While President Donald Trump's support couldn't save Roseanne Barr _ and her show _ from her own racism, his former campaign staffer is willing to try.
Michael Caputo, who now serves as the chief marketing officer for Bond, an online startup streaming service, said Wednesday that he's planning to reach out to Barr immediately about bringing her canceled sitcom to his network.
"We always planned on reaching out to Roseanne eventually," he told The Daily Beast. "Now it's sooner rather than later."
According to its website, Bond includes "exclusive, premium content," although it doesn't currently appear to have any. The streaming service says it will "take the middlemen" out of the entertainment industry by giving all revenue directly to "content owners," while allowing creators to raise money to fund their projects. Those investors will also get a share of any revenue.
Other members of Bond's team include a Russian TV executive and a former entertainment lawyer from Moscow and a professor of the Russian Economic University.
Caputo does have minor TV experience outside of his recent appearances on cable news to talk about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation: in 1991, he led a fan-campaign to save "Twin Peaks" after it was canceled. ABC did ultimately air the final _ until the recent reboot _ six episodes of the show.
"Roseanne" was canceled Tuesday after Barr called Valerie Jarrett, the former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, the baby of the "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes."
Barr, 65, apologized for her "bad joke" but ABC wasn't amused.
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement.
The show was also pulled from Hulu, Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT.
