Rosie O’Donnell Refuses To See ‘The Interview’ After Terror Threat: ‘It’s Just Not Worth It’

Rosie O’Donnell has bowed out of watching The Interview, deciding that it’s “just not worth it” in the midst of terror threats from the unknown group behind the Sony hacks that recently upped the ante, promising a 9/11-caliber event should Americans watch the film on Christmas Day when it’s scheduled for release.

The admission, made on a recent episode of The View, started with Whoopi Goldberg suggesting that, until the terror threat, many Americans were on the side of the Sony hackers.

“See, now you made people want to see the movie,” Goldberg said. “Who knows if it’s good? People and Americans in particular, we don’t like — I don’t think anybody likes being told, ‘You can’t go see that movie.'”

Nicolle Wallace then followed with a plea for Americans to keep being Americans, and “anyone who wants to see the movie, I hope they go see it.”

“What we do is we don’t let threats like this from bullies and thugs change our way of life… The Department of Homeland Security in Washington is investigating the threat to determine whether or not it’s credible. They have a lot of experience with this, sadly, but I think we have a good history in this country of not being bullied by thugs, and that’s what they are in North Korea, that’s what they are.”

(To be clear, North Korea, while condemning the film, hasn’t taken responsibility for the Sony leaks, though many believe they are behind it.)

As for Rosie O’Donnell, the film was off-limits. After asking for a show of hands from the audience regarding those who still planned to see The Interview, she had this to say.

“Because I wouldn’t go. Truthfully I wouldn’t. I just feel like it’s not worth it to me to see a movie that’s supposedly not even that funny.”

Rosie O’Donnell is not alone in her fear of aggression.

On Tuesday night, it was announced that Carmike Cinemas and a few other chains from around the country had bowed to pressure from the “9/11” threat and refused to show the film, in spite of the fact that the government sees no evidence that a large-scale attack like that promised is possible.

Still, the Sony hacks have revealed one thing: just how insecure data transmitted over the web and in private networks is. The attack has been a humbling, humiliating experience for Sony, and it will be a costly one, too.

But what do you think, readers? Is Rosie O’Donnell right to let the threat of terror keep her away from The Interview? Will you be watching?

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