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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31. I DON'T WATCH THE VIEW ANYMORE SINCE ROSIE IS ON IT! UNLESS SHE HAS SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY-SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER BIG MOUTH SHUT. sHE'S NOTHING BUT A TROBLE MAKER. I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY BARBARS WALTERS GAVE HER A JOB ON THE SHOW! I HOPE THAT WHEN HER CONTRACT IS UP, THEN THEY'LL LET HER GO! I KNOW BARBARA IS OLD, BUT SHE MADE A BIG MISTAKE IN HIRING ROSIE!!

Posted at 1:39PM on Mar 11th 2007 by Pat Wiley

32. Rosie you need to shut up and stop attacking people! Who made you God...ahh I mean Goddess? My mother always said, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it!" But then I guess that would get you kicked off of The View. Do us a favor, shut-up and go home and be a stay at home mom for your child so he won't be the next methadone overdose. Talk about a balloon untethered! (I guess the nanny and the girlfriend have a rope, but do you?)

Posted at 1:56PM on Feb 12th 2007 by ezgringa

33. Why are people who didnt see the show so judgmental? I guess some people are just willing to buy whatever media sells.

She didnt meant what she said in a bad way. She meant Anna had no support in her life and after such tragic events needed support. Any one can see and understand that.

BTW... They didnt talk about this on Friday, because it was a pre-taped show and at the time on taping Anna was still alive.

Posted at 1:56PM on Feb 12th 2007 by MM

34. NICOLE SMITH IS GONE. SHE HAD IT ROUGH, WE DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE TRUE STORY. HER ONLY SON GONE, VERY STRANGE, IT MUST OF BROKE HER HEART, A NEW BABY, NOT REALLY KNOWING FOR SURE THE FATHER, EVERYONE WANTING A PEICE OF HER. AND STERN, HE WAS HELPING THINGS TOP GO HIS WAY, I THINK HE GAVE DANIEL THE DOPE, AND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH NICOLE. HE WAS ALWAYS TELLING HER WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO EAT ETC. I THINK SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM. HE WAS ONLY WANTING TO HANG ON TO THE GRAVY TRAIN AND BOTH WERE IN THE WAY. THEY SAY THERE WASN'T DRUGS IN HER, THATS HARD TO BELIEVE. LEAVE HER ALONE, EVERYONE IS COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK TO DESTROY HER, SHE WAS ALITTLE WILD, SO--LEAVE HER REST, GIVE THE BABY TO GRAM UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SETTLED, STERN CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF

ANNIE.

Posted at 5:35PM on Feb 12th 2007 by ANNIE

35. Rosie is is sick fat ass bitch...look at her life she is gay and that there should abolish her. Anna nicole may have had a few problems but she is not due to have her life thrown at the wolves by rosie. Look at her life she is going no where and look at her fat ass and still growing.

Posted at 12:37AM on Feb 13th 2007 by christi

36. I AGREE WITH MOST COMMENTS ABOUT ROSIE...I HOPE SHE FEELS LIKE AN A** FOR MAKING THOSE COMMENTS HOURS BEFORE ANNA NICOLE'S DEATH. MAYBE SHE HAS LEARNES HER LESSON...LETS PRAY. I KNOW I CANT TAKE HER MOUTH MUCH LONGER...
TO ME, AFTER ALL THE BS, THIS IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE. PLEASE FIRE THIS NASTY CRUDE I WOULD RATHER HAVE HAD ROSIE DROPED DEAD!

Posted at 3:53PM on Feb 12th 2007 by SHAUNA

37. 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

38. Oh come on TMZ! Why do you make Rosie look so bad? She did not say that Anna Nicole was a balloon in a bad way... she said that no one was taking care of her... that she had no "tethers" to hold on to her like the Macy's balloon parade. Rosie only spoke the truth. She made the Anna Nicole comments before Anna died. She was only saying that she was concerned about her because it was obvious that she was on drugs and going downhill rapidly.

I will never understand people's hatred of Rosie. She is a good person who loves her children and supports many charities for children. She does alot more than the nasty people who say mean things about her. If you don't like her, then don't watch her, but you should keep your horrible comments to yourself. I think Rosie is honest and she speaks the truth. We all stood by and watched Anna Nicole self destruct. Rosie had nothing to do with her death so stop picking on her!

Posted at 3:34PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Teri

39. She was clearly making and analogy. She was not calling Anna a "balloon". Hence...balloons fly away, drift.....much like Anna's life. She was drifting, all alone with no one to "ground her". I also agree Rosie can be loud, but she is entitled to her opion, If you watched the show, you would have seen she was clearly upset, not being mean spirited. The balloon refrence had nothing to due with weight, and if anyone followed this they would realize Rosie is the LAST one to mock anyone on their weight issues. Obviously tragedy brings out good and bad in people......all Anna wanted was to be left alone, and sadly we can't even honor that now! Just remember.....one day her daughter will have to see and read all this press, how hurtful is it going to be to that poor baby girl? So sad........

Posted at 4:36PM on Feb 12th 2007 by Jenny

40. 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

41. 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

42. I ironic the similarities between Rosie and Anna.

Rosie: Addicted to food.
Anna: Addicted to drugs.

Rosie: Media whore.
Anna: Media whore.

Rosie: Made millions
Anna: Made millions

Rosie: Sleeps with woman.
Anna: Slept with woman.

Rosie: Has lawyers during lawsuits.
Anna: Has many lawyers during lawsuits.

Rosie: Incoherant babler.
Anna: Incoherant babler.

Who's your tether Rosie?

Posted at 5:34PM on Feb 12th 2007 by A mother

43. if that aint reason to fire rosie then nothing is and when the view goes off the air soon i will laugh at all of those women for not taking action for i am sure their low ratings..and if it isn't low it will be soon.

Posted at 4:52PM on Feb 12th 2007 by natalie

44. Does TMZ have a contract to promote the view or something? They are always talking about it but the stories have no substance. Who cares what this fat Rosie says. She is the balloon- full of hot air. I wish someone would deflate her and shut her up.

Posted at 4:27PM on Feb 12th 2007 by angelbunny17

45. 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

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