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BRANDY TO REPLACE STAR JONES?: That and more ‘View’ residue, including Rosie’s comment ‘Star thinks she’s Beyonce.’
*All of a sudden, Brandy Norwood has entered the three-ring circus sparked last Tuesday by Star Jones Reynolds’ unscripted moment on “The View.”
The 27-year-old singer/actress, currently a host on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” will be auditioning for Star’s old gig when she appears as a guest host on Wednesday and Friday of this week, her rep told People magazine.
"These tryouts are for consideration for the permanent gig," another source close to the matter confirms to the magazine. "They plan to have a few people trying out, like what CBS did (before hiring) Craig Ferguson for the ‘Late Late Show.’"
The former Moesha star is enjoying a career resurgence via “America’s Got Talent,” a reality show created by “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell that searches for the next big star across multiple genres.
"’America's Got Talent’ has really opened a lot of doors for me," Brandy tells People. "I want to do a lot more TV."
Meanwhile, “One Life to Live’s” Renée Goldsberry, the first to sit in Star’s chair last week after her exit, will return as a guest host today, while tomorrow’s show will be a rerun and Thursday’s episode will have “All My Children’s” Susan Lucci sit in with the co-hosts Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elizabeth Hasslebeck.
In other fallout since Reynolds announced she would not be returning next season, her replacement Rosie O’Donnell has finally commented on the situation by telling blog site Jossip (with an exaggerated wink): “I’m not at liberty to discuss it.”
When asked about past comments about Star’s claim that her weight loss was solely from diet and Pilates, O’Donnell said: “Well you know how much I like her, [but] she thinks she's Beyoncé.”
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