Rosie O’Donnell talks about why she never appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ show

Ellen DeGeneres One of the most iconic talk shows of all time, with a variety of guest appearances, but also how we haven’t seen the face of Rosie O’Donnell, who actually has a very similar career path to Ellen. . Almost eerily similar.

Both of these women started their careers on the comedy circuit before embarking on acting directions and eventually becoming talk show hosts and household names in the area. Ellen’s talk show aired shortly after Rosie’s talk show aired. Both women are LGBTQ icons in their own right and have used their fame and gravitas to speak out to the public in support of their communities.

Now, all those years later, Rosie appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” and finally explained why she didn’t come to Ellen’s show.

Rosie reveals that remarks made by Ellen while talking to Larry King hurt Ellen so badly that she couldn’t get over it. She described it in these words:

“We had a little weird thing. After my show aired and hers aired, Larry King was with Ellen and was like, ‘What happened to Rosie O’Donnell?’ show failed! She came out as a lesbian and disappeared!”

She continued, “And Ellen said, and I’m quoting, ‘I don’t know Rosie. We’re not friends. We slept together.’ [my ex-wife] Kelly [Carpenter] I asked, “Did you just hear it or were you hallucinating?” No, that’s what happened. It hurt my feelings like a baby, and I never really got over it.

Rosie reveals that the producers of Ellen’s show eventually called her on the show, but she wanted to bring someone along, so when they disagreed, she declined. Did.

She said, “I wanted to bring someone over because I thought it might be a little awkward, but they didn’t want it.

She added that she held no ill will toward Ellen, saying, “I hope her life is going well. I hope she’s doing well. So here you go.”