Rosie O’Donnell Cuts Troubled Daughter From $80M Estate

The comedian and her daughter have had a strained relationship and reportedly don’t see eye to eye on various issues.

Rosie O’Donnell left the country to start a new life in Ireland to protest Donald Trump‘s win in the 2024 presidential election.

According to the Daily Mail, the comedian made the decision to cut off her daughter, Chelsea, from two separate trusts days before she left the country for a new life in Ireland.

“At the time of the execution of this indenture, the donor’s children are Parker O’Donnell, Chelsea O’Donnell (‘Chelsea’), Blake O’Donnell, Vivienne Rose O’Donnell and Dakota O’Donnell,” one of the trust documents reads.

“However, for all purposes of this indenture, the terms of ‘the donor’s children,’ ‘child of the donor,’ ‘issue of the donor,’ and any term of like import shall not include Chelsea or any issue of Chelsea,” it continued, making clear that her grandchildren will also have no inheritance.

The news outlet further shared that Rosie ensured her estranged daughter was sent a copy of the documents so she would be aware that she had been cut from her mother’s estate, which is estimated to be worth $80 million.

Chelsea is said to be unperturbed by the development and went to court to petition to change her last name back to her birth mother, Deanna Micoley’s maiden name, Neuens.

“Chelsea really didn’t care that Rosie wrote her out,” a source told the news outlet. “I mean who wouldn’t want to have access to millions? But for Chelsea, it is not about the money, it’s about feeling wanted and loved.”

The source added, “And that’s something she feels she has never really had from Rosie.”

In addition to Chelsea, Rosie also adopted four other kids: Parker, Blake, Vivienne, and Clay.

“Money is what allowed Rosie to send her away to six or seven boarding schools during her lifetime,” the source continued. “Rich people can pay someone else to raise their kids. Middle- or lower-class parents actually have to be parents, they can’t ship their kids off at the first sign of trouble.”

Although it remains unknown what caused Rosie’s decision to oust Chelsea, the 27-year-old has been battling with substance abuse and is reportedly in a sober living facility in Marinette, Wisconsin.

According to the Daily Mail, a source shared that there may be clues in Rosie’s 30-stanza poem that she posted on Substack over the weekend.

The free-verse poem, written almost entirely without capital letters and entitled “My Child Chelsea,” didn’t mention cutting her daughter off financially but did mention the name change.

“She wishes to change her last name/to her birth moms maiden name/doesn’t make sense to me/ I am not her,” Rosie wrote.

At another point, she said: “I wish I could delete my fame/for her/to make life easier/has been my goal from the beginning/but maybe that is untenable.”

Rosie’s relationship with Chelsea has seemingly been strained as the former co-host of “The View” said her daughter was “born addicted to heroin.”

“She has had a tough road,” Rosie said in 2017 after Chelsea had given an interview to the Daily Mail claiming her mother had threatened to hit her with a wine bottle because she had gotten a tattoo.

“Chelsea is mentally ill. Has been in and out of hospitals most of her life,” Rosie added. “She is very sick. She is not capable of truth or reason.”

At the time, Chelsea said she was pregnant and insisted that Rosie “would not be in my son’s life,” adding that she doesn’t “feel sad about that, to be honest.”

Meanwhile, Rosie’s decision to cut Chelsea off comes amid her stay outside the U.S. in protest of Donald Trump’s win in the November elections.

She says she plans to take up Irish citizenship but may return to the United States “when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights.”

“I miss my other kids. I miss my friends. I miss many things about life there at home, and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country,” Rosie said, per the Daily Mail.

“It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say. The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful,” she added in a video on TikTok.