ABC has canceled its hit reboot Roseanne following lead Roseanne Barr's racist tweets about former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett on Twitter Tuesday.
Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, issued the statement to USA TODAY, denouncing her comments hours after her apology failed to convince many on Twitter, including the show's consulting producer, Wanda Sykes.
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," the statement read.
Barr's comment, which has now been deleted, was sent in response to a tweet that accused Jarrett of helping "hide" misdeeds for the Obama administration.
"muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” Barr wrote, using Jarrett's initials.
Jarrett, 61, is African American and worked for Obama from 2009 to 2017. Barr apologized for the tweet, describing it as "a bad joke."
"I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks," Barr said. "I should have known better. Forgive me — my joke was in bad taste."
Sykes followed the apology with a short and simple message of disproval, in which she said she'd pull out as consulting producer on the reboot.
"I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC," she wrote on Twitter the same day.
Sykes wasn't the only person who disapproved of Barr's comments, the tweets sparked reaction on the social media site from many who criticized her and ABC for allowing her self-titled show to continue.
Roseanne co-star Sara Gilbert also denounced Barr's comments.
"Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show," she tweeted. "I am disappointed in her actions to say the least."
Roseanne's Emma Kenney shared her disapproval.
"I am hurt, embarrassed, and disappointed. The racist and distasteful comments from Roseanne are inexcusable," she wrote.
Writer Danny Zucker also tweeted his disapproval.
"I wrote on the original Roseanne where we used to denounce nativism, racism & homophobia. Nauseating to see what she's become," he wrote. "Looking forward to continue not watching this show."
Actor Don Cheadle called out racism in Barr's tweets.
you can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne ... twitter.com/alexwagner/sta…
"you can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne," he said.
Actress Patricia Arquette also spoke up.
"I am repulsed that Valerie Jarret had that racist and bigoted "joke" made at her expense and I am sickened that any Black or Muslim person has to keep hearing this sickness in 2018," she wrote.
Some tweeted their support for the actress, including English media personality Katie Hopkins.
Never apologise @therealroseanne It only encourages the bastards. Stand Strong. #MAGA twitter.com/therealroseann…
"Never apologise @therealroseanne It only encourages the (expletive). Stand Strong," she wrote with the hashtag #MAGA (Make America Great Again).
Rosie O'Donnell called Barr's tweets "racist" and "childish" but overall seemed to accept the fellow actress's apology.
i love roseanne quite a bit
the comment roseanne tweeted was racist and childish
and beneath her best self
she has apologized
twitter is a dangerous place
"i love roseanne quite a bit... the comment roseanne tweeted was racist and childish and beneath her best self she has apologized... twitter is a dangerous place," she tweeted.
Actor Tom Arnold, who played Arnie Thomas in the orginial Roseanne series, also weighed in.
"Anyone who worked on Roseanne 88'-94' knows there's a 50% chance Rosey calls me today & tells me to go fire Donald Trump," he wrote. "They also know there's 100% chance I'd show up at the White House, give him 5 mins to say goodbye & get his crap before I through him & it out the window."
This isn't the first time Barr has taken heat for her controversial views and pro-Trump statements. She returned to Twitter in March after taking a break from the social media site in December following an online feud with people who responded harshly to her tweets praising President Trump and criticizing his election foe, Hillary Clinton, and former president Obama.
The Roseanne reboot has also received backlash for some of its controversial jokes, including jabs at at minority-led series Black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat.
The show, which attracted a whopping 18.2 million viewers in its return to ABC in March after a 21-year absence, also stirred debate in the comedian community, including a Twitter debate between star comedians Kumail Nanjiani, Billy Eichner and Sarah Silverman the same month.
source:http://www.trendolizer.com/2018/05/roseanne-barr-apologizes-for-racially-charged-tweets-targeting-former-obama-adviser.html
source:http://www.trendolizer.com/2018/05/roseanne-barr-apologizes-for-racially-charged-tweets-targeting-former-obama-adviser.html
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