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Roseanne Barr Accuses ABC of Spying Over Dismissal

6/8/2025

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Roseanne Barr has accused ABC of spying on her prior to her dismissal over a controversial racist tweet in May 2018. She alleges the network was on a mission to find grounds for her removal, linking their actions to her support for Donald Trump. Barr insists her tweet was a political statement, not a racial one, amid the storm of criticism.

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Roseanne Barr has accused ABC of spying on her prior to her dismissal over a controversial racist tweet in May 2018. She alleges the network was on a mission to find grounds for her removal, linking their actions to her support for Donald Trump. Barr insists her tweet was a political statement, not a racial one, amid the storm of criticism.