Overview

• Barr claims network executives monitored her social media and on-set behavior because of her conservative humor and pro-Trump stance.
• She insists her tweet about Valerie Jarrett was intended as a political jab at the Iran nuclear deal and was wrongly portrayed as a racial insult.
• ABC revived Roseanne in 2018 but canceled her after the Jarrett backlash and continued the story as The Conners, which concluded in April.
• Barr recounts creative clashes with writers over conservative content and says her apology for the tweet was a mistake that fueled further backlash.
• The documentary Roseanne Barr is America, directed by Joel Gilbert, is scheduled to stream on multiple platforms beginning June 10.