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Feb 8, 2008 3:15 PM CST

Rosie's View on Booze: I Quit

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

(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...

Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC

Nov 8, 2007 5:08 PM CST

Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC

Money issues sink negotiations for prime-time cable gig

(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...

Rosie in Talks
to Host
MSNBC Show

Nov 6, 2007 3:31 AM CST

Rosie in Talks to Host MSNBC Show

Outspoken comedian could battle Larry King in prime-time slot

(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"...

Gurus Rack Up Ratings With Love and Hate

Sep 25, 2007 7:09 PM CDT

Gurus Rack Up Ratings With Love and Hate

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

(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:

Roger Ebert
Bill Maher
Bill O'Reilly

Whoopi Muted in ‘View’ Debut

Sep 5, 2007 5:06 PM CDT

Whoopi Muted in ‘View’ Debut

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

(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...

Whoopi Joins
'The View'

Jul 27, 2007 1:15 PM CDT

Whoopi Joins 'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd get in on the girltalk

(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.

Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

Jun 21, 2007 4:13 AM CDT

Rosie Wants to C'mon Down

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

(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...

Sites Take Bets on Tony's Life

Jun 8, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Sites Take Bets on Tony's Life

Entertainment gamblers wager on whether capo will be sleeping with the fishes

(Newser) - Think Tony will survive Sunday's season finale of "The Sopranos"? Will Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri get whacked? Now you can put your money where your mozzarella is at gambling websites like Bodog.com and Betus.com. But be forewarned—an HBO spokesman says exec David Chase's acclaimed plots...

Roseanne Eyed as New Rosie

May 1, 2007 8:45 AM CDT

Roseanne Eyed as New Rosie

She has a big enough mouth, if outspoken still suits "The View"

(Newser) - They can gab all they want about Elisabeth Hasselbeck's second pregnancy; it's Rosie's successor come June "The View" stalwarts are obsessing over. The Post claims the smart money is on Roseanne Barr—talk about typecasting—but other names circulating include Whoopi Goldberg, Connie Chung, and Kathie Lee Gifford.

Rosie's Leaving "The View"

Apr 25, 2007 9:57 AM CDT

Rosie's Leaving "The View"

Controversial host will depart in June

(Newser) - Loose-cannon comedienne Rosie O'Donnell will give up her post as a co-host of ABC's "The View" in June, after a one-year stint marked by public tiffs with celebs like Donald Trump that embarrassed "View" doyenne Barbara Walters.