Rosie O’Donnell Addresses 'Toxic' Daytime Talk Shows and How She Avoided It (Exclusive)

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Rosie O'Donnell is always doing what she can to stay above the fray by showing respect and sharing kindness.ET's Denny Directo recently spoke with O’Donnell — while promoting her new Paramount+ documentary, and the longtime TV personality and actress reflected on the spate of recent controversies surrounding toxic and hostile work environments on different daytime talk show sets.Specifically, O'Donnell reflected on how she avoided creating that sort of environment on her own eponymous talk show,, which ran for six seasons from 1996 to 2002.«We had a really wonderful working environment,» O'Donnell recalled. «But, you know, we were the first of that kind of show… [and] because we were the first one, and we had done it, and we had gotten so much acclaim in such a short time, you know everybody was happy.»«I made sure that the staff was off in the summers when we had vacation, and that was unheard of,» she continued. «I made sure there was a nursery on staff, we had a very content, happy staff.»O'Donnell added, «In fact, they keep throwing reunion parties every five years, and everybody comes.

But it was a different time, I think, and fame was different.»Quoting Boy George from the musical, "'Fame is the impending, glittering disaster,' right?

And you never know how people are gonna do under the glare of fame. And for some people, it takes its toll.«Although, O'Donnell also suggested that sometimes the tension and hostility in a workplace, or exhibited by a talk show host, can be influenced and exacerbated by what is going on off-set.»I also think it depends on what else you have going on in your life," she shared. "[What] you have to focus on and to ground you.