Rosie O’Donnell speaks out on daughter’s arrest for child neglect and drug possession

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rosie O’Donnell has spoken out on her daughter’s recent arrests for child neglect and drug possession, saying that “sadly this is not new for our family.” The 62-year-old comedian and actor’s eldest daughter, Chelsea O’Donnell, 27, was arrested in Wisconsin on September 17 and booked into Marinette County Jail. Rosie O’Donnell says her daughter’s recent arrests for drug possession are ‘not new’ Following the news of Chelsea’s arrests, O’Donnell took to Instagram on Sunday to share a statement from the family, as well as an old photo of her daughter “from a better time.” “Chelsea is in the news today – this is a photo from a better time – here is the family comment,” she wrote, alongside an old selfie of Chelsea with a baby lying on her chest. “Sadly this is not new for our family – Chelsea has struggled with drug addiction for a decade – we r all hopeful she will find her way out of this deadly disease.” O’Donnell has had a fraught relationship with Chelsea over the years, with her daughter going missing from their New York home in 2015. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “When somebody does something unforgivable to you and you can forgive them and they can forgive you, there’s a kind of grace that descends upon the both of you, within that.” Chelsea has since welcomed three other children: daughter Riley in January 2021, daughter Avery Lynn in February 2022, and son Atlas in October 2023.