Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC

Money issues sink negotiations for prime-time cable gig
By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 8, 2007 5:08 PM CST
Rosie Won't Gab on MSNBC
Rosie O'Donnell arrives at the opening reception for her art exhibition "Solace" at The Gallery at New World Stages Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He)   (Associated Press)

Talks between MSNBC and Rosie O'Donnell, the outspoken ex-host of ABC's "The View," about a potential prime-time talk show have broken down, the Los Angeles Times reports. The main point of contention was money, with O'Donnell demanding network-TV coin from the cable news station. O'Donnell confirmed that the deal was dead on her blog last night.

"msnbc one hour live following keith olbermann we were close to a deal almost done i let it slip," O'Donnell wrote—in a post entitled "the show that never was"—over a gig that would have aired weekdays at 9 p.m. EST after "Countdown With Keith Olbermann." The deal would have booted MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams' hour-long news show from that timeslot. (More Rosie O'Donnell stories.)

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