Rosie O’Donnell‘s life has been a s–t show to say the least! While she’s had her fair share of ups, the downs certainly prevail! From breakups, deaths, abuse and more, The National ENQUIRER has dug up some of her most controversial life moments on her 57th birthday. Click through the gallery above for the shocking details!
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Rosie’s Show Gets Cancelled In 2012
Rosie kicked off her eponymous series, The Rosie Show, in the fall of 2011. However, the series was soon canceled in 2012 after just one year.
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Michelle Rounds’ Scary Diagnosis
That same year, Rosie's fiancée at the time, Michelle Rounds, was diagnosed with a rare disease called desmoid tumors. Because of Michelle's illness, they moved their wedding up.
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Rosie Leaves ‘The View’ … Again!
Rosie previously appeared on The View during the show's 10th season from 2006 until 2007. However, she made a comeback for the series' 18th season in 2014, but she didn't last long!
"I think Rosie and Whoopi [Goldberg] together was not peaches and cream,” Barbara Walters said at the time. “And I don’t think we needed the two of them together.”
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Rosie’s Messy Divorce From Michelle
Rosie and Michelle split soon after Rosie's second departure from The View due to “an irretrievably broken relationship.” The two then fought it out in a messy custody battle over their adopted daughter, Dakota, who was just two years old at the time!
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Michelle’s Shocking Death
In September 2017, it was shockingly revealed that Michelle died from an apparent suicide. “I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle’s family, her wife and their child,” Rosie said in a statement at the time.
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Rosie’s Daughter Chelsea Goes Missing
In August 2015, Rosie's daughter, Chelsea, went missing just weeks before she turned 18 amid mental health issues. The story made headlines everywhere, and the teen was found safely one week later in the home of an alleged heroin addict.
Though they've since made up, the two had a rough few years, and Chelsea event went to live with her birth mother at one point.
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Rosie Admits To Her Father’s Sexual Abuse
In March 2019, Rosie admitted to her father's sexual abuse. “It started very young,” Rosie told Variety’s New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh, the author of
Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View.
“And then when my mother died, it sort of ended in a weird way, because then he was with these five children to take care of. On the whole, it’s not something I like to talk about," Rosie continued, “Of course, it changes everyone. Any child who is put in that position, especially by someone in the family, you feel completely powerless and stuck, because the person you would tell is the person doing it."
Rosie’s Show Gets Cancelled In 2012
Rosie kicked off her eponymous series, The Rosie Show, in the fall of 2011. However, the series was soon canceled in 2012 after just one year.
Photo credit: Greg Doherty/Getty Images
Michelle Rounds’ Scary Diagnosis
That same year, Rosie's fiancée at the time, Michelle Rounds, was diagnosed with a rare disease called desmoid tumors. Because of Michelle's illness, they moved their wedding up.
Photo credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images
Rosie Leaves ‘The View’ … Again!
Rosie previously appeared on The View during the show's 10th season from 2006 until 2007. However, she made a comeback for the series' 18th season in 2014, but she didn't last long!
"I think Rosie and Whoopi [Goldberg] together was not peaches and cream,” Barbara Walters said at the time. “And I don’t think we needed the two of them together.”
Photo credit: Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images
Rosie’s Messy Divorce From Michelle
Rosie and Michelle split soon after Rosie's second departure from The View due to “an irretrievably broken relationship.” The two then fought it out in a messy custody battle over their adopted daughter, Dakota, who was just two years old at the time!
Photo credit: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Michelle’s Shocking Death
In September 2017, it was shockingly revealed that Michelle died from an apparent suicide. “I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle’s family, her wife and their child,” Rosie said in a statement at the time.
Photo credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Rosie’s Daughter Chelsea Goes Missing
In August 2015, Rosie's daughter, Chelsea, went missing just weeks before she turned 18 amid mental health issues. The story made headlines everywhere, and the teen was found safely one week later in the home of an alleged heroin addict.
Though they've since made up, the two had a rough few years, and Chelsea event went to live with her birth mother at one point.
Photo credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Rosie Admits To Her Father’s Sexual Abuse
In March 2019, Rosie admitted to her father's sexual abuse. “It started very young,” Rosie told Variety’s New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh, the author of
Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View.
“And then when my mother died, it sort of ended in a weird way, because then he was with these five children to take care of. On the whole, it’s not something I like to talk about," Rosie continued, “Of course, it changes everyone. Any child who is put in that position, especially by someone in the family, you feel completely powerless and stuck, because the person you would tell is the person doing it."
Photo credit: Vera Anderson/WireImage/Getty Images
