A big deal was made about ABC booking Adam Lambert on “The View” after canceling the pop singer’s scheduled appearance on “Good Morning America” [1] in the wake of his homoerotic live performance on the American Music Awards show.

But the network was still hedging its bet: according to E! [2], ABC pretaped Lambert’s segment on “The View” just in case, you know, he started making out with one of his dancers again.

The decision to pre-tape the show will almost certainly rankle those who criticized CBS for its double standard [3] in blurring footage of Lambert’s kiss while airing Madonna and Britney’s unblurred.

But ABC’s move also drew criticism from its own stars.

"I think ABC's keeping [the AMA scandal] a lot more alive than anybody else, but that's me," Whoopi Goldberg said.  Sherri Shepherd called the precautions "excessive.”

Here’s the "View" video: