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| Birth Name(s) : Elisabeth Hasselbeck |
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Full Elisabeth Hasselbeck Biography
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.
In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002. Hasselbeck made it to the last few contenders, and was finally chosen by the other panelists (in a Survivor-style "Tribal Council") as the new co-host. Hasselbeck typically represents the conservative position on The View, defending creationism, the war on terror, and opposing euthanasia and abortion.
She will begin her planned maternity leave on October 23, 2007. The plan is for her to return on the first episode after the show's Christmas hiatus, which will be January 7, 2008.
Hasselbeck has been married to newly signed Arizona Cardinals quarterback Tim Hasselbeck since July 6, 2002. She is the sister-in-law of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Born April 6, 2005 and sharing a birthday with her dad, the couple have a daughter, Grace Elisabeth Hasselbeck. They are expecting a sibling for Grace in November 2007.
Hasselbeck has been involved in a number of noted controversial debates on The View including, but not limited to:
- On August 2, 2006, Hasselbeck got into a heated debate in which she strongly opposed the Food and Drug Administration's plan to sell the "morning after pill" as an over-the-counter drug. Hasselbeck stated, "I believe that life begins at the moment of conception..." She said the pill should be banned in cases of rape and incest, because "that life still has value." Hasselbeck argued that advocates of the drug use the "rape or incest" exception as a "bait-and-switch" distraction from the goal of making it universally accessible. She argued if the "rape or incest" exception was all advocates cared about, they would not support its over-the-counter status.
- In May 2007, Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with co-host Rosie O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supports and O'Donnell opposes. O'Donnell made comments that were interpreted as referring to either the Bush administration or the American soldiers in Iraq as "terrorists". The argument began when O'Donnell stated she was upset with Hasselbeck for not more strongly coming to her defense following the media attention after her comment. Hasselbeck responded that she shouldn't have to defend anyone else's words for them, especially when they have a forum with which to defend themselves.
- In September 2007, Barry Manilow cancelled a scheduled appearance on The View due to his dislike of Hasselbeck and her conservative views. Manilow said, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her." He added, "I had made a request that I be interviewed by co-hosts Joy (Behar), Barbara (Walters) or Whoopi (Goldberg), but not Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request, so I bowed out."
- On October 3, 2007, Hasselbeck and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg got into a discussion about Hillary Clinton's new $5000 baby entitlement which became heated due to Hasselbeck stating that it would lead to fewer abortions due to women wanting to keep the money. Goldberg warned Hasselbeck to "back off" and asked her if she "had ever been in that position to make that decision". Goldberg also stated, "Most people do not want to have abortions. Most women do not have them with some sort of party going on. It is the hardest decision that a woman ever- wait- ever has to make. So, when you talk about it, a little bit of reverence to the women out there who have had to make this horrible decision. And one of the reasons that, that we have had to make this decision is because so many women were found bleeding, dead, with hangers in their bodies because they were doing it themselves. The idea of this was to make it safe and clean. That was the reason the law came into effect. That was why it was done."
- According to fireelisabethhasselbeck.com, more than 25,000 petitions have been forwarded to Barbara Walters to ask her and ABC to fire Hasselbeck from The View as of October, 2007. |
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