The cancellation of Roseanne Barr’s revival sitcom stemmed from a controversial tweet she posted in Might 2018. The tweet, directed at Valerie Jarrett, a former advisor to President Barack Obama, was broadly condemned as racist. The comment likened Jarrett to people related to the Muslim Brotherhood and the movie Planet of the Apes.
The offensive assertion triggered quick and widespread backlash throughout social media and throughout the leisure business. The outcry centered on the racist implications of the tweet and prompted requires accountability. ABC, the community airing the Roseanne revival, swiftly responded to the controversy by canceling the present.