Roseanne Barr Criticizes ABC Double Standard Over Kimmel Return

Roseanne Barr blasted ABC for a “double standard” after the network reinstated Jimmy Kimmel following a brief suspension over his remarks about the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing and amid threats of an FCC probe. The suspension followed pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and station owners who threatened to pre-empt the show, but ABC reversed course and returned Kimmel’s program within days. Barr contrasted Kimmel’s quick return with her own 2018 firing after a racist tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, saying that episode “ruined” her life and erased her from media history. She accused ABC and Hollywood of hypocrisy, noting Kimmel’s past blackface appearances and arguing he received far lighter consequences. Barr predicted Kimmel would “double down” on his return and suggested he would receive a PR push to rehabilitate his image.