The former ‘Roseanne’ star gives his thoughts on the revival of the ABC sitcom and where his ex-wife’s character is today. Tom Arnold is speaking out after screening the first…
The former ‚Roseanne‘ star gives his thoughts on the revival of the ABC sitcom and where his ex-wife’s character is today.
“Today’s Roseanne Barr is more polarizing than ever,” Arnold wrote.
“No longer a feminist-pacifist voice for the working folks, she’s now a far-right Trump-loving troll who’s gone hard against liberals and Hillary supporters and even #MeToo women. That is not the Roseanne Barr I knew, but that’s OK so long as that’s not the Roseanne Conner she brings back to TV.”
“Laurie is a tour de force,” Tom wrote. “She could carry this show. She could carry every show ever.”
“It’s great,” Arnold said. “I love the cast…it was a wonderful experience, great cast, and great writers… I wish the best for Roseanne and John [Goodman].”
While Tom Arnold and Roseanne Barr had a bitter divorce back in 1994, the actor has been supportive of his ex-wife’s endeavors. In 2012, Tom Arnold was included in a Comedy Central roast of Roseanne, and he had nothing but praise for his ex-wife and her artistic talents.
“I respect her, I appreciate her,” Tom Arnold said of Roseanne Barr.
“I can forgive Roseanne Conner voting for Trump in 2016,” Tom wrote. “I bet if you’re a Midwest housewife, he might’ve come across on TV like he really had your back. But Roseanne Barr knew Donald Trump personally for 30 years and saw how he treated women. She even did business with him. I’m not surprised by anything Trump does, but Roseanne Barr made $200 million off Roseanne Conner, so I’m a little disappointed she doesn’t have her back.”
