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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Rody McDowell and the other apes spoke with refined, European accents.
ABC stock is tanking..good..I hope it tanks entirely..that is what happens when you cancel the most popular sitcom because liberal snowflakes got “Offended.” When ABC cancels Jimmy Kimmel than maybe I wont call them a bunch of hypocrite jackasses
If she needs to work Roseanne can always apply for a job at Starbucks.
same Disney, and these networks get nothing from me, and their theme parks are just a rip off.
thanks ABC, your predictable persecution just transformed Roseanne from a popular comedian into a national folk hero.
Homo execs at Disney? Good lord, there movies are going to be advocating pedophilia now.
The worse part? I know and met them all. They are ALL faggots and dikes. I think my production team and I were the only straight ones at the last meeting. One of my assistants was about to cry saying she didnt want to meet these people again LOL
Checking out links later.
Robert Robinson Taylor was born on June 8, 1868, in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][2] His father, Henry Taylor, worked as a carpenter and businessman, born into slavery but freed in 1847 by his father and owner Angus Taylor.
Using “Planet of the Apes” in reference to a black woman is beyond stupid.
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why? what are you implying about blacks?
“I believe the inclusion of an ape when addressing the heredity of a Black person, is a very poor decision.”
I bet most don’t know about Harvard’s famed 19th century naturalist Louis Agassiz and his “scientific racism”.
ABC is a failure along with its monopoly.
Trump should give its broadcast license to the TEA Party.
Libs won publix and Rosanne in 4 days. America is in trouble.
Yep. I fail to see how anyone who spends much time listening to Medved can’t get his number.
Planet of the Apes!
Planet of the Apes!
Planet of the Apes!
Sounds like Dems just created another meme for us!
Yay Roseanne! Give the bastards hell!
Like 0bama, Jarrett’s ancestors owned slaves.
Yep. She's the Borg Queen, IMO. The core of the communist hive.
Yeah, they won both Publix, and Rosanne...but it’s going to cost Publix, and ABC, a lot of patronage before it’s over. Think, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Target, Starbucks...it’s the law of unintended consequences, it gets them every time.
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