ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after star’s racist tweet
Posted May 29, 2018 9:33 am.
Last Updated May 29, 2018 11:00 am.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – ABC has cancelled ‘Roseanne’ after its star, Roseanne Barr, tweeted that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”
Barr on Tuesday apologized, tweeting to Jarrett that she was sorry “for making a bad joke” about her politics and her looks. Jarrett, who is African-American, advised Barack and Michelle Obama.
Meanwhile, comic Wanda Sykes, who is a consulting producer on “Roseanne,” tweeted that she would not be returning to the show.
Barr’s now-deleted tweet read: “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” It was part of a busy period on Twitter for Barr, who wrote tweets or retweeted attacks on Michael Moore, Chelsea Clinton and George Soros. In her apology, Barr said the Jarrett comment was “in bad taste.”
ABC, which produces Barr’s show, “Roseanne,” didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
