Roseanne Barr is accusing her former bosses at ABC of a “double standard” after Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air on Tuesday, September 23.
A revival of Barr’s sitcom, Roseanne, was canceled in 2018 following the star’s racist tweet about former Obama White House advisor Valerie Jarrett.
“It just shows how they think. I got my whole life ruined, no forgiveness, all of my work stolen, and called a racist for time and eternity, for racially misgendering someone,” Barr, 72, said in an interview with NewsNation on Tuesday as Kimmel’s late-night talk show returned to the air after a six-day suspension. “It’s a double standard.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! made its return on Tuesday after ABC “indefinitely” pre-empted the talk show last week amid right-wing criticism over Kimmel’s remarks about the sus