Roseanne Barr Gives Update on Relationship With Former Co-Stars Now That ‘The Conners’ Has Ended
Roseanne Barr says she wishes her former co-stars well—but she sent her regards in a backhanded way.
Speaking with Fox News Digital in a June 2025 interview, the 72-year-old comedian confirmed that she is not in contact with any of her former co-stars more than 35 years after her self-titled sitcom debuted on ABC.
"No, I'm not friends with none of them. They're all in the past,” Barr said of her longtime TV family, which included John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, Sara Gilbert, and Michael Fishman.
“I have pleasant memories of what fun we had – wish them all the best,” she added. “And no, we don't talk. I've moved on from that horrendous ending and chapter of my life, but you know, I don't hold any bitterness or nothing to them, but my God, what fun we had on that show.“
Barr and the original cast starred in 10 seasons of Roseanne, including a short-lived revival. She noted that things changed when the rest of the cast moved on to The Conners spinoff without her in 2018.
“I was sorry they f---ed it all up with their greed and ridiculous stupidity to f--k all that up. F--k them, but I wish them well," she told Fox News.
In 2018, Barr became involved in a social media scandal after she posted a tweet about former Presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett that many deemed racist.
The Roseanne star was immediately fired from the revival of the series she created. Her character, Roseanne Conner, was killed off when The Conners spinoff launched without her later that year.
Barr’s TV husband, John Goodman, told Variety in 2023 that he felt bad about the backlash against her. “I just feel terrible about the whole thing. We had a great time. And I love her. She’s just her own person,” the actor said. “I miss her. I wish her well.”
The Conners ended its seven-season run in April. Barr’s son, Jake Petland, told TMZ that his mom never watched an episode of the ABC spinoff.
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