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CTV Pulls 'Roseanne' From Its Television And Streaming Platforms

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 May, 2018 11:56 AM

TORONTO — CTV says it is pulling "Roseanne" from its television and streaming platforms following a racist tweet on Tuesday by the show's star Roseanne Barr.

CTV Communications tweeted its plans less than two hours after the show's U.S. network, ABC, said it was cancelling the series.

Statement by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment:

[Issued on May 29, 2018]

Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.
— ABC Publicity (@ABC_Publicity) May 29, 2018

hey guys, don't defend me, it's sweet of you 2 try, but...losing my show is 0 compared 2 being labelled a racist over one tweet-that I regret even more.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018

viacom pulled all the old Roseanne shows too.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018

I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. 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.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018

I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018

Barr apologized for suggesting on Twitter that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."

But the comment drew widespread condemnation from observers including consulting producer Wanda Sykes, who tweeted that she would not return to the show, and executive producer Sara Gilbert, who said the comments "are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew."

"Roseanne" recently concluded its first-season run Tuesdays on CTV but had also been available to stream on CTV.ca and the CTV Go app.

A CTV spokesman says the episodes were being removed from those platforms, as well as the on-demand services available through the country's various cable providers.

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

Thank you, @ABCNetwork. You did the right thing. There is not any room in our society for racism or bigotry.
— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) May 29, 2018

you can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne ... https://t.co/sJs7Hn5zrn
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) May 29, 2018

Roseanne Barr’s vicious personal attack on former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett came out of nowhere and cost Ms. Barr and the entire staff of her program their jobs. @ABC/@Disney could not continue with the show without insulting millions of Americans.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) May 29, 2018

#Rosanne is who she tells you she is with every comment and tweet.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) May 29, 2018

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