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Rosie O'Donnell stories: 23 news summaries

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UNFAVORITE THINGS

 Oprah to Rosie: 
 Stop Calling 
 Me Gay! 

Winfrey to O'Donnell: 'I don't want to hear it anymore!'

Nov 6, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Watch out, Rosie: You got yourself on Oprah’s bad side. The talk-show queen is upset with O’Donnell after the comedian recently told Howard Stern that Winfrey and BFF Gayle King "are the emotional equivalent of" a gay couple—especially since this isn’t the first time Rosie’... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • Rosie O'Donnell • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • homosexuality • Howard Stern • Gayle King

MENTAL WEDGIE

 Rosie: I Almost Dated Angelina 

O'Donnell also talks Kelli Carpenter, and whether Oprah Winfrey is gay

Oct 27, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell finally discussed her relationship problems on yesterday's The Howard Stern Show, but let's just skip right to the best part of the interview: Rosie's almost-date with Angelina Jolie. "She gave me her phone number," O'Donnell says. "There was a tentative plan to have dinner... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • lesbians • Rosie O'Donnell • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • homosexuality • Gayle King

 Tearful Rosie 
 Hints at Break-Up 

O'Donnell says kids are priority, despite 'issues' with Carpenter

Oct 21, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell confirmed today that there are “issues” in her marriage with Kelli Carpenter. Asked about hints she’s been dropping on her blog that the two have split, O’Donnell wouldn't divulge much. But she told USA Today, with tears welling: "We're a family, we remain... More »

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television • gay marriage • Rosie O'Donnell • celebrity • talk show

 Rosie Calls 
 Elisabeth 
 a Really 
 Naughty 
 Word 

Still bitter, but doesn't want to restart feud

Aug 14, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The View catfight is back on! Even though she’s no longer on the show, Rosie O’Donnell is still dissing former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck—most recently calling her a name that Fox News coyly says “starts with a ‘t’ and rhymes with ‘swat.... More »

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entertainment • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • celebrity • feud • Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Rosie Radio
Hits Satellite
This Fall

Sirius XM adds O'Donnell to celebrity lineup despite slump

Jun 25, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a radio talk show on Sirius XM, joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern this fall. She’ll interview celebrity guests, take calls, and blend pop culture with serious topics, the company says. Rosie Radio indicates the flagging satellite conglomerate’... More »

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entertainment • satellite radio • Rosie O'Donnell • Oprah Winfrey • Martha Stewart • talk show • Howard Stern • Sirius XM

 Miss California 
 'Made Me Laugh': Rosie 

Comedian found gay marriage comment funny

Apr 29, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before Rosie O’Donnell commented on Miss California’s gay marriage drama, but the comic wasn’t too harsh. Carrie Prejean’s comment “made me laugh,” O’Donnell told the New York Daily News. “She said, ‘In America, you... More »

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gay marriage • Rosie O'Donnell • Miss USA • beauty pageant • Cynthia Nixon • Perez Hilton • Carrie Prejean • Miss California

Rosie's Menopause Guru? Madonna

'Big sis' tells O'Donnell to 'get the cream' for 'hormone things'

Feb 25, 09 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The Material Girl can add another talent to her resume: menopause counselor. At least according to Rosie O'Donnell, who happily overshared in an interview on The Tyra Banks Show. Between investigating the source of all the sweat in her bed and cutting out booze, O'Donnell still has time to check... More »

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entertainment • baby boomer • Rosie O'Donnell • menopause • Tyra Banks • Madonna

 Rosie: View 'Camaraderie' Fake 


Nov 20, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The co-hosts of The View are not friends, Rosie O’Donnell says. “I'm not saying they loathe each other, but the fact of the matter is there was not a lot of camaraderie off camera,” the talkfest's onetime lightning rod says. During an appearance to promote her upcoming... More »

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gay marriage • politics • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • Barbara Walters • celebrity • Elizabeth Hasselbeck • daytime talk show • Proposition 8

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell will launch an attempt to revive both her TV career and the variety genre the night before Thanksgiving, hosting Rosie's Variety Show live on NBC, Variety reports. The 1-hour show will feature celeb guests and musical and comedy acts. It's is believed to be the precursor to a... More »

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television • NBC • Rosie O'Donnell • celebrity • comeback

 Close Casting Calls for Stars 

TV roles that almost changed the course of their careers

Aug 18, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some of today's brightest stars nearly landed iconic TV roles, but didn't for better or worse. Author Eila Mell reveals a few near-misses to the New York Post:  
  • Harrison Ford turned down the part of "Meathead" in All in the Family.
  • Mickey
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television • Leonardo DiCaprio • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Harrison Ford • Whitney Houston • Courteney Cox

Rosie: View Producers Threatened to Sue Me

O'Donnell dishes as she buries hatchet with Howard Stern

Jun 4, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shoot-from-the-lip comedian Rosie O'Donnell had plenty to say about her acrimonious last days on The View when she called up Howard Stern to bury the hatchet with the shock jock, MSNBC reports. O'Donnell told Stern that producers threatened to sue when she told them she was leaving. But ABC insiders... More »

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television • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • ABC • talk show • Howard Stern

 Out Names Most Powerful Gays 

And mag ejects Anderson Cooper from closet

Apr 13, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture:
  1. David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence.
  2. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said.
  3. Ellen
... More »

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media • gay rights • David Geffen • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Barney Frank • Ellen DeGeneres • outing • Anderson Cooper • Tim Gill • gays

10 'Yeah, Right' Movie Couples

These on-screen pairs lack chemistry or are just plain weird

Feb 17, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The silver screen has seen countless memorable romances; unfortunately, it has also produced a host of bizarre on-screen hook-ups. Yahoo! Movies runs down the 10 worst:
  1. Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble
  2. The original Bennifer in Gigli
  3. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven
... More »

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entertainment • film • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Kelly Clarkson • Julia Roberts • romance • Ben Affleck • Madonna • Harrison Ford • Jennifer Lopez • Eddie Murphy • Natalie Portman • Woody Allen • Hayden Christensen • Nick Nolte • Anne Heche • Kevin Spacey • Kate Bosworth • Adriano Giannini • Justin Guarini • Dan Aykroyd • movies

Rosie's View
on Booze:
I Quit

O'Donnell cites health reasons, says
she 'can never have just one'

Feb 8, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The wagon just got a little more crowded. Rosie O'Donnell is off the sauce, in her case beer, Extra reports. The comedian/talk show host/blogger squashed rumors of alcoholism and denied that partner Kelli Carpenter asked her to quit, instead tying the move to an attempt to lose weight. "It's... More »

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alcohol • Rosie O'Donnell • beer • celebrity • gossip • daytime talk show

Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC

Money issues sink negotiations for prime-time cable gig

Nov 8, 07 5:08 PM CST
(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... More »

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The View • Rosie O'Donnell • MSNBC • talk show • primetime TV

Rosie in Talks
to Host
MSNBC Show

Outspoken comedian could battle Larry King in prime-time slot

Nov 6, 07 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell and MSNBC are close to inking a deal to give the outspoken comedian her own prime-time talk show, reports the New York Times. Just six months after she left "The View" in a cloud of controversy, the loquacious lefty could be battling CNN's "Larry King Live"... More »

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television • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • MSNBC • Larry King • Keith Olbermann • talk show • Sean Hannity • primetime TV • Alan Colmes • Hannity and Colmes • Dan Abrams

Gurus Rack Up Ratings With Love and Hate

Who is America's most-watched pundit? Not the politico that most might think

Sep 25, 07 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits—political and cultural commentators with big opinions—are today's media darlings and Nielsen lightning rods.  Forbes picks the loudest, most volatile and incendiary, i.e.: the ones we love to watch:
  1. Roger Ebert
  2. Bill Maher
  3. Bill O'Reilly
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Bill O'Reilly • Rosie O'Donnell • list • Roger Ebert • Al Franken • Bill Maher • Geraldo Riviera • pundits • Bill Maher Grid

Whoopi Muted in ‘View’ Debut

Co-hosts outshout Rosie's replacement
on everything
except dogfighting

Sep 5, 07 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Whoopi Goldberg era on "The View" began with little resemblance to Rosie O'Donnell's, as Goldberg struggled to get a word in edgewise in her debut yesterday. The Oscar-winning comic was lost in mindless patter and jarring segues, with "I don't know if that's a good idea" perhaps... More »

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The View • Rosie O'Donnell • Michael Vick • Whoopi Goldberg • dogfighting • Joy Behar

Whoopi Joins
'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd
get in on the girltalk

Jul 27, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whoopi Goldberg and comedian Sherri Shepherd will be adding their views to daytime television this fall. "The View” will announce the new additions next week, the LA Times reports, two months after Rosie O’Donnell’s acrimonious departure.  More »

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television • New York • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • Barbara Walters • ABC • Meredith Vieira • Whoopi Goldberg • Sherri Shepherd • Star Jones

Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

Former 'View'  co-chatter game
to take Barker's
'Price is Right' spot

Jun 21, 07 4:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Price is Right needs a new host and Rosie O'Donnell is interested. She's meeting with game show representatives this week and has given readers of her blog an insight into her stormy decision process, saying in one post she's be interested and in another that she might not be... More »

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entertainment • television • CBS • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • Bob Barker • The Price Is Right • Elizabeth Hasselbeck • Iraq war

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