@midnightpianist.us: —Then Rosie Revealed One Key Detail. Kathy Griffin thought she might finally get a big TV moment with one of her oldest friends. Instead, the invitation never came. Griffin revealed in a YouTube video that she felt “really hurt” after Rosie O’Donnell guest-hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” without inviting her onto the show. The two comedians had recently been on a flight together, where Griffin told O’Donnell she would “love to be a guest” during her hosting week. Griffin started imagining what the appearance could look like. Friends even began asking which night she would be on and whether the two might do a surprise sketch together. But the days passed. And Griffin never appeared. She admitted the disappointment felt personal, especially because she considers both O’Donnell and Jimmy Kimmel longtime friends. Then Rosie responded. Under Griffin’s Instagram post, O’Donnell wrote, “Kathy - shoulda called me honey - I didn’t choose the guests…” That one comment changed the story. Griffin had already wondered whether Rosie actually had control over the bookings. Now O’Donnell was saying she didn’t. Despite feeling left out, Griffin still encouraged people to watch Rosie’s episodes and praised her performance as guest host. Both women have also faced public controversy involving D. Trump, which Griffin said could have made their appearance together especially meaningful. What looked like a friendship problem may have simply been a misunderstanding about who was making the decisions. Sometimes hurt feelings grow in the space where one simple conversation never happened. Do you think Kathy Griffin should have called Rosie directly? #RosieODonnell #KathyGriffin #JimmyKimmelLive #CelebrityNews #tvnews

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