SANTA MONICA, Calif. Rosie O'Donnell will turn over hosting dutiesat Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards to someone else.
The talk-show host's hand injury will keep her from appearing atthe awards show Saturday night.
O'Donnell, who has been the host of the event the last four yearsstraight, was treated earlier this month for a staph infection afterthree surgeries to repair a severed tendon.
"Rosie is under doctor orders not to travel at this time, and herhealth is our first and foremost concern," said Albie Hecht,executive producer of the Kids' Choice Awards and president of filmand TV production for Nickelodeon, TV Land and TNN.
Hecht said "Rosie is irreplaceable" but there will be a "specialsurprise guest" along with other celebrities, including Cameron Diaz,Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, to run the show.
The Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, Aaron Carter and Lil' BowWow are scheduled to perform.
The awards ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., is designed tocelebrate the influence children have on popular culture. Over 10million votes have been cast for nominees in film, television, musicand sports, according to Nickelodeon, with voting continuing onlineat the Nickelodeon Web site, www.nick.com.
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