Chelsea, Dakota and Rosie O’Donnell
Courtesy of Rosie O’Donnell/InstagramRosie O’Donnell looks back on happier times with her daughter Chelsea amid recent legal troubles.
Rosie, 62, shared a photo via her Instagram account on Thursday, December 5, showing her, Chelsea, now 27, and Rosie’s daughter Dakota together, with Dakota wearing a crown with her name on it.
She captioned the photo “before the #changes started.”
In addition to Chelsea and Dakota, 11, Rosie is mom to daughter Vivienne, 22, and sons Blake, 25, and Parker, 29. She’s also a grandmother to Chelsea’s four children, son Atlas, 14 months, and daughters Avery, 2 , Riley, 3, and Skyler, 5.
Rosie O’Donnell hasn’t shied away from publicly discussing the challenges her daughter Chelsea O’Donnell has faced over the years. After Chelsea was arrested in November 2024. for the third time in as many months, Rosie took to Instagram to address her daughter’s legal troubles. “So yes, it’s true – after I was saved by (…)
Her post came days after Rousey confirmed it Chelsea was arrested for the third time in three months on November 18. According to court documents obtained by Us WeeklyChelsea was arrested in Niagara, Wisconsin after police stopped her car for a loud exhaust.
She allegedly had a “clear smoking device” hidden in her bra that contained residue that tested positive for methamphetamine. A further search at the Marinette County Jail revealed that Chelsea was also hiding a bottle of prescription pills, a clear bag of a crystalline substance, a clear bag of hydrocodone, eight loose hydrocodone pills, 16 lamotrigine pills plus one whole and three half Alprazolam pills.
Police also found naloxone in her trunk, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose.
“So yeah, it’s true,” Rosie wrote as she shared a screenshot at the request of a reporter comment on Chelsea’s arrest via Instagram on Tuesday. “After being rescued by her birth mother – Chelsea was arrested again – and faces many charges related to her drug addiction. We all hope he can get the help he needs to turn his life around.”
Rosie O’Donnell is speaking out about the recent arrest of her oldest daughter, Chelsea Bell O’Donnell, who was recently charged with child neglect and drug possession. “Chelsea is in the news today – this is a photo from a better time – here’s the family’s comment,” Rosie, 62, wrote on Instagram on Saturday, October 19 (…)
Chelsea is currently facing five charges, including two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine and an additional felony count of drug possession. After becoming “contentious,” according to court documents, she was also charged with resisting an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors.
Chelsea’s November arrest came days after a court ordered her to “maintain absolute sobriety” while out on bail. This meant she was not allowed to consume alcohol or possess illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia or controlled substances without a valid prescription. The court adjusted her bond to $4,000.
Court records show she appeared in court via video conference on Monday, Dec. 2, and remains in custody. Her next court hearing is scheduled for December 12.
