After nine years co-hosting The View, Star Jones Reynolds was fired and will not be returning.

Yesterday, Barbara Walters cooly explained why Star Jones had to be let go.

Today, Star Jones will tell her side of the story on the Larry King show. It could get messy!

Here's the video clip where Star Jones makes the surprise announcement (June 27th), live on The View. (Barbara Walters looks a little uncomfortable here.)

See more about Star Jones and her weight loss success in the original article below.