Rosie O'Donnell Sued for Slander By Former View Producer
Celebrity News Oct. 17, 2015 AT 2:02PM By
Will Mendelson
Rosie O'Donnell is being sued for slander by a former senior producer of The View
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Rosie ODonnell is being sued by a former senior producer of the
View who claims that the comedian slandered her in front of the shows staff and got her fired.
The suit, filed by Jennifer Shepard-Brookman in New York state court on Thursday, Oct. 15, states that ODonnell resented her fellow co-host, and moderator of the ABC daytime show,
Whoopi Goldberg, the
Hollywood Reporter reports. In her complaint, Shepard-Brookman says she was fired in 2015 after having worked on the show since 2011, and claims that ODonnell accused Ms. Brookman of teaming with Ms. Goldberg to undermine Ms. ODonnell.
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Shepard-Brookman also claims that the former
View co-host, 53, publicly accused Ms. Brookman of betraying professional and personal confidences and leaking sensitive information to the media in a meeting back with executive producers in January, and that ODonnell continued to spread these false accusations. ODonnell left the show the following month.
To be clear, Ms. Brookman denies that she ever leaked any such information about the show to the media, the complaint stated. The suit stated one cause of action, slander, which Brookman maintains caused her to suffer intense emotional distress
destroyed her professional reputation, and led to her termination of employment.
The amount of damages is unspecified. ODonnells attorney told the
Hollywood Reporter that the allegations made in the suit are baseless.
Earlier this month, ODonnells adopted daughter Chelsea slammed her mother in an interview, leaving the actress heartbroken, according to her rep.
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