She may have left ABC’s “The View” a couple of years ago, but she’s not done talking. Star Jones joined the talk show in 1997 and thus became “The View’s” first African-American co-host, a role that would increase her public exposure considerably.

However, she decided to bring her “View” trip to an end in 2006, with a move that took the wind out of everyone’s sails, including Barbara Walters’.

Now, Star Jones is ready to reveal details about her “The View” experience, as well as her opinions with regard to her back then co-hosts.

In an interview with Essence magazine, available in the November issue of the publication, Star Jones said that her ex co-hosts Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck were “hateful,” adding that Barbara Walters “set me up.”

Star Jones lost 160 pounds in 2003 following a gastric bypass surgery and this is the main reason why Barbara Walters mentioned her former co-host in her memoir, “Audition,” in which she wrote that Jones made her lie about the surgery she had undergone, while she claimed openly that she had lost weight by exercising and eating healthy.

In the interview, Star Jones also referred to her ex-husband, Al Reynolds, who has publicly admitted that he is still in love with Jones. “I’m not in love with him,” she told the magazine.

Although she wouldn’t discuss the nature of her relationship with chef Herb Wilson, whom she was seen kissing in the stands at the U.S. Open, she said that she was open to a new passion. “I’m ready to love 24/7. I want happiness,” Star Jones said.

After losing her self-titled Court TV show last year, Jones is negotiating to make a non-scripted television comeback. Who knows? Maybe this time she’ll score big.