Earlier this week Roseanne Barr blamed her sleeping pills for the racist tweets she sent out which led to the cancellation of her show.
The pills' manufacturer, however, wasn't so sure that stacked up.
People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.
— Sanofi US (@SanofiUS) May 30, 2018
Dr Tony Fernando is a lecturer at Auckland University and runs a private sleep clinic - he joins us to talk about whether Roseanne might've had a point.
Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in the 2018 revival of 'Roseanne'. Photo: ABC
