Roseanne Barr says her TV career is not over.
Barr starred on ABC’s « Roseanne » from 1988 to 1997 and was an executive producer on the series. The reboot of « Roseanne » premiered in March with 18.2 million viewers.
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Barr says her decision to walk away from « The Conners » without a fight is her way of « penance. »
« I didn’t want to hurt the new show, » Barr told Shmuley. « I was very upset about hurting things that I care about and hurting people I care about. Specifically, the little girl who played my granddaughter on the ‘Roseanne’ show. She’s African American, her name is Jaden [Rey] and she loved me and I loved her. I did not want her to not have a job because she’s great. »
Barr added, « I didn’t ask to be paid off. I asked for nothing and I just stepped away… because that is penance and I put a lot of thought into it. »
She said it will be difficult to see the show continue without being a part of it.
« That didn’t hurt me as bad as knowing every story came from my own life and now they’ll continue those stories and they won’t necessarily be the way I intended when I laid them out. To change my work too is pretty painful. I can’t do anything about it. I can only expand on what I meant, » Barr said.
