Roseanne Barr’s namesake sitcom character is officially dead, but the comedian and actress is still kicking. Roseanne Conner, the family matriarch in the popular ’80s and ’90s television show “Roseanne” and it’s 2018 revival, was revealed to have died in Tuesday’s premiere of “The Conners.” The spinoff series was created to carry on with the revival ― sans Barr ― after ABC fired her in May for a racist tweet. Minutes into the first episode of the “The Conners,” the audience learns that Roseanne died of an opioid overdose. Last month, Barr happily spoiled the way in which she believed the show would kill off her character, though she admitted she wasn’t 100 percent sure. Barr’s knee-jerk response to the new show’s premiere was old hat as well.

Source: Huffington Post October 17, 2018 20:48 UTC