The View co-host Joy Behar has addressed why her name is included in the newly released Epstein Files.
A huge batch of documents connected to the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been made public, and the material contains references to numerous high-profile figures.
Some individuals are mentioned repeatedly, including Donald Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing related to his past association with Epstein.
Still, a person appearing in the records is not, by itself, proof of misconduct.
Behar said there are many reasons a name could surface in the files, and suggested that the sheer volume of names may make it harder to determine what any specific reference actually means.
During the February 19 episode of The View, she said: “That list has a lot of crazy names on it. It’s almost a way to muddy the waters.”
She added: “So you say Whoopi [Goldberg’s] con the list and so am I, I think. We’re on the list because we were at a party or a wedding or something that somebody [else] might’ve been [at]. That’s what I found out.”
Behar then shared her own understanding of why her name appears in the documents, saying it may trace back to her attending Donald Trump and Marla Maples’ wedding. Trump and Maples married in 1993, later separating in 1997 before divorcing in 1999.
“I was at [Donald] Trump‘s wedding to Marla [Maples),” said Behar. “Maybe Epstein was there too? Who knows!
“That means that I’m not guilty, obviously, but these other ones, how are you going to decide who’s guilty and who’s not? It’s very tricky.”
She went on to stress that inclusion in the files doesn’t automatically indicate wrongdoing, saying: “There are plenty of people named in the list that may have not done anything wrong.
“But I think there are a lot of people on that list that are guilty of wrongdoing.”
Goldberg has also previously commented on why her name appeared, offering her own explanation during an earlier episode of the show.
Speaking on February 17, she addressed an email where she is mentioned, saying: “What does it say? ‘Whoopi needs a plane to get to Monaco. John Lennon’s charity is paying for it’.
“It should say Julian’s charity. ‘They don’t want to charter, so they are looking for private owners. Here’s the info’, and they give all the information.”
She added: “I wasn’t his girlfriend. I wasn’t his friend. I’m speaking about me because I’m getting dragged.
“People actually believe that I was with him. Honey, come on. Every man I’ve been with, you’ve known about him because either the Enquirer wrote about it.
“People wrote about this stuff.”