Antagonistic talk show matron Rosie O’Donnell will leave ABC’s “The View” prematurely following an on-air spat with Elisabeth Hasselbeck over the Iraq war that has repeatedly aired across cable television shows, according to her network. O’Donnell is known for her unashamedly liberal views, and Hasselbeck is a political conservative, and they’ve battled frequently on the show, though they still say they’re good friends off-screen. Fair enough, but that Rosie is gone, and good riddance to bad rubbish indeed.

Brian Fons, president of ABC Daytime Television has said in a statement, “We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us that she would like an early leave. Therefore, we part ways, thank her for her tremendous contribution to ‘The View’ and wish her well.”

The shouting match led up to the two women calling one another “cowardly” just short of the commercial break cutting the confrontation short. O’Donnell has been credited with bringing controversy to the tune of runaway ratings successes, but critics have been, well, critical.

O’Donnell has been criticized for many of her beliefs, including those lambasting Donald Trump, who discarded her and her decidedly lesbian statements as “ugly”, thereby needlessly unnecessary.

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