Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck: What Nobody Prepares You For About Their Feud

The Tiff That Ended an Era

Rosie O’Donnell says she will likely never speak to The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck again after an on-air tiff last week that led to O’Donnell’s early departure from the show. This celebrity drama has captivated audiences for years, proving that workplace tensions can exist even in the most glamorous settings.

The former host of the ABC daytime chatfest says in a video blog posted on her website that she has never tried harder to be friends with someone, but she doesn’t think she succeeded with Hasselbeck. It's a reminder of how difficult it can be to navigate differing opinions in a high-pressure environment.

Quotes from the Fallout

"I haven’t spoken to her, and I probably won’t, and I think it’s just as well," she said. "I wrote her an e-mail, and she wrote me back, and there you have it."

"I was really just like a foster kid for a year," she said. "I came, you know, we considered adoption, but I didn’t really fit into the family and now it’s time for the foster kid to go back home."

A Final Joke Before Exit

O’Donnell fessed up that chief writer Janette Barber drew a mustache on a photo of Hasselbeck at the show’s studio before they left. "It was a joke on the way out," she said. Even in the midst of a serious fallout, it seems there was still room for a bit of cheeky humor.

Comparing the Co-Hosts

I won’t watch anymore without the possibility of a good catfight; otherwise, it’s just a boring talk show about pretty much nothing. The dynamic between these two was certainly one for the history books.

Key Takeaways from the Feud