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- Roseanne Barr went on a tweet storm Tuesday night after ABC canceled the "Roseanne" reboot.
- Barr said Tuesday morning she was leaving Twitter, but continued to tweet and retweet throughout the night.
- The retweets included right-wing Twitter pages and pundits defending her after her racist remark.
ABC may have canceled its "Roseanne" reboot on Tuesday, after its star Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist remark, but that didn't stop Barr from tweeting throughout the night.
Barr's original offensive tweet compared Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, to an ape: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Jarrett is a black woman born in Iran.
Barr tweeted an apology Tuesday morning that said "I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her
But by Wednesday morning, after ABC had pulled the plug on her show, Barr's Twitter was littered with retweets from fans, far-right Twitter pages, and conservative pundits defending her after the remark. Barr herself tweeted "losing my show is 0 compared 2 being labelled a racist over one tweet-that I regret even more" - showing a level of misunderstanding of why her tweet about a black woman was deemed racist in the first place.
Barr retweeted the following tweets defending her remarks:
She replied to television and radio host David Pakman and called him a "bully," and defended her claim that Ambien caused her racist tweet.
She also referred to several people as "bigots" for calling her out.
She responded to co-star Sara Gilbert's tweet that Barr's racist remark was "abhorrent."
But then said that she understood Gilbert's position, and was just "shocked."
She also called out Wanda Sykes for quitting the show before ABC canceled it, and co-star Michael Fishman, who she said threw her under the bus.
Barr tweeted a defense of Trump, though, saying she "feels bad" for him in response to a tweet that called Gilbert "ungrateful" and "disloyal."
Barr also retweeted a claim by Fox Business anchor Trish Regan that ABC was "looking for a reason to cancel" the show because they "didn't like the fact that her conservative defense of certain things was so popular."
ABC executives have said that the "Roseanne" revival was actually a direct result of President Trump's election, and part of the network's strategy to attract conservatives. And while ratings slightly decreased since the reboot's premiere in March, it was still the most popular scripted show of the year. For ABC to cancel it means Barr's comments finally crossed a line.
Barr also seemed to be deflecting attention from her own remarks with a series of retweets that called out other personalities.
Barr got into politics during her tweet storm as well, such as the controversy surrounding photos of locked-up immigrant children.
Former Obama staffer Jon Favreau accidentally attributed photos of the children to Trump's administration, but the photos were actually from 2014. Favreau apologized on Twitter for the mistake.
That didn't stop Barr from retweeting a Breitbart article on the topic.
And she took part in the NFL controversy by retweeting conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
She also retweeted numerous tweets about the Palestinian bombing of Israel on Tuesday.
To cap it off, she retweeted Charlie Sheen, who joked that "Two and a Half Men" should make a comeback.
I didn't know either https://t.co/SF8n8c0wlT
- lauramocek (@lauramocek1) May 30, 2018This man wouldn't last a day on Twitter pic.twitter.com/eyOBrq4dvY
- Jack Posobiec🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 30, 2018I look like a monkey. Why? My DNA is 96% similar to a monkey's. It makes scientific sense. But due to emotions, double standards & feelings science is cancelled this year. There are 5,000 genders & if you don't agree with me you're a racist xenophobe.
- An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) May 30, 2018- Jodi Oviedo (@JodiJodiBoBodi) May 29, 2018Did Jarrett die?
Did every black American die?
My guess is Roseanne didn't know Jarrett is black. I didn't. https://t.co/NvnF7In5IP
- Thomas Wictor (@ThomasWictor) May 30, 2018What upset me. Roseanne has stuck up for folks from all back grounds. Her fans know she not a racist. Her tweet was stupid but I have heard worst from other comics. The hypocrisy is chilling and discusting
- Mark (@texm98) May 29, 2018no, i didnt i blamed myself. stop lying. Yes, I have had odd ambien experiences on tweeting late at night-like many other ppl do. I BLAME MYSELF OK? it's just an explanation not an excuse, Ok, bully?
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018I'm a Jew making fun of Hitler, bigot.
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018I'm a Jew, bigot
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018Wow! unreal.
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018no, I understand her position and why she said what she said. i forgive her. It just shocked me a bit, but I indeed fucked up.
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018her tweet made ABC very nervous and they cancelled the show.
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018i created the platform for that inclusivity and you know https://t.co/hViHPX2ZUb. You throw me under the bus. nice!
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018i feel bad for @POTUS-he goes thru this every single day.
- Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018. @THEHermanCain on ABC canceling #Roseanne: "I believe they were looking for a reason to cancel #Roseanne and here's why. Even though the show was a ratings success, forces within ABC didn't like the fact that her conservative defense of certain things was so popular." pic.twitter.com/WPe65CZjo2
- Trish Regan (@trish_regan) May 29, 2018Not repugnant according to @WaltDisneyCo pic.twitter.com/RSkSPRy19w
- Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) May 29, 2018When Trevor Noah's anti-Semitic tweets came to light, @DonLemon_CNN collected a panel of comedians who reassured us that this is just what comedians do. Tonight Don fetes Roseanne's punishment as justice incarnate. What's with the double standard, @CNN?
- Spinoza's rose (@Spinozasrose) May 30, 2018He admitted 2 stealing jewelry from the Jews as they were being taken into custody he has no remorse hes even said so I dont understand this guy n anyone who sticks up for him deserves the backlash that Roseanne is getting but no give it 2 the sacrificial conservative celebrity
- Cheryl Cooks (@CeJayC) May 30, 2018And then there is this person who clearly knows Carson is black and has a large following. You had no idea VJ had any black blood. Most of us did nt. U made a political joke that fell flat bcuz of their ignorance about her. pic.twitter.com/bPLGdqwT1W
- bapartofmylife (@bapartofmylife) May 30, 2018Journalists blame Trump for photos of Obama's detention centers... https://t.co/nDNG5jTGAI
- DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) May 28, 2018Interesting to see the crossover between people who thought the NFL banning kneeling for the anthem was a First Amendment debacle, but think ABC didn't raise any First Amendment issues by firing Roseanne. (/1)
- Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 29, 2018Palestine/Hamas launched 27 rockets in Israel today. One of those rockets hit an Israeli Kindergarten.
Palestine. Does. Not. Want. Peace.
The silence of the UN is sickening.
- Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) May 29, 2018#Danon: The #UNSC must recognize #Hamas as a #Terrorist organization @Jerusalem_Posthttps://t.co/OIGm74x8Ci@UN #Palestinians #Muslims #Jihad #Violence #Terror #Barbarism
- Golan Shahar 🇮🇱 (@GolanSh) May 30, 2018Thousands of Israelis under fire from Gazan rockets and mortars; Israeli air strikes in response. The amount of coverage in @thetimes? NOTHING. Not one report. Isn't this newsworthy?!
- HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) May 30, 2018adios
Roseanne!
good
riddance.
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NOT Winning.
the
runway is
now clear
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OUR reboot.
©#CharlieHarperReturns pic.twitter.com/HcqMvIoxCM
- Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) May 29, 2018