Comic and actress Wanda Sykes, a consulting producer on Roseanne, says she will not return to work on the show following Roseanne Barr's racist tweets about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett.
Tweeted Sykes: “I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.”
I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC.
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) May 29, 2018
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough called on ABC to cancel the show: “Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning 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.”
Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning 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.— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 29, 2018