ABC's The View recently became a part of the network's news department and that means that the current roundtable panel is not just expected, but also encouraged to tackle topics that are currently making headlines. That's supposed to be the whole premise of the show anyway, but recently Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell found themselves knee-deep in a fight that basically pitted them against one another when the Bill Cosby scandal and the Ferguson, Mo. case came up.
According to a report by New York's Daily News, things were so ugly backstage that new co-host, Rosie Perez dissolved into tears.
"There's terrible frustration and there are problems. Whoopi didn't want to talk about Cosby and Ferguson, Rosie (O'Donnell) did - how could you not? These are topics that are uncomfortable for everyone, but it's 'The View' and it's their job to talk about topics that might make some people tense. Rosie was yelling at everyone. First, she had a fight with Whoopi and then she had a fight with the producers," said the source.
So, if they weren't discussing the Ferguson case that started as one officer shooting a black teen and turned into rioting over civil rights, or whether or not Bill Cosby is a serial rapist, then what were there topics? If The View is supposed to be an offshoot of ABC News, then isn't it kind of ridiculous for them to purposely try and shy away from the hot topics of the day?
If Goldberg isn't willing to deal with the highly controversial issues then should she be seated on that panel? Do you think that Perez would ever, in a million years, get away with similar behavior, or would she already have been let go from the show? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!
