Rosie O’Donnell isn’t holding again with regards to the perfect — and worst — visitors she’s had on her iconic discuss present. And stunning, Hollywood’s most universally adored stars made her “worst” listing: Keanu Reeves.
Sure, that Keanu Reeves — the beloved John Wick and Matrix actor who’s turn out to be the web’s favourite good man. O’Donnell, 62, shared the stunning confession whereas showing on Australian discuss present Sam Pang Tonight on Monday, October 13.
After naming Barbra Streisand as her favourite visitor and Martin Brief as the perfect visitor, O’Donnell revealed that Reeves’ 1997 look on The Rosie O’Donnell Present was unexpectedly difficult.
“One of many worst, who, I like the man, however he’s not good on discuss exhibits: Keanu Reeves,” she informed the viewers, who audibly gasped.
“He’s so candy, he appears beautiful, I like all his motion pictures, however he wouldn’t reply a query,” Rosie defined. “I’d say, ‘So, Keanu, how’s it going? How are you feeling?’ ‘Good.’ … We have been reside. We couldn’t retape. I lastly stated after like three minutes, ‘, Keanu, it’s a discuss present. You need to discuss.’”
In response to Rosie, Reeves ultimately “obtained the cling of it” when he returned to the present later. “However he’s a beautiful man and a good-hearted man, so I don’t wanna throw him underneath the bus,” she added.
After all, Rosie couldn’t resist throwing somebody underneath the bus. “I may have stated Tom Selleck, which might have been simple to do,” she quipped, referencing her notorious 1999 interview with the Blue Bloods star.
The fiery change with Selleck got here shortly after the Columbine Excessive Faculty tragedy. On the time, Selleck had appeared in a full-page NRA commercial that learn, “I’m the NRA. Capturing teaches youngsters good values.” Rosie recalled, “It was very awkward, as a result of I had by no means been unkind or controversial, however Columbine had simply occurred. It was 1999, and he had an advert in magazines that stated, ‘I’m the NRA, taking pictures teaches youngsters good values,’ and I used to be so torn up about Columbine that I simply didn’t hand over. Like an harmless fool, I stated to my workers, ‘Do you assume that can get any press?’”
The interview made main headlines, with Selleck accusing O’Donnell of “questioning my humanity” as she pressed him about his accountability for gun deaths.
