STAND-UP comedian Roseanne Barr gained critical acclaim for her work in the nearly decade-long self-titled ’90s TV sitcom.
After facing scrutiny in 2018 due to a widely criticized tweet, Barr is once again under fire for remarks made about the Holocaust while on Theo Von’s podcast.
2
What did Roseanne Barr say about the Holocaust?
Theo Von welcomed Roseanne Barr onto his podcast, This Past Weekend, on June 14, 2023.
During the episode, the pair were talking about how people believe things that aren’t always true, which led to Barr seemingly denying the Holocaust by saying: “And, nobody died in the Holocaust either. That’s the truth.
“It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now cause they cause all the problems in the world. But, it never happened.”
Roseanne then goes on to confirm to Von that she is “all Jewish.”
Her comments regarding the Holocaust had Twitter users running to the platform to express their distaste.
“I don’t often call for the cancelling of anyone,” Brian Krassenstein, a journalist, tweeted.
“I think it rarely serves a purpose, but when she got in front of an audience and said that ‘6 million Jews should die,’ I will happily call for Roseanne Barr to be cancelled.”
Read Related Also: Young Thug drops new album Business Is Business while in jail after rapper gets denied bail for fourth time
What did Roseanne Barr’s family say about the controversy?
After antisemitic comments about Barr started pouring in, the comedian’s son, Jake Pentland, told TMZ that her clip was taken out of context.
He added: “We are embarrassed that people are stupid enough not to recognize Roseanne is being sarcastic.”
Theo Von took to Twitter to defend Barr, writing: “This Roseanne Barr clip was sarcasm folks.
“A clip taken out of a long sarcastic rant she had during our chat. Can we not recognize sarcasm anymore?”
Who is Theo Von?
Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski – professionally known as Theo Von – was born in Covington, Louisiana, on March 19, 1980.
He is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, TV personality, and actor.
Von is widely known as the host of the This Past Weekend podcast, where he often interviews celebrity guests including the likes of John Mulaney and George Kittle.
He is believed to have an estimated net worth of $2.5million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;
n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,
document,’script’,’
fbq(‘init’, ‘752905198150451’);
fbq(‘track’, “PageView”);
