Charlie Sheen has Roseanne’s back
Charlie Sheen has come to the defense of Roseanne Barr.
According to Us Weekly, Sheen says he understands too well the backlash that Barr has had to endure following her controversial tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to President Barack Obama who is African-American. Barr said she looked like the child of the “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.”
“I can relate to that tone of absolute despair because it’s not just about herself, it’s about the people that she knows she affected as well,” Sheen said during an appearance Monday on the “Kyle and Jackie O Show” on Australian radio. “What I hear in her voice, trying not to focus on the words but the emotion, is I hear the frustration, pain. There’s a sadness there.”
The condemnation of Barr has been swift and nearly unanimous. ABC canceled the highly successful “Roseanne” reboot only to bring it back as “The Conners,” minus Barr; her agency dropped her; and she was widely criticized — including by “Roseanne” cast members — as a racist for the tweet.
Barr’s reaction has only brought her more grief. First, she said she made the early morning tweet about Jarrett because she was on Ambien, and later claimed that she thought Jarrett, whom she referred to as “the bitch,” was white.
She also played the victim, claiming she was fired because of her support for President Donald Trump.
Sheen can relate to being a Hollywood pariah. He was fired from the CBS sitcom “Two and Half Men” in 2011 following his criticism of co-creator Chuck Lorre. He reacted by going unhinged on a number of television interviews. He claimed to be a warlock, a “Vatican assassin” and a “rock star from Mars” who had “tiger blood” and “Adonis DNA.” And there also was his now infamous quote, “Duh, winning.”
Sheen, 52, originally castigated Barr, 65, by tweeting, “adios Rosanne! good riddance. hashtag not winning.” He said he now regrets it.