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Rosie staying put with 'The View'
By Stone Martindale Mar 11, 2007, 21:37 GMT
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"The View" chief doyenne Barbara Walters isn't letting past fractious riffs with Rosie O'Donnell interfere with business as usual, according to ABC insiders.
"Rosie is going to get her own show - but it's too late to do a show for September 2007, so she will re-up for one more year at 'The View' and then do her own show that debuts in September 2008," Page Six reports.
ABC will keep O'Donnell at the network. "She revived a 10-year-old show that was on its last legs," said one Page Six insider.
O'Donnell has allegedly added 75,000 viewers a week since she came to the group last September, bombastic feuds with Donald Trump, Walters and even American Idol's Nigel Lythgoe have brought ratings.
An alleged fly in the ABC ointment was brought to light: "She [Rosie] wants ['The View' executive producer] Bill Geddie out. They hate each other. She'll stay if he leaves," said Page Six's snitch.
Rosie's rep issued a statement: "Nothing has been decided regarding her plans."
Abbie Schiller, a rep for "The View" and ABC, said to Page Six, "There is not one detail of this that is accurate."
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I used to like the Show. Now it makes me sick... Atleast they should have two Republicans to make it Fair. Rose is a Big mouth..I think she told O'Rielly. 'Just because your louder dosnt make you right.. LOL She needs to listen to her own mouth>>>>> To much.. turn off all the time. She humiliates Eliz and Walters lets Rosie do it.. How Bad.... Dennis Miller is Right.. United We stand Devided We fall>...... You at ABC are letting these big mouths Ruin the show.. Get BAck to Entertainment.. Not Bashing Bashing, Bashing... Keep The Viewmaster let Rosie go........
Then I will resume watching 'The View'. They had so many great 'possible' hosts after Meredith and Starr left...I don't even think Rosie was one of them, but Barbara has her own weaknesses in chosing characters...no Rosie is not the 'new leader of 'The View''.
Lynn from Central California
I used to like Rosie, she used to be lovable and sweet. I guess thats how she got that title 'queen of nice' But something happened to her, she's all negative, and puts people down all the time. I suppose it could be her envolvement in politics.
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Chelsea from AlaskaMar 12th, 2007 - 19:14:10
I used to like the Show. Now it makes me sick... Atleast they should have two Republicans to make it Fair. Rose is a Big mouth..I think she told O'Rielly. 'Just because your louder dosnt make you right.. LOL She needs to listen to her own MOUTH>>>>> To MUCH.. .... Democrates are just as much to blame as anyone..SHUT Her UP.. It is a TURN OFF all the time. She humiliates Eliz and Walters lets Rosie do it.. How Bad.... Dennis Miller is Right.. UNITED WE STAND DEVIDED WE FALL>...... You at ABC are letting these BIG MOUTHs Ruin the show.. Get BAck to Entertainment.. Not Bashing BAshing, BAshing...
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