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In ‘The Conners’ premiere, Roseanne’s character killed off by opioid overdose

By Katelyn Caralle
Published October 17, 2018 3:00am ET
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In ‘The Conners’ premiere, Roseanne’s character killed off by opioid overdose
The unprecedented sudden cancellation of "Roseanne" has left a wave of unemployment and uncertainty in its wake. Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet and the almost immediate axing of her show put hundreds of people out of work. | (Greg Gayne/ABC via AP)

Roseanne Barr’s eponymous character did die of an opioid overdose.

The Tuesday night premiere of the rebooted “Roseanne” spin-off “The Conners” proved actress and comedian Roseanne Barr’s claims last month about how she would be killed off on the show.

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