‘The View’ adds coasters under mugs after co-hosts blamed for farts on-air
nypost.comallegations of “fart” sounds coming from the stage, the show added coasters to the table so the co-hosts don’t get blamed for the unknown noises.A source told Entertainment Weekly that the root of the sounds came solely from mugs scraping across the glass table, so the director wanted to see what it would look like if the mugs were placed on white coasters.There have been multiple incidents of flatulence on the daytime talk show, heard by both audience members and viewers at home.On the March 21 show, co-host Sara Haines moved her mug and a mysterious noise sounded.When Whoopi Goldberg asked about the noise, Haines responded, “It’s my glass, every time I turn it.”“Let’s put that rumor to rest,” Joy Behar said. “That sound that you hear, that’s a cup, okay?”“Yes, because, we get blamed for dropping gas, when in fact it’s a cup,” Goldberg added, cautioning against saying the noise is anything but the mugs.Just one week earlier, the co-hosts burst into laughter after Goldberg appeared to accidentally loudly let one rip while in the middle of making a talking point.“That was gas,” Goldberg admitted as her co-hosts and the audience cracked up.Back in January, Goldberg pointed out to Haines that something was dripping on the table, and as Haines looked down to see, she moved a little in her seat while what appeared to be an odd fart noise sounded on the mic..
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