Elisabeth Hasselbeck NOT Leaving ‘The View’ According to Barbra Walters

Barbra Walters denied rumors that Elisabeth Hasselbeck was leaving the view. 

US Weekly was the first to report that Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be leaving "The View" for its next season. The announcement came shortly after Joy Behar confirmed that she would be leaving "The View." Behar has confirmed that she will leave the show at the end of August.

US Weekly initially quoted an unnamed source who told the magazine that Hasselbeck would be leaving.

However, the only quote US Weekly received from 'The View' said, "Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a valued member of The View and has a long term contract."

Elisabeth Hasselbeck joined 'The View' in 2003 after substitute hosting for Lisa ling, when she left the show in 2002. Hasselbeck is known for her conservative opinions and not holding back when trying to make a point.

She famously got into a heated argument with former co-host Rosie O'Donnell about the war in Afghanistan and went head to head with Barbra Walters during the 2012 election.

"You tell me not to use facts because you want me to go only on emotion," Hasselbeck once said to O'Donnell during a heated argument.

On Monday's show Barbra Walter's took on the rumors that Hasselbeck was being pushed off of the show because the producers could not handle her conservative ideas and opinions.

"There's a particularly false story that keeps getting picked up about Elisabeth's alleged departure saying we don't approve of her conservative views," Walters said.

"The truth is... we value and appreciate her point of view, it's important to us, because it helps give the show perspective and balance."

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