Nathanred — 2 months ago(January 11, 2026 10:43 AM)

This is after Rosie O'Donnell recently remarked that their feud and on-air clash in 2007 was fueled by producers on The View who wanted to see them fight.
https://ew.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-fires-back-rosie-odonnell-the-view-fight-11827416
Conservative commentator Elisabeth Hasselbeck fired back Thursday at her former The View cohost Rosie O'Donnell in a series of fiery, emotional Instagram Stories videos responding to the latter's reignited allegation that their 2007 split-screen fight on the talk show was "a setup" by production.
After O'Donnell recently told the Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel podcast that the pair's legendary on-air spat "was prepared" by then-producer Bill Geddie (who died in 2023), Hasselbeck got teary-eyed as she shared an impassioned response to O'Donnell's claims.
She claimed that she's repeatedly "tried to call" O'Donnell to discuss their ongoing feud, especially in the aftermath of the 2007 fight that led to the comedian's initial exit from the talk show. She later returned in 2014, before again departing the year after.
"Stop lying, stop, stop, and in the meantime and even maybe if you don’t stop, I still forgive you and it can just be so much more free, Rosie, if you can just stop. Stop the madness, stop the lying, and just be free. I just pray God’s fire and glory around you so you can be protected from whatever is holding you back," Hasselbeck said. "In Jesus’ name I pray the lies held over you are released and that you can feel freedom and real joy without feeling satisfaction from trying to lie about somebody and destroy their character."
This was the basis of the feud:
Hasselbeck pleaded to "close the yearbook" on the 2007 fight, but reiterated the foundation for the argument to her followers. The moment occurred in May of that year, after O'Donnell drew public ire for, as Hasselbeck summarized it, implying that American troops were terrorists as a result of Iraqi deaths in the Iraq War.
“I went on Fox News and they asked me about it, and I did not defend her comments there," Hasselbeck continued, adding that she disagreed with the A League of Their Own star's sentiment.
“Went back to The View the next day and there was like a bomb going off in the room next to me with music against my walls,” Hasselbeck said, adding that she was “very pregnant” at the time. “She made my entire morning miserable, fit-throwing, and then we got to the set and she went off.”
In a later post, Hasselbeck elaborated on the moment, saying that O'Donnell "lost it and threw me into early contractions, but ABC made me call and apologize" to her colleague. (Entertainment Weekly has reached out to a representative for The View at ABC for comment.)