This morning Rosie made the announcement on ABC’s “The View” that she and ABC could not to come to an agreement regarding her contract, but that she will be appearing as a Guest Host, but just not being there everyday.

“My needs for the future just didn’t dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me,” O’Donnell said in a statement Wednesday.

“This has been an amazing experience,” she said, “and one I wouldn’t have traded for the world”.
O’Donnell, said she planned to fill in as a guest-host in the future and do specials on autism and depression, added: “They’re not kicking me out. Don’t worry. It’s okay,” and asked those involved not to be sad.

Walters replied by saying, “You keep saying don’t be sad and we should all be upbeat, but I am sad… We have had, to say the least, an interesting year. We have all loved it. And you will be missed very much.”

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