Actor and producer Roseanne Barr apologized to the cast and crew of the popular reboot of her 1990s TV sitcom, “Roseanne,” after her racially charged tweet prompted ABC Entertainment executives to cancel the show.
“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,” she wrote on Twitter late Tuesday night.
Barr added that she will appear on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast Friday.
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. I will be on Joe Rogan’s podcast friday.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
Earlier Tuesday, Barr tweeted, “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” in response to another user’s suggestion that former President Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett helped Obama hide secrets.
Barr apologized shortly afterward, stating she was also “leaving” the social media platform.
“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” Barr wrote. “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.”
But the network still made the decision to ax the successful sitcom, condemning her comments as “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”
Barr is an outspoken Trump supporter and voted for him in 2016. On the reboot of her show, she portrayed a Trump supporter.
The premiere of the revival averaged 18.1 million viewers, and was top overall in the adults 18-49 and total viewers categories.
