Rosie's Had Enough of Polls, Ditches AOL

Rosie O'Donnell has decided to ditch AOL, and TMZ (which is part-owned by AOL) might just have something to do with it. In one of her most recent blog postings on rosie.com, the talk-show queen said that -- well, let's just let her say it in her inimitable haiku-ish way: "quitting aol/as my face appears/way 2 often/with a survey underneath."

We're not sure precisely what Ro is referring to with the surveys, but it is certainly true that we've run several items (well, four, to be exact, see below) with surveys -- or, as we refer to them here -- polls within. And AOL does run pictures of celebrities with polls embedded underneath.

To be fair, Rosie hasn't exactly come out on the sunny side of most of our polls, so it's understandable if she's not a huge fan. Regardless, we certainly wish Rosie luck with her Internet service provider needs -- and hope she'll continue to check herself out on TMZ.



Tags: Rosie O'Donnell, RosieO'donnell

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16. i like rosie. i think that she is hilarious. why does everyone have to bag on other people like that? why cant we all get along??
she is way better than meridath on the view.

Posted at 7:04PM on Sep 28th 2006 by luvbny

17. Rosie is a genuinely good person. Apparently "some" of you can%u2019t related to being a good person, live and let live, I say.

As for TMZ, every time they post a picture of her it%u2019s the very worst picture they can find (they do this with others, but especially Rosie). They pick apart her conversations until they hit gold. Of course instead of printing it verbatim the edit and cut it so they can print something that will bring all the verbal snipers here to say mean, stupid things about a person that has not harmed one of them. If it has a %u201CGay%u201D reference it%u2019s bonus points!

I know I can%u2019t stop the flood, just look at any posting with Rosie in the article. They get the most posts of all TMZ articles. So love her or hate her, as long as you keep posting about her, she%u2019ll be around. TMZ can%u2019t get the rating they need without her.

Posted at 8:12PM on Sep 28th 2006 by yawntothat

18. Press is press. That's something that should be expected when you're in the public eye. It may be that Rosie does not like the results of the polls. But let's face it, it's her actions and/or reactions that bring them about.

Posted at 4:37AM on Sep 29th 2006 by sarah

19. I think we need more polls about Rosie! I want to see a betting pool about when Rosie will no longer be on "The View". Also, what will be the circumstances surrounding her exit? Will she quit or be fired?? Maybe she'll be arrested for murdering one of the co-hosts??

Posted at 3:20PM on Sep 29th 2006 by Wes

20. I DRESSED LIKE ROSIE AND ALL THE VIEW gals and reinacted ROSIES FIRST DAY- check it out!

Posted at 2:12PM on Sep 29th 2006 by Buck

21. I only watched the View with Meridith and Star were apart of the show! It Really SUCKS now!

Joy and Rosie belong on another show... they suck! They are the most obnoxious host's I've ever seen on daytime televsion! Elizabeth doesn't need to do a talk show at all.. she's way to conservative, period! And Ms. Walters.. do the show all by yourself... I've seen enough kissing ass from your co-host!!

Posted at 2:55PM on Oct 2nd 2006 by msbutter1

22. I believe that it is terrible that a teenage idol is forgiven for doing drugs as well as inappropriate behavior. For me, I have a teenager at home and didn't appreciate Donald forgiving her. It sent a message out to my teenager that its ok if you do drugs and underage drinking. Because it will all be forgiven. She is supposed to be a role model. She isn't a good one. And I support Rosie for speaking up about it. It wasn't up to Donald to excuse her behavior, it was up to Americans who don't respect the outcome.

Posted at 3:42AM on Dec 26th 2006 by Mary

23. GEEEEZ-- What an overwieght,U_G_L_Y ,STUPID,Lesbian(because NO man would have her) Bitch!!! I think I got this one right!
Her "Views" are only listened to by people out of the main stream who don't have JOBS!! Yep mostly women!
Ladies PEEEASE-- Back to the bedrooms or kitchens or just SHUT UP!!
IF I wanted your opinions I would give it to you!

Posted at 10:40AM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Donald T

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