Metcalf Reveals No Contact with Barr After Roseanne Reboot

0:00On April 29th, Laurie Metcalf just dropped that she hasn't spoken to her old Roseanne co-star, Roseanne Barr in years. The two played sisters on the hit sitcom for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997, and they reunited for a tenth season. Reboot on ABC in 2018. That reboot got cut short quick when Barr posted a racist tweet comparing Barack Obama's former advisor, Valerie Jarrett, to an ape from Planet of the Apes. ABC called it abhorrent and yanked the show right away, torching Barr's comeback. Metcalf says there's no drama there. They just said goodbye at the end of filming and haven't connected since. She admitted feeling intimidated by Barr early on, calling herself made and tough. Barr's been defending herself hard, claiming God inspired the tweet and that she thought Jarrett was white. She rants about her life getting ruined over a double standard, with no forgiveness in sight. These days, Metcalf's keeping him moving without looking back, while the old show's shadow

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