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NEW YORK – Is Rosie O’Donnell looking for a room without “The View”?

The funny lady is already thinking about bolting the chat show she joined in September, according to some TV insiders.

“Rosie could be gone within six months,” said one well-placed source. “She’s grown tired of the daily dramas with her co-hosts and the crew. She wants to spend more time with her family.”

O’Donnell, who replaced controversial Star Jones on the show, sparked a ratings surge. But some observers contend that Barbara Walters and co-hosts Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck feel the opinionated comic dominates the conversation.

“She’s turned it into her show,” the source said. “The others resent it. But if she goes, they’ll play it as a “mutual decision.”‘

Cindi Berger, a spokeswoman for O’Donnell and Walters, flatly denied any trouble.

“Rosie is having a great time,” said Berger. “Everyone is getting along. She’s gone out to dinner and to the theater with Elisabeth. And she and Joy have been friends for over 20 years. There’s no animosity.”

Walters told the New York Daily News’ Richard Huff last month: “I think everyone on the program is better because Rosie’s on. She’s brought out the best in us.”

On Tuesday, O’Donnell told audience members on “The View” that she has been offered her own sitcom on FX – a spinoff of “Nip/Tuck,” in which she’d play plastic surgery clinic owner Dawn Budge.

Berger insisted that O’Donnell, who has a one-year deal for “The View,” is only “in discussions” with FX. “If she did the show, it would be during her summer hiatus from “The View,”‘ Berger added.

Berger acknowledged that O’Donnell had been “frustrated” recently when she wasn’t given a hand-held microphone to introduce a guest on “The View.” But Berger maintained, “That’s not catastrophic.”

Meanwhile, O’Donnell confirmed Wednesday that she’s parting with longtime ICM agent Risa Shapiro.

“I have enormous respect and affection for Risa Shapiro, who helped me guide my career up to this point,” O’Donnell said. “But given that my career is now more rooted in television, I decided to move with Nancy Josephson (at the Endeavor agency). I am already struck by Endeavor’s energy and innovative approach across many platforms.”

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