Just a few more months left of the Rosie/View insanity. I hope. (Please, God?) Lest we allow a non-story with such fun characters — Rosie! Barbara! Donald! — to flicker and die as it ought to, the New York Post has pulled out the defibrillator and somone’s yelling “Clear!” In today’s edition, they swear up and down that Rosie’s departure had nothing to do with ABC’s insistence on a three-year contract; rather, Rosie refused to stay on the daytime chat-fest unless its creator, Barbara Walters, was sent packing.
“They’re talking [publicly] about how they couldn’t come to terms … but … her leaving had nothing to do with that,” said an insider.
According to another ABC insider, “They really had hoped to re-sign her because without Rosie, they’re going to have a lot of trouble keeping up their ratings and filling two [co-host] slots.”
Agreed. Losing Rosie was about the silliest thing that show could have done — although, theoretically, she’ll still be on sporadically — you know, when there’s a narcissistic feud to engage in or if Kelly Ripa dares to chastise another human being for putting their hand on her face without her permission.
ABC, in theory, could have bought out Barbara’s share of the show and given her the boot, but their concerns about Rosie’s extreme behavior outweighed her contribution to ratings, say other insiders.
Says Rosie’s publicist: “That’s absolutely not true, it’s categorically false. People are making things up because they want to pit two powerful women against each other. Rosie just did not want to commit to three years.”
They should have given Rosie whatever she wanted. That show will be as boring as hell without her. Good riddance to it.
I used to like Rosie, but I find her obnoxious as hell on The View. She comes across as a loud-mouthed know-it-all, and out-shouts everyone, never letting the other ladies get a word in edgewise. I stopped watching the show because of her, so I won’t miss her for a minute. I just hope they can find another class act like Meredith.
Niki,
Shut up. If you quit watching then shut it. You know nothing and this story is total bullshit. Without Rosie there is no VIEW and Meredith is like watching paint dry.
The View sucks with or without Rosie. But especially with her.
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