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Leo, Rosie and Borat most influential people, says Time

By Stone Martindale May 3, 2007, 17:05 GMT

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, host of "The View" coffee klatch Rosie O'Donnell and Sacha Baron Cohen are among the entertainment newsmakers on Time magazine's list of 100 people who shape the world. Ro
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Ro © Chris Hatcher / PhotorazziThe list of 100 most influential also includes Queen Elizabeth II, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, YouTube founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, director Martin Scorsese and model Kate Moss.In a piece she wrote for Time, Barbara Walters, co-creator of "The View," had kind words to say about O'Donnell, who announced last week she was leaving the ABC talk show in June because she and the network couldn't agree on a new contract."And so, last September, we began a thrilling roller-coaster ride," Walters wrote. "We followed Rosie's passion and compassion, her feuds and fearlessness, her humanity and humor."Walters said she and O'Donnell "remain respectful and affectionate friends."Roseanne Barr comments on Sacha Baron Cohen, also known as Borat. "He does offend some people's sensibilities, but the youth of today are offended if they're not offended," she wrote.Scorsese wrote the praise for DiCaprio and described him as "true actor.""DiCaprio is another guy a lot of us underestimated as a pretty-boy type," Adi Ignatius, a deputy managing editor at Time, told AP Television News.The list included Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, Tyra Banks, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera, Tina Fey, John Mayer, Brian Williams, Michael J. Fox, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller.