"O'Donnell explained that the comment came as a shock as the pair had known each other "for 30 years", and O'Donnell had supported her friend when she came out as a lesbian in 1997. Yet she suggested that the support wasn't quite reciprocated. "That was like one of the most painful things that ever happened to me in show business, in my life. I couldn't believe it," she said of DeGeneres' comments about their relationship."
"She said that the incident was "so upsetting" that she had T-shirts made for her staff, emblazoned with the slogan: "I don't know Rosie, we're not friends." "It was very painful and I never sort of got over it," O'Donnell admitted, explaining that she didn't know where the remarks had come from, as she had known DeGeneres for three decades, and has photos of the former talk show host holding her newborn babies."
Rosie O'Donnell says Ellen DeGeneres told Larry King Live in 2004 that they were "not really friends," which shocked O'Donnell after three decades of friendship. O'Donnell had supported DeGeneres when she came out in 1997 and cites personal history, including photos of DeGeneres holding her newborns. O'Donnell found the remark extremely painful and had staff T-shirts made reading "I don't know Rosie, we're not friends." O'Donnell noted she was not invited onto The Ellen DeGeneres Show until its final season and believes DeGeneres pursued success rather than reciprocating support. O'Donnell says she never fully got over the incident.
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