Comedian Rosie O’Donnell did her best Martha Stewart impression recently. (Photo by Peter Kramer/AP)
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Friday, May 09, 2008
No one is surprised that ROSIE O’DONNELL is still in the media mix, are they? The loudest lesbian in the biz was back flooding various airwaves, newspapers and blogs, blogs, blogs recently.
This is chiefly the fault of BARBARA WALTERS, of course, who — in addition to making everyone think about her naked and having sex with senators by confessing that she had an affair with Edward Brooke in the ’70s — said in Walters’ new memoir, “Auditions,” that O’Donnell was a “diva.”
“The premise of ‘The View’ is that of a team working together, but for Rosie it was more like Diana Ross and the Supremes, as little by little she took over,” Walters wrote in the book, according to the New York Daily News.
Apparently Queen Rosie’s rulings didn’t sit well with her subjects to the point where they were threatening to boycott the Christmas party. Heavens! Turning down free booze to prove a point? That makes no sense to Dish at all.
O’Donnell also had an appearance on Rachael Ray’s show, which Dish refuses to watch, because who needs to learn how to make “Cowboy Spaghetti”? (Sadly, this is not a joke — pasta, jarred marinara combined with a jarred Velveeta-esque cheese sauce. What the hell is wrong with her?) But this episode was totally worthwhile because O’Donnell did a deep-voiced Martha Stewart impersonation.
On the show, O’Donnell said that she called Stewart, offering her help when the domestic goddess went to prison. Stewart asked her to stop by for a visit.
“I said to her, ‘So, Martha, what do you miss the most?’ and she looks right at me and says ‘The flavor of lemon,’ and I thought, ‘Holy crap, it’s not an act,’” O’Donnell related to Ray.
Of course it’s not an act, Rosie — lemon zest is essential for any number of risotto dishes and certainly desserts served en croute.
 Dish loves this next bit. It comes from Marc Malkin, E!’s gossip hound. Everyone knows that T.R. KNIGHT, infamously of “Grey’s Anatomy” and the “faggot” controversy of last year, who is 35, is dating a 19 year-old UCLA student, right?
So, the cradle-robber’s gonna make it legit, Malkin suggests. The two, who have been dating for less than six months, may get married on June 4 at a group commitment ceremony for same-sex couples that is being held by the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Knight is hosting the event, which will obviously be held in West Hollywood.
Fifty couples, mayor Jeffrey Prang and Judy Shepard are all expected to attend the event, which also serves as a sort of kick-off to National Gay Pride month. Of course, an event in America wouldn’t be an event without a little corporate sponsorship and indeed, the Erase Hate pendants by Udi Behr will be worn by the couples.
 Wonderful news from PEREZ HILTON, that no-good gossip hound. According to his rumor files, VAN HANSIS (how made up is that name?), who plays Luke Snyder on “As the World Turns,” is dating TYLER HANES, who mostly does theater acting. Although Hansis’ character on the soap is gay, in the past Hansis has been referred to as straight.
Hilton spies also caught Australian singer SIA and her rumored girlfriend, J.D. SAMSON from Le Tigre, at the Dolly Parton Radio City Music Hall concert on May 1. Awwwww. How queer is that?
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