She hosted her own hugely successful daytime talk show from 1996 to 2002.And Rosie O'Donnell has revealed she has 'compassion' for Ellen DeGeneres whose NBC chat show is currently mired in scandal amid claims the comedienne oversaw a 'toxic work environment'.'You can't fake your essence,' O'Donnell, 58, said during Wednesday's Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best podcast. 'That's why I have compassion for Ellen, right?' 'She has some social awkwardness.': Rosie O'Donnell has revealed she has 'compassion' for Ellen DeGeneres whose NBC chat show is currently mired in scandalO'Donnell added: 'I have compassion, even though, you know, I hear the stories and I understand.
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