Rosie O'Donnell in talks to return to The View

Last month came the news that ABC's The View released Sherri Shepard and Jenny McCarthy from the show. Now sources say Rosie O'Donnell could be coming back to the show with a deal that would be for a one-year/seven figures contract. AND Rosie wants to approve who her co-hosts would be.

From Page Six:

We hear terms of her deal would include her appearing full-time on the show alongside Whoopi Goldberg, and O’Donnell will also get “approval over offers to other co-hosts.”

But according to a source, Rosie wants a stipulation that no other reality stars can be slotted as co-hosts, (so Bethenny Frankel’s agent should stop pitching). The deal would bring O’Donnell back after a rocky exit in 2007 after just one season.

I stopped watching the show years ago. Elisabeth Hasselbeck made the show unwatchable, and since then it just became even worse, although I do like Whoopi.  Hasselbeck called into Fox & Friends from vacation to rant about O'Donnell's possible return to The View, saying that Rosie had spit in the face of the US military.  You can watch the clip here:

Curious to see how this pans out.

Rumors also are flying that Sarah Palin, former half-term governor of Alaska, would like to join the group. Not sure if she qualifies as a "reality" show star since I'm not sure she understands true reality, but we shall see...