Rosie O'Donnell details her long time rift with Ellen DeGeneres

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Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres were never friends and O'Donnell is finally opening up about their subtle rivalry.The 60-year-old dropped by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week and was asked why she and DeGeneres, 64, have such a frosty relationship.Despite having a lot in common - both had successful daytime talk shows, both female comics, both out lesbians - the stars never got on.

Her side of the story: Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres were never friends and O'Donnell is finally opening up about their subtle rivalry on Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenO'Donnell was more or less persona non grata on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during its long tenure but was finally asked to appear as a guest in season 19. 'We had a little bit of a weird thing, and after my show went off the air and hers was coming on the air,' Rosie explained to Andy. 'Larry King was on with Ellen and he said 'What ever happened to Rosie O'Donnell?

Her show went down the tubes! She came out as a lesbian and disappeared!'' 'And Ellen said, and I'm quoting, "I don't know Rosie.

We're not friends."' 'We had a little bit of a weird thing, and after my show went off the air and hers was coming on the air,' Rosie explained to Andy.At the time, Rosie was watching the interview at home with her ex-wife Kelli Carpenter.'I was in bed with Kelli and I said "Did I just hear that?