Just two weeks ago, Barr was the centerpiece of ABC's upfront presentation to advertisers in New York.
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Later, the show saw its audience come back down to earth, but its finale still nabbed roughly 10 million live viewers, a huge achievement for ABC. Trump praised the debut saying, "Over 18 million people! And it was about us!" He also called Barr to congratulate her. Barr was restored as one of the network's biggest stars, just like she was twenty years ago.īarr is a supporter of President Trump in real life and on the show. About 18 million live viewers watched the premiere episode in March. The "Roseanne" revival was one of the highest-rated new shows of the season. They knew some of her posts had been problematic and they had urged her to concentrate on the sitcom reboot.īut they essentially decided that the rewards of hiring Barr were outweighed by the potential risks.įor a while, they were right. In the past, ABC executives have privately said that they held their noses when Barr tweeted. The fact-checking site Snopes called it "false" back in 2016. This is a hateful conspiracy theory about Soros that has been debunked many times. I'm just not married to one," she wrote.īarr responded back to Clinton saying, "Sorry to have tweeted incorrect info about you! Please forgive me!"īut she then continued, "By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that? But, we all make mistakes, right Chelsea?" I imagine George Soros's nephews are lovely people. "Good morning Roseanne - my given middle name is Victoria. Social media lit up with criticism of both Barr and ABC, with some demanding a response from the broadcast network.Ĭhelsea Soros Clinton- Roseanne Barr May 29, 2018 Jarrett told MSNBC later on Tuesday that "we have to turn into a teaching moment." Forgive me - my joke was in bad taste." Barr then said she's leaving Twitter. "I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks," Barr tweeted. She claimed she was joking, but then she deleted the tweet and issued an apology to Jarrett and "all Americans." In one of the tweets, she wrote, "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."īarr was responding to a comment about Valerie Jarrett, a top former aide to President Obama. Gilbert added: "This is incredibly sad and difficult for all of us, as we've created a show that we believe in, are proud of, and that audiences love - one that is separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member." "I will not be returning to Sykes tweeted.Īnd Sara Gilbert, who plays Barr's daughter on the ABC sitcom, tweeted that Barr's comments are "abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show."
At least 200 jobs will be affected, according to industry sources.īefore ABC pulled the plug, some of Barr's colleagues had publicly rebuked her.Īctress Emma Kenney, who played Roseanne's granddaughter on the reboot, tweeted that she was in the process of quitting the show when she found out that it had been canceled.Ībout an hour and a half before the cancellation was announced one of the show's consulting producers, Wanda Sykes, said she was done with it.
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The rebooted 'Roseanne' series debuted to huge ratings.īut there will be ripple effects from the cancellation. "Some things apparently are more important than money," even for a network like ABC, "and that's heartening," CNN's Van Jones said on the air. Reactions to the decision were overwhelming and largely positive.Ĭongressman John Lewis thanked ABC, saying that "There is not any room in our society for racism or bigotry." Related: The ABC executive who fired Roseanne hired her last year And it's a question of our company's values." When asked why ABC ultimately decided to cancel the show, a Disney source said, "It's a question of right and wrong. While it took some time to announce the decision, executives pretty quickly decided to boot the reboot. In a series of tweets, Barr attacked Valerie Jarrett, Chelsea Clinton and George Soros.ĪBC went silent for several hours as it decided what to do. "Beyond the pale" is how one Disney ( DIS) source put it. But even by her low standards, Tuesday's remarks were egregious.
I will be on Joe Rogan's podcast friday.- Roseanne Barr May 30, 2018īarr has a long history of controversial tweets, including posts about pro-Trump conspiracy theories. Don't feel sorry for me, guys!!-I just want to apologize to the hundreds of people,and wonderful writers (all liberal) and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet.
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