Overview
- This week O'Donnell told People she sometimes re‑watches the 2007 on‑air argument with Elisabeth Hasselbeck and named Joy Behar as her favorite co‑host.
- O'Donnell has repeated a claim first aired publicly in October 2025 that the split‑screen shot showing the fight was prepared by producers rather than improvised.
- Hasselbeck pushed back on social media, posting on Instagram that O'Donnell 'time and time again wants to spread lies and hate.'
- O'Donnell said she would consider appearing as a guest for The View's 30th‑anniversary season but does not want to return as a full‑time co‑host.
- No independent production evidence has been published to confirm the alleged setup, so the story remains a contested personal recollection that keeps focus on how daytime shows frame conflict and what producers disclose.