ABC Reacts After Roseanne Barr’s Racist Comment & Wanda Sykes’ Abrupt Exit From “Roseanne” Show
Comedic actress, Roseanne Barr, just got a well deserved kick to the curb by ABC, which has just announced they cancelled her highly popular “Roseanne” sitcom reboot. Wanda Sykes’ lightening speed departure earlier Tuesday (May 29, 2018), probably also helped ABC’s decision. If y’all haven’t heard by now- or if you’re like me, simply didn’t care- ABC recently sparked up a reboot of the 90s/early 2000s sitcom, Roseanne,” with much of it’s original cast, including Roseanne. But after Roseanne let her racist views surface in her Tuesday morning tweet, the walls came tumbling down for her.
Roseanne’s Racist Comment About Obama & His Advisor
Throughout the past few months, Roseanne has voiced her continued support of Donald Trump’s views and she used her comedic personality in interviews, to help minimize any backlash. As a result, the newly rebooted “Roseanne” show saw major success from presumably Trump supporters. Welp, Roseanne apparently got way too comfortable with her latest success and has now allowed her true colors to show in a racist tweet.
She tweeted that former Pres. Barack Obama and his African American advisor, Valerie Jarrett (shown above (R) with Obama), were the result of “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes.”
As y’all can imagine, thousands of people started going OFF on Roseanne in the comments, over her racist tweet.
Roseanne couldn’t take the heat and ended up deleting her tweet. She then had the nerve to ask fans for forgiveness in her next tweet, but the damage was already done. Roseanne wrote that she is “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.” She also stated that she was “leaving Twitter.”
Too Little Too Late- Wanda Sykes Quits
It only took one hour after Roseanne’s so-called apology, for comedian/actress, Wanda Sykes, to make her sudden exit from stage left. Sykes, who is a writer for the “Roseanne” sitcom, announced she was leaving with one short message, “I will not be returning to [‘Roseanne’].” FYI: Word on the Old School curb is that Valerie Jarrett and Sykes have been friends for years.
ABC Announces Cancellation After Roseanne’s Racist Tweet
Shortly after Wanda Sykes’ departure, ABC pulled an abrupt move of their own and their African American president, Channing Dungey, announced they are giving Roseanne and her reboot THE BOOT…
ABC: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.”
Ha! See ya Roseanne!
Executive Producer Quit Weeks Ago
This whirlwind of a fiasco Roseanne Barr has now created, comes just weeks after yet another vital piece of the “Roseanne” sitcom puzzle abruptly quit. Whitney Cummings was the executive producer for the show and she walked away, only stating she was suddenly too busy to be a part of the highly rated show…yeah okay.
Chelsea Clinton Claps Back At Roseanne After She Tries Her
Roseanne also took a minute to throw shots at Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, during her Tuesday Twitter tirade. However, Chelsea’s classy clap-back was priceless:
Via Too Fab: …The star of ABC’s “Roseanne” falsely claimed [Chelsea Clinton] was married to the nephew of billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Barr kicked things off by tweeting, “Chelsea Soros Clinton.” She then responded to a comment on her own tweet to tout the debunked Soros theory, which was created by former “Charles in Charge” star Scott Baio in 2016.
Good morning Roseanne – my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros’s nephews are lovely people. I’m just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work @OpenSociety does in the world. Have a great day! https://t.co/mXokiTEwN7
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 29, 2018
Looks like Roseanne has just allowed her close minded views to get her suddenly thrusted back into ‘the land of Hollywood oblivion.’ If she doesn’t reassess her thought processing, both she and Kanye West are gonna be using his hit, “It All Falls Down,” as their new theme song.
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