John Goodman Admits That Roseanne Barr's Offensive Tweet Left Him 'Brokenhearted' | THR News - video Dailymotion

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The actor — who played Barr's TV husband for years — shared his thoughts about ABC's decision to cancel the 'Roseanne' reboot and hinted at how the spinoff, 'The Conners,' will handle the loss of the main character when it debuts in the fall.

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00:00John Goodman has finally broken his silence about ABC's decision to cancel Roseanne.

00:05Months after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett,

00:10which caused the network to pull the plug on her hit rebooted sitcom after just one season.

00:15The actress's TV husband is sharing his thoughts on the scandal in a new interview.

00:19Speaking with the UK Times for a profile published on Sunday,

00:23Goodman admitted that Barr's offensive tweet left him brokenhearted. He explained,

00:30However, despite her sense-deleted tweet, Goodman insisted that Barr isn't racist.

00:40He also implied that he was not supportive of ABC's swift decision to cancel the show, saying,

00:50When asked about how ABC will handle Barr's absence as Roseanne Conner in the network's upcoming spinoff series,

00:56The Conners, Goodman suggested that her TV alter ego could be killed off. He continued,

01:02It's an unknown. Back in late July, Barr attempted to explain her tweet in a bizarre YouTube video,

01:07in which she said this,

01:08I thought the bitch was white!

01:11The Roseanne spinoff, The Conners, premieres on ABC on October 16th at 8 p.m.

01:16For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:21I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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