The people have spoken. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, one of the five cohorts of ABC's daytime talk show The View, will not be returning to the couch next season, following hot on the footsteps of fellow cohost Joy Behar, a source tells Us Weekly.
According to the source, the show's resident conservative voice is being ousted after market research revealed that she isn't popular with TV audiences.
"The viewers they polled all said she was too extreme and right wing," the insider tells Us. "People did not watch the show because of Elisabeth. So they told her yesterday her contract would not be renewed."
When reached for comment, a rep for the show told Us in a statement: "Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a valued member of The View and has a long term contract."
I put off posting this yesterday because I was not sure how legitimate it was. Especially in light of that statement from the rep.
However since this first story it has been picked by all kinds of blogs and news sites, all of who are treating it as a serious news story.
On TV Newser they even claim to have to independent sources who confirm Hasselbeck's removal from the show.
If true this would seem to be just the latest example of the dreaded Palin curse at work.
Or. perhaps, just another in a long string of bizarre coincidences. You decide.
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