Overview

• On June 17 Griffin released a YouTube video recounting ABC’s mid-2000s proposal to make her a permanent co-host of The View.
• She co-hosted roughly 27 episodes, flying from Los Angeles to New York each time and covering her own wardrobe, hair and makeup costs.
• At the time her combined earnings from My Life on the D-List and stand-up tours were about $10 million per year.
• Griffin said she declined the permanent role after ABC refused to increase its offer or assist with relocation expenses.
• She recalled Barbara Walters’s disappointment and said she pulled Walters aside to explain her reasoning face to face.