'We couldn't make a deal!': Joy Behar reveals she was approached to return to The View but said no because they wouldn't give her 'power' 

By Laurel Brown For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:38 EST, 30 July 2015 | Updated: 18:32 EST, 30 July 2015

Joy Behar will not be returning to The View.

The 72-year-old comedian told Walker Vreeland in a WBAZ radio interview on Wednesday that she will not go back to the chat show for season 19 because talks with the show's producers went sour.

'They've come to me, and we couldn't make a deal,' the redhead said on air.

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No deal: Joy Behar, seen here in NYC on Sunday, will not be returning to The View despite an offer, she revealed during a Wednesday radio interview

No deal: Joy Behar, seen here in NYC on Sunday, will not be returning to The View despite an offer, she revealed during a Wednesday radio interview

'They wouldn't really negotiate well enough for me,' the 16-year veteran of the morning show explained.

'I mean, if they were giving me a bigger role on the show, and giving me some power to actually make some changes and let them benefit from my expertise after being there for 16 years - but they're not going to do that. So why would I want to bang my head against the wall?'

Joy was one of the original five hosts when The View premiered in 1997, but she left the program in 2013.

Veteran: One of the show's original hosts, Joy left The View in 2013 but has returned on a few occasions (like on June 5, above) since then

Veteran: One of the show's original hosts, Joy left The View in 2013 but has returned on a few occasions (like on June 5, above) since then

'I'm not always sure why that happened, but I was ready to go,' she explained of her departure.

'I had had enough. I think that somebody - I can't mention names - made the decision to change the show for some reason. So Elizabeth Hasselbeck and I both had to leave.'

Joy did insist that her exit was 'a fairly mutual decision' - she has appeared as a guest host on a few more recent episodes.

Waiting on a better offer: Instead of joining Whoopi Goldberg (left), Michelle Collins (second from left) and Raven Symone (right), Joy rejected the offer she got for not being good enough 

Waiting on a better offer: Instead of joining Whoopi Goldberg (left), Michelle Collins (second from left) and Raven Symone (right), Joy rejected the offer she got for not being good enough 

She also made it clear that better timing and a better offer might entice her to return to The View: 'We'll see how it goes.'

Even without a return from Joy, major casting changes are in the works for ABC's long-running and sometimes controversial program.

Three of season 18's hosts - Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie Perez, and Nicole Wallace - will not return in the fall.

Changing hosts: Most of the current season 18's co-hosts will not be back in the fall - Whoopi (left) is the only returning veteran

Changing hosts: Most of the current season 18's co-hosts will not be back in the fall - Whoopi (left) is the only returning veteran

Whoopi Goldberg - who joined The View in season 11 - and new co-hosts Raven-Symone and Michelle Collins will therefore be joined by two new faces.

Recent reports have named actress Candace Cameron Bure and Good Morning America Weekend co-anchor Paula Faris as likely replacements.

Their roles will be supplemented by several correspondents, including Stacey London, Molly Sims, and former co-host Sherri Shepherd.

Possible replacements: Candace Cameron Bure (left) and Paula Faris (right) have been reported as likely replacement hosts
Possible replacements: Candace Cameron Bure (left) and Paula Faris (right) have been reported as likely replacement hosts

Possible replacements: Candace Cameron Bure (left) and Paula Faris (right) have been reported as likely replacement hosts

Back again: Former co-host Sherri Shepherd (left in 2014) will also return as a correspondent

Back again: Former co-host Sherri Shepherd (left in 2014) will also return as a correspondent

 

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