Rosie O'Donnell to Leave the View

Uber-Dyke Rosie O'Donnell won't be returning to the View next season. According to Rosie, ""My needs for the future just didn't dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me," O'Donnell said in a statement early today.

Although Rosie has boosted ratings for the NBC show, something tells me there's more behind this then meets the eye. Is she leaving because she's not being offered enough money, or could it be a face saving way of getting rid of her.

Maybe producer Barbara Walters "thinks the lady doest protest too much," and is cutting ties after Rosie's very public flare-ups with the likes of Oprah, Kelly Ripa, Donald Trump, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Paula Abdul, and a few others.

Ah, Rosie, you might be a pain in the butt, but you're still OUR pain in the butt!