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Rosie O'Donnell Channels Grease's Rizzo to Mock Donald Trump

Rosie O'Donnell Channels Grease's Rizzo to Mock Donald Trump

Rosie ODonnell Mocks Donald Trump

The out comedian took a Broadway stage and belted out a list of things she’d never do — all in her best Donald Trump impersonation.

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There are many things out comedian and actor Rosie O'Donnell would never do. But mocking Donald Trump on Broadway, with a parody of an iconic song from Grease, is definitely not one of them. Especially when it's for a good cause.

O'Donnell took the stage in New York City during Thursday's curtain call for Disaster!, a raucous '70's-themed musical comedy currently on Broadway, to launch the latest salvo in her long-standing feud with the Republican presidential front-runner. BuzzFeed reports that cast members invited O'Donnell on stage after Thursday's show to help raise money for charity, while actor Seth Rudetsky recounted the pair's long history working together and writing parody songs.

As a fitting tribute, Rudetsky announced that he and O'Donnell had re-written the lyrics to Rizzo's signature ballad, "There Are Worse Things I Could Do," from the smash hit Grease, to relate to Trump's unfathomable political ascent.

Since at least 2011, Trump has targeted O'Donnell on television appearances and social media, hurling an untold number of insults at the out mother of five. He has belittled her appearance, her mental health, and at a presidential debate in August, reminded moderator Megyn Kelly that he had referred to O'Donnell (and other women he disliked) as "fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals."

Watch O'Donnell give it all she's got to reveal the things she'd never do below, in a video Disaster! posted on Facebook Friday.

Last night, Rosie O'Donnell joined us for a VERY special #DisasterRelief performance with her own Donald J. Trump version of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" from Grease! #PrepareForDisaster

Posted by Disaster - On Broadway on Friday, April 8, 2016
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Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.
Sunnivie is the managing editor of The Advocate, and an award-winning journalist whose passion is covering the politics of equality and elevating the unheard stories of our community. Originally from Colorado, she and her spouse now live in Los Angeles, along with their three fur-children: dogs Luna and Cassie Doodle, and "Meow Button" Tilly.