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Roseanne Barrhas already revealed she’smoving to IsraelwhenThe Connerspremieres this fall — and now, she’s opening up about her decision.
In a sneak peek at her Tuesdayappearance onThe Dr. Oz Show,Barr says she wants to get out of the U.S. to escape the new iteration of the series, which was announced after ABC axed the well-receivedRoseannereboot because Barr likened formerBarack ObamaadvisorValerie Jarrettto an “ape” on Twitter.
“I don’t want to be around, because I’ll get drawn into a negative thing of defending myself or being angry for being mischaracterized and, you know, I don’t … I want to stay away from it,” she says. “I want to stay in a joyous, positive, happy place that I’ve worked my way to again in my life.”
Barr, who says it will be her fourth time visiting the country, adds that she hopes to brush up on her Hebrew skills while she’s there.
“I want to be able to learn [and] speak Hebrew fluently, because, you know, I read very slow,” she says. “I know the letters and I love the letters, but I want to speak it. And also I have quite a few teachers over the years that live there and I want to study.”
Barr’s move was brought up at the2018 Emmy Awardson Monday, when co-hostsColin Jost and Michael Chetook aim at the actress during theiropening monologue.
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Production onThe Connersbegan last month. The series will focus onSara Gilbert‘s Darlene Conner and see the return ofJohn Goodman(Dan),Laurie Metcalf(Jackie), Lecy Goranson (Becky) and Michael Fishman (D.J.)
The network hasn’t revealed the fate of Barr’s character, simply announcing a 10-episode, straight to series order that will follow “the Conner family who, after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before.”
Goodman, however, recently hinted that Barr’s character will bekilled off, and Barr herself has said the character will suffer a fatalopioid overdose.
The Dr. Ozshow airs weekdays (check local listings);The Connerspremieres Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
