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Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC

Posted Nov 8, 07 5:08 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Talks between MSNBC and Rosie O'Donnell, the outspoken ex-host of ABC's "The View," about a potential prime-time talk show have broken down, the Los Angeles Times reports. The main point of contention was money, with O'Donnell demanding network-TV coin from the cable news station. O'Donnell confirmed that the deal was dead on her blog last night.

"msnbc one hour live following keith olbermann we were close to a deal almost done i let it slip," O'Donnell wrote—in a post entitled "the show that never was"—over a gig that would have aired weekdays at 9 p.m. EST after "Countdown With Keith Olbermann." The deal would have booted MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams' hour-long news show from that timeslot.

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Rosie O'Donnell arrives at the opening reception for her art exhibition "Solace" at The Gallery at New World Stages Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)   (Associated Press)
Rosie O'Donnell, fills the moderator slot on "The View" during taping of the ABC women's talk show in New York in this Sept. 5, 2006, file photo. O'Donnell, who famously clashed on-air with a co-host,...   (Associated Press)
**FILE Comedian Rosie O'Donnell performs during the first annual True Colors Tour at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in this Friday, June 8, 2007 file photo. O'Donnell will serve as national ambassador for...   (Associated Press)
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell performs during the True Colors Tour at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Friday, June 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)   (Associated Press)
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