Public spats with Donald Trump and others aside, more trouble for Rosie O’Donnell is coming in April with the scathing new book Little Pink Slips by former McCall’s magazine editor in chief Sally Koslow. McCall’s, you’ll recall, was one of the famed, decades-old "Seven Sisters" women’s titles before publisher Gruner + Jahr handed it over to Rosie in 2001, renamed it after her, and showed Koslow the door.
The magazine became much like those Oprah and Rachael Ray publish today, regularly featuring its namesake on the cover. (Remember the cover showing a grimacing Rosie holding up her staph-infected hand?) After a short time, the monthly went down in flames. O’Donnell and the publishers blamed each other, and the mess finally was cleaned up in courts.
Now, in the grand tradition of magazine tell-all books begun by former Vogue-ista Lauren Weisenberger’s The Devil Wears Prada, this new book features a main character, Bebe, who suspiciously, or not so suspiciously if you ask me, is very familiar. Bebe waltzes into Lady magazine and takes over, wresting creative control from editor Magnolia and renaming the magazine Bebe. Two recently released chapters paint a nasty picture of Bebe as the "well-fed" host of The Bebe Show, with "lady wrestler legs," wearing "boots that looked compromised trying to support her." At one photo shoot, she completely takes over and insists on wearing bike pants for the cover shot. Sound like anyone we know?
So far, Rosie is responding to Little Pink Slips by professing ignorance. On her blog, she claims she doesn’t even know who Koslow is. But whaddayou think, readers? Is the character really Rosie? Who should play Bebe and Magnolia in the movie? And how excited are you about the prospect of Rosie inviting Koslow onto The View for one of her now-signature (remember Kelly Ripa?) smackdowns?
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I’ve been waiting to chime in on this, although it’s slightly off topic. I think the whole Donald/Rosie thing is totally fabricated. I really don’t believe that would act that way for any reason other than publicity.
Elizabeth, your theory would be plausible but for the fact that Rosie can’t act.
Rosie O is a total horror show. In the end, she will go down in flames forever. No pun intended because God only knows what they do in bed….I just know He doesn’t like it. I’m sorry (not!) but we just aren’t made that way. Stick with the real deal, folks. Women who “strap one on”? Please!!
Rosie should play Bebe, of course, and camp the hell out of it.
skbnwinters, keep your superstitions to yourself.
As Rosie pointed out, why is it when you’re overweight people use it to put you down? The “well-fed host” with the “lady wrestler legs”? Yeah, she’s fat. So what? Yeah, she doesn’t care about clothes. Why do these fashion types think we care about someone’s size or fashion choices? Rosie is fun and entertaining. She’s not perfect. She says stupid things while she’s trying to be relatively honest and entertaining. Nearly everyone’s said something stupid or regrettable. She should play herself in the movie. It’s a character she knows pretty well, acting chops or not.
John Goodman in drag should play Bebe/Rosie, I would definatley pay to see that. As for Koslow, I don’t know, Kate Hudson I guess.
Thank you MK!!
I totally agree with everything you just said. :]
oh my … we’ve got a serious, hypocritical Bible thumper in our midst. It’s skbnwinters, back with a vengeance.
I just love how so many “Christians” will quote the Bible to spew hatred and bigotry. You are a real jem, skbnwinters … I’m sure God is very pleased with your hate-laced tirades … just the message that all “Christians” should be getting out to the world. You are God-loving, good-hearted, pure and chaste people … yeah! RIGHT!
When you do this, all it showcases is that you are an uncaring, bigoted, unitelligent, judgemental fear monger (gosh, that sounds sooooo Christian!!)–is that what is preached from the pulpit each week???
I have always liked Rosie. She fearlessly expresses her opinions about people and things through comedy that is often dead on funny. This often gets her in trouble. When I read in USA Today,12/28/06,that Sally Koslow was writing a novel in which Rosie inspired the character Bebe Blake, and the article hinted it was for revenge, I became curious and decided to go to Rosie’s Blog, which she swears she answers personally, and ask if she had any comments. Yes, I was the one who asked that question.Since she receives thousands of questions a day, I never expected her to print it. I was stunned when she did, but even more by her blunt reply.I wasn’t sure what she meant by that. Did it just slip her mind who the editor of McCalls was after she was responsible for her pink slip? Didn’t seem likely, but trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, I replied to her question as politely as I could. It was never printed of course.I’m not sure it would be a good idea for Sally to be on The View!
Rosie is a fat, self-centered, uncouth loud mouth that loves to hear herself talk. I have no love for Trump either, but Rosie takes the cake. Literally. Hell, she probably took 3 or 4 cakes, I don’t know what it would take to satisy Rosie the Hutt’s appetite.
No mere actress can play Rosie, it would have to be CGI, like the golem.
Brandon, God isn’t “superstition”, honey. As you will find out and from the sounds of it, it will be too late for you. (Nor is God a deaf mute, influenced by “change agents” or intimidated by people like YOU.)
Love Rosie.. I am her size.. She represents all of us Plus sizes.. We do not appreciate name calling.. Childish and kid stuff.. Cannot take this so called Big Shots serious at all.. Plain Common people..
I really enjoyed “Pink Slip”. Read it in one weekend! Yes, the description of BeBe was over the top, but it was a composite character … only appeared to be Rosie in spirit. In the end, it actually made the Bebe/Rosie character out to be very human and even loveable. It is a light hearted, weekend reader about an over the top industry and an over the top artist.