Celebrities React to 'Roseanne' Cancellation at ABC
Celebrities are praising ABC for cancelling Roseanne after the show’s star, Roseanne Barr, sent out a racist message on her Twitter account.
If you missed the news, Roseanne sent out a tweet that caused immediate controversy, and though she deleted the post and apologized, the backlash continued. ABC cancelled the show and released a statement calling Roseanne‘s tweet “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”
Celebrities including Ava DuVernay, Kumail Nanjiani, and more have taken to Twitter to react to the news.
Click inside to read tweets from celebrities…
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.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) May 29, 2018
For the record, this is Channing Dungey. Sitting on top of your world like a Queen in full judgement of your garbage and taking it out. #Roseanne pic.twitter.com/GxEP2B61uq
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 29, 2018
So proud of @ABCNetwork for having the ethical compunction to cancel #Rosanne despite the show’s huge numbers. We too make a show about a middle class family , come and watch us instead #speechless @Speechless_ABC ✨
— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) May 29, 2018
Channing Dungey. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/IIQ6NOHuhQ
— Shaun Robinson (@shaunrobinson) May 29, 2018
Team #channingdungey……amazing exec, great decision. https://t.co/Ck85DyRWxn
— Willie Garson (@WillieGarson) May 29, 2018
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
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 29, 2018
Thank you, Channing. Thank you @ABCNetwork. ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/jvA7l71HJS
— Bellamy Young (@BellamyYoung) May 29, 2018
Thank you Channing Dungey!https://t.co/VIlKTF9y7Z
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) May 29, 2018
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) May 29, 2018
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.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) May 29, 2018
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