ABC's Roseanne stars Roseanne Barr and John Goodman.
Frederick M. Brown / Getty ImagesTwitter can influence global politics and fuel revolutions, and it can also get your TV show canceled.
Sitcom star Roseanne Barr on Tuesday morning posted a racist tweet calling a former Obama aide the baby of Planet of the Apes and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The tweet was later deleted and Barr apologized, but the damage was already done. Consulting producer Wanda Sykes said she was quitting the Roseanne show and Barr said she was quitting Twitter. Now, ABC has confirmed it's canceling the Roseanne show.
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.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
According to ABC's statement, the broadcast company finds Barr's tweet as "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with [its] values" leading to the cancellation of the Roseanne show.
The Roseanne reboot premiered in March, 21 years after the original series ended.
Viacom also announced it was pulling Roseanne reruns from its cable networks Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT as of Wednesday, a representative confirmed to CNET. The page for the sitcom on Paramount Network's website currently shows an error message.
ICM Partners, which represents Barr, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
First published May 29, 12:07 p.m.
Update, 2:41 p.m.: Adds information about reruns being pulled.
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