Her social media past includes a racist tweet about former national security adviser Susan Rice and support for conspiracy theories like “pizzagate.” On the same night as her Jarrett tweet, she posted a false claim about Chelsea Clinton that Clinton refuted.
Questionable actions date back to a cringe-worthy, crotch-grabbing rendition of the national anthem in 1990 a claim, later recanted, that she was an incest survivor and the 2009 picture reprinted on the Daily News. Yet many saw a disturbing pattern being followed instead of a joke. “One stupid joke in a lifetime of fighting 4 civil rights 4 all minorities, against networks, studios, at the expense of my nervous system/family/wealth will NEVER be taken from me.” “I’m not a racist, I never was & I never will be,” she wrote Wednesday.
She apologized to those who had lost their jobs because of her action, but also condemned cast members who threw her under the bus, in her words. On social media, Barr wrote that what she said was indefensible, then retweeted several statements others made supporting her. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
