STAGE TUBE: Rosie O'Donnell Appears on This Morning's TODAY Show

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Rosie O'Donnell appeared as a guest panelists on the TODAY show's 'Professonals Segment' this morning. The comedian was sitting in for segment regular Dr. Nancy Snyderman who is currently on vacation. During the segment, Snyderman, Donny Deutsch and Star Jones discuss the day's hottest topics. On today's show, things got heated when the subject of Lindsay Lohan's recent casting as legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor came up. See the sparks fly below!

O'Donnell's latest talk show on the OWN network was recently canceled after five months on the air. The actress, who produced the 2003 Broadway show Taboo, has starred on Broadway in Grease (Rizzo), Seussical (Cat in the Hat) and Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), and off-Broadway in Love, Loss and What I Wore, as well as regionally in Find Me. She will soon reunite with her 'Exit to Eden' co-star Dan Aykroyd in an upcoming episode of Happily Divorced, which will air in May on TV Land.