Jenny McCarthy Will Join 'The View'

Less than a week after the departure of Elisabeth Hasselbeck from the syndicated daytime talk fest 'The View' comes confirmation that Jenny McCarthy will succeed her when the show returns for its 17th season Sept. 9.

"YUP, I'M DOING 'THE VIEW'!" McCarthy trumpeted on her blog Monday. "When word got out that Joy [Behar] was leaving 'The View,' I knew that the timing of my desire and her departure might be serendipitous for me."

"Jenny brings us intelligence as well as warmth and humor," the show's original host and co-executive producer Barbara Walters said in a statement released by ABC Monday morning.

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I am very happy that Jenny McCarthy is joining 'The View', I have been a fan of hers for years.