5/29/2018

ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Walt Disney Co’s ABC network canceled the popular U.S. television comedy ‘Roseanne’ on Tuesday [5-29-18] after star Roseanne Barr compared a former Obama administration official to an ape in remarks on Twitter…In a since-deleted comment on Twitter, Barr wrote that former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was equivalent to the Islamist political movement ‘muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby.’ Barr, 65, apologized ‘for making a bad joke’ about Jarrett, who is black and was born in Iran to American parents…The original “Roseanne” aired from 1988 to 1997. It featured a blue-collar family, the Conners, with overweight parents struggling to get by and was praised for its realistic portrayal of working-class life. President Donald Trump has latched onto the show’s huge viewership as evidence that his supporters, which include Barr, want shows that speak to their concerns.”

-Reuters, “ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ After TV Star Tweets Racial Slur,” The New York Times online, May 29, 2018