Claudia Jordan Angling to Replace Julie Chen Moonves on ‘The Talk’

EXCLUSIVE

Claudia Jordan is trying her best to talk her way into “The Talk” … with no apologies to Julie Chen … who Claudia thinks shouldn’t be stepping down anyway.

We got Claudia in L.A. leaving Avenue nightclub Monday night, and she was not shy about angling to replace Julie as a co-host on the CBS daytime talk show. As we reported, Julie announced Monday she’s leaving “The Talk” … effective immediately.

The move, of course, comes on the heels of her husband Les Moonves‘ ousting as CBS’ top honcho following myriad allegations of sexual misconduct. Speaking of those allegations … Claudia says it’s BS Les’ misdeeds turned Julie into collateral damage.