{"id":2577153,"date":"2026-03-07T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-loses-it-on-crotchety-joy-behar-exposes-her-with-behind-the-scenes-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T07:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:38:05","slug":"jillian-michaels-loses-it-on-crotchety-joy-behar-exposes-her-with-behind-the-scenes-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jillian-michaels-loses-it-on-crotchety-joy-behar-exposes-her-with-behind-the-scenes-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Jillian Michaels Loses it on &#8216;Crotchety&#8217; Joy Behar, Exposes Her with Behind-the-Scenes Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjillian-michaels-loses-it-on-crotchety-joy-behar-exposes-her-with-behind-the-scenes-story%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577153&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hope-and-realism-offer-a-better-path-forward-than-giving-up-on-america\/\" title=\"Why Hope And Realism Offer A Better Path Forward Than Giving Up On America\">concise overview<\/a>: The piece centers on public clashes and commentary surrounding The View and its guests. It reports that fitness expert Jillian Michaels called Joy Behar a derogatory term during a discussion on her Actual Friends podcast, recounting past feuds with Behar from The Biggest Loser era and describing Behar in unflattering terms. The article notes that Behar and other View hosts have faced backlash for their political takes, including comedian Bill Maher\u2019s critique on Club Random that an all-female View cast may not best represent women, and Maher\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past appearances<\/a> and criticisms of Behar\u2019s stance on Biden. It also mentions Kennedy\u2019s stance on not appearing on The View,and that savannah Chrisley served as a guest host during Alyssa Farah Griffin\u2019s maternity leave. Additionally, it highlights that, as of 2025, The View had not hosted conservative or pro-trump guests, citing the Media Research Center.The piece is presented as content from the Daily Caller News Foundation and is republished with licensing notes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fitness expert Jillian Michaels repeatedly called &ldquo;The View&rdquo; co-host Joy Behar a &ldquo;b***h&rdquo; during a Friday episode of &ldquo;Actual Friends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michaels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mO4-wHYaFeY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interrupted<\/a> her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@actualfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast<\/a> co-host Dr. Drew while he was criticizing Behar for her rhetoric on &ldquo;The View&rdquo; to  her own criticism. She said Behar had been &ldquo;a b***h for years,&rdquo; dating back to when Michaels was a coach on &ldquo;The Biggest Loser,&rdquo; which she officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jillian-michaels-blasts-biggest-loser-doc-an-egregious-lie-debating-legal-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">left<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joy&rsquo;s a b***h! She&rsquo;s such a b***h, and she&rsquo;s been a b***h for years. I used to deal with her back in the &lsquo;Biggest Loser&rsquo; days when she would go after me because she was overweight and unhealthy and just a crotchety old b***hy broad,&rdquo; Michaels said. &ldquo;And she&rsquo;s a b***h. And she&rsquo;s always been a b***h. Sorry, doc.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Behar and other co-hosts on &ldquo;The View&rdquo; have received backlash for their takes, which are often left-wing.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, comedian Bill Maher suggested on his &ldquo;Club Random&rdquo; podcast in August 2025 that the all-female cast of the show was not an ideal representation of women.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love Whoopi [Goldberg] and Joy, those are the two I really know. And I did it like a year ago and I liked everybody,&rdquo; Maher said. &ldquo;But like, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know if they&rsquo;re really, at this moment, the best advertisement for women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They say some things that are just, like, not helpful, like, say, to elections,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Maher also appeared on &ldquo;The View&rdquo; in May 2024 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-following-alleged-mass-shooting-at-minnesota-urgent-care-clinic\/\" title=\"Suspect In Custody Following Alleged Mass Shooting At Minnesota Urgent Care Clinic\">told&#038;nbsp<\/a>;Behar that she was losing &ldquo;credibility&rdquo; by self-censoring criticisms of then-President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m nervous about saying anything against Biden because I feel, not that I have so much power &mdash; and you have some more than I do obviously. Are you afraid that might influence people who are on the fence?&rdquo; Behar asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you lose all credibility. I do. I mean, my bond with my audience has always been [that] I don&rsquo;t pull a punch,&rdquo; Maher said. &ldquo;My bond with my audience is you&rsquo;re not gonna like everything I say, but you know I&rsquo;m saying what I really think is true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy&nbsp;said on &ldquo;The Benny Show&rdquo; in November 2025 that he had no intention of appearing on &ldquo;The View.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not be going on &lsquo;The View.&rsquo; In fact, my version of hell is being required to watch reruns of &lsquo;The View&rsquo; for the rest of eternity,&rdquo; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have no interest in going on,&rdquo; the senator added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d rather be poked in the eye with a sharp stick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The View&rdquo; had not hosted any conservative, pro-President Donald Trump guests in 2025 as of July 30, the Media Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/nicholas-fondacaro\/2025\/07\/30\/view-spoke-zero-conservative-pro-trump-guests-2025-so-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/nicholas-fondacaro\/2025\/07\/30\/view-spoke-zero-conservative-pro-trump-guests-2025-so-far\">found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Savannah Chrisley, an outspoken Trump supporter, was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-limbaugh-radio-show-episodes-will-continue-to-air\/\" title=\"Rush Limbaugh Radio Show Episodes Will Continue To Air\">guest hosts<\/a> on &ldquo;The View&rdquo; in February during co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin&rsquo;s maternity leave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Michaels interrupted Dr. Drew to argue that Behar has been unpleasant toward her for years, dating back to Michaels\u2019 time as a coach on The Biggest Loser (which ended in 2014). She described Behar in very harsh terms and apologized to Dr. Drew afterward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Behar and other The View co-hosts have faced backlash for their left\u2011leaning takes. For instance, Bill Maher said on his Club Random podcast in August 2025 that he doesn\u2019t think the show\u2019s all\u2011female lineup is an ideal representation of women.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maher had previously appeared on The View in May 2024 and told Behar that she was losing credibility by self\u2011censoring criticisms of then\u2011President Biden. Behar questioned whether speaking out might influence viewers who are undecided, and Maher pushed back, saying his credibility comes from being honest with his audience, even if not everyone agrees with him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said on The Benny Show in November 2025 that he would not appear on The View, joking that he\u2019d rather be poked in the eye with a sharp stick and expressing little interest in appearing on the program. As of July 30, 2025, The View had not hosted any conservative, pro\u2011Trump guests, according to the Media Research Center. Savannah Chrisley, a Trump supporter, did guest\u2011host in February during Alyssa Farah Griffin\u2019s maternity leave.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This summary reflects content produced by the Daily Caller News Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-761.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75284,75282,75283],"class_list":["post-2577153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-behindthescenes","tag-jillianmichaels","tag-joybehar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-761.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577157,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577153\/revisions\/2577157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}