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Roseanne Barr glad to see 'The Connors' succeed without her

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News on

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Roseanne Barr is said to be happy for her former “Roseanne” collaborators, who just wrapped up their spinoff “The Connors” seven years after she was unceremoniously given the boot.

The comedian’s son Jake Pentland told TMZ that even though his mom feels she wasn’t treated fairly after a bigoted tweet got her canned from the popular ABC sitcom in 2018, Barr and her family were glad to see the rebranded idea she brought to life thrive after her character was killed off by a drug overdose.

“The Connors,” which starred John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf, aired its final episode Wednesday. That show included a family visit to the late matriarch’s grave.

Pentland reportedly said his family hasn’t watched “The Connors” and didn’t know the series was ending its run.

“Roseanne” ran from 1988 to 1997 before launching a successful reboot in March 2018. Despite solid ratings, Barr was dropped after making claiming on social media that former Barack Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett looked like a cross between “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.”

 

She later apologized for her comment, but the damage was done. Several of her “Roseanne” castmates quickly condemned her remarks before beginning a new show without her several months later.

Barr responded to some of her former colleagues on social media in disbelief after her firing. She singled out Gilbert in a 2023 interview with right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly for having “stabbed me in the back” with disparaging statements in the period that followed.

Barr didn’t immediately address TMZ’s report based on Pentland’s comments.


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