Rosie O’Donnell Was ‘Surprised’ by Jimmy Kimmel’s Guest-Hosting Offer and Believes a David Ellison-Run CNN Would Be ‘Tragic’

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Rosie O’Donnell is finally back behind the talk-show desk.

Yes, the former host of “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and “The View” will be serving as guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the week of Aug. 17 while Kimmel is on vacation (as part of his summer rotation). He said he’d tapped O’Donnell for the stint as “a special treat” for Donald Trump, given the president’s 20-year-long vendetta against her for mocking his bankruptcies on “The View.”

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