I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, it's very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ability to decide what they do or don't want to share.

I was like really? I didn't know that. She stated "Left the first wife had an affair. " She said at the end of the segment the conversation had "not gone the way I had hoped" and added "if you feel insulted by my questions I apologize because it was not a personal attack.

O'Donnell's strong opinions resulted in several notable controversies including an on-air dispute regarding the Bush administration's policies with the Iraq War resulting in a mutual agreement to cancel her contract. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger LGBT rights activist television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family Vacations.