U.S. comedian Roseanne, shunned since racist tweet, visits Israel

Record ID: 1392808

  • Title: U.S. comedian Roseanne, shunned since racist tweet, visits Israel
  • Date: 27th January 2019
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (JANUARY 27, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF AMERICAN COMEDIAN ROSEANNE BARR (BLONDE HAIR IN PONYTAIL) VISITING JERUSALEM'S WESTERN WALL BARR TOURING JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY WESTERN WALL BARR WALKING THROUGH OLD CITY WITH GROUP OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING CELEBRITY U.S. RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH (LEFT) ISRAELI SECURITY GUARD STANDING NEAR PA
  • Embargoed: 10th February 2019 13:10
  • Keywords: Israel Jerusalem Roseanne Barr Old City Western Wall Roseanne Barr in Israel
  • Location: JERUSALEM
  • City: JERUSALEM
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA0019YX2SZR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Roseanne Barr, the American comedian whose television show was cancelled last year after she made a racist remark on Twitter, visited Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday (January 27) as part of a tour of Israel.
    Barr arrived in Israel last week with celebrity U.S. rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
    "There are no proper words for me to express the connection I feel, first of all to God, to Torah (Bible), to my people," Barr, who is Jewish, told reporters.
    In May, Barr posted a tweet comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape, prompting Walt Disney Co's DIS.N ABC network to cancel her U.S. television comedy "Roseanne". Barr subsequently said that what she did was "unforgiveable."
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