After Roseanne Barr, five other celebrities guilty of racist outbursts
US actress Roseanne Barr is not the first celebrity to face a backlash after racist comments. Here are five other superstars who landed in hot water by saying the wrong thing
American actress Roseanne Barr has had her hit sitcom Roseanne cancelled after she posted a tweet comparing former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.
In the since-deleted tweet, Barr said of Jarrett: “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”
Barr, 65, posted an apology on Twitter saying it was meant as a joke, followed by a tweet that she would be leaving the social media site.
But the damage had been done. Her comments sparked an online storm, with celebrities taking to social media to slam the actress. ABC promptly cancelled her show, which was the network’s biggest hit of the 2017-18 season with an average of 18.7 million viewers.
“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” said Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, in a statement.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity has landed in hot water over racist comments. Here are five more:
