Roseanne Barr is under fire from her colleagues after she sent a series of tweets joking about conspiracy theories, Islam and Chelsea Clinton on Tuesday morning.
Chelsea Soros Clinton
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
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
CORRECTION: CHELSEA CLINTON IS NOT MARRIED TO A SOROS NEPHEW. HER HUSBAND IS THE SON OF A CORRUPT SENATOR, SO SORRY!: https://t.co/FuEVnmnxu4
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
ISLAM is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
And in a since-deleted tweet, Roseanne brought in former Obama advisor Valeria Jarrett, suggesting she’d be if “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby.” Jarrett was born to Iranian parents.
Barr since apologized, saying “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.”
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
She also announced she would leave Twitter.
I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
Shortly thereafter, Wanda Sykes, who served as a consulting producer for ABC’s reboot of the sitcom, announced she would be departing from her role.
“I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC,” she tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.
I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 29, 2018
“Roseanne” recently wrapped up its first season and enjoyed monstrous ratings. (RELATED: Last Night’s ‘Roseanne’ Finale Dominated Every Other Show In Primetime)
At this point, it’s unclear whether ABC plans to stick by Roseanne after such comments.
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