In May, Barr sparked universal outrage with this tweet about Jarrettīarr, who made $250,000 per episode of the show before it was canceled, said she felt compelled to step in and help the family after watching them struggle. The 65-year-old previously said she was most ashamed of the fact that what she said about Jarrett made Rey think she did not love her because she was black.Įlsewhere in the interview she spoke about a group of Native American children who she has become godmother to after watching their grandmother struggle to care for them. I did not want her to think badly of Jewish people and me specifically,' she said. 'I did not want her, I did not want her to not have a job because she's great.
'She is African American and she loved me and I loved her. Specifically, the little girl who played by granddaughter. 'I was very upset about hurting things that I care about and hurting people that I care about. She also spoke of eight-year-old Jayden Rey, her on-screen granddaughter who si black.
She is pictured at her Utah home in June days after the scandal which stemmed from her racist tweets about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett
Rosanne Barr said it was 'penance' that her show was canceled without her receiving a payout in an interview that will air in full on Monday.