Rosie is posting videos about leaving The View
Rosie O'Donnell has added a new element to her website (regarding her exit from The View): video. She and her Rosie and her producer speak in very general terms, but I interpreted their conversation as blaming the three hosts and the directors of The View for ganging up on Rosie. They talk about "smelling a rat on Monday" before the split-screen debate between Rosie and Elisabeth. It's the split-screen, by the way, that made Rosie quit early. She doesn't really explain why, but her producer compares it to Jerry Springer and I, personally, was reminded of all the chatter on the 24-hour news networks. I think she was tired of being a spectacle.
She also says that she has not spoken with Elisabeth and probably will not speak to her. They have exchanged e-mails and she seems content with that.
I don't know Rosie personally and I don't like The View, but watching this video made me realize that Rosie is both upset about the split-screen debate, but also about the war in Iraq. She gets very emotional near the end of the video as she answers readers' questions about her views and it is obvious that this war is deeply upsetting to her.
I saw the debate and I don't really understand why Rosie is so upset. I think this was the last straw for her. She has been attacked from all directions for everything she has said in the last year (and, let's face it, she hasn't said anything all that profound). I think she is tired of being the headline-maker for The View and being used by the creators of The View to get ratings. She is often covered in the press for her comments and no one at The View seems to be coming to her defense.[Via Perez Hilton]

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