Roseanne Barr Blames Sara Gilbert for ‘Destroying’ Her Life
BURBANK, CA – MARCH 23: Whitney Cummings, Michael Fishman, John Goodman, Jayden Rey, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Sarah Chalke and Emma Kenney attend the premiere of ABC’s “Roseanne” at Walt Disney Studio Lot on March 23, 2018 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Roseanne Barr is blaming her former co-star Sara Gilbert for last year’s cancellation of the Roseanne reboot.
ABC canceled the highly-anticipated reboot last year after Barr Tweeted racist comments about former Obama-adviser, Valerie Jarrett.
But in a new interview with The Washington Post, Barr claims it was Gilbert’s Tweets calling her comments “abhorrent” that ultimately led to the swift cancelation of the show.
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
“She destroyed the show and my life with that tweet,” Barr told The Post. “She will never get enough until she consumes my liver with a fine Chianti,” referencing the famous line from Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.
But Gilbert isn’t alone in being blamed by Barr: she has also blamed Michelle Obama, anti-Semitism and her support for President Trump as reasons she was fired.
In response to Barr’s comments, Gilbert told The Post, “While I’m extremely disappointed and heartbroken over the dissolution of the original show, she will always be family, and I will always love Roseanne.”
Since then, Gilbert has gone on to produce a Roseanne spinoff called The Conners on ABC. The show, which is expected to be renewed for a second season, features some of the principal cast of the original sitcom including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Lecy Goranson.
