Roseanne Barr says losing 'Roseanne' was like a death to her, reveals plans to leave the country
ABC decided to ax the comedy 'Roseanne' following a social media controversy — despite the series raking in impressive ratings — and went ahead with a spinoff called 'The Conners'. This Roseanne Barr-less installment is scheduled to air in the fall and, ahead of the series premiere, the controversial former face of the show, comedian Roseanne Barr, has opened up about the new show.
If 65-year-old TV star's words are any indication, she has no plans of hanging around when 'The Conners' premieres without her in October. Speaking to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on a podcast, Barr explained how losing the show was like a death to her.
"There was mourning," the actress-cum-comedian dished. "Like anything, it was a death to me, the death of my character." While Barr has no intention of wishing evil upon the spinoff which unites some of the original stars, she won't be watching the series or, like she says, she doesn't want to "go dark". "I'm not gonna curse it or bless it, I'm staying neutral. It's what I gotta do," said Barr.