{"id":2058089,"date":"2025-09-29T19:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2058089"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:08:21","slug":"roseanne-barr-eyes-comeback-after-slamming-abc-over-jimmy-kimmel-unfinished-business-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/roseanne-barr-eyes-comeback-after-slamming-abc-over-jimmy-kimmel-unfinished-business-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseanne Barr Eyes Comeback After Slamming ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel: \u2018Unfinished Business\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Roseanne Barr<\/strong> is poised to make a Hollywood comeback, a source tells <em>National Enquirer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian, who was fired from her <em>Roseanne<\/em> revival on ABC over a racist tweet in 2018, railed against the network for its \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/roseanne-barr-calls-abc-double-143455863.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:double standard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">double standard<\/a>\u201d in putting <strong>Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong> back on the air after his controversial comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s still angry by the way she was treated,\u201d says the source, but her hope is that some people will realize \u201cshe was right\u201d about deserving the same forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2018, two months after the reboot of her groundbreaking family sitcom \u2014 which was known for tackling taboo subjects with edgy humor during its original 1988 to 1997 run \u2014 Barr described <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong>\u2019s former advisor <strong>Valerie Jarrett<\/strong> as if \u201cmuslim brotherhood &amp; planet of the apes had a baby\u201d in tweet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barr, 72, deleted the post and apologized for the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-44294997\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bad joke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">bad joke<\/a>\u201d on the same day, but her character was killed off and her eponymous show was renamed <em>The Conners<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She later claimed she had taken sleep medication when she posted the message and thought Jarrett was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Culture\/roseanne-barr-tearfully-apologizes-racist-tweet-ive-made\/story?id=56126034\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:white;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">white<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> was temporarily <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/jimmy-kimmel-live-replacement-named-144653862.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:suspended;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">suspended<\/a> after the host, 57, suggested <strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong>\u2019s killer may have been part of the \u201cMAGA gang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While his show was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/disney-announces-jimmy-kimmel-live-200721611.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:reinstated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">reinstated<\/a> less than a week later, Barr, 72, pointed out that her \u201cwhole life was ruined\u201d following her mistake, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/entertainment-news\/roseanne-barr-jimmy-kimmel-canceled-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told<\/a> <em>NewsNation<\/em> on Wednesday, September 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But she still has some fans in Hollywood, says the source, \u201cand might get her chance\u201d to return to TV. \u201cShe would be open to a new gig. She\u2019s got a lot of unfinished business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roseanne Barr is poised to make a Hollywood comeback, a source tells National Enquirer. The comedian, who was fired from her Roseanne revival on ABC over a racist tweet in 2018, railed against the network for its \u201cdouble standard\u201d in putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air after his controversial comments. \u201cShe\u2019s still angry by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2058090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[358893,23060,322006,344622,375106],"class_list":["post-2058089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-controversial-comments","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-national-enquirer","tag-roseanne-barr","tag-valerie-jarrett"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roseanne-Barr-Eyes-Comeback-After-Slamming-ABC-Over-Jimmy-Kimmel.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2058089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2058089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2058089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2058090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2058089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2058089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2058089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}