Roseanne Barr fires back at costars
Over their response to the Twitter conflict
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CELEBRITY Roseanne
Rosanne Barr's racist comments about Valerie Jarrett, a former Obama adviser, have grabbed the attention of her coworkers, ABC, and the public. Her online actions have made the network pull the show, and it appears that even after announcing she would leave Twitter, Barr is back and replying to comments.
Sara Gilbert, who plays Darlene on 'Roseanne,' took to Twitter to denounce Barr's actions. She wrote, "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."
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.
— sara gilbert (@THEsaragilbert) May 29, 2018
This morning, Barr signed on to respond to Gilbert's tweet. She wrote, "Wow! unreal."
Wow! unreal.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
Her TV son, played by Michael Fishman, also took to the platform to post a response to Barr's behavior and the show being canceled. He wrote, "Today is one of the hardest in my life...The words of one person do not exemplify the thinking of all involved." Fishman went on to explain that, "my character was designed to represent the inclusive nature of my views...We must stand-up against; bias, hatred, bigotry, and ignorance to make society a better place for all."
— Michael Fishman (@ReelMFishman) May 29, 2018
Barr then responded to Fishman, accusing him of betraying her. She wrote, "i created the platform for that inclusivity and you know it.ME . You throw me under the bus. nice!"
i created the platform for that inclusivity and you know https://t.co/hViHPX2ZUb. You throw me under the bus. nice!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
As the backlash continues to make waves for Barr, as of now, it looks like the sitcom star will not be leaving the spotlight quietly.