In the blue corner, we've got loud mouth, Ms. I have an opinion on Everybody Rosie O'Donnell, and in the red corner, Too Cute-Regis Philbin is my friend Kelly Ripa, getting ready for a showdown. All this stemming from comments made by Ripa last week, after she co-hosted LIVE with former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken. Aiken stepped on Ms. Ripa's last nerve it seems when he covered her mouth (totally gross) with his hand to make a comment to Dancing with the Stars' winners Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke. Ms. Ripa jokingly said something to the effect of, "take your hand off my face, honey, 'cause I don't know where your hand has been". Ain't that the truth!
Seems Ms. Up in Everybody's business Rosie, said that the comment sounded "homophobic" to her and that Ms. Ripa was less than respectful. Whatever! I don't know who in their right mind would let someone just cover their mouth, that they don't know, as if they've been friends for decades. O'Donnell went on to tell her VIEW girls and audience that Ripa wouldn't have said jack if it had been a cute, straight man. That she would have said something entirely different.
This prompted Kelly to call up Rosie and tell her that the hand comment came from the fact that Aiken had been greeting the audience and hello, it's cold & flu season and she didn't want to catch anything. She also said that was nothing but respectful. I don't blame her, hell, I know someone who refuses to shake hands based on those grounds alone, using the phrase "Colds & Flu, don't come near".
Rosie, is too uptight and just needs to get a life!
