Rosie O’Donnell Leaving The View After Split From Wife Michelle Rounds

Rosie O’Donnell  just returned to The View and now she’s leaving again because of problems at home.

I hope this isn’t true! I have been a fan of Rosie since I was 13. I started watching The View again because she was back on.

Rosie and her wife Michelle Rounds have been married for two years and have recently split.

“I can confirm that Rosie and her wife Michelle split in November,” the comedienne’s rep, Cindi Berger, said in a statement on Friday, Feb. 6. to Page Six.

Cindi Berger noted that Rosie, wants to devote more time to her family in the wake of the end of her marriage. “Rosie has teens and an infant at home that need her attention,” the statement continued, acknowledging the View co-host’s five kids. (O’Donnell shares one daughter with Rounds, whom she married in 2012; she also has three kids from her previous marriage to Kelli Carpenter, and a son, Parker, whom she adopted in 1995.)

“This has been a very stressful situation,” Berger said in her statement. “She is putting her personal health and family first. ABC has been wonderfully understanding and supportive of her personal decision to leave The View. Next week will be her last.”

Rosie came back to The View in September after being on the show seven years ago.

ABC acknowledged her departure in a statement saying, “Rosie is an immensely talented star who comes in each and every morning brimming with ideas, excitement, and passion for the show,” the network said. “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.”

I have reached out to Rosie on Twitter to make sure this is true. As a long time fan I don’t want to post anything that isn’t true or would hurt anyone.  There has been no response yet.

I sincerely wish Rosie, Michelle and her family all the best.