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May 29, 2018 · “You can’t control Roseanne Barr,” Ben Sherwood, the president of ABC, said in an interview with The New York Times in March. “Many who have tried have failed. She’s the one and only.” It...
Feb 10, 2023 · Although the Roseanne revival was a ratings hit, then ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey terminated the series with this statement: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent,...
- The Initial Tweet
- The First Apology
- ABC Cancels Roseanne
- ICM Drops Barr as A Client
- Stars from The Sitcom Speak Out
- Valerie Jarrett Responds
- Barr Apologizes Again; Blames Ambien
- Ambien Responds
- Barr Continues to Defend Herself and Insists She's 'Not A Racist'
- John Goodman Breaks His Silence
The scandal all started on May 29, when Barr posted the following tweet: "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Barr was referring toJarrett, who is black and was born in Iran. The tweet has since been deleted.
As people flooded her mentions, Barr apologizedand proclaimed she was leaving Twitter. "I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans," she emphasized in another tweet. "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." However, her break from Twitter d...
Shortly after the backlash began, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey revealed the network was canceling the sitcomin a statement released to the press. "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," the statement read. "There was only one thing to do here, an...
The talent agency that previously represented Barr sent a note to their employees on May 29, notifying them of the actress' abrupt termination. "We are all greatly distressed by the disgraceful and unacceptable tweet from Roseanne Barr this morning," the memo read. "What she wrote is antithetical to our core values, both as individuals and as an ag...
It wasn't long before Twitter erupted with reactionsfrom Barr's Roseanneco-stars, condemning her for the racist remark that led ABC to pull the plug on their show. A production source told ET at the time that those who worked on the show were "horrified," and felt that perhaps the reboot "wasn't meant to be." "As I called my manager to quit working...
After being the target of Barr's racist tweet, Jarrett appeared on MSNBCfor a town hall discussing "Everyday Racism in America." "Tone does start at the top, and we like to look up to our president and feel as though he reflects the values of our country," Jarrett said during the town hall discussion with hosts Joy Reid and Chris Hayes. "But I also...
In a new series of apologetic tweets, Barr claimed her controversial remark was a result of her tweeting under the influenceof the prescription sleep aid Ambien. "Guys I did something unforgivable so do not defend me," Barr tweeted the night of May 29. "It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweetin." "It was Memorial Day too," she added. "I went...
Sanofi, the pharmaceutical company behind Ambien, released its own statement via Twitter shortly after: "People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication." ABC sh...
The comedian was back at it again on May 30, attempting to explain her tweet about Jarrett even further. "I'm not a racist, I never was & I never will be," she exclaimed. "One stupid joke in a lifetime of fighting 4 civil rights 4 all minorities, against networks, studios, at the expense of my nervous system/family/wealth will NEVER b taken from me...
Meanwhile, Barr's onscreen husband, John Goodman(Dan), was spotted at an auto repair shop in New Orleans on May 30. In footage obtained by ET, the actor cautiously reacted to the drama. "[I'd] rather say nothing than to cause more trouble," he said, adding that he's doing OK amid the controversy. "Everything's fine." Around the same time our articl...
May 29, 2018 · Sherwood himself told The New York Times, “You can’t control Roseanne Barr,” and several weeks ago joked about her Twitter feed at the upfronts, where networks sell advertising time ...
Feb 9, 2023 · When ABC fired Roseanne Barr and canceled her top-rated sitcom “Roseanne” after she posted a racist tweet, it looked as if the Conner family couch was going back to the prop warehouse for...
- Greg Braxton
- Senior Writer, Culture And Representation
- greg.braxton@latimes.com
May 30, 2018 · Over the course of two days earlier this week, Roseanne Barr fired off a series of racist (and anti-Semitic, and otherwise conspiracy-minded) tweets, prompting left-wing outrage and calls to...
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May 29, 2018 · “You can’t control Roseanne Barr,” Mr. Sherwood said in an interview with The New York Times in March, when asked about her Twitter account. “Many who have tried have failed.”
