Rosie O'Donnell Ex-Wife Michelle Rounds Dead of Apparent Suicide 
 
 Rosie O'Donnell's Ex-Wife Michelle Rounds Dead at 46 of Apparent Suicide 
 
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 Rosie O'Donnell's ex-wife, Michelle Rounds, was found dead in her home Monday of an apparent suicide ... sources tell TMZ. 
 
 Rosie tells TMZ ... "I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle's family, her wife and their child." 
 
 Rosie and Michelle started dating in 2011 and got married in a private ceremony in June 2012. They broke up in November 2014 and Rosie filed for divorce in February 2015. 
 
 Rosie cited irretrievably broken relationship as the reason for the divorce, which became final in March 2016. Seven months after they married, Rosie and Michelle adopted their daughter, Dakota, who is now 4 years old. 
 
 Michelle's mom posted a statement, "... If anyone would like to give to the National Suicide Prevention it would also be greatly appreciated. There are so many out there in this world that have demons that they think suicide is the only way out ..." 
 
 Michelle was 46. 
 
 #RIP 

 Rosie O’Donnell‘s ex-wife Michelle Rounds died Monday of apparent suicide at her home. She was 46. 
 
 “I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle’s family, her wife and their child,” 55-year-old O’Donnell, who shared 4-year-old daughter Dakota with Rounds, tells PEOPLE in a statement. 
 
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 O’Donnell also took to Twitter Friday to retweet a fan who expressed their condolences and shared a suicide prevention hotline number: “lovelovelove to @Rosie. If this is triggering anyone, I hope they’ll contact the suicide prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255.” 
 
 lovelovelove to @Rosie. If this is triggering anyone, I hope they'll contact the suicide prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255. — Kryss Shane (@itsKryss) September 15, 2017 
 
 The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told The Blast that Rounds’ body was found at 7:07 a.m. on Sept. 11. TMZ first reported the news. 
 
 Rounds was born in Corning, New York, on May 10, 1971 to Roger and Gayla Rounds and later attended college at State University of New York. She went on to become a top recruiter for Modis in New York City, according to her Carpenters Funeral Home obituary. She was hospitalized for an apparent overdose in September 2015. 
 
 The former couple wed quietly in June of 2012 at their home in Nyack, New York. The comedian filed for divorce from Rounds in February 2015, and the two reached a settlement in October 2015. At the time, O’Donnell told reporters both women were “very happy about the outcome.” 
 
 The exes, who were married for just over two years, previously battled for custody of Dakota after Rounds filed for sole custody in April 2015. They finalized their divorce in March 2016. 
 
 Rounds is survived by her wife, Krista Monteleone; parents Roger and Gayla Rounds; brother Tad (Janet) Rounds; two daughters; and one stepson. Her family will hold a private memorial service. 
 
 If you or someone you know needs support right now, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. 

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– Rosie O'Donnell's ex-wife, 46-year-old Michelle Rounds, was found dead at her home Monday morning of an apparent suicide. Sources told TMZ of Rounds' death Friday, and multiple outlets including People have since confirmed the news with the local sheriff's office. "I am saddened to hear about this terrible tragedy. Mental illness is a very serious issue affecting many families. My thoughts and prayers go out to Michelle’s family, her wife and their child," O'Donnell says in a statement. O'Donnell and Rounds started dating in 2011, were married in 2012, and then adopted a daughter in 2013—Dakota, who is now 4. The couple split in 2014 and their divorce was finalized in 2016. Rounds had since married again and is survived by her wife, parents, brother, two daughters, and a stepson. O'Donnell, who tweeted about Dakota earlier this week, has been tweeting about mental health and suicide awareness since news about Rounds broke.