When Roseanne Barr took the mound at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium to sing the national anthem on July 25, 1990, nobody expected an aria. But they weren't prepared for the 55-second caterwaul she unleashed, either. And they definitely didn't anticipate her final flourish, in which she grabbed her crotch and spit. The mockery left the audience in jeers, and even President Bush (the elder) called the performance ''disgraceful.'' Barr apologized, but remained defiant. ''The whole thing is a huge statement on America. The reaction more than the act,'' she later said.
CAREER IMPACT: POSITIVE That fall, Barr's landmark ABC sitcom returned for a third Emmy-nominated season, bolder and better than ever.
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