There was a moment in Sean Hannity's interview tonight with Roseanne Barr when the two seemed like old friends. In defending her racist tweet—in which she called former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett an ape—Barr asked Hannity if he knew what it was like to be surrounded by people who think Trump is the worst thing that has happened to this country. Every day, he replied—likely the one time in his life Hannity has said something even resembling the truth. "There are plenty of people who disagree with every word I say," he says. There they were: just two chummy racists, reveling in the masses of people they've offended, disgraced, and marginalized. It was a rambling, unnecessary, and deeply pandering interview during which Hannity lobbed softball questions at Roseanne that are begged her to take the opportunity to redeem herself. But she didn't. At one point, Hannity gave her the chance to speak directly to Jarrett. This is what Barr had to say: Let's talk about it. Let's really turn this into a teachable moment. We need to talk about race and everything that's connected to it. Including someone who looks like me—her skin tone looks like mine—I didn't know she was african american. I thought she was from Iran. And how she and Barack Obama hung out. They don't like the idea of American exceptionalism. Okay that's fine. That's kind of a globalist way of thinking... Wait ... what? Here was Hannity handing Barr an opportunity to look good, and this is what she had to say? This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. . @therealroseanne on her initial reaction to the blowback from her controversial tweet: "The first thing was shock that they were saying it was racial, when it's political." #Hannity pic.twitter.com/gGv06LsmLO — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 27, 2018 And her core defense of the tweet is that it was not racial, it was political—a distinction that neither explains nor excuses what she said: "The first thing was shock when they said it was racial when it was supposed to be political. Everyone started saying I was racist, which is the worst thing you can say to a jew especially one who grew up with to always fight extremism ... I took a vow with my god that I would always fight extremism." By the end of the interview, Hannity was giving her ideas for a speaking tour and a stand-up comedy tour. And it's so clear of what the intentions of this interview are: to initiate Roseanne's eventual comeback as one of the few mainstream Trump-supporting entertainers, of which the right is desperate for. The saddest part about all of this is that Hannity won. He got the ratings from scoring the first interview with Roseanne since her public disgrace, and he pandered to his core audience. And in the eyes of most Hannity viewers, Barr is probably forgiven tonight—if not applauded. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Roseanne Barr is headed to the Fox News Channel for an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity on July 26. This will mark Barr’s first broadcast appearance since her firing from ABC and cancelation of her titular sitcom. The live interview will air at 9 PM ET and she will address the tweet that got her fired. She will also discuss Donald Trump. Additional portions of the interview will be presented on Hannity on July 27 at 9PM ET. The news comes after a busy day for Barr after she slammed the support James Gunn has been receiving after he was fired by Disney for tasteless social media posts he wrote about rape and pedophilia nearly a decade ago. Barr has also appeared on her spiritual advisor, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach‘s podcast and posted a self-interview on YouTube since she was booted by ABC. Barr’s career and reputation have been going through the wringer since she wrote a racist tweet in May describing Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.” It didn’t take long for ABC to cancel the revival of her show. ABC has since ordered a comedy series called The Conners that will feature the other Roseanne cast members but on which Barr will have no involvement.<doc-sep>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) LOS ANGELES — Roseanne Barr will appear on television for the first time since she was fired from ABC and her namesake show was canceled. Barr will be a guest on the Fox News show “Hannity” at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. ABC canceled its successful reboot of “Roseanne” in May following the star’s racist tweet likening former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a “Planet of the Apes” actor. Barr recorded a podcast interview last month in which she said she feels remorse about the tweet. During the live interview Thursday, she’s expected to discuss the tweet as well as President Donald Trump. ABC said it ordered 10 episodes of a spinoff called “The Conners” after Barr relinquished any creative or financial participation in it.<doc-sep>
Roseanne Barr is heading to Fox News' "Hannity" to give her first televised interview since losing her ABC show in May following a racist tweet. Fox News host Sean Hannity announced Tuesday at the end of his show that he would interview Barr on Thursday's "Hannity" (9 p.m. ET). Fox News confirmed the interview, adding that portions of the live discussion would air on Friday's program. "During the live interview, (Barr) will react to reports about the tweet that got her fired, along with discussion of President Donald Trump," the news network's release said. ABC swiftly axed the hit "Roseanne" reboot series on May 31 after Barr's tweet comparing former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett to a monkey. ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey called the tweet "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values." More:Here's when 'The Conners' (and other ABC shows) will premiere Barr has continued to decry the decision on Twitter. She recorded a podcast interview with her longtime friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in June in which she said she had become a "hate magnet." Barr claimed she thought Jarrett, an African-American, was white and "never would have wittingly called any black person a monkey." During an interview on her YouTube channel last week, Barr said she believed her firing was the result of her vocal support of President Trump in liberal Hollywood. "I voted for Donald Trump, and that is not allowed in Hollywood," Barr said. More:Roseanne returns to Twitter after ABC cancels show; blames Ambien for tweet