Rosie O’Donnellmade sure thatWoody AllenandMichael Jacksonknew what she thought of them.
In the case of Allen, the film was 1999’sSweet and Lowdown, with Sean Penn and Uma Thurman.
“I had done an HBO special where I said everything about him,” O’Donnell toldStern.
Woody Allen, Rosie O’Donnell, and Michael Jackson.Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Carlo Allegri/Getty Images
(Spoiler: She did not have good things to say about Allen.)
“And then I got on my show.
I said, ‘kindly send him my HBO special.’
And the woman said, ‘Oh he’s already seen it.’
And I said, ‘Send it anyway with two words:F—andno.’
And I sent it to him.”
I said, ‘I’m not interested…
I really don’t want to.’
And finally they said, ‘He’s going to come over here.’
And he didn’t come over."
Allen was accused of sexually abusing his adoptive daughterDylan Farrowwhen she was 7 years old.
A bitter custody battle between Allen and his exMia Farrowfollowed, and the allegations were investigated.
Most recently, her story was at the center ofthe HBO docuseriesAllen vs. Farrow.
Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 and settled a civil suit.
He was later accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy and was taken to court in 2005.
Jackson was acquitted on all counts and denied any allegations of abuse up to his death in 2009.
A 2019 HBO documentary,Leaving Neverland, explored allegations against Jackson.
She added, “He had a lot of people under his spell.”
According to O’Donnell, the situation led to a friendship between her and Mia Farrow.
