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The Roseanne Reboot's Cast and Crew React to the Show's Abrupt Cancellation

May 31 2018 - 3:05pm

On Tuesday, ABC abruptly announced that the Roseanne reboot was canceled [1], despite the fact that it shattered records and topped ratings as one of the network's most-watched shows of the year. The shocking news comes after quite the appalling turn of events on Twitter; the show's titular star, Roseanne Barr, published a horrific and racist tweet [2] directed at Barack Obama's former White House adviser, Valerie Jarrett.

Almost immediately after the tweet went up, Wanda Sykes (who served as a consulting producer on the show) sent out her own tweet stating that she would not return for the next season. ABC announced the cancellation shortly thereafter, complete with a searing statement from ABC Entertainment's president, Channing Dungey. In the time since, more members of the cast and crew have weighed in with their own thoughts. Here's what they had to say.

Wanda Sykes

Sara Gilbert

Michael Fishman

Emma Kenney

ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey

John Goodman

In a video recently obtained by ET [3], Goodman politely told the camera man that he didn't want to comment on the controversy, saying, "It's not that I disrespect you guys, I would rather say nothing than to cause more trouble." Goodman also assured fans that "everything's fine," and that he hasn't been keeping tabs on all the new developments surrounding the controversy. "I don't know anything about it. I don't read it," he said.


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