“I’m Not Saving Your Show”: Roseanne Barr Declines ABC’s Offer To Join The Conners

“I’m Not Saving Your Show”: Roseanne Barr Declines ABC’s Offer To Join The Conners | September 19, 2024

In a surprising turn of events, Roseanne Barr has firmly declined ABC’s generous offer to join the cast of “The Conners.” The network, which had previously severed ties with the controversial actress following a Twitter scandal, extended an olive branch, offering Barr a staggering $10 million to return to the screen. However, Barr has made it abundantly clear that she has no intentions of stepping back into the fold.

The saga of Roseanne Barr and her tumultuous relationship with ABC began in May 2018 when the revival of her eponymous sitcom, “Roseanne,” was canceled after just one season. The cancellation came in the wake of a series of racially insensitive tweets posted by Barr, which drew widespread condemnation and led to her swift ousting from the network.

Fast forward to the present, and it seems that ABC has had a change of heart, at least from a financial perspective. The network, apparently looking to revive “The Conners,” the spin-off of “Roseanne” that continued without its titular star, offered Roseanne Barr a lucrative deal to return. But Barr’s response was as unambiguous as it was unexpected: “I’m not saving your show.”

Barr’s decision to decline the offer has ignited a new wave of controversy and speculation about the actress’s motivations, the future of “The Conners,” and the ongoing debate over cancel culture in the entertainment industry.