Photo SpecialCeleb Scandals
From power seats to penthouse suites, these public offenders proved the bigger they were, the harder they fell
ROSIE O'DONNELL
In 2002, six months after coming out of the closet on national TV and four months after ending her Emmy-winning talk show, Rosie O'Donnell shut down her magazine, Rosie, following a feud with publisher Gruner + Jahr about its editorial direction. G + J fired back, filing a lawsuit accusing the comic of "bizarre and oft-times mean-spirited behavior" and seeking damages in excess of $100 million; O'Donnell countersued for $125 million. The judge declared the case a draw after a seven-week trial.
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Updated: Friday Aug 27, 2004 | 12:00 PM EDT
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