Overview
- On a Jan. 6 episode of The Katie Miller Podcast, McCarthy said she would never return to The View, declaring it would be "over my dead body."
- She recalled joining in 2013 to offer "light, fluffy and fun" commentary before the show shifted to political debates within a week, which she said left her unprepared.
- On Thursday's Sherri, Sherri Shepherd affirmed McCarthy's description, saying the program moved back to politics despite bringing them on to make the show less polarizing.
- Both McCarthy and Shepherd departed during a 2014 shake-up, and McCarthy has previously said she begged to be fired.
- ABC did not immediately provide comment in the coverage cited.