Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr is back in the headlines after multiple years of hiatus with an explosive interview. Roseanne Barr who was fired by ABC from her own sitcom reboot “Roseanne” before rebranding it as 'The Conners', gave a deep insight into what actually she went through and what happened to her a 'simple joke'. For the unversed, Roseanne Barr's ABC Sitcom was canceled after a racist tweet against Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to (then) US President Barack Obama. Roseanne Barr in a long interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News on Thursday stated that the damage done to her by her tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama 'cost her everything'. Barr expressed her mistake and stated that "I wish I worded it better." With the comedian is again in the limelight, Roseanne Barr racist tweets are yet again surfacing and people around the world is wondering what she had actually said or written against Valerie Jarrett.
Roseanne Barr racist tweets
Sitcom star Roseanne Barr had to apologize apologized for her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, in which she said that the former Obama administration adviser is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. She also said she is leaving Twitter Barr posted the comment in response to a tweet alleging that Jarrett helped “hide” various Obama-era secrets. “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” Barr wrote in the since-deleted tweet.
The remarks by the comedian sparked a controversy and The Roseanne star initially seemed to defend her comments, tweeting “It’s a joke” and “Muslims r NOT a race.” However, shortly after this, she tweeted, “I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.” Then, still decidedly on Twitter, she elaborated, “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.”
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Roseanne Barr Interview
Explaining the aftermath of ABC canceling her show, Roseanne Barr said, "It was a witch-burning...They denied me the right to apologize. Oh my God, they just hated me so badly. I had never known that they hated me like that. They hate me because I have talent, because I have an opinion. Even though ‘Roseanne’ became [ABC’s] No. 1 show, they’d rather not have a No. 1 show.” Barr continued, “When they killed my character off, that was a message to me – knowing that I’m mentally ill or have mental health issues – that they did want me to commit suicide."
Barr pointed out that fellow stand-ups Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. have since continued touring and drawing audiences since being “canceled” by the public. “They didn’t do it to anyone else in Hollywood, although they always [mention] Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K.,” Barr told. “Well, Louis C.K. did lose everything, but he committed an actual [offense]. And Dave Chappelle was protected by Netflix. I’m the only person who’s lost everything, whose life’s work was stolen, stolen by people who I thought loved me.” She added, “And there was silence. There was no one in Hollywood really defending me publicly, except for Mo’Nique, who is a brave, close, dear friend.”