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March 28, 2018 / 1:33 PM

Roseanne Barr: George Clooney turned down 'Roseanne' revival

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Annie Martin
Roseanne Barr said it's a "bummer" George Clooney won't return as Booker Brooks on the "Roseanne" revival. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
George Clooney (C), Amal Clooney (L) and Baria Alamuddin attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Suburbicon" on October 22, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

March 28 (UPI) -- Roseanne Barr says George Clooney turned down the Roseanne revival.

The 65-year-old actress said on Tuesday's episode of The Howard Stern Show that it's a "bummer" Clooney won't return as Booker Brooks on the ABC series.

"George Clooney didn't want to come on, so that was a bummer," Barr told host Howard Stern.

"I thought, 'Well, he lives in Italy, so...'" she explained.

Clooney played Brooks in the first season of Roseanne, which premiered in 1988. Barr, who voiced her "love" for the actor, recalled how Clooney supported her after she received a chocolate "1" to mark the show's success.

"The show went to No. 1 in its third episode," the actress said. "He goes, 'They [expletive] gave what's-his-face a Rolls Royce on this network.'"

"He goes, 'Let's go out and I'll throw it in there and you hit it with a bat. Then we'll send a picture to the head of the network,'" she recounted.

Roseanne originally had a nine-season run from 1988 to 1997. The show returned Tuesday with Barr and original stars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman, Sarah Gilbert and Lecy Goranson.

"I am so greatful to the fans of the Roseanne show for giving it a good Premiere rating," Barr tweeted Wednesday after the revival premiered to 18.2 million viewers. "You are all wonderful-here is to making America laugh & talk again! LOVE U."

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