Rosie O'Donnell officially (re)joining The View

[jmyrlefuller]

http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/08/rosie-odonnell-the-view-host-deal/

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July 8, 2014

Rosie O'Donnell has made her deal with "The View" ... sources connected with the negotiations tell TMZ.

We're told the show will make the announcement shortly.

TMZ broke the story ... the negotiations fired up a few days ago and the deal was almost completed by end of business day Monday.

The deal is now complete. Rosie will join Whoopi Goldberg on the show.  As we reported, producers are also looking for a Latina and a conservative. Two conservative candidates who are being scoped are Abby Huntsman and Margaret Hoover.

'View' fans remember ... Rosie always made things interesting.

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[jmyrlefuller]

Let's review their "conservative" candidates, shall we:

Abby Huntsman, MSNBC Republican, daughter of Jon Huntsman, the most liberal of the GOP 2012 presidential field.

Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, vehement gay rights activist, married to Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon.

Some "conservatives."

[Chieftain]

A thread like this is useless without pictures.







 

[mountaineer]

Rosie’s deal bans reality stars as ‘View’ co-hosts
By Stephanie Smith
NY Post
July 8, 2014 | 9:53pm

Rosie O’Donnell has been offered a “one-year, seven-figure deal” to rejoin “The View,” sources said — and she’s demanding a say on her co-hosts and absolutely no reality stars. Just days after we reported that ABC was reaching out to her, insiders tell us the deal is not confirmed but is “absolutely in progress.”

We hear terms of her deal would include her appearing full-time on the show alongside Whoopi Goldberg, and O’Donnell will also get “approval over offers to other co-hosts.”

But according to a source, Rosie wants a stipulation that no other reality stars can be slotted as co-hosts, (so Bethenny Frankel’s agent should stop pitching). The deal would bring O’Donnell back after a rocky exit in 2007 after just one season.

During her tenure, the strong-willed co-host feuded with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is now a Fox News host. Show co-creator Barbara Walters, who stepped down in May, welcomed O’Donnell back to the program for a guest appearance in February.

Last month, “The View” let go of co-hosts Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy.