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Roseanne Barr tweets: 'I'm fine' after health crisis 'hoax'

By Karen Butler   |   Nov. 25, 2018 at 2:32 PM
Roseanne Barr shot down rumors claiming she suffered a heart attack recently. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI Roseanne Barr promotes her Lifetime television show "Roseanne's Nuts" in New York on July 13, 2011. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Comedian Roseanne Barr took to Twitter this weekend to clear up rumors claiming she recently suffered a heart attack.

‏"I'm fine," Barr tweeted Sunday. "I was the victim of a prank. I've had no medical issues. I'm spending time at home with my family and relaxing."

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E! News reported a man who said he was Barr's assistant called Sputnik News radio host Lee Stranahan as he was filming a video and said Barr was ill.

The 66-year-old comedian has been keeping a low profile since she was famously fired from her revived, eponymous sitcom Roseanne for making a racially charged joke on social media. She apologized for her behavior, but the show was revamped as The Conners and killed off her character this fall.