Michael Fishman, a star of both the original comedy series Roseanne and its spinoff The Conners, was notably absent during the franchise's finale. Now, the actor is speaking out about his exclusion in a new video uploaded to his official Instagram account late last week.

Original Roseanne star Michael Fishman spoke out after the series finale of The Conners spinoff aired on ABC. Fishman, who played youngest child D.J. Conner in both series, did not appear in the finale—and his character wasn’t even mentioned.

I have to say, I was a little nervous, because there was so much backlash about her not being on the show,” said “The Conners” showrunner Bruce Helford.