Rosie O’Donnell says she’s moved to Ireland because of Trump Presidency
Comedian and actor Rosie O’Donnell took to TikTok to reveal that she has moved to Ireland with her daughter Dakota.
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Rosie O’Donnell’s estranged daughter Chelsea wants to change her name following media attention surrounding her legal troubles.
Chelsea O’Donnell, 27, the oldest daughter of the comedian, filed to change her name in January, according to Wisconsin Circuit Court records viewed by USA TODAY Thursday. The Daily Mail was first to report the news.
A rep for Rosie O’Donnell declined to comment. On Sunday, the former talk-show host shared a lengthy, heartfelt note about the breakdown of her and Chelsea’s relationship and the media attention surrounding Chelsea’s legal trouble on Substack.
The former “The View” host said she got her daughter’s permission to post it, and confirmed Chelsea’s request for a name change. “she wishes to change her last name / to her birth moms maiden name,” the poetic note read. “doesn’t make sense to me / I am not her.”
According to Marinette County, Wisconsin, jail records viewed by USA TODAY, Chelsea O’Donnell was booked on Nov. 18 following arrests in September and October for charges including allegedly maintaining a “drug trafficking place,” neglecting a child, domestic abuse and possessing methamphetamine, THC, drug paraphernalia and an illegally obtained prescription.
Last month, the 27-year-old was sentenced to six years probation for three counts of possessing methamphetamine, jumping bail and resisting or obstructing an officer, according to People, Page Six and Entertainment Weekly.
Rosie O’Donnell, who has commented before on Chelsea’s run-ins with law enforcement, wrote that her daughter has expressed frustration with her lack of privacy. “what would I say that she will be ok with me sharing,” she wrote. “she doesn’t like it when the press shows up at some hearing.”
The former talk show host also addressed remarks saying she should talk about her daughter more or that she “should have done something else” to help her. “every adoption story is complicated,” she wrote.
“her story is her own to tell,” Rosie continued, adding that Chelsea’s “journey” has been “made public by a series of bad decisions on everyones part when she was a young teen.”
O’Donnell has five children and shares 27-year-old Chelsea with ex-wife Kelli Carpenter.
Chelsea O’Donnell made headlines as a teen in 2015 when she ran away from her New York home and was found a week later in New Jersey. As an 18 year old, she moved in with her biological mother in Wisconsin. Now, she is a mother to four children, with her youngest being born last fall, per Rosie O’Donnell’s Oct. 30, 2023, Instagram post.
Rosie O’Donnell said Chelsea is “doing so well now in spite of the tabloid fodder,” she added. “she has the right to do it without strangers judgement” and “i wish i could delete my fame for her.”
She continued: “we raise them we do r (sic) best (but) we all fail in so many ways. but rain or shine same name or not that’s my girl.”
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Contributing: KiMi Robinson
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