Roseanne Barrs Ex-Husband Tom Arnold Calls Roseanne Cancellation Right for America
Ton of respect for Bob Iger, Arnoldtweeted. Tough decision with financial consequences for his company but right for America.umm..now dont bug Bob but maybe someone else find out if Im still banned from all of @ABCNetwork for calling Roseanne Barr out first on her racist conspiracy tweets?
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Later on Tuesday, the president of ABC EntertainmentChanning Dungeyannouncedthat Roseanne was canceled because of the 65-year-old comedians tweet: Roseannes Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.
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@brianstelter thats funny. ABC execs figured out a way to control me, Arnold wrote inresponseto a CNN reporters tweet that alleged the network executives hold their noses when Barr tweets. They blocked me from promoting anything on ABC because I called out Roseanne Barr & her dangerous tweets. @GMA.
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This is not the first time that Arnold hasslammed his ex for her controversial comments. Back in March, he tweeted that he wanted an episode of the series about the lies and cruelty she and[Donald] Trumprepresent.
Arnold, 59, was a writer forRoseanneduring its original run when he married Barr, and had a recurring role on the series as a character named Arnie Thomas. AfterRoseannestar and executive producerSara Gilberttweeted on Tuesday that Barrs tweet was abhorrent and does not reflect the beliefs of the cast and crew, Arnoldquipped, So is Arnie coming back or what? @THEsaragilbert.
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Arnold, who was married to Barr from 1990 to 1994, sent out a series of tweets on Tuesday, May 29, after his ex made headlines for sayingBarack Obamas former White House advisor looked like a mix of Muslim brotherhood and the moviePlanet of the Apes.
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Tom Arnoldslammed his ex-wifeRoseanne Barrfor her racist tweet aboutValerie Jarrettand commended Disney CEOBob Igerfor canceling theRoseannereboot.