Chelsea Handler, host of the late night E! Talk show, felt betrayed after comedian Heather McDonald released statements to the press that she "100 percent lived in fear" when she was still working for Handler. The 40-year old TV host aired her side of the story during an appearance on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show.
In a report by TMZ, Handler said that when she came to know that McDonald was actually selling stories about her to a gossip magazine, she immediately severed her ties with the latter. Handler further alleged that McDonald sold those stories so that the magazine would post her photos.
"I just thought it was a betrayal ... I wasn't paranoid, I just withdrew from that whole social scene - I withdrew from her," Handler said. She further categorized her statement by saying that she would not hang out with McDonald or wish to be alone with her.
On one hand, the 45-year old McDonald said that while she considers Handler as a good person, she does not agree with the manner that Handler treats relationships, People reported. McDonald said that, "I lived in fear, 100 percent lived in fear."
"I enjoyed my time there, I was happy, but I mean something would happen and my heart would be beating and I would be like, 'Is this it?' - you know? And then somehow I just managed to keep surviving," stated McDonald.
Since McDonald was a good writer for the show, Handler continued her employment despite knowledge of the alleged betrayal. According to Handler, "I could have fired her. I did not fire her. She had a job for four more years. I never hung out with her personally again. So I hope she was living in fear." Handler was quick to add, "It's not an internment camp. If you're living in that much fear, go get another job."
Aside from the "living in fear" comment made by McDonald, she also called Handler as a "boss from hell," according to a report made by Radar Online. With the way things are going, this would not spell the end to the feud between Handler and McDonald.
