Why Rosie O'Donnell Doesn't Trust Ellen DeGeneres -- Even After She Just Tried To Apologize For Longtime Feud!
16.06.2023 - 17:25
/ perezhilton.com
Rosie O’Donnell will probably never be friends with Ellen DeGeneres, and honestly, we can’t really blame her!
While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in a new Pride issue out on Thursday, the comedian opened up at length about her public falling out with Ellen. If you don’t recall, the pair had a “good relationship” and “were friends” as they were getting their start in the industry. Ellen even appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and the two came out as “Lebanese” in a hilarious bit ahead of the actress’ coming out in an episode of her self-titled sitcom.
Then, of course, Ellen would snag her own TV show, essentially replacing Rosie on the airwaves. Considering how much they both have in common, you’d think they’d be the best of friends — but nope! Now, Rosie’s breaking it all down!
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Rosie began by recalling a time when the duo was friendly, sharing:
That said, everything changed in 1998 when the embattled talk show host appeared on Larry King Live and claimed she didn’t know Rosie AT ALL! The A League Of Their Own star dished:
It was a particularly hurtful comment because they actually did have a very close relationship at that point, Rosie explained:
Damn. That is WAY harsh.
Also, when Rosie asked to promote a project on Ellen, the host said NO! She was so upset by this, Rosie then declined every other time producers tried to get her on the series moving forward. The Sleepless in Seattle star explained:
Understandable!
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So, knowing all of this complicated AF backstory, you might be surprised to find out Ellen actually reached out to Rosie very recently to