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Roseanne Barr Claims ABC Targeted Her Political Views

6/2/2025

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Roseanne Barr, 72, alleges that ABC kept a close watch on her before her 2018 firing, suggesting they were eager for her to make a mistake due to her support for Donald Trump. In a recent interview, she stood by her contentious tweet about Valerie Jarrett, insisting it was a political remark, not a racist one, and slammed ABC for changing her show's content.

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Roseanne Barr, 72, alleges that ABC kept a close watch on her before her 2018 firing, suggesting they were eager for her to make a mistake due to her support for Donald Trump. In a recent interview, she stood by her contentious tweet about Valerie Jarrett, insisting it was a political remark, not a racist one, and slammed ABC for changing her show's content.