John Goodman speaks after "Roseanne" cancellation, Barr's racist tweet

[oberliner]

"Roseanne" star John Goodman, who played Roseanne Barr's husband Dan Connor, spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since Barr's racist tweet and the show's abrupt cancellation. In footage obtained by "Entertainment Tonight," Goodman said he would "rather say nothing than to cause more trouble."

ABC canceled "Roseanne" Tuesday after Barr tweeted about Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former President Obama, writing "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Despite the show's high ratings, ABC canceled it within hours and issued a statement saying "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-goodman-speaks-after-roseanne-cancellation-barrs-racist-tweet/

[jcgoldie]

1. he speaks

... to say nothing

[Snotcicles]

4. Pretty shallow. Akin to his body of work. IMO

[hlthe2b]

21. I could not disagree more. He is among the best character actors of his generation.

And, I know him from his work for New Orleans post Katrina--not only because of his amazing portrayal in Treme, but his real life work for the city's impacted citizenry, much that has remained unpublicized. He's a fine man, whose own actions speak for him and he's right. Everything has already been said.

[hlthe2b]

7. Everything has already been said at this point.

I might wish he'd have spoken out immediately, but he's not into social media, apparently and undoubtedly, at this juncture, doesn't want to enter the shit storm. On some level, who can blame him?

I have NO doubt he is devastated by this and Roseanne's crap is hers. Goodman has shown by his own example, that he is the antithesis of Barr. He's a good guy and I'm not going to disparage him.

[JHB]

2. Well, sounds came out of his mouth so technically he spoke, but...

...it's a misleading headline for "no comment".

[oberliner]

3. John Goodman Shrugs Off 'Roseanne' Cancellation

Roseanne Barr’s on-screen husband has shrugged off ABC’s decision to cancel Roseanne and said he’s oblivious to Barr’s bigoted comments that tanked the show. “I wasn’t gonna get an Emmy anyway,” he said in a video released by ET on Wednesday. “I’ve been up there [11] times already, and if I didn’t get one I’m not gonna get one,” he said. As for Barr’s racist tweet comparing a black former Obama aide to an ape, Goodman said he doesn’t “know anything about it.” “I don’t read it,” he said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-goodman-shrugs-off-roseanne-cancellation

Maybe a better headline at least?

[JHB]

5. .

[oberliner]

14. Yeah, I guess that's not much better

[Siwsan]

6. He is in a 'no win' situation

If he speaks out against Roseanne, she'll go on the attack. If he speaks out in support of her (which I would think highly unlikely, but stranger things have happened) it could affect his career.

I am wondering if there is some behind the scene damage control going on, to resurrect the show with the same cast, but sans Roseanne.

[bornfree17]

8. Someone

Said Netflix will pick up the show

[LostOne4Ever]

11. That was a satirical magazine. Netflicks isn't picking them up. EDIT: added link

https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/05/30/rumors-hoaxes-about-future-of-roseanne/

[bornfree17]

12. Thanks

I had planned to cancel my Netflix

[Bengus81]

19. I did that a couple of years ago anyway....

When Netflix streaming went from not much to really not much with quality movies. They JACKED rates under the gise of have better and a much larger streaming selection,in reality they just wanted "seed" money to start doing their own productions without using their money.

I was with them for years when all they had was the DVD's in the mail which worked well IMO. Then they started streaming and jacked the rates on mail DVD's. Then they announced they were doing away with the mail program until their stock tanked,then they were going to sub it out. I went to streaming only but their movie selection sucked for the price paid.

[Locrian]

10. he is in a no win situation and did the right thing

Better to let this die and not continue the media shit show.
The equivalent of "don't feed the trolls"

If more people would have done this with trump, maybe it would have had a positive effect.

[Siwsan]

17. It's a fine line, but I agree

In fact, his not speaking out may have a more substantial impact on Roseanne.

[Locrian]

20. it is a fine line

And I get people wanting him to condemn, etc.
But Roseanne is a shit throwing attention hog, just like trump, and feeding the dumpster flames just makes it worse.

[VOX]

9. Nice ass-covering maneuver, John.

I’m a huge fan of John Goodman, but when it comes to public apologies, he’s not there.

[GoCubsGo]

15. What did he do that requires an apology?

He's not the one who spewed racist garbage. I didn't realize public castigation of associates guilty of wrong-doing is a requirement for celebrities.

[Vinca]

13. He should speak. To say nothing might imply agreement.

[dameatball]

16. He did nothing wrong. Therefore if he chooses to put it behind him, fine with me.

[oberliner]

22. He did nothing wrong?

He co-starred in and promoted this show.

[dameatball]

23. I never watched the show. I did see the Roseanne tweets. Hence my frame of reference.

[mythology]

24. Her words weren't his

Does everybody who has ever been in a movie with Mel Gibson need to disavow his anti-Semitic rant?

[Freethinker65]

18. He will continue to do voiceovers and act as he is very talented.

Lame statement from him, but understandable if he wants to distance himself from further questions about Roseanne.