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Fans of ABC\u2019s daytime chat show The View<\/a><\/em> can always count on spirited conversations among the hosts, which sometimes turn contentious. One of the show\u2019s most infamous spats occurred when co-hosts Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/a><\/strong> and Elizabeth Hasselbeck<\/a><\/strong> clashed live on air after months of tension. In a new interview with Australian radio host Joel Creasey,<\/strong> O\u2019Donnell makes a bold statement about the on-air feud, pulling no punches as she shares her opinion on what happened between her and Hasselbeck\u2014going so far as to call it a \u201csetup.\u201d<\/p>\n In the interview, O\u2019Donnell appears calm and collected as she recounts trying to befriend her former co-host, only to feel betrayed once the cameras started rolling.<\/p>\n She said, \u201cI cannot believe that this woman, after all I did for her\u2014because when I took that job, I made one commitment to myself: that I was not going to be her enemy, that I was going to meet her as a person. And so she came to my house, she swam in my pool, she brought her little kid. I took her kid to Sesame Street Live<\/em>. I took her to her first Broadway opening. I bent over backwards for this woman. And here she was coming at me on national TV about whether or not I was patriotic. It felt to me like I was on a basketball team of five women, and one of them kept tripping me on my way to the hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Rosie O’Donnell, 63, Is Unrecognizable As She Debuts ‘New Smaller Body’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n During the infamous feud, The View<\/em> producers cut to a split-screen showing both Hasselbeck and O\u2019Donnell, intensifying the drama and the lasting vitriol. O\u2019Donnell suggests this was all part of the producers\u2019 plan, stating, \u201cAnd then when they had the split screen\u2014did you know that? Of course not. I looked up, and you know, our producer is not an on-the-fly kind of guy. He wasn’t like, \u2018Mr. Let\u2019s-go-to-a-split-screen.\u2019 That was prepared. So the whole thing, I think, was a setup.\u201d<\/p>\n Tensions between the conservative Hasselbeck and the more liberal-leaning O\u2019Donnell had been brewing for months. But in one of the most soap-opera-worthy battles<\/a> in the show\u2019s history, the two passionate hosts got into an explosive argument over the Iraq War that ultimately led to the end of their working relationship.<\/p>\n Co-host Sherri Shepherd<\/strong> tried to ease the tension by joking, \u201cThis is why I like to watch Dancing With the Stars,<\/em>\u201d but the damage had already been done. Following the heated exchange, O\u2019Donnell requested an early exit from her contract. Though the two had previously clashed over their opposing political beliefs, O\u2019Donnell said she felt personally betrayed by Hasselbeck<\/a> for not defending her to the comedian\u2019s more conservative critics.<\/p>\n While fans were quick to take sides after O\u2019Donnell\u2019s recent comments resurfaced on social media, both her supporters and Hasselbeck\u2019s chimed in with their thoughts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe older I get, the more I respect Rosie O\u2019Donnell,\u201d one person shared. Another added, \u201cGod forbid someone disagree with someone.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the passage of time and the fact that both hosts have long since left The View<\/em>, it\u2019s clear the wounds from one of the most divisive arguments on live television still linger.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 6, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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Social Media Reacts to Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s Comments on ‘The View’ Fight<\/h2>\n