Have Rosie and Elisabeth Called a Truce? Former Foes Bond Over Kids, Gluten

By Rob Shuter Posted May 16th 2011 06:00PM

Someone look up to make sure pigs aren't flying around up there. After years of fighting, making up, then fighting some more, Rosie O'Donnell has reached out to Elisabeth Hasselbeck ... via Twitter.

"Hey -- how r ur new babies? -- how is gracie? I saw her photo -- she is beautiful ..." tweeted the distinctively brief Rosie on Sunday.

Elisabeth responded tweeting, "kids are great @rosie I bet yours are keeping you smiling! Are we really talking on twitter? How about lunch? Gluten free pizza & good talk."

Rosie's response: "love 2 ... I have the same number – e mail." So what is behind such a public reaching-out by the soon-to-be OWN network star? That depends on who you ask.

"Rosie has a huge heart and it still bothers her that things between her and Elisabeth ended in such an ugly way," a friend and former employee of Rosie's tells me. "Rosie and Elisabeth bonded before the bowup [on 'The View' in 2007]. They went to Broadway shows together and were friends off camera."

Well, until Rosie called Elisabeth "cowardly" on 'The View' for not defending her when asked if she believed U.S. troops were terrorists because so many civilians had died in Iraq. "You are my friend since September," Rosie told Elisabeth at the time. "Do you believe that I think our troops are terrorists?"

Rosie left 'The View' in May 2007, then in 2008 she told PEOPLE she had made up with Elisabeth by sending her a baby gift. Later that year she called Elisabeth and Sarah Palin "identical cousins" and "women who hunt in high heels." Then in 2009 Rosie reportedly called Elisabeth a vulgar slur (can't print it!) during a stand-up routine on her 'Girls' Night Out Tour.'

Others who know Rosie are more cynical about her motives for this recent peace gesture.

"Had Rosie reached out in a private way I would be more likely to believe it," an ex co-worker of the comedian tells me. "Rosie knows everyone. It would be easy for her to get [Elisabeth's] email or number."

Feels like two old pals connecting on Twitter to me. What do you think? While you ponder that, watch the epic fight between the two:

Tags: elisabeth hasselbeck, rosie odonnell, The View

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Monday 16 May

By suz

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elizabeth, watch you back. rosie is not a nice person!!

Tuesday 17 May

By themeeker

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Neither is Lizzie.

And that photo is tragic.

By Lloyd

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Rosie is exactly what she herself said of herself a "big fat loud mouth lesbian" ..nothing more!
I concur Rosie that may be the only thing you have said I can agree with!

By Synclaire

I think it has to do with Rosie's new show on OWN Oprah probably wants her to make nice with everyone (though I'm sure Trump is out of the question) Rosie has started answering questions on her blog more often and says it will be transitioned into the site for her talk show. I don't think I could even pretend to be friends with Elizabutt if Rosie can more power to her.

By glenn

Neither one of them is a "nice" person. Why does anyone care what either one of these buffoons thinks about anything? I don't think either one is a great thinker, a Nobel laureate, or a renowned scholar. The fight was a scam; the make-up is a scam; and these two wannabe "celebs" are also scams. That anyone cares about them, their views, or their interpersonal relationship speaks volumes to the intelligence of our nation. Excuse me, I may need to vomit!

By Larry

The VIEW in and of itself is a sham. A bunch of women, for the most part, giving their personal views on much of nothing.

By DAN

HEY ROSIE YOU FAT COW GO BACK TO WHATEVER HOLE THAT YOU CAME FROM CRAWL BACK IN AND STAY THERE.
YOU NO TALENT PC OF DUNG !

By Wizard101

Couldn't have said it better myself.

By lita

... and yet, she has likely done more generous things in her life than you have. Go figure, you walking stool sample. (And no, I'm not a fan of the woman, but I'm not a fan of hateful people like you.)

By lifeisgood

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Dan..Dan..And what talent do you have? I'm sure her talents have made her more money then you will ever see in your lifetime. And she donates alot of her earnings to charity. What charities do you contribute to? Yeah...thats what I thought you bigger piece of DUNG!

By Linda Petty

Dan, unless you are a teenage male, you need to seek counseling. You need to discover why you are SO hostile toward people you don't even know. It must be fun to be around you. Ask the women in your life. You are probably overbearing and impossible to live with. Get a gripe, buddy. You are over the line and need help.

By Donna

Poor Dan..must be a very lonely person...plus a hateful person...you need to get a grip dude....seek help....you big piece of DUNG!!!!!Sure hope you don't have any kids or a wife...I bet they get abused!!!!

By Westygal

Elizabeth is no dummy....She hasn't broken out of "The View" launching pad with any OTHER paying work like all the other co-stars....She needs Rosie and the new OWN show to try again for a second paying job. Husband won't be playing football this fall,and kids gotta eat.

By hancy

You are so wrong. Elisabeth designs and sells clothes on QVC .Also has an exercise machine sold on QVC and has a part time gig on GOOD MORNING AMERICA. So get you facts straight before you post.

By donna

you're an idiot. she is making a fortune with her own clothing line on QVC plus exercise equipment that cannot be kept in stock. don' fool yourself; she's making a nice penny in addition to her day job. and, if i were her, i wouldn't trust that fat lesbo slob for one second. all you liberals who like her can have her over for dinner. it's hard to look at her manly face.
imagine waking up to that every morning. gotta be a desperate woman who beds that down.

Saturday 21 May

By charlie72

her husband works for espn his jod security is fine

By Lincoln Quan

This could be a start to the Dec 21st 2012 Apolcypse. If Rosie says truce to Trump, that will be it.

By cin64np

What are you talking about? I thought Judgement day was this Saturday, May 21,2011.

By hmorgan885

Love ya Rosie. Glad you're going to be back on tv. Glad you made up with Elisabeth. She drives me crazy too but it is not good to have negativity in your life if you don't have to.

By cutny

What's up a "bow up"? You mean a blow up? Jeez. Set some higher standards of editing for yourselves.

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