There's no doubt Perez Hilton's left an indelible - and, at times, irritating - mark on popular culture. In addition to his staggeringly successful blog, the shit-stirrer recently landed a VH1 reality show, appeared on The View and received a "surprise" visit from Victoria Beckham. So, how does Hilton, born Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr, stay humble? He doesn't.

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• We're totally in love with the animal behavior student who made this video.

• Anti-gay crackdown in Italy?

Italian police detained two gay men for kissing outside the Colosseum and accused them of "lewd conduct", sparking howls of protest on Friday from rights groups and calls for an apology from a government minister.

Coppers, meanwhile, claims the arrests have nothing to do with homophobia.

• Nicole Richie has a date with the warden.

• Happy Outiversary, Lance Bass!

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If we didn't know better, we'd swear Rosie O'Donnell has absolutely no life whatsoever. The former View co-host recently used her "family cruise" as a platform to blast her former colleague and sworn nemesis, Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

The increasingly deranged O'Donnell drew a devilish picture of Hasselbeck and then laughed off the bubbly chatter box's resume, saying, "Her only fucking credit was Survivor. Come on!".

That's not very family friendly, Rosie.

The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck's finally broken her silence on her public (and ugly) falling out with former colleague, Rosie O'Donnell.

Hasselbeck sits down with Access Hollywood this evening to discuss the ins and outs of the women's dead friendship:

You know, truthfully, I think a friend is someone who you have positive communications with, so I don't know if I would define us as friends right now.

Hasselbeck isn't ruling out the possibility that she and the lesbian entertainer won't rekindle their "challenging" relationship. She did, however, express concern about Rosie's recent blog comment, "I never tried harder to be friends with someone…I don’t think we ended up there".

Scatching her pretty little head, Hasselbeck tells Access, "She sent me two emails right after that and I sent her one back. It was a really great email, so hearing these things after really surprises me."

The former Survivor contender then looked up and squealed, "Oh my god! Did you know that sky thing's blue?? Crazy!"

ABC's loss may be NBC's gain. Fox reports that NBC executive Ben Silverman's jonesing for some Rosie O'Donnell action:

New programming chief Ben Silverman is telling friends he will do anything to get O'Donnell onto the network, and not just in daytime. Silverman is talking to O'Donnell about hosting a prime-time game show he has up his sleeve as well as a daytime hour a la The View.

A full hour of Rosie? Haven't they tried that before?

Meanwhile, in other Rosie news, the box loving chatter box has joined forces with online gaming site Pogo to help raise money for her Rosie's For All Kids Foundation.

Participants are asked complete a set of game goals. For each successful target reached, Pogo will donate some dough - up to $15,000! So, head on over to Pogo and play a little. But hurry! The team-up terminates on Saturday.

Read Rosie's "poetic" press statement, after the jump.

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It's good to know that The View hasn't lost all its snark in former co-host Rosie O'Donnell's departure.

Joy Behar and Barbara Walters spent a little minute today discussing whether or not Hugh Jackman's wife, Deborra-Lee Furness and her pedestrian good looks intimate his homosexuality.

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As we all know, Rosie O'Donnell will not be returning to The View.

Thankfully, the lesbian comedienne still maintains her personal blog, where she and her chum have released a little post-apocalyptic message. Sipping on a beer, the chicks ruminate on what went down last Wednesday when O'Donnell and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck went nuclear.

Responding to reader letters, O'Donnell explains that she still considers her blond rival to be a friend, "I can say this, I never tried harder to be friends with someone than I did with her. But I don't think we ended up there." O'Donnell's friend goes on to suggest that perhaps the girls weren't compatible. Um, duh…

Rosie goes on to compare herself to a foster child and remarks of the now-infamous split screen, "When I saw the split screen, that's when I knew it was over." O'Donnell also menions that she sent Hasselbeck an email, received a reply, but they won't be having a sleepover anytime soon. Tear, tear…

Rosie O'Donnell couldn't handle all the on-stage (and back-stage) battles at The View. ABC has announced that the lesbian comedienne will not be completing her contract, which was meant to expire on June 30th. President of daytime programming Brian Frons released a statement,

We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us that she would like an early leave. Therefore, we part ways, thank her for her tremendous contribution to The View and wish her well.

He went on to say, "She may be a loudmouth monster, but she kept our show in the news. We're all fucked."

Meanwhile, Barbara Walters - The View's mama and O'Donnell's original champion - told concerned citizens:

I brought Rosie to the show. Rosie contributed to one of our most exciting and successful years at The View. I am most appreciative. Our close and affectionate relationship will not change.

For her part, O'Donnell insists she loves her co-hosts, even Elisabeth Hasselbeck and enjoyed her time making headlines, making enemies and making dough.

Now, it's back to the unemployment line. And poor Hasselbeck can finally unclench her asshole!

Rosie O'Donnell Out at `The View' [SF Chronicle]

Rosie O'Donnell's friends aren't content watching the View co-host chew out Elisabeth Hasselbeck on camera. They're taking the increasingly furious - and childish - fight back stage. Page Six reports:

Yesterday, Rosie's chief writer, Janette Barber, was allegedly escorted from the building after she was caught drawing moustaches on photographs of Hasselbeck that hang in the "View" studios.

The Post's Adam Buckman reports ABC confirmed in a statement only that "photographs at 'The View's' offices were defaced.

C'mon, girls! That's silly. Just because O'Donnell has a moustache, doesn't mean everyone has to have one.

Meanwhile, the Post's gossip column also reports that Rosie may not be returning to The View to complete her contract:

When one fan wrote [to Rosie], "Work isn't worth that battle," Rosie replied, "Agreed." Another wrote, "Please walk away. It's not worth it." Rosie replied, "Well, you know when it's time to go."

To a fan who asked when she would return, O'Donnell answered, "No idea."

O'Donnell's contract officially ends on June 20th. That is, of course, if she doesn't bring the entire set down around her.

A big tsk, tsk to former View co-host and forever airhead, Debbie Matenopoulos. The E! correspondent caused a bit of a scandal at last night's Knocked Up premiere after shrugging off an alleged queer's queries about her tacky shoes (pictured).

Via Open All Night:

Barbara Walters and company may want to consider bringing back long-ago The View co-host Debbie Matenopoulos to stir up controversy once outspoken Rosie O’Donnell leaves the show. When a man inquired if the stones inlaid in Matenopoulos’ shoes were tiger eyes, she looked at him and said, “Are you gay?”, and walked away. The shocked gentleman told us that he is simply a gemstone enthusiast, and felt offended by the rude remark.

That's what you get when you talk to dumb twats E! correspondents.

Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck continued their politically-opposed on air debate during this morning's View. Again discussing the definitions - and characters - of terrorism, the girls got more hot, bothered and downright nasty than every before.

The drama reaches a cringe-inducing crescendo even before the real battle, when O'Donnell attempts to stay out of the discussion. The big, fat lesbian correctly asserts:

You want to know why I don't want to do this? Let me tell you why I don't want to do it - here's how it gets spun in the media: big, fat, lesbian, loud Rosie attacks innocent, pure, Christian Elisabeth. I'm not doing it.

It's only down hill from there, as O'Donnell accuses Hasselbeck of double-speak and Hasselbeck takes a jab at O'Donnell's other ongoing feud: the feud with Donald Trump, "It's much easier to fight someone like Donald Trump, isn't it?" Hasselbeck may be small, but girl can hold her own…

(PS: The clip may be a little long, but it's definitely worth the watch. Not for the faint of heart, however…)

Rosie O'Donnell's most recent blog entry's saturated with piss and vinegar. The soon-to-be ex-View co-host writes:

i dont read ur stupid blog
u r insulting me
what will people think
goodbye is never easy

a senior in highschool
its sunny and i wanna stay home
be done
move on
…
gotta kill the questions
for a while
the end is always rocky
one must focus

Hmm, so does this mean Rosie - who's undoubtedly pissed off people are pissed off that she's pissed off at Elisabeth Hasselbeck's "view" on terrorism - won't be answering any of our fan mail?

endings [r blog via TMZ]

The View girls get all hot and bothered while discussing who does and who doesn't qualify as a terrorist. And guess what?!? Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O'Donnell disagree!!! Shocking.

We have to say we feel a bit bad for poor, misguided Elisabeth. Those girls obviously get off on picking the lone conservative…

(Thanks to virtual matter for the heads up!)

Rosie O'Donnell's leaving The View over allegedly amiable contract disputes. Or, that's what she told viewers yesterday. Most people assumed the real tension came from her undying feuds with powerful men, such as Donald Trump.

Today, NY Post speculates that perhaps the disputes weren't so amiable, nor were they as masculine. Some assert O'Donnell may have been staging a contract coup against alleged ally, Barbara Walters. Scandaloso!

"They're talking [publicly] about how they couldn't come to terms . . . but . . . her leaving had nothing to do with that," an insider said.

While Walters is the creator and co-executive producer of The View with Disney-owned ABC, the business side of the show is controlled by ABC brass.

Had ABC officials chosen, they could have bought out Walters' share of The View to keep O'Donnell happy, the source said.

We're not sure we buy this story. And O'Donnell's publicist definitely, undeniable, unequivocally isn't buying it: "That's absolutely not true, it's categorically false." Well, case closed.

Rosie O'Donnell's about to have a lot of time on her lesbianic hands. TMZ has confirmed that the 45-year old big mouth will be leaving The View, a retreat she'll allegedly announce on today's episode. O'Donnell's departure comes less than a year after her September 6, 2006 take-over for Meredith Vieira. A pretty short tenure for a woman some people credit for making the ten-year old gab-fest relevant again. (In her first three months, O'Donnell helped boost ratings by 15%.)

One can't help but wonder if O'Donnell's many feuds have something to do with her ouster. She did, after all, once promise to stop digging on The Don, yet told had a special message for him at Monday's Matrix Awards: "Eat Me".

In light of this announcement, we'd like to share an email message we just received from an irate - and possibly deranged - reader:

Rosie is a fat lesbo, and I would love to have two hours alone with her. Given the chance, I can convert any abnormal lesbian back to normality as I have proven on several occasions. But Rosie is so disgusting that I would have to have one of my assistants do her. Apparently you are also of the rug munching variety and therefore would also qualify for my services. Let me know.

Um…thanks for the offer, but we're not carpet munchers. Even if we were, we'd rather eat pussy and "burn in hell" than have a go with someone who describes lesbianism as "abnormal". Fucker.

Update: Via TMZ:

Rosie O'Donnell said: "Breaking News. I've decided we couldn't come to terms with my deal." Rosie wanted one year and ABC wanted three years. She says she'll be on frequently next season but won't be a regular.

Great! Even less time we have to spend not watching The View! Oh, also, Donald Trump's apparently taking credit for Rosie's unemployment. Shocker.