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Sara Gilbert

American actress

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Nov 1, 2025
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How did other cast members of Roseanne respond to the controversial tweet and cancellation?

The core, well-documented response from the Roseanne cast to Roseanne Barr’s 2018 racist tweet was immediate condemnation and distancing; key cast members described the comments as inconsistent with t...

Dec 17, 2025

What led to the revival of the show as The Conners and how did original cast members participate?

ABC spun Roseanne into The Conners after Roseanne Barr was fired in May 2018; producers and several original cast members moved forward without Barr to preserve the show’s characters and audience, and...

Nov 21, 2025

What were the consequences for Roseanne Barr's career after the cancellation?

Roseanne Barr’s 2018 racist tweet led ABC to cancel the revived Roseanne within hours and to retool the cast into The Conners without her, a move widely reported at the time and repeated in later summ...

Nov 17, 2025

How did ABC cancel the Roseanne reboot after the 2018 tweet?

ABC canceled the Roseanne reboot on May 29, 2018 after star and co-creator Roseanne Barr posted a tweet that compared former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to the “Planet of the Apes” and referenced th...