Whitley Strieber Interview

A courageous Rosie O'Donnell admits that she firmly believes in space aliens and close encounters -- and she wonders if a spot behind her ear is an alien implant!

In a CBS TV show which aired on July 20, 1998 -- the Emmy Award-winning talk show hostess chats with author and alien encounter expert Whitley Strieber, who believes extraterrestrials implanted an object in his ear.

Rosie told The ENQUIRER: "Extraterrestrial life is something we should all be curious about."

Strieber -- author of the best-selling "Communion" and the new book "Confirmation" -- told The ENQUIRER in an exclusive interview: "Rosie told me she believes space aliens are real.

"And she believes our experiences with aliens are something that should be taken seriously.

"A celebrity of Rosie's stature willing to declare herself on behalf of the close encounter witness is just wonderful.

"After reading 'Confirmation,' Rosie contacted me and invited me on her show to discuss aliens. She takes this subject very seriously and was willing to go on record saying that she did.

"While Rosie told me she has no memory of an encounter, she did talk about implants -- and she pointed to a place right behind her right ear and said if she had gotten an implant that would be the spot.

"She turned for me to look at it. It was visible. It was a gray area centered on a gray dot on the side of her head behind her right ear."

Strieber said he didn't want to put words into Rosie's mouth or reveal all the details about what she says on her show, but he believes the spot behind her ear is worth looking into.

"I didn't examine the spot. It would have to be examined by a doctor," he said. "But anyone could see it."

Then during a commercial break, an audience member disclosed, the popular hostess turned to her audience, touched her ear and did say, "I really think I could have one of those implants."

Said Strieber: "Rosie's interest in encounters is high enough that even if she doesn't have the memory of an encounter, it's very possible she had one. An ultrahigh level of interest with no apparent knowledge of anything ever happening always suggests the possibility that there may be something Rosie doesn't remember."