Roseanne Barr says that Ambien influenced her behaviour Faye Sadou/Media Punch/Alamy Live News
The sleeping pill Ambien is in the spotlight after being in TV star Roseanne Barr’s racial attack on Barack Obama’s former adviser Valerie Jarrett.
In a since-deleted Twitter post, the actor blamed the slur on late-night “Ambien tweeting”. She also claimed that she had previously done “weird stuff” under the influence of the drug, like cracking eggs on a wall.
In response, the drug’s manufacturer Sanofi : “While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side…
