TMZ to Rosie: How Dare You!

Rosie O'Donnell took a shot at TMZ this morning on "The View," accusing us of outing gay celebs in the same way that PerezHilton.com has done. Not that there's anything wrong with coming out of the closet, but -- yo, Ro! -- get your facts straight! TMZ has, for the record, never outed anyone; gay, bisexual, alien or otherwise, and that's really not what we're about.

O'Donnell was talking about her own gay admission to Warner Bros. execs when she started her talk show back in 1995, and said that she kept it mainly under wraps to avoid controversy. But, she added, "At the time when my show was on, there was no Drudge Report, there was no Perez Hilton, there was no TMZ, and you could be gay and have a big successful career and no one would ask you -- no journalist ever asked me."

Frankly, Rosie, we at TMZ don't shy away from the tough questions, but we're not in the business of outing people -- so back off, girlfriend!

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31. LOL....look at TMZ getting all mad cause Rosie said something about TMZ. TMZ says sh*t about everyone all the time. Get over it! And find better stories.

Posted at 4:15PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Jess

32. #17. You pointed out the hypocrisy of Rosie. Thank You!
I, myself, wouldn't have thought of Rosie's comments about Oprah and her friend; then her saying that gays are outed too much .

Didn't Rosie whine that if Oprah had come to the defense of Tommy, that the couch incident would not have been so big?

Posted at 5:14PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Frenesi

33. What I find interesting is that Perez, who I adore, was psyched for Rosie to say what she said, and TMZ, who I also adore, was peeved....hmmmmm...

Posted at 6:15PM on Nov 17th 2006 by lolo

34. Rosie and Tom Cruise should hop on a plane to a foreign land and stay there forever. Nobody would miss 'em. No really, they would NOT be missed.

Posted at 7:02AM on Nov 18th 2006 by Waukisha

35. Wow. What a bunch of hateful, homophobes are here--who also can't see beyond the fact that Rosie is fat. Heaven forbid any of you acknowledge any of Rosie's AMAZING charitable work. I can't tell you how many times I see her words twisted. She is an amazing and intelligent woman who is also flawed like the rest of us. I for one respect the fact that she speaks her mind--even if I sometimes disagree with her or think she's gone a little far (which doesn't happen nearly as much as the media--and TMZ--would lead you to believe). She treats her co-hosts with respect and is a fresh face that has greatly improved The View--and its ratings.

And no, Rosie did NOT occuse TMZ of outing anyone, as others have said.

Posted at 7:06PM on Nov 17th 2006 by ScarlettJ

36. Rosie could make the Clinton family vomit !!!
She needs to close her piehole before she
needs to start wearing Depends everyday !!!

Posted at 9:29PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Martin Versace

37. #33 THANK YOU!! I feel the same way, and yes, The View is up 30% in their ratings and there is hold on ticket requests. What does that tell you? Better than when Star was there. (

Posted at 9:46PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Joey

38. #33 I AGREE WITH YOU!! The View is up over 40% in ratings since Rosie came on in Sept. And there is a hold put on ticket requests indefinetly. Hmm. What does that say? Better than when Star was there

Posted at 9:51PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Joey F

39. Hmmm why do you keep cutting off my comments? there was a lot more about Rosie's charities, and also how I met her this week. Where is all that?

Posted at 9:57PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Joey F

40. Why all of a sudden does Rosie care about being outed. From day one of her own show, you knew she was gay. Hell you knew she was gay when she was making movies.

And since outing herself, and then proceeding to get that butch haircut, her popularity went down the tubes. Now she is back on TV and shoving it down our throats on the View. She is the one going around accusing everyone of being gay. I for one am sick of hearing about her wife NOT and her in-laws NOT.

I don't know when Barbara and/or Bill are going to wake up and kick her ass off the show. Or are they worried what Ms. Piggy Starlet will say.

Rosie, we all know your gay, that's fine, but stop accusing Oprah and everyone else of being gay and stop shoving your life down of throats. We are sick of you and of hearing about you and Tammy.

There are certain things better off left unsaid.

Posted at 10:01PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Bleu

41. That hypocritical bitch tried to out me and Gayle!!!

Posted at 10:24PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Oprah (last name withheld)

42. She would only come on my show if the secret ingredient was p*ssy!!!

Posted at 10:29PM on Nov 17th 2006 by Iron Chef

43. I love TMZ but dudes, I didn't know you were sooo sensitive. For a site that is quite bitchy, you get your tits in a knot because Rosie "dissed" you? I thought you had balls TMZ. But I suppose you are like all critics. You dish but when you get dished back. Boo-hoo. Poor babies.

Posted at 11:05AM on Nov 18th 2006 by italman42

44. #37...just so you know...Rosie's show was still red hot when she CHOSE to leave it. The bad haircut, (which she even admits was a bad "do") came after she left her show.
Is Rosie loud? OH YEAH!! She has some very strong opinions about some very controversial topics. She makes her case every time. If someone needs to get loud about gun control...rave on Rosie. If someone needs to get loud about child abuse..rant on Rosie. I am in her corner 100% on most issues and if someone has to get loud....let it be Rosie!!

Posted at 7:39PM on Nov 20th 2006 by shryley

45. Dear Rosie,

Please stop being such a hypocrite. You aren't smart, witty or likeable. You are dumb, annoying, loud, rude and ugly. Eat a box of cookies.

Love,
Maddona

Posted at 7:08PM on Nov 18th 2006 by whatever!

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