Rosie Perez might leave ABC's "The View," several reports said. However, co-host Rosie O'Donnell has finally spoke and denied the rumors that Perez may be exiting the talk show. O'Donnell also there are no truth behind the false reports.
During the Thursday's show, O'Donnell confirmed Rosie Perez, who joined as co-host of the ABC show in August last year, will be returning to her panel position after she finishes her stint in Larry David's Broadway play "Fish in the Dark."
"No matter what you read anywhere, Rosie Perez is also coming back after she is done rehearsing her play," O'Donnell bluntly stated. She also told fans to ignore the rumors of Rosie Perez's exit and expressed that she was as well surprised when she saw and heard the news.
"Regardless of what you hear in other shows or read in magazines, as I did last night at 11:40 and went, 'What the f---?!'" O'Donnell expletively stated.
On Wednesday, speculations about Rosie Perez leaving the show first surfaced. It was after she took a month off from the show starting January to focus on her Broadway production rehearsal. The rumors intensified when Variety reported that Perez was leaving the show after being a co-host for four months.
A spokesman of "The View" also said that though it's true that she took the month of January off for Broadway rehearsals, there is no truth behind the rumor that Perez won't be coming back to "The View" at the end of January.
"Rosie Perez is currently in rehearsal for her Broadway play," the show's rep said as New York Daily News quoted. "Her status with the show has not changed."
Still, there are sources saying that Perez has been struggling as a morning talk show host, which was partially due to her lack of experience in filming for live television and of the mounting tension between her two co-hosts - O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg's nasty backstage scuffle in November.
Meanwhile, during an interview with the New York Daily News in December, Rosie Perez has described her "The View" stint as a positive experience despite the claims of her leaving the show. However, she also admitted that she was initially hesitant to take on the job and join the show after the previous seasons' drama.
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