Adding a gay man to “The View” is Barbara Walters’s worst idea yet — salon.com

Venerable talk show “The View” has just said goodbye to two of its remaining three panelists in anticipation of a revamp. But today’s reporting that the show will open its arms to, for the first time, a man — specifically, former “Sex and the City” actor Mario Cantone — is the worst idea “The View” and its executive producer Barbara Walters have had yet, which is saying a lot about show that’s previously been co-hosted by a charisma-free anti-vaxxer. Walters, who’s left the co-hosting chair but remains credited as E.P., has said she’s intrigued by the idea of adding a man; it’s a risky choice, and one that could tank the show that’s her most meaningful legacy.

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