Lisa Ling Says Joy Behar Told Her She Was Talking Too Much When She Guest Hosted 'The View'

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as a guest co-host, but don't expect her to be a permanent fixture on the daytime talk show.The 48-year-old journalist, who co-hosted  from 1999 to 2002, was a guest on Monday, and recalled what it was like to return to the panel of ladies, and how it differed from when she was on the program.«You really have to express your opinion so vociferously on that show, and in the age of social media, you're just scrutinized so severely,» Ling explained.She told Kimmel that on her first day back on, she got into a heated argument when she said that President Joe Biden «should apologize to the American people» for calling Fox News' Peter Doocy a «stupid son of a b**ch» on a hot mic.Ling said the «little debate» was written up as she was «causing chaos» on the show.«I get along great with the women,» she told Kimmel, before adding, «Although, during a commercial break, Joy [Behar] did tell me that I was talking too much.»Kimmel said he thought they may have too many people on the panel, to which Ling responded, «It is really difficult to get a word in edgewise.

I did a little better this time. I mean, I was 26 when I did the show the first time around.»The late-night host also asked about a story that Prince used to watch and was really taken with Ling. «One day, our assistant gets a call from a man who said, 'Um yes, he would like to speak with Ms.

Ling.' And our assistant was like, 'Who's he? What are you talking about?' Finally he said, 'The artist formally known as Prince would like to speak to Lisa.' Knowing how much I loved Prince, she said, 'OK, here's her cell phone number,'» Ling recalled. «So, he gets on the phone and I hear this voice ...and it was him.