ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after racist tweet

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

NEW YORK -- ABC canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" on Tuesday following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet referring to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."

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