UPDATE: ABC just canceled Roseanne and ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey issued the following statement:
Roseanne Barr is starting to see some consequences after she sent out a series of bizarre tweets, including a racist insult of Valerie Jarrett, on Tuesday.Barr, currently starring in the reboot of her sitcom Roseanne on ABC, apologized after she triggered outrage for tweeting “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” The tweet, which Barr has since deleted, was in reference to Valerie Jarrett, who worked as an adviser for Barack Obama during his presidency.Continue reading on VICE News.
Original story:Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.
Roseanne Barr is starting to see some consequences after she sent out a series of bizarre tweets, including a racist insult of Valerie Jarrett, on Tuesday.Barr, currently starring in the reboot of her sitcom Roseanne on ABC, apologized after she triggered outrage for tweeting “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” The tweet, which Barr has since deleted, was in reference to Valerie Jarrett, who worked as an adviser for Barack Obama during his presidency.Continue reading on VICE News.