Rosie O’Donnell hasn’t utterly closed the door on her return to The View.
Throughout an look on Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen on Thursday, June 18, O’Donnell, 64, was requested whether or not she can be serious about returning as a visitor host, very similar to her former View sparring accomplice Elisabeth Hasselbeck did earlier this 12 months.
“I’ll be a visitor host, however they have not requested me to, so we’ll see what occurs,” the comic and former discuss present host stated.
O’Donnell additionally reignited her feud with former co-star Hasselbeck, 49, noting that she witnessed the latter return to the ABC daytime discuss present in March.
“Apparently, within the period of President Trump, I feel she’s the proper person who they need to spew rhetoric on TV, proper?” O’Donnell stated, referring to Hasselbeck’s conservative political beliefs.
O’Donnell appeared on The View from 2006 to 2007 (and once more from 2014 to 2015) and famously clashed with Hasselbeck over present occasions mentioned across the desk.
In Might 2007, throughout a heated dialogue in regards to the Iraq Conflict, producers used a split-screen shot to point out each O’Donnell and Hasselbeck, one thing O’Donnell continues to be sad about.
“Are you continue to aggravated that the director made it split-screen?” host Andy Cohen requested O’Donnell.
She replied, “Sure, I am nonetheless aggravated. Belief me, Mother is aware of easy methods to maintain a grudge.”
In an October 2025 radio interview, O’Donnell claimed that the split-screen narrative was “arrange,” including, “Our producers… [was] He wasn’t the kind of individual to be versatile…I do not suppose he would have thought, “Let’s go to separate display.” It was ready. ”
O’Donnell instantly left The View after the controversial phase and requested to be launched from his contract with ABC.
“After I obtained off stage that day, I went backstage, packed all the pieces up, went again and did the remainder of my elements…after which left and by no means got here again,” O’Donnell stated. “I felt like I used to be on a five-woman basketball group, and one among them saved tripping me on the best way to the ring. [was] It was purported to be my group. ”
“They had been proper to take me off the present,” she added. “It is not one of the best ways for me to serve expertise and other people, as a result of discussing ridiculous, made-up issues is a sluggish solution to die.”
O’Donnell returned to The View for 5 months in 2014, however left once more in early 2015, citing medical causes.
“[My health] It obtained somewhat worse proper earlier than the vacations — [my doctor] I used to be somewhat nervous,” she stated on the time. [my personal life] You’ll be able to repair it now [my job]. So I advised them on ABC, and I advised them, and so they understood. They’ve been extremely supportive and loving. ”
