Rosie: Anna Nicole Was "Balloon Without Tether"

Click to return to TMZ.comRosie O'Donnell and her cohorts on "The View" had their first chance to address the death of Anna Nicole Smith, and while they took pity on Anna Nicole herself, they showed little mercy for Howard K. Stern or the entertainment news shows that paid her for those slurred, difficult-to-watch interviews.

Rosie, for her part, inflamed some viewers by imitating Anna Nicole unfavorably on Thursday's show, which was taped just hours before Anna's death. Today, lamenting the starlet's death, Rosie compared Smith to a Macy's Thanksgiving parade balloon without anyone to hold it back. She charged that Howard K. Stern had an "addiction" problem as well.

Meanwhile, Rosie let fellow comedienne Margaret Cho express her thoughts on Smith's death, posting Cho's own blog posting about the matter on rosie.com. In it, Cho compared Smith to "ripe summer peaches hot from the sun, or rice pudding made from grains boiled for over a day on the stove," and called her "the most beautiful woman I had ever seen."



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16. Okay.............those who agree with Rosie , should please not say MANY agree with her opinions...the show is nothign but a joke, and yes Rosie as a celeb should try not to throw stones at teh glass house..its goign to shatter pretty soon, and I for one have no wish to see her multifolded hanging belly...........

Go jump in the ocean with the rest of the whales and stop increasing our health insurance as a result of your obesity................

Overbearing tub of lard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! still jealous of skinny melania,,,,,,ahhahahah

Posted at 2:08PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Miapocca

17. On that clip, Rosie is right. She is just speaking on the obvious. HKS does appear to have a drug problem. duh, the whole house was on drugs. How else could anyone stay around that craziness unless they did it too.

Paula does appear to have a pill dependency. She has said she has dancer-type injuries. Eventually, she will get help. She is a smart woman, unlike poor, tragic Anna.

Team Rosie.

Posted at 2:22PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Lysette

18. For once I can agree with Rosie. Anna-Nicole had no one looking for her best interests. They exploited her constantly. I have known many with problems, whether it be drugs or alcohol or whatever the addictions and with know real support system only made recovery even harder. She should of been whisked off for treatment for her addictions and her noticable grief over her son's death instead of interview after interview. If this Howard and all her yes people really cared they would of seen this coming and tried to prevent it.

Posted at 2:27PM on Feb 12th 2007 by no name

19. She wasn't calling anyone a balloon or referring to weight. Rosie was simply saying that someone needed to help ANS out and be her ANCHOR (tether)!!!! The shows and the people that paid ANS to come on shows with obvious intoxication issues should be help responsible.

Posted at 2:28PM on Feb 12th 2007 by anon

20. This is what Margaret Cho had to say, and I totally agree with her. She's always been one of my fave comedians. There is so much truth in it.

2/9/07
R.I.P. Anna Nicole Smith
I am very sad to hear of Anna Nicole Smith's death. She's about my age, and I used to see her around, back in the day when I used to see people around. I didn't know her well, but I always thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. So pale and blonde, with this incredible soft serve ice cream vulnerability, like ripe summer peaches hot from the sun, or rice pudding made from grains boiled for over a day on the stove; Anna Nicole Smith was the goddess of all things that are sweet and enveloping.

I hope that she is happy now, where she is. It is easy to picture her there, riding the clouds, her young son at her side, a million miles above the paparazzi and the tabloids, the gossip columns and the lawsuits and Bobby Trendy and Trimspa and the rest. I hope she feels thin, and nothing is bugging her, and that she doesn't have any more doubts or worries. Only puppies and kisses and love. Because she deserves that.

Posted at 2:30PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Paul Kline

21. Rosie so fat and rude. She talks about her kids saying the fat word. Do her kids know just how rude and obnoxious she really is. You can talk about Donald Trump because he is alive and can fight his battles, but ANS she's dead and you can at least be sad. She left a 5month daughter behind. Gosh Rosie get a heart. If you can't get a heart then get a f***in life. And stop making off others.

Posted at 2:32PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Maria Gonzales

22. Nice comb over by Rosie and her View hypocrites.

If all of you so called concerned women (The View) saw the need to intervene then why didn't you? Because Anna was talk show fodder. How do we know if there wasn't an intervention? Howard Stern is disfunctional and disfunctional people protect addicts.

It can't happen if the addict isn't willing.

Posted at 2:36PM on Feb 12th 2007 by A mother

23. Ugh. She is so annoying. Why does she feel the need to even make a comment. She is the one thats a balloon- full of hot air. I wish someone would deflate her and shut her up.

Posted at 2:38PM on Feb 12th 2007 by angelbunny17

24. I am just curious, but can any of you tell me why Rosie is suppose to keep her mouth shut while you all are also stating your comments?!!!! I am no fan of Rosie's at all, but I am also no fan of hypocrites? I don't agree with much she says, but she does make a real honest truth this time. Where were those that truely cared about Anna. Anna-Nicole was so childlike. She needed the right kind of people behind her.

Posted at 2:40PM on Feb 12th 2007 by no name

25. Who are we talking about here? Who is the balloon?

linda

Posted at 2:41PM on Feb 12th 2007 by linda

26. 29. I am just curious, but can any of you tell me why Rosie is suppose to keep her mouth shut while you all are also stating your comments?!!!! She needed the right kind of people behind her.

I"m not after ratings or money for my opinion. Reallllly now, do you really believe Rosie meant what she said do?

Disfunctional people do not attract the right kind of people.

Posted at 2:46PM on Feb 12th 2007 by A mother

27. Obviously some of you misunderstood Rosie's comment!! I prsonally do not care for Rosie, but she was right in saying no one was truely there for Anna to help her.

Posted at 2:58PM on Feb 12th 2007 by no name

28. That is a bunch of bullsh*t 31. I know many people who have lived a hard difficult life and were able to attract the right kind of people who were able to help them. But of course they all can not be saved. Whether Rosie meant what she said or not is not the point, I just said that I agreed with her this time. You stated your comments and at least you can do it without the world judging you.

Posted at 2:59PM on Feb 12th 2007 by no name

29. Do any of you people responding to this section read the article of see the shows before you start cusing, and calling people names??? Macy's day parades, the balloons have people holding them down so they don't hurt someone, etc. The show was not live Friday, so they could not comment. I may no agree with all that is said on the view, what they all, not just Rosie was trying to say is: People around this poor lost soul should have taken care of her, not exploted her, helped her get help. If they had she would more likely than not be alive to raise her child. Look at Lindsey, Brittany, Paula, no one seems to tell these people no, stop doing what your doing. They just make money off these people, so let the show go on, then when one dies, everyone sits in wonders why? How?? That is what they were saying, get a clue, read all the facts, or article, or watch the entire show before you judge. You must be so angry, most of you need someone to help you too with all that anger. If you don't like The View, Rosie, whomever, don't watch.

Posted at 3:20PM on Feb 12th 2007 by LuLu

30. ROSIE YOUR A LOW LIFE . ANNA NICOLE WAS NOT A FAV . OF MINE BUT YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT FAT BALLOON . YOU ARE NO SKINNY MINNIE . TO MAKE FUN OF SOME ONE'S DEATH IS DOWN RITE SICK . ROSIE GET A GRIP YOU ARE A LOOSER AND I DO NOT WATCH THE VIEW ANYMORE BECAUSE YOUR ON IT . BABS GET THAT OPIONATES FAT SLOB OFF YOUR SHOW . SHE MAKES ME SICK. LET THIS WOMEN BE AND LET THE COURTS FIGURE IT OUT NOT YOU AND FOR SOME OF US YOUR OPNION DOES NOT MATTER ROSIE . UGH JUST SHUT UP ALREADY . SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A ADDICT BUT YOU TOO HAVE PROBLEM YOU EAT AND ARE FAT - LESBIAN - LOUD MOUTH

Posted at 3:21PM on Feb 12th 2007 by CARR

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