Rosie O’Donnell Performs “I Am Woman” With Epstein Survivors: “I’m Sorry That Our Country’s So F*cked Up”
Rosie O'Donnell has released a video of herself performing Helen Reddy's 1972 anthem "I Am Woman" alongside several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring, using the moment to criticise Donald Trump over his past association with the late convicted sex offender. The performance follows O'Donnell's recent guest-hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where she also sang a pointed version of "Danny Boy" calling on Trump to resign, and reflects her continued public campaign linking Trump to the Epstein scandal.
O'Donnell said she organised the performance after the US Attorney General, a former personal lawyer to Trump, suggested men accused of sex abuse might not be charged despite evidence in the Epstein files. She was joined by eight survivors, including Andrea Sterling, Sharlene Rochard and Chauntae Davies, and told them she was "sorry that our country's so f*cked up" while praising them as "heroes". The video comes after a judge dismissed Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on an alleged birthday letter he wrote to Epstein; Trump filed an amended suit in May and denies writing the letter.
- Rosie O'Donnell sang "I Am Woman" with Epstein survivors, targeting Trump
- She criticised the AG's remarks on possible non-prosecution in the Epstein files
- Follows O'Donnell's earlier "Danny Boy" performance urging Trump to resign
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Rosie O'Donnell is an American actress, comedian and talk-show host who has become one of the more vocal celebrity critics of Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy financier convicted of sex offences against minors who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges; Trump was among a number of prominent figures who had known Epstein socially in earlier years, and questions about that relationship, along with unreleased investigative files on Epstein's network, have remained a recurring political controversy in the US.
O'Donnell has recently used television and social media appearances to press Trump on this issue, including singing altered versions of well-known songs aimed at him. Survivors of Epstein's abuse, some of whom have become public advocates, have occasionally joined these campaigns to keep attention on the case and on how it is being handled by officials.
The story also touches on a separate legal dispute in which Trump sued The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on an alleged letter linked to Epstein, a claim he denies making. These threads matter because they sit at the intersection of a long-running sex-abuse scandal, ongoing debate over transparency in the Epstein investigation, and Trump's broader legal and political standing.