Rosie O’Donnell was not current for “The View” co-hosts’ tribute to the late Barbara Walters on Tuesday as a result of scheduling conflicts.
“She was flying again and unable to attend,” the “Rosie O’Donnell Present” alum’s rep tells Web page Six on Tuesday.
“She has posted fantastic recollections of her relationship with Barbara.”
Instantly after Walters handed away on Dec. 30 at age 93, O’Donnell took to her Instagram to commemorate the long-lasting journalist.
“What a protracted and eventful legendary life she had,” the “League of Their Personal” star mentioned.
“I used to be fortunate sufficient to be in her orbit for a very good a few years and we noticed lots of Broadway reveals collectively … Could she relaxation in peace and will everybody keep in mind simply what limitations she broke down for girls. She actually did. She was the primary and can all the time be remembered.”
A spokesperson for “The View” identified to TV Line on Tuesday that they prolonged an invite for O’Donnell to take part in an on-air tribute other than her social media put up.
On Tuesday’s episode, previous and current co-hosts of “The View,” together with Whoopi Goldberg, Pleasure Behar and Sunny Hostin, paid homage to the legendary newswoman.
“It was surreal,” Lisa Ling, who was a panelist on “The View” alongside Walters from 1999 to 2022, mentioned of her time on the present. “I had been watching Barbara all of my life and right here she was sitting subsequent to me on my left and it was simply an unbelievable feeling.”
Sherri Shepherd, who was a co-host on “The View” from 2007 to 2014, added that she felt Walters “ferociously” defended her whereas on the present.
In a separate section, “View” veterans Star Jones and Debbie Matenopoulos additionally reminisced on working with Walters.
Meredith Vieira, who was a co-host on “The View” from 1997 to 2006 and was the present’s first moderator, known as in through the telephone since she was not feeling effectively.
“She’s in poor health — that’s why she will be able to’t be right here, however she’s a trooper. She’s on the telephone,” Behar identified.
Sara Haines added to Vieira, “I do know that you just didn’t need to miss honoring Barbara.”
The longtime newswoman then went on to credit score Walters for being the explanation the discuss present acquired off the bottom, noting, “We had awful scores at first, however there was such respect for Barbara amongst the folks at ABC that they stored it going and take a look at it now.”
Elisabeth Hasselbeck might additionally not be current within the studio, however called in via video conference and talked about how she thought of Walters her “TV mother” and “mentor.”
Viewers took to social media throughout the present’s airing to name out O’Donnell’s absence.
“I do know the present has dangerous blood with Rosie O’Donnell, however it will’ve been good in the event that they’d included her as we speak. #theview,” one particular person tweeted.
One other wrote, “I want @Rosie was included on the @TheView’s remembrance of Barbara Walters present. #TheView#RosieODonnell.”
Some speculated that the pair’s rocky relationship previously might have performed a task in O’Donnell’s resolution.
Nonetheless, the “Smilf” alum’s rep provides to Web page Six, “They did NOT have a rocky relationship. It was repaired a few years in the past.”
In 2019, it was reported that Walters as soon as allegedly threatened to give up “The View” as a result of her grievances with the comic.
Nonetheless, O’Donnell owned up to her part within the alleged feud within the tell-all e-book, “Girls Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View,” and admitted she “mentioned some issues she shouldn’t have” to Walters.
