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ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet

ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this March 23, 2018 file photo, John Goodman, left, and Roseanne Barr arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Roseanne" in Burbank, Calif. ABC has cancelled its hit reboot following her racially insensitive tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Tuesday, May 29. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File

NEW YORK – ABC has cancelled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” following her racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.

ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey says the comment “is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel the show.”

The “Roseanne” revival this spring was an unexpected major hit for ABC. It was particularly popular among many conservative viewers because Barr’s character expressed support for President Donald Trump.

Barr’s tweet suggested that Jarrett is a product of the Muslim brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”

She later apologized “for making a bad joke.”

Barr's now-deleted tweet read: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."

Meanwhile, comic Wanda Sykes, who is a consulting producer on "Roseanne," tweeted that she would not be returning to the show.

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