The pride and joy of ABC’s upfront presentation to advertisers this month is apologizing for a racist tweet. Barr used Jarrett’s initials and said “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby.” The actress was suggesting a connection between Jarrett and the Sunni Islamist organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood. HerPlanet of the Apesreference was slammed as racist. Barr totally sidestepped the problem by replying “Muslims r NOT a race....

Shaw spoke on the secret casting at an ABC Studios For Your Consideration event Sunday night,Varietyreports. You and Roseanne, are you kidding me? Lets talk about it. Rosie O’Donnell on SMILF. Insert: Roseanne Barr.LACEY TERRELL/SHOWTIME; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Adamant about the casting, Shaw sent Barr and package and offered to rewrite the character. And her doctor said she cant fly, Shaw said. Barrs poor health alsoinspired a plotlineonRoseannethis season where she needs knee surgery....

President Donald Trump phoned Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on thosemassive premiere ratings. And this morning, the actress is revealing some details of their chat. Barr then called intoGood Morning Americaon Thursday morning to discuss their chat a bit. “It was pretty exciting, I’ll tell you that much,” Barr said. It was very sweet of him to congratulate us." He was just happy for me. ABC News chief George Stephanopoulos noted Trump sure is interested in TV ratings and Barr agreed....

Catch up with the stars of the ’90s sitcom favorite ahead of the 2018 revival. From 1998 to 2000, Barr did a stint as a daytime talk show host onThe Roseanne Show. In 2006, she released a stand-up comedy special,Roseanne Barr: Blonde & Bitchin'. Everett Collection; Ramona Rosales for EW Barr ran for president in 2012, as a nominee for the Peace and Freedom Party. She would later become a vocal supporter of PresidentDonald Trump....

Actor Michael Fishman who played son D.J. Conner onRoseannefrom 1988 to 1997 and has returned forthe revival of the ABC sitcom(Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET) blogs exclusively for EWabout his experience filmingthe new episodes. Courtesy Michael Fishman Most of our cast are legends, whose place in television history is secured and can only be venerated. Gail Mancuso, whose first directing job was onRoseanne, is now an iconic director. Our writing staff has produced and will produce the best television for generations....

Another familiar face from days ofRoseannepast is coming back forthe revival. Cummings shared an Instagram story from production, which featured a snapshot of Galeckis seat on set. Very moving 4 all of us. Whitney Cummings/Instagram #JOY, according toEntertainment Tonight. Galecki first appeared onRoseanneas Kevin, though the characters name was later changed to David. Mark, meanwhile, is named after Davids older brother, who was played by Glenn Quinn. See the new set photo below....

More alumni are joining the much-anticipated revival ofRoseanneat ABC. Parsons played Beverly Harris, the mom of Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf). Bernard played the womens lesbian buddy, Nancy Bartlett. Walter McBride/Getty Images; Charley Gallay/Getty Images TVLinefirst reported the news. Hell reprise his role as David, who played Gilberts husband. And they had two children! They will be played byAmes McNamaraandEmma Kenney. ABC has yet to announce the shows official premiere date....

SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already seenAvengers: Infinity War. There were plenty of surprises inAvengers: Infinity War. Now we know where he vanished to. Jesse Grant/Getty Images (So close, yet so far.) Im glad I did it. I think Ive done my dash with that sort of film. Here are highlights from that interview. Once Red Skull touched the Tesseract, he goes into this intergalactic astral plane for 70 years....

It’s just so good. She writes so wonderfully. She writes as if she’s writing to a friend. Credit: Marc Hom/The CW; Lady Gaga/YouTube; Mia Fermindoza It’s really interesting writing, I thought there were really great plot twists that were executed wonderfully. But now it just feels like a fantasy. The queer couples on the show are fantastic. Simon and Schuster It’s a lot of yearning. I haven’t read this recently, but it’s just so good....

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Monday’s episode ofRoswell, New Mexico. If you haven’t yet watched theseason 2 finaleofRoswell, New Mexico, stop reading right now. After a season of heart problems (romantic and literal), threesomes(! Credit: John Golden Britt/The CW Is it an evil twin? A dark part of Max himself? Plus, Mason dishes on Liz’s decision to leave Roswell and Max behind. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start at the end....

Who doesn’t love a trip back to the early 2000s? And they all go to prom! And wear amazing 2000-era clothing! Credit: John Golden Britt/The CW At the Disco in his teens. CARINA ADLY MACKENZIE:It was a really fun episode. It really brought me back to the excitement and the fear of going out on your own. It’s an exciting and scary time in your life and I really wanted to explore both sides....

I knew immediately who I wanted Liz to be. I engage in combat by getting out of bed in the morning." I don’t believe in color-blind casting. Ursula Coyote/The CW; Inset: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Roswell, New Mexicois my show, but Liz’s story is not my story. We assign a -phobia suffix as if to excuse it. Homophobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia. My mother, Shereen Abdel-Meguid, is a proud Egyptian-American Muslim woman. I was fourteen years old on Sept....

The actress takes us inside her character’s heartbreaking grief and trauma on the CW extraterrestrial drama. Warning: This article contains spoilers forRoswell, New Mexicoseason 2, episode 3, “Good Mother.” For a town inhabited by aliens, a whole bunch of very human, very real and heartbreaking! Credit: Ursula Coyote/The CW drama sure does go down inRoswell, New Mexico. How did you approach the character coming into this second season? So we very quickly realized we were going to be heading right back into the moment straight after....