April 25, 2007
Rosie leaving The View
Rosie O'Donnell is leaving The View in June after only one season, ABC News confirmed Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday's show, O'Donnell downplayed the news, saying it was simply a matter not being able to come to terms with the network on the length of her contract.
"I wanted one year, they wanted three years. It just didn't work. And that's showbiz, but it's not sad because I've loved it here and I love you guys and I'm not going away. I'm just not going to be here everyday."
O'Donnell, who said she planned to fill in as a guest-host in the future and do specials on autism and depression, added:
"They're not kicking me out. Don't worry. It's okay, don't be sad.
Walters replied by saying:
"You keep saying don't be sad and we should all be upbeat, but I am sad... We have had, to say the least, an interesting year. We have all loved it. And you will be missed very much."
"I would like to make one thing perfectly clear: I do not participate in the negotiations with Rosie. This is not my doing or my choice."
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January 9, 2007
Can't get enough of Rosie vs Donald
Compilation of what Rosie said aside from the funny face.
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January 4, 2007
Barbara stands by Rosie
Barbara Walters is standing by Rosie O'Donnell in her bitter battle of words with Donald Trump.
Walters, creator of ABC's "The View," said Wednesday on the daytime chat show that she never told Trump she didn't want O'Donnell on the show, as he has claimed. She said:
"Nothing could be further from the truth,"
"She has brought a new vitality to this show and the ratings prove it," Walters said of O'Donnell, who is on vacation this week. When she returns, we will all welcome her back with open arms."
Walters also took a moment to smooth things over with The Donald, who got all riled up when O'Donnell said on "The View" that he had been "bankrupt so many times."
Walters said:
"ABC has asked me to say this just to clarify things, and I will quote: 'Donald Trump has never filed for personal bankruptcy. Several of his casino companies have filed for business bankruptcies. They are out of bankruptcy now.' "
O'Donnell and Trump have been feuding since he announced last month that Miss USA Tara Conner, whose title had been in jeopardy because of underage drinking, would keep her crown. Trump is the owner of the Miss Universe Organization, which includes Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
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December 22, 2006
Donald vs Rosie - Donald calls Rosie 'Fat, Ugly Slob'
Rosie had previously made fun of Donald Trump on The View. Here's the clip.
And Rosie's response to Donald?
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December 15, 2006
Rosie O'Donnell apologize for Asian joke
Rosie O'Donnell made a formal, on-camera apology on The View on Thursday for her an Asian joke she made on Dec 5.
"This apparently was very offensive to a lot of Asian people. So I asked Judy, who's Asian and works here in our hair and makeup department. I said, 'Was it offensive to you?' And she said, 'Well, kinda. When I was a kid people did tease me by saying ching-chong.'
"So apparently 'ching-chong,' unbeknownst to me, is a very offensive way to make fun, quote-unquote, or mock, Asian accents. Some people have told me it's as bad as the n-word. I was like, really? I didn't know that."
O'Donnell said that her joke was "never intended to hurt anyone, and I'm sorry for those people who felt hurt or were teased on the playground," but added that in the future, "there's a good chance that I'll do something like that again ... Not on purpose."
The controversy began when O'Donnell commented on a visit to the ABC morning show by a seemingly inebriated Danny DeVito, saying, "The fact is that it's news all over the world. That you know, you can imagine in China it's like: 'Ching chong. Danny DeVito, ching chong, chong, chong, chong. Drunk. The View. Ching chong.' "
The joke outraged many, including the group UNITY: Journalists of Color, which represents more than 10,000 journalists, and New York City councilman John C. Liu, who sent a letter to View executive producer Barbara Walters, demanding an apology.
Here's the clip of the slur.
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