Celebrity Feuds
Babwa Defends Rosie ... Sorta

Barbara Walters -- friend of Donald Trump, boss to Rosie O'Donnell -- attempted to delicately straddle the electric fence between the two, as she commented on their explosive fracas from afar.

"Donald Trump is a personal friend of mine and has been a good friend to 'The View' for many years," said Walters from abroad, via a rep for the show. "I'm sorry there is friction between Donald and Rosie."

Walters then plumped for Rosie. "That said, I do not regret for one moment my choice to hire Rosie O'Donnell as the moderator of 'The View.' I certainly hope and expect that this tempest will pass quickly."

Earlier today, Trump dragged Walters into the feud during a live interview on "Good Day LA," saying that "Barbara cannot stand Rosie."



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76. I was shocked by trump's comments about Rosie being ugly and fat.
She is not ugly. He thinks he is better looking???

I got news for him. He is mean spirited and is showing his true colors.

He should have fired Miss Bitch and kept Carolyn. Apprentice ratings will drop with Ivanka. ZZZZZZZZ.

Posted at 12:18PM on Dec 23rd 2006 by lala

77. rosie just say's what everybody is thinking trump letting miss america stay with her title like he's this wonderful guy ,she just calls him out on it and trump can't take it truth hurts money doesn't buy everything you might have people kissing your ass and have a ego the size of california ,but he can't handle truth interesting

Posted at 7:19PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by studly

78. Congrats to the Donald for finally standing up the mouth, Rosie O'Donnell!! I'm so sick of her stupid opinions about everyone else's business. She stirs up trouble just to draw attention to herself. She even tried to start problems for Kelly Rippa not more than a week or so ago. Wonder who's on her hate list for next week??

Barbra Walters is a joke. All she cares about are ratings. She could care less about trying to make her show crediable, its all about the money. Not much difference between her and Trump, huh?

Posted at 12:02PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Muffy

79.
As far as I'm concern, Rosie and Donald are acting like 2 fools. Rosie should think before she speaks and Donald should take a class in "How to be a classy human being" and his kids should be the teachers.

by a true new yorker

Posted at 7:05PM on Jan 6th 2007 by a fagan

80.
As far as I'm concern, Rosie and Donald are acting like 2 fools. Rosie should think before she speaks and Donald should take a class in "How to be a classy human being" and his kids should be the teachers.

by a true new yorker

Posted at 11:31AM on Dec 22nd 2006 by a fagan

81. The View is exactly what the title says --- These women make a living expressing their viewpoints. Rosie's viewpoint of Trump nailed him exactly. He IS a snake oil salesman with an extremely questionable background.

His response to this is dispicable!!!!! Maybe he needs to take a very long look in a mirror because what is reflected in the mirror is an UGLY man inside and out!!

Rot in hell
Mr. Trump!!

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Jayne

82. LET"S SEE NOW, there seems to be a pattern here. Rosie has made unprovoked outrageous comments about Tom Selleck (when she had her own show), Oprah Winfrey and Gail King, Star Jones, Kirstie Alley, Kelly Ripa, Clay Aiken, the ENTIRE ASIAN COMMUNITY and now Donald Trump. Barbara Walters continues to allow her to do this thereby enabling Rosie's atrocious, if not deranged IMO behavior.
Barbara has HER SPECIALS coming up now that the year is ending and the Academy Awards will be held early in the new year. Her ratings for "The View" may be temporarily up but I predict that her specials will BE A BIG FLOP since she has destroyed any credibility she had as a journalist or whatever it is she calls herself these days. I think she just wants an excuse to "get dressed up" and get out of her apt. once in a while!

Posted at 1:42PM on Dec 25th 2006 by Queen of Tarts

83. TRUMP HAS TRIUMPHED once more!

Posted at 2:04PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Queen of Tarts

84. Why would anyone want to be a guest on this show? Just say "no" if you happen to get an invite.

Posted at 2:27PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Walter Barbera

85. queen of farts you're a moron. freedom of speech baby sometimes it aint pretty you want censorship move to Russia

Posted at 7:17PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by karenS

86. Barbara sure came back to our country real fast after the fiasco with Rosie and The Donald. Everything I read said Barbara was out of the country, but lo and behold she was on the air Friday, Dec. 22nd.

Rosie is entitled to her own opinions, but you do not take on someone like Donald Trump and not expect to get it slapped right back at her. The Donald is right, Rosie is a big mouth who talks without thinking of the consequences.

Why Barbara and Bill are keeping her on the show is beyond my wildest imagination. You use to see Bill every day on the show, and now, No Bill. He must be embarassed to be associated with Rosie.

The View will never see Year 11 with Rosie hosting it. She is rude, crude, and totally unacceptable.

Posted at 9:40PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by Sweet Pea

87. Ha! Rosie, a moderator! And Barbara thinks Rosie is better than Star how? Just wondering.

Posted at 11:38PM on Dec 22nd 2006 by elsie

88. Rosie was just making a joke. This was her opinion. I was thinking the same thing. Everyone I know thinks Trump Miss America stunt was just for P. R. A beauty queen going to Rehab. Get real. According to the CNN the rating for The View is up by 30%. That’s probably why Barbra hire Rosie to pick up ratings. I also think what Barbara did to Star was wrong. You don't do your friends or employees that way. What goes around comes around. Barbra reputation will probably suffer because of Rosie. I am not a fan of Rosie or Donald. I think they are taking it way too far. Let it go.

Posted at 6:35AM on Dec 23rd 2006 by Black Queen

89. One other thing, Rose O'Donnell has done so much for the poor and underpriviledged and The Trump seems to have forgotten this. He is nothing but a blow hard.

Posted at 9:03AM on Jan 2nd 2007 by Dorothy Penny

90. In the space of a month, Rosie's taken on Kelly Ripa, the Donald, and the Chinese race. It seems like engaging in flamethrowing on national TV is all part of her publicity efforts. Can't stand how her dumbass audience sucks it all up with glee like a thousand braying sheep.

These guys put together a great song/video about her:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywgxa5ORyIU

Posted at 1:37PM on Dec 24th 2006 by Jim Lee

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