No wonder talk show host Rosie O’Donnell is engaged! She proposed to her fiance Michelle Rounds with a $100,000, 4-carat sparkler.

O’Donnell, who shared the news of her engagement with audience members of The Rosie Show during a commercial break last week, told reporters at the Michigan Avenue Magazine cover party at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN, on Tuesday that the actual proposal took place “a few months ago.”

Rosie O’Donnell To Take Over Oprah’s Studio For OWN

“I proposed with my head down, hand out and a huge lump in my throat,” O’Donnell told reporters.

The couple were originally rumored to be tying the knot over the Christmas holidays, but O’Donnell said they were considering a private spring ceremony, with a bigger reception in the summer. ”I don’t want anyone to feel left out!” she said.

Congratulations, Rosie! That’s one heck of a rock.

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Rosie O’Donnell took to her video blog last night to announce that this fall she’ll be moving into Oprah Winfrey‘s studio in Chicago as part of the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Tracy Kachtick-Anders & Rosie O’Donnell Break Up

O’Donnell, who won six Emmies in a row for The Rosie O’Donnell Show, said in the video (watch HERE):

“I just wanted to say hi, and I’m coming to Chicago. It’s a huge thrill for me, and I’m beyond the beyond,”

She added:

“Thank you Oprah, and thank all of you who will be sticking around and helping us make a kick-a** show for the Oprah Winfrey Network,”

Rosie Returns To TV; Joins Oprah’s Network

Oprah, who steps down May 25 after 25 years of hosting her television show, said in a statement:

“I want to build on what Oprah began and excelled at for 25 years, in my own style and with new adaptations and ideas. I would like this show to make a difference in viewer’s lives, to be real, uplifting, authentic and focus on life, love and laughter.”

The network must have serious faith in O’Donnell because they’ve purchased 130 episodes of the show.

I LOVED Rosie’s show. Can’t wait for this fall!

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Comedienne/TV personality Rosie O’Donnell and her girlfriend, Texas artist Tracy Kachtick-Anders, who has six children of her own, reportedly broke up after dating for more than a year. The two were first seen holding hands while on a date with all their kids (total of 10!) in Miami back in December of 2009.

Rosie O’Donnell Watches ‘Teen Mom’ With Her Daughter

Rosie and Tracy aren’t currently living together and apparently they never did, according to Rosie’s rep. They live in separated houses with their own children, but they still remain good friends mostly for their kids’ sake.

A rep for O’Donnell told us, “Rosie and Tracy never officially lived under one roof. They have lived near one another for quite some time, and their families still socialize and they see each other frequently.”

But a source said, “They have definitely split up, but it is very complicated because their kids are very close. They still spend a lot of time together.”

Rosie, who has four kids with her ex-wife Kelli Carpenter, confessed that Tracy’s devotion to children was one of the things she loved the most about her. Tracy launched a nonprofit organization called Open Arms Campaign to recruit adoptive families.

A year ago, Rosie said, “Tracy has six kids, she lives next door . . . It’s a lot! We’re the Gay-dy Bunch! It’s a challenge, but when you fall in love with someone, they come with a whole bunch of things, including children.”

Rosie and Tracy might have not worked out as a couple, but we hope they know they have to stick together as friends for their kids, who all seem to have been fairly happy as members of the “Gay-dy Bunch” (as Rosie called them!).

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Rosie O’Donnell told reporters at the Sundance Film Festival that she watches Teen Mom with her 13-year-old daughter.

Rosie Returns To TV; Joins Oprah’s Network

O’Donnell said:

“My daughter is 13. I watch it with her. The rate of teenage pregnancy is up, so when my daughter saw that ['Teen Mom 2'] was on the air, I said ‘Let’s watch it.’”

The former talk show host said she uses the show as a learning experience for she and her daughter:

“At the end of almost every episode the mothers say they wish they used protection or waited, ‘My whole life is over,’ or ‘I can’t live the life of a teenager.’ I think it sends out a positive message.”

I’m gonna have to agree with Rosie on this one. I hear people say all the time that Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant have a bad influence on teens, but I beg to differ. Even as a 20-year-old college student and an avid viewer, when I watch the show I’m forced to consider my current situation and make the realization that I’m not ready to have children. I’m a huge fan of the show and the message it sends teens; like Rosie explained, it’s an opportunity to learn a lesson.

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Comedian Rosie O’Donnell is making her big return to daytime TV– and she’ll be teaming up with Oprah Winfrey….to create some sort of explosive talk show superpower.

It was announced today that Rosie’s new daytime program will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), rather than on broadcast TV as originally planned.

Rosie said:

“It’s an honor and a privilege to work with Oprah Winfrey on her network. I’m excited to be back on daytime television.”

Oprah seems to be pretty excited as well, and had nothing but good things to say about Rosie, who has faced some controversy in her career:

“Rosie is an undeniable talent who has captivated TV audiences for nearly 20 years. She’s a true original, who brings her authentic voice, dynamic energy and pure passion to everything she does.”

Rosie hosted the incredibly successful The Rosie O’Donnell Show from 1996-2002 and was a moderator on ABC’s The View in 2006, replacing Meredith Vieira. She will act as executive producer for her new show on OWN.

Even though she made our most hated celebs of ’08 list, I say it’s time we give her a warm welcome and at least one more chance to piss people off.

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Every year here at Bumpshack I like to compile the most complete and accurate list of ‘The 10 Most Hated Celebrities’ in Hollywood.  Our inaugural edition back in 2006 is one of our most popular posts of all-time and was featured on TMZ, dozens of blogs, radio, tabloids all over the world, and my appearance on MSNBC Live.

Several bloggers joined me again this year to help discuss the ‘Most Hated Celebrities,’ as well as many friends, who sent me their lists of who they thought should make the final cut.

Some celebs have rehabbed their image since 2006, as only two celebrities from that list made our 2nd edition this year.  Those celebs being Tom Cruise and Paris Hilton.

Without further ado here is the ‘Top 10 Most Hated Celebrities of 2008.’   And the ‘Most Hated Celeb’ of the year is….

The 10 Most Hated Celebs of 2008

1. Paris Hilton (66 votes) – People continue to hate on Paris even though she didn’t do anything all that despicable in 2008.  Miss Hilton had a ho-hum year considering some of the more shocking things that happened to her last year, when she spent time in prison for being a drunk-driving mess.  David Letterman had a great time making fun of her on his show early in the year and even former Presidential candidate John McCain used her in one of his campaign ads to compare Barack Obama’s sudden fame to that of Hilton’s talentless ride to the top.  It does seem that she was beaten down pretty bad while she was dating the scum that is Benji Madden for most of 2008.  To cap the year off thieves stole more than $2 million dollars of jewelry from her home in December.  It’s easy to hate someone in this economy that is keeping that much jewelry at their home.  She repeats as the ‘Most Hated Celeb’ of the year, having won Bumpshack’s inaugural ‘Most Hated Celeb’s award back in 2006.  We love you Paris! -  Bumpshack (Joshua Holmes)



2. Spencer Pratt/Heidi Montag (60 votes) – Seriously, do we need a reason to hate these two?  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are the most pimped out couple to come out of MTV’s pseudo-reality show “The Hills” and they couldn’t be any faker.  From fake virginity, fake boobs, fake pregnancy, fake marriage to the most unbelievable quotes and publicity stunts, they are the lowest low of American society. We always see them out doing nothing but posing for the cameras and we often realize there couldn’t be two people more perfect for each other. They are both so futile and have absolutely no brains at all, we hope they live happily ever after in their pseudo world of flash bulbs and tabloid headlines. -  Gossip Teen (Gossip Gal)



3. Madonna (53 votes) -Here is the issue with Madonna.  You are either a die hard fan or the thought of her is like nails on a chalk board.  This is a woman who was an iconic figure that fearlessly pioneered trends, but recently  fell into a vast pit of desperation. Whether she is trying to pass off a faux British accent or dominate the world via Britney Spears…this is a creature that feels she can do no wrong.  So, we are her minions and her sad attempts at recapturing her youth involve young male models named Jesus.  Sounds like a perfectly good match made in egotistical heaven. – Celebrity Smack!
   



4. Tom Cruise (50 votes) – He has tried to apologize and rectify his media mistakes in 2008, but it was all to no avail.  Despite his countless recent interviews from Oprah to The Hills After Show, his loony antics of years past (jumping on Oprah’s couch, calling out Brooke Shields, insulting Matt Lauer and pushing his cult on America) pretty much sealed his demise. As we revisited his 25th anniversary in Hollywood this year, we all realized  that he is a long way gone from classics like Risky Business, Top Gun & Rain Man.  Sorry, Tom… Valkyrie just ain’t cuttin’ it these days. Your Interview With the Vampire co-star Brad Pitt still has our hearts, and you don’t even have our pity. But hey, keep your chin up- you did produce a freakishly cute child. Tom is only the second celebrity to make both this list and the ‘Most Hated Celebs’ list from two years ago. – Backseat Cuddler (Meg)



5. John Mayer (44 votes) – John Mayer is man who has made it his quest in life to annoy and remain relevant by press whoring himself with Hollywood women.  His current victim is Jennifer Aniston which just amplifies his level of smug.  If he isn’t out drumming up some exposure for himself, he is bitching about the media via his blog.  John’s talent is outshined by his superiority complex and self worshiping.  Most women are begging for men to open up about their feelings, but this is one guy I wish would shut the hell up already. – Hollywood Dame (Cara)



6. Kanye West (32 votes) – All hail Kanye West, “the voice of this generation.” Kanye West, we hear you talking but no one is listening.  If he really is the voice of this generation then we are all doomed. Kanye’s arrogance is unbelievably annoying almost as much as his crying and childish temper tantrums he throws at award shows when he does not win.   Graduation to maturity seems to be something that even Kanye can’t sample.  Even George W. Bush hates Kanye. – Stupid Celebrities (Jeff)



7. O.J. Simpson (29 votes) – What’s there to say about O.J. this year, other than the fact every human being in the world belives justice was finally delivered, albeit fourteen years later than it should have been.  While he walked free after being acquitted of charges of double homicide following the 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ron Goldman, Simpson has been staring at the inside of a correctional facility since his October 3, 2008 conviction for numerous felonies including robbery with a deadly weapon and burglary with a firearm.  His conviction for the crimes will lock O.J. away for the next fifteen years.  What happens in Las Vegas in-fact doesn’t always stay in Las Vegas for the token-busty blonde abuser.  Nicole Simpson and Goldman unfortunately can’t pen a book with the title “If We Were Murdered”.  If they could, I’m sure that they’d be able to sway you as to why O.J. is so hated. – Jesus Hearts Music (Tim)



8. Perez Hilton (28 votes) – Perez has somehow made a name for himself by drawing on pictures and outing homosexuals.  His sense of humor is bad lately too…I used to think he was funny, but now I think he’s just crude. How many pictures of celebrities do we need to see with bodily fluids dripping off of their faces? Give the facial art a rest big girl.  Lately, paparazzi photos have appeared with him in them as the celebrity or sidekick, and he has taken every opportunity to flaunt them on his site. As if someone really wants to see what he really looks like. Okay, maybe I’m just jealous that he can charge $54,000 for ads on his site. – Knocked Up Celebs (Taylor Blue)



9. Rosie O’Donnell (26 votes) – This “woman” is plague on society.  Rosie use to shine on her own talk show back in the day.  It was a hit and I even enjoyed watching it back in the 90′s.  Her career has been steadily going downhill since then.  Rosie is nuts!  After she bombed  ‘The View”‘, I thought we would finally be rid of Rosie.  But, NO!  She had to try once again to win over America and this time she barely got her foot in the door.  NBC tried her out on a pathetic variety show, ‘Rosie Live’.  America screamed back by not watching and giving the show the worst ratings of the night.   The show was quickly dropped and that was that.  We have had enough of this frumpy, overbearing eyesore that just won’t go away.   – Backseat Cuddler (Jennifer G)



10. Denise Richards (23 votes) – Her reality TV show, ‘It’s Complicated,’ made her look so bad that most of us, who were unfortunate to watch it, finally started to actually see why Charlie Sheen might have been banging every stripper this side of Encino while he was married to the self absorbed and shallow Richards. Denise is so hated that she made Charlie look like the good guy in their split and that is no small accomplishment.  She should be eternally grateful to whoever did the casting for her role in ‘Wild Things’ which made her famous and for reality TV for extending said fame an additional 15 minutes. – Bumpshack (Joshua Holmes)


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Rosie O’Donnell is in talks to return to TV with MSNBC in prime time.  O’Donnell was last seen regularly on the estrogenized ‘The View’.

Talks are still pending. But one scenario would put O’Donnell in a prime-time slot, potentially going head-to-head with Hannity & Colmes on FOX News Channel and CNN’s Larry King Live.

Over the weekend, O’Donnell posted on her blog saying she could soon compete with “the guy with the suspenders and the long, long face,” the paper reports.

Good luck going to head-to-head with King, O’Reilly, and Hannity & Colmes.  Just another reason to not watch MSNBC.

Rosie O’Donnell in her new book reveals that as a child she use to break her bones to get attention following her mothers death.  She also hints that she was abused around the same period.

She broke her own bones, she recalls, “my hands and fingers usually. No one knew. It was a secret.�? She used a Mets baseball bat she got on bat day or the hanger. Why? It was “proof I had some value, enough to be fixed.�? She recalls that she was no longer sad about her mother’s death, but “distracted.�?

Rosie also dangles another clue about her childhood in two sentences. “There were many benefits to having a cast. In the middle of the night, it was a weapon.�?

Comedians always have the most issues and are usually very depressed people per the Bumpshack Therapist.

Whoever thought to create a Rosie O’Donnell Barbie Doll is more than likely working at McDonald’s now in Sioux Falls. No disrespect, I love the McRib and Apple Pie. I believe this particular doll comes with Barbie size carpet and twinkies.

The doll was created when Rosie was straight, still had her own talk show, and millions of moms across the country loved her and thought she helped assist in hanging the moon.

If you look at the enclosed ‘Activity Zone’ card you will notice that Rosie and Barbie are happily together.  I have never seen Rosie with a smile that big.

David from Pretty on the Outside’s latest rendering or how Rosie O’Donnell’s blog is likely to look now that ‘The View‘ has hired Whoopi Goldberg to replace her.

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Rosie O’Donnell, perhaps the most classless face on TV ever, continues to unabatedly attack others.  This time the victim is Paula Abdul.  RO had this tirade against Abdul that she posted on her website.

right now
paula abdul would yell action
and the result would be
what we all see

there r times
u r so broken
fragile
pain filled
love less
desperate
raw
vulnerable
so needy for love …

hey paula
we cringe
at r selves
thru u

What the heck is O’Donnell’s problem? Sounds like her sexual frustrations are coming out.

Rosie O’Donnell continues to bash Elizabeth Hasselbeck while on her Rosie Gay Cruise.

O’D spoke in front of a large photo of Hasselbeck with devil horns painted on the photo. She told the group assembled that ‘(Hasselbeck’s) only f****** credit was Survivor, come on!’

After the confrontational words Rosie said, ‘I can’t fight with pregnant people.  Just go have your baby and have a nice life.’