Millions of fans waited for the reboot of the 'Roseanne' show since 1997.
The relaunch this year attracted 18.2 million total viewers, making it the highest-rated
sitcom broadcast in more than three years!
But Roseanne’s racist comment on Twitter crossed out all success of the show and the
hard work of the cast and staff.
The public's reaction was immediate and sharp.
Here’s the list of celebrities who reacted to the situation and to the cancellation of the show.
Tons of harsh criticism broke out on twitter in response to Roseanne within seconds after the tweet.
But comedians are always the first, and the best ones, to embarrass and to pick on others.
Jimmy: “ ... Roseanne compared an African American woman, a former advisor to President
Obama, to an ape, which did not sit well with ABC management, or anyone with a brain, really."
But he believes that “the show must go on”, and that even though Roseanne is gone,the
show should continue, but with the name of another character, Dave.
The entire media public applauded the entertainment president of ABC, Channing Dungey for her immediate reaction.
"Thank you, Channing Dungey!'', wrote actress Viola Davis, clearly and concisely.
Despite the extremely high rating of the show and an offer for a second season just after
the third episode, Channing was firm about cancelling the show.
She stated: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with
our values, and we have decided to cancel her show”.
Ava DuVernay also recognized Dungey's statement by posting a photo captioned: "For the record,
this is Channing Dungey.
Sitting on top of your world like a Queen in full judgment of your garbage and taking
it out."
Pretty harsh but fair.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough clearly stated his position on Twitter, not missing a chance
to pick on Trump once again.
Since we’ve mentioned President Trump, he by the way didn’t ignore the story either.
The kind of statement you would expect from Donald Trump, do you agree?
Co-star John Goodman also gave his response to the situation.
Well, he responded by staying silent.
John starred with Barr on the set for nine years.
In his video footage he stated:
Goodman added that he wasn’t following the discord:
Star of “The Hotel Rwanda”, actor Don Cheadle, also commented on Twitter, laconically saying:
Actor, scriptwriter, producer and Roseanne Barr's ex-husband, Tom Arnold also didn’t
let the situation slip his eye.
He worked with Roseanne on the show back in the 90’s.
He claims ABC tried to shut him down for his attempts to draw attention to Barr’s previous
“dangerous tweets.”
Barr immediately deleted her tweet but the fire had already broken out.
She apologized for her words, saying:
The actress also added a comment, blaming her Ambien sleep medication.
But Ambien’s manufacturer - Sanofi - responded with a smart comment:
Valerie Jarrett said she “is fine” and she feels more concerned about people who
don’t have that much support, the “ordinary examples of racism that happen every single day”.
There cannot be a place for racism in the modern world.
But do you agree that the whole show should be cancelled because of one person's statement
that the rest of the cast and staff do not share?
Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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