‘The View': Joy Behar Defends Olivia Wilde, Says Sleeping With Co-Stars Has Been ‘Going On With Men Since Silent Movies’

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continues to swirl around “Don’t Worry Darling,” “The View” host Joy Behar is a bit baffled by the criticisms of director Olivia Wilde.

So, on Thursday’s episode of the show, the host took a few moments to defend the director.The ladies began the segment by discussing Wilde’s latest magazine profile, released Thursday in Vanity Fair, and how it factors into the ongoing discussion around the film.

Naturally, the conversation quickly focused more on the situation at large, with the women giving their thoughts on everything that’s happened.Host Sunny Hostin said that, between Wilde’s reported relationship with Harry Styles; purported pay disparities between Styles and Pugh (which Wilde has previously refuted); and the fact that Wilde claimed to have fired Shia LaBeouf in order to protect Florence Pugh, only for leaked video reportedly sent by Wilde to LaBeouf, in which Wilde begs him to reconsider working on the film, to be released; Hostin worries that Wilde is “taking on the qualities of toxic masculinity.”At that, Behar jumped in to defend Wilde and point out a sexist double standard.“First of all, the director does not decide the salaries, the producer decides the salaries,” Behar said. “She may not have anything — she may have nothing to do with that.

Number two: sleeping with your co-star. That’s been going on with men since silent movies.”Hostin conceded to Behar’s points, but questioned if “we want that” at all, from any director, male or female.