Rosie O'Donnell Lashes Out at Kelly Ripa Over Alleged 'Homophobic' Remark

Rosie O'Donnell is lashing out at Kelly Ripa for a comment that she made last Friday while co-hosting with Clay Aiken according to TMZ.com.

There were several articles on the web yesterday suggesting the Ms. Ripa was none to happy with the way that Clay acted while co-hosting the show with her. The talk show host went off on Aiken last Friday morning on "Live With Regis and Kelly," saying "I don't think he was respectful in any way." She says Aiken was hostile toward her when they shared co-hosting duties on Friday's show. At one point during the show, to stop Kelly from talking Aiken reached over and placed his hand over her mouth, to which she responded "I don't know where that hand has been."

That comment prompted O'Donnell, while hosting the view, to say that she thought the Ripa's comment was homophobic. She further went on to say "that if that was a straight man, if that was a cute man, if that was a guy that she didn't question is sexuality, she would have said a different thing."

Outraged, Ripa called into the show immediately and stated that Rosie's accusation was "outrageous" and "irresponsible. She also said that her remarks had nothing to do with being homophobic or Aiken's sexual orientation, she said she made the remark last Friday because it was "cold and flu season" and that Aiken had shaken the hands of the studio audience.

Rosie apparently didn't buy that excuse, saying that although she admires Ripa, from "where she sits" her response to Aiken was homophobic.

I completely disagree with Rosie for several reasons. First off, he put his hand over her mouth which is no no. Kelly and Clay aren't best friends. Who wants anyone, whether they know them or not to just put their hand on their mouth. Second of all has Clay Aiken came out and said he was gay? Last time I checked he hadn't. So can you make a homophobic comment about a person who swears their straight? I don't think you can. This just seems like another attempt by Rosie O'Donnell to make issue where there is none.

Everyone knows your a lesbian Rosie and that's awesome, but you don't have to turn everything, everyone does into a gay issue. Somethings are just black and white and have nothing to do with sexual orientation and this in my opinion was one of those things.