Ten cancels ‘Roseanne’ following racist tweet
Network Ten has confirmed it will cancelled revived sitcom ‘Roseanne’, following a series of racist remarks by star Roseanne Barr in the US.
The decision mirrors the ABC in the US, which cancelled the series after Barr published a racist tweet about former senior advisor to the President of the United States, Valerie Jarrett.
Barr’s tweet, posted by earlier this week, said: “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby = vj”.
Ten has mirrored the ABC’s decision to pull Roseanne from its screens, effective immediately
A Ten spokesperson told Mumbrella the network was “appalled” and “disgusted” with Barr’s tweet.
Ten has removed Roseanne from Ten and Eleven, effective immediately.
Roseanne, which initially ran more than two decades ago, returned this year and had more than 18m viewers watch the premiere in the US. The show was renewed for a second season in March. In Australia, it premiered with 463,000 metro viewers.
Barr’s comments were part of a number of tweets which sparked controversy over in the US, including a tweet about political activist George Soros and Chelsea Clinton’s marriage, as well as a tweet which falsely accused Soros of being a Nazi.
#WhatILearnedToday is that @ChelseaClinton is not a Soros. Soros a Nazi. Thank you @therealroseanne!
"…if I weren't there, of course I wasn't doing it, but someone else would, would be taking it [property]away anyhow…”G. Soros@POTUS #TuesdayThoughts #TrafficJamASong #MAGA pic.twitter.com/I06NYO8v0y
— intheMatrixxx (@intheMatrixxx) May 29, 2018
She also tweeted: ‘Islam is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people’.
ISLAM is not a RACE, lefties. Islam includes EVERY RACE of people.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
Jarrett responded to the tweet which made reference to her appearance, describing it as a teaching moment.
“I’m fine, I’m worried about all the people out there who don’t have a circle of friends and followers who come right to their defence,” she added.
But Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, described Barr’s Twitter statement as “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent” with the values of the company.
Disney chief executive, Robert Iger, added: “There was only one thing to do here and that was the right thing.”
From Channing Dungey, President of ABC Entertainment: "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."
There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing.— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) May 29, 2018
The initial tweet about Jarrett was then deleted, with Barr publishing an apology to Jarrett and America. She said she was “truly sorry” for making a joke about politics and her appearance.
“I should have known better. Forgive me – my joke was in bad taste,” Barr said.
https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/1001470384556752898
https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/1001471669641216005
But she did not apologise for her comments about Soros. A statement from a spokesperson for Soros, said the allegations Barr had made were “false” and insulting to victims of the Holocaust and Jewish people.
“They are an affront to Mr Soros and his family, who against the odds managed to survive one of the darkest moments in our history,” the statement said.
GEORGE SOROS spokesperson responds to ROSEANNE's claim that he turned in fellow Jews to the Nazis, while stealing their wealth: "Such false allegations are insulting to the victims of the Holocaust" & "an affront to Mr. Soros & his family, who against the odds managed to survive" pic.twitter.com/Fy1qzTt8V7
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) May 29, 2018
Mumbrella has approached Ten for comment.
Where’s the link to the ten article you screenshotted?
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It was almost inevitable Roseanne would shoot herself in the foot eventually. Some people never learn.
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AA here is the link – https://tendaily.com.au/entertainment/tv/a180529evg/us-network-abc-has-cancelled-roseanne-following-stars-racist-tweets-20180529
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Remember when NeNe Leakes from The Real Housewives of Atlanta wished rape upon an audience member at her San Francisco comedy show? Nobody fired her from her show, let alone pulled it from the air. There are countless examples of this, where many have escaped Roseanne’s fate. Please. Men get away with this shit all the time. Fact.
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Did anyone actually ever find Roseanne funny?
Or mildly enjoy her show back then?
I recall groaning at the TV as a youngster everytime it came on.
Why did the world even need this boring piece of crap to be revived?
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As comedic self-immolation goes, Rosanne has clearly set a new low barr.
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Exactly! The creator, namesake and star of the biggest sitcom in the biggest market in the world should be held to the same, not-the-same-thing-really, standards as a literal nobody z-list reality tv star.
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@ffx. I think you’re missing the point. But I enjoyed your parochial viewpoint. A literal nobody? Pot. Kettle. Beige.
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Spot on! I’d upvote this if I could.
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Sorry, why are you twisting this in to a gender conversation?
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Ah, bless. Spoken like a true man.
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If there are true men then it follows there must be false men. Can you explain the difference?
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