Roseanne Tweet Reactions: Tom Arnold, Don Cheadle, Joe Scarborough Blast Sitcom Star

May 29, 2018

Refresh for updates… Roseanne Barr’s noxious, racist tweet likening former Barack Obama aide Valerie Jarrett to a Planet of the Apes character has drawn quick condemnation from Hollywood, including from her ex-husband Tom Arnold, while former Fox News host Eric Bolling tweeted — then deleted — that the Roseanne star owed no apology.

Arnold, replying to a post by CNN’s Brian Stelter, called Barr’s tweets “dangerous” (see all tweets below), while MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough tweeted: “There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show. Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one.”

Tweeted Don Cheadle, “You can take @RoseanneOnABC out of racism, but you can’t take the racism out of @therealroseanne …”

“No apology necessary at all @therealroseanne. And please don’t leave. Unless it’s just for a few minutes!!” former Fox News host Eric Bolling tweeted before deleting the message. Bolling parted ways with Fox News last year after lewd photos and text messages to female colleagues surfaced.

Deadline will update with additional reactions.

My reporting from March holds true today: ABC execs hold their noses when Roseanne tweets. They know it's problematic. They want her to focus on the show. But they say there's no controlling Roseanne…

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 29, 2018

@brianstelter that's funny. ABC execs figured out a way to control me. They blocked me from promoting anything on ABC because I called out Roseanne Barr & her dangerous tweets. @GMA https://t.co/Q0BbE4uhhg

— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) May 29, 2018

Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show.
Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one.

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) 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

For the many who pay her no mind, Roseanne Barr tweeted that Valerie Jarrett was the result if a “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby.” Roseanne called a Black woman an ape. Where's joke attempt? https://t.co/J2Nw3mGqUQ

— Touré (@Toure) May 29, 2018

i love roseanne quite a bit

the comment roseanne tweeted was racist and childish
and beneath her best self
she has apologized

twitter is a dangerous place

— ROSIE (@Rosie) May 29, 2018

Bolling tweeted, then deleted, this message:

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