Rosie O’Donnell has never been known for her patience, grace under fire, or her slim physique inability to hold a grudge.

And now, only days after her hot-tempered performance on The View, ABC has announced that Rosie has made Elisabeth Hasselbeck cry for the very last time.

ABC president released the following statement, (via TMZ):

We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us that she would like an early leave. Therefore, we part ways, thank her for her tremendous contribution to ‘The View’ and wish her well.”

Meanwhile, an apparently confused Rosie O’Donnell said, “I’m extremely grateful. It’s been an amazing year and I love all three women.”

Yes, what a long, strange trip this has been.

After the jump, a look back at this year’s ups and downs, with a segment we’d like to call “The View In Review.”

• September 5, 2006: Rosie’s very first day on The View! Rumor has it she’s forced to shun her frumpy lesbian wardrobe for a more chic, suburban mom look. With heels!

• September 19, 2006: Rosie and Elisabeth have their very first tiff! Hopefully, the girls have gotten it out of their systems.

• October 26, 2006: Lola Ogunnaike tries, fails to fill Star Jone’s oversized shoes.

• November 21, 2006: Rosie O’Donnell brands Kelly Ripa a homophobe; fails to consider that most people simply don’t like being touched by Clay Aiken.

• December 8, 2006: Rosie denies rumors that she’s quitting The View for Nip/Tuck spinoff; fails to address rumors that she’s quitting The View because she really, really hates her co-hosts.

• December 22, 2006: Barbara Walters reminds all of us that she’s a “personal friend” of Donald Trumps. Because apparently Trump and Rosie are having some minor friction!

• January 9, 2007: Rosie and Babs get in a crazy screaming match in the makeup room! But will they kiss and make up? [Spoiler: No.]

• January 19, 2007: Rosie refers to American Idol judges as “three millionaires…one probably intoxicated.” And for once, we totally agree!

• March 15, 2007: Meanwhile, Star Jones is on Court TV. You know, because she’s a lawyer!

• April 3, 2007: Rosie disses Bill O’Reilly the only way she knows how: free-verse poetry style!

• April 24, 2007: Rosie grosses out audience while hosting the super-boring Matrix awards. Either that or she just really, really pissed off Page Six’s Richard Johnson.

• April 25, 2007: OMG, ‘Rosie Is Leaving The View!’ reports everyone except ABC. Oh wait, there it is.

• April 26, 2007: In light of Rosie’s impending departure, we take a closer look at this morning gabfest we call The View.

• April 30, 2007: But what’s in store for Rosie? Stealing Phil Donahue’s thunder, perhaps?

• May 14, 2007: And who will replace her? Apparently, Nancy Grace won’t.

• May 23, 2007: Rosie and Elisabeth have a crazy 10 minute mini-meltdown. Joy Behar tries to mediate, then remembers she’s the one who’d not allowed to speak.

• May 25, 2007: And finally, Rosie O’Donnell’s head writer is fired for drawing mustaches all over Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s picture. Which apparently doesn’t matter since Rosie shan’t be returning.

Farewell, Rosie. And congratulations to Elisabeth Hasselbeck on having the “Best Day In Her Entire Life.”

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