Roseanne Barr apologizes for ‘bad joke’ about Obama aide
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In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Roseanne Barr arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Roseanne” on Friday in Burbank, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Roseanne Barr has apologized for suggesting that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”
Barr on Tuesday tweeted to Jarrett that she was sorry “for making a bad joke” about her politics and her looks. Jarrett, who is African-American, advised Barack and Michelle Obama. White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett speaks in Washington, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, during the Investing in Women, Peace and Prosperity luncheon of the 2014 US Africa Summit. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Meanwhile, comic Wanda Sykes, who is a consulting producer on “Roseanne,” tweeted that she would not be returning to the show.
Barr’s now-deleted tweet read: “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” It was part of a busy period on Twitter for Barr, who wrote tweets or retweeted attacks on Michael Moore, Chelsea Clinton and George Soros. In her apology, Barr said the Jarrett comment was “in bad taste.”
ABC, which produces Barr’s show, “Roseanne,” didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
