Jerry Seinfeldis weighing in onRoseanne Barr‘s firing fromRoseannein the wake of her racist tweet.TheComedians in Cars Getting Coffeestar got candid about the controversy on Monday, when headmittedtoEntertainment Tonightabout 65-year-old Barr’s dismissal from the ABC reboot, “I didn’t see why it was necessary to fire her.”“Why would you murder someone who’s committing suicide?” said theSeinfeldalum.“But I never saw someone ruin their entire career with one button push,” added Seinfeld, 64. “That was fresh.”Dave Kotinsky/Getty; Frederick M. Brown/GettyIn Seinfeld’s opinion, Barr’s character shouldn’t have been scrapped; instead, she should have been replaced.“I think they should get another Roseanne,” he advised. “They brought Dan Conner back, he was dead and they brought him back. So, why can’t we get another Roseanne?”“There’s other funny women that could do that part. You need to get the comic in there,” said Seinfeld. “I hate to see a comic lose a job.”ABC canceledRoseanneon May 29 after series creator and star Barr, who starred as wife and mother Roseanne Conner, shared (and then deleted) a tweet comparing formerBarack Obamaadvisor Valerie Jarrett, who is black, to an ape.WATCH:Roseanne BarrBreaks Down in Tears in First Interview Since Racist Tweet: ‘Don’t Defend Me’Three weeks after ABCcanceled theRoseannerebootfollowing Barr‘s racist tweet, PEOPLE confirmed the network hasgreenlit a spinoffwithJohn Goodman,Laurie Metcalf,Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman returning.ABC will air a 10-episode, straight-to-series order with the working title,The Conners, that will follow “the Conner family who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.”The synopsis continued, “This iconic family – Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J. – grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. Through it all, the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns – with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.”
Jerry Seinfeldis weighing in onRoseanne Barr‘s firing fromRoseannein the wake of her racist tweet.
TheComedians in Cars Getting Coffeestar got candid about the controversy on Monday, when headmittedtoEntertainment Tonightabout 65-year-old Barr’s dismissal from the ABC reboot, “I didn’t see why it was necessary to fire her.”
“Why would you murder someone who’s committing suicide?” said theSeinfeldalum.
“But I never saw someone ruin their entire career with one button push,” added Seinfeld, 64. “That was fresh.”
Dave Kotinsky/Getty; Frederick M. Brown/Getty
In Seinfeld’s opinion, Barr’s character shouldn’t have been scrapped; instead, she should have been replaced.
“I think they should get another Roseanne,” he advised. “They brought Dan Conner back, he was dead and they brought him back. So, why can’t we get another Roseanne?”
“There’s other funny women that could do that part. You need to get the comic in there,” said Seinfeld. “I hate to see a comic lose a job.”
ABC canceledRoseanneon May 29 after series creator and star Barr, who starred as wife and mother Roseanne Conner, shared (and then deleted) a tweet comparing formerBarack Obamaadvisor Valerie Jarrett, who is black, to an ape.
WATCH:Roseanne BarrBreaks Down in Tears in First Interview Since Racist Tweet: ‘Don’t Defend Me’
Three weeks after ABCcanceled theRoseannerebootfollowing Barr‘s racist tweet, PEOPLE confirmed the network hasgreenlit a spinoffwithJohn Goodman,Laurie Metcalf,Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael Fishman returning.
ABC will air a 10-episode, straight-to-series order with the working title,The Conners, that will follow “the Conner family who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.”
The synopsis continued, “This iconic family – Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J. – grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. Through it all, the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns – with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.”
source: people.com
