Rosie O'Donnell closed out the week on the Howard Stern show, discussing blogging, coming out, almost getting an MSNBC talk show and that Tom Cruise thing. It is particularly interesting because Howard Stern and Rosie had a fairly intense media feud. At one point, the Stern show even had as a guest someone that had dug through her trash and reported the contents (not a banner Stern show moment).
Things change. Stern was vocal in praising O'Donnell when she publicly came out. And, from the left coast O'Donnell hinted that the feud was over. And after teasing the appearance all week, Rosie was in the studio with her old enemy. From Marksfriggin:
"After the break Howard came right back and had Rosie O'Donnell come in. He said that he never thought this would happen. He said he started digging Rosie when she came out of the closet. He said that he thought it was very brave when she came out of the closet.
"Rosie came in to promote this show 'In America' that she produced for Lifetime. Howard said that it's on Saturday night.
"Rosie said that she had never seen a studio like that before. She asked why Robin was in the bullet proof booth. Howard said that they started working at a station many years ago where they were separated by glass and they just kept it that way. He said that Robin can work behind the glass and do her thing and not interrupt the show. Robin said that she can observe from there and not interfere and avoid the testosterone.
"Howard said he just found out that Rosie stopped drinking. He said that he was going to go out with her to dinner but now he thinks it won't be fun. Rosie said that she was drinking when she was like 30 or so and just a few months ago she asked her 14 year old to get her a beer. He said no. He told her that she was drinking too much.
"Howard asked Rosie why she was drinking so much. Rosie said that it started when she was on The View and she didn't really have a reason for that.
"... Howard asked Rosie if it's scarier going up on stage doing stand-up the first time or coming out of the closet. Rosie said that she was already in the safe zone when she came out. She said when she first started out in the business it was different.
"... Howard said that maybe network TV doesn't allow her to do what she really wants to do. Howard said that she was thinking about doing something on MSNBC. Rosie said that came close and they were going to do it.
"... Howard talked to Rosie about the Academy Awards and some of the things that surprised him. Howard asked Rosie why she stopped blogging on her web site. Rosie said that when she started no one knew what a blog was. She said that now everyone found out about it and it was no longer exciting. She said that they were taking clips and using them on ET and shows like that. She said it was more of a headache than it was worth. She said that she does do some blogging now but doesn't really give her opinions on the world stuff.
"... Howard said that he was always driven crazy when Rosie wouldn't come out of the closet and she had to pretend that she was into Tom Cruise. Rosie said that things were different back then."
The full recap here.
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