Earlier today, star Roseanne Barr apologized for 'bad joke' about Obama aide
NEW YORK — Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, issued a statement Tuesday saying the show "Roseanne" has been canceled in response to a racially charged tweet by star Roseanne Barr.
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," the statement read.
Barr apologized for suggesting that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."
Barr on Tuesday tweeted 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.
Earlier in the day, 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."
Barr on Tuesday tweeted 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.