Nancy Grace went on “The View” today to promote her new novel, The Eleventh Victim but the appearance also gave Grace the opportunity to welcome Joy Behar, who is getting her own HLN show in the fall. Grace held up a sign — okay it was an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper that an assistant probably worked up in the make-up room — with the words “Welcome Friend.” Hugs ensued.

> Update: Okay. Okay. We’ve been assured that Grace wrote the message herself…