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The View" goes on without Rosie
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is trying to patch things
up with Rosie O'Donnell, her former co-host on
ABC's "The View," after last week's on-air spat.
On Tuesday, May 29's show, Hasselbeck said
she and O'Donnell were "in communication a
lot," though Hasselbeck didn't say whether they
had talked on the phone or exchanged e-mails.
Their confrontation last Wednesday led to
O'Donnell's early departure from the daytime
chatfest.
"This weekend gave us the opportunity to
tackle our most important Hot Topic yet, and
that was the power of forgiveness, and I believe
that we've begun that process," Hasselbeck
said. "And so now that enables us to move on in
a very positive way. ... I'm really happy about
that."
Show creator and co-host Barbara Walters
said Tuesday she had been sending e-mails to
O'Donnell and they remain "close friends."
Walters also said O'Donnell is welcome back to
"The View" as a panelist at anytime.
The argument between Hasselbeck and
O'Donnell began over O'Donnell's earlier state-
ment about the war: "655,000 Iraqi civilians had
died. Who are the terrorists?''
Talk-show critics accused O'Donnell of call-
ingU.S. troops terrorists. She called Hasselbeck
"cowardly" for not saying anything in response
to the critics, which set off their lengthy argu-
ment.
On May 25, ABC said O'Donnell asked for,
and received, an early exit from her contract.
O'Donnell said last month she would be leaving
because she couldn't agree to a new contract
with ABC executives.
In a video blog posted Saturday, May 26 on
her Web site,
O'Donnell said she didn't think she and
Hasselbeck would ever speak again.
"I haven't spoken to her, and I probably
won't, and I think it's just as well," O'Donnell
said. "I wrote her an e-mail, and she wrote me
back and there you have it."
O'Donnell also said she never really fit in on
the show.
Adam Sandler's 'Gay Robot' gets animated
on Comedy Central
One of the funniest TV pilots that never
actually made it to TV is "Gay Robot", a sitcom
about straight fraternity brothers and their
friend, a rainbow-flag
waving, guy-chasing
robot. (His inventor
accidentally spilled a
wine cooler on his
circuit board — you
know how these
things happen.)
Even with the
clout of Adam
Sandler behind it —
"Gay Robot" was a
song on one of bis comedy CDs - the pilot did-
n't get picked up, although it has amassed a fer-
vent following on MySpace and other Web
sites. But all is not lost — Sandler's production
company has gone back to the drawing board
and is developing "Gay Robot" as an animated
series for Comedy Central.
No word yet as to when the new cartoon ver-
sion might premiere on the network, but
expect lots of sarcastic android bleeps
when it finally happens.
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Adam Sandler
working with the
Logo network on a
reality show of his
very own.
(Bass' last
encounter with reali-
ty TV was his rela-
tionship with
"Amazing Race"
winner Reichen
Lehmkuhl.)
Logo is part of the MTV Networks family,
and gay network exec Brian Graden, a key
player behind "Newlyweds" and "The
Osbournes," will be involved in putting the
show together.
No date set for Bass' show, so we'll have to
wait and see if the singer develops a trademark
along the lines of confusing chicken with tuna
or chucking canned hams over a fence.
Harrelson stars as gay 'walker;'
Schrader begins Holocaust drama
Director Paul Schrader will be in theaters
next with "The Walker," which stars Woody
Harrelson as a gay "walker" for Washington,
D.C., society ladies at gala functions.
And for his next project, Schrader will team
up with legendary gay actor Sir Derek Jacobi
for the Holocaust drama "Adam Resurrected."
The gritty film, which also stars Jeff
Goldblum and Willem Dafoe, is based on the
novel by Yoram Kaniuk, and tells the story of a
circus performer in a concentration camp whose
life is spared so he can entertain
Jews on their way to the
gas chambers.
(Wait — isn't this
the plot of Jerry
Lewis' infamous,
never-released
"The Day the
Clown
Cried?")
Shooting
began in April,
so don't be
surprised to
see "Adam"
in theaters
before the
end of the
Lance Bass gets
reality TV show on Logo
1
Music stars as diverse
as Jessica Simpson and
Ozzy Osbourne have
seen their careers
boosted by starring in
their own reality
shows, and now a
gay superstar is fol
lowing in their foot
steps.
Former "N
Sync member
Lance Bass,
who notably
came out
last year, is
Rosie 0 Donne
?
By Ben Briscoe
With QCinema this weekend - What's
your favorite LGBT themed movie?
"It has to be 'Broken
Hearts Club: That
story just hits so
close to home
because his father
died before he came
out, just like me."
Parker Weatam
Self-Employed
"I like 'Boys Don't
Cry.' The whole thing
is great, arid it really
tugs at your emo-
tions."
Mimarna Munoc
Cashier
'"Sorted Lives,' for
sure. It's everything
like a true Texas gay
family really is. Plus
it's so quotable."
"That's a hard one.
But I pick 'Gia.'
Angelina Jolie is
great in it, and it
makes you think
about the problems
that face our
community."
Adam Martinez
Physical therapist
Candace Cano
Hairstylist
"Easy question.
Latter Days.' Hands
down. It had a very
nice love story, and
that was something I
was longing to feel
at the time I first Jobbi Guajardo
watched it." Retail Manager
Have a suggestion for a question you'd like us to ask?
E-mail it to staff writer Ben Briscoe at briscoe@
clallasvoice.com.
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