'Roseanne' reboot will be cancelled: ABC

The Associated Press</span>
Published Tuesday, May 29, 2018 12:36PM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, May 29, 2018 1:57PM EDT

ABC Entertainment president says the network has decided to cancel the 'Roseanne' reboot.

This is a breaking news update. See earlier story below...

NEW YORK -- Roseanne Barr has apologized for suggesting that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."

Barr on Tuesday tweeted to Jarrett that she was sorry "for making a bad joke" about her politics and her looks. Jarrett, who is African-American, advised Barack and Michelle Obama.

Meanwhile, comic Wanda Sykes, who is a consulting producer on "Roseanne," tweeted that she would not be returning to the show.

Barr's now-deleted tweet read: "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby

vj." It was part of a busy period on Twitter for Barr, who wrote tweets or retweeted attacks on Michael Moore, Chelsea Clinton and George Soros. In her apology, Barr said the Jarrett comment was "in bad taste."

ABC, which produces Barr's show, "Roseanne," didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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