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The View cohost Sara Haines was censored after appearing to say, “What the f—?” live on air.
Interview guest and mentalist Oz Pearlman revealed Haines’ ATM PIN on live TV.
“Why would you say it on national television?” Haines said.
The View cohost Sara Haines melted down live on the air and was censored Tuesday amid her reaction to celebrity mentalist Oz Pearlman revealing the star’s ATM PIN (personal identification number) during the broadcast.
The Read Your Mind book author appeared on the talk show for a segment that saw him correctly guessing innocuous things, such as the birthday of cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin‘s best friend using only cues from the conservative panelist’s eyes, to accurately identifying the name of one of Ana Navarro‘s former crushes.
Later, Pearlman turned to Haines and asked her to write down a fake ATM PIN code on a cue card, without revealing what it is to anyone else at the table.
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Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Oz Pearlman, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin on ‘The View’
“Whatever your ATM PIN code, that fake one you made up, write it down on here, make sure no one can see it,” Pearlman said, turning away as Haines scribbled on the material.
Referencing one of Navarro’s earlier questions during his inquiry about her former flame, the Republican panelist asked if he could also identify the man’s birthday. Pearlman re-upped the discussion, informing Navarro that the man’s birthday was Dec. 12.
In shock, Haines turned her cue card around to reveal that she’d written “1225” on it. But, Pearlman took things one step further, asking, “Are you ready for this, Sara?” before saying, “Your real code?” followed by a number.
A stunned Haines then appeared to say, “What the f—?” as the show’s audio cut out, with Navarro bopping her colleague on the head while Griffin covered her hands with her mouth.
“Again. Again. That’s two times now,” Joy Behar said under her breath, referencing an earlier instance on Tuesday’s telecast where Haines stopped just short of saying “f—” at the Hot Topics table.
Haines’ mouth hung open for the rest of the segment, as she exclaimed, “No one knows my PIN.”
“Why would you say it on national television?” Haines asked, chastising Pearlman for the incident.
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Sara Haines on ‘The View’
Later, as he moved on to identify a thought in Behar’s mind, Haines’ mouth still hung wide open, as she appeared to mouth, “That’s my PIN” to an off-camera crew member.
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Haines’ outburst wasn’t the first censored remark on The View this year. In October, Whoopi Goldberg was also censored on the air over a phrase she used on the air, though, despite the network cutting her audio at the time, she maintained that she did not say the word during the broadcast.
“Just so we’re all clear, our people just got a call, saying, ‘Whoopi just said a bad word. Do you have a comment?’ I didn’t say the bad word. I did not say it,” she said on the Oct. 30 show.
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