{"id":2505051,"date":"2026-07-16T19:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2505051"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:46:22","slug":"rosie-odonnell-says-larry-david-likely-regrets-setting-up-rfk-jr-and-cheryl-hines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rosie-odonnell-says-larry-david-likely-regrets-setting-up-rfk-jr-and-cheryl-hines\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O\u2019Donnell says Larry David likely \u2018regrets\u2019 setting up RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rosie O&#8217;Donnell thinks Larry David likely &#8220;regrets&#8221; setting up Cheryl Hines with RFK Jr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former talk show host says RFK Jr. is &#8220;very dangerous&#8221; and &#8220;defile[d]&#8221; the Kennedy legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Donnell is currently promoting her one-woman show, <em>Common Knowledge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rosie O'Donnell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rosie-odonnell\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rosie O&#8217;Donnell<\/a>&#8216;s mind, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Larry David;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/larry-david\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Larry David<\/a> must feel a certain way about playing matchmaker to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/theater\/features\/rosie-o-donnell-interview-help-michelle-trachtenberg-trump-vendetta-robert-f-kennedy-jr-autism-1236811842\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>published Thursday, O&#8217;Donnell stated that she assumes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:self-professed liberal Democrat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/columns\/larry-david-barack-obama-hbo-trumps-white-house-ufc-fight-1236788700\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">self-professed liberal Democrat<\/a> David &#8220;regrets&#8221; setting them up knowing now how troubling RFK Jr.&#8217;s rhetoric is as the United States secretary of health and human services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When interviewer Marlow Stern noted that it&#8217;s &#8220;wild&#8221; that David was the one who introduced his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Curb Your Enthusiasm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/curb-your-enthusiasm\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/curb-your-enthusiasm\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>costar Hines to RFK Jr., O&#8217;Donnell responded, &#8220;Yeah, and I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s a moment he regrets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Listen,&#8221; she continued about RFK Jr., &#8220;That man is a lunatic; his own family says so. He tried to get on Kamala Harris&#8217; campaign first, and when she said, &#8216;No, thank you,&#8217; he went over to [President Donald] Trump. What kind of self-respect or dignity does he have to do that? To defile the legacy of his family and that family name is sickening, and turns my stomach. I think he&#8217;s a very dangerous, very selfish, very uneducated man who&#8217;s gotten away with so much privilege that he doesn&#8217;t even know what to do with himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">David introduced Hines to RFK Jr. at a celebrity ski event in Aspen in the mid-2000s. When RFK Jr. later reached out to David to ask for his &#8220;permission&#8221; to date his television wife, David reportedly told Hines it was a &#8220;terrible idea&#8221; and that it wouldn&#8217;t work out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former TV couple <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:haven't spoken since the series' finale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/cheryl-hines-fine-talking-larry-david-rfk-jr-11866059\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">haven&#8217;t spoken since the series&#8217; finale<\/a> in April 2024, with Hines admitting to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NewsNation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E7xtN3rkuw4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NewsNation<\/a> last December, &#8220;I think he&#8217;s mad \u2026 because Bobby&#8217;s in the administration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I actually think I would be fine talking to Larry,&#8221; Hines added. &#8220;Somebody asked me, &#8216;What would happen if you walked into a restaurant and he was there?&#8217; I would be happy to see him, and I&#8217;d say hi, and we&#8217;d talk for a second &#8230; I&#8217;m sure things would be fine with us. And at the same time, I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s not happy about politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the &#8216;Curb Your Enthusiasm&#8217; premiere in 2024.<br \/>Credit: Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Donnell, who appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Curb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/curb-your-enthusiasm-jeff-schaffer-finale-seinfeld-8629211\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Curb<\/em><\/a> a few times and admitted to playing poker with Hines &#8220;a lot,&#8221; also discussed her one-woman show <em>Common Knowledge<\/em> with <em>Variety<\/em> and agreed that it is, in part, a love letter to autistic children and their parents. (O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s 13-year-old child Clay was diagnosed with the condition at age 2.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But as the topic was mentioned, so was RFK Jr., who has shared <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:controversial takes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/16\/us\/politics\/rfk-jr-autism.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">controversial takes <\/a>on autism \u2014 what he considers a preventable, environmentally driven &#8220;epidemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;[He is painting those with autism as] valueless! Such horrible things,&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a community that I&#8217;m a member of, and have tremendous respect for. Parents of autistic children have helped me in my journey as a parent of an autistic child. There were things occurring, like full sentences at 10 months old, that never occurred with my other children, so I knew we were onto something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O&#8217;Donnell shared Clay with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her late ex-wife;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/michelle-rounds-death-ruled-suicide\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">her late ex-wife<\/a> Michelle Rounds and also has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:four adult children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rosie-odonnell-kids-everything-to-know-11997937\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">four adult children<\/a> with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter \u2014 Parker, Chelsea, Blake, and Vivienne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of <em>Common Knowledge<\/em>, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:former talk show host;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rosie-o-donnell-quit-talk-show-100-million-in-bank-12016648\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">former talk show host<\/a> told <em>Variety<\/em>, &#8220;I wanted to talk about the joy of my child and how brilliant this child is, as well as some of the challenges. I didn&#8217;t want it to be the story of the &#8216;tragedy of autism,&#8217; because if you&#8217;re ready to be a parent, you&#8217;re ready to accept whatever you child comes with; and if you&#8217;re not ready to accept whatever your child comes with, don&#8217;t be a parent. I wanted to show autism in a different way than it&#8217;s portrayed, and I feel strongly about standing up for my most vulnerable child.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The synopsis of the off-Broadway show, opening July 22, reads: &#8220;Now living in her newly adopted hometown of Dublin, Ireland, Rosie reflects on the move, the culture shift, family life, and the humbling and hilarious realization that maybe she doesn&#8217;t have it all figured out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Common Knowledge<\/em> runs July 22 to Aug. 8 at the Daryl Roth Theatre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rosie-o-donnell-says-larry-david-likely-regrets-setting-up-rfk-jr-and-cheryl-hines-12020913\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Rosie O&#8217;Donnell thinks Larry David likely &#8220;regrets&#8221; setting up Cheryl Hines with RFK Jr. The former talk show host says RFK Jr. is &#8220;very dangerous&#8221; and &#8220;defile[d]&#8221; the Kennedy legacy. 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