a second grade bully would tease on a school bus. Davis did give Lohan a nickname that she will never outlive. ‘Firecrotch’ is classic and fits her too well. Lohan must have some class because I am sure she could fire back at Davis even further below the belt.”- 
Britney Spears- “The one celebrity we all love to hate. She spends entirely too much time defending her gangsta husband K-Fed and setting herself up for publicity nightmares, then claims the media haunts her. At any point in your life, have you ever thought Britney Spears… wasn’t insane? However, the more children she pops out the less people hate her because her babies are so cute and adorable.”- 
Star Jones- “I think Star(zilla) Jones got herself caught in the midst of dislike-hood by making a LOT of foolish choices and dumb ass moves…all her promotional grubbing…the wedding fiasco to gay Al…not admitting to how she lost weight…and finally being a pussy by running in the other direction from Rosie O’Donnell while burning the bridge laid out for her by Barbara Walters. Plus in the end she has no talent! I wonder when & where she’ll pop up next…if at all! Who in their right mind would want to deal with her?”- 
Jessica Simpson- “This woman starves for attention. Jessica goes everywhere with her stupid hairdresser. She then boasts to major magazines about her relationship with John Mayer only to have him come out and decry it as being untrue. Considering her rock hard understanding of canned tuna, it’s pretty clear Jessica has never shopped for groceries in her entire life. Most women usually get one shot with a really good guy in their lifetime. Jessica blew it with Nick and now is finding out that men in Hollywood only want in her Daisy Dukes but not her heart.”- 
Tara Reid- “She is famous for being drunk 24-7 and being paid to party all over the world. She makes headlines now for her saggy boobs and botched tummy tuck instead of her mediocre acting abilities. She has become so hated even within Hollywood that she is unable to get into all of the A-list clubs like she use to be able to. Lohan can drink and party all she likes, because she continues to at least act in decent films. Taradise might have been the begining of the end of a once promising career.”- 
Michael Jackson- “Need I say more”- 
