John Goodman doesn’t regret defending Roseanne Barr after racist tweet: ‘I felt bad for her’
nypost.comJohn Goodman has no regrets when it comes to his decision to stand up for his friend and former co-star Roseanne Barr.The ABC sitcom “Roseanne” first aired from 1988 through 1997 and was rebooted in 2018.The reboot was canceled after Barr, 70, posted a string of tweets that led to accusations of racism and antisemitism.
ABC ultimately revived the series without her and renamed it “The Conners.”Later in 2018, Goodman, 71, defended Barr to the Sunday Times, saying, “I was surprised at the response.
And that’s probably all I should say about that … I know, I know, for a fact that she’s not a racist.”Now, Goodman is standing by the comments he made after Barr compared former President Barack Obama’s adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.In an interview with Variety at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, “The Conners” star was asked if he regrets speaking up for Barr.“No.
At the time I remember going to some kind of junket where they saw the pilot, and then the interviews, and it just turned into attack.
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