The View had some unhappy information to share on Tuesday’s (January 7) episode: Richard Cohen, the longtime husband of former cohost Meredith Vieira died on Christmas Eve.
Pleasure Behar, who originated the present alongside Vieira, was the one to ship the information on the request of Vieira herself, revealing, “Our expensive buddy and OG View moderator, Meredith Vieira needed us to share with all of you that her husband of 38 years, Richard Cohen, handed away on Christmas Eve.”
The information of Cohen’s passing was additionally shared on At the moment, one other of Vieira’s former haunts as anchor.
Behar proceeded to pay tribute to Cohen with a considerate monologue about his reminiscence: “Lots of people who’ve watched the present bear in mind Richard. Meredith instructed us that it’s solely becoming as a result of he got here into this world on Valentine’s Day, so he left it on a vacation, and it felt like good symmetry.”
“In his memoir, Blindsided, Richard was refreshingly candid, even good-humored concerning the lifelong battle with MS … and different well being battles. I bear in mind he had a most cancers scare one time that was devastating to her and, after all, to him, however he by no means let sickness management or outline his life,” Behar’s tribute continued. “He was a renaissance man, an achieved author and a TV producer, and a three-time Emmy winner himself.”
Even in memorializing the late CBS Information and CNN producer, who had a number of sclerosis for the reason that age of 25 and two bouts of colon most cancers, Behar introduced some humor to the tribute.
“Richard had an extended historical past with us, too, as soon as he received used to Meredith’s huge mouth on the ‘Sizzling Matters’ desk the place she’d spill the tea about their intercourse life and reveal how she didn’t put on underwear,” she joked. “He beloved showing on The View as a visitor to inform his aspect of the story.”
From there, Behar’s phrases turned increasingly private, as she defined, “[My husband] Steve [Janowitz] and I loved hanging out with Richard off digicam, too. We additionally went to dinner with them many occasions. He additionally adored Whoopi [Goldberg], and Sara [Haines] received to know him when she was at The At the moment Present.”
She then closed the phase with a word about his ultimate days, saying, “Richard, who additionally turned a grandfather simply this summer season, was surrounded by household when he died. It’s very unhappy and touching, and three grownup kids, Ben, Gabe, and Lily, got here house to spend their complete month with him. They had been a really, very shut household. Our hearts exit to our beloved Meredith, in addition to her Richard’s household, and lots of mates. A life nicely lived.”
“Our expensive buddy and unique ‘View’ moderator Meredith Vieira needed us to share with all of you that her husband of 38 years, Richard Cohen, handed away on Christmas Eve,” @JoyVBehar shares.
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— The View (@TheView) January 7, 2025
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