ABC Cancels Newly Rebooted 'Roseanne' After Racist Comments Made By Roseanne

The newly rebooted show Roseanne has been cancelled due to racist comments made online by its creator and lead, Roseanne Barr.

Roseanne is an ABC sitcom that has recently come back on air after 21 years. Roseanne was praised in the past for being an open minded, feminist powered show that combated difficult issues of its time. The reboot of the show started out very well, with 18 million people tuning in to watch the first episode.

Comedian and actress Roseanne Barr, is known to be a Trump supporter, and her character also has more conservative views than the others in the show. Roseanne has also been quite open about her views and has made different controversial comments on her social media channels before.

On Monday she took to Twitter to made a racist slur against Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to Barack Obama, which has since been deleted.

This isn’t the first time that Roseanne has posted racist comments online. She also made comments about Barack Obama's national-security advisor, who is African-American, and the chair of Hilary Clintons presidential-election campaign, Huma Abedin.

After the Tweet was posted on Monday about Valerie Jarrett, ABC quickly made the decision to cancel the show. Other actors and producers from the show were on board with the decision, saying they did not agree with the actions of Roseanne Barr. Consulting producer Wanda Sykes and actress Emma Kenny quit the show as soon as Roseanne Tweeted the racist comment, before the show was cancelled.

People involved and not involved in the show had a lot to say about the issue.

But honestly she got what she deserved. As I tell my 4 year old, one makes a choice with one’s actions. Roseanne made a choice. A racist one. ABC made a choice. A human one.

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) May 29, 2018

I wrote on the original "Roseanne" where we used to denounce nativism, racism & homophobia. Nauseating to see what she's become. Looking forward to continue not watching this show.

— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) May 29, 2018

Roseanne’s 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.

— sara gilbert (@THEsaragilbert) May 29, 2018

Even Katie Hopkins had her say on it, in support of Roseanne.

Dear @therealroseanne

I have found the more I am fired, the busier I become.

You are headed for greatness

Love Hopkins xx #standstrong pic.twitter.com/wgQWB443aA

— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) May 29, 2018

Roseanne Barr apologised for her comments and has said she is leavingTtwitter as a result. Don't think there is any going back for her now.

I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. 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.

— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018