Overview

• In the documentary Roseanne is America, Barr recounts that ABC invited her back as a ghost for The Conners after her character was killed off in an opioid overdose
• She says she rejected the cameo offer, joking she would be bowling that week instead
• TVLine reported that an anonymous source called Barr’s account inaccurate and ABC has declined to comment
• The Conners debuted three weeks after ABC canceled the Roseanne revival in 2018 and wrapped up seven seasons in April 2025
• Barr’s documentary also revisits her 2018 firing over a controversial tweet about Valerie Jarrett and her settlement that allowed the spinoff to proceed without her involvement