Joy Behar Denies Making Off-Color Joke About Sara Haines’ Dead Dog on ‘The View’: “I Did Not Say That”

Joy Behar is behind some of The View‘s most shocking moments (anyone remember her cringey tight end joke?). And while she’s not shy about owning up to her mistakes, on today’s episode, she denied Sara Haines‘ accusation that she once cracked a joke at the expense of a dead dog — a new low, even for her.

It all began during a conversation about Ali Wong, a comedian who often jokes about her life as a mother. After playing a clip of Wong’s set in which she says single people have much more freedom because they don’t have to plan around their kids, the panel weighed in with their own takes.

Haines, who is a mom of three, admitted she’s jealous of anyone who has the freedom to do as they please without factoring in the schedules of their family first.

“My chihuahuas had better bladders than my kids,” Haines said, but Behar stopped her to ask, “You actually have chihuahuas and three children?!”

Haines corrected her, “No, I had chihuahuas. They passed — you were here for both of their passings!”

Behar clearly didn’t recall either doggy death, and told Haines, “I always block bad things like that.”

But it only got worse from there as Haines recalled with a laugh, “I had a balloon at my birthday and you go, ‘Oh, is that the dead one?’”

As she reached over to grab Behar’s arm in jest, Behar denied cracking the brutal one-liner.

“I did not say that!” she insisted, and as Haines tried to share more of the story, she stopped her, saying, “Oh, be quiet!”

Clearly, there were no hard feelings and the chat was all in good fun as Behar and Haines cackled away at her memory. And at least now Behar won’t forget Haines’ dogs. RIP!

The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.