Joy Behar has long held a grudge against director Bob Giraldi, nearly four decades after their collaboration on a film. This lingering tension resurfaced during the Friday, May 1 episode of The View, when Jon Cryer, who co-starred with her in the 1987 movie Hiding Out, appeared on the talk show.
“How are you? Welcome back to the show,” the comedian greeted the actor. “You were here several years ago, I think.”
“It’s been a little while. You and I? Destiny always brings us back together,” the Two and a Half Men alum joked.
“We did a movie together once, Hiding Out,” Behar reminded the audience, with Cryer adding, “We go way back.”
Behar then recounted an incident from the filming of the movie, which involved a particularly difficult experience with the director. “I got in trouble. I started crying and everything,” she recalled, prompting co-host Sara Haines to admit, “I didn’t think you were capable of crying.”
“The director wasn’t nice to me. So, I started crying,” she continued. “And then I trashed him on TV, mercilessly!”
“See, so it all worked out!” Cryer remarked.
According to IMDb, Hiding Out follows “a young Boston stockbroker on the run from the mob who decides to hide out in his little cousin’s small town, and accidentally enrolls as a high-school student.”
This isn’t the first time that Behar has spoken about conflicts with colleagues. On a recent episode of the morning program’s companion podcast, Behind the Table, she admitted that she doesn’t always get along with her co-hosts, including Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Whoopi Goldberg.
“I think it varies. Some days, I love everybody. And some days I don’t. It has to do with my mood more than anything else, I think,” she said.
“Like today, I loved my girls. I loved my girls at the table. I even love you today,” she quipped to podcast host and the show’s executive producer, Brian Teta. “Some days I come in, and everybody is on my last nerve.”
“I feel like you and I get along the best when we’re fed up with everyone else,” Teta noted. “You come to my room sometimes, you can’t take any of the other ones.”
Behar has had well-documented clashes with former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who returned as a guest co-host in March.
“It’s like the old days with me and Elisabeth. How long were we here together?” Behar asked on the March 3 episode, to which Hasselbeck responded, “Too long… Just kidding!”
“Ten years together,” she clarified. “Joy and I are like family, Whoopi and I are like family, and now I have new family. New sisters! So this is actually so sweet.”
Behar’s candid remarks about her relationships with colleagues highlight the complex dynamics of life on a talk show. While she often shares warm moments with her co-hosts, there are also days when tensions flare, and she finds herself at odds with those around her.
Her experiences on The View and in the entertainment industry reflect the challenges of maintaining professional relationships while navigating personal differences. Whether it’s a long-standing feud with a director or occasional friction with co-workers, Behar’s career has been marked by both camaraderie and conflict.
As she continues to navigate the world of television, her honesty and humor remain key aspects of her public persona, making her a compelling figure in the media landscape.
