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The inside story of how ABC fired Roseanne Barr
How does the most popular new TV show in America get canceled in a matter of hours? On Tuesday we found out. All it takes is a few derogatory tweets by a star, in this case Roseanne Barr, and a few conference calls by network executives. Executives at ABC and its parent company, Disney, decided early in the day to pull the plug on "Roseanne."
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I honestly cannot believe that Roseanne wrote the things that she did, it's just so cringe inducing and so obviously racist. What was she thinking...
I think she thought she had the highest rated sitcom on TV and could do and say anything she wanted because it was guaranteed about $90mm in ad revenue based on what I've read. Plus, she's gotten away with so much since the show came back she probably felt bulletproof. In an "If the president can say it, why can't I," Kind of way.
Quite honestly,I don't think she was thinking!