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Rosie minds her manners (mostly) on ‘View’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you’re like us, you spent an unnaturally lengthy portion of your Labor Day cookout Googling to locate that thus-far elusive footage from the last-ever appearance of ” Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin while theorizing about Rosie O’Donnell’s first day on “The View.”
Alas, when the Emmy-winning talk-show queen finally put her posterior in Meredith Vieira’s former seat on the ABC Daytime hen party Tuesday, O’Donnell somehow managed to refrain from unhinging her lower jaw and greedily gobbling the heads of her new co-workers.
The always outspoken O’Donnell had grown out her hair, was dressed in a conservative dark outfit and even wore high heels.
Referencing her more glam, feminine look, O’Donnell told Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck: “I’m growing my hair. Before, I had that crazy, crazy hair that scared America. I’m taking my medicine so everything will be fine now.”
O’Donnell also addressed recent press speculation that Walters wasn’t pleased with O’Donnell’s musings on her Web site that the new job was a loss of power for the former solo host.
“I kept reading that Barbara Walters was furious after reading Rosie’s blog,” she recounted. ” I was like, ‘Please. Barbara Walters doesn’t even know how to get on Internet Explorer! What are you talking about?!’ “
Otherwise, the opening “Hot Topics” segments were decidedly uneventful, with the ladies tackling talk about raising children, Andre Agassi’s tearful farewell to tennis and naturally, Irwin’s untimely workplace demise.
The only real glimpse of an overbearing O’Donnell came during an interview with pop star Jessica Simpson, in which her co-workers had to work overtime to get a question in edgewise. When O’Donnell grilled Simpson about tabloid speculation that the pop singer was dating former Buckhead singer-songwriter John Mayer, Simpson replied: “We’re not dating. I’ve known him for a couple of years.”
When Walters finally tried to squeeze a question in, O’Donnell wisely yielded the floor and apologized, saying, “You’re Barbara Walters, go!”
At the close of the segment, just as the telecast went into commercials, “The View” executive producer Bill Geddie uncharacteristically bounded onto the stage and was seen having a quick chat with O’Donnell.
A measure of success
On the off chance that you’re not quite as skilled at focusing on Playboy’s articles rather than the pictures, please allow us to slide you a preview from the revealing interview with Atlanta’s Ludacris in the October issue. Discussing his musical themes, Luda tells the bunny: “How can you say I’m degrading women when I call myself a ho? Rappers may degrade women, but we degrade men, too.”
During the Q&A, the man born Chris Bridges goes on to discuss why he owns a gun (“To protect myself”), why being called a “rapper” is an insult (“I’m a businessman. We hate the term rapper. I like to say I’m an entreprenegro”) and concedes to measuring himself with a ruler down there.
“All I can say is I’m extremely proud of myself,” Luda allows. “It’s something I’ve been told by many women. And it took me awhile to realize because it’s not like I go around peeping at other men.”
Um, we got nothin’ … especially now.
Mystery woman identified!
Sigh, we really were the only ones watching “Arrested Development.” Over the long holiday weekend, the skeleton-staffed working media staved off boredom-induced comas by reporting on Ellen DeGeneres’ fender bender in Los Angeles. The talk-show host walked away from a three-vehicle accident caused by a suspected drunken driver, police said.
“She had a little neck and back pain, but it doesn’t look like it was anything serious,” Sgt. Ken Buscarino of the Los Angeles police said after Friday’s accident.
The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on Sunset Boulevard, Buscarino said. The talk-show host stopped her 2006 Porsche Carrera at a light, followed by a 2002 Buick Le Sabre with two men in their 20s.
A 2002 Porsche Carrera driven by a 52-year-old woman slammed into the back of the Buick and caused a chain reaction, police said. The woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Ah, but here’s the heartbreaking bit. DeGeneres’ gal pal, “Arrested Development” actress Portia de Rossi, was identified in the reports as “DeGeneres’ passenger, a woman in her mid-30s,” who “complained of minor back pain.”
For the love of God, people. The woman also was on “Ally McBeal” — a show that, according to the Nielsen ratings, people actually watched.
Celebrity birthdays
Comedian JoAnne Worley is 69. Country singer David Allan Coe is 67. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 63. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 48. Country singer Mark Chesnutt is 43. Actress Rosie Perez is 42. Singer CeCe Peniston is 37. Singer Macy Gray is 36. Singer Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries is 35. Rapper Foxy Brown is 27.
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