Overview
- O'Donnell made the comment during a recent appearance on Australia's Sam Pang Tonight, a segment now widely picked up by international outlets.
- She said Reeves' 1997 live interview was marked by one-word answers, leading her to say on air, "it is a talk show — you have to talk."
- O'Donnell emphasized that Reeves returned in 2001 and "got the hang of it," describing him as "a lovely man" and "good-hearted."
- An archival clip of the 1997 exchange has resurfaced online, and multiple reports note Reeves' representatives have not responded to requests for comment.
- In the same interview, she named Barbra Streisand as her favorite guest and Martin Short as the best to book, and she revisited her notable 1999 Tom Selleck exchange.