After a string of success, writer and actress Roseanne Barr may have just had a big misstep.
ABC has announced that “Roseanne,” the reboot of the 90s-era hit sitcom starring Roseanne Barr, has been canceled.
ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey: ‘Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show’ https://t.co/xt0KAdFOKf #Roseanne pic.twitter.com/MfjSMabR8G
— Variety (@Variety) May 29, 2018
This is extremely unfortunate. “Roseanne” ended its first season with record ratings. (RELATED: After the Season Finale, Roseanne’s Ratings Dominate All Other Television Shows). But now it looks like all of that is over now after Roseanne sent out a series of misinformed tweets.
In the first, the outspoken Trump advocate went after former Obama White House advisor Valerie Jarrett in a mean-spirited tweet. The tweet has since been deleted, but you can see it below:
There’s no mistaking it: that was a racist joke. It was cruel and unnecessary. Roseanne later defended herself by pointing out that Islam isn’t a race, even though I think most people took issue with her comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
Roseanne has since apologized:
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
The only problem is that it gets worse. Around the same time, Roseanne accused Chelsea Clinton of being a nephew of George Soros:
Chelsea Clinton has since responded to Roseanne, explaining that she isn’t related to the Soros family:
Good morning Roseanne – my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros’s nephews are lovely people. I’m just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work @OpenSociety does in the world. Have a great day! https://t.co/mXokiTEwN7
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 29, 2018
Roseanne also apologized to Clinton. But it may have been too late. The criticism has been so bad that Roseanne was forced off Twitter:
I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
We knew the fallout was going to be bad when Wanda Sykes, a fellow comedian and consulting producer, announced that she will no longer work on the show:
I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 29, 2018
This is bad. Roseanne is in a bad spot. After such a successful season, she shouldn’t squander away her gift for entertaining people on cheap Twitter jokes.
And now she’s going to pay the price with her show being canceled.
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