--- description: "She is putting her personal health and family first," a publicist said title: Rosie O'Donnell Is Leaving 'The View' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ec6f9290957cd7b/69877e1fe20a87e68ca84fd8/rosie-odonnell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rosie O'Donnell Is Leaving _The View_ by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2015 1:19 PM CUT  Rosie O'Donnell on ABC's "The View." on on Jan. 30, 2015. Rosie O'Donnell on ABC's "The View." on on Jan. 30, 2015.Lou Rocco—Getty Images by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 7, 2015 1:19 PM CUT Somebody is leaving _The View_. And it’s not who everybody thought. The _other_ Rosie—Rosie O’Donnell—is exiting the ABC daytime talk show after returning to the chat-fest last fall. O’Donnell’s publicist [released this statement](http://www.people.com/article/rosie-odonnell-leaving-the-view "undefined"), which also revealed the actress has split with her wife Michelle: “I can confirm that Rosie and her wife Michelle split in November. Rosie has teens and an infant at home that need her attention. This has been a very stressful situation. She is putting her personal health and family first. ABC has been wonderfully understanding and supportive of her personal decision to leave _The View_.” While ABC released this statement, which likewise said O’Donnell opted to exit the show on her own: “Rosie is an immensely talented star who comes in each and every morning brimming with ideas, excitement and passion for the show. When she told us that she wanted to exit _The View_, we respected and understood her desire to put her well-being and her family first. We’re delighted she’s still part of the ABC family with upcoming guest appearances on The Fosters. And we know she’ll return to _The View_often with her unique point of view and updates on her work and her family.” O’Donnell will co-host the show next week, which will be her last on the series. She previously co-hosted _The View_ from 2006-07\. No word yet who will replaceO’Donnell, though Naya Rivera was recently confirmed to be return as a guest host and is [reportedly staying](http://deadline.com/2015/02/rosie-odonnell-leaving-the-view-abc-1201368121/ "undefined") for additional episodes. _The View_ has been engulfed in rumors of behind-the-scenes fighting and turmoil recently amid declining ratings. Last month, O’Donnell’s co-host, Rosie Perez, was widely rumored to be exiting the show, but ended up staying on board. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/06/rosie-odonnell-leaving-view "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3699885/rosie-odonnell-the-view/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3699885/rosie-odonnell-the-view/"},"headline":"Rosie O'Donnell Is Leaving The View","datePublished":"2015-02-07T13:19:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:13:56.451Z","description":"\"She is putting her personal health and family first,\" a publicist said","url":"https://time.com/3699885/rosie-odonnell-the-view/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ec6f9290957cd7b/69877e1fe20a87e68ca84fd8/rosie-odonnell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ec6f9290957cd7b/69877e1fe20a87e68ca84fd8/rosie-odonnell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ABC's \"The View\" - Season 18","caption":"ABC's \"The View\" - Season 18","creditText":"Lou Rocco—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3699885/rosie-odonnell-the-view/","name":"Rosie O'Donnell Is Leaving The View"}}]}] ```