Roseanne Defends Valerie Jarrett Tweet: 'I Thought She Was White'

An agitated Roseanne Barr defended a racist May tweet that likened former Obama administration adviser and Chicago native Valerie Jarrett to an ape, saying she "thought the bitch was white." She made the screaming defense in a bizarre YouTube video posted Friday morning that seemed like it was a scene from some mockumentary starring the comedian.

In the profanity-laden video, Barr is seen preparing for the video, smoking a cigarette. As an off-camera voice describes the tone of the shoot — like a presidential address about a dead sex worker, the voice explains — she lays out what she's trying to do with the video.

"I'm trying to talk about Iran, I'm trying to talk about Valerie Jarrett and the Iran deal," Barr says.

She then begins screaming into the camera, repeating, "I thought the bitch was white!"

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On May 29, Barr posted a tweet on her Twitter account that compared Jarrett — who had worked under Chicago Mayors Harold Washington and Richard Daley before going to work for President Barack Obama — to a character from the "Planet of the Apes" movies.

"Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj," she stated in the non-deleted tweet.

Although Barr apologized over Twitter, the tweet led to ABC's cancellation of the second revival season of the comedy actress' sitcom. The tweet also has led to Barr's departure from Twitter.

Criticism for the video began spreading almost as quickly as the actual footage did Friday morning. That led to Barr releasing a second video (see above video) on her YouTube channel later Friday.

In the new video, a more in control Barr gives her "official statement" and doubles down on her "I thought she was white" Jarrett defense. She also claims the public outrage that eventually led to her show's demise was generated by her supporting and voting for President Donald Trump, "something that is not allowed in Hollywood."

WATCH: Roseanne Barr gives her official statement about her insulting May tweet of former Obama adviser and Chicago native Valerie Jarrett. (WARNING: Contains harsh language. Viewer discretion advised)

At the time of Barr's May tweet, Sara Gilbert, the actress who played Barr's TV daughter Darlene since the series debuted in the late 1980s, called her co-star's comments "abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show."

"This is incredibly sad and difficult for all of us, as we've created a show that we believe in, are proud of, and that audiences love — one that is separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member," Gilbert wrote in a follow-up tweet.

Check out Patch's "Roseanne" Recaps of the 10th season for some of the topics the show addressed this spring.

Roseanne Barr (Screen shot via Roseanne Barr YouTube video)