Star Jones

A hot topic in the world of entertainment, most people probably recognize Star Jones for topping headlines with her drastic weight loss in 2003, her highly publicized marriage and divorce from Al Renolds and her role as a co-host on The View, where she stayed for nearly 10 years. The successful TV personality has also taken part in popular shows and specials like Larry King Live, The Insider and season four of The Celebrity Apprentice, famously feuding with reality star Nene Leakes. An accomplished lawyer as well, Jones was the first African-American television judge to helm a courtroom series with Jones & Jury in 1994. In Febuary 2012, the three-time author and journalist returned as a guest on The View six years after being dismissed from the popular daytime talk show.