{"id":14907,"date":"2026-07-23T18:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14907"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:36:43","slug":"joy-behar-kisses-anson-mount-on-the-view-husband-texts-her-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14907","title":{"rendered":"Joy Behar kisses Anson Mount on &#8216;The View,&#8217; husband texts her to stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Joy Behar shocked her fellow &#8220;The View&#8221; co-hosts and the audience when she kissed actor Anson Mount during Wednesday&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220935\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Co-host Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> introduced Mount and the actor started walking towards &#8220;The View&#8221; table and greeted the hosts. When he greeted Behar, the co-host ended up kissing him on the lips.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Co-host Sunny Hostin pointed at the pair and the other co-hosts laughed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220936\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/conservative-watchdog-tells-fcc-the-view-democratic-party-operation-not-news-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CONSERVATIVE WATCHDOG TELLS FCC THAT &#8216;THE VIEW&#8217; IS A DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPERATION, NOT A NEWS PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After Mount sat down, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220937\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/joy-behar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Behar said<\/a>, &#8220;You know something? I&#8217;m old, but I&#8217;m not dead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/BEHAR-ANSON-MOUNT-VIEW.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Behar and Mount\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View&#8221; co-host Joy Behar sits next to Anson Mount during the show on July 22, 2026.<\/span> <span>(ABC\/TheView)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;That&#8217;s good, Joy, because I am,&#8221; Mount said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Behar said the last time Mount visited with &#8220;The View,&#8221; he brought her flowers for her birthday and that it had never been the same between them.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220938\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jd-vance-wins-grudging-praise-from-joy-behar-the-view-who-tells-him-run-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>JD VANCE WINS GRUDGING PRAISE FROM JOY BEHAR ON &#8216;THE VIEW,&#8217; WHO TELLS HIM TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Well, I got married,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Behar addressed the kiss during the &#8220;Behind the Table&#8221; podcast on Wednesday, telling &#8220;The View&#8221; producer Brian Teta, &#8220;Well, all morning I&#8217;ve been hearing about Anson Mount, and I&#8217;ve been making the jokes about his name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/anson-mount-star-trek-strange-new-worlds.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Anson Mount speaks during a Q&amp;A at the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiere.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Anson Mount participates in a Q&amp;A during the &#8220;Star Trek: Strange New Worlds&#8221; premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios on June 14, 2025, in New York City.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And then when he came out I just felt like kissing him,&#8221; Behar said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Teta asked Behar if she had heard from her husband, Steve Janowitz. The co-host said he texted her during the show and said, &#8220;Cut that out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mount spoke to the co-hosts about his &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; series, &#8220;Strange New Worlds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220939\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was my make-believe game when I was a child, there\u2019s not a day that\u2019s gone by I haven\u2019t looked around and said to myself, \u2018I\u2019m from White Bluff, Tennessee. How did I get to be in the captain\u2019s chair?\u2019&#8221; he said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During the show on Wednesday, the co-hosts also discussed hearings regarding the Smithsonian Institution on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220941\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/view-cohost-whines-smithsonian-hearings-trump-admin-not-wanting-pay-reparations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hostin argued during the discussion<\/a> that Republicans were targeting the Smithsonian because the Trump administration didn&#8217;t want to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3220942\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/new-york-far-left-group-claims-reparations-owed-blacks-median-wealth-nearly-15-times-less-whites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pay reparations<\/a> to Black Americans.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Reparations,&#8221; Hostin said. &#8220;I think this reflects a broad effort by the Trump administration to reshape the way the nation\u2019s history is told, so this country does not have to pay Black people for the forced labor and the unpaid labor that built this country. I really think that this is what this is about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Let\u2019s face it, when you have truth and reconciliation commissions, and you&#8217;ve had them when it comes to interned Japanese Americans. You&#8217;ve had them when it comes to the Holocaust. You\u2019ve had them when it comes to Native Americans,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;It has not happened \u2014 truth and reconciliation commissions \u2014 when it comes to slavery. And that is because they\u2019re trying to bury the truth part. You cannot have true reconciliation, and then you cannot have true financial repair unless you have the truth. And they\u2019re trying to erase that truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hostin concluded, &#8220;It\u2019s about this country trying to avoid paying African Americans our due.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Joy Behar shocked her fellow &#8220;The View&#8221; co-hosts and the audience when she kissed actor Anson Mount during Wednesday&#8217;s show. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg introduced Mount and the actor started walking towards &#8220;The View&#8221; table and greeted the hosts. 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