The rumblings about Rosie O’Donnell leaving The View finally became a reality this morning when she announced the news on the daytime talk show. The outspoken co-host will be leaving the show in June, just one year after she blew in to fill Star Jones’ vacant seat. According to O’Donnell, she and ABC could not come to a contract agreement—they wanted her to remain on the show for three years, but she only wanted to stick around for one more. Fear not, she will show up from time to time during the next season, at least for an autism special, if not on other occasions. O’Donnell said, “It just didn’t work, and that’s show biz. But it’s not sad because I loved it here and I love you guys and I’m not going away.” While I’m sure Barbara Walters, Joy and Elisabeth are letting out a collective sigh—since O’Donnell turned things upside with her penchant for speaking her mind—it’s unclear how this will impact ratings. When Rosie came on board, ratings took a major upswing. With her departure, who knows? Walters commented, “We have had, to say the least, an interesting year.”