NEW YORK — The Latest on the cancellation of “Roseanne” (all times local):
5:20 p.m.
The Laff comedy channel is removing all “Roseanne” episodes from its schedule following Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet.
The television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock says in a statement that it is “disgusted by Barr’s comments” and has yanked all reruns of the original sitcom “for the time being, effective immediately.”
ABC announced earlier Tuesday that the rebooted “Roseanne” sitcom was canceled after the tweet that referred to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”
The fallout has also included Barr being dropped by her agents.
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3:45 p.m.
Roseanne Barr has now been dropped by her agents over the racist tweet that led to the cancellation of her TV show.
ICM Partners said in a statement Tuesday that Barr’s tweet was “disgraceful,” ″unacceptable” and “antithetical to our core values.”
The company says it has ended its relationship with Barr “effective immediately.”
ABC announced earlier Tuesday that the rebooted “Roseanne” sitcom was canceled after the tweet that referred to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”
“Roseanne” executive producer and co-show-runner Bruce Helford said he was “personally horrified and saddened” by Barr’s comments, and they don’t reflect the values of the people who worked incredibly hard to create an amazing show.
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3 p.m.
Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger says canceling “Roseanne” was an easy decision.
After sharing the statement Tuesday from Disney-owned ABC on the show’s cancellation over a racist tweet from Roseanne Barr, Iger tweeted, “There was only one thing to do here and that was the right thing.”
Iger’s statement came just a few minutes after ABC President Channing Dungey announced the rebooted sitcom was canceled in a statement calling Barr’s tweets “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”
Others approving of the move included Georgia Congressman John Lewis. The civil rights leader tweeted thanks to ABC, saying the network did the right thing.
Barr apologized for her tweet before ABC announced its cancellation of her show.
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