Star Jones Reynolds (born March 24, 1962) is an American lawyer, best known for her stint as a co-host of the ABC weekday morning talk show The View. On August 20, 2007, she began hosting an eponymous talk show based on the law and pop culture as part of Court TV's daytime programming. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... This article is about the talk show. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Star Jones is a talk show hosted by former prosecutor Star Jones. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ...

Early life, education, and legal career

Born Starlet Marie Jones, she graduated from Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.^[1] She earned a B.A. degree in The Administration of Justice at American University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. Notre Dame High School is a coeducational, Roman Catholic, college preparatory school in Lawrenceville, in Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey. ... Map of Lawrenceville CDP in Mercer County Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. ... For other universities known as American University, see American University (disambiguation). ... “J.D.” redirects here. ... The University of Houston Law Center is an ABA accredited law school awarding J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) and LL.M. (Master of Laws) degrees. ...

Jones worked as an assistant district attorney in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York for six years and became Senior Assistant District Attorney at the age of 29. Her felony conviction rate of 31 out of 33 cases earned her top honors and acknowledgement in the law enforcement community.^[2] Jones is also a prominent member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ) Sorority, Incorporated, is the first Greek-letter organization established and incorporated by African-American college women. ...

Television career

Jones was recruited by Court TV in 1991 as a commentator for the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, and spent several years as a legal correspondent for NBC's The Today Show and NBC Nightly News. William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American physician whose work focuses on landmines and the rehabilitation of people disabled by them. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... This article is about the television network. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. ...

She left NBC in 1994 to host her own court show Jones & Jury. Although the show was canceled after one year, Jones quickly was signed up as chief legal analyst on Inside Edition, where she was assigned to lead the coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder trial and was the only reporter to interview Simpson during his civil trial. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Inside Edition is a syndicated news program, on the air since January 9, 1989. ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ... The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. ... In the common law, civil law refers to the area of law governing relations between private individuals. ...

The View

Jones, in her first interview since leaving The View, speaks on CNN's Larry King Live

In 1997, Jones joined The View as a co-host, a role that increased her public exposure significantly. Image File history File linksMetadata StarLarryKing. ... Image File history File linksMetadata StarLarryKing. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the talk show. ...

From September 2004 - September 2005, Jones was a red-carpet host for the E! television network, conducting interviews at awards shows. Jones and E! declined to renew her contract after one year.^[3] September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ...

On June 27, 2006, Jones officially reported that she would be leaving The View after nine seasons as co-host. She told People Magazine that the decision to leave was not her own. "What you don't know is that my contract was not renewed for the 10th season... I feel like I was fired." She found out her contract would not be renewed just days before Rosie O'Donnell's addition to the show was announced. is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The following day, Barbara Walters, claiming she had been "blindsided"^[4] announced that effective immediately Jones Reynolds no longer would appear on The View, except for segments that had already been pre-taped (which proved to be minimal. When the series went into summer reruns, only programs in which she had been absent from the panel were rebroadcast). Jones was removed from the opening credits, leaving only Walters, Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. In addition to being removed from the credits, Jones was immediately removed from the ABC.com website. After June 27, her only appearances on The View were on the Friday June 30, 2006 episode, which was taped prior to her departure, and then replayed on Tuesday July 4, 2006. Barbara Jill Walters[1] (born September 25, 1929[2]) is an American journalist, writer and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), an evening news magazine (20/20), and on The ABC Evening News as the first female evening news anchor. ... Josephina Victoria Joy Behar (born October 7, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, actress and co-host of the talk show The View. ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski) (born May 28, 1977) is a former reality show contestant and current American talk show personality, one of the co-hosts on the daytime talk show The View. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Shortly after, Jones joined Larry King on his talk show to defend her position and respond to questions about why ABC had refused to renew her contract. The network claimed that not only did Jones's excessive reports about her wedding plans alienate viewers, but her acceptance of clothing and merchandise for the event, in exchange for mentions on The View, was in violation of network policy. When questioned about these issues by King, Jones adamantly stated that every mention of her wedding and those connected to it on The View was specifically approved and negotiated by the network themselves, clearly not in violation of any policy. She also reminded viewers that the ratings during that time were the highest ratings The View had in the nine years she was a co-host.^[5] Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. ...

Star Jones on Court TV

Media reports on March 7, 2007 stated that Star Jones would return to Court TV as the new Executive Editor of their Daytime Programming and would host a live weekday talk show based on the law and pop culture. It premiered on August 20. is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent

In July 2006, Jones hosted a week of the HGTV program, House Hunters, in New York City. Her appearance on the program "scored the largest household ratings in the cable channel's history."^[6] Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... Home & Garden Television, better known as HGTV, is a cable television network in the U.S. and Canada. ... House Hunters host Suzanne Whang House Hunters is an American television series that airs at 10:00pm nightly (and in reruns at various other times) on the cable television network Home & Garden Television, aka HGTV. Hosted by Suzanne Whang(who never interacts with the participants), the program follows individuals, couples... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

In December 2006, for three days, Jones sat in for Michael Eric Dyson to guest host his radio show in his absence. Also that month, she produced for the Cathy Hughes-owned TV-One cable station The Star Jones-Reynolds Report, which reported on events that tremendously affected the African American community the previous year . December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of the year and will begin in 2 day(s). ... Dr. Michael Eric Dyson serves as Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. ... Cathy Hughes is an African-American entrepreneur, radio and [TV] personality and business executive. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

On April 2, 2007, she sat in as host of Larry King Live, interviewing Beyoncé Knowles while Larry was on vacation. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ...

She appeared in "Screwed," the eighth season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. While her character was also named Star Jones, she was not playing herself, but rather a prosecuting attorney from Brooklyn - a position she held earlier in her career. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

Authorship

Jones has written two books. The first, You Have to Stand for Something, or You'll Fall for Anything, is a collection of autobiographical essays published in 1998. In January 2006, Jones published her second book, Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love, detailing changes she made to re-shape her life, including her marriage and dramatic weight loss. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ...

Personal life and public image

Jones married Al Reynolds on November 13, 2004. The much-publicized wedding was held at Saint Bartholomew's Church in New York City in front of 500 guests, and featured three matrons of honor, 12 bridesmaids, two junior bridesmaids, three best men, 12 groomsmen, three junior groomsmen, six footmen, four ring bearers and four flower girls. More than 30 corporate "sponsors" donated wedding attire and merchandise for the event, in exchange for mentions in the media and on Jones' website.^[7] WE: Women's Entertainment named Jones Reynolds the top bridezilla of 2004. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ralph Adams Cram had nothing to do with the design of St. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Bridezilla (a portmanteau of bride and Godzilla) is a generic term used to describe a difficult, unpleasant, perfectionist bride who leaves aggravated family, friends and bridal vendors in her wake. ...

Jones immediately added her husband's last name to her own and began using Star Jones Reynolds professionally. In an interview in the August 24, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly, she explained she reverted to Star Jones professionally in order to keep her public persona separate from her private self. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...

In 2006, she was a guest on Bob and the Showgram on WDCG 105.1 FM in Raleigh, North Carolina, and when asked about her gastric bypass surgery, she denied having the surgery. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob and the Showgram is a morning radio show on WDCG-FM in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina that airs from 6 am to 10 am weekdays. ... WDCG-FM, or G105 on 105. ... For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ...

However, in a September 2007 interview in Glamour magazine, she revealed she had gastric bypass surgery in August 2003, resulting in a loss of 160 pounds over three years.^[8] September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... Glamour is a womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity—the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ...

Controversy

• In June 2003, Jones was sued by a landscaping company, which alleged she had agreed to ensure that the firm would receive credit for their work on a rooftop garden for her Upper East Side penthouse duplex in a quid pro quo exchange. The work was done in advance of an article about her home in the October 2003 issue of Architectural Digest. The Smoking Gun website published a copy of a letter she signed which agreed to the deal. The lawsuit was eventually dismissed in Jones' favor.^[9]

• Jones was named to PETA's "Worst Dressed" List four years in a row. ^[10] An anti-fur ad from PETA featured drag queen Flotilla DeBarge dressed as Jones in a spoof. Jones threatened to sue PETA and DeBarge as a result of the ad. ^[11]

• Rosie O'Donnell, who was hired to replace Meredith Vieira on The View, has criticized Jones Reynolds for not publicly admitting to having gastric bypass surgery. Joy Behar also made a small joke on The View after guest co-host Kathy Griffin asked "Where's Star?" and Behar replied, "No one knows, because she got so skinny, she disappeared."

• The Detroit women's group, Full and Fabulous claim they invited the 45-year-old to speak at their "Health, Beauty and Self-Esteem" conference during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit. They claim Jones Reynolds demanded a first-class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel, and $30,000 to show up. On November 2, 2007, former Star Jones Reynolds [was] accused of "stealing" from a Michigan non-profit organization after accepting plane tickets from them to party during the 2006 NFL Super Bowl. The group told Detroit TV station WXYZ how they bought Jones Reynolds -- a trained U.S. lawyer -- the airplane tickets to Detroit, which she then used to party during the Super Bowl weekend and to plug her book. The TV star never showed up at the conference. However, Jones Reynolds' representative refutes the group's claims, branding them "distorted". According to the spokesperson, Jones honored all contractual terms of the deal but the organization did not and have fabricated a fascinating story to make a meaningful name for themselves.^[12]

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References

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External links

• Official Star Jones website
• Star Jones: Love & Sex Coach at AOL Coaches
• Star Jones on Sawitcoming.com
• Star Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• Star Jones at TV.com
• Landscaper sues "The View" star, a December 2004 article from The Smoking Gun
• collection of excerpts from Jones' second book