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Rosie O'Donnell Visits Daughter Serving Time for Parole Violation
The comedian met her 28-year-old daughter for four hours in June, their longest conversation in a decade. Chelsea is serving time after a probation revocation in October 2025. O'Donnell plans a one-woman show on their relationship.
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Rosie O'Donnell visited her daughter Chelsea in prison in June, nypost.com reported. The meeting was the first conversation between them in 10 years that lasted more than 25 minutes and the first time O'Donnell had seen Chelsea consistently for four hours. Chelsea cried when the visit ended early due to a tornado warning.
O'Donnell said it was the first time she had seen an empathetic emotion from her daughter. She described Chelsea as looking good and showing a healthy calm. O'Donnell wrote a poem about the visit that listed prison rules: a hug hello and goodbye only, no money exchanged, hands above the table and no loud voices.
Her heart skipped a beat during the encounter. Chelsea, now 28, is in prison for violating parole. In February 2025 she appeared in court on charges of felony bail jumping, resisting or obstructing an officer, possession of methamphetamine and child neglect.
She received a sentence of six years of probation. Her probation was revoked in October 2025, resulting in a jail term. O'Donnell stated that Chelsea has been sober for almost two years. She noted Chelsea was born addicted to drugs.
O'Donnell's next one-woman show will examine their relationship, and she has asked Chelsea for input on the project.
