Rosie O’Donnell has been in talks to replace Bob Barker as host of The Price is Right and even met with producers last week, but in a video posted late last night on her website she says she probably won’t take the job because she doesn’t want to move to Los Angeles. She says:

"Here’s the thing. I don’t really need a job. I’m in a weird position. I don’t need the money. I know you’re not allowed to talk about money in America, but I’m just saying I don’t. So to get my entire family uprooted from their lives and move them across the country so that I can have a fantasy childhood indulgence job just doesn’t seem fair. They all are in school, they have friends, we love their school, we love our community, our house, our life, our home. If they were able to do it in New York it would be a different story. But it looks like it ain’t gonna happen."

Whenever Rosie says she turned down a gig it really means the other side of the negotiations wouldn’t do something Rosie really wanted, like give her the home phone numbers of the models on the show. Rosie’s other excuse was that her domestic partner was jealous because all the Price is Right models wanted her hot body.

"I got to tell you, I’ve been hanging around with those heteros for a full year and it’s not fun," she said. "Turn around one minute and they’ll stab you in the back with a high heel. They will."

- Rosie O’Donnell Sunday night tells a Cyndi Lauper audience where Rosie was a special guest.

Rosie isn’t just a racist, she’s an equal opportunity offender. If you’re not a fat white lesbian loud mouth, then you’re Rosie’s enemy. Rosie is the perfect example of intolerance. It wouldn’t be a big stretch for Rosie to play Hitler in a lesbian Nazi movie.

We’ll call this a solid rumor. Insiders at ABC’s The View have hinted that Whoopi Goldberg will replace Rosie O’Donnell on the daytime blabber-fest. Other hopefuls included Kathy Griffin, Rosanne Barr, Ricki Lake and Gayle King.

Whoopi reportedly got the inside track based on her experience and the fact that she’s a New Yorker. The producers must be hoping that Whoopi will serve as a toned-down version of Rosie (who has a tendency to step on some toes).

Hopefully, the show won’t get too bland, though. As funny as Whoopi is, some of the best moments on The View come when the hosts are at each other’s throats. Maybe she’ll slap Barbara Walters if the ratings sag. Then even I’d watch the show.

To try to save face here are the official exec and Rosie O’Donnell statements:

"We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us that she would like an early leave. Therefore, we part ways, thank her for her tremendous contribution to ’The View’ and wish her well."

Barbara Walters said: "I brought Rosie to the show. Rosie contributed to one of our most exciting and successful years at "The View." I am most appreciative. Our close and affectionate relationship will not change."

For her part, Rosie said: "I’m extremely grateful. It’s been an amazing year and I love all three women."

What Barbara said the other day was that The View had its highest ratings in February when there were no feuds. Hint hint hint.

No one is denying that the CAT FIGHT between Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie is the reason she left. Bullies will leave, and leave you alone, if you punch them in the nose, and that’s what happened. Elisabeth Hasselbeck is my hero! She deserves a raise. We called it.

…but first some final words from Rosie to The View…

There’s no question Rosie O’Donnell acts like a childhood bully, but as it turns out she hires writers that act like teenagers. Here’s more:

Yesterday, Rosie’s chief writer, Janette Barber, was allegedly escorted from the building after she was caught drawing moustaches on photographs of Elisabeth Hasselbeck that hang in the "View" studios.

There were also rumors O’Donnell was so angry after her argument with Hasselbeck that she trashed her dressing room, although ABC denied the tantrum.

Janette was fortunately caught before she could draw the beard and bunny ears. Her age is unknown, but she does meet the 48 inch height requirement for the rides at Disney Land.