Roseanne Barr hits out at Sara Gilbert for 'stabbing me in back' amid sitcom cancellation
msn.comTwitter message, taken by many as being racist towards Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. The actress posted several racist conspiracy theories, referring to Jarrett as the offspring of Planet of the Apes.
Dozens of celebrities spoke out against Barr's offensive comments at the time, including Sara Gilbert, who played Barr's daughter in the original series and the 2018 reboot.
She wrote on Twitter at the time: "Roseanne's recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. "I am disappointed in her actions, to say the least. "READ MORE: Paul Cattermole's cause of death confirmed after S Club 7 star was found at homeIn an interview on SiriuxXM's The Megyn Kelly Show, Barr has spoken out about Gilbert's response to the situation, blaming the actor, who also served as an executive producer on the revival, for the show's sudden cancellation.
Gilbert later led Roseanne spinoff, The Conners, focusing on the titular family as a whole without Barr's involvement. Barr claimed: "It was her tweet that cancelled the show.
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