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Wars of the Rosie: Rosie vs. Donald

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Rosie O'Donnell, former host of 'The View'

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How it all began:

Simple enough, really, with a beauty queen on the outs and billionaire business man with a pocketbook -- if not a heart -- of gold. Enter an opinionated talk show host with a giant fan base, and you've got the makings of a great celebrity battle!

December 21, 2006

It began right before Christmas, when Donald Trump pardoned Miss USA winner Tara Conner for indiscretions (she was a party girl), saying everyone needed a second chance. Rosie disagreed, saying Trump was far from "the moral compass for American youth." The Donald didn’t take kindly to those words.

January 7, 2006

The Donald lobs another shot at Rosie while visiting the Late Show with David Letterman, calling O'Donnell a "degenerate." (Editor's note: scroll down to the postscript.)

January 10, 2007

It didn't take long for others to be pulled into the battle. Barbara Walters chooses sides by calling Trump a "pathetic man" on The View.

January 18, 2007

Trump fires back on Jimmy Kimmel Live, lamenting about his tarnished friendship with Walters -- essentially calling her a liar.

January 25, 2007

An ex-Trump shares her two cents. Former Donald spouse Ivana Trump calls for a truce while simultaneously calling the whole feud a publicity stunt.

[b]What will happen next?

UPDATE: August 2008 By now you know that Rosie O'Donnell is no longer one of The View's hosts, replaced for the 2007-2008 season by Whoopi Goldberg. O'Donnell's departure hasn't quited things much between these two. You can still discover snippets of disparaging remarks between the two lovebirds whenever -- or almost whenever -- they appear in public.

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