"That is a tweet asking for accountability from the previous administration
about the Iran deal. The first thing was shock that they were saying it was racial."
On Thursday night, Fox News' Sean Hannity gave comedian
Roseanne Barr a chance to explain her racist tweet about
former Obama administration advisor Valerie Jarrett
that got her fired from her rebooted ABC show.
During her appearance, Barr reiterated that she did not know
Jarrett was African-American when she posted the tweet in which
she compared Jarrett to an ape. The disgraced comedian
said she thought Jarrett, who was born in Iran, was Iranian.
Hannity asked Barr several times to address Jarrett,
with the actress eventually issuing a tepid apology.
She then took a dig at Jarrett, however, saying that she "needs a new haircut."
"I've apologized a lot. It's been two months," Barr said.
"I've apologized and explained and asked for forgiveness.
I was so sad that people thought [the tweet] was racist."
"And I went into the whole thing about the whole discussion of racism
and that blew my mind because it was so much
a part of what the show I was doing was about."
The host seemed skeptical initially about Barr's excuses for the tweet, saying,
"There are still a lot of people who look at that comment and they...
cannot believe that you didn't know better."
Barr responded with this.
"You know, I made a mistake. Obviously.
It cost me everything, my life's work. I made a mistake, and I've paid the price for it."
Barr's appearance with Hannity aired the same night she
recorded a live podcast with friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
at the New York Comedy Club, where she said
she believes she has been "forgiven" for the tweet.
About 20 minutes into the podcast, Boteach shared that he
was "bothered" by his feeling that Barr wasn't forgiven for her
tweet after her apology. "Well, I kinda think I am," she responded.
"I think people in America are very forgiving, and I think if you put
30 years of what I've accomplished...and you put it on a scale...
I think the balance is more toward the good."
"Never before in my career of 30-some years have I
ever felt the love and support of people on the street that I do now."
Boteach then told the assembled audience that Barr didn't leave
social media after ABC cancelled the 'Roseanne' reboot
because she wanted to utilize the platform
"to advance the interests of the Jewish people,"
an assessment with which Barr agreed.
Jarrett made an appearance on Wednesday's episode of 'The View,'
in which she said, "Roseanne who?" when asked about the
tweet and backlash. She went on to add,
"In all seriousness, as I said before, I'm fine."
Barr's had some harsh words about Jarrett's response.
She said she invited Jarrett on Hannity, but that she didn't succeed
"because she's into 'teachable moments,'"
referring to Jarrett's original response to Barr's slur.
Barr also addressed the 'Roseanne' spinoff, 'The Conners,'
that will be moving forward at ABC without her, saying,
"I have mixed emotions and I go up and down with it.
Sometimes I'm good with it sometimes I'm not; I'm human."
When asked if the show will succeed without her, Barr replied,
"Well it is going to be interesting to see a bunch of really privileged
people who grew up in Hollywood writing for the working class,"
but added that she "doesn't wish anyone bad."
To watch and listen to full clips of Roseanne Barr speaking to
Sean Hannity and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, head to THR.com.
For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.
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