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'Roseanne' Canceled at ABC Following Racist Tweet
Hollywood Reporter ^ | May 29, 2018

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.

'Roseanne' Read More 'Roseanne' Finale Sets Stage for Healthcare Debate, More Political Issues to Come

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


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To: griswold3

Rody McDowell and the other apes spoke with refined, European accents.


181 posted on 05/29/2018 2:25:30 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: CottonBall

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


182 posted on 05/29/2018 2:25:40 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: COUNTrecount

If she needs to work Roseanne can always apply for a job at Starbucks.


183 posted on 05/29/2018 2:25:43 PM PDT by Fair Paul
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To: AlaskaErik

same Disney, and these networks get nothing from me, and their theme parks are just a rip off.


184 posted on 05/29/2018 2:27:45 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: COUNTrecount

thanks ABC, your predictable persecution just transformed Roseanne from a popular comedian into a national folk hero.


185 posted on 05/29/2018 2:28:44 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: max americana

Homo execs at Disney? Good lord, there movies are going to be advocating pedophilia now.


186 posted on 05/29/2018 2:28:49 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted

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


187 posted on 05/29/2018 2:33:09 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Brown Deer

Checking out links later.


188 posted on 05/29/2018 2:33:43 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: Brown Deer

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.


189 posted on 05/29/2018 2:37:28 PM PDT by Blogger (The causes are the left are never about caring about an issue. ItÂ’s always about power.)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

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?


190 posted on 05/29/2018 2:41:41 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: COUNTrecount
Did they fire Bill Maher yet?


191 posted on 05/29/2018 2:41:55 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: DoughtyOne

“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”.


192 posted on 05/29/2018 2:43:30 PM PDT by Pelham (California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
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To: COUNTrecount

ABC is a failure along with its monopoly.
Trump should give its broadcast license to the TEA Party.


193 posted on 05/29/2018 2:43:48 PM PDT by TheNext
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To: FrankR

Libs won publix and Rosanne in 4 days. America is in trouble.


194 posted on 05/29/2018 2:44:32 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Kalamata

Yep. I fail to see how anyone who spends much time listening to Medved can’t get his number.


195 posted on 05/29/2018 2:47:30 PM PDT by Pelham (California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
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To: COUNTrecount

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!


196 posted on 05/29/2018 2:47:43 PM PDT by pacificus
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To: Blogger

Like 0bama, Jarrett’s ancestors owned slaves.


197 posted on 05/29/2018 2:48:58 PM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: COUNTrecount
Why all the fuss. A planet and a race of fascists can't have sex.
198 posted on 05/29/2018 2:49:10 PM PDT by jetson
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To: Drew68
It wasn't what she said. It was who she mocked.

Yep. She's the Borg Queen, IMO. The core of the communist hive.

199 posted on 05/29/2018 2:49:12 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: napscoordinator

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.


200 posted on 05/29/2018 2:50:58 PM PDT by FrankR (If it wasn't for stupid ideas, the left would have no ideas at all.)
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