Roseanne Barr Accuses Hollywood of Double Standard: "I'm the Only Person Who Lost Everything" [View all]
Roseanne Barr lashed out at Hollywood in a new interview, suggesting she’s been held to a cancel culture double standard.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times released Thursday, the comedian slammed ABC for firing her in 2018 from her top-rated sitcom Roseanne (which was subsequently rebranded The Conners), and compared her treatment to that of two other popular transgressive comics, Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K.
“They didn’t do it to anyone else in Hollywood, although they always [mention] Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K.,” she told The Los Angeles Times. “Well, Louis C.K. did lose everything, but he committed an actual [offense]. And Dave Chappelle was protected by Netflix. I’m the only person who’s lost everything, whose life’s work was stolen, stolen by people who I thought loved me. And there was silence. There was no one in Hollywood really defending me publicly, except for Mo’nique, who is a brave, close, dear friend.”
Chappelle has continued making content for Netflix despite coming under heavy criticism for his material focused on the transgender community, while FX canceled C.K.’s series Louie after he admitted in 2017 that he masturbated in front of female colleagues. Since then, C.K. has resorted to self-distributing his comedy specials. Both men have also received post-scandal Grammy awards for their work.
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