John Goodman and Roseanne Barr haven't precisely stored in contact since their days enjoying a married couple on Roseanne.

In actual fact, Goodman stated in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he doesn't suppose he's spoken to Barr "for about seven or eight years." That timeframe would line up with their common, briefly revived sitcom being canceled at ABC in 2018, hours after Barr posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, the previous senior adviser to President Obama. Inside three weeks, the Roseanne reboot was overhauled with out Barr — whose titular character was killed off — and rechristened The Conners.

When requested by THR if he'd spoken to Barr concerning the Conners finale, through which his character goes to go to her character's grave, Goodman stated, "No. I'd fairly doubt if she desires to speak to me. We haven't talked for about seven or eight years."

That stated, he has nothing however fond recollections of their time enjoying Dan and Roseanne Conner collectively, first in 9 seasons of Roseanne's unique run from 1988 to 1997, after which once more within the revived tenth season.

'The Conners' ending: How the spinoff's series finale said goodbye to Roseanne (again) Roseanne Barr says baby she gave up for adoption as a teen thought she was Goldie Hawn

"We hit it off from leap avenue. She made me chuckle, and I made her chuckle, and wow, it was a lot enjoyable," Goodman recalled. "We'd get so many viewers for the present again then — 20, 30 million folks. Issues are so completely different now, but it surely was a particular time."

Leisure Weekly has reached out to representatives for Barr for touch upon Goodman's remarks.

Shortly after Barr's fateful 2018 tweet, ABC Leisure president Channing Dungey stated it was "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we now have determined to cancel her present."

Join Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV information, unique first seems to be, recaps, opinions, interviews together with your favourite stars, and extra.

Previous to ABC's resolution, Barr tried to do injury management by tweeting, "I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all People. I’m really sorry for making a foul joke about her politics and her seems to be. I ought to have identified higher. Forgive me-my joke was in dangerous style."

On the time, Goodman defended Barr, saying, "I'll put it this fashion, I used to be stunned on the [network's] response. And that's most likely all I ought to say about it." He did add, "I do know for a incontrovertible fact that she's not a racist."

On the Monte-Carlo Tv Competition in 2023, Goodman addressed his prior help for his former costar, saying he had no regrets. "I bear in mind attending some type of junket the place they noticed the pilot, after which the interviews, and it simply become an assault," he told Variety. "It made me actually uncomfortable witnessing them go after Roseanne."

He continued, "Yeah, I felt dangerous for her. After which, yeah… I simply really feel horrible about the entire thing. , we had a good time. And I like her. She's simply her personal individual."

Even so, when requested if he would work together with her once more, he was hesitant. "I don't know," he replied. "If she'd prefer to… I simply don't know. I miss her. I want her properly."

The Conners aired its remaining episode in April, after seven seasons on ABC.

Shut