Whitney Cummings Explains Why Sabrina Carpenter Was Passed For ‘Roseanne’ Revival & Jokes She Deserves “Percentage Of Her Touring Money”

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Whitney Cummings was fiery while appearing on CNN‘s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, taunting the co-hosts.

However, Cohen got the opportunity to make it a little awkward for Cummings, asking her about passing on Sabrina Carpenter for the Roseanne revival in 2018. “No one passes on Sabrina Carpenter for anything,” Cummings told Cohen before explaining, “She came in and she was not a match for a million reasons.” Cummings told Cohen, “Of course, you’re going to bring up this drama.” Carpenter auditioned for the role of Harris Conner Healy, Roseanne’s granddaughter and daughter of Sara Gilbert’s Darlene Conner Healy.

The “Please Please Please” singer lost out on the role, a role that eventually went to Emma Kenney. Carpenter went on to find success in music, and Cummings joked, “I deserve a percentage of her touring money for not hiring her.

Otherwise, she would still be on that show. You’re welcome, Sabrina.” RELATED: Roy Wood Jr. Rejects Andy Cohen’s Tequila Shot On CNN: “The Last Black Man To Drink On This Network Got Fired” Cummings was one of the executive producers of the Roseanne revival and served as a showrunner.