Rosie O'Donnell is opening up about her controversial run on "The View" along with her tumultuous relationship with conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who O'Donnell alleged received special treatment from one of the show's top producers.
In Tuesday's episode of the "Now What? With Brooke Shields" podcast, O'Donnell — who served as the moderator on the daytime talk show from 2006 to 2007 — revealed that she was once close with Hasselbeck until their infamous on-air feud in 2007. Shortly afterward, O'Donnell left the show one month before she had been scheduled to leave. She later returned as a co-host on "The View" in 2014, only to announce five months later that she was exiting for good.
