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The former talk show host called out Leno after archival footage of him appeared in the Netflix docuseries, showing him reading death threats to Tracey Yukich.
The former talk show host called out Leno after archival footage of him appeared in the Netflix docuseries, showing him reading death threats to Tracey Yukich.
Rosie O'Donnell lashes out at Jay Leno, slams Bob Harper while watching his The Biggest Loser documentary
The former talk show host called out Leno after archival footage of him appeared in the Netflix docuseries, showing him reading death threats to Tracey Yukich.
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- Rosie O'Donnell called out fellow talk show icon Jay Leno while watching *The Biggest Loser *doc.
- The ex-*View* cohost called Leno "a mean a--hole" over his past treatment of *Biggest Loser* champ Tracey Yukich.
- O'Donnell also called out former *Biggest Loser* personality Bob Harper.**
Rosie O'Donnell has taken aim at fellow talk show icon Jay Leno.
The former *View* cohost and *Rosie O'Donnell Show* star shared an incendiary message to Leno Tuesday on social media, as she made her way through Netflix's buzzy *Biggest Loser* docuseries that chronicles various controversies surrounding the weight-loss-themed reality competition show.
"Jay leno is a mean a--hole," O'Donnell wrote on Instagram, alongside sharing a photo of her TV screen that showed a scene from *Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser *doc featuring an interview with *Biggest Loser* contestant Tracey Yukich.**
In the second slide of the post, O'Donnell, 63, shared an image of a Facebook post from 75-year-old Leno's *The Jay Leno Show,* which was also included in the documentary during a scene highlighting Yukich's appearance on the show that saw Leno reading fan-submitted death threats to his guest.
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Tracey Yukich and Jay Leno on 'The Jay Leno Show'.
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One of the messages included a fan calling Yukich "just pure evil," with another threatening to hit her with their car. "I would not step on the brake if I saw you cross the street. I want to accelerate," Leno says in the 2009 episode. "She wants to kill you, but she won't use a swear word."
Through tears in her docuseries interview, Yukich recounts the appearance. "These are emails that people actually sent to the show," she says in episode 3 of the Netflix project.
"It was so bad," she continues. "I was like, wow. My feelings were so hurt. They were. I didn't know that I was a villain until the show aired."
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Rosie O'Donnell says 'The View' will be canceled over politics: 'Truth is dangerous'
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In a separate post, O'Donnell also criticized former *Biggest Loser* personality and personal trainer Bob Harper, who regularly appeared on (and later hosted) the competition program.
"Ok now bob harper - can u not say IM SORRY - seriously- so hurtful- so cruel - come on bob," O'Donnell wrote on Instagram, criticizing Harper for his involvement in the TV show that various contestants spoke out against in the docuseries.
** has reached out to a representative for Leno for comment. EW has additionally attempted to contact representatives for Harper for a response.
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Rosie O'Donnell.
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O'Donnell isn't the only public figure to take issue with *The Biggest Loser*. Following the debut of the Netflix program, former *Biggest Loser* personality Jillian Michaels also condemned Harper and the three-part docuseries in several social media posts addressing claims made in the project.
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O'Donnell also made headlines in recent weeks, after Donald Trump, whom has long feuded with the actress, threatened to revoke her United States citizenship by calling her a "threat to humanity" after she moved to Ireland to evade his second-term presidency.
*Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser* is now streaming on Netflix.
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