Rosie O’Donnell Done With "The View" In June

Rosie O’Donnell’s turns down new contract on “The View” just like Star Jones did. ABC was unable to agree on a contract with the opinionated host, and she’ll leave the show in June.

O’Donnell said in a statement that “my needs for the future just didn’t dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me.”

“This has been an amazing experience,” she said, “and one I wouldn’t have traded for the world.”

O’Donnell has helped raise the ratings for the daytime chat show invented by Barbara Walters. But her outspokenness has caused constant controversy, including a nasty name calling feud with Donald Trump that placed Walters squarely in the middle.

In the Trump war of words, O’Donnell was reportedly mad that Walters did not come more swiftly to her defense, while Trump said Walters told him she didn’t want O’Donnell on the show, a claim Walters denied.

Despite controversy, or maybe because of it, O’Donnell was money for ABC, owned by the Walt Disney Co. Ratings for “The View” during February sweeps were up 15% in key women demographics over the same time in 2006.

Bill Carroll, an expert in the syndication market for Katz Television, was quoted as saying, "he’d be surprised if ABC didn’t try hard to keep O’Donnell, given the attention she brought to the long-running show."

It has been reported that the company that produced O’Donnell’s long-running daytime show has expressed interest in having her back.

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Rosie O'Donnell's Leaving 'The View'