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There’s one person who’s not excited about Lindsay Lohan being cast to play Elizabeth Taylor, and surprisingly, it’s Rosie O’Donnell.

O’Donnell stopped by the Today Show this morning, and didn’t have anything nice to say about Lindsay being cast to play the late actress in a new Lifetime biopic.

”She’s had a lot of trouble doing every single movie, including ‘SNL.’ She was out and not in rehearsal. I think she’s not in a place to work.”

“I feel sorry for her. I think she needs a lot of time away,” she continued.

Fellow panelist Donny Deutsch countered, “She’s our generation’s Elizabeth Taylor!”

O’Donnell yelled, “You’re out of your mind! You’re a crackhead! The last thing she did good she was sixteen.”

“I don’t think she’s right for the role, and I don’t think she’s capable at this point to portray that character.”

Just yesterday, Lindsay officially announced she’s taken the role in ‘Liz & Dick’, a movie which will focus on Taylor’s fiery relationship with her two-time husband and actor Richord Burton.

What do you think? Was Rosie right to say something? Out of line? Sound off below!

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Oprah’s new network is taking a beating over the last couple days, and who know’s what’s coming next!

Friday it was announced that Oprah was cancelling Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show because of poor ratings. According to Radar Online, one former staffer said of the show “It was such a f**king hellhole!”

Oprah called Rosie herself to let her down easy, and “it was a very strained conversation, obviously,” according to a source close to the situation. “Oprah wanted to handle the announcement of the cancellation in a professional and dignified manner. Rosie thanked Oprah for the opportunity and ended the conversation very abruptly. OWN’s public relations team and Rosie’s publicist handled the language in the press release. Rosie didn’t like the initial language of the press release because she felt that it placed sole responsibility of the failure of the show on her. Oprah didn’t need to get Rosie’s input or approval for the press release, but she was trying to be gracious. Up until the moment that the press release was sent out, Rosie wanted changes made, but Oprah instructed the release to go out, because it needed to go out, and she was just over the drama,” the source added.

Oprah released a statement on the canceling of Rosie’s show: “I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey. She has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day. As I have learned in the last 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I’m grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all.”

Leave it to Donald Trump (who has never had anything nice to say about Rosie) to dance on her grave.

Trump went on Twitter this morning and wrote, “Rosie O’Donnell has failed again. Her ratings were abysmal and Oprah cancelled her on Friday night.”

He added: “When will media executives learn that Rosie just hasn’t got it. ”

Of course, Trump has been bashing Rosie for years … claiming she was a “pig” and a “loser” after she called him a “snake-oil salesman.”

As for Rosie … we’re told her opinion of the staff was clear — The writers couldn’t write, the producers couldn’t produce, the stage manager couldn’t manage, and the director couldn’t direct.

Mind you, most of these people were seasoned vets who worked on that little show called “Oprah.”

We’re told Rosie’s tantrums were predictable and regular. The one word several high level staffers used to describe R.O. is “bully.”

Our sources connected with the show tell us the staff hated Ro … and the consensus is it was the worst experience they ever had on TV.

And Rosie wasn’t OWN’s only casualty. TMZ is reporting that Oprah slashed the jobs of 15 people at her network today, including two top executives. [UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter is saying the number is double that. They're reporting Oprah's network fired 30 people.]

Sources connected to OWN tell us … people from at least 3 departments were let go … including the creative services dept., integrated marketing and promo scheduling.

We’re told one of the casualties was the head of the creative services department.

One source tells us the group included people with years of experience in the industry as well as newcomers.

The timing is interesting … considering O just cancelled Rosie O’Donnell’s show. OWN has been struggling with low ratings since its launch.

One source tells us, “It’s like a ghost town over there.”

It sure seems to me like Oprah just got greedy. She had one of the highest rated (if not THE highest rated) shows on daytime TV, was making a bazillion dollars, but chose to leave so she could start her OWN network. Looks like that’s not working out too well for her!

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Rosie O’Donnell gushed about her bride-to-be Michelle Rounds and their upcoming wedding.  Rosie always keeps it real:

“She’s like Ann-Margret.  I constantly go, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ ”

“I’m not a Barbie. She has Mattel stamped on her a**.  She’s literally perfection.”

“She’s so unbelievably connected and refined.  I so love her embracing her femininity in a real feminist manner. To be able to be a lesbian, feminine, feminist is pretty sexy.”

Her kids are excited about the upcoming nuptials:

“They want to be in it. They want to be in tuxedos and dresses and do the whole thing. They’re really excited!”

Rosie says of the planning portion:

“It’s kind of weird, like we met with some swanky-ass people,”

You gotta love Rosie.  No matter how rich she is, she just says it like it is.

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Looks like things are going just fine for Rosie O’Donnell and her fiance Michelle Rounds! Just a couple days ago there were rumors that the couple were headed for a split. They looked perfectly happy last night at the 2012 National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City.

And there was no doubt that the 49-year-old talk show host was eager to show off her red-head ladylove, with her arm proudly wrapped around her.

And it was no wonder why; Rounds looked stunning in a one-shouldered black chiffon gown which was belted at the waist.
The elegant businesswoman paired the look with some black Christian Louboutin stilettos and wore her ginger locks in a chic blow-wave.

The couple’s united front and happy demeanor comes after it was reported that the pair were heading for a split already after getting engaged last December.

Star magazine reported that friends thought Rosie’s relationship was much like the one Ellen DeGeneres had with former girlfriend Anne Heche.

They believed that Rounds may be confused about her sexuality because she previously had dated men.

‘Rosie’s friends think she’s the second coming of Anne Heche!’ a source told the magazine.

‘Everyone is predicting that once the glow of romancing a celebrity wears off, Michelle will bolt and leave Rosie an emotional wreck.’

Friends apparently warned the talk show host that she should slow down, especially after only dating Rounds for a mere few months.

‘Rosie’s friends are warning her to take a step back and get her bearings,’ the source added. ‘They’re worried that she could get her heart broken.’

Rosie only announced her engagement to Rounds back in December last year.

She wrote in an accompanied tweet to her love, who has goes by the Twitter handle of @faithsfollower: ‘so so so happy’.

Rosie’s spokesperson confirmed to the Mail Online that she was engaged to Rounds after a whirlwind romance.

The couple, who met at a Starbucks, have been dating since early last year. They made their first public appearance in September.

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Rosie O’Donnell is engaged to partner Michelle Rounds. A source confirms to Us Weekly that the 49-year-old comedian told her Rosie Show studio audience Friday that she and Rounds will say “I do” over Christmas.

O’Donnell and Rounds, a New York City headhunter, made their public debut as a couple in September at Rosie Theater Kids Gala in New York City.

A show source tells Us Rounds “is very attractive and friendly. Rosie was really proud and showing her off… They seem really happy.”

O’Donnell has four children with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter, whom she married in 2007. They split three years later. O’Donnell dated mother of six Tracy Kachtick-Anders for one year before calling it quits last winter.

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