Re: Roseanne Trolls Obama’s Netflix Show with a Question for Her Fans

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Breaking: ABC Officially Cancels ‘Roseanne’ After Controversial Barr Tweet
By Scott Kelnhofer
May 29, 2018 at 11:40am
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Within hours of Roseanne Barr sending a tweet with racially charged comments about a former member of the Obama administration, ABC announced it was cancelling “Roseanne” — one of the network’s biggest hits of the past TV season.
“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” ABC said.
Disney CEO Bob Iger took to Twitter to add, “There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing.”

Earlier Tuesday, in a tweet that has since been deleted, Barr suggested former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett was the result of the “Muslim brotherhood & Planet of the Apes” having a baby.
The comments drew immediate criticism and Barr attempted to apologize.
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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.

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Shortly after Barr’s original tweet, Wanda Sykes said she would not be returning to the show as its consulting producer.
Sara Gilbert, who plays Barr’s daughter on the ABC sitcom, also criticized Barr’s comments, saying they are “abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show.”
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Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.

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“This is incredibly sad and difficult for all of us, as we’ve created a show that we believe in, are proud of, and that audiences love — one that is separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member,” Gilbert said in a another tweet.
Prior to ABC’s announcement, Barr was blasted on Twitter for her comments, with several demanding ABC cancel her show.
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The comparison by Rosanne Barr on ABC of Former Obama aide, Valerie Jarrett to an APE is racist and inexcusable. ABC must take action NOW!
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you can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne ... https://twitter.com/alexwagner/status/1001475615319576576 …
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News of the show’s cancellation comes almost two months to the day after the reboot of the popular 1980s and ’90s sitcom show premiered to huge ratings.
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More than 18 million people watched the March 27 episode of the updated show, exceeding the viewership for its original series finale in 1997 by 10 percent.
The show was noteworthy for Barr’s character being a Trump supporter and viewers liked the middle-class lifestyle portrayed on the program.
After the strong debut, the show saw its viewership fall to roughly 10 million viewers for its season finale, which aired last week. Still, those numbers were more than strong enough to convince ABC to bring the show back in September.
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Roseanne Trolls Obama’s Netflix Show with a Question for Her Fans
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BY CILLIAN ZEAL
MAY 27, 2018 AT 9:30AM

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Few stars have embraced the ability to enrage liberals on social media quite like Roseanne Barr has particularly given the success of her new show and her status as one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal defenders in Hollywood.

So, when Barack Obama’s signed a new contract with Netflix — complete with the help of some campaign donors — it didn’t take long for Barr to ask her followers for some ideas for the programming.

For those of you who haven’t heard yet, the former president will be taking his talents to streaming video, with the New York Post estimating Barack and Michelle’s production deal is worth over $50 million.

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“Ted Sarandos, a major campaign contributor for Obama and the streaming giant’s creative-content chief who oversees an $8 billion budget, helped to broker the deal,” the Post reported.

Oh yeah, and in a totally unrelated deal two months ago, former Obama U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice joined the board of the streaming service even though she has no entertainment industry experience whatsoever.

Apparently, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Rice “has tackled difficult, complex global issues with intelligence, integrity and insight and we look forward to benefiting from her experience and wisdom.” Whatever. All I have to say is that if there’s not another season of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” I’m holding her responsible.

Anyway, the Obama-fication of Netflix was silly enough that Roseanne thought it was high time to crowdsource some ideas about how the Obamas could pay for all of the money they’re taking up.

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#ObamasNetflixShows ideas?

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And boy, did Twitter deliver. The Blaze collected some of the better reactions.

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#ObamasNetflixShows ideas?