“You can’t fake your essence. That’s why I have compassion for Ellen, right? I have compassion, even though, you know, I hear the stories and I understand. I think she has some social awkwardness.”Rosie O’Donnell speaking to the “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best” podcast about Ellen’s summer of endless scandals.
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Rosie O’Donnell breaks her silence on the ongoing Ellen drama
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Cam
Another wealthy celeb is pressured by the PR folks to come out to defend Ellen.
Call me when her employees come out and say anything nice.
Also, Rosie let’s the cat out of the bag, she makes a comment about Ellen maybe has some “Social Awkwardness”. So even when she’s trying to defend Ellen, Rosie defaults to trying to vaguely excuse her behavior, not saying it doesn’t exist.
Hdtex
Proof required for that claim, honey. She was pressured? By whom? What pressure?
Extraordinary claims require proof…so cough it up. Without insults.
We’ll wait. It’s gonna be a loooong wait. And, as I said, without the insults.
Cam
@Hdtex
Well well well, this is interesting, the same account defending bigots on the other threads is rabidly defending somebody accused of bullying their employees.
At least you’re consistent.
As for proof. Very easy, if Rosie was going to defend Ellen on her own, she would have done it when all of this first came out. Rosie isn’t shy, but these celebrity “defenses” all seem to anemically come out after each wave of Ellen’s people trying to come up with the next strategy in her defense.
Hdtex
So no proof, no surprise, and it gets nasty, no surprise. And I’m more defending Rosie, who you’re tearing down, and seems quite nice.
But I do like to tear you down, you’re a jerk who fears most people who are brighter than you. So most people. Including pretty much all of us here.
Toodles. Steam away.
Cam
@Hdtex
Translation: You’re defending a workplace abuser and you’re still obsessed with me. Sweetie, not only don’t you fool anybody, but your anger management issues keep getting more and more dramatic. Those pears are going to break if you keep clutching them so hard.
Joshooeerr
It’s not even a defence of Ellen. So your comment makes zero sense.
Hdtex
@Josh: That too. Cam needs to be heard. On….everything.
Rock-N-RollHS
Such a bitter angry little queen, Camcorder
Cam
Awww, troll, your obsession is delicious.
whateverokok
Look, another tired and regurgitated post from Cam. Cam is as consistent as a good bowel movement. And about as welcome. At least a bowl full of c–p has done something useful.
dhmonarch89
‘Breaks her Silence’ why is everyone required to make a statement? Maybe Rosie has never seen the behavior or has nothing to add to the story….or maybe she has a life and doesn’t care.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
If she had an ounce of respect for herself she (Ellen) would hang it up and walk away. The public is fickle and gay or not maybe people simply no longer find you entertaining anymore. Its nothing to be ashamed of. The chain of recent events are a hint its time to move on before you are told to by your fans and network. Personally I would have preferred to hear the thoughts and opinion of Riki Lake or Jenny Jones rather than listen to whatever ol’ bowling ball headed Rosie has to say. Everything she (Rosie) put her hands on crumbled and ended in failure (tv show, magazine, Broadway plays..etc). Remember that sneaky planned attacked her and Madonna pulled on Oprah when Rosie was publicly jealous of Oprah and her success (O Magazine, high ratings and top notch guests along with the Book Club)? Rosie O’Donnell is about as low on the totem pole as you could have gone looking for support.
Garath99
As soon as you start insulting someone’s appearance you lose all credibility. You obviously don’t like Rosie and frankly, nobody cares.
Rock-N-RollHS
Who cares!! I don’t know either of them and don’t work in the hellscape called “show biz!”
Gotta walk my dog. She’s licking my face!
JohnnyBoy2
Cam, Are you an employee of Qweerty? You are a frequent poster, and your posts are simply inane. But, you are consistent in that regard.
Fess up. You are just an employee of Qweerty whose job it is to post inane nonsense to “keep the dialog going”.
Cam
If you are going to switch screenames to troll, try not to use phrases like “Fess up” when you used from two other screenames you came for me on.
Look, I get it, you troll here for Republicans, and when we expose you it hurts your troll game. but you’ll have to get used to it. Just like you got used to attacking LGBTQ people around all of your family and friends to gain their acceptance and prove to them that you weren’t one of those “Bad gays” who votes Democrat.
winemaker
Oh enough already abut ellen degenerate. Who among us is tired of the drama and why is the gay community still supporting this rude and toxic woman and watching her hour of BS? If she weren’t gay and made a big thing about it all the time, she’d have been gone a long time ago.? ‘Degenerate’ along with rosie o’donnel, two old has been ‘and know it all’ rich bitches with toxic personalities, worse than last weeks fish dinner, they stink to high heaven. As i recall babs walters fired o’donnel from the ‘view ’cause of her big mouth and rude behavior, all while excusing ‘joyless’ behar, . Anyway these two old and rude toxic know nothings especially about class and treating people as you wish to be treated need to go away and the sooner the better. BTW: nobody cares much less gives a rats ass as most of us have other things more important to deal with than this drama!
Garath99
um….you just wrote a huge paragraph to tell us you don’t care and have better things to do. Ok.
Also, you keep referring to them as ‘old’. They’re younger than I am. Love the ageism in the gay community. Pretty toxic.
phillycap
Well O’Donnell isn’t known for her warm and fuzzy personality when the camera isn’t rolling either. And it’s not social awkwardness to blame.
winemaker
Aside from ellen degenerate’s continuing drama, who in their right gives a rats tukus about rosie o’donnel? Who remembers when this loudmouth warthog was fired from the ‘view’ for her obnoxiousness? Barbara Walters saw a real problem and canned her fat ass but brought in whoopie cushion goldberg. I don’t know who’s more obnoxious. Just what has rosie o’donnel done for anybody other than herself. much less the gay community she purports to be a part of and cares about?