Laurie Metcalf on Roseanne, The Conners, and New Projects

0:00On April 29, Laurie Metcalfe says she hasn't spoken to Roseanne Barr since their Roseanne reboot ended back in 2018. That revival season guy canceled fast after Barr tweeted comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape, which ABC called Repugnant and against their values. Three weeks later, the network flipped it into the Conners, killing off Barr's character with an opioid overdose to keep the family story going with. Metcalfe as Jackie, John Goodman as Dan, and Sarah Gilbert as Darlene. Metcalfe brushed off any bad blood, laughing that they just say goodbye and moved on. She was the last original star to sign on for the sequel, and it wasn't easy for anyone who knew Barr personally. Goodman confirmed he hasn't talked to her since either. The Conners wrapped its seven season run last April, tying up loose ends for the Conner clan while honoring the old show's roots. Metcalfe's holding it down now on Broadway, in a death of a salesman revival opposite Nathan Lane, plus her new Netflix series Big Mistakes that dropped.

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