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Just a week after false reports by Star magazine that Sherri Shepherd was going to be fired from the 'The View' because of the recession, Lifetime has now announced that they have inked a deal with the popular daytime talk show host to star in a comedy pilot.
The cable network has ordered the not-yet-titled sitcom project by the former star of ABC's 'Less Than Perfect,' which will tape this spring.
"I'm so excited about my upcoming pilot with Lifetime," Shepherd told BV Buzz exclusively. "The script focuses on life after divorce in a humorous way, and in times like these, we really need a good laugh!"
The TV pilot is loosely based on Shepherd's life experiences and was originally developed for the CW network in 2007.
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Singer Taylor Swift (R) and Neil Portnow, president/CEO of the Recording Academy, appear on stage during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Singer Celine Dion announces nominees for the Album of the Year during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US singer Mariah Carey performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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After the deal at the CW lapsed, the script went to Lifetime, which is half-owned by 'The View's' parent company, Disney.
If Lifetime options the series, Shepherd will juggle double duty like fellow talk show host Kelly Ripa, who for three seasons balanced working o
n 'Live with Regis and Kelly' while starring in the ABC sitcom 'Hope and Faith.'
In addition to co-hosting 'The View,' the almost-divorced, mother of one has starred in the films 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,' 'Beauty Shop,' 'Guess Who' and 'Who's Your Caddy.'
Shepherd and 'Law & Order' star Anthony Anderson recently co-hosted the Trumpet Awards in
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By: Kathy on 3/06/2009 3:22PM
Joy is not the big mouthed one on theshow it's Elizabeth! Joy has a great sense of humor and keeps the show real. She tells it like it is!
I will miss Sherri alot and wish her the best but was hoping it was Elizabeth saying she was leaving to stay home with her precious little ones!
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By: Bill on 3/06/2009 3:47PM
Why couldn't it be that the morin, not-funny, and hebetude Joy Behar was leaving???
To bad..............
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By: gloria geiger on 3/06/2009 8:20PM
I agree that Joy would not be missed. I always feel sorry for Elizabeth, when Joy starts putting down Pres. Bush. Then jumps all over Elizabeth when she says anything about the Dem. I found myself turning to another station when every Joy openings her mouth. Getting rid of her would be an asset to the View.
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By: Pablo on 3/06/2009 7:39PM
Joy is a blob. She needs to be checked for worms as she squirms in her chair so much. Her being a comedian is not an exaggeration, it is a lie. Barbara is a "has been" pumping her own specials, and Hippy Goldberg delights in being ugly both physically and mentally. To say this show is balanced is ridiculous. It is liberal propaganda and the network should be boycotted.
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By: SWEETS on 3/07/2009 12:53PM
GET RID OF ELIZABETH. WHEN SHE DROP THIS 3RD BABY, SHE WILL BE HEADED TO FOX. YEAH!!!! GOOD RIDANCE. LOVE JOY, WHOOPIE, SOMETIMES SHARRIE.
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By: ck on 3/09/2009 4:15PM
Love Joy. She is hilarious and she shuts Lizzie up. The show would not be the same if any one of them were missing - even Elizabeth. They have different views just like real life. Those of you that can only handle one view are missing out and it is so sad.
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By: Grandma D on 3/05/2009 2:51PM
I would bet that, because Whoopi has the largest percentage of folks who think she's the best, you will surmise that mostly black people voted....if so, you should take another survey including that info.
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By: Adrianne on 3/05/2009 4:05PM
OM-goodness! Your statement is simply ignorant, Grandma D! Whoopi has am extremely diverse fan base. Your simple mindedness is so very apparent in your post.
If you've ever seen Whoopi do stand up or had the opportunity to attend a show, you'd know that the majority of her audience members are non-African Americans! You have no right to summize that just because Whoopi is a viewer favorite (as determined by AOL voting), that the majority of the voters must be African American. I am a 32-year old African American woman and have never been a fan on Whoopi Goldberg. Barbara Walters is my favorite host.
Stop living your life according to ignorances. If you're a grandmother, as your screen name indicates, be a positive example to your grandchildren and new generations. America doesn't need anyone else breeding bigotry.
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By: Michelle on 3/05/2009 4:11PM
You must be an Republican that type of thinking has to stop.See how far it got them with MR.I'm so sorry Master Limbaugh Steele. I voted for Joy and guess what I'm black. I never once though of race before I voted. I watch the View and I like Joy, Whoopie and Barbara. Can't stand Sherri and Elizabeth.
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By: nikki on 3/05/2009 7:50PM
First of all your comment was ignorant. Whoopi Goldbergh has many fans of all nationalities and cultures that voted for her. I think she brings a lot of class to the show. She is not on there being raunchy, nasty, ignorant, or anything of the sort. I like her 100 times better than Rosie O'Donnel. She made me sick making it seem like everyone was against gays.
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