Roseanne Barr Claims ABC Reportedly 'Spied' on Her Before Firing
- Roseanne Barr was fired by ABC in 2018 after posting a controversial tweet about Valerie Jarrett that led to the cancellation of her sitcom reboot.
- Barr claims ABC monitored her closely due to her outspoken support for President Trump and political views, seeking an excuse to remove her from the show.
- After Barr's firing, ABC rebranded the series as The Conners, which killed off her character, and Barr retreated from public life while remaining a vocal Trump supporter.
- In 2025, Barr told the Daily Mail that her tweet was misunderstood and meant to be a satirical comment on politics, not related to race, adding that she felt people were waiting for her to make a mistake.
- Barr’s firing sparked debate about censorship and liberal bias in Hollywood, while a documentary titled Roseanne Barr is America will explore her perspective, premiering June 10.
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Roseanne Barr Says ABC 'Spied' on Her to Set Up a Downfall: 'They Monitored Everything I Did'
Roseanne Barr returned to ABC in 2018 after spending several years off the air, but everything came crashing down after her tweet about former President Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett – and she says that was the network’s plan all along. In an interview with the Daily Mail published Friday, Barr claimed the network “monitored everything I did” and was looking for any excuse to to remove her: “They were waiting for me to slip up,” she said. “T…
Roseanne Barr Claims Network ‘Spied’ On Her Before Firing Her 'They Monitored Everything I Did'
Comedian and actress Roseanne Barr leveled explosive claims against ABC and parent company Disney who wrote her out of the title role in the reboot of her iconic show ‘Roseanne’, for what many believe is because the outspoken Barr is conservative and a Donald Trump supporter.
Roseanne Barr Speculates That ABC Spied On Her Because Of Trump Support
Back in 2018, Roseanne Barr became the poster child for cancellation at the hands of the left-wing mob when she was axed from the revival of her iconic sitcom, Roseanne, despite success in the ratings.However, the always outspoken comedian now claims that ABC was "spying" on her ahead of her firing, her character being killed off, and her show being spun off into The Conners, which just aired its series finale back in April.SIGN UP for The Daily…
Roseanne Barr Claims ABC 'Spied' On Her Before Controversial Firing
Roseanne Barr has made a number of explosive claims against ABC and parent company Disney, with whom she worked for over 10 years before she was written out of her own show due to controversial social media posts. Barr, 72, took the network by storm with her popular sitcom “Roseanne” in 1988. The hit show also featured John Goodman (Dan Conner), Sara Gilbert (Darlene Conner), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie Harris), Johnny Galecki (David Healy) and more …
Roseanne Barr Claims ABC ‘Spied’ on Her Over Pro-Trump Views Before Firing
(Photo by Rachel Luna/Getty Images) Roseanne Barr launched a fresh political broadside against her former employers at ABC, accusing the network of having “spied” on her and censoring her pro-MAGA views before her firing in 2018. In a new interview with Daily Mail on Friday, the 72-year-old comedian claimed executives “spied” on her and were “waiting for me to slip up,” citing her support for President Donald Trump as the reason for their allege…
Roseanne Barr Claims ABC Reportedly 'Spied' on Her Before Firing
Roseanne Barr accused ABC of spying on her and giving the funniest lines on her sitcom Roseanne to costar John Goodman prior to her firing. “They spied. They monitored everything I did. They wanted to censor me from the very beginning,” Barr, 72, told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Friday, May 30. Barr was fired from ABC’s revival of her classic sitcom Roseanne in 2018 due to backlash over a racist tweet. Barr wrote that former Whit…
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