John Goodman defends Roseanne Barr, says she is 'not a racist'
ABC pulled the plug on the comedian's show 'Roseanne' after she posted a racist tweet, comparing Obama aide Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
Months after ABC canceled 'Roseanne' over Roseanne Barr's controversial tweets about Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, John Goodman has come to his co-star's defense, saying she is not a racist. Goodman, who appears to have faced the brunt of the consequences of Barr's tweets, said that he was "heart broken" when he learnt that the show will not be aired anymore.
ABC, in May, announced that it was pulling the comedian's show 'Roseanne' from its network after she posted a racist tweet, comparing Valerie Jarrett, an African American woman, to an ape. Roseanne had tweeted: "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” the initials referred to the former aide to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett. She later deleted her tweet.