The View producer Jennifer Shepard-Brookman sues Rosie O'Donnell for being a 'bully'

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Jennifer Shepard-Brookman was with the show for eight years when she lost her job in March, Page Six reports
She filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday claiming she was scared of O'Donnell and reduced to tears
At the time the producer was fired it emerged the two had a major spat
O'Donnell's attorney called the claims 'baseless'

Published: 11:30 EST, 16 October 2015 | Updated: 14:07 EST, 16 October 2015

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A long-time producer for The View who says she was fired for calling out Rosie O'Donnell is now suing the 'bully' comedian, claiming she feared for her safety.

Former senior producer Jennifer Shepard-Brookman lost her job after being 'profoundly and publicly disrespectful' to the co-host back in February, Page Six reported.

She was initially suspended, but then fired, after eight years with the program.

On Thursday Shepard-Brookman filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming she was 'scared of Rosie and thought she was going to be assaulted', according to court documents.

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See you in court: Former senior producer Jennifer Shepard-Brookman (left) lost her job at The View earlier this year after a reported spat with co-host Rosie O'Donnell, and is now suing for damages

The lawsuit cites an incident in September 2014, claiming Shepard-Brookman was reduced to tears.

O'Donnell was angry that Shepard-Brookman shifted coverage of the ISIS beheading of US journalist James Foley to co-host Whoopi Goldberg.

The suit claims O'Donnell got right up in her face and was shouting.

Shepard-Brookman believed O'Donnell might hit her, the documents say.

She says she was fired out of spite after that and some other run-ins with O'Donnell.

O'Donnell's attorney Nicolle Jacoby told The Wrap the allegations were 'baseless'.

But when Shepard-Brookman left the show earlier this year, there were reports of another spat between the two.

'During a production meeting, Jennifer began mumbling behind Rosie, who told her, 'If you have something to say, say it to my face!' So Jennifer did — she laced into Rosie, and there was a shouting match,' a source told The New York Post.

Booted: Shepard-Brookman, an 8-year veteran of the show, was reportedly suspended in February, around the time of O'Donnell's departure, and then fired