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Key pointsJohn Goodman says he had a "bad time" when Roseanne made him famous in the late 1980s. "I wish I would've taken to it better. I didn't," he said. "It took a long time to deal with it," he added. John Goodman is reflecting on becoming a household name. The Raising Arizona star discussed a turning point in his career when TV success made him famous on a scale he never expected. "It changed in '88 with Roseanne," he said during a career retrospective with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. "That's when I was told, 'You'd better get a publicist and get a hold of this stuff.'"Goodman said he had trouble adjusting to his new reality. "I had a bad time dealing with how famous I'd gotten all of a sudden," adding that he recalled thinking. "Well, that ain't me" at the time. "It took a long time to deal with it," he said. Goodman for 'Roseanne'Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyGoodman said he eventually worked through it and "got that out of the way" but still sometimes struggles with "the negotiations you have to go through and "the things you have to do to sell a film" to audiences through publicity.

Television writer and producer Chuck Lorre is reflecting on his less-than-positive experience working with Roseanne Barr on early seasons of the sitcom “Roseanne.” Chatting with actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Tuesday’s episode of the “Dinner’s on Me” podcast, Lorre described his time with Barr as “malice,” which he partly blamed on her years on the stand-up circuit. “Roseanne hated that there were writers, fundamentally hated that other people wrote words that she would say,” he explained. “She was a stand-up comedian. She made herself a superstar based on her words, her writing. Then transition to a television show where [you] can’t do it alone. It’s impossible.”He went on to note: “That transition was not going to happen, so there was this built-in animosity between Rosie and the writing staff, any writing staff ... the premise of other people putting words in a stand-up comedian’s mouth is fundamentally flawed.”“Roseanne” aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997. Lorre, a New York native, joined the show’s writing team for two seasons, starting in 1990. Roseanne Barr, center, and the cast of “Roseanne” in 1989.

Key PointsMichael Fishman apologizes to Roseanne fans for the "chaos" of the last week, after he and Roseanne Barr reignited their 2018 feud. "I've heard from a lot of you [that you] feel like your TV family is fighting," he told followers in a video. Last week, Barr called Fishman a "little f---ing worm" for saying ABC rightfully canceled Roseanne revival. After linking Roseanne Barr to "the darker side of my childhood," Michael Fishman now wants to spread love and light. The actor best known for portraying D. J. Conner on Roseanne shared a message on Sunday with fans of the sitcom, apologizing for the "chaos over the course of the past week. " On Friday, Fishman clapped back at Barr — who played his TV mom for 10 seasons — after she had called him a "little f---ing worm" on a podcast. Michael Fishman and Roseanne Barr on 'Roseanne' in 1990Credit: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty"I've heard from a lot of you [that you] feel like your TV family is fighting," Fishman said in a video posted to his social media platforms. "I had the privilege of growing up with so many of you or around so many of you.