Over a career that’s spanned more than 30 years, Rosie O’Donnell made the world laugh and cry as one of Hollywood’s go-to comedians and actresses. She was perhaps best known for appearances in TV shows and films like A League of Their Own , The Flintstones and Web Therapy . More recently though, O’Donnell has gained a reputation for her off-screen comments that have stirred feuds and controversy, than for her accolades.
In particular, her bitter relationship with former US president Donald Trump – that stretches back several decades – continues to make headlines. As the world watches Trump’s hush-money trial play out in New York, O’Donnell has once again become an outspoken critic of the politician – and a surprising supporter of his former fixer, Michael D. Cohen.
Here’s how O’Donnell’s links to Trump are keeping her in the news. How did Rosie O’Donnell strike up a friendship with Donald Trump’s former fixer, Michael D. Cohen? O’Donnell, 62, has made headlines in recent weeks because of her surprise friendship with Cohen, the man once known as the former president’s fixer.
Cohen first started working with Trump as a special counsel in 2007, and continued to do so for more than a decade, per the BBC. It was also Cohen, according to The New York Times, who once helped Trump carry out his attacks against O’Donnell during their feud. But when Cohen took to the stand in a Manhattan courtroom earlier this month to testify against Trump in the form.
