Rosie O'Donnell said she had a crush on this co-host "the view"
"Not that I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to support, raise, raise her."
WhileRosie O'Donnell was only a host onView For two years, from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015, she always had the opportunity to work with several other women at the show. As the rest of the panelists, O'Donnell became involved in his share of passionate debates on the air, but that does not mean that she did not admire her colleagues too. In reality,Rosie O'Donnell went as far as saying there was oneViewCo-host, she had in fact "a crush" on. Read it to teach who she spoke and how she answered this revelation.
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O'Donnell revealed that she had "little augin" on Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
O'Donnell has reveled in an interview with the authorRamin SeoodehFor the 2019 bookLadies that punch: the explosive inside "the view"When we talk about his relationship withElisabeth Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck co-hostedViewFrom 2003 to 2013 and therefore worked with O'Donnell during his first Sint on the show.
"There was a bit of crib," says O'Donnell, likereported byVariety. "But not that I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to support, raise, raise him, as if she was the new star of the first star and I was the captain of the team."
O'Donnell continued to say that she thought there were "lesbian metals" in their relationship. She also made a very discussed comment in Hasselbeck's story as a Division-I softball softball at Boston College, saying, "There's not much, in my life, girls with such sports talents On sports teams that are traditionally not unknown gay. "
Hessebeck was married to former NFL playerTim Hasselbecksince 2002.
O'Donnell, however, pointed out in the book she had not had romantic or sexual feelings for her host.
"I was goingScottie Pippen She, "she says, referring former pro old basketball player." If I was[Michael Jordan, I was going to give him and the ball and let her shoot. But it was in no way sexualized. "
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O'Donnell said that his most famous fight with Hasselbeck "felt like a break."
Also in the book, O'Donnell watched theinfamous argument She had with Hasselbeck on the war in Iraq onView In May 2007, which ended up becoming personal. O'Donnell stated thatseveral points of sale twisted his words of an earlier spectacle, saying that she called the American troops "terrorists". After reiterating that she supported the armed forces, she called Hasselbeck "loose" not to defend her.
Although it was almost 12 years since the eruption, O'Donnell has always recalled how wounded it was.
"It looked like a lover who separated," O'Donnell said. "The fight we had, for me like a gay woman, I felt like that:" You do not love me as much as I love you. "" I took care of yourself. "" You do not have. How could you do that? "" I did not do anything. ""
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Hasselbeck called the comments of O'Donnell "reckless".
Hasselbeck made a guestappearance on the show In March 2019, the day after O'Donnell's comments became public. Current hostSunny hostin asked his answer to their answer.
"I think what she said was reckless, false and not only insulting, [but] disturbing, when she feels about how she felt someone in the workplace," said Hasselbeck.
She stressed what she felt was a double standard, saying that if a man had said these things about it, the perception would be that she had been objectified by a colleague. Hasselbeck added that she felt that O'Donnell should not have a pass to make these comments because she is "an objective lesbian woman a woman".
The former co-host then stated that the crust was not mutual and that it felt that O'Donnell's comments on its softball player were inappropriate.
"If you are a sporty girl, and that you are competitive and that you are grain, and I wore a black eye and I slipped into the second base," Hasselbeck explained. "It's a lie and it's imprudent to attach sexuality to that. And I think it's selfish on his part."
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She said she forgive him, however.
Hasselbeck said in the same appearance she still respects O'Donnell and was not angry with her. She also said that she had tried to reach out to her old colleague before coming on the show but had not heard.
"I forgive Rosie," added Hasselbeck. "I absolutely forgive him because I was disturbed by what she said and I was offended by her. And she has my heart full of sorry, and I beg to have the peace she deserves."
O'Donnell said Hasselbeck was "frightened".
O'Donnell responded to Hasselbeck on social media.
"Hey Hey Hey - My crush on you were not sexual - Sorry you were scared - you surely remember me all it went wrong - I'm never targeted u - I was fantastic - Broadway shows - my pool - we were friends once. God loves kid - I have always done "She tweeted. She also added the hashtag "#Raminsux", pretending to blame Setoodeh for controversy.
O'Donnell went to live on his Instagram to comment further,As indicated byEntertainment tonight. She accused Hasselbeck of being "afraid of the concept of lesbian having a crumpley for her" and characterizes his comments onViewAs "accusing [O'Donnell] to sexually harass harassment." She again pointed out that the crodel was not sexual and that "we should have all learned by theTom Cruise crushing scenario"She has nonsense crushes on many people.
"She could not stand that someone was nice with her!" O'Donnell continued. "She liked me. It was not like a sexual thing, but she liked me. We were friends and I have evidence. Look at all these episodes."
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