Rosie O'Donnell refuses Oprah Winfrey

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

New York (ANI): Anyone would jump at a chance to be on Oprah Winfrey"s show, but surprisingly, Rosie O'Donnell has declined the talk show host"s offer. Winfrey invited O'Donnell on her show to discuss the comedienne"s latest book 'Celebrity Detox", which lambastes Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Donald Trump and others. A source said that instead, O'Donnell is doing an interview with Diane Sawyer.

“She's doing an interview with Diane Sawyer instead," the New York Post quoted a source, as saying. O'Donnell's rep, Cindi Berger, said that the actress has always been booked with Sawyer, and that she would definitely do another show for Winfrey. "Rosie has always been booked with Diane. We gracefully declined Oprah's offer. I'm sure Rosie will do Oprah's show another day," Berger said.