That would be short-sighted
Rosie O’Donnell is downplaying reports that she’s ready to leave “The View” after a mere three months on the air.
“Rosie could be gone within six months,” one well-placed source tells the New York Daily News. “She’s grown tired of the daily dramas with her co-hosts and the crew. She wants to spend more time with her family.”
During Thursday’s show, O’Donnell acknowleged telling an audience member the day before that she would like to work on FX’s “Nip/Tuck,” or a spinoff.
But she noted that it would film during the summer, during “The View” vacation break.
“Don’t anybody worry where Rosie’s going,” she said. “She’s right here.”
O’Donnell has already had a colorful tenure on the daytime chatfest, with fur flying occasionally during talks with her more conservative co-star, Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
But viewers have responded: the show had its highest November audience in its history, up 15 percent over last year, according to Nielsen.
Welcome to the packin’
A handful of celebrities including former “CHiPs” star Erik Estrada have been sworn in as reserve officers of the Muncie, Indiana, city police department, allowing them to carry badges and guns as part of a reality TV show.
He was joined by singer La Toya Jackson; Jack Osbourne of “The Osbournes” fame; “Jackass” regular Wee Man; and former pro wrestler Trish Stratus.
“Armed and Famous” will follow them as they enforce the laws alongside real cops.
Diapering with the stars
It’s a boy for former “Dancing With the Stars” competitor John O’Hurley and his wife, Lisa.
Their first child, William Dylan, weighed in Wednesday at 7 pounds.
O’Hurley, 52, known for his role as catalog king J. Peterman on “Seinfeld,” finished second to “General Hospital” star Kelly Monaco and her partner in the reality dance competition but later triumphed in a viewer-judged rematch.
It’s the material, girls
Hennes & Mauritz, Europe’s largest fashion retailer, has sealed a deal with Madonna for a new fashion line.
The “M by Madonna” women’s wear collection, scheduled to be launched globally in March, will reflect her “timelessness, unique and always glamorous style.”
Match that, Madge
The black dress that Audrey Hepburn wore in her 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fetched $807,000 at auction this week – almost six times the highest pre-sale estimate.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the City of Joy Aid charity, which helps India’s poor. Its founders had received the dress as a gift from designer Hubert de Givenchy.
The birthday bunch
Actor Kirk Douglas is 90. Actor Dick Van Patten (“Eight Is Enough”) is 78. Actress Judi Dench is 72. Actor Beau Bridges is 65. Singer Dan Hicks is 65. Actor Michael Nouri is 61. Actor Michael Dorn (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) is 54. Actor John Malkovich is 53. Singer-game show host Donny Osmond is 49. Actress Felicity Huffman is 44. Singer-guitarist Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers) is 37. Rapper Canibus is 32. Actor Jesse Metcalfe (“Desperate Housewives”) is 28.