ABC orders series The Conners, spin-off of recently scrapped Roseanne — but without Roseanne Barr
• 7 years agoThe spin-off was agreed upon after Roseanne Barr relinquished any creative or financial participation in it, which was the network's only condition.
Brie Larson calls for diversity in film criticism after A Wrinkle In Time receives mixed reviews
• 7 years agoI don't need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn't work about A Wrinkle in Time, says Brie Larson at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards
Roseanne Barr on her racist tweet about Obama adviser: Took time to gain insight, been misunderstood
Ians • 7 years agoIn May, ABC canceled her show after Roseanne Barr compared Jarrett to an ape in a now-deleted tweet.
Roseanne star Sara Gilbert on show's cancellation: Sad to see it end in this way but I stand behind ABC's decision
Fp Staff • 7 years agoGilbert said on Monday while hosting the CBS daytime show The Talk that Roseanne ''has always been about diversity, love and inclusion."
Roseanne Barr blames insomnia pill Ambien for tweet slur; drug maker replies 'racism is not a known side effect'
• 7 years agoThe maker of Ambien said Wednesday that "racism is not a known side effect" after Roseanne Barr cited the insomnia drug in explaining the tweet that led ABC to cancel her show.
Roseanne cancelled: Ava DuVernay, Kumail Nanjiani, other celebs thank ABC chief, criticise Barr's racist tweet
Fp Staff • 7 years agoCelebrity reaction to ABC's cancellation of its hit reboot of Roseanne after star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes.
Roseanne cancelled: ABC scraps reboot of hit sitcom following star's racist 'Planet of the Apes' tweet
• 7 years agoRoseanne Barr had apologized and deleted her Monday-night tweet, calling it a "bad joke," but the damage had already been done.