Sara Gilbert, Ben Platt and More Stars Slam Roseanne Barr for Racist Tweet About Valerie Jarrett 

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Sara Gilbert, Ben Platt and More Stars Slam Roseanne Barr for Racist Tweet About Valerie Jarrett 

Stars including Roseanne actress and executive producer Sara Gilbert, Ben Platt and Debra Messing have responded to Roseanne Barr's tweet that called Barack Obama’s former White House advisor Valerie Jarrett a mix between “Muslim brotherhood” and the movie Planet of the Apes. While the sitcom star originally dismissed fans who called her tweet racist on Tuesday, May 29, she later deleted her original post and replies, and apologized to Jarrett for her “bad joke.” “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” the comedian wrote. “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.” Later on Tuesday, ABC announced that Roseanne would not be returning for season 11 (also known as season 2 of the reboot) as a result of her tweet. “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” the network said in a statement. Scroll through to read celebrity reactions to Barr’s tweet and the subsequent cancellation of the series.

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Sara Gilbert, Ben Platt and More Stars Slam Roseanne Barr for Racist Tweet About Valerie Jarrett 

Stars including Roseanne actress and executive producer Sara Gilbert, Ben Platt and Debra Messing have responded to Roseanne Barr's tweet that called Barack Obama’s former White House advisor Valerie Jarrett a mix between “Muslim brotherhood” and the movie Planet of the Apes. While the sitcom star originally dismissed fans who called her tweet racist on Tuesday, May 29, she later deleted her original post and replies, and apologized to Jarrett for her “bad joke.” “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” the comedian wrote. “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.” Later on Tuesday, ABC announced that Roseanne would not be returning for season 11 (also known as season 2 of the reboot) as a result of her tweet. “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” the network said in a statement. Scroll through to read celebrity reactions to Barr’s tweet and the subsequent cancellation of the series.

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Alyssa Milano

“Thank you, @ABCNetwork for doing the right thing and for showing people that bigotry and racism has consequences. Now, if you could only cancel our President for the same reason. #RoseanneBarred,” Milano wrote on Twitter.

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Sophia Bush

“Here here!! Take stands against racism, hatred, and revolting displays of bigotry. No room for any of that s—t here,” the One Tree Hill alum responded to a tweet about Roseanne’s cancellation.

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Shonda Rhimes

“Thank you, Channing.  #justice,” the Grey’s Anatomy creator tweeted, referring to ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey. “The terrible part is all of the talented innocent people who worked on that show now suffer because of this.  #notjustice.” Rhimes later added: “But honestly she got what she deserved.  As I tell my 4 year old, one makes a choice with one’s actions.  Roseanne made a choice. A racist one.  ABC made a choice.  A human one.”

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Sara Gilbert

Gilbert, who reprised her role as Darlene Conner for the Roseanne reboot and serves as an executive producer on the ABC series, tweeted: “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. 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.”

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Zoe Saldana 

“Shame on you @therealroseanne and @ABCNetwork @RoseanneOnABC,” Saldana wrote on Twitter. “Not a single apology can get me to respect your despicable racist character. #EndRacism in #mainstream media  NOW!!!” 

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Debra Messing

“THIS!!!!!!!! @DisneyStudios FIRED  an African American sports commentator for a comment ( that wasn’t even close to roseanne’s). @therealroseanne should be fired if @DisneyStudios is going to have integrity,” the Will & Grace star tweeted. 

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Ben Platt

“What?! Roseanne’s an irresponsible role model and a racist and probably shouldn’t have been brought back to television in the first place?!” Platt wrote on Twitter. “This is brand new information!!” 

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Wanda Sykes

“I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC,” Sykes, who worked as a consulting producer on the first season of the reboot, tweeted.

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Patricia Arquette

The Oscar winner tweeted: “I am repulsed that Valerie Jarret had that racist and bigoted ‘joke’ made at her expense and I am sickened that any Black or Muslim person has to keep hearing this sickness in 2018.” 

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Rosie O’Donnell

“i love roseanne quite a bit … the comment roseanne tweeted was racist and childish and beneath her best self,” O’Donnell tweeted. “she has apologized … twitter is a dangerous place.” 

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Don Cheadle

“you can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne …” Cheadle tweeted. He later shared an article about Roseanne’s cancellation and simply captioned the tweet “whoops …”

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Joe Scarborough

“Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABCturning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show. Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one,” the Morning Joe host wrote. Hours later, Scarborough reacted to the cancellation of the series, tweeting, “BREAKING: @ABC and @Disney do the right thing. There are still boundaries in the Age of Trump that cannot be crossed. Thank you for putting values above money.”

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Danny Zuker

“Hard to believe a woman who supports a man who calls nazis ‘very fine people,’ would turn out to be a miserable racist bag of shit.  I'm definitely team @iamwandasykes!” a writer who worked on Roseanne during its original run tweeted. “I wrote on the original ‘Roseanne’ where we used to denounce nativism, racism & homophobia.  Nauseating to see what she's become.  Looking forward to continue not watching this show.” 

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Kumail Nanjiani

“A big thanks to everyone who brought Roseanne back into our lives,” The Big Sick star tweeted. After news of cancellation broke, Nanjiani added: “ I'm glad Roseanne is canceled.The backlash to its cancellation is going to be a deafening nightmare. Nothing good has come of this entire thing.”