Rosie O'Donnell received backlash from her daughter for supporting the Menendez brothers . Rosie's daughter, Chelsea Belle O’Donnell, was detained and booked into jail in Wisconsin after a police issued a search warrant in September. She was charged with multiple felony counts - neglecting a child, possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a drug trafficking place.
She was also charged in October with four misdemeanors which were possession of THC, drug paraphernalia and illegally obtained prescription drugs, as well as disorderly conduct. To Chelsea, her mother cares more about the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, than her own daughter. Rosie believed the brothers were molested by their father, Jose Menendez .
Menendez brothers' elderly relatives have 'last chance' to reunite as they hope for release Sharon Osbourne says the Menendez brothers should remain in prison: 'They killed their parents' Chelsea told the Daily Mail : "My mother is more interested in getting the Menendez brothers released from prison than getting me out." In a recent interview with Variety, Rosie claimed that after appearing on Larry King Live! 30 years ago, she received a letter from Lyle, 56. However, Barbara Walters, Rosie's former co-host on The View, cautioned her against endorsing the siblings at that time.
Rosie said: "I was out to lunch with Barbara Walters and our publicist Cindy Berger, and I said, 'Barbara, you’re not going to believe this, but guess who wrote to me — Lyle Menende.