The story about Brian Williams admitting that he "misremembered" whether or not he was in a chopper hit by a grenade in Iraq in 2003 has taken on a life of its own in recent days, hasn't it? Not only is that one account being disputed, but apparently Williams has enjoyed painting himself as a hero quite often, so NBC News is looking into many of the reports he has filed to fact check him. In the meantime, the NBC Nightly News anchor has willingly opted to take an open-ended leave of absence, according to CNN, but the longer he is gone, the worse it will look for his future with the network. Everyone has been weighing in on Williams becoming part of the news, including fellow headline-grabber Rosie O'Donnell, who called him a "liar" while presenting an award to an HBO honcho.
She is also under a microscope for announcing all at once that she has left ABC's The View and her wife of three years Michelle Rounds. She basically pulled the plug on everything all at once, leaving many surprised. Her exiting the weekday chatfest seemed pretty inevitable because of all the turmoil and hostility between O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg, but her marriage also ending was a surprise.
According to Page Six, O'Donnell took the stage to present an award and, as usual, her real thoughts could not be contained.
"While presenting an award to HBO's president of documentary films, Sheila Nevins, O'Donnell said to a woman in the audience, 'I don't know who you are, but you may be my next wife.' She added, 'Maybe that's the problem in my relationships; I see someone I like and I make s**t up like Brian Williams ... I escaped on 9/11 from the Twin Towers. No, I didn't; I got mixed up. F**king Lance Armstrong liar," said the report.
Leave it to O'Donnell to be the first celebrity to call Williams a liar. You know so many others are thinking it, but only she would dare to say it first. Do you think that once NBC really starts digging it is going to uncover a multitude of lies? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
