NEW YORK (Court TV) — A judge said Wednesday that neither Rosie O'Donnell nor the publisher of her now defunct magazine deserves damages in their dueling lawsuits over its demise.

Minutes after both sides rested, state Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman issued his surprise comments.

"It seems to me ... we're just dealing with bragging rights here, who wins and who loses," Gammerman said. With his ruling, neither side wins — although O'Donnell could still ask for publisher Gruner + Jahr USA to cover her legal fees.

The publisher was seeking $100 million in damages for breach of contract. The former talk show host countersued for $125 million.

The publishing company claims O'Donnell quit without cause, walking away from the publication in September 2002 and stranding the company without a figurehead for Rosie Magazine. O'Donnell said the company denied her the editorial control guaranteed in her contract. She alleged, both on the stand and in many conversations with media outside court, that Gruner + Jahr attempted to stage a "coup" by hiring a new editor to go to bat with her.

O'Donnell also alleged that the company inflated its circulation figures and planned to underestimate the magazine's losses to prevent her from walking out of her contract.

"The story of this case is not who won or lost but simply how many times peace was offered and war was chosen by the other side," O'Donnell said Wednesday. "We can have peace in this world. We can have peace with each other. You have to want it and you have to work for it."

O'Donnell would not comment further on the details of the case, but said she she bore no vengeance toward Gruner + Jahr nor its employees, and was glad the case was over. 

"I want to be able to walk to my car without being chased like a convicted murderer," O'Donnell said.

The Associated Press contributed to the report.