Tag: Roseanne
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Roseanne Barr Says ABC Killing off Character Was a Message: ‘They Did Want Me to Commit Suicide’
Roseanne Barr has called out what she thinks is the sexist double standard of cancel culture and addressed ABC for firing her from her own sitcom reboot “Roseanne” before rebranding it as “The Conners.”“It was a witch-burning,” Barr said of the fallout in a new interview with The Los Angeles Times. “They denied me the…
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How ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Turned a Recasting Problem on Its Head
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Season 4, Episode 8, “I’m Not The Person I Used To Be.”]On Friday’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) can’t recognize her alcoholic ex-boyfriend Greg (Santino Fontana) when he shows up at his high school reunion party after two years away. That’s because “Pitch Perfect” star Skylar…
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Frankie Shaw, Tracee Ellis Ross, Alison Brie & More Talk ‘Roseanne’ Controversy And Female “Camaraderie”
THR continues their fascinating Emmy Roundtable discussions with moderator Lacey Rose, this week focusing on the Comedy Actresses. The hour-long episode features Drew Barrymore (“Santa Clarita Diet”), Alison Brie (“Glow”), Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Debra Messing (“Will & Grace”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), Molly Shannon (“Divorce”), and Frankie Shaw (“Smilf”), as they discuss…
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Roseanne Tearfully Apologizes: ‘I Horribly Regret It…I’ve Lost Everything’
Roseanne Barr called in to the Rabbi Shmuley Podcast yesterday to both apologize and claim that she never did the thing that got “Roseanne” canceled. “I’m a lot of things. I’m a loudmouth and all that stuff, but I’m not stupid, for God’s sake, and I never would have wittingly called any black person…say they…
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Judd Apatow Thinks Roseanne Is ‘Crying Out for Help,’ Not a ‘Hateful Person’
Judd Apatow has known Roseanne Barr for decades, and as such appears less quick to condemn her than many of his contemporaries. A tweet from the actress and comedienne led to the cancelation of her revived sitcom “Roseanne” last month despite massive ratings, with sympathy for Barr in short supply from most corners. Not Apatow:…
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Roseanne Returns to Twitter to Apologize for ‘Stupid Tweet’ That Put Hundreds Out of Work
That didn’t take long. Roseanne Barr — much like the president she very vocally supports — cannot stay away from Twitter when things need to be said.Early Tuesday morning, the comedian and star of ABC’s revived and now canceled “Roseanne” posted a racist tweet referring to former President Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett as…
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‘Roseanne’ Getting Canceled Is the Best Possible Thing for ABC and the Show’s Fans
It was, honestly, the speed of the decision that was so shocking. In recent years, there have been no shortage of instances where a public figure’s bad remarks on social media have cost them their jobs or other opportunities. But usually it has taken time, even beyond the initial apology, for the ramifications to be…
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‘Roseanne’: If America Is ‘No Country For Old Women,’ the Conners Are Only Making It Worse
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Roseanne” Episode 6 (Season 10), “No Country For Old Women.”]Another week of “Roseanne,” another list of grievances, another ending without any solutions.To be fair, “No Country For Old Women” provided the slightest bit of self-realization and acceptance, if not actual progress or change for the better. After…
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Bill Maher Tells ‘Dear Friend’ Roseanne Barr She ‘Impulse-Purchased a Trump’ — Watch
Bill Maher and Roseanne Barr are longtime friends, and so it was with genuine affection that he turned his most recent “New Rules” segment into an open letter to her. Barr, whose recently returned sitcom “Roseanne” has proven to be a ratings juggernaut, is also an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump — something that makes…
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‘Roseanne’: Johnny Galecki’s Return Is a Perfect Metaphor for a Show Wrestling with its Own Messiness
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Roseanne” Season 10 Episode 5, “Darlene v. David.”]One of the challenges of a new ABC season of “Roseanne” was to make it feel like something other than a simple parade of familiar faces. To make this seem like a fulfilling storytelling exercise and not a pure nostalgia…