I think Roseanne was confusing "Planet of the Apes" with Star Wars…
Posted on 05/29/2018 11:48:22 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said Tuesday.
ABC, in a stunning move, has decided to cancel its Roseanne revival following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet Tuesday. "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said Tuesday.
Early Tuesday, star, head writer and exec producer Barr attacked Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, in a since-deleted tweet in which she said "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Barr subsequently 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."
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger also weighed in on the decision to cancel Roseanne: "There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing," he tweeted.
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Barr's tweet prompted a massive outcry across social media, with thousands condeming the actress-comedian's comments and calling on ABC to cancel her series. The Disney-owned network's decision to cancel the comedy marked the first time the network has taken action in response to one of Barr's controversial tweets.
Axing the Roseanne revival was no small decision for ABC.
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A tweet? Bill Clinton kept his job after playing hide the cigar with a 22 year old intern.
Or how about Joy Reid bashing the hell out of gays then claiming her twitter was hacked then finding out it wasn’t hacked, she was lying, and.....NOTHING happens to her! What a surprise! She still has her job and then just ignore it like it never happened.
He’s just mad because Melania is classier and far better looking than sarah silverman or any of those bimbos he had jumping around on trampolines.
How ironic! That is how I would characterize ABC and all the rest of the Hate America MSM-13 networks. Hm.
But ......... Roseanne has always been a liberal. So it can’t be that. But her CHARACTER on the show was pro-Trump, and that made the show profitable. No one in show biz who offers a pro-Trump meme is allowed to stay.
So much for the tolerance of liberals.
Pose holding Trump’s head and your cheered by the Left.
Make a comment about a Muslim Brotherhood agent and they cancel your show.
Racist? No, but liberals were just itching to hang Roseann for something, and this was it.
Wrong. She is American BLACK with some white blood mixed in. She only lived in Iran for a while. Iranians are Caucasian race.
All Joy had to say is that someone hacked her account and she got away with it..works every time, Roseanne should have said that but everyone would have said she was lying..remember, liberals always tell the truth right LOL
I think Roseanne was confusing "Planet of the Apes" with Star Wars…
LOL
Of course you could say that about anyone when comparing to Sarah Silverman.
I’ve always thought of her as attractive, but she opens her mouth and destroys herself in mere moments.
IMO < she has a very twisted thought process.
Right, why bring that up.
It wasn't what she said. It was who she mocked.
She is a mooselimb.
... On the other hand ..... Sykes herself actually called Donald Trump an Orangutan after he was elected. Guess that makes her some kind of Super Hero to the Left.
That there’s funny.
- Deplorable.
that’s ok.
Exactly.
How is muslim a race?
And when is April Ryan going to be fired for saying President Trump is the head of a child sex ring?
Banning ABC now! What email do I complain to?
Right now, there’s nothing on broadcast TV to watch. Too bad, cuz that’s all I have.
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