Roseanne Barr Attacks Michael Fishman Over 2018 Cancellation

Roseanne Barr attacked former co-star Michael Fishman during an appearance on the Cant Be Censored podcast, criticizing him for saying the 2018 Roseanne revival was rightfully canceled after her controversial tweet. Barr called Fishman a bigot and an ignoramus and used profanity to tell him not to discuss her. She also claimed she had persuaded producers to bring him back for the revival, a claim not independently corroborated in the supplied accounts. The podcast host raised Fishman’s August remarks, in which he defended the cancellation while expressing love and compassion for Barr and saying that good people can make mistakes. Fishman also said the tweet had caused harm and rejected arguments that the show was canceled because of political correctness. Barr responded that Fishman did not understand what she intended by the post and had not listened to her explanations. The dispute stems from a 2018 tweet referring to former President Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. The tweet was widely understood as a racist insult, and ABC canceled the Roseanne revival after the ensuing backlash. Barr has said she did not intend a racist insult.