The Barry Manilow/Elizabeth Hasselback Incident That I'm Sure You Will Hear About

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http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=7930a03e-1707-41fe-a3e2-74bd0b0dc540&sid=fd-news

We're not sure about the smiling, laughing and singing, but Barry Manilow is finding it hard to do The View without you, Rosie O'Donnell.
In a message posted on his Website Monday, the pop icon announced he has scuttled a Tuesday appearance on The View because he did not want to take a seat next to Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

"I wanted to let you know that I will no longer be on The View tomorrow as scheduled. I had made a request that I be interviewed by Joy [Behar], Barbara [Walters] or Whoopi [Goldberg] but not Elisabeth Hasselbeck," he wrote. "Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request, so I bowed out."

Said Manilow: "It's really too bad, because I've always been a big supporter of the show, but I cannot compromise my beliefs. The good news is I will be on a whole slew of other shows promoting the new album, so I hope you can catch me on those."

He has portrayed his View adieu as a philosophical clash with the conservative Hasselbeck. TMZ quoted Manilow as saying, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her."

However, a show insider disputed the crooner's characterization, saying it was View producers who "canceled him" when they learned of his objections to Hasselbeck, and not the other way around.

"It's a show with five cohosts, and it's about having different perspectives. I mean, it's called The View," the source told E! Online. "Elisabeth has acted the consummate professional she is. It's very bizarre he would call her 'dangerous.' "

What a moron.

Being on a show with someone with different opionions than yours is compromising your beliefs?

I'm deleting Mandy, Weekend in New England and Copacabana from my Itunes play list.
 

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It is pretty funny that he wouldn't going on the View, one of the most liberal shows out there, with just poor little Elisabeth defending the good guys against the loud mouth left like Rosie, Joy, Whoopie.

He couldn't be in more liberal friendly territory.

What a sad, botexed old man.

And I love Manilow!

And what a P.R. disaster.

"Manilow scared to go on View."

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To be fair to Manilow, Billy, this is pretty terrifying:

hasselbeck-moustache.jpg
 

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Seeing as I really don't give a flying rip about either person, I'm sure I'll fret over this for the next 15 seconds or so.
 

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