Following a racist Tweet by Roseanne Barr, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said : ‘Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show’. The Tweet in question was directed at Valerie Jarrett, who served as an aide to President Barrack Obama. In the tweet which has since been deleted, Barr stated Jarrett looked like the product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”

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Following this news, comedian and consultant on the sitcom Wanda Sykes announced she was leaving the show.

I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.

— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 29, 2018

Barr herself apologized for the Tweet and said she was leaving the social media platform.

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

The rebooted 10th season of ‘Roseanne’ was a massive success out of the gate with 18.44 million viewers for it’s big return episode. This quickly earned an 11th season order from ABC, but the network has since changed course. Prior to today’s story, ‘Roseanne’ show runner and comedian Whitney Cummings left the show on May 18th.