NEW DELHI — In a stunning move, ABC has decided to cancel its ‘Roseanne’ revival following star Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet. In a now-deleted tweet, Barr on Tuesday called former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett an ape and compared her to an Islamist organization.
Barr, however, later tendered an apology for her remark and announced that she is leaving Twitter.
In the wake of the show’s cancellation, many Hollywood celebrities took to Twitter to praise ABC for shelving Barr. ‘Roseanne’ actress Emma Kenney, who played Roseanne’s granddaughter on the comedy series tweeted, “As I called my manager to quit working on Roseanne, I was told it was canceled. I feel so empowered by @iamwandasykes , Channing Dungey and anyone at ABC standing up for morals and abuse of power. Bullies will NEVER win.”
So proud of @ABCNetwork for having the ethical compunction to cancel #Rosanne despite the show’s huge numbers. We too make a show about a middle class family , come and watch us instead #speechless @Speechless_ABC ✨
— Minnie Driver TICKLESS WONDER (@driverminnie) May 29, 2018
Barr’s ex-husband Tom Arnold also wrote, “Ton of respect for Bob Iger. Tough decision with financial consequences for his company but right for America….umm..now don’t bug Bob but maybe someone else finds out if I’m still banned from all of @ABCNetwork for calling Roseanne Barr out first on her racist conspiracy tweets?”
Ton of respect for Bob Iger. Tough decision with financial consequences for his company but right for America….umm..now don't bug Bob but maybe someone else find out if I'm still banned from all of @ABCNetwork for calling Roseanne Barr out first on her racist conspiracy tweets?
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) May 29, 2018
‘Speechless’ star Minnie Driver also wrote, “So proud of @ABCNetwork for having the ethical compunction to cancel #Rosanne despite the show’s huge numbers. We too make a show about a middle class family, come and watch us instead #speechless @Speechless_ABC.”
As I called my manager to quit working on Roseanne, I was told it was cancelled. I feel so empowered by @iamwandasykes , Channing Dungey and anyone at ABC standing up for morals and abuse of power. Bullies will NEVER win.
— Emma Kenney 🌹 (@EmmaRoseKenney) May 29, 2018
Kumail Nanjiani tweeted, “I’m glad Roseanne is canceled. The backlash to its cancellation is going to be a deafening nightmare. Nothing good has come of this entire thing.”
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/1001522829748301825
