John Goodman said he “feels sorry” for his “Roseanne” co-star Roseanne Barr after she faced backlash over a racist tweet.
A few months later, Goodman, who reprized his role as Roseanne’s husband Dan, said he was “surprised at the reaction” to the incident and “I know for a fact that she’s not racist.”
In a new interview with Variety, Goodman said he had no regrets defending Barr. He recalled attending a press event at the time, “and it just turned into an attack.” And I was very uncomfortable that they just attacked Roseanne.”
“I felt sorry for her. I just feel terrible about the whole thing. We had a great time. And i love her. She’s just her own person,” he said of his former co-star.
When asked if he would work with Barr again, Goodman was unsure.
“I just do not know. I miss her,” he said. “I wish her the best.”
Goodman then went on to star in The Conners, a spin-off of Roseanne set after the controversy in which Barr’s character was killed off in an early episode.
Barr apologized and provided various explanations for the May 2018 tweet that compared Iranian-born Jarrett to the Muslim Brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes.”
Earlier this year, she debuted a controversial comedy special on Fox Nation called Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!