Comedian Tom Arnold Says Roseanne Barr Is ‘Not Even Close’ to Being His Craziest Ex-Wife (Exclusive)

Tom Arnold is airing it all on his My Crazy X-Wife tour, but he wants everyone to know that Roseanne Barr does not top his list.

“People say ‘My Crazy X-Wife, oh I know which one that is. It’s Roseanne,’” he told Us Weekly exclusively, mimicking what his fans say before seeing the show. “And I’m like, ‘she’s not even close to my craziest ex-wife because we didn’t have kids together.’ The worst thing she did was go on Saturday Night Live and say I have a three-inch penis, which is confidential information. You take that to the grave.”

Ever the comedian, Arnold, 66, couldn’t help but take a shot at Barr, 72, anyway. The pair were married from 1990 to 1994.

“Even a 747 looks small when it flies over the Grand Canyon,” he said.

The year after Arnold and Barr divorced, he married Julie Lynn Champnella, before they split in 1999. He was married to Shelby Roos from 2002 to 2008 and Ashley Groussman from 2009 to 2020. Arnold and Groussman share son Jax, 12, and daughter Quinn, 9.

“It’s a long time coming, and we have been together for almost 11 years. And very grateful. I have many good years. I have my children because of my wife,” Arnold said in a statement at the time of their separation. “She has one life and she gets to live it exactly the way … the same thing with everybody. And I think it’s hard. Sometimes in our society, people put things on. Especially women, they can feel guilty. … And I kept saying, ‘Hey, listen. … You have done everything. We’ve been together. You’ve been amazing. There doesn’t have to be a reason. There doesn’t have to be a bad guy.’”

Their divorce led to a lengthy court battle for custody of the kids and over domestic violence allegations from Groussman, which Arnold has vehemently denied. The ordeal cost Arnold “millions of dollars” and led to mental and physical health struggles, Us reported in July.

As the name of Arnold’s tour would suggest, he’s decided to have fun with his past marriages.

“I have four ex-wives. And you can have three ex-wives and still kind of go, ‘wait a minute, buddy,’ but if you have four ex-wives you go “oh my God it’s me,’” he said. “And it is me, 100 percent.”

He added, “You have to find a way to make that funny. It’s so crazy because so many things have happened. But I’m just grateful every day. It probably makes me a better dad. I don’t take anything for granted.”

In July, a judge dismissed additional domestic violence accusations against him that Groussman filed after they separated.

“After more than a year of legal proceedings, I am relieved to share that the court has dismissed all claims against me relating to a domestic violence restraining order that was filed post-separation,” he said in a statement to Us at the time. “The initial request was denied, and after a prolonged trial process, the judge found no merit in the accusations and deemed them inaccurate and unsubstantiated.”

He continued, “Despite multiple failed attempts to discredit me, the truth has finally prevailed. This experience has taken a significant toll on my health and well-being, but most importantly, it has been a difficult time for our children. I am grateful for the support of those who stood by me during this difficult time.”