On May 29, 2018, Barr posted a tweet stating, “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj”. VJ was a reference to Valarie Jarrett. The comment was widely condemned as racist and ignited intense public backlash. Barr later deleted the tweet and issued an apology, blaming the remark on a combination of sleeping pills and being in bad taste.
Network response: ABC immediately announced the show’s cancellation. The network’s entertainment president, Channing Dungey, called Barr’s statement “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values”. Robert Iger, the CEO of ABC’s parent company Disney, supported the decision.
The hypocracy of the Left is part of their DNA.
The same Bob Iger that fired Kimmel.
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