Rosie Drops Some Pre-"View" Details

Just days before her debut on "The View," Rosie O'Donnell is dropping some details about her new gig on her ever-active blog at rosie.com. Among other things, we learn that she's taking Meredith Vieira's dressing room, that ABC is already prepping her for what she can and cannot say, and what her take on the whole did-Meredith-really-say-that fracas is.

In her latest blog entries, expressed in her customary haiku-ish shorthand, Rosie says that she recently met with the network's standards-and-practices people, the folks who make sure nothing untoward comes out of her -- and or any of the other "View"-ers' -- mouths. According to Rosie, "They told me all the stuff I know/still made me panic/a little." She adds that she's only cursed once in six years on live TV.

Then, in response to a question from a fan, who asked her why Meredith Vieira would "diss" her former show and Barbara Walters (which, it turns out, she didn't), Rosie clears it up: "She did not diss barbara/everybody breathe." Finally, Rosie reveals that she won't run the risk of absorbing of any of Star Jones' bad karma, as she'll be putting up shop in Meredith's old dressing room at "The View."



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16. I can't stand that big ole fat cow. Can you imagine her being your girlfriend - just thinking about it grosses me out.

Posted at 1:27PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Meskinlady

17. Uhh, she seems like she should be medicated. I wonder if she still loves Tom Cruise?

Posted at 1:29PM on Aug 30th 2006 by kathryn

18. Why is everyone so concerned about Rosie's weight - what does that have to do with co-hosting a tv show - why does that offend so many people! She will do GREAT!

Posted at 2:15PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Laurie

19. The level of 'tardation in this comments section is almost too much to handle. Perhaps a little reading and practice at grammatics instead of trolling celebrity-watch sites, people. I am embarrassed on behalf of all of you.
And 'openminded', how in the world did you come up with that name? Your comment makes you come off as narrow-minded and veerrrryy bitter. Bring it down just a notch, sweetie. You have no real ties to these people, so what do you care?
Honestly, I don't care about Rosie O'Donnell one way or the other. The View has never lived up to it's title, so that's pretty irrelevant as well. But you have provided me an immense amount of comedy on my lunch break/internet roaming time today!!! Many thanks!

Posted at 2:17PM on Aug 30th 2006 by trayday

20. I give The View four monthes tops.

Posted at 2:46PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Kip Vanous

21. Wow there is a lot of hate on this comment site.

I honestly have to ask what Ms. O'Donnell has done to these people to make them hate her so much. I doubt it is anything more than trying to live her life on her own terms, happily.

Why don't we just wait and see how she does on the show before saying she is the worst thing ever to happen to "The View."

Posted at 2:29PM on Aug 30th 2006 by matty B

22. Oops...months

Posted at 2:49PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Kip Vanous

23. Everyone on here that is so full of hate - Get A LIFE!!! Do you know all the good that Rosie has done? So we now know she's gay - good for her. It 's hard enough to be in the public eye, it couldn't have been easy to pretend be someone you're not.

I have and always will be a proud Rosie supporter - AND I'm 100% straight, with kids and yeah, I could afford to lose a few pounds.

Show us your face so we can tell you how WE feel.


Again - Get a life and let Rosie enjoy hers.

I love you RO!!!

Posted at 2:48PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Heather

24. "The View" just lost a viewer. I refuse to look at that sloppy pig. Every time i watch a show she has to stick her big head on it. I had to stop watching "Queer as Folk" because of her. I wish she would float the hell away and take Paris Hilton with her.

Posted at 8:03AM on Aug 31st 2006 by mitch

25. You people that are saying she is a fat lesbian are idiots. My daughter is Gay and she is the kindest most beautiful person in the earth, certainly better than you idiots! She is in a wonderful loving relationship! There is nothing wrong with being Gay, but there IS something wrong with ignorant jerks like you! Rosie will be good for the show. Thank God we won't have narrow minded idiots like you on the show!

Posted at 2:53PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Linda

26. This is America and people have a right to their opinions. If you agree or don't agree with someone's actions or believes than it is your right to say so but I don't see how it helps or changes anything by attacking and criticizing the way someone looks or poking fun at their weaknesses. Is that what we want our children to do or what we want others to do to us when they disagree with us. If you don't like Rosie O'Donnell don't watch her but stop making mean-spirited comments that are just insensitive and cruel. I bet your not teaching your children to do that. Since when did it become okay to just be down-right mean? abbey

Posted at 3:43PM on Aug 30th 2006 by kathy Monk

27. I'm glad Rosie's coming back to TV and I know that she's together enough to let all the inane, anti-female, ridiculously focused on appearance comments boomerang back to their senders as the bad karma they deserve.

Posted at 3:34PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Allura

28. Rosie is the real thing & will lighten up the view. She knows how to laugh at herself & maybe the other bitches who are still remaining will learn from her. Star was like that in the beginning, but then forgot her humility.

Posted at 3:37PM on Aug 30th 2006 by Lizzy

29. I will not watch the veiw anymore, because of rosie I will NEVER watch The View now that Rosie "Big Fat Cow" O'Donnell is on it. I will NEVER support anything that big fata$$ she-man does. I'm opposite everything she stands for. Fata$$ blob i hate her. i hope mrs walters replaced her soonIM GLAD THEY HIRED ROSIE THEY NEEDED A MAN ON THE VIEW FOR A LONG TIME

Posted at 4:05PM on Aug 30th 2006 by tanya

30. i think you people putting rosie down are all just jealous.

Posted at 4:03PM on Aug 30th 2006 by gigi

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