Overview
- Barr launched a profanity-filled attack on former co-star Michael Fishman on the Can’t Be Censored podcast, which aired Wednesday, calling him a “brainwashed bigot” and repeatedly insulting him.
- Fishman had posted an Instagram video in August saying the 2018 Roseanne reboot “was rightfully canceled,” a public stance that prompted Barr’s recent response.
- On the podcast Barr defended her 2018 tweet by framing it as a geopolitical critique of the Iran nuclear deal and the IRGC, and she also claimed she fought to keep Fishman on the 2018 revival.
- No new network or legal actions have been reported after the exchange, and coverage is focused on the renewed public feud and the ongoing reputational consequences for both figures.
- The clash recalls the 2018 fallout that led ABC to cancel Roseanne and launch The Conners without Barr, and it may complicate any future efforts by Barr to rehabilitate her TV career while keeping debate over intent versus impact alive.