The Aporia · Roseanne Barr’s ‘malice’ toward sitcom writers was ‘impossible’ to work with: Chuck Lorre

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Fundamentally hated that other people wrote words that she would say,” Lorre, who was a writer and producer on “Roseanne” for two seasons, said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Dinner’s On Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson” podcast.

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🔮 Fundamentally hated that other people wrote words that she would say,” Lorre, who was a writer and producer on “Roseanne” for two seasons, said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Dinner’s On Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson” podcast.

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Roseanne Barr’s ‘malice’ toward sitcom writers was ‘impossible’ to work with: Chuck Lorre · assertive framing

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Roseanne Barr had “malice” toward the writers of her eponymous sitcom, which made her “impossible” to work with, according to legendary TV producer Chuck Lorre. uncertain

her → have → Lorre

“Roseanne hated that there were writers. asserted

Roseanne → hat → ?

Dinner → hat → podcast

Lorre, 73, further claimed that Barr, 73, and “any writing staff” of hers had “a built-in animosity.” asserted

Barr → claim → animosity

“It was the premise of other people putting words in a stand-up comedian’s mouth. asserted

people → put → mouth

It’s fundamentally flawed,” he shared. asserted

he → ’ → ?

“There’s very few comics that can do that.” asserted

that → ’ → that

Lorre also noted that since Barr got famous from her comedy, she struggled with relegating power when they were making the ABC sitcom. asserted

they → note → sitcom

“She made herself a superstar based on her words, her writing,” he explained, adding, “Then transition to a television show where [you] can’t do it alone. asserted

you → make → it

It’s impossible. asserted

It → ’ → ?

That transition was not going to happen.” asserted

transition → go → ?

Despite all that, Lorre — who went on to create hit sitcoms like “Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Mom” — explained that he wasn’t willing to quit “Roseanne” since he was so early in his career. asserted

he → go → career

“I navigated because I’d had, I don’t know, 15, 20 years of poverty and health issues and all sorts of stuff, and I was not going to go back,” Lorre said. asserted

Lorre → navigate → stuff

“Under no circumstances was I going to go back to scrambling to pay the rent.” asserted

I → go → rent

“That is why I put up with it,” he added. asserted

he → put → it

Page Six has reached out to Barr’s rep for comment. asserted

Six → reach → comment

Barr’s hit sitcom originally ran on ABC from 1988 to 1997, and was revived by the network in 2018. asserted

sitcom → run → 2018

In 2011, Barr claimed in a blog post that she “fired” Lorre from the sitcom “for being a big drunk on my show.” asserted

she → claim → show

She also said Lorre’s “lines could choke a f—ing horse, and render any actor who recites them stone cold soul dead.” uncertain

who → say → them

The following year, Lorre told the Archive of American Television that the sitcom “was a very volatile environment,” and that Barr “just hated” one of his scripts. asserted

Barr → tell → scripts

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