Since Jersey Shore became a sensation, fans have learned that the reality show's cast became rich even though they got into some legal trouble. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that every part of starring in Jersey Shore was great, since the cast had to follow weird rules. Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi also memorably got punched in the face on the show, and she has claimed Jersey Shore's producers almost ruined her life.
On the bright side, Snooki became an iconic reality star since Jersey Shore was such a huge deal for MTV. However, that resulted in Snooki rubbing elbows with other celebrities, including a The View co-host who the Jersey Shore star says "cornered" her and questioned her ethnicity.
Jersey Shore's Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Claims The View's Joy Behar Confronted Her In A Bathroom
Looking back at what happened after Jersey Shore premiered on MTV in 2009, it is hard to overstate how much of a sensation it became. Jersey Shore became such a cultural cornerstone that Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi showed up in movies like The Three Stooges and shows like Supernatural.
While Snooki likely was excited by those cameos and the fact that she wrestled at WrestleMania 27, her fame certainly had some downsides too. Most notably, Snooki became the subject of a lot of criticism from random people on the internet and famous figures alike.
Even though Snooki had to become used to being criticized at that time, one incident clearly stood out for the reality show star. After all, Snooki spoke out about being cornered by The View host Joy Behar and the incredibly awkward sounding confrontation that followed.
In August 2023, the cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
| Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's Reality Shows, According to IMDb | |
|---|---|
| Show | Tenure |
| Jersey Shore | 2009-2012 |
| Snooki & JWoww | 2012-2015 |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2013 |
| The New Celebrity Apprentice | 2017 |
| Jersey Shore: Family Vacation | 2018-Present |
| All Star Shore | 2023 |
During that appearance, the cast was asked a series of juicy questions in a segment called "Revenge of the Shady Duck Phone." As can be seen in a YouTube video, one of the questions the cast was asked was about the rudest celebrity they encountered after Jersey Shore became a hit.
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In response to that question, most of the cast members initially made it clear they wanted to dodge having to give an answer. However, it shouldn't surprise any Jersey Shore fan that the always forthright Snooki gave Andy an answer.
The majority of The View hosts have come and gone after a handful of seasons. However, Joy Behar has become The View's longest lasting co-host. Joy was one of The View's co-hosts between 1997 and 2013, then she returned in 2015 and has continued on the show ever since.
As her castmates seemed uncomfortable. Snooki suddenly loudly exclaimed, "Joy Behar," revealing that she had a bad interaction with The View host.
Since Andy has clearly always loved gossip, he quickly asked Snooki for more details about her confrontation with Joy.
As anyone who has followed the Jersey Shore franchise will already know, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is perfectly willing to fight with people. In fact, when Watchmojo published an article about the ten craziest Jersey Shore fights ever, Snooki was involved in four of the entries. Screen Rant also published an article about Snooki's feud with Angelina Pivarnick.
After Snooki stated that Joy was "so rude" to her, she described the extremely strange sounding moment. According to the Jersey Shore star, Joy confronted Snooki about her ethnicity in a bathroom of all places.
She cornered me in the bathroom and said, 'You're not Italian.'
Joy wasn't the first person to have called Snooki and her castmates out about their public personas. For example, a December 200, ABC News article focused on people criticizing Jersey Shore and its cast for the liberal use of the term "guido."
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Even though Snooki has shown her willingness to fight with people, that isn't how she reacted to Joy. According to what she stated during her Watch What Happens Live appearance, Snooki had a polite reaction to Joy confronting her.
I said, 'Okay, ma'am.'
The View's Joy Behar Denied That She Avoided Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi After Being Accused Of Confronting Her
When Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi told Andy Cohen that Joy Behar confronted her in a bathroom, the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast was on a promotional tour. The amazing thing about that is that Snooki had appeared on The View only two days before she called Joy out on WWHL.
That earlier appearance on The View from two days earlier wound up causing some drama too.
The reason for the drama was the fact that Joy was missing from the segment featuring the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast.
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There was an accusation that Joy was missing from the segment because she was hiding to avoid the cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
However, an August 2023 Entertainment Weekly article cited an inside source who stated there was "no truth" to the claim Joy was hiding from Snooki. Instead, the source claimed that The View's producers decided to have only three of the show's co-hosts interview the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast. The source explained that the decision was made, so there was enough room for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation's seven cast members.
The rumor that Joy was hiding from Snooki came from comments made by the Jersey Shore star's podcast co-host, Joey Camasta. While talking to Page Six, as a YouTube video captured, Joey started the rumor that Joy hid from Snooki.
"Joy chose not to be in the segment and was hiding the whole time... [Joy] famously was not in the segment. So she stayed away from the segment and was off to the side. So she didn't wanna be involved in that segment, apparently. And that's the tea."
It is interesting that neither Joy nor Snooki weighed in on the rumor about The View co-host hiding from the Jersey Shore star.
Jersey Shore
- Release Date
- 2009 - 2011
- Network
- MTV
- Writers
- SallyAnn Salsano
Cast
-
Pauly DUncredited - Nicole PolizziSelf
- Michael Sorrentino
- Sammi Giancola
WHERE TO WATCH
- Franchise(s)
- Jersey Shore
- Main Genre
- Reality
- Creator(s)
- SallyAnn Salsano
- Producers
- SallyAnn Salsano
- Seasons
- 6
- Streaming Service(s)
- Hulu, Paramount Plus
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