Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) John Goodman isn’t paying attention to the Roseanne Barr controversy — and he couldn’t care less about ABC’s decision to pull the plug on “Roseanne” and its Emmy campaign. “I wasn’t gonna get an Emmy anyway,” Goodman said in a video Wednesday, which was obtained by ET. “I’ve been up there [11] times already, and if I didn’t get one I’m not gonna get one,” the actor added. Up until now, Goodman — who served as Barr’s on-screen husband for more than a decade on “Roseanne” — has remained silent on her controversial tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. “I would rather say nothing than to cause more trouble,” the 65-year-old explained. Asked about the tweet that his longtime co-star sent out Tuesday, comparing Jarrett to an ape, Goodman claimed that he didn’t pay it — nor the backlash — any mind. “I don’t know anything about it,” he said. “I don’t read it.” Describing how he’s been doing now that “Roseanne” has been cancelled, Goodman said: “Everything’s fine.” While Barr has apologized for her tweet about Jarrett, she has also repeatedly defended it — calling her words “insensitive, not racist.” ABC decided to cancel “Roseanne” on Tuesday and then suspended its “For Your Consideration” Emmy campaign the following day. Judging from the comments of voters, though, the show wasn’t likely to win anyway. “You can’t put some alt-right scumball on your network and give her a platform,” animation producer Deb Zak told Vanity Fair back in April. “I don’t care if somebody has a conservative viewpoint, that’s fine. She has a hateful viewpoint.”​<doc-sep>John Goodman says he doesn't want to add "more trouble" to his TV wife's mess. Like many good husbands, John Goodman knows when not to air his wife's dirty laundry in public. The veteran actor and Roseanne Barr's TV husband broke his silence on Barr's racist Twitter fiasco, gingerly broaching the subject that led to his hit ABC TV show getting canceled on Tuesday. "It's not that I disrespect you guys. I would rather say nothing than to cause more trouble," Goodman, 65, politely told an "Entertainment Tonight" videographer who caught up with him Wednesday. Goodman, 65, plays Dan Conner, the working-class dad on "Roseanne," a character he first made famous in 1988 and revisited earlier this year when the show was rebooted by ABC. Barr came under fire shortly after she posted an offensive tweet early Tuesday morning targeting Valerie Jarrett, a former top adviser in the administration of President Barack Obama. In the tweet, Barr wrote that Jarrett, an African-American born in Iran, was the product of the Muslim Brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes." She later apologized for the "stupid tweet" but it was too late. Channing Dungey, the president of ABC Entertainment, issued a statement Tuesday calling Barr's tweet "abhorrent, repugnant" and announced the show "Roseanne" -- which the network had picked up for a second season -- was being canceled. "I don't know anything about it," Goodman said when asked what his response was to the fallout. "I don't read it." When asked how he was doing, Goodman said, "Everything's fine." Goodman also said he was not expecting to receive an Emmy for his reprisal of the Dan Conner role. "I wasn't gonna get an Emmy anyway," he said when asked if he thought the Barr controversy would cost him the award. "I've been up there 12 times already and if I don't get one by now, I'm not gonna get one." Other members of the "Roseanne" cast haven't been as circumspect as Goodman. Actress Sara Gilbert, who played Barr's daughter on the show, condemned Barr's tweet. "Roseanne's recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show," she tweeted. Michael Fishman, who has played son D.J. Conner on the series, also took to Twitter, writing, "While I am going to miss being part of the ABC family, I believe that to sit back or remain silent in an attempt to distance myself from the actions/statements of others would unintentionally endorse or placate those statements which I find truly offensive. In this moment it is important to be clear. We must stand-up against; bias, hatred, bigotry and ignorance to make society a better place for all." Responding to Fishman's statement on Wednesday, Barr tweeted, "I created the platform for that inclusivity and you know it. ME. You throw me under the bus. Nice!" Barr, however, was much nicer to Goodman and actress Laurie Metcalf, who played her sister on the show. "I just wish ABC had not thrown two of the greatest actors in the world out with me-Laurie and John," Barr tweeted Wednesday night. "I'm so sick over this-they will never have better character actors on their network."<doc-sep>
BURBANK, CA - MARCH 23: John Goodman and Roseanne Barr attend the premiere of ABC's John Goodman has finally broken his silence about the abrupt cancellation of the Roseanne reboot. On Tuesday, ABC President Channing Dungey made her decision to take the sitcom off the air after star Roseanne Barr shared a racist tweet about former Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, which she attempted to blame on taking Ambien. Since then, most of the cast has spoken out about the controversy. Sara Gilbert, Emma Kenney, and Michael Fishman all condemned Barr's "abhorrent" actions, but Laurie Metcalf and Goodman notably remained mum. By Wednesday night, ET obtained video of Goodman in New Orleans, where he tried to avoid speaking about the situation altogether. "It's not that I disrespect you guys," he politely told the camera man. "I would rather say nothing than to cause more trouble." Goodman also assured fans that "everything's fine," and that he hasn't been keeping tabs on all the new developments surrounding the controversy. "I don't know anything about it. I don't read it," he said. Related: Why Was the Roseanne Reboot Canceled? Wanda Sykes Quits the Roseanne Reboot After Roseanne Barr's Racist Twitter Tirade The show's cancellation means that ABC has also suspended its Emmys For Your Consideration campaign, which was promoting the cast's performances in the rebooted 10th season. Goodman, who won a Golden Globe in 1993 for his performance as Dan Conner on Roseanne, didn't seem to mind. "I wasn't gonna get an Emmy anyway," Goodman said in the video. "I've been up there [11] times already, and if I didn't get one I'm not gonna get one." Between 1988 and 2010 Goodman received a total of 11 Emmys nominations, six of which were for playing Dan. With rumors swirling that Roseanne could come back without Barr's involvement, maybe there's a chance Goodman has a shot at picking up a seventh nomination for his work on the sitcom. That being said, Goodman noted that anyone who's heard anything about the reboot moving forward has "heard more than I have."