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Precious Mae Bacudo

'Distant' Rosie O'Donnell Criticised: 'Instagram Emojis Don't Hug' Jailed Daughter

Rosie O’Donnell faces backlash for supporting her jailed daughter Chelsea from afar while living in Ireland. (Credit: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Rosie O'Donnell is under mounting criticism from Hollywood insiders who accuse her of keeping an emotional and physical distance as her daughter Chelsea prepares for transfer to one of Wisconsin's most demanding women's prisons.

While the former View host has shared online prayers and supportive posts, detractors argue her digital outreach falls short of what her daughter needs during a crisis of this scale.

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