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Rosie O'Donnell is not only in a new relationship with lesbian activist Tracy Kachtick-Anders, but the outspoken comedian said Thursday that it's time for Jay Leno to step aside for Conan O'Brien and cut his losses.
NBC is seeking to move Leno into his old 11:35 p.m. time slot and push O'Brien past midnight again after Leno's primetime show failed. O'Brien is fighting the big step backwards after only seven months on the Tonight Show.
The Advocate reportsthat while promoting her HBO documentary A Family Is a Family Is a Family with her son Parker, O'Donnell admitted to reporters that she sided with O’Brien, likely because the comedian has bad blood with Leno.
"I'm a huge fan of Conan O'Brien, and [the Tonight show] is a franchise that's been 60 years with NBC. And if you're privileged enough to be asked to drive the bus, you should say thank you, and drive it to the best of your ability. And when it's time for them to hire a new driver, you should say thank you for allowing me to drive this as long as I did, and pass the keys to the new guy with red hair, and not try to flatten his tires before he even gets going." she said.
On her blog, O'Donnell had some harsh words for Leno, saying he had bullied his way back into college so he could be the quarterback again.
The former daytime talk show host also revealed that when Leno started on the Tonight show in the early 1990s, an NBC executive offered her the chance to sub for Leno on Friday nights as Joan Rivers did for Johnny Carson. O'Donnell said Leno vetoed the idea.
O’Donnell said she has no late-night hosting aspirations, particularly given what's going on now.
"That question today is like asking if I'd like to vacation in Haiti," O'Donnell said. "Although I hear it's an enjoyable place, this wouldn't be the time to go, correct?"
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