When legendary journalist Barbara Walters Died on December 30 at 93, countless stars and fans have thought about his successful and long career. Walters was a pioneer in the industry, hosting Today and ABC News , where she became the First female anchor For a program of evening news, by CNN. But Walters is also well known to create View , The Daytime Talk Show organized women exclusively, at the age of 68. It was just that the show honored Walters with a tribute on January 3, his first episode after a vacation break. The co-hosts passed and present were there to share good memories of Walters, but the viewers have noticed that Rosie O'Donnell —Who co -organized the series from 2006 to 2007 and 2014 to 2015 - missed the emotional episode. Read the rest to know why the actor and the actor did not participate.

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The commemorative episode paid tribute to the late journalist.

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There were no lack of kind words for Walters during Tuesday's homage. Current co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Walters was "the reason we are all sitting here - without her, I don't know where most of us would be," CNN reported. Joy Behar Added that Walters was "the original model for everyone. We have to give a lot of credit to women".

Star Jones ,, Sherri Shepherd , and Meredith Vieira were some former hosts there to speak more about Walters' inheritance, joining in person and via a video call. Sitting next to Walters was the "best seat of the house at any social event ... because it could tell you everything about anyone in the room," said Jones, by CNN. "Half of the time, she had interviewed them, had made a story about them, heard a story about them, and she would reject the best of them."

The episode presented several clips from Walters' career, many of which understood O'Donnell - even if it was not actively involved in the tribute. On Twitter, fans hypothesized that the former co-host was deliberately not included.

"I know that the show has bad blood With Rosie O'Donnell, but it would have been good if they had included it today. #TheView, "A tweet reads. Another Twitter user wrote:" I wish @rosie was included On the memory of @ thewiew by Barbara Walters Show. ""

With circulating questions, O'Donnell spoke to clean the air.

O'Donnell said that she had made the decision that was best for her.

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Unlike Twitter speculation, a spokesperson for View Confirmed O'Donnell did receive an invitation , Tvline reported. Initially, the representatives of O'Donnell attributed its absence solely to a timetable. But in a video published at his Tiktok, O'Donnell explained that she may not want to be there. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Yeah, they invited me, but I couldn't get there," said O'Donnell. "You know, I didn't want to be in a large group of people - I don't know - I feared that I get angry and that I don't want to do that, then, that's it."

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His fans have expressed their support for his decision.

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The tone of O'Donnell was significantly moderate in the explanatory video, and the fans seemed to resume this. "Personal care is so important," wrote a commentator. "Glad you have taken care of yourself."

Others congratulated O'Donnell for having respected his own mourning process. "You deserve to cry in your own way," reads a comment. Another added: "I love it. It's an excellent border and a good business. I totally understand and I respect you."

For those who wonder if she ended up connecting, O'Donnell responded to a comment to confirm that she looked at the tribute - although she has no reflection on the episode.

O'Donnell published a tribute to Walters in a separate Tiktok video.

Barbara Walters and Rosie O'Donnell at the 2006 Daytime Emmy Awards
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Before the tribute on View , O'Donnell shared his sincere message About Walters on social networks.


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