ABC announced that it was canceling its hit show “Roseanne” Tuesday afternoon.
ABC president Channing Dungey announced the news in a statement calling Roseanne Barr’s Tweets “abhorrent” and “repugnant.”
ABC has canceled #Roseanne. pic.twitter.com/UaEITxZ1Rw
— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) May 29, 2018
This comes just hours after Barr went on a bizarre Twitter rant, calling former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett a combination of “Planet of the Apes” and the “Muslim Brotherhood.”
Barr since deleted the tweet and apologized, saying the comments were made in “bad taste.”
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
Earlier on Tuesday, Barr accused activist billionaire George Soros of being a Nazi, and accused Chelsea Clinton of being in cahoots with him. (RELATED: Wanda Sykes Announces Departure From ‘Roseanne’ Following Roseanne Barr’s Bizarre Twitter Rant)
Sorry to have tweeted incorrect info about you!I Please forgive me! By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that? But, we all make mistakes, right Chelsea?
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
Wanda Sykes, a contributing producer, had announced her departure from the show just hours ago.
ABC’s reboot of “Roseanne” was the network’s top rated show. The first season beat out behemoth competition like NBC’s “This Is Us,” and CBS’s “Big Bang Theory.”
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