In recent months, The View has been clocking headlines for mysterious fart noises, Whoopi Goldberg apologizing for making offensive Holocaust comments and others, and Joy Behar’s aggressive flirting with Liam Neeson, as opposed to endless rumors about in-fighting amongst the co-hosts. It’s the kind of atmosphere that former host Rosie O’Donnell might be more comfortable with, as opposed to the set-ups that were in place during her pair of past stints as moderator, where she feuded with both Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Goldberg herself. But fans will probably see The View ending outright before the award-winning comedienne would ever return to the daytime hit.
As the latest guest on the podcast Now What? with Brooke Shields, Rosie O’Donnell reflected on past ups and downs in her career, from Penny Marshall hand-picking her to join the stacked cast of A League of Their Own to having her Now & Then character’s lesbian identity erased from the final script. Later in the episode, Shields brought up The View, which O’Donnell was part of from 2006-07, before she rejoined in 2014 ahead of exiting the show again in 2015. She addressed her lifelong love of sports and her dedication to teamwork being a motivating factor whenever she landed the topical chat show, but said producer Bill Getty’s favorable relationship with Elisabeth Hasselbeck caused strife, despite her attempts to stay friendly. Here’s how she put it:
