NEW YORK - US television network ABC announced on Tuesday it was canceling Roseanne Barr's hit comedy "Roseanne" over a joke she made on Twitter that was widely decried as racist. Sitcom star Roseanne Barr had apologized for what she called a 'bad joke' on Twitter that was widely decried as racistThe sitcom star had earlier apologized to African-American former Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, for what she called a "bad joke." "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby = vj," tweeted Barr, star of the newly revived ABC TV comedy "Roseanne." "I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. Barr's 1988-97 hit show "Roseanne" returned to the air this year with her as a Trump-supporting character.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2018 18:45 UTC