Roseanne Barr rejects ghost role after controversial firing from 'Roseanne'

In the United States, comedian Roseanne Barr, who co-created and starred in the original series 'Roseanne' from 1988 to 1997, faced a significant career downfall following her controversial tweet in 2018. After the revival of the series debuted in March 2018 and achieved substantial ratings, Barr was fired that summer due to her racist comments directed at Valerie Jarrett, a former advisor to President Obama. This led to the network canceling the show and creating a spin-off titled 'The Conners', which explained Barr's character's absence by stating that she died from an opioid overdose. Years later, Barr, in her documentary 'Roseanne Barr is America,' revealed that she was approached by ABC with an offer to return to the sitcom as a guest star in the form of a ghost. Barr was furious at the idea, feeling disrespected as the network had previously fired her and continued without her participation. She publicly expressed her disdain towards the proposition, recalling that she could not accept it because it felt like an insult to her affections for the show, which she felt was taken away from her. Barr explained that when she was asked to return, her reaction was one of anger. She viewed it as an opportunistic move by ABC to boost ratings, given that the spin-off faced challenges in retaining audiences without the original lead. In response to the offer, Barr humorously claimed to have prior commitments, specifically saying she would be