the tweet, which roseanne has since deleted, muslim brotherhood and planet brotherhood had a baby, v.j., valerie jarrett. rose ann deleted the tweet and tried to say she was sorry. she said i apologized to valorie jarrett and all americans. i'm sorry for making a bad joke

and v.j. is valerie jarrett, a top adviser to president obama. >> another tweet re-tweeted by donald trump jr., roseanne wrote that liberal billionaire philanthropist george soros is a nazi who turned in fellow jews to be murdered in concentration camps. trump jr. retweets saying it was not ant semitic. the false -- anti-semitic. the false rumor has been debunked. after the rant she said she was quitting twitter and apologized. boy, she reemerged late night in a big way -- don't feel sorry for me, guys. i apology to the hundreds of people and writers, all liberal, and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet. >>> that was the beginning. she re-tweeted people defending her and apologized again including twice to valerie jarrett. she said she was ambien tweeting and is tired of being attacked and belittled unlike other comedians who said worse. >> roseanne's co-workers reacting quickly to the decision to shut down production. actress emmy kenney who played roseanne's

muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals v.j. the v.j. referred to is valerie jarrett, former adviser to president obama. barr deleted the tweet and tweeted an apology to jarret saying in part, forgive me, my joke was in bad taste. almost no one thought it was funny. within hours a's pulled the plug on the show saying roseanne's twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values and we decided to cancel her show. bob iger, ceo of parent company disney, adding there was only one thing to do here, the right thing. >> racism isn't politically correct. i don't think this is a joke. i think this is actually a racist tweet. and it needs to be dealt with as such. >> reporter: valerie jarrett, the target of rose app's tweet, said iger reached out and apologized before making the news public. she addressed the controversy tonight on msnbc's town hall on racism. >> first of all, i think we have to turn it into a teaching moment. i'm fine, i'm worried about all the people out there who don't have a circle of friends and foll

muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby, equals v.j. v.j. is valerie jarrett, a former high-level advisor to president trump. by 11:00 a.m., abc canceled the show. roseanne's twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show. >> the idea that a network would cancel their top performing show is incredibly unprecedented. >> reporter: the hollywood reporters rebecca sun says thewriters for roseanne were set to start meeting as soon as today. >> there are a couple of hundred people who work on roseanne, you know, the writers, the fellow cast mates, all these crew members who are really just working class people, >> reporter: co-stars of the show like sara gilbert condemned the comments, saying the current situation was sad and difficult for all of us. meanwhile the target of barr's racist post, valley jarrett responded -- valerie jarrett responded on a town hall. >> i'm fine, but i'm worried about all the people out there who don't have a circle of friends and followers who come d

among them, this one, "planet of the apes" had a baby equals v.j.." v.j.tands for valerie jarrett, the former senior advisor to president obama. >> trevor: that's right, roseanne's show canceled because she tweeted out racist stuff. you know who i blame for this? donald trump. because he makes all his supporters think they're as impervious as he is. he's, like, come on, you can tweet whatever you want, nothing happens! but it's not same for everyone else. it's like he's superman telling everyone to follow his lead. we can all stand in front of a speeding train, come on, people! splat, splat, splat, splat, not so bad! roseanne is out because of twitter. speaking of twitter, if you logged on this weekend, you probably noticed something big. i got a new banner, that was one thing. ( laughter ) for real. and you probably noticed the trending topic #where are the children. mostov you were probably, like, i wonder what this is about? and some of you were thinking, oh, shit, the jig is up. ( laughter ) but the #is about this. >> "the washington post" reports the

v.j. v.j. is valerie jarrett, adviser to president obama. >> another twitter she wrote that philanthropist george soros is a nazi who sent fellow jews to be murdered in german concentration camps. a false conspiracy theory that's been repeatedly debunked. after blow back on the web, roseanne apologized. she said she was going off twitter but reemerged last night, "don't feel sorry for me, guys. i want to apologize to the wonderful writers and actors who lost their jobs due to my stupid tweet." >> that was just the beginning. she followed with a reeseries o retweets of people defending her and apologized twice to valerie jarrett and said she was, quote, ambien tweeting. yes, that's a thing. and said she's tired of being attacked and belittled more than other comedians who have said worse. brian stelzer with more. >> reporter: hey, hollywood has never seen something quite like this. "roseanne" the sitcom was the number-one new show of the season. it was expected to come back in the fall and

v.j. stands for valerie jarrett who was an advisor to homer u.s. president barack obama. is in bar has never been a stranger to controversy but this tweet will apparently be too far for a.b.c. later apologized for what she said was a bad joke but a.b.c. called the tweet abhorrent and repugnant and pulled a medium. well after she apologized for example are also tweeted that she would be leaving twitter and that lasted for a few hours and she returned and coined a phrase that lit up social media all day ambien tweeting ambien is a medication if you don't know to treat insomnia or the makers of those sleeping pills they were wide awake and they responded with this tweet people of all races religions and nationalities work at santa's feet every day to improve the lives of people around the world while all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects racism is not a side effect of any sign of. medication. or roseanne was a popular us t.v. show but its demise has the entire world tuning in and for more on that i'm joined tonight from los angeles by the entertainment journalist k

who is v.j.? valerie jarrett, a former adviser to president barack obama. she then said i am truly sorry about making a bad joke about her politics and jokes. i should have known better. forgive me, my joke was in bad taste. and then the fallout continues and now the show is cancelled. so let's have a huge discussion. joining me now, brian stelter, who hosts reliable sources. solomon jones is with us today, a radio host on praise 107.9 african-american, april ryan is with us is with us. let me just go round robin. first brian stelter, to you on the news and the statement significantly coming from the first female black president of abc entertainment coming out and, i mean, her words abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values. >> the same as many felt when he-the-saw this tweet from roseanne barr, abc went silent for several hours. >> you were sitting in my office ten minutes ago saying i can't imagine, it's so popular. >> because the show makes so much money. what we've been taught in society for years and years and years is that money speaks, mo

muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals v.j. abc entertainment president calling barr's words abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values. jarrett responding exclusively on tonight's msnbc special "everyday racism." >> first of all, we have to turn it into a teaching moment. i'm fine. i'm worried about the people out there who don't have a circle of friends and followers who come right to their defense. >> reporter: roseanne barr made her name being brash, funny, and coarse. ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ >> thank you for making america great again. >> reporter: a return to network tv welcomed by 18 million viewers and president trump. >> look at roseanne. i called her yesterday. look at her ratings. >> reporter: on twitter barr promoted conspiracy theories and attacked democratic women. nancy pelosi, chelsea clinton, even making a similar comment about obama's national security adviser susan rice in 2013. still abc stood by barr until now. >> networks should be more careful about who they allow to top their most prest

muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals v.j. it cost her big-time.esday our own network, abc, canceled roseanne's show, calling her views abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values. the highest-rated new sitcom on television gone in a flash. so today on "the view" roseanne was a hot topic. >> that tweet came from you. that's yours. you did this to yourself. >> what she said was blaet tantly, patently the definition of racism, very black and white. >> this is not about being a conservative, okay? this is about you being a racist. >> reporter: for her part roseanne barr furiously apologized, attacked, and backpedalled. she's fired off more than 200 tweets since losing her show. despite an apology, she's retweeted images of a character from "planet of the apes" alongside a picture of valerie jarrett. after costars condemned her remarks as abhorrent, reprehensible, and intolerable, barr lashed out accusing them of throwing her under the bus. at one point she even blamed ambien for her valerie jarrett tweet. the drug company sanofi, which make

equals v.j. and within minutes barr dismissed a twitter using who said her post was race iist. >> ooh, my baby. >> reporter: only a week ago abc hailed as the highest rated and one of the most watched showed of the season with 21 million users. >> it's all fun and games until you're using your diabetes needles. >> reporter: barr calls herself a trump supporter. even president trump called her to congratulation her. >> look at roseanne. i called her yesterday. over 18 million people, and it was about us. >> reporter: but for many, barr's tweet was the last straw. to a network that will cost millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs, ac canceled the show. ""entertainment tonight's"" kevin frazier. >> were you surprised by the speed at which they canceled her show? >> i was surprised it took so long. >> reporter: some on social media argue it was a politically correct attack on free speech, but the overwhelming response supported abc's decision. that you know what? it is free speech. but as a company

"muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals v.j." and within minutes, barr dismissed a twitter user who claimed her post was offensive and racist writing, "islam is not a race, lefties." >> my babies! >> reporter: only a week ago, abc hailed the "roseanne" reboot to advertisers as the highest rated and one of the most- watched shows of the season with 21 million viewers. >> yeah, it's all fun and games till you're reusing your diabetes needles. >> reporter: barr has called herself a trump supporter. >> enjoy! >> reporter: when the show premiered, president trump offered his congratulations. >> look at roseanne. i called her yesterday. look at her ratings-- over 18 million people. and it was about us! >> reporter: but for many, barr's tweet was the last straw, despite years of controversial comments. in a move that will cost the network millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs, abc canceled the show. "entertainment tonight's" kevin frazier. were you surprised by the speed of which they canceled her show? >> i was really surprised it t

the tweet, which roseanne has since deleted, muslim brotherhood and planet brotherhood had a baby, v.j., valerie jarrett. rose ann deleted the tweet and tried to say she was sorry. she said i apologized to valorie jarrett and all americans. i'm 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. she also said she was leaving twitter. fast forward a few hours later. abc says the show that was signed for a second season is now cancelled. it's not as if abc knew they had a show whose star was racist. she tweeted about president obama's national security adviser in 2013. she wrote "susan rice is a man with big swinging eight balls." despite her history, abc was sticking with its star, at least until today. the show took off since coming back to television. the ratings through the roof. conservatives pointing to its success, away from the left what they called political correct net. even got plenty of attention from the president itself. look at roseanne. i called her yesterday. look at her ratings. look at her rati

it says, "muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby and it equals v.j." she referred to valerie jarrett. that was the original tweet, kevin, that started started thel rolling that abc quickly acted on. your thoughts on that particular tweet? >> i hope it's the last time we see it on tv. it's that bad. it's hard to explain. some of these people are dedicated public servants and like david and you have said, sometimes people need to put the phone down and take a second and think about their own prejudice. >> dana: let's talk for a moment about the decisions that people in power or leadership or management sometimes make and it affects a lot of other people. you worked on capitol hill for a long time and ran that as a chief of staff on the house side for the republicans. you have seen it before where a lapse in judgment by one person might mean that congressman or congresswoman has to resign. but you do have a lot of people underneath you as a leader that are supporting you, working their butts off for you. then all of a sudden they find out they don't have

she tweeted "muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby equals v.j.." falsely called the billionaire investor george soros — who as a jewish child survived the occupation of hungary — a nazi. that tweet was shared by president trump's son, donald junior. since then roseanne barr has apologised. the la showbiz reporter gayl murphy told me events unfolded. when abc came to roseanne and they said they wanted to reboot the show, it had been off the air for 21 yea rs, it had been off the air for 21 years, the only thing she was adamant was that her character be a hard—core trump supporter like she is in real life. one of the things about roseanne barr is that she is known as a troll on twitter. she was at it on tuesday morning, targeting at it on tuesday morning, targeting a woman called valeriejarrett, saying that she was a product of the muslim brotherhood and the movie planet of the apes. and valerie used to work for... barack 0bama, she was a senior white house adviser to him. she is african—american, born in iran to american parents. this whole thing cr