Overview

• Chelsea Belle O'Donnell filed paperwork in January 2025 to change her last name to Neuens, her birth mother's maiden name.
• The decision follows her exclusion from Rosie O'Donnell's $80 million estate, including removal from two trusts and a life insurance policy.
• Rosie O'Donnell publicly addressed the name change in a 30-stanza Substack poem, expressing disapproval but also pride in Chelsea's progress.
• The mother-daughter relationship has been strained for years, marked by Chelsea's 2015 disappearance and her struggles with addiction, including three drug arrests in 2024.
• Chelsea is currently serving six years of probation with strict conditions, including sobriety and mental health evaluations, while residing in a sober living facility in Wisconsin.