ABC cancels Roseanne after ‘abhorrent’ and ‘repugnant’ tweets
Actress Roseanne Barr (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ABC has decided to cancel the reboot of TV comedy series Roseanne after she made an “abhorrent” and “repugnant” statement likening Barack Obama’s former aide to a Planet of The Apes character.
Roseanne Barr termed Obama’s aide Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes,” in the highly offensive tweet.
“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement, reported Variety.
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Other tweets in the tirade claimed that Chelsea Clinton was married to one of George Soros’ nephews and called Hillary Clinton “a colostomy jug cuz full of shite.”
She was highly criticised for the tweets, and apologised and said that she would leave Twitter.
“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste,” she wrote.
Roseanne was set for a comeback this Autumn.
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The once-popular US sitcom would have broadcasted another thirteen episodes as part of its eleventh season.
There had been a twenty-one-year gap between seasons nine and ten.
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In a recent interview, the Trump-supporting comedian claimed that President Trump was an advocate of LGBT+ rights.
“Considering that Trump opposes many of the principles that you and Roseanne Conner have stood for, how can you support him?” a New York Times reporter asked Barr.
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She responded: “No, he doesn’t, I don’t think he does. I don’t think so at all. I think he voices them quite well.”
The reporter clarified: “I’m thinking of abortion rights, same-sex marriage rights, labor protections —”
Barr cut in: “He doesn’t oppose same-sex marriage.”
When the reporter attempted to clarify that “he has not come out in favour of it”, Barr spat back: “He does. Yes, he does. He has said it several times, you know, that he’s not homophobic at all.”
