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Roseanne Barr Upset At How Her Character Was Killed Off On 'The Conners'


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Roseanne Barr has objected to the way in which her character was written out of ‘The Conners’, the spin-off sit-com to her cancelled show ‘Roseanne’.

The first episode of ‘The Conners’ went out on the ABC network on Tuesday evening (October 16th), and it revealed that the family matriarch died suddenly from an accidental opioid overdose three weeks before the episode is set.

Indeed, audiences had last seen Roseanne Conner hiding an opioid addiction resulting from knee pain, and about to have surgery for it.

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John Goodman Misses Roseanne Barr


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American actor John Goodman, best known for his role in internationally-acclaimed 1990s comedy, Roseanne, has spoken out about how the cast on the spin-off show, The Conners, misses the actress who played the titular character.

John GoodmanJohn Goodman is part of a Roseanne spoin-off show minus Roseanne herself

Roseanne Barr's revival of her comedy earlier this year was swiftly cancelled by ABC after the 65-year-old comedian likened former Obama administration official Valerie Jarratt to Planet of the Apes which the network described as being "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values".

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John Goodman Says He Was 'Broken Hearted' When The Roseanne Reboot Was Cancelled


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Shortly after the reboot of popular comedy sitcom, Roseanne, the hit show got cancelled following a racist tweet posted by the titular actor, Roseanne Barr. Now fellow actor John Goodman - who played Roseanne’s on-screen husband - has come out in defence of his former co-worker to reveal his ‘surprise’ that ABC cancelled the reinvigorated show after just nine episodes.

John GoodmanJohn Goodman revealed he was depressed after the cancellation of the Roseanne reboot

Goodman, who played father-figure Dan Conner in the hit show, said he knows for ‘a fact’ Roseanne Barr isn’t racist.

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Roseanne Barr Calls Out People Supporting James Gunn Over Old Tweets


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Roseanne Barr has expressed incredulity and disgust at the support that director James Gunn has received since he was dropped by Disney from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, saying that the same people who have expressed support for him have been “blacklisting” her.

Barr was fired by ABC a couple of months back and the revival of her comedy series ‘Roseanne’ cancelled, after she made a racist comment on Twitter about former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett.

Gunn last week was removed as the director of the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie by Disney (who also own ABC) after a series of jokes about rape and paedophilia he had tweeted between 2008 and 2012 emerged.

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Dan Harmon Forced To Apologise After Unearthing Of Offensive Sketch


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It seems no-one is safe from the unearthing of past problematic posts or projects and the latest to suffer from a difficult recent revelation is Rick and Morty co-creator, Dan Harmon. The critically-acclaimed animation has propelled Harmon into the spotlight but he has been forced to apologise after an unsavoury video sketch he created in 2009 resurfaced.

Dan HarmonDan Harmon has co-created critically-acclaimed animation, Rick and Morty

Almost a decade ago, the 45-year-old created and starred in a five-minute sketch that saw him play a therapist who repeatedly molested infants.

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Roseanne Barr Says Her Vote For President Trump Got Her Series Cancelled


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Earlier this year, US network ABC were forced to cancel their hit show 'Roseanne' just one season deep into the revival, after its leading star Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist message towards former government official and Barack Obama advisor, Valerie Jarrett. Barr blamed sleeping medication for the message, and lashed out at some of her co-stars on the show, before finally apologising.

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Now though, she seems to be going back on any of the damage control she's put out to-date, stating that her support and vote for Donald Trump to become President is the real reason 'Roseanne' was brought to an end after just a single season.

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Roseanne Barr Claims She "Didn't Ask" For 'Roseanne' Spinoff Payout


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With ABC recently announcing they were officially going ahead with a 'Roseanne' spinoff called 'The Conners', many wondered just what it took for Roseanne Barr to relinquish her rights to the series and characters that she had helped create and bring to audiences across the globe.

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We know that John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, and Michael Fishman will all be returning for the spinoff show, with additional cast to be announced at a later date, along with an official premiere. Fans also found out that the show would be airing before the end of the year, at same point in the autumn.

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'Roseanne' Spin-Off Given The Green Light Without Roseanne Barr


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ABC has acted upon recent rumours and given the green-light to a spin-off comedy series from the cancelled ‘Roseanne’ without the involvement of its creator, Roseanne Barr.

The original show’s other writers, producers and cast members will all appear in a new show with the working title ‘The Conners’. With a pututative release date for the autumn if 2018, it’s expected to have Roseanne's daughter Darlene, played by Sara Gilbert, as the main protagonist. The other core cast members John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman will also star in the first season of 10 episodes.

In a joint statement on Thursday (June 21st) thanking the support they had received, the five stars said that their characters “not only have a place in our hearts, but in the hearts and homes of our audience. We are so happy to have the opportunity to return with the cast and crew to continue to share those stories through love and laughter.”

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Roseanne Barr Could Take One-Time Pay-Out To Relinquish 'Roseanne' Rights To ABC


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Roseanne Barr made a huge mistake when she sent out a racist tweet attacking former President Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett; calling her the "baby" of the "muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes". The social media move saw the star's critically-acclaimed hit ABC show 'Roseanne' cancelled after just one season of the revival, despite Barr's claims that her sleeping pills had caused her to send out the message.

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Since she was fired and the show was taken off air, ABC have reportedly been working hard on trying to bring a spinoff to the small screen. One of the ideas said to be leading the pack is to bring a show focusing on Sara Gilbert's character Darlene to the forefront, with many other members of the cast also starring.

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ABC Rumoured To Be Announcing 'Roseanne' Spinoff This Week


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Roseanne Barr's racist tweet concerning Valerie Jarrett may have seen her ABC series 'Roseanne' cancelled by the network, and the star fired from a number of different places and projects, including her talent agency, but the rest of the show's cast could be given a new lease of life with a spinoff, it's been revealed.

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Recent reports have claimed that a lot of work is being done behind-the-scenes at ABC to ensure a spinoff can be created out of all of the chaos, bringing back original writers, showrunner Bruce Helford, and of course the 'Roseanne' cast, minus its titular star. One idea that found its way into the public domain was a show based around Sara Gilbert's character Darlene Conner, but nothing has been made official just yet.

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3rd November, 1952

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