{"id":43970,"date":"2018-07-11T04:44:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=43970"},"modified":"2018-07-13T09:22:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T15:22:51","slug":"roseanne-barr-will-film-and-post-her-own-interview-on-youtube-to-explain-what-happened-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/roseanne-barr-will-film-and-post-her-own-interview-on-youtube-to-explain-what-happened-and-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseanne Barr will film and post her own interview on YouTube to explain ‘what happened and why’"},"content":{"rendered":"
(JTA) — Roseanne Barr is taking matters into her own hands to explain “what happened and why.”<\/div>\n
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On Monday night, Barr said on Twitter that she will film her own interview and post it online a day after announcing that she would be interviewed on television.<\/p>\n

Barr, who is Jewish, drew widespread criticism for a tweet in which she mocked Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, as the offspring of the \u201cmuslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.\u201d Jarrett is African-American. The actress later deleted the tweet and issued an apology, saying she had made \u201ca bad joke about her politics and her looks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her show \u201cRoseanne,\u201d a remake of her iconic 1980s series about a working-class family, was canceled by ABC in May following the episode.<\/p>\n

“After a lot of thought, I decided that I won\u2019t be doing any TV interviews, too stressful & untrustworthy 4 me & my fans,” Barr tweeted to<\/a> her 891,000  followers on Monday night. “I\u2019m going to film it myself & post it on my youtube channel in the next week-the entire explanation of what happened & why! I love you all-sign up & get ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barr\u2019s tweet was posted at 9:01 p.m. Eastern time, as President Donald Trump announced his choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Barr had tweeted: \u201cTo my wonderful fans who I treasure and love-who have carried me these past weeks when I was 2 weak 2 carry myself: I will be doing a TV interview this week. I\u2019ll tell u about it tomorrow!\u201d<\/p>\n

Her announcement also comes days before the Emmy nominations for 2018. Barr\u2019s name was submitted in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category, according to Deadline Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Barr has said since her show’s cancellation that she has received TV offers and there was one in particular she might accept, but offered no specifics.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, ABC rehired most of the cast of \u201cRoseanne,\u201d but not Barr, for a spinoff series<\/a> that may be called \u201cThe Conners.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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