Roseanne will be killed off in 'The Conners,' confirms John Goodman

John Goodman vouches for Roseanne, says she is not a racist. He also admitted that her firing not only impacted his on-screen character but him as a person as well.
PUBLISHED AUG 28, 2018

The 'Roseanne’ spin-off, tentatively titled ‘The Conners’ is very much a reality and it looks like the show-runners have taken a call on what do with the character of Roseanne. John Goodman, who played Roseanne Barr’s on-screen husband Dan Conner on the ABC show has revealed that the character of Roseanne will be killed off for the sake of a Roseanne Barr-free ‘The Conners.’ Goodman told The Times UK that his character will be “mopey and sad because his wife is dead.” The actor, who insists that his former co-star is not a racist,  mourns not only the death of ‘Roseanne’ the character but also ‘Roseanne’ the show.  

Speaking about his bout of depression after the abrupt cancellation of the show, he said, "I know, I know, for a fact that she’s not a racist. I was broken-hearted. I went through a period, about a month, where I was very depressed. That had a great deal to do with it, more than I wanted to admit.” 

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