Actress and producer Roseanne Barr said Wednesday that she is not racist and has spent her whole life fighting for minorities.
“I’m not a racist, I never was & I never will be. One stupid joke in a lifetime of fighting 4 civil rights 4 all minorities, against networks, studios, at the expense of my nervous system/family/wealth will NEVER b taken from me,” Barr tweeted Wednesday.
I’m not a racist, I never was & I never will be. One stupid joke in a lifetime of fighting 4 civil rights 4 all minorities, against networks, studios, at the expense of my nervous system/family/wealth will NEVER b taken from me.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
Barr defended herself after she tweeted on Tuesday that former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett was a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes,” which led to charges that she is a racist.
About 24 hours after posting about Jarrett on Twitter, Barr’s show was canceled by ABC.
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In a follow-up tweet, Barr said she feels like “fighting back” and will “examine all of my options carefully and get back to U.”
you guys make me feel like fighting back. I will examine all of my options carefully and get back to U.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
