Comedian Roseanne, shunned since racist tweet, visits Israel
American comedian, Roseanne Barr, walks through a market during a visit to Jerusalem's Old City January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Roseanne Barr, the American comedian whose television show was canceled last year after she made a racist remark on Twitter, visited Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday as part of a tour of Israel.
Barr arrived in Israel last week with celebrity U.S. rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
"There are no proper words for me to express the connection I feel, first of all to God, to Torah (Bible), to my people," Barr, who is Jewish, told reporters.
American comedian, Roseanne Barr, touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
In May, Barr posted a tweet comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape, prompting Walt Disney Co's ABC network to cancel her U.S. television comedy "Roseanne". Barr subsequently said that what she did was "unforgivable."
American comedian, Roseanne Barr, laughs as she holds hands with Israel's Minister of Culture and Sport, Miri Regev, during their meeting in Jerusalem's Old City January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
(Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
American comedian, Roseanne Barr, laughs as she meets Israel's Minister of Culture and Sport, Miri Regev (2ndR), in Jerusalem's Old City January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar AwadAmerican comedian, Roseanne Barr, walks away after visiting the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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