Overview

• O'Donnell made the claim in a new interview on Australia’s Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel show, prompting outlets to publish the remarks and share clips online.
• The 2007 exchange with Elisabeth Hasselbeck centered on American troops and the Iraq War and preceded O'Donnell’s departure from the program.
• She says producers prepared the live split-screen before the on-air argument and contends it was not an on-the-fly decision.
• O'Donnell recalls trying to befriend Hasselbeck off camera at the time, describing personal gestures she says preceded the on-air feud.
• Entertainment Weekly and others said they requested comment from The View and Hasselbeck, with no substantive public response reported in these pieces.