Determined, it would seem, to have the last word on her abrupt departure from The View, unemployment recipient Star Jones gives an exclusive interview to the Daily News — proving that if there's a reporter within 2 miles of her, the woman simply cannot stop talking:

• "For Barbara to say she felt betrayed is the height of hypocrisy."

• "Rosie had attacked me on every single evening entertainment program," said the 44-year-old former lawyer. "Barbara used that week to call her and invite her to be part of a show that I helped launch nine years ago."

• "Barbara did not call me herself," she said, bitterly. "After nine years, she didn't call me. They told me my contract would not be renewed because my approval rating had gone down. ... I was like, whoa!"

• "I came to work every day. I held my head up. I operated in grace and dignity," she explained. "I knew since April but I still came to work."

• "[O'Donnell] had been so vicious and nasty to me."

In her deformed haiku style, Rosie O'Donnell responds on her blog: "i wear basic lizzie chic / i dress like turtle / from entourage." So take that, Star.

The Claws Come Out [NYDN]
My View [r blog]
Earlier: Gawker's Coverage of Star Jones

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