Rosie O\u2019Donnell still thinks about her \u201cpainful\u201d fallout with once-close friend Ellen DeGeneres.<\/p>\n
During Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cNo Filter with Kate Langbroek\u201d podcast<\/a>, O\u2019Donnell reflected on the rejection she felt when DeGeneres told Larry King in 2004 that she didn\u2019t know the fellow comedian-turned-talk-show host and that they weren\u2019t friends.<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell, 63, recalled standing by DeGeneres\u2019 side when the latter came out as gay on her \u201cRosie O\u2019Donnell Show,\u201d which ran from 1996 to 2002, which inspired the former to come out as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t leave her out there alone. I couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d O\u2019Donnell told Langbroek, adding that she \u201chad to stand by her and hold her hand.\u201d<\/p>\n Rosie O\u2019Donnell still thinks about her \u201cpainful\u201d fallout with once-close friend Ellen DeGeneres. No Filter\/YouTube<\/p>\n During Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cNo Filter with Kate Langbroek\u201d podcast, O\u2019Donnell reflected on the rejection she felt when DeGeneres told Larry King in 2004 that she didn\u2019t know her and that they weren\u2019t friends. No Filter\/YouTube<\/p>\n But according to the actress, DeGeneres, 67, \u201cnever really \u2026 appreciated that moment.\u201d She pointed to the \u201cLarry King Live\u201d appearance in question.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he asked her, \u2018What ever happened to Rosie O\u2019Donnell? Her show went down the tubes,’\u201d O\u2019Donnell recalled.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Ellen said, \u2018I don\u2019t know Rosie. We\u2019re not friends.\u2019 And that was one of the most painful things that ever happened to me in show business and my life. I couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n When Langbroek asked why DeGeneres said that, the \u201cLeague of Their Own\u201d star lamented, \u201cI don\u2019t know, because I have photos of her holding my newborn babies. I knew her for 30 years. \u2026 It was very painful, and we\u2019ve never gotten over it.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell recalled standing by DeGeneres\u2019 side when the latter came out as gay on her \u201cRosie O\u2019Donnell Show,\u201d which ran from 1996 to 2002, which inspired the former to come out as well. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t leave her out there alone. I couldn\u2019t do it,\u201d O\u2019Donnell told Langbroek, adding that she \u201chad to stand by her and hold her hand.\u201d \u00a9ABC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell claimed DeGeneres didn\u2019t reach out to apologize or explain herself. Moreover, the \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d star didn\u2019t ask O\u2019Donnell to appear on her \u201cEllen DeGeneres Show,\u201d which ran from 2003 to 2022, until 2009.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd instead of deciding to stand next to me and hold my hand, which is what I did to her, she did the opposite. And I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said.<\/p>\n Regarding the demise of DeGeneres\u2019 talk show following allegations that she mistreated her staff<\/a>, O\u2019Donnell opined, \u201cI knew the way she treated me must be the way she treats others, and I felt very betrayed.\u201d<\/p>\n But according to O\u2019Donnell, DeGeneres \u201cnever really \u2026 appreciated that moment.\u201d She pointed to the \u201cLarry King Live\u201d appearance in question. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \u201cThat was one of the most painful things that ever happened to me in show business and my life. I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d O\u2019Donnell lamented. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n While the \u201cHarriet the Spy\u201d star insisted that she doesn\u2019t \u201cwish her any ill will,\u201d she admitted that she \u201ccould never get past\u201d the hurt.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd a lot of times, she has written me and said, \u2018Why are you still talking about this [after] all these years?’\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n