LaToya Jackson named guest co-host of ‘View’

Singer is latest celebrity named to fill in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck

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ABC says LaToya Jackson will be a guest co-host on "The View" Sept. 16 and 18, filling in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave until mid-October.

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updated 3:35 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2009

NEW YORK - ABC says LaToya Jackson will be a guest co-host on "The View" Sept. 16 and 18. Having previously co-hosted the ABC daytime talk show in 2003, Jackson is the latest celebrity to be named as a substitute for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave until mid-October.

ABC is also announcing that Victoria Beckham will make her first guest appearance on "The View" Sept. 14.

Previously announced as guest co-hosts next month are Meghan McCain, daughter of former GOP presidential candidate John McCain, and former Fox News Channel anchor E.D. Hill.

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Besides Hasselbeck, regular co-hosts of "The View" include Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd.