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"Brooke Shields has addressed rumors that she will replace Joy Behar on The View. The Blue Lagoon actress has been tipped as one of the leading contenders to join The View when Behar leaves in August, given that she has guest-hosted the show often in the past.  Shields has now downplayed the likelihood that she will becoming The View&amp;#039;s next panellist in an interview with NBC&amp;#039;s Today. &amp;quot;I have hosted many times and I&amp;#039;ve hosted recently and they keep asking me back to host,&amp;quot; she initially told the morning show. Shields went on to clarify: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s been no formal offer... it&amp;#039;s really been a rumor. They haven&amp;#039;t asked.&amp;quot; Marie Osmond and Jenny McCarthy have also recently ruled themselves out of joining The View, despite being leading early contenders for the job. The View creator and host Barbara Walters is also rumored to be retiring in 2014, but she has thus far refused to confirm or deny those reports. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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