ET spoke with the actor at the 2018 BET Awards, where he weighed in on the controversy surrounding the comedian and subsequent cancellation of her ABC revival series.
The 65-year-old actress struggled to keep her composure while explaining recent fallout.
A source tells ET that ABC has officially ordered a Roseanne spinoff, The Conners, to series for a fall debut without Roseanne Barr's involvement.
ET is bringing back its annual TV Cheat Sheet, so you can have a master list of all the renewals and cancellations from the Big 5 networks.
How will ABC's new 'Roseanne' offshoot address Roseanne Barr's sudden absence?
ABC confirmed Barr will have no creative input in the new series, tentatively titled 'The Conners.'
The actress made a deal to let the show continue on without her creative or financial involvement.
The original cast -- minus Barr -- will return to reprise their role in the upcoming series, tentatively titled 'The Conners.'
Sources tell ET that a 'Roseanne' spinoff is in the works, while Roseanne tries to apologize to cast and crew members.
A source tells ET the disgraced sitcom star is attempting to make amends with the cast and crew of 'Roseanne' as spin-off talks about the revived show continue.
Roseanne Barr has been reaching out personally to former cast and crew members of 'Roseanne' to apologize, a source tells ET.
Winners and presenters at Monday's awards show took a few not-so-subtle digs at 'Roseanne's cancellation.
While there's plenty of drama to see on the small screen, these TV shows -- from 'Roseanne' to 'The Ranch' -- all had scandals behind the scenes in 2018.
The 43-year-old actress reprised her role as Darlene Conner on the sitcom's nine-episode reboot and also served as co-executive producer.
