Kanye West Stands Behind Roseanne In Racist Scandal

Roseanne Barr has a friend in Kanye West — who's telling his pals that the disgraced comic is the victim of a public that's become "too sensitive!"

RADAR Online had the bombshell scoop just as the rapper hosted a private listening party for his controversial new album. The insider said that Kanye wasn't offended by Roseanne's latest Twitter rant comparing a Barack Obama aide to a character from “Planet of the Apes.” “He doesn’t think she’s a racist,” said the source, "and feels like she was just being her outlandish self, and trying to be funny.”

The bold support makes Kanye one of the few showbiz figures to support Roseanne — alongside Rosie O'Donnell, who said “I love Roseanne quite a bit,” but added: “The comment Roseanne tweeted was racist and childish and beneath her best self.” Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has also been blasted for saying Roseanne deserves sympathy for her “mental health issues.”

Kanye himself has been under attack for recently appearing supportive of Donald Trump, with The ENQUIRER revealing his own plans to follow Kim Kardashian to the White House.

“His heart goes out to people like Roseanne and Trump,” said the source, “because he feels they’re good people who are edgy, just like himself. And like him, gets slaughtered for it on a regular basis.”