Rosie O'Donnell admits she 'lost it' at Barbara Walters and 'said some things she shouldn't have' in nasty backstage fight at The View over Donald Trump
She previously spoke about her 2007 dust-up with The View creator, Barbara Walters.
But things backstage appear to have been more dramatic than one had thought, with Rosie O'Donnell now giving more details in an excerpt from Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story Of The View, by reporter Ramin Setoodeh.
The feud began after the 57-year-old infamously impersonated Donald Trump on the show and accused him of filing for bankruptcy while Barbara was on vacation - leading to the now President firing back at the TV star.
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Friends or foes? Rosie O'Donnell has admitted that she 'lost it' at Barabra Walters back in January 2007 and 'said some things she shouldn't have' in nasty backstage fight at The View over Donald Trump
Rosie reveals at the time (January 2007) she felt very betrayed that the 89-year-old didn't stand up for her as Trump continued to belittle and slam her in a very public way.
According to the excerpt, the comedian 'lost it' and began to 'berate' the veteran host.
'I definitely yelled,' Rosie admitted.
Upset: Rosie reveals at the time (January 2007) she felt very betrayed that the 89-year-old didn't stand up for her as Trump continued to belittle and slam her in a very public way
Tell-all: The admission appeared in reporter Ramin Setoodeh's new book about the explosive happenings on The View
'I said how disappointed I was and how shocked and hurt I was that she wouldn't stand up for me. I felt very betrayed about her going behind my back and speaking to Donald Trump in Trumpian language,' she said.
Rosie continued: 'I said something about her daughter, which I should not have said. But I did.'
It was also mentioned Rosie had said: 'No wonder Jackie can't stand you,' referring to Barbara's strained relationship with her daughter, Jacqueline Dena Guber, 50, who had run away at 15.
Sharing her political thoughts: Rosie has been anti-Trump for many years (pictured: singing protest in front of the White House in 2018)
Rosie admitted: 'I said something about her daughter, which I should not have said. But I did' - pictured: Barbara with daughter Jackie, 2008)
Back again: Rosie, who also had an on-air feud with co-star Elisabeth Hasselbeck, returned to The View in 2014 for a reunion special (L-R: Barabra Walters, Lisa Ling, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O'Donnell)
Barbara fired back at the time: 'Do not speak about my daughter.'
And while the backstage feud took place in early January, it wasn't until April 2007 that the ABC network announced Rosie's contract had not been renewed.
Scheduled to appear on the Emmy winning show until June, her contract got cut short when she once again let loose in an explosive on-screen argument with co-star Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
It's over: Scheduled to appear on the Emmy winning show until June 2007, following her contract termination in April, Rosie's time got cut short when she once again let loose in an explosive on-screen argument with co-star Elisabeth Hasselbeck (pictured together November 2006)
