- Barr reached out to New Jersey-based Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a longtime spiritual advisor to the Jewish actress
- She was said to have been ‘sobbing’ over the backlash from her May 29 tweets
- ‘She was sobbing and very apologetic about the whole thing,’ claimed a source
- Barr has been extremely distant following the firing, even cancelling a planned appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast that was scheduled for Friday
Two days after Roseanne Barr was fired from her show on ABC for racist tweets, the embattled star reached out and did a podcast with a controversial rabbi known for his opposition of gay marriage.
Barr reached out to New Jersey-based Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a longtime spiritual advisor to the Jewish actress, where she was said to have been ‘sobbing’ over the controversy.
Barr was let go from her ABC show on May 29 after she posted a tweet calling Barack Obama’s former advisor Valerie Jarrett a product of a ‘Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes.’

On Thursday, Roseanne Barr reached out to New Jersey-based Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a longtime spiritual advisor to the Jewish actress, so that she could cry and vent over all the backlash she received
A source privy to the show said that Barr – who has stayed in her Utah home since the chaos first started – was extremely emotional and rambling about her tweet.
She even was said to have been crying repeatedly, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
‘She was sobbing and very apologetic about the whole thing,’ claimed a source.

Barr was let go from her ABC show on May 29 after she posted a tweet calling Barack Obama ‘s former advisor Valerie Jarrett a product of a ‘Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes’

Shmuley is known for his conservative viewpoints and is a supporter of President Trump
Barr has been extremely distant following the firing, even cancelling a planned appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast that was scheduled for Friday.
‘She’s not doing well and doesn’t want to travel, and she’s gone radio silent on me, so I’m just going to step away,’ the comedian said.
Shmuley is known for his conservative viewpoints and is a supporter of President Trump.
He was at one point, Michael Jackson ‘s rabbi – even though the megastar was not Jewish.
When asked when the podcast would go live, Shmuley declined to comment.
He is known for his best-selling guide Kosher Sex.

A source privy to the show said that Barr – who has stayed in her Utah home since the chaos first started – was extremely emotional and rambling about her tweet
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