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Roseanne Barr’s rebooted sitcom Roseanne was cancelled in 2018 after she posted a racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, and she was fired by ABC; since then she’s stayed active with stand‑up, right‑leaning commentary and is now trying to launch a new TV project built around a controversial, pro‑MAGA premise.

Quick Scoop: What Happened to Roseanne?

The 2018 Tweet and Cancellation

  • In May 2018, ABC cancelled the hit Roseanne reboot after Barr tweeted that Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to Barack Obama, was like the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes had a baby,” a comment ABC called “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”
  • ABC fired Barr from the show the same day; a statement from ABC Entertainment’s president explicitly linked the cancellation to that tweet.
  • Barr deleted the tweet, apologized publicly, and later said she had been on Ambien and claimed she did not know Jarrett was Black, but the network did not reverse its decision.

What Happened to the Roseanne Show?

  • After firing Barr, ABC quickly retooled the series as a spin‑off called The Conners , keeping much of the original cast but removing Barr’s character entirely.
  • Barr signed away her financial and creative rights to the new spin‑off and has said she did not ask for a payout when she exited.
  • The move was framed as a way to keep hundreds of crew and cast members employed after the sudden cancellation of Roseanne.

Roseanne Barr’s Life and Image Since

  • Barr has repeatedly defended herself, at different times calling the tweet a bad “joke,” framing criticism as political targeting, and claiming she was punished for supporting Israel.
  • She has remained a polarizing public figure, making appearances in Israel and speaking to largely sympathetic audiences about the cancellation and her politics.
  • Her online activity and interviews have kept her in culture‑war conversations, especially among conservative and pro‑MAGA circles.

Her New “Comeback” Plans

  • As of early 2025, Barr has been working on a new scripted series she co‑wrote with former Roseanne producer Allan Stephan, aiming to return to television outside ABC.
  • The planned show is described as four to six episodes, “a cross between The Roseanne Show and The Sopranos ,” centered on an Alabama farmer who “saves America with guns and the Bible” while also dealing in cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms.
  • Barr has said the family in the new series will resemble the Conners from Roseanne , and she has flatly rejected any idea of returning to ABC, answering “F--- no” when asked if she’d work with the network again.

How People See It (Multi‑View)

  • Some longtime fans feel she was unfairly “canceled” and see her new MAGA‑flavored project as a kind of culture‑war comeback.
  • Others view the 2018 tweet as part of a broader pattern of offensive behavior and believe ABC was right to cut ties and move on with The Conners instead.
  • Industry coverage tends to frame her current status as a mix of exile from mainstream network TV and niche relevance in more conservative, forum‑driven spaces.

Fast Timeline

  1. 2018: Roseanne reboot becomes ABC’s number‑one show.
  1. May 2018: Barr posts racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett; ABC cancels Roseanne and fires her.
  1. June 2018: ABC announces The Conners spin‑off without Barr.
  1. 2019–2024: Barr does stand‑up, interviews, and political commentary, often defending herself and criticizing ABC.
  1. 2025: She starts shopping a new limited series about a gun‑and‑Bible‑wielding family “saving America,” positioned as her TV comeback.

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