{"id":3588,"date":"2018-05-29T22:58:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T03:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2018-05-29T22:58:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T03:58:43","slug":"abc-canceled-hit-sitcom-roseanne-today-after-roseanne-barr-went-on-a-racist-twitter-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/29\/abc-canceled-hit-sitcom-roseanne-today-after-roseanne-barr-went-on-a-racist-twitter-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Canceled Hit Sitcom &#8220;Roseanne&#8221; Today After Roseanne Barr Went on a Racist Twitter Rant."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3589\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3589\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr-560x396.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr-260x184.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/640px-Roseanne_barr-160x113.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of Roseanne Barr from Jordan Brady&#8217;s film &#8220;I Am Comic&#8221; Photo via Monterey Media Flickr account.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ABC Cancels &#8220;Roseanne&#8221; Over Barr&#8217;s &#8220;Abhorrent, Repugnant&#8221; Twitter Statement<\/p>\n<p>In one of the tweets, she wrote, &#8220;Muslim brotherhood &amp; planet of the apes had a baby=vj.&#8221; Barr was responding to a comment about Valerie Jarrett, a top former aide to President Obama.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3997800322\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barr also made comments on Twitter Tuesday about Chelsea Clinton, tweeting, &#8220;Chelsea Soros Clinton.&#8221; She later replied in the comments that Clinton is &#8220;married to Soros nephew.&#8221; Soros is a billionaire liberal benefactor who has been the subject to many right-wing conspiracy theories over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Roseanne then continued Tweeting, &#8220;By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps &amp; stole their wealth-were you aware of that? But, we all make mistakes, right Chelsea?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey responded in a statement, &#8220;Roseanne&#8217;s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO Bob Iger added on Twitter that &#8220;There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1255816006\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to being fired by ABC, Roseanne Barr was dropped from her talent agency, ICM Partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all greatly distressed by the disgraceful and unacceptable tweet from Roseanne Barr this morning,\u201d the agency\u2019s leadership said in an internal memo, Deadline reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat she wrote is antithetical to our core values, both as individuals and as an agency. Consequently, we have notified her that we will not represent her. Effective immediately, Roseanne Barr is no longer a client.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before ABC fired Roseanne, Sara Gilbert announce she&#8217;d not be returning to the show:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Roseanne\u2019s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sara gilbert (@THEsaragilbert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEsaragilbert\/status\/1001513801546530816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clinton responded to Barr shortly after.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good morning Roseanne &#8211; my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros\u2019s nephews are lovely people. I\u2019m just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenSociety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OpenSociety<\/a> does in the world. Have a great day! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mXokiTEwN7\">https:\/\/t.co\/mXokiTEwN7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaClinton\/status\/1001418687822385152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wanda Sykes quit &#8216;Roseanne&#8217; before ABC cancels show.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will not be returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoseanneOnABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoseanneOnABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamwandasykes\/status\/1001494592649342979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fake News&#8230;I was never the head writer. 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