After one of the most dramatic falls in recent television history, Roseanne Barr has spent the last few years doing something no one expected—growing quiet.
In 2018, at the height of her revival’s success, Barr’s career imploded following a racially insensitive tweet that triggered a media firestorm and the sudden cancellation of her hit show Roseanne. But what stung even deeper than the headlines was a betrayal she never saw coming—from someone she called family.
Her former co-star and on-screen daughter, Sara Gilbert, publicly distanced herself from Barr, denouncing the comments and calling the incident “abhorrent.” For Barr, the words cut like a knife. In her own words, Gilbert’s condemnation felt like both a professional and personal exile, intensifying the backlash and isolating her further.
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