Roseanne Barr Breaks Down While Explaining Her Racist Tweet: 'I've Lost Everything'
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Roseanne Barr Breaks Down While Explaining Her Racist Tweet: 'I've Lost Everything'
Roseanne Barr broke down in tears during a podcast interview posted on Saturday, as she apologized for her racist tweet that resulted in the cancellation of her hit television show, Roseanne .
Calling in to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's podcast , the 65-year-old comedian reflected on her Jewish values and expressed deep remorse over her damaging social media post regarding former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett .
“God, it’s really hard to say all of this,” Barr started.. “I didn’t mean what they think I meant, and that’s what’s so painful. But I have to face that this hurt people -- and when you hurt people, even unwittingly, there’s no excuse, so I don’t want to blabber off on excuses. I apologize to anyone who felt offended and thought that I meant something that I, in fact, did not mean to my own ignorance.”
The former Roseanne star stated that she definitely feels "remorse" for her post that likened Jarrett to a child of “Muslim brotherhood” and “Planet of the Apes,” before audibly breaking down in tears. She also said she didn't know Jarrett was a black woman.
“I’m a lot of things. I’m a loudmouth and all that stuff, but I’m not stupid, for God’s sake," she stressed. "I never would have wittingly called any black person… say they are a monkey. I never would do that! And I didn’t do that."
Barr continued, “And if people think that I did that, it just kills me. I didn’t do that, although they think I did. And if they do think that, I am so sorry that I... you know, it was so unclear and stupid. I’m very sorry but I don’t think that, I never would do that. I have loved ones who are African-American. I just can't stand it. I've made a huge error.”
The Emmy winner added that her actions have made herself "a hate magnet."
"I have to say what was in my mind and what I meant from what I did. I can't let other people define me and project their stuff onto me. Now they're just changing the words of what I said totally, it's so painful," she told Boteach. "I have black children in my family. I can't let 'em say these things about me after 30 years of my putting my family and my health and my livelihood at risk to stand up for people."
Barr revealed once again that the upsetting tweet was posted in the early hour of 2 a.m. while she was on Ambien , admitting that while it's "no excuse," she was indeed “impaired.”
The host then asked Barr if she still regrets her actions, to which she didn't hesitate.
“Of course, no, I don’t excuse it," she replied. "I horribly regret it, are you kidding? I’ve lost everything. And I regretted it before I lost everything, and I said to God, ‘I am willing to accept whatever consequences this brings because I know I’ve done wrong.’ I’m willing to accept what the consequences are. And, I do. And I have.”
Barr's apology comes a few weeks after she was fired by ABC on May 29, resulting in the immediate cancellatio n of her successful '90s sitcom reboot, which premiered in March to record ratings. The network later announced a spinoff dubbed The Conners , starring the remainder of the original cast, set to hit this fall.
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She knew exactly what she was saying and she re-tweeted her nonsense.
I don't buy the crocodile tears.
Again, she knew exactly what she was saying.
Deleted, skirting {SP}
What's your point Greg?
What's your point Greg?
Hey SP....tell me just how and why this can be considered to be skirting. And the comment is still up there to read. This gets to a point that is a bit ridiculous. What or who is it skirting. Perhaps Perrie can weigh in on this silliness. It's really a very benign comment and not a bit personal.
'Hey SP....tell me just how and why this can be considered to be skirting. And the comment is still up there to read. This gets to a point that is a bit ridiculous. What or who is it skirting. Perhaps Perrie can weigh in on this silliness. It's really a very benign comment and not a bit personal.'
What are you whining about now Greg? That crazy symbol was removed because I assume it's taunting.
Please stop whining now.
And stop with the off topic nonsense.
Maybe she did, and maybe she didn't. Maybe it really was the Ambien.
But so what. Words do have consequences. But if Mel Gibson can gain forgiveness and be welcomed back into Hollyweird then I think she will eventually be too.
Yes indeed but so what. Words have consequences. You just said it yourself.
'Maybe it was the Ambien.' Yeah, right
The company issued a statement saying that casual racism is not a side effect of their product. Sorry, can't blame this on the drugs, if anything all they did was make her feel more comfortable expressing her true feelings.
She should have said her twitter account was hacked. Hell, it worked for that racist, homophobe MSDNC talking pimple Joy Reid.
Not condoning what she said. As I said words have consequences, and she is having to deal with those consequences .
And yes, Ambien will not make you racist. However there are other side effects of Ambien that are documented. Please see this link, and check out # 2.
"It is not uncommon for people to do or say things that they wouldn’t normally do while on Ambien. "
I know some side effects of Ambien are driving while 'asleep' or eating. Again, racism isn't a side effect of Ambien.
She just opened her big fat mouth and let her true self be known. Is a side effect re-tweeting the same racist remarks?
Another one that cannot take personal responsibility for their actions and tries to blame it on her meds, no wonder she likes trump, she's just like him.
There you have it folks, the real reason, the only reason she regrets what she said, is that it has cost her personally. And she knew damn well Jarrett was black; that's an out-and-out lie. Her entire statement was basically self-pity.
So true Lenny and I don't feel one bit sorry for the loud mouthed bitch.
Another social media victim. People - delete your facebook, twitter, Instagram, etc. accounts before they change your life. We all say inexcusable things at one time or another. The size of your audience makes a huge difference in how it is received.
Oh hell she made a joke about someone. I forgave Kathy Griffin along with the left, even though that was a joke about killing someone, we still live in a free country after all, but I am sure this is somehow different.
A RACIST joke about someone.
She also has Black FAMILY but libs don't care about that either.
Ah right. This is different because you deem it racist. I once had a liberal tell me it is OK to punch a Nazi, then I found out a Nazi was anyone who disagreed with him.
That makes it even worse lol.
Not just punch, but flat out kill. Sure that is not morally correct, but in this case, Nazis are far too dangerous to be left alive.
Nope. It's racist. Plain and simple.
Barr's tweet was also blatantly Islamophobic but she doesn't seem to be apologizing for that.
Maybe Trump will lend her his.
I forgot about the Muslim brotherhood part of her slur . . . so Duh to me! It's right up there in my own post.
It wouldn't matter if she did. You would see to it!
Roseanne has mental illness issues. She should leave the public stage and try to get well. There is nothing she can say right now to improve her situation.
I think at one time she was very open about her mental health issues. She claims she was molested as a kid and there was some other trauma in her adult life. I think her first husband also abused her.
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Umm is Rosanne a member here? What CoH violation, that is fucking retarded.
Roseanne a victim of her own devices and heart felt beliefs. She owns it.
Does not matter. The 'Birther in Chief' still stands with impunity. About forty per cent of the nation is awed by 'The Birther' and the GOP quakes in fear.
Was Roseanne stupid? No. She is simply a portion of America's dark underbelly.
She joked at her wedding to Tom Arnold that she was white trash with money. As she is worth some 80 million, I guess she still is.
Boo hoo hoo... Tough shit trumpster.
So what?
Roseanne shouldn’t have said what she said but Peter Fonda said something even worse yet she’s fired and Fonda suffers no repercussions at all. Hollywood is full of democrats and both are full of shit. This is pure anti-Trump tribalism — anything that hurts Trump and his supporters is good and anybody who supports Trump is bad.
EXACTLY
(Sweeping generalizations removed) Telo